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US11066083B2	Vehicle alarm device and vehicle alarm method To allow an alarm vibration generated by a vibration generator to be recognized by a user through a vibration transmission member. A vehicle alarm device (100) includes a vibration generator (30) configured to generate an alarm vibration having a frequency corresponding to a frequency of a received alarm signal, a vibration transmission member (90) configured to transmit the alarm vibration to a user, a travel situation information acquisition unit (70) configured to acquire travel situation information in accordance with a travel situation of the vehicle, and an alarm signal generator (70) configured to generate the alarm signal such that when the value of the acquired travel situation information is high, a signal to be inputted to the vibration generator (30) includes at least a high-band frequency and such that when the value of the travel situation information is low, the signal to be inputted to the vibration generator (30) includes at least a low-band frequency.
US11066081B2	Methods and apparatus to modify vehicle function based on loading conditions Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to modify vehicle function based on loading conditions. An example apparatus includes a vehicle load condition manager programmed to modify a feature of a vehicle when a load condition of the vehicle satisfies a threshold, wherein at least one of the feature or the threshold is based upon a profile of a user of the vehicle.
US11066078B2	Vehicle position attitude calculation apparatus and vehicle position attitude calculation program A vehicle position attitude calculation apparatus includes: a road structure recognition portion that acquires information, calculate a road structure shape, calculate a relative road structure lateral position, and calculate a relative road structure yaw angle; a storage portion that stores the road structure shape, the relative road structure lateral position, and the relative road structure yaw angle, an autonomous navigation portion that calculates a relative trajectory; a virtual road structure recognition portion that calculates a virtual relative road structure lateral position and a virtual relative road structure yaw angle; and an output switching portion that outputs the relative road structure lateral position and the relative road structure yaw angle, while the road structure recognition portion can recognize the road structure, and output the virtual relative road structure lateral position and the virtual relative road structure yaw angle, while the road structure recognition portion cannot recognize the road structure.
US11066075B2	Apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle based on a detected object Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle based on a detected object. The apparatus may detect an object through a plurality of ultrasonic sensors, and directly and indirectly detect the object through the plurality of ultrasonic sensors by a controller and if at least one of a direct distance value and an indirect distance value from the object is equal to or smaller than a preset distance determination reference value, determine that the object exists in a short-range area.
US11066073B2	Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and vehicle control program A vehicle control system includes a controller that sets a target area, and that executes a lane change of the host vehicle toward the set target area, the target area being an area which is a target for the host vehicle when performing the lane change to an adjacent lane which is adjacent to an own traffic lane on which the host vehicle is traveling, and a direction indicator controller that determines a timing for operating a direction indicator installed on the host vehicle on the basis of a relative relationship between the host vehicle and a vehicle that is traveling in front of or at rear of the target area set by the controller and the host vehicle.
US11066071B2	Coasting control method based on overspeed response and eco-friendly vehicle employing the same A coasting control method based on an overspeed response and an eco-friendly vehicle employing the same are provided. The coasting control method includes performing an active coasting control when an event for a section speed enforcement area is determined while a vehicle is traveling to allow the vehicle to pass through the section speed enforcement area based on a vehicle position at an event occurrence time.
US11066070B2	Apparatus and method for controlling speed in cooperative adaptive cruise control system An apparatus and method for controlling a vehicle speed based on information about forward vehicles that travel in the same lane may be acquired using Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communications in a cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) system. The CACC system includes a communication unit receiving vehicle information from neighboring vehicles using V2V communications; an information collection unit collecting vehicle information of the neighboring vehicles and the subject vehicle using sensors; and a control unit determining a forward vehicle and a far-forward vehicle using the sensors, selecting first and second target vehicles for being followed by the subject vehicle based on the vehicle information of the forward vehicle and the far-forward vehicle and the vehicle information of the neighboring vehicles, and controlling the driving speed of the subject vehicle based on speed information of the first and second target vehicles.
US11066066B2	Hybrid vehicle drive apparatus A drive apparatus of a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a first motor-generator, a power division mechanism, a second motor-generator and a mode switching unit. The mode switching unit includes a hydraulic pressure source, a planetary gear mechanism, a clutch actuator, a brake actuator, a parking lock actuator, control valves, a failure detecting part and an electronic control unit, A microprocessor of the electronic control unit is configured to perform controlling the control valves so that hydraulic oil is supplied to the clutch actuator, the brake actuator and the parking lock actuator, respectively, when a parking brake is operated in a state that the failure of the third control valve is detected by the failure detecting part.
US11066062B2	Systems and methods for reducing engine compression torque Methods and systems are provided for reducing engine compression torque when an engine having a split exhaust system is spun unfueled. In one example, a method may include maintaining closed a blowdown exhaust valve of a cylinder, the blowdown exhaust valve coupled to a first exhaust manifold that directs gases from the cylinder to a catalyst, and opening a scavenge exhaust valve of the cylinder, the scavenge exhaust valve coupled to a second exhaust manifold that directs gases from the cylinder to an exhaust gas recirculation system. In this way, compression of gases within they cylinder is reduced while gas flow to the catalyst is prevented.
US11066057B2	Method for operating a motor vehicle hydraulic brake system A method for operating a hydraulic brake system of a motor vehicle having a brake booster and a hydraulic brake boost wherein a brake pressure is detected and an underpressure, prevailing in an underpressure chamber of the brake booster is estimated on the basis of the detected brake pressure. The hydraulic brake boost controlled based on the estimated underpressure, with the estimated underpressure taking into account an actuation of the hydraulic brake boost.
US11066055B2	Braking system for a motor vehicle A braking system for a motor vehicle for actuating hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes comprises a first and a second electrically controllable pressure source for providing a brake pressure for actuating the wheel brakes. A first electric energy supply unit and a second electric energy supply unit that is independent of the first electric energy supply unit are provided. An electrically controllable pressure modulation device for setting brake pressures that are individual to each of the wheel brakes has at least one electrically actuatable inlet valve for each wheel brake. The first pressure source can be supplied with electric energy by the first energy supply unit, the second pressure source can be supplied with electric energy by the second energy supply unit, and the pressure modulation device can be supplied with electric energy by the first energy supply unit and by the second energy supply unit.
US11066054B2	Valve assembly and anti-lock braking system including the same A valve assembly including: a valve body comprising a valve chamber, a first fluid port, a second fluid port, and a third fluid port, wherein the first fluid port, the second fluid port and the third fluid port are in fluid communication with the valve chamber; a first plunger movably disposed within the valve chamber, wherein when the first plunger is in the open position, the first fluid port is in fluid communication with the second fluid port, and wherein when the first plunger is in the closed position the first fluid port is fluidly isolated from the second fluid port; and a second plunger movably disposed within the valve chamber, wherein when the second plunger is in the open position the second fluid port (8b) is in fluid communication with the third fluid port, and wherein when the second plunger is in the closed position, the second fluid port is fluidly isolated from the third fluid port.
US11066050B2	Rotating side brush with a four bar linkage for an automated carwash and method of operating the automated carwash A carwash station receives a vehicle being conveyed in a direction of travel in a carwash having a ground pathway. The carwash station includes a frame supported by the ground pathway, a four-bar linkage attached to the frame and a side washing brush attached to the four-bar linkage and having an axis of rotation being perpendicular to the direction of travel and perpendicular to the ground pathway.
US11066048B2	Device of unmanned vehicle with sensor device and cleaning mechanism The present disclosure relates to vehicle technology, and more particularly, to an unmanned vehicle and its sensor device and cleaning mechanism. The cleaning mechanism includes: a housing, a cleaning element, a driving component transmissively connected to the cleaning element and a control unit installed within a receiving cavity. The housing has a light transmissive element provided on a side surface thereof. The cleaning element is pivotable about one end thereof and mounted to the housing. The cleaning element, when pivoting, frictionally interacts with a surface of the light transmissive element that is away from the receiving cavity to clean the light transmissive element. The control unit is communicatively connected to the driving component for controlling the driving component. The cleaning mechanism can clean the light transmissive element using the cleaning element, so as to solve the problem in the related art that a sensor may not function normally due to contamination of a sensor device by dirt such as dust.
US11066047B1	LED tail light heater cover An apparatus for prevention of accumulation of snow and/or ice on an LED light of a motor vehicle comprising a lens containing a resistive conductor material in a pattern, electrical terminations operably connected to the resistive conductor material and to direct current power generated by the motor vehicle to power the LED lights, a mounting frame sized to surround and seal the LED light; and wherein the pattern is selected to minimally obscure light projecting through the lens. A method for prevention of accumulation of snow and/or ice on an LED light of a motor vehicle comprising electrically connecting direct current power generated by the motor vehicle to electrical terminals operably connected to a resistive conductive material contained within a lens; and sealably securing a frame with the lens therein to the motor vehicle over the LED light of the motor vehicle such that light from the LED light is viewable therethrough.
US11066043B2	Vehicle and method of controlling the same Provided is a vehicle including: a communication unit configured to communicate with a user terminal; and a control unit configured to, upon receiving a response signal including terminal information of the user terminal from the user terminal, determine an authentication allowed time for authenticating the user terminal on the basis of the terminal information, generate user information including the terminal information and the authentication allowed time corresponding to the terminal information, and authenticate the user terminal on the basis of the generated user information.
US11066041B2	Belt retractor The invention describes a belt retractor for a vehicle seat belt comprising a belt reel (12) supported for rotation in a frame, a sensor (16) for vehicle-sensitive blocking of the belt reel (12) and a mechanism (17) for disabling the sensor (16). Via a gear (18) supported for rotation on the frame and a cam follower (22) the belt reel (12) acts on the mechanism (17) for disabling the sensor (16) and can adjust the same.
US11066038B2	Occupant protection system An occupant protection system includes a seat disposed such that a rear surface of a seatback in a seat front-rear direction faces a wall portion of a vehicle cabin; an airbag provided in the wall portion or the seatback and configured to support the seatback by inflating and deploying between the wall portion and the seatback; and an inflator configured to generate gas to be supplied to the airbag in a case where a collision that causes an occupant seated in the seat to inertially move rearward in the seat front-rear direction is detected or predicted. The airbag has a vent hole through which the gas inside the airbag is discharged outside.
US11066019B2	Sliding tray A vehicular cargo assembly includes a first panel slidably mounted on a floor of a vehicle cabin and selectively and alternatively positionable in a first position or a second position. A storage space is disposed below the floor. The first panel is configured to cover the storage space in the first position.
US11066011B2	Modular light bar arrangement for emergency vehicles A modular light bar, for mounting on an emergency vehicle, is configured for changing of a portion of its external shape for changing a corresponding light directional capability thereof using interchangeable lighting modules. The lights thereon cast light in multiple lighting directions without using any rotating elements. The modular light bar includes: a base member with a first light bar end section and a second light bar end section interconnected by a support portion configured to provide a gap between the first and second light bar end sections. Various different center section lighting modules may be interchangeably received in the gap between the first light bar end section and the second light bar end section, and be latched thereto.
US11066007B1	Intelligent car lamplight control device The disclosure discloses an intelligent car lamplight control device, including an ambient light intensity sensor, a speed sensor, a microprocessor control unit (MCU), a wireless transmitter, and a main lamplight control system. The ambient light intensity sensor is configured to automatically monitor a light intensity outside a car; the speed sensor is configured to detect a driving speed of the car; the MCU is configured to acquire a light intensity signal transmitted from the ambient light intensity sensor and a speed signal transmitted from the speed sensor; the wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit a control command transmitted from the MCU to the main lamplight control system; and the main lamplight control system is configured to receive the control command transmitted from the wireless transmitter and correspondingly control lamplight according to the control command.
US11065999B2	Liftgate alert apparatus A liftgate alert apparatus for alerting drivers when a liftgate is down before driving includes a pressure switch configured to be coupled to an air line of an airbrake system of a truck or a trailer. The pressure switch is closed when the airbrake system is activated. A roller switch is in operational communication with the pressure switch and is configured to be coupled to a liftgate. The roller switch is closed when the liftgate is in a down position. An alarm is in operational communication with the pressure switch, the roller switch, and a power source. The alarm has an alarm ground wire. The alarm is configured to be coupled within a cab of the truck or on a front end of the trailer and activates an audio and or visual alert when both the pressure switch and the roller switch are closed.
US11065995B2	Pumping device for seat of vehicle A pumping device for a seat of a vehicle, in which a cam supporter supports a clutch cam to be balanced in the pumping device, thereby minimizing movement of the clutch cam due to an external force reversely input, and the cam supporter guides movements of brake rollers, thereby causing braking operation by the brake rollers to be precisely performed and improving operating performance.
US11065993B2	Seat apparatus A seat apparatus includes a vehicle seat including a cushion member having a bottom portion with a plurality of recessed portions, a plurality of air cells configured to expand by injection of compressed air, and a fluid supply mechanism configured to supply the fluid to the air cells. In the seat apparatus, at least one of the recessed portions is provided at a portion of the bottom portion of the cushion member positioned at a seating portion of the vehicle seat, the hip of a passenger being placed on the seating portion. Each air cell is expandable in a corresponding one of the recessed portions. The fluid supply mechanism is configured to expand at least one air cell by supplying the compressed air thereto and to change the at least one air cell to be expanded by switching a fluid supply destination.
US11065991B2	Insert for integration into trim layer and providing conditioning An insert comprising: (a) a cover layer; (b) a spacer layer located below the cover layer; (c) a connection material that is adapted to extend between and connect the cover layer to a trim layer so that the insert is fixed to the trim layer.
US11065976B2	Docking and recharging station for unmanned aerial vehicles capable of ground movement The techniques introduced here include a system to perform an efficient docking and recharging of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of ground movement, which makes use of a platform, a ramp, a circuitry and an interface integrated in the platform that are capable of recharging said vehicles, and through which it is possible to shield from adverse weather conditions and to recharge multiple unmanned aerial vehicles capable of ground movement at the same time, without incurring in unwanted disturbances and delays.
US11065970B2	Control device of vehicle with overheat protection control A control device of a vehicle includes a controller performing overheat protection control on parts, distinguish first, second, and third parts groups among the parts of the vehicle, set only the first and the third parts group as protection targets in a charging mode while the vehicle stops, set only the second and the third parts group as the protection targets when the vehicle is in a mode other than the charging mode while the vehicle is running, and not to perform the overheat protection control when the vehicle is in a mode other than the charging mode while the vehicle stops.
US11065966B2	Apparatus for controlling motorized vehicle In an apparatus for controlling a motorized vehicle equipped with a main rechargeable battery, electrical loads electrically connected to the main rechargeable battery via a voltage converter, a converter operating point setter is configured to, when current is passing between the main rechargeable battery and the electrical loads, based on a charging/discharging amount of the main rechargeable battery, set operating points of the voltage converter, each specifying a power conversion efficiency representing a ratio of input power to the electrical loads to output power of the main rechargeable battery and an output current of the voltage converter. A converter controller is configured to, based on the operating point set by the converter operating point setter, cause the voltage converter to convert the voltage of the main rechargeable battery, thereby supplying power to the electrical loads.
US11065964B2	Method for operating a motor vehicle A method for operating a motor vehicle, including an electric machine and a coupling device, which, in a first coupling state, couples the electric machine to a drivetrain and, in a second coupling state, decouples the electric machine from the drivetrain, wherein the method includes the following steps: a) registering an item of coupling information, which specifies whether the coupling device is in the first or second coupling state, b) analyzing a recuperation condition, the fulfillment of which is dependent on the coupling information, wherein the recuperation condition is fulfilled or can only be fulfilled if the coupling device is in the second coupling state, and c) braking the electric machine by operating the electric machine as a generator if the recuperation condition is fulfilled.
US11065960B2	Curved vehicle displays Embodiments of a curved vehicle display including a display module having a display surface, a curved glass substrate disposed on the display surface having a first major surface, a second major surface having a second surface area, and a thickness in a range from 0.05 mm to 2 mm, wherein the second major surface comprises a first radius of curvature of 200 mm or greater, wherein, when the display module emits a light, the light transmitted through the glass substrate has a substantially uniform color along 75% or more of the second surface area, when viewed at a viewing angle at a distance of 0.5 meters from the second surface. Methods of forming a curved vehicle display are also disclosed.
US11065951B2	Charge air shutter A passive shutter mechanism (10; 20) for a cooling pack (2) in a vehicle (1) adapted to selectively close at least part of an airflow path into the cooling pack (2), wherein the shutter mechanism comprises at least one blocking member (11; 21) adapted to be displaced between an open position, wherein air may flow into the cooling pack (2), and a closed position, wherein air is prevented from flowing into at least part of the cooling pack (2), depending on the movement of the vehicle (1). A vehicle (1) comprising such a passive shutter mechanism, as well as a method of operating such a passive shutter mechanism is also disclosed.
US11065946B2	Utility vehicle half door A utility vehicle half door includes a unitary molded plastic body that is symmetrical and identical on both a first surface and second surface. Hinge knuckles are integral with the unitary molded plastic body for hinged mounting to the left or right side of a utility vehicle. An interior panel subassembly with the door release handle and door latch may be attached to one of the first and second surfaces.
US11065945B2	Vehicle door structure A vehicle door structure includes an inner panel, an outer panel, a guard beam and a reinforcing member. The guard beam extends laterally in a cavity between the inner and outer panels. The reinforcing member disposed in the cavity and being positioned on a floor of the vehicle door structure below the guard beam.
US11065943B2	Vehicle windshield and vehicle component using same Provided are a vehicle windshield equipped with a transparent film at a visual field area, where a negative effect on a driving visibility due to a boundary line between a forming area and a non-forming area of the transparent film is improved, and a vehicle component having the vehicle windshield. The vehicle windshield includes: a window plate; and a transparent film provided at a surface on a vehicle-interior side of the window plate, wherein the vehicle windshield includes a first area where the transparent film is not provided and a second area where the transparent film is provided, at a central area when viewed from a front side, and a boundary between the first area and the second area has no perspective distortion and is constituted by a boundary line having line width visually recognized by scattering of irradiated light of 10 μm to 200 μm.
US11065942B2	Environmental air cleaning device, road vehicle having environmental air cleaning device, and filter element An environmental air cleaning device for a road vehicle removes dust, particulate matter, and/or gases from environmental air. The environmental air cleaning device has one or more filter elements. The environmental air cleaning device is provided with a mounting device that rigidly couples to a vehicle-side mounting device for roof loads. A road vehicle with such an environmental air cleaning device is provided.
US11065941B1	Vehicle air filter A vehicle intake air filter is provided forming an inner conduit formed between an upper orifice and a lower orifice. In addition to an outer filtering layer, a secondary filtering layer or layers are provided spanning the upper orifice. A monitoring mechanism for measuring and communicating a function of the air filter is further located within the upper orifice. The monitoring mechanism measures and communicates the function of the air filter. A plurality of sensors measure a differential pressure between the outer and inner surfaces of the filter. A remote communication system transmits sensor data from the sensors via a wireless communication protocol to a remote electronic monitor device, such as a cell phone. Increased pressure differential or filter performance or efficacy may thereby be displayed to the user on a real-time basis. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
US11065933B2	Method and apparatus for providing location-aware wheel camber settings An approach is provided for location-aware wheel camber settings. The approach involves, for example, collecting tire temperature data, wheel camber data, and location data from one or more sensors of a plurality of vehicles. The approach also involves processing the tire temperature data, wheel camber data, and location data to determine a target wheel camber for a road segment indicated by the location data. The target wheel camber is determined from one or more observed wheel cambers indicated in the wheel camber data. The target wheel camber is also associated with a target tire temperature indicated in the tire temperature data. The approach further involves storing the target wheel camber as an attribute of map data associated with the road segment.
US11065920B2	Tire-mounted sensor, diagnosis history memory device and diagnosis notification device A condition in which an abnormality can occur in a tire is accurately detected on the basis of a detection signal from an acceleration sensor used to detect a road surface state and a possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the tire is also detected. In addition, the detection result is stored as a diagnosis history. The diagnosis history or the possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the tire are notified through a notification device in a vehicle body side system so that a user is informed in advance of the possibility that an abnormality has occurred in the tire. In addition, when the diagnosis history is checked through a tool in a car repair shop, etc., the diagnosis history stored in a tire-mounted sensor is read out. Accordingly, the possibility of abnormality of the tire can be informed also in the car repair shop, etc.
US11065915B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes cross belts and one or more protective belts provided in the tire radial direction. A width of a widest protective belt is greater than a width of any of the cross belts. In the tire profile, a maximum projection position of the widest protective belt is A, an end position of the widest protective belt is B, a position at which a straight line a passing through position A extending in the direction normal to a tread surface intersects with the tread surface is A′, and a position at which a straight line b passing through position B extending in the direction normal to the tread surface intersects with the tread surface is B′. An angle formed between a first straight line that links position A and position B and a second straight line that links position A′ and position B′ is from 0° to 15°.
US11065910B2	Color shifting heat transfer label A color shifting heat transfer label includes a carrier and a color design layer on the carrier. The color design layer is formulated from an ink having a color shifting effect. The color design layer is configured to separate from the carrier to define a color shifting feature that is adhered to a target object upon application of heat and pressure. The color shifting feature is adhered to the target object to define a plane defined by the color shifting feature such that the color shifting feature exhibits a first color when viewed from an angle of about 90 degrees relative to the plane defined by the color shifting feature and a second color, different from the first color when viewed from an angle of about 45 degrees or less relative to the plane defined by the color shifting feature.
US11065909B2	Apparatus for forming dye sublimation images and texturing the surface of solid sheets of the substrate A method for texturing a plastic substrate, while forming a dye sublimation image in the plastic substrate is provided. A first side of a dye carrier sheet having an image formed thereon of a dye sublimation ink is placed on a second side of the plastic substrate to form a stack. A first side of a textured cover is placed on a side of the stack. A clamping pressure is provided on the textured cover and the stack, wherein the stack and textured cover are clamped together. The stack is heated to at least a sublimation temperature of the stack, which causes the dye sublimation ink to sublimate and penetrate through the second side of the plastic substrate, creating a dye sublimation image in the plastic substrate and wherein texture from the textured cover is transferred to a side of the plastic substrate.
US11065908B2	Extendable hand-held dry-erase sign An extendable dry-erase board with a telescoping hand-held support extension handle pivotally-connected at one end to an accordion-folding dry erase board. The device can be easily transported by those traveling via bus, bicycle, walking, etc. to any sporting event, concert, or public demonstration and deployed instantly on-site, the dry-erase board being unfolded into a large prominent sign whereupon a message can be inscribed on the board, erased and rewritten as needed.
US11065903B2	Gravure printing plate, gravure printing method, and manufacturing method for electronic component A gravure printing plate includes a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical gravure roller with a peripheral surface. Plural cells corresponding to a pattern to be printed are disposed on the peripheral surface of the gravure roller. First and second regions are provided on the peripheral surface of the gravure roller. The pattern to be printed includes at least two patterns. Plural cells corresponding to one of the two patterns are disposed in the first region. Plural cells corresponding to the other one of the two patterns are disposed in the second region.
US11065900B2	Transfer of latex-containing ink compositions Provided in one example herein is a method of printing. The method includes disposing onto a transfer paper an ink composition to form thereon an image, the ink composition including pigments and latex particulates. The method includes transferring the image from the imaged transfer paper onto a substrate comprising fabric by a lamination process. The lamination process includes: laminating together the substrate, the imaged transfer paper, and a release paper, whereby the image is transferred from the transfer paper onto the substrate.
US11065899B1	Methods, apparatuses, and systems for batch print voiding Various methods and systems for a printer having verifiers are disclosed herein. Such methods provide for voiding a printed media in a batch printing run. The methods further correspond to identifying the printed media that is printed as part of the batch printing run as a failed media in an instance an assigned grade fails to satisfy a predetermined threshold, marking the printed media as a failed printed media, determining one or more subsequently printed media that were printed after the failed printed media, and reprinting the printed failed media in a next available media after the one or more subsequently printed media.
US11065895B2	Liquid discharge device and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge device includes a liquid discharge head to discharge a liquid, a head holder to hold the liquid discharge head, a sub-carriage to hold the head holder, a carriage to hold the sub-carriage and move in a main scanning direction, an adjuster supported by the sub-carriage, and a guide to guide the sub-carriage to be movable in a vertical direction. The carriage includes a reference shaft extending in the main scanning direction, the reference shaft supports the sub-carriage via the adjuster and positions the sub-carriage in the vertical direction, the adjuster adjusts an inclination of the sub-carriage with respect to the reference shaft, the sub-carriage includes a sub-reference shaft extending in parallel with the reference shaft, and the guide allows the sub-reference shaft to move in the vertical direction while restricting a movement of the sub-reference shaft in a sub-scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction.
US11065891B2	Image recording device An image reading device includes a tray unit, a recording unit disposed above the tray unit, an outer guide defining a curved path extending from the tray unit to the recording unit, a sheet feeder configured to feed a sheet from the tray unit to the curved path, and a return guide disposed between the recording unit and the tray unit. The return guide pivots about a shaft and guides the sheet having an image recorded thereon back to the curved path. The tray unit includes at least one supporting portion. The return guide includes at least one supported portion. The at least one supporting portion of the tray unit engages the at least one supported portion of the return guide such that the return guide takes a guiding position in which the return guide defines a return path extending to the curved path.
US11065884B2	Liquid jetting apparatus A liquid jetting apparatus includes: liquid jetting heads which are arranged along a predetermined arrangement direction and each of which has a first nozzle to jet a first liquid and a second nozzle to jet a second liquid, a first tank in which the first liquid is stored, a second tank in which the second liquid is stored, first supply channels which connect the first tank and the liquid jetting heads, second supply channels which connect the second tank and the liquid jetting heads, first return channels which connect the liquid jetting heads and the first tank, and second return channels which connect the liquid jetting heads and the second tank. The first tank and the second tank are arranged to deviate from each other in the arrangement direction.
US11065860B2	Method and system for printing 3D objects A method of printing a 3D object includes feeding one or more preformed materials from a feed outlet into a build zone in which a hot spot is located and using the hot spot to selectively heat the one or more preformed materials to a viscous state. Object layers are formed by depositing portions of the preformed materials on a build surface, or on another object layer on the build surface, while effecting relative motion between the build surface and the feed outlet.
US11065856B2	Industrial machine for applying temporary or permanent protective films to planar surfaces acting simultaneously on two faces, having a system for cutting the film and positioning edge-to-edge or with a margin, automatically adapting to suit changes in the parts that are to be treated, using an electrostatic method The invention relates to an industrial machine for vertically applying temporary or permanent protective films on plane surfaces and having an automatic system for cutting the film, positioning it edge-to-edge or with a margin (in particular in the context of film-coating sheets of glass for the purposes of glazing any window frames without damaging the temporary protection; the glass being film-coated while leaving a setback) by acting simultaneously on both faces and adapting automatically to changes in the format of the parts for treatment, using an electrostatic method for holding the film in position on the applicator roller.
US11065850B2	Laminate It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminate excellent in interlayer adhesion properties. The present invention relates to a laminate comprising: a fiber layer formed of cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less; a resin layer; and an adhesive layer provided between the fiber layer and the resin layer.
US11065840B2	Structures and methods of manufacturing structures using biological based materials A structure for a turbine, the structure comprising a body having a multi-layer construction including an interior layer with substantially uniform concentrations throughout of facultative anaerobic organisms (FAO) that have gene sets capable of producing the enzyme urease and/or the proteins purloin, lustre A and perlustrin, along with glucose, and non-uniform concentrations throughout of a structural composition, the structural composition including a chitin-based component with silk fibronectin and water; an exterior layer of urea, water, calcium ions and facultative anaerobic organisms (FAOs) including urease, aragonite; and a binding layer of conchiolin protein intermediate the interior layer and the exterior layer. The facultative anaeorobic organisms (FAOs) are organisms classified in one of the Saccharomyces, Escherichia and Bacillus genuses.
US11065839B2	Tape roll, tape cartridge, and method for manufacturing tape roll The disclosure discloses a tape roll that winds a tape with a minimum radius R. The tape before being wound includes a flexible material layer. The flexible material layer includes flat plate-shaped reflectors inside and having a thickness T. On condition that a flexural modulus of the reflectors is G, a bending strength of the reflectors is A, and an average particle diameter of the reflectors is 2L, the reflectors satisfy the following relationships R/L{1−cos(L/R)}T.
US11065837B2	Foam product A foam product includes a foam core, a soft skin covering the foam core, and a base structure on which the foam core is disposed. The foam core of expanded beads has an outer surface on which some outermost beads of the expanded beads are exposed and bulging outward with different heights to form a bubbly texture. The foam skin has an inner surface attached to the outer surface of the foam core, and has at its inner surface a plurality of concave cavities each matedly surrounding a respective one of the bulging, outermost beads on the outer surface of the foam core.
US11065824B2	Device and method for producing packaging precursors by means of a heating device acting on the edge area of the packaging precursor The invention relates in general terms to a device for production of a packaging precursor, wherein the packaging precursor consists to an extent of at least 80% by weight, based on the packaging precursor (1000), of a sheetlike composite, wherein the sheetlike composite includes: i. a composite plastic layer, ii. a composite carrier layer, iii. a first composite edge region, iv. a second composite edge region, wherein the device includes, as device constituents in a flow direction: a) a flat transport unit designed to transport the flat sheetlike composite, wherein the transport unit includes a transport surface designed to bear the composite; downstream of that b) a first heating unit designed to heat the first composite edge region, where the first heating unit includes energy release segments; downstream of that c) a contacting unit designed to bond the first composite edge region to the second composite edge region; wherein the first heating unit is designed to release energy in the flow direction. The invention further relates to a method, to a packaging precursor obtainable by the method, to a packaging precursor and to a use of the device.
US11065823B2	Welding process and product for inflatable product A welding process of an inflatable product is provided that includes using isolating members between first and second portions of weldable tensioning members to resist the first and second portions of the weldable tensioning structures being welded together during welding of the first portions to a first sheet of weldable material and welding of the second portions to a second sheet of weldable material.
US11065822B2	Binding machine and method for securing a part of a binding element in a loop around one or more objects A binding machine comprising: —a feeding device for feeding a binding element (3) in the form of a wire or strap around one or more objects and subsequently retracting the binding element to draw it tightly around said objects; and —a laser welding device (12) for forming a welded joint between a first section at the leading end of the binding element and an adjoining second section at the trailing end of the part (3a) of the binding element fed around said objects to thereby secure this part of the binding element in a loop around the objects. The laser welding device directs a laser beam onto an area (30) at the trailing end of said second section in order to reduce the tensile strength of the binding element, wherein the feeding device retracts the binding element in order to subject this area to tensile stress and thereby cause the binding element to be broken off.
US11065819B2	Porous structure and methods of making same The present disclosure allows for more controlled modification of the input data to a Rapid Manufacturing Technologies (RMT) machinery to compensate for systematic error of the manufacturing process, such as directional build discrepancies, by performing the opposite effect to the input data. The modification is achieved with minimal unwanted distortions introduced to other portions of the structure to be built by decoupling the global scaling effects on the whole structure from the desired local effects on certain portions.
US11065814B2	Heating device for additive manufacturing, heating module and manufacturing apparatus therewith The present application provides not only a heating device for additive manufacturing but also a heating module and a manufacturing apparatus utilizing the heating device. The heating device utilizes a rotational reflective cover to modulate a heating direction of a heating source, which expands an area correspondingly irradiated by the heating source and enhances uniformity of heating. Besides, the heating modules can be coupled and controlled by a controlling subsystem so as to respectively irradiate different areas with ranges at least partially intersecting each other, which also improves heating uniformity for heating a large area.
US11065807B2	Method of manufacturing a heat-shrink elastomeric element Provided are methods and systems for manufacturing and using heat-shrink elastomeric. An example method of manufacturing a heat-shrink elastomeric element comprises providing a thermoplastic elastomeric element having a first shape; modifying the thermoplastic elastomeric element to produce a thermoset elastomeric element having the first shape; heating the thermoset elastomeric element to a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature of the thermoset elastomeric element; adjusting the first shape of the thermoset elastomeric element to produce a second shape with at least one dimension greater than that of the first shape; and cooling the thermoset elastomeric element to a temperature below that of the glass transition temperature of the thermoset elastomeric element to produce the heat-shrink elastomeric element.
US11065806B2	Apparatus for longitudinal orientation of thermoplastic film material Apparatus for longitudinal orientation of thermoplastic film material (4) comprises a width-reduction zone upstream of the longitudinal stretching zone, through which the width of the film is gradually reduced so as to allow longitudinal stretching without necking. The width-reduction zone comprises at least one, preferably several, pairs of pleating rollers (16, 17) comprising intermeshing grooves or discs for pleating the material, the length of said width reduction zone preferably being less than 3 times the original width of the film. The width-reducing zone has upstream (14) and downstream (15) rollers or roller assemblies, with curved axes and optionally also conveyor belts for providing smooth width reduction. Longitudinal stretching is preferably between at least two, and preferably more than two, pairs of stretching rollers (9, 10, 11, 12) which are relatively close together. The pleats may be provided in several stages with increasing pleats per stage, while guiding means preferably lay all the pleats to one side. The apparatus allows achievement of high tensile strength, yield point, resistance to tear propagation and puncture resistance, especially for polyethylene and polypropylene films.
US11065802B2	Blow molding method and apparatus for forming squeezable plastic container A blow mold system including a mold body and a base portion. The mold body includes a central bore extending from a first end of the mold body to a second end of the mold body along a longitudinal axis. The first end is configured to receive a mold preform. The base portion includes a recess, and the base portion is arranged at the second end of the mold body such that the central bore and recess define a blow mold cavity in which a container may be formed from the mold preform. In embodiments, the blow mold system has at least two interchangeable base portions that allow for containers with differently-sized or differently-shaped necks to be formed.
US11065793B2	Injection molding flow control apparatus and method Injection molding apparatuses and methods wherein a valve pin is controllably driven upstream and downstream along an axis between a first closed position where the tip end of the valve pin obstructs the gate to prevent the injection fluid from flowing into the cavity, a full open position and one or more intermediate positions, wherein the valve pin is drivable to be disposed or held in a selected intermediate position for a selected period of time during the course of an injection cycle where the tip end of the valve pin restricts flow of injection fluid through the gate to the mold cavity.
US11065785B2	Master mold for wire grid polarizer, wire grid polarizer and manufacturing method thereof, and display device having wire grid polarizer A master mold for manufacturing a wire grid polarizer includes a mold substrate and a mold part disposed on the mold substrate, in which the mold part includes a plurality of embossed portions extending in a first direction substantially in parallel with one another, a plurality of debossed portions, at least some of which are disposed between adjacent embossed portions, extending in the first direction and separating adjacent embossed portions, and an embossed bridge portion arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and connecting the plurality of embossed portions separated by the debossed portions. A wire grid polarizer and a method of manufacturing a wire grid polarizer are also disclosed.
US11065783B2	Silicon ingot slicing apparatus using microbubbles and wire electric discharge machining Provided are a silicon ingot slicing apparatus capable of slicing silicon ingots in various forms such as blocks or wafers using microbubbles and wire electric discharge machining.
US11065782B2	Method for casting a construction element The present invention relates to a method for casting building material to form a construction element using a computer-controlled apparatus. The method comprises the steps of: moving the material deposition head and selectively depositing material, to fabricate a formwork; pouring building material in contact with at least a portion of the formwork; at least partially curing the building material, thereby forming the construction element; and removing at least a portion of the formwork from the construction element.
US11065760B2	Multiaxial robot with cover A multiaxial robot includes a first rotation module, a second rotation module, and a connecting member. The first rotation module includes a base and a plurality of arms. The arms are configured to rotate parallel to a first plane relative to the base. The second rotation module includes at least one wrist. The wrist is connected to the farthest arm arranged from the base in the first rotation module and configured to rotate parallel to a second plane relative to the first rotation module. The connecting member is pivotally connected to the base and connected to an adjacent one of the arms, or is connected between adjacent two of the arms and the wrist.
US11065749B2	Powered fastener driver A pneumatic fastener driver is operable in a single sequential mode and a bump-fire mode. The pneumatic fastener driver includes a housing, a nosepiece extending from the housing from which fasteners are ejected, and a trigger moveable between a default position, in which a drive cycle is inhibited from initiating, and a depressed position, in which the drive cycle is permitted to be initiated. The pneumatic fastener driver further includes a contact arm movable relative to the nosepiece between an extended position and a retracted position, and a timeout mechanism operable in the bump-fire mode to inhibit the drive cycle from being initiated in response to inactivity of the contact arm over a preset time interval that begins once the trigger is actuated from the default position to the depressed position.
US11065742B1	Rotation and removal tool for airless sprayer tips A rotation and removal tool for airless sprayer tips aids in manually manipulating sprayer tips of airless paint sprayers. The rotation and removal tool is provided with an elongated body and a tip receptacle traversing into and within the elongated body. The tip receptacle is configured to releasably receive a sprayer tip of an airless paint sprayer to be retained therein so that the elongated body may be used as a handle to rotate, pull, push or otherwise manipulate a sprayer tip, facilitating easier removal or other maintenance is the sprayer tip has become clogged or jammed. At least one angled grip feature may be provided for ergonomic. A pry lip may be provided to enable can opening functionality. A wrench feature, driver feature, and cleaning prongs may also be included.
US11065740B2	Fixed adjustable wrench A fixed adjustable wrench. The fixed adjustable wrench includes a handle having a fixed jaw and an adjustable jaw forming a gap therebetween. The adjustable jaw is slidable along a shoulder and is adapted to cooperate with the fixed jaw to secure an object within the gap. An engagement member having a first set of teeth is configured to selectively interlock with a second set of teeth of the adjustable jaw. A second end of the engagement member is operably connected to a lever that is selectively moveable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. In the engagement position, the engagement member is coupled to the adjustable jaw via an interlocking of the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth. In the disengagement position, the engagement member is disengaged from the adjustable jaw allowing selective positioning of the adjustable jaw.
US11065739B2	Vehicle component painting system and method A system for retaining a vehicular component for painting includes a magnetic fixturing element configured to detachably attach at the vehicular component that is to be painted. The magnetic fixturing element comprises a magnetic element. A fixture includes metallic structure that is configured to engage the magnetic fixturing element. With the fixture engaged with the magnetic fixturing element, the component is magnetically retained at the fixture for painting. With the fixture engaged with the magnetic fixturing element, the component is painted by a painting device of the system. After the component that is magnetically retained at the fixture is painted, the magnetic fixturing element is removable from the component and reusable on other components to be magnetically retained at the fixture and painted.
US11065737B2	Needle-nose pliers A pinching portion of needle-nose pliers is provided with pinching portion lateral width usage scale marks having widths corresponding to first integral multiples of a pitch of a universal board and pinching portion longitudinal length usage scale marks having lengths corresponding to second integral multiples not less than the first integral multiples. In accordance with this configuration, a jumper wire with a required length is obtained.
US11065734B2	Film thickness measuring device and polishing device The present invention improves versatility of a film thickness measuring device. The trigger sensor 220 includes a proximity sensor 222 and a dog 224, and outputs a trigger signal indicating that a polishing table 110 makes one revolution. The eddy current sensor 210 measures a film thickness of a subject to be polished 102 at a timing based on the trigger signal output from the trigger sensor 220. The dog 224 is disposed in an opposite region 250 located at the opposite side of a rotation axis CW of the top ring 116 with respect to a rotation axis CT of the polishing table 110. Further, the eddy current sensor 210 and the proximity sensor 222 are disposed at the polishing table 110 so as to be located in the opposite region 250 when the trigger signal is output from the trigger sensor 220.
US11065729B2	Insertion device and method for inserting a circular blank ring into an outer ring of a circular blank An outer ring (29) is first transported to an insertion point (E) in the feed device (34). At the same time, a circular blank ring (30) is brought into a starting position (P) in the feed device. The circular blank ring (29) is first aligned coaxially with respect to an axis (A) using a centering body (61). The circular blank ring moves solely radially with respect to the axis (A). The circular blank ring (30) is then inserted into the hole of the outer ring (29). During this movement, the circular blank ring is aligned coaxially with respect to the axis (A) preferably using a centering channel (54). The circular blank ring (30) carries out a superimposed movement in the axial direction (V) and in the radial direction radially with respect to the axis (A).
US11065724B1	Laser weldable compositions, products and uses thereof Laser weldable compositions are provided which in various examples include a tricyclodecane dimethanol-modified copolymer, a terephthalate-type polyester and an inorganic filler. Compared with compositions without the tricyclodecane dimethanol-modified copolymer, the compositions of the invention have improved, uniform laser transmittance, thereby welded products including the compositions have improved bonding strength and require stronger tensile strength to be torn apart.
US11065718B2	Laser welding method and laser welding apparatus A laser welding method and a laser welding apparatus capable of preventing formation of blowholes and obtaining an excellent welled state are provided. An embodiment is a laser welding method for a component to be welded 40 including a third metal component 40c sandwiched between first and second metal components 40a and 40b, in which the metal components are welded to each other by scanning a laser beam in a first direction perpendicular to a direction in which the third metal component 40c is sandwiched, in which a welded part 42 is formed by applying a first laser beam 12a while scanning it in the first direction and thereby melting and then solidifying the component to be welded 40.
US11065716B2	Method for processing, in particular separating, a substrate by means of laser-induced deep reactive etching A method for machining, in particular for cutting an, in particular, planar substrate by laser-induced deep etching includes: moving laser radiation along a machining line; directing individual pulses onto the planar substrate at a spatial laser pulse distance (d); and subsequently removing an anisotropic material by etching at an etching rate (r) and an etching duration (t). Machining parameters are set according to a condition: 1>d/(R*t)>10−5.
US11065714B2	Device and method for the residue-free friction stir welding of workpieces with height differences between the joint partners The invention relates to a method and a device for the residue-free friction stir welding of workpieces with different thicknesses, having the following method steps: a) two workpieces (6) to be welded are mounted such that the workpieces can be approached by a holding bell (3) for the friction stir welding tool and the drive head (2) thereof, b) after the welding device is started up, a welding pin tip (5) is immersed into the plastified material of the two workpieces (6) to be connected, wherein a welding shoe (4) is used which has a trapezoidal structure that extends in the diagonal direction of the welding shoe (4) for receiving the welding pin tip (5), and a circular opening (14) is mounted in a web with a smoothing surface (13) which has a front edge (12) that is part of a stepped Spahn guide stage (11), c) in order to improve the method, a welding shoe (4) is used in which the stepped Spahn guide stage (11) has material conducting channels on the front edge (12).
US11065703B1	Emissions collection system and methods An emissions collection system that includes a containment system, the containment system including a plurality of walls and a roof structure that together form an internal chamber; wherein chamber inlets are formed in one wall of the plurality of walls; and wherein chamber outlets are formed in either another wall of the plurality of walls or the roof structure. A filter assembly includes a filter that collects emissions generated within the internal chamber; and a duct system that places the chamber outlets in fluid communication with the filter assembly; wherein the filter assembly is sized and configured to move air through the chamber inlets, the internal chamber, the chamber outlets, the duct system, and the filter to collect emissions generated within the internal chamber.
US11065702B2	Method for forming a thread, in particular an internal thread A method for forming a thread with a predefined thread pitch and with a predefined thread profile in a workpiece, in which a tool is used, wherein, during working movement, a thread generating region forms a thread, wherein the tool is moved during a second working phase further into the workpiece in the same forwards direction as in the working movement, as far as a reversal point, wherein the decelerating movement comprises a rotational movement in the same rotational direction as in the working movement, wherein during the decelerating movement, the axial feed movement is controlled in dependence on the rotational angle of the rotational movement of the tool and wherein the axial feed of the tool during a complete revolution, is smaller in terms of amount than the thread pitchat least during part of the decelerating movement and is zero at the reversal point.
US11065692B2	Diamond-coated tool A diamond-coated tool includes: a substrate; and a diamond layer that coats the substrate, wherein the diamond layer includes a first region that is in contact with the substrate, the first region includes a region S1 surrounded by an interface P between the substrate and the diamond layer and an imaginary plane V1 separated from the interface P by a distance of 2 μm, and the region S1 has crystal grains grown in random directions.
US11065689B2	Additive manufacturing with polygon and galvo mirror scanners An additive manufacturing system includes a platform, a dispenser to dispense a plurality of layers of feed material on a top surface of the platform, a light source to generate a first light beam and a second light beam, a polygon mirror scanner, a galvo mirror scanner positioned adjacent to the polygon mirror scanner, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the light source, the polygon mirror scanner and the galvo mirror scanner, and the controller is configured to cause the light source and polygon mirror scanner to apply the first light beam to a region of the layer of feed material, and to cause the light source and galvo mirror scanner to apply the second light beam to at least a portion of the region of the layer of feed material.
US11065680B2	Mesh for wear resistance in components and components including the wear resistant mesh A wear resistant mesh for construction of a component includes a plurality of inserts, a web connecting the inserts to one another and maintaining geometry and spacing of the inserts. A component including a mesh including a plurality of inserts and a web connecting the inserts to one another and maintaining geometry and spacing of the inserts, a matrix material disposed about the mesh, the material exposing selected wear surfaces of the mesh. A method for making a mesh to dispose in a component for wear resistance and a method for producing a component having wear resistance and ductility.
US11065665B2	Progressive die machine and method for manufacturing laminated iron cores by using same When provisionally blanking a lamination sheet by using a punch for provisional blanking and a counter punch, the displacement of pilot holes located around the lamination sheet is minimized. The progressive die machine (1) comprises a pilot hole punch (72), a punch (9) for provisionally punching an iron core laminate (2) from a strip (W) formed with pilot holes (P), a counter punch (31) provided in a lower die assembly (5) and configured to push the iron core laminate (2) against the punch (9), a stripper plate (13) for separating the strip (W) from the provisional blanking punch after a provisional punching, a punch (10) for completely separating the iron core laminate from the strip. At least a part of the stripper plate (13) associated with the provisionally blanking is not in contact with the strip, and at least a part of an outer peripheral part of the provisionally blanked lamination sheet is formed with a connecting portion (79) connected to the strip.
US11065664B2	Metal sheet molding method A machining surface of a die are provided with a pair of inclined surfaces facing each other across a gap and a flat surface interposed therebetween. Each inclined surface includes an inner end portion on a side near the flat surface and an outer end portion on a side farther away from the flat surface. The molding method includes a mounting step of mounting the metal sheet on the die to span both inclined surfaces, and a pressing step of forming a reduced-thickness portion by pressing the metal sheet between the punch and the inclined surfaces of the die. The pressing step includes setting a bottom dead center of the punch to maintain a gap formed between the inner end portion and a surface of the metal sheet facing the inner end portion.
US11065662B2	Press forming method for compound material Provided is a press forming method for a composite material, which prevents a longitudinal section of the composite material from being exposed to outside. To this end, the method includes: cutting edges of the upper metal layer and the resin layer using a cutter such that the resin layer is cut relatively more than the upper metal layer; bending the upper metal layer toward the lower metal layer; and folding the lower metal layer by an angle of 180 degrees using a hemming die such that side surfaces of the upper metal layer and the resin layer are prevented from being exposed to outside.
US11065661B2	Modifiable golf club head A method of modifying a golf club head including engaging a bending tool with the golf club head and bending at least a portion of a sole of the golf club head by applying force using the bending tool to cause plastic deformation of the sole. The plastic deformation changes a contour of an exterior surface of the sole. According to another aspect, a golf club head includes a striking face including a face center, a top portion, a sole including a leading edge and a trailing edge, and a rear side opposite the striking face. The rear side includes a channel configured to permit bending at least a portion of the sole to cause plastic deformation to change a bounce angle defined as an angle between a virtual sole line and a virtual ground plane when the golf club head is orientated in a reference position.
US11065656B2	Method and apparatus for producing a product The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a product by hydrolyzing a raw material containing vegetable waste comprising, a hydrolysis treatment step of subjecting the raw material to a hydrolysis treatment with steam by a hydrolysis treatment apparatus, a washing step of washing the hydrolyzed raw material with a washing liquid by a cleaning apparatus, and a solid-liquid separation step of separating the washed raw material into a solid component and a liquid component by a solid-liquid separation apparatus, wherein at least one of the solid content or the liquid con-tent is used as the product.
US11065654B2	In situ vapor deposition polymerization to form polymers as precursors to viscoelastic fluids for particle removal from substrates A method for cleaning a substrate includes supplying a vapor to a processing chamber to grow a polymer film on a substrate in the processing chamber; adding a solution to the polymer film on the substrate to create a viscoelastic fluid on the substrate; and removing the viscoelastic fluid to remove particle contaminants from the substrate.
US11065652B2	Endoscope cleaning station having leak tester and high-pressure port An endoscope cleaning station for cleaning an endoscope includes a sink having an inlet connected to a water supply for filling the sink and a drain for draining the sink, a fill solenoid for controlling a flow of water to the inlet of the sink, a detergent pump and detergent valve that cooperate to selectively dispense detergent into another flow of water thus creating a detergent solution, a manifold for injecting the detergent solution into the endoscope, a lumen solenoid for controlling the flow of the detergent solution to the manifold, a pressure regulator disposed downstream of the lumen solenoid and upstream of the manifold to reduce a pressure of the detergent solution delivered to the manifold, and a high-pressure port connected to a narrow channel of the endoscope, the high-pressure port receiving the detergent solution that bypasses the pressure regulator so that the detergent solution exiting the high-pressure port into the narrow channel has a higher pressure than the pressure of the detergent solution delivered to the manifold.
US11065649B2	Implement for cleaning livestock feed bunks An implement for cleaning debris from feed bunks has a frame adapted to be coupled to a vehicle, a transverse shaft rotatably supported by bearing assemblies on the frame and extending laterally beyond one side of the vehicle, a drive motor for rotatably driving the shaft, and a plurality of strips of flexible material connected to an outer end portion of the shaft. The strips of flexible material can be baler belt sections arranged with a tread pattern on a leading surface to help pick up debris and liquid from feed bunks during operation. The strips of flexible material are attached to mounting surfaces on diametrically opposed sides of the shaft and arranged so that free ends of the strips strike and fling debris from the feed bunk during rotation. The drive motor has an adjustable rotation speed to accommodate differing amounts and conditions of debris in the feed bunk.
US11065641B2	Coil spring manufacturing method and coil spring manufacturing device Provided is a coil spring manufacturing method. In the coil spring manufacturing method, a coil spring of a vehicle suspension member is immersed in a fluidized bed in which powder coat is fluidized for coating. The fluidized bed includes a vertical stream area in which the powder coat moves upward and downward. The coil spring is immersed in the vertical stream area of the fluidized bed while an end coil of the coil spring faces upward, and is periodically subjected to a relative movement with respect to a direction containing components vertical to a central axis of the coil spring in relation to the vertical stream area.
US11065634B1	Cellphone case that dispenses perfume A cellphone case that dispenses perfume. The cellphone case defines a flat fluid reservoir that holds perfume. The flat fluid reservoir defines an atomizer nozzle that lines up with a nozzle aperture of the cellphone case, a push button activator that lines up with a trigger aperture of the cellphone case, and a refill inlet valve that lines up with a refill aperture of the cellphone case.
US11065631B2	Spraying nozzle with pre-atomization narrowing, and spraying head and spraying device comprising such a nozzle A spraying nozzle, intended for spraying a product, defines a passage for the circulation of the product through the nozzle, wherein the passage opens through a wide connection orifice to the outside of the nozzle at an upstream end thereof, and through a narrow spraying orifice at a downstream end of the nozzle in order to spray the product; the passage has, between the connection orifice and the spraying orifice, at least one pre-atomization narrowing capable of atomizing the product, followed by a broadening downstream of the pre-atomization narrowing.
US11065628B2	Centrifuge tile assembly Wear resistant centrifuge tile assemblies include a backing portion and a wear-resistant tile. Wear resistant centrifuge tile assemblies are provided with self-fixturing features to provide a desired mounting position and to restrict movement of the wear-resistant tile with respect to the backing plate during bonding. The self-fixturing features provide the ability to perform repeatable and consistent bonding of the wear-resistant tile to the backing plate. The bonding of the wear-resistant tile to the backing plate can be performed with a braze material.
US11065627B2	Planar magnetic separator A separator for extracting magnetic material from an airstream of magnetic material and non-magnetic material includes a planar chamber with an inlet port, outlet port and a waste port, and a series of magnets in a plane parallel to the chamber. The magnets rotate about a common axis thereby drawing magnetic material around the chamber and towards the outlet port whilst non-magnetic material is remains in the airstream and is discharged by the waste port.
US11065626B2	Monitoring and control device for the automated optimization of the grinding line of a roller system and corresponding method A self-optimizing, adaptive product processing system and a corresponding method for grinding and/or crushing cereals and seeds. The grinding and/or crushing takes place in at least one roller mill which includes a roller pair. So as to detect the temperature of the surfaces of the rollers, at least two temperature sensors are disposed on at least one of the rollers. The detected temperature measurement values are used for optimal adjustment and signal generation of the roller setting.
US11065623B1	Grinding blade for an angle grinder A grinding blade having a blade body, a plurality of tooth mounts, a plurality of cutting teeth, and a plurality of blade stops is disclosed. The blade body has a front surface, a back surface, and a blade mounting hole along a central axis. The tooth mounts and blade stops are integral with the blade body and protrude upward and away from the back surface and the central axis. Each tooth mount has a cutting tooth releasably coupled through a tooth aperture. The blade stops and tooth mounts are equal in number and are distributed alternatingly and with radial symmetry about the central axis. A cross section of the solid of revolution defined by rotating the blade stops about the central axis overlaps with at least two thirds of a cross section of the solid of revolution defined by rotating the cutting teeth about the central axis.
US11065620B2	Removing bubbles in a microfluidic device Methods of removing bubbles from a microfluidic device are described where the flow is not stopped. Methods are described that combine pressure and flow to remove bubbles from a microfluidic device. Bubbles can be removed even where the device is made of a polymer that is largely gas impermeable.
US11065616B2	Methods of making microfluidic devices Microfluidics has advanced in terms of designs and structures, however, fabrication methods are either time consuming or expensive to produce, in terms of the facilities and equipment needed. A fast and economically viable method is provided to allow, for example, research groups to have access to microfluidic fabrication. Unlike most fabrication methods, a method is provided to fabricate a microfluidic device in one step. In an embodiment, a resolution of 50 micrometers was achieved by using maskless high-resolution digital light projection (MDLP). Bonding and channel fabrication of complex or simple structures can be rapidly incorporated to fabricate the microfluidic devices.
US11065605B2	Method of preparing a multi-component alloy catalyst A method for preparing a multi-component alloy catalyst on which a catalytic metal is supported includes preparing a carbon composite having a carbon support coated with a cationic polymer, supporting a catalytic metal containing at least two metal elements on the carbon composite to prepare an alloy catalyst precursor, and washing the alloy catalyst precursor to remove the cationic polymer.
US11065602B2	Recovery of crude oil from a crude oil adsorbent and simultaneous regeneration of the adsorbent A method of recovering crude oil from crude oil drenched adsorbent and simultaneously regenerating the adsorbent to render it suitable for re-use in crude oil adsorption. The method includes contacting crude oil drenched adsorbent, in the form of solid nanofibrous expanded polystyrene drenched with adsorbed crude oil, with a non-polar solvent, thereby obtaining regenerated crude oil lean adsorbent and crude oil rich solvent.
US11065601B2	Separation medium A separation medium for use in the separation of analytes from a feed stream containing suspended solids, processes of separation using the separation medium, and the use of the separation medium to separate analytes from a feed stream containing suspended solids. The separation medium is provided as a hydrogel having a structure whose surfaces are defined by a triply periodic minimal surface, the hydrogel comprising at least one ligand that binds at least one target analyte.
US11065597B2	Xenon adsorbent A xenon adsorbent capable of efficiently adsorbing xenon, even at a low concentration, from a mixture gas is Provided. A xenon adsorbent comprising a zeolite having a pore size in the range of 3.5 to 5 Å and a silica alumina molar ratio in the range of 10 to 30.
US11065595B2	System and method for monitoring and controlling a polymerization system The present disclosure relates generally to a system having a reactor system with a polymerization reactor and a feed system fluidly coupled to a feed inlet of the reactor. The feed system supplies components to the reactor via the feed inlet, and the reactor has a flow path that continuously conveys the components through the reactor and subjects the components to polymerization conditions to produce a polymer. The system also has an analysis system coupled to the reactor for online monitoring of a particle size of the polymer. Further, the system includes a control system, coupled to the analysis and feed systems, that receives a signal from the analysis system indicative of the monitored particle size of the polymer and adjusts an operating parameter of the feed system to control a flow rate of at least one of the components to the reactor based at least on the signal.
US11065593B2	Microcapsules encapsulating a reflective agent Microcapsules encapsulating a reflective agent are provided herein. The microcapsules are comprised of an inner core, which comprises the reflective agent and optionally an oily substance, and an outer shell formed of wall-forming polymeric materials. The microcapsules may further comprise an opaque substance and/or a fatty acyl salt in the outer shell. Processes of preparing the microcapsules are also provided.
US11065590B2	Gas generation device and gas generation method The present application is a generation device including a reaction section which generates a product gas and product water in which the product gas is dissolved through an exothermic reaction of gaseous reactants, a cooling tower which cools cooling water that removes heat generated by the exothermic reaction, a cooling water circulation system which circulates the cooling water between the reaction section and the cooling tower, and piping for mixing the product water generated in the reaction section into the cooling water circulation system.
US11065587B2	Long chain branched fluoropolymer membranes The invention relates to membranes formed from long chain branched fluoropolymers, and especially long chain branched homopolymers and copolymers of polyvinylidene fluoride such as KYNAR resins. The novel membranes retain all the advantages of a fluoropolymer membrane (excellent chemical resistance especially to strong acids and oxidizing agents, and good mechanical strength), and additionally offer improved permeability, improved strain hardening, and even better resistance to caustic attacks. The improvements are believed to be related to an improvement to the microstructure of the membranes, producing a more open structure due to the long chain branched fluoropolymers. Further improvements in the mechanical properties of the membranes can be induced by strain hardening.
US11065584B2	Separation membrane module and repairing method thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a separation membrane module in which an end member is prevented from coming out even at the occurrence of a reverse pressure or the like. The invention relates to a separation membrane module which is equipped with a cylinder-shaped housing and a tubular separation membrane and which takes out a fluid which has permeated the tubular separation membrane. An end pipe is connected to one end portion of the tubular separation membrane; the end pipe is supported by a support plate which is disposed so as to traverse the housing; and an end plug is connected to the other end portion of the tubular separation membrane. The separation membrane module is further equipped with a coming-out preventive member.
US11065583B2	Separation membranes A process for the preparation of ultrafiltration and microfiltration polymeric flat sheet separation membranes is disclosed, the process comprising a unidirectional cooling step. Membranes prepared according to the process exhibit numerous advantages over ultrafiltration and microfiltration membranes prepared via conventional processes. In particular, the membranes prepared by the present process exhibit remarkable pure water flux, superior mechanical properties and increased anti-fouling characteristics. Also disclosed are particular PVDF ultrafiltration and microfiltration membranes having improved flux, mechanical and anti-fouling properties.
US11065578B2	Control of wet scrubber oxidation inhibitor and byproduct recovery The present disclose is directed to a method for controlling iodine levels in wet scrubbers, and, in particular, recirculating wet scrubbers by removing the iodine from the scrubbing solution, such as by using ion exchange, absorption, adsorption, precipitation, filtration, solvent extraction, ion pair extraction, and an aqueous two-phase extraction.
US11065570B2	Filter medium and a use thereof The present invention relates to a filter medium being at least formed of a pre-filter sub-strate laminated with a fine-filter substrate by means of a third binder, wherein the pre-filter substrate comprises synthetic fibers and a first binder, the pre-filter substrate work-ing as a combined surface and depth filter, and the fine-filter substrate comprises at least a second binder and one of synthetic fibers and inorganic fibers.
US11065566B2	Regenerative media filtration A regenerative filter that includes a filter housing having inlet and outlet zones; a fluid path provided between the inlet and outlet zones; a plurality of filter elements each having an outer surface filter media applied thereto and functioning to filter particulate or contaminants from the fluid path; and a tube sheet that is supported across the filter housing, that is disposed just before the outlet zone and that provides the support for the plurality of filter elements. The plurality of filter elements are disposed in an an-ay and includes bridging members or elements that connect between adjacent filter elements, and that forms with the filter elements, a closed interstitial space between adjacent filter elements for liquid flow; a nanoscale barrier on interior surfaces, including that of the regenerative media itself, providing a mechanism to disrupt the cell wall of microscopic viruses and organisms.
US11065563B2	Up-flow water filtration system The present up-flow water filtration system is made up of three or more layers. In the example of three layers, each layer is individually rigid and capable of supporting loads above it, and each serves a separate function. These layers include the inlet layer on the bottom of the system, the outlet layer at the top of the system, and the central layer in between which contains the filter media. Additionally, the system includes one or more vertical ports that are open above ground and that extend into the central layer and provide access to the central media containment layer for maintenance. There are also several layers of textiles which form the flexible outer casing, as well as internal membranes to separate the different layers and components of the system. Some systems may include inlet and outlet pipes, but other inlet and outlet configurations are possible.
US11065560B2	Liquid container monitoring and filtration system The invention is directed to a liquid container monitoring and maintenance system. In an aspect, the liquid container monitoring and maintenance system (LCMMS) is a self-contained system that is compatible to monitor and maintain various liquids stored in various types and sizes of containers. In such aspects, the LCMMS is an all in one solution for monitoring and maintaining the liquid within the container. The LCMMS is configured to be an external system that can couple to various storage containers via various access ports. The LCMMS is configured to automatically monitor and maintain the liquid contained within the container. In an aspect, the LCMMS can be remotely controlled, as well as provide reporting to various users.
US11065556B2	Method for separating and purifying mixture having small difference in boiling points Provided is a method of separating and purifying a mixture of components having small difference in boiling point, and the method may maximize an energy collecting amount and collect a product to be desired in high purity and high yield.
US11065554B2	Toy with ejectable fitting A toy (1000) includes a toy body (100) and an accessory (200). The toy body (100) includes an accessory locking member (4) which cooperates with or is separated from the accessory (200) to position or eject the accessory (200). The accessory (200) is provided with a first clamping part (204) configured to clamp a toy disc (300).
US11065548B2	Statistical driven tournaments The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for ranking video game players based on performance statistics recorded during game-play. In some aspects, a process of the subject technology can include operations for receiving a first set of game-play attributes including two or more game-play statistics for measuring a first player's performance relative to a first game and a second game, receiving a second set of game-play attributes including two or more game-play statistics for measuring a second player's performance relative to the first game and the second game, and automatically ranking the first player and the second player based on the first set of game-play attributes and the second set of game-play attributes. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
US11065547B2	Systems and methods that enable player matching for multi-player online games The field of the invention relates to multi-user online gaming systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable a spectator's experience for online active games. In a preferred embodiment, an online multiuser game system includes a user matching system configured to match users for a game session, wherein the user matching system is enabled to match a first user with another user based at least in part on behavior data in the first user's profile.
US11065543B2	Processing device, program, and method A processing device includes an input interface that accepts an operation input relating to an effect object from a player in a real world, the effect object being disposed in a virtual space displayed on a display, a memory that stores a parameter associated with one or a plurality of virtual objects, and a processor that executes an instruction command stored in the memory to vary a form of the effect object according to the operation input accepted by the input interface and to vary the parameter associated with at least the one or the plurality of virtual objects according to the form variation of the effect object.
US11065535B2	Information processing device, signal conversion method and program Disclosed herein is an information processing device that provides an operation signal of an analog stick to a game, including: a conversion processing unit configured to convert a detection value obtained by detection of a movement of a controller into an analog stick signal; and an output processing unit configured to provide the analog stick signal obtained by the conversion to the game. The conversion processing unit includes a first calculation unit configured to calculate a first signal from a detected angular velocity, a second calculation unit configured to calculate a second signal according to a deviation amount between a direction in which the controller is directed and a reference direction, an addition unit configured to add the first signal and the second signal to generate a motion operation signal, and an analog stick signal generation unit configured to generate an analog stick signal from the motion operation signal.
US11065532B2	Split-screen presentation based on user location and controller location A method for managing multi-player interactivity with an interactive application is provided, including the following operations: determining locations of a first controller, a second controller, a first user, and a second user; pairing the first controller to the first user based on the location of the first controller and the location of the first user; pairing the second controller to the second user based on the location of the second controller and the location of the second user; presenting a split-screen view of the interactive application, wherein presenting the split-screen view includes setting positions of a first view and a second view within the split-screen view based on one or more of the locations of the first user, the second user, the first controller, or the second controller.
US11065531B2	Multi-layered game board A portable board game that allows the player to journey through different terrains, providing a fun and educational foundation for learning all types of information with a unique game board; the multidimensional game board allows for choice within the gaming experience. The polarities of game components all have a secure, designated spot within the board game case. This platform provides an addition outlet for absorbing information while having fun at the same time.
US11065530B2	Overlay for collectible trading cards An overlay having artwork printed thereon in a strategic location such that when placed over the front face of a card changes the look and appearance of the original artwork on the front face of the card. The overlay may be used with any type of card, but is preferably used with playing cards and trading cards, and is most preferably used with collectible trading cards.
US11065529B2	Method of and apparatus for changing a shape of a gliding surface of a gliding device A method of changing a shape of a gliding surface of a gliding device may involve, in response to longitudinal deflection of the gliding device, causing at least one force transfer element to move longitudinally relative to the gliding device. Causing the at least one force transfer element to move longitudinally relative to the gliding device may involve causing the at least one force transfer element to deflect first and second laterally opposite side elements of the gliding device along a portion of the gliding device extending longitudinally along a binding region of the gliding device. Apparatuses and gliding devices are also disclosed.
US11065523B2	Punching bag target suspended from suspension line and moveable along line until impeded by blocker A punching bag kit includes a suspension line, a target having a fastening mechanism for suspending the target from the suspension line in a manner allowing the target to move along the suspension line, and a blocker positioned on the suspension line at a configurable distance from the target. The blocker is frictionally held in place on the suspension line at the configurable distance. Movement of the target along the suspension line is restricted upon the fastening mechanism of the target impacting the blocker. The blocker is physically larger than the fastening mechanism thus impeding travel of the fastening mechanism along the suspension line past the blocker. The blocker may have holes through which the suspension line passes, and a spring-loaded friction device may be mounted on the suspension line between two holes. The suspension line may travel around a user in plurality of segments suspending one or more targets.
US11065522B1	Golf swing training device and method of use A golf backswing training device comprising a body. The body is formed having a unitary construction formed in a hollow oblate (flattened) hemispheroid shape, including a golf backswing training device body front panel, a golf backswing training device body rear panel and an arched segment extending therebetween. The golf backswing training device body front panel and rear panel are designed having like half elliptical shapes. The body is fabricated of a flexible, rigid material having a modulus of elasticity enabling the body to be compressed when a force is applied and returning to the original shape when the force is removed. The golf backswing training device is placed proximate a golfer's arm pit for use. The golfer would retain the body in position during a swing. This positions an arm of the golfer in a proper position during a backswing, thus creating proper muscle memory, thus improving the golfer's game.
US11065518B2	Handle grip control device A handle grip control device configured to be removably secured to a handle of an instrument includes a body having a first outer surface and an inner surface, and a protrusion extending radially outwardly from a respective proximal end at the first outer surface of the body to a distal tip. The inner surface defines a cavity configured to receive handles of instruments, and the protrusion can define a second outer surface that includes a first and second sloped surfaces opposite to a bottom surface. A slope of the first sloped surface defines a first angle relative to a plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body, and a slope of the second sloped surface defines a second angle relative to the plane that is greater than the first angle.
US11065516B2	Golf bags, golf bag tops and methods to manufacture golf bags and golf bag tops Exemplary embodiments of golf bags, golf bag tops, and methods to manufacture golf bags and golf bag tops are generally described herein. In one example, a golf bag may include a body portion having a top portion, a bottom portion, a first housing portion, and a second housing portion located outside of the first housing portion and defined by a club fastener portion and a base portion. A club divider portion may be located at or proximate to the top portion. A handle portion may be coupled to the club divider portion, and may include the club fastener portion. The base portion may be located at or proximate to the bottom portion. The club fastener portion may engage a first portion of a golf club, and the base portion may engage a second portion of the second golf club. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US11065515B2	Golf club heads Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member and into the cavity. A polymeric material at least partially fills the openings and the cavity, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic. The ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the openings provide a ball striking surface of the putter. The ball striking surface may include grooves or scorelines to affect the launch angle, spin, and/or roll of the ball during a putt. Methods for making such putter devices also are described.
US11065510B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having a low spin rate on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a spherical core and at least one cover layer covering the spherical core, wherein the spherical core is formed from a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent, (c) a crosslinking initiator, and (d) a RAFT agent, (b) the co-crosslinking agent contains an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or a metal salt thereof, and (d) the RAFT agent is a compound represented by the formula (1): in the formula (1), R represents a monovalent organic group, and Z represents a monovalent organic group.
US11065509B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having improved ball speed or aerodynamic performance on a rainy day or the like by controlling the formulation of the paint film. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein a paint film surface of the golf ball has a water contact angle A1 of 70° or more and a water sliding angle B1 of less than 50°. The present invention also provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein when a sheet consisting of a slab formed from a composition constituting a golf ball body surface and a coating film formed by applying a paint constituting the paint film on the slab is prepared, a coating film surface of the sheet has a water contact angle A2 of 90° or more and a water sliding angle B2 of less than 52°.
US11065506B2	Muscle training equipment, muscle training system and muscle training method A muscle training system configured to train at least one target muscle of a human body includes a muscle training equipment and a controller. The muscle training equipment includes at least one resistance adjustment assembly and at least one vibration detector. The at least one resistance adjustment assembly is configured to provide a resistance force as a training load. The at least one vibration detector is configured to be disposed on the at least one target muscle and produces at least one muscle vibration signal based on an activity of the at least one target muscle training under the resistance force. The controller is configured to control the at least one resistance adjustment assembly to adjust the resistance force according to the at least one muscle vibration signal.
US11065499B2	Adjustable dumbbell An adjustable dumbbell assembly includes a dumbbell mechanism having two or more weight members engaged in a receptacle, and a handle bar engaged between the weight members, two catches slidably engaged in the handle bar and extendible out and engageable with the weight members for detachably attaching the weight members to the handle bar, two followers slidably engaged in the receptacle and each having a protrusion for engaging with the catches and for moving the catches to engage with the weight members, and for detachably attaching the weight members to the handle bar, and an actuating member engaged with the followers for actuating the followers to move the catches to engage with the weight members.
US11065490B2	Method for addition of fire suppression additive to base foam solutions A method of proportioning a finished foam at or near a hazard comprising proportioning and delivering a first finished foam to the hazard, determining if the first finished foam extinguishes or suppresses the hazard, if not, selecting an amount of a fluorinated additive, and proportioning a foam solution including the selected amount of the fluorinated additive to form a fluorinated finished foam. A foam injection system is also disclosed.
US11065482B2	Tip resistant system with quick disconnect A tip resistant system for use with a belay tether includes a user tether having a first length and configured to be connectable between a user and the belay tether. The user tether has a belay tether connector adjacent one end of the user tether, and a user connector adjacent an opposite end of the user tether. An auxiliary tether having a second length less than the first length of the user tether and configured to be connectable between the user and the user tether includes a user tether connector located adjacent a first end of the auxiliary tether, and an auxiliary user connector located adjacent a second end of the auxiliary tether opposite the user tether connector. The tip resistant system operates to maintain a user in a desired static attitude. A quick disconnect for use with a belay tether is also provided.
US11065477B2	Fall-protection apparatus with braking system A fall-protection apparatus with a friction-braking system comprising a handle that is disconnectably connected to a braking cam so that when the handle is moved from a braking position to a non-braking position the braking cam is pivotally moved from a braking configuration to a non-braking configuration, and so that when the handle is moved to a disconnecting position the connection between the handle and the braking cam is disconnected.
US11065475B2	Multi-cycle dosimetry and dose uncertainty estimation A system and method include acquisition of a set of tomographic images of a patient volume associated with each of a plurality of timepoints of a first radiopharmaceutical therapy cycle, determination, for each of the plurality of timepoints, of a systematic uncertainty for each of a plurality of regions within the patient volume based on the set of tomographic images associated with the timepoint, determination, for each of the plurality of timepoints, of a quantitative statistical uncertainty based on the set of tomographic images associated with the timepoint, determination of a dose and a dose uncertainty for each of the plurality of regions based on the set of tomographic images, the systematic uncertainty and the quantitative statistical uncertainty for each of the plurality of timepoints, and display of a cumulative dose and cumulative dose uncertainty for each of the plurality of regions based on the dose and the dose uncertainty determined for each of the plurality of regions.
US11065472B2	System and method for correcting position errors of a multi-leaf collimator Methods and systems for correcting position errors for a multi-leaf collimator (MLC) are provided. A method may include determining a first position for each of the plurality of leaves. The information associated with the first position may include a first movement direction and a first angle. A movement of the each of the plurality of leaves along the first movement direction may be configured to move toward or away from a center of the radiation field. The method may also include determining an offset value associated with the first position based on the first angle and the first movement direction; and determining a target position of the each of the plurality of leaves based on the offset value.
US11065471B2	Systems and methods for automatic, customized radiation treatment plan generation for cancer Systems and methods for automatic, customized radiation treatment plan generation for cancer are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving data indicating anatomy information of a patient and radiation beam characteristics of a radiation therapy system. Further, the method includes determining energy levels for application of radiation beams to the patient.
US11065468B2	Optical device An optical device including an optical substrate providing with an optical filter configured to inhibit transmission of harmful UV and/or blue light wherein the optical device is further configured to allow retinal exposure of an eye to at least one selected range of wavelengths of light in the visible spectrum of 460 nm to 560 nm, preferably of 480 nm to 520 nm.
US11065458B2	Electronic pacemaker An electronic pacemaker for implantation in a body of a living being including an electrode portion that is configured to be attached to a body portion; an electronics assembly connected with the electrode portion, configured to generate a voltage impulse emitted via the electrode portion to the body portion; a rechargeable accumulator to supply the electronics assembly with electrical energy; and a charging impulse generation portion electrically connected to the accumulator, configured to emit a charging impulse to the accumulator for the recharging of the accumulator. The charging impulse generation portion includes a magnetization portion with oriented magnetic domains which can be contactlessly influenced by an changing magnetic field so that, when a certain field strength is reached, a remagnetization wave, caused by the continuously reversing magnetic domains, occurs in the magnetization portion which runs across the magnetization portion and leads to the generation of the charging impulse.
US11065449B2	Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacy Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacy are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system and/or method may apply electromagnetic stimulation to a patient's nervous system over a first time domain according to a first set of stimulation parameters, and over a second time domain according to a second set of stimulation parameters. The first and second time domains may be sequential, simultaneous, or nested. Stimulation parameters may vary in accordance with one or more types of duty cycle, amplitude, pulse repetition frequency, pulse width, spatiotemporal, and/or polarity variations. Stimulation may be applied at subthreshold, threshold, and/or suprathreshold levels in one or more periodic, aperiodic (e.g., chaotic), and/or pseudo-random manners. In some embodiments stimulation may comprise a burst pattern having an interburst frequency corresponding to an intrinsic brainwave frequency, and regular and/or varying intraburst stimulation parameters. Stimulation signals providing reduced power consumption with at least adequate symptomatic relief may be applied prior to moderate or significant power source depletion.
US11065434B2	Blood pump with impeller rinse operation A method of operating an implantable blood pump having a first stator, a second stator, and an impeller movably disposed there between. The method includes applying a first voltage waveform at first phase to the first stator to generate a magnetic field to rotate the impeller. A second voltage waveform is applied at a second phase shifted from the first phase to the second stator to rotate the impeller, the second voltage waveform is asymmetric to the first voltage waveform.
US11065429B2	Method of producing microneedle array unit Provided is a method of producing a microneedle array unit which is capable of suppressing damage to a microneedle array. The method of producing a microneedle array unit, including an array preparing step of preparing a microneedle array which includes a sheet and a plurality of needles arranged on one surface of the sheet; a container preparing step of preparing a container which includes an accommodating portion defining an opening and a space for accommodating the microneedle array, and a deformable portion disposed on a side opposite to the opening and integrated with the accommodating portion; an accommodating step of accommodating the microneedle array in the accommodating portion of the container by allowing the other surface of the sheet of the microneedle array and the deformable portion of the container to oppose each other; and a deforming step of deforming an outer surface of the accommodating portion inward, which is positioned between the one surface of the sheet of the microneedle array and the opening of the accommodating portion, to form a protrusion that reduces an area of the opening.
US11065426B2	Implantable device with intravesical tolerability and methods of treatment Intravesical devices are provided that are wholly deployable within the bladder of a patient in need of treatment and are well tolerated by the patient. The device may include an elastic body having a retention shape having (i) dimensions that provide intravesical mobility and that prevent voiding of the medical device through the urethra, and (ii) dimensions, buoyancy, or both, that exclude the medical device from entering the orifices of the ureters. The elastic body may exert a maximum acting force less than 1N when compressed to a shape with a maximum dimension in any dimension of 3 cm. The device may include a drug for controlled release within the bladder, for treatment of the bladder or a regional tissue. Methods of treatment are also provided that include selecting a patient in need of treatment in the bladder where tolerability of the treatment is a primary concern.
US11065422B2	Devices, systems, and methods useful to engage tissue using suction and to perform medical procedures during suctional engagement Devices, systems, and methods useful to engage tissue using suction and to perform medical procedures during sectional engagement. The present disclosure includes disclosure of a tension apparatus, comprising an elongated portion; and a head portion at a distal end of the elongated portion, the head portion comprising one or more arms, whereby a suction lumen extending along the elongated portion and the one or more arms terminates at one or more suction openings at each of the one or more arms.
US11065419B2	Catheter delivery devices, systems, and methods A system can include a handle and a needle fixedly secured to the handle. The needle can include a distal tip that can be inserted through a sidewall of a vessel of a patient. The system can further include a catheter that defines a lumen through which the needle extends and includes an engagement surface at an interior thereof. A stiffener can be positioned within the lumen of the catheter at an exterior of the needle and can include an engagement surface that can press distally on the engagement surface of the catheter to advance the catheter distally over the needle and through a lumen of the vessel when the stiffener is advanced distally over the needle. The system can further include a stiffener hub attached to the stiffener, the stiffener hub being movably coupled with the handle so as to translate relative thereto. The stiffener hub can be configured to move distally relative to the handle from a retracted position to a deployed position to advance the stiffener and the catheter over the needle and to a target depth within the lumen of the vessel as the handle is held stationary relative to the vessel.
US11065417B2	Method for manufacturing catheter and catheter manufactured by this manufacturing method A catheter manufacturing method includes positioning a shaft in a cavity of a mold. The shaft is an elongated tubular body configured to be inserted into a living body. The mold includes a first mold die and a second mold die that contact one another to define a closed space which is the cavity. The method includes injecting a molding material into the cavity from a gate at a position between the proximal end and the distal end of the shaft in the axial direction. The injecting position is offset from the center of the shaft in the transverse direction. The method includes molding a hub onto the shaft by solidifying the injected molding material in the cavity onto the outer surface of the shaft.
US11065410B1	Dental appliance using airway dialation for treating covid related breathing disorders A molded breathing appliance for supporting a nasal oxygen tube having an upper bite rim, a lower bite rim, a moldable material disposed within the upper bite rim and lower bite rim for conforming to a patient's maxillary bite impression and mandibular bite impression, respectively, an L-shaped member extending outwardly perpendicular to the upper bite rim, and a transverse support disposed on the L-shaped member and configured with a plurality of sets of oxygen tube finger clamps to retain a nasal oxygen tube in proximity with a patient's nostrils.
US11065405B2	Electronic cigarette, and method of cleaning an electronic cigarette An electronic cigarette includes a ceramic heating element having a current conducting heating member on and/or in a body of ceramic material which is impenetrable to the liquid; a liquid delivery member to deliver liquid from a liquid storage to the heating element; a battery; and an electric circuit for electrically connecting the heating element to the battery. The body of ceramic material is to contact or be in close proximity to the liquid delivery member, to vaporize the liquid when the ceramic heating element produces heat. The electronic cigarette further includes a cartomizer part, having the liquid storage and the liquid delivery member, and a battery holding part, having the battery, the ceramic heating element, and the electric circuit. In an assembled state, the cartomizer part and the battery holding part are assembled. In a disassembled state, the cartomizer part and the battery holding part are separated.
US11065401B2	Stand for medicament delivery device, and system comprising stand and medicament delivery device A stand for an elongated medicament delivery device having a distal end and a proximal end the stand comprising a base section for supporting the stand on a support surface; a holding section for receiving the distal end of the medicament delivery device; and a body section arranged between the base section and the holding section; wherein the holding section is configured to hold the medicament delivery device in a substantially vertical orientation when the base section is positioned on the support surface. The holding section comprises an elastically deformable material for providing an elastic squeeze fit around the distal end of the medicament delivery device when received in the holding section. A system comprising an elongated medicament delivery device and a stand for supporting the medicament delivery device is also provided.
US11065396B2	Method of producing needle cannula with reduced end portion by electrochemical etching A needle cannula (100) and a method for producing a needle cannula comprising providing a needle cannula tube (10) with an end portion (30). The end portion (30) comprises an outer surface, and a given type of steel comprising carbon (C) in 0.07 to 0.15% by mass, silicon (Si) in 0.50 to 1.00% by mass, manganese (Mn) in 5.0 to 7.5% by mass, phosphorus (P) in 0 to 0.030% by mass, sulfur (S) in less than or equal to 0.015% by mass, chromium (Cr) in 17.5 to 19.5% by mass, nickel (Ni) in 6.5 to 8.5% by mass, and nitrogen (N) in 0.20 to 0.30% by mass. The method further comprises establishing an electrochemical reaction to remove material from the outer surface of the end portion (30), and thereby providing a needle cannula (100) with a tapered end portion.
US11065393B2	Device for the dosed administration of a fluid product, adapted for the replacement of a container A device for administering a fluid product, the device including a first housing part provided with a receiver for the product, a second housing part detachably connectable to the first housing part, a piston rod held such that it can be displaced for the exertion of an emptying movement, an actuatable or releasable drive element for the piston rod, a coupling element including a coupling input element that couples the drive element to the piston rod in a coupling engagement, transmits a driving force of the drive element to the piston rod, and triggers the emptying movement, and a decoupling element displaceably connected to the second housing part and coupled to the first housing part such that it is displaced, by a movement of the housing parts in relation to each other when the housing parts are separated into a decoupling position wherein the piston rod is decoupled from the coupling input element.
US11065377B2	Apparatus and method for cannulation of vascular access graft An apparatus for guiding cannulation with a dialysis needle of an arteriovenous dialysis access graft subcutaneously implanted in a body of a subject. The guiding apparatus comprises an elongated body member comprising a base portion terminating in longitudinal edges, a distance between the longitudinal edges of the base portion being substantially equal to a lateral dimension of the aces graft, and an elongated tubular sleeve defining an pocket having a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension configured to receive the body member. The body member is adapted to be received in the pocket of the sleeve for securing adjacent the subcutaneous access graft such that the inner surface of the base portion is aligned with a cannulation point of the graft for guiding location of a needle insertion.
US11065374B2	Renal failure therapy system and method of cleaning using citric acid A renal failure therapy system (10a, 10b) includes a dialysis fluid circuit (30) including a dialysis fluid pump (54, 58); a source (86, 90) of physiological cleaning, disinfecting, and/or decalcifying substance in fluid communication with the dialysis fluid circuit; a source (22) of purified water in fluid communication with the dialysis fluid circuit; and a logic implementer (20) in operable communication with the dialysis fluid pump (54,58), the logic implementer (20) causing the physiological cleaning, disinfecting, and/or decalcifying substance from its source (86, 90) to be added to purified water from the purified water source (22) to form a mixture and to circulate the mixture within the dialysis fluid circuit using the dialysis fluid pump (54,58) to at least one of clean, disinfect or decalcify at least a portion of the dialysis fluid circuit (30) without a subsequent rinse.
US11065368B2	Drug eluting graft constructs and methods The present invention provides, in certain aspects, medical graft products that incorporate multiple drug depots in and/or on the products. One such product is a sheet graft construct, for example for tissue support that includes a sheet graft material with a plurality of drug depots. The drug depots can be hardened deposits formed directly onto the sheet graft material and/or can be capable of eluting a drug for a minimum of 72 hours.
US11065366B2	Method for producing a fibrin-based bioartificial, primarily acellular construct, and the construct itself The invention relates to a method for producing a bioartificial and primarily acellular fibrin-based construct, wherein a mixture of cell-free compositions containing fibrinogen and thrombin is applied to a surface and subsequently pressurised. An additional aspect of the invention is directed to such fibrin-based bioartificial acellular constructs obtained according to the invention, with improved biomechanical properties, as well as to the use of same in the field of implantology, cartilage replacement or tissue replacement.
US11065364B2	Combination with albumin, in particular for treating a cartilage defect A combination comprising, spatially separate from one another, a first component and a second component, where the first component comprises crosslinkable albumin and the second component comprises a polymer, wherein non-terminal monomer units of the polymer comprise at least partially, more particularly only partially, an albumin-crosslinking group. Additionally disclosed is a reaction product obtainable by means of the combination, to a medical device, to a medicinal product for innovative therapies, to a kit, to a discharge apparatus, and to a functionalized hyaluronic acid.
US11065362B2	Viscoelastic hydrogels with fast stress relaxation Provided are fast relaxing hydrogels that are useful for regulating cell behavior and enhancing tissue regeneration, e.g., bone regeneration.
US11065359B2	Deodorization module and storage device including deodorization module A deodorization module and a storage device including the deodorization module. A deodorization module includes: a housing; a suction opening formed on the lower surface of the housing to allow external air to be suctioned therethrough; a fan disposed at the suction opening to suction the air; a discharge opening for discharging the air, which has been suctioned by the fan, to the outside of the housing; a photocatalytic bar disposed between the fan and the discharge opening; and a light source module, which includes a light source substrate and an ultraviolet light source and irradiates an ultraviolet ray to the photocatalytic bar.
US11065349B2	18F labeled BODIPY dye and its derivatives for PET imaging of heart perfusion and others This invention provides a class of dual mode imaging tracer capable of acting both as a fluorescent imaging tracer and a positron emission tomography imaging tracer. Tracers in accordance with this invention generally have a fluorescent core with a boron-fluoride element embedded therein. Exemplary embodiments of the tracer include 18F-labeled BODIPY compounds and derivative thereof. Also provided are tracer kits containing a sterile formulation of a BODIPY dye either in a radio-labeled or pre-labeled state, and methods for imaging heart perfusion using the 18F-labeled dual mode tracers.
US11065344B2	Nanocluster capped mesoporous nanoparticles, methods of making and use Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a conjugate comprising a mesoporous nanoparticle having a plurality of pores, wherein the mesoporous nanoparticle is positively charged, wherein an active agent is disposed in the pore; and a plurality of metal nanoclusters, wherein the metal nanocluster has a negative charge, wherein a gate agent is attached to the metal nanocluster. Embodiments of the present disclosure also describe a method of using a conjugate comprising exposing a conjugate to microbes sufficient to release an active agent and treating the microbes with the released active agent. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe a method of using a conjugate comprising exposing a conjugate to microbes and detecting a presence of the microbes.
US11065341B2	DE-N-acetyl sialic acid antigens, antibodies thereto, and methods of use in cancer therapy The present invention generally provides compositions methods and composition relating to the diagnosis and/or treatment of cancers having a cell surface de-N-acetylated sialic acid antigen, e.g., an at least partially de-N-acetylated ganglioside and/or a de-N-acetylated sialic acid-modified cell surface protein.
US11065339B2	FAP-activated proteasome inhibitors for treating solid tumors Disclosed are proteasome inhibitors, fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-activated prodrugs of proteasome inhibitors, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the inhibitors and prodrugs. Also disclosed are related pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the inhibitors and prodrugs and compositions thereof, for example, in treating cancer or other cell proliferative diseases. In vitro and in vivo methods of quantifying the expression of FAP in a biopsy sample and a mammal, respectively, are also disclosed.
US11065333B2	Anti-glucosaminidase passive immunization for Staphylococcus aureus infections The present invention is directed to a monoclonal antibody that binds specifically to a Staphylococcus aureus glucosaminidase and inhibits in vivo growth of S. aureus. Also disclosed are monoclonal antibody binding portions, recombinant or hybridoma cell lines, pharmaceutical compositions containing the monoclonal antibody or binding portions thereof, and methods of treating S. aureus infection and osteomyelitis, and methods for introducing an orthopedic implant into a patient using the monoclonal antibody, binding portion, or pharmaceutical composition of the present invention.
US11065331B2	Immune adjuvant for cancer The present invention relates to a medicament for treating cancer or infectious disease, the medicament comprising an immune checkpoint blockade and an adjuvant composition. More specifically, the present invention relates to a medicament for cancer or infectious diseases, wherein an anti-PD-1 antibody or an anti-PD-L1 antibody is used in combination with a nucleic acid adjuvant composed of a double-stranded RNA and a single-stranded ODN.
US11065330B2	Induction of antigen-specific tolerance by peripheral phagocytosis The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for modulation of T cell and B cell responses by antigen- or allergen-specific immunotherapy in combination with peripheral tolerance-inducing phagocytosis, made of one or more preparations and comprising one or more matrices suitable for locally restricted sustained release of a physiologically effective dose of at least one antigen or allergen, liposomes tailored for effective phagocytosis, one or more immune modulators of phagocytosis, and one or more immune modulators suitable for enhancing the suppressive function of regulatory T cells at the site of antigen or allergen presentation.
US11065329B2	Human herpesvirus immunotherapy An isolated protein comprises respective amino acid sequences of each of a plurality of CTL epitopes from two or more different herpesvirus antigens and further comprises an intervening amino acid or amino acid sequence between at least two of said CTL epitopes comprising proteasome liberation amino acids or amino acid sequences and, optionally, Transporter Associated with Antigen Processing recognition motifs. The isolated protein is capable of rapidly expanding human cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in vitro and eliciting a CTL immune response in vivo upon administration to an animal as an exogenous protein. Typically, the isolated protein comprises no more than twenty (20) CTL epitopes derived from cytomegalovirus and/or Epstein-Barr virus antigens.
US11065326B2	Live-attenuated vaccine having mutations in viral polymerase for the treatment and prevention of canine influenza virus The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of canine influenza virus (CIV) and CIV-related pathology. The present invention is based in part upon the discovery that various mutations in segment 1 and segment 2 of the CIV genome, thereby encoding mutant PB2 and PB1 protein, render the virus to be temperature-sensitive.
US11065318B2	Yeast-MUC1 immunotherapeutic compositions and uses thereof Disclosed are yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions comprising mucin-1 (MUC1), as well as methods for the prevention and/or treatment of cancers characterized by the expression or overexpression of mucin-1 (MUC1).
US11065317B2	Heat shock protein-binding peptide compositions and methods of use thereof Provided are polypeptides and compositions comprising novel HSP-binding peptides. Such polypeptides and compositions are particularly useful as immunotherapeutics (e.g., cancer vaccines). Also provided are methods of inducing a cellular immune response using such polypeptides and compositions, methods of treating a disease using such polypeptides and compositions, kits comprising such polypeptides and compositions, and methods of making such compositions.
US11065305B2	Compositions in the form of an injectable aqueous solution including at least human insulin A21G and a glucagon suppressor with prandial action A composition in the form of an injectable aqueous solution, with pH from 3.5 to 4.4, including at least human insulin A21G and at least one glucagon suppressor with prandial action. In an embodiment, the glucagon suppressor with prandial action is selected from an amylin analog or an amylin receptor agonist or a GLP-1 analog or a GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA). In an embodiment, the glucagon suppressor with prandial action is an amylin analog or an amylin receptor agonist. In an embodiment, the glucagon suppressor peptide with prandial action is pramlintide. Also, a method for obtaining human insulin A21G, includes at least one step of reacting human insulin A21G, B31R, B32R (insulin glargine) with rat carboxypeptidase B at an insulin/carboxypeptidase ratio from 500 to 2000, at a pH from 7.5 to 8.5 and a temperature from 20 to 30° C. for 10 to 20 hours.
US11065299B2	Compositions and methods for modulation of immune response Provided herein are compositions and methods for modulation of immune response via PYRIN domain-only proteins POP1 and/or POP3. In particular, POP1 and/or POP3 are inhibited to enhance an immune response (e.g., to treat or prevent infection), or POP1 and/or POP3 are administered or activated to reduce an immune response (e.g., to treat or prevent autoimmune or inflammatory disease).
US11065287B2	Methods of modulating immune and inflammatory responses via administration of an algal biomass An algal biomass and supernatant derived from at least one species of algae exhibits anti-inflammatory and immune response modulating properties. Methods of reducing the symptoms of or treating a condition or disease in an animal, including bovine mastitis and Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex, and the pain and discomfort caused by osteoarthritis, injury or overexertion or muscle and connective tissue strains, comprises administering to the animal in need thereof an algal biomass or supernatant derived from at least one species of algae, or an extract, derivative or biologically active compound derived from the algae species, biomass or supernatant, or compositions thereof.
US11065279B2	Peptides and combination of peptides of non-canonical origin for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11065276B2	Mutant Bordetella strains and methods of use A method of reducing or preventing the development of airway inflammation in a subject includes the step of infecting the respiratory tract of a subject an amount of a composition including a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and live attenuated pertactin-deficient Bordetella bacteria sufficient to colonize the respiratory tract of the subject. The step of infecting the subject with the live attenuated pertactin-deficient Bordetella bacteria results in reduction or prevention of the development of airway inflammation in the subject.
US11065272B2	Oxygen reactive polymers for treatment of traumatic brain injury Methods and compositions for treating traumatic brain injury. The methods and compositions utilize a multi-functional oxygen reactive polymer (ORP) that includes repeating units that include a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging group and a polyalkylene oxide group. For theranostic applications, the oxygen reactive polymer further includes a diagnostic group.
US11065268B2	Method of preventing diarrhoea The present invention provides a method for the prevention of the incidence of and/or a reduction in the duration of acute diarrhoea, particularly in travelers, said method comprising orally administering an oligosaccharide composition, in particular a non-digestible oligosaccharide, to a mammal.
US11065265B2	Compositions of fosaprepitant and methods of preparation The present application and its embodiments teach stable compositions of fosaprepitant or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with such compositions lacking polysorbate 80 and containing dual functional excipients of hydrolysis inhibition and solubility enhancement. Further described are methods of preparation of such compositions. Among other advantages of contemplated compositions, fosaprepitant hydrolysis degradation is kept low and the compositions maintain physically and chemically stable for prolonged period.
US11065263B2	Sterol composition in pumpkin seed oil and application thereof, and drug for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia A sterol composition in pumpkin seed oil and an application thereof, and a drug for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia are provided, which relate to a technical field of medicine. The sterol composition in the pumpkin seed oil includes components by weight percentage of: 0.2-2 wt % cholesterol, 0.5-5 wt % campesterol, 1.5-5 wt % β-sitosterol, 15-40 wt % stigmasterol, 20-40 wt % ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-ol, 5-10 wt % lanosterol, and 15-30 wt % cholest-7-en-3β,5α-diol. The sterol composition in the pumpkin seed oil is a pumpkin phytosterol composition extracted from the pumpkin seed oil. Through combining the phytosterol components and controlling a proportion among the components, effects of alleviating and treating prostate diseases are achieved, especially for the benign prostatic hyperplasia.
US11065261B2	Botanical extracts and compounds from Schinus plants and methods of use This disclosure relates to extracts from the Anacardiaceae (cashew plant family) and compositions comprising compounds contained therein. In certain embodiments, the extracts are derived from the fruit of a Schinus plant. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing bacterial infections, acne, and other related uses.
US11065254B2	Antiviral JAK inhibitors useful in treating or preventing retroviral and other viral infections Compounds, compositions, and methods of treatment and prevention of HIV infection are disclosed. The compounds are pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridines and pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyrimidine JAK inhibitors. Combinations of these JAK inhibitors and additional antiretroviral compounds, such as NRTI, NNRTI, integrase inhibitors, entry inhibitors, protease inhibitors, and the like, are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the combinations include a combination of adenine, cytosine, thymidine, and guanine nucleoside antiviral agents, optionally in further combination with at least one additional antiviral agent that works via a different mechanism than a nucleoside analog. This combination has the potential to eliminate the presence of HIV in an infected patient.
US11065240B2	Drug combinations to treat multiple myeloma This invention relates to the combination of a C-Met inhibitor and a proteasome inhibitor to treat cancer, particularly multiple myeloma.
US11065237B2	Solid forms of {[5-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypyridine-2-carbonyl]amino}acetic acid, compositions, and uses thereof Provided herein are solid forms comprising {[5-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypyridine-2-carbonyl]amino}acetic acid, compositions comprising the solid forms, methods of making the solid forms and methods of their use for the treatment of various diseases and/or disorders.
US11065233B2	Estrogen receptor modulators Compounds of Formula (I) are estrogen receptor alpha modulators, where the variables in Formula (I) are described in the disclosure. Such compounds, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions thereof, are useful for treating diseases or conditions that are estrogen receptor alpha dependent and/or estrogen receptor alpha mediated, including conditions characterized by excessive cellular proliferation, such as breast cancer.
US11065232B2	Dihydrotetrabenazine for the treatment of anxiety and psychoses This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing (−)-β-dihydrotetrabenazine, processes for making them and their therapeutic uses.
US11065228B2	Antifungal agents The invention provides a pyrrole compound, which compound is (a) 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-2-oxoacetamide or a deuterated derivative thereof, or (b) 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxoacetamide or a deuterated derivative thereof, or (c) a prodrug of compound (a) or a prodrug of compound (b), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or agriculturally acceptable salt of (a), (b) or (c). Also provided are combinations and compositions comprising the compound and known antifungal agents. The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of a compound of the invention in prevention or treatment of fungal diseases. It also relates to the use of: 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)phenyl)-2-oxoacetamide or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or 2-(1,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-N-(4-(4-(5-fluoropyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-oxoacetamide or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, as an agricultural fungicide.
US11065220B2	Anti-pathogenic therapeutic compositions Therapeutic compounds useful for the treatment of pathogens including bacteria (gram positive and gram negative, mycobacteria), some fungi and viruses. The compounds described herein may include a mixture of therapeutically-effective amounts of a polar amino acid, a CI 1 fatty acid, and an anthraquinone. The invention further provides for the administration of the therapeutic compounds to a patient (e.g., a human) suffering from an infection.
US11065214B1	Combination therapies with disulfiram Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing lifespan, for preventing or treating a disease including an aging-related disorder, for reducing a symptom of aging, and/or boosting an immune system in a mammal. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods for improving effectiveness of a vaccine in a mammal. The compositions comprise, at least, a therapeutically effective amount of disulfiram and one or more additional ingredients.
US11065213B2	Amantadine compositions and preparations thereof Provided herein are oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising amantadine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and which have a low level of organic solvent. Provided are also methods of orally administrating a composition comprising amantadine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject, which has reduced gastrointestinal side effects or sleep disturbances. Further provided are extended release oral compositions comprising amantadine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, that are suitable for once daily administration.
US11065209B2	Use of cannabidiol in the treatment of epilepsy The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). In particular the TSC is treatment resistant and is characterised by generalised seizures or focal seizures with impairment. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
US11065208B2	Mineral coated microparticles for co-delivery of anti-inflammatory molecules with nucleic acids to improve gene delivery outcomes Disclosed are compositions and methods for the co-delivery of ribonucleic acids and interferon binding proteins. Compositions include mineral coated microparticles having a mineral layer, a ribonucleic acid, and an interferon binding protein. Ribonucleic acids and interferon binding proteins can be adsorbed to the mineral layer, can be incorporated into the mineral layer, and combinations thereof. Also disclosed are methods for co-delivery of ribonucleic acids and interferon binding proteins and methods for treating inflammatory diseases using mineral coated microparticles having a mineral layer to provide co-delivery of ribonucleic acids and interferon binding proteins.
US11065204B2	Oxidized cellulose microspheres A process for forming microspheres is disclosed. The process includes contacting a solvent with a modified cellulose to form a solution; contacting the modified cellulose solution with at least one bioactive agent to form a discontinuous phase liquid; contacting the discontinuous phase liquid with a continuous phase liquid to form an emulsion; and contacting the emulsion with a third phase liquid to extract the solvent from the emulsion, thereby forming a plurality of modified cellulose microspheres.
US11065202B2	Multi-component nanochains A multi-component nanochain for use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications includes at least three nanoparticles linked together to form the nanochain. At least one nanoparticle of the nanochain has an asymmetric surface chemistry defined by asymmetrically disposed first linkers and second linkers. The nanoparticles are linked to form the nanochain by linking first linkers and/or second linkers disposed on separate nanoparticles.
US11065201B2	Gel formulations for local drug release The present invention relates to a composition comprising non-water soluble carbohydrates, wherein at least 50% of the non-water soluble carbohydrates are carbohydrates selected from derivatives of lactose, maltose, trehalose, raffinose, glucosamine, galactosamine, lactosamine, or derivatives of disaccharides with at least two pyranose saccharide units, trisaccharides, tetrasaccharides, or mixtures thereof, and wherein the composition is a liquid before administration into the human or animal body and increases in viscosity by more than 1,000 centipoise (cP) after administration, for use as a medicament.
US11065198B2	Dispersible compositions The present invention is concerned with dispersible compositions comprising rilpivirine or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof as an active ingredient. Such compositions are useful in the treatment of HIV infection and their dispersibility properties lend themselves to be useful in particular amongst the pediatric or geriatric population.
US11065196B2	Process for making controlled release medical implant products A method (and the resulting product) of making a medical implant device for releasing self-contained drugs on a controlled basis wherein the method utilizes, at least in part, computer-controlled 3-D printing equipment to deposit via nozzles portions of one or more layers of the medical implant product. The implant has an outer impervious coating, an inner matrix core, an opening and an optional bonding layer.
US11065195B2	Topical composition A composition suitable for topical application comprising a continuous phase and at least one discontinuous phase, said composition comprising at least one polyaphron dispersion, at least one vitamin D or vitamin D analogue and at least one corticosteroid.
US11065184B2	Oil-in-water emulsion for making up and caring for the lips The invention relates to an oil-in-water emulsion for making up or caring for the lips. This emulsion contains a high proportion of glossy oils and is very fluid while remaining stable. This emulsion contains from 35% to 60% by weight of a mixture of oils, at least 25% by weight of water and from 0.01% to 20% of coloring material, everything being stabilized by the combination of a first polyethylene glycol ether of stearyl alcohol comprising from 2 to 5 oxyethylene units, a second polyethylene glycol ether of stearyl alcohol comprising from 15 to 25 oxyethylene units, and of a copolymer of acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate and of hydroxyethyl acrylate.
US11065180B2	Systems and methods for identifying medicines deposited in a compartment of a pill box according to a prescription The disclosure relates to a system for identifying medicines, comprising a first measurement device for identifying, from the top, at least one first medicine deposited in a compartment of a pill box and analysing at least one identifying characteristic of the first medicine; and a second measurement device for identifying, from the bottom, at least one second medicine deposited in the compartment of said pill box and analysing at least one identifying characteristic of the second medicine. The system comprises a device for comparing the characteristic of the first medicine and the characteristic of the second medicine, for determining at least one validated medicine and comparing the characteristic of the validated medicine with medicine signature characteristics. The system also comprises a validation device for obtaining an identified content for the compartment and comparing the identified content with a prescription. Methods for identifying and validating medicines are also disclosed.
US11065175B2	Leg massager There is provided a leg massager that massages a user's leg by a position-adjustable massaging system for selectively massaging massage target areas of the leg. The leg massager includes: a lower massaging system that massages a massage target area of the user's leg L including at least user's foot F; an upper massaging system that massages an upper massage target area located above the massage target area which is massaged by the lower massaging system; a driving mechanism that drives the upper massaging system and the lower massaging system; and a rockably supporting portion that supports the upper massaging system for rocking motion about its horizontal axis.
US11065164B1	Smart bandage for electrochemical monitoring and sensing using fabric-integrated data modulation Systems and methods for a low-cost smart textile electronic (tex-tronic) useful for wound healing assessment are provided. Data collection can be accomplished by reflection of the modulated wound-data to an interrogator. The RF modulation of the data can be done by a textile-based voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) that takes the electric signal provided by electrochemical sensing of the uric acid found in the wound fluid. The low-cost smart textile electronic uses low-cost materials and is easy to manufacture and use by any patient or medical professional.
US11065158B2	Surgical sponge A surgical sponge including a sponge material configured an elongate sponge having multiple compressed layers and a flattened shape characterized by a generally flat upper surface, a generally flat lower surface, with the sponge having a thickness that is substantially less than a width of the sponge, one reduced dimension end of the elongate sponge having an end length and reducing in dimension distally along the end length; stitches along the length of the sponge to compress the sponge material and maintain the layers in compression to maintain the flattened shape of the sponge; and a length of stitch material extending from the reduced dimension end to provide a structure that is engageable for use in positioning or removal of the sponge during a surgical procedure.
US11065156B2	Lenticular laser incision for low myopia and/or hyperopia patients Embodiments generally relate to ophthalmic laser procedures and, more particularly, to systems and methods for lenticular laser incisions to form a top lenticular incision, a bottom lenticular incision of a lens in the subject's eye, an added shape between the top and bottom incisions where the added shape has no corrective power and a transition ring bisecting both the top and bottom lenticular incisions.
US11065154B1	Bleb drainage device, ophthalmic product and methods Fluid is drained from a bleb using a device including a tubular member having opposed open ends to enable the fluid to flow from end to end through the tubular member. Inward from one end is a stop element enabling the one end to be inserted in one direction through a wall of the bleb but preventing the inserted end from being pulled in the opposite direction through the bleb wall. The opposed remote end of the tubular member is inserted into the retrobulbar space to enable fluid exiting the tubular member at this remote end to drain into the tissue. Along an exterior of the tubular member is an anchoring element enabling the device to be sutured in position. An ophthalmic product has a bleb drainage feature.
US11065148B2	Heat exchanger cap A heat exchanger cap, and method of manufacture of a heat exchanger cap configured to conform to a human head the cap comprising a first element for covering one side of the head; a second element for covering the other side of the head; and an intermediate joining element joined to, and which spaces apart, the first element and second element. Each of the elements define a single passageway for the passage of fluid through the cap. Each of the elements are provided with a flow interface in the region where the elements are joined. The flow interface defines an inlet for the passage of fluid into the passageway of one of the elements, and an outlet for the passage of fluid from the passageway out of the same element.
US11065141B2	Reconstrainment band with reduced removal interference The reconstrainment band includes a hollow generally tubular shaped band having proximal and distal ends and having an exterior surface for engaging a stent and an interior surface for engaging a delivery tube. The exterior surface has at least one fin projecting therefrom along the longitudinal axis of the band. The fin has at least one obtusely shaped surface relative to the longitudinal axis and facing one of the ends. The reconstrainment band is included in a delivery device for intraluminally positioning and deploying a radially distensible stent. Reconstrainment of a partially deployed stent is provided by the delivery device.
US11065140B2	Rotatable stent delivery apparatus to cover access site Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for expandable stent delivery apparatus to cover an access site. The method may include delivering a stent delivery system through an access site, where the stent delivery system comprises a positioning member with a first portion that is rotatable with respect to a second portion, and where the stent is releasably coupled with the first portion of the positioning member. In some cases, the method may further include withdrawing an outer constrainment member from the stent to deploy a proximal portion of the stent within the body lumen and rotating the proximal portion of the stent away from the access site by withdrawing the positioning member proximally and back through the access site. The method may further include covering the access site with the proximal portion of the stent upon fully deploying the proximal portion from the outer constrainment member.
US11065133B2	Prosthesis that can be actuated by external force A prosthesis that can be actuated by external force includes a prosthesis shaft and an exoprosthesis with at least one prosthesis motor that can be activated by a prosthesis control device and a joint. The prosthesis control device includes a housing, a microcontroller and display device, so that a gripping process can be replicated by the prosthesis motor controllable by the prosthesis control device and parameters of the gripping process are displayed on a display, in which case recording and evaluation of the electromyography signals are dispensed with. The display displays the chosen parameters of an imminent gripping process and the prosthesis control device includes an input device by which a desired gripping force and/or gripping time can be actively set on the microcontroller before performance of the gripping process by a prosthesis wearer directly on the prosthesis control device and can be readjusted during the gripping process.
US11065122B2	Techniques for use with prosthetic valve leaflets A prosthetic valve leaflet is placed across a bar, and the bar is positioned such that the leaflet drapes over the bar and blocks a beam of light emitted by a light source. While the leaflet remains draped over the bar, the bar is elevated at least until the leaflet stops blocking the beam. An elevation of the bar from the beam at which the leaflet stopped blocking the beam is identified. Other embodiments are also described.
US11065121B2	Introducer systems, devices and methods for heart valve reductions An introducer catheter device comprising a handle and an elongate shaft coupled to the handle and extending therefrom. The shaft defines a lumen therethrough, a longitudinal axis, and a first aperture in connection with the lumen. The shaft includes a movable deployment element configured for deploying an ancillary device from the first aperture at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis.
US11065117B2	Axisymmetric adjustable device for treating mitral regurgitation The invention is a prosthetic device for improving function of a mitral valve. The device includes an adjustable and axisymmetrical-or-elongated sealing member configured for positioning between mitral valve leaflets. The device also includes an expandable anchor frame configured to be positioned within one or more heart chambers, for maintaining the sealing member at a desired position and size/shape between valve leaflets. The sealing member reduces mitral regurgitation be filling the gap that can occur between opposing leaflets of a damaged mitral valve, thus restoring proper mitral valve closure.
US11065114B2	Frame for prosthetic valve Apparatus and methods are described including a valve frame configured to support a prosthetic valve within a native atrio-ventricular valve. The valve frame includes a frame body that includes an atrial portion configured to be positioned such that, when the valve frame is deployed, at least a portion of the atrial portion is disposed on an atrial side of the native atrio-ventricular valve, and a ventricular portion configured to be positioned such that, when the valve frame is deployed, at least a portion of the ventricular portion is disposed within a ventricle of the subject. At least one arm is configured to extend from the ventricular portion of the frame body. Other applications are also described.
US11065112B2	Frame with integral sewing cuff for prosthetic valves Described embodiments are related to a prosthetic valve for surgical placement with a sewing cuff durably attached to a frame. The durability of the attachment is accomplished by sandwiching a fabric between the frame and a composite material. The fabric extends beyond the frame base to form a sewing cuff that is integral to a frame assembly. The sewing cuff facilitates tissue ingrowth while tissue ingrowth is discouraged elsewhere around the frame.
US11065107B2	Accommodating intraocular lens device An accommodating intraocular lens device is provided. The accommodating intraocular lens device comprises a base assembly and a power lens. The base assembly comprises a first open end, a second end coupled to a base lens, and a haptic surrounding a central cavity. The haptic may comprise an outer periphery, an inner surface and a height between a first edge and a second edge. The power lens is configured to fit within the central cavity. The power lens may comprise a first side, a second side, a peripheral edge coupling the first and second sides, and a closed cavity configured to house a fluid. The first side of the power lens may be positioned at a predetermined distance from the first edge of the haptic.
US11065098B2	Medical fabric Provided is a medical fabric that is thin, and has both high tear strength and low water permeability. The medical fabric is characterized in that multifilament yarns having a total fineness of 7-80 dtex are disposed in the warp and weft, the single yarn fineness of at least one of the multifilament yarns among the warp and weft is 0.5 dtex or less, the twist factor A of the weft is 50-2,000, the thickness is 10-90 μm, and the water permeability both before and after puncture by a needle is 300 cc/min/cm2 or less.
US11065088B2	Self-ligating orthodontic bracket An orthodontic bracket having a bracket body configured to be mounted to a tooth includes an archwire slot having a base surface defining a base plane and a slide engagement track defining a translation plane. The translation plane is angled with respect to the base plane. A ligating slide is engaged with the slide engagement track of the bracket body and movable along the slide engagement track and parallel to the translation plane between an opened position, in which an archwire is insertable into the archwire slot, and a closed position, in which the archwire is retained within the archwire slot. The translation plane is angled with respect to the base plane so as to prevent the ligating slide from contacting the gingiva surrounding the tooth when the ligating slide is moved to the opened position.
US11065085B2	Tooth-positioning appliance, systems and methods of producing and using the same Tooth-positioning appliances and apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for producing and using tooth-positioning appliances are provided. An example tooth-positioning appliance for adjusting the position of teeth of a patient includes a tooth-clasping arrangement shaped to secure the orthodontic appliance to at least one tooth and a flexible arrangement connected to the tooth-clasping arrangement. The flexible arrangement is less rigid than the tooth-clasping arrangement.
US11065076B2	Apparatus and method for applying light in ocular and periocular areas A removable tip for a light energy handpiece comprises a hollow conduit configured to surround a light guide in the handpiece; a support extension having a length longer than a length of the hollow conduit; and a shielding extension coupled to the support extension at an angle less than 180 degrees and located in front of the hollow conduit. The shielding extension is configured to be inserted behind an eyelid and extend to the fornix, the shielding extension comprised of a thermally insulative material.
US11065067B2	System and method for preparing bone A robotic system for preparing a bone to repair a bone fracture, includes a controllable guide structure configured to guide preparation of at least one bone piece during execution of a surgical plan and a control system configured to define the surgical plan. Defining the surgical plan includes determining a desired relationship between at least a first bone piece and a second bone piece that are separated by the bone fracture and planning preparation of the first bone piece to include a prepared anatomical structure configured to align the first bone piece with the second bone piece such that when aligned, the first bone piece and the second bone piece will achieve the desired relationship. The control system is further configured to control the controllable guide structure according to the surgical plan.
US11065062B2	Systems and methods of tracking and analyzing use of medical instruments A method for a medical procedure is provided and includes obtaining data from sensors disposed in a medical instrument. The sensors include at least one first sensor configured to measure acceleration, at least one second sensor configured to measure rotation, and at least one third sensor configured to measure direction of movement. The method further includes correlating the data from the sensors with time and storing the correlated data and time. A medical system, a method for imaging a medical procedure, and a method of processing sensor measurements are also disclosed.
US11065059B2	Systems and methods of continuous registration for image-guided surgery Methods and systems of registering a model of one or more anatomic passageways of a patient to a patient space are provided herein. An exemplary method may include accessing a set of model points of the model of the passageways, the model points being associated with a model space, collecting measured points along a length of a catheter inserted into the passageways of the patient, the measured points determined by a shape of the catheter, and assigning points of the first set to a plurality of subsets. The exemplary method may further include registering each of the subsets with the model points to produce a plurality of registration candidates, comparing the candidates to identify an optimal subset associated with an optimal registration of the plurality of candidates that translates the set of model points and at least one set of the sets of measured points into a common space.
US11065051B2	Specimen retrieval device A specimen retrieval device for extraction of tissue includes a port having a specimen bag attached thereto. The specimen bag includes two openings: one opening attached to the port, and the other opening spaced from the first opening, which may remain open in a patient's body to permit introduction of a tissue specimen therein. The second opening may be closed after introduction of a tissue specimen into the specimen bag, and the tissue within the specimen bag may be broken up as it is passes out of the specimen bag and through the port of the specimen retrieval device.
US11065049B2	Electrosurgical device with asymmetric seal compression An end effector assembly of a forceps includes a first jaw member with a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface; a second jaw member with a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface, the first jaw member and the second jaw member being moveable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position, the first jaw member and the second jaw member including a blade slot defined therein and extending substantially along the first jaw member and the second jaw member, the first sealing surfaces being positioned on an opposite side of the blade slot than the second sealing surfaces; and a cutting blade that reciprocates in the blade slot. When the first jaw member and the second jaw member are in the closed position, the first sealing surfaces are separated by a first gap and the second sealing surfaces are separated by a second gap, the second gap being larger than the first gap.
US11065048B2	Flexible circuit arrangement for surgical fastening instruments A flexible assembly of a motor driven surgical system may include a flexible shaft circuit strip and a knife bar having a first laminated plate disposed along a first side of the circuit strip and a second laminated plate disposed along a second side of the circuit strip. The knife bar may reciprocate along a longitudinal axis of the circuit strip. Each laminated plate may be composed of a pair of laminated plates. The flexible assembly may include a first leaf spring disposed between the first side of the circuit strip and the first laminated plate, and a second leaf spring disposed between the second side of the circuit strip and the second laminated plate. The flexible assembly may be disposed within at least a portion of a distal portion of an articulating shaft and at least a portion of an articulation connector of the surgical device.
US11065044B2	Surgical implant with porous region A surgical implant according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a drive head and a tip. The body includes a cannulation disposed about the longitudinal axis and extending form the tip to the drive head, a solid thread that wraps around the body and a porous region circumferentially extending about the body between adjacent revolutions of the solid thread. In another embodiment, the surgical implant may include a wedge having at least one porous region that extends continuously around a wedge body between an inner wall and an outer wall.
US11065043B2	Anterior cervical spine plate The present invention relates to an anterior cervical spine plate which is used to perform anterior fixation surgery on a cervical spine in orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery, which includes: a plate body formed to extend in a longitudinal direction thereof; two or more bone screw holes formed in the plate body to support head parts of bone screws; and a locking element configured to maintain the bone screws while being inserted into the bone screw holes, respectively. The locking element is rotatably coupled to the plate body, and the plate body has reinforcing parts formed at outer circumferences thereof.
US11065036B2	Instrument port for minimally invasive cardiac surgery An instrument port for introducing instruments into a surgical site, including a port body having a channel running therethrough from a proximal end to a distal end, an instrument sleeve in slidable contact with the channel, creating a gap therebetween, and fluid flow for removing emboli efficiently from the instrument port, wherein the fluid flow includes the gap is provided. A fluid flow system for use in an instrument port is provided. A method of removably securing an instrument sleeve to a port body by anchoring the instrument port to heart tissue, making at least one flood line in a channel, flushing out emboli, and performing surgery with the instrument port.
US11065034B2	Modular automatic hair implanter An automatic hair implanter is capable of continuously performing hair transplantation work by applying a structure of a conventional manual hair implanter. The automatic hair implanter (hair transplantation device) comprises a rotating magazine therein, and several needle modules are stored in the magazine. Two pushrods, which are positioned on a rear portion of the device and capable of translational motion, play a role of pushing a needle and a shaft, which constitute a needle module, forward. The needle and the shaft may be moved backward by a spring positioned inside the magazine.
US11065026B2	Double edged blade grip assembly A double edged blade assembly includes a double edged blade. Additionally, the double edged blade assembly includes two blade grips coupled to the double edged blade. The two blade grips are coupled to the double edged blade at opposite ends of the double edged blade.
US11065022B2	Cutting member for a surgical instrument A surgical instrument includes an end effector including a first jaw and a second jaw, a drive beam disposed inside the end effector, a first blade, and a second blade. The drive beam is slidably attached to the first jaw. The drive beam includes a cut-out defining a first surface, a second surface, and a vertical strut. The first blade is attached to the first surface and the vertical strut. The second blade is attached to the first blade and the second surface.
US11065019B1	Aspiration catheter systems and methods of use Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a single lumen extending therebetween. The flexible elongate body has a proximal segment, an intermediate segment, and a tip segment. The proximal segment includes a hypotube coated with a polymer. The intermediate segment includes an unreinforced polymer having a durometer of no more than 72 D. The tip segment is formed of a polymer different from the intermediate segment and has a durometer of no more than about 35 D and a length of at least 5 cm. The tip segment has a tapered portion that tapers distally from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter over a length of between 1 and 3 cm.
US11065015B2	Navigated patella clamp Disclosed herein are systems and methods of patella arthroplasty. A navigated patella clamp used in an arthroplasty procedure includes first and second movable jaw members and an actuation member coupled to the first and second jaw members for moving the first and second jaw members along a plane toward and away from one another. The patella clamp further includes a tracker and adjustable stylus for positioning the clamp on a patient's patella below a desired resection plane. The adjustable stylus coupled to the clamp is used to check the position and orientation of the clamp with respect to the patella to ensure the correct amount of bone will be resected from the patella corresponding to the thickness of a patella component that will be implanted on the resected patella.
US11065013B2	Positioning device for fixing a pol y axial plate in a tubular bone A positioning device is provided, having a guiding bow, wherein the guiding bow at least in section thereof is designed as or comprises a push-in section to be inserted into a sleeve of a push-in sleeves arrangement; wherein the guiding bow comprises or is connected to an adjusting device, wherein the adjusting device comprises at least one targeting device, and wherein the targeting device is designed to receive, at least in section, an interlocking device or an instrument for acting on the interlocking device.
US11065008B2	Embolic coil An embolic coil is formed by being spirally wound by an element wire and is filled into an aneurysm. The embolic coil includes: a first coil portion, in which a large-diameter coil portion wound to have a large diameter D1 and a small-diameter coil portion wound to have a diameter D2 smaller than the large-diameter coil portion are arranged in a plurality of coils and alternately in a longitudinal direction Y of the embolic coil. A second coil portion is wound to be continuous with the first coil portion and to have a surface flatter than the first coil portion.
US11065004B2	Anvil assembly with sliding sleeve An anvil assembly having a sliding sleeve is provided. The anvil assembly includes an anvil center rod assembly, a head assembly pivotally secured to the anvil center rod assembly, and a sleeve member slidably disposed about the anvil center rod assembly. The sleeve member is configured to slide relative to the anvil center rod assembly as the head assembly pivots relative to the anvil center rod assembly.
US11065001B2	Anchor magazine An anchor-storage device comprises (i) a housing, shaped to define a channel having an anchor-storage zone and an opening configured to provide access for an anchor driver to the anchor-storage zone; and (ii) a retaining member. A tissue anchor is stored in the anchor-storage zone and is slidable through the channel. The retaining member (a) has a retaining state in which the retaining member is configured to retain the tissue anchor in the anchor-storage zone, and (b) is configured, by moving in response to a proximally-directed force applied to the tissue anchor, to allow the tissue anchor to leave the anchor-storage zone in response to the proximally-directed force. The proximally-directed force is greater than a pre-determined threshold force. Other embodiments are also described.
US11065000B2	Surgical buttresses for surgical stapling apparatus A surgical stapling apparatus includes an end effector having an anvil assembly and a staple cartridge assembly, and an anvil buttress retention system releasably disposed on the anvil assembly. The anvil buttress retention system includes an anvil buttress and a retention member including an elongated body looped around at least a portion of the anvil buttress with a free end of the elongated body extendable through a looped end of the elongated body in an untightened configuration such that the anvil buttress retention system is slidable relative to the anvil assembly. The free end of the retention member is movable relative to and through the looped end to a tightened configuration to secure the anvil buttress retention system to the anvil assembly.
US11064993B2	Surgical button inserter system and method A button inserter apparatus for the insertion of a surgical button includes an inserter handle and an elongated inserter shaft connected at one end to the inserter handle. An inserter head is connected to the inserter shaft at an end opposite to the inserter handle. The inserter head includes opposing engagement projections for engaging and retaining a surgical button there between. One of the engagement projections is longitudinally movable relative to the other of the engagement projections. A button engage and release assembly extends from the inserter handle to the inserter head, and selectively prevents relative longitudinal movement between the engagement projections, and selectively permits relative movement of the engagement projections and thereby release of the surgical button. The engage and release assembly is operable from the inserter handle to cause relative longitudinal movement of the engagement projections and release of the surgical button. A surgical button and a method of inserting a surgical button are also disclosed.
US11064990B2	Cardiac retractor A cardiac retractor is disclosed. The cardiac retractor has an outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has a fixed collar fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the outer tube. The cardiac retractor further has a fixed link fixedly coupled to a distal end of the outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has an inner tube rotatable within the outer tube. The cardiac retractor further has a fixed key coupled to a proximal end of the inner tube and configured to rotate the inner tube relative to the outer tube. The cardiac retractor also has a keyed link coupled to a distal end of the outer tube.
US11064986B2	Vascular hole closure device A device for closing an aperture in a vessel wall comprising a covering member having a longitudinal axis and positionable inside the vessel against the internal opening of the aperture and having a dimension to prevent egress of fluid through the aperture and having a first opening. A first retainer is positionable external of the vessel. A flexible connecting member operatively connects the covering member and the first retainer, wherein the first opening of the covering member is configured to restrict movement of the connecting member.
US11064981B2	Tissue removal device and method of use A biopsy device for acquiring a tissue sample is disclosed. The biopsy device comprises a partoff mechanism which can have at least a tab and an actuator. The actuator can be used to control the angle of the tab and thus partoff a tissue sample. The tab may be on a cutter tube, which may have a sharp distal end which may core the samples from the mass of tissue. Multiple tissue samples may be collected.
US11064978B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and operation method of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: a beam former that drives an ultrasound transducer including two-dimensionally arranged vibration elements and that acquires ultrasound data of a three-dimensional space; a delay calculating circuit sets scan conditions including a drive delay amount of the beam former; a graphic circuit that generates an ultrasound slice image of a predetermined cut surface from the ultrasound data of the three-dimensional space; and a CPU that determines a focal length or a focal depth of the ultrasound according to a distance from the ultrasound transducer to the desirably set cut surface to set an amount of delay to cause the delay calculating circuit to change the scan conditions.
US11064977B2	Preset free imaging for ultrasound device Aspects of the disclosed technology provide ways to detect the object of ultrasound scanning and to automatically, load system settings and image preferences necessary to generate high quality output images. In some aspects, an ultrasound system can be configured to perform steps including receiving a selection of a first transducer, identifying a body structure or organ based on a signal received in response to an activation of the first transducer, retrieving a first set of image parameters corresponding with the body structure, and configuring the first transducer based on the first set of image parameters. Methods and machine-readable media are also provided.
US11064972B2	Systems and methods for detecting and displaying body lumen bifurcations A method for generating an ultrasound image includes receiving a sequence of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) data obtained as an IVUS imager moves through a body lumen; identifying at least one bifurcation of the body lumen from the sequence of IVUS data; determining a bifurcation angle between two branches of the body lumen; and displaying a longitudinal view of the body lumen using the IVUS data and incorporating the bifurcation angle to angularly align portions of the longitudinal view corresponding to the two portions of the body lumen.
US11064969B2	Automatic configuration detection for sensor equipped needle A system for automatic configuration detection includes a medical device (250) including a sensor (246). A pattern (236) is coded into a portion of the medical device. The pattern is configured to store pertinent information about the device. A reader device (234) is coupled to a connector and configured to read the pattern to convey the pertinent information to determine one of a status, identity or manner of use for the medical device including the sensor.
US11064965B2	Noise-robust real-time extraction of the respiratory motion signal from PET list-data A respiratory motion signal generation method operates on emission data (22) of an imaging subject in an imaging field of view (FOV) acquired by a positron emission tomography (PET) or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging device (10). An array of regions (32) is defined in the imaging FOV without reference to anatomy of the imaging subject. For each region of the array of regions defined in the imaging FOV, an activity position versus time curve (54) is computed from the emission data acquired by the PET or SPECT imaging device. Frequency-selective filtering of the activity position versus time curves is performed to generate filtered activity position versus time curves. At least one motion signal (66) is generated by combining the filtered activity position versus time curves of at least a selected sub-set of the regions.
US11064964B2	Determining a characteristic of a lumen by measuring velocity of a contrast agent Apparatus and methods are described for use with a plurality of angiographic image frames of a moving lumen of a subject, including aligning the image frames with each other. Using the aligned image frames, a time it takes a contrast agent to travel a known distance through the lumen is determined. At least partially in response thereto, a characteristic of the lumen is determined, and, in response to the determined characteristic, an output is generated on a display. Other applications are also described.
US11064959B2	Electronic cassette, method of operating electronic cassette, operation program for electronic cassette, cassette control device, radiography system, and method of operating radiography system The electronic cassette includes a portable housing. A CPU of the electronic cassette functions as a RW controller, a first determination unit, and a mode controller. The RW controller acquires a standard pose as a pose of the housing in a stored state, in which the housing is stored in a storage portion of a movable radiography apparatus, from a ROM. The first determination unit determines whether the housing is in the stored state or a taken-out state, in which the housing is taken out from the storage portion, based on the standard pose and a current pose as a current pose of the housing detected by a pose detection sensor. The mode controller switches the drive mode from the sleep mode to the radiography mode in a case where the first determination unit determines that the housing is brought from the stored state into the taken-out state.
US11064958B2	X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof The present disclosure provides an X-ray imaging apparatus and control method thereof, for guiding the user to intuitively recognize an actual dose of X-rays and select a proper dose, ultimately a condition for low dose of X-ray irradiation by providing the user with information about an actual X-ray dose to which an X-ray filter effect is reflected. In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, an X-ray imaging apparatus includes: an X-ray source configured to generate and irradiate X-rays according to an X-ray irradiation condition including at least one of a tube voltage, a tube current, or a filter; a display configured to provide a graphic user interface to receive a choice about the X-ray irradiation condition; and a controller configured to obtain a parameter that represents a dose of radiation, to which an influence of the filter is reflected, based on the selected X-ray irradiation condition and control the display to display the parameter.
US11064957B2	Dental imager and method for recording photographic impressions A dental imager includes an elongated handle with a rotatable head coupled to a distal end thereof and having a central platform with a plurality of arcuate scanning arms pivotally coupled thereto by a hinge. The arcuate scanning arms are of a shape and size for general deployment around a tooth and each include at least one scanner and a roller guide that comfortably rolls along the surface of the tooth or gums to bias the scanners a desired distance from the surface of the tooth, conducive for imaging thereof. In this respect, such a dental imager may be used in a process to scan and record the contours of an intraoral surface, the data of which may be used to create a digital three-dimensional surface impression printable by a 3D printer or the like.
US11064953B1	Fever-causing disease outbreak detection system A fever-causing disease outbreak detection system for an early warning of the outbreak of an infectious disease. The system uses an array of infrared detectors to measure the temperatures of individuals in a population. The measured temperatures are used to create a measured population temperature distribution. A central control unit generates a predicted population temperature distribution using environmental data such as local atmospheric conditions and compares the predicted population temperature distribution to the measured population temperature distribution. If an outbreak is detected, an alert is issued.
US11064934B2	Surgical access system and related methods A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue refraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site.
US11064933B2	Method of normalizing tachycardia ECG based on P-wave and T-wave data interpolation The present disclosure relates to a method of normalizing a tachycardia electrocardiogram (ECG) on the basis of P-wave and T-wave data interpolation. The method of normalizing a tachycardia ECG on the basis of P-wave and T-wave data interpolation includes (a) receiving a first ECG signal from a subject, (b) detecting P-wave and T-wave peaks in the received first ECG signal, (c) segmenting the received first ECG signal into one-cycle ECG signals on the basis of the detected P-wave and T-wave peaks, (d) segmenting the one-cycle ECG signals into a P-wave period, a QRS complex period, and a T-wave period, and (e) normalizing the segmented P-wave and T-wave periods through data interpolation.
US11064932B2	Intravenous line flow sensor for advanced diagnostics and monitoring in emergency medicine A portable medical device having an intravenous line flow sensor integrated into a cable. The portable medical device may be a defibrillator having an ECG or electrode cable couple to ECG or electrode leads. The flow sensor may be integrated into the ECG or electrode cable. The portable medical device uses the flow sensor to capture and store information about fluids delivered to a patient being treated with the portable medical device. The information may include total volume provided, flow rate, and the like. The information may then be used to evaluate the treatment provided to the patient.
US11064931B2	System and method to analyze waveforms for electromyography testing A device includes an EMG processing application operable with a processing module to receive an output signal from EMG testing, wherein the output signal represents electrical activity of at least one muscle. The EMG processing application is operable to process the output signal to detect at least one type of waveform of a plurality of types of waveforms from the output signal and display the detected at least one type of waveform.
US11064928B2	Wearable patch with rigid insert Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate wearable patches having rigid inserts. The rigid insert is positioned adjacent to one or more connectors, such as studs for receiving sockets to distribute the force transferred to a patient when reconnecting a socket to the stud. The rigid insert may be sized to maintain flexibility in areas of the wearable patch. An optional adhesive layer may be applied to the wearable patch adjacent the rigid insert to reduce the likelihood of delamination of the wearable patch.
US11064926B2	Systems and methods for assessing the effectiveness of a therapy including a drug regimen using an implantable medical device Systems and methods rely on feedback from an active medical device or devices (e.g., neurostimulator coupled to sensing and stimulation elements such as electrodes) to assess the effectiveness of a patient's drug regimen. Such reliance may include analyzing characteristics in physiological data acquired by the medical device(s), for example, in the form of responses evoked from the patient by electrical stimulation waveforms. Systems and methods further involved adjusting one or more parameters according to which a combination therapy consisting of at least a drug regimen and an electrical stimulation therapy are delivered to a patient, in an effort to optimize the therapeutic effect of the combination. The adjustments may be automatically by one or more implanted or external hosts working together or alone, and/or with the input of a physician.
US11064924B2	Wearable ultrasound device for signalling changes in a human or animal body A wearable ultrasound device for signalling changes in human or animal body, and use of such a wearable device for signalling over a prolonged period of time. In an example the changes occur in a bladder. Such is especially relevant for elderly persons, women after delivery of a baby, lesion patients, demented people, children, and others, have a difficulty to control functioning of the bladder, and to be at the toilet on time to urinate.
US11064917B2	Analyte sensor The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host.
US11064914B2	Brain dysfunction evaluation system, brain dysfunction evaluation method, and program A system for evaluating the degree of brain dysfunction of a subject, such as a decline in cognitive function, calculates a difference in movement functions between both hands in a coordination movement. The system includes a storage device for storing time-series data on a finger movement task of each of both hands of a test subject acquired by a movement sensor; a data processing device for analyzing the time-series data stored in the storage device; and a display device for displaying an analysis result analyzed by the data processing device. The data processing device includes a movement waveform generation unit for generating a movement waveform corresponding to the time-series data stored in the storage device; and a difference-between-hands feature quantity generation unit for generating a difference-between-hands feature quantity which represents a difference in respective finger movement tasks between both hands, based on the respective movement waveforms of both hands.
US11064908B2	Apparatus and method for obtaining antioxidant index An apparatus for obtaining an antioxidant index may include an image acquirer configured to acquire an image by capturing a correction reference object and a skin of a user and a processor configured to determine a first degree of yellowness of the correction reference object and a second degree of yellowness of the skin based on the image, and determine an antioxidant index of the user based on the first degree of yellowness and the second degree of yellowness.
US11064905B2	Ingestible capsule device for collecting fluid aspirates An ingestible capsule device collects fluid aspirates from locations within the body, locations such as the small intestine, and retains the fluid aspirates free from contamination as the capsule device is expelled from the body. The device allows for microbial and metabolomics analysis for a variety of gastrointestinal, allergic, endocrinologic, and oncologic diseases. In some examples, the capsule device is a multi-stroke device that includes a capsule shell and two reservoirs located within the shell. Check valves work in conjunction with a vacuum pressure pumping mechanism to control fluid movement from one reservoir to another, where one of the reservoirs may be expandable and permeable to some fluids. In other examples, the capsule device employs a peristaltic pump fluid control with the capsule device, and a single semi-permeable bladder stores collected fluid aspirate.
US11064902B2	Systems, methods, and media for automatically diagnosing intraductal papillary mucinous neosplasms using multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging data In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for automatically diagnosing IPMNs using multi-modal MRI data are provided. In some embodiments, a system comprises: an MRI scanner; and a processor programmed to: prompt a user to select a slice of T1 and T2 MRI data including the subject's pancreas; generate minimum and maximum intensity projections based consecutive slices of the T1 and T2 MRI data; provide the projections to an image recognition CNN, and receive feature vectors for each from a fully connected layer; perform a canonical correlation analysis to determine correlations between the feature vectors; and provide a resultant vector to an SVM that determines whether the subject's pancreas includes IPMNs based on a vector.
US11064888B2	Detection of biking, walking, and running A wearable device automatically identifies an activity in which a user of the device is engaged while wearing the device. The wearable device receives motion data of the user collected during the activity and determines a magnitude and a frequency of the motion data. Based on the magnitude and frequency of the motion data, the wearable device identifies the activity in which the user is engaged.
US11064885B2	Medical telemeter, medical system, and method of controlling medical telemeter A medical telemeter includes: a displaying section which is configured to display information; a storing section which is configured to store patient information that is information of a patient who uses the medical telemeter; and a controller which, when a predetermined event occurs, is configured to read the patient information stored in the storing section, and is configured to cause the displaying section to display a confirmation message that is based on the patient information.
US11064880B2	Eye refractive power measuring device and method of measuring eye refractive power A measuring device according to one aspect of the present disclosure projects a measuring light toward a fundus of a subject's eye; receives a reflected light reflected from the fundus; and then measures an eye refractive power of the subject's eye based on a light-receiving signal. Additionally, reliability of a measured value is determined. Specifically, a process, in which the eye refractive power is measured based on the light-receiving signal, is consecutively executed an undetermined number of times until an end condition is satisfied. The measured value of the eye refractive power obtained in every execution of the process is displayed on a display together with information indicating the reliability of the measured value.
US11064878B2	OCT apparatus An OCT apparatus includes an OCT optical system that acquires an OCT signal based on measurement light applied to a subject and reference light, and a processor. The processor controls the OCT optical system based on a predetermined trigger to execute an imaging sequence in which a plurality of temporally different OCT signals are acquired in each of a first region on a subject and a second region adjacent to or partially overlapping with the first region, and imaging conditions are different from each other between the first region and the second region. The processor obtain OCT motion contrast data of the subject based on the plurality of OCT signals acquired through the imaging sequence in the first region and the second region.
US11064873B2	Imaging system includes imaging probe and delivery devices An imaging system is provided comprising an imaging probe and at least one delivery device. The imaging probe comprises an elongate shaft, a rotatable optical core and an optical assembly. The elongate shaft comprises a proximal end, a distal portion, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal portion. The rotatable optical core is positioned within the lumen of the elongate shaft and comprises a proximal end and a distal end. The rotatable optical core is configured to optically and mechanically connect with an interface unit. The optical assembly is positioned in the elongate shaft distal portion and proximate the rotatable optical core distal end. The optical assembly is configured to direct light to tissue and collect reflected light from the tissue. The imaging probe is constructed and arranged to collect image data from a patient site. The at least one delivery device is constructed and arranged to slidingly engage the imaging probe. Methods of introducing the imaging probe and the at least one delivery catheter into a patient are also provided.
US11064872B2	Bending operation device and endoscope with the same applied thereto A bending operation device includes a bending operation member, a bendable part, an operation wire, a pulling wire, and a connection member. The bending operation member is disposed in an operation unit and is supported tiltably in a preset direction. The bendable part is disposed on a side of a distal end of the operation unit. The operation wire is connected at an end thereof to the bending operation member and is pulled or relaxed according to displacement of the bending operation member. The pulling wire is connected to the bendable part and bends the bendable part. The connection member is connected to the operation wire at a first position and is connected to the pulling wire at a second position. The second position is shifted from the first position by a preset angle in a turning direction about a longitudinal axis of the operation unit.
US11064868B2	Endoscope with distal linear conductor An endoscope includes an insertion portion that has a tip portion to be inserted into an examination target from a tip side of the tip portion. The endoscope includes a lens unit that is disposed at the tip portion. The endoscope includes an image sensor that is disposed on an opposite side to the tip side of tip portion with respect to the lens unit. The endoscope includes a linear conductor that has a tip disposed at the tip side with respect to the image sensor and has a proximal end which is extended from the tip through inside the insertion portion.
US11064867B2	Shank instrument, in particular a medical-endoscopic shank instrument A medical-endoscopic shank instrument includes a hollow shank (2), a distal side housing (8) in the hollow shank, an electronic picture sensor (14) and/or a light located in the housing. The housing is linearly movable to move the picture sensor and/or the light from within an inner lumen (22) of the hollow shank to outside the inner lumen. The housing is displaceable through an opening (20) formed on a peripheral wall of the hollow shank. An inner-lying outer side (26), opposite and away from the opening, is formed on a peripheral wall of the hollow shank and is supported on an elongate carrier (32) which is guided in the hollow shank. The elongate carrier (32) is configured elastically resiliently transverse to longitudinal extensions thereof and extends essentially over a whole length of the hollow shank and is fixed in a region of the proximal end/proximally of the hollow shank.
US11064866B2	Endoscope cover, endoscope, cover unit, and endoscope unit An endoscope cover that is to be attached to a distal framing portion of an endoscope, includes: a cover main body having an annular portion configured to surround a periphery of the distal framing portion; a fragile portion provided in the annular portion of the cover main body, having a mechanical strength lower than a rest of the annular portion.
US11064862B2	Dishwashing system A dishwashing system includes: a dishwasher that washes tableware contained in a dishwashing rack, inside a washing chamber; a carry-in stand for placing the dishwashing rack that is to be carried into the washing chamber on; a carry-out stand for placing the dishwashing rack that is carried out from the washing chamber on; and a robot device including a robot arm mechanism. The carry-in stand and the dishwasher are arranged within a movable range of the robot arm mechanism. The robot arm mechanism transfers the dishwashing rack from the carry-in stand to the washing chamber, and also operates the dishwasher.
US11064853B2	Upright vacuum cleaner including main body moving independently of wand to reduce movement of main body center of gravity A vacuum cleaner may include a surface cleaning head, a wand pivotally coupled to the surface cleaning head, and a rotatable canister mount. The rotatable canister mount may include a support through which at least a portion of the wand extends such that the canister mount rotates relative to the wand in response to the wand pivoting.
US11064846B2	Liquid dispensing units A soap dispenser can be configured to dispense an amount of liquid soap, for example, upon detecting the presence of an object. Certain embodiments of the dispenser include a housing, reservoir, pump, motor, sensor, electronic processor, and nozzle. In certain embodiments, the sensor can be configured to generate a signal based on a distance between an object and the sensor. In certain embodiments, the electronic processor can be configured to receive the signal from the sensor and to determine a dispensation volume of the liquid. The dispensation volume can vary as a function of the distance between the object and the sensor. The processor can be configured to control the motor to dispense approximately the dispensation volume of the liquid.
US11064844B2	Water management system and method for managing water There is described an automated liquid management system for a liquid container such as a bathtub. The system comprises a faucet or a shower head, a drain closure, a level sensor and a controller operatively coupled to thereto. The controller operates the faucet or a shower head, the drain closure and the level sensor to monitor and control the level of liquid in the container.
US11064843B1	Protective mobile hand wash station A hand wash station may include at least three wash areas including sinks so users can wash their hands. Each wash area may be supported to a non-coplanar side of the hand wash station. At least one divider wall may separate the wash areas from each other to protect the users from the spread of germs. The hand wash station may be mobile in that it is designed to be easily movable from one location to another.
US11064842B2	Washing bucket for household, commercial and industrial use for cleaning mops and for chemical cleaning A washing bucket has a container having an interior defined by wall and a bottom, a fluid inlet affixed to the wall of the container so as to communicate with the interior of the container in order to deliver a fluid into an interior of the container, and a connector affixed to the fluid inlet at an end exterior of the container. The fluid inlet is positioned adjacent to a bottom of the container. The connector is adapted to allow a hose or a conduit to be connected to the fluid inlet. A pipe is connected to the fluid inlet. The pipe has a plurality of apertures adapted to direct the fluid from the fluid inlet into the interior of the container. The pipe extends generally vertically upwardly from the fluid inlet.
US11064840B2	Apparatus and assembly for the cleaning and cooking of seafood and crustacea An apparatus for cleaning and cooking seafood or crustacea has a container with an interior volume defined by wall, a basket removably received in the interior volume of the container, a pipe positioned adjacent to the wall and having a plurality of apertures adapted to direct a flow of water toward a portion of the wall spaced from the pipe such that the flow water creates a cyclonic path in the basket within the container, and a connector fluid equally connected to the pipe and having a portion extending outwardly of the wall of the container. The wall of the container has a taper that matches a taper of the wall of the basket. The basket has a slotted configuration overlying the pipe. A pot is spaced from the container and serves to removably receive the basket.
US11064838B2	Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus includes a heat source, a supporting device for food, a supporting frame to support the supporting device, a central edge, and two lateral edges connected to the central edge. The lateral edges have a front lower border, a front upper border and a front intermediate border that connects the front lower border with the front upper border. The supporting device for food is placed onto the front upper borders of the two lateral edges and has its lateral border in contact with the front intermediate borders of the lateral edges.
US11064830B2	Gaskets and beverage container systems and kits comprising gaskets Gaskets and beverage container systems and kits comprising gaskets. An exemplary gasket disclosed herein includes a gasket body comprising a generally cylindrical shape, at least two arcuate flanges positioned within a relative inside of the gasket body, the at least two arcuate flanges extending inward from the gasket body, and at least one gap existing between two arcuate flanges of the at least two arcuate flanges.
US11064827B2	Pillow with gusset of open cell construction A pillow is provided herein which includes a cover having opposing first and second panels. A gusset perimetrically bounds, and joins, the first and second panels. The gusset is formed of an open cell construction. Compliant fill material is disposed within the cover. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a pillow is provided allowing for lateral ventilation between opposing panels. This permits a cooling effect while a user is resting or sleeping.
US11064825B2	Sheet sets with attachment devices Sheet sets are disclosed herein that comprise a fitted sheet adapted to be placed over a mattress, a top sheet adapted to be placed atop the fitted sheet and having a first width, a sheet extension extending from a first edge of the top sheet and having a second width, wherein the second width is shorter than the first width, and at least one fastening device adapted to couple the top sheet to the fitted sheet.
US11064819B2	Sprung display case for dispensing products A sprung display case for dispensing products, particularly heavy products such as beverage multipacks. The case comprises a vertical chamber that is open at an upper end and is sized and shaped such that a plurality of the products can be vertically stacked within the chamber; a horizontal platform that is mounted to be vertically slidable within the chamber, the platform having at least one air hole formed therethrough; a single resiliently compressible member mounted in the chamber between a lower side of the platform and an upper side of a base of the chamber to bias the platform towards the upper end of the chamber; and a tether fixed at a first end to the platform and at a second end to the base of the chamber to prevent the platform moving out of the upper end of the chamber.
US11064815B2	Apparatus and method for a child seat with adjustable crotch buckle positioner A child safety seat, such as a car seat, booster seat, stroller seat, or high chair, can include a crotch buckle positioner that provides adjustability for the harness system as the child grows. The seat can include a seat bottom, a seat back, a harness system, and a crotch belt positioner. Crotch belt webbing, including a buckle, can extend up through a portion of the crotch belt positioner and is adjusted by the crotch belt positioner. The crotch belt positioner can be adjusted into multiple positions along the seat bottom. Adjusting the crotch belt positioner from a first position to a second position can adjust at least one of the length of the crotch belt webbing that extends about the top surface of the seat bottom and the position that the relational position that the crotch belt webbing extends up through crotch belt positioner with respect to the seat bottom.
US11064811B2	Fitted-sheet retention arrangement The present invention provides a bedding system where a band is placed along the periphery of a mattress, the band including regions of one of a hook or loop type fastener. A sheet with the corresponding hook or loop fastener covers the mattress, and the corresponding fastener on the sheet contacts the band at the region, such that the sheet attaches to the band.
US11064801B2	Methods of making personalized toothbrush devices The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for creating customized dental care. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a dental model of a particular user's teeth and determining, based on the dental model of the particular user's teeth, a configuration for a set of cleaning elements to be included with the toothbrush device. The method further includes forming the toothbrush device for the particular user based on the dental model of the particular user's teeth, whereby the toothbrush device includes: (i) a cleaner body, personalized for the particular user based on the dental model of the particular user's teeth, that defines a cleaning cavity shaped for receiving the particular user's teeth, and (ii) the set of cleaning elements, integrally formed with the cleaner body, that contact and clean the particular user's teeth during application of the toothbrush device, whereby the cleaning elements have the determined configuration.
US11064783B2	Battery operated hair dryer A battery operated hair dryer includes a battery management and control module to control how to efficiently dry a user's hair while maintaining the health and charge of the battery.
US11064770B2	Tension buckle system and two-part tension buckle device A tension buckle is provided and includes a slider body and a toggle body, including features that permit “locking” the positioning of a load. The slider body includes a head with a strap receiving passageway extending there through from lateral sides thereof and positioned along a proximal end thereof, and a distal end having a neck positioned opposite the proximal end and tie section extending from the neck. The toggle body includes a top bar, a bottom bar, a first joining element, and a second joining element to provide a toggle strap receiving passageway extending though the toggle body from lateral sides thereof.
US11064768B2	Foot presence signal processing using velocity A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor, and the sensor is configured to sense changes in a foot proximity to the sensor in footwear. Information about the sensed proximity can be used to determine a foot velocity characteristic, which in turn can be used to update an automated footwear function, such as an automatic lacing function, or can be used to determine a step count, foot strike force, a rate of travel, or other information about a foot, about an activity, or about the footwear.
US11064745B1	Face mask with separate inhaling and exhaling portions A face mask with separate inhaling and exhaling portions can include an upper mask portion and a lower mask portion. A plurality of folds extend across each of the upper and lower mask portions. The lower mask portion can be larger than the upper mask portion. A lower edge of the upper mask portion can be secured to an upper edge of the lower portion. In use, the upper mask portion can cover the nose and the lower mask portion can cover the mouth. A user can inhale through the upper portion and exhale through the lower portion. In this manner, CO2 exhaled by the user will not mix with air that is inhaled.
US11064744B1	Face mask This application is for an improved face mask that allows users to easily transition between a full-protection mode and a partial-protection mode. In full-protection mode, the improved face mask covers a user's mouth area and nose area. In partial-protection mode, a mask hatch removably attached to the mask frame is detached and exposes the user's face covered by the mask frame. A method of manufacturing the improved face mask is also described.
US11064738B2	Ceramic heating element with embedded temperature sensor and electronic vaporizer having a ceramic heating element with embedded temperature sensor An electronic vaporizer includes a main unit, an atomizer and a mouthpiece. The atomizer is removably coupled to the main unit. The mouthpiece is removably coupled to the atomizer. The atomizer includes an atomizer base, a heating electrode coupled to the atomizer base, a temperature sensing electrode coupled to the atomizer base, a heating element electrically coupled to the heating electrode and the temperature sensing electrode, and a heating crucible thermally coupled to the heating element. The heating element includes a heating element base, a heating circuit encapsulated within the heating element base and a temperature sensing circuit encapsulated within the heating element base.
US11064737B2	Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a heater assembly including an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol; and a capillary material disposed in contact with the electrical heating element and including a ceramic or a ceramic-based material, the capillary material being configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element, the electrical heating element being supported by a support element having an opening, and the heater assembly further includes first and second electrically conductive contact portions disposed at opposite sides of the opening and being configured to contact with an external electrical power supply. An aerosol-generating system including the cartridge is also provided.
US11064735B1	Vaporization device with bottom cap In one example, a vaporization device includes a housing, a heating component disposed in the housing, and a first sleeving. The heating component includes an absorbent core element and a heating coil at least partially wound around the core element. The first sleeving includes an outer wall defining a notch leading to a through hole configured to receive and fixedly secure the core element. In another example, a vaporization device includes a bottom cap including an airflow sensor, a light source, and a light guide element. The light guide element is configured to operatively secure the bottom cap to a housing and to permit illuminated light from the light source to pass therethrough. In another example, a vaporization device includes a nozzle cap defining an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air channel and including a baffle and an oil-absorbing element.
US11064728B2	Aerosol generating article having modified tipping wrapper and removable tipping wrapper portion An aerosol generating article (10) comprises: an aerosol generating substrate (12); a mouthpiece (14); and a tipping wrapper (20) comprising: a first weakening line (22) extending around at least a portion of the tipping wrapper (20); a removable tipping wrapper portion (26) extending downstream from the first weakening line (22); an upstream tipping wrapper portion (24) extending upstream from the first weakening line (22); a first longitudinal edge (30) extending along the outer surface of the aerosol generating article; and a second longitudinal edge (32) opposed to the first longitudinal edge (30) and overlying the mouthpiece (14). The tipping wrapper (20) overlaps itself in an overlapping region (28) extending at least 45 degrees circumferentially around the aerosol generating article (10). The removable tipping wrapper portion (26) is adhered to itself by means of an area of adhesive (50) provided in the overlapping region (28) and positioned such that the removable tipping wrapper portion (26) comprises an adhesive free area (52) adjacent at least a portion of the first longitudinal edge (30).
US11064722B2	Risk of allergy and nutrition to reduce that risk A method to predict the risk of eczema is provided based on differences in the development of microbiota and its metabolites in healthy infants and infants that develop eczema, and nutritional remedies based on this finding, in the form of lactate utilizing bacteria and fibres stimulating lactate utilizing bacteria.
US11064719B2	Approach for processing marble-like beef The disclosure discloses a production method of marbled beef, and belongs to the field of food processing. The processing steps of the method are: freezing, thawing of beef, preparation of a gel emulsion, injection, wrap shaping, quick freezing, cutting and packaging, and hot dipping. The preparation method of the process of the disclosure can realize high-efficiency and standardized industrial production. By injecting beef with the formulated gel emulsion, the fat content and high-quality protein content of the beef can be increased, thereby improving the sensory properties and flavor of the beef, and producing high-quality beef. The gel emulsion for preparing marbled beef of the disclosure is liquid and is low in viscosity when the temperature is higher than 40° C., and therefore the gel emulsion is convenient for injection into beef, and can be uniformly dispersed in beef to form a delicate marble pattern. When the temperature is lower than 20° C., the gel emulsion forms a solid in beef tissue. The beef prepared according to the method of the disclosure shows a white fat pattern at low temperature (0-25° C.), and is closer to natural marbled beef in appearance and structure.
US11064714B2	Horizontal molding system A horizontal molding system and method can include: an ice pop stick, the ice pop stick including: an ice pop stick key, the ice pop stick key including a key top side, a key bottom side and key edges, an inner portion having a top side, the inner portion vertically below the ice pop stick key, and an external portion coupled to the ice pop stick key, the external portion having a curve extended vertically down and horizontally away from the ice pop stick key and extended below a horizontal plane defined by the top side of the inner portion; and a mold including a notch and a mold upper lip, the notch configured to seal around the key edges and the key bottom side, and the key top side being co-planar with the mold upper lip.
US11064711B2	Closures for liquid-dispensing containers and methods for making and using such closures A closure can include a base having an opening. The base can be connected to a container such that a liquid in the container, for example a creamer, is pourable through the opening of the closure into a beverage cup. The closure can include an overcap having a plug, and the plug can seal the opening when the overcap is in a closed position relative to the base. A hinge can connect the overcap to the base and be biased to establish and maintain an angle of the overcap when the overcap moves out of the closed position. Liquid retained on the overcap during opening of the overcap can then fall directly into the beverage cup during pouring due to the angle of the overcap in the open position. Any retained liquid ingredient that falls from the overcap onto the base can be confined within a ring on the base.
US11064706B2	Apparatus and method for ventral/dorsal alignment of fish Method and apparatus for ventral/dorsal alignment of fish. The apparatus includes a first fish conveying device, a guide roller configured for transversely positioning the fish in a feed-in channel, the guide roller extending across the width of the feed-in channel and having at least one section with reduced cross-sectional diameter, a channel floor in the center of the channel comprising a transfer recess, widening in the conveying direction, which is designed to transfer the fish by the effect of gravity to a guiding channel arranged below the first conveying plane by aligning in a predetermined ventral/dorsal position. The guiding channel includes lateral guide surfaces each arranged inclined with respect to the first conveying plane. A second conveying device, forming a second conveying plane and configured to convey the fish on their side, is provided. The second conveying device is arranged downstream of the guiding channel for taking over the fish at the end of said guiding channel.
US11064687B2	Ice fishing hole covering assembly An ice fishing hole covering assembly includes a unitary fishing hole covering with a panel that is rigid and has a top side, a bottom side and a perimeter edge. The top side is planar and the panel is translucent with a circular shape and a central axis. A reel is rotatably coupled to the bottom side of the panel and has fishing line spooled thereon. The panel has a plurality of apertures therein extending to the top side and outwardly through the bottom side to define finger grips. A strike indicator is attached to the bottom side of the panel and includes a light emitter that is turned on when the fishing line is pulled downwardly from the bottom side. An entirety of the unitary structure is positioned no higher than 0.30 inches above a plane of the top side before and after actuation of the strike indicator.
US11064686B2	Fishing light attractor and a method of fishing therewith It is well known that light attracts fish at night, and that any artificial fishing light attractor is preferably submersible to avoid significant amounts of light being reflected off the surface of the water. Single-use glow sticks are known to be used as submersible fishing light attractors; however, these cannot be turned off, can be used only once, and are often of relatively low intensity. The present invention provides a powered light source with an intensity higher than conventional glow sticks that may be attached to fishing lines. To achieve this, the light source is configured such that, when the light source is placed at depth, external water pressure acts to increase sealing against ingress of water.
US11064672B2	Cotton variety 18R438B3XF The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 18R438B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 18R438B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 18R438B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 18R438B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US11064667B2	Broccoli type having curds with detached florets The present invention includes broccoli plants with curds having detached florets and methods for obtaining such broccoli plants. The present invention also provides reagents that can be used in methods for obtaining such broccoli plants.
US11064659B2	Device and method for cultivating plants, and sowing and planting mat therefor A device for cultivating plants is provided, comprising a watering device, an illuminating device, one or more seed mats, and a control unit configured to control the watering device and the illuminating device by means of a program controller, wherein the program controller comprises watering data and illuminating data which is individually matched to the one or more seed mats.
US11064652B2	Ground working system with at least one intensive zone A ground working system having at least one self-driving ground working device, wherein the ground working device has a drive, a control unit and an in-device battery for supplying energy to the ground working device. An operating region (A) determined by an edge boundary is provided for the ground working device, wherein the ground working device travels over an operating path (W) determined by the control unit within the operating region (A). In order to meet requirements for a differing working intensity of specific regions of an area, it is provided to predetermine at least one intensive limit, an intensive limit in each case demarcating an intensive region (B). The ground working device in an intensive mode works the intensive region (B) with preference.
US11064649B2	Seeding system A seeding machine for a row unit, in which the row unit has a seed disk rotatable about a first axis to convey seed from a seed reservoir, includes a seed delivery apparatus. The seed delivery apparatus includes an elongated housing having a first opening through which seed is received, a second opening through which seed exits, and an elongated interior chamber. The seed delivery apparatus further includes a first pulley, a second pulley, and an endless member driven by the first pulley and/or the second pulley. The endless member is movable within the elongated interior chamber to receive seed from the first opening and convey seed to the second opening. A seed diverter is movable with respect to the endless member and pivotable about a second axis non-coincident with the first axis. The seed diverter is positioned to contact and guide seed into the seed delivery apparatus.
US11064645B2	System and method for controlling operation of a work vehicle towing an agricultural implement A system for controlling work vehicles used for towing agricultural implements across a field includes an implement controller supported on and configured to control an operation of an agricultural implement, and at least one sensor communicatively coupled to the implement controller. The sensor(s) is configured to provide an indication of a location of the agricultural implement within the field. The implement controller is configured to: access a field map; anticipate a change in loading of one or more of the ground-engaging tools of the implement based on the location of the implement relative to the field map; and transmit a request instructing a vehicle controller of a work vehicle towing the agricultural implement to initiate a control action associated with adjusting at least one vehicle-related operational parameter to accommodate the anticipated change.
US11064643B2	Implement tool angle control system An agricultural implement includes a plurality of ground-engaging tools configured to modify a surface configuration of an agricultural field and a hydraulically-controlled subsystem configured to modify an operating angle of the plurality of ground-engaging tools. The agricultural implement also includes a sensor coupled to the hydraulically-controlled subsystem configured to generate sensor signals indicative of a current operating angle of the plurality of ground-engaging tools. The agricultural implement also includes an implement control system configured to receive the sensor signals from the sensor to determine the current operating angle of the plurality of ground-engaging tools, and, upon determining the current operating angle is to be changed to a new operating angle, generate control signals for the hydraulically-controlled subsystem to modify the operating angle of the plurality of ground-engaging tools from the current operating angle to the new operating angle.
US11071239B2	High power surface mount filter A filter assembly is disclosed that includes a monolithic filter having a surface and a heat sink coupled to the surface of the monolithic filter. The heat sink includes a layer of thermally conductive material that can have a thickness greater than about 0.02 mm. The heat sink may provide electrical shielding for the monolithic filter. In some embodiments, the filter assembly may include an organic dielectric material, such as liquid crystalline polymer or polyphenyl ether. In some embodiments, the filter assembly may include an additional monolithic filter.
US11071237B2	Data centre cooling system A method of cooling a data centre, and a data centre, is disclosed. Optionally, the data centre comprises: a cooling air source (201); at least one rack room (202) having a floor and rack storage areas (203a-203d) on the floor, each rack storage area accommodating racks in which items of electronic equipment having at least one fan (204) are housed; one or more cold aisles (205) in the rack room, each cold aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area; one or more hot aisles (206) in the rack room, each hot aisle being adjacent to a rack storage area; and an air supply corridor (207) for transporting cooling air, above the floor, from the cooling air source to the one or more cold aisles. The method optionally comprises transporting cooling air from the cooling air source (201) to the one or more cold aisles (205) substantially under the control of the fans (204) of the items of electronic equipment.
US11071236B2	Air management system for room containing electrical equipment An example air management system includes laterally spaced apart rows of electrical equipment that each provide a flow path between two convection regions on opposing sides of the row. A plurality of supply aisles and a plurality of return aisles are interposed between each other. Each supply and return aisle has a respective room portion that includes a respective one of the convection regions, a respective ceiling portion disposed above the room portion, and a vented barrier portion therebetween. Each supply aisle provides airflow downwards from its ceiling portion to its convection region, and each return aisle provides airflow flow upwards from its convection region to its ceiling portion. A plurality of air handling units are located external to the plurality of rows and are configured to utilize the ceiling portions of the supply aisles as supply ducts, and utilize the ceiling portions of the return aisles as return ducts.
US11071234B2	Helical fin design by additive manufacturing of metal for enhanced heat sink for electronics cooling A heat sink and method of making the same. The heat sink having one or more helical fins. The helical fins configured such that the pressure field on either side of the fin is asymmetric.
US11071223B2	Sealing ring and LED display screen Provided is a sealing ring, including a ring body, wherein the ring body includes a ring groove, a first convex ring is provided on each of the upper and lower surfaces of the bottom wall of the ring groove, and the first convex ring is a closed ring with the same extension direction as the ring groove. The side wall of the ring groove reduces the impact force of water, pressure between the first convex ring and sealed body is increased, and the sealing performance of the first convex ring is improved. Further provided is An LED display screen, including a module, box, power box and a plurality of sealing rings, wherein a first sealing ring is disposed between the power box and box, a second sealing ring is disposed between the box and module; the two rings have good sealing performance, which improves sealing performance of the LED screen.
US11071214B2	Method for manufacturing multilayer wiring board Provided is a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring board, in which electrical inspection can be performed with accurate probing while warpage of a multilayer laminate is reduced. This method includes providing a laminated sheet including a first support, a first release layer and a metal layer; alternately stacking wiring layers and insulating layers on a surface of the metal layer, wherein an n-th wiring layer being the uppermost layer includes an n-th connection pad; bonding a second support having an opening on a surface, remote from the laminated sheet, of the multilayer laminate with a second release layer therebetween such that at least a part of the n-th connection pad is disposed within the opening; releasing the first support from the reinforced multilayer laminate at the first release layer; and putting conductors into contact with the n-th connection pads of the reinforced multilayer laminate to perform electrical inspection.
US11071208B2	Circuit board component layout determination method A circuit board component layout determination method includes the steps of: (1) simulating the placement of components by a circuit board layout software program; (2) performing a circuit board component layout density analysis to obtain a circuit board component layout density percentage; (3) determining whether or not the simulated placement of components is feasible according to the circuit board component layout density percentage, and if yes, carrying out step (4); and (4) placing the components into the circuit board. The method uses a circuit board layout software program and a spreadsheet or a database to calculate the statistics of an area of a circuit board that can be laid and an area of the circuit board that cannot be laid, so as to analyze and determine the implementability of a component layout, and improve the control, efficiency and cost-effective of the component layout of the circuit board.
US11071197B2	Multilayer ceramic electronic package with modulated mesh topology and alternating rods An electronic package including modulated mesh planes can reduce crosstalk between adjacent signal wires. Modulated mesh planes above and below a wiring plane include sets of adjacent wires arranged parallel to signal wires within the wiring plane, and sets of adjacent wires arranged perpendicular to the signal wires. The wires in each of the mesh planes are electrically interconnected and insulated from the signal wires by a dielectric layer. The electronic package also includes a region of the mesh planes having the adjacent wires that are perpendicular to the signal wires separated by a first distance, and another region of the mesh planes having adjacent wires perpendicular to the signal wires separated by a distance greater than the first distance. A set of rectangular mesh areas of the mesh planes can be populated with supplemental wires and via interconnect structures which can further reduce crosstalk.
US11071192B2	Flat flexible support piece for a dielectrically impeded plasma treatment In the case of a flat flexible support piece comprising an electrode arrangement, to which a high voltage can be supplied, for a dielectrically impeded plasma treatment of a surface to be treated, wherein the electrode arrangement has at least one flat electrode (3) and a dielectric layer (2) which has a support face for the surface to be treated and which is composed of flat flexible material and which electrically shields the at least one electrode (3) from the surface to be treated such that only a dielectrically impeded current flow between the at least one electrode (3) and the surface to be treated is possible when a plasma field is produced by the bias on the electrode (3) in a gas space between the electrode arrangement and the surface to be treated, simplified handling and increased safety are achieved in that the support piece has a high-voltage stage (14) for generating a high voltage, the output of said high-voltage stage being connected to the at least one electrode (3) by a connecting piece (17, 17′) on the support piece.
US11071186B2	Charging an input capacitor of a load control device A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load may include a rectifier circuit configured to receive a phase-control voltage and produce a rectified voltage. A power converter may be configured to receive the rectified voltage at an input and generate a bus voltage. An input capacitor may be coupled across the input of the power converter. The input capacitor may be adapted to charge when the magnitude of the phase control voltage is approximately zero volts. The power converter may be configured to operate in a boost mode, such that the magnitude of the bus voltage is greater than a peak magnitude of the input voltage. The power converter may be configured to operate in a buck mode to charge the input capacitor from the bus voltage when the magnitude of the phase-control voltage is approximately zero volts.
US11071169B2	Communication apparatus, control method, and storage medium A communication apparatus and method are provided such that, if first information received by a first communication apparatus from a second communication apparatus corresponds to a first code stored in the first communication apparatus, the first code corresponding to time synchronization processing, a communication parameter for joining a network established by the first communication apparatus is provided to the second communication apparatus. If the first information does not corresponds to the first code, the communication parameter is not provided. The first communication apparatus cause the second communication apparatus participating in the network to execute the time synchronization processing using time information about the first communication apparatus.
US11071168B2	Multi-station access method, apparatus, and system In the present disclosure, an access point obtains a current network feature and generates a matching rule and an access rule, so that a station performs uplink access according to the matching rule and the access rule. This resolves a prior-art problem of reduced quality of service of a high-priority service because in an EDCA protocol, when there are relatively many low-priority service nodes, the high-priority service has difficulty in obtaining a resource through contention, or a conflict occurs between a low-priority packet and a high-priority packet. Effects of ensuring quality of service and user experience are achieved.
US11071166B2	Apparatus and method for an open control plane in wireless networks An ‘open control network’ is described, wherein the control plane functions within the Radio Access Network (such as eNodeB and gNodeB) and Core Network (such as MME, AMF and SMF) provide an interface towards the operator and 3rd party control applications. Applications are allowed to securely register to signaling protocols within the control plane, specifically to the RAN or the Core Network control functions to view, intercept and intervene certain types of control messages or procedures. Innovative applications can be developed to view and modify control plane behavior utilizing both traditional methods as well as upcoming Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence algorithms to provide services that are not part of standard operator offerings. An even more flexible control plane infrastructure is described by allowing operator services and/or non-operator services to subscribe to certain control functions/messages to manage in real-time certain user-group's behavior or enforce slice-specific behavior according to slice requirements.
US11071163B2	User apparatus, and resource control method A user apparatus for use in a mobile communication system that supports Device-to-Device (D2D) communication, including a receiver that receives a resource for D2D communication assigned from a base station in the mobile communication system; a transmitter that transmits a D2D signal to another user apparatus by using the resource for D2D communication assigned from the base station; and a processor that generates a resource release request signal for requesting release of the resource for D2D communication assigned from the base station, wherein the transmitter transmits, to the base station, the resource release request signal for requesting release of the resource for D2D communication assigned from the base station, and wherein the transmitter transmits a resource request signal to the base station as the resource release request signal for requesting release of the resource.
US11071158B2	Communication method, communications device, and communications system thereof The present disclosure relates to communication methods. In one example method, a first network node sends, to a second network node on each of at least one user plane tunnel, a message for feeding back a downlink transmission status, where each message includes an indication used to indicate radio link outage or radio link resume between the first network node and a terminal device, and the at least one user plane tunnel is all user plane tunnels that are established at a communications interface between the first network node and the second network node and that are associated with the terminal device.
US11071150B2	True wireless solution for BT stereo audio playback The technology relates to establishing wireless communication links, or connections, between a first audio accessory device, a second audio accessory device, and a client computing device. After receiving signals from the client computing device to initiate audio output, the first audio accessory device and the second audio accessory device may both perform a series of steps in parallel to establish connections with the client computing device and with each other. The series of steps may include relaying one or more acknowledgement (ACK) signals between the audio accessory devices in order to confirm proper receipt of the signals from the client computing device at both audio accessory devices. Alternatively, the series of steps may include transmitting a jamming signal from one of the audio accessory devices in order to prevent an ACK signal from the other audio accessory device from reaching the client computing device and initiating audio output.
US11071147B2	Backoff procedure in random access Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a random backoff procedure in a wireless communication network such as a new radio (NR) network. A method for wireless communications that can be performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes sending a random access preamble to a base station (BS) during a random access procedure. The method includes receiving a random access response from the BS including a backoff indicator. The method includes determining whether to send a contention-free random access (CFRA) preamble to the BS during the backoff period based, at least in part, on a type of the random access procedure.
US11071145B2	Rach conveyance of DL synchronization beam information for various DL-UL correspondence states Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink (DL) signal from a base station on one or more DL beam(s). The UE may identify of a nature of correspondence between one or more receive beams at the UE and one or more transmit beams at the UE. The UE may identify a selected DL beam of the one or more DL beam(s) for communications from the base station to the UE. The UE may transmit a random access channel (RACH) message to the base station using a resource and/or a RACH waveform selected based on the selected DL beam based at least in part on the selected DL beam and the nature of correspondence.
US11071144B2	Vehicle-to-everything ultra-reliable/low- latency communications design Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A UE may identify a shortened transmission time interval (TTI) to be used for priority communications with a vehicle having a first traffic priority level, the shortened TTI having a duration that is less than that of other TTIs used in other communications with the vehicle having a second traffic priority level less than the first traffic priority level. The UE may transmit a request-to-send (RTS) message during the shortened TTI, the RTS message indicating an identifier and a configuration for the priority communications during the shortened TTI. The UE may receive a clear-to-send (CTS) message from one or more wireless devices participating in the priority communications, the CTS message indicating a sequence associating the CTS message with the RTS message. The UE may perform the priority communications with the wireless devices from which the CTS messages were received.
US11071143B2	Data sending method and user equipment A data sending method includes determining, by user equipment, a narrowband time-frequency resource scheduled by a base station. The method further includes performing, by the user equipment, clear channel assessment CCA channel detection on the narrowband time-frequency resource to obtain a channel energy value of the narrowband time-frequency resource. The method further includes determining, by the user equipment, whether the channel energy value is less than a preset energy threshold. When the channel energy value is less than the preset energy threshold, the method includes sending, by the user equipment, uplink data to the base station on the narrowband time-frequency resource.
US11071140B2	Communication apparatus and communication method In an AP (100), a Trigger frame generator (104) generates a trigger signal instructing an uplink signal transmission, the trigger signal including a terminal information field that includes a terminal ID subfield and a resource unit allocation information subfield, and a radio transmitter/receiver (106) transmits the trigger signal. In a case where the trigger signal includes a first terminal information field specifying one or more contiguous resource units for random access, the Trigger frame generator (104) sets an unused ID that is not to be used as a terminal ID in the first terminal information field.
US11071139B2	Techniques in configured grant uplink transmission in new radio (NR) systems operating in unlicensed spectrum Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for configuring, transmitting, and receiving configured grant uplink transmissions. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US11071133B2	Cross-link interference detection and mitigation In some aspects, a wireless node, such as a user equipment (UE), may measure a reference signal (RS) on a first group of RS resource sets, wherein each RS resource set in the first group of RS resource sets is associated with a different set of wireless nodes; may detect interference on a first RS resource set in the first group of RS resource sets, wherein the first RS resource set is associated with a first set of wireless nodes; and may measure RS on a second group of RS resource sets based at least in part on detecting the interference, wherein the second group of RS resource sets is determined based at least in part on the first RS resource set, and wherein each RS resource set of the second group of RS resource sets is associated with a subset of the first set of wireless nodes.
US11071122B2	Method and unit for radio resource management using reinforcement learning Agent node and method therein, for configuring a radio resource parameter of a radio cell of a communication system. The agent node is configured to obtain a control policy; determine a feature representing a state of at least a part of the communication system, at a first time period; determine a control action to be performed for control in the radio cell at the first time period, out of a set of available control actions associated with the radio cell, based on the obtained control policy and the determined at least one feature; and configure an of the radio cell based on the determined control action.
US11071116B2	Coding/decoding method, apparatus, and device The present disclosure relates to coding/decoding methods, apparatus, and devices. One example method includes obtaining, by a sending device, positions of information bits, positions of fixed bits, and positions of assistant bits, allocating the information bits, the fixed bits, and the assistant bits in a to-be-coded sequence based on the obtained positions, obtaining a scrambling sequence, obtaining a scrambling sequence, scrambling a bit in a to-be-scrambled bit set based on the scrambling sequence to obtain a scrambled sequence, and performing polar coding to obtain a coded sequence for sending.
US11071111B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving UE capability information in mobile communication system In order to transmit capability information of a user equipment (UE) to an evolved Node B (eNB), the UE may generate a UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION message including the capability information of the UE, and transmit the generated UE CAPABILITY INFORMATION message to the eNB. Here, the capability information of the UE may include at least one band combination supported by the UE and whether Time Division Duplexing-Frequency Division Duplexing Carrier Aggregation (TDD-FDD CA) for the band combination is supported.
US11071110B2	Method and device for allocating dynamic frequency for secondary user in cognitive radio network Provided is a device for allocating a dynamic frequency for a secondary user in a cognitive radio network. The device includes: an OP map generation unit for generating an opportunity map, which represents a probability of successful communication of the secondary transmitter in each region of the cognitive radio network, by using one or more of spectrum sensing information, which is received from a spectrum sensor that has completed sensing and includes identifier information, location information, and a sensing measurement matrix, an access request message, which is received from the secondary transmitter and includes identifier information, location information, and operable band information, and the density and transmission powers of primary transmitters; and a response message generation unit for generating a response message, which includes the channel having the highest probability of successful communication and the probability of successful communication, based on the generated map.
US11071094B2	Data transmission method, user equipment, and radio access device A data transmission method is provided. The method includes: receiving, by user equipment, first information from a radio access device, where the first information indicates different transmission classes corresponding to a plurality of logical channels; determining, by the user equipment based on the first information, a transmission format of uplink data on at least one logical channel corresponding to at least one transmission class in the different transmission classes, and determining a transmission resource in the transmission format; and sending, by the user equipment, the uplink data by using the transmission format and the transmission resource in the transmission format. In this application, different transmission resources are allocated to uplink data on logical channels (LCHs) of different transmission classes, so that different requirements of different uplink data can be met.
US11071093B2	Link adaption by channel bundling in a wireless communication system A method of reducing interference in a communication system supporting multiple radio channel communication scheme, where a communication link can be established between a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter first determines interference level at the transmitter, and then based on the determined interference level, performs link adaptation. The link adaptation comprises applying channel bundling for adapting the communication link so as to transmit simultaneously on at least two radio channels from the transmitter to the receiver.
US11071091B2	Contention level signaling for resource pools The technologies described herein are generally directed toward communicating determined contention levels of resource pools to user equipments enabling the user equipments to select from available resource pools. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can store executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations can include assigning determined contention levels to respective ones of a group of resource pools. The operations can further include communicating, to a user equipment device, the determined contention levels, enabling the user equipment device to select a resource pool of the group of resource pools based on the determined contention levels.
US11071088B2	Network slice-specific paging for wireless networks A technique includes receiving, by a first user device within a wireless network, an indication that the wireless network supports slice-specific grouped paging for at least a first slice-specific paging group, wherein the first user device is a member of the first slice-specific paging group; decoding, by the first user device, a received downlink control information that has been directed to the first slice-specific paging group to obtain scheduling information for a paging message for the first slice-specific paging group; receiving, by the first user device from the base station based on the scheduling information, the paging message for the first slice-specific paging group; and receiving, by the first user device, data based on the paging message.
US11071085B2	Apparatus and method for forming event picture in mobile communication terminal Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal. If an event such as call reception, alarm or message reception occurs while a service picture is displayed on a screen of the terminal, the current service picture is backed up, a command input through the buttons provided to the terminal is interrupted and the event picture is overlapped over the current service picture, thereby allowing a user to perceive the corresponding event. Accordingly, the terminal user can correctly perceive the event occurred during the service. In addition, when the event occurs, the command input through the buttons is interrupted, so that it is possible to prevent an unintended event processing or erroneous operation due to an erroneous button manipulation.
US11071083B2	Method and system for adjusting packet length and mobile device using the method A method for adjusting packet length is disclosed. A first reference point currently closest to the mobile device is calculated. It is determined whether the mobile device has been updated a reference point from a server after activated. It is determined whether the cycle of updating position information has been expired if the mobile device has been updated a first reference point from the server after activated. If the cycle of updating position information has not been expired, a position as the mobile device initially enter a range of the previous reference point at an initial time and then moves to a range of the current reference point at the current time is calculated to estimate a future position of the mobile device. A future reference point of the mobile device is calculated according to the estimated future position and is updated to the mobile device and the server.
US11071072B2	Preamble symbol receiving method and device A preamble symbol receiving method includes, receiving a signal, processing the received signal, determining whether the processed signal contains the preamble symbol, in response to determining that the processed signal contains the preamble symbol, determining the position of the preamble symbol and resolving signaling information carried by the preamble symbol. The preamble symbol includes at least one time-domain symbol generated using a free combination of any number of first three-segment structures and second three-segment structures according to a predefined generation rule.
US11071063B2	Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium for communication in a wireless local area network Various aspects pertaining to apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium are described herein. Some aspects pertain to wireless communication between various apparatuses, such as an access point (AP) and a station (STA). The AP may have a radio, and the STA may have a first radio and a second radio. The radios may have various power states. Some aspects pertain to negotiation of various communication parameters. Some aspects pertain to communication of a packet and execution of various related operations. Some aspects pertain to certain uplink (UL) and/or downlink (DL) communications. Some aspects pertain to termination or teardown of the negotiated parameters. The written description and appended drawings provide detailed descriptions regarding these and many other aspects.
US11071058B2	Method and apparatus for low power device synchronization A method and system for performing low power synchronization between to communication nodes is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a first wireless communication node includes: determining a wake up window start time and duration of a second wireless communication node; and transmitting at least one signal to the second wireless communication node during the determined wake up window, the at least one signal comprising at least one synchronization sequence, wherein the at least one synchronization sequence is configured to enable the second wireless communication node to adjust its wake up window timing.
US11071056B2	Apparatus, method, and system for cell selection The present disclosure relates to apparatus, methods, and systems for cell selection. One example method includes measuring a received signal communication parameter value of a first cell, determining whether the communication parameter value is greater than a first threshold, if the communication parameter value is less than or equal to the first threshold, obtaining a second threshold, determining whether the communication parameter value is greater than the second threshold, and if the communication parameter value is greater than the second threshold, setting the first cell as a serving cell of a terminal device.
US11071055B1	Network slice selection in cellular system This document discloses a solution for selecting a network slice for an application. According to an aspect, a method comprises as performed by a terminal device: triggering, by the terminal device, network slice selection in the terminal device for an application executed in the terminal device; transmitting, by the terminal device in response to said triggering, a network slice query request message to a network node of a network infrastructure; receiving, by the terminal device from the network node as a response to the network slice query request message, a network slice query response message indicating at least one network slice available to the terminal device and comprising at least one quality-of-service parameter of the at least one network slice; and selecting, by the terminal device, a network slice of the at least one network slice for the application on the basis of the at least one quality-of-service parameter.
US11071051B1	Systems and methods for SCEF-assisted MEC traffic breakout Systems and methods provide a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) traffic breakout service to access an edge network. A network device receives reachability information for a user equipment (UE) device and sends, in response to receiving the reachability information, a reachability notification to a MEC orchestrator for the edge network. The network device receives, from the MEC orchestrator, a local breakout request that identifies a traffic flow authorized to receive local service from the edge network. The network device generates instructions for a gateway device to apply local breakout service, for the traffic flow, to a local MEC application in the edge network and sends the instructions to an anchoring gateway device for the traffic flow.
US11071041B1	Establishing domains of authority for routing table updates between routing devices in a fifth generation (5G) or other next generation network The technologies described herein are generally directed toward establishing a domain of authority for routing table updates from a routing device. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can enable operations facilitating performance of operations including identifying a route update that comprises information about a network. According to the embodiment, the operations can further include communicating, via the network, the route update to a second routing device for propagation of the route update to routing devices in a first authority domain with the first routing device.
US11071038B2	Method and system for multi-hop path selection for mobile robots based on cloud platform This disclosure relates generally to a method and system for multi-hop path selection for mobile robots based on cloud platform providing an optimal path for end-to-end communication in the multi-hop network. Multi-hop path selection for mobile robots, conventionally performed at mobile robot end, may not provide an optimal path as mobile robots are unaware of the global scenario of the multi-hop network. Further, computation at mobile robot end is not an energy efficient solution. The disclosed cloud system communicates the optimal path to the source mobile robot to reach the destination mobile robot through the plurality of Access Points (APs). Multi-hop path selection for mobile robots, currently performed at mobile robot end, may not provide an optimal path as mobile robots are unaware of the global scenario of the multi-hop network. The optimal path computed at cloud system increases the life-time of robotics network there by increasing the efficiency.
US11071028B1	Dynamic handover threshold adjustment for load balancing Access nodes in a network are configured to periodically measure cell loads and exchange cell load measurements with neighbors. At each access node, cell loads are compared with load thresholds, and with neighboring loads, to determine whether or not load balancing operations should be triggered. Load balancing operations include reducing or increasing an effective coverage area of one or both of the congested cell and the neighbor cell by adjusting a handover threshold parameter, such as a threshold signal level. Adjusting thresholds at a congested cell triggers more handovers from the congested cell to the non-congested cell. Similarly, adjusting thresholds at a non-congested cell prevents handovers from the non-congested cell to the congested cell.
US11071014B2	Method and device for transmitting data A method and a device for receiving transmitting data in in a wireless local area network are provided. The device supports a multiple basic service set and receives and sends physical protocol data units (PPDU's). The PPDU's includes an identifier used to assist the device in identifying a basic service set.
US11071013B2	Method and system for group communication, group server, and group member device Embodiments of the present invention provide a group communication method, system, group server, and group member device. A group server receives notification messages sent by a group member device, aggregates, according to an address of a subscription device, the notification messages destined for the same subscription device, and sends a notification message obtained after aggregation to the subscription device. By aggregating multiple messages sent by the group member device to the subscription device, messages exchanged between the group member device and the subscription device are reduced, thereby reducing communication traffic between the group member device and the subscription device.
US11071009B2	Data transmission method and device A method and device for transmitting data are provided. The method includes: determining a plurality of carriers or carrier groups for transmitting duplicated data according to a plurality of logical channels for carrying the duplicated data, wherein at least two logical channels in the plurality of logical channels correspond to different carriers or carrier groups for transmitting the duplicated data; and transmitting the duplicated data carried in the plurality of logical channels respectively on the plurality of carriers or carrier groups.
US11071008B2	Transmission method, apparatus and system for feedback acknowledge information A transmission method, apparatus and system for feedback acknowledge information are provided. The method includes: receiving by a terminal device downlink control information sent by an access network device, the downlink control information comprising a first information field and a second information field, wherein the first information field is used for indicating a timing relationship of a feedback acknowledge information corresponding to the downlink control information and the second information field is used to indicate a downlink allocation index; and determining, according to the first information field and the second information field, the number of first bits of the feedback acknowledge information transmitted in a target transmission unit.
US11071007B2	Cross functional signaling in off grid radio service devices for reduced over-the-air overhead This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting cross functional signaling for device-to-device wireless communication, such as an off grid radio system. According to some embodiments, a first wireless device may initiate, modify, and/or close a device-to-device wireless communication session with a second wireless device using session management signaling associated with a protocol layer (possibly a higher layer, such as a layer supported by an application processor) of the first wireless device. The wireless device may provide indications of session initiation, modification, and/or closing from the protocol layer used to exchange the session management signaling to another protocol layer (possibly a lower layer, such as a layer supported by a baseband processor) of the first wireless device.
US11071005B2	Congestion avoidance with adaptive QoS policy enforcement from SD-WAN controller in SD-WAN networks According to some embodiments, a method performed by a software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) controller in a SD-WAN network comprising a plurality of aggregation edge routers and a plurality of branch edge routers comprises the following steps. The method comprises: receiving, from each of the plurality of branch edge routers, a transmit location (TLOC) publication comprising a quality of service (QoS) attribute of one or more TLOCs configured on the branch edge router; determining a QoS policy based on the received TLOC publications; transmitting the QoS policy to the plurality of aggregation edge routers; receiving, from a branch edge router of the plurality of branch edge routers, a first congestion indication indicating that bandwidth utilization on a wide area network (WAN) interface of the branch edge router exceeds a first threshold; determining an updated QoS policy based on the received TLOC publications and the first congestion indication to reduce congestion at the branch edge router; and transmitting the updated QoS policy to the plurality of aggregation edge routers.
US11071002B2	Handling of channel access problems A configuration to enable a UE to obtain access to an unlicensed frequency channel of the unlicensed frequency spectrum in the event of channel access failures. The apparatus performs a radio link monitoring (RLM) for a first unlicensed frequency channel of an unlicensed frequency spectrum for a transmission from a first base station. The apparatus determines that the first unlicensed frequency channel is unavailable for the transmission based on a comparison of one or more of a reference signal received power (RSRP), a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR), a signal to noise ratio (SNR), or a channel occupancy or interference metric to a corresponding threshold. The apparatus sends a report to the first base station indicating a failure of the transmission upon determining that the first unlicensed frequency channel is unavailable for the transmission.
US11070998B2	Apparatus and method for a mobile telecommunications system An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to receive or transmit a radio link failure report, the radio link failure report comprising beam specific information.
US11070996B2	Method for controlling wireless link and wireless connection of terminal in wireless communication system, and apparatus supporting same Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for a device to perform a measurement in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, it may be provided the method and apparatus including receiving, from a base station, a request message requesting capability information of the device; transmitting, to the base station, a response message including the capability information; receiving first configuration information for a measurement configuration for two or more radio units included in the device based on the capability information, and the radio unit represents a unit available to perform transmission and reception of a signal and a measurement of signal strength individually; measuring a serving cell and neighboring cells through the plurality of radio units; and transmitting, to the base station, a reporting message including measurement information measuring the serving cell and the neighboring cells.
US11070992B2	High-volume wireless device testing Wireless consumer premises equipment (CPE) devices are provisioned with their wireless functionality disabled. Selected wireless CPE devices have their wireless functionality turned on, and testing of the selected wireless devices, including testing of their wireless functionality, is performed. After testing has been completed, the selected wireless devices are placed in a predetermined default operational profile suitable for subsequent end consumer deployment. A wireless interference and wireless channel saturation minimization action is performed in relation to the selected wireless devices so that their wireless functionality does not affect subsequent testing of the wireless functionality of other wireless CPE devices. Testing can be performed using a system including a primary test platform, a wireless interface communicatively connected to the primary test platform, and a mobile and/or stationary test rack(s) communicatively connected to the primary test platform and that has individual slots into which corresponding wireless devices are connected.
US11070987B1	Dynamic antenna array rotation Methods and systems are provided for dynamically modifying a position of an antenna array having a plurality of dipole elements. Initially, it is determined that a quantity of user devices that are attached to the antenna array is at or near a capacity that is able to attach to the antenna array in its current position. An instruction is communicated to rotate the antenna array from a first position to a second position. The current quantity of user devices attached to the antenna array is continually monitored to determine when to instruct that the antenna array be rotated from the second position back to the first position.
US11070986B2	Communication processing system, method, apparatus and control program, for optimizing power consumption This invention provides a communication processing system that appropriately manages total power consumption in a cell managed by a base station. The communication processing system includes a communication terminal, a base station, a plurality of relay stations that relay communication between the communication terminal and the base station, first measurers in the plurality of relay stations that measure strengths of first signals received from the base station, a second measurer in the communication terminal that measures strengths of second signals received from the plurality of relay stations, and selects a communication path with a smallest difference between strengths of a first signal a second signal in a plurality of communication paths on which the base station, the plurality of relay stations and the communication terminal are connected.
US11070984B2	Licensed assisted access based on low utilization of unlicensed channels A computing device of a telecommunication network can receive crowd-sourced Wi-Fi reports submitted by user equipment based on scans for beacon signals broadcast by Wi-Fi access points. From the crowd-sourced Wi-Fi reports, the computing device can determine when Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) transmissions over channels of an unlicensed spectrum are safe and are not expected to interfere with Wi-Fi transmissions.
US11070981B2	Information protection to detect fake base stations Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, devices may use information protection to detect fake base stations. A base station verified by a network may transmit first information to a user equipment (UE) in an unprotected message. If a fake base station intercepts and modifies the message before relaying the message to the UE, the UE may receive different information than the transmitted first information. The UE may then transmit an indication of the received information to the verified base station in a protected message. In some cases, based on the indication, the verified base station may re-transmit the first information to the UE in a message protected against modification by the fake base station. If the UE determines that the initially received information is different from the information received in the protected retransmission, the UE identifies message modification by the fake base station.
US11070976B2	Operation of control protocol data units in packet data convergence protocol A method and apparatus reports packet data control protocol (PDCP) status and PDCP resets in a wireless communication, using control PDUs that may have security protection applied by ciphering of the control PDUs. Reliability of the PDCP status and reset messages may be assured by acknowledgement according to an acknowledged mode or to an unacknowledged mode.
US11070971B2	Self optimizing aggregation for 5G or other next generations wireless network Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for optimization of information required for establishing an initial connection with a network device. According to some embodiments, a system can comprise receiving a service request from a network device. The system can further comprise determining a first size of a network device capabilities message, wherein the determining is based on a second size of the network device capability message previously collected from the network device; and based on a first result of analyzing the first size of the network device capabilities message and a message size threshold, determining that the network device capabilities message is not greater than the message size threshold, and requesting the network device to provide the network device capabilities message associated with network device capabilities in accordance with a single step enquiry.
US11070963B2	Method and user equipment for transmitting data unit, and method and user equipment for receiving data unit A user equipment (UE) may receive or transmit a protocol data unit (PDU). The PDU includes a service data unit (SDU) type field. The SDU type field may be set to a value indicating a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) type. When the SDU type field is set to a value indicating a V2X type, the PDU may include an additional field indicating an application or protocol type for data of an SDU in the PDU.
US11070957B2	System for routing text messages (SMS) to allow for two-way mobile to computer communication A process and system allowing mobile users to initiate a two-way text message (SMS) conversation with a subscriber's computer. The steps consist of using a mobile user's mobile device to send a SMS containing a keyword and short code to a Short Message Service Center (SMSC), receiving an SMS reply containing an Individual Identification Code Numbers (IICN) which establishes two-way SMS communication between mobile user and business/subscriber. The invention further establishes IICN network which allows businesses to create-a SMS network, previously only available with voice phone networks, providing the Mobile User with the options of auto SMS replay, SMS conversation transfer, or interactive two-way SMS communication with a live SMS operator.
US11070956B2	System and method for managing audio cut-in policy in MCPTT communication The present disclosure provides a method and system for managing mission critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) communication. The method includes receiving, by a floor control server, a first floor request message, from a primary floor participant, while a floor is given to a secondary floor participant and a first media transmission is performed by the secondary floor participant; in response to receiving the first floor request message, transmitting, by the floor control server, to the secondary floor participant, a first floor revoke message for stopping the first media transmission of the secondary floor participant, and transmitting, by the floor control server, a first floor grant message to the primary floor participant; and transmitting, by the floor control server, a first floor taken message to the secondary floor participant, wherein the first floor taken message includes information of the primary floor participant given the floor.
US11070952B2	Methods of alerting mobile-network subscribers using automated messaging-channel selection, and software therefor An alert system, for alerting target subscribers, that automatically selects which of one or more messaging channels the alert system will use to send alert messages to the target subscribers. In some embodiments for cellular communication networks, an alert system of the present disclosure automatically selects between one or more broadcast messaging channels and one or more point-to-point messaging channels. In some embodiments, the automatic selection of the messaging channel attempts to maximize the number of target subscribers alerted in a predetermined alert-dissemination time. In some embodiments, an alert system of the present disclosure includes one or more user interfaces that allow a user to establish messaging parameters, including various categories of target subscribers to include as desired recipients of the alert message(s). Various methods for implementing one or more aspects of any of the alert systems of the present disclosure are also disclosed.
US11070949B2	Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display Systems and methods for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method includes presenting content in a first application. At least a portion of the content is presented without requiring input from a user. The method further includes receiving a request to open a second application. In response to receiving the request, the second application is presented with an input-receiving field. Before receiving any user input at the input-receiving field, a selectable user interface object is displayed with an indication that the portion of the content was viewed in the first application, allowing the user to paste at least the portion of the content into the input-receiving field. In response to detecting a selection of the selectable user interface object, the portion of the content is pasted into the input-receiving field.
US11070934B2	Tracking device location identification In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a tracking system server from a first computing device in response to an event between the first computing device and a tracking device, a location associated with the tracking device and a timestamp. The method includes receiving, by the tracking system server, a set of location updates from a set of second computing devices, each location update including a location associated with the tracking device when the second computing device detects the tracking device and a timestamp. The method includes determining, by the tracking system server, a last known location of the tracking device based on the location associated with the tracking device received from the first computing device and one or more of the locations associated with the tracking device received with the location update.
US11070927B2	Damping in contact hearing systems Embodiments of the present invent include a method of controlling unwanted vibration in a tympanic lens, wherein the tympanic lens comprises a perimeter platform connected to a microactuator through at least one biasing element, the method comprising the step of: damping the motion of the at least one biasing element. In embodiments of the invention, the at least one biasing element is a spring. In embodiments of the invention, the at least one bias spring is coated in a damping material.
US11070926B2	Hearing device for receiving location information from wireless network A hearing device includes: a microphone for converting an audio input signal into a microphone output signal; a processing unit configured to provide a processed output signal based on the microphone output signal for compensating a hearing loss of a user; a receiver connected to the processing unit for converting the processed output signal into an audio output signal; and a wireless radio receiver unit connected to the processing unit for receiving information from a wireless network; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a location of the wireless network based on the information received from the wireless network; wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a sound processing profile based on the determined location of the wireless network; and wherein the processing unit is configured to provide the processed output signal based on the determined sound processing profile.
US11070922B2	Method of operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system A method (300) of operating a hearing aid system wherein the acoustical output signal intensity levels are confined to a range that primarily high-spontaneous rate auditory nerve fibres respond to, hereby providing sound processing that may benefit individuals with an auditory neurodegeneration, a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed carries out the method, a hearing aid system (100, 200) adapted to carry out the method and a method of fitting a hearing aid system.
US11070921B2	Receiver with integrated membrane movement detection A receiver for a hearable, said receiver comprising a moveable membrane, and an arrangement for detecting the movements of the moveable membrane during, for example, a fitting process. The arrangement for detecting the movements of the moveable membrane may include one or more electrodes forming one or more capacitors in combination with the moveable membrane. The receiver may further include a moving armature type motor having an inductor being wounded around at least part of a moving armature. This inductor may form part of the arrangement for detecting the movements of the moveable membrane. The present invention further relates to a hearable and an associated method.
US11070913B2	Millimeter wave sensor used to optimize performance of a beamforming microphone array A beamforming microphone array is described herein, comprising: a plurality of microphones each of which is adapted to receive an acoustic audio signal and convert the same to a microphone (mic) audio signal; a wave sensor system adapted to determine locations of one or more people within a predetermined area about the beamforming microphone array and output the same as user location data signal; and an adaptive beamforming circuit adapted to receive the user location data signal and plurality of mic audio signals and perform adaptive beamforming on the plurality of mic audio signals that takes into account the received user location data signal to adapt a plurality of beam signals, one for each of the microphones, to acquire sound from one or more specific locations in the predetermined area; and a plurality of acoustic echo cancellation devices, one for each of the beam signal outputs from the adaptive beamforming circuit, wherein each of the plurality of acoustic echo cancellation devices is adapted to receive a respective beam signal from the adaptive beamforming circuit and perform acoustic echo cancellation on the received respective beam signal and output the echo-corrected beam signal.
US11070904B2	Force-activated earphone An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
US11070902B2	Contact hearing system with wearable communication apparatus Contact hearing devices for use with a wearable communication apparatus are disclosed to provide the user with an open ear canal to hear ambient sound and sound from an audio signal. The disclosed devices and systems have an advantage of providing sound to user from the audio signal, in many embodiments without creating sound that can be perceived by others. The contact hearing device can also be used to amplify ambient sound to provide a hearing assistance to users with diminished hearing. The wearable information apparatus can be configured to couple wirelessly to the contact transducer assembly, such that the wearable information apparatus can be removed while the contact transducer assembly remains placed on the user.
US11070900B2	Microphone A microphone including a light emitting part can be miniaturized. The microphone includes: a microphone unit; an impedance converter that converts output impedance of the microphone unit; a light source that notifies an operation state of the microphone unit; a conversion substrate on which the impedance converter is mounted; a light source substrate on which the light source is mounted; and a connection substrate to which a signal line for transmitting a signal from the impedance converter and a power line for transmitting power to the light source are connected. The conversion substrate, the light source substrate, and the connection substrate are three-dimensionally connected to one another to constitute one substrate unit.
US11070889B2	Channel bar user interface Systems and methods for a media content user interface. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface to the system that includes a channel bar. The channel bar is dynamically scoped responsive to interactions of a viewer with the system. Selectable elements within the channel bar provide direct access to related content regarding video content, such as television series information and cast information. In addition, the channel bar is operable in multiple modes. An EPG mode displays live video for multiple channels simultaneously. Themed modes permit channel bars that display content according to various themes which may be defined by a viewer, the provider, or both.
US11070883B2	System and method for providing a list of video-on-demand programs A list of video-on demand (VOD) programs based on viewer selections is provided. VOD programs may be marked with a mark indicating the level of viewer interest. In one embodiment, a list of VOD programs may be displayed that includes or excludes programs having a particular mark, or sorts programs based on the marks. In another embodiment, a list of VOD programs may be displayed based on availability times. In yet another embodiment, after a viewer has played back a VOD program a list of related VOD programs may be automatically displayed.
US11070872B2	Receiving device, transmitting device, and data processing method Provided are a device and a method capable of efficiently performing a synthesis process of broadcast reception data and network reception data. Broadcast reception data received by a receiving device via a communication unit is set as a media source object corresponding to a processing object of an application executed by the receiving device under an application programming interface (API). The application executes a synthesis process of the broadcast reception data and network reception data received via a network as processing for the media source object. The application obtains a time offset corresponding to a time difference between an application time axis and a broadcast time axis on the basis of an API application process to execute a high-accuracy and low-delay data synthesis process.
US11070865B2	Multi sensory input to improve hands-free actions of an electronic device In one general aspect, a method can include detecting at least one indicator of user-initiated interaction with a computing device, obtaining data related to a demographic of a user of the computing device, identifying a current state of the computing device, determining that content displayed on a first display device included in the computing device is to be casted to a second display device separate from the computing device based on the at least one indicator of the user-initiated interaction with the computing device, the data related to a demographic of a user of the computing device, and the current state of the computing device, and casting the content displayed on the first display device to the second display device.
US11070862B2	System and method for dynamically providing personalized television shows Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a user profile for a user of a media service, and selecting, in accordance with the user profile, program components for inclusion in a media program to be presented via the media service. The method also includes generating the media program using the selected program components, and presenting the media program at equipment of the user. The method also includes obtaining sensor data associated with the user, and determining a user engagement level during presentation of the media program, based on the sensor data. The method further includes adjusting at least one of the program components responsive to the user engagement level, thereby generating a modified media program for presentation to the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11070861B2	Techniques for generating promotional plans to increase viewership In one embodiment, a promotional subsystem generates promotional plans that include promotionals, where each promotional targets one or more pieces of scheduled content. First, the promotional subsystem generates a statistical model based on historical respondent viewership data. The statistical model model maps a respondent viewing of a promotional that targets a piece of scheduled content to a probability of the respondent viewing the piece of scheduled content. Subsequently, the promotional subsystem generates a proposed promotional plan based on the statistical model, a schedule that includes the piece of scheduled content, and a risk tolerance. Advantageously, the promotional subsystem may be configured to generate different proposed promotional plans based on different risk tolerances associated with different viewership growth strategies. Automatically generating proposed promotional plans based on probabilities reduces the time required to identify an acceptable promotional plan compared to current techniques that generate a single promotional plan based on deterministic strategies.
US11070852B2	Method and system for remotely controlling consumer electronic devices A media system replaces content in a first sequence of media content. The media system presents the first sequence of media content to an end-user and generates a fingerprint of the sequence of media content. The fingerprint is for comparison with a plurality of reference fingerprints so as to identify the first sequence of media content and determine a reference position within the first sequence of media content. The media system sends a request for a replacement sequence of content to a content replacement system, and receives replacement media content selected based on the identified first sequence of media content. The media system presents the replacement media content to the end-user instead of the first sequence of media content. Presenting the replacement media content begins at a position in the first sequence of media content that is determined based on the reference position.
US11070850B2	Cache eviction during off-peak transactions Transaction activity of a cache maintaining content may be monitored to determine periods of transaction activity below a first threshold amount of transactions. A period of anticipated transaction activity above a second threshold amount of transactions may be determined. A period of anticipated transaction activity below the first threshold may be selected based upon the monitored periods of transaction activity below the first threshold and the determined period of anticipated transaction activity above the second threshold. Content then may be evicted from the cache during the selected period of anticipated transaction activity.
US11070843B2	Coding of last significant coefficient flags An apparatus for decoding a transform block that is decoded using a scan order includes a processor that is configured to decode, from an encoded bitstream, a first syntax element indicating a group of consecutive scan positions in the scan order, where the group of consecutive scan positions includes a scan position of a last non-zero coefficient; determine an offset within the group of consecutive scan positions of the last non-zero coefficient; and decode, from the encoded bitstream, coefficients up to the last non-zero coefficient of the transform block.
US11070834B2	Low-complexity method for generating synthetic reference frames in video coding Presented herein are techniques for a low-complexity process of generating an artificial frame that can be used for prediction. At least a first reference frame and a second reference frame of a video signal are obtained. A synthetic reference frame is generated from the first reference frame and the second reference frame. Reference blocks from each of the first reference frame and the second reference frame are combined to derive an interpolated block of the synthetic reference frame.
US11070833B2	Method and system for encoding video with overlay Encoding video data comprises receiving an image sequence comprising first and second input image frames, adding an overlay, thereby generating first and second generated image frames, and encoding a video stream containing output image frames with and without overlay. The first input image frame is encoded as an intra-frame to form a first output image frame. The second input image frame is encoded as an inter-frame with reference to the first output image frame to form a second output image frame. The generated image frames are encoded as inter-frames with reference to the first and second output image frames to form first and second overlaid output image frames. A first part of the second generated image frame is encoded with reference to the first overlaid output image frame, and a second part of the second generated image frame is encoded with reference to the second output image frame.
US11070831B2	Method and device for processing video signal The present invention relates to a method for decoding a bitstream for a video signal, and a device therefor, and relates to a device and a method in which, according to whether or not intra linear interpolation prediction is performed for the current block, a candidate mode list is formed on the basis of the intra prediction mode of the neighboring block of the current block, a candidate mode is determined, and, on the basis of same, intra LIP is carried out, thereby generating a prediction value for the current block.
US11070823B2	DC coefficient signaling at small quantization step sizes Described tools and techniques relate to signaling for DC coefficients at small quantization step sizes. The techniques and tools can be used in combination or independently. For example, a tool such as a video encoder or decoder processes a VLC that indicates a DC differential for a DC coefficient, a FLC that indicates a value refinement for the DC differential, and a third code that indicates the sign for the DC differential. Even with the small quantization step sizes, the tool uses a VLC table with DC differentials for DC coefficients above the small quantization step sizes. The FLCs for DC differentials have lengths that vary depending on quantization step size.
US11070821B2	Side information signaling for inter prediction with geometric partitioning A method for processing a video includes performing a determination, by a processor, that a first video block is partitioned to include a first prediction portion that is non-rectangular and non-square; adding a first motion vector (MV) prediction candidate associated with the first prediction portion to a motion candidate list associated with the first video block, wherein the first MV prediction candidate is derived from a sub-block MV prediction candidate; and performing further processing of the first video block using the motion candidate list.
US11070812B2	Coefficient domain block differential pulse-code modulation in video coding A video decoder may determine, based on syntax elements in a bitstream that comprises an encoded representation of the video data, residual quantized samples of a block of the video data. Additionally, the video decoder may determine quantized residual values based on the residual quantized samples. After determining the quantized residual values, the video decoder may inverse quantize the quantized residual values. The video decoder may generate predicted values by performing intra prediction for the block using unfiltered samples from above or left block boundary samples. Furthermore, the video decoder may reconstruct original sample values of the block based on the inverse-quantized quantized residual values and the prediction values.
US11070806B2	Method and apparatus for performing low complexity computation in transform kernel for video compression The present disclosure relates to a method for processing a video signal by using a linear relationship between transform types, comprising the steps of: determining a transform group on the basis of a prediction mode of a current block; parsing a transform combination index from a video signal, wherein the transform combination index indicates anyone of a plurality of transform combinations in the transform group; deriving a transform combination corresponding to the transform combination index, wherein the transform combination consists of a horizontal transform and a vertical transform, and includes DST-7 or DCT-8; performing inverse transform on the current block on the basis of the transform combination; and restoring the video signal by using the inverse transformed current block.
US11070796B2	Ultimate motion vector expression based pruning for video coding A video encoder and video decoder are configured to perform an ultimate motion vector expression (UMVE)-based pruning method which is used to prune motion vectors in a motion vector candidate list. The video encoder and video decoder may add one or more motion vector candidates to a candidate list for motion vector prediction for a current block of the video data, determine whether to add a next motion vector candidate to the candidate list based on a UMVE candidate of a respective candidate of the one or more candidates, and encode/decode the current block of the video data using the candidate list.
US11070786B2	Illumination-based system for distributing immersive experience content in a multi-user environment An immersive experience system is provided. The immersive experience system has a processor that determines a position of a first head-mounted display. Further, the processor determines a position of a second head-mounted display. The processor also generates a first image for a first immersive experience corresponding to the position of the first head-mounted display. Moreover, the process encodes the first image into a first infrared spectrum illumination having a first wavelength. In addition, the processor generates a second image for a second immersive experience corresponding to the position of the second head-mounted display. Finally, the processor encodes the second image into a second infrared spectrum illumination having a second wavelength. The first wavelength is distinct from the second wavelength.
US11070783B2	3D system A three dimensional system including rendering with variable displacement.
US11070778B2	Multi-projector display architecture In an embodiment, a headset display device includes a central processor and multiple projector integrated circuits each coupled to the central processor and configured to process image data. Each projector integrated circuit includes multiple first integrated circuits, each including a light emitter array. Each projector integrated circuit includes a second integrated circuit coupled to the multiple first integrated circuits. The second integrated circuit includes a graphics processor configured to generate transformed image data correcting for geometrical or brightness distortions and (2) is configured to provide the transformed image data to the multiple first integrated circuits for display.
US11070772B2	Endoscope image-capturing device and endoscope device An endoscope image-capturing device includes: a first case inside of which is sealed; an image sensor arranged inside the first case; an electro-optic conversion element arranged outside the first case and configured to convert an image signal output from the image sensor into an optical signal; and a sealing member sealing the electro-optic conversion element.
US11070771B2	Active/inactive state detection method and apparatus The present application discloses active/inactive state detection methods, where the method is performed by a monitoring and detecting system, and includes the following: monitoring a distance between an object and a target object within a distance detection range; when the distance between the object and the target object satisfies a first predetermined condition, sending a first instruction to an image acquisition system corresponding to the distance detection range, so as to activate the image acquisition system to obtain an image in an image acquisition area of the image acquisition system; and determining a state of the target object based on a recognition result obtained by performing object recognition on the image in the image acquisition area, where the state of the target object includes an active state and/or an inactive state. In the implementations of the present application, whether a predetermined object is active and/or inactive can be accurately determined, system power consumption can be effectively reduced, and application needs can be satisfied.
US11070768B1	Volume areas in a three-dimensional virtual conference space, and applications thereof Disclosed herein is a web-based videoconference system that allows for video avatars to navigate within the virtual environment. The system has a presented mode that allows for a presentation stream to be texture mapped to a presenter screen situated within the virtual environment. The relative left-right sound is adjusted to provide sense of an avatar's position in a virtual space. The sound is further adjusted based on the area where the avatar is located and where the virtual camera is located. Video stream quality is adjusted based on relative position in a virtual space. Three-dimensional modeling is available inside the virtual video conferencing environment.
US11070762B2	Imaging apparatus for use in a robotic surgery system A stereoscopic imaging apparatus for use in a robotic surgery system is disclosed and includes an elongate sheath having a bore. First and second image sensors are adjacently mounted at the distal end to capture high definition images from different perspective viewpoints for generating three-dimensional image information. The image sensors produce an unprocessed digital data signal representing the captured images. A wired signal line transmits the unprocessed digital data signals along the sheath to a proximal end to processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to perform processing operations on the unprocessed digital data signals to produce respective video signals suitable for transmission to a host system or for driving a 3D display. A secondary camera is also disclosed and includes an elongate strip of circuit substrate sized for insertion through a narrow conduit, the strip of circuit substrate connecting between an image sensor and a processing circuit substrate.
US11070761B2	Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus having an amplifier with an inverting input terminal having at least a first inverting input channel and a second inverting input channel One object is to provide a solid-state imaging device, a method for driving a solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus capable of removing a noise gap at a connection point between the low conversion gain data and the high conversion gain data, suppressing increase of power consumption and circuit areas, providing a wide dynamic range, and thus achieving high image quality. An amplifying part for amplifying a plurality of pixel signals read out from a pixel includes an amplifier. The amplifier includes an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input terminal. The inverting input terminal includes a first inverting input channel and a second inverting input channel. The first inverting input channel is connected to a second node, and the second inverting input channel is connected to a third node. A capacitance of a second sampling capacitor is 8C, and a capacitance of a first sampling capacitor is C.
US11070749B2	Image processing method and apparatus An image fusing method includes converting a first image into a first intermediate image, converting a second image into a second intermediate image including a plurality of components, fusing one of the plurality of components of the second intermediate image with the first intermediate image to obtain a fused component, and combining the fused component and other ones of the plurality of components of the second intermediate image to obtain a target image.
US11070748B2	Infrared detector, infrared imaging apparatus using the same, and controlling method of infrared detector An apparatus for infrared detection includes: an infrared detection element array that includes an array of a plurality of pixels, the array of the plurality of pixels being configured such that a first pixel and a second pixel are repeatedly arranged in a predetermined arrangement pattern, the first pixel being a pixel configured to respond to infrared light of a first wavelength, the second pixel being a pixel configured to respond to a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; and a readout circuit configured to be coupled to the infrared detection element array, wherein the first pixel is configured to be coupled to the readout circuit via a first connection electrode, and wherein the second pixel is configured to be coupled to the readout circuit via a second connection electrode, the second connection electrode being an electrode having a height different from that of the first connection electrode.
US11070744B2	Method for image processing based on multiple camera modules, electronic device, and storage medium A method for image processing based on multiple camera modules, includes: when a first camera module is in a dominant shooting state currently and a target shooting subject within a view-finding area of the first camera module is not contained in an initial view-finding area of a second camera module, adjusting the view-finding area of the second camera module so that the adjusted view-finding area of the second camera module covers the target shooting subject, wherein a field angle of the second camera module is smaller than that of the first camera module; and fusing an auxiliary image acquired by the second camera module with a dominant image acquired by the first camera module.
US11070740B2	Camera device and IR light irradiating method A camera device includes a first IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a first irradiation range in a capturing area with first IR light, a second IR illuminator that is configured to irradiate a second irradiation range narrower than the first irradiation range in the capturing area with second IR light, and a controller that is configured to obtain a zoom magnification of the lens and controls the irradiation of the first IR light and the second IR light in a case where the zoom magnification is equal to a predetermined zoom magnification. The controller changes a supplied current of the first IR illuminator for the irradiation of the first IR light over a first predetermined time period, and changes a supplied current of the second IR illuminator for the irradiation of the second IR light over a second predetermined time period.
US11070739B2	Endoscope system having a first light source for imaging a subject at different depths and a second light source having a wide band visible band An endoscope system of the present invention includes: a first illumination unit that emits first illumination light for imaging two sets of image information about a subject at different depths; a second illumination unit that emits second illumination light having a wide band covering a visible band from a position different from the position of the first illumination light; an imaging unit that images a first illumination image and a second illumination image of the subject that is illuminated with the first illumination light and the second illumination light; a separation processing unit that separates the two sets of image information from the first illumination image; and a separated-image generating unit that generates two separated images by processing the second illumination image using the two sets of image information.
US11070735B2	Photographing device, photographing system, mobile body, control method and program The present disclosure provides a control device for controlling an imaging device. The control device includes an operation unit configured to be operated by an external force; a detection unit configured to detect an operation state of the operation unit; a processor configured to execute a program to: perform a predetermined operation based on the operation state of the operation unit; and invalidate an execution of the predetermined operation performed by the processor based on the operation state of the operation unit when the imaging device is connected to an object satisfying a condition.
US11070726B2	Adapter apparatus, camera system, control method, and storage medium An interchangeable lens is connected to a camera body through an adapter apparatus. The adapter apparatus can communicate with the interchangeable lens through a plurality of communication methods and includes a communication unit configured to control the communication with the lens apparatus, and a setting unit configured to switch a communication setting in the adapter apparatus between a first setting and a second setting. The first setting is compliant with a first communication method as a communication method in an initial communication to be performed at a start-up of the interchangeable lens, and the second setting is compliant with a second communication method different from the first communication method. When the second setting is set as the communication setting, the adapter apparatus sets the first setting as the communication setting and transmits a signal for switching a power state to the interchangeable lens through the first communication method.
US11070713B2	Network-controlled 3D video capture Techniques are described for controlling the process of capturing three-dimensional (3D) video content. For example a controller can provide centralized control over the various components that participate in the capture, and processing, of the 3D video content. For example, the controller can establish connections with a number of components (e.g., running on other computing devices). The controller can receive state update messages from the components (e.g., comprising state change information, network address information, etc.). The controller can also broadcast messages to the components. For example, the controller can broadcast system state messages to the components where the system state messages comprise current state information of the components. The controller can also broadcast other types of messages, such as start messages that instruct the components to enter a start state.
US11070712B2	Method and system for control of a digital camera system Embodiments of the invention include methods, systems, and software for control of digital camera systems. In one embodiment, a digital camera system includes a lens and an image sensor. The digital camera system is rotatable about a single axis, and the image sensor has more pixel sensors in a first orientation substantially parallel to the single axis than in a second orientation perpendicular to the first orientation. Additionally, an application, coupled to the digital camera system via a wireless network, is to control rotation of the digital camera system.
US11070707B1	System and method to remove a vehicle shadow from a video feed One general aspect includes a method to remove a vehicle shadow from image information, the method includes the steps of—determining a location of the vehicle shadow in an environment surrounding the vehicle, (based on the outcome of step) selecting one or more cameras installed on the vehicle, and removing the vehicle shadow from the image information produced by the one or more cameras.
US11070694B2	Image processing apparatus for controlling a scanner An image processing apparatus includes: an image reading unit that reads an image of a document according to an instruction of an operator; an acquiring unit that acquires information on the operator performing document reading, or information on motions of the operator performed on the image processing apparatus in order to perform document reading; and a display that performs display for receiving an input for document reading, based on the line of sight, from the operator, when the information acquired by the acquiring unit satisfies a predetermined condition.
US11070693B2	Image forming apparatus that displays a paper feed unit selection screen A printing apparatus includes a display that displays one of a first list including information of part of a plurality of sheet holding units, and a second list, including information of another sheet holding unit, of the plurality of sheet holding units, which is not displayed in the first list, and a user interface that receives a change instruction for changing the first list to the second list. The printing apparatus also includes a controller that controls the display based on the received change instruction received, such that, when an empty state occurs in a sheet holding unit of the part of the plurality of sheet holding units included in the information of the first list, the display initially displays the first list, and, when an empty state occurs in the other sheet holding unit included in the information of the second list, the display initially displays the second list.
US11070689B2	Information processing apparatus that switches languages to be displayed, control method therefor, and storage medium An information processing apparatus which is capable of reliably switching display languages in response to depression of a language switching button. A display language on a display unit is switched to a language selected by a user from a list of languages displayed on the display unit. In response to selection of a language switching button by the user, the display language on the display unit is switched to one of a plurality of languages associated with the language switching button. Currently-displayed language information indicating a language currently displayed on the display unit is obtained when the language switching button is selected by the user. When the language switching button is selected by the user, the display language on the display unit is switched to one of the plurality of languages associated with the language switching button and different from a language currently displayed on the display unit.
US11070678B2	Establishing a telephony session Measures are provided for use in establishing a telephony session between first and second telephony devices in a telephony network. Telephony network equipment in the telephony network receives, from the first telephony device over a signalling link, a telephony session establishment request. The telephony network equipment receives, from the first telephony device over a data link that is separate to the signalling link, a message comprising data useable by the telephony network equipment to identify the second telephony device. The telephony network equipment correlates the received telephony session establishment request and the received message. The telephony network equipment transmits, to the second telephony device, a telephony session establishment request on the basis of the correlating. The first telephony device is associated with a multi-persona user having a first persona associated with a first telephony identifier and a second persona associated with a second telephony identifier.
US11070676B2	Embedded audio passcode in ringtone to establish secure connection for arbitrary phone relay Techniques to use an embedded passcode within an audio ringtone to establish a secure connection for arbitrary phone relay are described. The use of an embedded passcode enables encrypted ad-hoc connections for the relay of audio of an incoming telephone call to a secondary device, such as a virtual assistant enabled smart speaker device.
US11070675B1	System, device, and method for ringless voicemail delivery A method and device are presented for delivering a voicemail message to a voicemail system associated with a user device. A first session initiation protocol (SIP) session may be initiated with a first SIP server. Upon receiving a provisional response from the first SIP server, a second SIP session may be initiated with a second SIP server. A response indicating that a call has been successfully established using either the first SIP session or the second SIP session is received. The SIP session in which the call was not established is terminated. Audio from the voicemail system received via the SIP session in which the call was established is analyzed to determine when the voicemail system may receive the voicemail message. The voicemail message is transmitted to the voicemail system via the SIP session in which the call was established.
US11070664B2	Methods and systems employing orientation of phone to adjust physical objects A method and system involve a controller receiving from a phone an orientation signal indicative of an orientation of the phone and adjusting an object according to the orientation of the phone. The controller is configured to select one of the parts of the object according to an initial orientation of the phone and adjust the selected part of the object in correspondence with the orientation of the phone as the orientation of the phone changes. The controller is configured to receive from the phone a control signal indicative of a user input to the phone and to adjust the object according to the user input. The object may be a vehicle seat having a first part in the form of a seat bottom and a second part in the form of a seat back. The object may be a vehicle sunroof.
US11070662B2	Invalid area specifying method for touch panel of mobile terminal A touch-panel cellular phone specifies an invalid area not accepting a user's input operation on a touch panel in advance. The cellular phone detects a user's touch area on the touch panel so as to execute a function pre-assigned to the touch area not encompassed by the invalid area. Additionally, it is possible to reduce and display menu icons in the display area precluding the invalid area on the touch panel. Thus, it is possible to prevent an error operation when a user holding a cellular phone inadvertently touches the touch panel.
US11070660B2	Dating method A system for facilitating dating amongst a community of persons includes a notification system by which members of the community can make their participation in the community apparent to other compatible members of the community when in physical proximity to one another. A recording system is provided by which each member of a community can, in respect of compatible members in the community to whom they have had proximity, make it known that a contact would be welcomed. A communication system is also provided which facilitates a communication between members of the community who have made it known to the recording system that they would each welcome contact with the other.
US11070656B2	Device with at least one transparent cover A device includes a housing with a first transparent cover (16) which forms at least a partial area of a first housing wall (18), a printed circuit board (20) arranged in the housing with a functional side (22), and at least one the light-emitting device (24a-24c) arranged on the functional side (22). The first transparent cover (16) is inclined at an angle to the functional side (22) of the printed circuit board (20) and/or to the side directed away from the functional side of the printed circuit board (20), and wherein at least one reflector (26) having a reflective surface (28) is arranged in the housing in such a way that the light emitted by the at least one light-emitting device (24a to 24c) and deflected by means of the at least one reflective surface (28, 42) of the at least one reflector (26, 40) at least partly impinges on the first transparent cover (16) and is at least partly transmitted through the first transparent cover (16).
US11070655B2	Housing features of an electronic device An enclosure and a method for forming an enclosure are disclosed. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include a non-metal portion allowing for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves. The non-metal portion may be interlocked to the enclosure and in particular, to a region within the enclosure including a first material having a relatively high strength and stiffness compared to the non-metal portion. Interlocking means may include forming dovetail cuts into the enclosure to receive the non-metal portion, a hole or cavity drilled into the enclosure which includes internal threads, and a rod inserted into the first material to provide a tension to the non-metal portion. Methods of assembling internal components using anodization are also disclosed.
US11070654B2	Sockets for shared link applications A method is disclosed comprising: instantiating a first plurality of type-1 network sockets on a source computing system, each of the type-1 network sockets having a first queue depth; instantiating a second plurality of type-2 network sockets on the source computing system, each of the type-2 network sockets having a second queue depth that is greater than the first queue depth; transitioning the source computing system into a first state, the first state being one in which data replication messages are transmitted by the source computing system to a target computing system by using both the type-1 and type-2 network sockets; transitioning the source computing system from the first state into a second state, the second state being one in which data replication messages are transmitted by the source computing system to the target computing system by using the type-2 network sockets.
US11070652B1	System and method for enhancing asset maps of physical assets in a deployment An asset mapper for managing a deployment includes storage for storing a client oriented asset map of the deployment and a map manager. The map manager obtains a client oriented location request regarding the deployment for a client; in response to obtaining the client oriented location request: obtains the client oriented asset map of the deployment; modifies the client oriented asset map using a data source that describes at least a characteristic of a portion of the deployment to obtain an enhanced client oriented asset map; and performs an action set using the enhanced client oriented asset map to service the client oriented location request.
US11070640B1	Contextual timeline of events for data communications between client-specific servers and data-center communications providers Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to providing aggregated context information in a data communications network. According to a specific example, a data communications server can operate to provide user-data communications sessions each involving a client-specific endpoint device and another participating endpoint device, where the client-specific endpoint device is associated with a client-entity among a plurality of remotely-situated client entities. User-data communications between the client-specific endpoint device and the other participating endpoint device can be retrieved from a plurality of disparate interconnected data communications systems, where the data communications systems each provide at least one data communications service to the client entity on a subscription basis. Context information for each respective user-data communication between the client-specific endpoint device and the other participating endpoint device can be aggregated and displayed in a disparate-system data room, where the aggregated context information includes an indication of the context for each user-data communication.
US11070639B2	Network infrastructure system and method for data processing and data sharing using the same A network infrastructure system implements data sharing and processing by using a network infrastructure to which an application terminal or application server constituting an application domain is connected in a shared manner, includes a plurality of network infrastructure nodes storing, processing, sharing data, wherein each of the plurality of network infrastructure nodes includes a data processing module including a data transfer function, a data distribution function, a data processing function, and a data sharing function which are provided to at least one of the application terminal and the application server.
US11070632B2	Identifying computing devices in a managed network that are involved in blockchain-based mining An example embodiment relates to discovering computing devices in a managed network that are involved in blockchain-based mining. The example embodiment may involve a proxy server application that is disposed within the managed network, controlled by a remote network management platform, and configured to: provide, to a computing device disposed within the managed network, one or more instructions to identify one or more applications executing on the computing device; determine, for an application of the one or more applications that were identified, a command string used to invoke the application to execute on the computing device; compare the command string to a plurality of identifiers indicative of blockchain-based mining; determine that the command string includes an identifier from the plurality of identifiers indicative of blockchain-based mining; and based on determining that the command string includes the identifier, store, in a database, an indication that the application is associated with blockchain-based mining.
US11070628B1	Efficient scaling of computing resources by accessing distributed storage targets Systems and methods for storage resource and computation resource expansion. A method embodiment includes migrating a computing task from an external computing environment to a different computing/storage environment. The method commences by identifying a storage system having virtualized controllers and by identifying a computing device that performs a workload that interfaces with the storage system. The virtualized controllers execute in the second computing environment to manage access to storage target devices by accessing a storage target device identified by an IP address. A particular virtualized controller that is connected to the storage target device is selected and configured to process storage I/O from a migrated workload. A user virtual machine or user executable container is configured to execute the workload on one of the nodes in the computing and storage system within the second computing environment. After migration, the computing task from the external computing environment is discarded or decommissioned.
US11070610B2	System and method for data transfer, including protocols for use in data transfer in a content management environment Embodiments of a service based data transfer system are disclosed herein. Embodiments may of such a data transfer system may include a data transfer server providing a common data transfer interface such as a services interface that may be called by a client device to transfer data files to, or retrieve data files from a content management system.
US11070605B2	Maximum sustainable encoding bit rates for video downloads Described embodiments include a system that includes a network interface and a processor. The processor is configured to identify, via the network interface, a state of congestion in a communication channel between a base station belonging to a cellular network and a client device, to calculate, responsively to the state of congestion, a maximum sustainable encoding bit rate (MSEBR) for a video that is being downloaded by the client device, from a server, via the communication channel, the video being encoded at a plurality of different predefined bit rates, and to inhibit the client device, in response to calculating the MSEBR, from downloading a segment of the video that is encoded at any one of the predefined bit rates that exceeds the MSEBR. Other embodiments are also described.
US11070603B2	Apparatus and methods for packetized content routing and delivery Apparatus and methods for managing content delivery in a packetized network. In one embodiment, the network provide content to a plurality of clients via a plurality of nodes and origin points, and resources are discreetly represented (e.g., with IP addresses, such as those afforded under the IPv6 protocol) to allows for direct advertisement of resources. Exemplary solutions described herein further advantageously leverage extant architectures and protocols (such as BGP), and make use of a common control plane, which can be utilized for example by different content delivery network (CDN) operators and different delivery components to advertise resources. Internally within a given CDN, increased granularity of resource addressing and advertisement may provide benefits including: (i) resource affinity; (ii) resource-level balancing; (iii) dynamic resource scoping; and (iv) “zero-touch” provisioning and resource relocation.
US11070595B1	Methods and apparatus for efficient load balancing among microservices and/or processing entities The present invention is directed to communications methods and apparatus for efficiently distributing traffic to processing entities. An exemplary method includes the steps of: receiving, at a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) load balancer (SLB), a first SIP INVITE message; selecting, at the first SLB, which Session Border Controller (SBC) in a first cluster of SBCs to send the first SIP invite message based on a message allocation weight determined based on message loss information corresponding to different SBCs in the first cluster of SBCs, the selecting including allocating a portion of incoming received SIP INVITE messages to an individual SBC based on a message loss rate corresponding to the individual SBC and the message allocation rate, said selecting including selecting a first SBC from the first cluster of SBCs to send said first SIP INVITE message, and sending the first SIP INVITE message to the first SBC.
US11070594B1	Applying overlay network policy based on users Embodiments are directed to managing communication. Credentials of a user may be provided to an authorization service such that the authorization service authenticates the user as a member of authorization groups and such that the user may be associated with a gateway on an overlay network. The authorization groups may be compared with user groups to associate the user with one or more user group. The gateway may be associated with one or more resource group based on the user groups. Policy information may be generated for the gateway based on each resource group. The policy information may be provided to the gateway to define policies associated with resources in the overlay network. The policy information may be enforced against source nodes providing overlay traffic directed to target nodes in the overlay network.
US11070587B2	Systems and methods for performing simulated phishing attacks using social engineering indicators Systems and methods are provided for performing simulated phishing attacks using social engineering indicators. One or more failure indicators can be configured in a phishing email template, and each failure indicator can be assigned a description about that failure indicator through use of a markup tag. The phishing email template containing the markup tags corresponding to the failure indicators can be stored and can be used to generate a simulated phishing email in which the one or more markup tags are removed.
US11070583B2	Automatic communication network system hardening A method for automatically improving security of a network system includes: collecting security relevant information from network devices of the network system, the security relevant information including security settings and operational information of the network devices; analyzing the security relevant information for determining weak security settings of a network device, the weak security settings being not necessary for a regular operation of the network system; determining hardened security settings for the network devices based on the weak security settings, the hardened security settings restricting a possible operation of the network device but allow a regular operation of the network system; and applying the hardened security settings to the network device.
US11070578B2	Packet dump utility in a mobile application for efficient troubleshooting Systems and methods include providing functionality for a user device while operating in background on the user device; responsive to a user request, starting collection of packets intercepted by the enterprise application; storing the collected packets on the user device; receiving a selection from the user of an issue type of a plurality of issue types for an issue; and providing the issue type and the collected packets for debugging of the issue type. The systems and methods can further include transmitting the collected data and the collected packets to a back end server for troubleshooting of the issue.
US11070573B1	Process tree and tags Information associated with a process is received. At least a portion of the received information is used to modify a Process Tree. Modifying the Process Tree includes at least one of: (1) adding a Tag to the Process Tree and (2) modifying a Tag in the Process Tree. An Alert is generated based at least in part in response to determining that a Strategy has been matched.
US11070572B2	Methods, systems, articles of manufacture and apparatus for producing generic IP reputation through cross-protocol analysis Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture for producing generic Internet Protocol (IP) reputation through cross-protocol analysis are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a data collector to gather a first data set representing IP telemetry data for a first protocol, the data collector to gather a second data set representing IP telemetry data for a second protocol different from the first protocol. A label generator is to generate a training data set based on records in the first data set and the second data set having matching IP addresses, the training data set to include combined label indicating whether each of the respective matching IP addresses is malicious. A model trainer is to train a machine learning model using the training data set. A model executor is to, responsive to a request from a client device, execute the machine learning model to determine whether a requested IP address is malicious.
US11070569B2	Detecting outlier pairs of scanned ports A method, including identifying, in network data traffic, multiple scans, each of the scans including an access, in the traffic, of a plurality of ports on a given destination node by a given source node during a predefined period. Respective first probabilities of being accessed during any given scan computed for the communication ports that were accessed in the identified scans, and a respective second probability that both of the ports in the pair were accessed during any given scan are computed for each pair of the ports in the identified scans. Upon detecting a scan by one of the nodes including accesses of first and second ports on a given destination node for which the respective second probability for the pair of the first and second ports is lower than a threshold dependent upon the respective first probabilities of the first and second ports, a preventive action is initiated.
US11070561B1	Multiple data store authentication Systems and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores substantially in real-time are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate access to the data stores and forward information from those stores to the client device. An exemplary authentication method may include receipt of a request for access to data. Information concerning access to that data is stored and associated with an identifier assigned to a client device. If the identifier is found to correspond to the stored information during a future request for access to the store, access to that store is granted.
US11070556B2	Context-based possession-less access of secure information Systems, software, techniques and apparatuses are disclosed herein for facilitating context-based possession-less access to secure information. More specifically, the systems, software, techniques and apparatuses described herein eliminate the need for enterprises to provide employees with direct access to confidential or sensitive enterprise information. Instead, the confidential or sensitive enterprise information can be indirectly provided to and hidden by an access systems used by the employees to request the information prior to being provided to a corresponding resource. For example, in some embodiments, the confidential or sensitive enterprise information is provided to an access system with formatting instructions for hiding the confidential or sensitive enterprise information in a browser session.
US11070551B2	System and method for remote access to a personal computer as a service using a remote desktop protocol and windows hello support Systems and methods for a network environment for client-side remote access of a server device from a client device may utilize a biometric sensor device of the client device and a pluggable authentication and authorization framework. The biometric sensor device may capture a gesture of a target user. The server device may authenticate the target user based on previously registered encrypted biometric information of the target user utilizing the pluggable authentication and authorization framework and a remote desktop protocol. When the target user has been authenticated, the client device may be authorized to access a service of the server device.
US11070550B2	Device for identifying a person and a method thereof A device having a fingerprint reader and a first heart rate monitor which are co-located such that a person's heart rate is obtained at the same time as this fingerprint. The device is integral to yet another heart rate monitor for monitoring the performance of the person in exercise. The readings of the other heart rate monitor correlates to the readings of the first heart rate monitor if the person whose fingerprint is read is the same person wearing the second heart rate monitor, in which case the fingerprint is deemed acceptable for identifying the person. Other biometric identification besides fingerprint can be used such as iris recognition.
US11070547B2	Electronic control device, a communication management method performable and a non-transitory storage medium configured to restrict predetermined communication in an in-vehicle network An electronic control device, a communication management method performable, and a non-transitory storage medium storing a program are disclosed. The electronic control device is connected to an in-vehicle network and is configured to restrict predetermined communication in the in-vehicle network. The electronic control device includes a key connection unit configured to accept connection of a key device, a key verification unit configured to verify the key device connected to the key connection unit, and a function controller configured to permit the predetermined communication in the in-vehicle network when the verification of the key device using the key verification unit succeeds.
US11070545B2	Secure communication There is provided a system comprising a first device of a user and a second device of a user, in which a user carries out a secure transaction utilising a user interface of the second device, wherein the secure transaction process sends a request to a user interface of the first device, and authorises or authenticates the transaction in dependence on a response to the request which is not transmitted from a user interface of the second device.
US11070544B2	Resource access management and secure authorization systems and methods Systems and methods for secure user authentication are described. In certain embodiments, a client device such as a smartphone may be provisioned with a secure key and/or other secret information. The client device may be used to generate unique secure tokens and/or other credentials used in connection with an authentication process. A user may provide the generated tokens and/or other credentials to a service provider in connection with a request to access a managed service. The validity of the generated tokens and/or other credentials may be verified by an authentication service in communication with the service provider.
US11070536B2	Systems and methods for a secure subscription based vehicle data service Secure subscription based vehicle data services are provided. In one embodiment, a device comprises: a non-volatile memory comprising an embedded public key (EPK) that comprises a public key of a public-private key pair associated with a data service system not onboard the vehicle; a protocol that initiates a communication session that includes a session validation sequence that causes a processor to transmit a session request message and validate an authenticity of a session reply request using the EPK; the protocol includes a session initiation sequence that causes the processor to: transmit an initiation request message to the data service system that includes a key derivation key, and apply the key derivation key to a key derivation function to generate a message authentication key. The processor authenticates uplink messages exchanged with a host data service using the message authentication key.
US11070534B2	Systems and processes for vaultless tokenization and encryption A system for vaultless tokenization and encryption includes an iframe service for collecting data and a tokenization service for (de)tokenizing and encrypting/decrypting data. The system is accessible to users and partners that submit requests causing various functions to be executed by the system. The functions include, but are not limited to, providing (de)tokenization and/or encryption services, and managing and creating templates for iframe collection, (de)tokenization, and encryption/decryption. A template service facilitates generation of templates that parametrize collection of original data via served iframe elements, tokenization and/or encryption of original data, and detokenizing and/or decrypting tokens to recover original data. An iframe service is configured for providing a virtual terminal, an iframe that provides users direct access to (de)tokenization and/or decryption/encryption services. Access to system services is managed via identifiers that include authentication credentials and parameters for performing (de)tokenization and/or encryption/decryption processes.
US11070525B2	Method and system of privacy enablement in a family networking computing platform In one aspect, computerized method of a managing an online social network comprising: providing an online social network, wherein the online social network comprises a set of nodes, wherein each node represents a user and a set of relationships between each node; managing a private profile setting in the online social network by: in the settings of a user's dashboard of the online social networking-computing, providing the user an option to change to a private user from a public user; detecting that the user has selected to be a private user; and assigning a unique networking-computing platform identifier to the private user, wherein the unique networking-computing platform identifier is required to search for the private user in the online social network, wherein the private user cannot make any comment to another user's post, and wherein the private user is enabled to like the user's post.
US11070523B2	Digital data transmission system, device and method with an identity-masking mechanism A digital data transmission system includes an identity-masking mechanism, a transmitter device provided with the identity-masking mechanism, and a receiver device having an identification data. The identity-masking mechanism is provided to convert a source or destination data into a source or destination identity-masking mark which is combined with a predetermined data, thereby forming a source-marked or destination-marked data with the source identity-masking mark. The source-marked or destination-marked data is transmitted from the transmitter device to the receiver device for verifying with the identification data. The receiver device cannot access the source-marked or destination-marked data if the verification is failed. The receiver device can access the source-marked or destination-marked data if the verification is passed.
US11070518B2	Method and system for assigning number for routing call from electronic device A computer-implemented method for routing a call from an electronic device to a first target organization. The method, executed by a server, comprises: receiving a request for a first digital content item; generating the first digital content item with an indication of a unique telephone number; and mapping the unique telephone number to the user and the first digital content item. After a predetermined activity time, the unique telephone number is disassociated from the first digital content item and placed into a quarantine pool. After a predetermined quarantine time, the unique number is removed from the quarantine pool and assigned to a second target organization selected by: determining a first business profile associated with the first target organization; determining a second business profile associated with the second target organization; and verifying that the first business profile and the second business profile are different.
US11070504B2	Communication routing based on physical status Routing of communications to group member(s) where group membership is identified by physical status. A computing system detects a communication that identifies targets of the communication at least in part by physical status. The system responds by identifying at least partial membership in a group that is identified by the physical status identified in the communication, and then dispatching the communication to at least one member of the members of that group. The identity of the members of the group may change dynamically as the physical status of particular physical entities changes over time. Accordingly, a user may communicate to individuals based on physical status, rather than identify any particular individual or status group. The communication may be directed to all members of the group. Alternatively, the communication may be initially directed towards a subset of the group, with the communication being conditionally later broadened.
US11070501B2	Computerized system and method for automatically determining and providing digital content within an electronic communication system Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. A novel, computerized framework for automatically identifying and recommending socially-engaging photos to their creators for sharing is provided. Execution of the disclosed framework turns a tedious manual chore into an automated, software-driven process. The disclosed framework utilizes a novel, computerized learn-to-rank (LTR) algorithm for identifying the most engaging, socially driven photos by: (a) grouping near-duplicate photos; (b) selecting a representative photo for sharing per group; and (c) ranking of the groups by their likelihood to contain a “shareable” photo.
US11070495B2	Systems and methods for a chatbot communication framework Systems and methods for a chatbot communication framework, which solves the problems of hacker chatbots, identity theft, transmission of corrupt data and related technological issues by providing an integrated framework for communication between chatbots that otherwise use various different unique standards and rules and authentication procedures. This improves the operation of chatbot computing systems by increasing speed and efficiency of electronic communication between such systems and increasing security of such systems by preventing identity theft and transmission of corrupt data.
US11070493B2	Simplified low profile module with light guide for pendant, surface mount, wall mount and stand alone luminaires A luminaire having a waveguide suspended beneath a mounting element, the waveguide has a first surface proximal to the mounting element, a second surface distal to the mounting element, and an edge between the first and the second surfaces. At least one cavity extends into the waveguide from the first surface to the second surface. A LED component is coupled to the waveguide so as to emit light into the cavity. LED support structures are also disclosed.
US11070484B2	Method and apparatus for improving communication performance through network coding A method, apparatus and computer program product providing improved communication performance through network coding is presented. Coded packets are formed at a source node, the coded packets comprising a combination of original packets at the source node. The coded packets are transmitted to at least one destination node using an unreliable protocol. A reconstruction is formed based on received coded packets at the destination node, wherein when a number of received coded packets are equal to the number of transmitted coded packets the forming a reconstruction comprises forming a complete reconstruction and wherein when the number of received coded packets is less than the number of transmitted coded packets the reconstruction comprises forming a best attempt at reconstruction.
US11070474B1	Selective load balancing for spraying over fabric paths A network device includes a memory, a plurality of packet processors, a switch fabric coupling the plurality of processors, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a data stream to be transmitted on a switch fabric and determine a plurality of credit counts, each credit count being assigned to a respective subchannel of a plurality of subchannels. The packet processor is further configured to determine per-subchannel occupancy of the memory for the plurality of subchannels, select, based on the plurality of credit counts and the per-subchannel occupancy of the memory, a subchannel of the plurality of subchannels for transmitting a cell of a plurality of cells for the data stream, and output data for the cell to the memory for output by the selected subchannel.
US11070469B1	Scaling border gateway protocol services This disclosure describes techniques for scaling resources that handle, participate, and/or control routing protocol sessions. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes instantiating a plurality of containerized routing protocol modules, each capable of storing routing information about a network having a plurality of routers; performing network address translation to enable each of the containerized routing protocol modules to communicate with each of the plurality of routers using a public address associated with the computing system; configuring each of the containerized routing protocol modules to peer with a different subset of the plurality of routers so that each of the containerized routing protocol modules share routing information with a respective different subset of the plurality of routers; and configuring each of the containerized routing protocol modules to peer with each other to share routing information received from the different subsets of the plurality of routers.
US11070460B2	System and method for next hop BGP routing in a network Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems for providing multiple egress routes from a telecommunications network for a client of the network. In general, the system provides for a client of the network to receive intended packets of information through multiple connections to the network such that load balancing and failover services for traffic to the customer are provided. The process and system allows for telecommunications network to utilize a common next-hop value of announced border gateway protocol (BGP) routes to advertise multiple routes to reach a destination customer network or address. By utilizing a common next-hop value in the announced BGP information, the devices of the network may load balance communication packets to the destination customer or address among the multiple egress locations from the network, as well as providing fast failover to alternate routes when a failure at the network or customer occurs.
US11070454B1	System for routing functionality packets based on monitoring real-time indicators Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for routing functionality packets based on monitoring real-time indicators. The system is configured for continuously gathering real-time input data from one or more monitoring devices, wherein the real-time input data is associated with at least one user, extracting computed data from a data repository, aggregating and processing the real-time input data and the computed data, and in response to aggregating and processing the real-time input data and the computed data, dynamically identifying a real-time anomaly associated with the at least one user.
US11070445B2	System and method for optimization of an over-the-top (OTT) platform A system to optimize resource utilization in an over-the-top (OTT) platform to improve Quality of Experience of viewing a video at the user devices in a mobile communication network is provided. The system is operably coupled to a sensing unit for receiving a sensory input parameters from the user devices, mobile network operator, and an OTT platform, a sensing unit generates a sensed data using received sensory input data; a processing unit receives and process the generated sensed data to determine changes required in a resolution of video provided to the user devices, if resolution of video is below a threshold value; an acting unit provides instructions to OTT platform to stream video to the user devices over a constant bandwidth or constant resolution to prevent transcoding and transrating and conserver resource utilization at OTT platform.
US11070436B2	Communication control apparatus, communication apparatus, control methods thereof, and system A system includes a plurality of communication apparatuses grouped into groups, a delivery apparatus that delivers content to the communication apparatuses that belong to the groups, and a communication control apparatus that performs grouping. The communication control apparatus acquires transmittability of the delivery apparatus, acquires transmittability of the communication apparatuses, and acquires bit rates of the content, and the grouping unit determines total transmittability of the communication apparatuses of each of the groups and a total of the bit rates, and performs grouping such that either higher one of the total transmittability and the total bit rate does not exceed transmittability of the communication apparatuses of a group in a higher hierarchical level.
US11070433B2	Network function NF management method and NF management device This application discloses an NF management method and an NF management device, to perform centralized management on discovery and access between NF components, thereby facilitating a normal network operation. The method in embodiments of this application includes: receiving an NF discovery request sent by a first NF component, where the NF discovery request includes a second NF identifier, and the second NF identifier is used to indicate a second NF; obtaining component information of a second NF component based on the second NF identifier, where the second NF component has the second NF, and the component information includes a discovery policy of the second NF component and a second NF component identifier; determining, based on the discovery policy in the component information, whether the first NF component can access the second NF component; and if yes, sending the second NF component identifier to the first NF component.
US11070421B2	Combined registration and telemetry reporting Examples are disclosed that relate to using a multiplexed transmission to register a telemetry device with a telemetry system and report telemetry data to the telemetry system on behalf of a telemetry device. One disclosed example provides a method comprising receiving a multiplexed transmission from a telemetry device, the multiplexed transmission comprising a registration message and telemetry data, demultiplexing the multiplexed transmission to obtain the registration message and the telemetry data, registering the telemetry device with a telemetry system based upon the registration message, sending the telemetry data to the telemetry system, and sending a registration response to the telemetry device, the registration response confirming registration of the telemetry device with the telemetry system.
US11070411B2	OFDM communications system with method for determination of subcarrier offset for OFDM symbol generation The middle subcarrier of the baseband OFDM signal of each numerology may need to be shifted appropriately with respect to other numerologies to comply with a nested grid. These shifts can be signalled to the UE with an associated overhead. Methods and systems are provided to reduce overhead for OFDM communication. Reduced overhead can translate into increased bandwidth for the system, and/or reduced power/battery consumption in the UE. A transmitter generates an OFDM signal associated with a first subcarrier spacing of a first numerology (μ), a middle subcarrier frequency of a set of usable resource blocks (RBs) of the first numerology being offset from a carrier frequency by a first offset having a value (k0,xμ) in units of subcarriers, the value of the first offset being defined by a specific formula. The transmitter transmits the OFDM signal according to the first subcarrier spacing and the first offset.
US11070409B2	Wired communication system including asymmetrical physical layer devices A first physical layer device includes a first transmitter and a first receiver. The first transmitter transmits first data to a second physical layer device over a medium at a first line rate during a first transmit period. The first receiver is configured to not receive data during the first transmit period and an echo reflection period occurring after the first transmit period. The echo reflection period is based on a length of the medium between the first physical layer device and the second physical layer device. The first receiver is configured to, after the echo reflection period, receive second data from the second physical layer device over the medium at a second line rate that is less than the first line rate.
US11070408B2	Air based unmanned vehicle communications and control Air Based Unmanned Vehicle (UV) devices and systems receiving modulated signals for demodulating and processing these signals into processed baseband location finder signal. Devices processing a camera provided signal into a processed camera signal and providing processed camera signal with processed baseband location finder signal to a transmitter for transmission of processed camera signal with processed baseband location finder signal. Receiving, demodulating and processing in vehicles a modulated remote control (RC) signal into a processed RC signal and providing processed RC signal to a processor for control of a vehicle. Receiving and processing in a vehicle a sensor generated signal into processed sensor generated signal, for storing or transmitting the processed sensor generated signal.
US11070407B2	Partial uplink subframe transmissions on unlicensed carriers Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable for an uplink partial subframe transmission on an unlicensed carrier is disclosed. The UE can select one or more uplink (UL) partial subframe configurations based on one or more prospective lengths of a listen before talk (LBT) period, wherein each prospective length of the LBT period provides a prospective starting time. The UE can encode data for each of the one or more UL partial subframe configurations to form one or more UL partial subframe configuration encodings. The UE can identify an actual LBT period. The UE can select one of the one or more UL partial subframe configuration encodings for UL transmission of the data on the unlicensed carrier based on the actual LBT period and a corresponding prospective starting time.
US11070403B1	Computer program product and method and apparatus for adjusting equalization The invention introduces a non-transitory computer program product for adjusting equalization when executed by a processing unit of a storage device. The non-transitory computer program product includes program code to: repeatedly adjust a parameter of an equalizer after a symbol decoding error is detected until an adjustment failure is detected or successive waveforms output from the equalizer belong to an eye open state.
US11070402B2	Receiving apparatus and receiving method A receiving apparatus includes a first sample circuit configured to extract first binary data based on a first voltage and a clock timing of a received signal, a second sample circuit configured to extract second binary data based on an adjustable second voltage and a clock timing of the received signal, and a waveform processor configured to acquire a plurality of the second binary data from the second sample circuit using a pattern, the pattern corresponding to the first binary data extracted by the first sample circuit with consecutive sampling timings, determine an appearance frequency of the received signal based on the plurality of second binary data and the first binary data, and generate waveform information of the received signal according to the determined appearance frequency.
US11070395B2	Customer premises LAN expansion The present disclosure discloses mechanisms for extending a local area network of a customer premises of a customer outside of the customer premises and into a private data network. The extension of a local area network of a customer premises outside of the customer premises and into a private data network may be provided using a customer bridge associated with the customer local area network, a customer bridging domain hosted on a network gateway device for the customer, and a switching element hosted in the private data network for the customer. The network gateway device may be configured to receive, at the customer bridging domain of the customer via a first tunnel associated with the customer bridging domain, a packet including a destination address and determine, based on the destination address, whether to forward the packet via a second tunnel associated with the customer bridging domain or whether to forward the packet toward a public data network.
US11070394B2	System and method for redundant independent networks in a high performance computing environment Systems and methods for supporting redundant independent networks in a high performance computing environment. A method can provide, at a computer comprising one or more microprocessors, one or more switches, one or more racks, each of the one or more racks comprising a set of the one or more switches, each set of the one or more switches comprising at least a leaf switch, a plurality of host channel adapters, at least one of the plurality of host channel adapters comprising a firmware and a processor, and a plurality of hosts. The method can provision two or more rails, the two or more rails providing redundant connectivity between the plurality of hosts. The method can isolate data traffic between the plurality of hosts to a rail of the two or more rails.
US11070393B2	Power delivery apparatus A power delivery apparatus (20) comprises a power source device (22), a power sink device (24) and a data transmission link (26), the power source device (22) connected to one end of the data transmission link (26), the power sink device (24) selectively connectable to another end of the data transmission link (26), the data transmission link (26) configured to permit transmission of data between the power source device (22) and the power sink device (24) when the power sink device (24) is connected to the data transmission link (26), wherein the power source device (22) is configured to apply a periodic sensing voltage to the data transmission link (26), the power delivery apparatus (20) further including a sensing device configured to detect, via the application of the periodic sensing voltage to the data transmission link (26), whether the power sink device (24) is connected to the data transmission link (26), and the power source device (22) is configured so that, in response to the power sink device (24) being detected as connected to the data transmission link (26), the power source device (22) applies a power supply voltage to the data transmission link (26) to supply power to the power sink device (24) via the data transmission link (26) so as to enable a normal operation of the power sink device (24).
US11070391B2	Method for configuring, monitoring or supervising a home automation installation The present invention relates to a method for configuring a management unit connected to at least one home automation equipment (17) comprising at least one home automation device (D) and at least one central control unit (U), the method being implemented by a management unit (Sv) and comprising the following steps: configuring (EcfSv2) an alert (AI) corresponding to the triggering of a notification (N) and/or an action (Ac) when a triggering condition (Cnd, Cndp) is produced relating to at least one state variable (S) for a home automation device (D), a group of home automation devices (D), a type of home automation device (DT) or a group of types of home automation devices (DT); the step of configuring an alert (AI) being carried out on the basis of instructions of a first user (Usr1) having a first user profile type (UsrT1); declaring (ECfUsr25) the monitoring of an assembly (SDS) of home automation devices (D) comprising at least one home automation device (D) for which at least one alert (AI) has been defined by a second user (Usr2) having a second user profile type (UsrT2). The present invention also relates to a method for controlling and monitoring said equipment.
US11070390B2	Building system with a space graph with new entity relationship updates A building system including one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, the instructions causing one or more processors to generate a space graph based on building data, wherein the space graph is a graph data structure comprising nodes representing entities, edges between the nodes representing relationships between the entities, receive new building data from one or more building data sources, generate, based on the new building data, a new relationship between a first entity of the entities and a second entity of the entities, and update the space graph with the new relationship by causing the space graph to store a new edge between a first node of the nodes representing the first entity and a second node of the nodes representing the second entity.
US11070387B2	Method for recording a central control unit belonging to a home-automation facility The present invention concerns a method for recording a central control unit (U) belonging to a home-automation facility (17); the method being executed by a user terminal (T) and comprising the following steps: establishing (ELRT2) a connection between the user terminal (T) and at least one central control unit (U); creating (ELRT3) a facility identifier (StID); sending (ELRT4) a discovery message (MD); receiving (ELRT5, ELRT8) at least one signalling message (MLRSU) transmitted by at least one central control unit (U, U1, U2) for the facility (17) linked with a unique identifier (UID) of said central control unit (U, U1, U2), recording (ELRT6, ELRT9) an attachment of the at least one identifier (UID) of the at least one central control unit (U, U1, U2) to the identifier of the facility (StID).
US11070381B2	Digital certificate management method and apparatus, and electronic device Implementations of the present disclosure provide techniques to improve security in blockchain networks. In some implementations, a linking request is received from a node. The node requests to be linked to a blockchain network. The linking request includes a digital code. One or more consensus verification messages are received from one or more blockchain nodes of the blockchain network. Each consensus verification message indicates whether a respective blockchain node approves or denies the linking request. A consensus verification result is determined based on the one or more consensus verification messages. In response to determining that the linking request is approved by the one or more blockchain nodes, the digital code is stored into the blockchain network as a digital certificate of the node.
US11070377B1	Blended virtual machine approach for flexible production delivery of intelligent business workflow rules A method for blending uncompiled source files and compiled binaries in a single Runtime container. The method may include receiving data at a configuration database. The method may include invoking a scheduler. The method may include determining whether it is time to rerun the software code referenced by the Runtime container. The method may include performing a hash function on source files comprising content and logic. The method may include retrieving source files that include updated hash signatures. The method may include storing an in-memory equivalent of the source files. The method may include invoking a class loader for each source file that has been parsed successfully. The method may include storing, for each successfully loaded source file, a name and reference location. The method may include loading classes based on received names. The method may include compiling the binaries and implementing the logic referenced by the received names.
US11070376B2	Systems and methods for user-based authentication A device that includes a secure element or a secure environment receives a token for authenticating a user that has an account with a service provider. The device generates, based on the token, a set of keys that include at least a private key and a public key. The device performs a key authentication procedure to compare the set of keys and a configured set of keys and selects a public key, of the set of keys or the configured set of keys, based on a result of the key authentication procedure. The device causes a device identifier of the device and the public key to be provided to another device that uses the device identifier and the public key to perform an authentication procedure to authenticate the user. The device receives, from the other device, an indication of whether the device is connected to a network.
US11070375B2	Key encryption handling An apparatus comprises an encryption key generator to generate a media encryption key to encrypt data in number of memory components, where the encryption key generator is configured to wrap the media encryption key to generate an encrypted media encryption key, The encrypted media encryption key is stored in a non-volatile memory. The apparatus comprises firmware having instructions to transition the apparatus to and from a secure state using the encrypted media encryption key.
US11070373B2	Masked key hopping Methods, systems, and media for improving computer security and performance of security are disclosed. In one example, a computer security system comprises a key management monitor, and two key elements comprising a first key element and a second key element. The first key element is stored at a first location address within a computer memory and the second key element is stored at a second location address. The key management monitor is configured to determine or receive a time duration for performing a data dump of contents of the computer memory. In one example, the key management monitor is further configured to control a location of the first key element within the computer memory, wherein the location address of the first key element is changed within a time period that is less than the time duration for performing the data dump of contents of the computer memory.
US11070365B2	Encryption communication system, encryption communication method, security chip, communication apparatus, and control method and control program of communication apparatus This invention is directed to an encryption communication system for preventing leakage of a common key and improving the confidentiality of communication information. The encryption communication system uses a pair of a first private portion and a first public portion and a pair of a second private portion and a second public portion in a key predistribution system (KPS) The encryption communication system comprises a ciphertext generator that generates a ciphertext by generating, in a first security chip (TPM) of a first communication apparatus, a first common key by the first private portion held in the first security chip using the second public portion transmitted from a second communication apparatus as a communication partner, and encrypting a plaintext using the first common key in the first security chip, and a decryptor that generates a plaintext by generating, in a second security chip of the second communication apparatus, a second common key by the second private portion held in the second security chip using the first public portion transmitted from the first communication apparatus as a communication partner, and decrypting the ciphertext received from the first communication apparatus using the second common key in the second security chip.
US11070358B2	Computation device and method A computation device (200) arranged to evaluate a data function (S) mapping a number (n) of input variables to a number of output variables (m). The computation device comprises selection mechanism (220) receiving as input selection variables and an evaluation mechanism (210) arranged to receive the one or more evaluation variables and to evaluate the evaluation functions for the received evaluation variables, an evaluation function receiving as input the evaluation variables.
US11070356B2	Text encryption In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a method may receiving a plaintext to be encrypted. The plaintext may include a first block, a second block and a third block. The method may include generating a preliminary ciphertext based on the first block and the second block and generating, using an encryption key, a first ciphertext using an encryption operation receiving the third block and the preliminary ciphertext as inputs. The method may also include generating, using the encryption key, a first finalized ciphertext using the encryption operation receiving the first block and the first ciphertext as inputs and generating, using the encryption key, a second finalized ciphertext using the encryption operation receiving the second block and the first finalized ciphertext as inputs.
US11070354B2	System and method for generating a symmetrically balanced output Disclosed are a system and method for generating a symmetrically balanced output to accomplish a plurality of predefined properties. The method comprises a step of receiving a plurality of registers with B bits, an expression length, and a plurality of operators through a receiving module. The method then includes a step of generating a random expression population through a random expression population generation module. Further, the method includes the step of computing a fitness value of the random expression population through a fitness function module. The method then includes the step of providing registers with B bits if a plurality of output bits are having an equal number of 1s and 0s through a conditional module. The conditional module performs mutation in the operators if the output bits are not having an equal number of 1s and 0s.
US11070351B1	Controller and method for data communication The controller includes a first equalizer, a first detector, a second detector, a multiplexer, a data clock generator, and a second equalizer. The first equalizer is configured to receive and equalize the input data. The first detector is configured to detect optimum phase of the input data. The optimum phase of the input data represents the input data peak. The second detector is configured to generate an envelope data according to the input data and detect peak of envelop with respect to sampling phase. The data clock generator is configured to generate the recovered data clock. The second equalizer is configured to generate the recovered data. The multiplexer is configured to generate an offset value according to the input data peak and the envelope data peak. The offset value represents the recovered data clock having an optimum sampling frequency and an optimum sampling phase.
US11070346B2	Base station, user equipment and methods therein for control timing configuration assignment in a multiple cell communications network Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a base station and method therein, for configuring control timing to and from a user equipment in a multiple component cell communications network. Example embodiments presented herein are also directed towards a user equipment and method therein, for configuration of control timing for a user equipment in a multiple component cell communications network.
US11070343B2	Electronic device and wireless communication method of wireless communication system An electronic device includes one or a plurality of processing circuits configured to execute the following operations: adjusting the length of a symbol in a self-contained subframe under a first sub-carrier, such that within a transmission time interval (TTI) of a self-contained subframe under a second sub-carrier: the edge of each symbol of an uplink symbol and downlink symbol in a self-contained subframe under the second sub-carrier is aligned with the edge of the symbol in the self-contained subframe under the adjusted first sub-carrier; furthermore, the first symbol in the self-contained subframe under the adjusted first sub-carrier is longer than the other non-adjusted symbols in the self-contained subframe under the adjusted first sub-carrier.
US11070340B2	Resource sharing among different OFDM numerologies The present disclosure relates to a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission method and a reception method. The transmission device comprises circuitry which, in operation, maps data and/or a reference signal onto resources of a communication system. The resources include subcarriers of a first numerology and a second numerology, wherein the first numerology and the second numerology differ at least by subcarrier spacing. The subcarriers of the first and the second numerologies are frequency-multiplexed on a subcarrier basis. The transmission device further comprises a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the mapped reference signals and/or data. Therein, the circuitry, in operation, assigns no transmit power to at least one subcarrier located between a subcarrier of the first numerology and a subcarrier of the second numerology.
US11070329B2	Multiple access using orthogonal time frequency space modulation An Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation (OTFS) modulation scheme achieving multiple access by multiplexing multiple signals at the transmitter-side performs allocation of transmission resources to a first signal and a second signal, combining and converting to a transmission format via OTFS modulation and transmitting the signal over a communication channel. At the receiver, multiplexed signals are recovered using orthogonality property of the basis functions used for the multiplexing at the transmitter.
US11070321B2	Allowing packet drops for lossless protocols Techniques for dropping packets at congested network elements for no drop traffic are described. A network element in communication with a congested network element initiates a copy packet queue and stores a copy of each transmitted no-drop packet sent to the congested element. When the network element receives an indication that the congested element has dropped a no-drop packet, the network element begins retransmission of the dropped packets to the congested element from the copy packet queue, thus providing a lossless network while allowing for dropped packets.
US11070320B2	Resource element (RE) mapping in new radio (NR) In embodiments, a base station may identify a parameter related to a zero power (ZP) resource element (RE) mapping set in a physical resource block (PRB). The ZP RE mapping set may relate to resources that are not to be used to transmit a physical channel transmission. The base station may then transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an indication of the ZP RE mapping set. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

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