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US11017256B2	Rapid analysis of images Systems and methods for the rapid analysis of images that are particularly useful in avionic contexts are provided. One specific method describes steps of computing algorithmic complexity and/or logical depth, so as to rapidly categorize objects, comprising images and/or points of interest determined in these images, according to discrete levels of structuring, organization or order. Complex image processing operations may then concern restricted subsections of the images. The complexity or logical depth computing operations may for example comprise steps of losslessly compressing the objects row by row and/or column by column, of determining statistical distributions of the compression rates of these objects, of determining one or more scores on the basis of the compression rates or of statistical moments and of locally or globally categorizing one or more received images. Developments describe system and software aspects.
US11017254B2	Image data retrieving method and image data retrieving device An image data retrieving method and an image data retrieving device are provided. The image data retrieving method includes: receiving an image including a plurality of data from a communication interface; obtaining a plurality of regions of interest from the image, wherein each of the regions of interest is a data image including at least one of the data; dividing the regions of interest into a plurality of groups, wherein at least one of the data included in the regions of interest of each of the groups has a same type; combining the regions of interest of each of the groups into a to-be-recognized image; and performing an optical character recognition to the to-be-recognized image corresponding to each of the groups respectively to obtain the data corresponding to the regions of interest of each of the groups.
US11017248B1	Interior camera system for a self driving car The technology provides an interior camera sensing system for self-driving vehicles. The sensor system includes image sensors and infrared illuminators to see the vehicle's cabin and storage areas in all ambient lighting conditions. The system can monitor the vehicle for safety purposes, to detect the cleanliness of the cabin and storage areas, as well as to detect whether packages or other objects have been inadvertently left in the vehicle. The cameras are arranged to focus on selected regions in the vehicle cabin and the system carries out certain actions in response to information evaluated for those regions. The interior space is divided into multiple zones assigned different coverage priorities. Regardless of vehicle size or configuration, certain actions are performed according to various ride checklists and the imagery detected by the interior cameras. The checklists include pre-ride, mid-ride, and post-ride checklists.
US11017238B2	Capturing transactional context Disclosed are systems and methods of capturing sensor data associated with a retail location. The systems and methods further include a point-of-sale device for processing customer transactions and generating an event trigger for capturing sensor data from one or more of the sensors at the retail location. In response to the event trigger, the systems and methods capture data from the one or more sensors at the retail location and provide access to the stored sensor data and event triggers via a user interface of the point-of-sale device for review of the stored sensor data and event trigger.
US11017235B2	Augmented reality display system, program, and method An augmented reality displaying system for displaying a virtual object through compositing on an image taken of the real world, comprising: a camera for capturing an image of the real world; a location information acquiring portion for acquiring, as location information, the coordinates and orientation at the instant of imaging by the camera; an image analyzing portion for analyzing, as depth information, the relative distances to imaging subjects for individual pixels that structure the real world image that has been captured; a virtual display data generating portion for generating virtual display data, on real map information that includes geographical information in the real world, based on the location information acquired by the location information acquiring portion; and a compositing processing portion for displaying the virtual display data, generated by the virtual display data generating portion, superimposed on an image captured by the camera in accordance with the depth information.
US11017221B2	Classifying digital documents in multi-document transactions based on embedded dates A classifier receives a document from a multi-document transaction. The classifier analyzes the document to identify one or more embedded dates in the content of the document and context of one or more positions of the one or more embedded dates in the document. The classifier evaluates each of the one or more embedded dates based on the separate context of each of the one or more positions within the document and a relative age of the one or more embedded dates in view of temporal characteristics of multiple categories of documents of a transaction to select a particular category associated with the document from among the multiple categories. The classifier classifies the document within the transaction as a particular logical type identified by the particular category from among multiple logical types.
US11017216B2	Skin analyzing device, skin analyzing method, and recording medium A skin analyzing device includes: a facial coordinates setting unit that sets facial coordinates on a facial image of a measurement subject by using, as a reference, a position of a facial portion identified from the facial image, a region-of-interest setting unit that sets a first region of interest to a first facial image of the measurement subject, and sets a second region of interest that has facial coordinates in common with the first region of interest to a second facial image of the measurement subject, and a skin analysis user interface (UI) unit that displays the first facial image and the second facial image next to each other, and displays a skin analysis result in the first region of interest with respect to the first facial image and a skin analysis result in the second region of interest with respect to the second facial image.
US11017211B1	Methods and apparatus for biometric verification Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for generating a sampled profile including a plurality of sampling points having a plurality of characteristic values associated with the detected non-visible light, identifying one or more macroblocks each includes a subset of the plurality of sampling points, calculating a number of occurrences of the local pattern value within each subset of the plurality of the sampling points for each of the one or more macroblocks, generating a first array including a plurality of weighted values by calculating the plurality of weighted values based on the numbers of occurrences of the local pattern value and corresponding sizes of the one or more macroblocks, assigning a unique index to each of the plurality of weighted values, generating a second array of the unique index by ranking the plurality of weighted values, and generating a third array including a plurality of ranking distances.
US11017209B2	Millimeter wave radar and camera fusion based face authentication system An electronic device, a method and computer readable medium for multimodal authentication are disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for authentication, facial signature data generated based on an input from a radar source of the electronic device, and facial image data generated based on an input from a camera of the electronic device. The method also includes identifying an illumination condition and a sensor condition associated with the electronic device. The method additionally includes assigning a weight associated with the camera and the radar source based on the illumination condition and the sensor condition. The method further includes granting the request when at least one of the facial signature data and the facial image data are within a threshold of similarity with a preregistered facial data associated with the weight.
US11017199B2	Display device with integrated sensor opening A display device includes: a display panel having a display area; a protective cover disposed on a surface of the display panel in a position overlapping the display area, the protective cover having an opening overlapping the display area and extending in a thickness direction opposite from the display panel, the protective cover including a first layer; and a fingerprint sensor disposed at least partially in the opening.
US11017197B2	Method of operating fingerprint sensing system, and fingerprint sensing system A fingerprint sensing system obtains a fingerprint image of a user by analyzing a partial image sensed with respect to a portion of a fingerprint region of the user, determining a sensing resolution based on a fingerprint pitch of the analyzed partial image, and sensing the fingerprint region with a determined sensing resolution.
US11017196B1	Look-ahead column sensing for fast voltage mode read in ultrasonic sensors Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for look-ahead column sensing for fast voltage-mode read on ultrasonic sensors. For example, certain aspects are directed to an ultrasonic sensor that generally includes a column line, a pixel having a transistor coupled between a voltage rail and the column line, a receiver circuit, and a first column control circuit coupled between the receiver circuit and the pixel, the first column control circuit being configured to electrically isolate the column line from the receiver circuit during a look-ahead settling phase of the ultrasonic sensor, and electrically couple the column line to the receiver circuit during a sensing phase of the ultrasonic sensor.
US11017194B2	Image sensing apparatus An mage sensing apparatus includes a substrate, a sensor array and a first electrode structure. The sensor array has a plurality of sensing cells and is disposed on the substrate. The first electrode structure is disposed on the substrate, and is adjacent to a first side of the sensor array and extending along the first side of the sensor array. wherein, the first electrode structure is configured to receive a first compensation signal when a sensing operation is operating on a first plurality of sensing cells among the sensing cells of the sensor array.
US11017191B2	Accessory having a target generating structure for a mobile device An accessory for a mobile device may include a target generating structure. The target generating structure may emit a targeting pattern of illumination into a field of view of a camera of the mobile device. The targeting pattern may facilitate proper positioning of the mobile device for capturing an image of a barcode. The accessory may secure to a corner of the mobile device. The accessory may send a request to the mobile device to establish a focus setting of the camera. The target generating structure may emit the targeting pattern after the accessory sends the request.
US11017181B2	Language selection system One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for selecting a primary language are provided. For example, a profile of a device may be generated comprising indications of a plurality of content items transmitted to the device and/or indications of a plurality of web pages associated with the plurality of content items. The profile may be analyzed to determine that a first language is associated with a plurality of items of the profile and the plurality of items comprises more than a threshold amount of items. The first language may be selected as a primary language of the device. A request for content may be received. A content item, associated with the first language, may be selected based upon the selection of the first language as the primary language. The content item may be transmitted to the device.
US11017168B2	Lexical analyzer for a neuro-linguistic behavior recognition system Techniques are disclosed for building a dictionary of words from combinations of symbols generated based on input data. A neuro-linguistic behavior recognition system includes a neuro-linguistic module that generates a linguistic model that describes data input from a source (e.g., video data, SCADA data, etc.). To generate words for the linguistic model, a lexical analyzer component in the neuro-linguistic module receives a stream of symbols, each symbol generated based on an ordered stream of normalized vectors generated from input data. The lexical analyzer component determines words from combinations of the symbols based on a hierarchical learning model having one or more levels. Each level indicates a length of the words to be identified at that level. Statistics are evaluated for the words identified at each level. The lexical analyzer component identifies one or more of the words having statistical significance.
US11017166B2	Authenticating a respondent to an electronic survey This disclosure generally covers systems and methods that, in some embodiments, provide an electronic survey template for creating a user customizable electronic survey including authentication features. Those authentication features include, in some embodiments, authenticating questions with elements that capture a digitally drawn signature, digital image, fingerprint, or voiceprint. Certain embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods provide a graphical user interface comprising an electronic survey template with a menu of survey question types, including an option to create authenticating questions within the electronic survey template. Some embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods also provide functions and features that allow users to preview a customized electronic survey template as an interactive electronic survey or to preview individual electronic survey questions as interactive electronic survey questions.
US11017163B2	Input facilitation for forms in web resources Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating input by a user into a form. In one aspect, a method include actions of obtaining a web resource that includes a form, determining a particular field of the form has been selected, determining an intent that corresponds to the form from a first semantic tag in the web resource, determining a parameter of the intent that corresponds to the particular field of the form from a second semantic tag in the web resource, determining a value to suggest for the particular field based at least on the intent and the parameter of the intent, and providing the value for output as a suggestion of input for the particular field.
US11017162B2	Annotation editor with graph An approach is provided in which an information handling system displays a first editor on a display that displays nodes corresponding to entities included in a document text. In response to receiving a user selection corresponding to a first one of the nodes, the information handling system identifies one or more second nodes corresponding to the first node based on the document text. In turn, the information handling system repositions the one or more second nodes to a second position on the first editor based on a first position of the first node.
US11017159B2	Enhancing documents portrayed in digital images The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that efficiently and effectively generate an enhanced document image of a displayed document in an image frame captured from a live image feed. For example, systems and methods described herein apply a document enhancement process to a displayed document in an image frame that result in an enhanced document image that is cropped, rectified, un-shadowed, and with dark text against a mostly white background. Additionally, systems and method described herein determine whether a stored digital content item includes a displayed document. In response to determining that a stored digital content item does include a displayed document, systems and methods described herein generate an enhanced document image of a displayed document included in the stored digital content item.
US11017157B2	Group pattern based electronic dictionary modification and presentation A method and system for using target audience based attributes for modifying an electronic dictionary is provided. The method includes detecting a communication application being enabled via an electronic device. In response, electronic communications of a user are monitored and analyzed with respect to the electronic device and user attributes. Linguistic patterns associated with the electronic communications are determined and with respect to additional electronic communications of said user and a weighted prioritization list of the common terms is generated and electronic dictionary software is modified accordingly. A specified electronic communication currently being entered into the electronic device is monitored and each term of the specified electronic communication is analyzed. In response to the analysis, suggested terms for entering within the specific electronic communication are presented via a graphical user interface of the electronic device.
US11017150B2	System and method for converting the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing A system and method that converts the digital typesetting documents used in publishing to a device-specific format for electronic publishing. A “smart file and device-specific application” approach maintains the “look and feel” (design) of the source document used for print publication while typesetting for a specific device. Although this approach requires considerably more resources to create a smart file for each device-specific format, the smart file retains the unique typesetting characteristics of the printed book, is more aesthetically pleasing, and is easier to read. Furthermore, the device-specific application can render the smart file more quickly thereby eliminating any latency.
US11017149B2	Machine-learning design enablement platform Electronic design automation (EDA) of the present disclosure, in various embodiments, optimizes designing, simulating, analyzing, and verifying of one or more electronic architectural designs for an electronic device. The EDA of the present disclosure identifies one or more electronic architectural features from the one or more electronic architectural designs. In some situations, the EDA of the present disclosure can manipulate one or more electronic architectural models over multiple iterations using a machine learning process until one or more electronic architectural models from among the one or more electronic architectural models satisfy one or more electronic design targets. The EDA of the present disclosure substitutes the one or more electronic architectural models that satisfy the one or more electronic design targets for the one or more electronic architectural features in the one or more electronic architectural designs to optimize the one or more electronic architectural designs. The EDA of the present disclosure can substitute the one or more electronic architectural models before, during, and/or after designing, simulating, analyzing, and/or verifying of the one or more electronic architectural designs to effectively decrease the time to market (TTM) for the electronic device.
US11017143B2	Method for modeling excess current in irradiated bipolar junction transistors The disclosure describes a method for modeling excess base current in irradiated bipolar junction transistors (BJTs). The method includes quantifying defect-related electrostatic effects of a BJT device to help improve accuracy in predicting an irradiated excess base current of the BJT device. The method can be adapted to model the excess base current of a lateral P-type-N-type-P-type (LPNP) BJT device in depleted and/or accumulated surface potential states. The predicted excess base current may be used to qualify or disqualify the BJT device or an electrical circuit including the BJT device for use in a space system(s) as a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) component. By modeling the excess base current based on quantifying and utilizing the defect-related electrostatic effects, it may be possible to accurately predict a total-ionizing-dose (TID) response of the BJT device, thus enabling faster and lower-cost qualification of a COTS component(s) for use in the space system(s).
US11017139B1	Concolic equivalence checking This application discloses a computing system to select a set of one or more values for control signals internal to multiple circuit designs, generate input stimulus for the circuit designs based, at least in part, on the selected set of values for the control signals, and simulate the circuit designs with the input stimulus, which configures the simulated values of the control signals internal to the circuits designs to the selected set of values. The computing system can perform an equivalence check on the circuit designs using results of the simulation. The computing system can select another set of values for the control signals, and determine that at least the other set of values for the control signals are not realizable during simulation with any input stimulus.
US11017135B2	Scan logic for circuit designs with latches and flip-flops Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a system for scanning a circuit, the embodiments including flip-flops, latches interleaved between the flip-flops, multiplexers configured to propagate scan data between the flip-flops and latches, and scan logic configured to control the multiplexers to load test data into the flip-flops and latches. A first pair of latches are interleaved between a first pair of flip-flops.
US11017132B2	Method and device for model-based optimization of a technical device The disclosure concerns a method for model-based optimization, especially calibration, of a technical device, especially an internal combustion engine. The method may involve the following steps: detection of at least a first parameter in relation to the technical device being optimized which characterizes a physical quantity; first determination of at least one second parameter in relation to the technical device being optimized by at least a first physical model which characterizes at least one known physical relationship and for which the at least one first parameter is an input parameter; second determination of at least one third parameter by at least one first empirical model based on measurements on a plurality of already-known technical devices of the same kind, especially internal combustion engines, and for which at least the at least one second parameter is an input parameter, wherein the at least one third parameter is suited to characterizing the technical device being optimized and/or to providing a basis for making a change in the technical device being optimized, especially to adjusting a control unit of the technical device being optimized; and outputting the at least one third parameter.
US11017131B2	System and methods for optimizing distribution network designs in real-time A system and methods for optimizing distribution network designs are disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed system detects placement of a component in a network design. In response, the disclosed system generates multiple design alternatives incorporating the component in different configurations and/or at different locations. The disclosed system determines in parallel a design goal metric associated with at least one design goal that is to be optimized for each of the design alternatives including the original design. The disclosed system then identifies a preferred network design based on the goal metrics. The goal metric of the preferred distribution network design indicates a higher level of optimization with respect to the at least one design goal compared to other of the design alternatives. By performing the optimization, the disclosed system ensures that the optimal configuration is selected and applied in the design.
US11017123B1	System for anonymizing data for use in distributed ledger and quantum computing applications A system and methods for anonymizing data for distribution on a distributed ledger arrangement is provided. The design includes receiving initial data at a computing device, the initial data relating to an initiating party, removing, at the computing device, personal identifying information from the initial data, thereby creating personal identifying information scrubbed data, anonymizing the personal identifying information scrubbed data on the computing device using DNA processing, thereby creating DNA processed scrubbed data, and providing the DNA processed scrubbed data from the computing device to the distributed ledger arrangement.
US11017116B2	Secure integration of diagnostic device data into a web-based interface A method of securely integrating device data from an external device with a user device may include implementing a local data call function of a remote application through a native application of the user device such that the remote application receives device data without the device data being permanently stored on the user device; validating the device data with the remote application according to data elements of the device data and a first set of local fields; requesting a first authorization to integrate the device data; associating a first data control element with the data elements according to a first request result; requesting a second authorization to integrate the device data; and populating storage fields that are maintained by a backend and associated with the first control data element, with the data elements according to a second request result.
US11017112B2	Distributed network for storing a redundant array of independent blockchain blocks The present invention discloses a system for storing a blockchain on a distributed network. The system includes a distributed network containing a plurality of nodes. The system stripes a blockchain into individual blocks where each individual block is separately encrypted and stored on a different node of the distributed network. The system forms a parity block from the individual blocks striped from the single blockchain. The parity block is separately encrypted and stored on a node of the distributed network separate from the other nodes storing the individual blocks for the blockchain. The system uses a blockchain distributed network map identifying where all of the individual blocks and the parity block are stored on the distributed network to reassemble all of the individual blocks into an undivided single blockchain.
US11017109B1	Dynamic sandboxing of user data Embodiments described herein provide techniques to limit programmatic access to privacy related user data and system resources for applications that execute outside of a sandbox or other restricted operating environment while enabling a user to grant additional access to those applications via prompts presented to the user via a graphical interface. In a further embodiment, techniques are applied to limit the frequency in which a user is prompted by learning the types of files or resources to which a user is likely to permit or deny access.
US11017098B2	Collection of uncorrelated entropy during a power down sequence Apparatus and method for managing entropy in a cryptographic processing system, such as but not limited to a solid-state drive (SSD). In some embodiments, a processing device is operated to transfer data between a host device and a non-volatile memory (NVM). In response to the detection of a power down event associated with the processing device, entropy associated with the power down event is collected and stored in a memory. Upon a subsequent reinitialization of the processing device, the entropy is conditioned and used as an input to a cryptographic function to subsequently transfer data between the host device and the NVM. In some embodiments, the entropy is obtained from the state of a hardware timer that provides a monotonically increasing count for timing control. In other embodiments, the entropy is obtained from a RAID buffer used to store data to a die set of the NVM.
US11017096B2	Prediction of software vulnerabilities Aspects of software vulnerability prediction are described. In some examples vulnerability data is obtained from a vulnerability database for the software. The total cumulative vulnerability of the software is estimated using the vulnerability data. The total cumulative vulnerability is based at least in part on a time based nonlinear differential equation model. The time based nonlinear differential equation model generates a complete vulnerability life cycle. A graph is generated to display a cyclic increasing behavior of the complete vulnerability life cycle of the software.
US11017090B2	Verification of a state of a platform A method of certifying a state of a platform includes receiving one or more software elements of a software stack of the platform by an authentication module and performing a hash algorithm on the software stack to generate one or more hash values. The software stack uniquely determines a software state of the platform. The method includes generating creation data, a creation hash, and a creation ticket, corresponding to the hash values and sending the creation ticket to the platform. The method also includes receiving the creation ticket by the authentication module and certifying the creation data and the creation hash based on the creation ticket. The method further includes generating a certified structure based on the creation data and performing the hash algorithm on the certified structure to generate a hash of the certified structure. The certified structure uniquely determines the software state of the platform.
US11017089B2	Methods and systems for secure and reliable identity-based computing The embodiments herein provide a secure computing resource set identification, evaluation, and management arrangement, employing in various embodiments some or all of the following highly reliable identity related means to establish, register, publish and securely employ user computing arrangement resources in satisfaction of user set target contextual purposes. Systems and methods may include, as applicable, software and hardware implementations for Identity Firewalls; Awareness Managers; Contextual Purpose Firewall Frameworks for situationally germane resource usage related security, provisioning, isolation, constraining, and operational management; liveness biometric, and assiduous environmental, evaluation and authentication techniques; Repute systems and methods assertion and fact ecosphere; standardized and interoperable contextual purpose related expression systems and methods; purpose related computing arrangement resource and related information management systems and methods, including situational contextual identity management systems and methods; and/or the like.
US11017088B2	Crowdsourced, self-learning security system through smart feedback loops Systems are provided for utilizing crowdsourcing and machine learning to improve computer system security processes associated with user risk profiles and sign-in profiles. Risk profiles of known users and logged sign-ins are confirmed by user input as either safe or compromised. This input is used as crowdsourced feedback to generate label data for training/refining machine learning algorithms used to generate corresponding risky profile reports. The risky profile reports are used to provide updated assessments and initial assessments of known users and logged sign-ins, as well as newly discovered users and new sign-in attempts, respectively. These assessments are further confirmed or modified to further update the machine learning and risky profile reports.
US11017066B2	Method for associating application program with biometric feature, apparatus, and mobile terminal A method for associating an application program with a biometric feature, an association apparatus, and a mobile terminal, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes obtaining a biometric feature association request of a first application, receiving a first request from the first application, where the first request is used to request to associate the first application with a biometric feature, obtaining type information of the first application, determining a second application installed on a mobile terminal, where type information of the second application matches the type information of the first application, and the second application is associated with a first biometric feature, and associating the first application with the first biometric feature. Hence, quick biometric feature association is implemented, and biometric feature association efficiency is improved.
US11017064B2	Authentication using interprogram communication A device that includes a network interface configured to communicate with a remote database and a memory operable to store a set of applications. The device further includes an authentication engine implemented by a processor. The authentication engine is configured to receive log-in credentials for a user on a first application, to send a user information request to the remote database, and to receive user information in response to sending the request. The authentication engine is further configured to send a user profile information request to a second application and to receive user profile information in response to sending the request. The authentication engine is further configured to identify corresponding information between the user information and the user profile information, to determine that at least a portion of the corresponding information between the user information and the user profile information matches, and to authenticate the user in response to determination.
US11017062B2	Method for the secure interaction of a user with a mobile terminal and a further entity A method for the secure interaction of a user with a mobile terminal and a further entity includes transmitting a secret or an image of the secret generated by a one-way function and an individual data from the user to a back-end, transmitting the image and the individual data from the back-end to a protected execution environment of a processor of the mobile terminal; notifying the user on a secure user interface of the mobile terminal, wherein the individual data is displayed to the user and wherein the user is authenticated with the secret, the user interacting with a secure element of the mobile terminal having a secure connection with the protected execution environment, via the secure user interface and the protected execution environment; and the secure element interacting with the further entity via a secured connection providing a complete security chain of all entities involved in the interaction.
US11017058B1	Expert medical system and methods therefor A network-based, collaborative, medical expert system and method for its use, the system is adapted to receive patient billing data from a plurality of care providers worldwide, the patient billing data including billing codes and de-identified patient data, the system further comprising an analysis component adapted to transform the billing codes and the patient data into multidimensional vectors and super-vectors, analyze the super-vectors via vector analysis to correlate diagnoses, treatment regimens, and treatment results with ailments of human anatomy, physiology, and psychology, and return a collaborative patient treatment guide to a user interface of at least a subset of the plurality of care providers, based on a continuous real time receipt of patient billing data, transformation of the billing data, and analysis of the super-vectors.
US11017056B2	Abnormal data detection This specification describes techniques for detecting abnormal data in a data set. One example method includes obtaining, by a data processing platform, a to-be-validated data group including to-be-validated data corresponding to a predetermined feature; obtaining, by the data processing platform, a comparison data group including historical data associated with the to-be-validated data group, wherein the historical and the to-be-validated data are from a same data source; performing, by the data processing platform, a two-group significance test on the to-be-validated data group and the comparison data group to generate a test result; and determining, by the data processing platform, whether there is abnormal data in the to-be-validated data group based on the test result.
US11017051B2	Analyzing readability of communications A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for analyzing readability of a communication intended for a target audience includes: analyzing the communication to determine a first readability measure associated with the communication; determining a second readability measure associated with the target audience based on one or more historical communications previously transmitted or received by the target audience; and generating a readability feedback signal for the communication based on the first readability measure and the second readability measure.
US11017047B2	Establishing search results and deeplinks using trails Search and browse trails are temporally-ordered sequences of web pages visited by a user during post-search query navigation beginning with a page associated with one of the search results. The trails can provide useful information for a number of search-related purposes. For example, these trails can be used to leverage the post-query behavior of other users to help the current user search more effectively and allow them to make more informed search interaction decisions. The trails can also be used to establish search results and refine search result rankings, select and evaluate deeplinks, and recommend multi-step trails as an alternative to or enhancement for existing search result presentation techniques.
US11017034B1	System and method for search with the aid of images associated with product categories The present application describes performing a user initiated search query comprising receiving user input comprising description details of at least one desired object, retrieving a plurality of objects from a database sharing one or more of the description details of the user input, retrieving an image of the at least one desired object based on one or more of the plurality of objects, generating a contour of the image and comparing the generated contour with other related contours of other images stored in the database, displaying all of the available contours of all of the images that match the generated contour, receiving a selection of one of the available contours from the user and performing the search query based on the user selected contour.
US11017032B1	Document recovery utilizing serialized data Systems and methods for the presentation content on client computing devices. A processing component serializes browser data as a set of serialized data portions that can be incorporated into a serialization file. The serialized data portions can be prioritized to determine an order of priority and the serialized data portions can further be processed in parallel. As the serialized data portions are processed, they can be added to the serialized data file with a completion marker. If the serialization process is interrupted before all the browser information is serialization, the browser is still able to utilize any portions in the serialized data file that are accompanied by a completion marker.
US11017020B2	Method and apparatus for managing digital files A computer-implemented method of associating digital tags with digital files comprises storing a plurality of digital files having embedded therein content data and metadata including tags; receiving, via a user interface device of a client device, a first tag label containing alphanumeric text created and inputted by a user of the client device; modifying, using a controller device, a selected first one of the tags of the metadata in a first of the digital files to include the first tag label; receiving, via the user interface device or another user interface device, an instruction to search for all of the digital files having at least the first tag label; responsive to receiving the instruction, automatically searching for all of the digital files having at least the first tag label; and displaying, on a video display device associated with the client device, a first indication of the first tag label.
US11017010B2	Intelligent playing method and apparatus based on preference feedback The embodiments of the disclosure disclose an intelligent playing method and apparatus based on preference feedback. An embodiment of the method comprises: receiving voice feedback on currently played multimedia from a user; analyzing a user intention based on the voice feedback; calculating, in response to the user intention indicating updating a currently played multimedia list, a similarity between multimedia in a multimedia database and the current multimedia; and updating the currently played multimedia list based on the voice feedback and the similarity. The embodiment improves the quality and pertinence in playing multimedia.
US11017007B2	Data management system A method for allocating a memory location to a physical information carrier includes using an application executed on a portable processing unit; requesting the memory location on a server via a communication interface connected to the portable processing unit; allocating the memory location a unique identifier; allocating the unique identifier a pattern that is to be applied manually to a surface of the physical information carrier; applying the pattern by a user manually to the surface of the physical information carrier, whereby the memory location on the server is connected to the physical information carrier; if the pattern is captured while using a sensor of processing unit, downloading the allocation the memory location to the unique identifier from the server; and accessing the memory location via the portable processing unit by using the downloaded allocation.
US11017002B2	Description matching for application program interface mashup generation A method of determining application program interface (API) mashups is provided. The method may include identifying an endpoint description for a first API, and determining whether the endpoint description includes at least one of input description data and output description data. Further, the method may include, in response to the endpoint description including the input description data, determining at least one possible API mashup including the first API and a second API based on a comparison of the input description data and an output description of the second API. Moreover, the method may include, in response to the endpoint description including the output description data, determining one or more possible API mashups including the first API and the second API based on a comparison of the output description data and an input description of the second API.
US11016998B2	Building management smart entity creation and maintenance using time series data One or more non-transitory computer readable media contain program instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to: receive first raw data including one or more first data points generated by a first object of a plurality of objects associated with one or more buildings; generate first input timeseries according to the one or more data points; access a database of interconnected smart entities, the smart entities including object entities representing each of the plurality of objects and data entities representing stored data, the smart entities being interconnected by relational objects indicating relationships between the smart entities; identify a first object entity representing the first object from a first identifier in the first input timeseries; identify a first data entity from a first relational object indicating a relationship between the first object entity and the first data entity; and store the first input timeseries in the first data entity.
US11016994B2	System for performing on-line transaction processing and on-line analytical processing on runtime data An in-memory computing system for conducting on-line transaction processing and on-line analytical processing includes system tables in main memory to store runtime information. A statistics service can access the runtime information using script procedures stored in the main memory to collect monitoring data, generate historical data, and other system performance metrics while maintaining the runtime data and generated data in the main memory.
US11016992B2	Systems and methods for seamless access to remotely managed documents using synchronization of locally stored documents A system and method for seamless access to remotely manage documents using synchronization of locally stored documents are provided. In some embodiments, a content management server stores documents in a cache on the user's computer. Documents can thus be accessed and edited using the document in the local file system of the user and synchronized with the content management server asynchronously to access the documents on the local files system. Advantageously, the teachings of embodiments as described can be used in conjunction with content management systems for providing faster access to documents in conjunction with editing and for enabling offline work on such documents.
US11016989B2	Systems and methods for an automated configuration of a new database engine server Embodiments relate to systems and methods for the automated configuration of new database engine servers. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a database engine file directory and a backup file comprising database engine parameters from an existing database engine server, bundling the database engine file directory and backup file, placing the bundle on a new database engine server, determining at least one parameter of the new database engine server, updating at least one of the database engine parameters based on the determined at least one parameter, using the determined at least one parameter and the backup file to start the new database engine server, and validating the new database engine server.
US11016981B2	Compiling results from different search queries In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving, by a computing system, a query that was specified by user input at a computing device. The computing system identifies one or more results to the query. The computing system provides the one or more results for presentation by the computing device. The computing system receives an indication that user input at the computing device provided input to save a user-selected result, of the one or more results, for later presentation. The computing system receives a request to present the computing device with a display of saved results to search queries. The computing device presents the display of saved results to search queries, including a presentation of the user-selected result and a second user-selected result.
US11016969B1	Systems and methods for managing a highly available distributed hybrid transactional and analytical database Systems and methods for managing a highly available distributed hybrid database comprising: a memory storing instructions; and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: receive a query from a user device to retrieve data from a distributed database comprising a source node, a first plurality of replica nodes, and a second plurality of replica nodes, wherein the source node and the first plurality of replica nodes form a transactional cluster, and wherein the second plurality of replica nodes forms an analytical cluster; determine whether to process the query using the transactional cluster or the analytical cluster based on one or more rules; translate the query into a first protocol that the determined cluster comprehends; select a replica node corresponding to the determined cluster; process the query using the selected replica node; and send data associated with results from processing the query to the user device.
US11016961B2	Blockchain-based smart contract invocation method and apparatus, and electronic device Techniques for invocating a smart contract are described. One example method includes receiving a target transaction that is used to initiate an invocation of a smart contract, wherein the target transaction comprises invocation data, and wherein the invocation data comprises a data digest associated with target data stored in a third-party storage system interconnected with a blockchain; querying the target data from the third-party storage system; receiving a query result returned by the third-party storage system, wherein the query result comprises the target data; performing a content verification on the target data; determining that the content verification on the target data succeeds; invoking the smart contract to perform a smart contract computation on the invocation data included in the target transaction; and storing a computation result from the smart contract computation in a distributed database associated with the blockchain after the smart contract computation is completed.
US11016959B2	Trie-based normalization of field values for matching A system tokenizes values stored in a field by multiple records. The system creates a trie from the tokenized values, each branch in the trie labeled with one of the tokenized values, each node storing a count indicating the number of the multiple records associated with a tokenized value sequence beginning from a root of the trie. The system tokenizes a value stored in the field by a prospective record. Beginning from the root of the trie, the system identifies each node corresponding to a token value sequence for the prospective record's tokenized value. Beginning from the most recently identified node for the prospective record's token value sequence, the system identifies each extending node which stores a count that satisfies a threshold, each identified extending node corresponding to another token value sequence. The system uses the other token value sequence to identify one of the multiple records that matches the prospective record.
US11016947B1	Apparatus and method for recommending and maintaining analytical views A system has a distributed database with database partitions distributed across worker nodes connected by a network. An analytical view recommendation engine defines an analytical view comprising attributes and measures defined prior to the receipt of a query. The analytical view is maintained as a data unit separate from the distributed database. The analytical view recommendation engine includes instructions executed by a processor to identify a poorly performing report, evaluate queries associated with the poorly performing report, create a recommended analytical view to enhance the performance of the poorly performing report, and deploy the recommended analytical view.
US11016937B2	Updateable distributed file framework A system for updating a file and resolving conflict in updating of the file in a distributed file store is disclosed. The system includes a receiver, an updater, and a conflict detector. The receiver receives the file formed of a plurality of extents to be updated. An extent is indicative of a piece of data content of the file and formed of a plurality of packets of substantially equal size. The receiver further receives instructions indicative of one or more extents of the file in which the updates are to be made. The updater updates one or more packets, based on the instructions. The conflict detector detects that a portion of the file is being currently updated, receives a request to update the same portion from another application, and decline the request by the other application to update the same portion to resolve the conflict.
US11016934B2	Automated content-based and context-based file organizational structuring A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s), subject to obtaining permission, monitors browsing activity of an application browsing sources, including analyzing the sources to identify keywords and calculate densities of the keywords in content accessed at the sources. The processor(s) retains the keywords and the densities of the keywords in the content accessed at the sources in an historical record. The processor(s) downloads a resource of data and metadata from a source. The processor(s) updates the metadata of the resource based on keywords and densities of the keywords in the resource and source. The processor(s) determines a destination for the downloaded resource, based on selecting the destination comprising a highest percentage of attributes matching the updated metadata.
US11016931B2	Data ingestion to generate layered dataset interrelations to form a system of networked collaborative datasets Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, and computer software and systems to provide an interface between repositories of disparate datasets and computing machine-based entities that seek access to the datasets, and, more specifically, to a computing and data storage platform that facilitates consolidation of one or more datasets, whereby data ingestion is performed to form data representing layered data files and data arrangements to facilitate, for example, interrelations among a system of networked collaborative datasets. In some examples, a method may include forming a first layer data file and a second layer data file, assigning addressable identifiers to uniquely identify units of data and data units to facilitate the linking of data, and implementing selectively one or more of a unit of data and a data unit as a function of a context of a data access request for a collaborative dataset.
US11016927B2	Disjoint array computer A hierarchical array computer architecture comprised of a master computer connected to a plurality of node computers wherein each node has a memory segment. A high speed connection scheme between the master computer and the nodes allows the master computer or individual nodes conditional access to the node memory segments. The resulting architecture creates an array computer with a large distributed memory in which each memory segment of the distributed memory has an associated computing element; the entire array being housed in a blade server type enclosure. The array computer created with this architecture provides a linear increase of processing speed corresponding to the number of nodes.
US11016922B2	Interface for bridging out-of-band information from a downstream communication link to an upstream communication link A device includes a first interface to receive a signal from a first communication link, wherein the receive signal includes out-of-band (OOB) information. A detector coupled to the first interface detects the OOB information. An encoder coupled to the detector encodes the OOB information into one or more symbols (e.g., control characters). A second interface is coupled to the encoder and a second communication link (e.g., a serial transport path). The second interface transmits the symbols on the second communication link. The device also includes mechanisms for preventing false presence detection of terminating devices.
US11016920B2	Adaptive calibration technique for cross talk cancellation Aspects of the embodiments are directed to calibrating a cross-talk cancellation module. A data eye response for a first data channel can be acquired, and the left-side and right-side maximum transition edges can be determined while adjacent data channels are silent. The adjacent data channels can be activated, first using an even mode waveform. A strobe can be positioned at the left-side maximum boundary in anticipation of a right-shift due to even mode waveform cross talk. A summer circuit can sum the waveform from the first data channel with cross-talk induced voltage pulse having an opposite polarity from the even mode waveforms on the aggressor channels. A left-side edge can be determined by incrementally adjusting gain and detector parameters. These parameters can be locked once a left-side transition edge is located. The process can be repeated for a right-side transition edge with odd-mode aggressor waveforms.
US11016917B2	Data storage system and method for multiple communication protocols and direct memory access A flash storage device provides direct memory access based on a first communication protocol. A host selects the first communication protocol and provides a request to the flash storage device for a direct memory access. Additionally, the host provides data blocks to the flash storage device for the direct memory access. In the first communication protocol, the host need not provide an address to the flash storage device for the direct memory access. The flash storage device stores the data blocks at sequential addresses starting at a predetermined address in the flash storage device. Another host may then select a second communication protocol and transfer the data blocks in the flash storage by using the second communication protocol.
US11016916B2	Generation of processor interrupts using averaged data In an embodiment, a processor includes at least one execution unit to execute instructions, and an interrupt generation unit. The interrupt generation unit may be to: receive a plurality of values indicating thermal status values for a memory unit at multiple points in time across a first time window; determine a running average value based on the plurality of values indicating thermal status values in the memory unit; and in response to a determination that the running average value has exceeded a high thermal status threshold value, generate a thermal interrupt indicating a high thermal status event in the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11016911B2	Non-volatile memory express over fabric messages between a host and a target using a burst mode Systems and methods for managing transfer of NVMeoF commands/responses between a host and a target are described. The systems and methods may initiate and convert at least one Input/Output request into at least one Non-Volatile Memory Express over Fabric (NVMeoF) command to access a storage device attached with the target device. A host may transmit the at least one NVMeoF command in a burst mode using a Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) Write packet to a pre-registered memory region of the target device. In response to reception of the at least one NVMeoF command, the target device may post at least one NVMeoF completion response corresponding to the at least one NVMeoF command using the RDMA Write packet to a pre-registered memory region of the host.
US11016898B2	System and method for mixed tile-aware and tile-unaware traffic through a tile-based address aperture In one aspect, space in a tile-unaware cache associated with an address aperture may be managed in different ways depending on whether a processing component initiating an access request through the aperture to a tile-based memory is tile-unaware or tile-aware. Upon a full-tile read by a tile-aware process, data may be evicted from the cache, or space may not be allocated. Upon a full-tile write by a tile-aware process, data may be evicted from the cache. In another aspect, a tile-unaware process may be supplemented with tile-aware features by generating a full tile of addresses in response to a partial-tile access. Upon a partial-tile read by the tile-unaware process, the generated addresses may be used to pre-fetch data. Upon a partial-tile write, the addresses may be used to evict data. Upon a bit block transfer, the addresses may be used in dividing the bit block transfer into units of tiles.
US11016893B2	Method and apparatus for smart store operations with conditional ownership requests Method and apparatus implementing smart store operations with conditional ownership requests. One aspect includes a method implemented in a multi-core processor, the method comprises: receiving a conditional read for ownership (CondRFO) from a requester in response to an execution of an instruction to modify a target cache line (CL) with a new value, the CondRFO identifying the target CL and the new value; determining from a local cache a local CL corresponding to the target CL; determining a local value from the local CL; comparing the local value with the new value; setting a coherency state of the local CL to (S)hared when the local value is same as the new value; setting the coherency state of the local CL to (I)nvalid when the local value is different than the new value; and sending a response and a copy of the local CL to the requester. Other embodiments include an) apparatus configured to perform the actions of the methods.
US11016888B2	Compressed cache using dynamically stacked roaring bitmaps A method for compressing data in a local cache of a web server is described. A local cache compression engine accesses values in the local cache and determines a cardinality of the values of the local cache. The local cache compression engine determines a compression rate of a compression algorithm based on the cardinality of the values of the local cache. The compression algorithm is applied to the cache based on the compression rate to generate a compressed local cache.
US11016874B2	Updating taint tags based on runtime behavior profiles An example system includes a processor to receive an application to be instrumented. The processor is to also instrument the application based on a baseline taint tracking scheme to generate an instrumented application including taint tags. The processor is also to execute the instrumented application and generate a profile of runtime behavior of the application. The processor is to modify the baseline tracking scheme based on the profile to generate an updated taint tracking scheme.
US11016871B1	Reducing resource consumption associated with executing a bootstrapping process on a computing device Resource consumption associated with executing a bootstrapping process on a computing device can be reduced. For example, a system can receive a dataset including observations. The system can then instantiate one or more thread objects configured to execute a bootstrapping process that involves multiple iterations. Each iteration can involve: determining a respective set of probabilities based on an observation distribution associated with the dataset, executing a function based on the respective set of probabilities to determine a respective metric value, and storing the respective metric value in memory. This iterative process may be faster and less computationally intensive than traditional bootstrapping approaches. After completing the iterative process, the system may access the memory to obtain the metric values, determine a distribution of metric values based on at least some of the metric values, and store the distribution of metric values in the memory for further use.
US11016868B2	Application usage estimation device and rule formulation device An application usage estimation device includes: a rule DB serving as a rule holding unit configured to hold an application usage estimation rule for estimating, based on location information, whether a specific application is used; and an application usage estimation unit configured to acquire the location information from a user terminal and to estimate, based on the application usage estimation rule held in the rule DB, whether the specific application is used in the user terminal.
US11016867B2	Test execution comparisons Example implementations relate to test execution comparisons. Some implementations may include a data capture engine to capture data points during test executions of the application under test. The data points may include, for example, test action data and application action data. Additionally, some implementations may include a data correlation engine to correlate each of the data points with a particular test execution of the test executions, and each of the data points may be correlated based on a sequence of events that occurred during the particular test execution. Furthermore, some implementations may also automatically compare the test executions, based on the correlated data points, to identify commonalities.
US11016864B2	Cluster-wide service agents One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for cluster configuration information replication, managing cluster-wide service agents, and/or for cluster-wide outage detection. In an example of cluster configuration information replication, a replication workflow corresponding to a storage operation implemented for a storage object (e.g., renaming of a volume) of a first cluster may be transferred to a second storage cluster for selectively implementation. In an example of managing cluster-wide service agents, cluster-wide service agents are deployed to nodes of a cluster storage environment, where a master agent actively processes cluster service calls and standby agents passively wait for reassignment as a failover master in the event the master agent fails. In an example of cluster-wide outage detection, a cluster-wide outage may be determined for a cluster storage environment based upon a number of inaccessible nodes satisfying a cluster outage detection metric.
US11016860B2	Method for information processing and related device A method for information processing is provided, which includes the follows. Whether a target OAT file corresponding to a target DEX file that an application relies on is missing is detected, in response to a start control instruction for the application detected. Existence of a backup target OAT file is detected when the target OAT file is missing. A hard-link file configured to back up the target OAT file is determined, and the target OAT file is read from the hard-link file, when the backup target OAT file exists. The target OAT file is loaded.
US11016858B2	Systems and methods for managing single instancing data Described in detail herein are systems and methods for managing single instancing data. Using a single instance database and other constructs (e.g. sparse files), data density on archival media (e.g. magnetic tape) is improved, and the number of files per storage operation is reduced. According to one aspect of a method for managing single instancing data, for each storage operation, a chunk folder is created on a storage device that stores single instancing data. The chunk folder contains three files: 1) a file that contains data objects that have been single instanced; 2) a file that contains data objects that have not been eligible for single instancing; and 3) a metadata file used to track the location of data objects within the other files. A second storage operation subsequent to a first storage operation contains references to data objects in the chunk folder created by the first storage operation instead of the data objects themselves.
US11016853B2	Method for displaying time information in low power state and electronic device including the same A method for displaying time information in an electronic device in a low power state is provided. The method includes transferring a power-off command and a reboot command to the electronic device if a power level of a battery is equal to or less than a first level, setting a power-off flag in a boot loader, entering into a power-off state, and displaying, on a display, current time related information for a predetermined time under the control of the boot loader if a specific event occurs in the power-off state.
US11016852B1	Guarded mode boot up and/or recovery of a network device A device may determine a boot up identifier for the device using information related to a deployment of the device. The boot up identifier may identify the deployment of the device. The device may perform a comparison of the boot up identifier and a provisioned identifier to determine whether the deployment of the device and an intended deployment of the device match. The provisioned identifier may identify the intended deployment of the device. The device may perform a boot up of the device in a particular mode of operation based on a result of the comparison. The comparison may indicate whether the deployment of the device and the intended deployment of the device match. The particular mode of operation may cause the device to boot up to recover or reconfigure the device.
US11016849B2	Kernel software raid support for direct-access file systems A method comprises detecting a write fault associated with a first page of a first plurality of pages of a first persistent memory and resolving the write fault. The method further comprises writing, in response to resolving the write fault, data to the first page. The method further comprises context switching, by a processing device, into a kernel associated with the persistent memory to provide a write confirmation to a client device requesting the data be written. The method further comprises updating, in response to the context switching, a parity block associated with the first page. The method further comprises providing, in response to updating the parity block, the write confirmation to the client device.
US11016847B2	Memory system and operation method thereof A memory system may include: a nonvolatile memory device comprising a plurality of memory blocks; and a controller suitable for checking a read operation time, a read level class, an error occurrence, and an error occurrence class when performing the read operation on each of the memory blocks, classifying the memory blocks into various classes based on a result of the checking, and differently setting a durability parameter for each of the memory blocks based on a result of the classifying of the memory blocks.
US11016843B2	Direct-input redundancy scheme with adaptive syndrome decoder Methods, systems, and devices for operating memory cell(s) using a direct-input column redundancy scheme are described. A device that has read data from data planes may replace data from one of the planes with redundancy data from a data plane storing redundancy data. The device may then provide the redundancy data to an error correction circuit coupled with the data plane that stored the redundancy data. An output of the error correction circuit may be used to generate syndrome bits, which may be decoded by a syndrome decoder. The syndrome decoder may indicate whether a bit of the data should be corrected by selectively reacting to inputs based on the type of data to be corrected. For example, the syndrome decoder may react to a first set of inputs if the data bit to be corrected is a regular data bit, and react to a second set of inputs if the data bit to be corrected is a redundant data bit.
US11016837B2	Memory module register access During system initialization, each data buffer device and/or memory device on a memory module is configured with a unique (at least to the module) device identification number. In order to access a single device (rather than multiple buffers and/or memory devices), a target identification number is written to all of the devices using a command bus connected to all of the data buffer devices or memory devices, respectively. The devices whose respective device identification numbers do not match the target identification number are configured to ignore future command bus transactions (at least until the debug mode is turned off.) The selected device that is configured with a device identification number matching the target identification number is configured to respond to command bus transactions.
US11016827B2	Method and device for displaying notification Disclosed is a method of displaying a notification on a device with a plurality of operating systems (OSes) installed therein. The method includes identifying a first OS displayed on a first display of the device among the plurality of OSes, detecting a notification generated in a second OS running in a background of the device among the plurality of OSes, converting the generated notification based on a preset format of the first OS when the notification is generated, and displaying the converted notification on the first display on which the first OS is displayed.
US11016811B2	Apparatuses and methods to determine timing of operations The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods to determine timing of operations. An example method includes performing a first operation type that uses a shared resource in a memory device. The method includes applying a scheduling policy for timing of continued performance of the first operation type based upon receipt of a request to the memory device for performance of a second operation type that uses the shared resource.
US11016810B1	Tile subsystem and method for automated data flow and data processing within an integrated circuit architecture A system and method for a computing tile of a multi-tiled integrated circuit includes a plurality of distinct tile computing circuits, wherein each of the plurality of distinct tile computing circuits is configured to receive fixed-length instructions; a token-informed task scheduler that: tracks one or more of a plurality of distinct tokens emitted by one or more of the plurality of distinct tile computing circuits; and selects a distinct computation task of a plurality of distinct computation tasks based on the tracking; and a work queue buffer that: contains a plurality of distinct fixed-length instructions, wherein each one of the fixed-length instructions is associated with one of the plurality of distinct computation tasks; and transmits one of the plurality of distinct fixed-length instructions to one or more of the plurality of distinct tile computing circuits based on the selection of the distinct computation task by the token-informed task scheduler.
US11016805B2	Programmatically applying labels to nodes in cluster orchestration platforms Systems, methods, and computer program products to programmatically apply labels to nodes in a cluster orchestration platform managing a cluster comprising a plurality of nodes. A microservice may be submitted to the cluster orchestration platform. The cluster orchestration platform may execute the microservice on a first node of the plurality of nodes. The microservice may receive, from a virtual machine manager, an instance identifier of a virtual machine instance executing the first node and the microservice. The microservice may receive, from the virtual machine manager based on the instance identifier, a plurality of labels applied to the virtual machine instance. The microservice may validate each received label based on at least one rule. The microservice may receive, from the cluster orchestration platform, an identifier of the first node in the cluster orchestration platform. The microservice may apply each received label to the first node in the cluster orchestration platform.
US11016803B2	Coordination of batch transmissions and processing between transmitting and receiving computing systems Techniques are disclosed relating to coordinating processing data transmissions between computing systems over a network. In various embodiments, a system includes a coordinator that receives information about an expected batch transmission between a data publishing application at a first computing system and a data processing application at a second computing system. Based on the received information, the coordinator determines a time when the data publishing application is expected to publish the batch transmission to the data processing application and causes the second computing system to initiate execution of the data processing application in conjunction with the determined time to receive and process the batch transmission from the data publishing application.
US11016802B2	Techniques for ordering atomic operations In various embodiments, an ordered atomic operation enables a parallel processing subsystem to executes an atomic operation associated with a memory location in a specified order relative to other ordered atomic operations associated with the memory location. A level 2 (L2) cache slice includes an atomic processing circuit and a content-addressable memory (CAM). The CAM stores an ordered atomic operation specifying at least a memory address, an atomic operation, and an ordering number. In operation, the atomic processing circuit performs a look-up operation on the CAM, where the look-up operation specifies the memory address. After the atomic processing circuit determines that the ordering number is equal to a current ordering number associated with the memory address, the atomic processing circuit executes the atomic operation and returns the result to a processor executing an algorithm. Advantageously, the ordered atomic operation enables the algorithm to achieve a deterministic result while optimizing latency.
US11016799B1	Systems and methods for centralization of server initialization information Methods and systems for resource usage tracking are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary method comprises maintaining, in a data store, a configuration file associated with a virtual server instance; instantiating a virtual server based on the virtual server instance by: locating, in the data store, the configuration file; determining required virtual server resources based on the contents of the configuration file; configuring at least one resource of the virtual server based on the contents of the configuration file; and spinning up the virtual server. The method may also comprise determining that an instantiated virtual server has reached an error state; and based on the determination that the instantiated virtual server has reached an error state, determining a configuration file associated with the instantiated virtual server; and instantiating a new virtual server using the determined configuration file.
US11016797B2	Device security across multiple operating system modalities Device security across multiple operating system modalities may include allocating, by a hypervisor, to a first virtual machine comprising a first operating system of a first modality, based on the first modality, a first one or more access privileges to one or more resources; and allocating, by the hypervisor, to a second virtual machine comprising a second operating system of a second modality, based on the second modality, a second one or more access privileges to the one or more resources.
US11016785B2	Method and system for mirror image package preparation and application operation A method for mirror image package preparation and application operation includes: acquiring a launch operation package and launch mirror image package; upon launching of the target application, establishing a first channel between a local buffer manager and the launch mirror image package, and a second channel between the local buffer manager and a server; creating a first virtual file system locally, and establishing a third channel between the local buffer manager and the first virtual file system; if a received file access request is a read request, acquiring first data from the launch mirror image package, and/or from an original mirror image package on the server; feeding the first data back to the target application, wherein storage directory structures of data sets in the launch mirror image package and original mirror image package individually correspond to logic directory relations of file sets in an original data package.
US11016781B2	Methods and memory modules for enabling vendor specific functionalities Some example embodiments presented herein provide methods and memory modules for configuring vendor-specific registers in the memory modules to enable and/or disable vendor-specific functionality. The vendor-specific register space may be organized by a vendor-specific logic and accessed by a standard memory access command received while the memory is in a programming mode. A write command may be received from a host device to switch the memory module to a programming mode, and the memory module may be switched to the programming mode responsive to the command. A memory write command may be received from the host device involving the memory module switched to the programming mode, and a vendor-specific register may be configured based on the memory write command and the organization of the vendor-specific register indicated by the vendor-specific logic.
US11016779B2	Memory-network processor with programmable optimizations Various embodiments are disclosed of a multiprocessor system with processing elements optimized for high performance and low power dissipation and an associated method of programming the processing elements. Each processing element may comprise a fetch unit and a plurality of address generator units and a plurality of pipelined datapaths. The fetch unit may be configured to receive a multi-part instruction, wherein the multi-part instruction includes a plurality of fields. A first address generator unit may be configured to perform an arithmetic operation dependent upon a first field of the plurality of fields. A second address generator unit may be configured to generate at least one address of a plurality of addresses, wherein each address is dependent upon a respective field of the plurality of fields. A parallel assembly language may be used to control the plurality of address generator units and the plurality of pipelined datapaths.
US11016777B2	Data processing device for providing access to a data stream A data processing device configured to provide access to a stream of data elements to a consumer. The data processing device is further configured to generate a data stream source by generating a first instance of a stream providing module such that the stream providing module provides the data stream in one of a push-mode and a pull-mode, wherein, in the push mode, the first instance of the stream providing module provides elements of the data stream according to a predefined schedule, wherein, in the pull mode, the first instance of the stream providing module provides elements of the data stream after receiving a data stream request from a consumer. Such a data processing device may provide the benefit of versatility as it can be transformed to both push and pull computation patterns.
US11016776B2	System and method for executing instructions The present disclosure provides systems and methods for executing instructions. The system can include: processing unit having a core configured to execute instructions; and a host unit configured to: compile computer code into a plurality of instructions that includes a set of instructions that are determined to be executed in parallel on the core, wherein the set of instructions each includes an operation instruction and an indication bit and wherein the indication bit is set to identify the last instruction of the set of instructions, and provide the set of instructions to the core.
US11016772B2	System and method for executing scripts in a virtual network function A method and system for proxy scripting in a network functions virtualization environment is disclosed. The method comprises the step of sending scripting instructions from a server to a proxy virtual network function, the scripting instructions being indicative of a script to be executed on a target virtual network function. Then, in response to receiving the scripting instructions by the proxy virtual network function, opening a remote command execution session from the proxy virtual network function to the target virtual network function. Then, the method further includes sending the script from the proxy virtual network function to the target virtual network function, before executing the script on the target virtual network function.
US11016770B2	Distinct system registers for logical processors Distinct system registers for logical processors are disclosed. In one example of the disclosed technology, a processor includes a plurality of block-based physical processor cores for executing a program comprising a plurality of instruction blocks. The processor also includes a thread scheduler configured to schedule a thread of the program for execution, the thread using the one or more instruction blocks. The processor further includes at least one system register. The at least one system register stores data indicating a number and placement of the plurality of physical processor cores to form a logical processor. The logical processor executes the scheduled thread. The logical processor is configured to execute the thread in a continuous instruction window.
US11016769B1	Method and apparatus for processing information Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for processing information. The method may include: determining an instruction category of an instruction based on an instruction operation code of the acquired instruction, where the instruction category includes a dedicated instruction including register selection information, base address information, and a length of to-be-read data; sending, in response to determining that the instruction is the dedicated instruction, the dedicated instruction to a preset operator for the operator to perform following operation steps: selecting a configuration register group from preset configuration register groups as a target configuration register group according to the register selection information; reading configuration information from the target configuration register group based on the base address information and the length of the to-be-read data; performing a preset operation for the configuration information.
US11016760B2	Method and apparatus for enabling an application to detect specified circumstances Methods and systems are provided that may be utilized to detect occurrence of one or more specified circumstances. A determination may be made as to whether one or more specified circumstances are detected such as responsive to one or more user actions or an occurrence of an event unrelated to a user. One or more binary digital signals may be generated to store a detection of one or more specified user circumstances in a log or memory at least partially in response to detection of the one or more specified circumstances.
US11016758B2	Analysis software managing system and analysis software managing method Proposal of data analysis components is enabled to be performed irrespective of the quantity of an implementation history of data analysis, and thus efficiency and cost reduction of production of software for data analysis are promoted. A data utilization platform server 101 is configured to includes a arithmetic device 112 which executes processing of generating analysis relationship information prescribing linkage between analysis target data and an analysis component executing analysis processing for the analysis target table on the basis of a relationship among a plurality pieces of the analysis target data collected from a plurality of predetermined systems; and processing of specifying a combination of a plurality of the analysis components available for predetermined data designated as an analysis target by a user on the basis of the analysis relationship information.
US11016757B2	Content deployment system having a proxy for continuously providing selected content items to a content publishing engine for integration into a specific release and methods for implementing the same Content deployment systems and methods are provided for continuously integrating and deploying selected content items from a plurality of content sources into a specific release as part of the specific release. For example, a first content source stores a plurality of first content items for potential inclusion in the specific release. A manifest record for the specific release specifies release items that are allowed to be part of the specific release. A proxy can periodically retrieve selected ones of the first content items that are specified in the manifest record, and push them to a content publishing engine. Any content items that are not specified in the manifest record are rejected by the proxy. A processor of the content publishing engine can allow for continuous integration of the selected ones of the first content items into the specific release.
US11016744B2	Context information based on type of routine being called Optimizations are provided for sibling calls. A sibling caller is marked to indicate that it may call a sibling routine or that it may call an external sibling routine. Based on the marking, certain processing is performed to facilitate use of sibling calls, particularly when the sibling routine being called is external to the caller.
US11016741B2	Pixel perfect real-time web application framework A system and methods for a real-time web application framework including a server controlled real-time web application with synchronized server components mapped to client widgets, a method for modal execution support in a real-time web application environment, a pixel perfect designer having a designer, an image renderer, and server components, the image renderer configured to render a client widget based on the properties of a server component, and a theming system implemented by the real-time web application during run-time.
US11016735B2	Extensible meta model for capturing solution patterns An XML schema defining elements representing different point of variability (POV) types for points of variability of a pattern is provided. The elements belong to an XML schema POV data-type substitution group that allows the POV types to be substituted for one another. A pattern author is allowed to add new or custom POV data types to the substitution group, thereby allowing the pattern author to extend the pattern meta model to include new POV data types. Once the desired POV data types are defined, the pattern author is allowed to generate an instance of the pattern that applies programmatic operations of the new or custom POV data types created and substituted by the end user to each respective system object.
US11016732B1	Approximate nonlinear digital data conversion for small size multiply-accumulate in artificial intelligence Multipliers and Multiply-Accumulate (MAC) circuits are fundamental building blocks in signal processing, including in emerging applications such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) that predominantly utilize digital-mode multipliers and MACs. Generally, digital multipliers and MACs can operate at high speed with high resolution, and synchronously. As the resolution and speed of digital multipliers and MACs increase, generally the dynamic power consumption and chip size of digital implementations increases substantially that makes them impractical for some ML and AI segments, including in portable, mobile, near edge, or near sensor applications. The multipliers and MACs utilizing the disclosed current mode data-converters are manufacturable in main-stream digital CMOS process, and they can have medium to high resolutions, capable of low power consumptions, having low sensitivity to power supply and temperature variations, as well as operating asynchronously, which makes them suitable for high-volume, low cost, and low power ML and AI applications.
US11016715B2	Electronic device and method for controlling the same to mirror a screen of the electronic device on an external device An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes: a display; a communicator; and a processor configured to execute instructions to: control the communicator to mirror, to an external device, a first screen provided by a first application corresponding to a user command, among a plurality of applications providing a plurality of screens, based on the user command for selectively mirroring one of the plurality of screens being input in a state in which the plurality of screens are displayed on the display, and control the display to display a second screen provided by a second application that is not mirrored to the external device, among the plurality of applications, while mirroring the first screen provided by the first application to the external device.
US11016713B2	Advertising placement based on viewer movement Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system obtains data regarding location and trajectory of a prospective advertising viewer, and monitoring the activity and physical environment of the viewer. The method also includes predicting a future condition of the viewer, and predicting a time, location and duration of an exposure of the viewer to an advertising display, in order to define an advertising placement window. The method also includes predicting a level of viewer attention to the advertising display while within the placement window. The method further includes predicting an effectiveness of advertising content exposure to the viewer, based on the advertising content and the predicted attention level; offering an ad placement in the advertising placement window to an advertising entity; and placing an advertisement provided by the advertising entity in accordance with the advertising placement window. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11016704B2	Semiconductor system including various memory devices capable of processing data A semiconductor system may include a processor, a storage, a first memory apparatus and a second memory apparatus. The storage stores data by communicating with the processor. The first memory apparatus receives and stores data corresponding to a first workload and data corresponding to a second workload from the storage, and performs a first processing operation on the first workload, according to a request of the processor. The second memory apparatus receives the data corresponding to the second workload from the first memory apparatus, and performs a second processing operation on the second workload, according to a request of the processor.
US11016698B2	Storage system that copies write data to another storage system A storage system is coupled to another storage system and a higher-level apparatus via a network, and copies write data received from the higher-level apparatus to the other storage system. This storage system is provided with interface units, each provided with a plurality of ports that can be coupled to the network; and a plurality of controllers coupled to a respective one of the interface units. Each controller has a processor unit. When each processor unit receives write data from the higher-level apparatus via a first port coupled to the interface unit that is coupled to the controller to which the processor unit belongs, the processor unit selects, from among the ports of the interface unit coupled to the controller to which the processor unit belongs, a second port for transmitting the write data to the other storage system, and transmits the write data to the other storage system.
US11016693B2	Block health estimation for wear leveling in non-volatile memories In at least one embodiment, a controller of a non-volatile memory having a plurality of blocks of physical memory estimates a current value of a block health metric of the particular block based on a previous value of the block health metric and a reference block wear curve. The controller assigns the particular block a health grade based on the estimated current value of the block health metric and performs data placement in the block in accordance with the assigned health grade. The controller may calibrate a set of read threshold voltages of the particular block prior to estimating the current value of the block health metric.
US11016686B2	Apparatus and method of bad location management for storage class memory using distributed pointers A method and apparatus of bad location management for storage class memory are disclosed. A nonvolatile memory is partitioned into a non-reserved space and a reserved space, which are divided into multiple data units. The health status of the data units in the non-reserved space are classified into multiple classes including a mostly-good class. For host data read, the data from a mostly-good data unit are read and whether the data includes a pointer is checked. If no pointer, the data read are returned as the host data. Otherwise, the data unit pointed by the pointer is read. For data write, the data from a mostly-good data unit are read. If no pointer in the read data, the host data are written into the mostly-good data unit. Otherwise, the host data are written into the data unit in the reserved space pointed by the pointer.
US11016681B1	Multi-threshold parameter adaptation An apparatus may include a circuit configured to receive an input signal at an input and process the input signal using a set of channel parameters. The circuit may further determine an error metric for the processing of the input signal using the set of channel parameters, compare the error metric to a plurality of thresholds, and when the error metric matches one of the plurality of thresholds, adapt, using an adaptation algorithm, the set of channel parameters to produce an updated set of channel parameters for use by the circuit as the set of channel parameters in subsequent processing of the input signal, the adaptation of the set of channel parameters being based on a weight corresponding to the matching threshold of the plurality of thresholds.
US11016679B2	Balanced die set execution in a data storage system A data storage system can arrange semiconductor memory into a plurality of die sets where performance metrics of execution of a first data access command to a first die set and of a second data access command to a second die set are measured. A proactive strategy is generated to maintain consistent data access command execution performance with a quality of service module based on the measured performance metrics and a third data access command is altered, as directed by the proactive strategy, to prevent a predicted non-uniformity of data access command performance between the first die set and the second die set.
US11016677B2	Dual-splitter for high performance replication An aspect of performing dual splitting functions in a data replication system include receiving an I/O from a host computer. The host computer includes a first splitter configured to perform control path functions. An aspect also includes adding, via the first splitter, metadata for the I/O to a backlog at the host computer, and sending the I/O to a storage array. The storage array includes a second splitter configured to perform data path functions. An aspect further includes receiving, by the storage array, the I/O from the host computer, and sending, via the second splitter, the I/O to at least one storage device of the storage array and to a data protection appliance (DPA). The control path functions include tracking I/Os and maintaining backlogs including the backlog at the host computer, and the data path functions include mirroring operations in the storage array.
US11016673B2	Optimizing serverless computing using a distributed computing framework Aspects of the technology provide improvements to a Serverless Computing (SLC) workflow by determining when and how to optimize SLC jobs for computing in a Distributed Computing Framework (DCF). DCF optimization can be performed by abstracting SLC tasks into different workflow configurations to determined optimal arrangements for execution in a DCF environment. A process of the technology can include steps for receiving an SLC job including one or more SLC tasks, executing one or more of the tasks to determine a latency metric and a throughput metric for the SLC tasks, and determining if the SLC tasks should be converted to a Distributed Computing Framework (DCF) format based on the latency metric and the throughput metric. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US11016657B2	Electronic device for interacting with custom user interface elements An electronic device is described that displays and enables interaction with custom user interface (“UI”) elements. The electronic device may include a display, an actuatable button, and controls enabling user selection of individual custom UI elements. The device may determine a category of custom UI elements to display based on geolocation data, previous interactions with custom UI elements, user preferences, or other information, and may display a custom UI elements from the category. When the button is actuated, the electronic device causes an action associated with the displayed custom UI element to be performed. The electronic device may additionally display details regarding the action to be performed, status information regarding a previously performed action, or other related information.
US11016654B2	Systems and methods for generating and providing intelligent time to leave reminders Systems and methods for generating and providing intelligent time to leave reminders on an electronic device are disclosed herein. In one aspect, the method includes: automatically, without human intervention, identifying a calendar entry including a first identifier (e.g., text in the title of a calendar entry that relates to a location, such as “go to dental checkup”), the first identifier corresponding to a geographic location that is unknown. The method further includes: automatically, without human intervention, retrieving a previously-visited address (e.g., a street address or GPS coordinates for the street address) associated with the first identifier. The method also includes: automatically, without human intervention, determining a departure time for the calendar entry based on the previously-visited address (e.g., based on a route from the current location of the device to the previously-visited address). The method additionally includes: automatically, without human intervention, associating the determined departure time with the calendar entry.
US11016652B2	Apparatus, method, and medium for scrolling text An information processing apparatus having a touch panel display includes a detection unit configured to detect a touch operation performed by a user on the touch panel display, and a display control unit configured to, when the detection unit detects that an object has touched a predetermined region and further detects that the object touching the predetermined region has separated therefrom, control a display to shift to a screen associated with the predetermined region. Further, the display control unit is configured to, during a period from when the object has touched the predetermined region until when the object has separated therefrom, display a text string on the predetermined region of the touch panel display, and scroll-display a text string on the predetermined region if the text string exceeds a number of characters displayable at a time on the predetermined region.
US11016647B2	Web-based client-server geometric design methods A method comprises: sending, to a client, data specifying a plurality of commands for use in producing a design; receiving, from the client, one of the plurality of commands, wherein the received command is for creating or modifying a new or existing element of the design, respectively; updating a data structure associated with the design in accordance with the command, wherein the update comprises adding or modifying data associated with the new or existing element, respectively; and sending, to the client, data for enabling the new or modified element to be represented via a user interface.
US11016646B1	Method and mechanism for context driven alteration of UI artifacts instances behavior using expression based pluggable UI aspects A selection of a user interface artifact from a set of one or more user interface artifacts associated with a first user interface to an enterprise content management system is received. A selection of a user interface aspect from a set of one or more user interface aspects is received. Each user interface aspect in the set of user interface aspects is capable of modifying at least one user interface artifact from the set of user interface artifact. A second user interface to the enterprise content management system is generated using the selected user interface artifact and the selected user interface aspect where the selected user interface artifact in the second user interface is implemented per the selected user interface aspect.
US11016645B2	Window split screen display method, device and equipment A method, apparatus and device for displaying windows in a split-screen manner are provided, which are applied to an intelligent terminal. The intelligent terminal is connected to the large-screen display, and the large-screen display displays the multiple windows. The intelligent terminal receives, in real time, the touch-point position information sent by the large-screen display, where the touch-point position information is acquired by the large-screen display when the operation which drags the at least two windows is detected, and there is a touch point in the preset dragging region of each of the at least two windows. In a case that the intelligent terminal determines that the touch-point position information meets the preset position condition and receives the touch-point disappearing information sent by the large-screen display, the intelligent terminal controls the at least two windows to be displayed in the split-screen manner.
US11016630B2	Virtual view-window Interactive augmented reality system is provided. A first geographical location and a first environmental characteristic is monitored by a user device. A viewpoint of the user device is determined based, at least in part, on (i) the first geographical location and (ii) the first environmental characteristic. A digital image request is generated based, at least in part, on (i) the first geographical location and (ii) the first environmental characteristic. A digital image is identified from a database based, at least in part, on (i) a second geographical location and (ii) a second environmental characteristic associated with the digital image request. In response to identifying the digital image based, at least in part, on the digital image request populating the user device with the digital image.
US11016620B2	Touchscreen panel and method of producing the same A touchscreen panel includes a substrate, a conductive layer disposed in a predetermined pattern on the substrate, and an insulating layer disposed on the conductive layer. The insulating layer includes grooves recessed in a surface of the insulating layer. The grooves include first grooves and the second grooves. The first grooves extend in a first direction. The second grooves are arranged in line in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The second grooves are recessed to the conductive layer. The first and the second grooves are filled with conductive materials. The conductive materials in the first grooves form first lines. The conductive materials in the second grooves form second lines. The first lines are configured for detection of a position of touch in the second direction. The second lines are configured for detection of a position of the touch in the first direction.
US11016611B2	Touch processing method and electronic device for supporting the same An electronic device and method thereof are provided. In one aspect, the electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen with edges, and one or more processors. First and second touch recognition regions are defined adjacent to one of the touch screen edges. The one or more processors determine whether to ignore a touch input based at least on whether the touch input is in one of the first and second touch recognition region and at least one of the type and the duration of the touch input.
US11016607B2	Controlling audio volume using touch input force An indicator identifying a force intensity of a touch input provided on a touch input surface is received. It is determined that the touch input is associated with an audio volume control. An audio volume is controlled based at least in part on the indicator identifying the force intensity of the touch input.
US11016600B2	Latency reduction in touch sensitive systems A touch sensitive system includes a touch surface, a display, and a latency control system. The latency control system reduces the latency between a touch event occurring on the touch surface and a graphical response displayed by the display. Specifically, the latency control system is a feedback system that synchronizes touch scan and display operations. The touch scan and display operations are synchronized by adjusting timing parameters, such as the start times and frequencies of the scan and display operations. Thus, the latency control system is an adaptable system that may reduce latency even when the processing times of various operations vary over time.
US11016592B2	Display substrate, in cell touch panel and display device A display substrate, an in cell touch panel and a display device are provided. The black matrix includes at least one first touch electrode and at least one second touch electrode insulated from each other and intersecting with each other, and both the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode are in a grid structure, that is, the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode arranged to intersect with each other are reused as the black matrix.
US11016591B2	Touch-sensitive display device and display panel Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a touch-sensitive display device and a display panel and, more specifically, to a touch-sensitive display device and a display panel in which a touch link line for electrically connecting a touch line disposed in an active area to a touch driving circuit disposed in a non-active area NA is disposed in the non-active area of the display panel, and having a link configuration in which the touch link line disposed in the non-active area is made of a different material from a touch line disposed in the active area and is disposed under a planarization layer. According to the link configuration of the disclosure, the touch link line can be prevented from being broken or damaged in the non-active area.
US11016588B2	Method and device and system with dual mouse support A computer-implemented method for a computer device with two pointer devices and/or a mouse filter driver and/or a hub configured to convert certain messages from the pointer devices into movement sequences. The method includes the steps of: (b) allowing the operating system to display the native mouse cursor; (d) providing a message processor to process raw input messages from the pointer devices; (e) maintaining a first and second position according to movements of the first and second pointer device; (f) adjusting a position of the native mouse cursor according to movements of the first or second pointer device which was moved or operated most recently; and g) detecting and converting the movement sequences into a corresponding command.
US11016575B2	Input tool A computing device can include a processor; memory accessible by the processor; a display operatively coupled to the processor; and an input tool that mounts to a side of the display, where the input tool includes an axis and a wheel rotatable about the axis.
US11016565B2	Postponing the state change of an information affecting the graphical user interface until during the condition of inattentiveness Triggering a state change includes displaying a first version of a series of frames based on a first setup configuration, obtaining a second setup configuration for the series of frames, in response to obtaining a second setup configuration, monitoring for a change in an eye status, and in response to detecting a change in the eye status, displaying a second version of the series of frames based on the second setup configuration.
US11016561B2	Multimodal eye tracking A method is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of receiving, at a first time interval from a first sensor configured to output data indicative of a first position of an eye, first data; receiving, at a second time interval from a second sensor configured to output data indicative of a delta position of the eye, second data; determining, based on the first data, a first position of the eye; determining, based on the second data, a delta position of the eye; determining, using the first position of the eye and the delta position of the eye, a second absolute position of the eye; and in response to determining the second position of the eye, generating an output signal indicative of the second position of the eye.
US11016552B2	Image forming apparatus To provide an image forming apparatus whose detection range of a person by using a pyroelectric sensor is adjustable without adjusting sensitivity of the pyroelectric sensor, an image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus main body; and a pyroelectric sensor that detects presence of a person based on light received from the periphery of the image forming apparatus main body, wherein the pyroelectric sensor is rotatably mounted to the image forming apparatus main body.
US11016547B2	Control of electronic displays An electronic display has a display panel with a display surface visible through a housing. A processor controls functions of the display and operating conditions within the housing. Input sensors are disposed within the housing and sense operating conditions within the housing. Output components respond to control signals. Modules have a unique address identifier and a connection to one of the input sensors and output components. A CAN bus communicates between the modules and electronic processor. Processing of signals received from the input sensors and control signals is distributed amongst microcontrollers on the modules. The processor uses a unique address identifier to receive a temperature reading from a module connected to a temperature sensor; process the temperature reading to determine one or more new fan speed setting; and send data via the bus to a module to a fan speed to the new setting.
US11016543B2	Battery-powered platform for interchangeable modules A module receiving cradle (12) includes a frame (16), a power source (34) disposed within the frame (16), at least one external port (26), a backbone (18) disposed at the frame (16), in which the backbone (18) provides a plurality of module connectors (24) configured to connect to at least one module (14). The battery pack also includes a plurality of docking spaces (22) disposed adjacent to the backbone (18) and the module connectors (24). A control unit (32) with a memory is disposed within the frame (16) and configured to process data between the memory and the module (14). The module receiving cradle (12) is configured to route the power from the power source (34) and optionally from any connected predetermined module (14) to the external electronic product through at least one external port (26).
US11016541B2	Hinge assembly and electronic device using the same A hinge assembly and an electronic device using the hinge assembly are provided. The hinge assembly includes a pair of gear brackets coaxially staggered in an axial direction, wherein each gear bracket has a plate portion and an arc portion, and the arc portion has an inner gear; a shaft holder, which is provided between the arc portion of the gear bracket, wherein the shaft holder has a pair of first fixing holes; a pair of gear shafts, which passes through the first fixing hole and is fixed to the shaft holder in parallel to the axial direction, each of the gear shafts has an outer gear portion, the outer gear portion has an outer gear, and the outer gear and the inner gear of the arc portion are engaged with each other; and a pair of torque elements, which are respectively sleeved on opposite ends of the gear shaft; a plurality of gears, which are sleeved on the ends of the gear shaft in a one-to-one manner, and the gears disposed on the same side of the gear shaft are engaged with each other.
US11016540B2	Bi-stable synchronized dual axle hinge A portable information handling system housing rotationally couples first and second housing portions with a hinge assembly having first and second breakaway brackets that define an adjacent position of the first and second housing portions relative to each other and a spread position. The first and second breakaway brackets expand the spacing between the first and second housing portions in the event that the housing portions close over an object disposed between them. The breakaway brackets bias to the adjacent position with a biasing device and a retainer that maintains the adjacent position unless a predetermined force is applied through the hinge assembly at the breakaway brackets.
US11016535B1	Electronic device capable of detecting wearing state or touching state A wearable electronic device which can detect a wearing state, comprising: at least one first electrode, provided in a first region of the wearable electronic device; at least one second electrode, provided in a second region of the wearable electronic device; a capacitance calculating circuit, configured to calculate first capacitances generated by the first electrode and configured to calculate second capacitances generated by the second electrode, wherein the capacitance calculating circuit further calculates a capacitance difference between the first capacitance and the second capacitance; and a processing circuit, configured to determine the wearing state according to the capacitance difference. Via such structure, a wearing state, a wearing location, a wearing angle of the electronic device can be automatically detected, thus the problem caused by an improper wearing manner can be improved.
US11016531B2	Foldable device and method for controlling image capturing by using plurality of cameras The disclosure relates to a foldable electronic device and a method for controlling image capturing by using a plurality of cameras. The foldable electronic device includes: a first housing including a first surface and a third surface; a second housing including a second surface and a fourth surface; a first display disposed on the first and second surfaces; a second display disposed on the third surface; a first camera module disposed on the third surface; second camera modules disposed on the fourth surface; a memory; and a processor. The processor is configured to: when the foldable electronic device is in a closed state, display a preview image obtained from the first camera module on the second display; detect a user input for changing an image capturing mode; sense whether a state of the foldable electronic device is changed; and when the state of the foldable electronic device is changed, display information relating to the second camera modules on the second display. Other embodiments are possible and disclosed.
US11016527B2	Electronic device including foldable housing and flexible display Disclosed is an electronic device capable of maintaining flatness of a display by minimizing stress occurring at an inflection point at which a length of the display changes rapidly upon folding.
US11016521B2	Pedal cap and support therefor A pedal cap comprises a foot pad having a forward surface and a rear surface; the forward surface facing the foot of a user, in use. The pedal cap includes two side portions extending rearwardly from the foot pad, away from the forward surface, each side portion comprising latch members which latch behind the head of a pedal. At each end of the pedal cap, lips are provided. At one end, the lip has an inwardly extending flange, whereas the lip at the other end may be provided with or without an inwardly extending flange. A support for supporting the pedal cap during insertion of the head of a pedal is also provided.
US11016515B2	System operation decision-making assistance device and method A system operation decision-making assistance device includes: a state mode clustering unit that calculates, on the basis of measurement data DB1 of a power system and a clustering parameter DB3, which state mode, from among prescribed state modes, applies to a power system; a state mode collation unit that collates state transition data DB4 indicating transitions between state modes and the calculated state mode to calculate state transition probability data, which is the probability of transitioning from the calculated state mode to each state mode defined in the state transition data; and an accident shift pattern calculation unit that calculates important accident cases on the basis of a system model DB2, an importance parameter DB5 including the importance of a power system accident, the measurement data, and the calculated state transition probability data.
US11016514B2	Control line stabilizer for a pressure regulator A control line stabilizer includes a body defining an inlet chamber, an outlet chamber, a passageway connecting the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber, a first seat, and a second seat. A disc is disposed in the passageway and is movable between a first closed position, in which the disc engages the first seat, an open position, in which the disc is spaced away from the first seat and the second seat, and a second closed position in which the disc engages the second seat. A first spring is disposed in the outlet chamber and is operatively coupled to the disc. A second spring is disposed in the inlet chamber and is operatively coupled to the disc. The disc restricts fluid flow through the passageway by moving to the first closed position and by moving to the second closed position.
US11016510B2	System and method for human operator intervention in autonomous vehicle operations An autonomous vehicle system is configured to receive vehicle commands from one or more parties and to execute those vehicle commands in a way that prevents the execution of stale commands. The autonomous vehicle system includes a finite state machine and a command counter or stored vehicle timestamp, which are used to help reject invalid or stale vehicle commands.
US11016496B2	Transferring synthetic LiDAR system data to real world domain for autonomous vehicle training applications Methods and systems are disclosed for correlating synthetic LiDAR data to a real-world domain for use in training an autonomous vehicle in how to operate in an environment. To do this, the system will obtain a data set of synthetic LiDAR data, transfer the synthetic LiDAR data to a two-dimensional representation, use the two-dimensional representation to train a model of a real-world environment, and use the trained model of the real-world environment to train an autonomous vehicle.
US11016495B2	Method and system for end-to-end learning of control commands for autonomous vehicle Systems and methods are provided for end-to-end learning of commands for controlling an autonomous vehicle. A pre-processor pre-processes image data acquired by sensors at a current time step (CTS) to generate pre-processed image data that is concatenated with additional input(s) (e.g., a segmentation map and/or optical flow map) to generate a dynamic scene output. A convolutional neural network (CNN) processes the dynamic scene output to generate a feature map that includes extracted spatial features that are concatenated with vehicle kinematics to generate a spatial context feature vector. An LSTM network processes, during the (CTS), the spatial context feature vector at the (CTS) and one or more previous LSTM outputs at corresponding previous time steps to generate an encoded temporal context vector at the (CTS). The fully connected layer processes the encoded temporal context vector to learn control command(s) (e.g., steering angle, acceleration rate and/or a brake rate control commands).
US11016488B2	Aerial operation support and real-time management A method for supporting aerial operation over a surface includes obtaining a representation of the surface that comprises a plurality of flight sections, and identifying a flight path based on the representation of the surface. The flight path allows an aircraft, when following the flight path, to conduct an operation over the flight sections.
US11016483B2	Drone with training mode A system and method for operating an indoor/outdoor drone in a training mode that limits the maximum altitude during flight, restricts the ability to perform rapid maneuvers, and also may disable the ability to conduct aerial stunts. The system includes a flight controller that may select between the training mode, a normal mode, and a stunt mode. In the training mode, the flight controller restricts an increase in altitude of the drone beyond an altitude threshold, and also restricts an increase in one or more movement parameters of the drone beyond respective movement parameter thresholds. The selection of the training mode may disable the ability for the user to select the stunt mode.
US11016477B2	Devices, methods, and systems for a distributed rule based automated fault detection Devices, methods, and systems for distributed rule based automated fault detection are described herein. One system includes a data extractor engine configured to: extract configuration data relating to an environment based on a number of defined rules, and receive monitored data relating to the environment, an AFD engine configured to evaluate the monitored data in view of the configuration data to determine a state of the environment, and a fault generation engine to determine whether the state of the environment is outside a range defined by the number of defined rules.
US11016475B2	Automated electrical system commissioning Aspects extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically commissioning an electrical system in industrial/commercial settings (e.g., a data center) to increase the likelihood that the electrical system functions as intended when released into production. Automated data collection devices can collect commissioning data related to electrical and other characteristics of electrical equipment. Automation software can access commissioning data from the automated data collection devices over a computer network. The commissioning data can be stored in a database for analysis. The commissioning data can be compared to pass/fail criteria and a commissioning report can be generated.
US11016471B2	Commitment of technical development data A method for semi-automated development data management for control devices includes saving a development data model in a central data store comprising a plurality of mutually related configuration data units, wherein the configuration data units each store control commands and/or configuration parameters. The method further includes providing a ruleset and identifying an initial configuration data unit, wherein it is possible, using the ruleset, to identify further configuration data units automatically on a basis of a relationship thereof with the initial configuration data unit. In addition, the method includes applying the provided ruleset to the development data model in order to identify a subset of configuration data units within the development data model and saving the identified subset.
US11016466B2	Method of designing and optimizing fixed cutter drill bits using dynamic cutter velocity, displacement, forces and work A method includes simulating a cutting tool drilling an earth formation by incrementally rotating the cutting tool at a plurality of time intervals, determining a true trajectory of a cutting element disposed on the cutting tool for the duration of the plurality of time intervals, and determining a dynamic work profile for the cutting element based on the true trajectory and a force acting on the cutting element at each time interval.
US11016462B2	Method, system and apparatus for communication of operational status of controllers on a vehicle An illustrative example embodiment of a method of communicating between controllers on a vehicle includes communicating a first operation request from a first controller to a second controller. The first operation request is indicative of the second controller performing a first operation. The second controller attempts to perform the first operation at a time when it cannot be performed, determines that the first operation cannot be performed, and communicates an indication that the first operation request cannot currently be satisfied. The second controller continues to attempt to perform the first operation at a subsequent time.
US11016458B2	Methods and systems for adjusting power consumption based on dynamic power option agreement Examples relate to adjusting load power consumption based on a power option agreement. A computing system may receive power option data that is based on a power option agreement and specify minimum power thresholds associated with time intervals. The computing system may determine a performance strategy for a load (e.g., set of computing systems) based on a combination of the power option data and one or more monitored conditions. The performance strategy may specify a power consumption target for the load for each time interval such that each power consumption target is equal to or greater than the minimum power threshold associated with each time interval. The computing system may provide instructions the set of computing systems to perform one or more computational operations based on the performance strategy.
US11016457B1	Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system for use with SCADA devices having disparate communication technologies A supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system includes an input/output (I/O) management system in communication with a SCADA application and multiple SCADA devices. The I/O management system is configured to receive multiple request messages, and for each of the messages, forward the request message to a device driver associated with the SCADA device, and establish an asynchronous connection for communicating with the SCADA device. The I/O management system then receives request message data associated with the request message from the device driver, and forwards the request message data to the SCADA device through the asynchronous connection. When response message data is received from the SCADA device, the I/O management system forwards the response message data to the device driver for generating a response message. When response message is received from the device driver, the I/O management system forwards the response message to the SCADA application. The request message data is transmitted independently of when the request message data associated with each of the other request messages are transmitted.
US11016454B2	Energy control method and apparatus for power consumption system An energy control method and an energy control apparatus for a power consumption system. The energy control method includes: a step S100 in which the energy control apparatus receives a starting-up request signal to start a power consumption device; a step S200 of determining whether current power supply capacity of the power supply system meets a starting power requirement of the power consumption device to be started; and a step S300 of sending a starting-up signal to the power consumption device to be started and controlling the power supply system to supply power to the power consumption device to be started, if the current power supply capacity of the power supply system meets the starting power requirement of the power consumption device to be started; wherein the energy control method continues to make a determination as to whether the current power supply capacity of the power supply system meets the starting power requirement of the power consumption device to be started, if the current power supply capacity of the power supply system does not meet the starting power requirement of the power consumption device to be started. The active control over a grid is achieved by the energy control method of the energy control apparatus, so that the safety of the grid is guaranteed, and the stable and reliable operation is achieved.
US11016449B2	Duplexing process control device An address and a control data accessed when the CPU performs the program calculation in the control data memory of the control system controller are transmitted to the standby system controller, in the standby system controller, the control data transmitted from the control system controller to the address transmitted from the control system controller before the program calculation of the CPU of the standby system controller is expanded, the control data equalization of the control system controller and the standby system controller is performed, the control data is efficiently transmitted from the control system controller to the standby system controller, thus, the processing performance of the duplexing process control device is improved.
US11016448B2	Watch with built-in tag and method of determining authenticity of watch with built-in tag A watch with a built-in tag that includes a display displaying a time, a metal case having a through-hole in a side surface, a metal crown disposed to enable opening and closing of the through-hole, and a wireless communication device housed inside the case. The crown includes a head located outside the case and coming into contact with the case to close the through-hole, and a shank extending to the inside of the case through the through-hole with one end portion connected to the head and the other end portion located inside the case. When the head of the crown is pulled in a direction away from the case, the head of the crown becomes contactless with the case to enable a reader device located outside the case to read information of the wireless communication device through the crown.
US11016446B2	Timepiece and motor control method A timepiece includes a stepping motor having a rotor and a coil, and a drive circuit that applies a first drive pulse having a stable stationary position at a rotor rotation angle of 90 degrees or less from a reference position and a second drive pulse having the stable stationary position at a rotor rotation angle of 90 degrees or more from the reference position, as a pulse for driving the rotor, to the coil. When a period during which the pulse is not applied to the coil is assumed as a waiting period, the drive circuit generates the waiting period after a first application of the second drive pulse after an application of the pulse to the coil is started and rotates the rotor by one or more turns without passing through the waiting period at at least one predetermined timing after the waiting period.
US11016438B2	Cartridge, photosensitive member unit and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes a rotatable member capable of carrying developer, the rotatable member being rotatable about a rotational axis thereof. The cartridge also includes a coupling member provided at one end portion of the cartridge with respect to a rotational axis direction of the rotatable member, the coupling member including at least one projection and being configured to transmit a rotational force to the rotatable member. A holding member holds the coupling member, and two pins support the holding member, with each of the two pins including a shaft portion elongated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the rotatable member and the two pins being disposed substantially parallel to each other.
US11016437B2	Image forming apparatus that controls regulation unit to switch regulating state of a detachable replacement The image forming apparatus includes a cartridge replaceable by detachably mounting to the image forming apparatus, a door that takes a closed state or an open state, a locking pin that switches a state of the regulation unit between a regulating state in which the replacement unit is prevented to be detached from the image forming apparatus and a release state in which the replacement unit is to be detachable from the image forming apparatus, and a lock control unit (a control unit) that makes a determination as to whether or not the state of the regulation unit is to be switched from the release state to the regulating state, at a predetermined timing when initial processing is completed after a power source is turned on or a state of the door becomes the closed state from the open state.
US11016431B2	Image forming apparatus including a controller configured to control switching between a first mode and second mode An image forming apparatus includes a fixing device and a controller. The fixing device includes a heating unit and a pressurizing unit. The heating unit is configured to come into contact with a recording medium, onto which an image is transferred and which is transported, so as to heat the recording medium while rotating. The pressurizing unit is configured to press the recording medium against the heating unit. The fixing device is configured to fix the image to the recording medium. The controller is configured to control switching between a first mode for fixing the image to the recording medium and a second mode for making a transport speed of a sheet member that passes through the fixing device slower than a peripheral speed of the heating unit.
US11016418B2	Method of remanufacturing a toner cartridge A method of remanufacturing a toner cartridge includes installing a modified end cap in which a portion of a drive assembly for an internal toner seal removal mechanism has been disabled. With the modified end cap installed, the toner cartridge may be post tested without removing the internal toner seal. When the post test is complete the modified end cap is removed and a non-modified end cap with a functional drive assembly is installed in its place.
US11016415B1	Development cartridge with developer inlet for refilling developer and cap sealing developer inlet A development cartridge includes a developer housing to receive a developer. The developer housing includes a developing chamber to have a developing roller in the developing chamber and extending in a longitudinal direction of the developing roller, an agitating chamber located parallel to the developing chamber, and a partition wall to separate the developing chamber from the agitating chamber, the partition wall having a first communication hole and a second communication hole respectively formed at both end portions of the partition wall in the longitudinal direction, through which the developing chamber and the agitating chamber are to communicate through. A developer inlet, through which the developer is injectable into the developer housing, for the developer housing to receive the developer, is formed in the developer housing at a position corresponding to the first communication hole or the second communication hole. The developer inlet is closeable with a cap.
US11016410B2	Image forming apparatus and process cartridge The image forming apparatus includes a drum cartridge having a photosensitive drum and a drum drive input member; a developing cartridge configured to be movably mounted to the drum cartridge, the developing cartridge comprising a developing roller disposed so as to face the photosensitive drum and a developing drive input member; a drum drive transmission member configured to engage with the drum drive input member and configured to transmit drum driving force to the drum drive input member while permitting a positional gap of the drum drive input member within a predetermined range; and a developing drive transmission member configured to engage with the developing drive input member and configured to transmit developing driving force to the developing drive input member while permitting a positional gap of the developing drive input member within a predetermined range.
US11016406B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatuses includes an apparatus body configured to house a replacement part. The apparatus body includes a guiding face configured to guide a guided face of the replacement part. The guided face is on a side along a movement direction in which the replacement part moves between a set position in the apparatus body and an attaching and detaching position at which the replacement part is attached to and detached from the apparatus body. The apparatus further include a moving device configured to move the replacement part between the set position and the attaching and detaching position, and a pressing device configured to press the guided face of the replacement part against the guiding face of the apparatus body while the replacement part moves between the set position and the attaching and detaching position.
US11016398B2	Integrated circuit overlay test patterns and method thereof Integrated circuits and methods for overlap measure are provided. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a plurality of functional cells including at least one gap disposed adjacent to at least one functional cell of the plurality of functional cells and a first overlay test pattern cell disposed within the at least one gap, wherein the first overlay test pattern cell includes a first number of patterns disposed along a first direction at a first pitch. The first pitch is smaller than a smallest wavelength on a full spectrum of humanly visible lights.
US11016393B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus may include a display panel, an optical member that is disposed behind the display panel and that is configured to guide light to the display panel, a light source that is configured to irradiate light to the optical member, a holder that is configured to support the display panel and the optical member, and a contraction member that is disposed parallel to the optical member, and that comprises a negative thermal expansion (NTE) substance.
US11016389B2	Method of making hydrophobic coating on curved surface shell and endoscope The present invention provides a method of making a hydrophobic coating on a curved surface shell and an endoscope. The method forms the hydrophobic coating on the curved surface shell through the following steps. A nanoimprint elastic template is provided, and a nanoimprint structure is formed on the nanoimprint elastic template. A curved surface shell is provided, and a nanoimprint adhesive layer is arranged on the curved surface shell. A side where the nanoimprint structure is located in the nanoimprint elastic template and the nanoimprint adhesive layer are bonded together, and the nanoimprint structure is printed on the nanoimprint adhesive layer, and the nanoimprint adhesive layer is cured.
US11016388B2	Overcoat compositions and methods for photolithography Topcoat compositions are provided that are suitably applied above a photoresist composition. Preferred topcoat compositions comprise a first polymer comprising first units comprising a reactive nitrogen-containing moiety spaced from the polymer backbone, wherein the nitrogen-containing moiety produces a basic cleavage product during lithographic processing of the photoresist composition.
US11016387B2	Chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive resin composition, method of manufacturing substrate with template, and method of manufacturing plated article A chemically amplified positive-type photosensitive resin composition containing a predetermined amount of organic solvent (S1) having a boiling point of 120 to 180° C., and satisfying the following requirements: a solvent residual rate measured by the following steps (1) and (2) is 3.5% by mass or less: (1) forming a coated film of 40 μm by applying the photosensitive resin composition to a substrate; and (2) baking the coated film at a temperature that is higher by 10° C. than the boiling point of the organic solvent (S1) for 30 seconds, and calculating the rate of the organic solvent (S1) in a total mass of the coated film after baking by gas chromatography.
US11016386B2	Photoresist composition and method of forming photoresist pattern A method of forming a photoresist pattern includes forming a protective layer over a photoresist layer formed on a substrate, and selectively exposing the protective layer and the photoresist layer to actinic radiation. The protective layer and the photoresist layer are developed to form a pattern in the photoresist layer, and the protective layer is removed. The protective layer includes a polymer having pendant fluorocarbon groups and pendant acid leaving groups.
US11016378B2	Laser light source The present invention is directed to a laser light source.
US11016349B2	Display device A display device includes a substrate including a first display area and a second display area. The first display area includes first pixel areas, each including one or more first pixels. The second display area includes second pixel areas including one or more second pixels and a light transmittance area having a higher light transmittance than the second pixel area. The first and second display areas include a common electrode that transmits a constant common voltage. The common electrode in the second display area includes patterned regions that correspond to a first light transmittance area included in the light transmittance area. A thickness of the common electrode in the patterned regions is smaller than a thickness of the common electrode in a region other than the patterned regions or equals zero. The patterned regions and the second pixel areas extend alternately along a first direction in the second display area.
US11016346B2	Display substrate, display apparatus, and method of fabricating display substrate The present application discloses a display substrate having an array of a plurality of pixel areas. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of main spacers on the base substrate. The array of the plurality of pixel areas includes at least one group of pixel areas. Each of the at least one group of pixel areas includes a matrix of pixel areas. In each of the at least one group of pixel areas, each row of the plurality of pixel areas corresponds to at least one of the plurality of main spacers, and each column of the plurality of pixel areas corresponds to at least one of the plurality of main spacers.
US11016337B2	Light source module and dual display device A light source module includes a light guide plate, a light source and a light regulating element. The light guide plate has a first light emitting surface and a second light emitting surface, and a light incident surface connected between the first light emitting surface and the second light emitting surface. The second light emitting surface has a plurality of microstructures. The light source is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface. The light regulating element is disposed adjacent to the second light emitting surface. A dual display device including the light source module, a first display panel and a second display panel is also provided. The first display panel is disposed on a side of the light guide plate facing the first light emitting surface. The second display panel is disposed on a side of the light regulating element that is away from the light guide plate.
US11016336B2	Bragg grating-based display filtering A display includes a display modulation layer, a backlight unit configured to generate light for illumination of the display modulation layer, and a filter film disposed between the backlight unit and the display modulation layer. The filter film includes a plurality of Bragg grating sets. Each Bragg grating set is configured to reflect the light in a wavelength-selective and angular-selective manner rearward toward the backlight unit.
US11016326B2	Curved display panel and method of producing the same A curved display panel including a display surface curved around one curving axis includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate while having a space therebetween, first pixel sections included in the first substrate and arranged within a surface area of the display surface, and second pixel sections included in the second substrate and arranged within the surface area of the display surface and overlapping the first pixel sections, respectively, in a curved state of the display surface. For at least some of the second pixel sections that are to be displaced by curving, position relation with respect to the first pixel sections in the flat state of the display surface is changed from that in the curved state of the display surface by a correction displacement amount based on an assumed displacement amount corresponding to a position within the surface area of the display surface.
US11016324B2	Display device having an adhesive member A display device is provided and includes a liquid crystal panel comprising a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, a first electrode portion and a pair of polarizers that sandwich the substrates; a backlight device comprising a casing including a support frame, a bottom plate, a light guide, at least one optical sheet on the light guide, and a light source in the casing; and an adhesive member between the liquid crystal panel and the backlight device, wherein the support frame includes a step portion on which the optical sheet is placed, the adhesive member comprises a back surface fixed over the optical sheet and the support frame, and a top surface fixed to one of the polarizers, and a width of the adhesive member is as same as a width of the support frame.
US11016314B2	Non-volatilely programmable optical devices and methods to configure such optical devices A method to configure an optical device. The method may rely on an optical device that includes two parallel mirrors extending, each, parallel to a reference plane, and an active material extending between the mirrors. An average plane of the active material is parallel to said reference plane, so as to form an optical resonator. The active material is energized so as to non-volatilely alter a refractive index and/or an optical absorption in one or more regions of said material. This results in forming one or more cavities, respectively, in which light can be laterally confined, in-plane with said average plane, in addition to being confined between the mirrors, along a direction perpendicular to said reference plane. Each of the one or more cavities has an altered mode profile compared to a non-altered region of the active material. Related methods and optical devices are also disclosed.
US11016311B2	Rigid, gas-permeable polymer as over-mold and sealant for adaptive opthalmic lens An eye-mountable device is provided that includes electronics encapsulated within a rigid, gas-permeable polymeric material. The eye-mountable device includes an electroactive lens that can be operated to control an overall optical power of the eye-mountable device to restore an amount of visual accommodation of an eye to which the device is mounted. A method for fabricating the eye-mountable device is provided that includes applying an adhesive to secure lenses of the electroactive lens together and to maintain an amount of liquid crystal in the space between the lenses. The rigid, gas-permeable polymeric material can then be formed around the electroactive lens, electronics, or other elements of the eye-mountable device. The rigid, gas-permeable polymeric material can be mountable to a corneal surface of an eye or can be disposed on or within a soft polymeric material that is mountable to the corneal surface of the eye.
US11016299B2	Storage medium, control method, and control device for changing setting values of a wearable apparatus A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a program for causing a control device to execute receiving an instruction for changing a setting value of a wearable device and changing the setting value with a change width based on a difference between a current setting value and a maximum setting value or a change width based on a difference between a current setting value and a minimum setting value in response to the instruction.
US11016296B2	Terminal device A controller of a terminal device comprises an image capture controlling unit, a creating unit, a storage controlling unit, and a display controlling unit. The image capture controlling unit causes the image capturing unit to perform image capture. The creating unit creates feature information indicating a feature of an environment of the terminal device at a target timing when the image capturing unit performs image capture of a target image. The storage controlling unit stores the captured target image and the created feature information in association with each other in a storage unit. The display controlling unit causes a display unit to display the target image stored in the storage unit in association with the feature information indicating the feature, in a specific case where the feature is detected after the target image and the feature information have been stored in the storage unit.
US11016282B2	Handheld mobile light source In one aspect, a handheld lighting system is disclosed, which comprises a handheld housing extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and a light module disposed at least partially in the housing. The handheld lighting system further includes a removable and replaceable power module that is coupled to the housing (e.g., it is at least partially disposed within the housing) and is electrically coupled to the light module, e.g., through a pair of electrical leads, for providing electrical power thereto. Light intensity from the light module may be controlled from a knob on the power module. Various adapters can allow the lighting system to attach to a multitude of medical, industrial, dental or veterinary endoscopes or other instruments.
US11016276B2	Imaging system An imaging system for creating an image of a target object comprising a mirror mounted on a gimbal and arranged to rotate about at least one axis, a gimbal drive unit configured to control the orientation of the gimbal, and a camera having its optical axis directed onto the mirror in order that an image reflected in the mirror is within a field of view of the camera, wherein the control unit is arranged to position the gimbal such that a reflection of a target object is within a field of view of the camera.
US11016273B2	Device comprising a multi-aperture imaging device, method for producing same and method for capturing a total field of view A device includes a housing and a multi-aperture imaging device. The multi-aperture imaging device includes an array of optical channels arranged next to one another and a beam-deflector for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels. In a first operating state of the device, the housing encloses a housing volume. In the first operating state of the device, the beam-deflector includes a first position within the housing volume. In a second operating state of the device, the beam-deflector includes a second position where the beam-deflector is arranged at least partly outside the housing volume.
US11016269B2	Photographing lens and photographing apparatus A photographing lens and a photographing apparatus including the same. The photographing lens includes a first lens having a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power and being meniscus shaped; a second lens having a positive refractive power; a third lens having a negative refractive power; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and having a surface convex toward the image side; and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, having a surface concave from the image side, and including at least one aspheric surface, wherein the first through fifth lenses are sequentially arranged from the object side toward the image side.
US11016267B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens; and a sixth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The second lens has a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis thereof. The fifth lens has a convex surface facing the image plane side near an optical axis thereof. The sixth lens has a convex surface facing the image plane side near an optical axis thereof. The first lens is arranged so that a surface thereof on the object side is away from an image plane by a specific distance on an optical axis thereof. The second lens is arranged to be away from the third lens by a specific distance on the optical axis thereof. The third lens has a specific Abbe's number.
US11016263B2	Lens drive motor, camera and mobile terminal apparatus Provided are a lens drive motor, a camera and a mobile terminal apparatus. The lens drive motor includes a housing, a lens support, a coil and a magnet component; the coil is wrapped around the lens support and is provided in the housing; the magnet component is provided between the housing and the lens support, wherein a portion, corresponding to the magnet component, of the housing is made of a first material, and other portions of the housing are made of a second material; and a magnetic conductivity of the second material is smaller than a magnetic conductivity of the first material. A problem of insufficient driving force of the lens drive motor in a related technology is solved by the present disclosure.
US11016259B2	Apparatus and method for adhering a filament to a surface An apparatus for adhering a filament to a surface can include a body having a filament inlet port, at least a first filament outlet port spaced apart from the filament inlet port, and at least a first filament travel path extending between the filament inlet port and the first filament outlet port. A reservoir chamber can form a portion of the first filament travel path between the filament inlet port and the first filament outlet port and can contain a viscous adhesive material. Imparting relative axial movement between the body and a first filament can urge the first filament along the first filament travel path and through the reservoir chamber so that the first filament is coated with the viscous adhesive material when exiting via the first filament outlet port, for adhesion to the surface.
US11016257B2	Telecommunications enclosure and organizer A closure includes a cover and seal block. A feeder cable pathway and rear cover is provided for separation of feeder cables from drop cables. The organizer in the closure includes an end cap and rear cable storage. Cable fixation clips, linear or bendable, can be used individually or daisy chained together. Cable fixation chambers are positioned on top of the gel block housing. The organizer is a click together organizer. Dual heights on cable guides on sides of the groove plate facilitate cable installation. Tray supports with rounded ends prevent looseness of the tray mounts. Other organizers include cable routing features for compact storage.
US11016244B2	Optical waveguide member connector kit, optical waveguide member connector, and producing method thereof An optical waveguide member connector kit includes an optical waveguide member including an optical waveguide and a connector having an accommodation space that is capable of accommodating the optical waveguide member. When the optical waveguide member is accommodated in the accommodation space, the connector has an opening portion reaching the optical waveguide member from the outside of the connector and when the optical waveguide member is accommodated in the accommodation space, at least one of the optical waveguide member and the connector includes a groove communicating with the opening portion facing at least the other side of the optical waveguide member and the connector.
US11016231B2	Retarder A retarder including first and second outer layers and a birefringent layer disposed between and in direct contact with the first and second outer layers is described. The birefringent layer may include a first polyester having greater than 45 mole percent naphthalate units and greater than 45 mole percent ethylene units. Each of the first and second outer layers includes a second polyester which may include 40 to 50 mole percent naphthalate units, at least 25 mole percent ethylene units, and 10 to 25 mole percent of branched or cyclic C4-C10 alkyl units. The retarder has a retardance in a range of 1 micrometer to 100 micrometers.
US11016222B2	Antireflective structure An antireflective structure having multiple light absorbing units each of which has a bottomed cylindrical shape, the light absorbing unit includes a bottom portion including an outer edge portion having a substantially circular shape, and a wall portion rising along the outer edge portion, and an upper side of the bottom portion is an opening portion, the average height of the wall portions being greater than or equal to 5 μm and smaller than or equal to 100 μm, an average opening diameter of the opening portions being greater than or equal to 1 μm and smaller than or equal to 10 μm, and a pinching structure configured with minute projections that stand in a group with an average pitch greater than or equal to 10 nm and smaller than or equal to 500 nm is formed on the bottom portion.
US11016213B2	Gradient-based 4D seabed acquisition positioning A method includes receiving desired locations of nodes for deployment on a seabed of a seismic survey where each of the nodes includes a sealed housing and, within the sealed housing, at least one battery and spaced seismic sensors electrically powered by the at least one battery; determining locations of the nodes as deployed on the seabed where at least some of the determined locations differ from their corresponding desired locations; acquiring seismic data sensed by the spaced seismic sensors of the nodes where the acquired seismic data corresponds to the determined locations; and, based at least in part on the acquired seismic data, a spacing of the spaced seismic sensors and the desired locations, generating seismic data for the desired locations.
US11016212B2	Compressing seismic wavefields in three-dimensional reverse time migration A three-dimensional (3D) seismic data set is divided into a plurality of 3D source wavefield subsets, each 3D source wavefield subset is stored in an array element of an array. For each array element, the associated 3D source wavefield is decomposed into a smaller data unit; data boundaries of the smaller data units are randomly shifted; a folding operation and a sample operator is applied to the smaller data units to keep the smaller data units from overlapping; the folded smaller data units are smoothed to generate smoothed data; a quantization operation is performed on the smoothed data to produce quantized data; and the quantized data is compression encoded to generate compressed data. The compressed data associated with each array element is decompressed to generate a 3D seismic output image.
US11016206B2	Abnormality detection apparatus, communication apparatus, abnormality detection method, and recording medium A computer calculates a change amount of a total number of electrons from an observation start time in the ionosphere between an observation station and a satellite based on observation data of a signal received from the satellite by the observation station on the ground. The computer estimates the change amount of the total number of electrons to be calculated next based on the time change of the change amount of the total number of electrons from the observation start time in the ionosphere and calculates a difference (estimation error) between the estimated change amount of the total number of electrons and the actually calculated change amount of the total number of electrons. The computer calculates a correlation value between the estimation error calculated for each observation station and the estimation error calculated for a predetermined number of the observation stations in the vicinity of each observation station. In a case where the correlation value calculated for each observation station is a predetermined threshold value or more, when the correlation value is also the predetermined threshold value or more for the predetermined number of observation stations in the vicinity of the observation station, the computer determines that an abnormality has occurred in the ionosphere between the observation station and the satellite.
US11016205B2	Generating target-oriented acquisition-imprint-free prestack angle gathers using common focus point operators A method of generating target-oriented acquisition-imprint-free prestack angle gathers using common focus point (CFP) operators includes receiving a plurality of seismic traces associated with a target point in a reservoir. A first angle domain common image gather (ADCIG) is generated based on the received plurality of seismic traces. A plurality of synthetic traces associated with the target point is generated. A second ADCIG is generated based on the synthetic traces. An enhanced ADCIG is generated using the first ADCIG and the second ADCIG.
US11016203B2	Radiography apparatus and program The radiography apparatus includes: a plurality of imaging pixels that are provided on a resin substrate having flexibility, are used to capture a radiographic image; a detection unit; an accumulation controller that performs control such that the charge generated in each of the imaging pixels is accumulated in the imaging pixel in a case in which an operation mode is an accumulation mode; and a mode change controller that performs control such that the operation mode of the accumulation controller is changed to the accumulation mode in a case in which a rate of change in a level of an electric signal based on the charge generated in the detection unit per hour or an amount of change in the level of the electric signal per hour is greater than a first threshold value and the level of the electric signal is greater than a second threshold value.
US11016200B2	Signal receiving station for an ADS-B surveillance system A signal receiving station for an ADS-B surveillance system used in air traffic control includes a housing to be attached to a mast. The housing includes an ADS-B signal receiving antenna, a GPS signal receiving antenna, and an electronic module for receiving and processing ADS-B signals and GPS signals. The ADS-B signal receiving antenna and GPS signal receiving antenna are connected to the electronic receiving and processing module inside the housing.
US11016199B1	System and method for validating GNSS ambiguities A system and method for determining a mobile receiver position includes receiving a first and a second set of satellite observations; determining a first and second fixed ambiguity set associated with a first and second transformation respectively; determining cross-validated ambiguities between the first and second fixed ambiguity sets; and determining the mobile receiver position based on at least one of the first or second fixed ambiguity sets.
US11016196B2	System and method of scanning an environment A system and method of generating a two-dimensional image of an environment is provided. The system includes a 2D scanner that comprises a light source, an image sensor and a controller. The controller determines a distance value to at least one of the object points. An inertial measurement unit is coupled to the scanner and has a first sensor. The first sensor has a first characteristic. A mobile computing device is removably coupled to the 2D scanner, the mobile computing device having a second sensor, the second sensor having a second characteristic. Processors are provided that are responsive to compare the first characteristic and the second characteristic and select one of the first or second sensor based on the comparison. The processors are further generate an image of the environment based on a signal from the selected first or second sensor.
US11016184B2	Device for determining a distance from an object, and corresponding method The invention relates to a device for determining a distance from an object, including a transmission device for emitting several light pulses including a pulse duration, including a reception device for receiving signals and for generating detection signals, and including an evaluation device for evaluating the detection signals. The evaluation device determines, on the basis of a number of the light pulses emitted and on the basis of the detection signals, probability values of several time windows which each have a respective time period equaling the pulse duration which relate to probabilities for reception of a signal within one of the time windows, respectively. In addition, the evaluation device determines, in accordance with the time-of-flight method, a measure of the distance of the object on the basis of the probability values determined. In addition, the invention relates to a corresponding method.
US11016179B2	Digital image processing systems for three-dimensional imaging systems with image intensifiers and methods thereof Methods and systems for the image processing of a three-dimensional imaging system include a multi-processor embodiment wherein the image output by an image sensor is divided amongst the several multi-processors for processing in order to improve the frame rate of the three-dimensional imaging system. Since the frame rate of a three-dimensional imaging system utilizing an image-intensifier is not limited by the amount of useful signal light available for imaging but is instead limited by image processing capacity, this technology provides for the use of multi-core or multi-processor image processing methods to improve the frame rate. Additionally, locating the image processor in close proximity to the image sensor allows for faster image data communication between the image sensor and image processor, which further improves the frame rate of the three-dimensional imaging system.
US11016175B2	Transportation infrastructure communication and control A reference pose graph can be generated from first point cloud data collected at each of a plurality of mobile nodes. A location of a stationary node can be specified based on the reference pose graph and second point cloud data collected by the stationary node.
US11016174B2	Radar mounting estimation with unstructured data The present application describes a method including transmitting at least two radar signals by a radar unit of a vehicle, where a first signal is transmitted from a first location and a second signal is transmitted from a second location. The method also includes receiving a respective reflection signal associated with each of the transmitted signals. Additionally, the method includes determining, by a processor, at least one stationary object that caused a reflection. Further, the method includes based on the determined stationary object, determining, by the processor, an offset for the radar unit. The method yet further includes operating the radar unit based on the determined offset. Furthermore, the method includes controlling an autonomous vehicle based on the radar unit being operated with the determined offset.
US11016171B2	Radar sensing with phase correction A radar method is described herein. In accordance with one embodiment the method includes receiving a plurality of chirp echoes of transmitted radar signals, generating a digital signal based on the plurality of chirp echoes, and calculating a range map based on the digital signal. The range map includes a plurality of values, each value is represented by an amplitude value and a phase value, and each value is associated with one frequency bin of a set of frequency bins and one chirp echo of the plurality of chirp echoes. The method further includes identifying chirp echoes which are affected by interference and determining, for one or more selected frequency bins, corrected phase values based on phase values that are associated with chirp echoes not identified as affected by interference.
US11016170B2	Fixed low intermediate frequency approach to distance measurement transmitter A device and techniques for generating and filtering a signal for transmission, such as the signal used to interrogate distance measuring equipment (DME), which may be tuned to a channel or frequency selected from a wide bandwidth. A system according to the techniques of this disclosure may generate a narrow band intermediate frequency (IF) signal with desired pulse characteristics, mix the IF signal with a local oscillator (LO) to upconvert to the desired radio frequency (RF) signal, then filter the upconverted RF signal through one of several narrow band filters in a filter bank to remove any undesired signal images. The system may select the filter from the filter bank depending on the transmitted RF frequency. In this manner the system of this disclosure may generate signals to span a wide RF bandwidth by using a narrow bandwidth IF signal generator.
US11016169B2	Method and system for reducing interference caused by phase noise in a radar system A method is described in particular for reducing interference due to phase noise in a radar system, in which in a first noncoherent transceiver unit (NKSE1) a first signal (sigTX1) is generated and transmitted, in particular emitted, via a path (SP), in a further, in particular second noncoherent transceiver unit (NKSE2), a first signal (sigTX2) is generated and transmitted, in particular emitted, via the path (SP), the signals (sigTX1 and sigTX2) are received directly or indirectly in the respective other transceiver unit and are processed further therein as received signals sigRX12 and sigRX21, in the first transceiver unit (NKSE1), a comparison signal (sigC12) is formed from its first signal (sigTX1) and from such a first signal (sigRTX2) received from the further transceiver unit (NKSE2) via the path (SP), and in the further transceiver unit (NKSE2), a further comparison signal (sigC21) is formed from its first signal (sigTX2) and from such a first signal (sigTX1) received from the first transceiver unit (NKSE1) via the path (SP), wherein the further comparison signal (sigC21) is transmitted, in particular communicated, from the further transceiver unit (NKSE2) to the first transceiver unit (NKSE1), wherein in a first step, deviations of the signals sigC21 and sigC12 which are induced by systematic deviations in the transceiver units (NKSE2, NKSE1), are compensated for, wherein in a second step, at least one complex value from a first of the two comparison signals or from a signal which was derived from this first comparison signal is used for the purpose of adapting at least one complex value of the second of the two comparison signals or a value of a signal which was derived from the second comparison signal, and thus to form a signal (sigCC), wherein the adaptation takes place such that by a mathematical operation, the vector sum or the difference of the complex values is formed or the sum or the difference of the phases of the complex values is formed.
US11016148B1	Self-configuring relay tester A tester for a relay comprises an enclosure, a testing circuit that includes a controller, electronic switch components, a power source, indicator LEDs, a test start switch, a relay type switch, and five electric leads each connected with one terminal of the relay. With the relay type switch set to the type of relay being tested, with power supplied to each lead, and with the test start switch actuated, the controller can set each lead to ground, in turn, and then count the number of other leads that are grounded as a result. The controller then illuminates the at least one indicator to indicate either the passing relay test or the failed relay test based on the counts measured. Once the leads connected to the relay coil are identified, cyclic testing of the relay can be performed.
US11016145B1	Fault test circuit using launch-off-shift scan An integrated circuit sensor can have a test program generator that is configured to receive a portion of a scan vector, where the scan vector includes a test mode signal and a scan enable signal. The test program generator is configured to retrieve a launch-off-capture test sequence from the scan vector and use the launch-off-capture test sequence and the test mode signal to generate a launch-off-capture test signal. A test signal generator is configured to generate a launch-off-shift test signal using the launch-off-capture test signal and the scan enable signal. A built-in self-test circuit is configured to test the integrated circuit sensor using the launch-off-shift test signal.
US11016143B2	Apparatus and method of testing a wiring circuit An apparatus for testing a wiring circuit includes: a circuit substrate having wirings in the circuit substrate and pads on an upper surface of the circuit substrate and connected to the wirings; an electrode below a lower surface of the circuit substrate; an optical sensor above the upper surface of the circuit substrate and configured to detect a signal emitted from the upper surface of the circuit substrate; and an optical unit above the optical sensor and configured to irradiate light, wherein the optical sensor includes: an optical substrate whose optical characteristics are changed by the signal emitted from the upper surface of the circuit substrate; and a patterned reflective layer on a surface of the optical substrate facing the circuit substrate, the patterned reflective layer having a first region reflecting light incident on the optical substrate and a second region transmitting the light incident on the optical substrate.
US11016138B2	Diagnosis system for power conversion device, diagnosis method for semiconductor module, and power conversion device A diagnostic system for a power conversion apparatus including a semiconductor device and performing a switching operation for carrying and interrupting a main current to a main current is disclosed. This system includes a trigger circuit that acquires reference time for the switching operation; and a delay time calculation circuit that acquires first time at which the main current takes a first main current set value and second time at which the main current takes a second main current set value, and that detects numerical data about a difference between the first time and the reference time and numerical data about a difference between the second time and the reference time.
US11016136B2	Method and control system for fault direction detection A method for detecting fault direction of transmission line of an AC power system and control system using the same. The method includes: sampling current values and voltage values of three phases at one end of the transmission line for a series of time points; for each of the series of time points, computing instantaneous symmetrical voltage components of the three phases based on the voltage value samples for the respective one of the series of time points; for each of the series of time points, computing instantaneous symmetrical current components of the three phases based on the current value samples for the respective one of the series of time points; for at least two of the series of time points, calculating energy directional elements each based on the respective ones of the computed instantaneous symmetrical voltage components and the respective ones of the computed instantaneous symmetrical current components; identifying the fault direction in consideration of the calculated energy directional elements; and generating a fault direction signal indicating the identified fault direction. Simulation results show the graph of the energy directional element calculated based on instantaneous symmetrical voltage components and instantaneous symmetrical current components exhibits distinctive characteristics either for forward or reverse fault. In consideration of such difference, by calculating the energy directional element at each sampling time point, the fault direction information may be identified accurately.
US11016130B2	System and method for estimating photovoltaic energy through linearly interpolated clearness indexes with the aid of a digital computer The accuracy of photovoltaic simulation modeling is predicated upon the selection of a type of solar resource data appropriate to the form of simulation desired. Photovoltaic power simulation requires irradiance data. Photovoltaic energy simulation requires normalized irradiation data. Normalized irradiation is not always available, such as in photovoltaic plant installations where only point measurements of irradiance are sporadically collected or even entirely absent. Normalized irradiation can be estimated through several methodologies, including assuming that normalized irradiation simply equals irradiance, directly estimating normalized irradiation, applying linear interpolation to irradiance, applying linear interpolation to clearness index values, and empirically deriving irradiance weights. The normalized irradiation can then be used to forecast photovoltaic fleet energy production.
US11016126B2	Current measurement Current measurement apparatus comprises a measurement arrangement and a signal source. The measurement arrangement is configured to measure a current signal drawn by a load. The signal source is operative to apply a reference input signal to the measurement arrangement whereby an output signal from the measurement arrangement comprises a load output signal corresponding to the load drawn current signal and a reference output signal corresponding to the reference input signal. The signal source comprises a current multiplier which defines first and second current paths and is configured such that: the first path carries a multiplier input current signal; the second path carries a multiplier output current signal which determines the reference input signal and which corresponds to the multiplier input current signal multiplied by a multiplier value determined by the current multiplier; and the multiplier input current signal and the multiplier output current signal are carried on their respective paths in a same direction relative to a power supply voltage. Power drawn through the second path as divided by the multiplier value is less than the power drawn through the first path.
US11016117B2	Air data probe replacement determination system Method and systems of determining when to replace an air data probe are provided. The method includes measuring a temperature of a heating element of an air data probe; tracking an amount of time the heating element is within at least one temperature range; and providing an air data probe replacement indication when a replacement threshold is met that is at least in part based on reaching a cumulative amount of time the heating element has a measured temperature within the at least one temperature range.
US11016116B2	Correction of accumulated errors in inertial measurement units attached to a user A system including: a plurality of sensor modules having inertial measurement units and attached to different parts of a user (e.g., head, hands, arms) to measure their orientations; a plurality of optical marks attached to the user; a camera attached to the user; and a computing device configured to correct an accumulated error by detecting the optical marks in an image generated by the camera and identifying mismatches in directions of the optical marks (or the sensors, or parts of the users) as measured and/or calculated based on the image and the corresponding directions of the optical marks (or the sensors, or parts of the users) as measured and/or calculated from the orientation measurements generated by the sensor modules.
US11016114B1	Determining aircraft flying conditions based on acoustic signals caused by airflow Apparatus and associated methods relate to determining airspeed and/or altitude based on acoustic waves caused by airflow. One of more acoustic transducers are positioned along an exterior surface of an aircraft. Each of the one or more acoustic transducers is configured to detect acoustic waves caused by the airflow. The acoustic waves detected are indicative of an airstream condition proximate the acoustic transducer, such as, for example, airspeed and/or altitude. A processor is configured to determine airspeed and/or altitude of the aircraft based, at least in part, on the acoustic waves detected.
US11016112B2	Inertial sensor for measuring a rate of rotation and/or acceleration A microelectromechanical inertial sensor to measure a rate of rotation and/or acceleration, the inertial sensor having a substrate, at least two deflectable masses coupled mechanically to the substrate, and at least one detector detecting movements of the masses along a first direction, the masses being mechanically coupled to one another by at least one first, second, and third coupling element, the coupling elements being configured so that when there is a deflection of the masses from the rest position a pivoting of a first main direction of extension of the first coupling element relative to a second main direction of extension of the second coupling element takes place and a pivoting of the second main direction of extension relative to the third main direction of extension of the third coupling element takes place, and the coupling elements being coupled mechanically to the substrate via at least one substrate connecting point.
US11016111B1	Stride monitoring Methods and apparatuses for stride monitoring are disclosed. In one example, a first sensor monitors a first user motion parameter during a user running activity and provides a first sensor output and a second sensor monitors a second user motion parameter during the user running activity and provides a second sensor output. The first sensor output and the second sensor output are processed to determine a user parameter associated with both the first sensor output and the second sensor output.
US11016105B2	Methods for aiding in diagnosing and evaluating a traumatic brain injury in a human subject using a combination of GFAP and UCH-L1 Disclosed herein are methods of aiding in the diagnosis and evaluation of a subject that has sustained or may have sustained an injury to the head. For example, the present disclosure provides methods for aiding in the diagnosis and evaluation of a subject to determine whether the subject has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) by detecting or measuring a combination of the levels of ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in samples taken at various time points within 48 hours after the subject has sustained or may have sustained an injury to the head.
US11016103B2	Predicting mortality and detecting severe disease Measurement of circulating ST2 and/or IL-33 concentrations is useful for the prognostic evaluation of subjects, in particular for the prediction of adverse clinical outcomes, e.g., mortality, and the detection of severe disease.
US11016101B2	Simplified nuclei analysis platform and biomarker matrix that supports genotoxic mode of action determinations The present invention relates a simple method for evaluating free eukaryotic cell nuclei for biomarkers of DNA damage and/or transcription factor activation, activity, or expression levels and/or epigenetic modifications to chromatin or chromatin-associated factors. The invention also teaches useful strategies for combining nuclear biomarkers into a matrix of endpoints that are capable of elucidating genotoxicants' primary mode of DNA-damaging activity. Kits for conducting methods according to the invention are also described.
US11016098B2	Method for determining a concentration of a target analyte in a sample of bodily fluid A method and an apparatus for determining a concentration of a target analyte in a sample of bodily fluid are disclosed. The method involves providing a sample of bodily fluid including the target analyte, providing an internal standard solution including a mixture of components having a plurality of isotopes of the target analyte, wherein a concentration of each isotope is unknown, adding the internal standard solution to the sample, analyzing the sample including the internal standard solution using a mass spectrometer, creating a sample function curve based on signal intensities, wherein the signal intensities define arbitrary units, transferring an analyte signal into a corresponding arbitrary analyte unit by means of the sample function curve, and transferring the arbitrary analyte unit into the concentration of a target analyte by means of a standardization function representing a curve of concentrations depending on the arbitrary units.
US11016092B2	Methods for aiding in the diagnosis and determination of the extent of traumatic brain injury in a human subject using the early biomarker ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 Disclosed herein are methods that aid in the diagnosis and evaluation of a human subject that has sustained or may have sustained an injury to the head, such as mild or moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), using an early biomarker, ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1). Also disclosed here are methods that aid in determining whether a human subject that has sustained an injury or may have sustained to the head would benefit from and thus receive a head computerized tomography (CT) scan based on the levels of UCH-L1. These methods involve detecting levels and changes in levels of UCH-L1 in one or more samples taken from a human subject at time points within 24 hours after the subject has sustained or may have sustained an injury to the head.
US11016087B2	Implement for inspection, inspecting device and inspecting method Provided is an implement for inspection capable of measuring the concentration of a test substance with high accuracy. The implement for inspection according to the present invention is an implement for inspection used for measuring the concentration of a test substance that includes a compound for reacting with a test substance to form a granular substance or a compound which is for being bound to the test substance and is a granular substance, and a wall portion having a periodic structure on its surface.
US11016084B2	Decoding methods for multiplexing assays and associated fluidic devices, kits, and solid supports Decoding methods are provided for identifying populations in assays, particularly multiplexing assays and those associated with fluidic devices.
US11016080B2	Medical device and method operating same The present invention refers to a medical device (100) comprising: •a measurement unit (110) adapted to measure a value of a physiological parameter, for example a blood glucose level, •a data storage (130) adapted to store ∘a plurality of measurement values of the physiological parameter, ∘for each measurement value an associated event tag, ∘for each measurement value an associated time stamp, ∘for each at least one predefined event an associated current time range for tagging preselection, •a processor (140) adapted to ∘receive from the measurement unit (110) or from the data storage (130) a new measurement value with an associated time, ∘comparing the associated time stamp of the new measurement value with the stored at least one time range for tagging preselection, ∘if the time stamp is within one current time range for tagging preselection the corresponding tag of the predefined event is preselected and initiated for user confirmation, ∘in case one particular predefined tag of one particular predefined event is then selected and confirmed with regard to the new measurement value, the associated time stamps of a predefined number of consecutive recent measurement values tagged with the one particular predefined event is received from a data storage (130), ∘calculate a new time range for tagging preselection for the one predefined event at least partly based on the associated time stamps of the predefined number of consecutive recent measurement values and on the associated time stamp of the new measurement value, preferably only if at least one validation criterion is met, and ∘initiate storing the new time range as current time range for tagging preselection for the one particular predefined event in the data storage (130), preferably only if the at least one validation criterion is met. The invention further refers to a corresponding method and computer program for operating a medical device as well as to a corresponding computer program product.
US11016073B2	Apparatus, system, and method for water contaminant testing A system, device, and method for detecting and quantifying an analyte in a liquid include a vial having one or more pre-dosed reagents disposed in the vial. The vial is configured to hold a volume of a liquid including an analyte. The one or more pre-dosed reagents are dissolvable in the volume of the liquid to form a sample liquid solution comprising chromophores or fluorophores. The analyte and the one or more pre-dosed reagents react to yield the chromophores or fluorophores. The system further includes a detection device including a chamber configured to retain the vial, the detection device configured to quantify the analyte in the sample liquid solution. A device and method may perform the functions of the system.
US11016072B2	Transmitter and receiver configuration for detecting content level A measurement device includes a transmitter configured to transmit an interrogation signal. The measurement device also includes a receiver configured to receive the interrogation signal that has been reflected within a container. The received reflected interrogation signal corresponds to a fill level of the container. A protective barrier covers at least the transmitter or the receiver. If the protective barrier covers the transmitter, the transmitter transmits the interrogation signal through the protective barrier and the transmitter and the protective barrier are separated by a gap.
US11016057B2	Pulse-field multiplex capillary electrophoresis system The invention is a multiplex, pulsed-field capillary electrophoresis instrument with the ability to analyze DNA fragments with sizes greater than 150,000 base pairs. The parallel capillary electrophoresis system allows for the simultaneous analysis of at least 12 samples while applying a pulse or varying electric field for separation. Sequences of pulse-field electric fields are iterated to achieve accurate separation of DNA smears.
US11016049B2	Agricultural moisture and test weight sensor with co-planar electrodes An agricultural permittivity sensor has a drive electrode and a separate sense electrode. Both electrodes have surfaces that face the sensed material and the surfaces are co-planar. The drive electrode receives an excitation signal and generates an electric field that produces a current in the sense electrode. The current is indicative of a test weight of the sensed material.
US11016043B2	Integrated, portable sample analysis system and method An integrated portable sample analysis system includes a portable case including an interior panel and a spectrometer subsystem. The spectrometer subsystem includes a flip top spectrometer sample cell including first and second members each including a window aligned with each other when the first and second members are coupled together defining a predefined spacing between the windows when the first and second members are coupled together, the first and second members decoupled for manually placing a fluid sample on a the window. An analyzer behind the interior panel receives the flip top spectrometer sample cell therein when the first and second members are coupled together for analyzing the fluid sample located between the windows by directing radiation through the windows and the fluid sample. The flip top spectrometer sample cell is configured to be withdrawn out of the analyzer for cleaning of the windows. The integrated portable sample analysis system also includes a viscometer subsystem including a flip top sample viscometer cell. The flip top sample viscometer cell includes a first plate including a rail configured to constrain a fluid sample manually presented thereto between its edges by surface tension, and a second plate including a surface spaced from the rail by a predefined gap for constraining fluid to the rail by surface tension when the rail is inclined by gravity and pulls the fluid along the rail. An analysis unit is behind the interior panel receiving the flip top viscometer sample cell therein when the first and second plates are coupled together for defining the viscosity of the sample flowing along said rail, and the flip top viscometer sample cell is configured to be withdrawn out of the analysis unit for cleaning of the rail. A processing subsystem is associated with the portable case and responsive to the spectrometer subsystem and the viscometer subsystem and configured to process outputs of the spectrometer subsystem and the viscometer subsystem and to provide a report concerning the sample, its physical properties, and its viscosity.
US11016041B2	Apparatus and method for calculating a recording trajectory A calculating unit for calculating a recording trajectory of a CT system has a receive interface, an optimizer and a control unit. The receive interface serves for receiving measurement and simulation data relative to the object to be recorded. The optimizer is configured to determine the recording trajectory based on known degrees of freedom of the CT system, based on the measurement and simulation data and based on a test task from a group having a plurality of test tasks. The control unit is configured to output data in correspondence with the recording trajectory for controlling the CT system.
US11016034B2	Optical scattering measurement method and apparatus using micro lens matrix An apparatus for detecting a defect on a surface of a substrate includes an optical microlens array disposed adjacent to the substrate and including an array of microlenses configured to direct light incident on a second surface of the optical microlens array to exit a first surface of the optical microlens array opposite the second surface for irradiating the surface of the substrate and converge light emitted from the irradiated surface of the substrate, and an imaging member including a plurality of imaging units configured to receive the converged light of the optical microlens array. Each of the imaging units corresponds to a microlens of the optical microlens array and includes a plurality of pixels and a light transmission opening for transmitting a portion of the incident light. The apparatus requires significantly less time to detect surface defects than conventional substrate surface defect detection devices.
US11016030B2	Detection method and detection device with compensation function A detection method with a compensation function includes the following steps. After a sample is added to a first cassette, a first triggering instruction is provided to define a first time point. The start position of the reaction area of the first cassette is detected, and a second time point is defined when a first light detecting signal greater than or equal to a predetermined value is obtained. After a predetermined time, a second light detecting signal is obtained from a color band of the reaction area. The time difference between the first time point and the second time point is calculated and the time difference is designated as a first retention time. A compensation value is obtained in a lookup table according to the first retention time and the second detecting signal and the second detecting signal is compensated by the compensation value.
US11016027B2	Methods for detecting film-forming amines in water Methods and systems for detecting and quantifying film forming amines in water systems are described. Water containing a film forming amine is combined with a fluorescent dye, the pH of the water is reduced, and then the fluorescence signal of the fluorescent dye is measured. The fluorescence signal is indicative of the amount of film forming amine in the water, and can be used to quantify the amount of film forming amine and control the amount of film forming amine that is introduced into the water system.
US11016019B2	Device for measuring adhesive power A method and device for determining tensile force and adhesive force during the unwinding of a film from a roll without affecting the film, and which are usable at any radius of the spool and at any unwinding speed. The method and the device are based on determining the point where the film releases from the spool, and make use of the reflection of an ultrasonic wave. Emitted and reflected waves are radial at least when the emitted wave is incident upon the film which has not released from the spool. The method and device find applicability where tensile force, caused by the resistance of the roll to rotation, and also by adhesion of the film to the roll, must be determined. The method and device also find applicability where the adhesive force of the film to the roll must be determined.
US11016004B2	Vehicular simulation Vehicle profiles allow drivers of vehicles to select any vehicle they desire to simulate. A graphical dashboard may be reconfigured to assume a graphical interface of any vehicle. A prospective buyer of an electric vehicle may configure the dashboard of a conventional, internal combustion vehicle to visually simulate an electric vehicle.
US11016003B2	Systems and methods for detection and analysis of faulty components in a rotating pulley system A vibration monitoring system described herein is used to detect and analyze mechanical characteristics such as vibrations emanating from a rotating system (including the shaft and bearing system). The analysis of the mechanical characteristics yields decision data as to whether and which component connected with the rotating system is faulty so that it may be replaced. An example of a rotating system would be any of the rotating accessories present in an automotive vehicle.
US11015998B2	System and method for supervising, managing, and monitoring the structural integrity of a fluid-transportation pipeline network, for locating the leaking point, and for evaluating the extent of the failure A system and method for supervising, managing, and monitoring the structural integrity of a network of metal pipelines for transporting a fluid, for locating the leaking point, and for evaluating the fault or failure, comprising a plurality of detection units (1) positioned on a pipeline (2) for oil or gas at a distance apart by a given value and fixedly applied to the pipeline (2), and a central data-processing unit (4) connected by means of communication lines (5) to said detection units (1) for receiving from the latter detection data, wherein said units (1) comprise sensors capable of measuring one or more physical quantities, wherein said processing unit (4) processes in real time the detection data received from the detection units (1).
US11015996B2	Electro acoustic technology (EAT) for real time intelligent pigging A new approach to pipeline pigging using electro acoustic technology (EAT) is described in which the data from a pigging operation can be transmitted in real time to optical fiber on the outside of the pipeline and detected using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) techniques, including the precise location, velocity and acceleration of the pig using the DAS technique. Thus the sensor data can easily be mapped to its precise location in real time. The EAT sensors use the DAS fiber as a data transmission line by converting electrical or optical signals to acoustic signals which excite the fiber and can be detected by an interrogator at the pig launch site.
US11015995B2	In-situ pressure sensor bias determination apparatus, subsea sensor node apparatus and method of determining a bias of a pressure sensing apparatus An in-situ pressure sensor bias determination apparatus (300) comprises a measurement pressure sensor (400), a reference pressure sensor (402), an electronically controllable pressure adjustment device (406), and a fluid conduit network (410) having an ambient access port (412). The measurement pressure sensor (400) has a greater operating pressure range than the reference pressure sensor (402). The measurement pressure sensor (400), the reference pressure sensor (402) and the pressure adjustment device (406) are sealingly coupled to the fluid conduit network (410) so as to define a volume that is open only at the ambient access port (412). An ambient isolation device (420) is arranged to isolate selectively the ambient access port (412) from the measurement pressure sensor (400), the reference pressure sensor (402) and the pressure adjustment device (406), thereby closing the open volume.
US11015993B2	System and method for wirelessly monitoring the operational status of tools of an agricultural implement A system for wirelessly monitoring the operational status of ground-engaging tools includes an attachment structure, a ground-engaging tool pivotably coupled to the attachment structure at a pivot point, and a shear pin at least partially extending through both the attachment structure and ground-engaging tool. In addition, the system includes a conductive member extending within the shear pin to form an electrical circuit therein, and a wireless circuit monitor coupled to the conductive member such that the circuit monitor is configured to detect a circuit parameter associated with the electrical circuit. Moreover, the system includes an antenna configured to receive data transmitted wirelessly from the circuit monitor that is indicative of the circuit parameter, and a controller configured to monitor the data received by the antenna and identify a change in a working condition of the shear pin based on a detected variation in the data.
US11015992B2	Load sensor unit and input device A load sensor unit according to an aspect of the present invention includes an operating part movable forward and backward in a first direction; a load sensor that has a pressure receiving part and outputs a signal according to a load received in the first direction by the pressure receiving part; a linking part that has one end part linked to the operating part and an other end part that causes the pressure receiving part to operate and is movable forward and backward in the first direction in synchronization with the operating part; and an elastic member that gives biasing force to the other end part of the linking part and gives an initial load to the pressure receiving part through the other end part. This can prevent a load sensor from being broken by an overload with a simple configuration and fully demonstrate detection accuracy of the load sensor.
US11015990B2	Grip sensor Embodiments of the present invention provide robust capacitive grip sensors that may be used in a variety of applications, including single-handed and double-handed grips, such as but not limited to barbells. Apparatus as disclosed herein and efficiently measure the presence of a human grip without requiring deformation of a gripped surface area.
US11015984B2	System and apparatus for determining ambient temperatures for a fluid analyte system A system and method for rapidly determining ambient temperature in a fluid-analyte meter. The meter includes a housing defining an interior space and an area for receiving a fluid sample. A processor and a first temperature sensor are disposed within the interior space of said the housing. A second temperature sensor is disposed on the housing. One or more processors are configured to determine a first temperature value from temperature data received from the first temperature sensor. The processor(s) are also configured to apply a variable current to a temperature-adjustment source such that the second temperature sensor is adjusted to a predetermined steady-state temperature value different from the first temperature value. The processor(s) are further configured to determine an ambient temperature of an exterior space of the housing based on the applied variable current, pre-determined steady-state temperature, and received first temperature values.
US11015982B2	Wavefront detector A wavefront sensor system suitable for integration into an integrated circuit light detector may provide for wave angle sensors having varying functional relationships between the wave angle and signal to provide improved dynamic range. These wave angle sensors may be combined with integrated circuit phase angle sensors for a more complete analysis of the waveform.
US11015980B2	Infrared radiation sensors and methods of manufacturing infrared radiation sensors An infrared radiation sensor comprises a substrate, a membrane formed in or at the substrate, a first counter electrode, a second counter electrode, and a composite comprising at least two layers of materials having different coefficients of thermal expansion. At least a portion of the membrane forms a deflectable electrode and the deflectable electrode is electrically floating. A first capacitance is formed between the deflectable electrode and the first counter electrode, and a second capacitance is formed between the deflectable electrode and the second counter electrode. The membrane comprises the composite or is supported at the substrate by the composite. The membrane comprises an absorption region configured to cause deformation of the composite by absorbing infrared radiation, the deformation resulting in a deflection of the deflectable electrode, which causes a change of the first and second capacitances.
US11015977B2	Optical laminated film allowing detection of polarization state, and polarization imaging sensor using optical laminated film comprising dual phase difference plates with patterned optical anisotropic layers An object of the invention is to provide an optical laminated film capable of detecting a light polarization state with a simple configuration using components which are superior in productivity and have high versatility, and a polarization imaging sensor using the optical laminated film. An optical laminated film includes: first and second phase difference plates, each having a patterned optical anisotropic layer; and a polarizing plate having a polarization axis in one direction, the patterned optical anisotropic layers have a constant phase difference, are divided into a plurality of belt-like regions in the same plane, and have a plurality of units, each formed of the plurality of belt-like regions in which slow axis directions in one belt-like region coincide with each other, and slow axis directions in the respective belt-like regions are all different, and the first phase difference plate, the second phase difference plate, and the polarizing plate are laminated in this order such that the belt-like regions of the two phase difference plates intersect with each other.
US11015971B2	Combination weighing device with improved operation rate during zero-correction A combination weighing device 1 includes: a plurality of weighing hoppers 6 which receive articles supplied from an outside, weigh the articles, and discharge the articles; a plurality of booster hoppers 7 which are respectively disposed right below the plurality of weighing hoppers 6 and receive the articles discharged from the weighing hoppers 6; and a control unit 20 which calculates a combination of weighed values so that a total value becomes a target value from a plurality of weighed values respectively correlated with the weighing hoppers 6 and the booster hoppers 7, in which the control unit 20 extracts the weighing hopper 6, corresponding to the booster hopper 7 having the article existing therein and capable of using the weighed value of the article in next combination calculation, as a zero-correction target.
US11015968B2	Fluid flow sensor system having a universal stem A universal fluid flow sensor system and method installable in a toilet tank. A system is disclosed that includes a housing that contains a power source and an event processing system; a flow sensor coupled to a base of the housing, wherein the flow sensor provides flow rate data to the event processing system, the flow sensor having an inlet adapted to receive an inflow of water from a fill tube and an outlet adapted to expel an outflow; a universal stem that extends from the housing and includes at least two different mounting systems adapted to seat the housing onto different overflow tube types, wherein the universal stem includes an elbow assembly configured to receive and redirect the outflow into an overflow tube; and a pair of cylindrical probes positioned in parallel within the elbow assembly, wherein the probes activate the event processing system in response to a detection of water contacting the probes.
US11015965B2	Microneedle probe for measuring sap flow of plant, and sap flow measuring device having same A microneedle probe for measuring a sap flow in a plant is disclosed, the microneedle probe including: a substrate; and a sensor unit which is installed on the substrate, generates heat, and measures a temperature that changes in accordance with a sap flow.
US11015960B2	Optical encoder for detecting crown movement Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an optical encoder for an electronic device. The optical encoder comprises an elongated shaft having an encoding pattern made up of axial markings and radial markings. The encoding pattern may be disposed around a circumference of the elongated shaft. The optical encoder also includes an optical sensor. In embodiments, the optical sensor includes an emitter and a photodiode array. The emitter causes light to shine on the encoding pattern. The encoding pattern reflects the light back to the photodiode array and the photodiode array determines movement of the shaft based on the reflected light.
US11015957B2	Navigation system A navigation system comprising: an inertial navigation system arranged to output a first position estimate; a terrain based navigation unit arranged to output a second position estimate; a stored gravity map arranged to receive a position and to output gravity information for that position; and an iterative algorithm unit arranged to determine an INS error state in each iteration; wherein in each iteration the iterative algorithm unit is arranged to: receive the first position estimate and the second position estimate; determine a gravity corrected position estimate based on the first position estimate, the INS error state and the gravity information; and update the INS error state for the next iteration based on the INS error state, the gravity corrected position estimate and the second position estimate.
US11015956B2	System and method for automatic sensor calibration A method for in-line sensor calibration are provided, comprising: obtaining sensor data from a plurality of sensors of different types coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while the UAV is in flight, wherein the plurality of sensors have an initial spatial configuration relative to one another; detecting, with aid of a processor, a change in a spatial configuration of the plurality of sensors relative to one another from the initial spatial configuration to a subsequent spatial configuration, based on the sensor data; determining the subsequent spatial configuration; and adjusting data, while the UAV is in flight, from at least one of the plurality of sensors based on the subsequent spatial configuration. The disclosure also relates to an apparatus for sensor calibration.
US11015953B2	Method and server for delivering information to user terminal A method for delivering information to a user terminal is provided. The method includes obtaining user data. The user data may include a plurality of user activity locations and corresponding user activity time. The method may further include identifying a first position and a second position based on the user activity locations and the user activity time, selecting a travel path based on the first position and the second position, determining a user activity area based on the selected travel path, and sending content to the user terminal based on the user activity area.
US11015948B2	Information provision device, information provision server, and information provision method Provided are a first route condition acquirer to acquire a route condition of a planned travel route of a moving body, the route including a plurality of sections; a recommended operation definer to define a content of recommended operation information related to a device included in the moving body and an output point in the planned travel route at which the recommended operation information is output; a complexity level determiner to determine a complexity level of a route in one of the sections including the defined output point by using a static route condition out of the route condition of the planned travel route and, when the complexity level of the section is greater than or equal to a threshold value, determining a complexity level of each of the other sections in the planned travel route; and a recommended operation determiner to determine the output point using the determination result.
US11015946B2	Distributed data processing systems for processing remotely captured sensor data Aspects of the disclosure relate to processing remotely captured sensor data. A computing platform having at least one processor, a communication interface, and memory may receive, via the communication interface, from a user computing device, sensor data captured by the user computing device using one or more sensors built into the user computing device. Subsequently, the computing platform may analyze the sensor data received from the user computing device by executing one or more data processing modules. Then, the computing platform may generate trip record data based on analyzing the sensor data received from the user computing device and may store the trip record data in a trip record database. In addition, the computing platform may generate user record data based on analyzing the sensor data received from the user computing device and may store the user record data in a user record database.
US11015942B1	Autonomous vehicle routing Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle routing are disclosed. Roadway suitability for autonomous operation is scored to facilitate use in route determination. Maps of roadways suitable for various levels of autonomous operation may be generated. Such map data may be used by autonomous vehicles or other computer devices in determining routes based upon criteria for vehicle trips. Such routes may be automatically updated based upon changes in road conditions, vehicle conditions, operator conditions, or environmental conditions. Emergency routing using such map data is described, such as automatic routing and travel when a passenger is experiencing a medical emergency.
US11015941B2	Method and apparatus for path based map matching A method map matches probe data to a candidate road segment or node. Methods may include: searching for candidate road segments or nodes for each probe data point to be matched to, where searching for candidate road segments or nodes includes: searching within a predefined radius of each probe data point for road segments or nodes and in response to no road segments or nodes being found within the predefined radius of the respective probe data point, iteratively increasing the predefined radius and searching again until a predefined maximum radius is reached or at least two road segment candidates or node candidates are found; map matching each probe data point to a respective road segment candidate or node candidate based on the road segment candidate or node candidate found in the search; and generating a path based on the map matched probe data points from a respective probe.
US11015929B2	Positioning method and apparatus The present invention discloses a positioning method and apparatus. The method includes: acquiring a first image captured by an optical device, where the first image includes an observation object and a plurality of predetermined objects, and the predetermined objects are objects with known geographic coordinates; selecting a first predetermined object from the predetermined objects based on the first image; acquiring a second image, where the first predetermined object is located in a center of the second image; determining a first attitude angle of the optical device based on the first predetermined object in the second image and measurement data captured by an inertial navigation system; modifying the first attitude angle based on a positional relationship between the observation object and the first predetermined object in the second image, to obtain a second attitude angle; and calculating geographic coordinates of the observation object based on the second attitude angle. According to the present invention, a prior-art technical problem that costs of accurately locating an observation object are high is resolved.
US11015927B2	Optical sensor and optical sensor system An optical sensor includes at least two optical sensing pixels and at least two different grating elements. These grating elements are disposed above these optical sensing pixels correspondingly.
US11015924B2	Method of calculating etching profile of acid-etched fracture system considering complex filtration media The invention introduces a method of calculating etching profile of acid-etched fracture system considering complex filtration media, which mainly considers dynamic filtration caused by natural fractures and acid-etched wormholes in acid fracturing, calculates the above filtration process by a numerical method, and finally calculates acid etching profile of acid-etched fracture system based on acid concentration profile. Calculation equations include fluid pressure in natural fractures, filtration velocity in natural fractures, fracture geometry of hydraulic fractures, fluid pressure in matrix rock, acid concentration profile in natural fractures and hydraulic fractures, acid etching width in hydraulic fractures and natural fractures, and length of acid-etched wormhole, etc. The invention is reliable in principle and efficient in calculation, which is also beneficial to accurately calculating fracture etching profiles of acid fracturing in naturally-fractured reservoirs, improving the accuracy of optimizing acid fracturing treatment parameters, and providing guiding significance for acid fracturing optimization of naturally-fractured carbonate reservoirs.
US11015919B2	Thickness measuring apparatus A thickness measuring apparatus includes a white light source for emitting white light, a dispersing mechanism for producing time differences corresponding to the wavelengths of light components of the white light to thereby generate spectral light, the spectral light being applied to the workpiece and then reflected on the upper surface and the lower surface of the workpiece to obtain return light, a two-dimensional image sensor having a photodetecting area for detecting the return light, the photodetecting area including a plurality of pixels, a storing section for storing the intensity of the return light detected by the plural pixels according to wavelength with time difference, the intensity of the return light detected by each pixel being stored as a spectral interference waveform, and a thickness computing section for computing the thickness of the workpiece from the spectral interference waveform stored in the storing section.
US11015913B2	Flexible electronics for wearable healthcare sensors Aspects include a method of manufacturing a flexible electronic structure that includes a metal or doped silicon substrate. Aspects include depositing an insulating layer on a silicon substrate. Aspects also include patterning a metal on a silicon substrate. Aspects also include selectively masking the structure to expose the metal and a portion of the silicon substrate. Aspects also include depositing a conductive layer including a conductive metal on the structure. Aspects also include plating the conductive material on the structure. Aspects also include spalling the structure.
US11015906B2	Aerial reconnaissance marking projectile An aerial projectile apparatus provides a means for marking terrestrial and marine locations for identification from afar, as by aerial reconnaissance. The projectile is launched from ground level at a location where identification is desired. When the projectile is lofted to an appropriate elevation, it disperses a spray of marker substance in the form of droplets or solid particles. When the sprayed marker substance settles to ground level, it leaves a mark on the landscape or marine surface indicating the location for identification by aerial reconnaissance.
US11015903B2	Enhanced ballistic protective system A ballistic armor system comprising a metal strike face plate, a laminate composite backing material secured to the metal strike face plate and an air space provided between the metal strike face plate and the laminate composite backing material. The metal strike face plate has a predetermined defined thickness and has a plurality of slotted holes set at an oblique angle relative to the vertical orientation or axis of the metal strike face plate. The plurality of slotted holes is sufficiently small to prevent the passage of a projectile or fragment therethrough. The laminate composite backing material comprises at least one material selected from an aramid fiber material, S-glass, E-glass and UHMWPE, and is provided in combination with a polymer-based resin material. The air space provided between the metal strike face plate and the composite backing material has a depth in the range between 0-10 inches.
US11015898B2	Integrated handgun grip and rail An integrated grip and rail adapter for a handgun includes two side panels having both grip sections that are adapted to form at least portions of the handgun grip and receiver sections that are adapted to extend from the grip sections along the receiver frame of the handgun beyond a trigger guard and beneath a barrel of the handgun. A mounting rail for mounting accessories beneath the barrel of the handgun is formed in the two receiver sections.
US11015894B1	Trigger resistance setting mechanism A trigger resistance mechanism, especially of rifles, comprising a trigger device, containing at least one class 1 lever (12) whose one arm is adapted to be controlled by the trigger (2) while a trigger (2) resistance spring (4) bears on the other arm. The spring (4) is fitted, at the end averted from the trigger (2), with a bearing element (3) that bears on a cam (1) that is seated in the firearm frame in a rotary way.
US11015885B1	Flat top ARI5 type lower receiver A flat top ar15 type lower receiver for a firearm.
US11015881B2	Pipe heat exchanger for a baking oven A pipe heat exchanger for a baking oven has a plurality of heat exchanger pipe sections configured to guide a heat carrier fluid, the heat exchanger pipe sections being arranged adjacent to each other in an arrangement plane. A distance between adjacent pipe sections is smaller than a pipe diameter and greater than 1% of the pipe diameter. The result is a pipe heat exchanger, which allows a baking space to be heated efficiently and variably.
US11015867B2	Combined cooker and dryer device The present invention relates to combined cooker and dryer apparatus to use for drying material, such as raw material for producing fish or meat meal. The device of the present invention provides a cooker and a dryer apparatus with disks and scrapers for heat exchange and evaporation of the water phase from any material.
US11015848B2	Axial flow compressor for HVAC chiller systems One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a refrigerant compressor for use in a chiller system. The compressor includes an electric motor arranged upstream of a stage of a compressor in the main refrigerant flow path. This disclosure also relates to an axial flow compressor of a relatively high capacity, and a recirculation feature for the same.
US11015844B2	Semiconductor refrigeration cup A semiconductor refrigeration assembly includes a semiconductor refrigeration assembly, a heat-dissipation member, a cup body, and a base. The semiconductor refrigeration assembly is embedded in the bottom wall of the cup body and has an end exposed out of the cup body. The heat-dissipation member is arranged over the bottom of the cup body and abuts against the end, located outside the cup body, of the semiconductor refrigeration assembly. The base is configured to support the heat-dissipation member and to supply power to the semiconductor refrigeration assembly. The semiconductor refrigeration cup has a better heat-dissipation effect.
US11015839B2	Solar concentrator A concentrator (10) of sun rays comprising: a reflective body (15) adapted to reflect incident sun rays towards a focal segment (SF) at which the reflected sun rays intersect, wherein the reflective body (15) comprises a plurality of reflective first sheets (40) alongside each other along a flanking direction parallel to the focal segment (SF) and each of which is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to a plane passing through the middle point (PM) of the focal segment (SF) and orthogonal to the focal segment itself, wherein each first sheet (40) comprises a reflective surface defined by a plurality of parabolas (401), which are alongside each other with respect to the flanking direction of the first sheets (40) and each have a vertex (Vn1) placed on a vertex segment (SV1), which joins all the vertices (Vn1) of the parabolas (401) of each first sheet (40) have a focal distance varying along the flanking direction and are configured such that each parabola has a focal point (F1, Fn1, F2) placed on the focal segment (SF).
US11015835B2	Management device, display switch system, and air-conditioning system A management device is connected to an apparatus and is configured to manage the apparatus. The management device includes a display unit, a wireless communication unit, and a control unit. The display unit is configured to display information about the apparatus. The wireless communication unit is configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile terminal. The control unit is configured to, when a distance between the management device and the mobile terminal is shorter than a threshold, adjust display settings of the display unit to display settings of the mobile terminal.
US11015819B2	Oven An oven with an enhanced structure to improve cooking performance is provided. The oven includes a main body, a cooking chamber arranged inside the main body, the cooking chamber including an open front, a door arranged to open or close the front of the cooking chamber, a circulation fan arranged to circulate air in the cooking chamber, a suction port formed on a wall of the cooking chamber facing the circulation fan, a turn table arranged on a bottom plate of the cooking chamber, the turn table being rotatable around a rotating shaft, and a discharging port formed on the bottom plate of the cooking chamber, the discharging port for discharging air that has passed through the suction port into the cooking chamber, the discharging port being located under the turn table.
US11015815B2	Cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a body having a cooking chamber, a door rotatably connected to the body, hinge mechanisms that rotatably connect the door to the body, a control device disposed at the door, and a wire connected to the control device. The door includes a front panel that seats the control device, an intermediate panel spaced apart from the front panel and disposed rearward of the front panel toward the cooking chamber, a rear panel spaced apart from the intermediate panel and disposed rearward of the intermediate panel toward the cooking chamber, a pair of side frames disposed at both lateral sides of the intermediate panel and disposed vertically below the control device, and a lower frame configured to support the intermediate panel and the rear panel. At least one of the side frames includes a wire guide configured to guide the wire to the control device.
US11015812B2	Combustor bolted segmented architecture A combustor liner assembly is provided including an inlet wall, an inner wall, an outer wall, and a plurality of fasteners. The inlet wall has an opening into a combustion chamber. The inner wall is coupled to the inlet wall at a first end of the combustor liner. The inner wall defines a radially inner end of the combustion chamber. The outer wall includes a plurality of segments. The plurality of segments define a radially outer end of the combustion chamber. A first portion of the plurality of fasteners couples each of the plurality of segments to another of the plurality of segments. A second portion of the plurality of fasteners couples at least one of the plurality of segments to the inlet wall at the first end of the combustor liner.
US11015809B2	Pilot nozzle in gas turbine combustor A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine that includes: an elongated centerbody; an elongated peripheral wall formed about the centerbody so to define a primary flow annulus therebetween; a primary fuel supply and a primary air supply in fluid communication with an upstream end of the primary flow annulus; and a pilot nozzle. The pilot nozzle may be formed in the centerbody and include: axially elongated mixing tubes defined within a centerbody wall; a fuel port positioned on the mixing tubes for connecting each to a secondary fuel supply; and a secondary air supply configured so to fluidly communicate with an inlet of each of the mixing tubes. A plurality of the mixing tubes may be formed as canted mixing tubes that are configured for inducing a swirling flow about the central axis in a collective discharge therefrom.
US11015807B2	Combustor heat shield cooling A combustor heat shield comprises a panel body having a front surface and a back surface. The back surface has sealing rails extending therefrom and defining a serpentine cooling path on the back surface of the panel body.
US11015802B2	Burner using high-temperature combustion catalyst A burner using a high-temperature combustion catalyst is disclosed. The disclosed burner using a high-temperature combustion catalyst comprises: a mixing and dispensing unit for mixing and dispensing fuel gas and air, which are to be supplied; a combustion catalyst unit for generating heat by catalytically combusting with the fuel gas to be supplied from the mixing and dispensing unit; and a premixing chamber for preliminarily mixing a combustion gas which is to enter the combustion catalyst unit while connecting the mixing and dispensing unit and the combustion catalyst unit, wherein the combustion catalyst unit comprises: a front/rear-open housing having a chamber therein; perforated plates provided on the front and rear surfaces of the housing so as to allow the fuel gas to pass through from the rear of the housing to the front thereof; a pellet-type combustion catalyst filled inside of the chamber of the housing; and a heat source means for generating a heat source for the catalytic combustion of the combustion catalyst. The high-temperature combustion catalyst further comprises preparation by the steps of: preparing a metal precursor solution containing a transition metal nitrate, an alkaline earth metal nitrate, and aluminum nitrate; preparing a precipitation solution; preparing a mixture solution by mixing the metal precursor solution and the precipitation solution; increasing the temperature of the mixture solution to 90˜100° C. and maintaining the same for 10˜48 hours so as to cause precipitation; separating a precipitate slurry, which is formed by precipitation, from the mixture solution by filtering the same; washing the precipitate slurry; performing drying in order to remove water contained in the washed precipitate slurry; and performing firing at 1,000˜1,500° C. in order to remove water remaining in the dried precipitate slurry.
US11015800B2	Solid fuel burning-furnace having a vertically mounted cylindrical combustion chamber A ground supported power boiler is described combining a refractory lined and insulated conical floor; an insulated cylindrical combustion chamber; a cylindrical furnace with water tube wall; a rectangular convective section; a single vertical steam drum; tangential injection of the fuel and combustion air; means for fluidizing the fuel bed; means for selectively stripping particulates from the flue gases; multi-stage particulate stripping and filtering from flue gases, means for using the walls of steam drum as steam/water droplet separator, means for recirculating and capturing heat from the flue gases; means for pressurizing the interior of the boiler above atmospheric pressure; means for heating and drying fuel prior to feeding the fuel to the boiler; means for creating hydrogen shift reaction; means for eliminating any need for sootblowing; and designed to not require the use of an induced draft fan.
US11015789B2	Wiring box for lighting apparatus A wiring box is used for connecting an external wire to a driver circuit and for connecting the driver circuit to a lighting apparatus. The wiring box includes a box container and a foldable top cover. In some embodiments, it is preferable that the lighting apparatus have elongated shapes, like light tubes. The box container has a box opening. The foldable top cover includes a center plate and at least one lateral plate. The center plate is connected to the at least one lateral plate with an axial structure, the lateral plate is folded to align with the center plate in an elongated manner during shipping. The lateral plate is rotated with respect to the center plate along the axial structure to expand and to cover the box opening of the box container.
US11015767B1	Easy-to-assemble integrated LED bulb lamp An easy-to-assemble integrated LED bulb lamp includes a lampshade, a bulb base, a lamp cap, an LED module, a driver IC, a resistor, a lampshade and a lamp cap that form a sealed cavity. The bulb base is installed to an opening of the lampshade to divide the sealed cavity into an upper compartment and a lower compartment; the LED module is installed in the upper compartment; and the LED module is partially inserted into the bulb base and connected to the driver IC in the bulb base. Since the driver IC and the LED module can be integrally fixed during the injection molding of the bulb base, therefore the actual assembling process only requires the step of soldering the solder point of the resistor, and the assembling process can be simplified significantly to increase productivity.
US11015762B2	Composite pressure vessel with boss connector A pressure vessel for storing a fluid at high pressure includes: a liner and a composite laminate shell coupled to an outer surface of the liner. The liner has an inner surface delineating an inner wall of a cavity and the cavity includes a dome-shaped region having a central opening. An access channel is traversing the composite laminate shell for providing an access to the cavity. The central opening is facing an entrance of the access channel. A boss connector, located or partly located within the access channel, includes an inner bore part configured for receiving a valve or a plug, and an outer neck part including a plurality of interspaced rib elements protruding into the composite laminate shell for optimizing a pressure distribution in the laminate shell.
US11015750B2	Pipeline detection device and method The invention provides a pipeline detection device and method, which is applicable to a pipeline system of an automobile. A main pipeline of the pipeline system is connected with a male connector via a connection terminal, and a conductive structure is provided at the connection terminal. An anode end of the detection circuit is connected with a power supply end of an ECU unit of the automobile, and a cathode end of the detection circuit is connected with a ground end of the ECU unit. In this way, when the connection terminal correctly connects the main circuit with the male connector, the conductive structure is in conducting state, so that a current loop is formed between the detection circuit and the ECU unit, and whether an abnormality occurs in the pipeline system is detected based on a voltage on the detection circuit.
US11015747B2	Seal assembly A seal assembly, comprising: a connector body having an open end configured for receiving a free end of a pipe; an adaptor for securing at the free end of the pipe; the adaptor comprising a first ring, configured to be mounted around the circumference of the free end of a pipe, and a second ring configured to cooperate with the first ring in order to drive the first ring into engagement with an outer surface of the pipe; and a mechanical interlock arrangement configured for driving the adaptor in the direction of the connector body, when the adaptor is secured at the free end of the pipe; and wherein the mechanical interlock arrangement is further configured for preventing or limiting axial movement of the pipe relative to the connector body, when the adaptor is secured to the outer surface of the pipe and when the free end of the pipe is in sealing contact with a metal seal surface of the connector body.
US11015740B2	Support member-attached wire harness and wire harness support structure A support member-attached wire harness includes a wire harness including an electrical wire and a support member that includes a fitting portion formed in a partially cylindrical shape that is opened partially in a circumferential direction so as to be capable of being fitted to an outer peripheral portion of a bar-shaped member. On at least one of the wire harness and the support member, a support portion for supporting the wire harness disposed along an outer periphery of the fitting portion at a fixed position with respect to the fitting portion is formed.
US11015734B2	Valve position control A method for calibrating a position of a control valve within a gas valve assembly for controlling fuel flow to a combustion appliance. The method may include moving the control valve to a second end stop, moving the control valve from the second end stop to a first end stop while counting a number of steps traveled by a stepper motor driving the control valve, and comparing the counted number of steps traveled from the second end stop to the first end stop to a reference value stored in a memory of the controller. If the counted number of steps does not match the reference value, the gas valve assembly may be placed in a lockout mode.
US11015732B2	Axially restricted pressure shuttle Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for coupling objects in a wellbore includes a unidirectional valve having a body. The body includes two or more body lugs extending radially outward, each body lug of the two or more body lugs extending at least a portion of a circumferential distance of the body. The system also includes a tubing hanger having a bore that receives the unidirectional valve. The bore includes an axial restraint system that receives the two or more body lugs and blocks axial movement of the unidirectional valve in a first position and enables axial movement of the unidirectional valve in a section position, the unidirectional valve being non-threadingly coupled to the tubing hanger.
US11015724B2	Fluid housing for a fluid collection or fluid distribution system and fluid collection or fluid distribution system A fluid housing for a fluid collection system or a fluid distribution system is described, which comprises at least two fluid housing modules adjoining one another along an alignment direction. On each fluid housing module at least one fluid connection is provided, which is connected fluidically to a first central fluid duct via a respectively assigned lateral fluid duct. In addition, on each of the fluid housing modules at least two contact surfaces are provided, which protrude with respect to an assigned fluid housing module basic body along the alignment direction. Adjacent fluid housing modules are positioned in relation to one another via the contact surfaces. Furthermore, a fluid collection system or a fluid distribution system with such a fluid housing is presented.
US11015711B2	Layered head gasket and method A layered head gasket includes a gasket core, a head-layer, a block-layer, and a plurality of apertures. The head gasket may be useful for sealing an internal combustion engine having a cylinder head, a cylinder block, a plurality of combustion chamber passageways, a plurality of coolant passageways, and a plurality of oil passageways. The gasket core is made of a copper sheet. The head-layer may be made of spring steel and may be fixed to a top side of the gasket core, being configured to interface with the cylinder head. Likewise, the block-layer may be made of spring steel and may be fixed to a bottom side of the gasket core, being configured to interface with the cylinder block. The plurality of apertures may pass through the head-layer, the gasket core, and the block-layer.
US11015706B2	Method and device for controlling a transmission of a working machine A method for controlling the transmission of a working machine, by which, with at least one sensor of the working machine, at least one specific parameter is determined and transmitted to a control unit for controlling the transmission. The working machine has a lifting mechanism and the at least one specific parameter which characterizes an actuation condition of the lifting mechanism. A predetermined shifting strategy is adapted, by the method, as a function of the at least one specific parameter.
US11015704B2	Apparatus and method for controlling continuously variable transmission A vehicle has an engine (1) as a driving source. Output rotation of the engine (1) is transmitted to driving wheels (7) through a torque converter (2) equipped with a lock-up clutch, a first gear train (3), a transmission (4) formed by combination of a variator (20) and an auxiliary transmission (30), a second gear train (5) and a final speed reduction device (6). The second gear train (5) is provided with a parking mechanism (8) that mechanically locks an output shaft of the transmission (4) so that the output shaft of the transmission (4) cannot rotate during parking of the vehicle. A shift speed when down-shift is performed by the variator (20) during a torque-down request to the engine (1) is set to be slower than a shift speed when down-shift is performed by the variator (20) during a non-torque-down request.
US11015700B2	Lubricating structure for transmission In a lubricating structure for a transmission, a case rib for stopping oil that is scooped up by a final driven gear is disposed on an inner surface of a first transmission case. The case rib is disposed above a location of a lower side portion of the final driven gear, which is immersed in the oil accumulated below the first transmission case, and at a position above a differential device and a drive shaft.
US11015699B2	Vehicle drivetrain component having an internal vent relocation tube for venting a housing of the vehicle drivetrain component A driveline power transmitting component having a power transfer assembly disposed in a housing. The housing defines a vent aperture and a sump. A lubricating fluid is disposed in the sump and portions of the power transfer assembly travel through the lubricating fluid so that a lubrication surge zone and a splash lubrication zone are formed. The vent aperture is disposed in at least one of the surge zone, the splash lubrication zone and the sump when the driveline power transmitting component is disposed in at least one orientation in a predetermined range of operating positions in which the driveline power transmitting component can be operated. A breather relocation conduit is employed to permit air to be vented from the housing to the vent aperture without intaking lubricating fluid into the breather relocation conduit.
US11015698B2	Gearbox mounting link A link for mounting a first component to a second component according to an example of the present disclosure includes a first piece connectable to the first component, a second piece connectable to the second component, the second piece includes a main body portion receivable in an opening in the first piece. A primary fastener is configured to retain the main body portion of the second piece in the opening. A secondary fastener is configured to retain the main body portion of the second piece in the opening, the secondary fastener capable of withstanding higher loads than the primary fastener. A gas turbine engine assembly and a method of constraining a gearbox with respect to an engine are also disclosed.
US11015685B2	Axial cam gearbox mechanism The gearbox mechanism includes a plurality of cam-actuated rocker block assemblies, for transferring power to an output gear. Each rocker block assembly includes a gear pad having a surface that periodically interfaces with the output gear. The interface surface comprises a plurality of projections which correspond to complementary projections on the output gear. Each rocker block assembly further includes a gear pad, a rocker arm, cam followers and/or path followers, which connect or link the rocker block to a cam assembly, which in turn is connected to a power source. The cam assembly includes about its circumference a unique pathway or groove for each cam followers and/or a second unique pathway or groove in the cam's planar surface for the pathway follower so that the movement of the gear block may be controlled in two or three dimensions in accordance with a certain design parameter.
US11015675B2	Engine balancer An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The crankshaft defines a crank axis and is rotatable about the crank axis. The internal combustion engine also includes a camshaft that defines a camshaft axis and is rotatable about the camshaft axis. The internal combustion engine further includes a cam drive assembly that is operable to transfer rotation from the crankshaft to the camshaft, a balance mass rotatable about the crankshaft, and a balancer drive assembly operable to drive the balance mass through the cam drive assembly.
US11015671B2	Dual-stage, mixed gas/fluid shock strut servicing A method for servicing a dual-stage, mixed gas/fluid shock strut may comprise measuring a servicing temperature, charging a secondary gas chamber with compressed gas, wherein a secondary chamber pressure corresponds to the servicing temperature, pumping oil into a primary chamber of the shock strut, and charging the primary chamber with compressed gas.
US11015665B2	Proportional control brake A proportional braking system is provided for use with a movable surface which is movable relative to a housing. The proportional braking system includes a variable displacement brake which is configured for displacement toward or away from braking engagement with the movable surface in proportion to an input command and a brake driver which is receptive of data reflective of movements of the movable surface relative to the housing and which issues the input command to the variable displacement brake in accordance with the data.
US11015663B2	Lifting device The present disclosure provides a lifting device comprising: a telescopic boom, comprising a basic section, at least one primary telescopic section and at least one secondary telescopic section; a telescopic control mechanism, comprising a primary telescopic drive mechanism that controls synchronous telescoping of the at least one primary telescopic section and a secondary telescopic drive mechanism that controls synchronous telescoping of the at least one secondary telescopic section; a torque limiter, comprising a first length sensor and a second length sensor, wherein a first sensor body and a telescopic end of a first length measuring cable of the first length sensor are respectively connected to tails of adjacent two section in the basic section and the at least one primary telescopic section; and a second sensor body and a telescopic end of a second length measuring cable of the second length sensor are respectively connected to tails of adjacent two section in the primary telescopic section adjacent to the at least one secondary telescopic section and the at least one secondary telescopic section. The lifting device of the present disclosure can reduce the length of the length measuring cable of a length sensor and thus reduce its volume and weight.
US11015650B2	Manufacturing method of thin-wall bearing and method for machining thin-wall inner ring/outer ring of the thin-wall bearing as well as precise flexible bearing The invention provides a manufacturing method for thin-wall bearing and a method for machining a thin-wall inner ring/outer ring as well as a precision flexible bearing. The method for machining the thin-wall inner ring/outer ring comprises the following steps of: S0, providing a thin-wall ring with machining allowance left; S1: reinforcing along the radial direction and/or axial direction of the thin-wall ring; S2: carrying out quenching-tempering heat treatment on the reinforcing ring obtained by reinforcement in the S1; S3: carrying out corresponding grinding, hard cutting and super finishing on the reinforcing ring after receiving heat treatment, which includes removal of the machining allowance and a reinforcing part obtained by reinforcement in the S1, thereby obtaining finished thin-wall ring product. The thin-wall ring reinforced machining method substantially reduces and even avoids deformation of the thin-wall ring in all manufacturing links, thereby obtaining very high machining precision. The precision thin-wall bearing and the precision flexible bearing can be manufactured by fitting of the precision thin-wall ring and a precision rolling body.
US11015649B2	Bearing assemblies including thick superhard tables and/or selected exposures, bearing apparatuses, and methods of use Embodiments of the invention are directed to bearing assemblies configured to effectively provide heat dissipation for bearing elements, bearing apparatuses including such bearing assemblies, and methods of operating such bearing assemblies and apparatuses. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly includes a plurality of superhard bearing elements distributed about an axis. Each superhard bearing element of the plurality of superhard bearing elements has a superhard table including a superhard surface. The bearing assembly includes a support ring structure coupled to the plurality of superhard bearing elements. One or more of the superhard bearing elements includes a superhard table, which may improve heat transfer from such superhard bearing elements.
US11015648B2	Adjusting sleeve for a bearing device, bearing device having an adjusting sleeve, and method for mounting an adjusting sleeve The approach which is proposed here relates to an adjusting sleeve (105) for a bearing device (100) having at least one housing (110) for receiving a bearing sleeve (115), the bearing sleeve (115) for receiving a shaft (120), and the shaft (120). The adjusting sleeve (105) is configured to be capable of being received between the bearing sleeve (115) and the housing (110) and to be thermally conductive. To this end, an outer wall (125) of the adjusting sleeve (105) has at least one outer depression (135) which is configured to produce an outer chamber (140) between the adjusting sleeve (105) and the housing (110) in a received state of the adjusting sleeve (105) in the bearing device (100), and/or an inner wall (130) of the adjusting sleeve (105) has at least one inner depression (145) which is configured to produce an inner chamber (150) between the adjusting sleeve (105) and the bearing sleeve (115) in the received state of the adjusting sleeve (105) in the bearing device (100).
US11015646B2	Bearing apparatus including tilting pads Tilting pad bearing assemblies and apparatuses are disclosed herein. The disclosed tilting pad bearing assemblies and apparatuses may be employed in downhole motors of a subterranean drilling system or other mechanical systems. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly or apparatus includes a support ring and a plurality of tilting pads. Each tilting pad is tilted and/or tiltably secured relative to the support ring. In some embodiments, one or more of the tilting pads include a plurality of superhard bearing segments assembled to form a superhard bearing surface. One or more seams may be positioned between adjacent superhard bearing segments of the superhard bearing segments. In other embodiments, one or more of the tilting pads may include at least one or only one superhard bearing segment, such as a polycrystalline diamond bearing segment.
US11015643B2	Roll device A roll device as a spreader roll has a rotating hollow roll tube which at the ends thereof is rotatably mounted by means of bearing ends which are mounted in rotary bearings. The roll device has a tension element which runs so as to be eccentric to the central longitudinal axis of the roll tube through the roll tube and by internal tension toward the ends of the roll tube is impinged by a force with pressure. As a result, the roll tube is capable of being bent by way of an impingement of the tension element with a force, the deflection being transversely away from the longitudinal extent of said roll tube, if the tension element is tensioned in relation to the roll tube in an axial direction.
US11015635B2	Threaded truss foundations and related systems, methods, and machines A machine for rotary driving screw anchors into underlying ground and related. The machine has a mast with a rotary driver and a mandrel driver oriented on a common axis. The mandrel driver passes a mandrel through the rotary driver and the screw anchor to allow the mandrel to be actuated ahead of the screw anchor while the rotary driver drives the screw anchor into the ground. Alternatively, the mandrel driver may also drive a hammering drill through the screw anchor to clear a path ahead of it through subsurface rocks.
US11015632B2	Fixing element for securing a retaining element on a support and system comprising a fixing element and a retaining element Disclosed is a fastener for securing a retaining element on a support, wherein the fastener is formed like a retaining clip and has at least one leg and at least one engaging section, wherein the engaging section extends outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the fastener and is designed to engage with the retaining element. The leg has at least one latching section for retaining the retaining element on the support at an opening of the support, wherein the fastener has a channel for a section of the retaining element, wherein the fastener has at least one contact region for the retaining element that is positioned at least partially within the channel, and the contact region is functionally connected to the engaging section via a connecting section, wherein the contact region has an angle greater than 0° and less than 90° to the longitudinal axis of the channel.
US11015626B2	Support assembly for displaying a portable article A support assembly having a frame to support a portable article in a display position. The frame has first and second frame parts movable one relative to the other to change a dimension of a receiving space for a part of the first portable article. The frame is configured so that: a) relative movement can be effected between the first and second frame parts between: i) a first relationship wherein the receiving space has a first receiving dimension; and ii) a second relationship wherein the receiving space has a second receiving dimension that is less than the first receiving dimension; and b) the first and second frame parts upon being changed from the first relationship into the second relationship are blocked from changing from the second relationship back into the first relationship.
US11015616B2	Liquid heating pump for conveying and heating liquid in a water-bearing domestic appliance A liquid heating pump includes an impeller chamber having an impeller, which can be rotatably driven, and a diffusor chamber and/or pressure chamber arranged axially downstream in the flow direction and having a stationary diffusor. A heating device is associated with the diffusor and/or pressure chamber. The diffusor has a main body, in particular in the shape of a circular cylinder. The main body has a front wall on which a guide blade portion is arranged which axially protrudes in a direction of the impeller into a liquid ejection region of the impeller arranged around an outer periphery of the impeller and which extends away from the liquid ejection region outwardly toward an axial outer casing of the main body, which axial outer casing is arranged radially further outwardly than the liquid ejection region of the impeller.
US11015605B2	Alternating pump gaps A blood pump system includes a pump housing and an impeller for rotating in a pump chamber within the housing. The impeller has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The system includes a stator having drive coils for applying a torque to the impeller and at least one bearing mechanism for suspending the impeller within the pump chamber. The system includes a position control mechanism for moving the impeller in an axial direction within the pump chamber to adjust a size of a first gap and a size of a second gap, thereby controlling a washout rate at each of the first gap and the second gap. The first gap is defined by a distance between the first side and the housing and the second gap is defined by a distance between the second side and the pump housing.
US11015604B2	Method and apparatus for pressure equalization in rotary compressors A high side compressor system includes a compressor housing, motor, and a compression chamber. The compression chamber is disposed within the compressor housing. An accumulator is fluidly coupled to the compressor housing via a pressure-equalization tube. A pressure-equalization valve is disposed in the pressure-equalization tube. The pressure-equalization valve closes access to the pressure-equalization tube responsive to an electrical current being applied to the pressure-equalization valve. The pressure-equalization valve is electrically coupled to a compression mechanism such that interruption of electrical current to the compression mechanism interrupts electrical current to the pressure-equalization valve thereby opening the pressure-equalization valve.
US11015603B2	Fiber-loaded rubber compound useful in PDM stators A rubber compound for use in a stator in a positive displacement motor. The rubber compound includes a fiber reinforcement, wherein fibers in the fiber reinforcement create a grain direction in which “with the grain” is generally orthogonal to “across the grain”. In some embodiments, the rubber compound has a first value for 25% tensile Modulus across the grain and a second value for 25% tensile Modulus with the grain, wherein the first value is at least 10% lower than the second value. In such embodiments, the fiber reinforcement may further include a fiber loading of greater flan 1.0 phr of fibers. In such embodiments, the rubber compound may further have a 25% tensile Modulus of greater than 400 psi across the grain and a 50% tensile Modulus of greater than 700 psi across the grain.
US11015602B2	Screw compressor Screw compressor with a compression chamber that is formed by a compression housing, in which a pair of meshed helical compressor rotors in the form of a screw are rotatably mounted and with a drive motor that is provided with a motor chamber formed by a motor housing, in which a motor shaft is rotatably mounted. The motor shaft drives at least one of the aforementioned two compressor rotors, where the compression housing and the motor housing are connected directly together to form a compressor housing, where the rotor shafts of the compressor rotors, as well as the motor shaft, extend along axial directions that are oblique or transverse to the horizontal plane. The motor chamber and the compression chamber have the same or similar pressure.
US11015600B2	Scroll compressor having sub-discharge port with involute-shaped opening A scroll compressor including an orbiting scroll and a fixed scroll. A compression chamber is formed by combining a fixed-scroll volute of the fixed scroll and an orbiting-scroll volute of the orbiting scroll. Each of sub-discharge ports of the fixed scroll brings any one of a first compression chamber and a second compression chamber of a compression chamber, the first compression chamber being defined by an inward-facing surface of the fixed-scroll volute and an outward-facing surface of the orbiting-scroll volute, the second compression chamber being defined by an outwardfacing surface of the fixed-scroll volute and an inward-facing surface of the orbiting scroll volute, and a discharge side into communication with each other.
US11015596B2	Scroll compressor sealing A scroll compressor includes: a frame configured to support a second scroll by being coupled to a first scroll; a sealing member insertion groove formed in a ring shape, on at least one of one side surface of the second scroll and one side surface of the frame contacting the second scroll; and a sealing member formed in a ring shape, inserted into the sealing member insertion groove, and configured to divide an interval between the second scroll and the frame in a radial direction, wherein the sealing member is formed such that a sectional surface of an inner circumferential surface thereof is smaller than that of an outer circumferential surface thereof, and such that a second gap between the outer circumferential surface of the sealing member and an outer side wall surface of the sealing member insertion groove is smaller than or equal to a first gap between the inner circumferential surface of the sealing member and an inner side wall surface of the sealing member insertion groove.
US11015595B2	Piston pump and seal ring A piston for a single-stroke pump includes a pump rod, a seal ring extending about the pump rod and having a central bore, and a retaining device disposed on the pump rod and retaining the seal ring on the pump rod. In a forward stroke, the seal ring is in a first position whereby the seal ring sealingly engages the pump rod such that the seal ring and pump rod drive a fluid out of the pump chamber. When transitioning to a return stroke, the seal ring is maintained stationary relative to the pump cylinder until retaining device engages seal ring, such that seal ring is in a second position. With the seal ring in the second position, a flow path is opened between the seal ring and the pump rod, allowing fluid to flow into the pump chamber to prime the pump the next pump cycle.
US11015591B2	Gas operated infinite step valve An inlet valve system for a cylinder chamber of a reciprocating compressor and a method for unloading the inlet valve system are provided. The inlet valve system may include an unloader, a valve assembly including a cylindrical valve body circumferentially disposed about a central axis of the inlet valve system, and a control valve actuator including a control valve body circumferentially disposed about the central axis of the inlet valve system. A control valve passage of the control valve body may extend along the central axis of the inlet valve system, a control valve element may be disposed in the control valve passage, and a control pressure source may be fluidly coupled to the control valve passage.
US11015583B2	Electroosmotic pump and fluid-pumping system comprising the same Provided are an electroosmotic pump, including: a membrane; a first electrode which is provided on one surface of the membrane, including a porous support including an insulator and an electrochemical reaction material formed on the porous support; and a second electrode which is provided on the other surface of the membrane, including a porous support including an insulator and an electrochemical reaction material formed on the porous support, and a fluid-pumping system including the electroosmotic pump.
US11015580B2	Crossflow axes rotary mechanical devices with dynamic increased swept area Crossflow axes rotary mechanical devices with dynamic increased swept area including at least two rotors attached to a support structure having their axes of rotation parallel to each other, having at least one blade attached to each rotor via a joint where the swept areas created by the blades of each rotor intersect, having at least one rotor synchronizing component so the blades from each rotor do not collide during the rotation are described. The rotors with blades share the space, the support structure, the rotor synchronizing component, the electric machines, as well as the characteristics, parameters, and effects that the crossflow axes rotary mechanical devices with dynamic increased swept area have compare to the crossflow axes rotary mechanical devices without dynamic increased swept area.
US11015579B2	Transportation system and method for loading a wind turbine tower segment A transportation system (300) for, and a method (1104, 1106, 1108) of loading for transportation of, a segment (330) of a wind turbine tower are disclosed. The system has a transportation platform (304), the transportation platform having a centreline (320), and a segment support (306, 310) mountable on the transportation platform. The segment support is configured to permit tilting of a supported segment with respect to a pivot point (308) of the support. The segment support is further configured to receive a segment such that the centre of gravity (342) of the segment is offset transversely from: the support pivot point; and from the transport platform centreline. The segment support is also configured to, having received the segment, permit tilting of the segment with respect to the support pivot point to a rest position, and in the rest position the centre of gravity of the segment is alignable vertically with the transport platform centreline.
US11015578B2	Wind generator with energy storage system The present invention is a wind generator system particularly suitable for small wind applications that harnesses low velocity wind effectively. The wind generator system comprises a drive shaft; one or more retreating blades and one or more advancing blades attached to the drive shaft and extending radially outwardly therefrom; a generator assembly coupled to the drive shaft and effective for generating electrical power; and a energy storage system comprising a mechanical bellows.
US11015571B2	Inner covering for wind turbine blades and method for mounting same Inner covering for wind turbine blades and method for mounting same, wherein said covering consists of a wall cover with a flexible wall which is formed based on layers of composite materials, having shapes and dimensions being approximately the same as those of the inner area of the blade structural element, said cover being mounted on a support with which it is introduced inside the blade. Between the support and the cover, an inflatable chamber is arranged, which upon being inflated causes the cover to be compacted and adhered against the inner surface of the blade structural element.
US11015566B2	System for controlling power supplied to a starter motor Vehicle power control is described. A vehicle power control system includes a battery having a first voltage, a starter motor having a second voltage, a power converter, and a system controller. The second voltage is higher than the first voltage. The starter motor is coupled to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. The power converter is in electrical communication with the battery and the starter motor and is configured to convert the first voltage to the second voltage. The system controller is configured to supply energy from the battery to the starter motor to start the internal combustion engine.
US11015563B2	Auto start/stop control based on cooled seat signal systems and methods Systems and methods for managing auto start of a vehicle during an auto-stop condition may include: determining an operational status of a vehicle climate control system; receiving a target air outlet temperature from the vehicle climate control system; receiving data indicating a state of a cooled seat of the vehicle; and inhibiting a start-engine command to restart an internal combustion engine of the vehicle because of a cabin cooling requirement when the data indicates that the cooled seat of the vehicle is activated.
US11015560B2	Multi-function engine control and input system An engine control and input system for a device having a tool driven by an engine, includes an input and control module having one or more inputs and a controller responsive to actuation of the inputs to permit user control of at least one engine operating parameter by user actuation of the inputs. The system may include a touch screen display that displays icons to the user relating to the inputs and the at least one engine operating parameter, and wherein the touch screen display is responsive to the user selecting one of the inputs by touching an associated one of the icons provided by the display. At least one of the inputs may relate to one or more of changing engine speed, starting the engine, causing the engine to drive the tool, turning on a light, actuating a heater or warmer or stopping engine operation.
US11015552B2	Evaporated fuel processing apparatus An evaporated fuel processing apparatus includes a canister to collect vapor generated in a fuel tank, a purge passage to purge vapor into an intake passage from the canister, a purge pump provided in the purge passage, a first trifurcated valve in the purge passage between an exhaust port of the purge pump and an outflow port of the purge passage, a second trifurcated valve provided in the purge passage between an inflow port of the purge passage and an intake port of the purge pump, a first bypass passage between the purge passage upstream of the second trifurcated valve and the first trifurcated valve, and a second bypass passage between the purge passage downstream of the first trifurcated valve and the second trifurcated valve. Passages for the vapor and others are switched by switching the first trifurcated valve and the second trifurcated valve during operation of the purge pump.
US11015545B2	Misfire detection apparatus, misfire detection system, and data analysis apparatus A misfire detection apparatus includes storage devices that store first mapping data and second mapping data, and execution devices. The execution device executes a first acquisition process, a first calculation process, a second acquisition process, a second calculation process, a determination process of determining whether or not a calculation result of the second calculation process and a calculation result of the first calculation process match, a count process of counting the number of consecutive times when a determination is made in the determination process that there is mismatch, and a transmission process of transmitting, to an outside of the vehicle, data on the value of the second misfire variable corresponding to the maximum number of times among the numbers of consecutive times counted in the count process during a predetermined period and data on the second input data used for calculating the value of the second misfire variable.
US11015544B2	Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine of an agricultural vehicle and agricultural vehicle comprising the device Method for controlling an internal combustion engine of an agricultural vehicle comprising the following steps, acquisition of a rated torque curve of said internal combustion engine, as a function of a rotation speed of said internal combustion engine, selection of a predefined speed value (PTS) of the internal combustion engine, introduction of a modified torque curve having torque values increased for speeds below said predefined speed value (PTS), switching from said rated torque curve to said modified torque curve when at least one operating condition has occurred.
US11015536B2	Methods and systems for supplying fuel to gas turbine engines Methods and systems for supply of fuel for a turbine-driven fracturing pump system used in hydraulic fracturing may be configured to identify when the supply pressure of primary fuel to a plurality of gas turbine engines of a plurality of hydraulic fracturing units falls below a set point, identify a gas turbine engine of the fleet of hydraulic fracturing units operating on primary fuel with highest amount of secondary fuel available, and to selectively transfer the gas turbine engine operating on primary fuel with the highest amount of secondary fuel from primary fuel operation to secondary fuel operation. Some methods and systems may be configured to transfer all gas turbine engines to secondary fuel operation and individually and/or sequentially restore operation to primary fuel operation and/or to manage primary fuel operation and/or secondary fuel operation for portions of the plurality of gas turbine engines.
US11015531B2	Engine-induced aircraft cabin resonance reduction system and method A system and method of reducing engine induced aircraft cabin resonance includes sensing the core engine speed of a first turbofan gas turbine engine, and sensing the core engine speed of a second turbofan gas turbine engine. In a control system, the core engine speed of the first turbofan gas turbine engine and the core engine speed of the second turbofan gas turbine engine are processed to determine a core engine speed difference between the first and second turbofan gas turbine engines. The core engine speed difference is processed to supply a variable inlet guide vane (VIGV) offset value. The VIGV offset value is applied to a VIGV reference command associated with one of the first or second turbofan gas turbine engine to thereby cause the VIGVs of one of the first or second turbofan gas turbine engine to move to a more closed position.
US11015529B2	Feature based cooling using in wall contoured cooling passage A combustion liner or component produced through the use of additive manufacturing techniques. The combustion liner or other component may be formed having a feature based optimized cooling circuit at least partially embedded in the thickness of the material. The internal cooling circuit, may be used, along with other benefits, to control the temperature of the component and prevent hot-spots and uneven heat distribution across the surface of the component.
US11015528B2	Tank assembly A tank assembly (100) for a gas turbine engine is provided comprising a tank (102) and a plurality of restraints (112, 114). The restraints (112, 114) include a fixing part (124) for securing the tank (102) to a support structure (104). A first restraint (112) has a first rigidity in the direction of a length of the tank (102) and at least one second restraint (114) has a second rigidity in the direction of the length of the tank (102). Upon thermal expansion or contraction of the tank (102) relative to the support structure (104), the or each second restraint (114) flexes to a greater extent than the first restraint (112).
US11015527B2	Engine bearing offset and load Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a rotatable shaft, and a plurality of bearings coupled to the rotatable shaft, where the plurality of bearings include a first bearing, a second bearing, and a third bearing, where the first bearing defines an axial first bearing centerline, where the second bearing defines an axial second bearing centerline, where the third bearing defines an axial third bearing centerline, and where the axial second bearing centerline is radially offset from the axial first bearing centerline and the axial third bearing centerline.
US11015506B2	Holding material for pollution control element, production method thereof, and pollution control apparatus A holding material for a pollution control element which can sufficiently suppress scattering of inorganic fibers when the pollution control element is assembled in a casing, and which has a sufficiently high coefficient of friction. The holding material includes: a sheet-like main body made of first inorganic fibers having a minor axis in the range of from about 3 to 10 μm; and a surface layer which is provided on at least one surface of the main body and contains second inorganic fibers having a minor axis in the range of from about 1 to 15 nm.
US11015504B2	Method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, in particular a motor car A method for operating an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, which has an exhaust gas system that exhaust gas from at least one combustion chamber of the internal combustion chamber can flow through and includes at least one nitrogen oxide storage catalyst, at least one particulate filter, and at least one selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst.
US11015494B2	Engine oil pump cover with seal An internal combustion engine assembly includes a crankcase and a cam housing. The crankcase includes a crankcase cavity configured to receive a counterweight. The cam housing includes a cam housing cavity configured to receive a camshaft. A pump is positioned within the cam housing. The pump is configured to draw oil from an oil reservoir defined by the cam housing cavity. A crankshaft supports the counterweight for rotation therewith. The crankshaft is rotatably supported within the cam housing and is coupled to drive the pump. A bearing supports the crankshaft between the crankcase cavity and the cam housing cavity. The bearing includes an outer race. A seal is positioned between the pump and the bearing. The seal is positioned against the outer race to block the transmission of pressure fluctuations between the crankcase cavity and the oil reservoir.
US11015490B2	Method for operating a combined gas and steam power plant with steam heated by an exothermic chemical reaction The present disclosure relates to combined gas and steam power plants. Various embodiments may include methods for operating such plants, such as: generating hot steam with an exhaust gas of a gas turbine; driving a generator with the steam; diverting at least a part of the generated steam and storing the diverted steam in a steam accumulator; then, discharging at least a part of the steam stored in the steam accumulator from the steam accumulator; heating the steam discharged from the steam accumulator with heat released during an exothermic chemical reaction; and feeding the heated steam to drive the turbine device.
US11015486B2	Gas turbine A gas turbine includes a housing; a rotor rotatable by a fluid flowing through the housing; a bearing for rotatably supporting the rotor; and a support structure configured to support the bearing with respect to the housing. The support structure includes an inner casing accommodating the bearing; an outer casing fastened to the housing; and a strut extending between the inner and outer casings, and at least one of the inner casing and the outer casing includes a diaphragm that is deformable in a radial direction of the rotor. Each casing includes a strut root connected to the strut, a strut platform surrounding the strut root and being formed as the diaphragm; and a main body surrounding the strut platform. Damage to the support structure due to thermal expansion can be prevented, and the support structure can be easily designed to avoid resonance between the support structure and the rotor.
US11015481B2	Turbine shroud block segment with near surface cooling channels A cooled structure has a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first side portion orthogonal to each of the leading and trailing edge, and a second side portion opposite the first side portion and substantially orthogonal to each of the leading and trailing edge. The cooled structure includes a substrate surface defined by boundaries including the leading edge, trailing edge, first side and second side portion. A first set of cooling channels beneath the substrate surface extends from a first set of inlets proximate to the first side portion to a first set of exits proximate to the second side portion. A second set of cooling channels beneath the substrate surface extends from a second set of inlets proximate to the second side portion to a second set of exits proximate to the first side portion. Each first inlet overlaps with an exit of the second set of exits.
US11015480B2	Feed forward load sensing for hybrid electric systems Hybrid electric systems and methods therefore are provided. In one exemplary aspect, a hybrid electric system includes an engine, an electric machine operatively coupled thereto and configured to generate electrical power when driven by the engine. One or more electrical loads are electrically connectable with the electric machine. An engine controller of the engine receives load state data indicative of electrical loads that anticipate electrically disconnecting from or electrically connecting to the electric machine at a predetermined time. In this way, the engine controller can anticipate electrical load changes and the engine can be controlled to adjust its torque output in anticipation of the electrical load change. In another exemplary aspect, a hybrid electric system is provided that includes features for nearly instantaneously reacting to load changes on the engine based on load state data received from feed forward inputs of the electrical system of the hybrid electric system.
US11015478B2	Exhaust gas turbocharger The present disclosure relates to an exhaust gas turbocharger, for example for a motor vehicle. The exhaust gas turbocharger includes a turbine including a turbine housing and a turbine wheel, a variable turbine geometry including a vane ring and at least one adjustable guide vane, and a spring arrangement including a disc spring structured and arranged to mechanically impact the vane ring in a direction of the turbine housing. The disc spring extends in a circumferential direction with respect to a rotary axis of the turbine wheel and comprises a disc opening that extends up to a radial inside of the disc spring. A heat shield of the spring arrangement extends in the circumferential direction and is arranged on a side of the disc spring axially facing towards the vane ring.
US11015477B2	Assembly for controlling variable pitch blades An assembly for the control of variable pitch blades. The assembly includes a movable part movable parallel to an axis is in engagement with pivot connections which rotate about at least one radial axis fixed with respect to the casing, and which act on a radial shaft, which passes through a clevis fixed with a control ring to rotate with it about said axis. The radial shaft is mounted radially rotating with respect to the control ring and the casing.
US11015471B2	Clamping seal for jet engine mid-turbine frame A mid-turbine frame (MTF”) for a jet engine is disclosed and comprises a duct that extends between a high pressure jet engine turbine (“HPT”) and a low pressure jet engine turbine (“LPT”), the duct comprising a plurality of segments that together form an outer annular structure and an inner annular structure, the inner annular structure situated radially inward of the outer annular structure, and/or a plurality of vanes that extend radially outward from the inner annular structure toward the outer annular structure, each vane comprising a channel. Each segment may be coupled to an adjacent segment by a seal.
US11015468B2	Outlet guide vane for turbomachine, comprising a lubricant cooling passage equipped with a thermal conducting matrix compressed between the intrados and extrados walls A guide vane arranged in an air flow from a fan of an twin-spool aircraft engine, the aerodynamic part of the vane including an internal lubricant cooling passage partly delimited by an extrados wall and an extrados wall of the vane. The passage is equipped with a heat conduction matrix compressed between the walls and separating a first lubricant circulation space from a second lubricant circulation space. Furthermore, the matrix defines firstly first contact elements of the intrados wall formed in the first space and between which the lubricant from the first space will circulate, and secondly second contact elements of the extrados wall formed in the second space and between which the lubricant from the first space will circulate.
US11015462B2	Blade body and a blade made of composite material having fiber reinforcement made up both of three-dimensional weaving and also of short fibers, and method of fabrication A blade body made of composite material includes fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix, the blade body extending in a longitudinal direction between a root or bottom portion and a tip or top portion, and in a transverse direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The fiber reinforcement of the blade body includes a first portion constituted by a plurality of yarn layers interlinked by three-dimensional or multilayer weaving, and a second portion forming all or part of at least one leading edge or at least one trailing edge of a blade. The second portion includes a plurality of short fibers oriented in random manner, the yarns of the plurality of yarn layers of the first portion and the short fibers of the second portion being embedded in the matrix.
US11015461B2	Composite hollow blade and a method of forming the composite hollow blade Composite hollow blade and an associated method of forming the composite hollow blade are disclosed. The method includes forming a core by fabricating a grid core structure based on a plurality of design parameters, where the grid core includes a plurality of first reinforcing components disposed in a first curable matrix material. The method further includes forming an outer layer including a plurality of second reinforcing components disposed in a second curable matrix material. Further, the method includes coupling the core to the outer layer and curing the core and the outer layer to form the composite hollow blade.
US11015459B2	Additive manufacturing optimized first stage vane An airfoil and turbine vanes and vane assemblies incorporating the same. The airfoil has an uncoated profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, and Z as set forth in Table 1, carried to four decimal places. The Z values refer to a percentage of the radial span of the airfoil measured radially from a radially outwardly facing surface of the inner platform. The turbine vane includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil such as the one discussed above extending radially outward from the inner platform toward the outer platform. And the vane assembly includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and two or more first stage vanes extending from the inner platform to the outer platform. Each of the two or more first stage vanes include an airfoil as discussed above.
US11015455B2	Internally cooled turbine blade with creep reducing divider wall A method of reducing creep in an internally cooled turbine blade, comprising: providing a radially extending intermediate wall to continuously join a localized high stress zone of a concave side wall and a convex side wall in an intermediate cooling air channel through the blade. The intermediate wall distributes stress from the localized zone to a zone of lower stress to balance the creep inducing stress and temperature more evenly.
US11015439B1	Interventionless methods and systems for testing a liner top Interventionless testing casing within a wellbore to determine a location where the casing is leaking. Testing systems include a casing disconnect tool to receive an object, such as a ball, allowing for pressurizing to test a backside between new casing associated with the disconnect tool and older casing associated with a cased hole or open hole.
US11015436B2	Method for evaluating and monitoring formation fracture treatment using fluid pressure waves A method for evaluating a wellbore treatment includes inducing an acoustic wave in the wellbore prior to treatment. Acoustic energy propagating as pressure waves in the wellbore is detected. A formation in fluid communication with the wellbore is treated. The inducing an acoustic wave and detecting acoustic energy are repeated. A characteristic of the treatment is determined based on differences between the detected acoustic energy prior to the treating and at the end of the treating. In some embodiments, the observed differences are then also compared to differences observed in prior treatment stages to assess benefit of changes to treatment design. In some embodiments, the treatment design parameters are continuously iterated, adjusted, and improved to maximize the contribution to production of all subsequent stages in same or any other well.
US11015422B2	Method of fracturing with delayed crosslinking of gelling agents A non-aqueous slurry contains a non-aqueous liquid immiscible in water (such as a hydrocarbon based oil) having dispersed therein a crosslinking agent (such as a borate crosslinking agent) and an oil-wetting surface active material. The non-aqueous slurry further contains an organophilic clay. The non-aqueous slurry, when used in an aqueous fracturing fluid, provides crosslinking delay between the crosslinking agent and a hydratable polymer, such as guar or guar derivatives. The aqueous fracturing fluid provides an enhanced fracture network after being pumped into a well.
US11015420B2	Automatic pump control Systems, methods, and a computer readable medium are provided for automatically controlling a pump in an oil production environment. Sensor data can be collected from pump machinery and can be used to generate an advisory statement identifying a change in pump operation in regard to one or more operating conditions. The advisory plan can be used to determine an optimization action plan to maintain the operation of the pump machinery with respect to the operating conditions. The optimization action plan can include an action, a parameter, and a parameter variable and can be transmitted to a computing device configured within a supervisory control and data acquisition system and coupled to the pump machinery. The computing device can execute the optimization action plan to control the pump machinery with respect to the operating conditions.
US11015419B2	Bypass devices for a subterranean wellbore Bypass devices are disclosed for providing alternative flow paths within an annulus formed around a production string of a subterranean wellbore. In some embodiments, the bypass devices include inlet flow paths and outlet flow paths in fluid communication with the annulus so that fluids may flow through the inlet and outlet flow paths to bypass a blockage in the annulus. The bypass devices are also configured to avoid internal blockages within the internal flow paths defined by the inlet flow paths and outlet flow paths.
US11015416B2	Wellbore isolation devices with degradable slip assemblies with slip inserts Downhole tools including a wellbore isolation device that provides a plurality of components including a mandrel, and a slip assembly comprising a plurality of slip elements including a slip wedge and a slip, wherein an element of the slip assembly is composed of a degradable metal material, and wherein the slip comprises a slip insert embedded therein, the slip insert having a compressive strength of greater than about 120,000 psi.
US11015411B2	Systems and methods for retrievable hydraulic quick dump retrofit modules for electro-hydraulic subsea production systems A retrievable and retrofittable subsea hydraulic dump valve assembly for a subsea oil and gas production system including at least one hydraulic selector valve including a solenoid and a spring. The hydraulic selector valve converts a first hydraulic pressure supply line into a primary hydraulic pressure supply line and a second hydraulic pressure supply line into a pilot line and a backup hydraulic pressure supply line. In a first operating configuration the hydraulic selector valve channels a first flow of hydraulic fluid from the first hydraulic pressure supply line to the critical control valve actuators to maintain the critical control valve actuators in the open configuration. In a second operating configuration the hydraulic selector valve channels the flow of hydraulic fluid to the subsea environment at a local venting location to reconfigure the critical control valve actuators into a closed configuration.
US11015401B2	Downhole friction reduction tools The downhole friction reducing tool of the present invention includes an integral friction coefficient reducer and is configured to reduce friction in all planes, reduce torque and/or drag continually and reduce frictional wear and damage that can result in loss of integrity to surface areas where it travels. The friction coefficient reducer involves a ball transfer unit having a plurality of roller ball units. The roller ball units include a large-diameter load-bearing roller ball unit and a plurality of smaller-diameter supporting roller ball units.
US11015399B2	Coupling assembly for elongate elements A coupling assembly for elongate elements (1, 2) comprises a pin member (5) and a box member (6), said pin and box members having complementary and respective frusto-conical pin and box mating surfaces (12, 13). A bore (9; 9′) has as a first opening a port (9a) configured for connection to an injection fluid reservoir (10) and a second opening (9b) penetrating the pin mating surface (12) or the box mating surface (13). The surfaces (12, 13) may be plain surfaces without helical threads or other pronounced protrusions configured for mating engagement, but comprise a textured finish in order to augment static friction between the surfaces (12, 13) when the surfaces are connected. The pin surface may comprise a plurality of pin protruding portions (181-n) separated by pin recessed portions (191-n), and the box surface (13) comprise a plurality of box protruding portions (201-n) separated by box recessed portions (211-n). The pin protruding portions (18n) are shaped and dimensioned to fit into a designated box recessed portion (21n), and the box protruding portions (20n) are shaped and dimensioned to fit into a designated pin recessed portion (19n).
US11015395B2	Rolling element with half lock A drill bit includes a bit body having one or more blades extending therefrom, a plurality of cutters secured to the one or more blades, and a rolling element assembly positioned within a cavity defined on the bit body. The rolling element assembly includes a rolling element rotatable within the cavity about a rotational axis, and a retainer extendable within a retainer slot defined in the cavity to secure the rolling element within the cavity. The retainer and the cavity cooperatively encircle more than 180° but less than 360° of a circumference of the rolling element while leaving a full axial width of the rolling element exposed.
US11015386B2	Safety gate A safety gate has two wall-mounted post assemblies, a main frame, and two connecting assemblies. The two wall-mounted post assemblies are mounted to two walls of an entrance. The main frame has two frame portion. The two frame portion can pivot with respect to each other. The two connecting assemblies are mounted on two sides of the main frame and detachably and pivotally connected to the wall-mounted post assemblies. A stopping assembly is elastically mounted on a side, near the main frame, of each wall-mounted post assembly and configured to limit one of the connecting assemblies. With such safety gate, a user can press either one of the stopping assemblies to withdraw into the wall-mounted post assembly, and the corresponding connecting assembly can be separated from the wall-mounted post assembly to open the safety gate. When the two stopping assemblies are pressed, the main frame can be detached.
US11015385B2	Motorized shutter assembly In one aspect, a shutter assembly includes a shutter frame and a plurality of louvers supported by the frame. The shutter assembly also includes a louver drive assembly and a motor positioned within the frame. The motor is configured to rotationally drive a drive shaft extending within the frame. Additionally, the shutter assembly includes a clutch assembly rotationally coupled between the drive shaft and the louver drive assembly. The clutch assembly is configured to disengage or decouple the drive shaft from the louver drive assembly when a torque transmitted through the clutch assembly exceeds a given torque threshold.
US11015378B2	Spindle drive The disclosure relates to a spindle drive for a tailgate of a vehicle which can be adjusted between two drive end positions, in particular between a retracted position and an extended position, two drive connections being provided for diverting drive movements and a drive train between the drive connections, the drive train comprising a motor unit and a drive worm gear downstream of the motor unit in drive terms, the drive worm gear having a spindle with an external spindle drive and a spindle nut with an internal spindle nut thread which is in screw engagement with the external spindle thread, a brake assembly being provided for braking at least a part of the drive train of the spindle drive. The brake assembly can be adjustable in relation to its braking action and that the brake assembly is coupled for adjustment thereof with a component of the drive train.
US11015367B2	Post sleeve positioning apparatus and related methods A post sleeve installation system can include a plurality of post sleeve installation devices and at least one spacing beam or mechanism. The spacing beam or mechanism can include end portions that rotate about multiple independent axes and can be coupled to a pair of post sleeve installation devices to determine or control the relative locations and orientations between two post sleeves. The post sleeve installation system can be used to install post sleeves for posts for a fence, a rail or other structure supported by posts.
US11015366B2	Stackable reinforced concrete post for various outdoor applications A Stackable Reinforced Concrete Post for Various Outdoor Applications includes a concrete pylon base and multiple concrete modules that are stacked vertically.
US11015359B2	Swimming pool water exchange device In an embodiment of the present invention, a swimming pool water exchange device is provided. In an embodiment, the device fills fresh water, from a water source, into one or more bags as the old water is pumped from the bottom of the pool. In an embodiment, the water exchange device is further provided with a regulation system. In the embodiment, the regulation system cuts off the fresh water supply if the water level exceeds a predetermined height. Furthermore, the regulation system may shut off the pump if the water level drops below a predetermined height.
US11015355B2	Mud patch working trowel A tool is shaped for working a mud patch in a shower enclosure. The tool has front and rear edges with sections angled relative to each other to allow easily contacting angled edges of the walls of the shower enclosure.
US11015351B2	Floor panel for forming a floor covering A floor panel arranged to be installed according to the fold-down principle, with a first pair and a second pair of edges. The second pair of edges coupling parts are arranged to be coupled to each other by a downward movement with two contact zones at opposite sides of a male part which fits into a female part. The ratio between the horizontal distance between the middle of the first contact zone and the middle of the second contact zone, and the vertical distance between the middle of the first contact zone and the middle of the second contact zone is more than 5, and/or wherein well-defined support points are applied.
US11015350B2	Self-engaging mounting method for wall panels A wall panel installation method, assembly, system and kit are provided. The wall panel is installed and held to an existing building structure with the combination of a support plate secured to the building wall, fastening elements adhered to the wall panel and corresponding fastening elements adhered to respective support plates. When the wall panel is in position, the fastening elements are brought into contact to engage each other and hold the wall panel in position relative to the building structure/wall.
US11015348B2	Rear receiver and methods for use with modular platform for gutter guard systems with interchangeable components A modular platform for configuring gutter guard systems is disclosed and claimed herein. The modular platform includes a number of interchangeable components that can be assembled to form a gutter guard system for use with specific rain gutters based on a rain gutter's style, size, color, and attachment mechanism used to secure the rain gutter to a structure and/or roofline. One such interchangeable component is a rear receiver. A rear receiver can be arranged for use with a gutter guard system that includes a main body. In one embodiment, a rear receiver includes an upper member with a first downwardly angled edge; a lower member with a second downwardly angled edge; and a vertical member connecting the upper member to the lower member. The upper member, lower member, and vertical member form a channel to accommodate and secure the rear receiver to a main body in a gutter guard system.
US11015347B2	Arbitrarily curved support structure A method for producing a support structure having a three-dimensional geometry curved in any manner, includes making at least one first and one second flat material piece. The geometry has curves in three directions that are orthogonal to one another, and the method includes the following steps: A. preparing the desired geometry, B. approximating the desired geometry, C. subdividing the geometry, D. defining at least one clearance region, E. defining a plurality of connection points arranged on the at least one first and one second part, F. defining chamfered edges extending between the polygonal cross-sections, G. developing the at least one first and one second part, H. cutting to length at least one first and one second flat material piece, I. chamfering, and J. connecting the at least one chamfered first material piece and the at least one chamfered second material piece.
US11015345B1	Concrete wall section A concrete wall section manufactured with a weight that allows the user of the concrete wall section to transport manually the concrete wall section. Combinations of concrete wall sections can be used to replace traditional frames of a structure.
US11015338B2	Roofing shingles and methods for installing and making them One aspect of the disclosure is a shingle including a first bituminous sheet at the bottom surface of the shingle, the first bituminous sheet having a lower edge disposed at the lower end of the shingle, the first bituminous sheet having one or more slits extending from the lower edge of the first bituminous sheet toward the upper end of the shingle; and a second bituminous sheet at least partially laminated to a top surface of the first bituminous sheet, the second bituminous sheet having a lower edge disposed adjacent the lower end of the shingle, the second bituminous sheet having one or more tabs being defined by one or more notches formed in the second bituminous sheet, each notch extending away from the lower edge of the second bituminous sheet.
US11015337B2	Method of pouring polyisocyanurate foam directly onto a facer to improve cell orientation and density stratification A method of forming a polyisocyanurate foam board includes providing a polyol and adding an isocyanate to the polyol to form a polyisocyanurate foam. A first inner surface of a first facer material is treated with a first flow of hydroxyl containing molecules. A second inner surface of a second facer material is treated with a second flow of hydroxyl containing molecules. The polyisocyanurate foam is coupled to the first treated inner surface and the second treated inner surface such that the polyisocyanurate is sandwiched between the first facer material and the second facer material, thereby exposing opposing outer surfaces of the polyisocyanurate foam to the hydroxyl containing molecules. A density of a medial portion of the polyisocyanurate foam is greater than a density of the polyisocyanurate at the opposing outer surfaces.
US11015326B2	Mechanically operated hot water bypass valve operated without electricity An improved, wholly mechanical, valve unit is provided to automatically allow for flow between a high temperature liquid line and a cooler temperature liquid line in order to maintain the immediate availability of hot liquid immediately upstream of the valve, especially for hot water used in a building. The valve unit of the present invention includes a thermally-activated, bi-metal, or more broadly bi-flexive, valve disc, and a smaller diameter valve seat that concentrically contacts the valve disc intermediate the outer circumference and the center of the disc. The bi-flexive disc is provided two-sided, circumferential support, thus substantially equalizing the pressure against both sides of the disc, even when in the closed valve position between the higher temperature, higher pressure, hot water line and the lower pressure cold water line. The valve opens when the temperature differential across the valve disc decreases below a preset amount.
US11015323B2	System and method for determining usage of work implement A system for tracking usage of a work implement includes a movement characteristic sensor, a wireless transmitter, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether movement of the work implement exceeds a movement characteristic threshold based upon the movement characteristic signals, increase a work implement usage time by a cycle time interval if the movement of the work implement exceeds the movement characteristic threshold, and transmit with a wireless transmitter on the work implement the work implement usage time and the unique identification number to a system remote from the work implement. Further, the controller is configured to sequentially operate in a standard power mode and in a low power mode, and while in the low power mode, power to at least one of the movement characteristic sensor and the wireless transmitter is terminated.
US11015316B1	Top plate for cribbing stacks and associated methods A plate for cribbing stacks having a top surface and a bottom surface, first, second, third, and fourth side surfaces connecting the top and bottom surfaces; a first level attached to the first side surface; and a second level attached to the second side surface, the first and second side surfaces being in a non-parallel relationship; and wherein the top and bottom surfaces and the first, second, third, and fourth side surfaces are arranged so that the first and second levels indicate when the plate is horizontal.
US11015303B2	Shear cutter pick milling system This disclosure relates to a system for removing road material. In an embodiment, the system may include a milling drum and at least one pick mounted on the milling drum. Furthermore, the pick may include polycrystalline diamond at least partially forming one or more working surfaces of the pick.
US11015302B2	Method, apparatus and system for producing a polyurethane sports flooring A method for producing polyurethane flooring includes providing polyurethane reactive components including a isocyanate component and a polyol component, determining environmental data, determining process parameters for mixing the polyurethane reactive components, wherein the process parameters depend on the environmental data, mixing the foam for the polyurethane flooring by mixing the isocyanate component and the polyol component using a froth foam process with the process parameters, applying a first lane of the liquid foam to a ground, applying a second lane of the liquid foam to the ground, wherein a side edge of the second lane gets in contact with a side edge of the first lane, wherein the process parameter are determined so that the foam of the first lane is not cured before applying the foam of the second lane. Furthermore, the invention relates to an apparatus and a system for producing a polyurethane flooring.
US11015296B2	Fibrous structure containing articles Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.
US11015285B2	Feeding device and method for feeding a flatwork textile article to a laundry treatment apparatus The feeding device comprises a pair of clamp assemblies (3) arranged to grasp corner portions of two contiguous corners of a flatwork textile article (30) and to move along transverse guides in opposite directions to spread the flatwork textile article (30) for depositing it on a feed conveyor. Each clamp assembly comprises a main clamp (6) supported on a main support (5) and having a pair of main jaws (7) providing a first frictional force, and a secondary clamp (9) supported on a secondary support (8) and having a pair of secondary jaws (10) providing a higher second frictional force. The secondary support is movable relative to the main support between a position adjacent to the main clamp and a position distanced from the main clamp to reduce an article protruding corner portion (31) remaining at a first side (S1) of the main jaws (7) in a closed position.
US11015282B2	Clothes dryer, method and device for calculating humidity value of clothes in clothes dryer A clothes dryer (100), a method and device (200) for calculating a humidity value of clothes in the clothes dryer. The method for calculating the humidity value includes: acquiring sampling points of a humidity sensor during a first time period; extracting a maximum value from the sampling points, and generating a maximum-value accumulated value; acquiring maximum-value accumulated values during a second time period, and generating an average value; acquiring a current maximum value during a current first time period; and generating a current humidity value.
US11015278B2	Washing machine Provided is a washing machine, including an inner drum and an outer drum. A bottom or a side wall of the inner drum is provided with an inner drum drainage hole. The inner drum drainage hole is provided with a drainage valve. The outer drum is provided with a power device configured to push a spool of the drainage valve, and an outer drum drainage hole. One end of the drainage valve facing toward the outer drum is provided with a drainage switch. An extending shaft of the power device is configured to extend and touch the drainage switch to open or close the drainage valve.
US11015263B2	Defect reduction in seeded aluminum nitride crystal growth Bulk single crystal of aluminum nitride (AlN) having an areal planar defect density≤100 cm−2. Methods for growing single crystal aluminum nitride include melting an aluminum foil to uniformly wet a foundation with a layer of aluminum, the foundation forming a portion of an AlN seed holder, for an AlN seed to be used for the AlN growth. The holder may consist essentially of a substantially impervious backing plate.
US11015261B2	Substrate holder and plating apparatus To provide a substrate holder and a plating apparatus that can easily position a substrate. A substrate holder includes a substrate holding body for holding a substrate, and a first holding member and a second holding member that interpose and hold the substrate holding body therebetween, and the first holding member includes an opening portion through which the plating target surface of the substrate is exposed, and a power supply member configured to be in contact with a plating target surface of the substrate.
US11015254B2	Aluminum electrolytic bath having continuous aluminum-frame anode with built-in conductors An aluminum electrolytic bath having continuous aluminum-frame anode with built-in conductors, solving the problems of the existing aluminum electrolytic baths, such as poor electrical and thermal conductivity and exhausting capability, high energy consumption, complex operation, poor electrolytic bath stability, large amount of asphalt fumes and the difficulties in collecting the same and in electrolytic fume purification, few variety and poor quality of produced products, and influence on integrity of the anode, includes an aluminum-frame anode and a cathode. The disclosure greatly reduces power consumption and improves current efficiency, the stability and yield of the electrolytic bath.
US11015253B2	Surface treatment process for implants made of titanium alloy A titanium 6 Al/4V alloy is provided with a surface topography that is similar to the Osseotite® surface produced on commercially pure titanium. Native oxide is removed from the Ti 6Al/4V alloy, followed by contacting the metal at ambient temperature with an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution containing a relatively small amount of hydrofluoric acid.
US11015250B2	Impeller for rotary machine, compressor, supercharger, and method for producing impeller for rotary machine An impeller for a rotary machine includes a base material of the impeller made of Al or an Al alloy. A surface layer for the impeller is formed by an electroless plating layer with a Ni—P based alloy and an under layer disposed between the base material and the surface layer, the under layer having a smaller Vickers hardness than the surface layer.
US11015239B2	Coated cutting tool A coated cutting tool comprising a substrate and a coating layer formed on the substrate, wherein: the coating layer includes a first composite nitride layer containing a compound having a composition represented by (AlxCr1-x)N, and a second composite nitride layer containing a compound having a composition represented by (AlyCr1-y)N; an average particle size of particles which constitute of the first composite nitride layer is less than 100 nm; the second composite nitride layer comprises a cubic crystal system, and a ratio I(111)/I(200) of a peak intensity I(111) for a (111) plane to a peak intensity I(200) for a (200) plane in the second composite nitride layer is 1.0 or more; an average particle size of particles which constitute of the second composite nitride layer is 100 nm or more; and a residual stress of the second composite nitride layer is from −10.0 GPa or higher to −2.0 GPa or lower.
US11015235B2	Method for producing aluminum alloy member, and aluminum alloy member obtained by same A method for producing an aluminum alloy member includes an extrusion step for subjecting an aluminum (Al) alloy which contains from 1.6% by mass to 2.6% by mass (inclusive) of magnesium (Mg), from 6.0% by mass to 7.0% by mass (inclusive) of zinc (Zn), 0.5% by mass or less of copper (Cu), from 0.01% by mass to 0.05% by mass (inclusive) of titanium (Ti) with the balance made up of aluminum (Al) and unavoidable impurities to hot extrusion. The method further includes a cooling step for cooling the aluminum alloy after the extrusion. The method further includes a strain processing step for introducing strain that miniaturizes precipitates precipitated in the crystal grains of the aluminum alloy after the cooling. The method further includes an aging step for aging the aluminum alloy by heating.
US11015220B2	Conjugates of biomolecules to nanoparticles Disclosed herein are conjugates comprising a biomolecule linked to a label that have biological activity and are useful in a wide variety of biological applications. For example, provided herein are polymerase-nanoparticle conjugates including a polymerase linked to a nanoparticle, wherein the conjugate has polymerase activity. Such conjugates can exhibit reduced aggregation and improved stochiometries wherein the average biomolecule:nanoparticle ratio approaches or equals 1:1. Also disclosed herein are improved methods for preparing such conjugates, and methods and systems for using such conjugates in biological applications such as nucleotide incorporation, primer extension and single molecule sequencing.
US11015219B2	Systems and methods for detection and analysis of biological species Provided herein are systems and methods for sequencing, amplifying, detecting, analyzing, and/or performing sample preparation procedures for nucleic acids and other biomolecules.
US11015212B2	Methods of reducing foam during ethanol fermentation The invention relates to methods of reducing foam during ethanol fermentation by adding a phospholipase A and/or a phospholipase C during fermentation.
US11015207B2	RNAs from pathogens inhibit plant immunity Provided are pathogen-resistant plants comprising a heterologous expression cassette, the expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide that is complementary to, or mediates destruction, of a plant immunity suppressing sRNA of a pathogen, wherein the plant is less susceptible to the pathogen compared to a control plant lacking the expression cassette. Methods of making and cultivating pathogen-resistant plants are also provided.
US11015203B2	Plant regulatory elements and uses thereof The disclosure provides DNA molecules and constructs, as well as their nucleotide sequences, useful for modulating gene expression in plants. The disclosure also provides nucleic acid sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana comprising novel regulatory elements identified from the AtHB17 gene. The disclosure also provides transgenic plants, plant cells, plant parts, and seeds comprising the DNA molecules operably linked to heterologous transcribable polynucleotides are also provided, as are methods of their use.
US11015196B2	Using microRNAs to control activation status of hepatic stellate cells and to prevent fibrosis in progressive liver diseases Provided herein are methods and compositions for treatment and/or prevention of liver disease. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the engineering of a quiescent Hepatic Stellate Cell, and use of the engineered quiescent Hepatic Stellate Cell, or population thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of liver disease.
US11015189B2	AAV capsid proteins for nucleic acid transfer Recombinant adeno-associated viral (AAV) capsid proteins are provided. Methods for generating the recombinant adeno-associated viral capsid proteins and a library from which the capsids are selected are also provided.
US11015182B2	Chimeric bacteriophage lysin with activity against staphylococci bacteria The present disclosure relates to chimeric bacteriophage lysins useful for the identification and/or reduction of staphylococcal populations. For example, a chimeric bacteriophage lysin was engineered and shown to effectively kill all strains of staphylococci tested including antibiotic resistant methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin intermediate S. aureus (VISA).
US11015178B2	Enzymatic synthesis of L-nucleic acids The present invention is related to a method for adding one or more L-nucleotides to the 3′ end of a first L-nucleic acid, wherein the method comprises the step of reacting the one or more L-nucleotides with the first L-nucleic acid in the presence of a protein comprising an enzymatic activity exhibiting moiety, wherein the enzymatic activity is capable of adding one or more L-nucleotides to the 3′ end of the first L-nucleic acid.
US11015175B2	Method for manufacturing useful substance in which high-density cultured strain of filamentous fungi is used An object to be achieved by the present invention is to culture a filamentous fungus at a high density, thereby enabling mass production of a useful substance. The present invention provides a method of producing a substance, including the steps of: culturing a mutant filamentous fungus with no expression of α-1,3-glucan to allow the filamentous fungus to produce a substance; and collecting the resulting substance.
US11015173B2	Scalable purification method for AAV1 A two-step chromatography purification scheme is described which selectively captures and isolates the genome-containing rAAV vector particles from the clarified, concentrated supernatant of a rAAV production cell culture. The process utilizes an affinity capture method performed at a high salt concentration followed by an anion exchange resin method performed at high pH to provide rAAV vector particles which are substantially free of rAAV intermediates.
US11015172B2	Method for culturing a subpopulation of circulating epithelial tumour cells from a body fluid The invention relates to a method for culturing a subpopulation of circulating epithelial tumour cells from a body fluid of a human or animal suffering from an epithelial tumour, wherein cells contained in the body fluid each containing at least one cell nucleus are separated from the body fluid and cultured over at least 24 hours in suspension, with formation of spheroids.
US11015164B2	Cell printing apparatus for heat-sensitive cell printing composition A cell printing apparatus of the present disclosure comprises a nozzle configured to discharge a heat-sensitive cell printing composition; and a heating unit for transferring heat to the upper side of the heat-sensitive cell printing composition which is discharged from the nozzle to be laminated. A predetermined space is formed between the heating unit and the nozzle so that the heating unit does not contact with the nozzle.
US11015159B2	Single-use cell culturing apparatus and culturing bag A single-use cell culturing apparatus and a culturing bag are provided, each of which can improve efficiency of stirring a culture solution and further reduce a possibility of leakage of the culture solution. The single-use cell culturing apparatus of the present invention includes a housing that accommodates the culturing bag which is flexible and can seal the culture solution inside thereof. The housing has, on an inner surface thereof, a curved convex-shaped protrusion provided at a portion of a contact face at which the housing is in contact with the culturing bag. The culturing bag of the present invention is accommodated in the housing of the single-use cell culturing apparatus; is flexible; and can seal the culture solution inside thereof. The culturing bag includes a concave portion having a shape corresponding to the curved convex protrusion disposed on a part of the housing.
US11015158B2	Methods and compositions for fining fermentable beverages The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for fining fermentable beverages, such as alcoholic fermentable beverages, for example, wine, beer, lager, ale, cider, perry, spirit and liqueur. The compositions herein comprise a pectin and carrageenan which are used to treat the beverage prior to fermentation.
US11015157B2	Brewing system for kombucha and other fermented beverages Kombucha, kefir, and other fermented beverages may be manufactured using a fermenter that draws off some fermented beverage, then adds starter liquid to a fermenter. Production may be regulated by managing heat, oxygen, or other inputs to achieve a desired quantity of finished beverage output, and production may be increased or decreased to match consumption. A controller may monitor beverage consumption and may adjust processing variables to achieve production goals, while automatically managing the overall process. A system may have a feed tank from which unprocessed liquid may be added to the fermenter at the same or similar quantities as finished beverage may be transferred to a dispensing system. The system may operate with little expertise or knowledge by a human operator.
US11015154B2	Methods for identifying interactions amongst microorganisms Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and systems for determining specific microbial taxa, within a complex consortia of mixed taxa, which are interacting with each other in an environment of interest. In some embodiments, after diluting a sample comprising multiple different taxa of microorganisms, dilutions of the sample are cultivated for determining taxonomic information and interactions of multiple taxa of microorganisms in the sample.
US11015150B2	Compositions containing one or more poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compounds Compositions comprising cellulase and at least one poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound having a degree of substitution with an organic group of about 0.05-3.0 are disclosed. Such compositions can be dry or aqueous, the latter of which can have a viscosity of at least about 10 cPs. The disclosed composition can be in the form of a personal care product, household product, or industrial product, for example. Also disclosed are a method for preparing an aqueous composition comprising cellulase and a poly alpha-1,3-glucan ether compound, and a method of treating a material such as fabric by contacting it with this aqueous composition.
US11015149B2	Methods of facilitating removal of a fingerprint Bioactive coatings that include a base and a protein associated with the base for actively promoting the removal of organic stains are provided. In aspects, bioactive coatings that are stabilized against inactivation by weathering are provided including a base associated with a chemically modified enzyme, and, optionally a first polyoxyethylene present in the base and independent of the enzyme. The coatings are optionally overlayered onto a substrate to form an active coating facilitating the removal of organic stains or organic material from food, insects, or the environment.
US11015146B2	Use of amino carboxylate for enhancing metal protection in alkaline detergents The invention includes ware detergent compositions which prevent buildup of precipitates and also surprisingly provides significant metal protection of items exposed to alkaline detergent composition. According to the invention alkaline ware detergents may include an effective amount of amino carboxylate. Surprisingly, detergents which included amino carboxylate also provided significant metal protection against corrosion, even when traditional corrosion inhibiting components are reduced.
US11015139B2	Comb polymers for improving Noack evaporation loss of engine oil formulations A comb polymer can be used for reducing a Noack evaporation loss of a lubricant composition, especially of an engine oil composition. Application of the comb polymer to the lubricant composition can bring about the desired reduction. The comb polymer can include specified amounts of macromonomer and alkyl acrylates. Resulting lubricant compositions can include the comb polymer.
US11015131B2	Manufacturing hydrocarbons A system and methods for manufacturing a base oil stock from a light hydrocarbon stream are provided. An example method includes cracking a light hydrocarbon stream to form an impure olefinic stream, separating water from the impure olefinic stream, and oligomerizing the impure olefinic stream to form a raw oligomer stream. A light olefinic stream from the raw oligomer stream and linear alpha olefins are recovered from the light olefinic stream. A heavy olefinic stream is distilled from the raw oligomer stream and hydro-processed to form a hydro-processed stream. They hydro-processed stream is distilled to form the base oil stock.
US11015130B2	Fluid catalytic cracking process and apparatus for maximizing light olefin yield and other applications Apparatus and processes herein provide for converting hydrocarbon feeds to light olefins and other hydrocarbons. The processes and apparatus include, in some embodiments, feeding a hydrocarbon, a first catalyst and a second catalyst to a reactor, wherein the first catalyst has a smaller average particle size and is less dense than the second catalyst. A first portion of the second catalyst may be recovered as a bottoms product from the reactor, and a cracked hydrocarbon effluent, a second portion of the second catalyst, and the first catalyst may be recovered as an overhead product from the reactor. The second portion of the second catalyst may be separated from the overhead product, providing a first stream comprising the first catalyst and the hydrocarbon effluent and a second stream comprising the separated second catalyst, allowing return of the separated second catalyst in the second stream to the reactor.
US11015113B1	Wet-coated proppant and methods of making and using same A method, comprising contacting a proppant, water, and a water external emulsion to form a mixture, wherein the water external emulsion has an organic internal phase comprising a surface modifying agent; contacting the mixture with an emulsion breaker to form a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a proppant coated with the surface modifying agent; an placing the wellbore servicing fluid in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. A method comprising contacting a proppant, water, and a water external emulsion to form a first mixture, wherein the water external emulsion has an organic internal phase comprising a surface modifying agent; contacting the first mixture with an emulsion breaker to form second mixture comprising a proppant coated with the surface modifying agent; and recovering a coated proppant from the second mixture.
US11015103B2	Nanocelluloses and biogums for viscosity modification A variety of systems, methods and compositions are disclosed for a treatment fluid comprising a nano-cellulose and a gum. An example method may comprise providing a treatment fluid wherein the treatment fluid comprises: a base fluid; a nano-cellulose; and a gum; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore penetrating a subterranean formation.
US11015101B2	Rare earth regenerator material particle, rare earth regenerator material particle group, and cold head, superconducting magnet, examination apparatus, and cryopump using the same A rare earth regenerator material particle and a regenerator material particle group having a high long-term reliability, and a superconducting magnet, an examination apparatus, a cryopump and the like using the same are provided. A rare earth regenerator material particle contains a rare earth element as a constituent component, and in the particle, a peak indicating a carbon component is detected in a surface region by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis.
US11015096B2	Perfluoroelastomer composition and sealing material Provided are a perfluoroelastomer composition containing a perfluoroelastomer, a peroxide crosslinking agent, a co-crosslinking agent that is a diolefin compound, and an organic pigment; and a sealing material containing a crosslinked product of the perfluoroelastomer composition.
US11015095B2	Photo-curable adhesive composition, its preparation and use thereof The present invention relates to a photo-curable adhesive composition comprising a (meth)acrylate capped aliphatic polyurethane having an average number of ethylenically unsaturated groups less than 1, a mono-functional (meth)acrylate monomer or oligomer and a photoinitiator. The adhesive composition can be used in a method of bonding a substrate to a liquid crystal display. The adhesive composition according to the present invention has improved side curing depth.
US11015089B2	Polyimide film for semiconductor package reflow process, and manufacturing method therefor Disclosed are a polyimide film for a semiconductor package reflow process, and a manufacturing method therefor, the polyimide film being capable of ensuring ease of attachment/detachment of a semiconductor chip after a reflow process is completed, by means of the application of a thermoplastic polyimide layer having a glass transition temperature less than or equal to a reflow process temperature.
US11015084B2	Coating compositions and elastic barrier coatings formed therefrom An elastic barrier coating composition includes an aqueous dispersion of core-shell particles and an elastomeric polymer that is different from the aqueous dispersed core-shell particles. The aqueous dispersion of core-shell particles include an aqueous medium and core-shell particles dispersed in the aqueous medium. The core-shell particles have a polymeric core at least partially encapsulated by a polymeric shell in which the polymeric shell includes: (i) a barrier segment comprising aromatic groups and urethane linkages, urea linkages, or a combination thereof; and (ii) an elastomeric segment that is different from (i). The barrier segment includes at least 30 weight % of the polymeric shell based on the total solids weight of the polymeric shell. Further, the polymeric shell is covalently bonded to at least a portion of the polymeric core.
US11015072B2	Ink, ink accommodating unit, printing method, and inkjet printing device An ink contains water, an organic solvent, and a resin having a glass transition temperature Tg of from 0 to 70 degrees C., wherein a contact angle θ1 of the ink against a vinyl chloride resin film and a contact angle θ2 of the ink against an ink image formed with the ink satisfies the following relationship: θ1<θ2.
US11015067B2	Slurry for flexible electrodes, and flexible electrode using same According to one of various aspects of the present invention, a slurry for a flexible electrode contains a component (a) dispersed in an aqueous emulsion. The emulsion includes one or more polymer components selected from the group consisting of acrylic polymers, urethane polymers, fluorine polymers, urea polymers, chloroprene polymers, and butadiene polymers. The emulsion has a pH of 6.5 to 8.0. In the slurry, the total of the polymer component(s) and the component (a) is 20 to 30% by mass. Of the total of the polymer component(s) and the component (a) in the slurry, the polymer component(s) is 60 to 85% by mass, and the component (a) is 15 to 40% by mass. Component (a) is carbon black having a DBP absorption amount under uncompressed conditions of 150 to 300 mL/100 g and a BET specific surface area of 35 to 140 m2/g.
US11015064B2	Antifouling structure precursor, antifouling structure, and surface modification method An antifouling structure precursor, comprising: a modification layer that contains a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain; and an oxide layer that has a surface entirely covered with the modification layer, wherein the modification layer has an uneven film thickness and comprises a comparatively thick area and a comparatively thin area that is dispersed in the comparatively thick area, and a coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the comparatively thick area is equal to or greater than 10%. An antifouling structure, comprising: an antifouling structure precursor; and a lubricant oil on a surface of the antifouling structure precursor.
US11015060B2	Polymer, molded body, foam, resin composition, and production method for polymer Provided is a polymer having a sharp melting peak and allowing easy adjustment of the melting peak temperature. Specifically provided is a polymer having two or more kinds of constitutional units containing an alkyl group having 14 or more and 30 or less carbon atoms, wherein the proportions of the number of the two or more kinds of constitutional units containing an alkyl group having 14 or more and 30 or less carbon atoms are each 20% or more, with respect to 100% of the total number of all constitutional units containing an alkyl group having 14 or more and 30 or less carbon atoms. An enthalpy of fusion of the polymer observed within a temperature range of 10° C. or higher and lower than 60° C. in differential scanning calorimetry is 30 J/g or more.
US11015056B2	Polyarylene sulfide resin composition, molded article, and production methods Provided are a polyarylene sulfide resin composition containing a polyarylene sulfide resin (A), an olefin wax (B) having one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a carboxy group, a carboxylic anhydride group, and a hydroxy group in the range of 0.01 to 5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyarylene sulfide resin (A), and one or more fatty acid metal salts (C) selected from the group consisting of fatty acid alkali metal salts and fatty acid alkali earth metal salts in the range of 0.01 to 5 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyarylene sulfide resin (A) as essential components, a molded article, a composite molded article with an epoxy resin cured product, and methods for producing the polyarylene sulfide resin composition, the molded article, and the composite molded article.
US11015055B2	Resin composition A resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by mass of a resin selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polylactic acids, and polyphenylene sulfides each having a melting point of 170° C. to 370° C., (B) 0.05 to 5.0 parts by mass of a triazine compound represented by the disclosed general formula (1), preferred examples of which are compounds of the formula: wherein RA, RB, RC, and RD, which may be the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group, (C) 0 to 3.0 parts by mass of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 2,2′-methylenebis[6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol], 2-[3-hydroxy-4-(4,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)phenoxy]ethyl 2-ethylhexanoate, and 2,4,6-tris(2-hydroxy-4-hexyloxy-3-methylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine, and (D) 0 to 1.0 part by mass of a light stabilizer being particulate at room temperature (25° C.). The resin composition is useful for making molded articles having improved heat resistance and weatherability.
US11015054B2	Flame retardant polyamide composition Flame retardant polyamide compositions comprise (A) a semi-crystalline semi-aromatic polyamide having a melting temperature (TmA) and having a number average molecular weight in the range between 7,500 and 30,000 g/mol; (B) a semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide having a melting temperature (TmB); and having a number average molecular weight in the range between 7,500 and 50,000 g/mol; and (C) a halogen free flame retardant system comprising a metal salt of a phosphinic acid and/or a diphosphinic acid, wherein TmA is higher than TmB and weight ratio of (A):(B) is in the range between 50:50 and 75:25. Process for moulding the flame retardant polyamide composition, and moulded parts made of the flame retardant polyamide composition are also provided.
US11015035B2	Foam composition with improved properties and applications thereof Foamed compositions that include: one or more foamable polymers; one or more ionomeric additives; and wherein the foam composition exhibits shrinkage as determined at 70° C.1 h according to the PFI method between 0.1 and 3.5%. Methods may include preparing a polymer composition by combining one or more foamable polymers and one or more ionomeric additives in a mixer to produce the polymer composition; and foaming the polymer composition to generate a polymer foam exhibiting shrinkage as determined at 70° C.1 h according to the PFI method of between 0.1 and 3.5%.
US11015030B2	Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene articles and methods of forming ultra high molecular weight polyethylene articles The present invention generally provides implantable articles and methods of forming implantable articles from a crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (“UHMWPE”) blend stabilized with Vitamin E. The crosslinked UHMWPE blend may be prepared by combining the UHMWPE material and vitamin E prior to irradiating the UHMWPE blend with electron beam radiation at a sufficient radiation dose rate to induce crosslinking. The crosslinked UHMWPE blend may be incorporated into a variety of implants, and in particular, into endoprosthetic joint replacements.
US11015026B2	Polyethers based on oxetanes for use as wetting agents and as dispersants and production thereof The invention relates to polyesters of the following general formula, wherein the residues R1, R2, R3, R4, R5a (as a special case of residue R5), R6, R7 and R8 are free of carboxy, hydroxy, thiol, imino, and primary and secondary amino groups, the residues R5b (as a special case of R5) and R9 contain hydroxyl groups, 10 to 100 mol % of which can be present in salt form analogously to polymers or otherwise capped, u=0 or 1, v=1 to 60 and w=1 to 20. The invention further relates to wetting agents and dispersants that contain the aforementioned polyesters or consist thereof and to a method for producing said wetting agents and dispersants, to the use of the polyesters and reaction products of the method according to the invention as wetting agents and dispersants, and to compositions containing the polyesters, wetting agents and/or dispersants or reaction products of the method according to the invention and particulate solids.
US11015020B2	Epoxy resin, epoxy resin composition, epoxy resin cured product and composite material An epoxy resin, comprising an epoxy compound, the epoxy compound comprising two or more structures represented by the following Formula (I) and at least one divalent biphenyl group: wherein, in Formula (I), each of R1 to R4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
US11015006B2	Coated polymer particles comprising a water-swellable polymer core and a sol-gel coating The present invention relates to coated polymer particles comprising a water-swellable polymer core and an essentially continuous coating encapsulating the core. The coating comprises an oxide, hydroxide or oxide hydrate of silicon, aluminum, zirconium, tin or titanium. The polymer particles do not show instantaneous swelling, when contacted with water or a water-containing liquid, but show delayed water absorption after an appropriate period of time. The coated polymer particles may be used in oil fields, in mining, for construction chemical compositions or as carrier for active substances. The coated polymer particles are prepared by a suspension coating process or a fluidized bed coating process.
US11015001B2	Catalyst systems and polymerization processes for using the same Catalyst systems including a catalyst compound having a Group 3 through Group 12 metal atom or lanthanide metal atom, an activator, and a support material composition, are provided. The support material composition may have a volume percent of pores with a pore size of from 300 angstroms to 1500 angstroms of 10 vol % to 80 vol %. Processes for producing a polyolefin composition utilizing such catalyst systems are also provided.
US11014996B2	Multisite heterogeneous catalyst, process for preparing the same and process for obtaining polyolefins using said catalyst The instant invention relates to the use of titanium-based oxopolymers for preparing suitable catalysts for reactions of olefin polymerization and/or olefin and alpha-olefin copolymerization. The instant invention further discloses the synthesis of catalyst formulated from titanium-based oxopolymers, as well as its use for olefin polymerization and/or copolymerization reactions.
US11014992B2	Chimeric small molecules for the recruitment of antibodies to cancer cells The present invention relates to chimeric chemical compounds which are used to recruit antibodies to cancer cells, in particular, prostate cancer cells or metastasized prostate cancer cells. The compounds according to the present invention comprise an antibody binding terminus (ABT) moiety covalently bonded to a cell binding terminus (CBT) through a linker and optionally, a connector molecule.
US11014990B2	Anti-CD40L antibodies Anti-human CD40L antibodies engineered to lack the ability to activate platelets and methods for treating patients having a CD40L-associated disease.
US11014986B2	Crystals of anti-human PD-1 monoclonal antibodies Crystals of pembrolizumab and structurally similar anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies are provided, as well as methods of producing such crystals, and uses of compositions comprising such antibody crystals, e.g. in treatment of cancers. The present invention satisfies these needs and more by providing pembrolizumab crystals and a method producing pembrolizumab crystals. One embodiment of the method of the invention produces crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction, and the inventors herein used such crystals to solve the three-dimensional structure of pembrolizumab to 2.3 A resolution.
US11014979B2	Anti-AP2 antibodies and antigen binding agents to treat metabolic disorders This invention is in the area of improved anti-aP2 antibodies and antigen binding agents, and compositions thereof, which target the lipid chaperone aP2/FABP4 (referred to as “aP2”) for use in treating disorders such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, and/or cancer, among others. In one aspect, improved treatments for aP2 mediated disorders are disclosed in which serum aP2 is targeted and the biological activity of aP2 is neutralized or modulated using low-binding affinity aP2 monoclonal antibodies, providing lower fasting blood glucose levels, improved systemic glucose metabolism, increased systemic insulin sensitivity, reduced fat mass, reduced liver steatosis, reduced cardiovascular disease and/or a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
US11014975B2	Expression cassette for packaging and expression of variant factor VIII for the treatment of hemostasis disorders Factor VIII variants and methods of use thereof are disclosed. In particular embodiments, Factor VIII variants are expressed more efficiently by cells over wild-type Factor VIII proteins, are secreted at increased levels by cells over wild-type Factor VIII proteins, exhibit enhanced activity over wild-type Factor VIII proteins and are packaged more efficiently into viral vectors.
US11014973B2	Fusion proteins for treating cancer and related methods Aspects of the disclosure provide fusion proteins that bind cells expressing one or more target molecules including, for example, one or more cell surface multisubunit signaling receptors (e.g., EGFRvIII-expressing cells that also express interferon receptors) and that induce anti-proliferative effects, and related compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer.
US11014967B2	Alkaline stable Fc-binding proteins for affinity chromatography The present invention relates to Fc binding proteins comprising one or more Fc binding domains wherein at least one domain comprises of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-6 or 21. The invention further relates to affinity matrices comprising the Fc binding proteins of the invention. The invention also relates to a use of these Fc binding proteins or affinity matrices for affinity purification of immunoglobulins and to methods of affinity purification using the Fc binding proteins of the invention.
US11014966B2	Compounds and therapeutics uses thereof The invention relates to novel compounds with the ability to link an immune response to a pathogen, to the use of said compounds in a disease or disorder mediated and/or caused by an infective agent, to compositions containing said compounds, processes for their preparation and to novel intermediates used in said process.
US11014965B2	Modulation of complement activity The present invention provides modulators of complement activity. Also provided are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics.
US11014960B2	Amino acid and peptide conjugates and uses thereof The present invention relates to peptides, and amino acid and peptide conjugates, methods for making amino acid and peptide conjugates, conjugates produced by the methods, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides and conjugates, methods of eliciting immune responses in a subject and methods of vaccinating a subject, uses of the peptides and conjugates for the same, and uses of the peptides and conjugates in the manufacture of medicaments for the same.
US11014953B2	Trigger-activatable metabolic sugar precursors for cancer-selective labeling and targeting Disclosed are compounds for the selective labeling of cell-surface sugars in cancer cells. The compounds are activatable by triggers specific to cancer cells, and, when metabolized, label a cancer cell surface sugar with an azide chemical group. Facilitated by a click chemistry reaction, combination of the cell surface-expressed azide with a alkynyl-drug conjugate enables efficient targeted drug delivery to cancer cells with reduced toxicity. Also disclosed are compounds for delivering a drug to an azide-bearing cancer cell, and methods of treating cancer using the compounds of the invention.
US11014950B2	Nucleotide analogs Disclosed herein, inter alia, are acyclic nucleotide analogs and methods of using an acyclic nucleotide analog for treating and/or ameliorating a papillomavirus infection.
US11014939B2	Sulfonamide compounds The present invention relates to a compound or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof having excellent tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase inhibitory activity. The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
US11014938B2	Compositions comprising precursors for volatiles A detergent, cleaning, fabric softener or cosmetic composition comprising a compound based on 1-Aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane (bicyclic oxazolidine derivative) substituted with 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-nonyldien represented by formula (I) is disclosed.
US11014937B2	Pro-fragrances and method of preparation thereof A compound based on 1-Aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane (bicyclic oxazolidine derivative) substituted with 2-phenylpropyl represented by formula (I) is disclosed.
US11014923B2	Bicyclic heterocycles as FGFR4 inhibitors The present invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles, and pharmaceutical compositions of the same, that are inhibitors of the FGFR4 enzyme and are useful in the treatment of FGFR4-associated diseases such as cancer.
US11014920B2	Factor XIIa inhibitors The present invention provides a compound of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIIa inhibitors.
US11014918B2	Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of the compounds The present disclosure is generally directed to the manufacture and use of compounds described herein for preventing, inhibiting or treating cancer, AIDS and/or premature aging, or the manufacture and use of a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one of the compounds, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for preventing, inhibiting or treating cancer, AIDS and/or premature aging.
US11014917B2	5-fluoro-c-(aryl or heterocyclyl)-glycoside derivatives useful as dual SGLT1 / SGLT2 modulators The present invention is directed to 5-fluoro-C-(aryl or heterocyclyl)-glycoside derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by SGLT activity, more particularly dual SGLT1/2 activity.
US11014909B2	Heteroaromatic compounds and their use as dopamine D1 ligands The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating D1-mediated (or D1-associated) disorders including, e.g., schizophrenia (e.g., its cognitive and negative symptoms), cognitive impairment (e.g., cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, AD, PD, or pharmacotherapy therapy), Parkinson's disease and chronic apathy.
US11014906B2	Quinoline-based compounds and methods of inhibiting CDK8/19 Disclosed herein are quinoline-based compounds and method for inhibiting CDK8 or CDK19 for the intervention in diseases, disorders, and conditions. The quinoline-based composition comprise substituents at quinoline ring positions 4 and 6, wherein the substituent at position 4 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted arylalkylamine or a substituted or unsubstituted arylhetrocyclylamine. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the substituted quinoline compositions, methods of inhibiting CDK8 or CDK19, and methods of treating CDK8/19-associated diseases, disorders, or conditions are also disclosed.
US11014903B2	Vitamin E production method and vitamin E production device A vitamin E production method and a vitamin E production device which can highly purify vitamin E in a vitamin E concentrated fraction are provided. A raw oil supply section supplies a raw oil to a series column in which two or more columns including a strongly basic anion exchanger are coupled in series to adsorb vitamin E included in the raw oil on the strongly basic anion exchanger of at least one column from among the series column. A desorption solution supply section supplies a desorption solution to a column on which vitamin E has been adsorbed to desorb vitamin E from the strongly basic anion exchanger of the column.
US11014900B2	Hydrophilic compounds for optically active devices The present invention relates to novel compounds, particularly to compounds comprising a photoactive unit, said novel compounds being particularly suitable for compositions and ophthalmic devices as well as to compositions and ophthalmic devices comprising such compounds.
US11014897B1	Solid forms comprising a thiazolidinone compound, compositions and methods of use thereof Provided herein are formulations, processes, solid forms and methods of use relating to (Z)-5-((Z)-3-chloro-4-((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)benzylidene)-2-(propylimino)-3-(o-tolyl)thiazolidin-4-one.
US11014886B2	Method for preparing 2,2′-dipyridine and derivatives thereof Disclosed is a method for preparing 2,2′-dipyridine and derivatives thereof. The method includes: using pyridine represented by formula I or a derivative thereof as a raw material to generate 2,2′-dipyridine represented by formula II by performing dehydrogenative coupling under the action of a supported catalyst in the presence of additives, where R is H, C1-C2 alkyl, Cl, or Br. The method of the present invention features wide adaptability to raw materials, high atomic utilization rate, high catalyst activity, long service life, and fewer by-products.
US11014883B2	Production of cyclic imides suitable for oxidation catalysis Disclosed are novel processes for the production of cyclic imide compounds such as N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI). The processes may be particularly well-suited for commercial-scale production of cyclic imides such as NHPI. Such cyclic imide compounds are suitable for use as oxidation catalysts, and specifically may be used to oxidize cyclohexylbenzene to cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide. Such an oxidation may be particularly useful in a process for the production of phenol and/or cyclohexanone from benzene via a process comprising hydroalkylation of benzene to cyclohexylbenzene, oxidation of the cyclohexylbenzene to cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide, and cleavage of the cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide to phenol and cyclohexanone. The cyclic imide production process may advantageously include water washing and reactant recovery steps to maximize purity and yield.
US11014882B2	3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11014881B2	Hepatitis B capsid assembly modulators Described herein are hepatitis B capsid assembly modulators and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of hepatitis B.
US11014875B2	Hydroxysultaine- and sulfobetaine-based geminal zwitterionic liquids, method for obtaining same, and use thereof as wettability modifiers having corrosion inhibiting properties The present disclosure is related to obtaining and using sulfobetaine and hydroxysultaine-based geminal zwitterionic liquids as wettability modifiers for rocks such as limestone, dolomite, sandstone, quartz or heterogeneous lithologies, under the presence of brines having high content of divalent ions as calcium, magnesium, barium and strontium, at high temperature and high pressure conditions for enhanced oil recovery processes to increase the oil production. The geminal zwitterionic liquids of the present disclosure have also the property of acting as corrosion inhibitors of ferrous metals used in pipelines and equipment for crude oil extraction, production, transport and storage operations. A further advantage shown by zwitterionic liquids derived from their molecular structure is they can be dissolved in distilled water, brine, hydrocarbon solvents, aromatics and alcohols.
US11014873B2	Anti-fibrotic compounds Provided herein are anti-fibrotic compounds, in particular those of Formula (I), that inhibit the TGF-beta signaling pathway. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the anti-fibrotic compounds, and methods of treating diseases or conditions associated with fibrosis, inflammation, and benign or malignant neoplastic diseases in a subject by administering a compound or composition described herein. (Formula (I))
US11014872B1	Production method for 1-amino cyclopropane carboxylic acid nonhydrate 1-Aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid non-hydrate can be obtained by treating 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid hydrochloride with a tertiary amine in the presence of a C3-C4 alcohol and water, keeping the reaction mixture at 50° C. or below, collecting the precipitated crystal of 1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid 0.5 hydrate by filtration, and contacting the obtained crystal with a C1-C2 alcohol.
US11014857B2	Contact interface for a composite component and methods of fabrication Composite components having structurally reinforced contact interfaces are provided. In one example, the component can include an inner laminate formed of one or more inner plies having reinforcement fibers oriented along a reference direction within a matrix material. The component can also include an interface laminated positioned on the inner laminate along at least a portion of a contact surface of the component. The interface laminate is formed of one or more interface plies having reinforcement fibers oriented along a direction offset from the reference direction within a matrix material. Methods for fabricating such components are also provided.
US11014856B2	Method for producing a composite part containing a ceramic matrix A process for manufacturing a composite material part including a particulate reinforcement densified by a ceramic matrix, the process including: formation of a blank of the part to be manufactured by shaping a mixture including a binder, first ceramic or carbon particles intended to form the particulate reinforcement of the part and second ceramic or carbon particles distinct from the first particles, removal or pyrolysis of the binder present in the blank to obtain a porous preform of the part to be manufactured, and infiltration of the porosity of the preform by a molten composition including a metal in order to obtain the part.
US11014844B2	Sleeve for glass tube molding, and method for assembling sleeve for glass tube molding This sleeve for glass tube molding is provided with: a sleeve shaft; a refractory tube into which the sleeve shaft is inserted in a coaxial manner; and a metal tip that is fixed to the tip of the sleeve shaft, and regulates movement of the refractory tube in the axial direction and towards the tip. The sleeve for glass tube molding is capable of ensuring the coaxiality of the metal tip and the refractory tube on the sleeve shaft. The metal tip comprises: an annular collar member that has a tapered outer circumferential surface of which the cross-sectional area gradually increases towards the tip of the sleeve shaft, and that is coaxially fitted to the tip of the sleeve shaft; and a main body member that has a tapered outer circumferential through-hole of which the cross-sectional area gradually increases towards the tip so as to conform to the outer circumferential surface of the collar member, and that is fitted to the collar member via the through-hole.
US11014843B2	Field remote sensing system for real-time quantification of total suspended solids (TSS) in surface waters from above-water spectral measurements A portable remote sensing system for real-time assessments of total suspended solids (TSS) in surface waters using above-water hyperspectral measurements. The system combines a miniature high signal-to-noise ratio spectrometer coupled to a credit card-size computer, lens, rechargeable battery, GPS, display panel, and dedicated software to derive TSS from above-water spectral measurements.
US11014839B2	Liquid treatment device A liquid treatment device comprising: two antennae; an enclosure for holding a liquid including a solvent and a solute; a generator operatively connected to the two antennae to generate an oscillating voltage in each antenna, wherein each voltage is out of phase with the other to create an oscillating electric-field; and the liquid in the enclosure being subjected to the electric-field in the presence of a magnetic field to change the chemical and/or physical properties of the solute, without the liquid contacting the two antennae.
US11014836B2	Autonomous bubble generating plasma unit for water treatment The present invention is characterized in that an autonomous bubble generating plasma unit for water treatment comprises a first reactor and a second reactor. The first reactor comprises: a first reacting water duct in which a secondary coil is wound around a duct body having a predetermined length, wherein a static mixer is provided in the duct body; an insulating duct body of a predetermined length installed on the outside of the first reacting water duct excluding a region in which a resonance generating part provided on the outside of the secondary coil wound on the first reacting water duct; and the resonance generating part in which a primary coil is wound on a primary coil bobbin installed at a predetermined gap from the outside of the secondary coil located in a water introducing part of the first reacting water duct, and the number of windings of the primary coil wound on the primary coil bobbin is adjusted to be a resonance point by a winding number adjusting bobbin, wherein a motor drive is installed to rotate the winding number adjusting bobbin forward and in reverse, and thus the winding number adjusting bobbin is controlled by resonance information applied to the secondary coil from a resonance sensor. The second reactor comprises: a second reacting water duct connected to the first reacting water duct to receive a supply of treated water treated in the first reacting water duct, and provided as an insulating duct of a predetermined length; an internal electrode installed in the second reacting water duct and formed as a Kenics mixer-type structure; and an external electrode installed so as to not be conductive with the internal electrode and having a cylindrical mesh-type duct body.
US11014819B2	Methods of providing high purity SiOC and SiC materials Organosilicon chemistry, polymer derived ceramic materials, and methods. Such materials and methods for making polysilocarb (SiOC) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) materials having 3-nines, 4-nines, 6-nines and greater purity. Processes and articles utilizing such high purity SiOC and SiC.
US11014808B2	System for generating H2S in an alkaline medium and method of using the same Method of producing hydrogen sulfide in an alkaline environment. A mixture having a sodium salt, elemental sulfur (S) and water is added to a reactor for the purpose of generating hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas as the main product and sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) as a byproduct.
US11014803B2	Connection system for connecting loads to a harness A connection system for connecting and disconnecting loads to a belt harness is disclosed. The connection system according to the present disclosure may permit simplified, fast and safe handling under icing conditions, line of sight obstruction and/or with gloves.
US11014785B1	Building shuttle box delivery system A building shuttle box delivery system includes a plurality of delivery ducts connected in a delivery network. The system further includes a plurality of delivery vehicles configured to travel along the delivery ducts and are accessible via a plurality of access ports distributed along the delivery network. The system may further include hold devices, movement rails, positional pads, directional pads, crawler wheel assemblies and fall brakes disposed on the delivery ducts and delivery vehicles to facilitate travel throughout the delivery network.
US11014779B2	Passenger transport system A passenger transport system includes a plurality of passenger transporters controlled by a transport system control, and further comprises at least one parameter memory configured to store at least one parameter or parameter set for the function of at least one transport system component, which transport system comprises a first wireless interface. The first interface may input data regarding at least one stored parameter or parameter set for the function of the related transport system component(s). The passenger transport system comprises mobile devices carried by users, which mobile devices may communicate wirelessly with the first interface, which communication is based on a short range transmission. The mobile devices may be prompted by the first interface to transmit data regarding the parameter or parameter set of the correlated transport system component. A passenger system interaction with a user to individual user requirements may be customized.
US11014776B2	Cable recovery machine A cable recovery machine, comprising at least one traction module configured to hold and draw at least one cable, in particular of a cable laying plant; the traction module comprises a frame on which one or more traction wheels and one or more idle wheels are positioned; between the traction wheels and the idle wheels a space is defined for the passage and traction of the cable to be recovered; the idle wheels are provided with a support connected in a mobile manner to the frame of the traction module and provided with actuators configured to press the idle wheels against the cable that passes between them and the traction wheels, so that the space between the idle wheels and the traction wheels can be automatically adjusted on the basis of the external diameter (D1, D2) or thickness of the cable drawn.
US11014775B1	Pipe deployment reel adapter shaft systems and methods Techniques for implementing a pipe deployment system that includes a pipe reel, in which the pipe reel includes reel ends and a reel drum and the pipe reel enables a pipe segment to be wrapped on the reel drum. The pipe deployment system includes a brake assembly with a brake wheel having a shaft socket keyed with flat inner surfaces, and a shaft adapter assembly, which includes an adapter head to be coupled between the pipe reel and the brake assembly. The adapter head includes an adapter shaft keyed with flat outer surfaces, in which the adapter shaft matingly interlocks with the shaft socket and is to be partially inserted through a reel end of the pipe reel, and a rotation control pin coupled to the adapter shaft, in which the rotation control pin is to be inserted between adjacent reel spokes in the reel end of the pipe reel.
US11014772B2	Fold-enforcing assembly, post-processing apparatus, and image forming system A fold-enforcing assembly includes a fold-enforcing device, a moving device to move the fold-enforcing device in a direction of a fold of a sheet bundle, and control circuitry. The fold-enforcing device includes a pressing member pair to nip and press the fold of the sheet bundle in a direction of thickness, a pressing mechanism to pressurize and depressurize the pressing member pair, and a driver to drive the pressing mechanism. Controlled by the control circuitry, the moving device moves the fold-enforcing device in accordance with a size of the sheet bundle in the direction of the fold; pressing mechanism pressurizes the pressing member pair to press a first end portion of the sheet bundle in the direction of the fold; the moving device moves the fold-enforcing device to a second end portion of the sheet bundle; and pressing mechanism depressurizes the pressing member pair in the second end portion.
US11014771B2	Medium transport device and image forming apparatus A medium transport device includes a transporting member that transports a medium toward a medium accommodating member; a switching member that switches between a first guide position, in which the switching member guides the medium to be transported to the medium accommodating member, and a second guide position, in which the switching member guides the medium to be transported to a position different from the medium accommodating member, the switching member being movable between a first shift position and a second shift position in a width direction of the medium; and a movement member that moves the switching member to the first guide position to move the switching member to the first shift position, and that moves the switching member to the second guide position to move the switching member to the second shift position.
US11014768B2	Pass-under lumber transfer methods and systems A lumber transfer system includes an overhead track and a lower conveyor for retrieving and delivering boards from multiple racks of lumber to a platform leading to a saw. In some examples of operation, a board picker travels along the track to pick up a chosen board from one of the racks. The board picker then releases the board onto the conveyor. The conveyor conveys the board underneath the other racks and delivers the board to the saw feed platform. While the conveyor is conveying the board toward the saw feed platform, the board picker returns to the racks for another board. The board picker traveling along the track and handling boards while the conveyor delivers them to the saw saves production time and increases throughput.
US11014764B2	Apparatus for aligning box-shaped articles of various sizes on a conveyor belt, printing station, reading station, and labelling station including same The invention relates to an apparatus for aligning box-shaped articles of various sizes on a conveyor belt, as well as a printing station, a reading station, and a labelling station including said apparatus. The apparatus comprises an input conveyor belt operable to move transversally with respect to an output conveyor belt conveying direction, to adapt to a transverse size of a transported box-shaped article, and feed said output conveyor belt with corresponding aligned article.
US11014759B2	Roller ball assembly with superhard elements A roller ball assembly is provided. The assembly includes a primary roller ball supported by a support element that is composed of a superhard material. The assembly includes a cup defining a cavity within which the support element is positioned. A cap is coupled with the cup and positioned to retain the primary roller ball within the cavity. Also, a cup is disclosed for supporting roller balls. Additionally, disclosed are system and apparatus incorporating the assembly, as well as to methods of making and using the same.
US11014757B2	Machine and method for pressure relief valves for hermetic containers A machine and method for the application of pressure relief valves for hermetic containers. The machine comprising an applicator configured to apply the valves to containers, a vibrating feed container for housing the valves and making the valves directly available to the applicator, an aspirator configured so as to suck the valves contained within a reservoir and convey them to the vibrating feed container through a tube. The method comprises supplying pressure relief valves to the vibrating feed container of the machine by sucking the valves from the reservoir.
US11014756B2	Integrated conveyor motor A conveyor system includes a conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly includes a conveyor module, a power module, and a chassis supporting the conveyor module and the power module. The conveyor module includes a roller rotatable about an axis and a conveyor belt shiftable in response to rotation of the roller. The power module provides rotational power to the roller. The power module includes a power assembly and a drive configured to transmit rotational power to the roller from the power assembly. The power assembly includes a power source and a housing at least substantially surrounding the power source. The chassis integrally forms a portion of the housing.
US11014754B2	Spiral conveyor system for immersing items in a liquid A spiral conveyor system including a tank for containing a liquid at a predetermined temperature therein. A conveyor conveys items through the liquid. A guiding structure is disposed in the tank for guiding the conveyor in a spiral-type fashion. The spiral conveyor system further comprises means for securing the items while being conveyed through the liquid.
US11014753B1	Trajectory control of discharge conveyor In accordance with one aspect of the present disclose, a conveyor system for a cold planer is provided. The convey system may have a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a folding mechanism, and a belt tensioner. The second conveyor may have a first and a second conveyor sections, and the second conveyor section is vertically movable relative to the first conveyor section by the folding mechanism from a folded to an unfolded position, and while in the unfolded position.
US11014742B2	Method and device for collecting garbage The disclosure relates to a method and a device for collecting garbage. The method includes acquiring a garbage type of garbage to be collected; determining a garbage collector for recycling garbage of the garbage type; and controlling the garbage collector to output a first prompt message to prompt a user to put the garbage to be collected into the garbage collector.
US11014738B2	Molded container assembly A molded container assembly includes a pallet, a molded container, and a plurality of connection systems. The pallet supports the molded container thereon and includes stacking alignment structure for stacking the pallet on another molded container assembly. The molded container includes a tank portion, several leg supports, and several buttresses. The tank portion includes several curved sidewalls and a fill opening. The leg supports include lower sections and upper sections that extend above the fill opening for spacing a pallet stacked on top of the molded container above the fill opening. The upper sections include pallet engaging structure for engaging pallets of at least two different types. The buttresses extend between the tank portion and the leg supports. The connection systems include washers that allow for shrinkage and expansion between the molded container and the pallet in a number of directions.
US11014737B2	Capsules for infusion products Capsules are provided which include a cup-shaped body and a lid which closes the cup-shaped body superiorly. The cup-shaped body includes a side wall and a bottom wall. The bottom wall has at least one outlet opening for the beverage to flow out of the capsule. The cup-shaped body also includes a retaining wall defining inferiorly an intermediate compartment containing the infusion product. The retaining wall includes an impermeable layer and is spaced from the bottom wall so as to define with the latter a lower compartment. The impermeable layer is configured to autonomously tear, due to the pressure reached in the intermediate compartment following the introduction of pressurized hot water into the capsule. Because tearing of the impermeable layer can take place without interaction with perforating elements, the filter element does not tear, and is therefore able to fully perform its filtering action for the entire duration of the preparation process of the beverage.
US11014734B1	Marking paint applicator apparatus A marking paint applicator apparatus is disclosed. The marking paint application may include an elongated support structure and a trigger mechanism, a receptacle for holding paint, and an actuating mechanism for selectively controlling release of the paint.
US11014719B2	End piece for dispensing fluid having bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic properties An end piece (10) for dispensing a fluid product, having a dispensing orifice (16) that opens out at an application face (18) and having a movable cover (30) that is able to cover the dispensing orifice (16) and the application face (18), the cover (30) having a wall (48) intended to be facing to the application face (18) when the cover (30) is in a closed position, characterized in that the cover (30) has a layer (50) of bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic material which is affixed to the wall (48) of the cover (30) and which is in contact with the application face (18) when the cover (30) is in the closed position.
US11014717B2	Nozzle The present invention relates to a nozzle (240). In particular, a nozzle for use as part of a beverage preparation package. The nozzle comprises a nozzle body (246) with a conduit (242), the conduit having an inlet end (254) and an outlet end (256), and a plug (248) that is connected to the nozzle body in a detachable manner. The plug and the conduit are configured such that, when the plug is detached from the nozzle body, the plug is adapted to travel along the conduit and be retained within the conduit at the outlet end such that fluid can flow through the conduit from the inlet end towards the outlet end.
US11014713B2	Child resistant slider, zipper closure system using slider, and methods of use A child resistant slider includes a top member and a pair of spaced legs depending from the top member. At least a first leg of the spaced legs has a first tang projecting laterally away from a remaining portion of the first leg and a remaining portion of the slider. The first tang has a separator plow. The tang can be movable to move the first plow into a position to separate interlocked male and female tracks of a zipper closure. In other examples, both legs include a projecting tang having a separator plow.
US11014710B2	Portable environmental storage container system The present application provides a unique way for storing cigars, and medicines in a portable environmental storage container system. The portable environmental storage container system can comprise a lid, an inner compartment, an outer container, electronics, and a bottom enclosure. An inner compartment can slide in and out of an outer container and seal shut with a seal keeping the inside of the container air tight with the humidity kept in when sealed, or the humidity out if none is desired. After the contents have been stored within the portable environmental storage container the user can monitor the contents inside the container with a portable computing device in real time.

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