US11809419B2
Systems of the present disclosure generate database queries for financial information requested in a natural-language form. A natural-language processing (NLP) financial aggregator receives a request for financial information and extracts NLP features of the request, including keywords. The NLP financial aggregator determines a type of the request based on the features and creates a query in a database-query language for the financial information based on the type and on the features. The NLP financial aggregator submits the query to a database where the financial information is stored. The software then receives the financial information from the database and sends the information to the user.
US11809417B2
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium has instructions executed by a processor to receive from a network connection different sources of unstructured data. An entity is formed by combining one or more sources of the unstructured data, where the entity has relational data attributes. A representation for the entity is created, where the representation includes embeddings that are numeric vectors computed using machine learning embedding models, including trunk models, where a trunk model is a machine learning model trained on data in a self-supervised manner. An enrichment model is created to predict a property of the entity. A query is processed to produce a query result, where the query is applied to one or more of the entity, the embeddings, the machine learning embedding models, and the enrichment model.
US11809409B2
A set of interfaces is described for implementing a blockchain network by a multi-tenant server, wherein the set of interfaces comprise an object mapping interface. The object mapping interface includes a set object function to designate a tenant object for use in the blockchain network based on an input object; a map function to map fields of the tenant object in a multi-tenant system managed by the multi-tenant server and fields of an exchange object used by the blockchain network based on an input set of field mappings; and a set owner function to set a tenant in the multi-tenant system as an owner of the mappings based on an input identifier.
US11809402B2
Data is replicated on a backup node, where the granularity of the replication can be less than a full volume. A data consistency group comprising a subset of data for a volume is defined for a primary node. A set of differences for the data consistency group is sent to a backup node. The backup node creates change logs in response to receiving the set of differences. In response to receiving a request to access a file having data in the data consistency group, the backup node creates a clone of the file. The backup node determines whether an update to a data block of the file exists in the change logs. In response to determining that the update to the data block exists in the change logs, the backup node updates a copy of the data block for the cloned file with data in the change logs.
US11809396B2
Disclosed are embodiments for generating metadata files for composite datasets. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising generating a tree representing a plurality of datasets; parsing the tree into an algebraic representation of the tree; identifying a plurality of terms in the algebraic representation, each term in the terms comprising at least two factors, each of the two factors associated with a dataset in the plurality of datasets; generating a metadata object of the plurality of terms; serializing the metadata object to generate serialized terms; and storing the serialized terms in a metadata file associated with the plurality of datasets.
US11809391B2
A system for reducing data collection burden, comprising: one or more programs including instructions for: receiving a first set of metrics for a plurality of facilities; receiving data associated with the first set of metrics from one or more facilities of the plurality of facilities; determining one or more anomalies in the received data; removing the determined one or more anomalies from the received data; selecting a second set of metrics from the first set of metrics, wherein a number of metrics of the second set is less than a number of metrics of the first set of metrics; and outputting a recommendation applicable to the plurality of facilities based on the second set of metrics.
US11809386B2
Techniques are disclosed in which a computer system implements schema changes for existing database objects by maintaining a logical name and a current physical name corresponding to an existing database object, where the logical name points to the current physical name. The system receives a schema change request specifying the logical name and format changes for the existing object. The system performs a schema change operation in response to the request, including: creating a new database object having a new physical name, copying and transforming data from the existing object to the new object according to the format changes, mirroring new writes directed to the logical name to both the existing and new objects, and causing the logical name to point to the new physical name instead of the current physical name after completing the copying. The system responds to subsequent queries, specifying the logical name, from the new object.
US11809385B1
A method and a server system for creating consistent snapshots in a distributed storage system are disclosed. The server system stores entities in databases that includes a production portion for storing current versions of entities and a backup portion for storing backup versions of modified entities, receives a request for a snapshot of a portion of the databases at a predefined snapshot time. In response to the request, the server system generates a snapshot of the databases, the snapshot including: a backup version of an entity retrieved from the backup portion and a current version of another entity retrieved from the databases and produces a response to the request based on the snapshot. When there are several backup portions, a backup portion may be used separately or in conjunction with other backup portions to provide required backup versions to generate a snapshot.
US11809383B2
A social identity system has a collection of physical objects displayed under control of a specific enterprise, a data repository storing, as a virtual object, at least a name and a description of each physical object in the collection, each virtual object associated with a unique Social Identity of Objects (SIO) code, a broad variety of digital information, entered as digital files by registered members, each instance associated with a unique SIO code, and associated by SIO codes, with physical objects in the collection. A portion of the information defined by association with one of the physical objects comprises one or more of history, stories and opinions associated by SIO codes with the members contributing, the changing collection of information over time defining an evolving social identity of the particular one of the physical objects in the collection of physical objects.
US11809381B2
Disclosed are systems and methods of accessing content items stored at a content management system by a mobile device, when the mobile device is not communicatively coupled to the content management system. The content management system can receive an indication to mark a content item (e.g., folder and the content items associated with the folder) as available to a mobile device when the mobile device is offline. The content management system can mark the content item, and any content items associated with the content item, for offline access by the mobile device and determine a synchronization schedule for the content item(s). The content management system can then initially send to the mobile device, the marked content item(s) in accordance with the synchronization schedule. While offline, the mobile device can make changes to the marked content items. The changes can be synchronized between the mobile device and content management system when the mobile device is online.
US11809379B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a system for storing data based, at least partially, on the deduplication rates of a storage system within a storage environment. The computer-implemented method includes receiving data to be stored in a storage environment, computing a hash for the received data, and querying storage deduplication agents for statuses of storage systems within the storage environment. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving deduplication rates and hash tables relating to the storage systems from the storage deduplication agents. The computer-implemented method further includes analyzing stored data stored on the storage systems using the deduplication rates and the hash tables and comparing the stored data to the received data. The computer-implemented method further includes allocating the received data to a storage system within the storage environment based on the comparison of the stored data to the received data.
US11809378B2
A system for receiving and deduplicating data strings transmitted over a network is disclosed. The system comprises one or more network sensors detecting data strings while in transit on the network; and non-transitory memory comprising instructions. When the instructions are executed by one or more processors, the one or more processors establish a plurality of Bloom filters, receive a first data string, perform a first insertion operation into each Bloom filter; determine, for each of one or more Bloom filters, a set of bits, whether presently set or cleared, to be unset; and unset each determined set of bits in the one or more Bloom filters. At a later moment in time, the first data string is received again, and each Bloom filter is queried to determine whether the first data string has been inserted, based on a current state of that Bloom filter.
US11809376B2
In an approach to building a file system for multiple architectures, responsive to receiving a manifest for a file system build, a base layer is retrieved for each platform to be built, where the base layer is an operating system base. Responsive to determining that any layer to be built has not been built, the next layer to be built is retrieved. Responsive to the next layer to be built is platform-independent, the next layer is retrieved from a cache, where the next layer supports each platform. Responsive to the next layer to be built is platform-dependent, the next layer is built, where a copy of the next layer is built for each platform. The above steps are iteratively repeated until each layer is built. A single image of a completed file system build is stored, where the single image supports each platform.
US11809375B2
Methods and systems for multi-dimensional data labeling. A structured data set having a plurality of rows is obtained, the structured data set comprising a set of data attributes, each data attribute having a data value for each of the plurality of rows of the structured data set. The structured data set is decomposed into a plurality of dimensions, each dimension defining a proper subset of the data attributes based on coherence criterion. A dimension label is obtained for each dimension of at least a portion of the plurality of rows of the structured data set and the dimension labels for a given one of the rows of the structured data set are consolidated into at least one row label for the given one of the rows.
US11809370B2
A reservoir computing data flow processor includes a plurality of reservoir units to be units constituting a reservoir. The reservoir is able to be reconfigured by changing a connection relationship between the reservoir units. Each of the reservoir units is an operation unit block configured to execute a predetermined operation. The operation unit block includes a first adder configured to perform an addition operation on at least two inputs, a nonlinear operator configured to apply a nonlinear function to an output from the first adder or a result of multiplying the output by a predetermined coefficient, and a second adder configured to perform an addition operation on at least two inputs including an output from the nonlinear operator or a result of multiplying the output by a predetermined coefficient.
US11809369B2
Representative apparatus, method, and system embodiments are disclosed for a self-scheduling processor which also provides additional functionality. Representative embodiments include a self-scheduling processor, comprising: a processor core adapted to execute a received instruction; and a core control circuit adapted to automatically schedule an instruction for execution by the processor core in response to a received work descriptor data packet. In another embodiment, the core control circuit is also adapted to schedule a fiber create instruction for execution by the processor core, to reserve a predetermined amount of memory space in a thread control memory to store return arguments, and to generate one or more work descriptor data packets to another processor or hybrid threading fabric circuit for execution of a corresponding plurality of execution threads. Event processing, data path management, system calls, memory requests, and other new instructions are also disclosed.
US11809367B2
A data processing system and method are provided. A host computing device comprises at least one processor. A network interface device is arranged to couple the host computing device to a network. The network interface device comprises a buffer for receiving data for transmission from the host computing device. The processor is configured to execute instructions to transfer the data for transmission to the buffer. The data processing system further comprises an indicator store configured to store an indication that at least some of the data for transmission has been transferred to the buffer wherein the indication is associated with a descriptor pointing to the buffer.
US11809362B2
A multilayer butterfly network is shown that is operable to transform and align a plurality of fields from an input to an output data stream. Many transformations are possible with such a network which may include separate control of each multiplexer. This invention supports a limited set of multiplexer control signals, which enables a similarly limited set of data transformations. This limited capability is offset by the reduced complexity of the multiplexor control circuits. This invention used precalculated inputs and simple combinatorial logic to generate control signals for the butterfly network. Controls are independent for each layer and therefore are dependent only on the input and output patterns. Controls for the layers can be calculated in parallel.
US11809350B2
A serial interrupt method includes receiving a blank serial interrupt request signal (SerIRQ) and a level signal of a peripheral, based on the blank SerIRQ, generating an indication SerIRQ including an indication interrupt bit (IRQ_n) according to the level signal, and sending the instruction SerIRQ to a processor. The indication IRQ_n identifies the peripheral based on a binary code represented by a first level and a second level.
US11809344B2
A Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) interface device includes a PCIe layer and a PCIe controller. The PCIe layer performs communication between a host and a Direct Memory Access (DMA) device. The PCIe controller switches an operating clock from a PCIe clock generated based on a reference clock to an internal clock, processes data of the PCIe layer on the basis of the internal clock, and recovers a link with respect to the host, when a reset signal received from the host is asserted or the reference clock is off.
US11809343B2
A system includes multiple memory-compute nodes coupled to one another over a scale fabric, where each memory-compute node includes a hybrid threading processor; a memory controller; a fabric interface; and a network on chip (NOC) that provides communication between the hybrid threading processor, the fabric interface, and the memory controller, wherein the fabric interface supports a first virtual channel (VC0), and a second virtual channel (VC1) to the NOC, and supports the first virtual channel (VC0), the second virtual channel (VC1), and a third virtual channel (VC2) to the scale fabric.
US11809342B2
A storage device is disclosed. The storage device may include a storage for a data and a controller to process an input/output (I/O) request from a host processor on the data in the storage. A computational storage unit may implement at least one service for execution on the data in the storage. A command router may route a command received from the host processor to the controller or the computational storage unit based at least in part on the command.
US11809336B2
Systems and methods are disclosed to implement an endpoint command invocation system (“ECIS”). In some embodiments, ECIS can quickly dispatch a command to a large number of endpoint components, where the endpoint components are online. ECIS can receive an invocation of a command, which can include the command recipients. In some embodiments, ECIS determines that some of the command recipients are online, while some of the command recipients are offline. ECIS determines connections to the online command recipients based on a connection map, which is updated whenever an endpoint component opens a connection to ask for a command. ECIS can deliver the command to the online command recipients using the connections. ECIS can also deliver the command to dispatch queues corresponding to the offline command recipients, where the dispatch queues store the command as a pending command that can be delivered to their respective command recipients whenever they come online.
US11809335B2
A device includes a memory. The device also includes a controller. The controller includes a register configured to store an indication of whether an ability of a received command to alter an access protection scheme of the memory is enabled. The received command may alter the access an access protection scheme of the memory responsive to the indication.
US11809334B2
An integrated circuit comprises first and second interfaces, an internal addressable space comprising a plurality of address ranges, and a control unit. Each of the first and second interfaces is coupled to the internal addressable space via the control unit. The control unit is configurable in a first state in which the control unit is configured to allow or deny the second interface access to a subset of the plurality of address ranges of the internal addressable space.
US11809319B2
The technology disclosed herein involves tracking contention and using the tracked contention to manage processor cache. The technology can be implemented in a processor's cache controlling logic and can enable the processor to track which locations in main memory are contentious. The technology can use the contentiousness of locations to determine where to store the data in cache and how to allocate and evict cache lines in the cache. In one example, the technology can store the data in a shared cache when the location is contentious and can bypass the shared cache and store the data in the private cache when the location is uncontentious. This may be advantageous because storing the data in shared cache can reduce or avoid having multiple copies in different private caches and can reduce the cache coherency overhead involved to keep copies in the private caches in sync.
US11809309B2
Software code is tested to determine relative performance of the software code. Successfully executing a test may be used to flag problems in a code repository to be corrected or criteria for accepting code for acceptance to the repository. To further evaluate test results, the test may be run several times on the same code version to determine a test result stability score describing how the test results may vary in different executions, such as a frequency that the code passes the test. Based on the score, additional tests may be run to further refine test result stability score. To evaluate time-variance of testing, when a code version fails a test, a previous version of the code may be run with the same test and the results compared to determine if a new regression was introduced.
US11809307B2
A requirements to test (R2T) system is implemented, which provides an automated system by which a user interface (UI)-test automation script package is generated and the generated test scripts therein are executed against software. A visualized workflow is translated into some machine-consumable formatted file. The translated workflow is utilized by an artificial intelligence driven automated R2T engine to discover paths through the workflow, a series of executable steps for the paths that detail how the software will be used, and ultimately test scripts that are generated using pre-defined validation templates. An automation platform executes the test scripts through the software associated with the workflow, which automatically captures evidence of the executed test scripts to fulfill computer system validation requirements. The R2T system provides an automated solution for test script creation and system validation to expedite the validation process and thereby streamline a software's time to market.
US11809296B2
In one embodiment, a method for providing a verbalized diagnostic message to a user of an information handling system includes: determining, by an embedded controller, an error associated with the information handling system; accessing, by the embedded controller, a memory device of the information handling system, the memory device storing a plurality of diagnostic files; selecting, by the embedded controller, a diagnostic file from the plurality of diagnostic files, the diagnostic file indicating the error associated with the information handling system; generating, by the embedded controller, the verbalized diagnostic message; sending, by the embedded controller, the verbalized diagnostic message to an audio device of the information handling system in an embedded controller audio stream; and presenting, by the audio device, the verbalized diagnostic message to the user via one or more speakers of the information handling system.
US11809294B1
A first machine identifies, from among a non-static collection of machines, a respective set of forward contacts that comprises a set of machines. The set of forward contacts are distributed along the ordered sequence in the forward direction away from the respective machine in an order of increasing similarity between the respective channel number assigned to the first machine and a respective channel number assigned to each of the set of forward contacts. The first machine establishes a respective direct communication channel between the first machine and each of the set of forward contacts. The first machine sends a first query to a first forward contact and sends collected answers for the first query to at least a second forward contact that has a greater similarity to the first machine based on the respective channel numbers of the first machine and the first and second forward contacts.
US11809293B2
The present invention provides a control method of a server, wherein the control method includes the steps of: periodically controlling a first register and a second register of a first node to have a first value and a second value, respectively; periodically controlling a third register and a fourth register of a second node to have a third value and a fourth value, respectively; controlling the first register and the fourth register to synchronize with each other, wherein the first value is different from the fourth value; controlling the second register and the third register to synchronize with each other, wherein the second value is different from the third value; and periodically checking if the third register has the third value and the fourth register has the fourth value to determine if the first node fails to work.
US11809290B2
A storage system includes a host including a host queue storing a plurality of commands and a storage device including a storage queue exchanging commands with the host through a first port or a second port, and storing the exchanged commands, wherein the storage device is configured to, when a communication error has occurred through the first port, transfer information about a command stored in the storage queue before the error occurrence to the host through the second port.
US11809285B2
An illustrative data storage management system comprises a management database that stores administrative preferences and system configurations, as well as results and/or statistics of completed secondary storage operations, i.e., information needed by the system to protect customers' data and to track and recover the protected data, including secondary copies such as backup copies, archive copies, etc. The disclosed data storage management system is configured to protect its own system data subject to a very aggressive (short) Recovery Point Objective (RPO), by using an innovative infrastructure that enables the system's storage manager to fail over to any number of other failover destination storage managers, each one comprising a destination management database. An illustrative database granularly tracks whether each and every transaction log file has been successfully applied to each and every destination management database to synchronize with the source management database.
US11809284B2
A method and system of cloning a multi-tiered application is disclosed and it comprises of validating received source server configuration data against received target server configuration data. Further the data at a set of nodes on the target server is restored. The cloning of the multi-tiered application is initiated based on a set of predetermined rules, wherein the cloning comprises a set of sequential actions performed at each of the set of nodes. The method of cloning comprises of generating a set of dynamic configuration files for the set of nodes based on the predefined restore rules and the validation and also generating a set of tokens for the set of nodes to communicate status of refresh. Further the target application is restored based on the set of dynamic configuration files and the set of sequential actions at each of the set of nodes is performed based on the status of set of tokens.
US11809280B2
Described is a system for synchronizing expiration times for incremental backup data stored on a cloud-based object storage. More particularly, the system may provide a layer of intelligence when updating the expiration times associated with backup data to ensure that a full recovery of the client data to a point-in-time of any incremental backup may be performed. To provide such a capability, the system may maintain specialized metadata identifying expiration times for objects and a list of objects required to perform a full recovery to a point-in-time for each of the performed backups (e.g. full or incremental). The system may access this metadata to identify which objects stored by a previous backup are still referenced by a subsequent backup. Based on the identified objects, the system may synchronize object expiration times to ensure objects are not prematurely deleted from the object storage.
US11809266B2
Failure impact analysis (or “impact analysis”) is a process that involves identifying effects of a network event that are may or will results from the network event. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes generating, by a control system managing a resource group, a resource graph that models resource and event dependencies between a plurality of resources within the resource group; detecting, by the control system, a first event affecting a first resource of the plurality of resources, wherein the first event is a network event; and identifying, by the control system and based on the dependencies modeled by the resource graph, a second resource that is expected to be affected by the first event.
US11809260B2
A method of operating a multiphase power supply includes identifying a least efficient phase of a plurality of phases in the multiphase power supply based on a comparison of a pulse width for each phase in the plurality of phases, and decreasing an amount of power supplied to a load by the identified least efficient phase.
US11809246B2
A computing device of an information handling system includes a hardware component. The hardware component is also connected to a trace. The computing device also includes a corrosion management component that is physically connected to the trace. The corrosion management component reduces a rate of corrosion of the trace due to an ambient environment in which the trace resides. The corrosion management component reduces the rate of corrosion by applying an electrical potential to the trace.
US11809232B2
A display device is provided. The display device includes a flexible display panel including at least one bending area and at least two non-bending areas, at least one support layer, and at least one glue layer, wherein, the glue layer is disposed between the support layer and the flexible display panel. Through a plurality of methods to bond the panel and the support layer in the bending area of a display screen and a theoretical calculation formula for a reasonable spacing without glue, the present disclosure can allow the display screen to receive less constraints from mechanisms.
US11809222B1
Systems and methods to link generate units of work within a collaboration environment are described herein. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment; obtain input information conveying user input into the user interface including selection of text; obtain content information characterizing content of text selected within the individual view of the collaboration environment; generate individual units of work based on the content information by storing the work information describing the individual units of work as part of the environment state information; and/or perform other operations.
US11809215B2
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program code for controlling a display of dynamic data updates is provided. A scroll position is determined for a viewport. The viewport chronologically displays a sequence of dynamic data within a graphical user interface. Responsive to determining that the scroll position is a top-of-page, a set of data updates is retrieved from a buffer. The sequence of dynamic data displayed in the viewport is updated with the set of data updates. The viewport is updated only when the scroll position is the top-of-page.
US11809208B2
A shunt regulator includes: a capacitor, connected between an output terminal and a ground terminal; a voltage divider circuit and an output transistor, connected between the output terminal and the ground terminal; an error amplifier, controlling the output transistor based on a voltage at an output terminal of the voltage divider circuit and a reference voltage; a non-volatile memory; a memory control circuit, outputting a data read signal to the non-volatile memory; and a voltage detection circuit, detecting that a voltage at the output terminal has reached a predetermined voltage which permits a data reading operation of the non-volatile memory, and outputting a detection signal to the memory control circuit. An operating current of the non-volatile memory is supplied from the capacitor.
US11809207B2
The disclosure provides a temperature compensation circuit that generates a temperature-compensated current and an integrated semiconductor circuit using the temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit includes: a first PTAT current source which has a first emitter area ratio and generates a first current, the first current having a first temperature coefficient proportional to the absolute temperature; a second PTAT current source which has a second emitter area ratio and generates a second current, the second current having a second temperature coefficient proportional to the absolute temperature; an adjustment circuit which adjusts the current generated by the first PTAT current source; and a differential circuit which outputs the difference between the current adjusted by the adjustment circuit and the current generated by the second PTAT current source.
US11809199B2
A method of operating an apparatus for predicting and redistributing a personal mobility vehicle (PM vehicle) demand for shared PM vehicles includes generating demand information for the PM vehicles for a plurality of areas according to time, generating current distribution information for the PM vehicles positioned in the plurality of areas, generating target distribution information based on the demand information and the current distribution information, and redistributing the PM vehicles according to the target distribution information.
US11809197B2
Technologies relating to an autonomous vehicle are described. The autonomous vehicle is configured to determine that a person is attempting to hail the autonomous vehicle through use of a passenger identifier. The autonomous vehicle identifies a passenger account associated with the passenger identifier being presented by the person, and responsive to identifying the passenger account, determines whether the autonomous vehicle should pick up the person.
US11809184B1
A system and method for automatically engaging an autonomous driving mode in a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes monitoring a driver and switching to the autonomous driving mode if an unsafe driving condition is detected. The method can include monitoring biometric data. The method can also include monitoring behavioral data using one or more kinds of vehicle sensors. The system and method ensure a vehicle is safely driven even if a driver experiences a health episode that could leave them unable to safely operate the vehicle.
US11809183B2
A system for unmanned driving of a vehicle includes an autonomous driving kit with a detachable terminal having a modularized autonomous driving sensor and configured to support the autonomous driving function of the vehicle. The autonomous driving kit is configured to grasp a vehicle system including various controllers and various sensors applied to the vehicle through a vehicle communication unit of the vehicle and to control autonomous driving adapted to multiple vehicle types and options for each vehicle through cooperative control of the vehicle system and the autonomous driving sensor. A control server is configured to recognize the vehicle to which the autonomous driving kit is attached, provide a moving route of the vehicle, collect a moving state and surrounding conditions of the vehicle based on image information of cameras and transmit the information to the autonomous driving kit.
US11809182B2
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for averting a danger. The method is performed by a control apparatus for an unmanned vehicle, and the method involves obtaining a plurality of pieces of sensor information. At least partially depending on the obtained pieces of sensor information it is determined whether a danger exists. If it is determined that a danger exists, then at least one averting measure for averting the danger is determined, and the at least one averting measure is performed or caused to be performed.
US11809179B2
Many different types of systems are utilized and tasks are performed in a marine environment. The present invention provides various configurations of castable devices that can be operated and/or controlled for such systems or tasks. One or more castable devices can be integrated with a transducer assembly, such as a phased array, that emits sonar beams and receives sonar returns from the underwater environment. Processing circuitry may receive the sonar returns, process the sonar returns, generate an image, and transmit the image to a display.
US11809177B2
A system comprising, a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles and a single controller for controlling said plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, wherein the single controller is configured such that it can broadcast a command to all of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles so that each of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles receive the same command; and wherein each of the unmanned aerial vehicles comprise a memory which stores a plurality of predefined flight paths each of which is assigned to a respective command; and wherein each of the unmanned aerial vehicles comprise a processor which can, (i) receive a command which has been broadcasted by the single controller to said plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, (ii) retrieve from the memory of that aerial vehicle the flight path which is assigned in the memory to that command, and (iii) operate the aerial vehicle to follow the retrieved flight path. There is further provided a corresponding method of controlling a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles.
US11809170B2
An industrial automation system device includes: a secure communication processing unit for communicating securely with a further trusted industrial automation system device; and a pre-shared secret module including a pre-shared secret, the pre-shared secret including shared asymmetric key pair generation data. The secure communication processing unit: derives a shared asymmetric key pair including a shared secret key and a shared public key from the shared asymmetric key pair generation data, derives a shared certificate including the shared public key, signs the shared certificate with the derived shared secret key, and generates a device asymmetric key pair including a device secret key and a device public key.
US11809168B2
A method, apparatus and system are for displaying measurement information. An embodiment of the method includes: obtaining a display instruction for displaying measurement information of at least one second transmitter; and displaying, after obtaining the display instruction, the measurement information of the at least one second transmitter on a display screen of the a first transmitter. The first transmitter and the at least one second transmitter perform data communication with a distributed I/O device according to a preconfigured data transmission path. Further, the measurement information of the at least one second transmitter is obtained by means of the distributed I/O device according to the preconfigured data transmission path. The embodiment of the method enables an operator to conveniently view the measurement information of the second transmitter on the first transmitter nearby, without viewing the information on a remote device manager or the second transmitter.
US11809164B2
Methods, systems, apparatus and computer program products for implementing machine learning within control systems are disclosed. An industrial facility setting slate can be received from a machine learning system and a determination can be made as to whether to adopt the settings in the industrial facility setting slate. The machine learning model can be a neural network, e.g., a deep neural network, that has been trained, e.g., using reinforcement learning to predict a data setting slate that is predicted to optimize an efficiency of a data center.
US11809161B2
A system for determining a light intensity field for use in manufacturing a 3D object from a volume of material. The system receives a 3D specification of a 3D geometry for the 3D object that specifies voxels within the volume that contain material that is to be part of the 3D object. The system employs a cost function for effectiveness of a light intensity field in manufacturing the 3D object. The cost function may be an adjoint of an Attenuated Radon Transform that models an energy dose that each voxel would receive during manufacture of the 3D object using the light intensity field. The system applies an optimization technique that employs the cost function to generate a measure of the effectiveness of possible light intensity fields and outputs an indication of a light intensity field that will be effective in manufacturing the 3D object.
US11809153B1
The present invention is directed to a system for generating thermal energy from different energy sources, having a combustion-powered thermal energy source, an electric-powered thermal energy source, a steam distribution system, and a controller. The combustion-powered thermal energy source and the electric-powered each having a plurality of sensors. The controller is configured to actuate either or both of the energy sources based at least in part on information received from one or more of the plurality of sensors.
US11809152B2
A device that includes a pressure sensor that adds dynamic pressure sensing capability to a furnace. In some examples the device may include a relay and other circuitry to replace the single-setpoint pressure switch used to sense the operation of an inducer fan. The pressure sensor may measure the pressure from the inducer fan and send a signal to the other circuitry, such as a microcontroller. The other circuitry may determine when the pressure from the inducer fan reaches a predetermined threshold and allow the main gas valve of the furnace to open. The other circuitry may be configured to set the pressure sensor to a variety of predetermined pressure thresholds, and thereby replace multiple pressure switches. In some examples, the other circuitry may record pressure values received from the pressure sensor over time and provide performance data, as well as other signals or indicators.
US11809146B2
To prevent a collision of a movable part without generating an alarm excessively in manual feed. A machine learning device includes: a state observation unit that acquires, as input data, manual feed state information including a manual feed pulse waveform at a time of a manual feed operation in any manual feed operation performed in a machine tool capable of manual feed; a label acquisition unit that acquires label data indicating a distance by which a movable part of the machine tool moved within a predetermined time immediately after the manual feed pulse waveform of the manual feed state information included in the input data; and a learning unit that executes supervised learning by using the input data acquired by the state observation unit and the label data acquired by the label acquisition unit, and generates a learned model.
US11809140B2
A housing is a housing formed of austenitized ferritic stainless steel including a base formed of a ferrite phase and a surfacing layer formed of an austenitized phase in which the ferrite phase is austenitized, the housing including a first surface exposed to an external space of the housing, and a second surface adjacent to the first surface with a corner portion interposed therebetween, and exposed to the external space, wherein an angle of an internal angle formed by the first surface and the second surface at the corner portion is greater than 0°, and less than 180°, and a surfacing layer at the corner portion is thicker in thickness than a surfacing layer in the first surface and a surfacing layer in the second surface.
US11809125B2
Example safety mechanisms for example printing apparatuses are provided. An example printing apparatus may include at least one linear guide disposed on a first surface of a back-spine section of a printer body and a top chassis portion coupled to the at least one linear guide. In some examples, the top chassis portion may include a laser safety casing. In some examples, the laser safety casing may comprise a laser module configured to emit a laser beam along a laser path and a safety cover that is moveable to a first cover position intersecting the laser path.
US11809117B2
An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit, a fixing unit, a first conveyance unit which includes a first conveyance rotator, a first suction fan, and a first suction port, a second conveyance unit which includes a second conveyance rotator, a second suction fan, and a second suction port, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute a first mode of changing a rotational speed of the second suction fan from a first rotational speed to a second rotational speed lower than the first rotational speed after a leading edge of the sheet passes through the fixing unit in a case where a sheet having a length longer than a length from the fixing unit to a downstream end of the first suction port in the sheet conveyance direction is conveyed.
US11809116B2
According to one embodiment, an image processing device capable of removing a horizontal streak that may show when a document is scanned and made into a file is provided. An image processing device according to one embodiment includes: an image processing unit configured to generate smoothing image data obtained by applying smoothing to image data, and save, as an image file, non-smoothing image data in which smoothing is not applied to the image data when a difference between the non-smoothing image data and the smoothing image data is equal to or greater than a threshold value, and the smoothing image data when the difference is smaller than the threshold value; and a storage unit configured to save the image file.
US11809114B2
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet stacking portion, an image forming portion, a detection portion configured to detect a position, in a sheet width direction, a storage configured to store position information of a sheet, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the storage to store the position information based on a position of a sheet detected by the detection portion during execution of the job, and if sheet information of a sheet used in a previous job is matches sheet information of a sheet used in a current job, cause the image forming portion to start formation of an image to be formed on a first sheet, before a position of the first sheet is detected by the detection portion, based on the position information stored in the storage in the previous job.
US11809112B2
Provided is an image heating device that heats an image in a nip portion, including: a film; a heater; a roller that forms the nip portion with the film; a backup member; regulating members that regulate a movement of the film and move along with the backup member; and a frame that includes a guide portion to insert the regulating members and a shaft of the roller. The roller includes an elastic layer that is deformed by being pressed from a side which the film is placed, such that a distance between a rotation axis of the roller and the nip portion decreases, and that a volume of the elastic layer decreases. The guide portion guides so that the regulating members move more to a downstream side in a conveying direction of the recording material as the regulating members approach the rotation axis of the roller.
US11809110B2
A fixing member is supported so as to be displaceable in a crossing direction that crosses a sheet conveying direction. A pressure member rotationally drives the fixing member by being rotationally driven. A motor rotationally drives the pressure member. A biasing mechanism elastically biases the fixing member toward the pressure member. A sheet detection portion detects a sheet at a first position and a second position. The first position is a position between a mechanism that feeds the sheet to a fixing position and the fixing position in the conveyance path. The second position is a position between the fixing position and a mechanism that takes over conveyance of the sheet from the fixing device. A control device times a time required for detection results from the sheet detection portion to show a predetermined change, and controls a rotational speed of the motor according to the timed time.
US11809108B2
An image forming apparatus according to one or more embodiments includes a fixing device and a controller. The fixing device includes a first heating source and a second heating source. The second heating source has a heating width greater than that of the first heating source. The first and second heating sources have different heating characteristics in response to temperature increases. The controller selects one of the first heating source and the second heating source according to a size of a sheet on which printing is to be performed.
US11809103B2
An image formation apparatus according to one or more embodiments may include: an apparatus main body that includes an image formation section configured to form an image on a medium; a fixation device that includes a fixation member configured to heat the medium and is attachable to the apparatus main body in a first direction; and a temperature detector including a lens, provided in the apparatus main body, and configured to detect a temperature of the fixation member through the lens. An optical axis of the lens is inclined with respect to the first direction.
US11809099B2
An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive drums, an intermediate transfer belt, a cleaning member to contact an inner surface of the intermediate transfer belt to remove impurities from the intermediate transfer belt, a storage member including a storage to accommodate the impurities removed by the cleaning member, and a shutter movable to a first location at which the storage is opened and a closing location at which the storage is closed.
US11809097B2
A powder conveying device includes an inflow portion, a discharge portion, and a conveying screw. Powder flows into the inflow portion from outside of the powder conveying device. The powder flows out from the discharge portion to the outside of the powder conveying device. The conveying screw includes a shaft and conveys the powder from the inflow portion to the discharge portion in a conveying direction. A surface portion of the shaft at at least one of an upstream end or a downstream end of the shaft in the conveying direction, in at least one of the inflow portion or the discharge portion has a lower friction with the powder than another surface portion of the shaft at a position other than the at least one of the upstream end or the downstream end.
US11809091B2
A substrate processing apparatus which processes includes a thermal processor that performs thermal processing on the substrate; an imager that images the substrate; and a controller that executes adjustment processing of adjusting conditions of processing on the substrate. The adjustment processing includes: controlling the imager to image an unexposed adjustment substrate on which a resist film is formed; controlling the thermal processor to perform the thermal processing on the adjustment substrate subjected to uniform exposure processing of exposing each region of a substrate surface with a fixed exposure amount after the pre-exposure imaging; controlling the imager to image the adjustment substrate after the thermal processing; estimating an in-plane temperature distribution of the adjustment substrate in the thermal processing based on the pre-exposure imaging result and the post-heating imaging result; and deciding processing conditions of the thermal processing based on an estimation result of the in-plane temperature distribution.
US11809089B2
A feedback control device that takes information regarding a control deviation between a measured value and a desired value of a controlled object as input, and outputs a manipulated variable for the controlled object, includes: a first control unit that takes information regarding the control deviation as input, and outputs a manipulated variable for the controlled object; a second control unit that takes information regarding the control deviation as input, and that includes a learning control unit in which a parameter for outputting a manipulated variable for the controlled object is determined by machine learning; and an adder that adds a first manipulated variable output from the first control unit and a second manipulated variable output from the second control unit. A manipulated variable from the adder is output to the controlled object, and the second control unit includes a limiter that limits the second manipulated variable.
US11809085B2
A microlithographic projection exposure mirror has a mirror substrate (12, 32), a reflection layer system (21, 41) for reflecting electromagnetic radiation that is incident on the mirror's optical effective surface, and at least one piezoelectric layer (16, 36), which is arranged between the mirror substrate and the reflection layer system and to which an electric field for producing a locally variable deformation is applied by a first electrode arrangement situated on the side of the piezoelectric layer facing the reflection layer system, and by a second electrode arrangement situated on the side of the piezoelectric layer facing the mirror substrate. One of the electrode arrangements is assigned a mediator layer (17, 37, 51, 52, 53, 71) for setting an at least regionally continuous profile of the electrical potential along the respective electrode arrangement. The mediator layer has at least two mutually electrically insulated regions (17a, 17b, 17c, . . . ; 37a, 37b, 37c, . . . ).
US11809082B2
A pattern forming method includes forming a resist film having a first region, a second region, and a third region, on a substrate, irradiating the first region with light or an energy ray in a first irradiation amount, and irradiating the second region with light or an energy ray in a second irradiation amount, the second irradiation amount being smaller than the first irradiation amount. The pattern forming method also includes dissolving the resist film of the first region by using first liquid, forming a coating film on a side surface of the resist film after the resist film of the first region is dissolved, and dissolving the third region by using second liquid that is different from the first liquid.
US11809075B2
A lithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). The lithography mask also includes a reflective structure disposed over the substrate. The reflective structure includes a first layer and a second layer disposed over the first layer. At least the second layer is porous. The mask is formed by forming a multilayer reflective structure over the LTEM substrate, including forming a plurality of repeating film pairs, where each film pair includes a first layer and a porous second layer. A capping layer is formed over the multilayer reflective structure. An absorber layer is formed over the capping layer.
US11809073B2
An apparatus includes a control unit configured to control an aperture diameter of a diaphragm based on a result of photometry, a determination unit that, in a case where t light flux enters the imaging unit via a predetermined optical member which has light transmitted in quantities varying stepwise in a radial direction with respect to and optical axis, determine whether there exists a plurality of F numbers that indicates the aperture diameter of the diaphragm at which approximately identical quantities of light enter the imaging unit. In a case where the determination unit determines that there exists a plurality of F numbers at which approximately identical quantities of light enter the imaging unit, the control unit controls the F number to be differently set in accordance with information regarding an image capturing condition.
US11809054B2
An optical display system includes a first display, a plurality of electronic drivers, a controller, and a combiner. Light from a scene is combined with image light from the first display, and the combined light presented to an observer. The combiner includes an electrochromic layer comprising one or more electrochromic regions separated from each other. The electronic drivers are arranged to electrically connect with and drive respective of the electrochromic regions. The controller is configured to control the plurality of electronic drivers to individually address each of the electrochromic regions to selectively drive some of the electrochromic regions to change light transmission of the selectively driven electrochromic regions.
US11809049B2
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first substrate including a pixel electrode, a second substrate including a common electrode, a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate and containing polymer and liquid crystal molecules, and a light emitting element opposed to an end surface of the second substrate, the common electrode being separated from the pixel electrode by a first distance, at a first position, the common electrode being separated from the pixel electrode by a second distance, at a second position more separated from the light emitting element than the first position, the second distance being smaller than the first distance.
US11809044B2
A liquid crystal retardation film, a polarizing plate for light emitting displays including the same, and a light emitting display including the same are provided. The liquid crystal retardation film includes: a first retardation layer having no alignment layer, a UV absorbent primer layer, and a second retardation layer sequentially formed in the stated order, wherein each of the first retardation layer and the second retardation layer may be a liquid crystal layer.
US11809037B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a viewing angle switchable structure. The viewing angle switchable structure includes a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a first liquid crystal layer, a second liquid crystal layer, and a substrate. The first liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The second liquid crystal layer is disposed between the second polarizer and the substrate. A polarized light is incident into the second liquid crystal layer. An absorption axis of the first polarizer and an absorption axis of the second polarizer have different angles. The angle of the absorption axis of the first polarizer is perpendicular to a polarization direction of the polarized light.
US11809032B2
A liquid crystal display element includes a pixel region which optically modulates received illumination light for each pixel. A heat sink dissipates heat of the liquid crystal display element. A first mask member is fixed to the heat sink, is formed of a material having a lower heat transfer rate than the heat sink, includes a first opening of which the size corresponds to the size of the pixel region, and masks unnecessary light. A second mask member is arranged at a position further away from the liquid crystal display element than the first mask member, is fixed to the heat sink, is formed of a material having a higher heat transfer rate than the first mask member, includes a second opening of which the size is equal to or larger than the size of the first opening, and masks the unnecessary light.
US11809021B2
A wearable device can include an eyewear body, onboard electronic components, a thermal coupling and a heat transfer device. The eyewear body can hold one or more optical elements mounted on the eyewear body within a field of view of the user. The onboard electronic components can be carried by the eyewear body at a first portion of the eyewear body and can comprise a heat source that generates heat during electrically powered operation thereof. The thermal coupling can be thermally coupled to the heat transfer device at a second portion of the eyewear body. The elongate heat transfer device can be disposed within the eyewear body and can be thermally coupled to the heat source and the thermal coupling. The heat transfer device can extend lengthwise between the heat source and the thermal coupling to transfer heat from the heat source to the thermal coupling.
US11809020B2
Examples are disclosed that relate to arranging electrical contacts on a hinge of a wearable device. One example provides a wearable device comprising a frame, a first temple piece, a second temple piece, a first hinge connecting the first temple piece to the frame, a second hinge connecting the second temple piece to the frame, and a first contact and a second contact arranged on one or more of the first hinge and the second hinge, the first contact and the second contact being configured to connect with external circuitry.
US11809019B2
An electronic contact lens. In some embodiments, the electronic contact lens includes a plurality of power-consuming circuits and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit may be configured to distribute available power among two voltage domains in the electronic contact lens according to changing power requirements within the two voltage domains.
US11809017B2
A lens control unit as a control device includes a second position profile generator that generates a second target position profile indicating a target position of a second focus lens unit of a lens apparatus in driving the second focus lens unit. A trajectory shift amount calculator of the lens control unit calculates a shift between an ideal position of the second focus lens unit corresponding to a position of the first focus lens unit and a position of the second focus lens unit in the second target position profile. A correction value calculator corrects the target position of the second focus lens unit based on this shift.
US11809016B2
A camera module may comprise: a printed circuit board on which an image sensor is mounted; a holder member disposed above the printed circuit board and having a plurality of magnets installed thereon; a bobbin installed on the inside of the holder member to be capable of moving along an optical axis, and having a coil unit installed on the outer peripheral surface thereof to be capable of electrically interacting with the magnets; a plurality of receptacles formed in the peripheral surface of the bobbin to form spaces that are separated from the coil unit; and a cover member having a plurality of integrally formed inner yokes, which are formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of receptacles and have the surface on one side thereof separated a certain distance from the coil unit and the surface on the other side thereof separated a certain distance from the bobbin.
US11809006B2
An optical connector holding one or more optical ferrule assembly is provided. The optical connector includes an outer body, an inner front body accommodating the one or more optical ferrule assembly, ferrule springs for urging the optical ferrules towards a mating receptacle, and a back body for supporting the ferrule springs. The outer body and the inner front body are configured such that four optical ferrule assembly are accommodated in a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver footprint or eight optical ferrule assembly are accommodated in a quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP) transceiver footprint. A receptacle can hold one or more connector inner bodies forming a single boot for all the optical fibers of the inner bodies.
US11808995B2
Structures for an edge coupler and methods of fabricating such structures. The structure includes a back-end-of-line stack located over a substrate. The back-end-of-line stack includes a waveguide core having a longitudinal axis and a tapered section with a width that varies with position along the longitudinal axis based on a non-linear function.
US11808992B2
Lens-based optical connector assemblies and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a lens-based connector assembly includes a glass-based optical substrate includes at least one optical element within the optical substrate, and at least one alignment feature positioned at an edge of the glass-based optical substrate, wherein the at least one alignment feature is located within 0.4 μm of a predetermined position with respect to the at least one optical element along an x-direction and a y-direction. The lens-based connector assembly further includes a connector element including a recess having an interior surface, The interior surface has at least one connector alignment feature. The glass-based optical substrate is disposed within the recess such that the at least one alignment feature of the glass-based optical substrate engages the at least one connector alignment feature.
US11808988B2
The present disclosure relates to a method including providing a die including a cavity therein, wherein the die further may include a die fiducial on a top surface. The method further includes placing a lens structure in the cavity of the die, wherein the lens structure may include a lens fiducial on a front surface. The method also includes moving the lens structure in the cavity to a position until a lens fiducial image may be captured in an image processing system when the lens fiducial and the die fiducial coincide and lie in a plane orthogonal to the top surface of the die. A corresponding system is also disclosed herein.
US11808970B2
An optical fiber may comprise a core doped with one or more active ions to guide signal light from an input end of the optical fiber to an output end of the optical fiber, a cladding surrounding the core to guide pump light from the input end of the optical fiber to the output end of the optical fiber, and one or more inserts formed in the cladding surrounding the core. The core may have a geometry (e.g., a cross-sectional size, a helical pitch, and/or the like) that varies along a longitudinal length of the optical fiber, which may cause an absorption of the pump light to be modulated along the longitudinal length of the optical fiber.
US11808968B2
A planar light source includes a light source, a light guide member, and a sectioning member. The light guide member has a light source placement part in which the light source is disposed and a section defining part having a groove surrounding the light source placement part. The sectioning member has light reflectivity and is disposed in the section defining part. A first portion in the section defining part that is furthest from a center of the light source in a plan view has a transmittance higher than a transmittance of a second portion in the section defining part that is closest from the center of the light source in the plan view.
US11808954B2
Provided is a multi-image display apparatus including an image forming device configured to form a first image, a first polarization plate configured to transmit a first polarization component of the first image provided from the image forming device, a second polarization plate configured to transmit a second polarization component of a second image that is provided from a path different from the first image, the second polarization component being different from the first polarization component, a screen configured to reflect and diffuse the first image, and transmit the second image, and a polarization selective lens configured to focus the first image having the first polarization component, and transmit the second image having the second polarization component without refraction.
US11808948B2
An optical member driving mechanism is provided, including a movable module, a first driving module, and a position detecting module. The movable module includes an optical member holder and a housing. The first driving module includes a first electromagnetic driving assembly disposed on the optical member holder and a second electromagnetic driving assembly disposed on the housing. The first driving module can drive the optical member holder to move relative to the housing. The position detecting module includes a magnetic member and a position detector. The magnetic member is disposed on the optical member holder. The position detector can detect the position of the optical member holder relative to the housing according to a variation in magnetic field direction.
US11808947B2
An optical wavelength dispersion device and manufacturing method therefor are disclosed, wherein the optical wavelength dispersion device includes a waveguide unit and a reflector, wherein the waveguide unit has a first substrate, an input unit, a grating and a second substrate. The input unit is formed on the first substrate and having a slit for receiving an optical signal, a grating is formed on the first substrate for producing an output beam once the optical signal is dispersed, the second substrate is located on the input unit and the grating, and forms a waveguide space with the first substrate, the reflector is located outside of the waveguide unit, and is used for change emitting angle of the output beam.
US11808933B2
Provided is a liquid immersion objective including an objective lens having a prescribed optical power, and a plurality of planar plates having substantially no optical power and having different thicknesses, and configured to be placed between the objective lens and immersion liquid deposited on a sample to be observed, the planar plates being made of a substantially same material, wherein the planar plates being selected according to a property of the immersion liquid.
US11808916B2
The present disclosure relates to a weather precipitation monitoring system (300, 400, 500) that comprises a weather monitoring unit (330), a classification unit (320, 420, 520) and at least one point to point radio link (310A, 310B, 310C). The classification unit (320, 420, 520) is arranged to obtain link data (X1, X2, XN) from the at least one point to point radio link, where the link data comprises received signal strength data associated with an operation of the at least one point to point radio link (310A, 310B, 310C). The classification unit (320, 420, 520) is arranged to determine disturbance event data (Y1, Y2, YN) based on the link data indicating if the received signal strength data is affected by at least one point to point radio link than a precipitation event. The weather monitoring unit (330) is arranged to monitor precipitation in the geographical region (630) based on the link data (X1, X2, XN) obtained from the at least one point to point radio link (310A, 310B, 310C) and on the disturbance event data (Y1, Y2, Y3) obtained from the classification unit (320, 420, 520).
US11808914B2
The embodiment of the present application discloses a method and equipment for transformation of point cloud coordinates of structure plane of deep-buried tunnel based on a target device. Before performing laser scanning on a measured surface, the embodiment of the present application makes the third plate surface close to the measured surface by adjusting the target device, and makes the bubbles of the first circular level and the second circular level in a centered state; respectively extracting point cloud coordinates of the three cross targets from the point cloud data, and acquiring the first tendency of the third plate surface from the digital display of three-dimensional electronic compass; determining the second tendency of the third plate surface according to the point cloud coordinates; converting the coordinates in the point cloud data to geodetic coordinates according to the first tendency and the second tendency.
US11808913B2
An optical probe and method for analysing a soil located in an underground area are provided. The optical probe includes a probe head insertable into the underground area, the probe head including a transparent wall defining a hollow chamber within the probe head; a light source mounted in the hollow chamber, configured to generate an illumination beam towards the soil, the illumination beam passing through the transparent wall to irradiate the soil, thereby producing a resulting light emanating from the soil, a portion of the resulting light returning towards the probe head and being guided in the transparent wall by total internal reflection along the optical path; a detector configured to receive the portion of the resulting light and outputting an output signal representative of characteristic(s) of the soil; and an optical element guiding the portion of the resulting light from the transparent wall to the detector.
US11808904B2
An experimental system for out-of-plane seismic performance of a masonry block wall, comprising: a static test bed (1), a lateral limiting system disposed on one side on the static test bed (1), and a transverse load system disposed on the other side on the static test bed (1), a masonry block wall to be tested (401) being disposed between the lateral limiting system and the transverse load system. The experimental system also comprises a vertical load system disposed above a wall. Also provided is an experimental method using the experimental system for out-of-plane seismic performance of a masonry block wall, on the basis of a quasi-static test method, a horizontal reciprocating actuator is used to simulate an out-of-plane seismic load action; quarter-point loading is implemented by means of a multi-stage shear stress distribution apparatus, then a force is transmitted to a second screw rod (602), and the second screw rod (602) fits an out-of-plane uniformly distributed load into four horizontally-equidistant transversely-concentrated forces and transmits same to a test piece. The present invention has the characteristics of a clear force transmission path, uniform stress distribution, high experimental precision and an accurate result, such that the study of the out-of-plane seismic performance of a component is more accurate and reliable.
US11808899B2
Methods and apparatus are described for implementing a coding scheme on ultrasound signals received by a plurality of ultrasonic transducers. The coding, and subsequent decoding, may allow for multiple ultrasonic transducers to be operated in a receive mode simultaneously while still differentiating the contribution of the individual ultrasonic transducers. Improved signal characteristics may result, including improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).
US11808897B2
Aspects of the technology described herein related to controlling, using control circuitry, modulation circuitry to modulate and delay first ultrasound data generated by first ultrasound transducers positioned at a first azimuthal position of an ultrasound transducer array of an ultrasound device and second ultrasound data generated by second ultrasound transducers positioned at a second azimuthal position of the ultrasound transducer array of the ultrasound device, such that the first ultrasound data is delayed by a first delay amount and the second ultrasound data is delayed by a second delay amount that is different from the first delay amount. The first and second ultrasound data received from the modulation circuitry may be filtered and summed. The ultrasound transducer array, the control circuitry, the modulation circuitry, the filtering circuitry, and the summing circuitry may be integrated onto a semiconductor chip or one or more semiconductor chips packaged together.
US11808889B2
The present invention relates to a light detecting and ranging (LiDAR) device for obtaining information on a distance from an object using laser light. A light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device according to the present invention may include: a laser emitting unit configured to emit a laser, a first scanner configured to obtain the laser emitted by the laser emitting unit and continuously change a travel path of the laser so as to extend a irradiation area to a line shape, a second scanner configured to obtain and continuously changes the travel path of the laser projected from the first scanner which has a line-shaped irradiation area, so as to extend the irradiation area to a plane shape, and a sensor configured to detect a laser reflected from an object located in a scanning area by the laser projected from the second scanner, wherein the first scanner comprises nodding mirror which extend the irradiation area to a line shape by changing a travel path of the laser while nodding within a preset angle range, and wherein the second scanner comprises a rotating polygon mirror which changes the travel path of the laser which has the line-shaped irradiation area by rotating on one axis so as to extend the irradiation area to a plane shape.
US11808888B2
A LiDAR system includes a steering system and a light source. In some cases, the steering system includes a rotatable polygon with reflective sides and/or a dispersion optic. The light source produces light signals, such as light pulses. In some cases, the light sources products light pulses at different incident angles and/or different wavelengths. The steering system scans the light signals. In some cases, the light pulses are scanned based on the wavelength of the light pulses.
US11808875B2
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for a mobile device based control device locator. An embodiment operates by receiving a request to locate a control device, transmitting acoustic token transmission information to the control device to activate an electroacoustic transducer on the control device, receiving an acoustic signal including an acoustic token signal from the control device via a plurality of acoustic sensors, and determining distance information of the control device based on the received acoustic token signal generated by the electroacoustic transducer of the control device.
US11808867B2
Systems, device configurations, and processes are provided for tracking and navigation using low-earth orbit satellite (LEO) signals. Embodiments are provided to track LEO satellites in the absence or during interrupted service by global position sources (e.g., GNSS). Operations and a framework are provided to use low-earth orbit (LEO) downlink transmissions as a source of positioning data. Operations can include performing a Doppler frequency measurement on received satellite downlink transmissions to determine a pseudorange rate measurement for a vehicle relative to at least one LEO satellite. Pseudorange rate measurements may be used to correct vehicle position data of a vehicles inertial navigation system (INS) and for control/navigation of the vehicle. Embodiments allow for simultaneous tracking of LEO satellites and navigation of a vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle. Embodiments are also directed to employing a propagation model for LEO position and velocity within a simultaneous tracking and navigation (STAN) framework.
US11808858B2
Described herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for constructing and utilizing vehicle field-of-view (FOV) information. The FOV information can be utilized in connection with vehicle localization such as localization of an autonomous vehicle (AV), sensor data fusion, or the like. A customized computing machine can be provided that is configured to construct and utilize the FOV information. The customized computing machine can utilize the FOV information, and more specifically, FOV semantics data included therein to manage various data and execution patterns relating to processing performed in connection with operation of an AV such as, for example, data prefetch operations, reordering of sensor data input streams, and allocation of data processing among multiple processing cores.
US11808853B2
A tracking device including an image sensor, a light source and a processor is provided. The image sensor senses reflected light or scattered light formed by the light source illuminating a work surface. The processor calculates a trace of the tracking device according to one of the reflected light and the scattered light that generates more apparent image features so as to increase the adaptable work surfaces.
US11808844B2
Apparatus for acquiring information on occupancy states of parking spaces and method related thereto
The invention relates to an apparatus for acquiring information on the occupancy state of parking spaces with a fixing device for fixing on a vehicle, with a sensor which has a detection area, wherein the sensor is designed for determining data on the distance between the sensor and an object. The apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that in addition a device for position determination is provided and a control and evaluation unit is designed to link the data of the sensor with the data of the device for position determination, wherein the sensor is configured to detect at least a distance of 40 meters.
US11808841B2
Systems and methods to perform sensor fusion with a depth imager and a radar system involve transmitting radio frequency (RF) energy from the radar system to a region and simultaneously emitting light to the region using a light source, Reflected light is received at a depth imager aligned with the light source, and RF reflections are received at the radar system. The reflected light is processed to obtain azimuth, elevation, range, variance in range, and reflectivity to each pixel that makes up the region. Processing the RF reflections provides azimuth, elevation, range, variance in range, velocity, and variance in velocity to a subset of the pixels representing a region of interest. Performing the sensor fusion includes using the azimuth, the elevation, the variance in range, and the reflectivity resulting from the depth imager and the range, the velocity, and the variance in velocity resulting from the radar system.
US11808838B2
Embodiments of this disclosure provide a motion state detection apparatus and method based on wireless signals and a system, in which variations of energy distribution of reflection points with time are calculated according to wireless signals reflected from a space where an object that is detected is located, and a motion state of the object is determined according to the variations. Thus, the training of the recognition model is not needed, the detection process is simple and detection results are reliable, and are applicable to various different application scenarios.
US11808836B2
A radar system for a vehicle, having at least two transmission antennas, each for emitting a transmission signal into the surroundings of the vehicle, at least four reception antennas, each for acquiring a detection signal for detecting targets in the surrounding of the vehicle, and a processing device for determining the viewing angle, in order to assign phase information in the detection signals to at least one viewing angle for respective detected targets, such that a minimum ambiguous range of the reception antennas in a first direction is specific for the assignment to be ambiguous to more than one viewing angle, wherein all of the reception antennas are spaced apart from each other in the first direction by different distances such that only one of the distances corresponds to the minimum ambiguous range.
US11808833B2
A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ΔE color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.
US11808830B2
Acquisition of MR data with a compressed sensing technique in a volume section includes ascertaining an extent of magnetic field distortion within the volume section. A first gradient along a first direction is switched. An RF excitation pulse is radiated for selective excitation of a slice in the volume section while the first gradient is switched. The MR data is acquired in a volume of the volume section that is composed of the slice, a partial volume above the slice, and a partial volume below the slice by executing the following multiple times: switching a first phase-encoding gradient along a second direction; switching a second phase-encoding gradient along the first direction; and reading out the MR data in a k-space line while a readout gradient is switched along a readout direction. A set of k-space lines to be read out for the volume is determined in dependence on the extent.
US11808824B2
Methods and devices are provided for determining the number of open phases and which particular phases may be open in capacitor bank system. Detecting open phases may include determining a neutral current of the capacitor bank system. According to one detection method, in response to a magnitude of the neutral current being greater than a threshold value, an IED may calculate an aggregate power phasor for the phases of the capacitor bank system with respect to each rotation. According to another detection method, in response to the magnitude of the neutral current being greater than a threshold value, an IED may calculate an individual power phasor for each of the phases of the capacitor bank system with respect to each rotation. Based on the magnitude and angles of the power phases, the IED may determine the presence of open phases and which particular phases may be open, respectively.
US11808813B2
An apparatus includes a processor configured to control an automatic test equipment (ATE) to measure one or more parameters of a current test instance for testing a device under test (DUT), during execution of the current test instance on the DUT, and determine, based on the measured one or more parameters, one or more controls for controlling a temperature of a thermal head connected to the DUT so that a junction temperature of the DUT corresponds to a predetermined test temperature. The processor is further configured to control the temperature of the thermal head, based on the determined one or more controls.
US11808808B2
A method for testing at least one single chip in a wafer probing system, at least comprising: providing an adapter plate having an interface surface for contacting a vacuum chuck of the wafer probing system, the adapter plate being configured to accommodate the at least one single chip in a cutout with a chip rear surface being flush with the interface surface; loading the adapter plate with the at least one single chip into the wafer probing system; determining an exact position of the at least one single chip in the adapter plate in the search area; and testing the at least one single chip with test routines stored in a controller of the wafer probing system. A device and an adapter plate for testing at least one single chip in a wafer probing system.
US11808796B2
A method to evaluate a semiconductor-superconductor heterojunction for use in a qubit register of a topological quantum computer includes (a) measuring one or both of a radio-frequency (RF) junction admittance of the semiconductor-superconductor heterojunction and a sub-RF conductance including a non-local conductance of the semiconductor-superconductor heterojunction, to obtain mapping data and refinement data; (b) finding by analysis of the mapping data one or more regions of a parameter space consistent with an unbroken topological phase of the semiconductor-superconductor heterojunction; and (c) finding by analysis of the refinement data a boundary of the unbroken topological phase in the parameter space and a topological gap of the semiconductor-superconductor heterojunction for at least one of the one or more regions of the parameter space.
US11808789B2
The application provides a current detecting circuit, including a current transformer having a primary winding for receiving a current to be detected and a secondary winding for generating a sampling current; a demagnetizing circuit for demagnetizing the current transformer; a chip selection circuit electrically connected to the demagnetizing circuit, and operably switched between a first mode and a second mode; a sampling circuit electrically connected to the chip selection circuit to sample the sampling current, and outputting a sampling signal to a controller; and a clamping circuit electrically connected between the sampling circuit and the controller, and configured for providing a reference potential. The application further provides a converter including the current detecting circuit.
US11808775B2
A method of detecting the presence of a cathinone moiety in a sample, such as a suspected illicit drug sample, which comprises contacting the sample with a solution comprising neocuproine, a source of copper(II) and a catalyst and observing a colour change, where present, that correlates with the presence of cathinone. The method is operable at environmental temperature. Mechanical elements may be employed to accelerate the colour change if desired.
US11808774B2
The present invention relates to methods of determining if a subject has an increased risk of suffering from memory impairment. The methods comprise analyzing at least one plasma sample from the subject to determine a value of the subject's metabolite profile and comparing the value of the subject's metabolite profile with the value of a normal metabolite profile. A change in the value of the subject's metabolite profile, over normal values is indicative that the subject has an increased risk of suffering from memory impairment compared to a normal individual.
US11808771B2
The invention relates to methods and systems taking advantage of bioinformatic investigations to identify candidate signature peptides for quantitative multiplex analysis of complex protein samples from plants, plant parts, and/or food products using mass spectroscopy. Provided are use and methods for selecting candidate signature peptides for quantitation using a bioinformatic approach. Also provided are systems comprising a chromatography and mass spectrometry for using selected signature peptides.
US11808767B2
Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare particles in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.
US11808765B2
Provided are a method and device for detecting an excessive antigen concentration, and a storage medium. The method includes: subjecting a sample containing antigens to an immune reaction, obtaining a photovoltage value of the sample after subjected to the immune reaction; and determining whether an antigen concentration of the sample is excessive according to the photovoltage value of the sample.
US11808758B2
Apparatus and methods are described including placing a sample into a sample carrier that comprises a plurality of regions having upper and lower surfaces, having respective heights that are different from each other, and being configured such that cells form a monolayer, the monolayer within respective regions of the sample carrier having respective, different densities from each other, due to the respective regions of the sample carrier having respective heights that are different from each other. Microscopic images are acquired of each of the plurality of regions. Measurements are performed upon cell types that have a relatively high density upon microscopic images of a region of the sample chamber having a relatively low height, and measurements are performed upon cell types that have a relatively low density upon microscopic images of a region of the sample chamber having a relatively great height. Other applications are also described.
US11808752B2
Systems and methods are disclosed to downscale the resolution of a coarse-resolution soil moisture data. Coarse-resolution soil moisture data may include data cells that each represent a geographic region having at least one dimension greater than or equal to 1 km. A plurality of fine-resolution supplemental soil moisture data may be received that includes at least one of soil data, vegetation data, topography data, and climate data. The fine-resolution supplemental soil moisture data comprising data cells that each represent a geographic region having at least one dimension less than or equal to 100 meters. The coarse-resolution soil moisture data may be downscaled to fine-resolution soil moisture data using the plurality of fine-resolution supplemental soil moisture data, the fine-resolution soil moisture data comprising data cells that each represent a geographic region having at least one dimension less than 100 meters.
US11808749B2
The present disclosure provides a color chart and a test kit for estimating chemical oxygen demand of water. The color chart includes a blue component, an indigo component, an umber component, and an orange component. The test kit includes an oxidant, a reductant, an indicator, and the color chart. The present disclosure also provides a method for estimating chemical oxygen demand of water. The method includes providing a water sample; adding an oxidant to the water sample; heating the water sample; adding a reductant to the water sample; adding an indicator to the water sample, such that the water sample develops a color; and matching the color of the water sample with the color components of the color chart to estimate the chemical oxygen demand of the water sample.
US11808745B2
A sensor system (100) or a sensing method minimizes the loss of aroma chemicals or other analytes in a sample gas while controlling the temperature and humidity of the sample gas. The system (100) may employ a humidifier (120) that adds water vapor to sample gas to provide a known water content, e.g., a saturated humidity at a known temperature. A sensing unit (130) may accurately measure the composition of the sample gas having a known water content, e.g., at a higher known temperature.
US11808740B2
Novel markers that can be attached physically to a tensile specimen with a center guide to allow for measuring correct strain, as well as a binder that fixes and holds a pin guide to its location on the specimen during the test.
US11808739B1
Methods, apparatus, and systems for monitoring damage of electrofusion joints of a non-metallic pipe are provided. In one aspect, a system includes: a data collector for collecting monitored resistance data of an electrofusion joint; one or more processors; and one or more memories having instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations including: storing a first damage critical value, a second damage critical value, and the monitored resistance data; processing the monitored resistance data to obtain a first monitored value and a second monitored value; comparing the first monitored value with the first damage critical value and the second monitored value with the second damage critical value; and determining the electrofusion joint is damaged in response to determining at least one of: the first monitored value being greater than the first damage critical value or the second monitored value being greater than the second damage critical value.
US11808737B2
The technology of the invention relates to an ultrasonic characterization method for a flowstream to detect impurities that can include placing a first transducer and a second transducer aligned confocally to a flowstream, transmitting, from the first transducer, ultrasonic waveform signals into the flowstream, receiving, by the second transducer, the ultrasonic waveform signals, removing waveform signal reflections using a pitch-catch configuration of the first transducer and the second transducer, detecting waveform signals indicating impurities in the flowstream using induced nucleation of the impurities, detecting waveform signals indicating bubbles in the flowstream using nonlinear dynamic behaviors of the bubbles, and differentiating between the waveform signals of the impurities and the waveform signals of the bubbles using cavitation properties of the impurities and the bubbles.
US11808735B2
An ultrasonic phased array transducer assembly having a single housing in which a plurality of phased array transducer subassemblies are mounted at a skewed angle relative to a leading face of the housing and to each other, with each transducer mounted on composite wedge(s) at different orientations within the housing.
US11808725B2
The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring pressure and/or humidity, and to a method for measuring pressure and/or humidity. The apparatus comprises at least one sensor for measuring pressure and/or humidity, wherein the sensor comprises at least one capacitor comprising at least two electrodes that are arranged, in particular, in a horizontal direction along and on an, in particular, flexible support material relative to one another. At least one dielectric layer is arranged between the electrodes. The invention is characterised in that at least one at least partially liquid-permeable and/or liquid-absorbing moisture layer is arranged at least in some places on a side, facing away from a support material, of at least one electrode and/or the dielectric layer. The at least one electrode and/or the dielectric layer are thus then arranged between the support material and the moisture layer in a transverse direction. In this way, a capacitance is at least partially changed by the liquid at least partially hitting the dielectric layer, wherein a processing unit is designed and provided to measure and/or store this change, so as to create a capacitive moisture sensor.
US11808720B2
An apparatus for detecting an edge crack of a metal plate being conveyed includes: a detection part including a plurality of elements configured to detect a presence or absence of the metal plate at a position of the element in the plate width direction; a plate edge position determination part configured to determine a plate edge position of the metal plate in the plate width direction on the basis of a detection result of each of a plurality of first elements positioned within a first region in the plate width direction; and an edge crack detection part configured to detect an edge crack of the metal plate on the basis of a detection result of each of a plurality of second elements selected on the basis of the plate edge position and positioned within a second region which is narrower than the first region in the plate width direction.
US11808705B2
Sensor plant and method for identifying stressors in crops based on characteristics of sensor plants
One variation of a method for identifying stressors in crops based on fluorescence of sensor plants includes: accessing a set of spectral images of a sensor plant sown in a crop, the sensor plant of a sensor plant type including a set of promoters and a set of reporters configured to signal a set of stressors present at the sensor plant, the set of promoters and set of reporters forming a set of promoter-reporter pairs; accessing a reporter model linking characteristics extracted from the set of spectral images of the sensor plant to the set of stressors based on signals generated by the set of promoter-reporter pairs in the sensor plant type; and identifying a first stressor, in the set of stressors, present at the sensor plant based on the reporter model and characteristics extracted from the set of spectral images.
US11808704B2
An assay unit for carrying-out fluorescence-detected assays having a microfluidic chip with a microfluidic system to convey a sample or analyte solution through one or more microfluidic channels arranged on the chip, and a photonic system with two or more rectangular waveguide structures. The microfluidic channels and the waveguide structures cross each other at a detection site. In an assay area, where a certain microfluidic channel and a certain waveguide structure cross each other, one or more lateral surfaces of the core of the waveguide structure at least partially face an inner volume of the microfluidic channel, such that an evanescent field of light guided within the waveguide structure overlaps with a certain part of the inner volume of the microfluidic channel.
US11808702B2
A multi-photon imaging system includes a laser module having a first channel for outputting a two-photon excitation laser pulse and a second channel for outputting a three-photon excitation laser pulse. The system further includes a first optical path for guiding the two-photon laser pulse from the first channel of the laser module and a second optical path for guiding the three-photon laser pulse from the second channel of the laser module. A microscope is also provided for simultaneously receiving the two-photon laser pulse from the first optical path and the three-photon laser pulse from the second optical path, and simultaneously, or with well controllable delays, delivering the two-photon laser pulse and the three-photon pulse to a target volume. The system further includes a photodetector configured to collect photons generated within the target volume in response to simultaneous excitation of the target volume by both the two-photon laser pulse and the three-photon laser pulse.
US11808693B2
Disclosed is a peel strength measurement apparatus using an electromagnet, the peel strength measurement apparatus including a test piece fixing unit configured to fix a test piece including at least two layers, a magnetic material attached to at least one surface of the test piece, an electromagnet configured to apply magnetic force to the magnetic material, a power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the electromagnet such that the electromagnet can generate a magnetic field, and a current controller configured to control the supply of electric power from the power supply unit to the electromagnet.
US11808687B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods capable of identifying, tracking, and sorting particles flowing in a channel, for example, a microfluidic channel having a fluid medium. The channel and the fluid medium can have a similar refractive index such that they appear translucent or transparent when illuminated by electromagnetic radiation. The particles can have a refractive index substantially different from that of the channel and the medium, such that the particles interfere with the electromagnetic radiation. A sensor can be disposed adjacent to the channel to record the electromagnetic radiation. The sensor can be used for identifying, tracking, and sorting the particles.
US11808684B2
A permeameter device comprising a pedestal base, wherein said pedestal base comprises an inner raised wall and an outer raised wall, wherein the inner raised wall is lower in height than the outer raised wall, a trough defined between the outer and inner walls of dimensions to accept therein a cylindrical tube, and at least one passage, having an inner port on said inner wall and extending through the outer wall through an outer port for fluid connection through said passage, and a loading rod, wherein a sample is prepared to fit within the cylindrical tube.
US11808659B2
In some examples, parallel optics based optical time domain reflectometer acquisition may include a laser array operatively collimated to an optical fiber array to transmit, in parallel, a plurality of laser beams to optical fibers of the optical fiber array. A photodiode array may receive, in parallel, backscattered and reflected light from the optical fiber array. The photodiode array may determine, based on the backscattered and reflected light, properties of the optical fibers of the optical fiber array.
US11808658B2
Various implementations of visual inspector attachments for fiber connector cleaners are disclosed. The example fiber optic inspection module includes a camera to capture an image of an end-face, a light source to illuminate the end-face, and a first mirror that reflects light from the light source to the end-face and includes a fixed point that allows the first mirror to pivot. Alternatively, an example fiber optic inspection module includes a camera to capture an image of an end-face, a light source to illuminate the end-face, and a first mirror that reflects light from the light source to the end-face and the first mirror moves in an upward direction.
US11808645B2
An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel that includes a first strain sensor element including a first resistance member and a second strain sensor element including a second resistance member that are provided in a pixel area, and a first wiring electrically coupling the first strain sensor element and the second strain sensor element, a first variable resistance member, a second variable resistance member, and a second wiring electrically coupling the first variable resistance member and the second variable resistance member.
US11808639B2
A temperature demodulation method oriented toward a distributed fiber Raman temperature sensing system, the method comprising the following steps: step 1 of constructing a high-precision temperature detection device oriented towards a distributed fiber Raman sensing system; step 2 of performing signal processing with respect to Stokes light and anti-Stokes light at a calibration stage; step 3 of performing signal processing with respect to Stokes light and the anti-Stokes light at a measurement stage; and step 4 of obtaining a high-precision temperature demodulation technique oriented toward the distributed fiber Raman sensor. The method is used to effectively resolve the issue of low temperature measuring accuracy caused by Rayleigh crosstalk in existing distributed fiber Raman temperature measurement systems, and temperature measurement accuracy thereof is expected to fall within ±0.1° C. The method is applicable to distributed fiber Raman temperature measurement systems.
US11808633B2
An infrared thermopile sensor includes a silicon cover having an infrared lens, an infrared sensing chip having duo-thermopile sensing elements, and a microcontroller chip calculating a temperature of an object. The components are in a stacked 3D package to decrease the size of the infrared thermopile sensor. The infrared sensing chip and the microcontroller chip have metal layers to shield the thermal radiation. The conversion from wrist temperature to body core temperature uses detected ambient temperature and fixed humidity or imported humidity level to calculate the body core temperature based on experimental data and curve fitting. The skin temperature compensation can be set differently for different sex gender, different standard deviation of wrist temperature and external relative humidity reading.
US11808615B2
Multiphase flowmeters and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a flowmeter and a fluid conduit to provide a flow path for a fluid relative to the flowmeter. The example apparatus includes a sensor coupled to the fluid conduit to generate data indicative of at least one of a presence, an absence, or a mass flow rate of solids in the fluid during flow of the fluid through the fluid conduit. The example apparatus includes a processor. The sensor is to be communicatively coupled to the processor. The processor is to selectively determine flow rates for one or more phases of the fluid based on data generated by the flowmeter and a first algorithmic mode or a second algorithmic mode selected based on the sensor data.
US11808613B2
A composite optical fiber is provided for permitting sensing of multiple parameters. The optical fiber is for incorporation into a sensing system, the optical fiber comprising: a single mode optical fiber core, a multimode optical fiber core, and an optical fiber cladding layer surrounding the single mode optical fiber core and the multimode optical fiber core. The optical fiber provided preferably enables multiple sensing and/or measurements to take place at a single location and at a single time.
US11808602B2
Aspects concern a method for correcting errors in map data comprising obtaining map data specifying travel possibilities between locations, generating a routing graph from the map data by assigning a vertex to each location and an edge from one vertex to another vertex if the map data specifies that it is possible to travel from the location to which the first vertex is assigned to the location to which the second vertex is assigned, identifying the largest strongly connected component of the routing graph, identifying one or more further strongly connected components of the routing graph, detecting errors in the map data by identifying travel possibilities that are not in the map data which lead to missing connections between the one or more further strongly connected components of the routing graph and the largest strongly connected component of the routing graph and amending the map data by the identified travel possibilities.
US11808599B2
A route recording with real-time annotation and re-display system includes a first automobile vehicle having one or more camera systems. An imaging display device defining a head-up display (HUD) is positioned within the first automobile vehicle and receives camera imaging data from the one or more camera systems. The HUD includes a video display screen presenting the camera imaging data either in real-time or re-displayed from a pre-recorded image file. A microphone array receives vehicle operator voice data of a first operator of the first automobile vehicle. An annotated-recorded-route is created by adding a user input of the first operator of the first automobile vehicle including the voice data. The annotated-recorded-route identifies specific coordinates or locations along a travel route driven by the automobile vehicle through the voice data after activating recording of the camera imaging data.
US11808596B2
Navigation devices and methods of operation are provided. The navigation device includes a communication unit; a display; an input unit for receiving an input of data; a communication unit; and a controller for controlling operation of the display and the input unit. The controller connects to a data server through the communication unit, requests path setting information to the data server, receives the path setting information from the data server, acquires present position information of the navigation device, acquires a user moving path by reflecting the acquired position information and the received path setting information, and sets the user moving path as a guidance path. In this case, the path setting information is generated in another electronic device or the data server based on user input information input from the another electronic device.
US11808591B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure sets forth a computer-implemented method comprising obtaining a starting location and a destination location, determining a plurality of routes from the starting location to the destination location, obtaining affective-cognitive load (ACL) data associated with the plurality of routes, selecting a route included in the plurality of routes based on the ACL data, and transmitting the selected route for output.
US11808590B2
An approach to autonomous navigation of a vehicle augments a static map of an environment with a clutter map characterizing a risk of encountering an object that is not represented in the static map of the environment. For example, the clutter map may be based on locations and velocities of those objects, and route planning may avoid planning a path through locations that have a high risk of occupancy, and therefore potential delay or collision.
US11808582B1
Techniques associated with improving performance and realism of simulation instances associated with simulation testing of autonomous vehicles. In some cases, a simulation system may be configured to run a pre-simulation test to identify and store occlusion data to improve the performance of subsequent simulations associated with a shared scene or route.
US11808581B2
The present disclosure relates to lane-level map matching for a vehicle. The method includes receiving vehicle data including a geographical position of the vehicle, a heading of the vehicle, and a speed of the vehicle and receiving sensor data from a perception system of the vehicle. The sensor data includes information about a position of at least one road reference in a surrounding environment of the vehicle. Operations include receiving map data including a lane geometry of the surrounding environment of the vehicle, the lane geometry including a set of candidate lanes. Operations include forming a state space model including a set of states. Each state of the set of states represents a candidate lane of the set of candidate lanes, and defining a cost for going from each state to every other state of the set of states based on the received vehicle data and the received sensor data.
US11808578B2
A method, an apparatus, system, and computer program product for navigating an aircraft. Information indicative of a result of a scan of an environment around the aircraft is received by a computer system for landmarks. Bearings of the landmarks and locations of the landmarks are determined by the computer system. A current position of the aircraft is estimated by the computer system using the bearings of the landmarks and the locations of the landmarks. A set of actions to be performed is determined to guide the aircraft based on the current position of the aircraft is performed by the computer system.
US11808575B2
A vehicle traveling control method for causing a vehicle to travel along a traveling road where magnetic markers are arrayed is a control method including an azimuth measuring process of performing a process on angular velocity, which is an output of a gyro sensor, and measuring a measured azimuth indicating an orientation of the vehicle, a control process of controlling the vehicle so that the measured azimuth is matched with a target azimuth corresponding to a direction of the traveling road, and a correction process of correcting a degree of control by the control process, in order to bring a lateral shift amount of the vehicle with reference to each of the magnetic markers closer to zero, in accordance with the lateral shift amount.
US11808573B2
The MEMS gyroscope has a mobile mass carried by a supporting structure to move in a driving direction and in a first sensing direction, perpendicular to each other. A driving structure governs movement of the mobile mass in the driving direction at a driving frequency. A movement sensing structure is coupled to the mobile mass and detects the movement of the mobile mass in the sensing direction. A quadrature-injection structure is coupled to the mobile mass and causes a first and a second movement of the mobile mass in the sensing direction in a first calibration half-period and, respectively, a second calibration half-period. The movement-sensing structure supplies a sensing signal having an amplitude switching between a first and a second value that depend upon the movement of the mobile mass as a result of an external angular velocity and of the first and second quadrature movements. The first and second values of the sensing signal are subtracted from each other and compared with a stored difference value to supply information of variation of the scale factor.
US11808570B2
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a self-contained ocean data and acquisition module (SCODAM) configured to mount to a floating body and having a sensor array, geospatial locating engine, wave measurement engine, communication engine to transmit collected data to a remote device, an energy conversion module adapted to convert ambient energy inputs into electrical energy, and an energy storage module configured to receive the converted electrical energy and to supply operating power to the SCODAM. In an illustrative example, the SCODAM may be configured to generate a transfer function based on motion characterization data obtained in a training mode corresponding to motion of the floating body in response to perturbation in a predetermined sequence and to apply the transfer function data obtained by the wave measurement engine to determine wave motion. Various embodiments may advantageously facilitate use of an existing floating body as an ocean data acquisition system (ODAS).
US11808567B1
A string potentiometer attached between spans of an irrigation system. The string potentiometer is mounted on a first span with the measuring cable of the string potentiometer wrapped around a hitch socket or another structural element of an adjacent span. When the two spans move out of alignment, the measuring cable extends out from the potentiometer to wrap around the hitch socket or other structural element of the adjacent span. When the two spans move closer into alignment, the measuring cable retracts within the potentiometer and unwraps from around the hitch socket or other element of the adjacent span.
US11808564B2
A calibration method for fringe projection systems based on plane mirrors. Firstly, two mirrors are placed behind the tested object. Through the reflection of mirrors, the camera can image the measured object from the front and other two perspectives, so as to obtain 360-degree two-dimensional information of the measured object. The projector projects three sets of phase-shifting fringe patterns with frequencies of 1, 8, and 64. The camera captures the fringe image to obtain an absolute phase map with a frequency of 64 by using the phase-shifting method and the temporal phase unwrapping algorithm. By using the calibration parameters between the projector and the camera, the absolute phase map can be converted into three-dimensional information of the measured object. Then, the mirror calibration is realized by capturing a set of 3D feature point pairs, so that the 3D information from different perspectives is transformed into a unified world coordinate system. The calibration method does not need to artificially fix the feature pattern on plane mirrors, only needs to capture a set of 3D feature point pairs by the camera to directly realize the mirror calibration that it avoids the loss of measurement accuracy and realizes high-precision panoramic three-dimensional measurement.
US11808548B1
Camouflage patterns on a substrate such as a fabric comprise in a first aspect a substrate having a camouflage pattern with a set of intermixed colored blotches thereon, the colors of the set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a group of colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color. In another aspect the colors of the set of intermixed colored blotches being selected from a group of colors comprising an Olive 527 color, a Dark Green 528 color, a Light Sage 560 color, a Tan 525 color, a Brown 529 color, a Bark Brown 561 color and a Dark Cream 559 color.
US11808545B1
A trigger reset device contains: a trigger seat, a drive element, a button, and an engagement switch. The trigger seat includes a channel, a string hook, a movable safety switch movably switched between an opening position and a closing position. The trigger seat includes a connection trigger, a receiving groove and a coupling trench, and the receiving groove has a lifting means. The drive element includes a slot and a controlled unit. The button includes a slidable sleeve portion. The engagement switch is rotatably accommodated in the coupling trench and includes a locating portion and a fifth spring defined between the engagement switch and the trigger seat, hence the spring abuts against the engagement switch so that the drive element is stopped by the locating portion of the engagement switch in the normal state and the button does not move to actuate the drive element to move.
US11808539B2
A method for forming a set of gun barrels, comprises: machining an elongate key along a length of a metal billet; mounting the metal billet on a machining jig, clamped along the key; performing CNC milling operations on the mounted metal billet in a 5-axis CNC milling machine to form a set of gun barrels having a pair of bores and a rib, the rib extending lengthwise proximate the elongate key; and, separating the set of gun barrels from the key along the length of the rib section. The present invention provides for significantly faster machine production with no manual handling of the workpiece throughout the milling operations. This makes the milling operations more accurate as the workpiece remains in position throughout, without reloading. Holding the workpiece along a key which runs the length of what will become the rib of the barrels avoids any loading of the workpiece in areas that need to be machined. The use of a 5-axis CNC milling machine allows for variable geometries to adjust the finished shape and configuration of the gun barrels.
US11808531B2
Coating compositions are provided that eject droplets of condensed fluid from a surface. The coatings include a nanostructured coating layer and in some embodiments, also include a hydrophobic layer deposited thereon. The coating materials eject droplets from the surface in the presence of non-condensing gases such as air and may be deployed under conditions of supersaturation of the condensed fluid to be ejected. A heat exchanger design utilizing the coating is described herein.
US11808530B2
The present disclosure provides a louvered fin including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a surface extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The surface defines a first set of holes along a first axis, a second set of holes along a second axis and offset from the first set of holes, and a third set of holes along a third axis and offset from the second set of holes. Each of the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fin. A first offset distance between the second and first set of holes is greater than a second offset distance between the third and second set of holes. The second and the third set of holes define a substantially obtuse trapezoidal matrix.
US11808521B2
A loop heat pipe includes two outermost metal layers, an intermediate metal layer provided between the outermost metal layers, an evaporator, a condenser, and liquid and vapor pipes connecting the evaporator and the condenser and forming a loop shaped passage. The intermediate metal layer includes a pair of walls forming a part of a pipe wall of the evaporator, the condenser, the liquid pipe, and the vapor pipe, a porous body provided between the pair of walls, and a strut penetrating the porous body and bonding the outermost metal layers, and one or more metal layers. Each of the one or more metal layers includes a first part forming a part of the pair of walls, a second part connected to the first part and forming a part of the porous body, and a third part connected to the second part and forming a part of the strut.
US11808517B2
Embodiments provide a method for preventing shutdowns in LNG facilities by removing heavy hydrocarbons from the inlet gas supply. According to an embodiment, there is provided an LNG facility treating pipeline quality natural gas that is contaminated with lubrication oil and low concentrations of heavy hydrocarbons. Due to contamination, the behavior of the pipeline quality natural gas is not properly predicted by thermodynamic modeling. In an embodiment, heavy hydrocarbons are removed by a drain system in a heat exchanger. In an embodiment, heavy hydrocarbons are removed by a treatment bed.
US11808512B2
In order to prevent condensation from forming on a surface of an outer gasket surrounding a rear surface of an outdoor side door of an entrance refrigerator, the entrance refrigerator has a flow passage structure in which a portion of indoor air, whose temperature is increased by heat exchange with a heat sink, flows along the surface of the outer gasket.
US11808501B2
A determination device able to determine a cause of generation of gas with a simple configuration is provided. The determination device includes a pressure gauge that detects pressure in a gas storage chamber that stores non-condensable gas generated in an absorber of an absorption refrigerator, and a hydrogen sensor that detects an amount of hydrogen discharged from the gas storage chamber. Further, a determining unit determines a cause of generation of the non-condensable gas stored in the gas storage chamber based on a detection result of the hydrogen sensor and a detection result of the pressure gauge.
US11808495B2
A device is presented for an absorption refrigerator or an absorption heat pump having a heat exchanger through which a working medium flows. The device includes a distribution apparatus for a sorbent which is designed to apply the sorbent to a heat exchange surface of the heat exchanger in a refrigerant environment such that the sorbent, which forms a working pair with the refrigerant, at least partially absorbs the refrigerant from the refrigerant environment and emits heat released in the process to the heat exchanger, or at least partially desorbs the refrigerant from the sorbent in the form of one or more jets onto the heat exchange surface, forming turbulent flows of the sorbent on the heat exchange surface.
US11808490B2
Disclosed is a muffler for a water-cooled chiller or air-cooled of a vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration system, the muffler having: an upstream case (110) having a fluid inlet (120); a downstream case (115) connected to the upstream case at a downstream end of the upstream case, the downstream case having a fluid outlet (125); the upstream case having a plurality of axially adjacent outer muffler rings (145) and a plurality of axially adjacent inner muffler rings (155), the outer muffler rings being axially coextensive and a radially exterior to the inner muffler rings and defining a fluid inlet passage (140) therebetween, wherein the outer muffler rings and inner muffler rings are a metal mesh material.
US11808487B2
A solar concentrator assembly (102) comprises a concave mirror (108) for collecting radiation that is collimated and has uniform distribution from a source and a convex mirror (110). The concave mirror (108) is configured to reflect the radiation to the convex mirror (110) and the convex mirror (110) is configured to reflect the radiation as a concentrated collimated beam in an emission direction that is angularly offset from the source. The concave mirror (108) and convex mirror (110) each have a focal length that varies along one axis such that the radiation collected by the concave mirror (108) is transmitted from the convex mirror (110) with uniform distribution.
US11808486B2
The present invention relates to a method of a server for controlling a water heater on the basis of artificial intelligence learning, and a server for controlling a water heater according to one embodiment of the present invention receives operation information related to the water heater from the water heater, receives schedule information of a user controlling the water heater from either a terminal device or a schedule server linked to the terminal device, and uses the schedule information to generate control information for controlling the water heater.
US11808483B2
Chiller control systems and methods for chiller control use iterative modeling of cooling towers, heat exchangers, and pumps to determine the feasibility of integrated free cooling and the ability to take advantage of free cooling. The control systems and control methods can further include selecting the parameters for operating in the free cooling or integrated free cooling mode to improve efficiency and/or reduce energy consumption when operating in these modes. The models can have inputs and outputs that feed into one another, and converge at a solution over multiple iterations. The feasibility of integrated free cooling can be based on providing cooling to a cooling load process fluid at a heat exchanger. The availability of free cooling can be based on the cooling provided at the heat exchanger achieving a target temperature for the cooling load process fluid.
US11808467B2
Techniques for instantiating energy saving setpoint adjustments are described. In an example, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is controlled via a thermostat during a first time period according to a first temperature setpoint schedule including one or more temperature setpoints and a first usage amount of the HVAC system is monitored during the first time period. After it is determined that the first usage amount of the HVAC system during the first time period has met a first predefined HVAC runtime threshold criterion, a second temperature setpoint schedule is generated with at least one of the one or more temperature setpoints being adjusted to decrease energy usage by the HVAC system compared to the first temperature setpoint schedule. The HVAC system is then controlled via the thermostat during a second time period according to the second temperature setpoint schedule.
US11808466B2
Air conditioner units and methods of operating the same are provided. A method of operating an air conditioner unit includes determining a fan speed as a function of a compressor speed of a variable speed compressor of the air conditioner unit. The method also includes activating a variable speed fan of the air conditioner unit at the fan speed. An air conditioner unit may include a controller, and the controller may be configured for performing the method.
US11808462B1
The three steps herein provide warm heating comfort to a home without using fossil fuels. The First step involves a compost bin to decompose organic waste matter and thereby produce 165 degree F. temperature. The Second step uses a microwave oven located inside the attic to heat the polarized mineral oil of said latter temperature to 180 degrees F. The Third step involves wrapping an induction coil around ferrous pipe which then continues into rigid copper tubing outfitted with aluminum fins having pyramidal projections which impede the upward migration of warmed convection air currents.
US11808461B2
A radiant heating assembly including a burner for heating a heat exchanger and a reflector generally disposed about the heat exchanger. The reflector comprising a base defining a first air chamber. The reflector may also comprise one or more wings removably coupled to the base. The wings may be configured to define a second air chamber. The radiant heating assembly may also comprise an air circulation pump configured to draw air through the air chamber of the base and/or wing and provide the air to the burner to improve the efficiency of the combustion process.
US11808455B2
An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This assembly includes a combustor and a fuel conduit. The combustor includes a combustor wall that forms a peripheral boundary of a combustion chamber within the combustor. The fuel conduit extends along and is formed integral with the combustor wall. The fuel conduit is disposed outside of the combustion chamber.
US11808453B2
A gas-mixing device includes: a shell, where the shell is provided with an air channel for conveying air, a fuel gas channel for conveying fuel gas, and a mixing-gas channel connecting downstream of the air channel and the fuel gas channel. The fuel gas channel includes a first sectional flow area and the air channel includes a second section flow area; which are located on the movable part of the shell. The movable part is provided with a flexible separation component which hermetically separates the air channel and the fuel gas channel. The movable part penetrates through the flexible separation component and enters the air channel and the fuel gas channel and performs a movement to change the first and second sectional flow area.
US11808448B2
A burner assembly for a cooktop comprises a spreader comprising (i) a central portion through which an axis extends, the central portion with a bottom surface, (ii) a plurality of apertures through the spreader, the plurality of apertures disposed further away from the axis than the central portion, and (iii) a ridge projecting from the bottom surface, the ridge disposed further from the axis than the central portion but closer to the axis than the plurality of apertures.
US11808443B2
A lighting device comprising a light source being configured to generate source light of a white light emission spectrum having a color correlated temperature (CCT) in a range of 2500-20000K and comprising a control unit being configured to control a lighting element for tuning of the source light with respect to a ratio between a first emission peak in a wavelength range of 460-490 nm and a second emission peak in a wavelength range of 430-460 nm. Thus a lighting device with a tunable/adjustable spectrum is provided that can switch between a first operation state of energy efficiency lighting with a blue peak in the second wavelength range of 430-460 nm, but with blue hazard risk, and a second operation state of less efficient but safe, healthy lighting with a biological stimulant having a blue peak in the first wavelength range of 460-490 nm.
US11808438B1
A fill light includes a lighting assembly, a supporting assembly and a device holder that is capable of being supported by the supporting assembly, wherein the lighting assembly includes a lighting body, a retainer and a base, wherein the lighting body is pivotally coupled to the retainer, wherein the retainer is adjustably arranged on the base, wherein the base retains and supports the retainer on the supporting assembly, wherein the retainer supports the lighting body, so as to allow the lighting body to form a fill lighting area by illumination of the lighting body, wherein when a photographing device is held by the device holder, the lighting body provides fill lighting for the photographing device.
US11808431B2
A lighting device includes a housing, a light source, a light guide panel, a lens, and a rotatable clip. The housing includes an internal cavity. The light guide panel is configured to diffuse light emitted by the one or more light sources. The lens includes a base, a first side wall, and a second side wall defining an internal cavity. The lens is coupled to the housing such that at least a portion of the housing is disposed within the internal cavity of the lens and at least a portion of the light diffused by the light guide panel is emitted through the base, the first side wall, and the second side wall of the lens. The rotatable clip is coupled to the housing and is configured to mount the lighting device to an external structure.
US11808429B2
An assembly of a lamp and a camera for an automobile, the assembly including: a light source configured to emit light forward; a camera provided on one side of the light source and configured to capture an external image; a lens unit provided in front of the light source and the camera; and a light blocking member which is provided to surround an outer side of a camera lens provided in the camera and which is configured to block at least a portion of light emitted from the light source. The light blocking member is provided in close contact with the lens unit.
US11808426B2
A lamp for a vehicle includes a plurality of light sources and a light guide unit having a recessed region, the plurality of light sources includes a first light source configured to face a rear portion of the light guide unit, and a second light source configured to face a lower portion of the light guide unit, the light guide unit includes a first light entering portion configured such that at least a part of light emitted from the first light source enters the first light entering portion, and a second light entering portion provided in the recessed region and configured such that at least a part of light emitted from the second light source enters the second light entering portion, and the second light entering portion is positioned below a function division plane which is an imaginary plane.
US11808425B2
A lamp for a vehicle including a light source configured to emit light, and a light guide body including a light entering portion, a light exiting portion, and a recessed region disposed between the light entering portion and the light exiting portion and having a shape recessed upward in a lower surface of the light guide body, in which the recessed region includes a first surface formed in a region adjacent to the light entering portion, a second surface connected to the first surface through a first connection portion and extending toward the light exiting portion, and a third surface connected to the second surface through a second connection portion and extending toward the light exiting portion, and in which the second connection portion includes a curved connection portion.
US11808422B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle head lamp with customized and/or variable lighting patterns. The vehicle lamp assembly may include an optical assembly, a first LED light source positioned to project light beams to the optical assembly a second LED light source positioned to project light beams to the optical assembly, and a control circuit configured to selectively operating the first LED light source and the second light source.
US11808414B2
A lighting apparatus includes a lens, a cup housing, a light source and a top cover. The cup housing has a surrounding wall and a light source holder. The cup housing is installed on a fixed platform. The light source is placed on the light source holder. The cup housing and the top cover form a container space for storing the lens and the light source. A top end of the lens is attached to the top cover. A second end of the lens faces to the light source. A relative distance between the lens and the light source is adjustable to change a light pattern of a output light of the light source. The output light is a light of the light source passing through the lens.
US11808408B2
A fitting for a liquid gas bottle with a gas consumer connection piece, with a gas inlet opening on the underside, with a gas conducting connection between the gas inlet opening and the gas consumer connection piece, with a rotary handle, which can be turned into an open position and into a closed position, wherein in the open position gas can flow from the gas inlet opening to the gas consumer connection piece and in the closed position no gas can flow from the gas inlet opening to the gas consumer connection piece, with a closable opening on the upper side of the fitting, with a gas conducting connection which connects the closable opening on the upper side with an opening at the underside in such a way that refilling a connected gas bottle with gas through the underside and through the closable opening is possible, characterized in that the edge of the closable opening is part of the rotary handle.
US11808405B2
There is disclosed a kit for assembling a body-mounted sign holder on which one or more signs can be mounted to display multiple messages without engaging a person's hands when the messages on the sign are displayed. There is also disclosed a sign holding device, in particular, one which is lightweight when worn and used, for example, during protest marches.
US11808402B2
The present disclosure provides a joint assembly for an apparatus comprising an object and a base component. The joint assembly comprises a first joint component coupled to a second joint component and each joint component comprises annular joint sections. A first peripheral section of a first annular joint section of the first joint component abut with a second peripheral section of a second annular joint section of the second joint component is defined to rotate about a first axis. A second peripheral section of a second annular joint section of the first joint component abut with the base component is defined to rotate about a second axis. A first peripheral section of a first annular joint section of the second joint component abut with the object is defined to rotate about the third axis. The first axis, the second axis, and third axis are orthogonal to each other.
US11808401B2
A portable display device assembly suitable for use with a separate apparatus such as a toddler walker, cart, wagon or similar apparatus and which is adjustable to suit the needs of the user. The portable display device assembly has means for holding a display device, which includes a display device support panel and a display device support rail slidingly engaged with the display device support panel such that the height of the display device support rail may be raised or lowered with respect to the display device support panel. There is also a means for pivoting the display device support panel and means for attaching the means for holding a display device to a separate apparatus.
US11808383B2
A hose assembly includes a corrugated metal tube having a plurality of corrugations and an outer cuff portion extending from an endmost one of the plurality of corrugations, radially outward of an inner diameter of the endmost corrugation, an end connection having an outer end defining a fluid connector and an inner end defining a nose portion received in the outer cuff portion of the corrugated metal tube, and a collar surrounding the outer cuff portion of the corrugated metal tube and the nose portion of the end connection. The collar, the outer cuff portion, and the nose portion are welded together.
US11808381B2
A valve includes a valve body having first and second fluid ports extending to a valve cavity, a seat carrier subassembly installed in the valve cavity and including a seat carrier body with a first annular inner wall defining a first flow aperture aligned with the first fluid port and a valve seat disposed in an annular recess surrounding the first annular inner wall, and a second annular inner wall defining a second flow aperture aligned with the second fluid port. A valve element is disposed within the valve cavity and is movable between a closed position sealing against the valve seat and an open position permitting fluid flow across the valve seat between the first and second flow apertures. An outer periphery of an orifice restriction is seated against an interior portion of one of the first annular inner wall and the second annular inner wall.
US11808371B2
A gate valve is disposed between first and second chambers and allows a first opening leading to the first chamber and a second opening leading to the second chamber to be communicated and opens and closes. The gate valve includes a valve shaft, first and second valve plates that are attached to a leading end part of the valve shaft, an operation mechanism that moves these valve plates to an evacuation position at which the first opening and the second opening are communicated, a first closed position at which the first opening is closed by the first valve plate, and a second closed position at which the second opening is closed the second valve plate by operating the valve shaft, a fastening mechanism that attaches these valve plates to the valve shaft, and a support mechanism that fasten both end parts of these valve plates in a longitudinal direction.
US11808368B2
In an aspect, an inflatable object includes an object body enclosing a chamber to receive air, and a valve mounted to the inflatable object body, including a valve body defining a passageway between the chamber and an ambient environment. The valve body has a shoulder. The valve body defines an outside end, which opens to the ambient environment, and an inside end, which opens into the chamber. The valve includes a one-way flap that is movable between an open position to permit fluid communication between the chamber and the ambient environment through the passageway, and a closed position. The one-way flap is biased to the closed position with a closing force selected to be overcomable to move the one-way flap to the open position by an airflow having a speed that is less than about 48 m/s, and which is at a pressure lower than 1 atmosphere.
US11808365B2
A valve system for controlling a corrosive process liquid flow, while avoiding corrosion due to a liquid/vapor interface of the process liquid, causes the process liquid to flow from the valve through a purge port into a vertical segment of a purge line. During valve initialization, a non-reactive gas backpressure within the purge line is controlled to establish the liquid/vapor interface at a desired height within the vertical segment, as determined by an interface level sensor, which can be ultrasonic. The vertical segment is constructed from, or lined with, a material that can withstand contact with the liquid/vapor interface. During valve operation, the non-reactive gas pressure can continue to be regulated, or a purge valve can be shut, trapping a fixed quantity of the non-reactive gas within the purge line. The valve can include a heater configured to prevent a molten process liquid from solidifying within the valve.
US11808358B2
A sealing ring for a header of an implantable device has an outer ring and an inner ring. The outer ring is formed with, or of, a high-performance thermoplastic material. The inner ring is formed with, or of, liquid silicone or polyurethane. The inner and outer rings are arranged with a form-fit relative to each other. There is also described a method for manufacturing such a sealing ring and also a contact socket and an implantable device with such a sealing ring.
US11808356B2
A sealing assembly for bearings, in particular for use in agriculture, comprising a primary sealing barrier and a secondary sealing barrier, which are arranged in series along a potential path (P) of ingress of contaminants into the bearing, and have, respectively, a first seal and a second seal with a plurality of contact lips. The contact lips of the first and second seal with a plurality of contact lips may be static lips that do not rotate about an axis (A) of rotation of the bearing.
US11808351B2
A mechanical unlocking mechanism for electronic parking is provided, which comprises a parking cam assembly, a pawl assembly, a pull rod assembly and a parking gear; the parking cam assembly comprises a parking guide shaft and a parking cam, the parking cam is sleeved on the parking guide shaft, at least a first convex part and a second convex part are provided at two sides of the parking cam, and a connecting part is provided on the second convex part; the pull rod assembly is connected with the parking cam via the connecting part, and the pull rod assembly pulls the second convex part to drive the parking cam to rotate; the parking gear can be fixed or rotatable according to the pawl assembly being in a first position where the parking gear parks in or a second position where the parking gear parks out as the parking cam rotates.
US11808345B2
An object of the present invention is to appropriately control cooling water and oil according to situations. A computing device controls a flow rate of cooling water supplied to a motor and an oil pump that supplies oil from a gear box attached to the motor to a coil of the motor. The computing device suppresses the flow rate of the cooling water supplied to the motor when a temperature of oil in the gear box is less than a first threshold, and a temperature of the coil is less than a second threshold, and operates the oil pump.
US11808343B2
Disclosed are a fan cover assembly for a gearbox, a method for producing same, an assembly and a modular set, the gearbox having a rotatable shaft and a fan mounted on the rotatable shaft, the fan cover assembly comprising: a fan cover with a first aperture for receiving the rotatable shaft and a shielding member with a second aperture for receiving the fan cover wherein the fan cover is arrangeable in the second aperture with at least a first orientation defining a first position of the first aperture relative to the shielding member and with a second orientation defining a second position of the first aperture relative to the shielding member.
US11808333B1
A rotary machine employing a heterodyne transmission includes: a central axle; a planetary gear set comprising a sun gear journaling the central axle and a plurality of planet gears surrounding and intermeshed with the sun gear; and a plurality of rotating clusters, each of the rotating clusters comprising a rotating central body and a plurality of rotating eccentric bodies surrounding and intermeshed with the rotating central body, wherein the rotating central body is coupled to a respective one of the planet gears, and wherein each of the rotating eccentric bodies has a center of mass off-axis with respect to its axis of rotation.
US11808314B2
The present document relates to a method of disengaging a clutching device. The method comprises sweeping an output torque of an electric motor drivingly connected to the clutching device such that a torque transmitted by the clutching device vanishes at least temporarily during the sweep, and disengaging the clutching device during the sweep. The present document further relates to an electric driveline for carrying out the method.
US11808311B2
An electrically insulated shaft coupling may include a first metallic portion, a second metallic portion, and an electrically insulating portion that separates the first metallic portion and the second metallic portion. The first metallic portion may include a first plurality of splines configured to interface with splines of a first rotating shaft, and the second metallic portion comprises a second plurality of splines configured to interface with splines of a second rotating shaft.
US11808309B2
An insert for supplying a fluid to splines of a drive shaft, the insert extending along an axis of rotation, and the insert comprising an insert wall extending along the axis of rotation, a reservoir defined by the insert wall for storing a fluid, an elastically deformable portion, the elastically deformable portion capable of transitioning between an expanded state and an unexpanded state, and wherein the elastically deformable portion is configured to expand to the expanded state in a radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation when the fluid is supplied to the reservoir during rotation of the insert and to contract to the unexpanded state when rotation of the insert and supply of the fluid to the reservoir are ceased.
US11808304B2
A generator assembly includes a rotor carrying a magnetic element, a bearing assembly supporting the rotor for rotation about a rotation axis, a bearing support structure extending circumferentially about the bearing assembly and configured for fixation to a housing, and a sleeve member. The sleeve member is arranged radially between the bearing assembly and the bearing support structure to limit a clearance defined radially between the bearing assembly and the bearing support structure. Integrated drive generators and methods of making generator assemblies are also described.
US11808302B2
Wheel bearing assembly for motor vehicles, the assembly being provided with a wheel hub and a bearing unit in turn provided with a radially outer ring and at least one radially inner ring provided, respectively, with a first raceway and at least one second raceway, with at least one row of rolling bodies arranged between the radially outer ring and the at least one radially inner ring, and with a cage for containing the at least one row of rolling bodies; the wheel bearing assembly is moreover provided with sealing means integrated in the cage and provided with at least two radial contact lips made of elastomeric material, with at least one first radial lip in contact with the radially inner ring and with at least one second radial lip in contact with the radially outer ring.
US11808289B2
A hydraulic fluid pressure amplifier system includes a boost cylinder assembly, an energy storage device in fluid communication with the boost cylinder assembly, and a working cylinder assembly. The boost cylinder assembly is configured to selectively receive a plunger member into a boost cylinder, wherein movement of the plunger member received in the boost cylinder compresses a charge fluid within a blind side volume of the boost cylinder from a first fluid pressure to an amplified fluid pressure greater than the first pressure. The working cylinder assembly is selectively operable responsive to receiving a source hydraulic fluid having a nominal fluid pressure less than the amplified fluid pressure for effecting the movement of the plunger member into the boost cylinder. The energy storage device is operable to selectively receive and store a portion of the charge fluid compressed to the amplified fluid pressure.
US11808279B1
A centrifugal compressor includes a tubular shape casing extending in an axial direction, a motor stator fixed to an inside of the casing in a radial direction, a shaft disposed inside of the motor stator in the radial direction and extending in the axial direction, a motor rotor fixed to the shaft and facing the motor stator with a gap in the radial direction, a compression unit fixed to an end portion of the shaft on one side in the axial direction, a first thrust magnetic bearing disposed between the motor rotor and the impeller in the axial direction, and a second thrust magnetic bearing disposed on an other side in the axial direction relative to the motor rotor. A magnetic attraction force of the second thrust magnetic bearing toward the other side is larger than a magnetic attraction force of the first thrust magnetic bearing toward the one side.
US11808277B2
An example centrifugal compressor includes a housing that defines an inlet chamber and includes first and second openings that define a recirculation passage in fluid communication with the inlet chamber. An impeller is disposed within the housing and is rotatable about a longitudinal axis to draw fluid into the inlet chamber. The first and second openings are at different axial locations along the longitudinal axis. A plurality of inlet guide vanes are rotatable and situated in the inlet chamber. The centrifugal compressor includes a ring and a controller for moving the ring along the longitudinal axis between a first position and a second position when rotating the inlet guide vanes. The ring obstructs at least one of the first and second openings more in the second position than in the first position.
US11808269B2
A method for controlling a drainage pump configured to operate at a variable operational speed, and a drainage pump assembly so controlled. The drainage pump has a drive unit including an electrical motor and a drive shaft, and a hydraulic unit with an impeller operatively connected to the electrical motor via the drive shaft. The method includes continuously operating the drainage pump at a positive operational speed with default operation at a predetermined idle operational speed, and intermittently detecting whether the drainage pump is snoring or not snoring. The operational speed is decreased by one step when snoring is detected, and increased by one step when snoring is not detected.
US11808265B2
An energy-conserving fluid pump is an apparatus used to transport low viscosity fluids like water and fuel without experiencing cavitation, recirculation, nor motor locking while also conserving energy. The apparatus includes a fluid diffuser, a fluid densifier, a convergent housing, and a strut assembly. The fluid diffuser improves the efficiency of the apparatus by expanding the fluid inflow and maintaining a fluid pressure buildup. The fluid densifier shears the incoming fluid flow from the fluid diffuser and increases the fluid outflow pressure. The convergent housing encloses the fluid diffuser and the fluid densifier while facilitating the outflow of the pressurized fluid without the loss of fluid pressure nor cavitation. In addition, the convergent housing facilitates the transfer of torque to the fluid diffuser for the operation of the apparatus. The strut assembly keeps the fluid densifier stationary while enabling the rotation of the convergent housing and/or the fluid diffuser.
US11808261B2
Disclosed are a variable capacity compressor operation mode determination method and device, a variable capacity compressor and an air conditioner. The variable capacity compressor operation mode determination method includes: detecting a current value of a compressor at present as A1 before switching an operation mode of the compressor; detecting the current value of the compressor at present as A2 after switching the operation mode of the compressor and reaching a preset time; comparing A1 and A2, determining that the switching of the operation mode of the compressor is successful when a ratio relationship between A1 and A2 satisfies a preset condition, and determining that switching of the operation mode of the compressor is failed when the ratio relationship between A1 and A2 dissatisfies a preset condition.
US11808255B2
A floor pump includes a main body and a supporting device. The supporting device includes a base and a first leg. The base is fixed to the main body and has a first stopping flange and a second stopping flange. The first leg is pivotally connected to the base to approach or move away from the base. The first leg has a front end and a rear end. When the first leg is approached to the base, the first leg is limited by the first and second stopping flanges to a folded position or an unfolded position. When the first leg is in the folded position, the front end is approached to the main body. When the first leg is in the unfolded position, the front end is distal away from the main body.
US11808253B2
A metering unit for the controlled supply of a substance inside an aquarium tank comprises a containment box and a dosimetric pump which is actuated by an electric motor, both being associated with the containment box. The containment box has at least a first connection element and at least a second connection element which is suitable for being connected to a corresponding first connection element of an additional similar metering unit.
US11808248B2
A technique for performing condition monitoring of a plurality of components of a plurality of wind turbines is disclosed. The technique includes, for each of the plurality of wind turbines, measuring at least one time-series electrical output signal of the wind turbine generator, each time-series electrical output signal representing an aggregate of a plurality of subset signals. Such condition monitoring further includes mathematically extracting one or more such subset signals from the at least one time-series electrical output signal of the generator, and associating one or more such subset signals with one or more wind turbine components. A fault threshold value for each such one or more subset signals may be determined, and the one or more such subset signals are compared to such fault threshold value. Based on such association and comparison, the condition of such a wind turbine component of the plurality of wind turbines is determined.
US11808247B2
A planetary gearbox for a wind turbine has a planetary gearbox housing, at least one sun gear, at least one internal gear, a planetary carrier with a first planet carrier cheek and a second planet carrier cheek, at least one planetary gear bolt, which is accommodated in the planetary carrier, at least one planetary gear, which is mounted on the planetary gear bolt, and at least one planetary gear radial sliding bearing which comprises a sliding surface. An oil distribution channel section is formed at least in the first planet carrier cheek. The first planet carrier cheek is mounted in the planetary gearbox housing by a radial sliding bearing. The radial sliding bearing is simultaneously formed as a flow connection element for flow connection of the oil distribution channel section of the first planet carrier cheek to a first lubricating oil supply bore arranged in the planetary gearbox housing.
US11808246B2
A method is provided for forming an add-on component for an aerofoil which enable the structure of the aerofoil to be tuned in order to reduce the amplitude of sound produced at frequency fpeak when air flows in a flow direction from the leading edge over the trailing edge of an aerofoil. The method applies both to add-on components having a slitted formation and a Double-Rooted Trailing Edge Serration (abbreviated to “DRooTES”).
US11808243B2
An ignition system for outdoor power equipment driven by a petrol or gasoline engine may include a safety interlock system, a starter motor, a starter solenoid having an activation coil, and a solenoid monitor. The ignition system may be configured to selectively apply power to start the engine based on application of a start attempt. The safety interlock system may be operable to actuate the starter solenoid via the activation coil to apply current to the starter motor for starting the engine during the start attempt. The solenoid monitor may be configured to determine a status of the activation coil and starter solenoid contacts and provide a fault indication based on the status determined.
US11808240B2
An engine air filter for heavy dust conditions such as used in heavy military and off-road vehicles, including a scavenging system, and a method of operation thereof. The air filter includes: a housing, a precleaner, a permeable filter, and a scavenger system. The scavenger system disposes of particles collected at the precleaner and on the upstream surface of the permeable filter. The scavenger system includes: an air suction source and a three way valve. The three way valve is airflow coupled to the precleaner, to the permeable filter and to the air suction source. The three way valve enables scavenging of the precleaner and the permeable filter alternately. Optionally, the air filter may further includes a pulse jet back-flow flush system.
US11808237B2
The present invention relates to a combination of components suitable to break down liquid fuels into short chain molecules and gaseous states of matter by heating and pressurizing the combustible/flammable liquids to the point where they phase change into a supercritical fluid, then releasing some fluid as needed into a vapor accumulation tank that has a lower pressure. This subsequent drop in pressure phase changes the fluid from a supercritical state into a consistent and safe gaseous state. From there, the fuel can be delivered to the engine via direct injectors, gaseous fuel carburetors, or a regulating valve such as a needle valve. Because gaseous fuels readily homogenize with intake air and oxidizers, the present invention allows any engine to cleanly, reliably, and consistent use any fuel without adjustment. This allows any engine to run off any combustible liquid, in effect creating the ultimate multifuel system.
US11808234B2
A chain cover includes a first member, which is made of a hard plastic, and a second member, which is made of a material different from the hard plastic. The first member includes a back face, which faces an engine main body. The second member is joined to the first member. Only the back face of the first member includes a groove, which receives a seal member. The seal member provides a seal between the first member and the engine main body.
US11808232B2
A port fuel injection system includes a fuel pump configured to produce a flow of pressurized liquid fuel at a pressure between 10 and 50 bar. A fuel rail is connected to receive the flow of pressurized liquid fuel from the fuel pump, the fuel rail. A plurality of fuel injectors, including one fuel injector positioned in the intake port of each engine cylinder upstream of the intake valve for the engine cylinder are connected to receive pressurized fuel from the fuel rail. An engine control unit (ECU) receives signals from sensors on the internal combustion engine and is programmed to actuate the fuel injectors to deliver fuel to each engine cylinder over a full range of engine operating conditions. A port fuel injection system with high pressure and fast acting fuel injectors improves fuel delivery and performance over the full range of engine operating conditions.
US11808220B2
An engine includes an engine block with at least one cylinder bank including cylinder bores formed therein. A piston is reciprocatingly disposed in each of the cylinder bores. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted to the engine block. Connecting rods are rotatably attached to the crankshaft and are coupled to the piston. A cylinder head with intake valves and exhaust valves in fluid communication with the cylinder bores is mounted to each cylinder bank. At least one permanent magnet is disposed in a skirt of each piston. At least one electromagnet is positioned adjacent to the permanent magnet(s). A control system selectively provides an electrical current to the electromagnets to produce a desired magnetic field, wherein the magnetic field of the electromagnets cooperates with a magnetic field of the permanent magnets to affect a motion of the piston in respect of the engine block.
US11808219B2
A fuel system can include a first fuel circuit, a second fuel circuit, and an inert gas purge system operatively connected to both the first fuel circuit and the second fuel circuit to purge at least a portion of either or both of the first and/or second fuel circuit. The first fuel can be a liquid fuel and the second fuel can be a gaseous fuel. The first fuel circuit can include a first fuel manifold configured to fluidly communicate a first fuel supply with at least one dual fuel nozzles downstream of the first fuel manifold.
US11808218B1
A fuel flow system for a gas turbine engine includes a fuel inlet to admit a flow of fuel into the fuel flow system and a fuel outlet to direct the flow of fuel to the gas turbine engine from the fuel flow system. One or more pumps are positioned along a fuel flow path connecting the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet. A metering valve is in flow communication with the one or more pumps to meter the flow of fuel. A minimum pressure shut-off valve is fluidly connected to the one or more pumps, and a shutoff apparatus configured to permit selective energizing to stop the flow of fuel from the fuel outlet without operation of the metering valve.
US11808217B2
A method for regulating the temperature of the exhaust gases of a turbomachine, the method including regulation of the injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of the turbomachine so that the turbomachine generates a target thrust; regulation of the injection of mechanical power by an electric motor onto a shaft driven in rotation by a turbine, the electric motor being activated when a clearance between a casing and the blades of the turbine exceeds a threshold value.
US11808211B2
An aircraft power system includes an auxiliary power unit (APU), a transmission unit, and a generator. The APU is configured to output a first APU rotational power in response to determining a first condition and a second APU rotational power in response to a determining a second condition. The transmission unit is configured to receive the first APU rotational output power from the APU. The transmission unit outputs a transmission rotational power based on the first APU rotational output power and outputs the transmission rotational power based on the second APU rotational output power. The generator receives the transmission rotational power and produces an alternating current (AC) voltage having a target frequency based on the transmission rotational power.
US11808201B2
An internal combustion engine system for a vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, ICE, operable on a low cetane fuel and having a cylinder at least partly defining a combustion chamber and an ignition source for the low cetane fuel; a fuel injector for injecting the low cetane fuel into the combustion chamber; an ignition improver device in fluid communication with the fuel injector and further configured to supply an ignition improver fluid to the low cetane fuel; a control unit configured to selectively operate the ICE in a spark ignition, SI, mode and a compression ignition, CI, mode. The control unit determines an ICE operating condition and controls the ignition improver device to supply a given amount of ignition improver fluid to the low cetane fuel on the basis of said determined ICE operating condition.
US11808196B2
A method of detecting a need for regeneration of an exhaust particulate filter is described. A first pressure drop is detected in a flow section of an exhaust system which includes the exhaust particulate filter. In addition, an exhaust gas temperature is determined. An exhaust gas mass flow flowing through the exhaust particulate filter is then calculated on the basis of the exhaust gas temperature and the pressure drop. Furthermore, a second pressure drop at the exhaust particulate filter is determined. A need for regeneration is detected when the second pressure drop exceeds a predefined pressure limit value that is dependent on the exhaust gas mass flow. Moreover, an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine is presented which includes an exhaust particulate filter.
US11808193B2
A Diesel Emissions Fluid (DEF) Thawing arrangement and method is provided for use with a vehicle having an engine, an Engine Control Module (ECM), an exhaust system, and a Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) catalytic device. A DEF injection system is connected to the exhaust system and to the ECM. A DEF tank is connected to the DEF injection system, and is provided with a Urea Quality Sensor (UQS). A coolant loop is connected to the engine and has a Coolant Control Valve (CCV) connected to a control module, and a coolant to DEF heat exchanger. A DEF temperature sensor and an ambient temperature sensor are connected to the control module. The control module is configured to trigger a CCV stuck open fault when the DEF tank temperature exceeds the ambient temperature by a threshold amount for a period of time.
US11808189B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a wall-flow filter for removing fine particulate solids from gases, and to the use thereof for cleaning exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine. The invention also relates to a correspondingly produced exhaust-gas filter having a high filtration efficiency.
US11808184B2
A lubrication system for a machine such as a mobile generator, a mobile light tower, or a mobile jobsite heater implements an engine oil supplementation strategy from an auxiliary sump to increase service time between engine oil servicing tasks of an internal combustion engine. The system periodically introduces a supplemental volume of oil from an auxiliary sump into the engine's lubricating system during an oil supplement event. The fluid communication between the engine sump and auxiliary sump may be achieved through multiple sump connections, which may include a sump-to-sump return line that provides a liquid connection allowing oil to freely flow between the engine sump and the auxiliary sump and a vent line that provides a gaseous connection between a void space at an upper end of the auxiliary sump and a void space at an upper end of the engine sump.
US11808180B1
An engine valve actuation system includes a lifter sleeve having a control fluid slot formed therein and extending from an outer sleeve surface to an inner sleeve surface. A valve lifter is movable in a sleeve bore in the lifter sleeve and limited from rotation about a longitudinal axis. The valve lifter includes a hydraulically actuated activation-deactivation switch, and a control fluid port in continuous fluid communication with the control fluid slot.
US11808172B2
The invention relates to a turbine engine vane including a blade extending along a radial axis and a first cooling circuit arranged inside the blade, the first cooling circuit including a first cavity and a second cavity disposed downstream of the first cavity in a direction of circulation of a coolant in the blade, the first and second cavities radially extending inside the blade and being at least partly separated by a first radial partition having a radially internal free end, which at least partly demarcates a first coolant passage connecting the first and second cavities. According to the invention, the radially internal free end is enlarged by having a general transverse section substantially in the form of a keyhole.
US11808171B2
The invention relates to a blade of a fan of a turbomachine, comprising a structure made from composite material, including a fibrous reinforcement obtained by means of the three-dimensional weaving of strands and a matrix in which the fibrous reinforcement is embedded,—the fibrous reinforcement comprising a first portion forming the leading edge and a second portion forming all or part of the trailing edge,—the strands of the fibrous reinforcement comprising first strands having a predetermined elongation at break and second strands having an elongation at break higher than that of the first strands, the first portion comprising all or some of the first strands while the second portion comprises all or some of the second strands.
US11808165B2
An aircraft turbomachine rotor has a rotor disc extending transversely with respect to a longitudinal axis X, a plurality of blades, and a damping device. The damping device having: a support ring arranged transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis X and mounted on the outer periphery of the rotor disc, and has a plurality of damping members that are attached to the support ring and project upstream from the support ring, each damping member being configured to extend at least under a platform of a blade so as to exert a radially outward force to dampen the radial movement of the blade when the turbomachine is in operation.
US11808163B2
A turbine housing has: a first inner member; a second inner member contacting with the first inner member; a turbine scroll flow path enclosed and defined by the first inner member and the second inner member; a first casting housing covering the first inner member at a side opposite to the second inner member; a second casting housing covering the second inner member at a side opposite to the first inner member; an aperture formed in one or both of the first casting housing and the second casting housing and including an opening that opens to an outside; a tube member arranged in the aperture and defining an inlet flow path connected to the turbine scroll flow path; and an inner opening defined by the first inner member and the second inner member and overlapping with one end of the tube member.
US11808154B2
In one exemplary embodiment, a flow path component assembly includes a support structure having an axial portion and a radial portion and an outer portion arranged between the support structure. The outer portion defines a gap between the outer portion and the axial portion of the support structure. A flange is positioned relative to the gap.
US11808153B2
Tapered stator designs are engineered in a positive displacement motor (PDM) power section to relieve stator stress concentrations at the lower (downhole) end of the power section in the presence of rotor tilt. A contoured stress relief (i.e. a taper) is provided in the stator to compensate for rotor tilt, where the taper is preferably more aggressive at the lower end of the stator near the bit.
US11808147B2
A method and a system for measuring downhole fluid properties. The downhole fluid sampling tool may comprise at least one probe and at least one passageway that passes through the at least one probe and into the downhole sampling tool. The method may comprise drawing a wellbore fluid through the at least one probe and through the at least one passageway, obtaining a first channel measurement of the wellbore fluid, obtaining at least a second channel measurement, clustering channel data from a plurality of channel measurements comprising the first channel measurement and the at least second channel measurement, and measuring a phase through a plurality of channels. The method may further comprise separating a plurality of phase signals based on the phase measured through the plurality of channels, labeling the wellbore fluid, assigning the plurality of phase signals to specific phases of a multi-phase fluid, and estimating a fluid property.
US11808142B2
The hydrocarbon wells include a radioactive tracer system, a production conduit, a lift gas supply conduit, a lift gas supply system configured to provide a lift gas stream to the lift gas supply conduit, and one or more gas lift valves each being configured to selectively permit lift gas to enter the production conduit and mix with reservoir liquid therein to generate a produced fluid stream. The radioactive tracer system is configured to inject a radioactive tracer into the lift gas stream and to detect the radioactive tracer within the produced fluid stream. The methods include injecting the radioactive tracer into the lift gas stream, flowing the radioactive tracer through an open gas lift valve into the production conduit, mixing the radioactive tracer with the reservoir liquid to generate a tracer-marked liquid band within the produced fluid stream, and detecting radiation from the tracer-marked liquid band.
US11808141B2
Smart wellhead assemblies with sensors for detecting positions of components within the bores of the wellhead assemblies are provided. In some instances, the sensors can be used to detect one or more of landing, locking, or concentricity of hangers, packoffs, or other internal wellhead components within bores. In one example, a method of installing a hanger within a wellhead includes lowering the hanger within the wellhead and using one or more sensors to detect when the hanger is at a target location. The method can also include activating a locking mechanism of the hanger and using the one or more sensors to detect when the locking mechanism has secured the hanger within the wellhead. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US11808133B2
Systems and methods for performing slide drilling and for determining operational parameters to be utilized during slide drilling. An example method includes commencing operation of a processing device, whereby the processing device determines a reference rotational distance of a top drive to be utilized during slide drilling. The processing device outputs a control command to the top drive to cause the top drive to rotate a drill string. The processing device also determines the reference rotational distance based on rotational distance measurements indicative of rotational distance achieved by the top drive and torque measurements indicative of torque applied to the drill string by the top drive.
US11808131B2
A computer-implemented method including receiving a steering command identifying a tool face orientation in which the steering command is expected to produce an intended steering response of an intended drilling trajectory. The method further includes receiving an actual steering response result of the steering command in which the actual steering response result identifies an actual drilling trajectory. The method further includes storing a dataset comparing the actual steering response result in relation to the intended steering response, determining an uncertainty level of the tool face orientation based on the stored dataset, and outputting a visual representation of steering response with the uncertainty level.
US11808130B1
An actuator including a housing defining a volume changeable chamber therein, the volume changeable chamber being divided into a first volume changeable subchamber, a second volume changeable subchamber, a separator disposed between the first volume changeable subchamber and the second volume changeable subchamber, the separator initially preventing mixing of substances in the first volume changeable subchamber and in the second volume changeable subchamber and at a selected time allowing fluid movement between the first and second volume changeable subchamber. A method for actuating a tool including triggering a separator between a first volume changeable subchamber having a first substance therein and a second volume changeable subchamber having a second substance therein within a housing containing the first volume changeable subchamber and the second volume changeable subchamber. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, and an actuator disposed in the borehole.
US11808129B2
A wellbore tool may include a port through the body and a first rupture disk disposed on the body and covering the port, the body defining a first interior chamber and a second interior chamber, with a liquid-permeable membrane separating the first interior chamber and the second interior chamber within the body. The body may be configured to retain a first solid reactant in the first interior chamber and a second solid reactant in the second interior chamber, wherein the first rupture disk is configured to rupture at a pressure differential downhole. A method for livening a well may include lowering the wellbore tool into a wellbore.
US11808126B2
An illustrative modular manifold system includes, among other things, two or more modular pump manifolds, a low-pressure header, and a main high-pressure manifold. Modular pump manifolds may include a low-pressure manifold for supplying fracturing fluid or water to pumps, a high-pressure manifold for supplying fracturing fluid or water to one or more wells and a bleed-off/prime-up manifold. Each modular pump manifold of the modular manifold system is configured to be fluidly isolatable from the other modular pump manifolds. Each isolated modular pump manifold is configured to be flushed with water, bled off and primed up independently of the other modular pump manifolds. After the bleed off, maintenance procedures may be performed on pumps associated with the isolated modular pump manifold. The modular pump manifolds that are not isolated may continue in active fracing stage operations while a modular pump manifold is isolated.
US11808124B1
This disclosure presents processes for automatically detecting a ball-seat event in a wellbore. The processes can automatically detect a ball-seat event and automatically fracture a formation at a next treatment zone once the ball-seat event has been automatically detected. The processes for automatically detecting the ball-seat event can determine a volume ratio is in a predetermined range and within a minimum and maximum bound, then determine a slurry rate is in a predetermined range and is within a minimum and maximum bound, then determine a slope of a slurry rate is in a predetermined range and within a minimum and maximum bound, and then determine a slope of a pressure change of the fracturing fluid in the wellbore is in a predetermined range and within a minimum and maximum bound.
US11808122B2
A fluid end is coupled to and configured to be driven by an electric motor. A shear interconnect is at an uphole end of the electric submersible pump. The shear interconnect is configured to shear a cable line between the electric submersible pump and a topside facility. The shear interconnect is configured to shear the cable at the electric submersible pump. A safety valve is arranged to cease flow within a wellbore, in which the electric submersible pump is installed, when the safety valve is in a closed position.
US11808118B2
An apparatus and a method for controlling sand production from an oil well. A sand rate comparison value determined at a given oil production rate is used to control the oil production rate by controlling the choke to set the oil production rate to a set production rate corresponding to the oil production rate. The sand rate comparison value is used to confirm that the measured reduced sand flow rate, at that given oil production rate, is below the allowable sand rate (ASR). Since the oil production rate is associated with the sand rate, the sand rate comparison value is used to control the sand rate, by being used to control the oil production rate, and so the sand rate comparison value functions as, and therefore typically comprises, or is, a sand rate control parameter.
US11808106B2
The present invention provides an actuation member for traveling down a borehole of a casing to engage with one or more geometrical profile locations provided inside the casing, and a system for controllably exposing selected locations along the wellbore to a pressurized fluid. The actuation member comprises a generally cylindrical hollow body extending between an uphole end and a downhole end, and a plug seat configured to receive a plug for blocking the borehole. The actuation member has two edge portions separate and movable relative to one another to facilitate resilient deformation of the hollow body, wherein the deformation causes a reduction of cross-sectional area of the hollow body. An outer surface of the hollow body comprises one or more protrusions and/or grooves configured to matingly engage with the one or more geometric profile locations in the casing.
US11808100B2
Tubular cut monitoring systems and methods to cut a tubular are presented. The method includes running a downhole cutting tool to a location in a tubular. During a cutting operation, the method also includes monitoring, with an inertial sensor of the downhole cutting tool, for stick slip vibrations produced by a cutter blade of the downhole cutting tool. The method further includes determining whether a total number of stick slip vibrations produced by the cutter blade within a threshold number of revolutions of the cutter blade is greater than a threshold number of tolerable stick slip vibrations. In response to a determination that the total number of stick slip vibrations produced by the cutter blade within the threshold number of revolutions is greater than the threshold number of tolerable tick slip vibrations, the method further includes ceasing the cutting operation.
US11808099B2
There is provided a downhole tool comprising a locator. The locator includes a wellbore coupler for becoming releasably retained relative to a locate profile; and a wellbore coupler release opposer configured for opposing release of the wellbore coupler from the retention relative to the locate profile. While the opposing of the release of the wellbore coupler from the retention relative to the locate profile is being effected by the wellbore coupler release opposer, relative displacement between the wellbore coupler release opposer and the wellbore coupler is effectible, with effect that the opposing is defeated. The locator also includes a displacement impeder for impeding the relative displacement between the wellbore coupler release opposer and the wellbore coupler.
US11808098B2
A system for deploying an untethered drone is provided. The system includes a wellbore drone for being deployed into a wellbore, a magazine unit, and a control system. The wellbore drone is configured to perform at least one action based on a control command which is provided from an on-board control system embedded in the wellbore drone. The magazine unit includes one or more chambers. The magazine unit is configured to retain the wellbore drone in a corresponding one of the one or more chambers, prior to deployment of the wellbore drone into the wellbore, and dispense the wellbore drone for being deployed into the wellbore through a launcher unit. The control system includes at least one control interface for controlling at least a part of operations of the wellbore drone and the magazine unit.
US11808091B1
A modular rig system assembled without use of a crane includes a platform and a mast. The platform has pin retaining structure. The mast is separable from the platform and has a transport foundation, a tower, an alignment actuator, a pin, and a piston arm. The tower has pin retaining structure and is movable relative to the transport foundation between transport and use configurations. The alignment actuator is operably coupled to the transport foundation to adjust positioning of the tower while the tower is at the transport configuration such that the platform pin retaining structure and the tower pin retaining structure are aligned. The pin selectively passes through the platform pin retaining structure and the tower pin retaining structure to couple the platform to the tower, and the piston arm is pivotably coupled to the transport foundation and the tower for moving the tower between the transport and use configurations.
US11808086B2
A drill string rod includes an elongate central rod portion. The central rod portion has a hollow-cylindrical shape with an inner first diameter (drod) and an outer second diameter (Drod). The male end includes a spigot having a base projecting axially from a shoulder that axially separates the spigot and the central rod portion. The female end has a sleeve portion that fits to the spigot. An inner thread of the sleeve portion is attachable to an outer thread of the base of the spigot of a further drill string rod. In a radial plane to the longitudinal axis of the drill string rod, the base of the spigot is defined by an outer third diameter (Dspigot) and an inner fourth diameter (dspigot) and the sleeve portion is defined by an outer fifth diameter (Dsleeve) and an inner sixth diameter (dsleeve), wherein the second diameter (Drod) is >60 mm.
US11808082B2
A sealing system for a storage enclosure is disclosed. The sealing system includes a sealing member having a first sealing portion, and a second sealing portion that extends from the first sealing portion. The second sealing portion including a first leg and a second leg. The first leg extends from the first sealing portion at a first angle, and the second leg extends from the first sealing portion at a second angle. The second angle is larger than the first angle.
US11808081B2
A door system includes a door having a frame forming at least a portion of a perimeter of the door and a sleeve configured to encase at least a portion of the frame. The frame is constructed from a first material and the sleeve is constructed from a different second material. The first material may be electrically conductive and the second material may be electrically insulating. Alternatively or additionally, the first material may be susceptible to wear and tear and the sleeve may be resilient and replaceable.
US11808070B2
A retractable sliding door (10) with automatic alignment to the wall (12) during the closing phase, suitable to alternately open and close a through space (14) made along said wall, comprising a lower guide (18) fixed to the floor and an upper guide (20) forming a support beam. In the upper guide (20) paired prominences (50, 52) and (60) are made constituting the sliding tracks of two or more pairs of wheels (54) and single wheels (58) borne by a shaft (56) and combined with a frame (62) to form a carriage. The lower guide (18) interacts with a roller (24) suitable to fit into a shaped channel with a mixed-line extension (26) made along the lower head of the door (10); the upper guide (20) is provided with a shaped channel (78) having the same and parallel mixed-line configuration as said shaped channel (26). The upper head of the door (10) being provided with means for its suspension to the frame (62) constituting the carriage.
US11808067B2
A door arrester, in particular for a door of a motor vehicle, includes a door retainer rod (30) which can be mounted on either one of the door (2) or the body (3) so as to be pivotable and has a first side (35) with profiling (35a) formed on the first side (35); and a first braking element which can be arranged on the other of the door (2) or the body (3) and in sections bears against the first side (35) of the door retainer rod (30) under the effect of a preload, and which, with the profiling (35a) of the first side (35), defines at least one retaining position. The first braking element has a central boring, the door retainer rod (30) has an elongate through-hole (33), a guide pin (40) passes through the central boring and the through-hole (33), and the guide pin (40) permits an axial movement of the first braking element along the guide pin (40).
US11808059B2
A lock for door includes a locking latch assembly, a lock rotor, a lock bolt and a rotating member, wherein the latch includes an upper rotor member, a clutch transmission set, a deceleration gear set, and a motor. When the deceleration gear set is driven by the motor, the deceleration gear set immediately drives the clutch transmission set to move the lock bolt. When the lock rotor is manually driven to rotate and the upper rotor member is connected to rotate, the upper rotor member pushes the clutch transmission set for a clutch action, so that the clutch transmission set only drives the lock bolt to move so as to selectively lock and unlock the lock for door.
US11808052B1
A panel structure with a slotted mounting system includes: a first post; a second post; and a panel that is configured to be mounted to the first post and the second post. Each post includes one or more fasteners that extend outwardly from a body of the respective posts and can be loosened to define a shelf on which the panel can be hung. The panel includes slots corresponding to and configured to receive the fasteners extending from the body of the first post and the second post. Once hung, the panel is released, and the respective fasteners of the first post and the second post tightened to impose a clamping force to secure the panel. The panel structure can include a plurality of posts with fasteners and a plurality of panels with slots corresponding to the fasteners of the respective posts to provide a multi-walled structure when assembled.
US11808051B2
A portable enclosure includes a bottom component including a first sidewall that forms a first door opening. The portable enclosure further includes a top component including a second sidewall that forms a second door opening. The top component is configured to removably attach to the bottom component to align the first door opening and the second door opening and to at least partially enclose an interior volume of the portable enclosure. The portable enclosure further includes a door configured to removably attach to the top component and the bottom component to cover the first door opening and the second door opening.
US11808050B2
A lift system for a spa cover includes a first lift assembly configured for coupling to a first side of a spa, the first lift assembly including a motor and a first lever arm, the first lever arm having a first end configured for driving connection to the motor, and a second end configured for operative connection to a spa cover, and a clutch assembly configured to transmit torque from the motor to the first lever arm, the clutch assembly including a drive plate rotatably driven by the motor, a clutch plate arranged parallel to the drive plate, and a plurality of projections extending from one of the drive plate and the clutch plate and being configured to engage a corresponding plurality of recesses in the other of the drive plate and the clutch plate.
US11808048B2
A scaffold upon which a person stands includes a platform with a first leg assembly rotatably attached to the platform. The scaffold includes a latch assembly having a latch pivot axis coupled to the platform. The scaffold includes a stud attached to a first leg of the first leg assembly to which the latch assembly engages when the first leg assembly is moved into the extended position to automatically lock the first leg assembly in the extended position where the latch assembly is in a set position. When the latch assembly is moved out of the set position, the stud on the first leg disengages from the latch assembly and the first leg assembly is able to rotate about the first leg assembly pivot axis to a folded position. A method for using a scaffold.
US11808041B2
A hail resistant roofing system and method includes a roofing substrate such as a shingle or tile or membrane having an array of exposed upwardly projecting features. The features may rise to sharp points and may have side surfaces that are angled relative to the plane of the roofing substrate. The features are spaced and arranged so that a large hail stone capable of damaging the roofing substrate will always impact one or more of the exposed features. This can break up the hail stone into smaller benign pieces or can redirect the energy and direction of the hail stone so that the impact is absorbed without damage to the roofing substrate.
US11808039B1
A bridging element is positioned between a pair of insulating outer layers and a pair of rigid supporting inner layers. The bridging element includes a plurality of spaced-apart ribs supporting the rigid inner layers in a spaced-apart overlying relationship with a flexible sealing layer surrounding the plurality of spaced-apart ribs to form a first sleeve and another flexible sealing layer surrounding the supporting inner layers to form a second sleeve. The pair of insulating outer layers includes a composite assembly formed from non-metallic fibers and a thermal insulating material matrix.
US11808038B2
Described herein is a method of installing a ceiling system comprising adhesively bonding together a ceiling panel and a magnetic attachment element to form a ceiling panel assembly, magnetically coupling the ceiling panel assembly to at least one suspended support element; and wherein the ceiling panel and the magnetic attachment element are adhesively bonded together a the time of installation.
US11808034B2
A floating connection fastening system employs a semi-flexible floating bushing having a sleeve that may have an axial slot which captures a fastener having a head, an unthreaded shank portion and a threaded portion. The sleeve may have an outer primary surface and a plurality of protuberances that project outward from the outer primary surface. An offset cap mounts to the bushing/fastener assembly and receives a driver bit. The offset cap defines an offset clearance for installation of the fastener and bushing. The floating connection is installed by driving the fastener through a non-load bearing member so as to form a bore and threadably engage a load bearing member. The floating bushing has a flange which engages the surface of the non-load bearing member, and the sleeve is entirely received in the formed bore.
US11808023B2
A spray washing component for a smart toilet cover and an assembly method thereof are provided. The spray washing component includes a base, a nozzle, and a first motor. A sliding track is disposed on the base. The nozzle has a rack cooperating with the first motor. The first motor drives the nozzle to slide along the base. The first motor is installed at an end away from a jet of the nozzle and drives the nozzle to be displaced through a transmission structure. The transmission structure includes a driving gear, a dual transmission gear, and a conveyor belt. The driving gear is in anti-rotation cooperation with an output shaft of the first motor. The dual transmission gear respectively meshes with the conveyor belt and the rack on the nozzle. The spray washing component and the assembly method solve the large space occupation and insufficient aesthetics of the existing toilet.
US11808016B2
A bucket lip for earth moving machines includes a front blade (1) provided with a plurality of projections (2) for placing a plurality of teeth; a plurality of front cavities (3) placed between said projections (2) for placing a plurality of front guards; and a plurality of tension elements (4) for distributing the stress produced while using the bucket; wherein said tension elements (4) are arranged between said projections (2), after said front cavities (3).
US11808015B2
Systems and methods for tracking a heading of an excavator are provided. An initial heading of the excavator platform is obtained and a current azimuthal orientation of the excavator platform is associated with the initial heading. Coordinates of a measurement center of the GNSS device are obtained. Coordinates of a center of rotation of the excavator platform are determined using the initial heading of the excavator platform, the coordinates of the measurement center, and a known spatial relationship between the measurement center of the GNSS device and the center of rotation of the excavator platform. Rotation of the excavator platform is tracked from the initial heading to a first heading using rotation measurements from a swing sensor.
US11808006B2
A work vehicle includes a vehicle body, a work implement including an attachment, an operating device and a controller. The operating device can be operated to a dump side and a tilt side to cause the attachment to dump and tilt. The controller executes an automatic drive control in which the attachment is caused to dump as far as a predetermined dumping position when the operating device is operated by a first dump operation amount or greater to the dump side, or to tilt as far as a predetermined tilt position when the operating device is operated by a first tilt operation amount or greater to the tilt side. The controller disables the automatic drive control when a switching time period required for the operating device to be switched between the tilt and dump sides is at least a predetermined disabling time period.
US11808002B2
A cement form assembly includes cement and a cement form. The cement form can include a ground facing surface extending horizontally on a ground support surface and a cement facing surface extending vertically and contacting the cement. An extension member extends outward from the cement form and includes a surface that extends the ground facing surface or the cement facing surface. The cement form and the extension member are each made, at least partially, of a foam material.
US11808001B2
A support stand (2) and a foundation system (1) for a building comprising the support stand (2) attachable to a structural beam (3) in which the support stand (2) comprises a pedestal (6) and a beam carrier (7) mounted on the pedestal (6) wherein the beam carrier (7) comprises a wingnut construction defining at least one substantially vertical wing (19,33) connectable with a structural beam (3).
US11807995B2
A tamping assembly for a track-tamping machine tamping tools designed as rocker arm pairs. Each tamping tool has a pick arm mounted on a support so as to be pivotally adjustable about a pivot axis and with a hydraulic drive engaging one end and a pick on the other end. The pick arm is of single web design and is mounted on the pivot axis between two axis supports assigned to the support. A pick holder is between the pick arm and the pick. The pick holder is mounted on the pick arm to be pivotally adjustable about an adjustment axis by a pivot drive. The adjustment axis is perpendicular to the pivot axis, and the point of attack of the hydraulic drive on the pick arm, the longitudinal axis of the pick arm, and the adjustment axis lie in a common plane between the axis supports.
US11807990B2
Belts and fibrous structures of the present disclosure may comprise discrete cells comprising one or more legs and/or one or more concavities in certain patterns or Cell Groups. The cells may be discrete knuckles or pillows and the fibrous structures may further comprise an emboss.
US11807988B2
A sheet manufacturing method includes a web forming step of forming a web by accumulating a defibrated product in a dry manner, a moisture imparting step of imparting the web with moisture, a pressurizing step of pressurizing the web to which the moisture is imparted, and a heating step of heating the web to which the moisture is imparted, in which a water content of the web to which the moisture is imparted in the moisture imparting step is 12% by mass or more, a pressure applied to the web in the pressurizing step is 0.2 MPa or more, and a temperature of the web in the heating step is 100° C. or lower.
US11807986B2
A process and an apparatus for producing nonwoven materials are disclosed. The process includes the following steps: a) providing a three-phase (gas-liquid-solid) suspension containing air, water, fibrous material and a surfactant, b) depositing the suspension onto a moving carrier sieve to produce a fibrous web on the carrier sieve, c) removing aqueous residue of the suspension through the carrier sieve, d) conveying the aqueous residue through one or more phase separation tanks in an essentially horizontal direction while providing a depressurised headspace above the aqueous residue, e) recycling the aqueous residue conveyed in step d) to step a), f) preferably pre-integrating the fibrous web.
US11807985B2
A web transportation apparatus includes a mesh belt configured to be rotated to transport a web formed of a dry deposited material containing fibers and a striking member configured to strike a return section of the mesh belt to remove the material attached to the mesh belt. The striking member includes a striking bar and a striking lever. The striking bar is reciprocated to strike the mesh belt.
US11807983B2
An abrasion resistant finish for a fungal material, the finishing comprising an optimum quantity biodegradable polylactic acid plastic (PLA) dispersed in water to produce a PLA mixture. When the PLA mixture is applied to the fungal material, water carries the PLA deeply into the matrix of the fungal hyphae to a depth at least 2 N/10 mm or 1% of the thickness of the fungal material, whichever is greater. The finish fortifies the hyphal structure as the water evaporates and creates a PLA coating on the fungal material with improved abrasion resistance and water resistance.
US11807971B2
A tufting tool (20) is provided. The tufting tool can be adapted to be used in a tufting machine. The tufting tool is formed by a first material (22). The tufting tool comprises an insert of a second material (24), where the second material is harder than the first material. The insert is formed by a cavity in the first material filled with the second, melted, material filling said cavity. Hereby a tufting tool with an insert can be made in a robust and efficient manner.
US11807970B2
A device may be used to selectively and automatically thread one or more needles, such as hair sewing/weaving needles. A threader arm of a plurality of threader arms may be selected via an interface. The selected threader arm may be configured to push a portion of a thread through an eye of a needle received at a needle receptacle associated with the selected threader arm.
US11807960B2
A free fibre or loose fibre structure for padding comprising a shell containing a plurality of free or loose fibres, said structure being characterised in that said free or loose fibres have a cut that reproduces the length, and in part the fineness, of genuine goose down.
US11807948B2
The method of producing hydrogen peroxide using nanostructured bismuth oxide is an electrochemical process for producing hydrogen peroxide using a cathode formed as oxygen-deficient nanostructured bismuth oxide deposited as a film on the surface of a conducting substrate. An anode and the cathode are immersed in an alkaline solution saturated with oxygen in an electrolytic cell. An electrical potential is established across the cathode and the anode to initiate electrochemical reduction of the oxygen in the alkaline solution to produce hydrogen peroxide by oxygen reduction reaction.
US11807947B2
A method of forming a metallic pattern on a substrate is provided. The method includes applying onto a metallic surface, a chemically surface-activating solution having an activating agent that chemically activates the metallic surface; non-impact printing an etch-resist ink on the activated surface to produce an etch resist mask according to a predetermined pattern, wherein at least one ink component within the etch-resist ink undergoes a chemical reaction with the activated metallic surface to immobilize droplets of the etch-resist ink when hitting the activated surface; performing an etching process to remove unmasked metallic portions that are not covered with the etch resist mask; and removing the etch-resist mask.
US11807943B2
Provided is an aluminum alloy fastening member including a chemical conversion coating having a novel composition as a colored coating, and a method for producing the aluminum alloy fastening member. The aluminum alloy fastening member includes a chemical conversion coating containing tellurium as a component element.
US11807942B2
Described herein is a continuous coil pretreatment process used to treat the surface of an aluminum alloy sheet or coil for subsequent deposition of an acidic organophosphorus compound. The process can include applying a cleaner to a surface of an aluminum sheet or a coil; etching the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil with an acidic solution; rinsing the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil with deionized water; applying to the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil a solution of an acidic organophosphorus compound; rinsing the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil with deionized water; and drying the surface of the aluminum sheet or the coil.
US11807926B2
[Object] To improve both abrasion resistance and seizure resistance. [Solution] A copper alloy sliding material is configured, which contains 0.5 to 12.0 mass % of Sn, 2.0 to 8.0 mass % of Bi, and 1.0 to 5.0 vol % of an inorganic compound, the balance being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the inorganic compound includes a first inorganic compound having an average particle size of 0.5 to 3.0 μm and a second inorganic compound having an average particle size of 4.0 to 20.0 μm, and wherein a value obtained by dividing a volume fraction of the first inorganic compound by a volume fraction of the second inorganic compound is 0.1 to 1.0.
US11807924B2
An Al plated electric resistance welded steel pipe for hardening use suppressing the formation of scale to the inside of the plating layer while performing hot forming and an Al plated hollow member using that Al plated electric resistance welded steel pipe, wherein the Al plated electric resistance welded steel pipe for hardening use is comprised of a base material made of a tubular steel plate and having a predetermined chemical composition and an electric resistance welded zone provided at a seam portion of the steel plate and extending in a longitudinal direction of the steel plate, the base material is further provided with an intermetallic compound layer positioned on the surface of the steel plate and including an Al—Fe—Si-based intermetallic compound and an Al plating layer positioned on the surface of the intermetallic compound layer and containing Al and Si, and 70×X/D≤Y/t≤30 is satisfied, wherein X (μm) is a thickness of the intermetallic compound layer, Y (μm) is a thickness of the Al plating layer, t (mm) is a pipe thickness of the steel pipe, and D (mm) is an outside diameter of the steel pipe.
US11807922B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides: an adhesive coating composition capable of attaching (coupling) an electrical steel sheet without using an existing coupling method, such as welding, clamping, or interlocking; an electrical steel sheet laminate employing the same; and a manufacturing method therefor. The adhesive coating composition according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: 40-95 wt % of a first component comprising an organic/inorganic composite in which inorganic nanoparticles are substituted in a water-soluble resin; 1-50 wt % of a second component comprising a composite metal phosphate; and 1-10 wt % of an additive.
US11807905B2
The present invention relates to metformin for use in treating a patient, wherein the patient exhibits an increased level of GDF15 in response to metformin treatment; to methods of identifying a patient who will benefit or who will not benefit from metformin treatment; methods of treating a patient at risk of developing or suffering from a disease or disorder comprising administering therapeutically effective amount of metformin; methods of adapting the dosage of metformin; the usage of GDF15 as biomarker for identifying a patient who will benefit or who will not benefit from metformin treatment, kits for use in identifying a patient who will benefit from metformin treatment and the use of the kits, as well as methods of treating a patient or who will not benefit from metformin treatment.
US11807899B2
The invention relates to processes for performing biochemical reactions, such as in an aqueous in vitro reaction system. The processes involve macromolecules, particularly polypeptides, comprising one or more functional intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). The invention also relates to IDR-macromolecules, including IDR-polypeptides, including macromolecules or polypeptides comprising a tagged amino acid sequence which comprises or consists of one or more functional IDRs. Such functional IDRs are capable of increasing the efficiency of the biochemical reaction. The invention relates to kits comprising any such macromolecules and polypeptides. The invention further relates to processes for stimulating or enhancing liquid-liquid demixing in a solution using any such macromolecules and polypeptides, including in combination with multivalent metal ions, thereby providing reagents capable of increasing the efficiency of a biochemical reaction.
US11807898B2
Methods and systems for mRNA analysis and quantification of mRNA expression in cells are provided. An example method includes introducing a first capture probe and a second capture probe into the cells, the first capture probe and the second capture probe each configured to be complementary to a respective section of target mRNA within the cells, wherein binding of the first and second capture probes to the respective sections of the target mRNA results in tagging of the cells and causes the first and second capture probes to form clusters with each other. The first capture probe and the second capture probe are each bound to magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) that, when trapped within the tagged cells, cause the tagged cells to be susceptible to magnetic forces. The method and system further include introducing the cells into a device configured to magnetically capture tagged cells.
US11807893B2
A method is provided for determining, the presence and concentration of an analyte by contacting the sample with a solution comprising: magnetic beads, a capture probe capable of binding the analyte, a reporter probe and cellulose, whereby, if the analyte is present, an MB-analyte-reporter-cellulase sandwich is formed; and then contacting the solution comprising the sandwich with an electrode covered with an electrically insulating layer comprising or consisting of cellulose and/or a cellulose derivative, wherein the MB-analyte-reporter-cellulase sandwich leads to degradation of the insulating layer thereby causing a measurable change in electrical properties at the electrode surface, wherein the change in electrical properties is a function of the amount of analyte in the sample. Devices and biosensor applying the method are also provided.
US11807887B2
The invention relates to the use of specific terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) enzymes in a method of nucleic acid synthesis, to methods of synthesizing nucleic acids, and to the use of kits comprising said enzymes in a method of nucleic acid synthesis. The invention also relates to the use of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases and 3′-blocked nucleotide triphosphates in a method of template independent nucleic acid synthesis.
US11807882B2
Provided are MTSP-1 polypeptides modified to have altered activity and/or specificity so that they cleave a complement protein, such as complement protein C3, to inhibit its activity and thereby inhibit complement activation. The modified MTSP-1 polypeptides that inhibit complement activation can be used for treatment of diseases and conditions in which complement activation plays a role. Such diseases and conditions include inflammatory diseases and diseases with an inflammatory component. Exemplary of these disorders are ischemic and reperfusion disorders, including myocardial infarction and stroke, sepsis, autoimmune diseases, ophthalmic disorders, such as diabetic retinopathies and macular degeneration, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and transplanted organ rejection, such as renal delayed graft function (DGF).
US11807856B2
A recombinant Pichia pastoris strain which is genetically modified for highly expressing pediocin PA-1 and secreted into a medium so that the pediocin PA-1 is easily collected and purified from the culture medium. The obtained pediocin PA-1 has specific antimicrobial activities against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 13932 and several other bacteria strains.
US11807853B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating an autoimmune disorder or a cancer in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: administering an effective amount of a composition comprising an oligonucleotide that specifically binds a complementary sequence of the Interleukin-7 receptor (IL7R) pre-mRNA that influences splicing of exon 6, wherein the SM-ASO increases or decreases inclusion of exon 6 in IL7R pre-mRNAs and respectively decreases or increases expression of the soluble isoform of IL7R (sIL7R). In certain embodiments, the oligonucleotide is an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), or a splice-modulating antisense oligonucleotide (SM-ASO).
US11807843B2
A cell culture device includes a holding member including a main body cylindrical portion extending in a cylindrical shape in an axial direction and a holding portion provided at an axially intermediate portion of the main body cylindrical portion and holding a culture membrane; and a first cylindrical member detachably mounted on one axial side with respect to the holding member, extending in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction, and protruding from one axial end of the holding member toward the one axial side when being mounted to the holding member. Also included is a second cylindrical member detachably mounted on another axial side with respect to the holding member, extending in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction, and protruding from another axial end of the holding member toward the other axial side when being mounted to the holding member.
US11807829B2
The present invention relates generally to detergent compositions and, more specifically, to detergent compositions containing a branched surfactant.
US11807828B2
An apparatus for extracting cannabis essential oils. A housing is provided for containing trichome material from a cannabis plant, the housing having a sealable opening. A rotatable impeller is disposed in the housing. A container is connected to the housing for collecting essential oils. The process for extracting cannabis essential oils includes the steps of introducing trichome material from the cannabis plant into the housing, introducing water and ice into the housing via an opening therein, and agitating the water and ice and the trichome material to separate and extract essential oils therefrom.
US11807822B2
A syngas production system includes a gasification reactor and a syngas pressure vessel downstream of the gasification reactor. The syngas pressure vessel includes a pressure vessel having a body with a first portion and a second portion. The syngas pressure vessel also includes an evaporator disposed in the pressure vessel; a coil disposed in the pressure vessel; and a tongue-and-groove flange assembly. The tongue-and-groove flange assembly includes: a first flange with a raised ring extending from a face of the first flange, the first flange attached to the first portion of the body; a second flange with a groove defined in a face of the second flange. The second flange is attached to the second portion of the body. The raised ring extends from the face of the first flange and is positioned in the groove defined in the face of the second flange.
US11807818B2
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a process for converting diesel to products comprising light olefins, benzene-toluene-xylenes (BTX), fluid catalytically cracked naphtha, pyrolysis gasoline, and pyrolysis fuel oil includes: introducing a diesel feedstream to a diesel hydrodesulfurization unit to produce a desulfurized diesel stream; introducing the desulfurized diesel stream to a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit to produce the fluid catalytically cracked naphtha, a light gas stream, and a cycle oils stream; introducing the fluid catalytically cracked naphtha to an aromatic recovery complex to produce the BTX and an aromatic bottoms stream; and introducing a paraffinic fraction of the light gas stream to a steam cracking unit to produce a light olefins stream, the pyrolysis gasoline, and the pyrolysis fuel oil.
US11807817B2
A composition of fuel gas that when mixed with spent catalyst and oxygen has an induction time that allows bubbles to break up while combusting in the regenerator. Bubble breakage in a dense bed avoids generation of a flame that can generate hot spots in the regenerator which can damage equipment and catalyst. The fuel gas can be obtained from paraffin dehydrogenation products, so it can sustain operation of the unit even in remote locations. Heavier streams can be mixed with lighter streams to obtain a fuel gas composition with a desirable induction time to avoid such hot spots. Mixing of a depropanizer bottom stream and/or deethanizer overhead stream with lighter gas streams such as cold box light gas or PSA tail gas can provide the desired fuel gas composition.
US11807814B2
Disclosed herein is a method and system for converting biomass to biofuel, comprising a reaction apparatus including: a reaction tank configured to hold a process fluid; at least one mechanical rotating device comprising: a submergible chamber configured to operate within process, the submergible chamber having a first section including a first rotatable member and configured to receive biomass feedstock; a second section including a second rotatable member and configured to process biomass feedstock; and a third section including a third rotatable member and configured to treat the processed biomass feedstock effective to convert the processed biomass feedstock; a shaft in operable communication with each of the first, second, and third rotatable members for rotating said rotatable members about an axis; and a drive source for driving the shaft about said axis. Also disclosed herein are kits and methods for using the disclosed system to produce biofuel.
US11807811B2
Methods of fracturing a subterranean formation include introducing a fracturing fluid containing an aqueous medium, a viscosifying agent and a polyethylene oxide alkyl ether through a wellbore and into the subterranean formation, pressurizing the fracturing fluid to fracture the subterranean formation, and allowing the fracturing fluid to flow back into the wellbore from the subterranean formation. The polyethylene oxide alkyl ether useful in some embodiments is defined according to the formula: where R1 and R2 are independently selected from linear or branched alkyl groups having from 2 to 16 carbon atoms, and ‘n’ may be a value selected from within a range of from 1 to 100.
US11807807B2
A method includes treating a reservoir with a damaged near wellbore region (NWR), including introducing a liquid foam treatment into a wellbore proximate to the damaged NWR, where the liquid foam treatment has a solution medium and nanobubbles, transmitting an acoustic wave towards the damaged NWR such that the nanobubbles collapse, causing fluid flow pathways to form for hydrocarbon production. A system includes a solution generation tool for generating a liquid foam treatment, where the liquid foam treatment has a solution medium and nanobubbles, where the nanobubbles migrate along a concentration gradient, and an acoustic signal generator transmits an acoustic signal. The system also includes a downhole tool signally coupled to the acoustic signal generator fluidly coupled to the solution generation tool, and the downhole tool transmits an acoustic wave into an NWR and introduces the liquid foam treatment into the wellbore proximate to the NWR.
US11807802B2
A nano-organosilicon film-forming and hydrophobic shale surface hydration inhibitor is obtained by performing hydrophobic modification for nano-particles through long-chain organosilicon together with a surface-active agent. A preparation method of the said hydrophobic shale surface hydration inhibitor comprises steps as follows: nano-particles are added to the solvent under stirring conditions, and then an ultrasonic dispersion is performed; upon the end of the ultrasonic dispersion, the reaction system is adjusted to a pH of 9-11 to obtain mixed solution A; a long-chain organosilicon solution is then dropwise added to the mixed solution A for reaction under stirring conditions to obtain mixed solution B; a surface-active agent is added to the mixed solution B for reaction under stirring conditions; upon the reaction is finished, part of the solvent is removed to obtain the inhibitor.
US11807792B2
A semiconductor processing liquid including hydrofluoric acid, and an organic solvent, in which the organic solvent contains a compound represented by the formula below in which X1 is a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, in which an ether bond may be interposed, Y10 is one of —O—, —(C═O)—, —O—(C═O)—, and —(C═O)—O—, Y20 is one of —(C═O)—, —O—(C═O)—, and —(C═O)—O—, and Y11 and Y21 are each independently a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms in which an ether bond may be interposed, provided that, X1, Y11, and Y21 do not contain hydroxyl groups in structures thereof, and when X1 is a single bond, Y10 is not —O—) H3C—Y11—Y10—X1—Y20—Y21—CH3 (1).
US11807786B2
Disclosed in the present disclosure are a quantum dot dispersed resin molded body, a quantum dot dispersed colloid, and a light emitting device. The quantum dot dispersed resin molded body includes quantum dots dispersed in an acrylate polymer, at least a portion of repeating units of the acrylate polymer comprise a C═C double bond, and the degree of polymerization n of the repeating units is greater than or equal to 2, the quantum dot dispersed resin molded body is formed by cross-linking and curing the quantum dot dispersed colloid.
US11807775B2
A silicone-organic copolymer has the formula Xg[ZjYo]c, where each X is an independently selected silicone moiety having a particular structure, each Y is an independently selected polyacrylate moiety, each Z is an independently selected siloxane moiety, subscript c is from 1 to 150, subscript g is >1, 0
US11807760B2
Biocomposites and related fabrication methods and systems are described, the biocomposites comprising compacted plants and/or algae cells having a water content of less than 15 wt %, and a minimized pore presence and/or dimensions, in which the compacted cells are in a lamellar stacked configuration with a plurality of lamellae arranged one above the other, each lamella independently having a thickness of 20 nm to 5 μm and comprising a semi-crystalline structure formed by biopolymers of cell walls of the compacted plant and/or algae cells.
US11807751B2
A resin composition for molding having excellent heat resistance, hardness, cost-effectiveness and biodegradability is provided by using amorphous resin material components extracted from plant-derived wood. The resin composition includes a first resin including a hemicellulose or a hemicellulose derivative and a second resin including polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA, acrylic), polycarbonate (PC), cyclo olefin polymer (COP), cyclo olefin copolymer (COC), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or polystyrene (PS) and has excellent injection moldability.
US11807748B2
The present disclosure relates to an internally plasticized polyvinyl chloride resin and a process for preparation thereof. The internally plasticized polyvinyl chloride resin comprises a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin covalently bonded to at least one plasticizer. The process is simple and economical and provides internally plasticized PVC with enhanced flexibility, and improved characteristics than conventional PVC resin.
US11807744B2
A polypropylene composition made from or containing: (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene homopolymer or copolymer containing 0 to 0.5% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; and (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 85% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit; wherein 1) the Mw/Mn value of xylene insolubles (XI) of the polypropylene composition as measured by GPC is in the range of 6 to 20, 2) the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is in the range of 70:30 to 85:15, 3) the intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) of the polypropylene composition is in the range of 1.0 to 3.0 dl/g, and 4) the MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) of the polypropylene composition is in the range of 3 to 15 g/10 min.
US11807742B2
A polymeric composition includes an ethylene-based polymer, one or more of an ionomer and an acid copolymer, a flame-retardant filler, and a maleic anhydride functionalized polyolefin. The polymeric composition has an MAH Product of 3 or greater.
US11807723B2
A poly(biphenyl ether sulfone) resin substantially comprising a repeating structure of the following formula (1), wherein a polystyrene equivalent mass average molecular weight Mw and a melt viscosity μ at a temperature of 350° C. satisfy formulas (6) and (7), wherein n represents an integer of 1 or more, 60,000≤Mw≤90,000 (6) 0.0906×Mw−4,930≤μ≤3,500 (7).
US11807722B2
A process for manufacturing a cross-linked product has improved charring and thermal stability properties in which there is cross-linking of a benzoxazine monomer.
US11807721B2
A method for producing a polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), comprising the following steps (i) and (ii), wherein at least one of the steps of (i) and (ii) is carried out in a solvent comprising a compound having an ether bond and an amide bond: (i) a step of reacting carboxylic anhydride with a diamine compound to obtain a polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the following formula (2); and (ii) a step of reacting the polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the formula (2) with a compound represented by the following formula (8), and reacting the reactant with a compound represented by the following formula (9) to obtain a polyimide precursor having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein in the formula (1), at least one of R1 and R2 is a group represented by the formula (3):
US11807712B2
Disclosed is a hydrogenated norbornene ring-opened polymer, wherein a proportion of a norbornene-derived repeating unit is 90% by mass or more, a meso diad fraction of the norbornene-derived repeating unit is 80% or more, and in an X-ray diffraction pattern measured at 25° C. using a CuKα radiation source, an X-ray diffraction peak is observed which has a peak top positioned in a diffraction angle (2θ) range of 17° or more and 18° or less.
US11807710B2
The invention provides a UV-curable resin for forming a chemical-mechanical polishing pad comprising: (a) one or more acrylate blocked isocyanates; (b) one or more acrylate monomers; and (c) a photoinitiator. The invention also provides a method of forming a chemical-mechanical polishing pad using the UV-curable resin.
US11807709B2
The present invention relates to a new process for preparing polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups and being flocculation-stable in solvents from (cyclo)aliphatic diisocyanates.
US11807704B2
Disclosed herein are a functionalized diene monomer-containing polymer containing first and second functionalizing groups, processes for preparing the functionalized polymer, and rubber compositions containing the functionalized polymer. The functionalized polymer contains polymer chains comprises of at least one conjugated diene monomer optionally in combination with at least one vinyl aromatic monomer wherein each polymer chain is functionalized at its chain end with at least the first functionalizing group and is coupled via the first functionalizing group to the second functionalizing group.
US11807703B2
The invention relates to a liquid composition comprising: a) a (meth)acrylic polymer, b) a (meth)acrylic monomer, and c) a maturation agent selected from a metal oxide or a metal hydroxide, said (meth)acrylic polymer comprising a monomer which carries a carboxylic acid function, and/or said (meth)acrylic monomer carrying a carboxylic acid function, and said liquid composition having a dynamic viscosity of between 10 mPa·s and 10 000 mPa·s at 25° C.
US11807698B2
Provided is a binder for non-aqueous secondary battery porous membrane-use that enables formation of a porous membrane having excellent durability and that can improve stability under high shear of a composition for porous membrane-use. The binder for non-aqueous secondary battery porous membrane-use includes a particulate polymer. The particulate polymer is a random copolymer including at least 35 mass % of an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer unit and at least 20 mass % and no greater than 65 mass % of an aromatic monovinyl monomer unit. A degree of swelling of the particulate polymer with respect to a non-aqueous electrolysis solution is greater than a factor of 1 and no greater than a factor of 2.
US11807693B2
The invention provides modified apelin polypeptides having increased stability, circulating half-life, and/or potency relative to the native apelin-13 polypeptide. Compositions comprising the modified apelin polypeptides and methods of using the polypeptides for treating cardiac disorders, such as heart failure, are also disclosed.
US11807689B1
Provided herein are populations of anti-CD20 antibody proteins with specified ranges of post-translational modifications. Also provided are methods of using and methods of making such populations of anti-CD20 antibody proteins.
US11807685B2
Disclosed is an antibody that selectively binds CD47 on tumor cells. Also disclosed is a method for treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the antibody disclosed.
US11807684B2
Humanized or chimeric anti-CD47 monoclonal antibodies are provided. The antibodies bind to and neutralize human CD47, and find use in various therapeutic methods. Preferred are non-activating antibodies. Embodiments of the invention include isolated antibodies and derivatives and fragments thereof, pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more of the humanized or chimeric anti-CD47 monoclonal antibodies; and cell lines that produce these monoclonal antibodies. Also provided are amino acid sequences of the antibodies.
US11807683B2
The present invention provides an isolated monoclonal antibody that specifically binds human TIM-3. The present invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody, as well as uses thereof.
US11807664B2
An objective of the present invention is to provide methods of producing a cyclic organic compound using a continuous stirred tank reactor(s) (CSTR), the methods being capable of achieving excellent impurity-suppressing effects (quality improvement), reduction in reaction-tank size, continuous production, and such. The present inventors conducted studies on cyclization reactions using a CSTR(s), which had not been conventionally used for cyclization reactions for cyclic compounds. As a result, the inventors have found that the present methods can achieve excellent impurity-suppressing effects (quality improvement), reduction in reaction-tank size, continuous production, and such, as compared with conventional cyclization methods. Furthermore, the present inventors have also found that the above-mentioned improvement effects can efficiently be achieved even in the production of cyclic peptides and heterocyclic compounds by applying simulation methods that had been conventionally used mainly at the fine chemicals plant level to the cyclization reactions of the present invention, thereby experimentally predicting the reaction rate of a cyclization reaction, and setting the flow volume (residence time), the concentrations of precursor and cyclic organic compound, and the temperature for the cyclization reaction and such which affect these conditions, in the cyclization reaction using a CSTR(s).
US11807663B2
The invention relates to a novel antibody and an antibody fragment thereof specifically binding to a B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA), and particularly relates to a fully humanized single-chain variable fragment (scFv). The invention further relates to a nucleic acid encoding the antibody, a vector, and a host cell expressing the nucleic acid. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a composition containing the antibody described herein, and use thereof in treatment and diagnosis.
US11807661B2
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising a polypeptide with at least two domains, wherein the first domain is capable of binding CD3 and the second domain is capable of binding to a cancer cell. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating cancer in a subject, comprising: providing a composition comprising a polypeptide with at least two domains, wherein the first domain is capable of binding CD3 and the second domain is capable of binding to a cancer cell; and treating the cancer by administering a therapeutically effective dosage of the composition to the subject.
US11807658B2
Described herein are CD73 inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.
US11807655B2
Claimed are metallocene-complexes of formula (I) [formula (I′)] wherein M is Hf or Zr, L is a bridge comprising 1-2 C- or Si-atoms, The other variables are as defined in the claims.
US11807653B2
The invention provides a facile process for preparing various Group VI precursor compounds useful in the vapor deposition of such Group VI metals onto solid substrates, especially microelectronic semiconductor device substrates. The process provides an effective means to obtain such volatile materials, which can then be sources of molybdenum, chromium, or tungsten-containing materials to be deposited on such substrates. Additionally, the invention provides a method for vapor deposition of such compounds onto microelectronic device substrates.
US11807641B2
The present disclosure provides, inter alia, compounds with MASP-2 inhibitory activity, compositions of such compounds, and methods of making and using such compounds.
US11807636B2
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11807635B2
Disclosed is a nitrile derivative compound represented by formula (I), a stereoisomer, a deuterated product, a co-crystal, a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each group is as defined in the description. The compound has dipeptidyl peptidase 1 inhibitory activity and can be used to prepare a drug for treating diseases including obstructive airway diseases, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
US11807630B2
The present invention provides the compound represented by Formula 1, an organic electric element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and electronic device thereof, and by comprising the compound represented by Formula 1 in the organic material layer, the driving voltage of the organic electric element can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency and life time of the organic electric element can be improved.
US11807627B2
This invention provides stable, highly crystalline forms of Complement Factor D inhibitor Compound 3 for therapeutic applications.
US11807625B2
The present disclosure provides methods of preventing HIV in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compounds of Formula (Ia) or (Ib): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents. Methods of reducing the risk of acquiring HIV (e.g., HIV-1 and/or HIV-2) are also provided.
US11807623B2
The present invention relates to photoactivatable compounds and methods of use thereof for determining binding site and other structural information about RNA transcripts. The invention also provides methods of identifying RNA transcripts that bind compounds and are thus druggable, methods of screening drug candidates, and methods of determining drug binding sites and/or accessible or reactive sites on a target RNA.
US11807613B2
The integrated processes herein provide improved carbon efficiency for processes based on coal or biomass gasification or steam methane reforming. Provided are also ethylene oxide carbonylation products such as beta-propiolactone and succinic anhydride having a bio-based content between 0% and 100%, and methods for producing and analyzing the same.
US11807600B2
When a healthy and balanced diet is not achieved, nutritional supplements are used to help deal with the resulting health issues and enhance the body's performance. The present invention relates to a novel category of molecules that combine the properties of both ketone bodies and β-Hydroxy β-Methylbutyrate (HMB) that can be used as supplements for treating a wide range of health-related issues. Acetoacetate and β-Hydroxybutrate along with isopentyldiol were used as the sources of ketone bodies and HMB, respectively. The present invention provides a method of synthesis for a new group of compounds that incorporate the properties found in acetoacetate and 3-hydroxybutyrate molecules with that of β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate.
US11807596B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: novel thiol compounds; a method for synthesizing said thiol compounds; curing agents containing said thiol compounds; resin compositions containing said thiol compounds and an epoxy compound; and resin compositions containing said thiol compounds and an ene compound having a carbon-carbon double bond in a molecule. Furthermore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide adhesives and sealants having these resin compositions as ingredients. The thiol compounds of the present invention are represented by chemical formula (I) to chemical formula (VII).
US11807592B2
The disclosure is directed to a method for recovering products from a fermentation broth. The disclosure relates to the use of dehydration to recover products which have close boiling points, such as ethanol and isopropanol, from a fermentation broth. In an embodiment, the recovery of product is completed in a manner that minimizes stress on the microbial biomass present in the fermentation broth, such that it remains viable, at least in part, and may be recycled and reused in the fermentation process, which may result in increased efficiency in the fermentation process. The dehydration reactor may be used downstream of a distillation vessel and converts products such as ethanol and isopropanol into ethylene and propylene. The ethylene and propylene can be used to prepare a component of a fuel or can be polymerized. To minimize stress on the microbial biomass the distillation vessel may be under vacuum.
US11807589B2
A process, a system, and an apparatus are provided for converting a lower alkane to an alkene. Oxygen and a lower alkane are provided to an ODH reactor. At least a portion of the lower alkane is converted to an alkene and an ODH stream comprising the alkene, an oxygenate, water, and carbon monoxide is produced. The ODH stream is provided to a water gas shift/hydrogenation (WGS/H) reactor including a WGS/H catalyst. The ODH stream is reacted within the WGS/H reactor and hydrogen and carbon dioxide are generated from the carbon monoxide and water. At least a portion of the oxygenate and hydrogen are converted to an alcohol. Additionally, the alcohol may be dehydrated to form additional alkene and water.
US11807586B2
Synthetic compositions comprising a plant element and at least one fungal endophyte are described. The fungal endophyte is capable of improving plant tolerance to biotic stress as compared to a reference plant element not further comprising the endophyte. Examples of biotic stress include the biotic stress caused by a nematode, an aphid, a fleahopper, a lygus bug, a stink bug, a soy looper, a cabbage looper, or a fungus.
US11807582B1
Disclosed are a silicon nitride ceramic sintered body and a preparation method thereof. The silicon nitride ceramic sintered body has a content of a silicon nitride crystalline phase of not less than 98 wt %, a relative density of not less than 99%, a porosity of not larger than 1%, a grain boundary phase including Li, O, N, and Si elements, and a total content of C, F, Al, Mg, K, Ca, Na and rare-earth metals elements of less than 0.1 wt %.
US11807581B2
Ultra-high temperature carbide (UHTC) foams and methods of fabricating and using the same are provided. The UHTC foams are produced in a three-step process, including UHTC slurry preparation, freeze-drying, and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The fabrication methods allow for the production of any kind of single- or multi-component UHTC foam, while also providing flexibility in the shape and size of the UHTC foams to produce near-net-shape components.
US11807572B2
The present invention relates to a glass sheet including a first main surface and a second main surface opposing the first main surface, in which the glass sheet has an affected layer directly below the first main surface, in at least a part of the first main surface, an average element length RSm is from 2500 nm to 6000 nm, a root-mean-square height Sq is from 3 nm to 45 nm, and a skewness Ssk is a negative value.
US11807567B2
The invention relates to a glass production method comprising the production of a glass precursor mixture for a glass furnace, in which water, sand and sodium carbonate are mixed in weight proportions of between 0 and 5%, 40 and 65%, and greater than 0 and at most 25% respectively, and, after at least 10 minutes, calcium oxide is added in a weight proportion of between 1 and 20% of the total. The invention relates to a method for producing glass using a mixture containing, in particular, calcium oxide, and a glass melting furnace, said method and furnace using a burner with a flame directed at the glass batch.
US11807566B2
The invention discloses porous, bioactive glass and glass ceramic morsels or pellets to be used as tissue graft substitute materials and processes for obtaining the same wherein the bioactive glass and glass ceramic morsels or pellets are made up of natural agents like phosphate, calcium, sodium and other elements which are not alien to the human or animal body. The said preparation process encompasses various steps like quenching sintering, foaming, and sol-gel casting which render the glass morsels or pellets unique bioactivity and enhanced porosity which may facilitate tissue repair and augmentation during tissue graft replacement.
US11807564B1
A liquid control valve (320) that is utilized in a liquid treatment system includes a valve body (322). The valve body includes a plurality of liquid ports (A, B, C D, E, F) and a plurality of annular flow cavities. A piston (328) which includes at least one annular flow passage and a longitudinal flow passage, is selectively movable within a bore (324) within the valve body responsive to operation of at least one motor. The piston is selectively axially positionable within the bore to enable liquid flow through a plurality of flow paths. The exemplary valve enables treatment material housed in an associated liquid treatment tank to undergo a regeneration cycle as a result of liquid flow though the valve, while the valve outlet port that is operable in a valve service condition to deliver treated liquid, is continuously not in fluid flow connection with any other port the valve during the regeneration cycle.
US11807559B2
Disclosed is an application of a hydrophobic phthalocyanine as a heterogeneous catalyst in oxidizing phenol wastewater by hydrogen peroxide. A hydrophobic silane is decorated on a bacterial cellulose-metal phthalocyanine heterogeneous catalyst to obtain a hydrophobic phthalocyanine heterogeneous catalyst; during the catalytic degradation of phenols, the obtained catalyst is capable of adjusting a concentration of hydrogen peroxide oxidant around the catalyst. A preparation method of the hydrophobic phthalocyanine comprises: 1. preparing a mixed solution of a bacterial cellulose medium containing metal phthalocyanine; 2. adding acetic acid bacterium into the mixed solution obtained in step 1 for biological culture; 3. heating the product obtained in step 2, and taking out a solid for cleaning and drying; 4. preparing a hydrophobic silane solution; and 5. immersing the product obtained in step 3 into the solution obtained in step 4, and taking out a solid after reaction for cleaning and drying.
US11807551B2
The present disclosure pertains to a system configured to prepare and use prediction models for controlling contaminants of a liquid. Some embodiments may: sense, via a sensor, a magnified image of a sample of the liquid; identify at least one shape in the image; determine a relative predominance of microscopic life forms within at least a portion of the image; and generate a report indicating any required corrective action based on the identification and the determination.
US11807546B2
Described are methods and compositions for processes of preparing a radioactive solution of Sn-117m tetraiodide. Aspects include reacting a radioactive solid Sn containing Sn-117m with a solution of I2 in an organic solvent at a temperature and for a duration sufficient to result in the formation of Sn-117m tetraiodide. Then, the organic solvent is removed by evaporation to leave dry Sn-117m tetraiodide. The organic solvent is a low boiling point solvent capable of dissolving I2 and Sn tetraiodide. The organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of an alcohol and a chlorinated solvent. In embodiments may be selected from the group consisting of dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, or mixtures thereof. In embodiments, the organic solvent excludes alcohol. The I2 may be in a slight molar excess to the radioactive solid Sn. The method may further include distilling the reactants to remove excess I2 from the distillate.
US11807530B2
The present disclosure provides a method for reducing the carbon intensity of hydrogen by replacing, at a hydrogen production facility, a fraction of a non-renewable gaseous feedstock with a biomethane feedstock, wherein the non-renewable gaseous feedstock replaced is (a) a feedstock fed to methane reforming and/or (b) a feedstock used to generate heat for the reforming in the hydrogen production, and wherein the fraction of the non-renewable gaseous feedstock replaced by the biomethane feedstock is less than 50% and is at least r defined by Equation A herein. The disclosed process for reducing the carbon intensity of hydrogen is designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigate climate change. The biomethane feedstock in some examples has a carbon intensity (CI) value within a range that is between 15 g CO2-eq/MJ and −500 g CO2 eq/MJ.
US11807529B1
The invention proposes the photosensitized generation of nitric oxide (NO) from alanosine (3-(hydroxynitrosoamino)-D,L-alanine) by aluminum phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate (AlPcS4). While NO is obtained in nitrogen-saturated solutions, the invention proposes that both NO and peroxynitrite are produced in air-saturated solutions. Enhancement of NO production occurs in the presence of ubiquinone-0. The invention evidence that NO is produced by the photosensitized oxidation of alanosine. Both NO and peroxynitrite are detected during photoirradiation of AlPcS4 in the presence of 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane (MNP) and hypoxanthine, but not in the absence of hypoxanthine, in air-saturated solutions, where HX is acting as sacrificial electron donor, thus promoting superoxide formation.
US11807523B2
Examples include a device comprising integrated circuit dies molded into a molded panel. The molded panel has three-dimensional features formed therein, where the three-dimensional features are associated with the integrated circuit dies. To form the three-dimensional features, a feature formation material is deposited, the molded panel is formed, and the feature formation material is removed.
US11807519B2
A microelectromechanical membrane transducer includes: a supporting structure; a cavity formed in the supporting structure; a membrane coupled to the supporting structure so as to cover the cavity on one side; a cantilever damper, which is fixed to the supporting structure around the perimeter of the membrane and extends towards the inside of the membrane at a distance from the membrane; and a damper piezoelectric actuator set on the cantilever damper and configured so as to bend the cantilever damper towards the membrane in response to an electrical actuation signal.
US11807516B2
A safety stirrup having a frame structure, a hooking to a stirrup strap, a support element for the user's foot, and a first side arm to connect a first edge portion of the support element to the hooking portion. A second arm extending between a second edge portion of the support element and the hooking portion, when used by the user's foot. The second side arm hinged with a first end portion to the frame structure and rotatably movable between a closed position, wherein the second side arm laterally defines the stirrup opening, and an open position, wherein a free end of the second side arm, opposite the joint end portion allowing the sidewise exit of the user's foot. The second side arm at the end portion and movable integrally in the passage between the closed and open positions to guide the user's foot and preventing it from accidentally re-entering.
US11807509B2
In accordance with an example embodiment a clamping device comprising a first clamping device frame element coupled with a portion of a work tool coupled with the utility vehicle, a second clamping device frame element pivotally coupled with the first clamping device frame element, where the second clamping device frame element includes a first section and a second section, where the first section and the second section are positioned at an angle of approximately 90 degrees relative to each other, and a first movement actuator that movably couples the first clamping device frame element and the second clamping device frame element.
US11807507B2
A floor jack and a frame therefor including a pair of arched side plates, hubs, axles, and spreader bars are provided. A first pair and a second pair of hubs are positioned at front ends and rear ends of the arched side plates respectively. A first axle and a second axle connect the arched side plates to the first pair and the second pair of hubs at the front ends and the rear ends of the arched side plates, respectively, using pairs of adjustable collars that pivot between lower and upper positions. The spreader bars separate the arched side plates along their length. The frame is configured for use in a conventional jack or in a mega jack to provide increased elevation by fixing the axles to the lower or upper positions of the adjustable collars. A frame is also provided for a fixed height floor jack including non-adjustable collars.
US11807506B1
A lift for relocating a toolbox includes a base plate attached to a truck bed having a lifting mechanism mounted thereon. The lifting mechanism is attached to a rectangular support frame that is dimensioned and configured to cradle and grip the bottom wall of a given toolbox. When actuated, the lifting mechanism rotates within a ninety-degree range to move the toolbox from a lowered position, adjacent and parallel to the truck cab, to a raised position, adjacent and parallel to the bed sidewall.
US11807501B2
A tower crane with a load lifting means mounted on a hoisting cable, driving devices for moving several crane elements and traversing the load lifting means, and a control device for controlling the driving devices such that the load lifting means moves along a traversing path between at least two target points. The control device has a traversing path determining module for determining a desired traversing path between the at least two target points and an automatic traversing control module for automatically traversing the load lifting means along the determined traversing path.
US11807500B2
A hoisting device includes a first part movably connected to a running rail above it, and a second part suspended under the first part, and a hoist arranged between the first part and second part to lift and lower the second part. In addition, a scissors mechanism is arranged between the first part and second part to prevent the horizontal movement and twisting movement of the second part in relation to the first part. Such a hoisting device is advantageous, because the second part of the hoisting device may be lifted and lowered at the same time as the first part is moved without any notable swinging exerted on the second part.
US11807489B2
A medium conveying apparatus includes a conveying roller to convey a medium, and a processor to detect transmission information of an ultrasonic wave transmitted through the medium or thickness information of the medium at a plurality of positions in the conveyed medium, calculate a size of an area in which the transmission information or the thickness information is within a predetermined range in the conveyed medium, determine whether a multi-feed of the medium has occurred, by comparing a value based on the transmission information or the thickness information with a threshold, and execute an abnormality processing when it is determined that the multi-feed of the medium has occurred. The processor changes the threshold according to the size.
US11807487B2
A flexible touch panel including a flexible substrate bent in a first direction, and a touch sensor unit disposed on the flexible substrate, the touch sensor unit including a bridge extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
US11807481B2
Disclosed is an escrow module. The escrow module may include a drum, a first belt and a tape. The drum may have a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion. The first belt may partially encircle the drum. The tape may have a first end attached to the drum and a second end attached to a spool. Upon rotation of the drum in a first direction, a first side of a media object may contact the tape and a second side of the media object may contact the first belt.
US11807476B2
There is provided a sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a sheet. The sheet feeding apparatus includes: a feeding roller that feeds a sheet; and a moving mechanism that moves the feeding roller to a feeding position where the feeding roller contacts the sheet, to a first retracting position where the feeding roller is separated from the sheet, and to a second retracting position lying between the feeding position and the first retracting position.
US11807472B2
An apparatus 10 for removing the skin of poultry pieces at a skinning station 12 includes an infeed conveyor 14 for transporting or feeding poultry pieces to the skinning station 12. The infeed conveyor 14 includes an endless belt 16 that is trained around an end roller 18 at the downstream end of the infeed conveyor. A pinch block 20 is configured with a concave pinch surface 22 having curvature closely following the curvature of the endless belt 16 trained around the end roller 18 to define a narrow gap 24 therebetween for capturing the skin of the poultry piece and forcing the skin through the gap 24, thereby pulling the skin away from the underlying flesh of the poultry piece. A transfer roller 26 assists in transferring the skinned poultry piece to an outfeed conveyor 28. A hold down structure 30 is provided for applying downward pressure on the poultry piece as the poultry piece is carried by the infeed conveyor 14 towards the skinning station 12, while the poultry skin is being removed, and also while the skinned poultry piece is being transferred to the outfeed conveyor 28.
US11807463B2
A multi-roller guide is provided that includes a base plate with a cover plate secured thereto and a plurality of roller assemblies with rollers rotatably secured between the base plate and cover plate, the roller assemblies aligned along a roller assembly arc path, wherein the rollers are configured to rotatably engage with a tensile member.
US11807449B2
A waste disposal system has a waste disposal device and cassette having a length of flexible film. The cassette has a lower surface and a guide feature enabling the cassette to rotate within the upper housing of the pail, maintain a substantially stationary position within the upper housing of the pail, or combinations thereof. The waste disposal device has a guide member that engages the guide feature of the cassette. The waste disposal device has a cassette housing and a sealing mechanism. One of the housing and sealing mechanism, and the cassette, rotate with respect to the other, either directly or indirectly.
US11807434B2
A 2-piece closure includes a cap having a first skirt perpendicular to, and extending downwardly from, a first circular top wall. The first skirt includes a groove and a first anti-rotation formation. A tamper band attaches to the first skirt by frangible members. A cap cover includes a second skirt extending downwardly from a second circular top wall. The second circular top wall and the second skirt define an interior having a groove engagement formation and a second anti-rotation formation. The cap cover encloses a portion of the cap, with the groove engagement formation and the groove engaged. The first and second anti-rotation formations interact to restrict rotation of the cap cover relative to the cap.
US11807431B2
The invention relates to a package comprising a crate having a bottom, the package further comprising retaining means comprising an elastically deformable skin for holding at least one object (O) against the bottom of the crate, characterized in that the elastically deformable skin has a central elastic area and a peripheral elastic area around the central elastic area, the central elastic area having a lower elasticity than the peripheral elastic area, and in that the elastically deformable skin also comprises at least one elastic tertiary area extending the central elastic area in the direction of an edge of the elastically deformable skin while being bordered by the peripheral elastic area, said elastic tertiary area having an elasticity lower than or equal to the elasticity of the central elastic area.
US11807428B2
The invention is directed to a stackable container having a gable type top wall and a gable type bottom wall. The top wall of the container can include an upwardly extending tab that cooperates with a slot in the bottom wall of a like container to facilitate stacking of two or more containers. The container includes a front opening.
US11807426B2
A lid assembly includes an internal component assembly having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a button disposed at the first end. An external component receives the internal component assembly. The external component is configured for engaging a container. The internal component assembly cooperates with the external component to translate axially upon a first pressure to the button to permit a fluid to enter the external component adjacent the second end of the internal component assembly and to militate against the fluid to enter the external component adjacent the second end of the internal component upon a second pressure to the button.
US11807418B2
A system for displaying, transporting, storing, and serving food that includes stackable catering platters, containers, and covers. The system provides a modular catering platter system for use in both hot and cold food applications, even at the same time. At least two stackable sectional platters are provided including a larger sectional base and a smaller top section that stackably mate directly with each other.
US11807415B2
Disclosed are a support unit and a floor plate. The support unit includes a first plate and a second plate which are spaced apart from each other, one end of the first plate is provided with a plurality of first ring walls at intervals, one end of second plate facing the first plate is provided with a plurality of second ring walls at intervals, the plurality of second ring walls are arranged corresponding to the plurality of first ring walls, each of the second ring walls is sleeved outside and matched with a respective one of the first ring walls to form a support structure that supports the first plate and the second plate.
US11807414B2
A collapsible crate with improved stability and smooth movement includes a top having two opposing top side sections defining top side axes and two opposing top end sections defining top end axes; a bottom having two opposing bottom side edges defining bottom side axes and two opposing bottom end edges defining bottom end axes; first and second opposing end walls, the first and second end walls each being pivotably connected to the top along the corresponding top end sections with interlocking projections; and first and second opposing side walls. The crate includes one or more features which help the crate remain in the erect configuration, for example, a first protrusion protruding from an inner surface of a first side wall, wherein the first protrusion is configured to abut with a portion of a first end wall with an interference fit when the crate is in an erect configuration.
US11807412B2
A preform configured to form a container by stretch blow molding. A finish portion of the preform is at a first end of the preform. The finish portion is a container finish of the container. A support flange is at the finish portion. A tip portion is at a second end of the preform opposite to the first end and is configured to form a container base. A neck portion is adjacent to the support flange, and is configured to form a neck portion. An external stretch radius is at an outer surface of the neck portion. An internal stretch radius is at an inner surface of the neck portion. A first distance is between the internal stretch radius and the external stretch radius and is equal to, or greater than, four times a second distance between the external stretch radius and the support flange.
US11807411B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carton for packaging one or more articles, and a blank for forming said carton. The carton comprising a plurality of primary panels 12a, 12b, 14, 16a, 16b at least partially extending around an interior of the carton, the plurality of primary panels comprising a top panel 14 and a pair of side panels 12a, 12b, 16a, 16b hingedly connected to opposed side edges of the top panel respectively, wherein the carrier further comprises an end closure structure 24a, 24b which partially closes an end of the carrier, the end closure structure comprises a top end closure panel 24a, 26a hingedly connected to an end edge of the top panel and at least one anchor panel 20a, 30a hingedly connected to an end edge of at least one of the pair of side panels.
US11807410B2
Device for labelling syringes for pharmaceutical products, comprising: means for feeding syringes to the device, a syringe manipulator configured to carry a syringe from the syringe-feeding means to the labelling station, a labelling station for labelling the syringes brought from the syringe-feeding means by means of the syringe manipulator, a control device for coordinating the aforementioned components, wherein the syringe-feeding means comprise a support for receiving a tray for holding one or more syringes, said support having a first position in which the syringe(s) on the tray is/are in a substantially vertical position.
US11807406B1
Avalanches often trap people under the snow. Although nearly all avalanche victims survive the initial avalanche, asphyxiation will occur after about fifteen minutes if rescuers do not know where to dig to uncover avalanche victims. Drones can include unique hardware and software that enables them to search for avalanche victims and mark the locations of avalanche victims to quickly and accurately notify rescuers where to dig through the snow to save avalanche victims from asphyxiation.
US11807402B2
Instead of users (e.g., independent owners/operators of different satellites) having to calculate orbit determination for each satellite themselves, an orbit determination service automatically calculates the orbit determination (OD) based on a user request. The calculated OD can then be used by a satellite ground station service to determine appropriate orientations for a ground station antenna in order to communicate with the satellite. In some embodiments, the OD service uses information from the calculations of ODs for multiple satellites and users to update a model used in the OD calculation, for example, to provide a more accurate model for Earth's atmosphere to be applied in subsequent OD calculations. In some embodiments, the OD service uses a user-provided computer-aided drawing (CAD) file of the satellite to produce or tune models specific to the satellite, for example, to generate more accurate models for solar radiation pressure and ballistic drag.
US11807399B2
In a first aspect, provided is a cushion for an aircraft seat including at least one cushion having an upper side and a lower side of at least one plastic foam; at least one sensor system, where at least one sensor system is arranged in a region of the cushion adjacent the bottom surface of the cushion; and at least one flame retardant fabric covering at least one side of the at least one cushion. In a second aspect, provided is a cushion for an aircraft seat including at least one pad made of at least one plastic; at least one stabilizing means embedded in the at least one plastic; and at least one sensor system arranged on the at least one stabilizing means.
US11807398B2
Aircraft engine repair tool and method for removal and installation of a rotor in an aircraft engine
Methods and tools for facilitating the installation and/or removal of a rotor on a shaft of a gas turbine engine are provided. The tool includes a stabilizer attachable to the shaft and including a first guide counterpart. The tool also includes a holder attachable to the rotor and including a second guide counterpart for engagement with the first guide counterpart of the stabilizer. Engagement of the first and second guide counterparts guides movement of the holder relative to the stabilizer along a guide axis and prevents movement of the holder relative to the stabilizer transverse to the guide axis.
US11807391B2
Methods and systems are provided for autonomously operating a retractable lighting arrangement. One method involves obtaining a current speed of the vehicle when the lighting arrangement is in an extended state, and when the current speed is greater than a threshold when the lighting arrangement is in the extended state, verifying one or more illumination elements associated with the lighting arrangement are in a deactivated state and thereafter automatically signaling an actuation arrangement associated with the lighting arrangement to transition the lighting arrangement from the extended state to a retracted state.
US11807381B2
A hybrid propulsion system for use with an aircraft includes a gas turbine engine, at least one propulsor, and an electric power system. The electric power system is coupled to the gas turbine engine to generate electrical energy and the propulsor to provide electrical energy to drive the propulsor. The electric power system includes a thermal management system configured to cool a heat load generated by the electric power system.
US11807378B2
A system is provided for alternating starter use during multi-engine motoring in an aircraft. The system includes a first engine starting system of a first engine. A first controller is in communication with a second controller that controls a second engine starting system of a second engine, the first controller being configured to intermittently direct power to the first engine starting system to alternately accelerate and decelerate the first engine during motoring with respect to the second engine.
US11807371B2
An aircraft includes a fuselage defining a longitudinal axis between a forward end and an aft end. The aircraft includes an electrical system having an electric storage. The electric storage is positioned within the fuselage.
US11807368B2
A flight attendant seat comprising a frame that can be mounted on a carrier fixture or integrated into the carrier fixture, and at least one seat arrangement integrated into the frame. The frame comprises a lower section, an upper section and a central section taking up the at least one seat arrangement, at least partially. The lower section is formed bent at least in a region adjoining the central section. A method is provided for fitting a flight attendant seat.
US11807367B2
A multiple hoist system is used with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for delivering parcels. An example of the multiple hoist system comprises two or more hoists that are independently operable, meaning that a first hoist can lower or raise a first line independently of using a second hoist to raise or lower a second line. The hoists can independently raise and lower their associated lines to allow the UAV to deliver multiple parcels to multiple delivery locations, or the hoists can synchronously raise and lower the associated lines together so that larger parcels can be delivered using the UAV. The hoists can be comprised within a body of the multiple hoist system. The body can further include a securing device for releasably securing the multiple hoist system to the UAV.
US11807366B2
A wing (5) for an aircraft (1) including a main wing (11) and a high lift assembly (13) having a high lift body (15), and a connection assembly (17) movably connecting the high lift body (15) to the main wing (11), wherein the connection assembly (17) includes a first connection element (19) and a second connection element (21) movably mounted to the main wing (11) and mounted to the high lift body (15), wherein the connection assembly (17) includes a first drive unit (27) drivingly coupled to the first connection element (19), a second drive unit (29) drivingly coupled to the second connection element (21) and a third connection element (57) movably mounted to the main wing (11) and mounted to the high lift body (15), the third connection element (57) is arranged between the first connection element (19) and the second connection element (21).
US11807346B2
Semi-submersible wind turbine platforms capable of floating on a body of water and supporting wind turbines, and a method of manufacturing the semi-submersible wind turbine platforms from advanced cementitious composite material are provided. The method includes determining at a first iteration topological outputs of the wind turbine platform including a plurality of modular sections consisting of an advanced cementitious composite (ACC) material, obtaining a second iteration from the topological outputs, the second iteration including a second model platform and a second model tower of the wind turbine platform, and obtaining addition iterations via simulation to attain a final model platform and a final model tower, the final model platform and the final model tower including a layout of the plurality of modular sections and connections for a platform and a tower of the wind turbine platform.
US11807339B2
A deck extender for a personal watercraft can include a deck member supported in a cantilevered configuration over an edge of the deck of the personal watercraft. The deck extender can include mounting sleeves fixed to an upper deck of a personal watercraft with mounting tabs of the deck member received within the mounting sleeves. The deck member can include mounting mechanisms having a receptacle and a pivoting cleat mounted above the receptacle configured for mounting accessories to the deck member. The deck member can have recessed channel members for mounting accessories.
US11807333B2
An insert storage device for storing items inside a generally cylindrical passage such as a handlebar or pole. The device has a first end, a second end, and an elongate portion joining the first and second ends. The elongate portion has a storage compartment configured to store a removable pipe. The first end creates an interference fit between the insert storage device and the generally cylindrical passage, and the second end has a separate storage compartment with a movable cap that provides access.
US11807331B2
A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller configured to control a transmission that changes a transmission ratio of a rotational speed of a wheel of a human-powered vehicle to a rotational speed of a crank of the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the transmission to change the transmission ratio in accordance with a comparison of a parameter related to at least one of a traveling environment and a traveling state of the human-powered vehicle with a predetermined determination value. The electronic controller is configured to change the predetermined determination value in accordance with a change in the parameter during a single rotation of the crank.
US11807330B2
An articulating footrest mechanism pivotally attached to a vehicle that is adapted for transportation and recreation of all types. The articulating footrest mechanism has a top and bottom horizontal arm, or two top and two bottom horizontal arms pivotally attached to a vehicle frame section at footrest level and adapted to move freely in a circumferential nature around fulcrums located at midpoint of each arm. The articulating footrest mechanism includes two or four vertical footrest arms connected to the top and bottom horizontal arm ends with fasteners inserted through fulcrums that comprise of roller bearings or lubricated sleeves. Footrests such as bicycle pedals, motorcycle style pegs or ATV type platforms of any size or shape fix to the left and right vertical footrest arm or arms to support the weight of a human being thereon.
US11807326B2
The disclosure discloses a concealed bicycle lock system and a setup method thereof. The lock system of the disclosure includes a lock with an upper shaft and a lower shaft. The upper shaft is configured to link and move with a handlebar via a stem; the lower shaft is configured to link and move with a front wheel by embedding the lower shaft into a fork tube. When the lock is in a locked mode, the upper shaft and the lower shaft are not linked to move together. In contrast, the upper shaft and the lower shaft are linked to move together in an unlocked mode. A user may set up the lock without performing destructive modification to the bicycle.
US11807323B2
A method for assembling a vehicle from a set of modules for travelling a planned route, wherein the set of modules comprises at least one functional module and a plurality of drive modules. Each drive module comprises a pair of wheels, electrical motor, and an interface releasably connectable to a corresponding interface on another module, wherein each drive module is configured to operate autonomously and has an individual set of energy parameters. The method comprising obtaining route information associated with route segments of the planned route, selecting a first drive module having an individual set of energy parameters matching route information associated with a first route segment and selecting a second drive module having an individual set of energy parameters matching route information associated with a second route segment, and thereafter commanding the drive modules to connect together and with a functional module.
US11807304B2
A vehicle base structure includes first and second structural members extending along a vehicle front-rear direction and disposed respectively at first and second sides of a vehicle base in a vehicle width direction, a battery unit disposed between the first and second structural members, and a bracket including a first wall portion fixed to a lower surface of one of the first and second structural members, a second wall portion extending inward in the vehicle width direction from an inner end portion of the first wall portion and inclined downward in a vehicle-height direction from the inner end portion of the first wall portion, and a third wall portion extending inward in the vehicle width direction from an inner end portion of the second wall portion inward in the vehicle width direction and being fixed to a lower surface of a battery case.
US11807294B2
The disclosure relates to an energy absorption device for arrangement between a fastening device and a holder, wherein the holder is movable relative to the fastening device when a predetermined impact force is exceeded. The energy absorption device includes a deformable strand for absorbing energy, and a guide device for guiding the strand during the deformation. In order to be able to implement the assembly and/or the production more cost-effectively, the strand and the guide device are formed in one piece.
US11807292B2
A band track including a band having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first side face, and a second side face; a plurality of teeth extending from the inner surface and spaced apart circumferentially around the inner surface; a plurality of lugs extending from the outer surface and each spaced a distance apart circumferentially around the outer surface; a plurality of living hinges defined within the band circumferentially between each of the plurality of teeth; and at least one fiber-reinforcement disposed circumferentially within a neutral plane of the plurality of living hinges and a method of making the same.
US11807284B2
A method and system for identification of obstacles near railways and for providing alarm to an operator of a train if obstacles constitute threat to the train are disclosed. The system comprise IR sensor disposed at the front of the train facing the direction of travel. The IR sensor receives images of the rails in front of the train. The system comprises pre-stored vibration profile of the train's engine that is used to eliminate influence of the engine's vibrations on the accuracy of the received images. Presence of rails in the received frames is detected based on inherent differences of temperature between the rails and the substrate in the rails' background, such as the railway sleepers and the materials underneath it. The system may detect defects in an electric conductor system of a train.
US11807283B2
An emergency arrest device for a zip line is disclosed. The device uses a rope wound around the zip line, e.g., in a double helix, as the “core reactor” that provides stopping force. The device receives the ends of the wound rope and controls the position of the rope and tension within the rope to create and modulate the stopping force. Specifically, the device may comprise a front plate, a rear plate assembly, connecting members connecting the front plate and the rear plate assembly, and a movable carriage. The rear plate assembly includes a first receiving structure adapted to receive and secure one end of the rope. The moveable carriage is mounted within the emergency arrest device between the front plate and the rear plate assembly and carries a second receiving structure adapted to receive and secure the other end of the rope.
US11807279B2
In one aspect, a track structure usable by a wheeled vehicle for hauling a payload up an inclined enclosed passageway comprises a hollow rigid center rail member configured to act as both a center rail for the wheeled vehicle and as a ventilation duct. Opposite lateral faces of the hollow center rail member have respective wheel contact surfaces grippable by an opposed pair of inwardly-biased drive wheels of the wheeled vehicle. Rail support structure depends from the hollow center rail member. An elevated pair of rails is attached to the rail support structure, the rails being on opposite sides of and substantially parallel to the hollow center rail member. Each rail is supported by the rail support structure so as to provide an upper, lower, and lateral surface suitable for rolling engagement by a weight-bearing wheel, undermount wheel, and guide wheel, respectively, of the wheeled vehicle.
US11807275B2
A vehicle and a system method of operating the vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a monitoring module and a mitigation module operating on a processor. The monitoring module is configured to measure a degradation in an operation parameter of the vehicle, the vehicle operating in a first state based on a first value of a set of adaptive parameters. The mitigation module is configured to determine a threat to the vehicle due to operating the vehicle in the first state with the degradation in the operation parameter and adjust the set of adaptive parameters from the first value to a second value that mitigates the threat to the vehicle, wherein the processor operates the vehicle in a second state based on the second value.
US11807263B2
Various technologies described herein pertain to causing presentation on a user interface of an immediate portion of a navigation route of an autonomous vehicle. A computing system of the autonomous vehicle determines whether an object detected by sensor(s) of the autonomous vehicle proximate to the immediate portion of the navigation route are of a type and relative position defined as one of consequential and inconsequential for a human passenger. In response to determining that an object has both a type and relative position defined as consequential, the computing system causes presentation on the user interface a representation of the object relative to the immediate portion of the navigation route to provide a confidence engendering indication that the autonomous vehicle has detected the object. Otherwise if inconsequential, presentation on the user interface of any representation of the object is not caused by the computing system to avoid creating a confusing presentation.
US11807259B2
According to one aspect, a vehicle includes hardware systems configured to support the autonomous or semi-autonomous operation of the vehicle. Hardware systems may include a main compute, a brain stem computer (BSC), and an aggregator/compute arrangement or redundant autonomy compute. Such hardware systems may cooperate to allow the vehicle to operate autonomously, and typically provide capabilities, e.g., redundant and/or backup capabilities, configured to enable the vehicle to continue to operate in the event that a primary system is not functioning as expected. The aggregator/compute arrangement may further be comprised of two substantially identical modules or computing assemblies, each configured to process sensor data and perform backup autonomy functionalities and/or teleoperations functionalities.
US11807257B2
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to sensing interactions of a passenger with components within a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring, from a radar of a vehicle, radar data about a passenger cabin of the vehicle. The method includes determining a current state of the passenger cabin according to the radar data. The method includes, responsive to identifying that the current state indicates that a passenger satisfies a threshold in relation to an unpermitted action, generating a response that counters the unpermitted action.
US11807253B2
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for detecting driving anomalies comprises steps of: with at least one algorithm, processing raw data from On-Board Diagnostics of a car to generate time-series data, with the time series data as input, using an automatic driving behavior separating technology to identify a plurality of driving behaviors; with the driving behaviors as input, using an artificial intelligence technology to build up a driving anomaly detection model without labeling the driving behaviors; and issuing an alarm for driving anomaly identified according to an analyzing result of alarm signature of the driving behaviors.
US11807250B2
A control apparatus includes: a rotor temperature estimation unit estimating a temperature of a rotor based on stator temperature information from a first temperature sensor for identifying a temperature of a stator, refrigerant temperature information from a second temperature sensor for identifying a temperature of refrigerant used to cool an electric motor, and rotation speed information about the rotor from a resolver for identifying a rotation speed of the rotor; and an electric motor control unit controlling at least one of an output characteristic and a drive condition of the electric motor based on the temperature of the rotor estimated by the rotor temperature estimation unit.
US11807248B2
Systems and methods for providing continuous safe-driver training safely are provided. A safe-driving challenge may be presented to an operator of a vehicle. Data captured by sensors associated with the vehicle may be analyzed to determine whether the operator of the vehicle has completed the safe-driving challenge. Based on a determination that the operator of the vehicle has completed the safe-driving challenge, a notification may be provided to the operator (e.g., indicating to the operator that he or she has successfully completed the challenge). A processor may randomly select whether a reward is to be provided to the operator of the vehicle based on the determination that the operator of the vehicle has completed the safe-driving challenge. Moreover, if a reward is to be provided to the operator of the vehicle, a processor may randomly select a type of reward to be provided to the operator of the vehicle.
US11807237B2
A vehicle control system configured to control deceleration of a vehicle properly according to a driver's intention in one-pedal mode. In the one-pedal mode, a controller controls deceleration of the vehicle based on a deceleration level set in accordance with a speed of the vehicle. If the brake pedal is manipulated to decelerate the vehicle while the vehicle is operated in the one-pedal mode and an operating amount of an accelerator pedal falls within the decelerating range, the controller updates the deceleration level based on an operation of the brake pedal.
US11807227B2
Methods and apparatus to generate vehicle warnings are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a sensor to detect a vehicle, where the sensor is associated with an observer of the vehicle, an object tracker to determine a motion of the vehicle, an accident estimator to calculate a likelihood of a collision of the vehicle based on the determined motion, and a transceiver to transmit a message to the vehicle upon the likelihood of the collision exceeding a threshold, where the message includes information pertaining to the collision.
US11807225B2
Technologies and techniques for providing assistance to a motor vehicle during a process of exiting a lateral parking space. A device is configured with at least one surroundings sensor system and at least one control unit with an assigned memory to acquire successive values of distances from adjacent motor vehicles during a parking process and to store them in a map of the surroundings. The device may be designed in such a way that, before the start of the process of exiting a parking space, current values of distances from the adjacent motor vehicles are acquired and compared with the distance values stored in the map of the surroundings, wherein, when they correspond, a parking-space-exiting trajectory is made available by means of the map of the surroundings.
US11807222B2
A parking assistance device includes a traveling route setting unit, a traveling route supply unit, an information acquiring unit, and a determination unit. The traveling route setting unit is configured to set a traveling route from a position of a vehicle to a parking spot in a parking lot. The traveling route supply unit is configured to supply information indicating the traveling route to the vehicle. The information acquiring unit is configured to acquire situation information containing the position of the vehicle and a situation of the parking lot. The determination unit is configured to determine whether the traveling route needs to be reset based on the situation information. When the determination unit determines that the traveling route needs to be reset, the traveling route setting unit resets the traveling route based on the situation information, and the traveling route supply unit supplies information indicating the reset traveling route.
US11807221B2
The subject disclosure relates to features that improve safety for autonomous vehicle (AV) maneuvers and in particular, that improve safety for parallel parking. A process of the disclosed technology includes steps for initiating a parking maneuver, navigating the AV into a parking location, and detecting a roadway grade with respect to a direction of the AV. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for automatically adjusting a wheel angle of the AV based on the roadway grade with respect to the direction of the AV. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US11807217B2
Provided is a control apparatus including a travelling control unit configured to control an engine travelling and a non-engine travelling of a hybrid vehicle, and perform switching from the non-engine travelling to the engine travelling in a case where a depression amount of an accelerator of the hybrid vehicle exceeds a predetermined depression threshold while the hybrid vehicle travels based on the non-engine travelling, and a switching suppression unit configured to suppress the switching from the non-engine travelling to the engine travelling by the travelling control unit while the hybrid vehicle travels in a short time depression area where depression of the accelerator does not continue for a period equal to or longer than a predetermined period of time.
US11807214B2
A travel control device is mounted on a vehicle including an electric motor and an internal combustion engine that are power sources and a storage battery that stores energy for driving the electric motor and regenerative energy recovered by regenerative braking of the electric motor. The travel control device includes an electronic control device configured to create a speed profile in which a speed of the vehicle is predicted, estimate a predicted amount of the regenerative energy to be recovered, based on the speed profile, and decide the power source to be used for traveling, based on the predicted amount of the regenerative energy and thermal information indicating a demand related to heat of the vehicle.
US11807210B2
In a driven state phase, target input torque is limited to a first limit value, whereas in a backlash-elimination state phase, the target input torque is limited to a second limit value and target engine torque and torque of a motor-generator are controlled according to the target input torque. In the backlash-elimination state phase, the target input torque is limited to the second limit value that is suitable for mitigating rattling shock, so that rattling shock can be appropriately mitigated. Meanwhile, in the driven state phase, the target input torque is limited to the relatively high first limit value, so that an MG rotation speed can be quickly increased to eliminate a rotational difference, which enhances the responsiveness of driving power up to when required driving power is obtained after elimination of the backlash.
US11807209B2
A control device is configured to set a target state of charge of a battery and control an internal combustion engine and rotating electrical machine and the charging and discharging of the battery to make the hybrid vehicle run so that the battery state of charge becomes the target state of charge. The control device is further configured to set the target state of charge based on a remaining distance or required time from a current position up to a restricted zone in which operation of the internal combustion engine is restricted and a grace period from a current time to a time at which the restriction of operation of the internal combustion engine in the restricted zone is started.
US11807195B2
The present invention provides an easy and quick assembled and removable rack system which can have the length and width of the system adjusted. The rack system can be assembled in numerous configurations to carry various load sizes and objects. The inventive rack system includes an expandable front brace, an expandable left and right-side frame, an expandable rear brace, expandable left and right support rails, where the expandable support rails have an inner opening for receiving an inner support rail for added support when the left and right support rails are extended. The inner support rails also have an inner opening for receiving a left and right extension arm which fits inside the inner rail opening and the extension arms can be extended from the rear of the frame for added length and support when carrying longer items of for pulling out a portion of the deck panels to create a work surface area off the back of the truck or rack system. The support rails are configured to support removeable panels for providing a deck. The deck is formed from a plurality of expandable deck panels which can have the widths or length adjusted to accommodate the vehicle size. The deck panels are received by the top edge on the left and right support rails.
US11807193B2
A module support system for a vehicle including exterior paneling defining an interior and exterior of the vehicle, and a frame disposed in the interior of the vehicle, the module support system including a first casting mounted on the frame, where the first casting extends outward from the frame, through the exterior paneling, to the exterior of the vehicle such that the first casting includes an interior portion disposed within the interior of the vehicle and mounted on the frame, and an exterior portion extending outward from the exterior of the vehicle. The module support system includes a first electronic device supported on the exterior portion of the first casting, and a cover fixed with the exterior portion of the first casting such that the cover is disposed over the first electronic device and the exterior portion of the first casting with respect to an external environment.
US11807192B2
A carrier for releasable retaining a vehicle recovery board or similar cargo including a base plate proportioned, a pivot mount member with a crossbar wherefrom a pivotally connected, activating retainment arm with a fastener end is perpendicularly disposed and a stationary mount member with a receiving latch member. Downwardly disposed planar bottoms of pivot leg(s) and fixed leg(s) proximate to a respective one or another of the pair of opposed side edges of the base plate respectively affix pivot and stationary mount members in substantially longitudinal parallel alignment such that coupled engagement of a fastener end of the retainment arm and a receiving latch member on the stationary mount member securely retains the vehicle recovery board or other cargo on the carrier.
US11807179B2
A computer-implemented method for checking the correct deployment of an airbag device comprises, in a vehicle or test vehicle model, optionally arranging a dummy or model of a vehicle occupant in the vicinity of the airbag device, triggering the deployment of the air chamber of the airbag device, taking at least one image of a scene including the air chamber at a plurality of discrete times following the triggering of its deployment and verifying the volume of inflation and/or deployment of the air chamber at the plurality of discrete times following the triggering of its deployment on the basis of the at least one image.
US11807178B2
A cross member for a bumper beam includes an outer beam, an inner reinforcement element extending inside at least a part of the outer beam inner volume and comprising at least two reinforcement ribs protruding towards the front beam wall, the reinforcement ribs being connected together at least at their back end, opposite to the front beam wall, by an upper transversal branch and a lower transversal branch, the upper and lower transversal branches being attached respectively to the upper and lower beam flanges of the outer beam, wherein each reinforcement rib abuts the front beam wall and the length of the upper transversal branch is less than the length of the upper beam wall and the length of the lower transversal branch is less than the length of the lower beam wall, the lengths being measured in the longitudinal direction.
US11807175B2
A cable harness grommet for installation in an aircraft interior component, and method of installing the same. The cable harness grommet seals a honeycomb panel cut-out and seals the cable harness itself as the cable harness passes through the cut-out by way of an aperture in the cable harness grommet. The honeycomb panel cut-out is enclosed by the cable harness grommet such that the cable harness grommet closes and seals the honeycomb panel cut-out and the aperture around the cable harness itself, both in compliance with applicable airworthiness requirements.
US11807172B2
A molded part having a front side of the molded part designed as a visible side, comprising a decorative layer having a front side and a rear side opposite the front side, a carrier arranged on the rear side of the decorative layer, and a functional layer arranged on the front side of the decorative layer. The functional layer is or comprises an electrical display element, wherein the electrical display element is designed, in a switched-on operating state, for displaying a surface image and/or for realizing a display function, and/or for realizing an illumination function on the visible side of the molded part, and wherein the electrical display element is at least largely transparent and/or translucent when the operating state is switched off, so that the front side of the decorative layer is visible through the functional layer on the visible side of the molded part.
US11807171B2
A vehicular camera includes a camera housing having a first portion and a second portion joined together to form a cavity within the camera housing. A first electrical connector is disposed at a circuit board and is in electrically-conductive connection with an imager. The first electrical connector includes a plurality of pin-receiving sockets. A second electrical connector includes a plurality of pins, each including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. When the second portion of the camera housing is being joined with the first portion of the camera housing, respective first ends of pins insert into and electrically-conductively connect with respective pin-receiving sockets at the second side of the circuit board. The first electrical connector and the second electrical connector cooperate to allow for misalignment of the second electrical connector relative to the first electrical connector when the first and second portions are being joined.
US11807170B2
A vehicle and a controlling method of the same include a speaker outputting virtual engine sound integrated with a head lamp. The vehicle includes the head lamp; a head lamp case in which the head lamp is provided; and a speaker for outputting a virtual engine sound, and provided inside the head lamp case, where an internal cross-sectional area of the head lamp case may increase in a direction toward a front of the vehicle based on a position where the speaker is provided.
US11807159B2
A trim for an object and its method of manufacture involve providing a transparent or translucent substrate defining a top surface, applying an opaque layer above the top surface of the substrate, the opaque layer defining one or more apertures through which light can pass, and applying one or more translucent metallic-looking layers above a top surface of the opaque layer. In some implementations, the trim is a selectively illuminable trim whereby a light source is arranged beneath a bottom surface of the substrate, the light source being configured to output light through the substrate, the one or more apertures defined by the opaque layer, and the one or more metallic-looking layers.
US11807156B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for calibrating a position of a matrix headlamp of a motor vehicle by means of a camera of the motor vehicle, wherein the matrix headlamp has a plurality of segments controllable independently of one another for light emission. At least one first image of a sign is recorded by means of the camera, a location area in which the sign is arranged is determined, illuminance of a first segment is changed, at least one second image is recorded and checked, whether a change in a glare effect detected on the basis of the at least one recorded second image has occurred, and if so, the position of the matrix headlamp is calibrated depending on the first segment and position information derived from the location area.
US11807146B1
A mattress assembly comprising a mattress with or without a sleeve and a suspension support is disclosed. The suspension support is attached directly to the mattress and provides support for a portion of the body of user while reclining on the mattress over the rear foot wells of a vehicle.
US11807144B2
A neck support for a backrest including a base for attachment to the backrest, a shield that is movable relative to the base and in use is at least sectionally movable in the direction of a user in order to support the neck of a user, and at least one pivoting element that connects the base to the shield via a slider that is shiftably mounted on the base.
US11807131B2
Personal mobility vehicles, their various components, methods and systems for controlling, using, tracking, and/or interacting with personal mobility vehicles, and methods and systems for integrating personal mobility vehicles within dynamic transportation networks so that a personal mobility vehicle (PMV) can be used in combination with a vehicle of a transportation provider to efficiently complete a transportation request are discussed. For example, a PMV may be used in combination with a lane-constrained vehicle to improve travel time between two locations in situations where the time it may take for a lane-constrained vehicle to reach the starting location may be affected by traffic congestion at the starting location. The PMV may transport a transportation requestor from a starting location to an intermediate location away from the traffic congestion to then transfer to a lane-constrained vehicle for the remainder of the trip.
US11807124B2
An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is an electric vehicle charger control system linked with an EMS including a communication unit which receives allowable power information which is information about available power to charge an electric vehicle from an energy management system (EMS); a management unit which generates charger setting information which is information about charging setting in consideration of at least one of a priority for every charger, a maximum/minimum charging power amount for every charger, a current charging power amount for every charger, and reservation state information of the user, for the plurality of electric vehicle chargers, using the allowable power information; and a control unit which controls the plurality of electric vehicle chargers according to the charger setting information for every charger.
US11807111B2
An example vehicle comprises: (i) a source of direct current power, (ii) at least one electronically-commutated electric motor configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle, and (iii) a voltage bus connecting the source of direct current power with the electronically-commutated electric motor.
US11807109B2
A power control apparatus includes: a first power supply device that supplies main power, a second power supply device that supplies auxiliary power, a power divider that divides the main power input from the first power supplier, a first controller connected to a first output terminal of the power divider to control power supply to a first in-vehicle load by connecting or disconnecting the main power and the auxiliary power, and a second controller connected to a second output terminal of the power divider to control power supply to a second in-vehicle load using the main power. The first controller and the second controller diagnose a power failure in cooperation with each other and supply redundancy power using the main power or the auxiliary power based on a power failure diagnosis result.
US11807101B2
A hybrid powertrain apparatus for a vehicle, includes first and second input shafts concentrically provided to selectively receive power of an engine, a planetary gear set including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element, wherein the first rotation element is connected to the first input shaft and the second rotation element is connected to a first motor, a clutch device configured to fix the remaining rotation element of the planetary gear set or connect the remaining rotation element to the second input shaft, a second motor connected to the second input shaft, and an output gear provided on the second input shaft.
US11807095B2
A vehicle may include a propeller shaft that extends from a transmission toward a vehicle rear side and left and right battery units disposed below floor panels disposed on the left and right sides of a floor tunnel. The propeller shaft may include a first shaft portion connected to the transmission and a second shaft portion connected to the first shaft portion via a universal joint. The left and right battery units may have inner side surface portions that face the inner side in the vehicle width direction, respectively. Planar protectors that cover the portions of the inner side surface portions on the vehicle rear side of the universal joint may be mounted to the battery units, respectively.
US11807087B2
A tonneau cover system, comprising: (a) a retractable tonneau cover having a plurality of interconnected panels; (b) a first retainer secured to a first sidewall of a cargo box of a vehicle; and (c) a second retainer secured to an opposing second sidewall of the cargo box, wherein the first retainer and the second retainer are substantially parallel to each other so that the tonneau cover spans between the first retainer and the second retainer; and wherein the plurality of panels each include a bearing positioned within the first retainer to guide the tonneau cover in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first retainer.
US11807084B1
A vehicle assembly includes a front door of a vehicle, a detachable pillar assembly, and a rear door that is aft the front door along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The rear door is configured to selectively pivotably couple to the detachable pillar assembly. A method of providing an opening to a vehicle includes detaching a pillar assembly from a structure of a vehicle, and pivoting a rear door of a vehicle together with the pillar assembly from a closed position to an open position. The rear door pivots relative to the pillar assembly when the pillar assembly is latched to the vehicle.
US11807079B2
A window treatment adjustment assembly is provided that includes a slider having a base movable along a portion of the frame. A handle extends from the base. A pocket is formed in the screen and includes: a pocket frame attached to the screen to form an opening through the screen; a shroud member attached to at least a portion of the pocket frame. The handle of the slider extends through the opening of the pocket and past the shroud member. The base of the slider is in communication with a mechanism that moves the window treatment.
US11807078B2
A protective barrier affixable to a curved substrate comprises a stack of two or more lenses, each of the two or more lenses including a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, a hard coat on a first side of the PET film, and an adhesive layer on a second side of the PET film opposite the first side. The stack of two or more lenses may have a modulation transfer function that exhibits a contrast value greater than 75% for a spatial resolution of one line-pair per 0.0003 radians at 65 degrees angle of incidence. Heat and pressure may be applied to conform the stack of two or more lenses to the shape of the curved substrate.
US11807074B2
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a plurality of fluid flow circuits including a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) circuit circulating a flow of refrigerant therethrough and including an evaporator, a chiller heat exchanger, a first expansion valve located upstream of the evaporator, a second expansion valve located upstream of the chiller heat exchanger, and a heat exchanger located fluidly upstream of the expansion valves. A propulsion cooling circuit circulates a flow of coolant therethrough which is utilized to condition one or more propulsion components of the vehicle. The flow of coolant is directed through the heat exchanger, thus subcooling the flow of refrigerant. A controller is operably connected to one or more control points of the thermal management system and is configured to adjust the one or more control points to achieve a target amount of subcooling of the flow of refrigerant at the heat exchanger.
US11807070B2
A mounting structure of a thermal management module for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: front side members extending along a length direction of a vehicle and disposed on left and right sides of the vehicle, respectively, in a width direction of the vehicle; a dash reinforcement crossmember extending along the width direction of the vehicle and coupled to rear ends of the front side members on the left and right sides based on a front and rear direction of the vehicle; a crossmember dividing a space formed by the front side members into two spaces in the front and rear direction of the vehicle; and at least one mounting bracket, on which the thermal management module is mounted, configured to mount the thermal management module in one of the two spaces divided by the crossmember.
US11807062B2
Exemplary embodiments described in this disclosure are generally directed to a collaborative relationship between a vehicle and a UAV. In one exemplary implementation, a computer that is provided in the vehicle uses images captured by an imaging system in the UAV together with images captured by an imaging system in the vehicle, to modify a suspension system of the vehicle based on a nature of the terrain located below, or ahead, of the vehicle. The computer may, for example, modify a suspension system before the vehicle reaches a rock or a pothole on the ground ahead. In another exemplary implementation, the computer may generate an augmented reality image that includes a 3D model of the vehicle rendered on an image of a terrain located below, or ahead of, the vehicle. The augmented reality image may be used by a driver of the vehicle to drive the vehicle over such terrain.
US11807061B2
A vehicle, variable spring system and method of operating a corner actuator coupled to wheel of the vehicle. The vehicle includes the corner actuator and the variable spring system. The variable spring system includes a control chamber coupled to the corner actuator, a first spring, a second spring, and a valve. An applied resistance for the corner actuator is selected by selecting an amount of fluid coupling between the control chamber and each of the first spring and the second spring. A force is absorbed at the wheel using the applied resistance.
US11807060B2
A vehicle height adjusting device includes a vehicle height adjusting unit, a prediction unit, and a vehicle height control unit. The vehicle height adjusting unit adjusts a vehicle height to one of a first state and a second state. In the first state, the vehicle height is set to a predetermined height, and in the second state, the vehicle height is set lower than the first state. The prediction unit predicts whether a drive battery (lower portion) of a vehicle interferes with a road surface in the second state. The vehicle height control unit controls the vehicle height adjusting unit to set the vehicle height to one of the first state and the second state. When the prediction unit predicts an interference between the drive battery of the vehicle and the road surface, the vehicle height adjusting unit restricts a transition from the first state to the second state.
US11807057B2
A trailer jack device is provided. The device may include: a gearbox for actuating a trailer; and a mount connected to the gearbox via a tube. The mount may be configured to couple the trailer to the gearbox. Further, the gearbox may have a gear reduction ratio for a power drill to perform at peak efficiency while minimizing motor burnout.
US11807056B2
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, vehicles, and methods for a break-away tow hook. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a tow hook configured to extend in a first direction from a surface of a vehicle and to receive a towing line. A mount is configured to displaceably secure the tow hook to the surface. The mount is configured to maintain a position of the tow hook relative to the surface in response to a pulling force being applied to the tow hook in a first direction away from the surface of the vehicle. The mount is further configured to enable the tow hook to move relative to the surface in response to the tow hook incurring a force in a second direction, wherein the second direction is at least partially toward the surface of the vehicle.
US11807054B2
Disclosed is a radial tire having a cap ply manufactured with a polyethylene terephthalate dip cord. The radial tire includes: a pair of parallel bead cores; at least one radial carcass ply wound around the bead cores; one or more inclined belt layers layered on the outer circumference of the carcass ply; and one or more cap ply layers layered in the circumferential direction of a tire on the outer circumference of the inclined belt layers, wherein the cap ply includes a dip cord manufactured using a yarn comprising 90 mol % or more of polyethylene terephthalate, and the dip cord has a shrinkage of 3.0-4.0%, a strength of 2.5-3.0 g/d at an elongation of 5%, a breaking strength of 6.5-7.5 g/d, and a dimensional stability index of 5.8-6.5.
US11807051B1
The present invention relates generally to tire servicing operations and, more specifically, to an improved tire bead seating device. The bead seating device may include an inlet configured to receive pressurized air. The inlet may couple to two or more outlets extending outwardly from a shell of the device. Further, a leg may extend downwardly from each outlet and include a nozzle for directing a pressurized gas into a cavity of a tire. In particular, pressurized air may be delivered via the nozzles to force the tire bead onto the rim flange. Advantageously, the bead seating device may emit a high volume of air through each nozzle to accommodate for wheel assemblies of different diameters.
US11807039B2
A composite wheel structure includes a single continuous fiber reinforcement layer extending axially between inner and outer ends of the wheel structure. The single fiber reinforcement layer is impregnated with different matrix materials at different axial portions of the reinforcement layer to account for specific locations where high strength or high temperature performance is needed, with other portions having different matrix materials where low temperature performance and/or low strength is sufficient. The matrix materials may be provided as separate resin films that are applied side-by-side on the single reinforcement layer, or they may be provided on a single resin film. The matrix materials may be applied to the reinforcement layer in a direct coating process. The reinforcement layer may be prepregged with the matrix materials prior to a wheel layup process, or the reinforcement layer and matrix materials may be consolidated by resin film infusion during the wheel layup process.
US11807038B2
An apparatus (10) is provided, configured for use with a trailer (48) of a tractor trailer (44), that includes forward and rearward axles (12, 28) that each have a central body. The forward axle (12) has first and second mounting portions (16, 20) that are configured to receive first and second wide base tires (24, 26). The rearward axle (28) has first and second rearward mounting portions (32, 36) configured to receive third and fourth wide base tires (40, 42). The first forward mounting portion axis (18) is oriented at an angle (56) from +0.75-+0.95 degrees to the lateral direction, and the second forward mounting portion axis (22) is oriented at an angle (58) from +0.08-+0.28 degrees to the lateral direction. The first rearward mounting portion axis (34) is oriented at an angle (60) from +0.65-+0.85 degrees to the lateral direction, and the second rearward mounting portion axis (38) is oriented at an angle (62) from −0.05-+0.15 degrees to the lateral direction.
US11807037B2
A modular wheel-hub bearing unit having an outer flanged hub for mounting the unit on an upright of a vehicle, provided externally with an assembly surface and internally with a mounting seat; and a bearing provided with an outer ring, two inner rings and two rows of rolling elements arranged between the outer ring and the two inner rings. The bearing being mounted inside the assembly seat independently of the outer flanged hub and having an outer diameter, the dimensions of which are related to the dimensions of an outer diameter of the assembly surface of the flanged hub by a first coefficient (α) according to the relation: D2=α*D1, where 0.80≤α≤0.95.
US11807028B1
A full-color protected document, and methods and systems for making same, secured by a removable Scratch-Off Coating, where the protection against document alteration and/or copy type attacks is provided by digitally imaging Benday patterns and/or digital imaged background patterns around the variable indicia. By printing Benday patterns and/or imaged background using the same process color imagers, usability and integrity of the protected document are achieved relative to the consumer's perspective while at the same time providing a more secure, less expensive, and more aesthetically pleasing document design.
US11807015B2
A cartridge includes a casing that demarcates a liquid chamber used for storing a liquid and that is hollow, and a liquid supply section that communicates with the liquid chamber and supplies the liquid in the liquid chamber to a printing apparatus. The casing includes a concave/convex portion.
US11807014B2
A valve assembly and an ink cartridge with the valve assembly are provided. The valve assembly includes a valve cover, a valve base, a diaphragm and a transfer column. The valve cover is disposed on the valve base to define a valve cavity, and the diaphragm is disposed between the valve cover and the valve base and configured for separating the valve cavity into a first deformable cavity and a second deformable cavity independent with each other. The transfer column is fixed in the valve cavity and penetrates through the diaphragm, and at least one of the transfer column and the diaphragm is provided with a passage. The diaphragm moves relative to the transfer column due to a pressure difference between the first deformable cavity and the second deformable cavity, resulting in opening or cutting off communication between the first deformable cavity and the second deformable cavity by the passage.
US11807011B2
An information processing system includes a storage portion, a reception portion, and a processing portion. The storage portion stores a learned model obtained by performing machine learning on a replacement condition of a print head based on a data set in which nozzle surface image information obtained by photographing a nozzle surface of the print head and replacement necessity information representing replacement necessity of the print head or a replacement timing of the print head are associated with each other. The reception portion receives the nozzle surface image information. The processing portion outputs the replacement necessity information of the print head based on the received nozzle surface image information and the learned model.
US11807006B2
A printhead assembly includes: an ink manifold comprised of a first metal; printhead chips mounted on the ink manifold and receiving ink therefrom, each printhead chip having a plurality of bond pads; a PCB mounted on the ink manifold, the PCB having a plurality of contact pads; a plurality of wirebonds interconnecting the bond pads and the contact pads, the wirebonds being comprised of a second metal; an encapsulant material encapsulating the wirebonds, the bond pads and the contact pads; and a voltage source. The ink manifold and the wirebonds are electrically connectable to the voltage source to provide cathodic protection of the wirebonds.
US11806995B2
A roll sheet with a continuous sheet wound in a roll form is rotated in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. A sensor whose output is changed in accordance with a distance between the sensor and the sheet is used. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from an opposite direction to the forward direction on the basis of the output of the sensor during rotation of the roll sheet in the opposite direction.
US11806987B2
A liquid ejecting head includes: a nozzle face; a filter; a downstream chamber that includes a first outlet and a second outlet for discharging the liquid, the downstream chamber being located downstream of the filter; a first flow passage that is in communication with the downstream chamber through the first outlet; a second flow passage that is in communication with the downstream chamber through the second outlet; and a common flow passage that is in communication with the first flow passage and the second flow passage, wherein, as viewed perpendicularly to the nozzle face, the first outlet is located at a position that is shifted from a center of the downstream chamber in a first direction, and the second outlet is located at a position that is shifted from the center of the downstream chamber in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction.
US11806985B2
A fluid distribution device, for applying a fluid onto a transfer roller, includes an elongated chamber, at least one inlet for letting a fluid into the chamber, a longitudinal opening extending in the axial direction and adapted to face a transfer roller to allow fluid to exit the chamber and contact the transfer roller, and at least one wiper blade extending along at least a portion of the longitudinal opening. The chamber includes, at each of the two axial ends of the chamber, a wall separating the chamber from a cavity. The wall has a wall surface arranged to face the transfer roller when the device is in use. The wall is dimensioned so that the wall surface will be distanced from the transfer roller when the device is in use, so as to allow fluid to be present in a gap between the wall surface and the transfer roller.
US11806973B2
Insulated paper products are disclosed. Methods of making and using insulated paper products are also disclosed.
US11806970B2
A multilayer sheet includes a core layer including a composition including about (60) to about (90) weight percent of polyphenylene, about (0) to about (20) weight percent of polystyrene, about (10) to about (20) weight percent of a hydrogenated block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene, and optionally, a flame retardant additive; and a first cap layer disposed on a surface of the core layer, wherein the first cap layer includes polypropylene.
US11806959B2
A molding tool for forming a non-pneumatic tire includes a wheel portion cavity, a tread ring portion cavity, and a plurality of spoke cavities extending between the wheel portion cavity and the tread ring portion cavity. At least a subset spoke cavities within the plurality of spoke cavities include at least one of a non-uniform thickness, a non-uniform width, and a non-uniform surface. Also, the molding tool can include a conformal thermal control channel, e.g., a conformal cooling channel and/or a conformal heating channel, proximate to at least one mold cavity.
US11806958B2
A green tyre (2) for bicycles is built, comprising at least one carcass ply (4) having axially opposite end flaps (4a) engaged with respective bead cores (5) and a tread band (6) applied in a radially outer position around said at least one carcass ply (4). The built tyre (2) removed from the building drum, is profiled so as to translate the tread band (6) in a radially outer direction with respect to the bead cores (5), so as to impart a cross-sectional convex profile to the tyre (2) in a radially outer direction. The profiled tyre is engaged by means of a transfer member (31) comprising a gripping device (30) which retains it at the radially outer surface (2b) so as to maintain said cross-sectional convex profile in a radially outer direction.
US11806946B1
Methods of designing and producing a connecting rod using carbon fiber reinforced epoxy molding compound composite material are provided, such that the method allows connecting rod designer to machine several different connecting rod designs, lengths, and beams. The material is molded into a near-net shape. After molding, the blank is machined into the final shape of a connecting rod and the material is sealed.
US11806932B2
A three-dimensional printing system includes a resin vessel containing resin, an imaging bar, a movement mechanism coupled to the imaging bar, and a controller. The imaging bar includes an arrangement of light emitting devices that selectively emit radiation from an exit surface of the imaging bar to define a build plane in the resin. The exit surface of the imaging bar is preferably less than 10 millimeters from the build plane. The controller is configured to scan the imaging bar along a scan axis and, concurrent with scanning, operate the imaging bar to selectively image a layer of resin at the build plane.
US11806931B2
A bulk ink bag system in a composite-based additive manufacturing process (CBAM) keeps the inkjet heads (cartridges) on printers filled to the proper level of fluid at all times while the process runs. The system includes gravity fed fluid delivery without requiring pumps; is simple to connect and disconnect to system plumbing; has the ability to change ink bags without interrupting the print job or introducing air bubbles into the ink supply; and has the ability to disconnect partially used bags and reconnect them later.
US11806926B2
A printing system for producing at least one three dimensional (3D) printed part is described. The printing system includes a deposition system configured to continuously deposit a layer onto a cylinder to outwardly extend a diameter of the cylinder, wherein the layer comprises a first pattern. The printing system also includes a rotating system configured to rotate the cylinder, and a control system configured to synchronize the deposition system with the cylinder.
US11806925B2
A system and method of monitoring a powder-bed additive manufacturing process is provided where a layer of additive powder is fused using an energy source and electromagnetic emission signals are measured by a melt pool monitoring system to monitor the print process. The measured emission signals are analyzed to identify outlier emissions and clusters of outliers are identified by assessing the spatial proximity of the outlier emissions, e.g., using clustering algorithms, spatial control charts, etc. An alert may be provided or a process adjustment may be made when a cluster is identified or when a magnitude of a cluster exceeds a predetermined cluster threshold.
US11806876B2
A control apparatus includes an operation unit that teaches the robot a position, a posture changing instruction unit that instructs a position change when the robot passes through a singularity or its vicinity, a singularity passing motion request unit that instructs the robot to change its posture, a robot drive information request unit that acquires robot drive information, and a robot G-code generation unit that inserts a G-code from the robot drive information into a program. A robot includes a drive control unit that drives the robot, a singularity determination unit that determines passage through the singularity or its vicinity, a singularity passing pattern generation unit that generates a motion plan for passage through the singularity or its vicinity based on the changed posture, and a robot drive information output unit that transmits the robot drive information to the control apparatus.
US11806874B2
A robot system includes a robot including rotary joints to be rotated and driven about axes by a motor, and a control device that controls the motor based on external force torque about the axes that acts on each of the respective rotary joints, a force point to apply external force is preset to the robot, and the control device calculates distances from the axes of the rotary joints to the force point based on angles of the rotary joints of the robot, and adjusts and increases an operation amount to the motor as the calculated distances decrease.
US11806873B2
A sensor detection error at a joint of a robot arm is correctly detected. A joint structure that joins links and of a robot arm includes a sensor for determining force acting between the links. A driving apparatus that generates a driving force of a joint includes first and second driving parts. A constraining part that constrains the joint movable in a driving direction of the joint and be unmovable in another direction includes first and second supporting parts that are movable relative to each other in the driving direction of the joint. The driving part of the driving apparatus is fixed to the link, and the supporting part of the constraining part is fixed to the link. Also, the supporting part of the constraining part is fixed to the driving part of the driving apparatus. The sensor is fixed so as to link the supporting part and the link.
US11806872B2
A device and method for controlling a robotic device. The method includes: training a control model, which includes a parameter model and an object model, including: providing for each initial state-target state pair of a plurality of initial state-target state pairs a control state sequence, including states and transition states, each transition state being assigned a set of task parameters; ascertaining a set of state transition-state-state transition triples, and for each: adapting the parameter model so that the parameter model ascertains a probability distribution for each task parameter from the set of task parameters, which is assigned to the state transition following the state, adapting the object model so that the object model ascertains for each object a probability distribution for the state of the object; and controlling the robotic device with the control model using the trained parameter model and the trained object model.
US11806869B2
A driving force transmission device includes an input section and an output section with rotation axes nonparallel to each other to avoid backlash. A driving force transmission device (1) includes a first rotator (2), a second rotator (3), and spheres (5A, 5B, 5C). The first rotator (2) performs one of an input operation and an output operation of a driving force and includes a concave surface (7). The second rotator (3) performs the other of the input operation and the output operation of the driving force and includes a convex surface (13) fitted into the concave surface (7). The spheres (5A, 5B, 5C) are between the concave surface (7) and the convex surface (13). The concave surface (7) has holes (32A, 32B, 32C) in which the respective spheres (5A, 5B, 5C) are received. The convex (13) surface has a groove (29, 30) that receives parts of the spheres (5A, 5B, 5C) protruding from the holes (32A, 32B, 32C).
US11806867B2
A profiling apparatus includes: a holder rotationally moves around a first fulcrum, and holds a subject; a balancer rotationally moves around a second fulcrum, an intermediate part coupled to holder part and balancer, expands and contracts in a coupling direction, and bends in a direction orthogonal to the coupling direction, in which a position of the first fulcrum, a first gravity center position, a bending position, and a second gravity center position are aligned in this order. The first gravity center position corresponds to a gravity center of a part, which rotationally moves around the first fulcrum, of the subject and the holder in a case where the subject is held. The bending position corresponds to a bending point of the intermediate part. The second gravity center position corresponds to a gravity center of a part, which rotationally moves around the second fulcrum, of the second fulcrum position and balancer.
US11806853B2
A method includes: receiving a recycled wood workpiece populated with a set of metal fasteners; accessing an internal imaging scan; detecting the set of metal fasteners embedded in the recycled wood workpiece based on internal features detected in the internal imaging scan; for each metal fastener in the set of metal fasteners, extracting an initial position and an initial orientation of the metal fastener from the internal imaging scan; generating a virtual model of the recycled wood workpiece based on the internal imaging scan; accessing an image captured by an optical sensor; detecting a first metal fastener in the recycled wood workpiece; deriving a first position and a first orientation of the first metal fastener; and, in response to identifying the first metal fastener analogous to an initial metal fastener in the virtual model, isolating the first metal fastener in the virtual model and generating a fastener removal schedule.
US11806852B2
A nail gun nozzle mechanism includes a clamping wall, a retaining wall, and a switch unit. The clamping wall defines a firing space. The retaining wall defines a withdrawn space that is in spatial communication with the firing space. The switch unit includes a linkage member, and a bracket member. The bracket member is movable relative to the clamping wall between a firing position, where the bracket member is distal from the clamping wall and is disposed in the withdrawn space, and a non-firing position, where the bracket member is proximate to the clamping wall and blocking at least a portion of the firing space. The linkage member resiliently biases the bracket member toward the non-firing position.
US11806849B1
Multiple devices, systems, and/or methods for facilitating the placement of pipe through underground passageways or the pulling of pipe through any circuit while reducing the amount of manual force that needs to be used to engage in a plug puller with the pipe's.
US11806846B2
Methods and apparatus for a fastener head having a dual zone socket area and a mating driver bit according to aspects of the present technology include a fastener configured with driving surfaces adapted to provide enhanced engagement between each other during use. The fastener includes a recessed socket area with a sidewall that has an upper inwardly tapering section and a lower vertical section that extends to the bottom of the recessed socket area. The upper inwardly tapering section of the sidewall may also include an offset relative to the lower vertical section to create asymmetrical driving and removal surfaces. The technology also includes a corresponding mating driver bit configured with mating surfaces to the fastener to provide enhanced engagement between the fastener and mating driver bit. The technology also allows either the fastener or the driving bit to be used with preexisting fasteners and driver bits.
US11806845B1
A lug not engaging tool in the form of a rod includes a first end for receiving a standard socket, and a second end for engaging a socket wrench or impact wrench. An intermediate portion has a hexagonal section for engaging an open end wrench or a closed end box wrench. The rod includes sections having differing diameters. In use, a jack or jack stand may be placed under a section having an appropriate diameter to ensure that the jack or jack stand supports the lug nut engaging tool in a position that is substantially perpendicular to the wheel as the tool is used to loosen or tighten a lug nut.
US11806832B2
There is provided a quantitative method for determining a level of a sanding surface preparation of a carbon fiber composite surface, prior to the carbon fiber composite surface undergoing a post-processing operation. The quantitative method includes fabricating a ladder panel of levels of sanding correlating to an amount of sanding of sanding surface preparation standards for a reference carbon fiber composite surface of reference carbon fiber composite structure(s); using surface analysis tools to create target values for quantifying the levels of sanding; measuring, with the surface analysis tools, sanding surface preparation location(s) on the carbon fiber composite surface of a test carbon fiber composite structure, to obtain test result measurement(s); comparing the test result measurement(s) to the levels, to obtain test result level(s); determining if the test result level(s) meet the target values; and determining whether the carbon fiber composite surface is acceptable to proceed with the post-processing operation.
US11806826B2
The method is for profiling blades with a belt grinding profiling machine. The blades are mounted into a vise. A vertical position of the template is adjusted by rotating the rotatable knob. The motor is turned on to rotate the grinding belt over the grinding wheel. The guide wheel engages the underside profile of the template. The guide wheel of the template guides movement of the grinding wheel mounted on the common axle by moving the guide wheel along the underside profile of the template. The grinding belt grinds material off the underside of the blade until a portion of the underside profile of the template is copied to the underside of the blade.
US11806812B2
A detector is configured to detect an output of a reflected beam from an exit end surface of a parallel plate. A determination unit is configured to determine that an abnormality occurs in the parallel plate when a detection value of the detector is smaller than a determination threshold.
US11806807B2
Disclosed is a laser welding method for a secondary battery, in which a first electrode substrate tab and a second electrode substrate tab are laser-welded onto a first electrode uncoated region of a first electrode plate and a second electrode uncoated region of a second electrode plate, respectively, wherein the first electrode substrate tab and the second electrode substrate tab are fusion-bonded with a laser beam so as to have a preset welding pattern at welding portions thereof.
US11806805B2
A object cutting method includes a first step of attaching an expandable sheet to a front surface or a back surface of a object, a second step of irradiating the object with a laser light along a line to cut to form a modified region, and expanding the expandable sheet to divide at least a part of the object into a plurality of chips and to form a gap that exists between the chips and extends to a side surface crossing the front surface and the back surface of the object, a third step of, after the second step, filling the gap with a resin from an outer edge portion including the side surface of the object, a fourth step of, after the third step, curing and shrinking the resin, and a fifth step of, after the fourth step, taking out the chips from the expandable sheet.
US11806804B2
Methods and systems for generating a laser beam with different beam profile characteristics are provided. In one aspect, a method includes coupling an input laser beam into one fiber end of a multi-clad fiber, in particular a double-clad fiber and emitting an output laser beam from the other fiber end of the multi-clad fiber. To generate different beam profile characteristics of the output laser beam, the input laser beam is electively coupled either at least into the inner fiber core of the multi-clad fiber or at least into at least one outer ring core of the multi-clad fiber, or a first sub-beam of the input laser beam is coupled into at least into the inner fiber core of the multi-clad fiber and a second, different sub-beam of the input laser beam is coupled at least into the at least one outer ring core of the multi-clad fiber.
US11806803B2
The present invention discloses an electromagnetic pulse-aided friction stir lock welding processing device and method, which comprises an upper die body and a lower die body. The upper end of the lower die body is provided with a frustum-shaped settling tank. The lower end of the upper die body is provided with a tip inserted into the settling tank, an outer wall of the tip is fitted with an inner wall of the settling tank, a gap for placing parts to be processed is arranged between the upper die body and the lower die body.
US11806800B2
A standard reference plate is configured for insertion into an additive manufacturing apparatus for calibrating an electron beam of the additive manufacturing apparatus. The standard reference plate includes a lower plate and an upper plate being essentially in parallel and attached spaced apart from each other, the upper plate including a plurality of holes. A predetermined hollow pattern is provided inside the holes, and a spacing between the holes and the size of the holes and a distance between the upper plate and the lower plate and a position of an x-ray sensor of the additive manufacturing apparatus with respect to the standard reference plate are arranged so that x-rays emanating from the lower plate, when the electron beam is passing through a hollow part of the hollow pattern, will not pass directly from the lower plate through any one of the holes to the x-ray sensor.
US11806794B2
A processing device includes: a first processing position (A1) and a second processing position (A2) at which rough processing is performed on a workpiece (W); a third processing position (B1) at which final finishing processing is performed on the workpiece (W) that was processed at the second processing position (A2); flexible vises (7) provided to the first processing position (A1) and the second processing position (A2), the flexible vises (7) securing the workpiece (W) by clamping the same; and a quick clamping device (20) provided to the third processing position (B1), the quick clamping device (20) securing the workpiece (W) by means of a pin. The processing device also includes a control unit that controls a rough processing tool for performing rough processing and a final finishing processing tool for performing final finishing processing.
US11806793B2
A cutting tool used for grooving and turning operations where a cutting insert is releasably securable in a tool holder. The cutting insert includes insert upper and lower surfaces, at least one of which includes an insert engagement arrangement having two converging insert engagement wedge surfaces. The tool holder includes an insert receiving slot having a clamping jaw surface and a base jaw lower surface, at least one of which includes a slot engagement arrangement having two converging slot engagement wedge surfaces. When assembled, the cutting insert is releasably clamped in the insert receiving slot. The at least one insert engagement arrangement abuts the at least one slot engagement arrangement only at the insert engagement wedge surfaces and the slot engagement wedge surfaces.
