US11859500B2
A method of operating a gas turbine engine comprising: extracting a flow of air from a compressor section of the gas turbine engine into a first conduit; flowing the extracted flow of air through the first conduit to a first location at a turbine section of the turbine section, wherein a second conduit is in fluid communication with the turbine section at a second location; flowing a heat transfer fluid to a first heat exchanger positioned in thermal communication with the flow of air through the first conduit, the heat transfer fluid in thermal communication with the extracted flow of air through the first conduit via the first heat exchanger; and modulating, via a flow control device, a portion of the flow of air extracted from the first conduit to the second conduit downstream of the first heat exchanger.
US11859499B2
The present invention discloses a turbine engine with at least a high pressure and a low pressure turbine section comprising a casing and at least one turbine blade rotatably mounted within the casing wherein at least part of the inner surface of the casing is covered with shrouds as abradables to provide clearance control between the inner surface and the tip of the at least one blade and wherein the tip of the blade is coated with a hard PVD coating, characterized in that the shroud material of at least the high pressure and/or the low pressure section comprises a porous ceramic based material and the hard PVD coating on the tip of the blade essentially consists of a droplet free nitride coating.
US11859492B2
A fracbot for fracturing a formation includes a drill bit; a rotary swivel configured to rotate the drill bit; a motor; a battery; and a coating encompassing the fracbot. The motor is configured to induce vibrations that create a spiral movement of the fracbot. The spiral movement of the fracbot allows the fracbot to traverse existing fractures in the formation including a first fracture and a second fracture. The battery is configured to power the fracbot. The coating is configured to dissolve at a predefined temperature. The fracbot is configured to create a channel that connects the first fracture and the second fracture.
US11859481B2
A fracturing apparatus is provided. The fracturing apparatus includes a plunger pump, a transmission shaft, a main motor, an oil pipe, a first radiator and a noise reduction cabin. The main motor is spaced apart from the plunger pump, the plunger pump is connected with the main motor through the transmission shaft; the oil pipe is configured to be connected with the plunger pump; the first radiator is spaced apart from the plunger pump, the first radiator is configured to dissipate heat from oil in the oil pipe, the main motor, the first radiator and at least part of the oil pipe are all located inside the noise reduction cabin, and the plunger pump is located outside the noise reduction cabin.
US11859480B2
A method may include monitoring, for two or more well heads of a hydraulic fracturing system, an operation or a state of one or more subsystems of the hydraulic fracturing system. The hydraulic fracturing system may include one or more fracturing rigs, one or more blending equipment, one or more power sources electrically connected to a first subset of the one or more fracturing rigs, or one or more fuel sources fluidly connected to a second subset of the one or more fracturing rigs, and one or more missile valves. The hydraulic fracturing system may further include one or more zipper valves, one or more well head valves, and multiple well heads. The method may further include controlling, based on an operation schedule for the hydraulic fracturing system and based on monitoring the operation or the state, fluid pressures at the two or more well heads for continuous pumping.
US11859478B2
Fiber additives that may be useful as lost circulation materials for mitigating fluid loss and/or as bridging agents or diverting agents in subterranean treatment fluids such as drilling fluids. In some embodiments, the fiber additives include a fiber and calcium carbonate disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the fiber. In some embodiments, the methods include providing a treatment fluid that includes the base fluid and the fiber additives, and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
US11859477B2
Embodiments provide functionality for extracting hyrdrocarbons from a subterranean formation. A fluid is provided and injected into a subterranean formation during a first period of time but not during a second period of time. At least part of the providing and injecting of the fluid is carried out using solar energy. Further, displaced hydrocarbons are collected from the subterranean formation.
US11859473B2
A system for automatic in-situ gas lifting of fluid in a multilateral well may include a plurality of downhole sensors arranged to periodically capture pressure data associated with the multilateral well is disclosed. The system may include a processor operatively connected to the downhole sensors and configured to dynamically determine a pressure gradient value associated with the multilateral well based on the periodically captured pressure data. The system may include a first inflow control valve (ICV) operatively connected to the processor and placed within a first lateral to automatically control a flow of a gas from a downhole natural gas source into the multilateral well based on the dynamically determined pressure gradient, and to cause a lift of the fluid received from a second lateral within the well when the ICV is open.
US11859472B2
This disclosure relates to an inflow control system having an apparatus configured to form or plug openings in a blank pipe. The apparatus includes a housing and a milling sub-system. The housing has a cylindrical wall with an outer surface. The milling sub-system is mounted to a first side of the wall and is configured to mill an opening in the blank pipe. The milling sub-system includes a bit configured to form an opening in the blank pipe and at least one brace attached to a second side of the wall opposite the first side of the wall. The at least one brace is configured to extend radially from the second side of the wall to press the bit to the inner surface of the blank pipe.
US11859456B2
A method for logging in a cased well is disclosed. The method includes receiving well data comprising an orientation of the cased well, selecting a logging while levitating (LWL) assembly type based on the well data, running the LWL assembly into the well to a start depth, and activating the LWL assembly based on a downhole condition so that the LWL assembly levitates in a center of the cased well, wherein the activated LWL assembly moves downhole in the cased well while levitating. The method further includes determining whether the LWL assembly has reached a target depth and performing logging in the cased well while the LWL assembly is levitating in the cased well when the target depth is reached.
US11859455B2
An automated drilling-fluid additive system and method for on-site real-time analysis and additive treatment of drilling fluid to be injected into a well. The drilling fluid includes returned drilling fluid intended to be re-used, which has a variety of viscosity and other qualities resulting from its various preceding use. The target drilling fluid will have a variety of viscosity and other qualities depending upon and changing with various phases of drilling operations and various conditions encountered. The drilling fluid is analyzed in real time as it flows into the automated drilling-fluid additive system, and various additives are added to and thoroughly blended with the drilling fluid as needed to achieve the desired result. The blended drilling fluid is discharged from the automated drilling-fluid additive system in the proper condition for injection into a well.
US11859452B2
A latch system including a plurality of rocker latches, a rocker support, supporting the plurality of rocker latches, and a movement restrictor in operative connection with each rocker latch of the plurality of rocker latches, the movement restrictor allowing or restricting movement of each rocker latch of the plurality of rocker latches relative to the rocker support. A downhole tool including a sleeve movable relative to other portions of the tool, the sleeve having a profile at an uphole end thereof, an actuator runnable into contact with the sleeve, the actuator including the latch. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a latch system disposed within or as a part of the string. A wet connect system including a first connector housing having a first communication line therein, a second connector housing concentrically positionable in the first connector housing and having a second communication line, and a balance piston fluidly connected to the first communication line.
US11859450B2
A drilling fluid channel structure of a core drilling rig includes a fluid channel activation module, a pressure relief module, a flow diverging and blocking module, a driving fluid channel and a cooling fluid channel. The fluid channel activation module, the pressure relief module and the flow diverging and blocking module are connected sequentially from the rear to the front. The driving fluid channel and the cooling fluid channel are connected at the rear side thereof to the flow diverging and blocking module. The driving fluid channel includes a driving section located between a stator and a rotor of a driving motor. The driving fluid channel is provided with a driving fluid outlet at the front side of the driving section. The cooling fluid channel passes through a layer disposed between an integrity-preserving compartment and an outer barrel.
US11859449B2
A downhole sub has a body defined by a wall extending in an axial direction from a first end to a second end. An inner surface of the wall defines a flow path through the downhole sub and an outer surface of the wall defines an outer diameter of the downhole sub. A compartment extends from the outer surface into the wall to having a depth less than a thickness of the wall. A housing may be removably fixed in the compartment. One or more mobile devices may be disposed in the housing. Each of the one or more mobile devices includes a sensor encapsulated in a protective material. A control element may block an opening of the housing, the control element is made of a dissolvable material configured to dissolve at a predetermined depth in a wellbore and release the one or more mobile devices into the wellbore.
US11859435B2
A sliding sash assembly for use as a door or window includes: (a) a frame defining a frame opening; (b) a pair of sashes mounted in the frame opening and slidable relative to each other along an opening axis between a closed position and an open position; and (c) at least one stop device including a housing and a pair of depressible stop members movably mounted in the housing. The stop members are spaced apart from each other along the opening axis. Each stop member is selectively movable independent of the other stop member between a retracted position in which the stop member is retracted into the housing and an advanced position in which the stop member projects from the housing for engagement with one of the sashes to restrict movement of the sashes relative to each other toward the open position.
US11859432B2
An apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to control an automatic flap and/or door. The flap and/or door is automatically transferrable from an open position into a closed position by at least one actuator. The flap and/or door is configured to press against a seal when in the closed position. In relation to a closing operation of the flap and/or door, the control unit is configured to determine time information in relation to an open state time duration during which the flap and/or door was in the open position before the closing operation. In relation to a closing operation of the flap and/or door, the control unit is also configured to operate the at least one actuator configured for the closing operation as a function of the time information.
US11859428B2
An automatic door device includes a driving motor and a transmission system. An input end of the transmission system is coupled to an output shaft of the driving motor, an output end of the transmission system is coupled to a door shaft, and the transmission system has a transmission link to transmit an output torque of the driving motor to the door shaft. A clutch mechanism is disposed on the transmission link of the transmission system. Accordingly, when the door is subjected to an external force, the transmission link between the door and the driving motor can be automatically disconnected, so that while an automatic door function implemented, it is ensured that a user may not be affected by the resistance brought by the automatic door device when the user opens/closes the door manually, thereby optimizing user experience.
US11859427B2
In embodiments, a hinge includes a first hinge element for arrangement on a closing element and a second hinge element for arrangement on a frame, the first and the second hinge elements being connected to each other to pivot about a hinge axis, and at least one actuating element for adjusting the spacing of the hinge axis relative to at least one of the first and the second hinge elements.
US11859423B2
An adjustable length counterbalance mechanism for lift doors, frequently used for cargo trailers and garages. The adjustable length torque shaft of the counterbalance mechanism is able to accommodate many different lift door widths and is simpler to install than a fixed length torque shaft. In embodiments, the adjustable torque shaft is comprised of two outer torque shafts, each with a torsion spring and cable drum and a middle torque shaft that can be assembled together. The middle torque shaft can be inserted into each of the outer torque shafts to a selected depth to determine the length of the adjustable torque shaft.
US11859420B2
A container seal includes a locking bolt, which has on one end portion or central portion thereof a push-in/latch compartment which is open in the transverse direction relative to the lock axis and is formed or provided with an undercut acting in the direction of the latch compartment opening; a clip or tab, wherein the clip or tab is arranged on the other end portion of the locking bolt; and a bolt or bar which is arranged on the free end/end portion of the clip or tab and has on the free end/end portion thereof a latch device which is coupled to the bolt via a predetermined breaking point.
US11859418B2
A latch device including: a latch mechanism configured to hold a door at a closing position; an electric releasing mechanism configured to release meshing of the latch mechanism; a manual releasing mechanism configured to release meshing of the latch mechanism; and a lock configured to switch between a locked state of the manual releasing mechanism and an unlocked state, wherein the electric releasing mechanism is configured to switch the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state by releasing meshing of the latch mechanism and switch the lock from the unlocked state to the locked state when a rotating cam returns to a reference position by a biasing force of a spring, when the lock is in the locked state and the rotating cam rotates by a predetermined angle in a first direction from the reference position by power of a motor against a biasing force of the spring.
US11859416B2
A closure latch assembly for a decklid configured to provide a power release operation and a power cinch operation. The closure latch assembly includes a latch mechanism, a latch cinch mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a power actuator. The power actuator interacts with the drive mechanism to provide a power release of the latch mechanism and a power cinch of the latch cinch mechanism.
US11859414B2
A security apparatus for a portable electronic device includes a force-transmission member having a length, a first end, and a second end. A lock head is coupled to the first end of the force-transmission member, the lock head configured to selectively engage the electronic device and movable by the force-transmission member between a locked position, in which the lock head is secured to the electronic device, and an unlocked position, in which the lock head is unsecured from the electronic device. An actuator assembly is spaced a distance from the lock head along the length of the force-transmission member. The actuator assembly includes a body and a manual actuator pivotally coupled to the body, the manual actuator being pivotable from a first position to a second position to move the movable member relative to the body such that the lock head moves from the unlocked position to the locked position.
US11859404B2
A fire resistant shelter is provided which controls a temperature of an underground evacuation space in case of a long-lasting fire. A fire resistant shelter comprises a shelter main body, a water supply device, a heat insulating housing, and a drain device. The shelter main body is made of concrete having a thickness of 30 cm and is provided with an evacuation space therein. When a fire breaks out, an evacuee escapes to the evacuation space, closes an underground door, and subsequently opens a valve of a water supply pipe through a remote operation from inside the evacuation space. This supplies water to a heat-insulating space. When water being stored up to a level corresponding to the top end of the evacuation space is confirmed, the supply of the water is stopped. At that time, the water remains at a predetermined level in a ceiling water tank.
US11859396B2
A binding machine includes a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire to be wound on an object to be bound, a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on the object to be bound, and a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the object to be bound. The cutting unit includes a pair of blade parts configured to interpose the wire therebetween and cut the wire. One or both of the pair of blade parts include a delay part which is configured to delay cutting a part of the wire as compared to a remaining part of the wire.
US11859391B2
The present invention is regarding a structure for fastening decking lumber woods for a wooden deck. The present invention includes a first deck wood (10a) and a second deck wood (10b) with a form of a certain thickness and extended to a certain length and the cross member, the joist, placed underneath and perpendicular to the deck lumber woods, and the bracket (100) that allows to fix the first deck wood (10a) and the second deck wood (10b) onto the cross member with a fastening material through the gap space between the deck woods without touching them so the deck wood can breath freely thus, preventing them from splitting.
US11859382B2
An internally braced permanent formwork for concrete foundation construction is provided in order to achieve a quick and simple assembly. The formwork comprises a base member laid on the ground having a perimeter recess on an upper surface for receiving components of the formwork. One or more permanent outer boards forming an outer periphery of the foundation are provided and coupled to a plurality of spaced internal bracing components to prevent collapse under the pressure of wet concrete.
US11859374B2
A faucet includes a faucet body and a faucet spray head being movable from a retracted position adjacent the faucet body, and an extended position away from the faucet body. In the retracted position, the faucet spray head has at least one aligned position with the faucet body. The faucet includes an alignment coupling. The alignment coupling includes first and second alignment elements connected to the faucet body and the faucet spray head, respectively, to align the spray head with the faucet body. The faucet includes a retention coupling that is configured to retain the faucet body and the faucet spray head immediately adjacent one another. The retention coupling includes first and second retention elements connected to the faucet body and the faucet spray head, respectively. The retention coupling is separate from the alignment coupling, and at least one of the first or second retention elements is a magnet.
US11859373B2
A fastening assembly for a top-mounted faucet that allows quick and easy installation of the faucet. The fastening assembly includes a plate and a threaded nut. The plate includes an upper grip member made of soft gripping material and a lower support member made of a rigid material. The plate has an elongated central aperture passing through the upper grip member and lower support member. The lower support member includes two flanges that clamp to opposite two faces of the threaded nut.
US11859367B2
Provided is a construction machine on which a hydraulic closed circuit for driving a single rod-type hydraulic cylinder and a swing hydraulic motor is mounted and that has good swing deceleration responsiveness. In this construction machine that drives each of a single rod-type hydraulic cylinder and a swing hydraulic motor in a closed circuit, a minimum passage area from a second flushing valve to a tank in a case the second flushing valve is fully open is smaller than a minimum passage area from a first flushing valve to the tank in a case the first flushing valve is fully open.
US11859366B1
A retractable tooth bucket configured to provide both digging and grading functionality on a worksite. The retractable tooth bucket has a bucket joined to a first bracket and a second bracket. A first pivot frame joined to the first bracket. A second pivot frame is joined to the second bracket. A first and second mounting brackets are joined to the bucket. A cylinder is joined to the hydraulic ram, and the first and second pivot frames. A hydraulic fluid line is joined to the hydraulic ram. Three cross members are joined to the first and second pivot frames. Five spines are joined to the third cross member and arranged against a pivot pin. Engaging the hydraulic ram causes spines to extend away from the bucket.
US11859355B2
Described herein are compositions and methods for waste-to-energy ash in engineered aggregate in road construction.
US11859352B2
An artificial turf includes an artificial turf infill. The artificial turf infill includes natural fiber mixed with rubber granulate. The artificial turf infill includes between 10% and 40% of the natural fiber by weight. The natural fiber includes any one of hemp fiber, cotton fiber, burlap fiber, sisal fiber, elephant grass fiber, or combinations thereof.
US11859351B2
A duct coupling system has a first concrete segment, a first duct positioned in the first concrete segment so as to have an end extending outwardly therefrom, a second concrete segment, a second duct positioned in the second concrete segment so as to have an end extending outwardly therefrom in a direction toward the end of the first duct, and a tubular member slidably positioned over the ends of the first and second ducts so as to join the first and second ducts together in a liquid-tight relationship. The first concrete segment is positioned in spaced relation to the second concrete segment. A wet joint is formed in the space between the first concrete segment and the second concrete segment. The tubular member is embedded in the wet joint.
US11859339B2
A washing machine appliance defines a mutually perpendicular vertical direction, lateral direction, and transverse direction. The washing machine appliance includes a cabinet and a top cover. A wash tub is mounted within the cabinet and a wash basket is mounted rotatably within the wash tub. The wash basket is accessible through an opening in the top cover. A bulk tank is mounted inside the top cover. The washing machine appliance further includes a dispensing pump spaced apart from the bulk tank and in fluid communication with the bulk tank. The dispensing pump is operable to draw a liquid additive from the bulk tank. The washing machine appliance also includes a dispenser box downstream of the dispensing pump and upstream of the wash tub.
US11859335B2
A washing machine includes: a cabinet having a first opening and a washing space formed therein; and a door assembly provided to open and close the first opening, wherein the door assembly includes: a door body having a second opening and corresponding to the first opening and provided to rotate relative to the cabinet; door glass having a glass hole communicating with the inside of the cabinet and coupled with the rear surface of the door body; a guide duct that connects the second opening and the glass hole; and a sealing member. The sealing member can prevent washing water or internal air from escaping from the door assembly.
US11859334B2
A washing machine including a bearing housing to rotatably support a shaft configured to drive the drum and insertable into the tub, the bearing housing including a stator coupling portion to which a stator of a drive motor configured to rotate the shaft is coupled, and a plurality of leg portions spaced apart along a circumferential direction of the stator coupling portion. The plurality of leg portions include a leg plate including a first end connected to the stator coupling portion and a second end formed to extend along a radial direction of the stator coupling portion from the first end, a connection portion provided to connect between adjacent first ends of the plurality of leg portions, a separation space formed between second ends of the plurality of leg portions, and an outer rib formed along an edge of the leg plate and the connection portion.
US11859330B2
The present disclosure relates to a drain pump driving apparatus and a laundry treatment machine including the same. A drain pump driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a converter; a voltage dropper to drop the DC voltage from the converter; an inverter module to operate based on a first voltage from the voltage dropper and to output AC voltage converted by a switching operation to a drain pump motor; a controller to operate based on a second voltage from the voltage dropper and to control the inverter module; and a voltage adjuster to adjust the level of voltage information of the motor outputted from the inverter module and to output the adjusted voltage information to the controller. Accordingly, it is possible to stably drive the drain motor.
US11859329B2
The method is implemented at a washing mode sharing platform. A to-be-shared washing parameter of at least one first laundry equipment, and a to-be-shared washing mode corresponding to the to-be-shared washing parameter, are acquired. A historical data set is generated based on the to-be-shared washing parameter and the to-be-shared washing mode. A target washing mode and a target washing parameter corresponding to the target washing mode are determined from the historical data set. The target washing mode and the target washing parameter are sent to second laundry equipment.
US11859325B2
A laundry washing machine includes a variable length agitator that is configurable in multiple configurations that provide different lengths for the agitator along its axis of rotation, and that is further biased to at least one of the configurations to facilitate user reconfiguration of the agitator.
US11859312B2
Provided are a method of cleaning a group III nitride single crystal substrate which enables the roughness of a nitrogen-polar face of the group III nitride single crystal substrate to be suppressed to remove foreign substances, and a method of producing a group III nitride single crystal substrate. The method of cleaning a group III nitride single crystal substrate having a group III element-polar face, and the nitrogen-polar face opposite the group III element-polar face includes: cleaning the nitrogen-polar face with a detergent including a fluoroorganic compound.
US11859309B2
In the present invention, a chemical-vapor-deposition silicon carbide (SIC) bulk having an improved etching characteristic includes silicon carbide (SIC) manufactured by a chemical vapor deposition method using MTS (methyltrichlorosilane), hydrogen (H2), and nitrogen (N2) gases. The SIC manufactured by the chemical vapor deposition method is β-SiC (3C-SiC), and 6H-SiC is present in the SIC manufactured by the chemical vapor deposition method. Five peaks having a reference code of 03-065-0360 and a peak having a reference code of 00-049-1428 are confirmed to be present from XRD analysis of the silicon carbide bulk, and a nitrogen concentration value is 4.0×1018 atoms/cm3 or more at a depth of 1,500 nm or more from the surface of the bulk, which is a metastable layer.
US11859307B2
The embodiments described herein generally relate to a stem assembly for coupling a susceptor to a process chamber. The stem assembly includes a pivot mechanism, a first flexible seal coupled to the pivot mechanism, a second flexible seal coupled to a plate on a first side of the plate, the plate having a second side coupled to the first flexible seal, a housing coupled to the second flexible seal, and a motion assembly adapted to move the housing in an X axis and a Y axis, and position the susceptor angularly relative to an X-Y plane of the process chamber.
US11859304B2
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for electroplating (or electrodeposition) a transition metal oxide composition that may be used in gas sensors, biological cell sensors, supercapacitors, catalysts for fuel cells and metal air batteries, nano and optoelectronic devices, filtration devices, structural components, and energy storage devices. The method includes electrodepositing the electrochemically active transition metal oxide composition onto a working electrode in an electrodeposition bath containing a molten salt electrolyte and a transition metal ion source. The electrode structure can be used for various applications such as electrochemical energy storage devices including high power and high-energy primary or secondary batteries.
US11859300B2
Methods and electroplating systems for controlling plating electrolyte concentration on an electrochemical plating apparatus for substrates are disclosed. A method involves: (a) providing an electroplating solution to an electroplating system; (b) electroplating the metal onto the substrate while the substrate is held in a cathode chamber of an electroplating cell of electroplating system; (c) supplying the make-up solution to the electroplating system via a make-up solution inlet; and (d) supplying the secondary electroplating solution to the electroplating system via a secondary electroplating solution inlet. The secondary electroplating solution includes some or all components of the electroplating solution. At least one component of the secondary electroplating solution has a concentration that significantly deviates from its target concentration.
US11859287B2
A protective coating system includes a turbine engine component substrate formed of a ceramic matrix composite material, an environmental barrier coating layer including a rare earth disilicate material formed directly on the substrate, and a thermal barrier coating layer including a porous rare earth monosilicate material having a metal silicate material infiltrated within at least a portion of the pores formed directly on the environmental barrier coating layer.
US11859283B2
Methods for forming an Indium-containing film by a vapor deposition method using a heteroalkylcyclopentadienyl Indium (I) precursor having a general formula: In[R1R2R3R4CpL1] or In[CpL1L2y] wherein Cp represents a cyclopentadienyl ligand; R1 to R4 are each independently H, C1-C4 linear, branched or cyclic alkyls; L1 and L2 are each independently a substituent bonded to the Cp ligand and consisting of an alkyl chain containing at least one heteroatom, such as Si, Ge, Sn, N, P, B, Al, Ga, In, O, S, Se, Te, F, Cl, Br, I; and y=1-4. Examplary heteroalkylcyclopentadienyl Indium (I) precursors include In(Cp(CH2)3NMe2) or In(CpPiPr2).
US11859277B2
Methods of depositing a metal film are discussed. A metal film is formed on the bottom of feature having a metal bottom and dielectric sidewalls. Formation of the metal film comprises exposure to a metal precursor and an alkyl halide catalyst while the substrate is maintained at a deposition temperature. The metal precursor has a decomposition temperature above the deposition temperature. The alkyl halide comprises carbon and halogen, and the halogen comprises bromine or iodine.
US11859262B2
Disclosed in this application are a large-sized high-Nb superalloy ingot and a smelting process thereof. The smelting process includes: vacuum induction melting to prepare a plurality of vacuum induction melting ingots with the same composition which are used for preparing electroslag electrodes with the same number as the vacuum induction melting ingots for use in electroslag remelting, preparing a consumable electrode from the prepared consumable electroslag electrodes, and performing vacuum consumable arc remelting for a plurality of times by using the consumable electroslag electrodes as raw material. A large-sized high-Nb superalloy ingot having a weight of 15 tons or above and a diameter of 800 mm or above can be prepared from such process.
US11859254B2
Provided herein is technology relating to detecting neoplasia and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, compositions, and related uses for detecting premalignant and malignant neoplasms such as gastric cancer.
US11859253B2
A method for identifying and enumerating candidate target cells within a biological fluid specimen is described. The method includes obtaining a biological fluid specimen, preparing the biological fluid specimen by staining cell features in the biological fluid specimen, capturing a digital image having a plurality of color channels of the biological fluid specimen, and applying image analysis to the digital image. A computer program product for identifying candidate target cells within a biological fluid specimen is also described. The computer program comprises instructions to cause a processor to carry out the image analysis.
US11859240B2
The invention provides methods, compositions, kits and devices for the detection of target molecules. In some embodiments, the invention allows for multiplexed target molecule detection.
US11859234B2
The present disclosure relates, in general, to a method for generating chimeric DNA derived from RNase L cleavage products in a sample, and detection of such RNase L cleavage products for diagnosis and treatment of inflammation and infection in a subject.
US11859233B2
Devices and methods are provided to detect the presence of bacteria and small microorganisms, and to identify various microbial attributes rapidly.
US11859232B2
A method of selecting an agent for treating a disease of a subject is disclosed which includes identifying genes which bring about resistance to a cytotoxic agent in haploid human embryonic stem (ES) cells. Once the gene is identified, the method includes analyzing the sequence and/or expression of the gene in a cell sample of the subject, wherein an alteration in the sequence and/or level of expression of the gene as compared to the sequence and/or expression of the gene in a control sample is indicative that the agent should be ruled out as a monotherapy for treating the disease in the subject.
US11859220B2
Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 nucleases with altered and improved PAM specificities and their use in genomic engineering, epigenomic engineering, and genome targeting.
US11859218B2
The invention involves the provision of recombinant algal mutants that have a genetic modification to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a trehalose biosynthetic enzyme, and/or a genetic modification to a nucleic acid encoding an RNA binding domain. And in some embodiments either of these algal mutants can further have a genetic mutation to a nucleic acid sequence encoding an SGI1 polypeptide. Attenuation of one, two, or all three of these genes results in a mutant organism with increased lipid productivity. It was also discovered that one, two, three, or more genetic mutations can be accumulated or “stacked” in a particular mutant cell or organism to result in further increases in the production of lipid products. The lipid products of these mutants are useful as biofuels or for other specialty chemical products.
US11859215B2
This disclosure relates mRNA therapy for the treatment of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD). mRNAs for use in the invention, when administered in vivo, encode human ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC), isoforms thereof, functional fragments thereof, and fusion proteins comprising OTC. mRNAs of the invention are preferably encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to effect efficient delivery to cells and/or tissues in subjects, when administered thereto. mRNA therapies of the invention increase and/or restore deficient levels of OTC expression and/or activity in subjects. mRNA therapies of the invention further decrease levels of toxic ammonia associated with deficient OTC activity in subjects.
US11859213B2
Provided herein are method to increase the efficiency of interspecies chimera generation.
US11859209B2
The present invention provides a method for inducing osteogenic differentiation, the method comprising the following steps of: (1) culturing pluripotent stem cells under feeder-free conditions, (2) culturing the cells in a mixed culture medium of an osteogenic induction medium and a pluripotent stem cell medium, the mixed culture medium containing a ROCK inhibitor and a retinoic acid receptor α or β agonist, and (3) culturing the cells in an osteogenic induction medium containing the retinoic acid receptor α or β agonist. The method for inducing osteogenic differentiation according to the present invention is a simple, short-term, highly efficient and highly reproducible one-procedure method for inducing osteogenic differentiation, wherein the method is suitable for bone regeneration therapies, the development of bone metabolic drugs and the development of novel therapies for bone diseases.
US11859185B2
The invention relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting a glucokinase (GCK) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a glucokinase (GCK) gene, and methods of treating subjects having a glycogen storage disease (GSD), e.g., type Ia GSD.
US11859184B2
The present invention relates to a multi-conjugate of small interfering RNA (siRNA) and a preparing method of the same, more precisely a multi-conjugate of siRNA prepared by direct binding of double stranded sense/antisense siRNA monomers or indirect covalent bonding mediated by a cross-linking agent or a polymer, and a preparing method of the same. The preparing method of a siRNA multi-conjugate of the present invention is characterized by simple and efficient reaction and thereby the prepared siRNA multi-conjugate of the present invention has high molecular weight multiple times the conventional siRNA, so that it has high negative charge density, suggesting that it has excellent ionic interaction with a cationic gene carrier and high gene delivery efficiency.
US11859183B2
The present disclosure provides miRNA mimics targeting CDK4 and/or CDK6, and compositions comprising the same. Methods for the treatment of tumors, including but not limited to colon cancer, comprising administering a modified oligonucleotide comprising a miRNA are also disclosed herein.
US11859182B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions of matter and assay methods used to detect one or more target nucleic acids of interest in a sample. The compositions and methods allow one to control reaction kinetics of the cascade assay by two orders of magnitude via molecular design of one of the reaction components; further, varying molecular design also allows for quantification of target nucleic acids of interest over a large range of concentrations or discriminating between extremely low copy numbers of target nucleic acids of interest.
US11859177B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for employing nanobubbles for theranostic purposes are provided. In one embodiment, a method comprising introducing a photothermal nanobubble into a malaria-infected red blood cell is provided.
US11859174B2
To identify a microorganism causing the development of primary sclerosing cholangitis associated with ulcerative colitis. A Klebsiella pneumoniae strain inducing inflammation in the liver.
US11859173B2
Disclosed are biomaterials, including engineered living materials (ELMs), comprising a plurality of microbial cells, wherein the material has a Young's Modulus of at least 5 Gpa; and methods of fabricating said biomaterials.
US11859164B2
Scalable biomaterial-based bioreactors are described. In one embodiment, the bioreactor may comprise perforated plates stacked such that the assembled bioreactor has the necessary manifolds and chambers to transport gas and liquids to a biomaterial contained within the bioreactor, and to remove the reaction products. In another embodiment, single use bioreactors are described. Methods of operating the bioreactors are also described.
US11859154B2
Unit dose packs and methods of producing and using the same are provided, where the unit dose packs have reduced efflorescence. In accordance with one embodiment, the unit dose pack includes a wash composition encapsulated within a film. The wash composition includes a reverse poloxamer present in an amount of from about 8 to about 20 weight percent, glycerin present in an amount of from about 0 to about 30 weight percent, polyethylene glycol present in an amount of from about 0 to about 30 weight percent, an anionic surfactant present in an amount of from about 9 to about 18 weight percent, a non-ionic surfactant present in an amount of from about 15 to about 30 weight percent, and a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid present in an amount of from about 4 to about 8 weight percent, all based on a total weight of the wash composition.
US11859148B2
The disclosed technology relates to a lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and an ashless basic amine additive selected from a N-aralkyl α-carbonyl functional amine. The basic amine additives used in the lubricating oils of the disclosed technology impart basicity measured as total base number (TBN) without adding sulfated ash. Lubricating oils containing the basic amine additives of the disclosed technology simultaneously achieve seal compatibility, deposit, and corrosion control.
US11859141B2
A desolidification process enables the isolation and extraction of solid additives from an unreacted petroleum residue stream. In a hydrocracking process that mixes a solid additive with a petroleum residue feedstock to convert the petroleum residue to higher-value distillates, the desolidification process enables the recovery of the unreacted petroleum residue for conversion to a saleable product. The desolidification process involves the mixture of one or more solvents with a slurry in which solids are integrated in the petroleum residue to generate a mixture having a decreased density and viscosity as compared to the slurry, which facilitates removal of the solids.
US11859136B2
Processes for upgrading a hydrocarbon. The process can include (I) contacting a hydrocarbon-containing feed with a catalyst that can include a Group 8-10 element or a compound thereof disposed on a support to effect conversion of the hydrocarbon-containing feed to produce a coked catalyst and an effluent. The process can also include (II) contacting the coked catalyst with an oxidant to effect combustion the coke to produce a regenerated catalyst. The process can also include (IIa) contacting the regenerated catalyst with a reducing gas to produce a regenerated and reduced catalyst. The process can also include (III) contacting an additional quantity of the hydrocarbon-containing feed with the regenerated and reduced catalyst. A cycle time from the contacting the hydrocarbon-containing feed with the catalyst in step (I) to the contacting the additional hydrocarbon-containing feed with the regenerated and reduced catalyst in step (III) can be ≤1 hours.
US11859123B2
A method comprising (a) contacting a suspension composition, water, and optionally one or more additives to form a wellbore servicing fluid at a location proximate a wellsite; wherein the suspension composition comprises a particulate material, an organic carrier fluid, and a suspension viscosifier; and (b) placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The wellsite comprises an offshore platform, a floating vessel, or combinations thereof; and wherein the wellbore is offshore. A suspension composition comprising a particulate material, an organic carrier fluid, and a suspension viscosifier; wherein the particulate material is substantially insoluble in the organic carrier fluid; wherein the particulate material comprises a water-interactive material and/or a water-insoluble material; and wherein the organic carrier fluid comprises a glycol and/or a glycol ether.
US11859121B2
Viscoelastic icephobic surfaces of the present disclosure include organogel particle beads dispersed in an elastomer matrix. The surfaces are highly repellant to ice formation, easy and cost efficient to apply, and have long term durability for harsh outdoor applications.
US11859108B2
Described are finishing mediums for removing support material and/or for surface finishing of objects made via additive manufacturing techniques. The finishing medium is an aqueous solution containing 1-20% by weight a polyol, 1-20% by weight an anti-corrosion agent, 0.001-10% by weight a hydrotrope. The finishing medium may optionally suspend media particles, thereby forming a finishing suspension. Also described are methods of using the finishing media and finishing suspensions described herein.
US11859107B2
A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for removing and collecting resin from material. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a washer configured to receive water from a water source and air from an air source into an interior cavity of the washer via an inlet with defined spray patterns, the washer including a first filter located within the interior cavity, where the interior cavity is configured to store a material, the interior cavity is configured to direct a flow of the water and the air in a defined pattern to remove a resin from the material, and the washer comprises an opening covered by the first filter. The first filter may be configured to allow the water, the air, and the resin to exit the opening while restricting the material from exiting the opening. A set of filters separates and collects the resins.
US11859103B2
Polymer particles that comprise a thermoplastic polymer and a nucleating agent may be useful in additive manufacturing methods where warping may be mitigated. For example, a method of producing said polymer particles may comprise: mixing a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polymer, a nucleating agent, a carrier fluid, and optionally an emulsion stabilizer at a temperature at or greater than a melting point or softening temperature of the thermoplastic polymer to emulsify a thermoplastic polymer melt in the carrier fluid; cooling the mixture to form polymer particles; and separating the polymer particles from the carrier fluid, wherein the polymer particles comprise the thermoplastic polymer, the nucleating agent, the emulsion stabilizer, if included, and wherein the polymer particles have a crystallization temperature that is substantially the same as a crystallization temperature of the thermoplastic polymer prior to mixing.
US11859088B2
A color material aqueous solution having excellent thermal stability under acidic conditions, a method for manufacturing such a color material aqueous solution, and a blue-colored beverage are provided. Provided are: an acidic color material aqueous solution containing phycocyanin (A), a polyvalent carboxylic acid (B) containing one or more hydroxy groups, and at least one kind of nonionic emulsifier (C) selected from the group consisting of sucrose esters and polyglycerol esters, the at least one kind of nonionic emulsifier (C) having an HLB of 15 or more; a method for manufacturing an acidic color material aqueous solution including a step of dissolution in water (D); a method for manufacturing a color material aqueous solution in which the raw materials are dissolved in water; and a blue-colored beverage.
US11859086B2
A polydiorganosiloxane is useful in a composition and a method for preparing a wood plastic composite article. The wood plastic composite article is useful as a building material. The polydiorganosiloxane may be added to the composition in liquid form or may form part of a solid carrier component used to make the wood plastic composite article.
US11859081B2
A biobased additive is provided that is both a nucleating and a reinforcing agent when added to thermoplastic polyester (e.g., biopolyesters). A composite material, which is an additive-reinforced biopolyester, was prepared and improved thermo-mechanical properties were quantified. This composite material is a new class of biobased material that offers a sustainable, environmentally-friendly solution for packaging and other applications.
US11859075B2
A core-shell particle including a core containing a perfluoropolymer and a shell containing a non-fluorine resin, the core having a periphery coated with the non-fluorine resin at a coverage of 90% or more, the perfluoropolymer being a polymer containing a polymerized unit based on a perfluoro monomer in an amount of 90 mol % or more relative to all polymerized units, and the shell having a mass of 50 or less relative to a total mass of the core and the shell of 80. Also disclosed is a method for producing the core-shell particle.
US11859073B2
A foamable composition including a polypropylene-based copolymer and a polyolefin is disclosed. The composition can be used to make a stiff foam with a high closed-cell content. Methods for producing the composition and the foam are provided.
US11859065B1
Polypropylene (PP) superhydrophobic sheets and a fabrication method thereof are provided. Superhydrophobic PP sheets of varying thickness having a base layer and a top layer may be fabricated using recycled or waste PP, where the fabrication process uses 20% of total plastic waste to prepare said sheets having contact angles ranging from 140 to 160 degrees. The polypropylene (PP) superhydrophobic sheets may impart protective water-repellent properties against the elements.
US11859064B2
A method of modifying a deformable substrate that includes depositing a sessile liquid droplet on a first surface of a deformable substrate, the sessile liquid droplet forming a deformed region in the first surface of the deformable substrate, the deformed region having a recess and a perimeter rim, the recess extending toward a second surface of the deformable substrate, and the perimeter rim extending away from the second surface of the deformable substrate and curing the deformable substrate, thereby increasing an elastic modulus of the deformable substrate such that upon removal of the sessile liquid droplet, the deformed region remains in the first surface of the deformable substrate.
US11859062B2
A process for producing a thermoformable polymer/fiber composite using a fibrous substrate, an organic di- or polyisocyanate compound and a dispersion polymer.
US11859058B2
Provided is a method for producing resin particles by melt-kneading with a non-water-soluble resin in a wide range of melt-kneading temperature according to the melting point or glass transition temperature of the resin. This production method includes melt-kneading a water-soluble matrix, containing a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, and a non-water-soluble resin to form a pre-molded article in which the non-water-soluble resin is dispersed in particulate; and bringing the pre-molded article into contact with an aqueous solvent to elute the matrix. The modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin contains in a side chain thereof an alkyl group including at least one hydroxyl group (for example, a 1,2-dihydroxyalkyl group).
US11859052B2
A nonlimiting example method for synthesizing a pigment-pendent polyamide (PP-polyamide) may comprise: functionalizing metal oxide particles bound to a pigment particle with a compound having an epoxy to produce a surface treated pigment having a pendent epoxy; and reacting the pendent epoxy with a polyamide to yield the PP-polyamide. Another nonlimiting example method for synthesizing a PP-polyamide may comprise: functionalizing metal oxide particles bound to a pigment particle with a silica particle having a carboxylic acid surface treatment to produce a surface treated pigment having a pendent carboxylic acid; converting the pendent carboxylic acid to a pendent acid chloride; and reacting the pendent acid chloride with a polyamide to yield the PP-polyamide. Said PP-polyamide may be useful in producing objects by methods that include melt extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, melt spinning, melt emulsification, spray drying, cryogenic milling, freeze drying polymer dispersions, and precipitation of polymer dispersions.
US11859051B2
Methods for synthesizing a polyamide having the optical absorber in the backbone of the polyamide may comprise: polymerizing polyamide monomers in the presence of an optical absorber selected from the group consisting of a polyamine optical absorber, a polyacid optical absorber, an amino acid optical absorber, and any combination thereof to yield the polyamide having the optical absorber in the backbone of the polyamide. Said polyamides having the optical absorber in the backbone of the polyamide may be useful in producing objects by methods that include melt extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, melt spinning, melt emulsification, spray drying, cryogenic milling, freeze drying polymer dispersions, and precipitation of polymer dispersions.
US11859047B2
Provided is a polycarbonate resin composition and a molded product comprising same. The polycarbonate resin composition comprises a linear polycarbonate resin, a branched polycarbonate resin, a fluorinated sulfonate-based metal salt, a phenyl methyl silicone oil, and a phenyl methyl silicone resin. The linear polycarbonate resin and branched polycarbonate resin include a repeating unit of the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein in Chemical Formula 1: R1 to R4 are each independently hydrogen, C1-10 alkyl, C1-10 alkoxy, or halogen; and Z is C1-10 alkylene unsubstituted or substituted with phenyl, C3-15 cycloalkylene unsubstituted or substituted with C1-10 alkyl, O, S, SO, SO2, or CO.
US11859031B2
A compound of formula (1) as drawn herein, wherein M is a Group 4 metal and each R independently is a silicon-free organic solubilizing group. A method of synthesizing the compound (1). A solution of compound (1) in alkane solvent. A catalyst system comprising or made from compound (1) and an activator. A method of polymerizing an olefin monomer with the catalyst system.
US11859026B2
A method of making a pyranine monomer composition comprises the step of reacting pyranine with a functionalizing agent that functionalizes the pyranine molecule with a polymerizable functional group to provide a composition of functionalized pyranine monomers, said functionalization reaction taking place in an aqueous reaction medium, and in the presence of a molar excess of said functionalizing agent, such that the functionalization reaction product is a monomer composition substantially free of unfunctionalized pyranine compound. The pyranine monomer compositions made by the method can be used to make fluorescent tagged water soluble polymer compositions that advantageously are substantially free of unpolymerized pyranine. The fluorescent tagged water soluble polymer compositions can be used in a method of inhibiting scale in industrial water systems.
US11859018B2
The present disclosure provides peptoid-based chelating ligands, corresponding cyclic peptoids, and methods of making thereof. Functional groups may be tailored for high metal binding affinity and selectivity. The side chains of a cyclic peptoid according to the present disclosure may be selected based on, for example, high affinity for actinide or other metal ions, selectivity for actinide or other metal ions, the ability to recover a metal once it is bound to the peptoid, and whether the overall peptoid should be hydrophobic or hydrophilic. Unlike siderophores, peptoid-based chelating ligands of the present disclosure are not readily hydrolyzed under physiological conditions. Therefore, peptoid-based chelating ligands may be, for example, used to treat actinide (e.g., iron and lead) poisoning in vivo. Moreover, peptoid-based chelating ligands of the present disclosure may be used for medical imaging, chelation therapy, drug delivery, and separation technologies, for example.
US11859017B2
A method of treating a patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer. A method of treating a patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer.
US11859016B2
Provided are a peptide with a cytoprotective effect against environmental pollutants and a use thereof. The peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, or 3 directly binds to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (hereinafter, referred to as TCDD), known as being the most toxic among the class of dioxins, to prevent dermal penetration and the activation mechanism of AhR by TCDD and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contained in fine dust. Such a direct cytoprotective effect against environmental pollutants is distinguished from preexisting methods that are configured to indirectly block opportunities to contact these materials or to reduce toxicity through barrier reinforcement.
US11859012B2
Provided herein are novel GPC3 binding domains, and antibodies that include such GPC3 binding domains (e.g., anti-GPC3×anti-CD3). Also provided herein are methods of using such antibodies for the treatment of GPC3-associated cancers.
US11859010B2
Provided herein antibodies, activatable antibodies (AAs), bispecific antibodies, and bispecific activatable antibodies (BAAs). Also provided herein are methods of making and methods of use of these antibodies, AAs, bispecific antibodies, and BAAs.
US11859006B2
This application relates to a pharmaceutical composition for use in a method for treating and/or preventing a patient having ectopic ossification and/or brain tumor, wherein the patient has an active mutation in ALK2 protein which is responsible for ectopic ossification or brain tumor; an amino acid residue at position 330 of ALK2 is proline; and an active ingredient of this composition is an anti-ALK2 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a property of binding to ALK2, a property of cross-linking ALK2, and a property of inhibiting BMP signal transduction.
US11858997B2
The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that block the interaction between (a target on) an antigen presenting cell (APC) and (a target on) a T-cell. More particularly, the present invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against (as defined herein) a target on an APC (also referred to herein as “APC target”) or a target on a T-cell (also referred to herein as “T-cell target”). The invention further relates to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences.
US11858994B2
T cell receptor (TCR) diversity of a subject, including TCR diversity in CD8+ T cell subsets, is used as a predictive indicator of responsiveness of the subject to cancer immunotherapy prior to initiation of the immunotherapy. Exemplified immunotherapy comprises administering an immune checkpoint inhibitor to a subject, wherein a TCR diversity value in CD8+ T cell subsets from the subject, such as CD8+ T cell subpopulations defined by differential cell surface marker expression, is higher than a reference value.
US11858982B2
The present invention provides antibodies that bind human Anx-A1 for use in the treatment of cancer, including drug-resistant cancer. Kits and products for this use are also provided.
US11858975B2
The present disclosure belongs to the field of biopharmaceuticals, and in particular, relates to a multi-domain active protein for treating metabolic diseases. The multi-domain active protein has a structural formula as shown in Formula I: A-La-F-Lb-B. The multi-domain active protein of the present disclosure has a long half-life and supports a once-a-week administration frequency. The GLP-1R agonist activity of the multi-domain active protein is increased up to over 200 times. The multi-domain active protein has good stability in vitro and in vivo, and shows low immunogenicity potential. As introduction of non-natural amino acids is not required and chemical synthesis and crosslinking steps are not involved, the multi-domain active protein can be prepared recombinantly. Therefore, the preparation process is greatly simplified.
US11858974B2
Aspects of the present invention disclose compounds that modulate the aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins or peptides. In some aspects, disclosed compounds modulate the aggregation of disease-associated proteins and natural β-amyloid peptides. In a preferred embodiment, the compounds can inhibit natural amyloid aggregation. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the embodiments, and diagnostic and treatment methods for diseases (e.g., amyloidogenic diseases) using the compounds, are also disclosed. In addition, there is provided an integrated bacterial platform for the discovery of rescuers of disease-associated protein misfolding.
US11858970B1
The present disclosure provides an oligopeptide FTLE isolated from chili pepper seeds, and application thereof in preventing or treating cancer, the oligopeptide is isolated from chili pepper seeds and has an anti-tumor effect, and in particular, the oligopeptide can effectively inhibit the growth and metabolism of HepG2 cells, and has a good application prospect.
US11858968B2
Yeast having modified chromosomes are provided. The chromosomes are modified such that at least one of yeast histones H3, H4, H2A or H2B are fully or partially replaced by their human histone counterparts H3, H4, H2A or H2B, respectively. Histone amino acid substitutions are included. Cell fusions with the yeast having the modified chromosomes and non-yeast cells are provided. Methods for screening test agents using the yeast are also provided. Yeast with a mutated yeast DAD1 gene, the mutated DAD1 gene encoding an E50D mutation in yeast DAD1 protein, are provided, and provide a useful genetic background for making the yeast with partially or fully replaced histone(s).
US11858967B2
This disclosure describes compositions and methods for enhanced production of enduracidin in genetically engineered strains of Streptomyces fungicidicus. In particular, the present disclosure describes the genetic manipulation of regulatory genes orf24 and orf18 associated with the enduracidin (enramycin) biosynthesis gene cluster from Streptomyces fungicidicus to generate vector constructs and recombinant strains producing greater yields of enduracidin.
US11858958B2
The present invention provides a blank liposome with ginsenoside Rg3 or its analog as the membrane material, preparations and uses thereof. The disclosed blank liposome has a membrane comprising a lipid and a ginsenoside analog of Formula I, presenting remarkable advantages in film formation, encapsulation efficiency, targeted drug delivery, blood circulation time, stability, safety and homogeneity. It can also be used to load active substances of drugs and cosmetics, biological agents, polynucleotides or oligonucleotides, and the preparation process is convenient.
US11858955B2
A flavor composition containing at least one HMG glucoside compound that can be used to enhance the taste of edible compositions including sweet goods, such as confectionery goods, and savory goods, such as pet foods.
US11858941B2
The present description relates to compounds, forms, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using such compounds, forms, or compositions thereof for treating or ameliorating Huntington's disease. In particular, the present description relates to substituted bicyclic heterocyclic and heteroaryl compounds of Formula (I), forms and pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of using such compounds, forms, or compositions thereof for treating or ameliorating Huntington's disease.
US11858931B2
The invention relates to compounds of formula (A): or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R5a, R5b, R6a, R6b, R7a, R7b, R8a, R8b, R9a, R9b, R10a, R10b, R11a, R11b, R21, n, and G are as described herein. Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are αVβ6 integrin inhibitors that are useful for treating fibrosis such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP).
US11858928B2
The present invention related to a process for preparation of compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof (i.e.) palbociclib: The invention also relates to a solid crystalline form of intermediate of formula (2) used in the process:
US11858917B2
The present invention is directed to new bifunctional compounds and methods for treating HIV infections. The bifunctional small molecules, generally referred to as ARM-HI's, function through orthogonal pathways, by inhibiting the gp120-CD4 interaction, and by recruiting anti-DNP antibodies to gp120-expressing cells, thereby preventing cell infection and spread of HIV. It has been shown that ARM-HI's bind to gp120 and gp-120 expressing cells competitively with CD4, thereby decreasing viral infectivity as shown by an MT-2 cell assay, the binding leading to formation of a ternary complex by recruiting anti-DNP antibodies to bind thereto, the antibodies present in the ternary complex promoting the complement-dependent destruction of the gp120-expressing cells. Compounds and methods are described herein.
US11858907B2
The present invention provides PI3K protein kinase modulators of Formula (I) wherein R, n, R1, R2, L1, Cy1 and Cy2 are as defined herein, methods of preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of kinase mediated diseases or disorders with them.
US11858902B2
The present disclosure relates to a novel compound suitable for a metal-free primary explosive, and the method of making and using the novel compound. The novel compound can undergo a deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) to initiate detonation of a larger body of secondary explosive. The compound has a structure of Formula I:
US11858898B2
The invention provides two crystalline freebase forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline freebase or prepared using the crystalline freebases; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline freebases; and methods of using the crystalline freebases to treat a pulmonary disorder.
US11858894B2
The present invention provides a novel crystalline form I of hydrochloride, a crystalline form II of hydrochloride, a crystalline form of succinate, a crystalline form of tartrate, a crystalline form I of fumarate and a crystalline form II of fumarate of 1-(5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-1-((3-fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-4-methoxy-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)-N-methylmethanamine. The above-described novel crystalline forms have high solubility in water and excellent stability under moisture-proof conditions and high-humidity exposure conditions, and thus can be pharmaceutically used.
US11858889B2
Disclosed are compounds that can modulate DDAH and the amount of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in a subject. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, as well as methods of using these compositions to treat and/or prevent diseases associated with elevated or low levels of DDAH and ADMA.
US11858872B2
Disclosed herein are processes and systems that utilize olefin cross metathesis of triglycerides to produce jet fuel such as hydrocarbons with carbons numbers from C9 to C16. Jet range hydrocarbons may include paraffins, naphthenes, and aromatics with carbon numbers from 9 to 16 (C9-C16), and isomers thereof. The process described herein is versatile and may be suitable for producing jet range hydrocarbons from many different grades and sources of triglycerides. Further, the process described herein may be selective to jet range hydrocarbons which may result in increased yield as compared to hydrocracking or other processes for producing jet range hydrocarbons from triglycerides.
US11858870B2
A digester system comprising a primary digester tank containing a primary feed material portion, a secondary digester tank containing a secondary feed material portion, a first conduit connected between the primary digester tank and the secondary digester tank to define a primary tank lower opening within the primary digester tank and a secondary digester tank lower opening within the secondary digester tank, and a flow control valve configured to allow or prevent flow of fluid through the first conduit. When the flow control valve is configured to allow flow of fluid through the first conduit, a portion of the primary feed material portion flows from the primary digester tank to the secondary digester tank to form the secondary feed material portion.
US11858864B2
A system and method for introducing a slurry mixture for making gypsum board is disclosed. The system includes a mixer for mixing slurry and directing it to an exit gate, a foam injector for injecting foam into the slurry, and a canister connected to the mixer for inducing swirl to the slurry. The system also includes an elongated hose and an optional adapter for depositing the slurry onto paper to form the board. Ends of the elongated hose are coupled to the canister and to the inlet of the adapter. Slurry is directed from the canister, through the hose, and into the adapter for exiting its outlet. Optionally, a mixing boot and/or elbow joints may be included. Use of the hose and adapter enhances the flexibility of the system, including moving the mixer offline or adjacent to the paper or belt, and improves foam blending in the slurry mixture.
US11858860B2
A sintering jig according to the disclosure includes a first plate including a plurality of protrusions and a second plate stacked on the first plate and including through holes corresponding to the protrusions. The through hole includes a cylindrical portion through which the protrusion enter and exit and a conical portion widening towards an upper surface of the second plate from the cylindrical portion.
US11858854B2
A sintered composite ceramic includes: a lithium-garnet major phase; and a lithium-rich minor phase, such that the lithium-rich minor phase has LixTiO(x+4)/2, with 0.66≤x≤4. The sintered composite ceramic may exhibit a relative density of at least 90% of a theoretical maximum density of the ceramic, an ionic conductivity of at least 0.35 mS·cm−1, or a critical current density (CCD) of at least 1.0 mA·cm−2.
US11858850B2
A high-strength zirconia-alumina composite ceramic substrate suitable for semiconductor devices has been invented. It is manufactured by a procedure starting with mixing powder formula of alumina, zirconia, and a self-made synthetic additive for ball milling in an organic solvent at room temperature. The resulting mixture is homogenously dispersed and is then subjected to the steps of slurry preparation, degassing, green embryo forming, punching, calculation, and sintering to yield the final composite ceramic substrate with an excellent mechanical property of three-point bending strength>600 MPa and superior thermoelectric properties of thermal conductivity>26 W/mK, insulation resistance>1014 Ω·cm and surface leakage current (150° C.)<200 nA.
US11858845B2
A method for processing a transparent cover plate for a flat body includes the following steps of providing the transparent cover plate having an outer side and an opposite inner side, wherein the transparent cover plate includes a structured area with a light-scattering structure, forming of at least one optical interference layer on a cover plate side including applying a mask to the transparent cover plate, wherein the mask does not cover a first area of a cover plate surface and covers a second area of the cover plate side, and the first area and the second area are arranged to overlap the structured area, the at least one optical interference layer is applied in overlap with the mask, and removing of the mask, whereby the at least one optical interference layer is also removed.
US11858841B1
A method of removing organic carbon and other contaminants from a water stream. The method comprises screening large solids from the stream. Pre-oxidation chemicals may then be added. A coagulant is fed into the stream. An activated carbon, preferably formed from lignite, is added by pumping a highly concentrated activated carbon slurry into the stream. The stream, including the activated carbon and coagulant, next flows into a clarifier, where the coagulant will flocculate and enmesh the activated carbon. The activated carbon adsorbs organic carbon and other contaminants, including bacteria, pharmacological agents, and hydrocarbons, as the stream flows through the clarifier. Eventually, the flocculate will agglomerate and settle out in the clarifier, where it, the enmeshed carbon, and the contaminants they contain may be removed. The stream's organic carbon content exiting the clarifier will be much reduced. Accordingly, less primary oxidizing agent will be needed to treat any remaining organic carbon.
US11858839B2
Methods of recovering nutrients from a high nitrogenous liquid waste are disclosed. The methods include collecting the high nitrogenous liquid waste, introducing the high nitrogenous liquid waste and an oxidant into a reactor to produce oxy-anions of nitrogen, maintaining a predetermined pH to control concentration of the oxy-anions of nitrogen, and concentrating the liquid to produce a concentrated product and a dilute water. Systems for recovering nutrients from a high nitrogenous waste are also disclosed. The systems include a solids-liquid separator, a reactor having an inlet fluidly connected to the solids-liquid separator and an inlet fluidly connected to a source of an oxidant, a pH control subsystem, and a dissolved solids concentrator.
US11858812B2
A monolithic carbon foam formed of fused onion-like carbon (OLC) nanoparticles, in which the monolithic carbon foam contains interconnected pores, has a volumetric micropore surface area of 200 m2/cc-600 m2/cc, and has an electrical conductivity of 20 s/cm-140 s/cm. Also disclosed are electrodes and energy storage devices constructed therefrom.
US11858808B2
System and method for fast mode change of a digital microphone using digital cross-talk compensation
A circuit includes a cross-talk compensation component including a power profile reconstruction component for reconstructing the power profile of a digital microphone coupled to a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device, wherein the power profile represents power consumption of the digital microphone over time between at least two operational modes of the digital microphone, and a reconstruction filter for modeling thermal and/or acoustic properties of the digital microphone; and a subtractor having a first input for receiving a signal from the digital microphone, a second input coupled to the cross-talk compensation component, and an output for providing a digital output signal.
US11858807B2
An electronic device includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) rectifier. The MEMS rectifier includes a mainboard and a sub-board. The mainboard has one or more radiofrequency (RF) inputs configured to receive an RF signal, and a first electrical contact. The sub-board is positioned parallel to the mainboard with a gap in-between, and has a thin film piezoelectric layer, a second electrical contact positioned opposite the first electrical contact, and a ground plane. The sub-board is configured to vibrate as the RF signal is received at the one or more RF inputs, and the thin film piezoelectric layer is configured to generate energy due to the vibration and piezoelectric properties of the thin film piezoelectric layer.
US11858790B2
A pry bar assembly includes a plate that is elongated and has a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, an upper surface and a lower surface. The plate includes a claw section, a chisel section and a middle section positioned therebetween. The claw section includes the first end and a rounded heel. The claw section includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is attached to the middle section and curves upwardly and away from the middle section in a semi-cylindrical shape to form the rounded heel. The second portion extends downwardly from the first portion. The chisel section is angled upwardly from the middle section. The upper surface has an elongated crest therein that is spaced from the first and second lateral edges and extends along a length of the middle section and into the chisel section.
US11858789B2
A load detection means (180) that finds the live load on a work platform by detecting a load applied to a fifth mast member (150) is provided on the fifth mast member (150) provided on the work platform; a plurality of sliders (top-rear side fourth slider (155), bottom-rear side fourth slider (156), top-front side fourth slider (157), and bottom-front side fourth slider (158)) that allows the fifth mast member (150) and the fourth mast member to move relative to each other is provided in different locations in the vertical direction between the fifth mast member (150) and the fourth mast member; and the plurality of sliders are fixed to the fifth mast member (150).
US11858786B2
An electronic module that dampens torsional oscillation of an object rotating in a horizontal plane in a system that includes a motor control. The electronic module includes a memory that is configured to store a mass-dependent value of the object or of rotating parts of the system, a housing, and a processor that is positioned within the housing. The processor is configured to receive a mass-dependent value of the object, store the mass-dependent value of the object in the memory, calculate a torsional oscillation dampening signal using an algorithm that is based at least in part on the mass-dependent value of the object or of the rotating parts of the system, and transmit the torsional oscillation dampening signal to the motor control thereby dampening torsional oscillation of the object rotating in the horizontal plane.
US11858780B1
A governor assembly, an elevator safety device, and an elevator system. The governor assembly includes: a bracket; a rotatable rope sheave mounted on the bracket; and a centrifugal mechanism associated with the rope sheave, a plurality of centrifugal members being capable of unfolding under an inertial force associated with the speed of the rope sheave; the centrifugal mechanism includes: a plurality of centrifugal members pivotally connected to the rope sheave; and a retaining mechanism by which the plurality of centrifugal members are retained in a contraction position; the retaining mechanism is configured to retain the plurality of centrifugal members in the contraction position when the speed of the rope sheave increases to a first threshold with an acceleration smaller than a first acceleration.
US11858755B2
In a clamping device, the number of components for an article detection means is reduced. In a stacker, a tire is placed on the carry surface. The first gripping member and the second gripping member grip a side of tire placed on the carry surface and include an abutment surface having a bent portion and are capable of abutting with the side of tire. The first sensor and the second sensor include a light axis in a direction along the article. The controller moves the first gripping member and the second gripping member close to each other to the first position where the tire is not gripped. When the tire is detected with the first sensor and second sensor, the controller moves the first gripping member and the second gripping member close to each other to the second position where the tire is gripped.
US11858752B2
A modular transfer system with a primary flow system and a diverter system. The primary flow system includes a primary flow belt for conveying an article along a primary flow path from an infeed side of the modular transfer system to a pass-through side of the modular transfer system. The diverter system includes one or more diverter belts for diverting an article from the primary flow path towards a divert side of the modular transfer system. The primary flow belt includes multiple movable components contacting the diverter belt. The movable components can have one or more rotational degrees of freedom.
US11858747B2
A vibratory conveyor for use in an industrial processing system. The vibratory conveyors include mounting plates for coupling vibratory motors of the conveyor. The mounting plates extend into tubular sidewalls of the base frame. A force-balancing member, such as a cross-member, extends between the mounting plates. The mounting plates may be a solid plate of material, such as steel.
US11858742B2
An automated storage and retrieval system includes a first independently operable section having a first number of predetermined storage and retrieval transactions, and a second independently operable section in communication with the first independently operable section and having a second number of predetermined storage and retrieval transactions. The first and second independently operable sections are configured to provide a respective number of predetermined storage and retrieval transactions so that the first number of predetermined storage and retrieval transactions substantially matches the second number of predetermined storage and retrieval transactions.
US11858741B2
A system and a method are disclosed that cause a robot to traverse along a route based on a minimum distance to be maintained between the autonomous mobile robot and an obstacle corresponding to a first mode. The robot determines that the route cannot be continued without a distance between the robot and a detected obstacle becoming less than the minimum distance, and responsively determines whether the route can be continued without the distance between the robot and the detected obstacle becoming less than a second minimum distance less than the initial minimum distance, the second minimum distance corresponding to a second mode. Responsive to determining that the route can be continued without the distance between the autonomous mobile robot and the detected obstacle becoming less than the second minimum distance, the robot is configured to operate in second mode and continues traversal of the route.
US11858739B2
A honeycomb system includes at least one modular storage unit. The modular storage unit comprises a set of dual-goods-location shelves, at least one lifting machine, at least one shuttle vehicle and at least one power station. The set of dual-goods-location shelves are parallel to each other to form a roadway where the shuttle vehicle operates. The power station is arranged at two ends or in a middle portion of the dual-goods-location shelves and is integrated with a transmission mechanism and a support frame. The transmission mechanism is connected to the shuttle vehicle and the lifting machine to perform goods transfer therebetween.
US11858738B2
A storage system and a load handling device for lifting and moving containers stacked in the storage system are described. The storage system includes a plurality of rails or tracks arranged in a grid pattern above the stacks of containers. The grid pattern can include a plurality of grid spaces and each stack is located within a footprint of only a single grid space. The load handling device is configured to move laterally on the rails or tracks above the stacks. The load-handling device includes a container-receiving space located above the rails or tracks in use and a lifting device arranged to lift a container from a stack into the container-receiving space. The load handling device has a footprint that, in use, occupies only a single grid space in the storage system.
US11858732B2
An article of manufacture for providing a secure desktop item receptacle includes a hollow container, an attaching base coupled to a bottom surface of the hollow container for attaching the container to a desktop, and a star shaped opening through a top surface of the hollow container providing access to the inside volume of the container. The attaching base includes a suction cup attachment device on a bottom surface of the attaching base, and a support pedestal between the suction cup attachment device and the hollow container. The hollow container has a spherical shape, a goblet shape and an octagon shape. The container may be made of rubber, silicone, plastic, metal and glass and mixtures thereof.
US11858725B2
The present invention provides a lid (400) for an open container (100, 13.10), a lid lifting system (13.100), a tippler (13.200) with the improved lid lifting system (13.100) and a method of lifting a container. The lid and lifting arrangement includes an apertured receiving formation (401) on an upper side of a lid (100) to receive a lift member (13.40). The lift member (13.40) can do one or more than one of the following: engaging the formation (401) will unlock a locking mechanism (13.42,458) holding the lid (400) to a container (100); or allow the lift member (13.40) to be rotated to thereby unlock the locking mechanism (13.42, 458) which locks the lid (400) to the container (100), while simultaneously locking the lift member (13.40, 458) to the lid (400). A lifting device which is able to perform such actions is also disclosed, and a method to operate the lifting device.
US11858714B2
A vacuum bag is disclosed. The vacuum bag may include a body. The body may include a plastic layer and a fabric layer. The plastic layer and the fabric layer may be welded together on at least one portion of the body. The vacuum bag may further include a seal bar and a valve.
US11858713B2
An inflation feature for a shipping package, an inflation rig assembly for inflating a shipping package, and a method of inflating a shipping package. The method includes providing an inflation feature and an inflation rig assembly with corresponding alignment features, positioning the inflation feature of a shipping package, in an uninflated state, on to the inflation rig assembly in a first position, moving the inflation rig assembly to a second position, such that the shipping package is in fluid communication with an expansion material source, and inflating the shipping package to an inflated state.
US11858712B2
The present disclosure relates to inflatable flexible structures. An inflation region may run longitudinally through the inflatable flexible structure allowing the inflation of chambers. The inflatable chambers may be separable at transverse lines of weakness formed by perforations. The inflation conduit may be free of the perforation. Additionally or alternatively, the perforations may be chevron shaped.
US11858707B2
A contact lens package kit is described that includes a contact lens packages, wherein each contact lens package includes a base member having a cavity and a sealing member coupled to the base member. An unworn contact lens is provided in a packaging solution within the sealed cavity. The base member is a thermoplastic material (or other recyclable material) and includes a substantially planar surface surrounding the cavity to provide a sealing surface for the sealing member. The kit also includes at least one fastener configured to retain a plurality of base members from each of the contact lens packages after the contact lens is removed from the cavity. A recyclable thermoplastic contact lens assembly is also described, that includes empty contact lens packages attached to a fastener. A method to recycle used contact lens packages, such as curbside recycling, is further described that uses the fastener, and the fastener itself is also described.
US11858702B2
The present disclosure is directed to a lid component for use with a jar and a band. The jar and band may be a mason jar and a band for a mason jar. The lid component is made of an air-impermeable material and is dimensioned and configured to be releasably attachable to the jar by the band and to seal a wide mouth opening of the jar in an air-tight manner. The lid component comprises a one-way valve adapted to allow gas to escape from the jar while, at the same time, prevent air from entering the jar, when the lid component is releasably attached to the jar. The one-way valve comprises a bottom opening and a protruding top wall. The lid component further comprises a sealing wall that extends radially outwardly from the bottom opening. The sealing wall is substantially flat.
US11858695B2
A breathing assistance apparatus has a lid and latch assembly configured for one-handed operation. The apparatus also includes a hinge assembly that separates when over-rotated but that reengages upon closing of the lid onto the main body of the apparatus.
US11858693B2
A hinged zipper assembly includes first and second zipper members each having a facing side, an opposite side, an upper edge, and an opposite lower edge. Each of the zipper members has a profile protrusion that extends from the facing sides and are located between the upper and lower edges. The profile protrusions mesh with each other to interlock with each other. A living hinge is formed in the first zipper member and/or the second zipper member between the lower edge and the profile protrusion. The zipper members are formed with flanges that extend from the lower edges. The flanges are configured to be affixed to panels of an enclosure that is closed by meshing of the profile protrusions of the first and second zipper members with each other.
US11858692B2
An alignment button for easy resealing of zipper bags is provided. One or more alignment buttons facilitate closure of resealable storage bags possessing zipper lock, zip fastener, or press seal closures, such as sandwich bags and plastic food storage bags. Each alignment button has a raised feature and a corresponding socket feature on opposing sides of the bag's seal or closure. When the two parts of each alignment button are pressed together, the socket feature captures an apex part of the raised feature and aligns opposing tracks of a zipper lock or seal for easy closure. One of more of the alignment buttons may be manufactured as an integral feature of the seal or closure, or may be located in a line or pattern, above or below the seal or closure. Likewise, multiple alignment buttons may be placed above and below the seal or closure in a pattern.
US11858684B2
A dispensing system (40, 40A) includes a body (54, 54A) having an outer wall (56, 56A) defining a volume for storing a substance, the outer wall (64, 64A) having a top end (66, 66A) and a sealed bottom end (70, 70A). The top end (66, 66A) is covered by a flexible lid (56, 56A) that is connected to the body (54, 54A). The lid (56, 56A) has a press portion (88, 88A) for being engaged to move the lid (56, 56A) from a first position into a second, deflected position. A post (58, 58A) is connected to the lid (56, 56A) and is configured in the second position of the lid (56, 56A) to breach the sealed bottom end (70, 70A) to form a dispensing orifice (80, 80A) to accommodate movement of a substance out of the body (54, 54A).
US11858678B2
The invention discloses a container, comprising a base and a side panel, the base or the side panel is provided with a discharging port, the discharging port is provided with a covering door, and the covering door is connected to the base or the side panel through a connecting device, wherein the connection device includes a transmission member and an elastic member. During the opening or closing process of the covering door, the transmission member can be driven to move outwardly, so that the elastic member is compressed. When the covering door is completely opened or closed, the elastic member springs back and drives the transmission member to move inwardly, the covering door automatically keeps open or closed. The overall structure of the invention is novel and reliable, and the operation is simple, and it is not necessary to confirm whether the covering door is attracted in place during the opening or closing process of the covering door, which can effectively avoid human operation errors.
US11858676B2
There are provided systems and methods relating to assembling unpacked merchandise in containers. In one form, the system includes an order of merchandise items to be assembled in containers, and a predetermined set of containers defining different sizes and including at least two different types of containers. The system also includes a control circuit configured to: receive notification of the order, select a first type of container, determine a first subset of the plurality of merchandise items to be received in the selected type of container, select a size of the selected type of container to receive the first subset of merchandise items, and instruct the disposition of the first subset of merchandise items within the selected type and size of container.
US11858674B1
A method for laying multiple conductors in a container may be provided. The method may comprise receiving the multiple conductors at a monitoring station; receiving the multiple conductors at a drive; and receiving the multiple conductors at the container.
US11858672B2
A cartridge fluid filling system and method for the cannabis and hemp industry. The system comprises a gas-pressurized sanitary reservoir sub-assembly holding material to be dispensed. A spool valve sub-assembly lies in fluid communication with the reservoir sub-assembly and has a spool valve that moves to permit or block fluid flow to a metering rod. Effluent material may pass through an outlet port to a tray sub-assembly for locating cartridges into which metered amounts of the effluent material may be delivered. A robot moves a tray and the outlet port so that material is delivered in precisely metered amounts to cartridges in the tray without waste and in the absence of air bubbles. A human-machine interface includes controllers that supervise related process parameters.
US11858670B2
A binding machine includes: a wire feeding unit configured to feed a wire; a curl forming unit configured to form a path along which the wire fed by the wire feeding unit is to be wound around a to-be-bound object; a butting part against which the to-be-bound object is to be butted; a cutting unit configured to cut the wire wound on the to-be-bound object; a binding unit configured to twist the wire wound on the to-be-bound object and cut by the cutting unit; and a tension applying part configured to apply tension to the wire to be cut at the cutting unit with a force higher than a force applied in a loosening direction of the wire wound on the to-be-bound object.
US11858663B2
A method for producing a satellite to facilitate the inclusion of one or more reflector antennas on a surface of the satellite is disclosed. A reusable generic configuration is determined in advance separately from the satellite mission. The generic configuration generally features the following parameters for each reflector: diameter, focal distance, offset distance of the reflector in the deployed position, position of the deployment device, position of the radiofrequency source. The generic configuration is determined such that an antenna points by default towards the centre of the earth when its reflector is in a deployed position. A specific configuration step then consists of defining a limited number of specific parameters depending on the satellite mission. The specific configuration is rendered possible in particular by controlling the deployment device, i.e., by changing the direction in which the antenna points, once the reflector has been deployed.
US11858662B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for autonomously performing and/or facilitating drone diagnostic functions. Prior to a mission of a UAV, an inspection station comprising at least one imaging sensor and at least one directional force sensor may be used to perform a plurality of air worthiness inspections and/or maintenance checks with little to no human intervention. Once the UAV has been determined to be air worthy, it is approved for a subsequent mission.
US11858650B2
A ram air turbine (RAT) restow system includes an actuator assembly with a piston interposed between an upper fluid compartment and a lower fluid compartment. The actuator assembly is configured to selectively move the piston between a deployed position and a stowed position. A hydraulic restow circuit is interposed between the actuator assembly and a hydraulic fluid system that is configured to output fluid. The hydraulic restow circuit includes a restow valve configured to operate in a first position that establishes a first fluid path to deliver the fluid to the upper fluid compartment and a second position that establishes a second fluid path to deliver the fluid to the lower fluid compartment.
US11858649B2
A plurality of external power (“EP”) sources can be controlled with a single EP switch. A plurality of EP states can be determined, each EP state of the plurality of EP states being associated with one EP source from the plurality of EP sources. A highest EP state of the plurality of EP states can be determined. An EP indicator of the EP switch can be controlled based on the highest EP state.
US11858637B2
Example methods and systems for coupling and controlling transport of cargo using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided, comprising coupling at least one electronically-controllable attachment device positioned on an underside of the UAV to a sling cable, the sling cable being secured to the cargo. The UAV flies to a predetermined area above the cargo, and responsive to determining that the UAV is positioned within the predetermined area, the UAV elevates above the initial operating height to lift the cargo and navigates to a target location.
US11858636B2
A rescue basket having the capacity to safely hold two full-sized individuals increases the efficiency and effectiveness of helicopter water rescue and recovery operations. The rescue basket includes an open end, which affords an additional option for loading passengers, along with a door mechanism that can at least partially close off the open end for passenger safety. The rescue basket includes a flotation system that maintains the basket at a desired flotation level when completely immersed in water, along with sufficient reserve buoyancy to safely maintain the passengers above water when loaded. Methods of performing a water rescue utilizing the present rescue basket on board of a helicopter are also provided.
US11858634B2
An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.
US11858632B2
One variation of a system for generating thrust at an aerial vehicle includes: a primary electric motor; a rotor coupled to the motor; an internal-combustion engine; a clutch interposed between the motor and an output shaft of the internal-combustion engine; an engine shroud defining a shroud inlet between the rotor and the internal-combustion engine, extending over the internal-combustion engine, and defining a shroud outlet opposite the rotor; a cooling fan coupled and configured to displace air through the engine shroud; and a local controller configured to receive a rotor speed command specifying a target rotor speed, adjust a throttle setpoint of the internal-combustion engine according to the target rotor speed and a state of charge of a battery in the aerial vehicle, and drive the primary electric motor to selectively output torque to the rotor and to regeneratively brake the rotor according to the target rotor speed.
US11858626B2
A novel and useful system and method of air delivery of payloads incorporating a zero or near zero velocity deployment maneuver that enables aircraft to smoothly deploy payloads without dropping them and without requiring the aircraft to land. A multicopter fitted with the mechanism lowers the payload to smoothly touchdown in a matter of seconds without the need to hover above the destination. In operation, the payload hangs from a tether, pendulum, or robotic arm and is extended prior to arrival to the target destination. The hanging payload begins swinging in a controlled and coordinated manner with the trajectory of the autonomous air vehicle such that the payload arrives at the delivery point at zero or near zero velocity relative to it, while the vehicle maintains its forward movement. The payload is released from the tether at the exact moment the payload touches or is about to touch the ground.
US11858619B2
An aircraft (100) with a rotary wing (40) is equipped with a propulsion system (10). The aircraft (100) includes a rotating mast (50) that rotates the rotor wing (40). The propulsion system (10) includes a pole (20) mechanically connected to the rotating mast (50) of the aircraft (100), where at least one end of the pole (20) is equipped with a motor (30) configured to rotate the pole (20) around the axis of the rotating mast (50) in such a way that the rotation of the pole (20) can be used to rotate the rotating wing (40). At each end of the pole (20) is placed a motor group (30), where each motor group (30) includes a pair of counter-rotating propellers (32,32), said pair of counter-rotating propellers (32,32′) being arranged in such a way as to generate a rotational torque to rotate the pole (20).
US11858611B2
A multi-rotor vehicle includes a plurality of electric motors and edge computing systems (ECSs). The electric motors are operatively coupled to respective rotors, and cause the respective rotors to rotate relative to the airframe. The ECSs are independent, distinct and distributed to the electric motors, each operatively coupled to a respective electric motor and thereby a respective rotor. Each ECS is configured to acquire and process sensor data for the respective rotor to determine rotor status information, and execute motor commands to control the respective electric motor and thereby the respective rotor. Each ECS is configured as an integrated flight computer and motor controller.
US11858610B1
An apparatus for lifting a load to a desired altitude using an evacuated hollow lift body is disclosed. Once evacuated, the apparatus is lighter than the surrounding atmosphere. The lift body can be formed as a hollow fluid tight structure with a tube wound and sealed in a helical pattern or a dual membrane structure with a pressurized intermediate volume sandwiched between inner and outer membranes. A load can be attached to the apparatus and lifted to an altitude where the effective density of the apparatus and load is equivalent to the density of the surrounding atmosphere.
US11858607B2
The present invention provides an angle changeable apparatus and an oar such that the shaft angle is easily adjustable. Disclosed is an angle changeable apparatus 1 for variably changing an angle of a shaft 110 inserted in a sleeve 10, including: a shaft-side member 20 fixed to the shaft 110; a sleeve-side member 30 fixed to the sleeve 10; and a slider 40 configured to slide between the shaft-side member 20 and the sleeve-side member 30, wherein the shaft-side member 20 has a first guiding part extending in a shaft direction, the sleeve-side member 30 has an elongated hole 31 extending in an oblique direction relative to the shaft direction, the slider 40 has a groove 41c guided by the first guiding part and a slider main body 41 guided by the elongated hole 31.
US11858604B2
A method for installing an offshore wind power generation floating body may include manufacturing a lower structure including a damping plate, a guide beam including protruding portions, and a slot, coupling a temporary buoyancy tank to each protruding portion, installing a concrete block mounting structure in the slot, transporting the lower structure on the sea until a destination by a towing vessel, fixing the lower structure between a first work barge and a second work barge by a link bridge connected to each of the first work barge and the second work barge, and seating a concrete block connected to a second wire of a second crane seated on the second work barge on the concrete block mounting structure in a state in which first wires of a first crane are connected to the lower structure to maintain a tension equal to or greater than a set magnitude.
US11858600B2
Cuff assemblies for sports board leashes, where the cuff assembly includes a central section that having a precurved molded insert that is configured to connect to a cord of the sports board leash, a first wing attached to a first side of the central section, and a second wing attached to a second side of the central section. The maximum width of the central section of the cuff assembly is greater than the maximum width of either of the first wing or second wing, and the first wing and second wing are configured to overlap and fasten to each other in order to secure the cuff assembly around a person's limb portion.
US11858599B2
A systemic dual motor framing for a watercraft is provided as is the overall system. The systemic dual motor framing is movable between a folded condition and an unfolded condition for attaching with the assistance of strapping to a stern of the watercraft, sleeve-like, either by sliding over the stern end or strapping around the stern. In the unfolded condition, the systemic dual motor framing facilities the strapping while maintaining a motor on each side of the watercraft, wherein the two motors can be selectively powered in conjunction remotely.
US11858598B2
A water ski system includes an elongate ski body member having an aft end portion with a mounting face. Interchangeable tail members having an engagement face are configured to be selectively mounted to the ski body such that the engagement face of the tail member abut the mounting face of the ski body member. Attachment hardware removably fixes the selected tail member to the ski body member. The interchangeable tail members may have a variety of shapes and lengths, allowing a skier to customize the water ski to accommodate differing water ski styles, water, conditions, and skill levels.
US11858597B1
A field configurable autonomous vehicle includes modular elements and attachable components. The vehicle can be assembled from these modular elements and components to meet desired mission and performance characteristics without the need to purchase specially designed vehicles for each mission. The vehicle can include a mechanisms that magnetically attach and release configurable elements from the vehicle.
US11858596B2
A retractable entry/exit system for a boat that mounts below a swim platform or other similar boat structure. The system has a main frame, a linkage, a number of step assemblies and a single actuator. The actuator is configured to move the linkage to selectively extend or retract the step assemblies. When retracted, the system is folded into a compact arrangement under the mounting structure. When extended, the step assemblies extend beyond the mounting structure, where they can be used to conveniently enter and exit the boat or as a place to rest, lounge, sit or otherwise enjoy the water. The linkage may include a bell crank assembly with integral linkage arms, as well as a pair of supplemental linkage arms. The linkage arms may be disposed toward opposite sides of the system and may be operatively coupled to step brackets that support opposite ends of each step assembly.
US11858593B2
A self-retrievable anchor with a shovel, lever, and manifold contains no welded parts eliminating weld failure due to tensional and bending forces during anchor retrieval. The anchor has interchangeable parts. The manifold attaches the shovel to lever, and contains at least an internal breakable fuse. A specific dimensioned fuse to anchor size is used. The fuse is not universal. When a tensional force is applied above fuse shear strength capacity, and below breaking strength of the rope, the fuse breaks rotating the shovel 180° about a pivot hinge pin. The anchor is released when stuck at sea bottom without any loss. The anchor's interchangeable parts makes it capable to change shovel shapes suitable to different sea bottom conditions. A stop bar on the shovel portion may be included. The lever may also detach during retrieval by a breakable pivot hinge pin or fuse pin alone, and shovel/manifold later replaced.
US11858590B1
A mast righting assistance assembly includes a trailer hitch extension subassembly includes a trailer hitch extension insert and a trailer hitch extension receiver tube extending opposite directions, a winch subassembly carried by the trailer hitch extension subassembly, and a vertical column carried by the trailer hitch extension subassembly. A winch cable is routed from a winch drum through a cable redirecting component attached to a top of the vertical column. The cable is secured to rigging of the mast for controlling stepping and unstepping of the mast. The winch spools and unspools the cable to step and unstep the mast respectively. The vertical column is adjustable in height to obtain a desirable minimum force application angle respective to stowed mast.
US11858589B1
The present disclosure provides a wave-dissipating and wave-resisting integrated floating photovoltaic device capable of resisting severe sea conditions, comprising at least one floating photovoltaic unit, wherein the floating photovoltaic units are connected through connecting pieces, and the connecting pieces can avoid collision between the floating photovoltaic units. The floating photovoltaic unit comprises a floating system, photovoltaic systems and a walkway system; the floating system is used for supporting the photovoltaic systems and bearing wave load impact; the photovoltaic systems are photovoltaic power generation systems; the walkway system is arranged between the photovoltaic systems, and the walkway system provides convenience for later maintenance of the floating photovoltaic device.
US11858584B2
A lower fork alignment system for a vehicle is described. The lower fork alignment system includes: a brace detachably coupling a first lower tube and a second lower tube of a lower fork, wherein the first and second lower tubes include: first and second receiving adjustment mechanism configured for receiving corresponding interfacing mechanisms of the brace, wherein upon receipt of alignment features of the interfacing mechanisms, one of the first lower tube and the second lower tube is enabled to be adjusted in a horizontal direction along a horizontal axis, and the other of the first lower tube and the second lower tube is enabled to be adjusted in a vertical direction along a vertical axis.
US11858583B2
A bicycle subassembly includes a bicycle component having a socket and a tube having a first tube portion received in the socket and a second tube portion extending outwardly from the socket. The tube includes a cold worked region spanning at least a portion of the first tube portion and at least a first portion of the second tube portion. The tube includes a non-cold worked region spanning at least a second portion of the second tube portion. Methods for making the tube and subassembly are also provided.
US11858581B2
A detecting device is provided for detecting a condition of a bicycle crank assembly including a bicycle crank provided to a bicycle frame. The detecting device includes an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to obtain information relating to an image of the crank. The electronic controller is configured to determine an angle of the crank based on the information.
US11858580B2
An electric vehicle includes a frame, a wheel coupled to the frame, and a battery assembly including a housing supported by the frame. The housing includes a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side. A drive assembly of the electric vehicle is at least partially enclosed within a drive housing unit. The drive assembly includes a motor configured to receive power from the battery assembly and a gear assembly configured to transmit torque from the motor to the wheel. The drive housing unit is positioned below the bottom side of the housing.
US11858578B2
The present disclosure provides a foot-deck device and a vehicle. The foot-deck device includes: a bracket; two deck assemblies oppositely disposed on the bracket, the two deck assemblies each including a deck and a rotating shaft, the rotating shafts being pivotally disposed on the bracket, and the decks being disposed on the rotating shafts; and a linkage mechanism, the rotating shaft of one deck assembly being coupled to the rotating shaft of the other deck assembly through the linkage mechanism, the linkage mechanism being used to cause the rotating shafts of the two deck assemblies to rotate synchronously and cause the decks of the two deck assemblies to rotate synchronously to respective folded positions or unfolded positions.
US11858575B2
A bicycle rack includes a bicycle support structure that may be positioned as desired on upper and lower pivot bars. The bicycle support structure includes a wheel hoop that allows the front wheel and handlebars of a suspended bicycle to be leaned. The bicycle support structure may be pivoted relative to the upper and lower pivot bars. The upper and lower pivot bars may include a plurality of mounting points at close spacing.
US11858567B2
A movable object includes an upper frame and a drive part that is provided under the upper frame and is connected to the upper frame. The drive part includes a first actuator that is connected to the upper frame and rotates on a vertical axis, a first link that is connected to the first actuator and rotatable on the vertical axis by the first actuator, a second actuator that is provided on a first side of the first link and rotates on a horizontal axis, and a second link that faces the first link and is rotatable on a first end portion thereof facing the first link by the second actuator.
US11858563B2
Rear fences and a system for deploying the rear fences on a vehicle are described. The rear fences are disposed inboard of and spaced apart from the rear pillars. The rear fences may be folded against the rear panel of the vehicle when retracted and are rotated to a central position in a deployed position. The system includes a deployment control system including controller logic having at least one processor and a memory storing instructions for implementing deployment and retraction of rear fences on a vehicle.
US11858555B2
A front body structure of a vehicle includes a dash member that extends in a vehicle width direction and separates a vehicle interior from an engine room, a pair of left and right front side frames that extend from left and right end portions of the dash member, and a pair of left and right suspension towers that are fixed to the pair of front side frames and support the upper portions of dampers of a suspension device. A first coupling member couples the dash member to the suspension towers. The first coupling member has a reinforced layer portion made of fiber reinforced plastic in which fibers are impregnated with a synthetic resin material. The fibers of the reinforced layer portion are oriented so that more fibers extend in a longitudinal direction than extend in directions other than the longitudinal direction.
US11858535B2
An electronic device and an operating method thereof may be configured to detect input data having a first time interval, detect first prediction data having a second time interval based on the input data using a preset recursive network, and detect second prediction data having a third time interval based on the input data and the first prediction data using the recursive network. The recursive network may include an encoder configured to detect each of a plurality of feature vectors based on at least one of the input data or the first prediction data, an attention module configured to calculate each of pieces of importance of the feature vectors by calculating the importance of each feature vector, and a decoder configured to output at least one of the first prediction data or the second prediction data using the feature vectors based on the pieces of importance.
US11858529B1
A vehicle computing system may implement techniques to determine whether two objects in an environment are related as an articulated object. The techniques may include applying heuristics and algorithms to object representations (e.g., bounding boxes) to determine whether two objects are related as a single object with two portions that articulate relative to each other. The techniques may include predicting future states of the articulated object in the environment. One or more model(s) may be used to determine presence of the articulated object and/or predict motion of the articulated object in the future. Based on the presence and/or motion of the articulated object, the vehicle computing system may control operation of the vehicle.
US11858516B2
A profiler arranged to be used on a host vehicle. The profiler is capable of (a) receiving data collected by the profiler while traveling over a surface and (b) generating a surface profile using the data collected with no minimum speed requirement. Since there is no minimum speed requirement, the profiler is capable of generating valid, repeatable and reliable road surface profiles in situations not previously possible, such as during a stop, during acceleration of the host vehicle, during deceleration of the host vehicle, or while the host vehicle is traveling at very low speeds below thresholds typically required for prior profilers.
US11858515B2
An embodiment driving control method includes determining whether a turning section is present ahead along a driving route of a host vehicle, determining a first turning radius with respect to a center of the host vehicle in response to determining that the turning section is present, determining, based on the first turning radius, a second turning radius required to prevent the host vehicle from deviating from a lane to an inside in a turning direction, determining a third turning radius with respect to an inner rear wheel in consideration of an overall width of the host vehicle, and controlling the host vehicle to travel along the driving route or to travel along a corrected route generated by correcting the driving route based on relative sizes of the second turning radius and the third turning radius.
US11858511B2
A control system for a motor vehicle, for outputting a controlled variable, with the aid of which a directly controlled variable of a motor vehicle is adjustable via suitable control operations, in order to adapt the directly controlled variable to a reference variable of the control system. The control system includes a controller, which is configured to output a first output variable on the basis of the directly controlled variable of the motor vehicle, and on the basis of the reference variable of the control system. The control system further includes a predictive model, which may be trained to output a second output variable that reflects a deviation of a driving behavior of a driver of the motor vehicle from the first output variable of the controller. The controlled variable of the control system encompasses an addition of the first output variable and the second output variable.
US11858507B2
A method of using perception-inspired event generation for situation awareness for a vehicle, including receiving perception input data from a sensor of the vehicle and processing the perception input data to classify and generate parameters related to an external entity in a vicinity of the vehicle. The method includes generating a hierarchical event structure that classifies and prioritizes the perception input data by classifying the external entity into an attention zone and prioritizing the external entity within the attention zone according to a risk level value for the external entity. A higher risk level value indicates a higher priority within the attention zone. The method further includes developing a behavior plan for the vehicle based on the hierarchical event structure.
US11858506B2
A method for predicting the trajectories of extraneous objects in the surroundings of an ego vehicle, and for determining a separate future trajectory adapted thereto for the ego vehicle. The method includes identifying the extraneous objects are identified. It is ascertained toward which proximate destination the movement of each of the extraneous objects is headed and according to which basic rules this movement occurs. It is ascertained toward which proximate destination the movement of the ego vehicle is headed and according to which basic rules this movement occurs. One quality function each is established for the ego vehicle and the extraneous objects. One quality measure each is established for the ego vehicle as well as for the extraneous objects. Those optimal movement strategies of the ego vehicle and of the extraneous objects that maximize the quality measure are ascertained. The sought trajectories are ascertained from the optimal movement strategies.
US11858503B2
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a road segment. A set of features associated with the road segment can be determined based at least in part on data captured by one or more sensors of a vehicle. A level of similarity between the road segment and each of a set of road segment types can be determined by comparing the set of features to features associated with each of the set of road segment types. The road segment can be classified as a road segment type based on the level of similarity. Scenario information associated with the road segment can be determined based on the classified road segment type.
US11858500B2
Disclosed is a vehicle traveling controller that performs emergency evacuation traveling in the case of an emergency for proper traveling control. The vehicle traveling controller determines whether the vehicle traveling in accordance with a normal traveling rule is not dangerous and becomes proper traveling or not on the basis of environmental information around a vehicle (S18), when it is determined that the vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule becomes proper traveling, executes normal traveling control for instructing the vehicle to travel in accordance with the normal traveling rule (S20), and when vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule does not become proper traveling, executes emergency evacuation traveling control for instructing the vehicle to perform emergency evacuation traveling which is not in accordance with the normal traveling rule (S22). Therefore, emergency evacuation traveling with high safety can be performed, as compared with vehicle traveling in accordance with the normal traveling rule, so the safety of vehicle traveling can be improved.
US11858493B2
Sharing sensor data of a first device with a second device includes obtaining a set of point data from at least one of a sensors located in the first device, generating a first property data of the first subset of point data based on the first subset of point data, generating a sharing data including at least a portion of the first subset of point data and the first property data, and transmitting the sharing data to the second device. If a class of a first object included in the class information a class in which personal information must be protected, a content of the sharing data includes a privacy protection data in which the first subset of point data is processed such that personal information of the first object does not identified by the second device.
US11858491B2
A system and method for allowing failover between an autonomously controlled braking system and a human controlled braking system in a truck having pneumatic brake lines is provided. A cab-mounted brake actuator is arranged to be handled by the human operator and is arranged to selectively deliver pressurized air to truck brakes and a trailer brake air supply. A controller performs autonomous braking operations in response to control inputs and senses when a human operator is handling the actuator. A plurality of valves, interconnected between a pressurized air source on the truck, the actuator, the truck brakes and the trailer brake air supply, are responsive to the controller, and are arranged to override selective delivery of pressurized air to the truck brakes of the truck and the trailer brake air supply in response to the autonomous braking operations in favor of selective delivery of pressurized air via the actuator.
US11858485B2
A straddle type vehicle including a vehicle control apparatus capable of controlling a brake by a brake-by-wire method, includes: a control unit configured to control the brake of the straddle type vehicle based on a signal from a brake operation unit; and a signal processing unit configured to supply power of a battery power supply of the straddle type vehicle to the control unit by a predetermined input operation in a handle locking state of the straddle type vehicle.
US11858479B2
A washer fluid distribution device includes a plurality of nozzle units formed consecutively, a transfer conduit configured to pass through the plurality of nozzle units and having one end fluidly connected to an introduction part, the introduction part located at one end of the transfer conduit and configured to allow a washer fluid to be introduced from a washer pump, a plurality of discharge holes configured to correspond to the number of the nozzle units in the transfer conduit and having different angles based on a center of the transfer conduit, and a controller configured to control a rotation angle of the transfer conduit to allow the discharge holes to correspond to the nozzle units in response to a user's request.
US11858478B2
A fluid guiding apparatus for a wiper arm of a windscreen wiper, the fluid guiding apparatus having a vehicle/arm interface in order to receive windscreen washing liquid from a source, an arm/wiper blade interface which has at least two fluid channels which are provided to supply the windscreen washing liquid to a wiper blade, at least a first and a second fluid line in order to guide the windscreen washing liquid from the vehicle/arm interface the arm/wiper blade interface and to provide it to one of the fluid channels in each case, and a heating wire which is guided at least through a portion of the first fluid line and at least through a portion of the second fluid line and which is provided to heat the windscreen washing liquid. The arm/wiper blade interface has a through-opening which connects the two fluid channels to each other. The heating wire is guided through the through-opening and the through-opening is closed with a sealing element.
US11858475B2
A wiper blade having a wiper strip having a wide portion and a lip, and an elongate backing element. The backing element having a top portion, and two opposing legs that descend from the top portion, such that each opposing leg has a claw which extends towards the other opposing leg. A gap formed between the claws that is narrower than a width of the wide portion of the wiper strip. The claws, legs, and top portion define a wiper strip cavity sized to receive the wide portion wiper strip.
US11858474B2
A wind deflector for a windscreen wiper system of a motor vehicle has a windscreen-cleaning apparatus with at least one nozzle for cleaning a windscreen integrated therein. The wind deflector has a wind deflector contour, by way of which an air flow in the region of an associated wiper arm and a wiper blade can be guided. The wind deflector, on its side that faces the wiper blade, has at least one wind-guiding element, which is arranged in the region of the associated nozzle and protrudes, raised, toward the windscreen.
US11858469B2
A carrier is provided, including: a mounting rod, configured to be connected to a vehicle; a frame body, including a connecting seat rotatably connected to the mounting rod, a stand rod and two lateral rods, the stand rod and the two lateral rods being connected to the connecting seat, the connecting seat being rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein when located in the first position, the connecting seat and the mounting rod being stacked; a first quick-release mechanism, including a first elastic abutting portion, the first elastic abutting portion being disposed on one of the mounting rod and the connecting seat, the first elastic abutting portion being blockably abuttable against the other of the mounting rod and the connecting seat so that the connecting seat is positioned in the first position and non-rotatable toward the second position.
US11858468B2
A lift-assisted rack mountable to a roof of a vehicle and pivotable between a transport configuration and a loading configuration. The lift-assisted rack comprises: a fixed base mounted to the roof of the vehicle, a set of pivoting links, an article support, a pivoting arm and a lift-assisting strut. The set of pivoting links are pivotally connected to the fixed base at a link proximal end thereof. The article support is pivotally connected to the set of pivoting links, at a link distal end thereof. The pivoting arm is pivotally connected to the fixed base at an arm proximal end and is pivotable of a predetermined angular. The lift-assisting strut is pivotally connected to one link of the set of pivoting links at a strut distal end and is pivotally connected to the arm distal end of the pivoting arm, at a strut proximal end thereof.
US11858453B1
An assembly includes a seat back having a top end and a bottom end. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the seat back at the top end. The airbag is inflatable to an inflated position that extends forward and upward from the top end of the seat back. The airbag in the inflated position has an inboard panel and outboard panel that define an inflation chamber therebetween. The assembly includes a tether in the inflation chamber, the tether fixed to the inboard panel and the outboard panel between a front edge of the tether and a rear edge of the tether. The front edge of the tether defines a first width and the rear edge of the tether defines a second width that is less than the first width.
US11858452B2
An air bag cushion for a vehicle. A tether reinforcing fabric coupled to a tether seam portion of a main cushion is used to allow the tether reinforcing fabric to inflate with the main cushion when the main cushion inflates, and the inflating tether reinforcing fabric forms an auxiliary chamber between the main cushion and the tether reinforcing fabric, and the auxiliary chamber of the tether reinforcing fabric supports the head of a passenger in a front passenger seat in the event of a crash, thereby preventing the rotation of the passenger's head and efficiently protecting the safety of the front passenger.
US11858450B2
A restraint system (10) for helping to protect an occupant (60) of a vehicle (20) having a roof (32) and a cabin (40) with a seat (50) for the occupant (60) includes an airbag (70) having a stored condition within the roof (32) and being inflatable to a deployed condition extending into the cabin (40) and aligned with the seat (50). First and second tethers (110, 120) each have a first end (112, 122) connected to the airbag and a second end (114, 124). A first retractor (140) is connected to the vehicle (20) and to the second end (114) of the first tether (110). A second retractor (150) is connected to the vehicle (20) and to the second end (124) of the second tether (120). The first and second retractors (140, 150) control the length of each of the first and second tethers (110, 120) when the airbag (60) is in the deployed condition.
US11858440B1
A bumper hitch that houses a sewer hose, the bumper hitch attaches to a recreational vehicle. The bumper hitch comprises of a rectangular housing that has an open upper section. A central hitch that extends perpendicularly outward from a central rear section of the rectangular housing. The rectangular housing has a drain. A rectangular door is pivotally attached to the open upper section of the rectangular housing. And, a drain plug is removably attached to the drain. The bumper hitch can further comprise of a solar panel light system.
US11858432B1
The identification display bag with camera system comprises a document pouch and a camera. The document pouch may be detachably coupled to the outside of a vehicle and may be adapted to hold one or more identification documents for inspection by a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop. The camera may record video and/or audio during the traffic stop. The identification display bag with camera system may be adapted to allow a driver to keep the driver's hands visible on a steering wheel to establish a safe environment for both the driver and the law enforcement officer. The law enforcement officer may observe that the driver is not reaching for a weapon and the law enforcement officer may be less likely to react to a perceived threat. The video and/or the audio may be available for review after the traffic stop, if necessary.
US11858423B2
A vehicular dual-state interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head including an electrochromic mirror reflective element having a transflective mirror reflector. A video display device occupies at least 75 percent of the viewable reflective region of the mirror reflective element. With the mirror assembly operating in a first state, the video display device does not display video images and the driver views rearward via reflection at the viewable reflective region and, with the mirror assembly operating in a second state, the video display device displays video images for viewing at the viewable reflective region by the driver. When operating in a daytime mode, the display screen utilizes red pixels, green pixels, blue pixels and clear pixels of the display screen, and when operating in a nighttime mode, the display screen utilizes red pixels, green pixels and blue pixels and does not utilize clear pixels.
US11858420B2
A technique for rendering an under-vehicle view including obtaining a first location of a vehicle, the vehicle having a set of cameras disposed about the vehicle, capturing a set of images; storing images of the set of images in a memory, wherein the images are associated with a time the images were captured, moving the vehicle to a second location, obtaining the second location of the vehicle, determining an amount of time for moving the vehicle from the first location to the second location, generating a set of motion data, the motion data indicating a relationship between the second location of the vehicle and the first location of the vehicle, obtaining one or more stored images from the memory based on the determined amount of time, rendering a view under the vehicle based on the one or more stored images and set of motion data, and outputting the rendered view.
US11858416B2
Aspects of the disclosure include equipment and process schemes for using a plastic decorative light guide of a vehicle as a high-speed optical interconnect. An exemplary method can include forming a decorative light guide from a transparent material. The decorative light guide includes a first insert and a second insert. A light characteristic for optical communication through the decorative light guide is selected based on a current color of the decorative light guide. Light having the light characteristic is injected by a light emitter into the first insert and the light is received by a light receiver from the second insert.
US11858414B2
An attention calling device includes a memory and a hardware processor coupled to the memory. The hardware processor is configured to: acquire information regarding obstacles around a moving object detected by a sensor included in the moving object; calculate a potential risk that is a degree to which attention needs to be paid for each of the obstacles around the moving object, based on the acquired information regarding the obstacles and a moving state of the moving object; and present, to an occupant of the moving object, information for calling attention to an obstacle having a potential risk exceeding a predetermined value, based on a calculated potential risk of each of the obstacles.
US11858405B2
A recreational vehicle may include a chassis, an axle assembly, a floor, and a vehicle body enclosing living quarters. A fluid storage vessel may be supported in the chassis. The chassis may include a first and a second longitudinal chassis member each having an upper and lower edge, and an inner and outer face. Cross members have a first and second ends connected to the first and second chassis member, respectively. The cross members have an upper and lower edges extending between the ends. The cross members have an end height at the ends and a midsection height that is greater than the end height. A transport area extends longitudinally between two cross members, transversely between inner faces of the longitudinal chassis members, and vertically between upper and lower edges of the cross members. The fluid storage vessel is disposed in the transport area.
US11858404B2
The present invention is a cargo carrier. The preferred embodiment is a cantilever displacement cargo carrier with a beam. The first end of the beam comprises a cantilever displacement housing with a pivot hole. A pivot beam is pivotally attached to the beam at the cantilever displacement housing by a pivot pin inserted into the pivot hole and a pivot bushing. The pivot beam preferably has at least one pin saddle where a horizontal bearing pin with at least one bearing is inserted. The bearing preferably has an outer circumference that extends above the top surface of the pivot beam and contacts the cantilever displacement housing. The second end of the beam has a receiver saddle where the pivot beam can be locked in place at an anchor bushing by a retainer pin.
US11858394B2
A seatback includes a trim cover/foam assembly including a foam cushion with a trim cover assembly disposed thereon. The trim cover/foam assembly has an occupant support side and a rear side opposite to the occupant support side, and defines an opening therethrough. The trim cover assembly includes a rear panel on the rear side for closing the opening. The seatback also includes an attachment member on the rear side of the trim cover/foam assembly configured to engage the rear panel and an armrest assembly including an armrest pivotally disposed on a frame at a rear portion of the armrest, with the armrest configured to pass through the opening. Upon installation of the armrest assembly, the rear panel is secured to the attachment member and sandwiched between the rear portion and the attachment member.
US11858391B2
A motor vehicle seat having a backrest and a seat part, at least one flexible, fluid-fillable hollow body attached to the seat part or the backrest, and at least two chambers that are in fluid communication with one another. The chambers are arranged one on top of the other and have in their walls corresponding passages which enable a fluid exchange between the chambers. The chambers are firmly connected to one another in the region of the passages, wherein the volume of the lowermost chamber adjacent to the seat part or the backrest is the largest and the volume of each additional chamber is smaller compared with the volume of the chamber below it. The chambers are arranged one on top of the other such that the maximum lift of the fluid-fillable hollow body when it is being filled with fluid is outside the center of the lowermost chamber.
US11858389B2
A blanket for covering a child in a car seat. The blanket comprises one or more coupling elements through which straps of a harness may be passed, thus enabling the blanket and the harness to be fastened tightly around the child, thereby, safely restraining the child.
US11858375B2
A system for managing residual energy for an electric aircraft, wherein the system includes a battery pack incorporated in the electric aircraft, wherein the battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules and at least a pack monitor unit configured to generate a battery pack datum. The system further includes a charging component connected to the battery pack and a sensor connected to the charging component and configured to detect at least an electrical parameter of the charging component and the electric aircraft and generate a residual datum as a function of the at least an electrical parameter and the battery pack datum. The system further includes a computing device configured to receive the residual datum from the sensor, identify a residual element, generate an alert datum as a function of the residual element, and execute a security measure as a function of the alert datum.
US11858362B2
A power supply device has a structure in which a bind bar having bent pieces at both ends coupled to end plates disposed at both end portions of a battery stack is divided in a width direction of a side surface of the battery stack, the bent piece of each bind bar is bolted to an outer surface of one of the end plates, the one of the end plates is provided with a stopper wall that prevents rotation of a bent piece fixed with a single bolt, which is fixed to the one of the end plates via one bolt, and the bent piece is fitted to a stopper wall to prevent the displacement of the bind bar.
US11858359B2
The invention relates to a power system for a vehicle, the power system for a vehicle, the power system comprising a plurality of supercapacitors, a plurality of batteries, at least one electronic load and a master controller, arranged so that at least one battery is connected with at least one supercapacitor, such that power from the at least one battery may be supplied to the at least one supercapacitor, wherein the master controller ability to switch the at least one supercapacitor to a further at least one supercapacitor and wherein at least one battery and/or at least one supercapacitor of the plurality of supercapacitors supplies power to the electronic load.
US11858348B2
A vehicle display system is configured to display instantaneous power delivery of a powertrain of the vehicle as a proportion of the instantaneous power capability of the powertrain. A controller for the vehicle display system comprises an input configured to receive data relating to a condition indicative of a limitation on the instantaneous power delivery and/or power capability, a processor configured to determine from the data whether the condition meets at least one predetermined criterion and an output configured to output a signal to display the limitation in relation to the instantaneous power capability of the powertrain when the condition meets the at least one predetermined criterion.
US11858347B2
A method for visualizing sensor data from the surroundings of a vehicle and/or measuring data from the vehicle uses light modules in the interior of the vehicle for the visualization of the sensor data. The sensor data is detected as video data, after which the video data is analyzed in relation to relevant recognizable structures, after which the relevant structures are transferred to a video sequence with a format fitting for the respective light module, and/or sensor data not detected as video data and/or measuring data is recalculated into video sequences via an algorithm, after which the video sequences from the different data are superimposed and displayed on the light modules.
US11858332B2
The present application provides a battery, a power consumption apparatus, and a method for producing a battery. The battery includes a box body, a battery module and a mounting plate, the battery module is disposed in the box body and includes a battery cell arrangement structure and a first end plate, the battery cell arrangement structure includes a plurality of battery cells stacked and is disposed on one side of the battery cell arrangement structure, the first end plate is fixedly connected to the battery cell arrangement structure, the mounting plate is disposed between the first end plate and the box body and is fixedly connected to the box body; the first end plate has a first elastic support part configured to be capable of abutting the mounting plate, being squeezed by the battery cell arrangement structure and deforming when the battery cell arrangement structure expands.
US11858326B2
Fuel isolation systems, apparatuses and methods are described. In some embodiments, a system comprises a fuel tank, a fuel pump, an engine, a firewall, a fuel line from the fuel tank to the engine, a connector coupled inline with the fuel line on a cold side of the fuel line, a valve coupled to the connector, a fluid feed line coupled to a fluid source and to the valve. In the event of an engine fire condition, a control unit outputs signaling to turn off the fuel pump and operate the valve to introduce fluid from the fluid source into the fuel line. The introduced fluid provides a siphon break in the fuel line such that the only fuel that can pass the firewall is the remaining fuel in the fuel line downstream of the connector and the introduced fluid.
US11858319B2
An automatic sunvisor assembly for vehicle is disclosed. The automatic sunvisor assembly comprises sunvisor(s) positioned over the front seats of the vehicle, ambient light sensor positioned inside the vehicle adapted to sense the intensity of sunlight; a processor to collect and compare the intensity of sunlight sensed by the ambient sensors in real time; and two high-torque servo motors connected to each of the sunvisors to move the at least one sunvisor. The processor identifies the ambient light sensor sensing higher intensity of sunlight, generates signals, and transmits signals to the high-torque servo motor, and the signals received by the high-torque servo motor determines a direction of movement of the sunvisor.
US11858316B2
A roof vent includes a roof disposed on a vehicle and a vent assembly. The vent assembly has at least one vent unit disposed on the roof and configured to enter the roof, a driving unit driving the vent unit, and at least one rack unit applying the driving force of the driving unit to the vent unit. The vent unit enters the roof due to operation of the driving unit.
US11858314B2
An automatic driving vehicle that is automatically movable, the automatic driving vehicle includes a LIDAR configured to acquire external world information on an automatic movement, and a bracket holding the LIDAR and fixed to the automatic driving vehicle. The bracket is fixed to a rearview mirror which is as another device different from the LIDAR.
US11858310B2
An air conditioner for a vehicle includes: a case having an air passage; a heat exchanger having a core portion in which heat is exchanged between air and a heat medium; a support portion provided in the case to support a lower portion of the heat exchanger; and a cushioning material interposed between the lower portion of the heat exchanger and the support portion. The lower portion of the heat exchanger has a pipe side adjacent to an inflow pipe or an outflow pipe for the heat medium and an opposite-to-pipe side located on an opposite side of the pipe side. The support portion includes a pipe side support that supports the pipe side, and an opposite-to-pipe side support that supports the opposite-to-pipe side. A surface area of the opposite-to-pipe side support in contact with the cushioning material is larger than that of the pipe side support.
US11858309B2
A vehicle thermal management system, may include an HVAC subsystem including a first compressor and a first refrigeration cycle including a first refrigerant loop fluidly connected to the first compressor; a battery cooling subsystem including a battery coolant loop fluidly connected to a battery pack; a powertrain cooling subsystem including a powertrain coolant loop fluidly connected to a powertrain component; a second refrigeration cycle including a second compressor, a condenser located on the downstream side of the second compressor, and a second refrigerant loop fluidly connected to the condenser; a refrigerant chiller mounted between the first refrigeration cycle and the second refrigeration cycle and configured to transfer heat between the first refrigeration cycle and the second refrigeration cycle; and a battery chiller mounted between the second refrigeration cycle and the battery coolant loop and configured to transfer heat between the second refrigeration cycle and the battery coolant loop. The condenser of the second refrigeration cycle is thermally connected to at least one of the battery coolant loop and the powertrain coolant loop.
US11858300B2
A wheel for a vehicle, such as a forklift (e.g., an electric forklift) or another material-handling vehicle, in which the wheel comprises a tire (e.g., a non-pneumatic tire) and may be designed to enhance its use and performance and/or use and performance of the vehicle, including, for example, to exhibit less rolling resistance, be more energy-efficient and/or allow the vehicle to travel faster and/or with improved ride comfort. For instance, elastic deformation of the wheel as it rolls may be better managed (e.g., reduced), which may improve thermal behavior of the wheel and/or may be combined with ways to better distribute or dissipate heat (e.g., by increasing thermal conductivity).
US11858298B2
A tire includes: a pair of beads having bead cores and a bead filler extending to an outer side in a tire-radial direction of the bead core; a carcass ply extending from one of the bead core of one bead to the bead core of the other bead, and folded back around each of the bead cores; a first pad disposed at an outer side in a tire-width direction of a folding end of the carcass ply which is folded back; a second pad disposed at an outer side in the tire-width direction of the first pad; and rim strip rubber disposed at least at a part on an outer side in the tire-width direction of the second pad, in which an electronic component is provided to interpose the second pad and the rim strip rubber.
US11858297B2
With a pneumatic tire not mounted on a rim, in a meridian cross-section a first line is parallel with an innermost bottom side of a bead core in a radial direction and passes through an outermost projection of the bead core in a lateral direction, a second line is orthogonal with the first line at the outermost projection, a third line is orthogonal with the first line and passes through an intersection of a rim cushion rubber, a distance between the second and third lines is 2.0 to 4.0 mm, a shortest distance between an innermost projection of the bead core in the lateral direction and a cord of a carcass layer is 0.6 to 1.4 mm, and a shortest distance between an innermost end of the bottom side of the bead core in the lateral direction and the cord of the carcass layer is 1.2 to 2.2 mm.
US11858292B2
A hub assembly is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The hub assembly is basically provided with a hub axle, a hub body, an electric component and a user input device. The hub body is rotatably mounted on the hub axle to rotate around a rotational center axis of the hub assembly. The user input device is electrically coupled to the electric component.
US11858290B2
A liquid applicator is described. The liquid applicator includes an applicating head, a buffer in communication with the outside air, a gas-liquid exchanger, and a reservoir supplying a liquid to the gas-liquid exchanger. The gas-liquid exchanger has a wick, a liquid sealing tube covering on the outer peripheral wall of the wick, and a gas-liquid channel disposed between the wick and the liquid sealing tube; the buffer covers on the outer peripheral wall of the liquid sealing tube, and capillary pressure of the liquid sealing tube is greater than capillary pressure of the buffer by 30% or more. The liquid applicator can effectively control the release of a liquid. It can prevent the liquid from leaking out. It features a simple structure, resulting in smooth application and easy manufacturing.
US11858285B2
Provided are processes of applying a decorative imaging to a substrate that includes providing a stamp pad comprising a child and environmentally friendly disperse dye composition, inking a stamp with the disperse dye composition, optionally transferring the disperse dye composition from the stamp to an intermediate ink receptive surface using the rubber stamp to thereby place an image on an intermediate ink receptive surface, and transferring the image to a dye receptive object by application of sufficient heat and pressure. The disperse dye compositions provided herein are safe, environmentally friendly, and able to be used in stamp pad imaging processes.
US11858284B2
An apparatus, system, method, and a control program stored in a non-transitory recording medium, each of which: receives a plurality of input images corresponding to respective viewpoints; generates, based on the plurality of input images, a first output image and a second output image that are to be printed by duplex printing on at least one transmissive transfer medium having image layers on both sides thereof, so as to reproduce at least part of one of the input images corresponding to each of the viewpoints on the transmissive transfer medium; and instructs a printer to print the first output image and the second output image by duplex printing.
US11858283B2
A printing system includes a printer and a terminal capable of wirelessly communicating with each other. The printer include a portable printer main body, a movement detection unit that detects a movement of the printer main body, and a first processor configured to transmit a first control signal to the terminal in a case where a first movement is detected by the movement detection unit, and transmit a second control signal to the terminal in a case where a second movement is detected by the movement detection unit. The terminal includes a display unit, a second processor configured to receive the control signals from the printer; and display a first operation screen on the display unit in a case where the first control signal is received, and display a second operation screen on the display unit in a case where the second control signal is received.
US11858281B2
A material that is curable by radiation is applied over or included in colored material on non-printed machined characters formed on a plastic card. After applying the colored material and the radiation curable material to the machined characters, radiation is used to cure the radiation curable material. The colored material has improved durability due to the radiation cured material.
US11858278B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid supplying apparatus. The liquid supplying apparatus includes a supply flow passage that is in communication with a liquid ejecting head configured to eject liquid, a first supply flow passage for communication between a first liquid container and the supply flow passage, the first liquid container containing liquid, and a second supply flow passage for communication between a second liquid container and the supply flow passage, the second liquid container containing the same kind of liquid as the liquid contained in the first liquid container, a switching unit configured to switch a flow passage that is in communication with the supply flow passage, between the first supply flow passage and the second supply flow passage, and a movement restriction unit configured to, linked with switching by the switching unit, restrict movement of the first liquid container and the second liquid container selectively.
US11858274B2
There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including: a tank having a liquid storing chamber, an erected wall through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank, and an inlet which is formed to penetrate through the erected wall and via which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber; a liquid consuming section which consumes the liquid stored in the liquid storing chamber; and a cover. A transmitting section and a checking section are formed in an upper surface, of the cover, under a condition that the cover is in the exposure position, the transmitting section configured to transmit information optically to a user of the liquid consuming apparatus and the checking section configured to prevent the liquid moving on a particular surface of the cover from arriving at the transmitting section.
US11858272B2
An ink circulation system, including an ink cartridge, an ink tank, an ink pump, first, second, and third valves, a print head, a heating assembly, and a positive-negative pressure assembly, is provided. The ink cartridge has an output pipeline and an ink cartridge valve. The ink tank is disposed on one side of the ink cartridge and connected to the output pipeline. The ink pump is connected to the output pipeline and the ink tank through an ink pipeline. The first valve is connected to the ink tank through a first pipeline. The second valve is disposed on the output pipeline. The third valve is connected to the output pipeline and the ink pipeline through a return pipeline. The print head is connected to the ink tank and the return pipeline. The heating assembly is disposed in the ink tank. The positive-negative pressure assembly is connected to the first pipeline.
US11858265B2
An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes a plurality of first non-volatile memory cells and control logic. Each first non-volatile memory cell stores a customization bit. The control logic configures an operation of the integrated circuit based on the customization bits.
US11858257B2
A DOD print station has at least one DOD print head that applies radiation curable material, to a surface of an identification document. A curing station is adjacent to the DOD print station. The curing station includes at least one radiation emitting device, for example a UV light emitting device, that cures the radiation curable material applied to the surface. The curing station is configured to prevent stray radiation emitted from the radiation emitting device from impinging on the DOD print head(s) and prevent exposure to the operator of the DOD print station.
US11858253B2
In some examples, a machine for generating optically variable image elements on a substrate includes a printing substrate infeed and a printing unit including a printing mechanism by which a substrate guided on a transport path is printed with a coating agent containing magnetic or magnetizable particles. A device for aligning the magnetic or magnetizable particles includes a first alignment device in the transport path and a further alignment device arranged upstream therefrom. During normal operation, the further alignment device is fixed to a frame at the transport path. The further alignment device includes a plurality of magnets that are spaced apart from one another transversely to the transport direction and, during operation, remain stationary. The number of magnets included in the further alignment device correspond to a number of columns of image-producing print motifs or groups of image-producing print motifs around a circumference of a forme cylinder.
US11858250B2
This disclosure provides an electronic device member that is superior in ease of handling, without any loss of flatness or performance (e.g. flexibility and dielectric properties) despite being a dielectric sheet having a dielectric polymer cured material that is physically fragile. Disclosed herein is a layered body including (L1) a single layer or multiple layers of a high dielectric sheet that includes a polymer cured material having a dielectric functional group, and at least one (L2) pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and in general further having (L3) an electrode layer and/or (L4) a non-silicone thermoplastic resin layer, and uses thereof.
US11858248B2
A multilayer thermoplastic sheet, comprising a first colored thermoplastic layer; a second colored thermoplastic layer; and a third colored thermoplastic layer; wherein at least one of the colored layers is a different color than at least one of the other two colored layers; and a multilayer thermoplastic sheet, wherein the sheet has a total thickness of from about 0.125 inches to about 0.500 inches, and a plurality of lines cut into the surface at depth of from about 0.010 inches to about 0.080 inches. Lines may be cut into a multilayer thermoplastic sheet via computer numerical control (CNC) routing to simulate ceramic tile.
US11858243B2
The present invention provides uniaxially oriented films and packages formed from such films. In one aspect, a uniaxially oriented film includes (a) a first layer including (i) a first composition including an ethylene-based polymer prepared in the presence of a single-site catalyst, wherein the first composition has a density of 0.935 g/cm3 to 0.965 g/cm3, a melt index (12) of 0.5 to 6 g/10 minutes, and a MWD of 6.0 or less, and (ii) a Ziegler-Natta catalyzed ultra low density polyethylene having a density of 0.880 g/cm3 to 0.912 g/cm3, a melt index (12) of 0.5 to 6 g/10 minutes, and a MWD of 6.0 or less, (b) a second layer including at least one polyolefin, and (c) at least one inner layer between the first layer and the second layer including a high density polyethylene. The film is oriented in the machine direction at a draw ratio of between 4:1 and 10:1, and can exhibit a machine direction 2% secant modulus of 85,000 psi or more when measured as per ASTM D882.
US11858241B2
A single-layer or multilayer film formed from one or more polymeric materials has CIE colour values a* and b* such that −7≤a*≤0, −15≤b*≤0 and an optical transmission T such that 60%≤T≤95%. The inventive transparent films provide discoloration compensation that alleviates yellowing caused by UV light.
US11858238B2
Methods for forming multi-layer substrates including top and bottom surface layers and a melt softened thermoplastic material layer between the exterior surface layers, where the thermoplastic material includes polyethylene or has a tan delta value of 0.2 to 0.4 within the temperature range of 100° F.-350° F. The 3 (or more) layers are assembled, and heated, melt softening the thermoplastic material, causing bonding of the thermoplastic layer to the exterior surface layers. A cleaning composition may be loaded onto the multi-layer substrate, where a fluid pathway through the melted thermoplastic material allows the cleaning composition to travel between the surface layers. Adhesion between the surface layers and the thermoplastic layer is provided by the thermoplastic material itself, which bonds to groups of fibers in the surface layers. The process does not require chemical adhesives, any processing water, drying, or the like, so as to be possible with low capital investment.
US11858237B2
An exterior light signaling vehicle glazing selected from a rear window, a side window or a windshield includes a first glazing which forms an outer glazing and has first and second main faces; diodes; and for each diode, a primary optical system or a collimating optical system between the diodes and the second main face, followed by a redirecting optical system.
US11858236B2
A foam core mirror includes a transparent mirror layer, a foam core layer, and a backing layer. One face of the transparent mirror layer is hard-coated to increase scratch resistance and/or wear resistance, and another face of the transparent mirror layer is metalized to provide reflective mirror properties. The foam core layer is arranged adjacent to the transparent mirror layer and includes lightweight foam material. The backing layer is arranged adjacent to the foam core layer and includes a high tensile strength material.
US11858235B2
A vacuum insulated structure includes a trim breaker having a wrapper channel and a liner channel that extend perimetrically about the trim breaker. An inner liner is attached to the trim breaker at the liner channel. An outer wrapper is attached to the trim breaker at the wrapper channel. A metallic plate is disposed within the trim breaker and extends from a first area proximate the liner channel to a second area proximate the wrapper channel. The metallic plate defines an internal barrier to gas permeation through the trim breaker.
US11858233B2
The method includes the step of pulling the corrugated board along hot plates by means of an upper flexible member and a lower flexible member driven by two electric motors. By at least one electric parameter of the drive motor of the lower flexible member, the correct operation of the traction device and in particular the correct ratio of the linear feeding speeds of the two flexible members is checked. The method provides an iterative check of the controlled electric parameter and a possible correction of the speed of the flexible members to maintain the desired speed ratio.
US11858230B1
In an example, a cubic press is described having press bases with spacers disposed between adjacent press bases. Sets of two or more tie bars are also disposed between adjacent press bases. The tie bars are placed in a state of compression while the spacers are placed in a state of compression. During operation, the press bases may become displaced relative to one another such that additional tension is experienced by the tie bars while the amount of compression experienced by the spacer is reduced. The tie bars exhibit a relatively small cross-sectional area as compared to the cross-sectional area of the spacer.
US11858229B2
Tooling for manufacturing multi-spar torsion boxes with different web heights, the tooling includes a mandrel module having a hollow beam geometry which comprises a first base and a second base opposite to the first base, and two walls extending between said first base and said second base, and at least one spacer module configured for coupling with the mandrel module, wherein the web height of a multi-spar torsion box is defined by the coupling between the mandrel module and at least one spacer module. A method for manufacturing multi-spar torsion boxes with different web heights.
US11858226B2
A method of manufacturing an electronic device in which an electronic component coupled to a lead is covered with a mold cover, includes: a coupling step of coupling the electronic component to the lead, a bending step of bending the lead to adjust a posture of the electronic component, and a molding step of molding the electronic component with a resin material to form the mold cover, and the bending step includes a lead bending step of bending the lead by pressing a pressing member against the lead without pressing the pressing member against the electronic component.
US11858224B2
A textile fiber-composite material precursor and method for producing a component from fiber-composite material. Aircraft components can be produced from polymer fiber-composite materials, a matrix of which can be a high-performance plastics material such as polyether ketone ketone wherein a reinforcement of a non-crimp fabric of carbon fibers is embedded. Large-area non-crimp fabrics and large-area polymer films can be consolidated while being heated and pressed forming simple components. The flexible textile fiber-composite material precursor includes a stack of woven-fabric tiers from a polymer and of non-crimp fabric tiers from carbon fibers. Since both components are capable of draping, the fiber-composite material precursor can be deposited over a large area on curved shape-imparting surfaces and subsequently be consolidated under pressure and heated to form the fiber-composite material.
US11858219B2
Adhesive bondlines in a cell-based structural array are thermally cured using tooling blocks inserted into the cells. The tooling blocks have embedded susceptors that are inductively heated by an alternating electromagnetic field generated by an electromagnet.
US11858217B2
A method of additively manufacturing an object may include defining an interlace path for a plurality of energy beams from an energy beam system based at least in part on a route-finding algorithm. The interlace path may delineate a first contour zone of a build plane assigned to a first one of the plurality of energy beams from a second contour zone of the build plane assigned to a second one of the plurality of energy beams. An exemplary method may additionally or alternatively include outputting a control command based at least in part on the interlace path. The control command may be configured to cause the energy beam system to irradiate a layer of a powder bed with the plurality of energy beams.
US11858213B2
A system for additively manufacturing a build part. The system includes a build platform configured for disposition within a resin tank, and a light source configured to cure a layer of resin. The layer of resin is disposed adjacent to a pre-cure build surface of the build part. The system also includes a constrained surface located between the build platform and the light source and configured to form a boundary for the layer of resin disposed between the constrained surface and the pre-cure build surface. The constrained surface is configured to vibrate to reduce a separation force required to separate the constrained surface from a post-cure build surface of the build part. The system also includes a vibratory source configured to vibrate the constrained surface.
US11858203B2
A device for generative manufacturing of an object made up of a plurality of cross sections. The device includes an application unit including an application surface for applying a sinterable material as a reproduction of one of the cross sections of the object on the application surface, a substrate for accommodating the reproduction from the first application surface, and a curing unit for curing the reproduction made of the sinterable material on the substrate, the curing unit being situated spatially separated from the application unit.
US11858198B2
A method for manufacturing a deflection member is disclosed. The method may include the steps of providing an additive manufacturing apparatus that includes at least one radiation source and a vat containing a photopolymer resin, providing a reinforcing member, contacting a surface of the reinforcing member with the photopolymer resin, and directing radiation from the at least one radiation source towards a surface of the reinforcing member to at least partially cure photopolymer resin in contact with the surface of the reinforcing member to create at least a portion of a lock-on layer.
US11858197B2
An additive manufacturing process for the manufacture of an object in an additive manufacturing apparatus, wherein the object is formed by one or several individual solid filamentous units. The additive manufacturing process comprises the steps of discharging a polymer composition in a molten state from a nozzle of a print head, thereby imparting an orienting flow on the polymer composition in a molten state being discharged from the nozzle of the print head and depositing said discharged polymer composition in a molten state along at least one predefined path and allowing the thus formed one or several filamentous units to solidify such as to form one or several solid filamentous units of the object to be manufactured. Optionally, the previous step may be repeated until the object is formed. The polymer composition comprises a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer as the polymer component of the polymer composition.
US11858195B2
A flexible packaging laminate has built-in opening/reclose and tamper-evidence features by forming the laminate from an outer structure joined in face-to-face relation to an inner structure. Score lines are formed in both structures to enable an opening to be formed through the laminate by lifting a flap or the like out of the plane of the laminate. The score line through the outer structure defines a larger opening than the score line through the inner structure, such that a marginal region of the outer structure extends beyond the edge of the opening portion of the inner structure. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used to re-adhere the marginal region to an underlying surface of the inner structure adjacent the opening through the laminate. The outer score line includes at least one tear portion that is torn through upon initial opening, thus indicating the package has been at least partially opened.
US11858193B2
An apparatus for blow molding plastic containers includes a blow molding carousel and is connected, at a first transfer station, to a feeding line of preforms, the first transfer station having a transfer carousel supporting grip elements which are associated with at least one respective grip body. Each grip element has a first arm, which is supported so that it can rotate by the transfer carousel in order to rotate on command about a substantially vertical pivoting axis, and a second arm, which extends longitudinally and can slide on command with respect to the first arm along an advancement/retraction direction which is substantially parallel to its own direction of extension. The grip body includes a coupling element which is configured to stably hold the preform.
US11858183B2
A support template for moulds for sports helmets, in particular cycling helmets, provided with at least one frame includes: at least one support portion, placed on a first side of the frame, for the support of at least one component of a helmet to be obtained by a moulding or co-moulding process, the support portion being configured to keep the respective component of the helmet to be obtained according to a predetermined position inside a respective mould; at least one centring portion placed on the first side of the frame and arranged to engage a respective centring seat made on the respective mould so as to ensure the alignment of the latter with the support template and keep the centred positioning of the component of the helmet according to a predetermined configuration; and at least one grip portion to allow manual engagement of the support template by an operator.
US11858181B2
An ultrasound-detectable polymeric device that offers superior visibility of the body of the device and decreased ultrasound angle dependence through the use of microcavities and methods of manufacturing thereof is disclosed. These microcavities enable superior ultrasound visualization due to diffuse reflection of sound waves when compared to solid polymeric objects, ensuring that a strong signal is received at the source of the ultrasound transducer and providing strong image contrast throughout the entire cross-section of the implant that is also robust to variable angles of insonation.
US11858178B2
The injection mold has a mold core including a first part and a second part. The parts are mobile relative to one another between a first injection position in which they are moved together to form an injection cavity permitting the injection of a material to form an injected part (50; 50′), and a second demolding position in which they are moved away from one another to permit the demolding of the injected part (50; 50′). The injection mold has at least one ejector designed to contribute to the demolding, and at least one movable intermediate plate (10; 10′, 20′), separate from the two parts of the mold core. The intermediate pate is arranged between the two parts of the mold core, and has at least one cutout (12; 12′, 22′) forming at least one part of the injection cavity of the injection mold.
US11858175B2
In a continuous kneading apparatus according to an embodiment, for each of a plurality of ring-shaped heaters, a control unit determines a current state and a reward for an action selected in the past based on a control error calculated from an acquired temperature; updates a control condition based on the reward, and determines an optimum action corresponding to the current state under the updated control condition, the control condition being a combination of a state and an action; and controls a target ring-shaped heater based on the optimum action.
US11858173B2
A method and apparatus for heat treating powders of semi-crystalline or crystallizable polymers. The apparatus includes a heating device for heating the powder to a temperature that is less than the melting temperature of a highest melting crystalline form of the powder, a vessel containing the powder that is exposed to heat produced by the heating device, and a mechanism for moving the vessel to cause the powder within the vessel to move with respect to the vessel.
US11858163B2
Disclosed is a method of making a shrink label for covering a receptacle having a protrusion, from a strip of flexible tubular material, wherein the shrink label has a given length measured from a first end to a second end, being measured in the longitudinal direction of the strip, the method having at least the step of: puncturing the strip to form a puncture being spaced apart from the first end and from the second end, wherein the puncture suits the shape of the protrusion.
US11858161B2
A cutting machine for the transversal cutting of paper material logs, including: a structure on which are moved the logs; a cutting unit including a blade; at least one sharpening unit with two grinding wheels; a positioning device for positioning the grinding wheels with respect to the blade. The positioning device includes: a primary carriage and two secondary carriages supported by the primary carriage; a sensor for detecting the radius of the blade and configured to stop the primary carriage when the grinding wheels are arranged with the respective axes at a given distance from the axis of the blade. In a second phase of positioning the grinding wheels, the secondary carriages are controlled so as to bring the abrasive side of the wheels into contact with the blade.
US11858159B2
A cutting stock method for a rectangular sheet with defects includes: acquiring information of the rectangular defective sheet, including dimension information of the rectangular sheet and target blocks, and location information of the defects; acquiring a cutting position discrete set of the rectangular sheet; cutting the rectangular sheet according to the cutting position discrete set into a plurality of target blocks; calculating a sum of values of the target blocks, and selecting an optimal cutting solution with the largest sum of values; and cutting the rectangular sheet according to the optimal cutting solution.
US11858158B2
The present disclosure provides an improvement to razor blade coating by a physical vapor deposition method, by forming a hard coating layer as a thin coating layer in which chromium boride, which is a nanocrystalline structure having high hardness, is dispersed in an amorphous mixture of chromium and boron, thereby improving the strength and hardness of the thin coating layer and securing the bonding force by chromium in the amorphous mixture between the hard coating layer and a blade substrate on which an edge of the razor blade is formed.
US11858154B2
There is provided a method for operating a personal care device. The method comprises obtaining, using an imaging device, image data relating to a portion of a body of a user; measuring, using the image data, a parameter relating to at least one hair growing from the portion of the body; and determining a position of the portion of the body on the body based on the measured parameter and a predetermined relation between the parameter and the position on the body. A personal care device, a personal care system and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed.
US11858146B2
A working method of performing work with increase or decrease in weight on an object by a robot system having a robot, a first hand with an assist device, and a second hand without the assist device, includes switching between an assisted work state in which the first hand is coupled to the robot and work is performed with assistance by the assist device and a non-assisted work state in which the second hand is coupled to the robot and work is performed without assistance by the assist device according to a weight of the object.
US11858143B1
An autonomous mobile device (AMD) follows a user who may move among other people, change orientation, or move in and out view of a camera on the AMD. A predicted location of the user may be determined based on a previous location and previous movement. A proximity value is determined by the distance between a location in physical space of a user and the predicted location. An image from a camera is processed to determine a user depicted in the image and generate a feature vector (FV) of that depiction. A gallery of FVs of the user as viewed from different angles, poses, and so forth is stored. A similarity value is determined between a FV of an unidentified user in an image and the FVs in the gallery. The user may be identified using the proximity value and the similarity value.
US11858140B2
A robot system includes a robot, state detection sensors to, a timekeeping unit, a learning control unit, a determination unit, an operation device, and an input unit, and an additional learning unit. The determination unit determines whether or not the work of the robot can be continued under the control of the learning control unit based on the state values detected by the state detection sensors to and outputs determination result. The additional learning unit performs additional learning of the determination result indicating that the work of the robot cannot be continued, the operator operation force, work state output by the operation device and the input unit, and timer signal output by the timekeeping unit.
US11858135B2
A robot includes a first member and a second member, the first member includes a housing having a first wall and a second wall disposed to face each other, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion, a drive section having a motor body, a drive pulley and a flange, a joint section having a driven pulley and a belt, the first protrusion and the second protrusion having support sections that support both end portions of the flange, a separation distance between the support sections being shorter than a length of the flange in which the flange protrudes, and missing sections configured such that a separation distance between the missing sections is longer than the length of the flange in the direction in which the flange protrudes, both end portions of the flange passing through the missing sections.
US11858132B2
An encoder device including a position detection unit for detecting position information of a moving part; a magnet having a plurality of polarities along a moving direction of the moving part; and an electric signal generation unit for generating an electric signal, based on a magnetic characteristic of a magnetosensitive part, the electric signal generation unit having the magnetosensitive part whose magnetic characteristic is changed by a change in magnetic field associated with relative movement to the magnet, wherein the magnetosensitive part is disposed so that the magnetosensitive part is spaced apart from a side surface of the magnet in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction and a length direction of the magnetosensitive part is orthogonal to tangential directions of at least some of magnetic field lines of the magnet.
US11858131B2
In a teaching method for an industrial robot having a hand on which a conveyance object is to be mounted, the teaching method includes a positioning member attaching step in which a positioning member for determining a position of a conveyance object to be mounted on the hand in a horizontal direction is attached to an upper face side of the hand and, after that, a teaching step in which the hand is moved to a predetermined position to perform teaching for the industrial robot, and after that, a positioning member detaching step in which the positioning member is detached from the hand. When the conveyance object is mounted on the hand in a state that an end face of the conveyance object is contacted with the positioning member, the conveyance object is disposed at a normal mounting position on the hand.
US11858126B2
A robot joint including a first part and a second part arranged to have a relative movement in between, and a joint gap spacing the first part and the second part from each other, wherein the robot joint includes an inflatable seal accommodated in the joint gap to provide a fluid-tight sealing of the joint. The disclosure also relates to a robot including the robot joint, a system including the robot and a method for sealing a joint gap of a robot joint.
US11858125B2
A gripper head assembly is for a robotic gripping system and includes an actuator. The actuator includes: an actuator body having an attachment region configured to attach the actuator body to the gripper head; a drive element having a mounting section for a tool; a drive having a connector configured to receive an input; the drive being configured to move the drive element upon receiving the input; the drive element defining a through passage; the through passage having a first port for receiving at least one of negative pressure and positive pressure; and, the through passage having an outlet at the mounting section configured to supply the tool with the at least one of negative and positive pressure.
US11858118B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a human-machine interaction method, including: detecting and collecting, by a robot, sensing information of a companion object of a target object and emotion information of the target object that is obtained when the target object interacts with the companion object; extracting, by the robot, an emotion feature quantity based on the emotion information, determining, based on the emotion feature quantity, an emotional pattern used by the target object to interact with the companion object, determining, based on the emotional pattern, a degree of interest of the target object in the companion object, extracting behavioral data of the companion object from the sensing information based on the degree of interest, and screening the behavioral data to obtain simulated object data; and simulating, by the robot, the companion object based on the simulated object data.
US11858113B2
A core drill includes a housing and a battery pack attachable to the housing for powering the core drill. The core drill is configured to be operated while being carried on a drill stand. The core drill is configured to be operated independently of and detached from the drill stand. The core drill is configured to be carried by an operator's hand while the core drill is not being carried on the drill stand.
US11858112B2
A tool including a buffer structure adapted to prevent shocks includes a tool head, a first shaft structure, and a second shaft structure. The tool head has a first connection receiving a pivot. The first shaft structure includes a slide. The second shaft structure is disposed on the slide and links with the tool head. The second shaft structure is movable on the slide such that the tool head is moved toward and away from the first shaft structure. The second shaft structure has a second connection receiving the pivot. The tool head is pivotal with respect to the second shaft structure. Further, a resilient member is disposed between the first and the second shaft structures. The second shaft structure is biased by the resilient member.
US11858111B2
A foldable torque tool is provided, including a handle, a driving member and a blocking structure. The driving member is rotatably disposed on the handle. The blocking structure has a first blocking unit and a second blocking unit. The first blocking unit is disposed on the handle. The second blocking unit is disposed on the driving member. When the driving member is in an unfolded position, the first blocking unit is blocked with the second blocking unit, and then the driving member is non-rotatable to a folded position.
US11858108B2
A rechargeable battery pack for a hand-held power tool, including a housing having at least first and second housing components, the pack including at least one cell holder, accommodating at least two battery cells in a parallel/series circuit, the battery cells each including two end faces extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis; and a pack electronics system including contact elements for establishing electrical connection between the pack and a power tool. The cell holder includes sleeve-like insulating walls, corresponding to the battery cells at least in some areas, to prevent electrical contact between the battery cells. A method for manufacturing a pack for a hand-held power tool, the cell holder including sleeve-like insulating walls, having cylindrical cell openings for accommodating the battery cells, the battery cells being pressed into the cell openings so that a form-locked and force-fit connection is established between the cell holder and the battery cells.
US11858107B2
A hand-portable working apparatus has: a working device, at least one handle, and a transport eyelet. The handle is at least partially arranged behind the working device along a longitudinal axis of the working apparatus. At least the handle defines a handle opening, wherein the handle opening extends approximately along the longitudinal axis. The transport eyelet is arranged approximately at or before a front end of the handle opening along the longitudinal axis. At least the transport eyelet defines an eyelet opening, wherein, in an attaching and/or detaching position of the transport eyelet, an eyelet opening normal of the eyelet opening is oriented approximately along a vertical axis of the working apparatus.
US11858106B2
A power tool system includes a removable battery pack a first tool and a second tool. The first tool includes a first base housing that is selectively engageable with the removable battery pack and a first tool portion connected to the first base housing by a first connecting section. The second tool includes a second base housing that is selectively engageable with the removable battery pack and a second tool portion connected to the second base housing by a second connecting section. The second tool base housing houses a second controller that provides a proportional power delivery system for the second tool and second tool base housing also includes a second actuator for providing user control of the second tool.
US11858102B2
A hand-held power tool having a motor-driven impact mechanism and monostable operating button. A locking switch for the monostable operating button has a sliding direction, an actuating knob, a catch and a sliding block, wherein the actuating knob is able to be moved by the user in the sliding direction from a releasing position to a locking position. The catch is pivotable in a pivoting direction perpendicular to the switching direction between a first position and a second position. The catch is disengaged from the operating button 6 in the first position and the catch engages in the operating button in the second position, arresting the operating button in the pressed position. The catch has, on a side facing in the pivoting direction, a slotted-guide face that is inclined with respect to the sliding direction. The sliding block bears on the slotted-guide face.
US11858085B2
A power tool includes a housing. A motor is housed in the housing. A platen is driven by the motor. The housing includes a first housing part, a second housing part and a third housing part. The housing defines a battery receptacle portion configured to receive a removable battery pack which powers the motor. Each of the first housing part, the second housing part and the third housing part form part of the battery receptacle portion.
US11858069B2
The invention relates to an elongate profile extending in a longitudinal direction and having a first end and a second end, wherein between the first end and the second end the profile has at least one cutting line forming a cutting pattern for at least one profile section to be removed from the profile, wherein after removal of the at least one profile section from the profile the first end of the profile is bendable towards the second end of the profile and/or vice versa.
US11858067B2
A build plate-clamping assembly may include a work station having a build plate-receiving surface and a lock-pin extending from the build plate-receiving surface of the work station. The lock-pin may include a hollow pin body, a piston disposed within the hollow pin body, with the piston axially movable from a retracted position to an actuated position, and a plurality of detents, with the plurality of detents radially extensible through respective ones of a plurality of detent-apertures in the hollow pin body responsive to the piston having been axially moved to the actuated position. A methods of working on workpieces may include lockingly engaging a build plate at a first work station, performing a first work-step, releasing the build plate from the first work station, lockingly engaging the build plate at a second work station, and performing a second work-step. An additive manufacturing system may include a vision system with a first build plate-receiving surface and an additive manufacturing machine with a second build plate-receiving surface.
US11858063B2
A method for processing a transparent workpiece that includes directing a laser beam into the transparent workpiece. A portion of the laser beam directed into the transparent workpiece comprises a laser beam focal line and generates an induced absorption to produce a defect within the transparent workpiece. The laser beam focal line includes a wavelength λ, a spot size wo, a Rayleigh range ZR that is greater than F D π w o 2 λ , where FD is a value of 10 or greater, and an internal focal line angle of greater than 10°. The laser beam focal line further comprises a circular angular spectrum within the transparent workpiece and a plurality of rays. Each individual ray of the plurality of rays has a same phase, ϕ, when converging to form the circular angular spectrum within the transparent workpiece.
US11858050B2
It is intended to allow a wide range including a low region (fine finishing) to a middle region (medium cutting) to be covered with a single insert. A cutting insert includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a peripheral side surface, a cutting edge including a main cutting edge and a corner cutting edge, a corner portion, a projecting portion formed to extend from the corner portion toward a central axis and including a first projection and a second projection, a rake portion, and an inclined portion provided at the cutting edge. The inclined portion has a first inclined portion beginning at an intermediate point in the corner cutting edge, while the rake portion has a shape in which an angular degree of a rake angle gradually increases with distance from the corner portion.
US11858047B2
The present disclosure provides a preparation method of a metal powder material. An alloy sheet composed of a matrix phase and a dispersive phase with different chemical reactivities is prepared by the rapid solidification technique of alloy melt. Metal powder is prepared by the reaction of the alloy sheet and an acid solution. Please refer to the description for the detailed preparation method. This method is simple in operation, can be used to prepare many kinds of metal powder materials of different shapes and at the nanometer scale, the submicron scale and the micron scale, and has a good application prospect in the fields of catalysis, powder metallurgy and 3D printing.
US11858044B2
A system includes a plurality of building trays, a printing station, a powder delivery station, a powder spreading station, a process compaction station and a stage. The printing station prints a mask pattern on each of the plurality of building trays. The powder delivery station applies a dose of powder material on each of the plurality of building trays. The powder spreading station configured to spread the dose of powder material on each of the plurality of building trays. The process compaction station compacts the powder material. The stage concurrently advances the plurality of building trays to each of the stations to concurrently build a single layer on each the plurality of building trays and repeats the advancing to build a plurality of layers on each of the plurality of building trays. A three dimensional object is formed in each of the building trays.
US11858043B2
A system for generating a user-adjustable furnace profile, comprises a user interface configured to receive one or more materials properties from a user, a processor, and a memory with computer code instructions stored thereon. The memory is operatively coupled to the processor such that, when executed by the processor, the computer code instructions cause the system to implement communicating with a furnace to ascertain one or more thermal processes associated with the furnace, identifying one or more object characteristics associated with an object to be processed by furnace, and determining a thermal processing parameter profile of at least one thermal processing parameter corresponding to each of the thermal processes, based on (i) the one or more part characteristics and (ii) the one or more materials properties, the thermal processing parameter profile characterizing a cycle of the one or more thermal processes.
US11858042B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for optimizing process parameters for additive manufacturing, including: determining a change to at least one process parameter of a plurality of process parameters while additively manufacturing a first part using an additive manufacturing apparatus according to a build file comprising machine code defining the plurality of process parameters; modifying the build file based on the determined change to the at least one process parameter to generate a modified build file; additively manufacturing a second part using the additive manufacturing apparatus according to the modified build file, wherein: additively manufacturing the first part is performed in a closed-loop control mode, and additively manufacturing the second part is performed in an open-loop control mode.
US11858040B2
Disclosed are a method of inspecting a printing quality of a 3D printing object using a femtosecond laser beam during a 3D printing process, and an apparatus and a 3D printing system for the same. A laser beam is irradiated from a femtosecond laser source disposed coaxially with a 3D printing laser source to inspect a state of the printing object. The laser beam generated by the femtosecond laser source is separated into a pump laser beam and a probe laser beam. The printing laser beam irradiated from a 3D printing laser source or the pump laser beam is irradiated onto a printing object to generate ultrasonic waves. To measure the ultrasonic waves, a probe laser beam is irradiated onto the printing object. The probe laser beam reflected by the printing object is detected. The quality of the printing object is inspected by analyzing the reflected probe laser beam.
US11858039B2
Methods for fabricating a multi-material composite structure are described. Methods for fabricating a multi-material composite structure include forming a first colloidal ink solution with a first material matrix, water, and a rheology modifying agent; forming a second colloidal ink solution with a second material matrix, water, and a rheology modifying agent; printing a first layer on a substrate using a first printing nozzle carrying the first colloidal ink solution; printing a second layer on top of the first layer using a second printing nozzle carrying the second colloidal ink solution; forming a 3D structure by printing a plurality of layers including the first layer and the second layer printed in an alternating pattern; and sintering the 3D structure to form the multi-material composite structure.
US11858035B2
Proposed is an electromagnetic vibration stirring device of semi-solid high pressure casting equipment. The electromagnetic vibration stirring device includes: a ring-shaped casing including an inner wall into which a sleeve is inserted and an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall; and a magnetic field generating unit located between the inner wall and the outer wall of the casing, and including a plurality of electromagnets radially arranged at equal intervals around the sleeve in a circumferential direction of the sleeve, each of the electromagnets including a core and a coil surrounding the core. The magnetic field generating unit generates a magnetic field by applying a current to the electromagnets in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, and each portion of a semi-solid molten metal is sequentially vibrated by the magnetic field along the circumferential direction of the sleeve, thereby controlling a microstructure of the molten metal.
US11858024B2
The present invention provides a method and a device for manufacturing a safety vent of a cap plate for a secondary battery, a method for manufacturing a cap plate using the method for manufacturing a safety vent, and a cap plate for a secondary battery manufactured by the method for manufacturing a cap plate, which can prevent a molding defect in a safety vent of the strength of a vent plate becoming excessively great, by easily molding the safety vent with only one or two times of forging processing in order to prevent a phenomenon in which hardening by forging occurs, during forging, in the vent plate formed at the lower part of the safety vent.
US11858015B2
An auto-feed pipe cleaner comprises a take-up unit comprising a wire drum and a spring wire; and a feed unit comprising a telescopic tube, a feeder for disposing a movable bearing and two fixed bearings, a tube handle disposed inside the telescopic tube and embedded with the feeder, and an elastic plate embedded inside the feeder. A user holds the telescopic tube with one hand, and holds a small handle of the wire drum with another hand to rotate the wire drum forwardly or reversely and drive the spring wire to rotate forwardly or reversely, and pushes the telescopic tube forward so that the movable bearing is pressed downward by the elastic plate and actuated with the fixed bearings to start feeding the spring wire or taking up the spring wire into the wire drum. When the telescopic tube is pulled backward, the movable bearing is not actuated.
US11857999B2
A method for handling a coating material can include the steps of marking the coating material with a mark to identify a first information relating to the coating material, storing the first information relating to the coating material on a cloud-based server, and recording the marker of the coating material, thereby making the first information relating to the coating material accessible via the cloud-based server.
US11857991B2
A wet scrubber having a body that is molded from a plastic material in combination with a nozzle insert that is removably received in the inlet of the wet scrubber and configured to optimize the speed of fluid flow entering a mixing chamber provided in the wet scrubber. Interchangeable nozzle inserts allow to optimize operation of the wet scrubber for different processes the wet scrubber is operating in conjunction with.
US11857987B1
A method and system for performing painting using an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed herein. The system comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle and a user computing device. The unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a plurality of nozzles, at least one camera, at least one sensor, at least one software module, a plurality of paint containers, lidar, and a plurality of blades.
US11857977B2
A fixing clamp for a microfluidic chip includes a set of sub-clamps arranged to be spaced apart on left and right. Each of the sub-clamps includes an upper plate body with a first passage, the first passage having a first outer interface and a first chip docking port, and the first chip docking port being located on a lower surface of the upper plate body and at one end of the upper plate body facing the other sub-clamp; a lower plate body with a second passage, the second passage having a second outer interface and a second chip docking port, and the second chip docking port being located on an upper surface of the lower plate body and at one end of the lower plate body facing the other sub-clamp; and a spacing adjusting mechanism connecting the upper plate body and the lower plate body together.
US11857976B2
A system for positioning a cartridge is disclosed. The system has a drive rod with a body having a first axis and a groove formed in the body. The groove has a first portion that is not perpendicular to the first axis and a second portion that is perpendicular to the first axis. The system also includes a collar that coupled to the drive rod. The collar has an element configured to engage the groove. Rotation of the drive rod with respect to the collar while the element is engaged in the first portion of the thread causes the collar to move with respect to the first axis. Rotation of the drive rod with respect to the collar while the element is engaged with the second portion of the thread causes the collar to remain stationary with respect to the first axis.
US11857969B2
A digital microfluidics (DMF) device can be used to extract plasma from whole blood and manipulate the extracted plasma. The device can have a plasma separation membrane disposed between a sample inlet and sample outlet that leads into the DMF device. Once the plasma contacts the actuation electrodes of the DMF device, the plasma can be actively extracted from the whole blood sample by actuating the actuation electrodes to pull the plasma through plasma separation membrane.
US11857967B2
In an embodiment, a microfluidic chip includes a capillary is disposed between upper and lower substrates, where the capillary includes a porous monolithic structure disposed within the capillary, and a clamp structure is defined within the channel and engages with the capillary. The clamp structure comprises a thermoplastic material that, when heated to a selected temperature, deforms around the capillary to secure the capillary in alignment with the channel. In another embodiment, a microfluidic chip includes a porous monolithic brick disposed between first and second substrates, where each of the first and second substrates includes a channel extending through the substrate to the brick structure to provide a fluid flow path through the each of the first substrate, the second substrate and the brick structure.
US11857958B2
A microfluidic cell culture chip which contains a central module comprising a central unit, which contains a support consisting of a non-resorbable membrane, a 3D nanostructured porous membrane, comprising at least one protuberance, and the 3D nanostructured porous membrane and that at least one protuberance being composed of materials suitable for the culture of two distinct cell types; a base, and the central unit being integrated in the base, and forming a whole with the base.
US11857956B1
Disclosed is a solid acid catalyst for preparing D-galactose and a preparation method thereof. The method includes: S1. synthesis of a skeleton carrier: S11. preparation of a sodium aluminate solution and an organic template solution; S12. mixing the sodium aluminate solution with the organic template solution, and thoroughly shaking a resulting mixture to obtain a mixed solution; S13. adding a zirconium source to the mixed solution obtained in S12, and thoroughly mixing; S14. subjecting a reaction system obtained in S13 to a hydrothermal reaction to obtain a mixed crystal ZrO2/Al2O3; and S15. rapidly heating the mixed crystal ZrO2/Al2O3 obtained in S14 until the organic template is completely ashed, and washing a resulting product with absolute ethanol to obtain a white solid ZrO2/Al2O3; and S2. soaking the skeleton carrier obtained in S1 in concentrated sulfuric acid such that sulfonyl is loaded on the skeleton carrier to obtain the target solid acid.
US11857950B2
A material and a method of making hydrothermally stable (catalytic) materials on the basis of theta-alumina support that is thermally and hydrothermally stable up to 1,150 C with metal, mixed metal-, metal-oxide nanoparticles dispersed upon it. Such materials did not lose significant amounts of their catalytic activity at temperature ranges for industrially relevant applications (including hydrocarbon oxidation, nitric oxide reduction, carbon monoxide oxidation) even after hydrothermal aging up to 1,150° C.
US11857947B2
A method includes: providing an absorber material including: a casing; and superabsorbent particles arranged therein, and using the absorber material to absorb and/or distribute liquids in an actively and/or passively cooled current-carrying system including an actively and/or passively cooled power storage system. The casing has at least two plies arranged in a planar fashion on one another. Regions of the at least two plies are connected to one another by at least one seam such that the casing is segmented in a form of pockets separated from one another. At least some of the pockets have the superabsorbent particles.
US11857941B2
A microreactor system includes: a microreactor that has two inflow ports into which fluids are introduced and a flow path configured to merge the fluids, and that is configured to mix a first fluid introduced from one of the inflow ports and a second fluid introduced from the other of the inflow ports in the flow path; a first container in which the first fluid is prepared; a second container in which the second fluid is prepared; a first pump configured to feed the first fluid toward the inflow port; a second pump configured to feed the second fluid toward the inflow port; first and second measurement units configured to measure amounts of the first fluid and the second fluid, respectively; and switching units configured to switch at least one of the first fluid and the second fluid to be fed to the microreactor.
US11857939B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to proactive dosing optimization chemical feed units producing an output solution (such as an oxidizing biocide) therefrom. Online sensors generate signals corresponding to directly measured variables for respective process components. Information is selectively retrieved from models relating combinations of input variables to respective industrial process states, wherein various current process states may be indirectly determined based on directly measured variables for respective system components. An output feedback signal is automatically generated corresponding to a detected intervention event based on the indirectly determined process state. A controller may receive the signal and implement, e.g., regulation of oxidizing biocide feed for optimization of end products and/or performance metrics.
US11857928B2
The invention relates to a multistage membrane distillation apparatus (5000), comprising a plurality of multistage membrane distillation modules (500, 600), the modules being configured to be flowed through in parallel by a liquid (F) to be concentrated. Each module comprises a plurality of serial condensation/evaporation stages (50, 60) configured to be flowed through in series by the liquid to be concentrated. Each condensation/evaporation stage comprises a plurality of parallel condensation/evaporation elements (101, 102) configured to be flowed through in parallel by the liquid to be concentrated. Each condensation/evaporation element comprises at least one condensation unit and at least one evaporation unit. The apparatus further comprises at least one of: a centralized heating stage configured to generate steam and to provide the steam to each of the modules in parallel, and a centralized condensation stage configured to receive steam from each of the modules in parallel and to condensate the steam.
US11857925B2
A catalyst article including a substrate with an inlet side and an outlet side, a first zone and a second zone, where the first zone includes a passive NOx adsorber (PNA), and an ammonia slip catalyst (ASC) comprising a platinum group metal on a support and a first SCR catalyst; where the second zone includes a catalyst selected from the group consisting of a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and a diesel exotherm catalyst (DEC); and where the first zone is located upstream of the second zone. The first zone may include a bottom layer with a blend of: (1) the platinum group metal on a support and (2) the first SCR catalyst; and a top layer with a second SCR catalyst, the top layer located over the bottom layer.
US11857920B2
The disclosure provides seven integrated methods for the chemical sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) (collectively NOx, where x=1, 2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) using closed loop technology. The methods recycle process reagents and mass balance consumable reagents that can be made using electrochemical separation of sodium chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl). The technology applies to marine and terrestrial exhaust gas sources for CO2, NOx and SO2. The integrated technology combines compatible and green processes that capture and/or convert CO2, NOx and SO2 into compounds that enhance the environment, many with commercial value.
US11857918B2
There is provided a liquid water harvester based on a valve-controlled active air supply and belongs to the field of liquid water harvesters. The present disclosure aims to address the problem of low airflow speed, high environmental humidity requirements, and auxiliary heating of an adsorption stage in the current atmospheric water harvesting technologies. In the present disclosure, the active air supply device is used to speed up the air circulation in the harvester so as to greatly shorten the adsorption time of the moisture absorbing material for the water vapor in the air and improve the heat dissipation of the micro-nano structure condensation surface. The electric valve controls the air circulation circuit and cooperates with the active air supply device. In this case, only one active air supply device can be used to complete the air supply and the condensation heat dissipation at the same time.
US11857917B2
Method for drying compressed gas by means of a drying device with an inlet for the compressed gas to be dried and an outlet for the dried compressed gas. The drying device includes at least two vessels filled with a regenerable desiccant and an adjustable valve system including a first valve block and a second valve block that connects the inlet, respectively outlet, to the vessels. The adjustable valve system is being regulated as such that at least one vessel will dry compressed gas, while the other vessel will be regenerated and cooled successively, wherein by regulation of the valve system the vessels will each in turn dry compressed gas. The method includes calculating the time period (tads) during which a vessel (2) dries compressed gas, calculated on the basis of a (tads) formula tads=A*B.
US11857914B2
An apparatus for removing an acid gas from a feed gas stream includes an absorber and an electrochemical regenerator. The absorber is adapted for separating the acid gas from the feed gas feed stream using a lean carbon capture solvent. The electrochemical regenerator is connected to the absorber and adapted for (a) regenerating the carbon capture solvent and (b) generating hydrogen gas. A method for removing acid gas from a feed gas stream includes steps of separating, delivering, releasing, generating and returning.
US11857911B2
A unit for purifying a gas mixture by adsorption, including at least one adsorber having at least one cluster of N identical adsorbent modules operating in parallel, where N≥2, each cluster of N adsorbent modules includes a common inlet manifold having a straight inlet duct of axis Xe supplying N inlet nozzles Tei, where i ranges from 1 to N, respectively connected to the inlets Ei, where i ranges from 1 to N, of the N modules of the cluster, a common outlet manifold having a straight outlet duct of axis Xs collecting the flow leaving the N outlet nozzles Tsi, where i ranges from 1 to N, respectively connected to the outlets Si, where i ranges from 1, of the N modules of the cluster.
US11857908B2
Provided is an air purification apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a body having a cavity, an air intake, and an air exhaust. A water reservoir, disposed within the cavity contains a fluid and is in fluid communication with the air intake. A first chamber is disposed within the cavity and is in fluid communication with the water reservoir and the air exhaust. A solar power assembly attaches to the body, the solar power assembly has one or more solar panels. The air purification apparatus has a battery in electrical communication with the one or more solar panels.
US11857907B2
According to the present disclosure, air cleaner assemblies, housings, serviceable filter cartridges and features, components, and methods, relating thereto are disclosed. In general, the features relate to systems that are configured to aid in inhibiting an improper cartridge from being installed in an air cleaner housing, during servicing. A variety of features are characterized, and in many examples, the cartridge includes a seal arrangement having radially directed seal surface with at least a first non-wavy or non-projection/recess section and a second wavy or projection/recess section. Examples are shown and described in detail.
US11857906B2
There is provided an air cleaner configured to be disposed inside a vehicle body frame, the air cleaner including: an air cleaner case in which an intake chamber is formed; an intake air temperature sensor configured to detect an intake air temperature in the intake chamber; an inlet tube configured to take in air to the intake chamber; and an outlet tube configured to send out air from the intake chamber. The outlet tube has an upstream portion protruding into the intake chamber, and the upstream portion of the outlet tube has a peripheral wall formed with a through hole.
US11857905B2
A vertically oriented dust collector configured to filter dry particulate matter from an air stream comprises a housing containing at least one cartridge. Each cartridge comprises a filter pan having an opening with a filter incorporated into the opening. The filter pan has at least one alignment opening. The housing further comprises at least one pair of rails oriented parallel to each other within the housing onto which each cartridge is mounted and at least one alignment block sized and shaped to correspond to the alignment opening of the filter pan. The alignment block is positioned such that when the cartridge is installed in the housing, the alignment opening of the filter pan aligns with the alignment block.
US11857904B2
A gas filtering device includes an element and a case. The element includes a filter that filters a gas and a frame that holds a periphery of the filter. The case accommodates the element. The case includes a first member and a second member that are coupled to each other with the element interposed therebetween. The first member includes a frame holder that holds a periphery of the frame when the first member is coupled to the second member, and a temporary holder that performs temporary holding of the frame so that a part of the frame is separated from the frame holder and the frame is curved when the first member is not coupled to the second member. The second member includes a temporary-holding canceller that cancels the temporary holding of the frame by the temporary holder when the second member is being coupled to the first member.
US11857903B2
A cover for a filter system for filtering a fluid has a fluid channel arranged at an inner side of the cover. The cover has a rim and at least one opening arranged in the rim to allow the fluid to pass through, wherein the opening is connected in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The fluid channel is connected in fluid communication with the interior of a filter element of the filter system. A seal for the cover has a first sealing ring and a second sealing connected to each other by flanks. The filter system has a housing with a housing part that is closable by the cover. A filter element is exchangeably arranged in the housing, and the fluid channel of the cover is connected in fluid communication to the interior of the filter element.
US11857898B2
A filter cartridge has media construction, a housing, and a first end construction. The first end constructions includes an outer radial wall with circumferentially spaced connecting sections; each connecting section having a plurality of helical profiles extending at a helix angle. The filter cartridge is removably attached to a filter head, which has mating connecting segments. A bowl cartridge assembly is also provided including connecting sections with a plurality of helical profiles.
US11857897B2
The present disclosure relates to a gas cooling-scrubbing apparatus and an associated method. There is provided a gas cooling-scrubbing apparatus, comprising: a cyclone jet scrubbing unit, a spray scrubbing unit, a filtering spray unit, and a coalescing dehydration unit, wherein the cyclone jet scrubbing unit comprises a cyclone jet scrubbing monopipe (2), a cyclone jet cooling water pipe (15), a cyclone jet pipe plate (14) and a cyclone jet overflow pipe (13); wherein the spray scrubbing unit comprises a spray filtering pipe (3), a spray pipe plate (11), a spray overflow pipe (12), a scrubbing nozzle (9) and a scrubbing nozzle water pipe (10); wherein the filtering spray unit comprises a filtering bed (4), a spray head (7) and a spray water pipe (8); and wherein the coalescing dehydration unit comprises a coalescing bed (5). There is also provided a gas cooling-scrubbing method.
US11857889B2
A set of magnetic spinning toy blocks can include eight magnetic spinning toy blocks, and each of the magnetic spinning toy blocks can have a similar structure. The magnetic spinning toy block includes a frame having a frame opening. The frame has magnet retainers formed as chambers in the frame at a periphery of the frame. Magnets are mounted within the magnet retainers, and the magnets include a pair of upper magnets which include an right upper magnet and a left upper magnet. The magnets include pair of lower magnets which include a right lower magnet and a left lower magnet. The frame holds a rotating panel and the rotating panel is mounted within the frame.
US11857886B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for replacing a drive assembly of a turntable load station. A system includes a structural pier, a track formed on a top surface of the structural pier, a turntable, a bogie assembly detachably coupled to an underside of the turntable, the bogie assembly including a wheeled drive assembly, a swap rail mounted to a radial side surface of the structural pier, and a translating cartridge movably mounted to the swap rail in a serviceable orientation. The translating cartridge is configured to move along the radial side surface of the structural pier via the swap rail while in the serviceable orientation to an unloading position underneath the bogie assembly, pivot from the serviceable orientation to an upright functional orientation to couple with the wheeled drive assembly, and decouple the wheeled drive assembly from the bogie assembly.
US11857883B2
A method for gaming assistance. Information relating to game plays of player for a gaming application is received at a back-end server. A current game context of a first game play of a first player is determined from the information. Historical expert game contexts of expert game plays of experts that have played the gaming application are determined from the information. An assistance query related to the first game play is received. The current game context of the first player is compared to the historical expert game contexts to determine at least one expert having a corresponding historical expert game context that matches the first game context. A first expert is assigned to the first player for obtaining assistance. A communication session is generated between a device of the first expert and a device of the first player to enable the first expert to render assistance to the first player.
US11857881B2
Methods and systems are provided for using networked gaming headsets. In an audio setup that includes a headset configurable to process audio for a first player participating in an online multiplayer game, a headset preset may be requested from a central headset preset depository, where the headset preset includes values for one or more configurable parameter settings relating to operation or functions of the headset, where the headset preset is uploaded into the central headset preset depository by someone other than the first user, where the headset preset is associated with an identification information for uniquely identifying the headset preset, and where requesting the head present includes providing the identification information to the central headset preset depository. In response to acceptance of the request, the headset preset may be downloaded from the central headset preset depository into the headset, and the headset may be configured based on the headset preset.
US11857871B2
A social game and the like that can increase the fun and amusement of a team battle and enhance players' motivation to participate in or continue a game by suppressing an occurrence of any non-participation team not participating in the battle are provided. A guild status determination unit determines, for each guild, whether the guild is in an inactive state or an active state, based on a result of detecting a login state of each player. A guild integrated control unit forcibly disbands a guild (i.e. an inactive guild) determined to be in the inactive state, based on guild activity information notified from the status determination unit. A disbandment notification unit notifies each player belonging to the inactive guild, of the disbandment of the guild.
US11857860B2
A method includes maintaining a plurality of sport-related ability metrics from a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users having a respective ability level or handicap that is within a predetermined tolerance of an ability level or handicap of an individual user; determining a statistical distribution of each of the plurality of ability metrics; receiving data from the individual user corresponding to the user's participation within a sporting activity; determining an ability metric from the data received from the individual user; generating a visual image that illustrates the determined ability metric within the statistical distribution; and displaying the visual image via the electronic user interface.
US11857857B2
Portable markers for sports such as ice hockey. The portable markers have a short profile, are stackable, have a bottom surface with enhanced friction to prevent movement of the markers on the ice, and define an opening through which the toe of a hockey stick blade may be inserted so that the markers may be easily placed upon and lifted from the ice and transported together on the hockey stick.
US11857849B2
A golf club head includes a striking face with a plurality of scorelines. A first virtual vertical plane is perpendicular to the striking face and passes through a toe-wardmost extent of the scorelines, and a second virtual vertical plane is parallel to the first virtual vertical plane and passes through a heel-wardmost extent of the scorelines. A central region bounded by the first virtual vertical plane, the second virtual vertical plane, and a striking face periphery has a first average surface roughness Ra1 of between about 40 μin and about 180 μin. And a majority of a toe region bounded by the first vertical plane and the striking face periphery is textured to have a second average surface roughness Ra2 no less than 1.5 times Ra1.
US11857848B1
A golf club head includes a body, a solid portion, and a lattice structure. The body includes a topline, a sole, and an internal cavity arranged between the topline and the sole. The solid portion is arranged within the internal cavity and is fabricated from a solid material. The lattice structure is arranged within the internal cavity and is formed layer by layer via an additive manufacturing process. The lattice structure defines a lattice volume and the solid portion defines a solid volume. An orientation of the lattice structure between the topline and the sole and a volume ratio between the lattice volume and the solid volume define a location of a center of gravity defined by the body.
US11857840B2
A momentum measurement device is disclosed. The momentum measurement device includes a measurement sensor including a printed circuit board and an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a communication element, and a processor connected to the printed circuit board, and a cover configured to surround a first surface and a side surface of the measurement sensor.
US11857838B2
A method for assessing exercise fatigue includes obtaining exercise heart rates of a user; calculating a CTL and an ATL based on the exercise heart rates and an exercise load computation model; calculating a TSB based on the CTL and the ATL; and determining a fatigue level based on the TSB. Such a determination of fatigue level will not be affected by subjective factors, thereby the scientificity and accuracy of the assessment result are effectively improved, and the assessment result is closer to the user's current physical function condition.
US11857835B2
A device configured to exercise facial and neck muscles and related methods are provided. The device operates by applying static and/or dynamic external forces to the muscles of the modiolus area of the face and related ligaments. The device includes a pair of bars that may be connected by a rotatory connection or by an expandable horizontal connection, each having a proximal and distal end. The proximal end of each bar includes a modiolus holder. The modiolus holders are shaped to partially fit within the user's mouth, and when fit to the modiolus area by the separation of the bars, brings the modiolus holders in tight contact with the modiolus area. This movement secures the insertions of the muscles attached at the modiolus, allowing these muscles to be stretched, therefore creating resistance to their contractions.
US11857828B2
In one aspect, the invention features a barbell including a first end portion, a second end portion, and a middle portion, where the middle portion is couplable to the first end portion and the second end portion. The middle portion includes a male coupling extending from a first end of the middle portion, the male coupling providing a first coupling mechanism that engages with a corresponding female coupling of the first end portion, and a female coupling providing a second coupling mechanism that engages with a corresponding male coupling of the second end portion.
US11857817B2
A fire suppression nozzle includes a first conduit including an inlet and an outlet, a second conduit coupled to the first and including a plurality of outlets spaced apart from a second plurality of outlets. The nozzle includes a first annular sound absorbing member positioned on a first side of the outlet and a second annular sound absorbing member positioned on a second side of the outlet wherein the first conduit provides inert gas to the second conduit. The inert gas exits the outlet in a first direction and a first portion of the inert gas is directed toward the first plurality of outlets in a second direction and a second portion is directed toward the second plurality of outlets in a third direction opposite the second direction, wherein the second and third directions are generally perpendicular to the first direction.
US11857816B2
A safety interlock system includes a safety harness comprising a plurality of buckles to secure the harness to a user and a safety attachment ring. A fall-arrest belt clip is configured to be releasably attached to the safety attachment ring, the fall-arrest belt clip attached to a fall-arrest tether of a machine. The system further includes a safety interlock means for disabling an operation of the machine when the fall-arrest clip is detached from the safety attachment ring, the machine coupled to the fall-arrest tether.
US11857815B2
Protective equipment for protecting a person from an emergency situation is disclosed. The protective equipment has a securing device, which is portable by the person, having a securing system for protecting the person from an emergency situation. Furthermore, the protective equipment has a sensor device for detecting a dangerous situation prior to the emergency situation of the person, when the sensor device is coupled with the securing system in such a way that upon detection of the dangerous situation of the person, the sensor device automatically sets the securing system in a securing state for protecting the person.
US11857803B2
An interstitial source including a base suitable for implanting in a tumor and alpha emitting atoms attached to the base, with a concentration of at least 6 μCi per centimeter length. The alpha emitting atoms are attached to the base, with a desorption probability upon radioactive decay of not more than 30%.
US11857801B2
Disclosed herein are various brain injury treatment systems, including various light delivery systems and devices. The various systems include a light delivery device that can be a headpiece or headgear having at least one light array disposed therein and a controller coupled to the at least one light array.
US11857799B2
A wearable device that selectively reflects biophotons emitted naturally from the user's body back into the body, achieving beneficial health effects similar to low-level laser therapy without requiring an external laser device. Illustrative wavelengths that may be reflected may include 550 nm, 630 nm, 632 nm, 660 nm, 694 nm, 810 nm, and 980 nm. Radiation of wavelength 810 nm in particular has been shown to affect mitochondrial energy production. The device may be worn for example as a bracelet or pendant. Internal components may include one or more filters to select the desired wavelengths, and a parabolic mirror to reflect these selected wavelengths back into the body. Some embodiments may also include a polarizer so that reflected waves are polarized.
US11857782B2
Tumor treating fields (TTFields) can be delivered by implanting a plurality of sets of implantable electrode elements within a person's body. Temperature sensors positioned to measure the temperature at the electrode elements are also implanted, along with a circuit that collects temperature measurements from the temperature sensors. In some embodiments, an AC voltage generator configured to apply an AC voltage across the plurality of sets of electrode elements is also implanted within the person's body.
US11857766B2
The invention relates to a device (IO) for manually inserting a plunger-type stopper into a syringe cylinder, comprising a receptacle (18) designed to hold the syringe cylinder; a tubular barrel (30) designed to accommodate the plunger-type stopper in its interior, a holding device (28) designed to hold the barrel, and a moving device (40, 42, 44, 46, 48) designed to move the plunger-type stopper; the holding device (28) having an actuation portion (34) for moving the barrel (30) relative to the plunger-type stopper. The present invention further relates to a corresponding method.
US11857748B2
Methods and devices that provide enhanced delivery of a composition to a body region of a patient utilizing radiofrequency energy include directing a first electrode and a second electrode coupled to a radiofrequency energy source to a location proximate to the body region. Radiofrequency energy is provided in modulated pulses from the radiofrequency energy source to the body region from at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode to provide a delivery condition configured to enhance delivery of the composition. The composition is delivered proximate to the body region using a composition delivery element. Devices for enhance composition delivery are also disclosed.
US11857746B2
An apparatus for cleansing wounds, in which wound exudate is removed from a wound bed and selectively cleansed and returned to the wound. The cleansing means removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The associated wound dressing and cleansing means are conformable to the wound, and may have irrigant fluid circulated from a reservoir by a device for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing.
US11857743B2
A device including a sheath for insertion through an arteriotomy of a patient. The sheath comprises a tubular sheath body having a longitudinal axis, an open proximal end, an open distal end, an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining a lumen between the proximal and distal ends for passage of a catheter device. The sheath also comprises an inflatable balloon disposed within the lumen. The inflatable balloon is configured to occupy a longitudinal space in the lumen between the inner surface of the sheath body and the catheter device when the catheter device is disposed within the sheath and the inflatable balloon is inflated, and fluidically seal the lumen.
US11857732B2
Embodiments include a lighting device that includes a first illumination source comprising a light-emitting diode (LED) of a first color that generates a first light output with a first melanopic ratio of greater than 0.8, and a second illumination source comprising an LED of a second color that generates a second light output with a second melanopic ratio that is less than the first melanopic ratio. The lighting device also includes a light distribution unit for directing and distributing illumination generated by the first and second illumination sources, where at least one of the first illumination source and the second illumination source is affixed to the light distribution unit, and where the first and second illumination sources are oriented relative to one another such that their respective light outputs are directed in different directions.
US11857729B2
A blower unit for use as part of an integrated blower/humidification system is described. The blower unit has an outer casing, which encloses and forms part of the blower unit, the casing including an air inlet vent. The blower unit further includes a humidifier compartment for receiving a humidifier unit with a separate gases inlet and outlet, the compartment having a heater base for heating the contents of the humidifier unit. The compartment also has a blower inlet port which aligns with the humidifier unit inlet in use, the blower providing a gases path through the casing between the inlet vent and the inlet port. The blower unit also includes a fan for providing a pressurised gases stream along the gases path, and a power supply unit for powering the fan. The gases path is routed over the power supply unit in order to provide a cooling air flow.
US11857722B2
A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a sheet heating element and a delivery device configured to deliver a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from a liquid storing portion to the sheet heating element. The sheet heating element is spaced apart from the delivery device and is configured to heat the delivered liquid aerosol forming substrate.
US11857712B2
A blood based solute monitoring system for measuring at least one blood solute species that has a first recirculation flow path in communication with a dialyzer. The first recirculation flow path is configured to allow a fluid to recirculate through a dialyzer such that the concentration of at least one solute species in the fluid becomes equilibrated to the solute species concentration of the blood compartment of the dialyzer. The blood solute monitoring system has at least one sensor to measure a fluid characteristic.
US11857710B2
Ventilation masks are described herein. A ventilation mask includes a mask body and a gas manifold. The mask body defines a patient cavity and further includes a patient opening in fluid communication with the patient cavity; and at least one vent opening formed through the mask body, the at least one vent opening in fluid communication with the patient cavity, wherein the at least one vent opening is disposed generally opposite to the patient opening. The gas manifold is coupled to the mask body. The gas manifold can define a gas channel. The gas manifold can include a plurality of vectored gas ports in fluid communication with the gas channel, wherein the plurality of vectored gas ports are configured to create a curtain effect gas flow within the patient cavity to form a gas curtain within the patient cavity and adjacent to the at least one vent opening.
US11857703B2
A fragrance delivery system comprising at least one cartridge containing solid elements loaded by adsorption of an olfactory composition and opened by a grid having holes, the cross-section of which is smaller than the cross-section of the solid elements, wherein the solid elements are made of a polymer ensuring a natural delivery of the fragrances for a period of 6 to 18 months, and in that the cartridge is mounted on a cartridge holder holding the cartridge and connected to a mounting base on a fixed portion by an unstable linkage capable of ensuring an oscillating movement of the cartridge holder around a reference position.
US11857701B2
A non-synthetic, hydrophilic, biodegradable, biocompatible polysaccharide based non-toxic anti-adhesion hydrogel barrier is disclosed herein. The barrier of the present invention is formed by constructing a unique interpenetrating, crosslinked network with a unique porosity. Furthermore, the barrier of the present invention is comprised of tunable biopolymers for controllable mechanical robustness and degradation. The barrier of the present invention effectively reduces unwanted adhesions using non-synthetic components.
US11857692B1
A system including groups of illuminators configured to provide adaptive irradiance within the ultraviolet spectrum to remove pathogens, particles, and anthropogenic activity from an air mass of a physical environment based on a detection of a presence of and amount of pathogens, particles, and anthropogenic activity in the air mass.
US11857685B2
Compositions and methods for treating uterine fibroids are described, wherein a uterine fibroid treatment agent comprising collagenase in an amount effective to cause shrinkage of uterine fibroids is injected or inserted into the uterine fibroid.
US11857681B2
RNA encoding an immunogen is delivered in a liposome for the purposes of immunisation. The liposome includes lipids which have a pKa in the range of 5.0 to 7.6 and, preferably, a tertiary amine. These liposomes can have essentially a neutral surface charge at physiological pH and are effective for immunisation.
US11857680B2
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical liposomal composition comprising of about 0.8% w/w to about 1% w/w of docetaxel, about 30% w/w to about 38% w/w of Soya Phosphatidyl Choline, about 0.2% w/w to about 0.8% w/w of Sodium Cholesteryl Sulfate, about 61% w/w to about 68% w/w of Sucrose and a pH adjusting agent, wherein the pH of liposomal composition is less than 3.5 and the process for preparation thereof.
US11857672B2
The invention relates to a metallic, nanoporous canister used to encapsulate cellular and/or biotherapeutic agents. The device is biocompatible and functions to wholly isolate a therapeutically active agent and/or cells therein. Their implantation, and survival in vivo, permits the local or systemic diffusion of their encapsulated cellular and/or biomolecular and therapeutics factors with the potential to promote repair of damaged or degenerated tissues in mammalian hosts, primarily humans.
US11857670B2
The invention relates to a metallic, nanoporous canister used to encapsulate cellular and/or biotherapeutic agents. The device is biocompatible and functions to wholly isolate a therapeutically active agent and/or cells therein. Their implantation, and survival in vivo, permits the local or systemic diffusion of their encapsulated cellular and/or biomolecular and therapeutics factors with the potential to promote repair of damaged or degenerated tissues in mammalian hosts, primarily humans.
US11857667B2
A method for treating the skin of a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method includes topically applying to the skin of the subject a cosmetic composition that includes an effective amount of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract of Silybum marianum and an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract of Momordica grosvenori fruit.
US11857664B2
A composition is disclosed that includes pure silk fibroin-based protein fragments that are substantially devoid of sericin, wherein the composition has an average weight average molecular weight ranging from about 17 kDa to about 38 kDa, wherein the composition has a polydispersity of between about 1.5 and about 3.0, wherein the composition is substantially homogeneous, wherein the composition between 0 ppm to about 500 ppm of inorganic residuals, and wherein the composition includes between 0 ppm to about 500 ppm of organic residuals.
US11857662B2
A hair coloring composition that includes about 5 to 25 wt. % of a first monosaccharide having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, up to about 10 wt. % of a second monosaccharide having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, about 0.1 to 5 wt. % of a surfactant, and about 0.1 to 5 wt. % of a delivery agent, each based on a total weight of the hair coloring composition. A method for coloring hair, that involves applying the hair coloring composition onto the hair, and optionally applying heat to the hair at a dyeing temperature of 30 to 205° C.
US11857653B2
Provided are methods of providing a benefit to the oral cavity by administering to the oral cavity a poorly-soluble calcium compound and subsequently introducing fluoride to the oral cavity.
US11857652B2
A dental wrap is provided. The dental wrap includes an adhesive layer and a backing layer, which is characterized in that it does not contain an active ingredient. The present invention can improve the user's feeling of use by applying various flavors that were difficult to use in the tooth whitening agent.
US11857644B2
A multi-signal fluorescent probe, represented by: A method for preparing the multi-signal fluorescent probe includes: (a) adding 2-methoxyphenothiazine and ethyl iodide into a mixture of dichloromethane (DCM) and acetonitrile followed by a first reaction and a first post-treatment to obtain 10-ethyl-2-methoxy-10H-phenothiazine; (b) adding boron tribromide into the 10-ethyl-2-methoxy-10H-phenothiazine under an inert gas followed by a second reaction under an ice bath and a second post-treatment to obtain 10-ethyl-10H-phenothiazin-2-ol; and (c) mixing the 10-ethyl-10H-phenothiazin-2-ol, malonic acid, zinc chloride and phosphorus oxychloride followed by a third reaction and a third post-treatment to obtain the multi-signal fluorescent probe. A use of the multi-signal fluorescent probe in the detection of intracellular ONOO− and Na2S2 is also provided.
US11857638B2
Conjugates comprise a drug or probe, a cell binding agent, and a quinone-containing linker. The quinone-containing linker may be reduced intracellularly to trigger release of the drug or probe. These conjugates may selectively deliver a drug or probe to a site of action of interest for local release of the active drug or probe.
US11857619B2
Described herein is a process for protein purification, particularly a process for the purification of a glycoprotein, such as an HIV envelope protein, useful for vaccines or biotherapeutics.
US11857617B2
In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for treating, ameliorating, decreasing the chances of having any adverse effects from, decreasing the severity of adverse effects from, or preventing an infection by administration of an antibiotic and/or an anti-viral drugs and a vaccine directed to a causative agent of the infection and/or an attenuated and/or a live, viable or infectious causative agent of the infection. In alternative embodiments, the infection is bacterial or viral. In alternative embodiments, the viral infection is a coronavirus infection such a Covid-19 infection. In alternative embodiments, methods as provide herein prevent or decrease the prevalence or severity of “vaccine breakthrough infections” after vaccination, where external mutants of COVID-19 infect patients in spite of the fact that they have undergone immunization, for example, to prevent a mutant or variant COVID-19 infection. In alternative embodiments, an antiviral combination administered in coordination with a vaccine comprises PF-07321332 or PAXLOVID™ and/or ritonavir, or ivermectin, doxycycline and a zinc or a zinc salt. In alternative embodiments, methods as provided herein are used to prevent in vivo mutations of such mutant infectious agent to enhance the efficacy of an administered vaccination; in other words, methods as provided herein are used to prevent in vivo replication of an acquired viral mutant or variant infectious agent, and thus also prevents ongoing mutations of the viral infectious agent because using the combination antiviral co-therapy where there is no replication of infectious agent and so there is no possible further mutation of the infectious agent.
US11857616B2
The present invention relates to recombinant measles virus expressing Zika virus proteins and their applications, in particular in inducing preventive protection against Zika virus. The present invention is directed to recombinant measles virus (MV) expressing at least (i) the precursor of membrane (prM) protein of a Zika virus (ZIKV), and the envelope (E) protein of a ZIKV or a truncated version thereof, or (ii) the E protein of a ZIKV or a truncated version thereof, and concerns recombinant infectious particles of said MV-ZIKV able to replicate in a host after an administration, and also Virus Like Particles (VLPs) that contain these ZIKV proteins at their surface. The present invention provides means, in particular nucleic acids, vectors, cells and rescue systems to produce these recombinant infectious particles and VLPs. The present invention also relates to the use of these recombinant infectious particles and/or VLPs, in particular under the form of a composition, more particularly in a vaccine formulation, for the prevention of an infection by ZIKV or for the preventive protection against clinical outcomes of ZIKV infection.
US11857609B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for treating diabetic macular edema (DME) and/or retinal vein occlusion (RVO) comprising administering to the retina of a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a caspase-9 signaling pathway inhibitor. The caspase-9 signaling pathway inhibitor may include a peptide caspase-9 inhibitor and/or may be conjugated to a cell-penetrating peptide. The present disclosure further includes pharmaceutical compositions including a caspase-9 signaling pathway inhibitor. The disclosure further relates to the use of such compositions in a method for treating DME and/or RVO.
US11857600B2
This invention relates to inhibitors of CXC receptor 4 (CXCR4)-G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) heteromers (CXCR4-GPCR heteromers) associated with cancers, where CXCR4 forms a functional heteromer with other G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRx). More specifically, this invention relates to GPCRx that form heteromers with CXCR4, which upon co-stimulation with CXCR4 agonists and GPCRx agonists leads to enhanced signaling downstream of CXCR4. This invention also provides for the use of inhibitors of the interacting GPCR partner of the CXCR4-GPCRx heteromer or CXCR4-GPCRx heteromer-specific inhibitors including inhibitors of the formation of the CXCR4-GPCRx heteromer and CXCR4-GPCRx heteromer-specific antibodies, and in the diagnosis and/or therapy for cancer.
US11857597B2
The present invention provides certain lipo-glycopeptide cleavable derivatives and methods for using the same for the treatment of bacterial infections, for example, pulmonary bacterial infections. The LGPC derivatives include a cleavable moiety that in certain embodiments, is designed to allow for cellular uptake and/or a more rapid clearance of the glycopeptide metabolite (i.e., the cleaved glycopeptide) from the site of administration (e.g., the lung) as compared to the uncleaved LGPC.
US11857584B2
Provided is antitumor therapy using oncolytic viruses which exhibits an excellent antitumor effect and has reduced adverse effects. An antitumor agent, comprising a combination of an oncolytic virus and an anticancer agent selected from the group consisting of oxaliplatin, an anticancer plant alkaloid, and an antimetabolite.
US11857583B2
Provided is a Lactiplantibacillus plantarum TCI837, deposited in the Leibniz Institute DSMZ under an accession number of DSM 33843. Based on this, the Lactiplantibacillis plantarum TCI837 can be used to prepare a composition for supplementing iron and/or promoting the absorption of iron in a subject, and to prepare a composition for improving the gut microbiota in a subject. In addition, the composition may be an iron supplement composition containing the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum TCI837 and an iron supplement.
US11857582B2
A method to provide therapeutic microvesicles from probiotic bacteria comprises exposing the bacteria to an inducing treatment during culturing to induce production of therapeutic microvesicles by the bacteria. The therapeutic microvesicles may be used in treatment of, for instance, colic, an infant or childhood gastrointestinal disorder or disease, a gastrointestinal pain disorder, a bone loss disease and/or a periodontal disease.
US11857569B1
A saline nasal cleansing solution comprising: a water component; a humectant component; a salt component; a cleansing component; a surfactant component; a gelling component; a preservative component; an antioxidant component; and one or more natural extracts; wherein the cleansing component is ppg-26-butanol polyether-26; wherein the humectant component is sorbitol; wherein the salt component is sodium chloride; wherein the surfactant component is PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil.
US11857565B2
Ligand Drug Conjugates of hydrophobically-modified auristatin F compounds that exhibit cytotoxic activities towards targeted cells, including abnormal cells such as cancer cells, that are MDR+ while also exhibiting bystander activities towards nearby cells having lower expression of the moeity targeted by the Conjugate.
US11857560B2
This disclosure relates therapeutic compositions containing a compound of Formula Im: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is as defined herein.
US11857559B2
The present invention relates to a binder free stable pharmaceutical composition comprising amorphous canagliflozin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the said composition is devoid of canagliflozin hemihydrate, and having acceptable chemical stability, polymorphic stability & comparative dissolution and bioavailability profile to that of INVOKANA® tablets.
US11857557B2
The present invention relates to an oral dissolvable film (ODF) containing an active ingredient (e.g., vitamin D) that is, outside of the ODF, relatively unstable to at least one of heat, light, moisture, and oxygen. The present invention also relates to methods of manufacturing and using the same.
US11857553B2
Administration of certain chromium complexes in combination with a starch provide unexpected benefits regarding increasing amino acid absorption, protein synthesis, exercise tolerance, lean muscle mass, skeletal muscle hypertrophy, muscle power, muscle endurance, muscle strength, FSR, and decreasing delayed onset muscle soreness, muscle protein breakdown, and fat mass.
US11857550B2
A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, having a structure of: wherein X is a divalent linking moiety; and R1-R10 are each individually H, optionally-substituted alkyl, optionally-substituted alkoxy, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, optionally-substituted heterocyclic, halogen, amino, or hydroxy, provided that at least one of R3 or R8 is an optionally-substituted alkyl, a substituted alkoxy, optionally-substituted aryl, optionally-substituted cycloalkyl, optionally-substituted heterocyclic, or halogen.
US11857546B2
The present invention includes methods for treating a proliferative disorder in a subject with mutated or constitutively active FLT3 in a subject relapsed/refractory to one or more prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors comprising: obtaining a tumor sample from the subject that is relapsed/refractory to one or more prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors; measuring expression of mutated or constitutively active FLT3 mutant in the tumor sample; and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of crenolanib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof sufficient to treat the proliferative disorder.
US11857539B2
The present invention provides, stable, pharmaceutically acceptable and ophthalmologically suitable gel compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of both a pilocarpine compound and a brimonidine compound and effective amount(s) of at least one polyethoxylated castor oil, which in aspects is/are present in a defined ratio with one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients. In aspects, such compositions are formulated as gel compositions. In certain embodiments, provided compositions are free of both a borate buffer and a citrate buffer. Compositions provided by the invention demonstrate stability, e.g., pH and active pharmaceutical ingredient stability, when stored under controlled room temperature conditions for an extended period of time. Further, the invention provides methods of manufacturing such compositions and methods of their use in treating ocular conditions, such as presbyopia.
US11857538B2
Disclosed herein, are, among other things, stable, pharmaceutically acceptable and ophthalmologically suitable reduced buffer content and reduced buffering capacity pilocarpine compound compositions. In aspects, such compositions comprise therapeutically effective amounts of a pilocarpine compound, an effective amount of a uniform buffer component, wherein the concentrations of pilocarpine compound and uniform buffer component are limited to specific relative amounts and wherein the uniform buffer component is defined by one or more markedly distinguishing characteristics from buffers used in developed pilocarpine products (e.g., a unique pKa and/or concentration). Aspects of the invention include compositions defined by unique concentrations of such and other ingredients. Such compositions surprisingly exhibit pharmaceutically acceptable stability and, in aspects, stability equal to or statistically significantly greater than that of one or more on-market/developed reference product(s). Further, the invention provides methods of manufacturing such and similar compositions, and methods of their use in treating ocular conditions such as presbyopia.
US11857536B2
Provided herein is a method of treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a glucokinase-mediated disorder, disease, or condition in a renally impaired subject with a glucokinase activator (GKA), for example, dorzagliatin. Also provided herein is a method of treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a diabetes in a renally impaired subject with a GKA. Additionally, provided herein is a method of treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a chronic kidney disease with a GKA.
US11857532B2
Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is caused by a GAA repeat expansion in FXN gene that encodes a mitochondrial protein, frataxin, involved in iron sulfur complex (ISC) assembly. Frataxin deficiency results in abnormal ISC containing proteins, namely respiratory chain complex I-III and aconitases and accumulation of iron in brain and heart of patients. Here, the inventors show that FRDA fibroblasts are unable to limit iron uptake inducing a massive cytosolic iron accumulation and to a lesser extent in mitochondria. The inventors also observed increased transferrin receptor (TfR1) steady state levels and membrane TfR1 accumulation that they ascribed to impaired post-translational modification by palmitoylation as well as delayed transferrin recycling. Finally, the inventors showed that artesunate, dichloroacetate and Coenzyme-A improved TfR1 palmitoylation and thus represent candidate molecules for the treatment of patients with Friedreich ataxia. Thus the present invention relates to methods of treating Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) as well as to methods of predicting whether a patient suffering from FRDA will achieve a therapeutic response.
US11857527B2
A composition comprising medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) wherein the composition comprises (i) a MCT comprising three fatty acid moieties each with 8 carbon atoms (MCT-C8) and (ii) a MCT comprising three fatty acid moieties each with 10 carbon atoms (MCT-C10); wherein the ratio of MCT-C8 to MCT-C10 is from 10:90 to 90:10 (mol/mol) and wherein the combined amount of MCT-C8 and MCT-C10 make up at least 50 mol % of the MCTs in the composition.
US11857519B2
The present disclosure relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility as modulators of enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (target protein). In particular, the present disclosure is directed to bifunctional compounds, which contain on one end a Von Hippel-Lindau, cereblon, Inhibitors of Apotosis Proteins or mouse double-minute homolog 2 ligand which binds to the respective E3 ubiquitin ligase and on the other end a moiety which binds the target protein, such that the target protein is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of target protein. The present disclosure exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with degradation/inhibition of target protein. Diseases or disorders that result from aggregation or accumulation of the target protein are treated or prevented with compounds and compositions of the present disclosure.
US11857514B2
Copper ion treatments for dermatological areas of the body include solutions, creams, lotions, gets, foams, wound dressings, skin patches and suture material, each containing copper ions that bring about therapeutic effects when the copper ion treatments are applied to dermatological tissue. Methods of treating dermatological areas of the body include treatments for use on the skin and nails to treat conditions including disease, infection, inflammation, damaged or injured tissue, tissue needing to be sutured, rashes and other undesirable dermatological conditions.
US11857513B2
An antitumor agent comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of Compounds A to D described in the specification, or a salt thereof, for treating a malignant tumor patient expressing EGFR having exon 20 insertion mutation.
US11857509B2
The present application relates to compositions comprising and methods of using a liposome comprising a pHLIP polypeptide, wherein a lipid bilayer of the liposome is substantially free of the pHLIP polypeptide.
US11857507B2
An infant feeding system for orally feeding a liquid to an infant is provided. The infant feeding system includes a user interface, at least one sensor for measuring at least one physical property, a memory for storing machine executable instructions, and a processor. Execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to: acquire feeding data by measuring the at least one physical property with the at least one sensor; send the feeding data to a feeding database; receive a user response descriptive of feeding conditions from a user interface; send contextual data to the feeding database, wherein the contextual data comprises the user response; receive instructional data from the feeding database in response to the contextual data and the feeding data; and output feeding instructions on the user interface using the instructional data.
US11857505B2
The medication dispensing assembly includes a housing having an interior. A medication bottle is disposed in the interior with its cap assembly facing vertically downwardly. The cap assembly includes outer, middle, and inner pieces. The outer and inner pieces are fixed with one another, and the middle piece is fixed with the bottle. A drive unit is disposed in the interior of the housing and is configured to rotate the bottle and the middle piece of the cap assembly about a vertical axis. The three pieces of the cap assembly have respective medication openings, and rotating the bottle causes individual pills to travel first from the bottle into the inner piece, then into the middle piece, then around the vertical axis, and then outside of the cap assembly through the medication opening of the outer piece.
US11857502B1
An adhesive attachment device including a pacifier, a strap assembly and an adhesive attachment assembly. A distal end of the strap assembly is connected to the pacifier. Another distal end of the strap assembly is connected to a hook attachment of the adhesive attachment. The adhesive attachment has a first side having an attachment hook and a second side having a layer of an adhesive. Adhesive can be reapplied to the second side of the adhesive attachment for using multiple times the adhesive attachment assembly. The second side of the adhesive attachment assembly is removably secured to an article of clothing of a user.
US11857501B2
A baby bottle device (100) is provided which comprises a container (110) with a container volume (115), a teat (120) with a teat volume (125) and a valve unit (200). The teat comprises a first valve (112) for inletting air into the inside volume of the bottle (100). The inside volume of the bottle corresponds to the volume of the container (110) and the teat volume (125). The valve unit (200) with a second valve (210 230) is arranged outside the teat volume (125). The threshold of the vent unit is lower than the threshold of the first vent (112) in the teat.
US11857497B2
A robotic system and method are provided for transfer of fluid between a container accessible via a container-septum and a fluid transfer assembly accessible via a fluid transfer connector septum. The robotic system includes a controller and a manipulator controllable by the controller to manipulate at least one of the container and the fluid transfer assembly. The controller is configured to operate the manipulator to secure contact between the container-septum and the fluid transfer connector septum during at least a portion of the transfer of the fluid.
US11857495B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling environmental conditions for a volume of material. In some embodiments, a handheld, portable environmental control sleeve (ECS) is disclosed which is configured for controlling at least one environmental condition of a drug contained within a drug delivery or storage device (DDSD). The ECS includes an environmental control mechanism (ECM), thermal insulation material, at least one of a power source, a processor, at least one electrical contact, at least one indicator, at least one switch, at least one environmental condition sensor, a wireless transceiver, a phase change material and at least one heat dissipater. Upon the ECS receiving at least a portion of the DDSD, the at least one environmental condition of a drug contained within the DDSD is controlled by the ECM to be within a predetermined range.
US11857493B2
The blister pack for medicinal products comprises a bottom film in which blister pockets are formed, which are surrounded by webs of the bottom film. The blister pockets comprise a two-level shape with a first recess and second recess situated lower down. A lidding film is sealed to the webs of the bottom film and to a strip of active material, which is arranged in each blister pocket. The medicinal product is accommodated in the second recess, and the strip of active material is accommodated in the first recess. The first recess comprises, in a bottom area thereof, a peripheral rib, which extends around the second recess, or at least two projecting knobs, which are arranged next to the second recess, wherein the strip of active material rests on the rib or on the knobs.
US11857491B2
A single integrated cold therapy-compression therapy assembly combines a cold therapy module designed to apply cold therapy in a continuous mode and a compression therapy module designed to apply compression therapy in an intermittent mode to select body parts of a user in accordance with associated integrated therapeutic treatment protocols. The body part selected for therapy is dependent on the particular needs of the user.
US11857489B2
A sauna having heating and lighting elements includes control circuitry which links the sauna to a remote server. The remote server provides information and media files for presentation to a user and collects and stores user profile and usage information. Multiple saunas are be linked into a network or global infrastructure so that a user's profile and usage information follow the user to any sauna connected to the network. Collected data can be used by users to track individual usage and performance metrices, and by service providers to analyze usage data and information for operational and marketing purposes.
US11857471B2
A seat cushion assembly includes a base defining a leg support and a support portion recessed relative to the leg support, and an air pad assembly positioned on the recessed support portion, the air pad assembly including a plurality of independent air support zones that are configured to be separately inflated and deflated.
US11857468B2
Disclosed is a funerary capsule for viewing and transporting dead bodies, including: a casket for containing the body, provided with a side wall and with a closing lid; a bag for containing the body, which can be placed in the casket. The casket includes a hinge for the side wall and the lid, adapted to allow the movement thereof by rotation, and where the bag includes handles and closing ties to facilitate insertion of the body into the casket, extraction therefrom and loading thereof into the crematory, wherein the casket includes rotation hinges of pivot type, adapted to allow reversible lifting of the related side wall.
US11857459B2
A drug applicator for a system for ultrasound-enhanced delivery of at least one drug to a target site in a intraocular space, the system comprising a signal generating unit operationally connected to an ultrasound transducer, wherein the drug applicator comprises at least one space hold the drug, is made from a low ultrasound attenuation material, is configured to provide low ultrasound loss coupling of the system to the sclera, and is configured to be mechanically coupled to the system and further configured to be coupled to the ultrasound transducer with low ultrasound loss. The signal generating unit and/or the ultrasound transducer are configured to emit an ultrasound wave form in at least one application cycle, the application cycle comprising at least one ultrasound emitting event with a time duration TA and a waiting period with a time duration TW.
US11857454B2
In general, the present invention is directed to systems and methods for providing ostomy faceplates configured to be positioned in close proximity to an incision, roll, crease, or fold. Embodiments of the present invention may include an ostomy appliance or faceplate with a non-circular flange for attachment of a bag or pouch. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the non-circular flange may include at least one substantially straight edge. The substantially straight edge may comprise a single line, or multiple lines or curves.
US11857451B2
A shapable posture training device is disclosed herein. The posture training device can be shaped by hand to fit a wide variety of body shapes and postures and may address a variety of posture conditions. A shapable posture training device may include a pliable chassis configured to be worn against a thoracic spine region. The pliable chassis may include a shapable member that can be bent and shaped by hand. The pliable chassis may include a first rod receiver disposed in the pliable chassis and a second rod receiver disposed in the pliable chassis. The shapable member may extend from the first rod receiver to the second rod receiver. The shapable member may be bendable to alter alignment of a first centerline of a first bore of the first rod receiver and a second centerline of a second bore of the second rod receiver.
US11857439B2
A method for manufacturing a customized sleeve for a prosthesis, comprises the following steps: (a) providing a mold of an end of a limb of an individual who is intended to receive said prosthesis; (b) providing a preform made of an elastomer material, said preform comprising an open proximal end and a closed distal end; (c) positioning said preform on the mold; (d) positioning on said preform at least one element from: a polymer reinforcement, a layer of an elongation-preventing fabric, a distal cup and an air discharge sheath; (e) positioning a vacuum cover around the preform; (f) creating a vacuum and injecting a polymer cross-linkable at room temperature into said vacuum cover so as to form a coating having a uniform thickness over the preform and each element which is positioned on said preform.
US11857438B2
A method for inserting an intervertebral disc prosthesis into a space between two vertebrae involves inserting the prosthesis partway into the space under constraint to prevent endplates of the prosthesis from articulating, releasing the prosthesis from constraint, and inserting the unconstrained prosthesis farther into the space. In some embodiments, the method involves grasping the prosthesis with a grasping device to insert the prosthesis partway under constraint, loosing the grasping device to release the prosthesis from constraint, and pushing the prosthesis farther into the disc space using the grasping device and/or one or more separate pusher devices. A system includes a grasping device, at least one separate pushing device, and optionally a vertebral spreading device and/or a vertebral midline indicator device.
US11857434B2
An implant assembly is shown and described. The implant has at least one or a plurality of elastic, resilient or flexible arms that each have a detent adapted to retain at least one screw in a locked position in the implant. At least one of the arms has a portion that extends into a screw aperture such that an arm axis is generally parallel to the axis of the screw after the screw is received in the implant. In another embodiment, means or a system for locking the multi-component implant members together is shown.
US11857429B2
An intervertebral cage and intervertebral cage apparatus and a method for using the intervertebral cage and/or the intervertebral cage apparatus. The intervertebral cage can be any desired material including a memory material. The intervertebral cage apparatus can include the intervertebral cage and one or both of a variable volume pouch and a deployment cable. The variable volume pouch can be inserted into an internal volume of the intervertebral cage and affixed to the intervertebral cage. The variable volume pouch can be filled with material to achieve an expanded state. The variable volume pouch can assist in the deployment of the intervertebral cage. The deployment cable can be attached to the intervertebral cage and can include features to facilitate that attachment. The deployment cable can apply a force to the intervertebral cage to deploy the intervertebral cage, and can include features to lock the intervertebral cage in the deployed configuration. An implantation tool can be used to apply force to the intervertebral cage to deploy the intervertebral cage.
US11857424B2
A hinged articulating spacer system for revision knee arthroplasty includes a femur rod for a femur, and a tibia rod for a tibia. The tibia rod is hingedly couplable to the femur rod to form a hinged rod assembly. A pre-formed femoral spacer component includes bone cement impregnated with an antibiotic. The pre-formed femoral spacer defines an opening that receives the hinged rod assembly. A pre-formed tibial spacer component includes bone cement impregnated with an antibiotic. The pre-formed tibial spacer defines an opening that receives the hinged rod assembly.
US11857418B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for aligning annuloplasty rings during surgical procedures and selectively engaging portions of the targeted annuli. Specifically, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for aligning an annuloplasty ring or a toroidal portion thereof with natural fiducials present at or near an annular target, and engaging the annulus at the points aligned with the natural fiducials.
US11857415B2
A first catheter has a first lumen therealong, a first-catheter proximal portion, and a steerable first-catheter distal portion that is transluminally advanceable to the heart. A second catheter has second lumen therealong, a second-catheter proximal portion, and a steerable second-catheter distal portion. The second catheter extends through the first lumen, such that the second-catheter proximal portion extends proximally out from the first-catheter proximal portion, the second-catheter distal portion extends distally out from the first-catheter distal portion, and within at least the first-catheter proximal portion, the first lumen and the second lumen are coaxial on a longitudinal axis. A first handle is coupled to the first-catheter proximal portion, and extends obliquely away from the first-catheter proximal portion at a nonzero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. A second handle is coupled to the second-catheter proximal portion, and is disposed proximally from the first handle. Other embodiments are also described.
US11857412B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to prosthetic valves having a frame, a frame cover, and a leaflet construct. Some aspects are directed to a diametric taper for the prosthetic valve for achieving enhanced performance of the prosthetic valve under operational conditions, enhanced compressibility and delivery characteristics, and other additional or alternative advantages. Other aspects are directed toward unique assembly and attachment methods for securing leaflet constructs to support structures. Other aspects are directed toward features for interacting with transcatheter delivery systems. Still other aspects are directed to such apparatuses, systems, and methods for valve replacement, such as cardiac valve replacement.
US11857410B2
A system includes a heart valve and a device that functions to minimize a possibility for suture becoming entangled with a commissure post of the heart valve during an implantation procedure. In some examples, the device is a suture guard that includes one or more features that deflect suture to help minimize entanglement of the same with the commissure posts of the heart valve. In some examples, the features operate to deflect the commissure posts radially inwardly, while in other examples, the features overlay the commissure posts without deflecting that same.
US11857409B2
Medical implants comprising biocompatible materials and having surface features that may assist in biocompatibility upon implantation in the body are described. Methods for manufacturing such implants are also described. The manufacturing process may include applying a biocompatible material to a texturized surface of a mold. The implants may include various features to assist their positioning, fixation, and/or identification during and/or after implantation.
US11857406B2
Disclosed are methods and devices for regulating fluid flow to and from a region of a patient's lung, such as to achieve a desired fluid flow dynamic to a lung region during respiration and/or to induce collapse in one or more lung regions. Pursuant to an exemplary procedure, an identified region of the lung is targeted for treatment. The targeted lung region is then bronchially isolated to regulate airflow into and/or out of the targeted lung region through one or more bronchial passageways that feed air to the targeted lung region. An exemplary flow control device is configured to block fluid flow in the inspiratory direction and the expiratory direction at normal breathing pressures and allow fluid flow in the expiratory direction at higher than normal breathing pressures.
US11857400B2
A disposable article includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and backsheet; and an elasticized waist gasketing element. The elasticized waist gasketing element has a lateral outboard edge and a longitudinal array of elastic members. The longitudinal array includes a primary waist elastic member disposed inboard of the waist edge by a minimum longitudinal distance A, a secondary waist elastic member disposed inboard of the primary waist elastic member by a minimum longitudinal distance B. The waist gasketing element comprises a Force Ratio of at least about 1.1.
US11857393B2
An internal bone fixation device that includes a support frame that is strong but able to absorb compressive forces and that surrounds a porous architecture that helps facilitate bone fusion.
US11857388B1
An aligner placement system allows for precise holding of a hook or other tool to carefully place, position or remove a dental device, like an aligner, in the mouth. The system uses a handle end that is configured to allow a person to firmly grip the system and hold it in the desired position to properly seat the dental device.
US11857384B2
A motor-driven dental device has a motor control that is responsive to a load placed upon the motor. More specifically, the invention relates to a dental device having motor that drives a tool, wherein the tool is activated or otherwise controlled in response to a load placed upon the motor through the tool, such as by touching the tool to a surface. The tool may also be controlled by the sustenance, over a predetermined time period, of an increase or decrease in motor current beyond a predetermined hysteresis current threshold. The motor may be an electric motor, a rotary electric motor, and air driven motor, an ultrasonic device or the like.
US11857382B2
Embodiments of the disclosures made herein are directed to devices, apparatuses, systems and methods for facilitating cleaning of an imaging element of imaging devices used with robotic systems. Devices, apparatuses, systems and methods in accordance with the disclosures made herein provide a lens cleaning device configured to perform one or more cleaning events to remove contaminating matter from an imaging element (e.g., lens) of an imaging device (e.g., a laparoscope). In preferred embodiments, such devices, apparatuses, systems and methods are adapted specifically for facilitating in-vivo cleaning of an imaging element of imaging devices that are used with robotic surgical systems. Advantageously, embodiments of such robotic surgical system implementations enable a surgeon to readily resolve sub-optimal visualization of the surgical field during robotic (e.g., laparoscopic) surgical procedures.
US11857378B1
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system comprising a head mounted display, an adjusting mechanism, and a connecting mechanism, wherein the head mounted display is configured to be worn on a head of a user under a cover of a surgical helmet so that the display of the head mounted display is adjacent to a transparent portion of the cover, wherein the adjusting mechanism is configured to adjust at least a position of the head mounted display in relationship to the user's eyes, and wherein the connecting mechanism is configured to couple the head mounted display to the surgical helmet. Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system for tracking a head mounted display when used in connection with a surgical helmet and a cover for the surgical helmet.
US11857377B2
An ingress-egress apparatus for protection of a surgical work site during removal of a surgical implant therefrom includes an inverted frustum surface having a sidewall defining: a bottom open area at a base portion of the frustum surface sidewall, and an opposing top open area at a top portion of the frustum surface sidewall. The top open area has a larger area than the bottom open area. The apparatus includes an ingress port located at the base portion of the frustum surface sidewall and an egress port located at the base portion of the frustum surface sidewall. During surgical removal of the surgical implant using a surgical burr, the apparatus can be used to irrigate the work site, thereby cooling it and protecting it from damage, and further removing metal implant particles generated during burring.
US11857370B2
A system and method for visually assisting an operator of an ultrasound system are provided. In an aspect, the method involves receiving imaging data of an anatomical region using a first coordinate system, the imaging data marked with a landmark for identifying the anatomical region; transforming the imaging data of the anatomical region from the coordinate system to a cylindrical coordinate system; displaying a live ultrasound image of the anatomical region as received from an ultrasound transducer; receiving positional information from the ultrasound transducer corresponding to an alignment point of the anatomical region; and displaying a transformed image from the transformed imaging data of the anatomical region corresponding to the alignment point using the landmark; wherein the transformed image and the live ultrasound image are displayed simultaneously. In another aspect, the method involves generating and transforming a 3D model of the first anatomical regions.
US11857360B2
Provided is a biological sound measurement device capable of smoothly performing tasks from measurement initiation to result confirmation, that includes a sound measurement unit including a contact surface configured to be brought into contact with the body surface of a subject, a gripping portion supporting the sound measurement unit and configured to be gripped by a measurer, and a display unit provided to the gripping portion and configured to display an analysis result of a biological sound measured by the sound measurement unit. The gripping portion is configured to be gripped by the measurer in a state in which an index finger of the measurer is placed on a back surface of the sound measurement unit, and the display unit is provided on a surface of the gripping portion on the body surface side in a state in which the contact surface is in contact with the body surface.
US11857358B2
A method and breast imaging system for processing breast tissue image data includes feeding image data of breast images to an image processor, identifying image portions depicting breast tissue and high density elements and executing different processing methods on input images. A first image processing method involves breast tissue enhancement and high density element suppression, whereas the second image processing method involves enhancing high density elements. Respective three-dimensional sets of image slices may be generated by respective image processing methods, and respective two-dimensional synthesized images are generated and combined to form a two-dimensional composite synthesized image which is presented through a display of the breast imaging system. First and second image processing may be executed on generated three-dimensional image sets or two-dimensional projection images acquired by an image acquisition component at respective angles relative to the patient's breast.
US11857355B2
A system and method for detection of x-rays is provided. An x-ray detector system may include an energy-integrating x-ray detector having an array of x-ray sensing elements that are configured to sense x-rays emitted from an x-ray source and generate energy-integrating x-ray data. The system may also include a photon-counting detector having another array of x-ray sensing elements configured to determine an interaction between individual x-ray photons with individual sensing elements of the another array of x-ray sensing elements to generate photon-counting x-ray data. The system may further include electronics configured to receive the energy-integrating x-ray data and the photon-counting x-ray data simultaneously.
US11857350B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses that provide alerts based on analyte data and acceleration data. An analyte sensor may generate the analyte data. An accelerometer may generate the acceleration data. A transceiver may convert the analyte data into analyte concentration values. The transceiver may convert the acceleration data into activity information. The transceiver may generate an alert based on the analyte concentration values and activity information. The alert may be communicated to a user by a mobile medical application executed on the transceiver and/or a display device (e.g., smartphone) in communication with the transceiver. The mobile medical application may display (e.g., on a display of the display device) a plot or graph of the analyte concentration values and activity information with respect to time.
US11857343B2
Methods are provided for the fabrication of microneedles. Microneedles fabricated according to the herein described methods will generally be constructed of multiple lengths of wire winded together, brazed and further manipulated to include a reversible engagement feature. The subject microneedles may find use in a variety of applications and, among other purposes, the reversible engagement feature of such a microneedle may by employed in implanting an implantable device into a biological tissue. Also provided are methods of inserting an implantable device into a biological tissue having an outer membrane. The subject methods may include ablating a section of the outer membrane and inserting the implantable device through the ablated section of outer membrane, including e.g., where the implantable device is inserted using a microneedle including e.g., those microneedles for which methods of fabrication are provided herein.
US11857342B2
A vital signs monitoring ring with integrated display includes a ring housing, the ring housing comprising at least two windows and a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) layer configured to be attached to the ring housing. The PCBA layer includes a display section, a sensor section, a transmission mode oximetry measurement section configured to be in alignment with the at least two windows, a power supply, and a switch configured to power on the vital signs monitoring ring with integrated display via the power supply. The display section is configured to display physiological and action parameters associated with a user by sensing the physiological and action signals from a digit of user wearing the vital signs monitoring ring with integrated display using at least the sensor section and the transmission mode oximetry measurement section.
US11857341B2
Disclosed herein are devices and methods of using a mobile or wearable device for the acquisition and spatial filtering of ECG signals from an electrode array. One variation of a mobile or wearable device comprises an array of electrodes, one or more reference electrodes, and a controller in communication with the electrodes. In one example, the one or more reference electrodes are located on a wrist-worn device (e.g., a watch), and the electrode array is located on an accessory device that may be contacted with a fingertip. One variation of a spatial filtering method comprises identifying the electrodes that have high levels of noise and excluding the ECG signals from those electrodes from further analyses. In another variation, a method of spatial filtering comprises identifying electrodes with low levels of noise and including only the ECG signals from those electrodes in further analyses.
US11857333B1
The present invention relates to an integrated sleep diagnosis and treatment device, and more particularly to an integrated apnea diagnosis and treatment device. The present invention additionally relates to methods of sleep diagnosis and treatment. The sleep disorder treatment system of the present invention can use a diagnosis device to perform various forms of analysis to determine or diagnose a subject's sleeping disorder or symptoms of a subject's sleep disorder, and using this analysis or diagnosis can with or in some embodiments without human intervention treat the subject either physically or chemically to improve the sleeping disorder or the symptoms of the sleeping disorder. The diagnostic part of the system can use many different types of sensors and methods for diagnosing the severity of the symptoms of or the sleep disorder itself. The treatment part of the system can use a device to physically or chemically treat the subject's symptoms or sleep disorder itself.
US11857323B2
A system and method for camera-based stress determination. The method includes: determining a plurality of regions-of-interest (ROIs) of a body part; determining a set of bitplanes in a captured image sequence for each ROI that represent HC changes using a trained machine learning model, the machine learning model trained with a hemoglobin concentration (HC) changes training set, the HC changes training set trained using bitplanes from previously captured image sequences of other human individuals as input and received cardiovascular data as targets; determining an HC change signal for each of the ROIs based on changes in the set of determined bitplanes; for each ROI, determining intervals between heartbeats based on peaks in the HC change signal; determining heart rate variability using the intervals between heartbeats; determining a stress level using at least one determination of a standard deviation of the heart rate variability; and outputting the stress level.
US11857318B2
The present invention provides devices for characterizing regions of tissue and methods for using the same. The devices are capable of locating, identifying, and characterizing tissue regions of interest in vivo. In one embodiment, the devices are ultrasound-guided. In one embodiment, the devices use characterize regions of tissue using electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) sensors. In one aspect, the devices are useful in predicting plaque rupture, such as by determining the level of oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) and macrophage/foam cells present in an atheroma. In one aspect, the devices are useful in identifying metabolically active atherosclerotic lesions that are angiographically invisible.
US11857317B2
An imaging system, such as a surgical microscope, laparoscope, or endoscope or integrated with these devices, includes an illuminator providing patterned white light and/or fluorescent stimulus light. The system receives and images light hyperspectrally, in embodiments using a hyperspectral imaging array, and/or using narrowband tunable filters for passing filtered received light to an imager. Embodiments may construct a 3-D surface model from stereo images, and will estimate optical properties of the target using images taken in patterned light or using other approximations obtained from white light exposures. Hyperspectral images taken under stimulus light are displayed as fluorescent images, and corrected for optical properties of tissue to provide quantitative maps of fluorophore concentration. Spectral information from hyperspectral images is processed to provide depth of fluorophore below the tissue surface. Quantitative images of fluorescence at depth are also prepared. The images are displayed to a surgeon for use in surgery.
US11857316B2
In a non-invasive optical detection system and method, sample light is delivered into a scattering medium. A first portion of the sample light passing through a volume of interest exits the scattering medium as signal light, and a second portion of the sample light passing through a volume of non-interest exits the scattering medium as background light that is combined with the signal light to create a sample light pattern. Reference light is combined with the sample light pattern to create an interference light pattern having a holographic beat component. Ultrasound is emitted into the volume of non-interest in a manner that decorrelates the background light of the sample light pattern from the holographic beat component. The holographic beat component is detected during the measurement period. An optical parameter of the volume of interest is determined based on the detected holographic beat component.
US11857312B2
Embodiments generally relate to a method of assessing the hearing of a patient using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). The method comprises receiving at least one response signal from an optode placed on a scalp of the patient, the response signal comprising fNIRS data generated by the optode and relating to an aural stimulation received by the patient; comparing at least one parameter of the at least one response signal to a predetermined parameter value; and determining an auditory response of a patient based on the at least one parameter of the at least one response signal.
US11857304B1
Data about concentration of one or more types of molecules present within a human body are determined noninvasively using radio frequency signals. These signals generated at very low power levels are emitted and acquired using an antenna mounted to a wearable device. Information about changes to the signals is indicative of the concentration of one or more types of molecules within the user. The antenna includes two or more elements with a varying distance between them which reduces or eliminates power reflection and improves overall efficiency. The varying distance provides a first impedance at terminals of the antenna and a second impedance elsewhere on the antenna, such as midway along a long axis of the antenna. The first impedance matches an impedance of a transmitter output, a receiver input, or both. The second impedance results in the signal extending away from the antenna towards the user.
US11857294B2
Provided herein are medical devices, systems and platforms to monitor tissue properties such as oxygen saturation, temperature and degree of tissue edema for diagnosis and post-operative patient monitoring. The medical devices may be handheld or portable or may be removable patches. The medical devices utilize light of various visible and near-infrared wavelengths to interrogate a tissue where the intensities of reflected light correlate to one or more tissue property. Also provided are methods for measuring tissue properties, for detecting pressure ulcers and for remotely monitoring in real time a surgical flap on a post-operative subject via the medical devices.
US11857292B2
Disclosed are a method for diagnosing a vascular disease and an apparatus therefor. A vascular disease diagnosing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an information acquiring step of acquiring patient information for a diagnosis subject; an FFR processing step of applying a geometric feature parameter information generated based on the patient information to a first learning model to calculate fractional flow reserve (FFR) information; a CFD processing step of applying the geometric feature parameter information to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to calculate flow feature information; and a diagnosing step of determining a vascular disease based on the fractional flow reserve information and the flow feature information and determine whether to perform a surgery on the vascular disease.
US11857275B2
Systems and methods for neuronavigation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. Targeting systems and methods as described herein can generate personalized stimulation targets for the treatment of mental conditions. In many embodiments, direct stimulation of a personalized the stimulation target indirectly impacts a brain structure that is more difficult to reach via the stimulation modality. In various embodiments, the mental condition is major depressive disorder. In a number of embodiments, the mental condition is suicidal ideation.
US11857270B2
A method of performing a procedure includes preparing a subject, gaining access to a portion of the subject with a first instrument, removing a first portion of the portion of the subject with the first instrument, gaining access to the portion of the subject with a tracked instrument, moving the tracked instrument to a surface revealed by removal of at least the first portion from the portion of the subject, tracking the tracked instrument while moving at least the tracked instrument to the surface, and determining a representation of the surface based on the tracking the tracked instrument.
US11857263B2
Devices and methods are described for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation. A three-dimensional computer model of the patient's heart produced from imaging data is used to fabricate a personalized or patient-specific customized ablation catheter. The personalized ablation catheter is shaped to fit the unique anatomy of the patient's left atrium and has ablation elements that correspond with each of the patient's pulmonary vein ostia. Ostial fitment elements engage the ostia to align the ablation elements and a base ring attached by spring members urges the ablation elements into apposition with the inner wall of the left atrium. A neuroprotective mesh is attached across the ring to capture and remove potential emboli. Ablation energy, such as radiofrequency energy, is applied through the ablation elements. Electrodes located on the personalized ablation catheter are used to verify electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins at the completion of the procedure.
US11857260B2
Introduced here are retinal cameras having optical stops whose size and/or position can be modified to increase the size of the space in which an eye can move while being imaged. In some embodiments, an optical stop is mechanically moved to recover retinal image quality as the subject shifts their eye. In some embodiments, an optical stop is digitally created using a pixelated liquid crystal display (LCD) layer having multiple pixels that are individually controllably. In some embodiments, multiple non-pixelated LCD layers are connected to one another to form a variable transmission stack, and each LCD layer within the variable transmission stack may be offset from the other LCD layers. In such embodiments, the optical stop can be moved by changing which LCD layer is active at a given point in time.
US11857258B2
An objective testing of vergence dysfunction comprising the steps of: providing a head mounted goggle based stimulus generating eye tracking unit to the subject; presenting visual stimulus to the subject, wherein the visual stimulus is in the head mounted goggle based system and forms the optical target stimulus for at least one vergence test; obtaining objective physiologic response of the subject from the head mounted goggle unit based upon each of the visual stimulus presented to the subject in each test; and using the objective physiologic responses to diagnose the presence of vergence dysfunction. On objective portable head mounted goggle based stimulus generating eye tracking unit for vergence testing is discloses as is a method of method of vergence recovery convalescence.
US11857254B2
The invention relates to a method for characterizing a visual system of a subject using measures of the sensitivity to contrast, the visual system comprising visual signal processing elements each having an impact on the sensitivity to contrast, wherein a visual test where visual patterns having different spatiotemporal frequencies and with varying luminance levels and with varying levels of visual degradation of the visual patterns are shown to a subject to measure the sensitivity to contrast of said subject, is performed, wherein a predetermined response model of a visual system is preestablished on the basis of a determination of the visual signal processing element that predominantly limits the sensitivity to contrast for each value of luminance and spatiotemporal frequency, said predetermined response model relating the visual signal processing elements predominantly limiting the sensitivity to contrast to the luminances and to the spatiotemporal frequencies, wherein at least one of the visual signal processing elements is selected in order to be investigated, wherein at least one visual test is performed on the visual system of the subject, said visual test being optimized according to said at least one selected visual signal processing element, during the optimized visual test, the variations of the luminance levels and of spatiotemporal frequencies being limited within a range of luminance and a range of spatiotemporal frequency where the predetermined response model locates the visual signal processing element as predominant in limiting the sensitivity to contrast.
US11857252B2
A port module removably coupleable to an energy module of a module energy system is disclosed. The port module includes a light pipe and a receptacle defined by the light pipe. The receptacle is configured to receive a plug of an electrosurgical instrument therein. A seal is defined between the light pipe and the receptacle.
US11857241B2
The present disclosure relates to a thermal ablation probe device that integrates deployable sensors with a freezing probe or heating probe for use in ablating tissues. The ablation probe includes a longitudinal body including a thermal ablation energy source which may be, e.g., a cryosource or a heat source. The longitudinal body has a proximal end and a distal end terminating at a probe tip; and at least one deployable assembly disposed within the longitudinal body. The deployable assembly includes a flexible and substantially rigid deployment member, and at least one sensor affixed to a distal end of the deployment member. The ablation probe further includes a control mechanism for controlling deployment and retraction of the deployable assembly.
US11857239B2
A cryogenic needle of a cryogenic system is coupled to a heater. While the needle is inserted into target tissue beneath skin, the heater provides heat to protect the skin. Power supplied to the heater is used to interpolate performance of the needle and/or operating parameters of the cryogenic system.
US11857229B2
Clavicle fixation devices and methods thereof. A clavicle fixation device includes an elongated plate extending between first and second ends, the elongated plate defining a plurality of spaced apart screw holes. At least one pair of relief cuts extends into the elongated plate on opposite sides thereof, the at least one pair of relief cuts axially positioned between a pair of the spaced apart screw holes and at least one pair of suture holes along opposite sides of the elongated plate, the at least one pair of suture holes axially positioned between a pair of the spaced apart screw holes. At least one pair of relief cuts is axially aligned with a pair of suture holes to define combined holes on opposite sides of the elongated plate.
US11857224B2
A bone plate that includes apertures for bone screws and locking screws is disclosed. The locking screws can be in an aperture adjacent to the locking screw aperture such that when the locking bone screws and locking screws are in place, the head of the locking screw at least partially covers the head of the bone screw. In another example, the locking screw aperture is threaded, and the locking screw is placed on top of the bone screw.
US11857221B2
Methods for clamping a tether about a spinal or other anatomical feature. In some implementations, a tether may be extended in a loop around an anatomical feature of a spine. A spinal fixation rod may be coupled with an inner coupling piece of a clamping assembly, such as by way of a slot formed in the inner coupling piece. The inner coupling piece may be nestably coupled within an outer coupling piece of the clamping assembly. A first end of the tether may be passed through a passage of the clamping assembly, the passage being is at least partially defined by an outer surface of the inner coupling piece and an inner surface of the outer coupling piece. The loop may be tightened about the anatomical feature with the tether clamped between the inner coupling piece and the outer coupling piece.
US11857218B2
Subcutaneous implantation tools and methods of implanting a subcutaneous device using the same. The tool may include a tool body having a longitudinally extending recess having a distal opening and having a tunneler at a distal end of the tool body extending from the distal opening of the recess. The tool may include a plunger slidably fitting within at least a portion of the tool body recess. The recess may be configured to receive an implantable device and the tunneler preferably extends distally from the recess at a position laterally displaced from the device when the device is so located in the recess. Movement of the plunger distally within the recess advances the device distally out of the recess and alongside of and exterior to the tunneler.
US11857217B2
The present disclosure provides for an interlocking cannula system that includes a handle and a set of cannulas. The set of cannulas includes a sequence of smaller to larger cannulas constructed such that the smaller cannulas may be nested within larger cannulas. Each cannula in the set of cannulas includes a respective locking mechanism configured such that each cannula may be interlocked with each of the other cannulas in the set. The handle is constructed such that each cannula in the set may interlock with the handle by the respective locking mechanism of the cannula. In some instances, the respective locking mechanisms are constructed to enable an ordered release of the cannulas.
US11857215B2
A circumcision device is provided by the present invention. The device comprises two jaws configured to crush a foreskin between them along a crush region transverse to a foreskin and transverse to a general direction in which a penis being circumcised extends. The jaws are movable between an open inoperative position and a closed operative position in which a clamping and crushing force may be exerted to promote hemostasis within the crush region. The device includes a cutting assembly capable of traversing and severing a crushed foreskin within or adjacent the crush region. The invention extends to a glans penis protector comprising a handle separable from a transverse glans penis engaging cover so that the handle can be separated from the glans penis engaging cover during a circumcision procedure.
US11857214B2
A medical device including an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may further include an end-effector disposed at the distal end of the elongate member. The end-effector may include a plurality of arms pivotally connected to one another, wherein each arm includes a tissue-contacting surface, a first portion of the tissue-contacting surface including a plurality of ridges configured to grasp tissue. Further, the tissue-contacting surface may include a channel oriented substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the medical device.
US11857210B2
A clot removal device for removing clot from a body vessel includes an expandable structure having a constrained delivery configuration, an expanded clot engaging deployed configuration, and an at least partially constrained clot pinching configuration, the expandable structure including a proximal section comprising a plurality of struts with opening angles; a mid-section distal of the proximal section and comprising a plurality of struts with opening angles and cells larger than cells of the proximal section, the mid-section being configured to expand a larger radial extent in the deployed configuration than the proximal section to provide clot grip and retention during retraction of the clot; wherein the proximal section is configured to pinch the clot from the body vessel when partially resheathed by a microcatheter.
US11857207B2
A device comprises a base. A support is attached to the base. The support is shaped to receive a calf of a person and adapted to receive a wire or pin for securing a tibia of a person. A foot plate is attachable to the base. The foot plate has a plurality of attached members. The members are configured for receiving at least a first wire or pin to fix a foot of the person relative to the foot plate while the foot plate is oriented normal to a superior-inferior direction of the foot. The foot plate is rotatable relative to the base while the foot plate is attached to the base.
US11857206B2
A patient-specific tool for performing a knee osteotomy procedure on a patient's tibia bone, the patient's tibia bone having a wedge opening defining a top interior surface and a bottom interior surface, the tool comprising: a body including a wedge element sized and shaped to fit in the wedge opening, the wedge element having at least one bone contacting surface having contours complementary in shape to surface contours of the top and bottom interior surfaces of the patient's tibia bone.
US11857193B2
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for facilitating surgical anastomosis between bodily passages. In an illustrative embodiment, an eversion mechanism is configured to partially evert a distal portion of an opening of a receiving passage and further configured to leave a proximal portion of the opening of the receiving passage in a non-everted position. A donor support mechanism is configured to partially evert a distal portion of an opening at an end of a donor passage and further configured to leave a first proximal portion of the end of the donor passage in a non-everted position. The donor support mechanism is further configured to form a passage juncture at the end of the donor passage and the opening of the receiving passage. A suturing mechanism is configured to motivate a filament through a generally helical path around the passage juncture to suture the donor passage to the receiving passage.
US11857178B2
The present invention is a surgical suturing device that assists in applying an open-looped, pre-knotted suture around a targeted area of application. The surgical suturing device contains a handle, a grasping mechanism, a first jaw, a second jaw, a first coupler, and a second coupler. The first jaw and the second jaw each contains a jaw body and a coupler receiver. The first coupler and the second coupler each contains a strand receiver. The handle is operatively connected to the first jaw and the second jaw through the grasping mechanism. The coupler receiver is positioned adjacent to the jaw body, opposite to the grasping mechanism along the jaw body. The first coupler is removably positioned within the coupler receiver of the first jaw. The strand receiver traverses into the first coupler and the second coupler. The second coupler is removably positioned within the coupler receiver of the second jaw.
US11857177B2
An apparatus for suturing includes an inner strut, a spiral suturing needle, a driving mechanism, a recovery mechanism, a suture-taking-up mechanism, and a suture-feeding mechanism. Grooves are distributed on periphery with respect to an axial direction of the inner strut, a path of the groove is consistent with a path of a metallic stent to be sutured, and a width of the groove matches an outer diameter of the spiral suturing needle; the spiral suturing needle is an elastic retractable structure and a length of the spiral suturing needle without deformation is longer than a length of the path of the groove, and a suturing needle tip is arranged on a head portion of the spiral suturing needle and a suture-piercing hole is arranged on a tail portion of the spiral suturing needle.
US11857173B2
Retractors for surgical procedures such as spinal surgical procedures includes a pair of pivotable armatures and a translatable armature. A body for supporting the armatures is provided, with a handle connected thereto. The handle includes a first rotary actuator, wherein a rotation of the first rotary actuator moves the pair of pivotable armatures in opposite arcuate directions, and a second rotary actuator, wherein a rotation of the second rotary actuator translates the translatable armature in a linear direction. Methods of use for the retractors during surgical procedures are also disclosed.
US11857172B2
The present invention relates to a vascular closure device, comprising a self-expanding tubular vascular closure element, a retaining element surrounding the vascular closure element, the retaining element being arranged to hold the vascular closure element in the lumen of the retaining element in a configuration where the vascular closure element is not fully self-expanded, a tether that is threaded through the lumen of the retaining element, the tether being arranged so that, upon application of a first force to the tether which is greater than a threshold force, the tether disintegrates the retaining element so as to allow the vascular closure element to freely expand. It also relates to a system for delivering such a vascular closure device and to a method of closing a vascular access hole using a corresponding device.
US11857170B2
The present disclosures describe devices and methods to repair cartilage defects using arthroscopic surgical methods. The disclosed devices include a cannula assembly including a cannula body, a dam seal sub-assembly disposed proximally from the cannula body, and an obturator inserted coaxially through both the cannula body and the dam seal sub-assembly; an articulated arthroscopic cutting tool; a ring curette; a square curette; a rake curette; a matrix shuttle delivery device for delivering a cell-seeded support matrix including chondrocytes; and an applicator tool.
US11857164B2
The invention relates to a method, an image processor (26) and a medical observation device (1), such as a microscope or endoscope, for observing an object (4) containing a bolus of at least one fluorophore (12). The object (4) is preferably live tissue comprising several types (16, 18, 20) of tissue. According to the method, a set (34) of component signals (36) is provided. Each component signal (36) represents a fluorescence intensity development of the fluorophore (12) over time in a different type of tissue. A time series (8) of input frames (10) is accessed, one input frame (10) after the other. The input frames (10) represent electronically coded still images of the object (4) at subsequent time. Each input frame (10) contains at least one observation area (22) comprising at least one pixel (23). In the observation area (22) of the current input frame (10) of the time series (8), a fluorescent light intensity (I) is determined over at least one fluorescence emission wavelength (15) of the fluorophore (12). This fluorescent light intensity (I1) is joined with the fluorescence light intensities (In) of the observation area (22) of preceding input frames (10) of the time series (8) to generate a time sequence (40) of fluorescent light intensities (I1, In) of the observation area (22). This time sequence (40) is decomposed on in a preferably linear combination (72) of at least some of the component signals (36) of the set (34). A new set (34) of component signals (36) is provided which includes only those component signals (36) which are present in the combination (72). An output frame (46) is generated, in which the observation area (22) is assigned a color from a color space depending on the combination (72) of component signals (36).
US11857152B2
A surgical hub is disclosed. The surgical hub includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive first image data from a first image sensor, the first image data represents a first field of view, receive second image data from a second image sensor, wherein the second image data represents a second field of view, and display, on a display coupled to the processor, a first image rendered from the first image data corresponding to the first field of view and a second image rendered from the second image data corresponding to the second field of view.
US11857149B2
A method may be provided to operate a surgical robotic system including a robotic arm configured to position a surgical end-effector with respect to an anatomical location of a patient. Position information may be received where the position information is generated using a sensor system remote from the robotic arm and remote from the patient. The position information may include position information relating to a tracking device affixed to the patient and position information relating to the surgical end-effector. The robotic arm may be controlled to move the surgical end-effector to a target trajectory relative to the anatomical location of the patient based on the position information generated using the sensor system.
US11857144B2
A longitudinal-positioning indicator, improved marking grid, and a method of use. The longitudinal-positioning indicator includes a substrate that has a first side on which a set of longitudinal-positioning guidelines are disposed, the set of longitudinal-positioning guidelines configured to indicate a position along a length of the longitudinal-positioning guidelines based on a cross-section of the longitudinal-positioning indicator taken substantially orthogonally to the set of longitudinal-positioning guidelines. The substrate also has a second side that is at least partially coated with an adhesive.
US11857143B2
In an embodiment, a method comprises: establishing, by a wireless wearable computer worn by a user, a wireless communication connection with a fitness machine; obtaining machine data from the fitness machine while the user is engaged in a workout session on the fitness machine; obtaining, from a heart rate sensor of the wireless device, heart rate data of the user; determining a work rate caloric expenditure by applying a work rate calorie model to the machine data; determining a calibrated maximal oxygen consumption of the user based on the heart rate data and the work rate caloric expenditure; determining a heart rate caloric expenditure by applying a heart rate calorie model to the heart rate data and the calibrated maximal oxygen consumption of the user; and sending to the fitness machine via the communication connection, at least one of the work rate caloric expenditure or the heart rate caloric expenditure.
US11857141B2
A method of providing customized cleaning information, a vacuum cleaner, and a control method thereof are disclosed. The method of providing customized cleaning information includes obtaining information related to a cleaning module from a sensor of a vacuum cleaner, determining whether the cleaning module is in use among pre-registered cleaning modules based on the information related to the cleaning module, storing last used time information of the cleaning module based on the information related to the cleaning module, obtaining current time information, comparing the last used time information with the current time information to determine whether unused time of the cleaning module exceeds an unused time threshold specified for the cleaning module, and providing an indication that the cleaning module needs to be used when the unused time of the cleaning module exceeds the unused time threshold.
US11857133B2
A dishwashing machine is used for pre-rinse operation of soiled dishes. A cavity is configured and arranged to contain the soiled dishes. A nozzle is proximate the cavity and is in fluid communication with the cavity. An accumulator pan accumulates wash and rinse water including cleaning chemicals used in a previous cycle of the dishwashing machine. A fluid passageway interconnects the nozzle and the accumulator pan. A pump directs the accumulated wash and rinse water from the accumulator pan to the nozzle via the fluid passageway for pre-rinse operation of the soiled dishes in the cavity, and the nozzle directs the accumulated wash and rinse water into the cavity with the soiled dishes to assist in removing soil from the soiled dishes prior to a wash cycle of the dishwashing machine. The wash cycle utilizes fresh wash water.
US11857126B2
A dispenser bottle containing liquid may be mounted to a wall by a mounting assembly including a base and a carriage plate. Amounting bracket may be anchored to the wall and the carriage plate is coupled to the mounting bracket and is spring biased toward an extended configuration relative to the mounting bracket. A release pin maintains the carriage plate and base in a retracted configuration. A collar projects from an upper end of the mounting bracket to capture a neck of the bottle. A projection extends upwardly from the base and into a socket on the bottom of the bottle when seated on the base. The combination of the mating socket and projection at the base and the collar around the neck of the bottle inhibits removal of the bottle from the mounting assembly when in the retracted configuration.
US11857123B2
A disposable portable toilet system for safely retaining and disposing human waste. The disposable portable toilet system is configured to receive human waste, then dry, sanitize, and deodorize it for disposal. A waste collection component includes an outer shell with an inner liner. The waste collection component is open at the top to create a waste collection area within. A hinged lid can seal the top after use. A chemical component is positioned within the waste collection area to neutralize and solidify the waste. A u-shaped seat component fits around the waste collection component to create a seating area for use. Once used, the waste collection component is sealed within a biodegradable bag for disposal.
US11857119B2
A sink accessory configured to provide functional space within a sink includes a first end, a second end opposite the second end, and a work space defined between the first end and the second end. The first end and the second end are configured to respectively engage with a first wall and a second wall of a sink to wedge the sink accessory between the first wall and second wall of the sink. Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a sink accessory system that includes a sink having a first wall and a second wall opposing the first wall, and at least one sink accessory wedged within the sink.
US11857118B2
The invention relates to a device (10) for displaceably positioning a kitchen appliance (11) on a working surface (12), comprising a displacement means (13) for displacing the kitchen appliance (11) on the working surface (12), wherein the displacement means (13) is designed for installation in a ground area (14) of a base unit (16) of the kitchen appliance (11), and a displacement means (15) for displacing the displacement means (13) between a deactivated state (Z1) of the displacement means (13) for positioning the displacement means (13) spaced from the working surface (12) and an activated state (Z2) of the displacement means (13) for positioning at least a part of the displacement means (13) on the working surface (12) for displacing the kitchen appliance (11). The invention further relates to a base unit (16) with a device (10) according to the invention, as well as a method for operating a base unit (16) according to the invention.
US11857117B2
A method of chopping or cutting a food item on a cutting board which involves configuring and holding a flexible cutting board in a U-shaped configuration and chopping or cutting a food item in the bottom of the U-shaped configuration. Particles of the food item that would otherwise traject off a flat cutting board are contained between the side walls of the U-shaped configuration of the flexible cutting board and un-chopped and un-cut pieces of the food item fall downward into the bottom of the U-shaped configuration of the flexible cutting board. Also provided is the combination of a flexible cutting board and a cutting board holder that receives and holds a flexible cutting board in the U-shaped configuration.
US11857114B1
The present disclosure provides a hand-held electric barbecue device, including a handle, where the handle is internally provided with a driving system and a linkage mechanism, the linkage mechanism is in driving connection to an output end of the driving system and is detachably connected to a barbecue fork, and the barbecue fork is in driving connection to the driving system through the linkage mechanism. The barbecue fork is detachably connected to an interior of the handle through the linkage mechanism, which facilities the change of different forks to meet different barbecue requirements.
US11857106B2
Inline fluid foaming device (10) for providing a foamed fluid directly into a container, the device (10) comprising an air path (120) for introducing a certain quantity of air into the device (10), and a fluid path (130) for introducing fluid into the device (10) coming from a fluid container (16), the mixture of air and fluid passing to a centrifugal pumping and foaming element (11) such that the amount of fluid into the device (10) is pumped by the centrifugal movement of the pumping and foaming element (11) and the foaming of the mixture is provided by driving it under a certain level of shear stress in the element (11), the device (10) further comprising a heating unit (14) to where the foamed mixture of fluid and air is conveyed for its optional later heating. The invention further relates to a beverage system comprising such an inline fluid foaming device (10) and a beverage dispensing machine.
US11857104B2
Exchangeable cartridge (3) for portion dispenser (1) arranged for storing and dispensing beverage items (8) for the preparation of beverages comprising: an elongated hollowed storage member (7) comprising an interior for accommodating a plurality of beverage items (8), comprising a closed end (9) and an open end (10) comprising an exit opening (11), a closure cap (14) adapted to connect in a removable manner to the elongated hollowed storage member (7) at the open end of the storage member and to be sealed through a removable complementary connection (15) of the storage member (7) and closure cap (14), wherein the closure cap (14) comprises a locking member (26), or respectively keying member, being arranged for complementarily fitting with a keying member (25), or respectively a locking member, of the portion dispenser (1) and for allowing the closure cap (14) to be removed from the elongated hollowed member (7) and to be re-connected to the elongated hollowed member (7).
US11857071B2
A drawer synchronous slide includes a fixed slide rail (1), a middle slide rail (2), and a movable slide rail (3) connected to each other slidably, wherein a synchronizing gear (8) is arranged on the middle slide rail (2), a first synchronizing rack (6) and a second synchronizing rack (7) arranged horizontally and oppositely are respectively fixed onto the movable slide rail (3) and the fixed slide rail (1), left and right sides of the synchronizing gear (8) are respectively meshed and work in conjunction with a tooth-shaped part of the first synchronizing rack (6) and a tooth-shaped part of the second synchronizing rack (7), an elastic part (61) is arranged on the first synchronizing rack (6), the tooth-shaped part of the first synchronizing rack (6) is elastically pressed towards the synchronizing gear (8) under the action of elastic stress of the elastic part (61).
US11857054B2
A split end removal comb. This comb includes an outer shell which houses an inner shell of similar shape but smaller dimensions, and a handle, which houses an electromechanical assembly. The inner comb can slide to a lock position inside the upper part of the outer comb, whereby the hair can be stretched away from the scalp and bent into divided strands. In this position, the blades mounted on the teeth of the inner comb, which can be powered by a motor, can be activated through a shaft running through the perpendicular axis of the device thereby trimming the tips of the hair, as it is being combed by the user. During operation, the hair goes through channels created by the multi-planar arrays of a plurality of teeth, ridges, and blades arranged along various angles and distances. This results in a safe and easy trimming of split ends.
US11857050B2
The present application discloses a smart luggage case and a method for controlling the operation of the assisting luggage case, wherein, the smart luggage case comprises a case body, an auxiliary wheel mounted on the bottom of the case body, a power wheel elevatably mounted on the bottom of the case body, a swinging device connected to the power wheel, and a driving mechanism configured to drive the swinging device to swing and elevate the power wheel; another smart luggage case comprises a case body, a power wheel mounted on the case body, a tension bar provided with a wireless controller signally connected to the control system and configured to control the power wheel, a control system connected to the power wheel and a battery connected to the control system.
US11857038B2
A piece of jewelry includes a hinge assembly that always biases two rigid portions to rotate relative to each other toward a closed secure position. The jewelry includes a leaf spring that biases a spring housing to rotate and thereby in turn rotate the two rigid portions relative to each other. The jewelry includes a pin in slot system which limits movement of the hinge to maximum predetermine opening angle.
US11857034B2
A titanium sintered body has an average crystal grain diameter on the surface of more than 30 μm and 500 μm or less, and a Vickers hardness on the surface of 300 or more and 800 or less. In the titanium sintered body, it is preferred that crystal structures on the surface have an average aspect ratio of 1 or more and 3 or less. Further, in the titanium sintered body, it is preferred that the oxygen content on the surface is 2000 ppm by mass or more and 5500 ppm by mass or less. Further, in the titanium sintered body, it is preferred that titanium is contained as a main component, and an α-phase stabilizing element and a β-phase stabilizing element are also present.
US11857027B2
A device for use in a shoe includes a first foot, a second foot, a third foot, a fourth foot, a first flexible leg, a second flexible leg, a third flexible leg, and a fourth flexible leg. The first flexible leg extends from the first foot and is curved. The second flexible leg extends from the second foot and is curved. The third flexible leg extends from the third foot and is curved. The fourth flexible leg extends from the fourth foot and is curved. The first flexible leg, second flexible leg, third flexible leg, and fourth flexible leg are joined together with each other at a common area. The first flexible leg, second flexible leg, third flexible leg, and fourth flexible leg are configured to store energy when a force is applied to the common area, and to return energy when the force is removed from the common area.
US11857018B2
A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination.
