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US11086110B2	Variable magnification optical system, optical apparatus, imaging apparatus and method for manufacturing variable magnification optical system Comprising a positive first lens group G1 disposed at a most object side, a negative intermediate group G2 disposed at an image side of the first lens group G1, a positive focusing group G3 disposed at an image side of the intermediate group G2, the focusing group G3 being moved upon focusing, and a positive image side group G4 disposed at an image side of the focusing group G3; upon varying magnification, a distance between the first lens group G1 and the intermediate group G2, a distance between the intermediate group G2 and the focusing group G3 and a distance between the focusing group G3 and the image side group G4 being varied; and a predetermined conditional expression being satisfied. Whereby a variable magnification optical system having excellent optical performance and a focusing lens group reduced in weight in order to attain high speed focusing operation, and others are provided.
US11086109B2	Anamorphic photography and squeeze ratios for digital imagers A digital camera comprising a digital image sensor and at least one corrective lens element configured to reduce a blurring of an image in a horizontal or vertical dimension on the digital image sensor. The digital image sensor may be larger than a 28 millimeter diagonal.
US11086108B2	Imaging lens assembly and electronic device An imaging lens assembly includes a plurality of lens elements, wherein at least one of the lens elements is a dual molded lens element. The dual molded lens element includes a light transmitting portion and a light absorbing portion. The light transmitting portion includes an effective optical section. The light absorbing portion is located on at least one surface of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the dual molded lens element, wherein a plastic material and a color of the light absorbing portion are different from a plastic material and a color of the light transmitting portion, and the light absorbing portion includes an opening. The opening is non-circular and disposed correspondingly to the effective optical section.
US11086107B2	Mobile device and optical imaging lens thereof Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces, the refracting power of the lens elements and parameters to meet an inequality associated with the effective focal length, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened.
US11086106B2	Optical image capturing lens assembly, imaging apparatus and electronic device An optical image capturing lens assembly includes six lens elements, the six lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power, a second lens element with positive refractive power, a third lens element with negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element with negative refractive power.
US11086100B2	Mirror support and mirror support mechanism A mirror support includes a first rod in which one end is connected to an arm at a position closer to a side of a first pad fixed to the mirror with respect to a second pad fixed to the mirror while the other end stretched and inclined onto the side of first pad from the position connected is connected to a support structure; a first-rod elastic body that is an elastic body constituting the first rod; a second rod in which one end is connected to arm at a position closer to a side of second pad with respect to first pad while the other end stretched and inclined onto the side of second pad from the position connected is connected to the support structure; and a second-rod elastic body that is an elastic body constituting the second rod.
US11086099B2	Light-folding camera and mobile device including the same A light-folding camera includes a light folding device, a light path control device LPC, a first sensor and a second sensor. The light folding device outputs a folded light propagating in a first horizontal direction substantially perpendicular to a vertical direction by changing a light path of a vertical light that is incident on the light folding device in the vertical direction. The light path control device outputs a first light propagating in the first horizontal direction by passing at least a first portion of the folded light, or outputs a second light propagating in a second horizontal direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction by changing a light path of at least a second portion of the folded light. The first sensor receives the first light propagating in the first horizontal direction. The second sensor receives the second light propagating in the second horizontal direction.
US11086096B2	Lens apparatus and imaging apparatus having the same A lens apparatus includes a first cam follower engaged with a cam groove and a first rectilinear groove, and configured to move forward and backward in an optical axis direction of the lens apparatus with rotation of the cam barrel, a second movable member including a second cam follower engaged with the cam groove and a second rectilinear groove, and configured to move forward and backward in the optical axis direction with rotation of the cam barrel, a contacting member provided on the first movable member, and a biasing member configured to bias the contacting member. The contacting member includes a first contacting portion that contacts the second movable member, the second movable member includes a second contacting portion that contacts the first contacting portion, and at least one of the first contacting portion and the second contacting portion inclines to the optical axis direction.
US11086089B2	High density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. At least one of the one or more U space fiber optic equipment units may be configured to support particular fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths in a given 1-U space. The fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths may be supported by one or more fiber optic components, including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multi-fiber fiber optic components. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment.
US11086064B2	Light emitting unit, display, and lighting apparatus There are provided a light emitting unit that enhances the uniformity of in-plane colors, as well as a display and a lighting apparatus that include such a light emitting unit thereon. The light emitting unit includes: a plurality of light emitting sections each having a light source and a wavelength conversion member, the wavelength conversion member converting a wavelength of light emitted from the light source; an optical component having a light incident surface in opposition to the plurality of light emitting sections; and a color unevenness prevention structure suppressing direct entering of light from the light source into the optical component.
US11086063B2	Planar light unit A planar light unit is provided that suppresses appearance of a bright line when viewed from the side of the emission surface of the light guide plate. The planar light unit includes a light source, and a light guide plate including an incident surface for receiving light emitted from the light source, an emission surface from which the light introduced through the incident surface is emitted, an opposing surface disposed so as to oppose the emission surface, and a side surface disposed along an outer periphery of the emission surface and the opposing surface. The emission surface has a non-rectangular outer shape, and at least a part of the side surface is formed as a diffusing surface.
US11086061B2	Display module and manufacturing method of the same A display module and the manufacturing method of the same, which are able to eliminate the attachment mark between the supporting assembly and the display panel, are provided. The display module includes a display panel; a supporting assembly, configured to support the display panel; an adhesive layer, configured to attach the supporting assembly to a non-display surface of the display panel; and an optical filter layer being on a side of the adhesive layer distal to the supporting assembly, and an orthographic projection of the optical filter layer on the supporting assembly covers an orthographic projection of the adhesive layer on the supporting assembly.
US11086055B2	Mirror, in particular for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus or an inspection system A mirror, in particular for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus or an inspection system, having a mirror substrate (205), a reflection layer (220), which is configured to have a reflectivity of at least 50% for electromagnetic radiation of a predefined operating wavelength that is incident on the optically effective surface (200a) of the mirror at an angle of incidence of at least 65° relative to the respective surface normal, and a barrier layer system (210), which is arranged between the reflection layer and the mirror substrate and has a sequence of alternating layer plies composed of a first material and at least one second material. The barrier layer system reduces penetration of hydrogen atoms that would otherwise penetrate the mirror substrate by at least a factor of 10.
US11086052B2	Optical isolation element The present application relates to an optical isolation element which sequentially comprises a first optical path changing element, a light control film and a second optical path changing element. The optical isolation element has excellent forward transmittance, which may require no separate external force. The optical isolation element can be applied to various applications such as the field of optical communication or laser optics, the field of security or privacy protection, brightness enhancement of displays, or military hiding and covering.
US11086051B2	Broadband meta-optical device The present invention provides an optical component comprising a dielectric layer and a nanorod array; the nanorod array is formed on a surface of the dielectric layer and extends along a lateral direction and a vertical direction. The nanorod array comprises a plurality of nanorods extending along the dielectric layer. The nanorods have a gap between one another, and an angle is defined by two adjacent nanorods. A bump is formed at each of two ends of the nanorod.
US11086048B1	Lithium niobate devices fabricated using deep ultraviolet radiation An optical device is described. At least a portion of the optical device includes lithium niobate and is fabricated utilizing ultraviolet lithography. In some aspects the at least the portion of the optical device is fabricated using deep ultraviolet lithography. In some aspects, the short range root mean square surface roughness of a sidewall of the at least the portion of the optical device is less than ten nanometers. In some aspects, the at least the portion of the optical device has a loss of not more than 2 dB/cm.
US11086046B2	System and method for the calibration of azimuthal resistivity logging tools A system and method for the calibration of downhole azimuthally sensitive resistivity tools is disclosed. The system and method can eliminate and/or compensate for the measurement errors due to the electronic circuit, the mechanical structure, etc., of the tool. The system and method also can validate the measurement accuracy. The downhole azimuthal resistivity logging tool can be, but not limited to, the LWD azimuthal resistivity tools with coil(s) oriented in the directions other than the tool axis. In one embodiment, the system is constructed by the azimuthal resistivity tool, a tilted calibration loop made of conductive wire; an external resistor; and an external inductor. Some other method embodiment comprises an azimuthal resistivity tool, a semicircular conductive wire connected with a conductivity rectangular wire, and the external resistor and inductor. Although this disclosure is primarily intended for azimuthal resistivity Logging-While-Drilling (LWD) or Measuring-While-Drilling (MWD) tools, the disclosure is also applicable to wireline and any other possibly equipment.
US11086038B2	Seismic noise attenuation using adaptive subtraction with improved noise estimation Techniques are disclosed relating to reducing noise in geophysical marine survey data. Such techniques may include adapting an initial set of noise templates to recorded seismic data to generate adapted noise templates and estimating a noise component in the recorded seismic data. The estimating may include determining a degree to which noise and signal components are correlated in the recorded seismic data and masking the recorded seismic data proportionally to the degree of correlation. The adapted noise templates may then be further adapted to a difference between the estimate of the noise component and the noise templates themselves. Resultant noise templates may then be applied to denoise the recorded seismic data.
US11086037B2	System and method of surface consistent processing Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including obtaining, for a plurality of traces, seismic signal amplitude data associated with a plurality of sources and receivers; determining that the signal amplitude data includes at least a receiver key and a source key; in response to the determining, generating a receiver group key and a source group key; assigning a respective weight to each of the receiver key, the source key, the receiver group key, and the source group key; and generating surface-consistent amplitude data using the constrained linear system of equations and each scaling factor of the weighted-receiver key, the weighted-source key, the weighted-receiver group key, and the weighted-source group key.
US11086034B2	Method and apparatus for determining permeability of reservoir The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and an apparatus for determining the permeability of the reservoir. The method comprises: acquiring logging data corresponding to the two zones at least; determining the permeability of a specified zone in the two zones at least based on logging data corresponding to the specified zone, wherein the specified zone represents any one of the two zones at least; setting weight values corresponding to the at least two zones respectively; and determining the permeability of the reservoir based on the weight values and the permeability respectively corresponding to the two zones at least. The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can improve the accuracy of the determined permeability of the reservoir.
US11086031B1	Radiation image detector A radiation image detector is provided. The radiation image detector includes: a substrate, an optical image detector located on the substrate and including an array including photosensitive pixels, a radiation conversion layer, and pixelated light-collecting structures located between the photosensitive pixels and the radiation conversion layer and configured to guide visible light that would fall into a trench region or a side wall region to a central region. Each photosensitive pixel includes a first electrode including a first contact surface in direct contact with the photoelectric conversion layer, a photoelectric conversion layer including the central region and the side wall region, and a second electrode including a second contact surface in direct contact with the photoelectric conversion layer.
US11086020B2	Position measurement system for movable body A position measurement system includes a movable body and at least one indicator including identification information. The movable body includes an optical sensor configured to acquire an image of the indicator, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the identification information of the indicator and a bearing of the indicator as seen from the movable body based on the image of the indicator acquired by the optical sensor, a coordinate acquisition unit configured to acquire coordinates of the indicator based on the acquired identification information of the indicator, and a position calculation unit configured to calculate a position of the movable body based on the acquired bearing of the indicator and the acquired coordinates of the indicator. The indicator includes, as the identification information, at least one of a unique reflection spectrum, a spectrum change pattern, a hue change pattern, a brightness change pattern, or a temperature change pattern.
US11086019B2	Atomic clock base navigation system for on-the-move radar, obfuscation, sensing, and ad-hoc third party localization Atomic clocks (at both the receiver and emitter) are used to obfuscate the location of the receiver by providing a different mechanism to synchronize (other than the direct reception). Using this approach, there is no need for the emitter to emit directly to the receiver; only the reflection is necessary, and therefore, the location of the receiver (or receivers) is better obfuscated. Phased antenna arrays are used in RADAR for a variety of applications, including steering of beams and increasing the “aperture” of the antenna for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). The relative position of the emitters is known by means of using a Navigation unit. The beam-steering phase shifts are dynamically computed using the position of the emitters, and the atomic clock is used to synchronize the phase shifts.
US11086013B2	Micro-optics for imaging module with multiple converging lenses per channel Embodiments describe optical imagers that include one or more micro-optic components. Some imagers can be passive imagers that include a light detection system for receiving ambient light from a field. Some imagers can be active imagers that include a light emission system in addition to the light detection system. The light emission system can be configured to emit light into the field such that emitted light is reflected off surfaces of an object in the field and received by the light detection system. In some embodiments, the light detection system and/or the light emission system includes micro-optic components for improving operational performance.
US11086011B2	Target detection device A target detection device mounted in a vehicle includes: a radar specification unit; a same target determination unit; and an image specification unit that specifies, as image target position information, an image detection region of an image detection target detected on the basis of a captured image, the image detection region representing the position of the image detection target relative to the base point on an XY-plane with the X-axis representing the vehicle width direction of the vehicle and the Y-axis representing the vehicle length direction of the vehicle. The image specification unit sets the Y-axis range of the image detection region in the Y-axis direction on the basis of the bearing from the base point to each of the two X-directional ends of the image detection target in the captured image and of an expected width minimum value and an expected width maximum value in the X-axis direction.
US11086004B2	RF-DAC digital signal modulation Radar frequency range signals (e.g., 1 to 100 gigahertz) are often generated by upconverting a reference frequency to a transmission frequency, and a received signal may be downconverted to analyze information encoded on the transmission via modulation. Modulation may be achieved via a fractional frequency divider in a phase-locked loop, but fractional spurs may reduce the signal-to-noise ratio. Additionally, the ramp slope may vary due to phase-locked loop momentum. Instead, a clock generator may generate clock signals for a digital front end comprising a digital signal modulator that generates modulated digital values comprising quadrature representations of a radar modulation signal, which are encoded by a radiofrequency digital-to-analog converter (RF-DAC). The RF-DAC analog signal may be upconverted to a radar frequency and transmitted. A receiver may receive, downconvert, and analyze a reflection of the radar transmission, e.g., to perform range detection based on a frequency ramp encoded by the radar transmission.
US11086000B2	Method for tracking trajectory of an object with time of flight sensor and related device A method for acquiring tracking points belonging to a trajectory of a target object in motion, includes: emitting a radiation towards the target object; receiving a reflection of the radiation from the target object in respective fields of view of each detection zone of a network of detection zones; processing the reflection by determining distances separating the target object from an origin point by measuring a time of flight of the radiation in each detection zone; determining a degree of coverage of each detection zone; and estimating, based on the distances and on the degree of coverage of each detection zone, a position of a tracking point corresponding to a position of an extremity of the target object inside a respective detection zone chosen in a direction of motion of the target object.
US11085999B2	Telemetry method and system using an imager A method of measuring distance of a target by a pulse emitter and a matrix detector includes spatial mini-detectors coupled to capacitors whose duration of integration is controlled by a polarization of the mini-detectors. The method includes: A) determination of the direction of the target with respect to a known direction of the emitted pulses, and of a first integration period during which an echo of a pulse backscattered by the target is detected by the detector, determining a first distance slice in which the target is situated, B) reduction of the first distance slice in the course of successive telemetry iterations, that is to say emission of a pulse by the emitter and testing of detection of an echo by the detector, which are carried out: on the basis of the first integration period, by dichotomy of the duration of integration, and based on the detection of an echo of the target, a second distance slice in which the target is situated and included in the first distance slice, being determined on completion of this step, C) reduction of the second distance slice in the course of successive telemetry iterations which are carried out: on the basis of the integration period arising from step B, by variations of the position of the integration period, with constant durations of integration, and based on the detection of an echo of the target, a third distance slice in which the target is situated and included in the second distance slice, being determined on completion of this step.
US11085991B1	Test node-based wireless positioning method and device thereof The present invention relates to a test node-based wireless positioning method and a device thereof, the method comprising the steps of mapping and storing the number and position coordinates of anchor nodes, which are within a set distance from a test node, for each of a plurality of test nodes set at uniform intervals in a space formed by a plurality of anchor nodes; acquiring each position coordinate of the anchor nodes, which are within the set distance from a unknown node to be positioned; comparing each of the acquired position coordinates of the anchor nodes and the position coordinates of the anchor node mapped on the test nodes, so as to select the test nodes of which the number of position coordinates coinciding with the anchor nodes greater than a threshold; and estimating the position of the unknown node by using the position coordinates of the selected test nodes.
US11085990B2	Angle of arrival measurements using RF carrier synchronization and phase alignment methods A method for determining an angle of arrival (AOA) of a received signal is disclosed, comprising: generating a baseband information signal by mixing a received signal with a local oscillator (LO) signal, the received signal being an in-phase signal and quadrature signal uncorrelated with each other and derived from different input data sets; obtaining baseband signal samples of the baseband information signal having an in-phase signal sample and a quadrature signal sample; determining a transmitter phase offset based on an estimated correlation between the in-phase signal samples and the quadrature signal samples; performing a plurality of phase measurements using a plurality of antennas to obtain a plurality of phase measurements; correcting the plurality of phase measurements based on the transmitter phase offset to produce a plurality of corrected phase measurement; and calculating an AOA of the received signal based on the difference between the plurality of corrected phase measurements.
US11085978B2	Orthogonal element decoupling for moveable coil arrays in MRI A head coil assembly includes a housing with a lower portion, an upper portion, a left portion, and a right portion, wherein each portion includes two or more radio-frequency (RF) coils, wherein the portions are sized and shaped to adjustably conform to a curvature of the subject's head for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the subject's head placed inside the housing, wherein the portions are operable to transition from an open position where the portions are sufficiently apart from each other to a closed position where the portions are adjusted to tighten a wrap around the subject's head along the curvature, and wherein the two or more RF coils in each portion are disposed in such manner that when the portions are operated to transition from the open position to the closed position, the RF coils of each portion remain decoupled to each other even along edges of each portion.
US11085975B2	Dropped conductor sensor A dropped conductor sensor includes a housing installable on a first conductor; a sensor supported in the housing and configured to sense in real time at least one of an acceleration, a vibration, a tilt, a roll, or an angular displacement of the dropped conductor sensor; and an antenna in the housing, the antenna configured to transmit a signal including information sensed by the sensor away from the dropped conductor sensor in real time. A monitoring system including a dropped conductor sensor, and a method of monitoring a conductor using a dropped conductor sensor are also provided.
US11085952B2	Current sensor using modulation of or change of sensitivity of magnetoresistance elements A current sensor can indirectly measure a sensed current by directly measuring static perturbing AC magnetic fields with magnetoresistance elements, the perturbing magnetic fields generated by perturbing coils. The sensed current can be indirectly measured by modulating or changing sensitivities of the magnetoresistance elements in a way that is directly related to the sensed current.
US11085951B2	Non-linear active shunt ammeter A feedback ammeter, which may be included in a source measure unit or a digital multi-meter, for example, including an operational amplifier having an input and an output and a feedback path electrically coupled between the output and the input of the operational amplifier. The feedback path includes a first non-linear device to allow the measurement of decades of current. The ammeter also includes an amplifier electrically coupled to the input of the operational amplifier and the output of the operational amplifier, a second non-linear device electrically coupled to an output of the amplifier, and a resistor electrically coupled between the second capacitor and the input of the operational amplifier. A constant resistance input impedance is established using the second non-linear device that can adjust the circuit gain.
US11085944B1	Optically levitated nanoparticle accelerometer An accelerometer includes a vacuum chamber to receive a laser beam and a nanoparticle. The nanoparticle is trapped in an oscillating state in a focus of the laser beam. A processor calculates an acceleration of the nanoparticle based on changes in position of an oscillating nanoparticle. A plurality of photodetectors are spaced apart to identify spatial coordinates of the oscillating nanoparticle. The processor may calculate the acceleration of the nanoparticle based on changes in the spatial coordinates of the oscillating nanoparticle and a frequency of oscillation of the nanoparticle within the vacuum chamber. The nanoparticle may have a diameter of a predetermined size and is trapped in the focus of the laser beam based on a polarizability of the nanoparticle. The diameter of the predetermined size of the nanoparticle may be smaller than a wavelength of the laser beam.
US11085942B2	Chemiluminescence detector, consumable box automatic transmission device and transmission method thereof The present disclosure provides a consumable box automatic transmission device. The consumable box automatic transmission device includes a consumable box storage mechanism, configured to load and store consumable boxes, and a consumable box lifting mechanism, located above the consumable box storage mechanism; the consumable box lifting mechanism is able to lift the consumable boxes; the consumable box storage mechanism and the consumable box lifting mechanism is able to respectively store and transmit the consumable boxes; the consumable box storage mechanism is able to transmit the consumable boxes to the bottom of the consumable box lifting mechanism; and the consumable box lifting mechanism receives the consumable boxes at a bottom and lifts the consumable boxes to a top layer of the consumable box lifting mechanism. In this way, parallel consumable box transmission can be achieved, and continuous consumable box conveyance is achieved, thereby reducing manual care or frequent manual operation.
US11085933B2	Neurofibromin/dopamine signaling as a biomarker for cognitive and behavioral problems in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1 ) The present disclosure is generally related to neurofibromatosis type 1. More particularly, disclosed herein are methods for detecting behavioral disorders, methods for detecting cognitive impairment, and methods for detecting brain neurofibromin-dependent dopaminergic signaling associated with neurofibromatosis type 1.
US11085925B2	Isomeric reagent tags for differential mobility spectrometry Methods and systems for separating and/or quantifying compounds, using differential mobility spectrometry (DMS) are provided herein. In accordance with various aspects of the applicants' teachings, the methods and systems can provide for the quantification of one or more compounds, for example, using isomeric labels that can be less costly to produce relative to conventional tags that incorporate stable-isotope labels. The present teachings can quantify the relative amount of a compound based on the effect of using an easily charged functional group as well as a functional group positioned at a resonant or non-resonant position through a DMS. In some aspects, methods and systems in accordance with various aspects of the present teachings provide for the detection and/or quantification of the analytes labeled with isomeric tags that can be differentiated via a DMS upstream of a first stage mass analyzer and/or prior to fragmentation of the labeled analyte, for example.
US11085924B2	Compositions and methods for assessing the risk of cancer occurrence The present invention provides a method for evaluating the risk of occurrence of cancer in an individual.
US11085916B2	Method for observing dynamics of sweat glands A method for observing the dynamics of sweat glands and a method for evaluating a substance of interest, which are useful for development of a preparation for external application, such as a cosmetic. In each of the methods, an observation sample is used, which is prepared by staining all sweat glands, which are isolated alive, with a staining reagent, and then holding the all sweat glands on a support using at least one material selected from the group consisting of collagen, agarose, basement membrane matrix, poly-D-lysine and a membrane.
US11085908B1	Non-destructive testing system for detecting graphitization of iron The graphitization of a sample having a sample surface and bulk material adjacent to the sample surface is determined with a housing holding a potentiometer and a processor connected to the potentiometer. The processor receives electric potential measurements from the potentiometer at the sample surface and uses the electric potential measurements to quantify the graphitization of the bulk material adjacent to the sample surface to generate graphitization data for output.
US11085906B2	Dry reagent colorimetric sensing of nanoparticles in aqueous media A composition for dry reagent colorimetric sensing of nanoparticles in aqueous media, including sodium borohydride (NaBH4), methylene blue (MB), and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES) in the form of a powdered mixture. The composition may be formed by combining MB, HEBES, and water to yield an aqueous mixture, removing water from the aqueous mixture to yield a solid mixture, and combining NaBH4 powder with the solid mixture to yield the composition. The composition may be used to detect metallic nanoparticles an aqueous solution by combining the composition with an aqueous solution to yield a test solution, and assessing a concentration of the metallic nanoparticles in the test solution based on absorbance of light by the test solution. The composition may be provided in an assay kit for sensing nanoparticles in aqueous media.
US11085898B2	Adjusting mechanism of eddy current sensor An adjustment structure for an electric eddy current sensor is provided in the present invention, which includes an electric eddy current fixing base, an electric eddy current base plate, a spring buffer mechanism, a rotation adjustment mechanism and an electric eddy current mechanism. The rotation adjustment mechanism is disposed on the electric eddy current fixing base, the electric eddy current mechanism is disposed on the rotation adjustment mechanism, the electric eddy current base plate is disposed on a bottom of the electric eddy current fixing base, and the spring buffer mechanism is disposed on a bottom of the electric eddy current base plate. With provision of the rotation adjustment structure, the control system on the inspection robot drives the adjustment motor to start working, thereby driving the reducer to start working. The output torque of the active adjustment shaft is increased through the action of the reducer.
US11085897B2	Microchip electrophoresis apparatus It is an object to repeatedly use a microchip without complicating the structure of the microchip, as well as not impairing cost and operability. A seal-attached member 26 is disposed facing a microchip 5 held by a chip holding unit 7, and has through holes 64-3 and 64-4 provided at positions corresponding to reservoirs 53-3 and 53-4, respectively, and elastic members 67 that are pressed against the microchip 5 so as to maintain airtightness between the through holes 64-3 and 64-4 and the corresponding reservoirs 53-3 and 53-4. When the inside of a flow path 55 of the microchip 5 is cleaned, a dispensing probe 8 is inserted into the through hole 64-4 while airtightness between the through hole 64-4 and the dispensing probe 8 is maintained. Then, a suction nozzle 22-3 is inserted into the through hole 64-3. In this state, the dispensing probe 8 discharges a cleaning liquid to cause the cleaning liquid to flow from the reservoir 53-4 under the pressurizing port through hole 64-4 into the flow path 55, and the suction nozzle 22-3 sucks the cleaning liquid discharged from the flow path 55 to the reservoir 53-3.
US11085889B2	Protection device for an area detector A protection device (100) and a method for protecting an area detector (200) against collision with an object (10). The protection device (100) is designed to be mountable on the area detector (200) and includes a mounting frame (120) configured to be mounted on the area detector (200) to be protected, wherein the mounting frame (120) is designed to at least partially cover a perimeter rim surface of the area detector (200) to be protected; a first sensor unit arranged on the mounting frame (120) and a light curtain (147, 148) configured to detect and signal a potential collision of the object (10) is provided at an inner area of the area detector (200) surrounded by the mounting frame. A second sensor unit is arranged on the mounting frame (120) and included at least one sensor configured to detect and signal a potential collision of the object (10) at a perimeter rim area of the area detector (200). Further provided is an X-ray detector system and X-ray analysis system including the protection device (100).
US11085886B2	Method to radiographically determine geometrical parameters and/or substance state of an object under study The present invention relates to a method to determine geometrical parameters of an object under study by radiography, the object can be described geometrically, wherein intercepts that go through the material of the object under study can be determined from a projection of the object—e.g. a tube—imaged by an X- or gamma-radiation source if exposition data of the radiographic image are available. These intercepts that go through the material of the object—i.e. the intercept curves—allow that the object under study—e.g. the tube—have a dimension that is larger than the dimension of the device (film/detector) used to take the radiographic image. During the course of said method, the source of radiation, the object under study and the device (film/detector) used to take the radiographic image are in a fixed position.
US11085881B2	Surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate, element for detecting molecule including the same, and method for manufacturing the same A surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate includes a floating-type first metal nanoparticle; a support body for supporting the first metal nanoparticle; and a second metal film which forms a nano gap with the first metal nanoparticle and is surrounding the circumference of the first metal nanoparticle, wherein a first metal of the first metal nanoparticle and a second metal of the second metal film, respectively, can be a metal generating surface plasmons thereon.
US11085875B2	High speed imaging system for measuring target object within sample The present invention relates to a high-speed imaging system for measuring a target object within a sample, comprising: a light source emitting a plane wave; an angle-adjustment mirror adjusting an angle of the plane wave emitted from the light source; an optical interferometer dividing the plane wave whose angle was adjusted by the angle-adjustment mirror into a reference wave and a sample wave and forming an interference wave between the reference wave reflected from a reference mirror and the sample wave reflected from the target object; a camera module obtaining the interference wave, and an imaging controller controlling the angle-adjustment mirror to adjust the angle of the plane wave sequentially, forming a time-gated reflection matrix by using the interference waves obtained by the camera module in accordance with each angle of the plane wave, and imaging the target object based on the time-gated reflection matrix.
US11085873B2	Spectrometer having a discharge lamp with a plurality of beam paths The present invention relates a spectrometer (1) having a lamp (2) that extends in substantially tubular fashion for the purposes of forming a light emission zone (3) that extends in the direction of the tubular extent and between two points to the end of emitting a first light beam (L1) and a second light beam (L2) that have the same origin on the light emission zone (3), a sample container (6) that is arranged in the beam path of the first light beam (L1) for receiving a sample to be measured, a first detection apparatus (D1) that is arranged in the direction of the first light beam (L1) for quantitative and/or qualitative determination of the sample to be measured in the sample container (6) on the basis of an interaction between the sample to be measured and the first light beam (L1), and a second detection apparatus (D2) that is arranged in the direction of the second light beam (L2) for the purposes of referencing the quantitative and/are qualitative determination, on the basis of the second light beam (L2), of the sample to be measured. The invention further relates to a spectrometer (1′) having a lamp (2) that extends in substantially tubular fashion for the purposes of emitting at least two light beams (L1, L3), respectively one sample container (6, 16) arranged in the beam path of each light beam (L1, L3) for the purposes of receiving a sample to be measured, and a detection apparatus (D1, D3) that is arranged in the direction of each light beam (L1, L3) for the purposes of quantitative and/or qualitative determination of the sample to be measured in the respective sample container (6, 16) on the basis of an interaction between the sample to be measured and the respective light beam (L1, L3).
US11085870B2	Non-classical imaging Intensity values of electromagnetic radiation from an object to be imaged are received from an array of detectors. The array of detectors includes one or more pairs of detectors arranged as antisymmetric pairs of detectors. A Fourier transform of an image of the object is determined by correlating fluctuations of the intensity values for each antisymmetric pair of detectors. An inverse of the Fourier transform is determined, and an image of the object is generated from the inverse Fourier transform. The Fourier transform of the mean intensity pattern across the array of detectors may also be used to determine when the array is properly oriented to separate the image and mirror image.
US11085858B1	True triaxial tester with adjustable loading stiffness and test method The present disclosure provides a true triaxial tester with adjustable loading stiffness and a test method, relating to the technical field of rock mechanics. The tester includes a first principal stress variable stiffness loading apparatus, a second principal stress variable stiffness loading apparatus, a third principal stress loading apparatus, a monitoring system, and a control system. The monitoring system includes a stiffness sensor, a pressure sensor, and a displacement sensor. Loading stiffness in a first principal stress direction and a second principal stress direction is adjustable. The tester has the following advantages: it has fixed loading stiffness, can complete stiffness loading of one side being free and five sides being variable, and is easy to operate.
US11085854B2	Non-water-cooled high temperature aerosol quantitative dilution sampling probe A non-water-cooled high temperature aerosol quantitative dilution sampling probe includes a dilution gas tube, a gas mixing tube, a sampling nozzle and a three-way shunt tube, in which the dilution gas tube is used for introducing a dilution gas, and forms, together with a gas mixing tube coaxially fitted therein, an annular passage for transporting the dilution gas; and the sampling nozzle is composed of an injection hole, an outer nozzle and an inner nozzle, and an annular gas flow gap formed between the inner nozzle and the gas mixing tube accelerates the flow of the dilution gas, and forms a negative pressure around the inner nozzle, thereby achieving the purpose of sucking the sample gas by the outer nozzle and mixing it with the dilution gas.
US11085838B2	Force/torque sensor having serpentine or coiled deformable beams and overload beams A force/torque sensor includes a plurality of serpentine or spiral deformable beams connecting a TAP and MAP. These classes of shapes increase the overall length of the deformable beams, which reduces their stiffness. In addition to the deformable beams is a plurality of straight overload beams, each connected at a first end to one of the TAP and MAP, and separated from the other of the TAP and MAP at the second end by an overload gap of a predetermined width. Over a first range of forces and torques, strain gages on the deformable beams transduce compressive and tensile strains into electrical signals, which are processed to resolve the forces and torques. Over a second range of forces and torques greater than the first range, the overload beams close the overload gap, establishing rigid contact to both the TAP and MAP. The stiffness of the sensor in the second range of forces and torques is greater than over the first range.
US11085836B2	Force sensor that detects at least one of a force in each axial direction and a moment around each axis in an XYZ three-dimensional coordinate system A force sensor according to the present invention includes: an annular deformable body arranged to surround an origin O when viewed in the Z-axis direction and configured to generate elastic deformation by application of one of a force and a moment; and a detection circuit that outputs an electric signal indicating one of the applied force and the moment on the basis of the elastic deformation generated in the deformable body. The deformable body includes: two fixed portions fixed with respect to the XYZ three-dimensional coordinate system; two force receiving portions positioned alternately with the fixed portions in a circumferential direction of the deformable body and configured to receive application of one of the force and the moment; and four deformable portions positioned between the fixed portion and the force receiving portion adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction of the deformable body, and each of the deformable portions includes a curved portion protruding in the Z-axis direction, and the detection circuit outputs the electric signal on the basis of elastic deformation generated in the curved portion.
US11085833B2	Temperature sensor ink composition with metal oxide nanoparticles A temperature sensitive ink composition including a metal oxide nanoparticle; a binder; a solvent; an optional dispersant; and an optional surfactant; wherein the ink composition is a thermistor ink that exhibits a change in resistance which is dependent on temperature. A process for preparing the ink composition. A process including depositing the ink composition onto a substrate to form deposited features; and optionally, heating the deposited features on the substrate to form temperature sensitive features on the substrate, wherein depositing can include ink jet printing or aerosol jet printing.
US11085832B2	Mitigation of fluid ingress via convection venting on electronic devices A fluid protection cover for an electronic device includes a cowl configured to fit at least partially over an electronic device enclosure and shield a convection vent opening in the electronic device enclosure against fluid ingress, an opening located underneath the cowl and configured to permit the passage of air from an interior region of the electronic device enclosure to the ambient air, and a primary louver located underneath the cowl. The primary louver includes an inclined surface configured to direct fluid away from the opening. The fluid protection cover further includes a first end cap and a second end cap. Each end cap is configured to fit at least partially over an exterior face of the electronic device enclosure and join the cowl to the primary louver.
US11085827B2	Measurement system and communication processing method in measurement system Measurement system includes a first device communicably connected to a second device. The first device includes an acquisition unit, a storage unit, and a first calculation unit. The acquisition unit acquires measurement data relating to a physical quantity of a characteristic of an object. The storage unit stores the measurement data. The first calculation unit calculates, from the measurement data, a first value relating to a specific index for the characteristic of the object. The first device transmits the measurement data and data indicating the first value to the second device. The second device includes a second calculation unit, and a comparison unit. The second device receives the measurement data and the first value transmitted from the first device, and calculates a second value relating to the specific index from the measurement data. The comparison unit compares the first value with the second value.
US11085826B2	Fourier domain dynamic correction method for complex optical fringes in laser spectrometers A method is provided for Fourier domain dynamic correction of optical fringes in a laser spectrometer. The method includes Fourier transforming a background spectrum contaminated with the optical fringes to obtain baseline fringes in a frequency domain. The method includes partitioning the baseline fringes in the frequency domain to obtain partitioned baseline fringes. The method includes reconstructing the partitioned baseline fringes as separate spectra. The method includes constructing a fitting model to approximate the background spectrum by assigning a first and a second free parameter to each of partitioned baseline fringe components to respectively allow for drift and amplitude adjustments during a fitting of the fitting model. The method includes applying the fitting model to a newly acquired spectrum to provide an interpretation of the newly acquired spectrum having a reduced influence of spectral contamination on concentration retrieval.
US11085822B2	Spectral analysis system for capturing a spectrum Spectral analysis system for capturing a spectrum including an inlet opening, a dispersive optical element and reflecting imaging optics having at least one optical functional element defining an optical path from the inlet opening across the dispersive optical element onto an outlet opening and/or detector area of the spectral analysis system and a carrier member defining a flat optical path volume with at least one lateral opening. The dispersive optical element is configured, e.g. in a stationary manner. At least one of the inlet opening, the outlet opening and/or detector area, the at least one optical functional element and the dispersive optical element are integrated in at least one member. The at least one member is mounted on the carrier member at the at least one lateral opening, such that the optical path largely runs transversely to a thickness direction of the optical path volume.
US11085821B2	Spectrometer and spectral detection and analysis method using the same A spectrometer and a spectral detection and analysis method implemented by the spectrometer. The spectrometer includes an optical device and a detection device. The optical device includes at least one light filter, each of which including at least two light filtering units, so that the optical device can emit at least two kinds of monochromatic light. The detection device includes at least one detector, each of which comprising at least two detection units facing at least two light filtering units in the corresponding light filter in a one-to-one relationship. The monochromatic light emitted from the light filtering unit is emitted along the direction perpendicular to the direction of the light emitting surface.
US11085811B2	Device and method for weighing a product in a weighing section that includes a conveying device for transporting the product in a direction from a start position over the weighing section to a destination position and a control device configured to automatically stop the conveying device during its operation to achieve a stopped state and then to automatically operate the conveying device in a reverse movement direction until the product is no longer located in the weighing section The present invention relates to a weighing device (1), in particular price labelling device or checkweigher, having a scale for weighing a product in a weighing section (AW), having a conveying device (4) for transporting the product (3) along a conveying region (F) from a start position (Pstart) over the weighing section (AW) to a destination position (Pdestination). To simplify a calibration to compensate for a static-dynamic offset, the invention proposes that the weighing device (1) further has a control device (5) which is configured such that the conveying device (4) can be automatically stopped during its operation in a direction from the start position (Pstart) to the destination position (Pdestination) and then can be automatically operated in a direction from the destination position (Pdestination) to the start position (Pstart). Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method for weighing a product (3).
US11085810B2	Hydraulic mass-determining unit and a method for determining the mass of a load using the same A hydraulic mass-determining unit arranged for determining the mass of a load held by a hydraulic fluid system, the mass-determining unit is adapted to be connected to a hydraulic pump at a first fluid connection and a hydraulic actuator of a lifting device at a second fluid connection, the mass-determining unit comprises a first pipe arranged for connecting the first fluid connection and the second fluid connection, and at least one pressure sensor arranged to measure the pressure in the first pipe, wherein the mass-determining unit further comprises a flow regulator with a pressure compensator, where the flow regulator is serially connected to the first pipe to regulate the flow in the first pipe, and one of a pressure switch arranged for measuring the pressure difference over the flow regulator, and for sending a signal to the pressure sensor to measure the pressure in the first pipe when the pressure difference is above a preset value, or a magnetic field switch that comprises a magnet attached to the pressure compensator and a detecting unit arranged for detecting whether the magnet and the pressure compensator are in an initial position, and for sending a signal to the pressure sensor to measure the pressure in the first pipe when the detecting unit detects that the pressure compensator is not in the initial position, and a processor for based on the measured pressure in the first pipe by the pressure sensor calculating a mass of the load.
US11085807B2	Fill level measurement device with potential isolation in a waveguide A fill level measurement device includes a potential isolation in a waveguide assembly. The waveguide portion is connected to measurement electronics and inserted into a cylindrical recess in the potential isolation and is rotatable therein. A front region of the potential isolation consists of a tubular or conical region having a smaller inner diameter.
US11085805B2	System and method for identifying a fuel loss The measured volume of fuel in a storage tank of a vehicle is determined by positioning a sensor within a storage tank holding the fuel. A processor is also located on the vehicle for receiving data relative to the volume of the fuel in the storage tank, the mileage of the vehicle, and vehicle location, date, and time, for transmitting such data to a remote or centralized server (“RS”). The RS also receives fuel dispensed data from a fuel dispensing station (“FDS”), including location, date/time, and volume of fuel dispensed to the storage tank of the vehicle. The RS then compares the data received from the vehicle processor with the fuel dispensed data to determine whether there are any discrepancies between the dispensed volume of fuel purchased, as indicated in the FDS data, and the measured increase of volume of fuel in the vehicle at the time of dispensing from the FDS.
US11085803B2	Entrained fluid detection diagnostic A magnetic flowmeter includes at least one coil configured to generate a magnetic field within a process fluid flow. A pair of electrodes is configured to detect an electromotive force within the flowing process fluid in response to the magnetic field. Measurement circuitry is coupled to the pair of electrodes and is configured to provide an indication of the detected electromotive force. A processor is coupled to the measurement circuitry and configured to receive the indication of the detected electromotive force and determine a flow-related output based on the detected electromotive force. A diagnostics component is configured to analyze a number of successive parameters of the magnetic flowmeter in order to provide an indication of a detected entrained fluid.
US11085801B2	Physical quantity measuring apparatus A physical quantity measuring apparatus has: a plurality of physical quantity sensors of the same type, each of which detects a physical quantity at intervals of a predetermined length of time; a computing unit that calculates an output value according to physical quantities detected by the plurality of physical quantity sensors at each detection time; and a deciding unit that makes a predetermined decision according to an output value calculated about the immediately preceding detection time and to physical quantities detected by the plurality of physical quantity sensors at the current detection time. The computing unit calculates an output value at each detection time according to a decision result of the deciding unit.
US11085795B2	Rotary position sensor with plurality magnet arrangement A disclosed rotary position sensor may include a sensor housing defining an interior cavity. A first rotor may be positioned and rotatable within the interior cavity, the first rotor including a first magnet. Furthermore, the rotary position sensor may include a second rotor positioned and rotatable within the interior cavity, the second rotor including a second magnet. The first rotor and the second rotor may be individually rotatable.
US11085791B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for on-street parking localization A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for determining a location of on-street parking. The method includes receiving a plurality of individual probe points along a section of a roadway. Each individual probe point is associated with a location where each probe point was captured by one of one or more vehicles on the section of the roadway. The method also includes selecting one or more of the plurality of individual probe points based on a speed of the one or more vehicles associated with each probe point at a time the probe point was captured. The method further includes comparing the location of the selected probe points with a known roadway representation. Based on the comparison, the method also includes determining one or more groupings of a plurality of potential parking spaces along the section of the roadway. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are provided.
US11085783B2	Supplementing learning data to determine most probable path A method, computer system, and a computer program product for supplementing learning data to determine a Most Probable Path (MPP) for a user driver is provided. The present invention may include determining a change associated with a set of map data. The present invention may then include extracting a set of trajectory data in response to the determined change associated with the set of map data. The present invention may also include performing a rerouting calculation for the extracted set of trajectory data, wherein the performed rerouting calculation generates a rerouting result, wherein the generated rerouting result is added to a set of learning data in a learning data database. The present invention may further include adding one or more trajectory patterns to the learning data based on an increase frequency after the determined change associated with the set of map data.
US11085781B2	System and method for scheduling multiple modes of transport with incomplete information Systems and methods for scheduling early riders (ERs) and late riders (LRs) to vehicles in a multi-modal transportation network (MTN). Stored instructions, when executed, cause a processor to perform acts of forecasting a finite set of scenarios, each scenario having a possible set of forecast LRs (FLRs) itinerary requests. Iteratively, generate ER groups and FLR groups for each scenario, based on a desired time of arrival at a destination. Assign a commuter vehicle (CV) for each ER and FLR group in each scenario. Iteratively, determine for each ER and FLR group a start time and an arrival time at the destination in the corresponding CV, for which, the ER and FLR group are assigned. The iterations continue until a joint schedule for the ERs and the FLRs form each scenario that minimizes an objective function. Formulate assignment information, and transmit the assignment information to the ERs and the assigned CVs.
US11085779B2	Autonomous vehicle route planning A method for route planning for an autonomous vehicle includes determining whether a route to a destination includes a stall factor and determining whether the autonomous vehicle will be occupied during the route. The method also includes determining an alternate route based on the determined stall factor when the autonomous vehicle will be unoccupied. The method still further includes controlling the autonomous vehicle to drive on the alternate route when the alternate route does not include a stall factor.
US11085777B2	Generating digital event sequences utilizing a dynamic user preference interface to modify recommendation model reward functions The present disclosure relates to generating and modifying recommended event sequences utilizing a dynamic user preference interface. For example, in one or more embodiments, the system generates a recommended event sequence using a recommendation model trained based on a plurality of historical event sequences. The system then provides, for display via a client device, the recommendation, a plurality of interactive elements for entry of user preferences, and a visual representation of historical event sequences. Upon detecting input of user preferences, the system can modify a reward function of the recommendation model and provide a modified recommended event sequence together with the plurality of interactive elements. In one or more embodiments, as a user enters user preferences, the system additionally modifies the visual representation to display subsets of the plurality of historical event sequences corresponding to the preferences.
US11085775B2	Methods and systems for generating and using localisation reference data Methods and systems for classifying data points of a point cloud indicative of the environment around a vehicle by using features of a digital map relating to a deemed current position of the vehicle. Such methods and systems can be used to detect road actors, such as other vehicles, around a vehicle capable of sensing its environment as a point cloud; preferably used by highly and fully automated driving applications.
US11085767B2	Three-axis MEMS gyroscope A three-axis micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) gyroscope includes a central anchor, a first subsidiary proof mass, a first decoupling structure, a second subsidiary proof mass and a third subsidiary proof mass arranged in order from the inside out. When the first subsidiary proof mass resonates in a driving mode around a third direction, the first subsidiary proof mass approximately moves along the first direction. When the first subsidiary proof mass is subjected to an angular velocity around a second direction, a Coriolis force is generated along the third direction, and the first subsidiary proof mass produces a displacement around the first direction under the effect of the Coriolis force. The axis of the first decoupling structure is also in the first direction.
US11085766B2	Micromachined multi-axis gyroscopes with reduced stress sensitivity In a general aspect, a micromachined gyroscope can include a substrate and a static mass suspended in an x-y plane over the substrate by a plurality of anchors attached to the substrate. The static mass can be attached to the anchors by anchor suspension flexures. The micromachined gyroscope can include a dynamic mass surrounding the static mass and suspended from the static mass by one or more gyroscope suspension flexures.
US11085758B2	Method and system for determining whether an event has occurred from dynamic strain measurements Methods, systems, and techniques for determining whether an event has occurred from dynamic strain measurements involve determining, using a processor, at least one event parameter from a signal representing the dynamic strain measurements, and then having the processor use the at least one event parameter to determine whether the event has occurred. The at least one event parameter is any one or more of a measure of magnitude of the signal, frequency centroid of the signal, filtered baseline of the signal, harmonic power of the signal, and time-integrated spectrum flux of the signal.
US11085757B2	Apparatus and method for realizing a precision measuring device Apparatus (A) for realizing a measuring device (D) includes workbench means (1) and a bearing structure (2) for at least a sliding operative head (4) with respect to said workbench means (1) on guide means (3) carried by said structure (2); said workbench means (1) having at least a flat surface (1a) on which a natural granite element (R) can be placed; on said element (R) a graduated glass plate (L) is being partially overlapped and firmly coupled and fixed to form the said measuring device (D).
US11085753B2	System and method for use in remote sensing A system for use in monitoring parameters of an object includes an illumination unit configured for providing coherent illumination of a predetermined wavelength range and for directing the coherent illumination onto an inspection region of the object, and a collection unit comprising a lens arrangement and a detector array and configured for collecting light returning from the inspection region and for generating one or more image data pieces associated with speckle patterns generated at an intermediate plane between the inspection region and the detector array. The detector array is configured as a rolling shutter type detector unit and the collection unit comprises at least one light splitting element configured for splitting collected light to thereby form a plurality of image replications corresponding to the speckle patterns on the detector array.
US11085731B2	Rifle sling The present invention is a rifle sling for use with a rifle having butt and barrel portions. The rifle sling comprises a one-piece leather strap comprising a central longitudinal axis, a fixed end portion, and a sliding end portion. The sliding end portion comprises a slit that is parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the strap. The sliding end portion being folded to form first and twisted second loops with the first loop passing thru the second loop to form a sliding knot. The fixed end portion comprises first and second slits parallel to the central longitudinal axis and aligned with each other. The fixed end portion being folded to form a loop that is passed thru the first and second slits to form a fixed knot. Unlike conventional rifle slings, the rifle sling of the present invention does not employ any hardware.
US11085730B2	Bow stand with fully adjustable stabilizing capability The disclosed technology is directed to a stabilizing bow stand for use with a bow having a bow riser, wherein the stabilizing bow stand may be secured either to the bow riser or to an end of a stabilizer affixed to the bow riser. The stabilizing bow stand of the disclosed technology includes a mounting bracket having a support element and one or more legs independently and pivotally affixed at a proximal end of the leg(s) to the mounting bracket. The support element has a mounting hole to receive fastening means to facilitate mounting of the bracket to the bow or to the end of the stabilizer mounted on the bow.
US11085719B2	Adjustable force replaceable slide notch system A replaceable slide notch system for a firearm that includes a replaceable slide notch component dimensioned to fit within a corresponding cavity of a slide. The replaceable slide notch component includes a slide lock notch surface that locks the slide when the firearm's ammunition is exhausted. A second replaceable slide notch component has a second slide lock notch surface that locks the slide at a further rearward position than that of the first slide notch component, thus providing greater chambering/operating force when the slide is released.
US11085716B2	Magazine sleeve A magazine sleeve, including: a fixing member, which is a sleeve case having a U-shaped cavity, and a notch of the adjusting member is arranged at the opening of the sleeve case, and an adjusting slide is disposed at the notch of the adjusting member and perpendicular to a back plate of the notch of the adjusting member, and a through hole is provided with a connecting rod on the back plate; the adjusting member, is a U-shaped slot buckle plate which is located at the notch of the adjusting member. An elastic slide of the U-shaped slot buckle plate matches with the adjusting slide of the back plate, and an adjusting receiving cavity of the magazine is formed when the U-shaped slot buckle plate cooperates with the back plate.
US11085714B2	Automatic firearm housing apparatus and related methods Example apparatus and method are disclosed for a unitary firearm housing for an automatic firearm, comprising a barrel receptacle configured as an internal component of the unitary firearm housing.
US11085713B2	Heat exchanger There is provided a fuel tank inerting system for an aircraft. The system comprises: a catalytic heat exchanger comprising a first flow path and a second flow path for heat exchange with the first flow path, wherein the first flow path comprises a plurality of core flow paths each fluidly isolated from one another within the catalytic heat exchanger and each arranged to exchange heat with the second flow path; and a control valve arranged upstream of the first flow path of the catalytic heat exchanger and arranged to selectively control a flow to each of the core flow paths.
US11085707B2	Internal heat exchanger double-tube structure of air conditioning system having alternative refrigerant applied thereto The present invention relates to an internal heat exchanger double-tube structure of an air conditioning system having an alternative refrigerant applied thereto for heat exchange between a low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant discharged from an evaporator and a high-temperature high-pressure refrigerant discharged from an condenser, the double-tube structure including: an inner pipe having a channel through which the low-temperature low-pressure refrigerant discharged from the evaporator flows; and an outer pipe surrounding the inner pipe and having a channel through which high-temperature high-pressure refrigerant flows, wherein the inner pipe has a spiral groove forming a channel on an outer side thereof, and the spiral groove is a recessed groove for generating a vortex that increase a channel volume where high-temperature high-pressure liquid flows inward and reduces a vortex of flowing fluid.
US11085703B2	Heatsink The present disclosure is to provide a heatsink that can improve heat radiation performance of a heat radiating fin while preventing dry-out of a heat receiving portion and that can equalize a heat input in the heat receiving portion in an environment in which an installation space of the heatsink is limited even when a forbidden region exists in the installation space. A heatsink including: a heat transport member having a heat receiving portion thermally connected to a heating element; and a heat radiating fin group which is connected to a heat radiating portion of the heat transport member and in which a plurality of heat radiating fins is arranged, wherein the heat transport member has an integral internal space that communicates from the heat receiving portion to the heat radiating portion and that is filled with a working fluid, a wick structure extended from the heat receiving portion to the heat radiating portion is housed in the internal space of the heat transport member, and the heat transport member has a heat radiating-side step portion, in which a step is provided in a direction that is not a direction parallel to a heat transport direction of the heat transport member, between a heat insulating portion placed between the heat receiving portion and the heat radiating portion and the heat radiating portion, the heat radiating portion being placed on a side of an installation surface of the heatsink compared to the heat insulating portion.
US11085695B2	Treatment plant and method for treating workpieces A treatment plant and method for treating workpieces, in particular for coating and/or drying vehicle bodies, having a treatment device with a housing in which a treatment space is accommodated. A conveyor system having a multitude of transport trolleys for conveying workpieces through the treatment space, wherein each transport trolley has a chassis and a fastening device for at least one workpiece, which are coupled together by means of a connecting device. Outside the treatment space, there is a guiding area with a travel space for the chassis. The travel space is connected to the treatment space via a connecting passage such that the chassis of a transport trolley can move in the travel space and at the same time the fastening device is entrained in the treatment space and the connecting device extends through the connecting passage. The travel space is defined by a travel space housing and a gas device is present to feed a throughflow gas, in particular air, to the travel space. At least a major part of the throughflow gas can again be discharged from the travel space as exhaust gas, without this throughflow gas reaching the treatment space through the connecting passage.
US11085693B2	Method for controlling operation of refrigerator through mechanical rotary knob The present invention discloses an air volume adjustment device for a refrigerator. The air volume adjustment device comprises: a fan capable of introducing cold air from an evaporator into the first air inlet cavity and the second air inlet cavity; a baffle arranged between a first air inlet cavity of a first compartment and a second air inlet cavity of a second compartment, which is capable of moving among a plurality of positions to adjust the volume of air entering the first air inlet cavity and the second air inlet cavity; and an operating knob and a potentiometer which are connected to the front side and the rear side of the baffle, respectively. The operating knob is capable of operably driving the baffle to move. The potentiometer transfers an electrical signal corresponding to a position of the baffle to the controller for controlling the fan or the compressor.
US11085692B2	Magnetic gasket and cooling apparatus The cooling apparatus includes: a thermal insulation box; a door; and a magnetic gasket, the magnetic gasket having: a magnet; a magnet retaining part; and a heat insulation sheet being provided between the magnet and the magnet retaining part and being provided, in a closed state in which the opening is closed by the door, on a side portion on a side of the door on a peripheral surface of the magnet and on a side portion facing an inner side in a width direction in the closed state on the peripheral surface of the magnet.
US11085682B2	One method to mitigate vibration and sound level in heat pump chiller with evi function A heat pump system and a control method thereof. The heat pump system includes: a major heat exchange loop (100), including at least one compressor (110), a flow-path switching valve (120), a condenser (130), a first throttling element (140), an economizer (150), and an evaporator (160) that are connected sequentially to form a loop; and an air supply branch (200), which is connected from a flow path between the first throttling element and the economizer to an air supply inlet of the compressor, the air supply branch being provided with a switch valve (231) for preventing a gas-phase refrigerant from flowing back; where a pressure balance branch (300) is further included, which is connected from the air supply branch at the upstream of the switch valve to a low-pressure gas-phase refrigerant side of the major heat exchange loop.
US11085680B2	Lubricant blends to reduce refrigerant solubility Compositions, methods, systems, and applications herein are directed to lubricant blends that balance solubility and viscosity of a refrigerant, where in some cases the lubricant blends herein help reduce solubility of a refrigerant. A lubricant blend includes a mixture of two or more different types of lubricants to reduce refrigerant solubility.
US11085679B2	Low charge detection system for cooling systems Systems and methods that detect a loss of charge associated with a climate controlled environment are described in the present disclosure. In various embodiments, a controller receives operating condition parameters associated with a climate-controlled environment. The controller determines whether a compressor is operating in a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation. The controller applies a first model to the operating condition parameters when the compressor is operating in the first mode of operation to represent a loss of charge associated with the climate-controlled environment and applies a second model to the operating condition parameters when the compressor is operating in the second mode of operation to represent the loss of charge associated with the climate-controlled environment.
US11085675B2	Hybrid heat pump system A system and a method for a hybrid heat pump system including first compression means operable to form a refrigerant in vapor form and increases the pressure of the refrigerant vapor; condensing means arranged to receive the pressurized vapor and condenses the vapor under pressure to a liquid; pressure reduction means through which the liquid refrigerant leaving the condensing means passes to reduce the pressure of the liquid to form a mixture of liquid and vapor refrigerant; evaporator means arranged to receive the mixture of liquid and vapor refrigerant that passes through the pressure reduction means to evaporate the remaining liquid to form first and second portions of refrigerant vapor; second compression means including two, first and second inlet ports and an outlet port and operable to: receive at least a portion of the refrigerant vapor from the evaporator means, the pressurized vapor from the first compression means, and the vapor refrigerant from the condensing means through the first and second inlet ports respectively; increase the pressure thereof; and pass the pressurized vapor to the condensing means through the outlet port; and a conduit operable to pass a portion of the refrigerant vapor leaving the first compression means to the second compression means.
US11085674B1	Electrocaloric-based cooling system An electrocaloric-based cooling system includes a solid electrolyte, which includes a silver conducting electrolyte sandwiched between a first electrode and a second electrode. The solid electrolyte when biased shows an electrocaloric effect.
US11085670B2	Method and apparatus for installing geothermal heat exchanger A borehole is bored to a borehole target depth in a site and a geothermal heat exchanger is inserted into and then secured in the borehole at the desired depth. Once the heat exchanger has been secured in the borehole, the heat exchanger has a closed distal end and an open proximal end and has at least one fluid path between the closed distal end and the open proximal end, with installation fluid disposed in the fluid path(s). After securing the heat exchanger in the borehole and before excavation of a portion of the site immediately surrounding the borehole, the heat exchanger is temporarily sealed by installing, through the open proximal end, at least one respective internal seal in each fluid path. For each fluid path, the internal seal(s) will be disposed below a respective notional subgrade depth and excavation of the site immediately surrounding the borehole can proceed.
US11085669B2	Optics and structure for space applications A transportation network for providing propellant in space can include optical mining vehicles that concentrate solar energy to spall captured asteroids, capture released volatiles, and store them in reservoirs as propellants. The network can also have orbital transfer vehicles that use solar thermal rocket modules that focus solar energy on heat exchangers to force propellant through nozzles, as well as separable aeromaneuvering tanker modules with reusable heatshields and storage tanks. The network can have propellant depots positioned between Earth and a transport destination. The depots can mechanically couple to accept propellant delivery and to supply it to visiting space vehicles.
US11085665B2	Remote sensor for smart thermostat A building control system includes a sensor unit, a space controller, and a controlled device. The space controller is configured to operate one or more controlled devices to affect one or more environmental conditions of a first space of a building. The sensor unit is communicably coupled to the space controller and is configured to be disposed in the first space. The sensor unit includes one or more sensors. The sensor unit is configured to determine an environmental condition of the first space based on sensor data from the sensor and configured to provide at least some of the sensor data to the space controller. The controlled device is communicably coupled to the sensor unit and is operable to affect the environmental condition of the first space. The sensor unit is configured to control the controlled device independently from the space controller.
US11085661B2	Fluid injection control system and fluid circulation system A fluid injection control system, a fluid injection control method and a fluid circulation system including the fluid injection control system are provided. The fluid injection control system includes an injection valve, control apparatus and energy storage apparatus. The injection valve is arranged in a path along which a fluid flows into a device; the energy storage apparatus is configured to supply, in response to the control apparatus being powered off, power to the control apparatus so as to maintain an operation of the control apparatus.
US11085641B2	Plug resistant effusion holes for gas turbine engine A combustor for a gas turbine engine includes a first liner having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a wall having a thickness defined between the first surface and the second surface. The first liner defines a plurality of effusion cooling holes, and at least one of the effusion cooling holes includes an inlet section spaced apart from the first surface, and a converging section downstream of the inlet section. The inlet section and the converging section are each defined so as to be outside of the thickness. The at least one of the effusion cooling holes includes a metering section downstream of the converging section and a portion of the metering section is defined within the thickness. The at least one of the effusion cooling holes includes an outlet section downstream of the metering section. The outlet section is proximate to the second surface.
US11085631B1	Wood pellet burner unit with sliding floor hopper Embodiments include a wood pellet burner unit with a sliding floor hopper. The wood pellet burner unit includes a wood pellet fire pit, a wood pellet kettle burner, a wood pellet barbeque burner, and/or a wood pellet smoker, or the like. The sliding floor hopper includes an upper loading section having an opening therein that receives wood pellets, and a staging section coupled to the upper loading section and stages the wood pellets received from the upper loading section. A sliding floor is disposed atop a staging surface of the staging section and through a slit in the staging section. The sliding floor oscillates between a forward position and a back position. The sliding floor oscillates between a forward position and a back position to automatically and periodically feed the wood pellets to a lower region of the wood pellet burner unit on a continuous basis.
US11085628B1	Modular heat dissipation structure and LED lighting device Disclosed are a modular heat dissipation structure and an LED lighting device. The modular heat dissipation structure includes a power box configured to accommodate and dissipate a power supply; and a heat sink configured to dissipate a light source; where the heat sink includes a first overlap portion, the power box includes a second overlap portion, the first overlap portion is provided on a side of the heat sink opposite to the second overlap portion and is provided corresponding to the second overlap portion, and the first overlap portion is overlapped above the second overlap portion. The LED lighting device includes the above-mentioned modular heat dissipation structure.
US11085625B2	LED lamp An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell, wherein the heat sink comprises fins and a base; a power source disposed in the lamp shell; a light board connected to the base of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; and a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working; wherein the first heat dissipating channel comprises a first end on the light board to allow air flowing from outside of the LED lamp into the first chamber, and a second end on the upper portion of the lamp shell to allow air flowing from inside of the first chamber out of the LED lamp.
US11085618B2	Vehicle lamp having a heatsink A vehicle lamp includes a light source; a power supply configured to supply power to the light source; a heat sink configured to dissipate heat from the light source; and a light controller configured to control light from the light source. The heat sink has a configuration in which a plate is bent so as to have a first portion and a second portion that is bent at a predetermined angle with respect to the first portion, the light source is arranged on the first portion, and the second portion includes an insertion portion through which the power supply connected to the light source is inserted.
US11085608B2	Lighting device A lighting device includes: a circuit board; a first light emitting diode array and a second light emitting diode array; and a driving circuit. The first light emitting diode array and the second light emitting diode array are mounted on the circuit board so as to generate light, the first light emitting diode array is disposed on the circuit board, and the second light emitting diode array is disposed on the circuit board apart from the first light emitting diode array. The driving circuit is mounted on the circuit board so as to generate an electrical signal for driving the first light emitting diode array and the second light emitting diode array, and the driving circuit is disposed between the first light emitting diode array and the second light emitting diode array.
US11085607B2	LED light has moving image or-and patterns projection The AC power source LED light device has moving image including LED light or LED Bulb has the moving project image by (1) LEDs on time difference period, or (2) magnetic field force to making moving, or (3) motor or movement to make move or changing of (A) the image-carrier which has preferred film/opening/printed piece/textures lens/treated lens/variable thickness lens/marked lens/sild/film/window with arts, or (B) project-lens, or (C) LED(s); to move or change position, or location. All big images or lighted patterns or lighted arts created from LED(s) emit light beam through image-carrier then through the project lens which at least has refractive function to make the lighted tiny image or patterns on image-carrier to passing though refraction properties project-len(s) to get the bigger size or colorful or steady or moving bigger size image or-and patterns for wider viewing angle to viewer on building, house, fence, wall outdoor or ceiling, walls, floor for indoors application. The said moving image effect created by make the said any combination of 3 basic of project-assembly fit into or built-into or install to all kind of different LED light housing for outdoor application said LED light image or lighted patterns has moving, shaking, spin, rotating, vibration to get the desired moving or-and changing effect(s).
US11085605B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus includes light emitting elements having an emission peak wavelength of 400 to 510 nm, a first phosphor having an emission peak wavelength of 485 to 700 nm, a second phosphor having an emission peak wavelength of 510 to 590 nm, a third phosphor having an emission peak wavelength of 600 to 700 nm, and a color filter having transmittance for light with a wavelength of 600 to 730 nm that is 80% or more and transmittance for light with a wavelength of 410 to 480 nm that is 3% or more and 50% or less. The color filter transmits a part of light emitted from the first phosphor, at least a part of light emitted from the second phosphor, and at least a part of light emitted from the third phosphor. Light transmitted through the color filter is emitted to the outside.
US11085604B2	Holder for vehicle signaling light A holder for a vehicle signaling light and a vehicle signaling light assembly are described. A holder for a vehicle signaling light includes a carrier rail with a hollow section. The carrier rail is coupled with at least two guiding structures. The guiding structures are arranged to guide a flexible light distribution fiber within the hollow section.
US11085599B2	Overhead light fixtures and methods An overhead light fixture includes a driver assembly and a light-emitting assembly. The driver assembly includes a driver and a housing. The light-emitting assembly is operably connected to the driver and configured for downward emission of light from a light source of the light-emitting assembly. The light-emitting assembly is detachably secured to the driver assembly. The light fixture is configured to be mounted to a canopy sheet of an overhead canopy, with the driver assembly disposed above the canopy sheet and the light-emitting assembly disposed below the canopy sheet. The driver assembly is optionally configured so that, when the light-emitting assembly is detached from the driver assembly, the driver is removable downwardly through the base portion. A bezel is optionally disposed around a lens of the light-emitting assembly, for aesthetic reasons and/or for controlling a degree of lateral emission of light from the light fixture.
US11085597B2	Recessed lighting systems A lighting assembly includes a light source module including at least one LED, an AC to DC converter to receive an AC voltage and supply regulated electrical energy to power the light source module, a lens, and a heat-sinking unified casting. The casting includes a closed rear wall and a sidewall that defines a casting cavity containing the at least one LED. The closed rear wall and the sidewall are formed of a heat conductive material to dissipate heat generated by the light source module, and the sidewall has at least one exterior width dimension of less than 3½ inches. The assembly also includes a front end face coupled to the sidewall, and a twist-and-lock mechanism comprising multiple flanges that extend radially outward from a perimeter of the front end face, and/or at least one groove and/or at least one slot to form a twist-and-lock friction connection with a trim.
US11085591B2	LED light bulb with curved filament An LED light bulb includes a bulb shell, a bulb base, two conductive supports, a stem, and an LED filament. The bulb base is connected with the bulb shell. The two conductive supports are disposed in the bulb shell. The stem extends from the bulb base to inside of the bulb shell. The LED filament includes a plurality of LED chips and two conductive electrodes. The LED chips are arranged in an array along an elongated direction of the LED filament. The two conductive electrodes are respectively disposed at two ends of the LED filament and connected to the LED chips. The two conductive electrodes are respectively connected to the two conductive supports. The LED filament is curled to satisfy symmetry characteristics.
US11085588B2	Cassette with a sensor for determining the difference between a first and a second fluid stream The invention relates to the balancing of fluid streams in a dialysis system. In particular the invention relates to a cassette for conveying a first and a second fluid stream in a dialysis system, wherein the first and the second fluid streams can be medical fluid streams such as for example dialysate streams or blood streams, wherein the cassette has a sensor as a device for balancing the first and the second fluid stream, and wherein the sensor has a first channel for the first fluid stream and a second channel for the second fluid stream. The invention further relates to a dialysis system, which is configured to accommodate at least one cassette which is configured as described above. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an arrangement by which two channels for the first and the second fluid streams are formed. In addition, the invention relates to a method for construction of the two channels or the arrangement.
US11085587B2	Pressurised gas cylinder A pressurized gas cylinder having a bottle neck, a valve arranged in the bottle neck for extraction of a stored compressed gas from the pressurized gas cylinder, a filter for filtering contaminants from the compressed gas, and a support sleeve for supporting the bottle neck and to which the filter is attached radially inwardly thereon.
US11085584B2	High-pressure composite container having gastight nozzle structure A high-pressure composite container having a gastight nozzle structure includes a metal nozzle formed at a side of an inlet of a plastic liner layer that defines an inner layer of the high-pressure composite container; a nozzle insert which is inserted into and attached to the metal nozzle in a direction from an inner side of the plastic liner layer to an outer side of the plastic liner layer; and a nut member fixed to an upper end portion of the nozzle insert.
US11085577B1	Drop down support for container and container including drop down support A support device for a container holding various items and a container including a support device. The support device includes a top section, a base section and a pair of foldable strut assemblies connected diagonally between the top section and the base section. The top section either forms a portion of the container or the container is mounted on the top section. Each strut assembly includes a pair of legs pivotably connected together and configured to automatically pivot to an extended position when the support device is held above a support surface and a release mechanism actuated, whereupon the base section drops with respect to the top section into engagement with the support surface. A biasing mechanism is provided to assist in pivoting the legs to the extended position and holding the legs in that position.
US11085572B2	Mechanical plug A mechanical plug includes first and second plug portions and an elongate member. The first plug portion includes a first endwall and a first sidewall. The first sidewall includes a female section extending in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the mechanical plug. The second plug portion is movable relative to the first plug portion. The second plug portion includes a second sidewall, a second endwall coupled to the second sidewall, and a seal. The second sidewall includes a male section extending in a direction along the longitudinal axis. The seal surrounds a portion of the male section in a region along the longitudinal axis between the second endwall and the female section. The elongate member is coupled to the first and second plug portions. Actuation of the elongate member moves the first plug portion and the second plug portion toward each other to compress the seal.
US11085567B2	Converter hose and methods of use A converter hose includes a self-sealing connector coupled to a hose. Related methods include attaching the converter hose to a shower head, faucet or spigot.
US11085561B2	Immobilised insert A method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing an elongate sheet having a uniform thickness and a first and further spaced apart long edge, to a first pair of a plurality of spaced apart pairs of opposed forming roller elements, and via the pairs of roller elements, progressively forming a cross-sectional profile in the sheet that comprises a body portion comprising a folded central region of the sheet and a first and further wing portion that each extend away from the body portion and terminate at a respective long edge of the sheet, and securing adjacent regions of the wing portions and/or opposed regions of the body portion together thereby providing a windable elongate tape element having laterally immobilised wing portions.
US11085558B2	Hose with rubber and plastic A hose is provided comprising a rubber backing layer directly bonded to a continuous polyamide layer without an intervening adhesive layer, wherein the hose exhibits increased low and high temperature capability and decreased permeation compared to standard automotive refrigerant hoses.
US11085557B2	Modular support system for plumbing connections The presently disclosed technology generally provides a modular support system for plumbing connections. In one example, the system includes a frame, a connector that fits entirely in front of a support stud, and an optional housing. The frame includes symmetrical sides, each including a rail assembly. The connector includes first opposed sidewalls, each having a pair of boxways that receive the rails on any side of a frame unit to form a sliding joint between the frame and connector. Second opposed sidewalls include flexible tabs that engage frame corner flanges to prevent rearward disengagement of the connector from the frame. The housing includes structure for connection with the frame. The housing can be rotated for connection with the frame to receive vertical or horizontal plumbing lines. Connectors can connect the frame units in vertical or horizontal relation, or on either side of a building stud, or to brackets.
US11085553B2	Valve electronics and valve arrangement Valve electronics include a control unit with a diagnostic module. The diagnostic module has a sensing device configured to sense at least one actuation parameter. The diagnostic module also has a diagnosis-forming device that forms a diagnostic parameter from the sensed actuation parameter such that the diagnostic parameter corresponds to a measure for the intensity of use of the valve over a preceding time period.
US11085537B2	Gear shifting apparatus for multi-speed transmission for electric vehicles A gear shifting apparatus for a multi-speed transmission for an electric vehicle includes a shifting unit controlling gear shifting by a torque of an actuator, and a parking unit controlling a parking state by the torque of the actuator. In particular, the actuator includes a control motor transmitting a driving torque to a first driven gear and a second driven gear through a drive gear externally gear-meshed with the driven gears, and the shifting unit includes: a shift fork slidably mounted on a fork rail and activating the gear shifting; a profile drum connected to the first driven gear externally engaged with the drive gear, and having a profile groove formed along an exterior circumference of the profile drum; and a shift lug integrally formed with the shift fork and coupled with the profile groove.
US11085523B2	Planetary gearing A planetary gearing includes a sun gear rotating about a rotation axis and driven by a sun shaft; planet gears driven by the sun gear, each planet gear having an axially forward face side and an axially rearward face side; a ring gear engaging the planet gears; and planet slide bearing pins, wherein respectively one planet slide bearing pin is arranged inside a planet gear forming a lubricated journal bearing. At an axially forward face side and/or axially rearward face side, each planet gear forms a recess that extends inside the planet gear starting from the face side, and the planet slide bearing pins respectively form one crowning at their abutment surface such that their outer diameter decreases from a maximum outer diameter to at least an axial end of the abutment surface and has a minimum at the axial end.
US11085522B2	Gravity-fed lubrication system with disconnect front axle A vehicle transfer case is provided having a housing, a primary shaft rotatably mounted within the housing, a secondary shaft selectively driven by the primary shaft, a hub torsionally fixed with the primary shaft, a clutch housing selectively torsionally connected with the hub via a friction pack, an engagement wheel torsionally fixed with respect to the clutch housing and torsionally connected with the secondary shaft via a flexible torsional force member, the friction pack, upon engagement, causing the clutch housing to be selectively connected with the hub, a reservoir system fixed with respect to the housing capturing lubricant energized by result of the operation of the flexible torsional member, the reservoir system delivering splashed lubricant to a reservoir system, and an Archimedes' screw pump delivering lubricant from a sump adjacent to the secondary shaft to the secondary reservoir system.
US11085519B2	Transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle A transmission arrangement for a motor vehicle, having a transmission housing, a first pinion shaft, and a second pinion shaft, which is arranged coaxially to the first pinion shaft, and having a first transmission output shaft and a second transmission output shaft. The first pinion shaft is mounted by a first bearing, and the second pinion shaft is mounted by a second bearing, on the transmission housing, and a first pinion meshing with a first crown gear arranged on the first transmission output shaft is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the first pinion shaft, and a second pinion meshing with a second crown gear arranged on the second transmission output shaft is arranged in a rotationally fixed manner on the second pinion shaft.
US11085515B2	Gearbox coupling in a turbomachine An engine includes a static frame member; a spool configured to rotate relative to the static frame member during operation of the engine; a gearbox coupled to the spool; and a gearbox coupling assembly mounting the gearbox to the static frame member using a plurality of moveable connection members, each moveable connection member including a sliding connection allowing for movement of the gearbox relative to the static frame member in a plane perpendicular to an axial direction of the engine.
US11085499B2	Caliper body and disc brake This caliper body includes a cylinder portion (26) that has a piston disposed therein and is internally provided with a liquid pressure chamber, a bleeder boss portion (29) that communicates with the liquid pressure chamber and includes a bleeder hole configured to discharge air from the liquid pressure chamber, and a plurality of identifiers (112 and 116). At least one identifier (112) of the identifier (112 and 116) is formed in a region hidden by a bleeder plug (131) attached to the bleeder boss portion (29).
US11085483B2	Joint system A joint system is provided that includes a dashed threaded fastener and a first fastener with a threaded aperture. The first fastener has at least one planetary gear with a second fastener on a surface thereof directed toward the dashed threaded fastener and a circumferential support rail. The planetary gear is disposed between the dashed threaded fastener and the circumferential support rail such that the planetary gear is rotatable round its axis. The dashed threaded fastener is configured to conduct a rotational movement such that the dashed threaded fastener moves along its axis through the first fastener. The planetary gear and the circumferential support rail rotate simultaneously in an opposite direction to the rotational movement of the dashed threaded fastener.
US11085482B2	Nut holder assembly and method for mounting attachments to a slotted member A nut holder assembly for use in bolting an attachment to a slotted supporting member by bolts received in a one of a respective nuts included in the nut holder assembly.
US11085477B2	Rear sealing bracket and cabinet including rear sealing bracket A bracket for coupling at least three frame members to one another may include a structural portion including at least one relatively rigid first material, and a sealing portion including at least one second material different than the at least one first material. The bracket may also include first, second, and third receivers, each including a retainer portion configured to be coupled to an end of a respective frame member, and a sealing interface configured to provide a substantially dirt-resistant and fluid-resistant seal between a portion of the end of the respective frame member and the respective receiver. The bracket and frame members may form a joint configured to be incorporated into a frame for forming a cabinet.
US11085474B2	Furniture with flexible dovetail dowel and slot joint An improved joint is provided for modular furniture. The joint includes a dowel and slot. The dowel is held in the slot tightly to provide stiffness to the joint. The dowel may include a flanged head which is bent elastically by the slot when the dowel is fully inserted into the slot. The head of the dowel may be maintained in a bent configuration when the joint is in assembled configuration.
US11085471B2	Active control of vortices for skin friction reduction Systems and method for active control of stationary vortices for aerodynamic structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for active control of vortices over a solid surface includes: generating vortices proximate to the solid surface; sensing locations of vortices by printed skin sensors; and maintaining the vortices in their fixed spanwise positions with respect to the solid surface by actuation of printed skin actuators.
US11085470B2	Flow conditioning assembly A flow conditioning assembly comprising an integral elbow flow conditioner and a downstream flow conditioner. The elbow flow conditioner includes a pipe elbow with one or more flow conditioning elements. Each flow conditioning element includes one or more turning guides. Each turning guide is generally circular and radially spaced from one another and an inner surface of the elbow. Spaced vanes maintain the radial spacing of the turning guides. The vanes divide the radial space between the turning guides and pipe elbow into a plurality of flow channels that turn in generally the same direction as the inner surface of the pipe elbow. The downstream flow conditioner comprises a flow conditioning structure within a pipe element. The flow conditioning structure includes one or more flow guides of generally circular form radially spaced from one another and the pipe element. Spaced support vanes maintain the radial spacing of the flow guides.
US11085444B2	Scroll-type fluid machine Provided is a scroll-type fluid machine that prevents wear of the parts of the fluid machine and improves the reliability thereof by reducing the amount of dust that reaches a face seal. The present invention comprises a revolving scroll that includes an end plate and a lap part provided to the end plate, and that moves in a revolving manner; a fixed scroll that includes an end plate, a lap part provided to the end plate such that a compression chamber is formed between itself and the lap part of the revolving scroll, and a flange that opposes the end plate of the revolving scroll; and a face seal that is provided between the flange of the fixed scroll and the end plate of the revolving scroll, and that seals a space between the fixed scroll and the revolving scroll, with the scroll-type fluid machine further comprising a shield part that suppresses dust from reaching the face seal from the outside in the radial direction.
US11085443B2	Compressor including terminal protection structure A compressor (10) includes a casing (20), a terminal (29) protruding from the casing, a first cover (70) covering the terminal, and a second cover (50) covering the first cover.
US11085442B2	Rotary drive with pivoting stator and rotor vanes A rotary drive includes a housing; a shaft rotatably mounted within the housing and rotatable about a drive axis; a passage internal the housing and extending circumferentially about the shaft; a stator vane within the passage; and a rotor vane within the passage. The stator and rotor vanes are movable between respective closed positions in which the stator and rotor vanes separate the passage into a circumferentially expanding chamber in fluid communication with an inlet in the housing and a circumferentially collapsing chamber in fluid communication with an outlet in the housing, and respective open positions in which the rotor vane is movable circumferentially past the stator vane during rotation of the shaft.
US11085441B2	Electric gear pump An electric gear pump comprising: a gerotor rotatable about an axis of rotation A; a support base for the gerotor; a cover which can be joined to the base; a feed duct and a delivery duct; electronic components of the control unit which are fastened on the outer surface of the cover; wherein the feed and delivery ducts are at least partly formed in the cover and comprise an axial section parallel to the axis A and a radial section parallel to the outer surface of the cover; wherein the outer surface of the cover comprises an inset portion; wherein at least a portion of the radial sections of the feed and delivery ducts is configured so as to project externally from the inset portion of the outer surface of the cover and form projecting support portions for the electronic components of the control unit.
US11085436B2	Flow router with retrievable valve assembly Embodiments of the present invention provide a flow router for inclusion in a production string that is for insertion in a well casing, the flow router comprising a retrievable assembly removably inserted in a perforated cover and a valve of the retrievable assembly including a valve body extending between opposed first and second ends of the valve to define an axial flow path, the retrievable assembly retrievable to and removable from an open end of the production string.
US11085432B2	Inflating device An inflating device comprises a valve body and a gasbag, the valve body being provided with a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a gas storage chamber; the gas inlet has a gas intake valve device provided therein, and the gas outlet has a gas exhaust valve device provided therein; the gas storage chamber is communicated with the gasbag; and the gas inlet is communicated with the gas outlet through a chamber body of the valve body, and the gas storage chamber is communicated with the chamber body. In the invention, gas can be fed into an inflatable product by continually pressing with hands, without requiring electricity or blowing with mouth. The inflating device of the invention is convenient to operate, clean and sanitary. The inflating device of the invention has a small volume and is thus convenient to carry.
US11085431B2	Displacement control valve Provided is a displacement control valve capable of quickly reducing pressure in a control chamber to a level of pressure kept during continuous driving, at the time of the startup of a variable displacement compressor. The valve housing is provided with a through hole constituting a part of a first communicating passage that communicates with a pressure chamber at one end thereof and that is communicable with a second valve chest at the other end thereof.
US11085426B2	Artificial muscle actuators An actuator includes a plurality of artificial muscle fibers and at least one conducting material. The at least one conducting material electrically stimulates the plurality of artificial muscle fibers during activation of the actuator. An actuator device includes at least one artificial muscle fiber and at least one high-strength creep-resistant fiber.
US11085423B2	Gravity field energy storage and recovery system Device for storing energy, using a physical object, such as a mass or buoyant object floating in fluid. A mass is repositioned to greater altitude in a gravitational field to a position of higher potential energy. A buoyant object is forcibly submerged into a fluid, displacing fluid, to a position of higher potential energy. The stored potential energy may be recovered with extremely low loss regardless of the state of charge of the system, or length of time of the storage. Maintaining the charge is indefinitely lossless.
US11085422B2	Coiled and twisted nanofiber yarns for electrochemically harvesting electrical energy from mechanical deformation Yarn energy harvesters containing conducing nanomaterials (such as carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn harvesters) that electrochemically convert tensile or torsional mechanical energy into electrical energy. Stretched coiled yarns can generate 250 W/kg of peak electrical power when cycled up to 24 Hz, and can generate up to 41.2 J/kg of electrical energy per mechanical cycle. Unlike for other harvesters, torsional rotation produces both tensile and torsional energy harvesting and no bias voltage is required, even when electrochemically operating in salt water. Since homochiral and heterochiral coiled harvester yarns provide oppositely directed potential changes when stretched, both contribute to output power in a dual-electrode yarn. These energy harvesters were used in the ocean to harvest wave energy, combined with thermally-driven artificial muscles to convert temperature fluctuations to electrical energy, sewn into textiles for use as self-powered respiration sensors, and used to power a light emitting diode and to charge a storage capacitor.
US11085403B2	Thermal abatement systems A thermal abatement system comprises an axial inlet, radial outlet supercharger. A main case comprises at least two rotor bores, an inlet plane and an outlet plane. The inlet plane is perpendicular to the outlet plane. An inlet wall comprises an inner surface. Two rotor mounting recesses are in the inner surface, and the inlet wall is parallel to the inlet plane. An outlet is in the outlet plane. An inlet is in the inlet plane. At least two rotors are configured to move air from the inlet to the outlet. The main case comprises at least two backflow ports. An intercooler is connected to receive air expelled from the supercharger, to cool the received air, and to expel the cooled air to the at least two back flow ports.
US11085390B2	System and method for a motor vehicle with reduced fuel enrichment after a fuel cutoff event A control system for a fuel cutoff system of a motor vehicle includes a fuel cutoff module that generates a fuel cutoff signal for disabling a supply of fuel to an engine, in response to the fuel cutoff module detecting a deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO) event. The control system further includes an oxygen storage module determining an amount of oxygen accumulated in a catalyst and comparing this amount to an oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of the catalyst, in response to the fuel cutoff module determining the DFCO event. The control system further includes an intake valve timing module generating a phasing signal to actuate a plurality of cam phasers to reduce a flow rate of oxygen to the catalyst, in response to the fuel cutoff module determining the DFCO event and the oxygen storage module determining that the amount of oxygen stored in the catalyst is less than the OSC.
US11085386B1	UHEGO control to mitigate threshold catalyst losses A system for enhancing internal combustion engine (ICE) exhaust gas aftertreatment includes a first universal heated exhaust gas oxygen (UHEGO) sensor disposed upstream from a first three-way catalytic (TWC) converter and a second UHEGO sensor disposed downstream from the first TWC converter and upstream from a second TWC converter. An engine controller for an ICE is included and is in communication with the first UHEGO sensor and the second UHEGO sensor. The engine controller is configured to monitor and estimate a current oxygen storage capacity (OSC) of the first TWC converter and adjust at least one target exhaust gas lambda parameter as a function of the current OSC of the first TWC converter such that compensation for degradation of the first TWC converter over time is provided.
US11085382B2	Evaporative emission control system and method A method for operating a vehicle with an internal combustion engine is provided that includes regulating a pressure in a fuel tank by scheduling an engine start-up event based on a rate of change of the fuel tank pressure to reduce fuel tank venting emissions, where the rate of change of the fuel tank pressure is determined based on an ambient temperature and an in-tank pressure.
US11085375B2	Systems for fuel distribution in a combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of combustors spaced circumferentially about the gas turbine engine. Each of the combustors is coupled in flow communication with a manifold configured to channel a liquid to the plurality of combustors. A plurality of fuel lines is coupled in flow communication with the manifold. Each fuel line is coupled in flow communication with a respective combustor of the plurality of combustors. In addition, the combustor assembly includes a flow balance system having a plurality of flow balance devices. Each flow balance device is operatively coupled to one of the fuel lines. Each flow balance device is operative to reduce the flow of liquid to the respective combustor.
US11085372B2	Anti-ice system exhaust air disruptor An airflow disruptor for a gas turbine engine bleed air exhaust port employs a disruptor plate rotatably mounted upstream from an exhaust port of an exhaust duct. An actuator is coupled to the disruptor plate and adapted to rotate the disruptor plate into an external airflow responsive to temperature of exhaust flow in the exhaust port whereby the external airflow is turbulated upstream of the exhaust port.
US11085357B2	Method and device for ventilating a heat management system of an internal combustion engine To ventilate a heat management system of an internal combustion engine, in which coolants circulate in several coolant circuits, connected inlets of a rotary valve may be opened and closed in a predetermined sequence, in order to ventilate one or more of the coolant circuits in the direction of the compensation tank, by means of at least one ventilation circuit which is in fluid connection with a coolant compensation tank. The rotary valve may be controlled by means of a control unit, wherein a non-connected inlet of the rotary valve is in fluid connection with the coolant compensation tank.
US11085354B2	Control method for integrated thermal management system of vehicle A control method for an integrated thermal management system of a vehicle includes: comparing an engine coolant temperature with a predetermined first set temperature after vehicle start; when the engine coolant temperature is greater than the first set temperature, comparing an ambient temperature with a set ambient temperature and comparing an air conditioner refrigerant pressure with a set pressure; and when the ambient temperature is greater than the set ambient temperature and the air conditioner refrigerant pressure is greater than the set pressure, controlling opening and closing operations of an integrated flow control valve based on the air conditioner refrigerant pressure so as to increase a flow rate of coolant that is supplied to a radiator through the integrated flow control valve.
US11085335B2	Remodeling method of combined cycle plant, distribution duct, and combined cycle plant A remodeling method of a combined cycle plant including gas turbines; heat recovery steam generators provided corresponding to number of the gas turbines and configured to recover heat of flue gas discharged from the gas turbines and produce steam by the recovered heat; ducts configured to guide the flue gas from the gas turbines toward the respective heat recovery steam generators; and a steam turbine configured to be rotationally driven by the steam produced by the heat recovery steam generators. The remodeling method of a combined cycle plant includes: removing gas turbines and ducts; installing, in place of the two gas turbines, a new gas turbine that is higher in efficiency and smaller in number than the two gas turbines; and installing, in place of the ducts, a distribution duct configured to distribute and guide flue gas from the new gas turbine to two heat recovery steam generators.
US11085314B2	Sliding seal The present disclosure relates generally to a sliding seal between two components. The sliding seal includes a first seal section, a second seal section, and (in some embodiments) a third seal section. Two or three of the seal sections are uncoupled, which allows the uncoupled seal sections to move relative to one another during relative movement between the two components. One or more spring tabs extend from the second seal section and bias the first and third (or in some embodiments, the first and second) seal sections away from one another.
US11085305B2	Lost core structural frame A lost core mold component comprises a first leg and a second leg with a plurality of crossover members connecting the first and second legs. The plurality of crossover members includes outermost crossover members spaced from each other. Adjacent ends of each of the first and second legs, and second crossover members are spaced closer to each other than are the outermost crossover members. Central crossover members extend between the first and second leg and between the second crossover members. The outermost crossover members extend for a first cross-sectional area. The second crossover members extend for a second cross-sectional area and the central crossover members extend for a third cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area is greater than the second cross-sectional area. The second cross-sectional area is greater than the third cross-sectional area. A gas turbine engine and component are also disclosed.
US11085294B2	Mud filtrate property measurement for downhole contamination assessment A method and system for measuring drilling fluid filtrate. The method may comprise disposing a downhole fluid sampling tool into a wellbore at a first location, activating a pump to draw a solids-containing fluid disposed in the wellbore into the downhole fluid sampling tool, drawing the drilling fluid with the pump across the at least one filter to form a drilling fluid filtrate, drawing the drilling fluid filtrate with the pump through the channel to the at least one sensor section, and measuring the drilling fluid filtrate with the at least one sensor. A system may comprise a downhole fluid sampling tool. The downhole fluid sampling tool may comprise at least one multi-chamber section, at least one sensor section, at least one filter, a pump, and a channel.
US11085293B2	Sequential estimation while drilling Drilling systems and related methods are disclosed. A drilling system may include a drill bit positioned at an end of a drill string, and one or more sources and receivers positioned on the drill string behind the drill bit. The sources may be configured to emit signals into a medium surrounding a borehole in which the drill string extends, and the signals may cause a response in the medium at one or more predetermined positions ahead of the drill bit, and response signals may be measured by the one or more receivers. A processor may use the measured response signals to iteratively update an estimate of a property of the medium at the predetermined position, which in some embodiments, may be done using a sequential estimation process, as the drill string is advanced into the medium.
US11085288B2	Method for determining pore pressure in oil and gas wells using basin thermal characteristics This inventive method provides a novel way of modeling basins in planning the drilling of crude oil and natural gas wells by accounting for thermodynamic considerations in tracking the pore pressure of a location of interest. By plotting the energy gradients, heat flux, and thermal conductivity of the location of interest, the user can more accurately identify the location of the Top of Geopressure and additional pertinent information during the well drilling planning process that can reduce costs and increase the safety of the process.
US11085286B2	Rock breaking device A rock breaking device and a method of monitoring a condition of a tool of a rock breaking device is provided. The rock breaking device includes a frame, a tool, a device for generating stress waves in the tool, measuring means for measuring the stress wave propagating in the tool and at least one computing unit for monitoring a condition of the tool on the basis of the measured stress wave. The at least one computing unit is configured to determine a condition of the tool on the basis of a time of propagation of at least one reflected stress wave component of the stress wave and at least one additional property of the same reflected stress wave component.
US11085277B2	Seamless steel pipe, method of producing a high strength seamless steel pipe, usage of a seamless steel pipe and perforation gun A perforation gun comprising a charging unit and an outer hollow carrier, wherein the hollow carrier is made of a seamless steel pipe, wherein the seamless steel pipe is produced by tempering a tubular steel body at a holding temperature of >450° C., the seamless steel pipe having a high burst strength and at least over part of its length having a yield strength Rp0.2 of >1050 MPa, and the seamless steel pipe having a grain structure with an average grain size of <15 μm, and the tubular steel body having been manufactured from a steel alloy, which steel alloy comprises, besides iron and inevitable impurities, the following alloying elements in mass-%: C 0.22-0.30% Mn 0.7-1.2% Si 0.13-0.38% Cr 0.7-1.2% Mo 0.5-0.8%.
US11085276B2	Horizontal subsea tie-in system A subsea horizontal tie-in system comprising a porch part (100) with a porch hub (101a), a termination part (200) with a termination hub (201a). The termination part is configured to land on the porch part. The tie-in system further has an alignment system to align the porch hub (101a) and the termination hub (201a) during movement of the termination hub towards the porch hub in a landed state. The alignment system comprises guide arrangements (A1, A2, B1, B2) having porch guide faces (113p, 113q, 113r) on the porch part and termination guide faces (213p, 213q, 213r) on the termination part. The porch guide faces and termination guide faces are configured to slide against each other during said movement. The porch part (100) comprises a base plate (103) on which the porch guide faces are arranged.
US11085275B2	Shared actuation system The present invention refers to a shared actuation system to place tools on any subsea valve interface on an oil production station located in a subsea structure, such as a manifold. The system comprises a connection device for connection to the subsea structure, attached to the connection device at least one structural element, all connected to each other through rotary joints, providing at least two degrees of freedom for a distal end of the structure elements where an actuation tool is positioned, for interaction with the valve interfaces on the subsea structure, where the structural elements further is connected to a sail element.
US11085268B2	Isolation barrier assembly A method of manufacturing an assembly for use as an isolation barrier to be run in and secured within a well. The assembly has a first tubular section providing a mandrel portion over which a sleeve body is located. The sleeve body is initially welded to a second tubular section to provide a part assembly which can be welded, inspected and machined without affecting the mandrel portion. The second tubular section is then coupled to the first tubular section and the sleeve body welded to the first tubular section to provide a chamber between the sections and the sleeve body. In use, fluid can enter the chamber through a port in the mandrel portion and morph the sleeve against a larger diameter surface in the well. In an embodiment the second tubular section includes a support for the sleeve body during initial welding which is then machined away.
US11085267B2	Methods and systems for frac plugs with pump down rings A Frac plug with multiple pump down rings, wherein the outer diameter of the pump down rings is smaller than that of the inner diameter of the casing, which may not allow a seal to be formed across the casing. Systems may also include a rupture disc within the Frac plug that is positioned adjacent to an atmospheric chamber, which allows the rupture disc to be removed based on a known pressure.
US11085260B2	Wireline-deployed ESP with self-supporting cable A submersible pumping system for use in producing wellbore fluids from a wellbore within a subterranean formation includes a motor and a pump driven by the motor to produce the wellbore fluids. The pumping system further includes a self-supporting power cable connected to the pump. The self-supporting power cable includes a plurality of conductors and a plurality of strength members. A method of deploying and retrieving a submersible pumping system in a wellbore includes the steps of connecting a wireline to the submersible pumping system, connecting a self-supporting power cable to the submersible pumping system, lowering the submersible pumping system into the wellbore while the weight of the submersible pumping system is borne by the wireline. The method continues with the step of locating the submersible pumping system on a landing assembly, disconnecting the wireline from the submersible pumping system, and retrieving the wireline from the wellbore without removing the submersible pumping system from the wellbore.
US11085259B2	Systems and processes for improved drag reduction estimation and measurement The present invention relates generally to systems and processes for improved drag reduction estimation and measurement and more specifically to portable drag reduction analyzers and processes for upscaling drag reduction data for a variety of field applications. A drag reduction parameter AB for the fluid mixture is used for determining drag reduction for a fluid mixture in an oil field or pipeline operation.
US11085256B2	Self cleaning drilling rig fluid containment A self cleaning leak containment apparatus for an oil drilling rig includes nozzles to direct jets of cleaning fluid into the apparatus. The self cleaning leak containment apparatus can include a tray with nozzles fed by pumps that also serve to drain the tray. A sheet-form around the tray and draining into the tray can also have nozzles directed into it.
US11085246B2	Assist cylinder for negative angle drilling mast A mobile drilling machine may include a drilling mast having a mast frame, a movable drill motor assembly, and a pivot; a machine frame including front and back portions, an engine, a ground engaging assembly, and a coupling assembly including first and second side plates, where the mast is pivotably coupled at the pivot between the first and second side plates; at least one primary fluid cylinder coupled to the machine frame to apply a force to the mast at a position above the pivot along the mast to assist in moving the mast between a stowed position to a drilling position; and a secondary fluid cylinder coupled to the machine frame to apply a force to the mast at a position below the pivot along the mast to assist the at least one primary fluid cylinder when the mast is at a negative drilling angle.
US11085232B2	Exit sign shade for classroom viewing window A shade adapted for covering a classroom viewing window and assisting with compliance with emergency protocol during an emergency is disclosed. The shade may include a plurality folds connected to each other by a plurality of hinges configured to cover a classroom viewing window. Emergency related information and status indicators may be revealed upon the unfolding of the shade to assist teachers, school officials, police, and others to comply with established school emergency protocol. The shade further fulfills the requirement that the classroom viewing window be covered during an emergency lockdown. The shade may function as a standard “Exit” sign during non-emergency time.
US11085219B2	Drive for a door leaf or window leaf A drive for a leaf of a door, window, or the like, including a mechanical energy store (16) configured to store energy during an opening movement of the leaf and expend energy during a closing movement of the leaf, an electric motor (18) operatively connected to the leaf via a motor shaft (20), the electric motor (18) operated as a generator to dampen the opening movement and the closing movement. The electric motor including a control unit configured to control the electric motor, wherein a drive behavior of the control unit is repeatedly and variably adaptable to a current need of a user.
US11085216B2	Displacement arrangement having a rolling bearing guide A displacement arrangement for moving a window sash or a door leaf has a control part which is displaced by an actuating device relative to a guide part which can be mounted fixedly on the sash/leaf. A first control projection is provided between the control part and actuating device and engages in a first control slot of the control part and engages in a first guide slot of the guide part. The first control projection has a first rolling bearing for bearing on the first guide slot. The first control projection can have a second rolling bearing for supporting on the first control slot. A supporting rolling bearing can be provided between the guide part and the control part. The displacement arrangement allows the generation of a high contact pressure of the sash/leaf on the fixed frame under moderate operating forces and thus good sealing of the window or the door.
US11085215B1	Hinge pin and associated door hinge assembly A hinge pin that allows for clean and convenient internal lubrication of associated door hinge assemblies, including: a head, a body, and a tip; wherein the head includes a fluid reservoir, and a fluid input aperture; wherein the body includes a first end, a second end, wherein the first end and the second end define a length therebetween, at least one fluid output aperture, a primary bore, and a secondary bore; and wherein the primary and secondary bores are positioned between the fluid input aperture and the at least one fluid output aperture, and define a pathway for fluid flow therebetween.
US11085205B2	Sliding door locking system A sliding door locking system includes a sliding door having an inner surface that slides over a doorway opening when the door is slidably mounted above the doorway opening, and an outer surface. A lock housing is mounted in the sliding door, the housing having an aperture extending through the inner surface of the sliding door. A latch is hingedly mounted in the aperture such that the latch is moveable from a retracted position, in which the door is slidable along the door opening, and an extended position, in which the latch engages a catch opposite the inner surface of the door and adjacent the doorway opening. At least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the sliding door includes an actuator that, when moved from a first position to a second position, moves the latch from the retracted position to the extended position.
US11085193B2	Peripheral restraint system for elevated flooring surface A peripheral stabilizing system for elevated flooring surfaces that is configured to resist uplift forces acting against the elevated flooring surface thereby reducing the likelihood of dislodged flooring units (e.g., surface tiles, pavers, etc.) and the like. Broadly, the disclosed system includes a support structure disposed over a fixed surface (e.g., roof deck or the like), a plurality of flooring units appropriately laid over the support structure, and one or more restraint systems positionable adjacent the outer periphery of the flooring surface. Each restraint system includes an anchoring member disposed over the outer periphery and a wedge member insertable between the anchoring member and the wall to frictionally grip the anchoring member and wall and thereby restrict movement of at least one of the peripheral flooring units in a direction away from the fixed surface.
US11085190B1	Roof pipe securing apparatus A roof pipe securing apparatus is disclosed herein. The apparatus for lifting and securing a pipe or conduit off the surface of a roof includes a circular base which can be anchored to the roof using nails or screws. Additionally, the apparatus has an adjustable rope or strap which is placed around the pipe to hold it securely onto the base. The apparatus includes a base assembly and a strap assembly mounted onto the base. The device is mounted to the roof of a user's home in order to secure PVC tubing that may be placed on top of the roof. The PVC tubing is fed wires that come from electrical equipment that may be mounted to the roof. As a result, electrical wiring from electrical systems mounted on roofs may be easily secured thereon.
US11085179B1	Sediment collection drain basket apparatus A nested drain basket apparatus for placement in an enlarged drain opening having an interior support floor, for separating and retaining debris while allowing liquid such as water to flow into the drain free of the debris includes a upper basket nested in a bottom basket. The upper and bottom baskets each have a bottom with a raised portion, and sidewall structure extending up from the bottom. The upper basket includes a plurality of upper basket openings in its bottom and sidewall structure. The bottom basket includes a plurality of bottom, basket openings in its bottom and sidewall structure where the bottom basket openings are generally smaller than the upper basket openings with the raised portion of the upper and bottom baskets each having at least one finger hole to facilitate removal of the upper basket and bottom basket for cleaning. The upper basket includes a flange at the termination of its sidewall structure and the bottom basket include a recessed ledge at the termination of its sidewall structure for receiving the upper basket flange so that upper basket is held in spaced relationship above the bottom of the bottom basket. The bottom basket further has legs for supporting the apparatus on the support floor of the drain opening.
US11085176B2	Valve assembly for an electronic faucet An electronic faucet includes a spout, a fluid supply conduit supported by the spout, and a valve assembly including an electrically operable valve. A controller is coupled to the valve assembly and includes a processor operative to control the electrically operable valve to control fluid flow through the fluid supply conduit. The controller includes a port in communication with the processor, the port being releasably coupled to electronics of a secondary device.
US11085169B2	Work equipment control device and work machine A work equipment control device includes a bucket posture-determining unit, a working plane-determining unit, and a bucket control unit. The bucket posture-determining unit determines an angle of a bucket in global coordinates. The working plane-determining unit determines an angle of a working plane in the global coordinates indicating a target shape of an excavation object of work equipment. The bucket control unit controls the bucket such that a difference between the angle of the bucket and the angle of the working plane maintains a uniform angle.
US11085165B2	Post-tension tube foundation and method of assembling same A post-tensioned tube foundation for supporting a structure subject to high upset forces is described herein. The post-tensioned tube foundation includes an outer CMP, an inner CMP, and a tubular concrete base positioned between the inner CMP and the outer CMP. The outer CMP includes an inner surface that defines a cavity extending between a first open end and an opposite second open end. The outer CMP is positioned within an excavated hole defined along a ground surface. The inner CMP is positioned within the cavity of the outer CMP such that an annular space is defined between the inner CMP and the outer CMP. The tubular concrete base is positioned within the annular space defined between the inner CMP and the outer CMP. A plurality of bracing beams extend radially outwardly from the tubular concrete base.
US11085163B2	Method and apparatus for forming cemented ground support columns A method and apparatus for forming cemented ground support columns is disclosed. Namely, driving mandrels are provided for the efficient construction of incrementally enlarged diameter support columns. For example, the driving mandrel includes a feed tube that has a top portion and an expansion head portion. The expansion head portion further includes an expansion (or compaction) chamber and a flexible tubular egress port. Further, construction methods are provided of using the driving mandrels for the efficient construction of incrementally enlarged diameter support columns.
US11085160B2	Method to provide pressed and aggregate filled concavities for improving ground stiffness and uniformity Systems and methods to provide pressed aggregate-filled cavities for improving ground stiffness and uniformity are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes using a mechanism to press into a ground surface in a substantially downward direction to create a concavity. The method also includes substantially or completely filling the concavity with unstabilized or chemically stabilized aggregate, soil, or sand. Further, the method includes using the mechanism to press the aggregate within the concavity to achieve a desired ground stiffness.
US11085157B2	Floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device The present invention discloses a floatable flow-resisting and sand-resisting multi-functional device. The device includes a hollow floatable body, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate, a flow-resisting and sand-resisting net and a mooring system, wherein a plurality of flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates are arranged, each of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates is arranged perpendicular to a seabed, a top end of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plate is fixed to the bottom of the hollow floatable body, the flow-resisting and sand-resisting net down to the seabed is mounted between every two of the flow-resisting and sand-resisting plates, one end of the mooring system is connected to the hollow floatable body, and the other end of the mooring system is fixed to the seabed.
US11085151B2	Method of producing a fibrous web A method of producing a fibrous web, according to which method a fibrous web is formed of foamed fibre dispersion, by using foam forming. According to the present invention, the foamed fibre dispersion comprises recycled textile fibres and possibly natural fibres or synthetic fibres, or a mixture thereof, in which case, of the fibres in the fibre layer, at least 30% % by weight, in particular at least 50% by weight, is sourced from recycled textile fibres. The present invention generates a product with which it is possible to replace, for example, plastic in bag and package applications. The present product is also suitable, for example, for various textile and furniture applications.
US11085147B2	Sanitation device A sanitation device for an appliance is provided herein. The sanitation device includes a first housing. A sensor assembly is positioned within the housing. The sensor assembly is configured to detect humidity and temperature in the appliance. A light source is coupled to the sensor assembly where the light source emits ultraviolet light. A controller is coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to send and receive information from the sensor assembly.
US11085138B2	Device for handling laundry, and control method thereof The present invention relates to a device for handling laundry and a control method thereof, wherein the device for handling laundry, equipped with a plurality of washing units that wash independently of one another, sets a washing course in order that, when washing is being carried out by a first washing unit and a second washing unit at the same time, a specific operation is not carried out by the first washing unit and the second washing unit at the same time, the washing course being set by combining the washing courses of the plurality of washing units, and thus, operational delays resulting from simultaneous operation are prevented, vibrations are reduced, momentary increases in power consumption are prevented, protecting the device for handling laundry and improving energy consumption efficiency.
US11085121B2	Methods for treating lithium-containing materials The present disclosure relates to a method for extracting lithium from a lithium-containing material. For example, the method can comprise leaching a roasted lithium-containing material under conditions suitable to obtain an aqueous composition comprising a lithium compound such as lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate. The aqueous composition comprising lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate can optionally be used, for example, in a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process. The roasted lithium-containing material can be prepared, for example by a method which uses an aqueous composition comprising optionally lithium sulfate and/or lithium bisulfate which can be obtained from a method for preparing lithium hydroxide comprising an electromembrane process such as a two-compartment monopolar or bipolar electrolysis process.
US11085119B2	Corrosion preventive compositions Invention relates to corrosion-inhibiting compositions and the process of using said compositions to protect metal from corrosion. The compositions comprise of sulfonates, a carboxylic-sulfonic acid metal complex, antioxidants, fluorinated copolymers, hydrophobic silanes and siloxane additives and solvent.
US11085118B2	Composition and method for inhibiting corrosion and scale A composition and method of inhibiting corrosion, white rust, and scale formation on components in a water system. The composition preferably comprises an amino-acid based polymer (most preferably a polyaspartic acid or a salt thereof), hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, and a second phosphonic acid (preferably a phosphonocarboxylic acid), and does not require the use of regulated metals. The composition is effective even in the presence of biocides. A preferred method of inhibiting white rust comprises adding an amino-acid based polymer or hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid or both to the water system. A preferred method of inhibiting corrosion, white rust, and scale formation comprises adding an amino-acid based polymer, hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid, and a phosphonocarboxylic acid to the water system. Preferably the active concentrations are at least 3 ppm each of the amino-acid based polymer and hydroxyphosphonoacetic acid when added to a volume of water in the water system.
US11085097B2	Self-lubricating rolling bearing and preparation method therefor A self-lubricating rolling bearing is provided. The chemical compositions in the inner rings and the outer rings of bearing are 3.4-3.7% C, 2.7-2.9% Si, 0.3-0.5% Mn, 0.3-0.5% Cr, ≤0.05% S, ≤0.05% P, 0.03-0.045% Residual Mg, and the remainder Fe. The total percent of the chemical compositions is 100%. The material for the inner and outer rings of the rolling bearing introduced in the invention is austempered ductile iron (ADI). In the microstructure of ADI, the diameter of the graphite nodules is less than 0.02 mm, the number of graphite spheres per square millimeter is more than 400, and the microstructure of the metal matrix in the ADI can be showed clearly only when it is observed on the microscope with a magnification more than 500. Eventually, the self-lubricating rolling bearings are made from the ADI.
US11085091B2	Method for in vitro diagnosis or prognosis of testicular cancer The invention relates to a method for in vitro diagnosis or prognosis of testicular cancer which comprises a step of detecting the presence or absence of at least one expression product from at least one nucleic acid sequence selected from the sequences identified in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 6 or from the sequences which exhibit at least 99% identity with one of the sequences identified in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 6, to isolated nucleic acid sequences and to the use thereof as a testicular cancer marker.
US11085086B2	Gene mutations and copy number alterations of EGFR, KRAS and MET Sequence variants and copy number variations in the EGFR, KRAS and MET genes are biomarkers for resistance to anti-EGFR therapies for cancer. This disclosure provides methods of detecting these biomarkers and using them in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
US11085074B2	Systems and methods for performing digital PCR Systems and methods are described for quantifying a target nucleic acid. A sample comprising a target nucleic acid is segregated into a first plurality of the reaction volumes containing at least one target nucleic acid molecule and a second plurality of the reaction volumes containing no target nucleic acid molecules. The reaction volumes are subjected to an amplification assay, wherein the amplification assay is configured to amplify the target nucleic acid. An indicator of amplification is detected or measured in at least some of the plurality of reaction volumes. The target nucleic acid is quantified based on the detection or measurement. After discontinuing the amplification assay, the plurality of reaction volumes may be heated and changes in the indicators of amplification of two or more of the at least some of the reaction volumes may be detected or measured.
US11085073B2	Method for immobilizing a nucleic acid molecule on a solid support The present invention is directed to a method for immobilizing a nucleic acid molecule on a solid support and to a use of a combination of a first nucleic acid immobilized primer linked to a solid support and a second immobilized primer linked to said solid support in said method.
US11085072B2	Methods of generating libraries of nucleic acid sequences for detection via fluorescent in situ sequencing The present disclosure provides a number of targeted nucleic acid FISSEQ library construction methods. Targeted FISSEQ can exhibit several benefits, such as enhanced sensitivity and/or shorter assay time in the detection, identification, quantification, and/or determining the nucleotide sequence of the target species, relative to “random” or “whole-omic” detection via FISSEQ.
US11085067B2	Early developmental genomic assay for characterizing pluripotent stem cell utility and safety The present invention generally relates to a set of early developmental reference data or “lineage scorecard” for stem cells, and methods, systems and kits to generate a lineage scorecard for predicting the functionality and suitability of stem cell lines. In some aspects, methods for generating a scorecard comprises measuring the gene expression of a plurality of early developmental genes, such as pluripotent, early ectoderm, early mesoderm and early endoderm genes to predict the pluripotency and differentiation potential of the stem cell line and its functionality and/or suitability for a desired use. In some embodiments, a reference scorecard can be compared with the test stem cell line scorecard to accurately predict the utility and/or identify specific characteristics of the stem cell line, e.g., to determine its suitability for downstream applications, e.g., therapeutic use, drug screening, toxicity assays, differentiation into a desired cell lineage, etc.
US11085066B2	Blood sample assay method The invention provides an enzymatic method for measuring the concentration of one or more analytes in the plasma portion of a blood derived sample, containing a first and a second component, where said second component interferes with the measurement of said first component. The method includes: i) diluting the sample with a reagent mixture; ii) substantially removing blood cells; iii) using a reagent which serves to temporarily prevent reaction of the second component, to generate a blocked second component; iv) causing the selective reaction of a constituent of each analyte to directly or indirectly generate detectable reaction products, where one of the analytes is the first component; v) monitoring the detectable reaction product or products; vi) relating an amount of the detectable product or products and/or a rate of formation of the detectable product or products to the concentration of each analyte, where the concentration of at least the first component is related to a corresponding detectable reaction product by means of estimating an un-measurable (fictive) endpoint. Step iii) may be carried out at any stage up to and including step iv) but before steps v) or vi). The reagent of step iii) may be applied to the sample separately or may be included in a reagent mixture during steps i) or iv). A corresponding kit is also provided.
US11085063B2	Apparatus and methods for detecting ATP in a liquid sample Apparatuses and kits for the detection of ATP in a liquid sample are provided. The apparatuses and kits comprise a liquid reagent composition comprising luciferin and a sampling device having a sampling portion and a handling portion. The sampling portion comprises a fibrous or a foam material and is adapted to acquire and releasably retain a predetermined volume of a liquid sample or a sample of residue from a surface. The sampling device comprises a dry coating or a liquid coating, the coating including an effective amount of a pH-adjusting reagent that, when contacted with a liquid reagent composition having a pH 6.8 or lower, changes the pH of the liquid reagent composition to 6.9 or higher. Methods of use of the apparatus or kit are also provided.
US11085046B2	Compositions and methods for production of myrcene Provided herein are compositions and methods for producing myrcene by culturing genetically modified microbial host cells that express a myrcene synthase and optionally a geranyl pyrophosphate synthase. Also provided herein are isolated nucleic acid molecules that encode myrcene synthase variants derived from the Ocimum species myrcene synthase, which comprise one or more amino acid substitutions that improve in vivo performance of myrcene synthase in genetically modified microbial host cells. Also provided herein are isolated myrcene synthase variants that exhibit an improved activity for converting geranyl diphosphate into myrcene.
US11085040B2	Systems and methods for host cell improvement utilizing epistatic effects The present disclosure provides systems and methods for host cell improvement utilizing epistatic effects. The systems and methods described herein are host cell agnostic and therefore can be implemented across taxa. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods can be implemented to modulate or improve any host cell parameter of interest.
US11085035B2	Therapeutic cell washing, concentration, and separation utilizing acoustophoresis Multi-stage acoustophoretic devices for continuously separating a second fluid or a particulate from a host fluid are disclosed. Methods of operating the multi-stage acoustophoretic devices are also disclosed. The systems may include multiple acoustophoretic devices fluidly connected to one another in series, each acoustophoretic device comprising a flow chamber, an ultrasonic transducer capable of creating a multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave, and a reflector. The systems can further include pumps and flowmeters.
US11085034B2	Enzyme complex comprising heme polymerase and heme ligase, and method for producing hemozoin using same The present invention relates to an enzyme complex in which a heme polymerase and a heme ligase are linked to each other via the dockerin module of cellulase, and to a method for producing a hemozoin using the same. The enzyme complex according to the present invention can polymerize heme with higher efficiency than conventional enzymes, and thus can more efficiently produce hemozoin, a conductive biopolymer.
US11085027B2	Serum-free in vitro directed differentiation protocol for generating stem cell-derived beta cells and uses thereof Disclosed herein are methods for generating SC-β cells using chemically defined, completely serum free media, and isolated populations of SC-β cells for use in various applications, such as cell therapy.
US11085018B2	Three-dimensional printed organs, devices, and matrices Provided herein are methods and systems for forming a three-dimensional object corresponding to an organ or organoid. A method for forming a three-dimensional object corresponding to an organ or organoid may comprise generating a plurality of discrete focal points patterned as a 3D projection corresponding to the organ or organoid in a medium comprising one or more precursors of a polymer, to form at least a portion of the 3D object corresponding to the organ or organoid.
US11085017B2	Process for propagating a yeast capable to ferment glucose and xylose It is disclosed a process for propagating a yeast capable to ferment glucose and xylose of a lignocellulosic feedstock hydrolyzate, said process comprising propagating the yeast over at least two propagation cycles. The first propagation cycle comprises the steps of: contacting the yeast at a starting yeast density with a first cultivation medium comprising a first portion of the lignocellulosic feedstock hydrolyzate; and allowing the yeast to propagate to create a first populated broth comprising water and a first propagated yeast, wherein at least 50% of the glucose and less than 20% of the xylose in the first cultivation medium are consumed in the first propagation cycle. The second cycle comprises the steps of: separating the first populated broth in at least a first removed portion and a first residual portion, wherein both the first residual portion and the first removed portion comprise some of the first propagated yeast; contacting the first residual portion with a second cultivation medium comprising a second portion of the lignocellulosic feedstock hydrolyzate; and allowing the yeast to propagate to create a second populated broth comprising water and a second propagated yeast, wherein at least 50% of the glucose and less than 20% of the xylose in the second cultivation medium are consumed in the second propagation cycle.
US11085016B1	Method for screening bacteria capable of degrading ethylene oxide The present disclosure discloses a method for screening bacteria capable of tolerating and degrading ethylene oxide, comprising: preliminary screening, purification, ethylene oxide tolerance acclimatization, and ethylene oxide degradation acclimatization. The methods for screening and acclimatization provided by the present application is simple to operate, and the ability of the acclimatized strains to degrade ethylene oxide is significantly improved. Therefore, a series of ethylene oxide-degrading strains capable of tolerating and degrading ethylene oxide may be obtained, which have excellent treatment performance and is safe, environmentally friendly, and is of great significance for decontamination treatment of ethylene oxide.
US11085011B2	Post CMP cleaning compositions for ceria particles The invention provides a removal composition and process for cleaning post-chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) contaminants and ceria particles from a microelectronic device having said particles and contaminants thereon. The composition achieves highly efficacious removal of the ceria particles and CMP by-product contaminant material from the surface of the microelectronic device.
US11084999B2	Method and use A diesel fuel composition comprising as an additive an ester compound which is the reaction product of an optionally substituted polycarboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof and a compound or formula H—(OR)n—OR1, wherein R is an optionally substituted alkylene group, R1 is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group and n is at least 1.
US11084992B2	Systems and methods for upgrading heavy oils In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a heavy oil may be upgraded by a process that may include removing at least a portion of metals from the heavy oil in a hydrodemetalization reaction zone to form a hydrodemetalization reaction effluent, removing at least a portion of metals and at least a portion of nitrogen from the hydrodemetalization reaction effluent in a transition reaction zone to form a transition reaction effluent, removing at least a portion of nitrogen from the transition reaction effluent in a hydrodenitrogenation reaction zone to form a hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent, and reducing aromatics content in the hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent in a hydrocracking reaction zone by contacting the hydrodenitrogenation reaction effluent to form an upgraded fuel.
US11084984B2	Processes and systems for improvement of heavy crude oil using induction heating Embodiments of the present invention include a novel continuous or semi-continuous process which results in the partial or total improvement of heavy oil. The improvement of the heavy oil is a result of thermally heating the oil at an interval where visbreaking occurs, thereby reducing a viscosity of the heavy oil. The core of the heating step occurs through a heating apparatus of the packed bed type including superparamagnetic, paramagnetic, and/or magnetic materials.
US11084967B2	Functionalized nanosilica as shale inhibitor in water-based fluids A nanosilica containing fluid system for shale stabilization in a shale formation. The nanosilica containing fluid system comprising a functionalized nanosilica composition operable to react with shale at the surface of the shale formation to form a barrier on the shale formation. The functionalized nanosilica composition comprising a nanosilica particle, the nanosilica particle having a mean diameter, and a functionalization compound, the functionalization compound appended to the surface of the nanosilica particle. And an aqueous-based fluid, the aqueous-based fluid operable to carry the functionalized nanosilica composition into the shale formation. The functionalization compound is an amino silane. The aqueous-based fluid is selected from the group consisting of water, deionized water, sea water, brine, and combinations thereof.
US11084966B2	Controlled release system for the release of oil field chemicals and use of the system for reservoir treatment and monitoring Compositions having a core and a coating that covers at least part of the core, where the core comprises a mixture of at least one oil field chemical and at least one core matrix polymer are described. The composition provides a slower release of an oil field chemical into an eluent compared to the release provide by the core. The compositions provide for the controlled release of tracer over long periods of time than is provided by the release from the core. Methods of making the compositions and systems containing the compositions are described. Methods of tracing the movement of fluid in a hydrocarbon reservoir using the compositions and methods of releasing biocides and other well treatment agents into reservoir fluids over time are also described.
US11084961B2	Highly flame-retardant adhesive for high polymer materials This invention relates to a highly flame-retardant adhesive for high-polymer materials. The adhesive contains a phenolic hydroxyl flame retardant which is prepared from organic amino compounds by one-step reaction with simple and controllable synthesis conditions and high synthesis efficiency; and then the highly flame-retardant adhesive can be obtained by blending the flame-retardant and the adhesive. The highly flame-retardant adhesive synthesized in the invention can be directly used as an adhesive for polymer materials to produce high adhesion strength, or used as a basic formula and prepared into composite adhesives through the addition of other fillers, or used as a primer agent to modify surfaces of polymer materials, so as to meet different needs on various special occasions.
US11084948B2	Black ink composition A black ink composition for post print and preprint, obtainable by adding (colour concentrate mixture) solid red concentrate, blue concentrate, and green concentrate to a carbon black ink having a concentration of 10-25% by weight of the composition, wherein the carbon black has not undergone oxidation treatment, and the colour pigments are made up 75-90% by weight.
US11084937B2	Method of obtaining carbon containing material from recyclable tires and rubber products A method for obtaining carbon-containing material from recyclable tires and rubber products, by mechanically crushing a raw material, from recycled tires in a shredder, supplying a charge to a reactor at temperature, removing gaseous pyrolysis products from the reactor, followed by condensing liquid products, unloading solid residue from the reactor and cooling it, feeding the cooled residue into a crusher, coarsely crushing the solid residue, removing metal from the crushed solid residue in a magnetic separator.
US11084931B2	Activated lignin composition, a method for the manufacturing thereof and use thereof The present invention relates to an activated lignin composition, its manufacture and its use thereof. It also relates to a resin comprising lignin, its manufacture and use.
US11084930B2	Co-solubilization process for preparing modified bitumen and product obtained thereof The present invention relates to a co-solubilization process for preparation of a polymer modified bitumen/asphalt and emulsified polymer modified bitumen/asphalt from bitumen, polymer, emulsifier etc. The present invention further relates to a polymer modified bitumen comprising bitumen and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) linear co-polymer having high softening point. The present invention also relates to the use of the polymer modified bitumen and its emulsion in in micro-surfacing for maintenance of pavements.
US11084923B2	Fluoropolymer compositions comprising a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene and a fluorinated elastomer The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer composition comprising a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and trifluoroethylene (TrFE), to a process for the manufacture of said fluoropolymer composition and to uses of said fluoropolymer composition in various applications, in particular to uses of fluoropolymer films obtainable therefrom in electrical or electronic devices.
US11084920B2	Heterophasic polypropylene composition The invention relates to a new soft heterophasic propylene copolymer with increased melting temperature, improved stiffness and optical properties, as well as the process by which the heterophasic propylene copolymer is produced. Further the present invention is directed to articles made of the inventive heterophasic propylene copolymer, particularly to blow moulded, extrusion blow moulded or injection moulded articles and their use in e.g. medical, pharmaceutical or alimentary applications.
US11084916B2	Polymeric material with a multimodal pore size distribution A polymeric material having a multimodal pore size distribution is provided. The material is formed by applying a stress to a thermoplastic composition that contains first and second inclusion additives dispersed within a continuous phase that includes a matrix polymer. Through the use of particular types of inclusion additives and careful control over the manner in which such additives are dispersed within the polymer matrix, the present inventors have discovered that a unique, multimodal porous structure can be achieved.
US11084912B2	Radical polymer film with high electrical conductivity The present disclosure relates to a novel non-conjugated radical polymer film with high electrical conductivity, and methods of making and using the novel non-conjugated radical polymer film.
US11084909B2	Liquid antioxidant composition for raw rubbers The present invention provides a liquid antioxidant composition used for raw rubbers comprising 5% to 30% by weight of at least one aromatic amine-based antioxidant agent, 20% to 70% by weight of at least one hindered phenol-based antioxidant agent, 0% to 40% by weight of at least one phosphite-based antioxidant agent; and 20% to 40% by weight of at least one solvent having boiling point higher than 185° C. and freezing point lower than −10° C. under 101.325 KPa, the weight percentage of component a), b), c) or d) is based on the total weight of antioxidant composition, wherein the mixture of component a), b) and c) is liquid at 25° C. under 101.325 KPa. The weight percentage is based on the total weight of antioxidant composition. The present invention further provides an application of said liquid antioxidant composition in raw rubbers such as natural rubber and raw rubbers synthesized via solution polymerization.
US11084904B2	Method for obtaining biodegradable polyesteretheramide Method for obtaining biodegradable polyesteretheramide that has a stage of esterification and/or transesterification and amidation reaction, a stage of prepolycondensation, a stage of polycondensation, an optional stage of extraction, a stage of drying and a final stage of extrusion with additives. The method of obtaining PEEA enables better satisfaction of the needs of each client as regards viscosity, composition and additives. It enables reducing the amount of interface product that has lower commercial value and improves the colour of the product, while at the same time provides a more efficient process, ecologically cleaner and safer for all the operatives.
US11084893B2	Ethylene-based polymers and processes for the same An ethylene-based polymer formed from reacting at least the following: ethylene and at least one asymmetrical polyene, and wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of at least one free-radical initiator; and wherein the at least one asymmetrical polyene is selected from Structure A, as described herein; Structure B, as described herein; or a combination of Structure A and Structure B.
US11084892B2	Methods for producing polydienes Methods are described for the preparation of polymers using a lanthanide-based coordination catalyst and arresting polymerization using a reduced amount of a Lewis base while retaining the reactivity of the polymer chain ends toward functionalization agents. The Lewis base is a meso-enriched oxolanyl Lewis base. The resulting functionalized polymer has a higher level of purity and can be used in products such as tires.
US11084885B2	Manufacture of nanocellulose and intermediates thereof The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing nanocellulose comprising the steps of: a) providing a cellulose-containing material wherein the cellulose-containing material contains less than 20 wt. % water, b) contacting the cellulose-containing material with oxalic acid dihydrate, and heating above the melting point of the oxalic acid dihydrate, to obtain cellulose oxalates, c) washing the mixture, d) preparing a suspension comprising the washed material from step c) and e) recovering nanocellulose from the suspension. The present invention relates also to a method of manufacturing nanocellulose intermediate which comprises the above described steps a)-c). The methods disclosed in the present invention are quick, simple, and direct. Pulp can be used as raw material. A considerable amount of free carboxyl groups are introduced. A high yield can be obtained. The methods are inexpensive.
US11084880B2	Anti-BCMA chimeric antigen receptor The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
US11084878B2	IL-11Rα antibodies Provided are antigen-binding molecules capable of binding to IL-11Rα, and methods of medical treatment and prophylaxis using the same.
US11084874B2	IL-11 antibodies Provided are antigen-binding molecules capable of binding to IL-11, and methods of medical treatment and prophylaxis using the same.
US11084873B2	Anti-Abeta antibodies and uses thereof An isolated antibody, comprising a light-chain CDR1 (L-CDR1) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 7, or SEQ ID NO: 14; a light-chain CDR2 (L-CDR2) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 15; a light-chain CDR3 (L-CDR3) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 24; a heavy-chain CDR1 (H-CDR1) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 16, or SEQ ID NO: 25; a heavy-chain CDR2 (H-CDR2) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 22, or SEQ ID NO: 26; and a heavy-chain CDR3 (H-CDR3) having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 23, or SEQ ID NO: 27, wherein the antibody specifically binds to Aβ1-42 or an N-terminal modified form thereof.
US11084867B2	Regeneration of damaged tissue A method of healing a wound including contacting a wound edge with a tropoelastin or elastin derived peptide in conditions for enabling a sustained contact of the tropoelastin with the wound edge for a time period for enabling re-epithelialization of the wound.
US11084866B2	Immunoglobulin chimeric monomer-dimer hybrids The invention relates to a chimeric monomer-dimer hybrid protein wherein the protein comprises a first and a second polypeptide chain, the first polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region and a biologically active molecule, and the second polypeptide chain comprising at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region without the biologically active molecule of the first chain. The invention also relates to methods of using and methods of making the chimeric monomer-dimer hybrid protein of the invention.
US11084857B2	Nsp-interleukin-10 proteins and uses thereof Disclosed herein are Nsp-IL10 polypeptides comprising an Nsp polypeptide and an IL10 polypeptide. In some embodiments, Nsp-IL10 polypeptide is capable of activating an NGF signaling pathway, an IL10 signaling pathway, or both. Also disclosed are methods for treating a disease comprising administering an Nsp-IL10 polypeptide. The methods include treating diseases associated with joint inflammation, such as osteoarthritis.
US11084844B2	Modified nucleosides, analogs thereof and oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom The present invention provides modified nucleosides, analogs thereof and oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom. More particularly, the present invention provides modified nucleosides and analogs thereof that are useful for incorporation at the terminus of an oligomeric compound. Such oligomeric compounds can also be included in a double stranded composition. In some embodiments, the oligomeric compounds provided herein are expected to hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA.
US11084840B2	Method for purifying allulose conversion reaction product The present invention relates to a method of purifying allulose and a method of preparing allulose using the method of purifying, and more specifically the purification method includes mixing allulose conversion product with powdered activated carbon and applying the solid-liquid separation to efficiently remove impurities.
US11084828B2	Use of the FL118 core chemical structure platform to generate FL118 derivatives for treatment of human disease Described herein, are FL118 core structure platform compounds, matter of compositions, formulation, methods and uses for treating cancer or other human diseases. Chemical modifications of the FL118 structure are employed alone or in combination with other anti-cancer agents to preclude or reverse refractory cancer phenotypes and for unique personalized cancer treatment (personalized medicine or as Obama called precision medicine) through application of a series of structural relevant individual FL118 platform-derived analogues.
US11084821B2	Cyanopyrrolidine derivatives with activity as inhibitors of USP30 The present invention relates to a class of substituted-cyanopyrrolidines of Formula (I) with activity as inhibitors of deubiquitilating enzymes, in particular, ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 30 or ubiquitin specific peptidase 30 (USP30), having utility in a variety of therapeutic areas including cancer and conditions involving mitochondrial dysfunction.
US11084819B2	Polymorphs The invention relates to polymorphous crystal modifications of a DPP-IV inhibitor, the preparation thereof and the use thereof for preparing a medicament.
US11084814B2	Pyrido[3, 4-d]pyrimidine derivative and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof The purpose of the present invention is to provide a compound that has excellent CDK4/6 inhibitory activity. The present invention is a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound.
US11084810B2	(Cyano-dimethyl-methyl)-isoxazoles and -[1,3,4]thiadiazoles This invention relates to novel (Cyano-dimethyl-methyl)-isoxazoles and -[1,3,4]thiadiazoles and their use as CB2 cannabinoid receptor agonists, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and their use for the treatment of CB2 receptor mediated disorders or conditions.
US11084804B2	Modulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
US11084803B2	Activators of class I histone deacetylases (HDACs) and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds of Formulae (A), (B), (C), and (D), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits thereof. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds to treat or prevent neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), traumatic brain injury, ischemic brain injury, stroke, frontal temporal dementia, Pick's disease, corticobasal degeneration, supra cerebral palsy, prion diseases (e.g., Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, Fatal Familial Insomnia, and Kuru), Nieman Pick type C, spinal cerebellar ataxia, spinal muscular dystrophy, ataxia telangiectasia, hippocampal sclerosis, Cockayne syndrome, Werner syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosaum, and Bloom syndrome. In one aspect, the methods include administering to a subject in need of treatment for a neurological disorder a therapeutically effective amount of DAC-001, DAC-002, DAC-003, DAC-009, or DAC-012, or a compound of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D).
US11084802B2	THRβ receptor agonist compound and preparation method and use thereof The present invention discloses a compound represented by the following Formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compound improves the THRα selectivity while maintaining good THRβ agonistic activity, thereby improving properties of the finished drug.
US11084799B2	Polymorph of benzamide compound and preparation method and applications thereof The present invention provides a polymorph of a benzamide compound and a preparation method and applications thereof. The shown benzamide compound is 3-Bromo-N-[2,4-dichloro-6-[(methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1-(3,5-dichloro-2-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide. The application of the polymorph of the compound in the preparation of the formulation exhibits excellent effect. The advantages of the polymorph A in aspects such as chemical stability, filterability, solubility, hygroscopicity, melting point, solid density and flowability can have a significant impact on the developments of the production method and a formulation and on the quality and efficacy of a plant treating agent.
US11084785B2	Alkenyl carbonothioates as flavour ingredients Provided are new alkenyl carbonothioates of formula (I), their manufacture and their use as flavours and fragrances. Also provided are flavour and fragrance compositions and edible products, in particular coffee products, comprising the new alkenyl carbonothioates.
US11084781B2	Diarylureas as CB1 allosteric modulators The present invention provides novel diarylurea derivatives (compounds of formula (I)) and their uses. The compounds of the present invention are demonstrated to be allosteric modulators of the CB1 receptor, and therefore useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions mediated by CB1.
US11084777B2	Method for preparing alkylamines The present invention relates to a method for preparing alkylamines using carbon monoxide and the use of this method in the manufacturing of vitamins, pharmaceutical products, adhesives, acrylic fibres and synthetic leathers, pesticides, surfactants, detergents and fertilisers. It also relates to a method for manufacturing vitamins, pharmaceutical products, adhesives, acrylic fibres, synthetic leathers, pesticides, surfactants, detergents and fertilisers, comprising a step of preparing alkylamines by the method according to the invention. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing marked alkylamines and uses thereof.
US11084774B2	Esterification unit for producing crude methyl methacrylate, esterification process using said unit and plant comprising said unit The invention relates to an esterification unit (150) and esterification process for producing crude methyl methacrylate (MMA) from methacrylamide (MAM), which enable particularly to improve the yield, meaning that the organics spent acids are low; and at the same time, providing crude MMA with rather good quality, meaning that MMA concentration in crude MMA is rather high and preferably from 50 wt % to 80 wt %. According to the invention, the esterification unit comprises esterification reactors (1, . . . , 5 (or 6) set up in a serial way so that there is a counter current flow between gaseous phase and liquid phase, the liquid phase flowing from first reactor (1) of the series to last reactor (5 (or 6)), and the gaseous phase flowing from reactor to first reactor (1).
US11084771B2	Method for purifying phenol The present invention relates to a method for purifying phenol, which comprises: contacting a phenol stream comprising hydroxyacetone, 2-methylbenzofuran, 3-methylbenzofuran and phenol with an acyl chloride in the presence of an organic sulfonic acid to convert one or more selected from the group consisting of hydroxyacetone, 2-methylbenzofuran and 3-methylbenzofuran into a high boiling point compound having a boiling point higher than that of the phenol; and recovering the high boiling point compound from the phenol stream.
US11084770B2	Cannabis extracts A method is provided for removing THC from raw cannabis oil.
US11084761B2	Method of pressure sintering an environmental barrier coating on a surface of a ceramic substrate A method of pressure sintering an environmental barrier coating on a surface of a ceramic substrate to form an article includes the steps of etching the surface of the ceramic substrate to texture the surface, disposing an environmental barrier coating on the etched surface of the ceramic substrate wherein the environmental barrier coating includes a rare earth silicate, and pressure sintering the environmental barrier coating on the etched surface of the ceramic substrate in an inert or nitrogen atmosphere at a pressure of greater than atmospheric pressure such that at least a portion of the environmental barrier coating is disposed in the texture of the surface of the ceramic substrate thereby forming the article.
US11084746B2	Systems for removing sludge from or distributing fluids in sludge or waste collection vessels Systems for use in one or more sludge or waste collection devices (e.g., containers, vessels or basins). One such system is a sludge removal system for removing sludge from one or more sludge collection devices. The sludge removal system includes one or more sludge removal grids disposed in one or more sludge collection devices. Each sludge removal grid preferably includes at least one header and a plurality of sludge collection laterals. Another such system includes a fluid distribution system for distributing one or more fluids in one or more sludge or waste collection devices. A movement restricting or prevention member is provided in both the fluid distribution and sludge removal systems to prevent or restrict movement of the sludge collection laterals and the fluid distribution laterals away from or towards a floor of a corresponding collection device without anchoring or fixing the laterals to the floor.
US11084743B2	Method for removal of recalcitrant selenium species from wastewater Methods and systems for reducing the concentration of selenium species in water, particularly water containing recalcitrant selenium species. In the methods and systems, water containing one or more selenium species is treated with permanganate to provide permanganate-treated water, which is then contacted with a zero-valent iron treatment system comprising (a) a reactive solid comprising zero-valent iron and one or more iron oxide minerals in contact therewith and (b) ferrous iron.
US11084742B2	Activated hybrid zero-valent iron treatment system and methods for generation and use thereof Activated iron media and methods for generating and using the activated iron media. The method involves aqueous suspension comprising a zero-valent iron, ferrous iron, and an iron oxide to provide a settled solid and re-suspending the settled solid to provide an aqueous suspension containing an activated iron media.
US11084733B2	Method for producing inorganic oxide in form of thin film Provided is a method for producing an inorganic oxide in the form of a thin film, the method including a step of bringing a first liquid and a second liquid with each other, the first liquid containing an inorganic oxide precursor and the second liquid containing a substance reacting with the inorganic oxide precursor of the first liquid to form an inorganic oxide derived from the inorganic oxide precursor. The step is performed by continuous operation. At least one of the first liquid and the second liquid includes an ionic liquid.
US11084731B2	Method for producing ammonia and urea in a common facility A process for preparing ammonia or ammonia and urea in a facility may involve compressing a crude synthesis gas stream that includes hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide, washing a substream of the crude synthesis gas with ammonia to form a purified synthesis gas stream depleted of carbon dioxide and a condensate, synthesizing ammonia from the purified synthesis gas stream, and synthesizing urea from the condensate to form an aqueous urea composition. In the preparation of ammonia and urea, the crude synthesis gas stream may be, after being compressed, divided into a first synthesis gas substream and a second synthesis gas substream. In some instances, only the first synthesis gas substream is scrubbed with liquid ammonia.
US11084728B2	Method for producing silica aerogel blanket and silica aerogel blanket produced thereby The present invention relates to a method for producing a silica aerogel blanket, the method comprising recovering a supercritical waste liquid generated after performing a step of supercritical drying, neutralizing the recovered supercritical waste liquid by adding an acid thereto for recycling, and reusing the recycled supercritical waste liquid, and a silica aerogel blanket produced thereby.
US11084724B2	Transferring nanofiber forests between substrates Techniques are described for transferring nanofiber forests using transfer films that either lack a conventional adhesive at the substrate—nanofiber forest interface or that include a diffusion barrier that prevents diffusion of adhesive molecules (or other polymer molecules mobile at ambient temperatures) into the nanofiber forest. These techniques can be applied to single layer nanofiber forests or stacks of multiple nanofiber forest. By selecting the bond strength between the nanofiber forest and the transfer films, the nanofibers can be aligned in a common direction that includes, but is not limited to, perpendicular to a substrate or transfer film.
US11084722B2	Method for splitting carbon dioxide into molecular oxygen and carbon Apparatus and methods for facilitating an intramolecular reaction that occurs in single collisions of CO2 molecules (or their derivatives amenable to controllable acceleration, such as CO2+ ions) with a solid surface, such that molecular oxygen (or its relevant analogs, e.g., O2+ and O2− ions) is directly produced are provided. The reaction is driven by kinetic energy and is independent of surface composition and temperature. The methods and apparatus may be used to remove CO2 from Earth's atmosphere, while, in other embodiments, the methods and apparatus may be used to prevent the atmosphere's contamination with CO2 emissions. In yet other embodiments, the methods and apparatus may be used to obtain molecular oxygen in CO2-rich environments, such as to facilitate exploration of extraterrestrial bodies with CO2-rich atmospheres (e.g. Mars).
US11084712B2	Physical quantity sensor with spring having protective beam A physical quantity sensor includes a movable body and a spring that supports the movable body. The spring includes an arm having an elongate shape in a first direction, and a first beam and a second beam that are adjacent to the arm and are disposed in the first direction. An end portion of the first beam on the second beam side and an end portion of the second beam on the first beam side are disposed side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The beams preferably are protective of the side surfaces of the spring arm, function to enable arm machining accuracy, reduce shape deviations, and reduce the occurrence of quadrature. The sensor exemplarily may detect angular rate or acceleration.
US11084702B2	Temperature adjusting method for instant heating or cooling with an energy-saving water dispenser and water dispenser Disclosed is a temperature adjusting method for instant heating or cooling with an energy-saving water dispenser, the method including: installing a water dispenser, which includes a heating device, a control processor, etc.; coupling a water inlet to a tap water pipe and heating the water to 100° C., where the produced boiling water is split into two branches, one flows out from a high-temperature water outlet; the other branch flows through a preheater and performs heat exchange with cold water to achieve a temperature drop thus forming warm boiled water, which enters a refrigeration unit to be cooled to 5° C. When the user sets a single-time output water temperature and amount within an effective range, the control processor automatically matches the corresponding working mode and provides an accurate output according to the user-set single-time output water temperature and amount. There is further disclosed a water dispenser.
US11084700B2	Device for transporting a container A device for transporting a filled container in a rotary device, for example from a rotary filler to a capper, includes a rotary element rotating about an axis of rotation with a holding element for accommodating the container. The holding element is designed such that the filled container is held so that a container axis, which passes through and is perpendicular to a mouth aperture cross-sectional plane of the container, is oriented below the holding element toward the axis of rotation.
US11084695B2	Methods and apparatus for improved adjustment of partitions Method and apparatus for improved height adjustment of wall partitions. According to the present disclosure, an extendable Foot Controlled Elevator Device is placed beneath a wall partition. A user may then apply downward force on a Vertical Height Control to adjust the vertical position of the wall partition. In some embodiments, the Foot Controlled Elevator Device has a compressible base, allowing it to fit into tight areas (e.g., between toilets in a restroom under construction). In other embodiments, one or more Foot Controlled Elevator Devices may be linked, allowing for better control over the wall divider and simultaneous or distinct control of the respective Foot Controlled Elevator Devices.
US11084688B2	Rescue/evacuation self-testing system for traction elevators A monitoring system for controlling self-testing of a traction elevator includes a self-testing process module in communication with a three-phase AC back-up battery power supply. The self-testing process module includes a processor configured to initiate and control a series of steps for performing measurements of the three-phase AC back-up battery power supply, including measurements of the battery supply during a simulated emergency situation (“rescue/evacuation”). The processor is programmed to initiate testing on a defined schedule and transmit test results to a maintenance system (including remotely-located systems) on a routine basis. The monitoring system also includes a display unit providing visual information regarding the status of self-testing processes and their results and a communications unit for transmitting test results to a remote maintenance controller.
US11084686B2	Cable storage devices and methods of use thereof A cable storage device includes a first elongate bracket member attachable to a support structure and having a length extending between a first end and a second end. A second elongate bracket member is configured to be coupled to the first elongate bracket member proximate one of the first end or the second end such that the second elongate member extends in a different direction from the first elongate member when installed on the support structure. At least one set of a plurality of retaining mechanisms is configured to be coupled to the first and second elongate bracket members to receive and store a first cable. The at least one of the at least one set of the plurality of retaining mechanisms is adjustable along the first elongate bracket member or the second elongate bracket member. Methods of installing and making the cable storage device are also disclosed.
US11084683B1	Winding bar for manufacturing light string and method for manufacturing light string A winding bar for manufacturing a light string including a bar-shaped body. The bar-shaped body has a cross-section presenting a rectangular pattern or a polygonal pattern. The bar-shaped body includes a plurality of sides defining a plurality of lateral surfaces, and the bar-shaped body defines a work channel extending along a longitudinal direction. The work channel communicates with two ends of the bar-shaped body.
US11084676B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a sheet storing cassette, a lift mechanism, a sheet feeding portion, a remaining quantity sensing portion, and a control portion. The control portion, during continuous sheet feeding by the sheet feeding portion, controls the lift mechanism to make a sheet stacking plate ascend to a lifted position where sheets make contact with the sheet feeding portion, and feeds a foregoing sheet and then, at a sheet feeding timing a predetermined time thereafter, starts feeding the following sheet. The control portion makes the sheet feeding timing earlier as the remaining quantity of the sheets sensed by the remaining quantity sensing portion decreases.
US11084669B2	Plants for immersion of bodyworks A plant for immersion treatment of vehicle bodies may include: at least one skid configured to support a body; at least one process liquid tank; and/or a conveyor line configured to convey the at least one skid above the at least one process liquid tank. The at least one skid may include base and support parts. The support part may be supported on the base part using a rotatable shaft, so that the support part is rotatable between a first position, in which the body is not immersed in the at least one process liquid tank, and a second position for immersing the body in the at least one process liquid tank. The at least one skid may include a toothed wheel connected to the rotatable shaft for controlled rotation. The at least one skid may include a controllable locking/unlocking device configured to lock/unlock free rotation of the rotatable shaft.
US11084667B2	Lane divider insert sleeve A lane divider system includes a guide rail and a bracket for connecting the guide rail to a flow bed. The guide rail can be tubular, with a proximal end of a bracket inserted into each end of the tube. A flexible, compressible sleeve can be installed at each end of the tube where the proximal end of the bracket, are inserted into the tube. The tube and bracket being inserted should be closely dimensioned to fit securely. By providing a compliant sleeve, the security of the connection with the tube can be enhanced.
US11084665B2	Granular metering system An additive feeder assembly includes a supply reservoir having an outlet and an outlet tube having a first end in fluid communication with the outlet and a second end located vertically higher than the supply reservoir. An air stream transports a first granular material discharged from the supply reservoir and into the first end of the outlet tube to the second end of the outlet tube. A granular material distributor is in fluid communication with the second end of the outlet tube. The granular material distributor has a top end configured for attachment to a feed supply for a second granular material, a central portion located vertically below the top end and configured to mix the first granular material and the second granular material, and a bottom end configured for vertically discharging the mixed first granular material and second granular material.
US11084657B2	Article container having an ejection device and associated suspended conveying device An article container for an overhead conveying device for transporting an article includes front and rear walls, a bottom adjoining the front and rear walls, and a storage space between the front and rear walls and the bottom, in which the article is transportable. The bottom forms a first longitudinal edge, which adjoins the front wall, a second longitudinal edge, which adjoins the rear wall, spaced from the first longitudinal edge, a first end edge extending between the first and second longitudinal edges, and a second end edge extending between the first and second longitudinal edges. The article container includes a loading and/or unloading opening delimited by the front wall and rear wall and adjoining the first end edge and a side wall stop adjoining the second end edge, against which the article can be applied in a transport position.
US11084638B2	Carton with tamper resistant features A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier has a bottom panel, at least one front panel, at least one back panel, at least two side panels, and at least one central panel dividing the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion. At least one front divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel and at least one back divider flap is foldably connected to the at least one central panel. At least one retention flap is foldably connected to at least one of the at least one front panel, the at least one back panel, the at least two side panels, and the at least one central panel. The at least one retention flap engages a container and provides stability to the respective container in one of the front or back container-receiving spaces.
US11084637B1	Cushioned packaging materials, cushioned packages, and related methods A laminate includes an outer liner having a resin layer disposed on a paper sheet. The resin layer extends between first and second opposed lateral edges of the sheet and defines a moisture barrier. A cushion layer is disposed over the resin layer. An inner liner of kraft paper is disposed over the cushion layer. A region of the resin layer is activated into an adhesive bonding the cushion layer and inner liner to the sheet. The laminate defines first and second longitudinally adjacent portions. The outer liner in the first portion has opposed first and second peripheral portions extending laterally outward from opposed lateral edges of the cushion layer and inner liner to the first and second lateral edges of the sheet, whereby a first width between the lateral edges along the first portion exceeds a second width measured the lateral edges along the second portion.
US11084635B2	Child resistant pop-top vial A vial comprises a vial top and a lid. The lid comprises a top and a bottom. A circular securing feature is attached to the bottom and has a diameter that is less than the diameter of the lid, thus forming a lip around the circumference of the bottom. The securing feature comprises a snap bead that extends outwards therefrom. An internal undercut in the vial mates with the snap bead when the lid is in the closed position. The vial top comprises a ledge. The underside of the lip secures to the ledge when the lid is in the closed position. An anti-pry wall is located on the ledge, having a diameter larger than the lid and surrounding the lid when the lid is in the closed position. The height of the anti-pry wall is taller than the underside of the lip when the lid is in the closed position.
US11084632B2	Ringless metal cans and method A can comprises a can body (10) and a lid (4). The can body is manufactured using only a single homogeneous piece of material and has an edge that defines a top opening into the can. The can body also has an inwardly directed bead (23), which extends around the body, is adjacent to the can body edge, and defines an inwardly facing sealing surface (24) of substantially constant transverse cross-sectional dimension along an axial extent. The lid defines an outwardly directed sealing surface which abuts the inwardly facing sealing surface presented by the inwardly directed bead in order to seal the lid to the can body. An alternative can body has an inwardly directed pinched or collapsed bead which defines an upwardly facing sealing surface (34) for engagement with a downwardly facing sealing surface of a can lid. The alternative can body additionally has an inwardly directed bead (35) between the can body edge and the pinched or collapsed bead. An outer brim (42) of the lid is configured to be retained between the two beads of the alternative can body.
US11084631B2	Closure A canister includes a closure configured to mount on a container to close an open mouth into a product storage region formed in the container. The closure includes a lid and a lid retainer coupled to the lid. The lid retainer is configured to mate with an external thread on the container to retain the closure in a mounted position on the container.
US11084629B1	Reusable pusher for integrated squeezable container A reusable compression device, or contents ‘pusher’, introduced on and removably retained by the container housing, received at a position distal from a housing opening for releasing the content, and retained in position by engaging a grooved strip integrated with or otherwise retained on and movable along the housing surface to progressively compress the housing, providing a reliable, economic and functional container outer compression member retention apparatus and method. After the container is empty, the reusable pusher will be removed from the container and then will be inserted in another integrated container or separately disposed. The embodiment according to the present invention provides economic and environmental advantages compared to disposable structures that cannot be separated.
US11084624B1	Nestable, stackable multi-stage food serving set with temperature holding features The present invention is directed toward a food container that including a base, a perimeter wall and first, second and third protrusions. The protrusions are spaced apart from each other and coupled to the wall and the base. Each of the first, second and third protrusions defines a respective support surface that extends radially inward from the wall, a recess in the base and a recess in the wall. Each of the support surfaces is configured to support non-recessed portions of a base of another food container in a stacked configuration. Each of the recesses in the wall and the base are configured to receive a support surface of the other food container in a nested configuration.
US11084620B2	Packaging and blank therefor A packaging is disclosed that is made from cardboard, paper or similar, and includes a base wall and a cover wall, at least one front wall and one rear wall connecting the base wall and the cover wall in order to form lateral sides of the packaging. The packaging is designed as a prismatic body along a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the base wall and cover wall, and at least one lateral closure coupled to the base wall and/or the cover wall for laterally closing the packaging. At least one lateral closure is designed in such a way that, in a closed position, it rests at least in regions at least on one of the front walls or real walls coupled to the base wall and cover wall and protrudes at least regionally over these. The disclosure also relates to a blank for producing such a packaging.
US11084613B1	Meat grind bag filling funnel attachment The meat grind bag filling funnel attachment is configured for use with a meat grinder. The meat grinder further comprises a discharge tube. The meat grind bag filling funnel attachment attaches to the discharge tube. The meat grind bag filling funnel attachment receives meat ground by the meat grinder and transports the received meat to a collection container designated to receive the ground meet. The meat grind bag filling funnel attachment comprises a funnel structure and a suspension structure. The funnel structure transports the meat ground by the meat grinder to the collection container. The suspension structure suspends the funnel structure from the discharge tube of the meat grinder.
US11084608B2	Flow wrapper apparatus with forming tube A form-fill-seal packing apparatus of the flow wrapper type accepts individuated items via in-feed conveyor. Items are moved through horizontal open lower-sided forming tube 10 by resting indirectly on an underneath transit conveyor, through the underside part of a continuous film bag forming from a supply of film around the forming tube, using a forming shoulder. The bag is longitudinally sealed beside the forming tube. Data may be printed on an upper film surface over a platen including an upper part of the forming tube. An outfeed conveyor carries transversely sealed wrapped items on to a vacuum sealer.
US11084605B2	Device and system for controlling missiles and kill vehicles operated with gel-like fuels Apparatus for trajectory control and/or position control of a missile (99), comprising a controllable gas generator (109, 200) with a fuel flow control valve (124, 213), an injector head (112, 202), a combustion chamber (111) and at least one outflow nozzle (103, 204) or at least one throttle.
US11084598B2	Power distribution system for DC network A power distribution system for a DC network, the DC network comprising electrical loads, the power distribution system being boarded on an aircraft and comprising: a plurality of AC/DC converters, and at least one AC power source. The power distribution system comprises: an “n” number of AC/DC converters, each one comprising an “(n−1)” number of first outputs and at least an additional output, and an “(n−1)·n” number of electrical loads. Each electrical load comprises two inputs: a first input for being connected with a corresponding first output, and a second input for being connected with any of the additional outputs. The power distribution system is configured to continue supplying electrical power to the DC network in case an AC/DC converter is not energized, such that the second input of such electrical load is connected to any additional output of another AC/DC converter, being the first input disconnected.
US11084596B2	Aircraft comprising at least one engine assembly linked to the fuselage of the aircraft by two connecting rods positioned at least partially in an air inlet of the engine assembly An aircraft which comprises a fuselage and at least one propulsion assembly linked to the fuselage by at least two connecting rods positioned at least partially in an inner zone of the air inlet of the nacelle of the propulsion assembly. Thus, the connecting rods do not interfere with the secondary flow flowing inside the nacelle and do not affect the aerodynamic performance levels of the propulsion assembly.
US11084595B2	VTOL vehicle with fan blades outside of exhaust flowpath An aircraft defining a vertical direction and a transverse direction. The aircraft may include a fuselage, a wing extending from the fuselage, and a hybrid-electric propulsion system. The hybrid-electric propulsion system may include a power source, a plurality of vertical thrust electric fans arranged along the wing and driven by the power source, and a forward thrust propulsor. The power source may include a combustion engine and an electric generator. The combustion engine may also define a flowpath for exhausting combustion gases. The forward thrust propulsor may be selectively or permanently mechanically coupled to the combustion engine. The forward thrust propulsor may include a propulsor fan having a plurality of fan blades arranged outside of the flowpath of the combustion engine for exhausting combustion gases.
US11084588B2	Aircraft pilot seat A pilot's seat offering an evacuation device. The seat comprises a ladder fixed to the rear of the back and covered by a detachable cover associated with the seat and deployable between a storage position retracted inside the cover and a deployed evacuation position, in which case the cover is detached. Thus, the evacuation device is incorporated harmoniously into the seat which offers a solid base for the evacuation ladder.
US11084586B2	Intermittent fluid delivery system An intermittent fluid delivery system includes a fill tank and a batch tank which is connected to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose. The fill tank holds a first quantity of fluid. The batch tank holds a second quantity of fluid, which is lesser than the first quantity. The first pump delivers fluid from the fill tank to the batch tank. A second pump delivers fluid from the batch tank to a receiving tank.
US11084575B2	Rotor hub vibration attenuator A vibration attenuation system for attenuating vibrations in a mast of an aircraft includes a weight attached to the mast but free to orbit about the mast. The weight can be comprised of one or more weight assemblies. Embodiments can include a single weight, or plural weight assemblies wherein each weight assembly can include a mechanical interconnecting mechanism so that each weight assembly receives feedback regarding the position and movement of one or more other weight assemblies. Each weight can be associated with a spring that urges the weight towards a neutral position. Rotation of the mast can cause the weight to orbit about the mast and self-excite such that the weight acts against the urging of the spring towards an attenuating position.
US11084573B1	Fluidic drag rudder systems for yaw control in forward flight An active flow control system for generating yaw control moments for an aircraft during forward flight. The system includes right and left yaw effectors disposed proximate the right and left wingtips of the wing. A pressurized air system includes a pressurized air source and a plurality of injectors operably associated with the right and left yaw effectors that influence the path of airflow above and below the yaw effectors. Based upon which of the injectors is injecting pressurized air, the right and left yaw effectors generate no yaw control moment, generate a yaw right control moment or generate a yaw left control moment.
US11084570B2	Control stick pivot A control stick pivot (200) comprises a primary pivot bearing (210), a redundant pivot bearing (220), and a detection component for detecting malfunction of the primary pivot bearing. The redundant pivot bearing is provided on one side of the primary pivot bearing. The redundant pivot bearing becomes operative as a bearing in the event that the primary pivot bearing malfunctions. The detection component may comprise one or more features (230) provided on the redundant pivot bearing for applying a torque to the redundant pivot bearing during maintenance or testing and/or a sensor (300; 310; 320) configured to detect relative motion at an interface between the primary pivot bearing and the redundant pivot bearing.
US11084563B1	Tiller for outboard motor A tiller for an outboard motor powered by an engine includes a tiller body that is elongated along a longitudinal center axis between a proximal end and a distal end. A throttle grip is on the distal end of the tiller body. An idle speed control switch is located on the tiller body adjacent the throttle grip. A microcontroller is located inside the tiller body and is in signal communication with an engine controller of the engine. The idle speed control switch is a momentary switch that can be selectively electrically connected to the microcontroller. In response to actuation of the idle speed control switch, the microcontroller sends a signal to the engine controller to change an idle speed of the engine.
US11084562B1	Traveler control A traveler control for a boat includes a car that traverses a track. A first sheave is positioned on a first end of the car and a second sheave is positioned on an opposite end of the car. A line is fixed at a first end and is routed through the first sheave. The line is routed through a plurality of turning blocks. An opposite end of the line is fixed after routing the line through the second sheave. The traveler control provides a mechanical advantage for convenient and precise positioning of a mainsail of a sailboat.
US11084556B1	Anisotropically flexible vibration isolating coupling mechanism A flexible coupling mechanism may be used to suspend a structural component, such as a propulsion pod, from a support member, such as a strut of a hydrofoil watercraft. The flexible coupling mechanism may include multiple vibration isolating mounts configured to extend through the support member to suspend the structural component. The vibration isolating mounts may include a plurality of elastomeric bushings configured to prevent direct contact between a component rigidly coupled to the support member and a component rigidly coupled to the structural component. The elastomeric bushings may include a tapered outer profile configured to provide a nonlinear force feedback profile in response to rotation of the support member relative to the structural component.
US11084555B2	Portable foldable aquaplane Provided is a portable foldable aquaplane, comprising a buoyancy device (9), a handle (2), a pedal board (3) and a seat cushion (5), wherein the buoyancy device (9) comprises a head buoyancy component (1) and a body buoyancy component (13); the head buoyancy component (1) is connected to a front end of the body buoyancy component (13) in a foldable manner; the handle (2) is connected to the head buoyancy component (1) via a first telescopic rod (14); and the seat cushion (5) is connected to the body buoyancy component (13) via a second telescopic rod (15). By adjusting the height of the handle (2) and of the seat cushion (5), the aquaplane is not only capable of satisfying the requirements of riding on water in a standing state, but is also capable of satisfying the requirements of riding on water in a sitting state. The foldable structure of the aquaplane makes it easy to carry and store, and same can also provide sports and entertainment for both individuals and multi-players at the same time by means of a connection hook.
US11084548B2	Fuel tank, method of manufacturing fuel tank, and saddle riding vehicle A fuel tank includes metal-made upper and lower tank half bodies respectively having, on respective outer peripheries thereof, an upper joint flange and a lower joint flange joined thereto. The lower tank half body includes: a lower tank main body portion that is elongated in a direction parallel to a reference plane including joint surfaces of lower and upper planar flange portions as parts of the lower and upper joint flanges, respectively, includes, along a longitudinal direction thereof, a narrow portion narrower on one side than the other side, and bulges toward a lower side from the reference plane; and a pair of expansion tank portions that are disposed on opposite sides of the narrow portion as seen in a plan view from a direction orthogonal to the reference plane, formed to be shallower than the lower tank main body portion, and bulge downward from the reference plane.
US11084545B2	Device for attaching a crawler track member of a crawler track to a crawler belt of the crawler track A device for attaching a crawler track member of a crawler track to a crawler belt of the crawler track having a press-in element and a connection element, wherein the press-in element comprises a main body having a continuous opening, wherein when the press-in element is arranged on the crawler belt, the connection element for connecting the crawler track member to the crawler belt engages through the continuous opening. The device is characterized in that the press-in element comprises multiple holding elements projecting from the main body, wherein the holding elements are configured in such a manner that when they are arranged on the crawler belt they penetrate multiple material layers of the crawler belt, in that the holding elements displace material of the material layers, in particular transversely to the penetration direction.
US11084540B2	Utility vehicle tray deck surface apparatus, system, and method Apparatus for a tray deck for providing a selectable appearance outer surface for at least one component of the tray deck, the apparatus including for the at least one component a component substrate (902) including a plurality of connectors (907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, and 914) for accepting a plurality of complementary connectors (922, 924, 926) on a panel (900) having a selected appearance for connection to the component substrate, wherein the panel, when connected to the component substrate, comprises at least part of the surface presenting outwardly of the tray deck, wherein each of the plurality of connectors on the component substrate includes an elongate protrusion (907, 909, 911) depending outwardly from the component substrate and along an edge of the elongate protrusion distal from the component substrate each connector including an elongate grooved connector (908, 910, 912), the elongate grooved connector configured to accept a complementary elongate projection (922, 924, 926) of the panel.
US11084539B1	Stackable transport frame Examples provide a method and apparatus for transporting equipment using a stackable transport frame. A set of adjustable brackets are removably attached to a portion of the stackable transport frame. The set of adjustable brackets are oriented in a downward and vertical configuration which is perpendicular to the transport frame to removably secure the stackable transport frame to a trailer. A set of parallel frame members define a wheel securing aperture to accommodate one or more wheels on the equipment being transported. A support member on the transported equipment sits within a longitudinal channel. A set of stacking brackets are configured to support a set of stackable transport frames in a vertical stacked configuration during storage.
US11084537B2	Structural access panel An access panel for a body of a vehicle is provided that includes a dome portion, a flat portion, and an extension portion. The dome portion has a reinforcing element. The extension portion extends from the flat portion. A floor panel structure for a vehicle is also provided that includes a metal sheet and an access panel. The metal sheet includes an aperture. The access panel includes a dome portion, a flat portion, and an extension portion. The access panel is coupled to the metal sheet over the aperture, and the flat portion and the extension portion are configured to transmit a downward force applied to the access panel to the metal sheet.
US11084533B2	Vehicle body structure of vehicle A vehicle body structure may include: front side members extended in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and provided at opposite sides of the vehicle body structure; a sub-frame that includes: a front cross member and a rear cross member, which are spaced apart from each other, and front side structures extending forward from opposite sides of the sub-frame, where the sub-frame is coupled to the front side members at opposite sides; fender apron members to connect the front side structures to A-pillars of the vehicle body structure; load distribution members coupled to the fender apron members to transmit a load to the fender apron members and to the front side members; and a cross bar extending in the transverse direction while being spaced apart from an upper side of the front cross member of the sub-frame, and having opposite ends coupled to the front side members.
US11084530B2	Method for controlling at least one vehicle system of a motor vehicle during a trip, and device and vehicle The disclosure relates to a method, a device and a motor vehicle for controlling at least one vehicle system of the motor vehicle during a drive, wherein each vehicle system is respectively adapted to perform a driving maneuver of the motor vehicle and for each vehicle system a control responsibility determines, in which proportion a driver and a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle each controls the vehicle system, the method comprising the steps of: providing an assignment specification with which a control responsibility is assigned for different driving situations in each case for each vehicle system; identifying an instantaneous driving situation while driving and determining the respectively assigned control responsibility in each vehicle system according to the assignment specification; receiving control instructions from the driver and from the driver assistance system for each vehicle system; and for each vehicle system, superposing control instructions from the driver and from the driver assistance system intended for said vehicle system in accordance with the control responsibility.
US11084518B2	Securing device for a shaft arrangement and method for temporarily limiting the freedom of movement of a universal joint A securing device for temporarily limiting movement of a universal joint of a steering column may include a locking element that extends in a longitudinal direction and has a free front end at a front as seen in the longitudinal direction. A handling means may be fitted at a rear of the locking element as seen in the longitudinal direction. The locking element may have a blocking body, and first and second positioning elements that are disposed on opposite sides of the blocking body and extend in the longitudinal direction adjacent to the blocking body. The positioning elements may be resilient relative to the blocking body in a transverse direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction. The positioning elements help simplify installation and improve protection against damage.
US11084509B2	Railway vehicle This railway vehicle is provided with: a bracket including a contact surface which is in contact with a second surface of a second plate member, and also including a recess which is provided in a portion facing an uneven surface; and a dynamic vibration absorber including a damper section which is located on the side opposite the contact surface and which is affixed to the bracket, and also including a weight section which is disposed on the side opposite the side to which the bracket is provided and which is disposed on the damper section. The bracket is separated from the uneven surface.
US11084503B2	Mutual nudge algorithm for self-reverse lane of autonomous driving According to various embodiments, systems and methods are provided for use by an ADV to nudge incoming objects in a self-reverse lane. In an embodiment, an ADV determines that a self-reverse lane has a predetermined width before entering the self-reverse lane. After entering the self-reverse lane, the ADV can follow a first reference line at the center of the self-reverse lane. In response to detecting an incoming object, the ADV creates an alternative lane in the self-reverse lane by temporarily modifying a high definition map. The ADV subsequently follows a second reference line in the alternative lane to nudge the incoming object. In response to detecting that the incoming object has passed and the self-reverse lane is clear, the ADV can drive back to the center of the self-reverse lane, to continue to follow the first reference line in the self-reverse lane.
US11084500B2	Vehicle control system A system includes one or more processors configured to track working hours of one or more members of a crew that operates a vehicle system. The working hours accumulate as the vehicle system travels on a route. The one or more processors are configured to direct a display device to present a notification message that indicates an amount of time remaining until the working hours reach a prescribed service limit for a designated time interval. The one or more processors are configured to automatically control the vehicle system to one or more of stop movement of the vehicle system, slow movement of the vehicle system, or prevent movement of the vehicle system from a stationary position responsive to determining that the working hours of the one or more members of the crew exceed the prescribed service limit.
US11084497B2	Vehicle control device The vehicle control device according to the present invention is a device that automatically controls the travel of a vehicle at least partially, the vehicle control device comprising: a traveling environment acquisition unit that acquires a traveling environment of the vehicle when the travel control is performed; and a vehicle control unit that performs state change control to change a state of the vehicle on the basis of the traveling environment acquired by the traveling environment acquisition unit, when the travel control is transitioned from automatic to manual or when such a transition is predicted.
US11084496B2	Utilizing qualitative models to provide transparent decisions for autonomous vehicles A device receives quantitative data from sensors associated with an autonomous vehicle traveling on a road with other vehicles and from other sensors, and processes the quantitative data, with a first model, to determine distances between the autonomous vehicle and the other vehicles. The device processes the quantitative data, with a second model, to determine relative orientations between the autonomous vehicle and the other vehicles, and generates a conceptual neighborhood graph, based on a third model. The device identifies a subset of the conceptual neighborhood graph, and determines relative trajectories between the autonomous vehicle and the other vehicles based on the distances, the relative orientations, and the subset of the conceptual neighborhood graph. The device determines a decision for the autonomous vehicle based on the distances, the relative orientations, and the relative trajectories, and provides, to the autonomous vehicle, information instructing the autonomous vehicle to implement the decision.
US11084492B2	Automated driving assist apparatus An automated driving assist apparatus includes a traffic information acquirer, a traffic congestion determiner, a distance comparator, a lane-change start determiner, and a lane-change controller. When the traffic congestion determiner determines that a passing lane adjacent to a lane regulation zone is congested, the distance comparator calculates a distance to the lane regulation zone and an estimated distance to a traffic queue based on road traffic information acquired by the traffic information acquirer, and compares the distance to the lane regulation zone with the estimated distance to the traffic queue. When the distance to the lane regulation zone is longer than the estimated distance to the traffic queue, the lane-change start determiner determines whether the estimated distance to the traffic queue reaches a lane-change start distance. When the estimated distance to the traffic queue reaches the lane-change start distance, the lane-change controller causes the own vehicle to change lanes.
US11084484B2	Hybrid vehicle control method and control device A hybrid vehicle control method is provided for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a generator directly connected via a gear train having a plurality of gears that are engaged with each other. In this hybrid vehicle control method, a prescribed torque is continuously applied to the generator upon determining the engine is in a rotating state such that a transmission torque of the gear train does not continuously fluctuate above and below zero torque. Preferably, in one embodiment, the prescribed torque continuously applied to the second motor/generator is a negative torque value during a power generation operation in which the generator is rotated by the engine and is a positive torque value during a motoring operation in which the engine is rotated by the generator.
US11084480B2	Electric brake system and controlling method thereof An embodiment provides an electric brake system including a hydraulic pressure supplier configured to produce hydraulic pressure of oil using rotation force of a motor; a hydraulic circuit configured to convey hydraulic pressure discharged from the hydraulic pressure supplier to a wheel cylinder; a motor position sensor configured to measure a position of the motor; a motor current sensor configured to measure a current of the motor; and a controller configured to determine whether there is a leak in the hydraulic circuit based on the measured position and current of the motor, and determine a circuit that has a leak based on the measured position and current of the motor when it is determined to have a leak in the hydraulic circuit.
US11084479B2	Vehicle brake pad monitoring A method for operating a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a processor, a brake pad signal from a braking system of the vehicle, each brake pad signal including information on a pad wear value associated with a set of source brake pads. The processor determines whether the pad wear value from the brake pad signal exceeds a pad wear threshold and in response to the brake pad signal exceeding the pad wear threshold further determines a degradation delay from an initial detection of the pad wear threshold being exceeded wherein the degradation delay is determined based on vehicle operating data. The processor causes the disabling of one or more first level vehicle features including an autonomous or semi-autonomous mode of operating the vehicle based on the degradation delay reaching a delay threshold.
US11084474B2	Method for controlling a separating clutch A method for controlling a separating clutch in a power train of a vehicle having a drive motor and a retarder. The clutch is arranged such that a rotor of the retarder is switched into a drive connection with the motor and/or power train via the clutch and a working chamber of the retarder can be filled with an operating medium to build up a braking power such that braking torque is exerted by the retarder onto the power train and/or motor. A control system switches the clutch into a closed or an open position. The switching of the clutch into the closed position occurs depending on an input signal to the controller, and the clutch is switched back into the open position depending on essentially no medium being present in the working chamber of the retarder and that predetermined limits of an operating and/or environmental parameter are not exceeded.
US11084469B2	Vehicular control apparatus A vehicular control apparatus includes: a drive power control unit that controls drive power from a drive unit that drives drive wheels of a vehicle; a brake switch (a brake action detection unit) that detects a brake action performed on a brake unit, the brake action including decelerating and stopping the vehicle; a wheelspin detection unit that detects spinning of the drive wheels; a time measurement unit that, when the drive wheels being stopped start to rotate, measures time elapsed since the start of the rotation; and a control unit that enables the wheelspin detection unit to perform detection after a preset detection disabled period elapses since the time measurement unit has started measuring the time.
US11084465B2	Streamlined flat windscreen wiper Streamlined flat windscreen wiper (1), in particular of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises: a longitudinal wiper blade (8), at least one longitudinal stiffening spine (6), a longitudinal member (7) for holding said wiper blade and said stiffening spine, a longitudinal fairing (2, 3) comprising two end caps (3) and a central mount (2) extending between the end caps and being linked thereto, the mount comprising means for fixing to said stiffening spine or to said member for holding this spine.
US11084462B2	Method for modifying safety and/or security-relevant control devices in a motor vehicle A method and an apparatus includes the monitoring of a control device. If a critical event occurs during monitoring of the control device, the control device is transferred (20) into a safe state, and it is determined whether a problem solution is available for the event that has occurred by way of a parameter modification of the control device in a problem-solving database. If the problem solution is available, a parameter data set is provided. In this regard, the parameter data set includes parameter information relating to a parameter to be modified of the control device. If the parameter information for the control device is valid, the parameter is modified according to the parameter information and the control device is released from the safe state.
US11084457B2	Restraint device for a vehicle A restraint system for a vehicle, with which in a pre-crash phase prior to a predicted front crash time a vehicle occupant resting on a vehicle seat can be raised from a comfort position to an upright operative position by a forward displacer, in which in a crash phase a seat belt fastened on the vehicle occupant exerts a restraining effect on the vehicle occupant, in which an electromotive reversible belt pretensioner is activated to limit the restraining force exerted on the vehicle occupant to a predefined force level, namely by means of forward displacement of the vehicle occupant along a belt force limiting travel. In accordance with the invention, when raising the vehicle occupant to the operative position in the pre-crash phase, the electromotively reversible belt pretensioner generates a pre-crash belt slack so as to provide the pre-crash belt pullout travel required for raising the vehicle occupant in a restraining-force-free manner.
US11084454B2	Igniter support, subassembly, gas generator, and method for manufacturing a gas generator The invention describes an igniter support (22) for an igniter unit (20) of a gas generator (10), comprising a first holder element (30) made from a first material and a second holder element (32) made from a second material different from the first material. Both holder elements (30, 32) can be positively coupled to each other. Further, a subassembly (16), a gas generator (10) and a method for manufacturing a gas generator (10) are described.
US11084451B2	Airbag including reinforcing threads A vehicle includes a door, a seat spaced from the door, and an airbag supported by the seat and inflatable to an inflated position between the door and the seat. The airbag includes a plurality of first threads and a plurality of second threads being a different type of thread than the first threads. The airbag includes a first portion having the first threads interwoven with each other. The airbag includes a second portion having the second threads interwoven with the first threads. The second portion faces the door in the inflated position.
US11084446B2	Compaction machine A ROPS (protective structure) (15) is obtained by coupling upper ends of a pair of leg portions (15a) with a coupling portion (15b) and forming an arc-shaped curved portion (15c) between each of the leg portions (15a) and the coupling portion (15b), and is arranged so as to straddle vehicle bodies (4 and 5) and fixed. A working light (17) is fixed to the left curved portion (15c) via a mounting bracket (19), and a rotary light (18) is detachably mounted by fixing a mounting bracket (20). A protect region (E) formed into an approximately triangular shape is formed by the curved portion (15c) of the ROPS (15), a lateral restriction line (L1) in which a left-side surface corresponding to a maximum width of the vehicle bodies (4 and 5) is extended upward and an upper restriction line (L2) in which a maximum height of the ROPS (15) is extended laterally. The working light (17) and the mounting brackets (19 and 20) are arranged in the protect region (E), thereby preventing an outward protrusion.
US11084440B2	Smart vehicle accommodation device adjustment Systems and methods are provided for predicting a desired position of or adjustment to one or more accommodation devices of a vehicle, e.g., a seat, a steering wheel, a rearview mirror, etc. A user's position or adjustment preferences may be learned over time by measuring or obtaining data regarding the position or adjustment of accommodation devices. These learned position or adjustment preferences may be stored along with a corresponding day, time of day, and/or vehicle location during or at which the position or adjustment preferences were measured or obtained. During a subsequent occurrence of the day, time of day, and/or if the vehicle is at or traverses a location during which a previous position or adjustment was made, the same or similar position or adjustment can be effectuated. Whether or not the position or adjustment is effectuated can depend on how accurate the predicted position or adjustment may be.
US11084435B2	Control device and control system One or more of a plurality of input ports (P11-P14) that allow input of a binary signal are allocated to a unique port, and the potential thereof is fixed to a ground potential, etc., using the electrical wires (43d, 43c) of a wire harness. The potential of the remaining input ports in the initial state is set to a high potential using a pull-up circuit, etc., and a combination of the potential of the unique port and the potential of the remaining ports is associated with the ID value of the corresponding node. In order to share the remaining ports in the reading of the ID and the reading of a signal, the ID is established after a standby until a given time has elapsed without a change in the potential when the potential of the input ports is read.
US11084411B2	Modular cargo slider The present invention relates to a modular cargo slider for easy modular assembly of at least one platform and custom configuration by the user. Optional dividers allow for the containment of a cargo on a top surface of the platform during transport and can be optionally adjoined to at least one platform, an end cap or a spacer as needed by the user. In some embodiments, the dividers include at least one indentation for assisting the user in securing the cargo on top of the top surface of the platform of at least one platform. In some embodiments, at least one end cap and at least one spacer allow for further custom configurations be the user.
US11084410B1	Automated guided vehicle for transporting shelving units An automated guided vehicle (AGV) is described. In an example implementation, the AGV may include a lift platform and an AGV controller configured to control one or more operations of the AGV. The lift platform of the AGV may include a support surface adapted to contact a surface of a shelving unit and provide support from underneath the shelving unit when the support surface is in an elevated position and the shelving unit is situated on the support surface, and a lifting mechanism including motor(s) coupled to the support surface and providing a first lifting force via a first portion of the support surface and a second lifting force via a second portion of the support surface, the first lifting force and the second lifting force vertically lifting or lowering the shelving unit via the support surface based on a weight distribution of the shelving unit on the support surface.
US11084404B2	Vehicle seat with integrated temperature-control system A vehicle seat includes a seating portion and a backrest portion coupled to the seating portion. The seat also includes a temperature-control system associated with at least one of the seating portion and the backrest portion. The temperature-control system includes a base layer and an intermediate layer disposed adjacent to the base layer. The intermediate layer is adapted to allow fluid to flow through it. The temperature-control system includes a cover layer disposed adjacent to the intermediate layer. The temperature-control system includes at least one heating element disposed between the intermediate layer and the cover layer. The temperature-control system further includes a fluid pump to provide fluid flow through the intermediate layer.
US11084403B1	Kinetic seat backs for vehicles A kinetic seat back assembly that rotates based on a force applied on an occupant seated therein is provided. The kinetic seat back assembly includes a primary seat back frame, a secondary seat back frame, a seat back tilt mechanism coupling the secondary seat back frame to the primary seat back frame such that the secondary seat back frame is movable with respect to the primary seat back frame, and an upper pivot mechanism that pivotally couples an upper portion of the primary seat back frame to an upper portion of the secondary seat back frame.
US11084399B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes: an oil temperature sensor in the oil; a motor temperature sensor at a position higher than that of an oil level of the oil; a common temperature sensor disposed at a position in the oil when a driving state of the vehicle is a first driving state and disposed at a position higher than that of the oil level when the driving state of the vehicle is a second driving state; a state determination unit configured to determine whether the driving state of the vehicle is either one of the first and second driving states, on the basis of at least a revolution number of the motor; and a malfunction diagnosis unit configured to perform malfunction diagnosis on the basis of output from the common temperature sensor in the first driving state and output from the common temperature sensor in the second driving state.
US11084398B2	Method of operating thermal management system in electric vehicles A method controlling a battery management system is provided. The method may include commanding by a controller a heat exchanger of a vehicle to pre-cool a traction battery of the vehicle key-off responsive to the vehicle being within a predetermined range of a predicted parking location, a current temperature of the traction battery being less than a temperature threshold, and a predicted parked temperature for the traction battery being greater than the temperature threshold.
US11084394B2	Electrified vehicle state of charge communication method and assembly An electrified vehicle state of charge communication method includes, among other things, communicating a charge state notification when an actual state of charge of a traction battery is depleted such that the actual state of charge falls within a first reserve range. The method further includes adjusting the first reserve range to provide a second reserve range different than the first reserve range, and, after the adjusting, communicating the charge state notification when the actual state of charge is depleted such that the actual state of charge falls within the second reserve range.
US11084386B2	Composite battery enclosure A battery enclosure for a vehicle chassis comprising a base plate having an upper and lower surface and a plurality of edges; an external support structure with a flange portion on a lower surface thereof and disposed on an upper surface of the base plate to circumscribe the base plate edges; a battery tray with a flange portion extending from an upper surface thereof is disposed on an upper surface of the base plate. The battery tray includes a plurality of raised surface features on the upper surface outlining individual cells, each cell configured to receive at least one battery. A lid is disposed on the flange of the battery tray with the external support structure disposed below the battery tray flange, and extending around the battery tray edges.
US11084382B2	Vehicle energy store A vehicle energy store for the electrical supply of an electric drive unit of a motor vehicle, includes a connection of positive potential and a connection of negative potential connected to the drive unit when the vehicle energy store is operated normally. The energy store also includes a first section connecting the connection of positive potential and the connection of negative potential to each other and in which at least one electrical energy storage cell is disposed, and a second section parallel to the first section that connects the connection of positive potential and the connection of negative potential to each other and in which at least one electrical energy storage cell is disposed. At least one semiconductor switch element is configured to be controlled to interrupt a current flowing in a respective one of the first section and the second section is disposed in each of the first section and the second section.
US11084376B2	Control apparatus of straddle vehicle A control apparatus of a straddle vehicle includes: a prediction section that determines whether a rider of the straddle vehicle intends to turn the straddle vehicle and predicts whether turning of the straddle vehicle will occur, based on information related to at least one of a predetermined behavior exhibited by a vehicle body of the straddle vehicle before turning and a predetermined driving operation performed by the rider; and a vehicle control section that provides driving assistance during turning of the straddle vehicle based on a result of the prediction made by the prediction section.
US11084373B2	Transmission mounted electrical charging system and dual driveline load coupling A system includes a PTO device that selectively couples to a driveline of a vehicle at each of two driveline coupling positions, and a motor/generator electrically coupled to an electrical power storage system. The system further includes a shared load selectively powered by the driveline or the motor/generator. The PTO device further includes a coupling actuator that couples the shared load to the motor/generator in a first position, and couples the shared load to the driveline in a second position.
US11084364B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes a main frame, a power unit, a power controlling unit, and a battery receiving module. The power unit, a power controlling unit, and a battery receiving module are disposed on the main frame respectively. The battery receiving module is disposed between the power unit and the power controlling unit along a front-rear direction of the vehicle.
US11084359B2	Sliding / folding slanted back soft top assembly for SUV A retractable sliding/folding slanted back soft top assembly for 4-door and 2-door SUVs. A fabric cover is supported by a frame that is at least partially articulatable from at least a closed position to an open air position. The frame includes at least one forward fabric support bow member and at least one rearward fabric support bow member. The rear fabric support bow member being positioned when in the closed position in a manner which allows the fabric to clear a sport bar or “roll bar” member of a vehicle in the closed position such that a rear portion of the top is angled from the vertical when viewing the vehicle from the side.
US11084357B2	Sun shield A method and a corresponding device for providing a glare shield in a vehicle is designed to select a first element from the plurality of elements of the first layer, so that the first element lies on a light trajectory between the source of glare and a first eye of the viewer, the light trajectory between the source of glare and the first eye lies within the viewing direction range of the first element, and a light trajectory between the source of glare and a second eye of the viewer lies outside of the viewing direction range of the first element.
US11084347B2	Motor vehicle rear wheel suspension system A motor vehicle independent rear-wheel suspension system including a left-hand and a right-hand transverse link, each articulated at an inner end on a chassis of the motor vehicle and fixedly connected at an outer end to a wheel carrier. The suspension system having a left-hand and a right-hand trailing arm unit. Each trailing arm unit articulated a front end on the chassis of the motor vehicle and at a rear end on a wheel carrier. Open installation space is formed between the trailing arm units and the transverse links for at least a partial accommodation of an electrical drive train.
US11084345B2	System to automate hitching a trailer A vehicle hitch assistance system includes comprising an imaging system, a steering system, a dead reckoning device and a controller. The controller determines a hitch location within a vehicle exterior image received from the imaging system and controls the steering system to guide the vehicle in a reverse direction to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the hitch location, including by tracking the location of the vehicle using information received from the dead reckoning device.
US11084339B2	Automatic electronic air pump An electronic air pump pressurizes object in either manual or automatic mode. In automatic mode, the electronic air pump determines air pressure needed to adjust an object to a set target pressure. The electronic air pump inflates or deflates the ball automatically until the air pressure inside the ball matches the preset value. In manual mode regulation of the air pressure is adjusted by a user.
US11084321B2	Adjustable skull mounting bracket An apparatus for mounting a vertebrate skull using hooks which are inserted into the openings on either side of the skull formed by the jugal, palatine, alisphenoid, and squamosal bones and a post which supports the basioccipital bone.
US11084310B2	Appliqué to provide a design on a fabric An appliqué of the invention comprises a disposable carrier film onto which a release layer and PU inks are printed using layering techniques. The ink layers can be multicoloured and each colour is applied sequentially using a conventional screen-printing method. A back-up, a lacquer layer, and an adhesive layer are printed in sequence over the ink layers. The ink includes reflective particles providing the optical effect of a 3-dimensional appliqué. The artwork is created by overlapping design layers to controlled specification sequences. The ink, because of the additives, creates a desired colour tone, and this may be enhanced by layering of the ink in an overlapping region. Thus, there are three main regions, namely a central region with reflective ink, a “shoulder” region with overlapping matt and reflective inks and an outer region with only matt ink.
US11084305B2	Method for securing flexible hinges binding laminate sheets into security documents and secured security documents A security document (e.g. passport) comprising a protective feature for authenticating a laminate data sheet thereof and method for making the same. A metalized flexible hinge attached to the laminate data sheet is used to bind the laminate data sheet into the passport with one or more other sheets at a binding of the passport such that at least a portion of the metalized surface of the flexible hinge is visible proximate to the laminate data sheet. Personalization data is etched on the visible portion of the metalized surface of the flexible hinge and matches personalization data of the laminate data sheet.
US11084301B2	Printing method and printing device A method and a device as provided for printing a large surface which is situated, in particular, on a substrate which cannot be fed to a printing device. The method is distinguished by the fact that the perpendicular spacing Azo of a reference point of the device at a plurality of points which are distributed over the printing web from the surface to be printed is determined in each case at the points which are distributed over the printing web, and the perpendicular spacing Az of the print head from the surface to be printed is set in accordance with a previously recorded measured value. Here, the plurality of points can be distributed uniformly over the length of the printing web. The device for carrying out the method has a measuring device for contactless measurement of the spacing between a reference point of the device and the surface to be printed. Furthermore, the device has a control unit for evaluating the measured values and producing control pulses for setting the spacing Az of the print head from the surface to be printed.
US11084297B2	Liquid supply device and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid supply device includes a connection body which includes a liquid introduction portion which is capable of connecting to a liquid outlet portion of a liquid container which includes the liquid outlet portion which contains the liquid which is supplied to the liquid ejecting unit which ejects the liquid and is capable of guiding out the liquid, a liquid container support portion which is capable of supporting the liquid container in a state in which the liquid introduction portion is capable of being connected to the liquid outlet portion to be capable of being freely attached and detached, and a connection body holding portion which holds the connection body in a state in which a connection of the liquid introduction portion with the liquid outlet portion is released.
US11084291B2	Liquid consumption apparatus and control method of liquid consumption apparatus A control unit of a liquid consumption apparatus performs determination processing that determines whether or not each of a first housing container and a second housing container is an unsuitable container that does not satisfy a use condition, performs switching decision that decides switching of a supply source that supplies a liquid composition to a liquid consumption unit to the second housing container when the first housing container is determined to be the unsuitable container while the liquid composition is being supplied from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit, and continues supply of the liquid composition from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit regardless of whether or not the second housing container is the unsuitable container until when the switching decision is performed while the liquid composition is being supplied from the first housing container to the liquid consumption unit.
US11084290B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head which ejects a liquid from a plurality of nozzles disposed on a nozzle surface; an absorbing member which makes contact with the nozzle surface and can absorb a liquid which is adhered to the nozzle surface; and a pressing member which causes the ink absorbing member to contact the nozzle surface by pressing the absorbing member from a side which opposes a side which contacts the nozzle surface. In the liquid ejecting apparatus, a pressure applied to a nozzle peripheral region within the nozzle surface due to the absorbing member which is pressed by the pressing member making contact with the nozzle surface is smaller than a pressure applied to a region other than the nozzle peripheral region within the nozzle surface.
US11084289B2	Inkjet printing apparatus To provide an inkjet printing apparatus that is capable of reducing a collision noise made by a roller and a tube during a suctioning operation, the position of the roller relative to the tube is changed between the suctioning operation and a stopped time.
US11084277B1	Apparel straightener for heat transfer printing An apparel straightener for screen printing comprises a curvilinear unit of plexiglass or similar material having a plurality of fastening apertures and covered edge configured to removably secure to a screen-printing press.
US11084276B2	Method to monitor additive manufacturing process for detection and in-situ correction of defects The present invention provides a system and a method for real time monitoring and identifying defects occurring in a three dimensional object build via an additive manufacturing process. Further, the present invention provides in-situ correction of such defects by a plurality of functional tool heads possessing freedom of motion in arbitrary planes and approach, where the functional tool heads are automatically and independently controlled based on a feedback analysis from the printing process, implementing analyzing techniques. Furthermore, the present invention provides a mechanism for analyzing defected data collected from detection devices and correcting tool path instructions and object model in-situ during construction of a 3D object. A build report is also generated that displays, in 3D space, the structural geometry and inherent properties of a final build object along with the features of corrected and uncorrected defects. Advantageously, the build report helps in improving 3D printing process for subsequent objects.
US11084269B2	Multi-layer metallic structure and composite-to-metal joint methods A composite structure comprises stacked sets of laminated fiber reinforced resin plies and metal sheets. Edges of the resin plies and metal sheets are interleaved to form a composite-to-metal joint connecting the resin plies with the metal sheets.
US11084268B1	Engineered wood product and method of making same A novel engineered wood product and method of making same that withstands the stresses, both natural and man-made, that cause warp, twist and bow.
US11084262B2	Polyamide composition and film and method for manufacturing the same A method of forming a film is provided, which includes providing a sheet from a polyamide composition; and biaxial stretching of the sheet to form a film, wherein the polyamide composition includes a blend of a first polyamide and a second polyamide. The first polyamide has a repeating unit of and the second polyamide has repeating units of The second polyamide is a crystalline random copolymer. The sheet of the polyamide composition is biaxially stretched at a rate of 20 mm/sec to 100 mm/sec.
US11084255B2	Formaldehyde-free UV blockboard with antibacterial function and preparation process thereof The invention discloses a formaldehyde-free UV blockboard with an antibacterial function and a preparation process thereof. The blockboard sequentially includes a substrate, an antibacterial layer, and a UV cured layer. The antibacterial layer contains a formaldehyde-removing antibacterial microsphere, and the formaldehyde-removing antibacterial microsphere includes a nanoscale polymer hollow microsphere. A water-in-oil drop permeates into a center of the nanoscale polymer hollow microsphere, the water-in-oil drop includes a bamboo vinegar at an outer layer and an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at an inner layer, and titanium dioxide aerosol particles are dispersed in the aqueous sodium hydroxide solution.
US11084246B2	Honeycomb sandwich sheet or panel, based on polypropylene, with a number of central thermoformed films A honeycomb sandwich sheet or panel, based on thermoplastic polypropylene, includes a structure having two flat outer films, at the top and bottom, welded to at least two inner or central thermoformed blister films, repeated in a regular and continuous pattern, wherein the at least two inner thermoformed films are welded to each other.
US11084245B2	Cross-laminated timber having a conduit therein A cross-laminated panel including a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer of the cross-laminated panel having first boards oriented in a first direction. The second layer of the cross-laminated panel having second boards oriented in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The third layer of the cross-laminated panel having third boards oriented in the first direction. The cross-laminated panel also including adhesive situated between each of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer. The cross-laminated panel further including a hollow member forming a conduit and disposed in any one of the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer.
US11084242B2	Method for three-dimensional shaping of material A method for the three-dimensional shaping of flat material made from in particular, natural fibers, such as for example, paper or cardboard, using a deep-drawing piston and a die, through which or into which the material is drawn. The diameter of the deep-drawing piston plus the material thickness of the deep-drawn material corresponds at least approximately to the diameter of the die.
US11084235B2	System, mold and method for forming an ophthalmic lens The disclosed embodiments include a system, apparatus and method for forming an ophthalmic lens having reduced risk of optical defects. An illustrative injection molding system includes a heated sprue and a hot runner fluidly coupled to the heated sprue. The system also includes a mold fluidly coupled to the heated runner to receive a molten material. The mold includes a material conduit, which may be included in an interchangeable gate insert, and a lens cavity. The hot runner forms a material conduit having an inlet for receiving material from the hot runner and an outlet for delivering material to the lens cavity. The material conduit also includes a branch cavity disposed between the inlet and the outlet for receiving a diverted volume of degraded lens material.
US11084228B2	Methods of joining and repairing composite components A first thermoplastic component and a second thermoplastic component including a first joint portion and a second joint portion, respectively, are provided. A least a portion of a surface area of each of the first and second joint portions include a respective first and second mating surface. The first and second mating surfaces of the respective first and second joint portions are positioned in contact with one another. The first and second joint portions are fusion joined. Fusion joining the first and second joint portions forms a fused unitary portion of the first and second thermoplastic components.
US11084225B2	Systems, methods, and media for artificial intelligence process control in additive manufacturing Systems, methods, and media for additive manufacturing are provided. In some embodiments, an additive manufacturing system comprises: a hardware processor that is configured to: receive a captured image; apply a trained failure classifier to a low-resolution version of the captured image; determine that a non-recoverable failure is not present in the printed layer of the object; generate a cropped version of the low-resolution version of the captured image; apply a trained binary error classifier to the cropped version of the low-resolution version of the captured image; determine that an error is present in the printed layer of the object; apply a trained extrusion classifier to the captured image, wherein the trained extrusion classifier generates an extrusion quality score; and adjust a value of a parameter of the print head based on the extrusion quality score to print a subsequent layer of the printed object.
US11084223B2	Optimal toolpath generation system and method for additively manufactured composite materials The present disclosure relates to a system for optimizing an additive manufacturing (AM) process. The system may use a printing component for using a material to form a component in a layer-by-layer process. An electronic controller may control movement of one of the printing component or a substrate on which the component is being formed, in a manner to optimize a toolpath for the printing component as each layer of the component is formed. Optimization operations are performed using an optimization subsystem which enables manufacturability constraints, as well as optimized toolpaths for each layer of the component, to be defined using contours of a level-set function. The level-set function may be used to define the optimized toolpaths within a fixed, predetermined grid, and the optimized toolpaths then used to generate suitable code for controlling movement of the printing component relative to the substrate to create the part or structure in a layer-by-layer process, using the optimized toolpaths.
US11084221B2	Method and apparatus for a re-coater blade alignment A method and an optical measurement apparatus for a re-coater blade alignment are disclosed. The method includes adjusting an optical measurement apparatus over a surface of a material to align the optical measurement apparatus with a reference plane of the material. Further, the method includes positioning a re-coater assembly, the optical measurement apparatus, and the material such that the re-coater assembly is between the optical measurement apparatus and the material, and so a re-coater blade of the re-coater assembly is positioned proximate to the material. The method further includes adjusting the re-coater assembly via a plurality of second aligning elements to align the re-coater blade in parallel with the optical measurement apparatus.
US11084215B2	Systems and methods for fabricating three-dimensional conductive electrodes A method for fabricating an electrode includes forming a 3D shell having a hollow interior and defining one or more openings, and directing an electrically conductive liquid through at least one of the one or more openings of the 3D shell, such that the 3D shell is at least partially filed with the electrically conductive liquid. The electrically conductive liquid can be caused to solidify within the 3D shell to form a solid electrode, or can remain a liquid to form a liquid electrode. The 3D shell can be formed having the one or more openings using a 3D printing process such as a two-photon writing system. The surface tension of the electrically conductive liquid aids in retaining the electrically conductive liquid within the 3D shell. The electrode can contact a tissue sample through one of the openings in the 3D shell.
US11084214B2	Three-dimensional printing by polyhedral shape approximation In a method for providing a three-dimensional object, the method includes the steps of providing a representation of the three-dimensional object; determining a polygon mesh of a polyhedral resembling the object, wherein the polyhedral fits within the object; determining a surface difference between an outer surface of the object and an outer surface of the polyhedral; defining a relief layer corresponding to the polygon mesh based on said surface difference; instructing a printing assembly to provide the relief layer; and folding the relief layer in accordance with the polygon mesh to form the polyhedral resembling the three-dimensional object. Thus, using a printing assembly to print two-dimensional layers, a three-dimensional object may be provided or at least approximated.
US11084192B2	Fabric-like material for reinforcement in urethane foam molding, and method for producing urethane foam molded body utilizing same A fabric-like material for reinforcement in an urethane foam molding is obtained by impregnating a part of a surface of a nonwoven fabric of organic fibers with a hot melt magnetic material and immobilizing the hot melt magnetic material. The hot melt magnetic material satisfies compositions described below and has a softening point of 70 to 100° C. Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A): 10 to 95% by mass. Wax (B): 0 to 30% by mass. Magnetic powder (C): 5 to 70% by mass. (The total of (A), (B) and (C) is 100% by mass.).
US11084173B2	Robot system and control method for robot system A robot system includes a sensor, a robot equipped with a gripping device capable of gripping a detected article, and a controller. The controller includes a gripping area setting unit that, for each article, sets a gripping area in which the gripping device is to be positioned when it grips the article, a determination unit that determines presence or absence of interference between the gripping area and other articles, a storage unit that stores a result of determination on the presence or absence of interference determined by the determination unit in association with each detected article, a robot control unit that causes the gripping device to pick up an article for which no other article interferes with the gripping area thereof, and an updating unit that updates the result of determination stored in the storage unit every time an article is picked up by the gripping device.
US11084166B2	Continuum robot control system and continuum robot control method A kinematic model arithmetic portion calculates a coordinate value (ze1 (θe)) as distance information indicating the distance between a member that serves as a reference surface for the curve shape of a curvable portion and a member in the curvable portion that is closest to the reference surface. A switch determination unit determines based on the coordinate value whether to drive a wire for driving the curvable portion by a drive displacement calculated for the wire along with the coordinate value by the kinematic model arithmetic portion.
US11084162B1	Bicycle repair stand A bicycle repair stand contains a fitting sleeve, a retainer, a presser, at least one movable drive member, at least one screw bolt, and at least two positioning elements. The fitting sleeve includes a channel and a connection portion. The retainer includes a slidable conduit, at least one locking protrusion, and a press chamber. The press chamber has a cover, at least one pressing orifice, at least one coupling orifice, at least one receiving orifice, and a connection shaft. The presser includes at least one button, at least one engagement portion, a projected tooth, at least one groove, and at least one resilient element. A respective movable drive member includes at least one sidle portion, at least one trench, and a movable fixing portion. A respective screw bolt includes a ratable handle and a threaded section. The screwing section has threads, and a respective positioning element includes a spring.
US11084160B2	Hand-held power tool A hand-held power tool has a tool holder for holding a tool, an electric motor for driving the tool holder, and a handle for holding and guiding the hand-held power tool. A button has a button housing, a pin that can be moved on an actuation axis, and an electric slider which is connected to the pin and which slides on an electric slider track. The button housing is suspended in the handle in such a way that the button housing can be pivoted about a pivot axis perpendicular to the actuation axis.
US11084149B2	Socket tool The present disclosure provides a socket tool which is used to be connected to a driving head of a tool, and the socket tool is especially suitable for a driving head which is equipped with a friction ring. The socket tool includes a connecting portion and a working portion. The connecting portion which is located on one side of the socket tool includes a top surface and a polygonal hole. The top surface is recessed along an axis of the socket tool to form an indentation which can accommodate the friction ring of the driving head. The polygonal hole which can accommodate the driving head penetrates the indentation along the axis of the socket tool. The working portion which is located on the other side of the socket tool has, for example, a hexagonal hole that can be used to cover a bolt or a nut. The indentation can accommodate the friction ring of the driving head, so that an abutting surface of the driving head can contact the top surface of the socket tool directly. Therefore, a user can align the polygonal hole to the driving head easily and directly, making the socket tool of the present invention convenient, fast, and safe in use.
US11084146B2	System for assembly and disassembly of a rocket motor The system includes a forward clamping assembly, steady rests and compression assembly upon which the fuselage of a rocket is secured. The forward clamping assembly secures the forward fuselage of the rocket and the steady rests secure the middle fuselage of the rocket. The compression assembly includes a fluted nozzle rotator which engages the flutes of the nozzle of the rocket. Rotation of the nozzle rotator results in torque being applied to the joint connecting the rocket nozzle with the motor casing of the rocket so as to allow insertion or removal of an Ortman key that secures the motor casing and nozzle.
US11084142B2	Hand-held machine tool comprising a disconnector A hand-held machine tool, in particular a sanding machine, including a handle element for the user to grip and a processing head which has an electric drive motor for driving a tool holder provided for holding a processing tool, the hand-held machine tool having a power supply system for supplying power to the drive motor by means of a cable arrangement, via which the drive motor and the power supply system are interconnected. A protection circuit including at least one electric disconnector is arranged on the drive motor, in order to disconnect a connection between at least one electric cable of the cable arrangement and a phase of a field coil arrangement of the drive motor, which phase can be supplied with current via the cable.
US11084139B2	Sensor module and tool holder for a cutting tool A sensor module for a tool holder for a cutting tool, such that when the sensor module is arranged to the tool holder having a cutting tool connected thereto, an axial portion of the cutting tool is positionable in a predefined rest position with respect to the sensor module. The sensor module includes at least one position sensor, wherein, when the sensor module is arranged to the tool holder having a cutting tool connected thereto, the position sensor is located radially spaced from the axial portion of the cutting tool for measuring deflection of the cutting tool with respect to the rest position. The disclosure further relates to a tool holder, a cutting tool, a cutting assembly, and a method for measuring deflection of a cutting tool.
US11084131B2	Systems and methods for reducing stress and distortion during friction welding A method for reducing stress and distortion in a component during a friction welding process includes securing first and second workpieces of the component within an inertia welding machine such that the first and second workpieces are affixed in opposition to each other. The method also includes securing at least one annular support member at least partially around the first workpiece and/or the second workpiece at a location having a reduced cross-section as compared to remaining portions of the first workpiece and/or the second workpiece. Further, the method includes rotating the first workpiece to a predetermined rotational speed. In addition, the method includes engaging the second workpiece with the rotating first workpiece so as to generate frictional heat therebetween, thereby welding the first and second workpieces together. As such, the annular support member(s) supports the location having the reduced cross-section during welding.
US11084127B2	Laser lift off method and laser lift off system A laser lift-off method is disclosed. The laser lift-off method includes: controlling a laser beam to penetrate a substrate along a first irradiation direction, so as to scan an interface between a material layer and the substrate stacked on each other, wherein there is at least one particle on a side of the substrate away from the material layer, and a region of the interface not irradiated by the laser beam along the first irradiation direction is an occluded region; controlling another laser beam to penetrate the substrate along a second irradiation direction, so as to scan the interface between the material layer and the substrate, so that at least a part of the occluded region is irradiated by the another laser beam along the second irradiation direction; and separating the material layer from the substrate.
US11084121B2	Double-acting friction stir spot welding method and apparatus A friction stir spot welding method includes a welding step of forming a build-up portion on a workpiece by friction-stirring the workpiece, using a pin and a shoulder, while pressing a surface of the workpiece with an end face of a clamp, and filling a portion of the workpiece being softened in a chamber portion of the clamp by press-fitting at least one of the pin and the shoulder into a plastic flow portion of the workpiece. and the friction stir spot welding method further includes a pressing step of pressing a surface of at least one of a region of the build-up portion, which is frictionally stirred by the shoulder, and an adjacent region of the build-up portion against the end face of the clamp with the pin and the shoulder retracted into an accommodation space.
US11084116B2	Ozone supply unit and method for providing ozone for a flame burner apparatus and/or for an oxygen cutting apparatus The invention relates to an ozone supply unit (26) for a flame burner apparatus and/or an oxygen cutting apparatus (10), comprising an oxygen inlet (28) to be supplied with oxygen (18), an ozone generator (32) coupled to the oxygen inlet (28) and configured to convert at least a part of the oxygen (18) supplied to the oxygen inlet (28) into ozone (18a), and an outlet (30) coupled to the ozone generator (32), wherein the outlet (30) provides at least a part of the oxygen (18) supplied to the oxygen inlet (28) and at least a part of the ozone (18a) converted by the ozone generator (32). The ozone supply unit (26) is configured to be integrated into a flame burner apparatus and/or an oxygen cutting apparatus (30). The invention further relates to a method for supplying ozone to a flame burner apparatus and/or an oxygen cutting apparatus (30).
US11084115B2	Cooling for inverter-based engine-driven welding-type power supply A welder-generator comprising an engine operatively coupled to a generator, weld circuitry, and a cooling system. The generator is configured to produce an electrical signal. The weld circuitry includes inverter circuitry configured to control characteristics of the electrical signal. A cooling system is configured to substantially block heat generated by operation of the engine from being transmitted to the weld circuitry.
US11084109B2	Cutting device The present invention relates to a cutting device for use in cutting a collar which is mounted on a bolt in half, the cutting device comprising: ⋅ a mouth (16) for receiving the portion of the collar (28) to be cut; ⋅ a pair of jaws (17a, 17b) diametrically opposite one another and located within the mouth (16), each jaw (17a, 17b) being provided with a cutting blade (18), ⋅ a driver (22) for moving at least one jaw (17a) relative to the other (17b) such that the collar (28) can be cut in half by the action of the jaws (17a, 17b) moving towards one another, and ⋅ a guard (15) which, in use, prevents the cutting blade (18) from protruding beyond the mouth (16) and damaging a surface adjacent to the collar (28) to be cut in half.
US11084107B2	Hole saw A hole saw includes a substantially cylindrical body defining a cutting end and an axis of rotation. The hole saw also includes first and second apertures formed through the body and spaced from the cutting end such that a portion of the body extends between the cutting end and both the first and second apertures. The first and second apertures are both configured to receive a tool for removing work piece plugs from within the cylindrical body. The first aperture is axially spaced from the cutting end a first distance. The second aperture is axially spaced from the cutting end a second distance that is greater than the first distance. The first aperture and the second aperture are separated by a portion of the body.
US11084101B2	Machine tool and control device for the machine tool To provide a machine tool and a control device for the machine tool that allows a user to select the vibration condition according to an input number of rotations and an input number of vibrations. The control device (184) for the machine tool (180) includes: inputting means (182) for inputting a relative number of rotations or a relative number of vibrations of the cutting tool (130) and a workpiece (W), selecting means (183c) for making it possible to select a combination of each parameter consisting of a number of rotations and a number of vibrations that are obtained on the basis of a vibration frequency dependent on a period, in which an operating instruction can be executed to the vibration means (150) and (160), and the number of rotations or the number of vibrations that is input via the inputting means (182), and setting means for setting each parameter of the number of rotations and the number of vibrations in the control section on the basis of a predetermined combination selected from combinations that are got selectable by the selecting means (183).
US11084092B2	Components having low aspect ratio A method of manufacturing a component includes making a preform from a powdered material, the preform having a density in a range from 70 to 95% of theoretical density of the material, The method also includes sintering the preform using a Field Assisted Sintering Technique (FAST) process to produce a component having a density of greater than 97% of the theoretical density of the material. Components, in particular low aspect components, formed by said method are also described.
US11084088B2	Core manufacturing apparatus A core manufacturing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores core sand; a kneading vessel configured to be fed with the core sand; a kneading rod configured to knead the core sand; and a piston configured to eject the kneaded core sand. The kneading vessel is capable of transitioning between a horizontally lying state and a vertically standing state and configured to be fed with the core sand in the horizontally lying state. The piston is configured to eject the core sand downward and pack it into a mold with the kneading vessel in the vertically standing state. The storage unit includes a valve that opens and closes the feed port. The storage unit is coupled to the kneading vessel so as to be turnable around a second shaft and configured to maintain the same posture with the valve in contact with the feed port while the kneading vessel turns.
US11084086B1	Hammer punch tool A hammer punch tool having a guide and a punch that is slidably coupled to the guide. The guide has a force transfer surface and a cavity accessible through an opening in the guide. The punch has a portion that is slidably received within the cavity of the guide through the opening in the guide. The guide slides relative to the punch between a reset position of the guide (or extended position of the punch), in which a portion of the punch engages the guide to retain at least a portion of the punch within the cavity, and a hammer position of the guide (or retracted position of the punch), in which the force transfer surface of the guide engages the punch. A method of forming material with the hammer punch tool by striking the punch with the guide.
US11084072B2	Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method and recording medium Contamination of a bottom surface of a substrate caused by a processing liquid used for cleaning a top surface of the substrate can be suppressed. After performing a liquid processing on the top surface of the substrate and a liquid processing on the bottom surface of the substrate in parallel while rotating the substrate by a substrate holding/rotating unit, when stopping the liquid processing on the top surface of the substrate and the liquid processing on the bottom surface of the substrate, a control unit 18 stops a supply of the processing liquid onto the top surface of the substrate by a first processing liquid supply device 73, and then, stops a supply of the processing liquid onto the bottom surface of the substrate by a second processing liquid supply device 71.
US11084069B2	Chuck cleaner and cleaning method According to one embodiment, a chuck cleaner includes a support, an adhesive layer, and a support substrate. The support includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion provided between the first portion and the second portion. The support substrate is provided between the support and the adhesive layer. The support substrate includes a first region fixed to the first portion, a second region fixed to the second portion, a third region provided between the first region and the second region and having variable distance from the third portion, a fourth region provided between the first region and the third region and separated from the support, and a fifth region provided between the second region and the third region and separated from the support.
US11084067B2	Mobile decontamination system A mobile decontamination system has an internal combustion engine, a generator, a first pump, a boiler and a second pump. The engine is coupled to the generator and to the first pump. The first pump is designed for discharging a first decontamination medium via a first spray lance. The second pump is designed for discharging a second decontamination medium via a second spray lance. A system controller is designed for selectively operating the first pump and the heating boiler in one of at least two different operating modes. In the first operating mode, the first pump delivers a first volumetric flow through the boiler which is at such a high level that the first decontamination medium is in liquid form. In a second operating mode, the first pump delivers a second volumetric flow through the boiler which is at such a low level that the first decontamination medium transfers into gaseous form.
US11084060B2	System and method for forming an image on a substrate A scanning laser having a wavelength compatible with a coating binder so as to cure it as the laser scans and irradiates the coating on a moving web. A system and method for curing flakes by providing a scanning laser which scans across a moving coated substrate in a magnetic field allows images to be formed as magnetically aligned flakes are cured into a fixed position. The images have regions of cured aligned flakes. The scanning laser cures the magnetically aligned flakes within it region it irradiates. Alternatively an array of lasers can be used wherein individual lasers can be switched on and off to fix irradiated coating as a moving web is moved at a high speed.
US11084052B2	Stationary outlet stem pump A pump assembly for dispensing flowable materials including a piston chamber-forming member providing an annular chamber about a center post and an annular piston-forming member reciprocally slidable in the annular chamber to dispense flowable material outwardly annularly about the center post.
US11084051B2	Sprinkler with brake assembly In one aspect, a sprinkler is provided having a nozzle, a deflector that receives fluid flow from the nozzle, and a friction brake assembly that controls rotation of a deflector. The friction brake assembly is releasably connected to the frame in order to enhance serviceability of the sprinkler. In another aspect, a sprinkler is provided having a frame, a deflector rotatably connected to the frame, a nozzle, and a nozzle socket of the frame. The nozzle and nozzle socket have interlocking portions that releasably connect the nozzle to the frame. The nozzle may be easily removed for servicing. Further, the nozzle socket can be configured to receive a plurality of nozzles having different flow characteristics. A nozzle can be selected and utilized with the sprinkler according to the desired application for the sprinkler.
US11084040B1	Grinder A grinder having a rotor and fan assembly mounted in a housing having one or more of the following features: a cutting shaft and a fan shaft which are concentric and are rotated by separate motors; a housing formed in two sections with a line of division passing through the axis of rotation of the shafts and mounted on rollers; ping pong shaped cutting hammers; and deflectors attached to the inside of the housing and to a deflector assembly on the outside of the housing. The deflectors are movable vertically and horizontally with first and second motion controllers for adjusting the spacing between the cutting hammers and the deflectors. A programmable logic controller is used for independently controlling the speed at which the cutting shaft and fan shaft are rotated and the spacing between the cutting hammers and the deflectors to produce a desired particle size reduction for a selected material.
US11084039B2	Microfluidic analysis system A biological sample analysis system including a sample preparation system forming droplets of segmented sample separated by a carrier fluid immiscible with the sample. The droplets include reaction mixtures for amplification of at least one target nucleic acid. A thermal cycling device having a sample block having a plurality of controlled thermal zones, and a containment structure in thermal communication with the plurality of controlled thermal zones. The containment structure receives and contains the droplets of segmented sample separated by the immiscible carrier fluid from the sample preparation system. A controller for controlling a temperature in each thermal zone of the sample block. A detection system detects electromagnetic radiation emitted from each of the droplets individually from the queue of droplets as they flow past the detection system. A positioning system to facilitate moving a queue of the droplets in the thermal cycling device relative to the detection system.
US11084037B2	Oligonucleotide encoded chemical libraries This application provides a bead with a covalently attached chemical compound and a covalently attached DNA barcode and methods for using such beads. The bead has many substantially identical copies of the chemical compound and many substantially identical copies of the DNA barcode. The compound consists of one or more chemical monomers, where the DNA barcode takes the form of barcode modules, where each module corresponds to and allows identification of a corresponding chemical monomer. The nucleic acid barcode can have a concatenated structure or an orthogonal structure. Provided are method for sequencing the bead-bound nucleic acid barcode, for cleaving the compound from the bead, and for assessing biological activity of the released compound.
US11084023B2	Phosphate-promoted nickel catalyst for high temperature oligomerization An oligomerization catalyst, oligomer products, methods for making and using same. The catalyst can include a supported nickel phosphate compound. The catalyst is stable at oligomerization temperatures of 500° C. or higher and particularly useful for making oligomer products containing C4 to C26 olefins having a boiling point in the range of 170° C. to 360° C.
US11084022B2	Pd-supporting Zr-based composite oxide A Pd-supporting Zr-based composite oxide wherein by having a Zr-containing composite oxide support and Pd supported thereon and by showing, upon XAFS (X-ray absorption fine structure) analysis, a maximum peak in a Pd bond distance range of 2.500-3.500 Å, the maximum peak being located in a position of 3.050-3.110 Å.
US11084018B2	Catalytic reactor A catalytic reactor includes: a reaction-side flow channel in which a reaction fluid flows; structured catalysts accommodated in the reaction-side flow channel. Each structured catalyst includes inclined surfaces in at least part of each of two surfaces facing other structured catalysts. The inclined surfaces are inclined in the same direction with respect to an arrangement direction of the structured catalysts.
US11084015B2	Formation of array of membranes and apparatus therefor An array of membranes comprising amphipathic molecules is formed using an apparatus comprising a support defining an array of compartments. Volumes comprising polar medium are provided within respective compartments and a layer comprising apolar medium is provided extending across the openings with the volumes. Polar medium is flowed across the support to displace apolar medium and form a layer in contact with the volumes, forming membranes comprising amphipathic molecules at the interfaces. In one construction of the apparatus, the support that comprises partitions which comprise inner portions and outer portions. The inner portions define inner recesses without gaps therebetween that are capable of constraining the volumes comprising polar medium contained in neighbouring inner recesses from contacting each other. The outer portions extend outwardly from the inner portions and have gaps allowing the flow of an apolar medium across the substrate.
US11084010B2	Temperature conditioned two component mixer manifold A system that provides for simultaneous thermal regulation of both components of a two-component system, while maintaining their separation prior to introduction into a conventional static mixer element, in order to assure that the mixed fluid, when dispensed, is at the optimal temperature and viscosity. The thermal capacity can be adjusted by altering the configuration to increase or decrease the thermal transfer area as required for each specific application.
US11084006B2	Mud mixer A mud mixer comprises a housing defining a battery mounting portion, an electric motor supported by the housing, a mixing element that selectively receives torque from the motor, causing the mixing element to rotate about a rotation axis, and a battery pack removably coupled to the battery mounting portion for providing power to the electric motor when coupled to the battery mounting portion. When the battery pack is coupled to the battery mounting portion, the rotation axis intersects the battery pack.
US11084005B1	Cooler lid with integral mixing paddle An apparatus configured for attaching to a conventional cooler and mixing the contents therein, the apparatus including a lid assembly integrated with a mixing assembly. The lid assembly includes a lid having both a hole and an opening to allow the addition of contents to the container and a cover that can be positioned over the opening and secured to the lid. The mixing assembly is integrated with the lid assembly through the hole and includes a centering guide positioned at the bottom of the container, a mixing paddle coupled to the top portion of the centering guide, and a handle operatively coupled to the mixing paddle through the hole. After contents are added to the container through the opening, the cover is positioned over the opening and securely coupled to the lid. The handle is operated to cause the mixing paddle to stir the contents of the container.
US11083999B2	Method for preparing an asymmetric membrane The present invention provides a method for the preparation of an asymmetric membranes. More particularly, the new method relates to the use of a crosslinker contacted via vapour or liquid phase with the surface layer of a cast polymer film, followed by the immersion of said film in a coagulation bath. The formation of a crosslinked skin layer and the solidification of the membrane bulk can thus be decoupled in time.
US11083998B2	Compact high-throughput device for water treatment A corrugated membrane plate and frame module for use in fluid treatment applications is disclosed, where the corrugated design increases production capacity of a module by more than 200% as compared to conventional modules. The increase is achieved by tripling the membrane packing density per module using an optimized corrugated design. The disclosed corrugated membrane plate and frame also reduces the inactive membrane area per module, which is caused by deactivation of membranes edges attached to the plate and frame core in order to prevent leakage.
US11083995B2	Elimination of SO2 and CO2 from a gas A process to treat/clean a gas, containing SO2, CO2 and O2 comprising the steps of: bringing the gas in contact with an activated carbon catalyst, converting SO2 to SO3/H2SO4 on the activated carbon catalyst, washing the SO3/H2SO4 from the activated carbon catalyst to obtain a sulfuric acid solution and a SO2 depleted gas; bringing the SO2 depleted gas in contact with an aqueous ammonia solution wherein CO2 is converted to obtain a SO2 and CO2 depleted gas containing ammonia; and bringing the SO2 and CO2 depleted gas containing ammonia in contact with the sulfuric acid solution obtained in step a. to form a solution containing ammonium sulfate and a treated, clean gas.
US11083994B2	Removal of acid gases from a gas stream, with O2 enrichment for acid gas capture and sequestration A method and apparatus for processing a hydrocarbon gas stream including sulfurous components and carbon dioxide. The hydrocarbon gas stream is separated into a sweetened gas stream and an acid gas stream. The acid gas stream and an air stream, enriched with oxygen such that the air stream comprises between 22% and 100% oxygen, are combusted in a sulfur recovery unit to separate the acid gas stream into a liquid stream of elemental sulfur and a tail gas stream comprising acid gas impurities. The tail gas stream and an air flow are sub-stoichiometrically combusted to produce an outlet stream comprising hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide. The outlet stream is hydrogenated to convert sulfur species to a gaseous catalytic output stream comprising hydrogen sulfide. Water is removed from the gaseous catalytic output stream to produce a partially-dehydrated acid gas stream, which is pressurized and injected into a subsurface reservoir.
US11083991B2	Installation and method for the treatment by membrane permeation of a gas stream with the aspiration pressure of the second permeate adjusted Installation for membrane permeation treatment of feed gas containing methane and carbon dioxide that includes first, second, and third membrane separation units. The permeate from the first membrane separation unit is fed to the third membrane separation unit and the retentate from the first membrane separation unit is fed to the second membrane separation unit. The aspiration pressure of the second permeate is adjusted with a compressor according to the aspiration pressure of the second permeate before recycling thereof to the feed gas flow fed to the first membrane separation unit.
US11083986B2	Refrigeration appliance and filter cartridge for same A filter cartridge for a domestic cooling appliance includes a beaker-shaped housing which is provided at an open end with a coupling for securing to a filter head, and a particle filter insert which is received in the housing. The particle filter insert is guided movably along an axis of the housing between an abutment position, in which it is embedded completely in the housing, and a position in which it at least partially protrudes from the housing. A domestic refrigeration appliance having the filter cartridge is also provided.
US11083980B2	Rotary solid/fluid counter-current contacting apparatus A rotary counter-current solid/fluid contact apparatus is developed to enhance the efficiency of adsorption, ion exchange and regenerative heat exchange. The counter-current apparatus uses a rotor to direct fluids to multiple stationary columns. By the action of the rotor, counter-current flows of a fluid phase and a solid phase can be achieved for a combined adsorption and desorption cycle, or a combined heating and cooling cycle. The apparatus allows not only countercurrent solid-fluid flows based on columns in series, but also countercurrent solid-fluid flows in the length of each individual column. A method is also disclosed.
US11083963B2	Save game load time reduction for cloud gaming A cloud gaming system having a game console that is configured to execute video games is provided. The game console provides an interface for a remote client device to interface with the game console and request that games be played. The game console being located in a first data center. The system further includes a storage server connected to the game console over a network connection in the first data center. A save data server is also provided and is located in a second data center. Data selection logic of the game console is provided. The data selection logic is configured to retrieve save data from the save data server and cache the save data to a save data disk of the game console. The data selection logic is configured to automatically retrieve the save data upon detecting a session initiation for a user account.
US11083961B2	Scalable interactive video systems and methods Present embodiments are directed to a distributed control system of an interactive video system. The distributed control system includes a switched fabric network, which includes an input node implemented to collect scanning data for a participant. The switched fabric network also includes a set of processing nodes implemented to generate a virtual representation for the participant based at least in part on the scanning data for the participant. Further, the switched fabric network includes an output node, which includes an output device implemented to present the virtual representation of the participant in a virtual environment.
US11083959B2	Game processing system, method of processing game, and storage medium storing program for processing game A game processing system according to an aspect is a game processing system for processing a game having a first mode and a second mode, the system comprising: a storage storing a game parameter relating to the game; and one or more computer processors. The one or more computer processors execute computer-readable instructions to: provide, in the first mode, an interaction with a virtual character in accordance with first detection information obtained by an information processing device not mounted on a head of a player; provide, in the second mode, an interaction with the virtual character in accordance with second detection information obtained by a head mounted display mounted on the head of the player; and update the game parameter in accordance with progress of the game in the first mode and the second mode.
US11083955B2	Impact plate having optimized dimensions An impact plate system is provided herein comprising a moldable plate having center, a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface and the second surface define a thickness therebetween. The thickness is between 4 mm and 7 mm. The moldable plate is defined by a perimeter edge, which comprises one or more curved corners having a predetermined radius of curvature between 18 mm to 28 mm.
US11083954B2	Method and system for contesting and determining the victor of a combat sport A data collection and display system for use in a combat sport including: i. A trunk protector for a combat sport participant, the trunk protector including: a. protective padding, b. at least one impact sensor, c. at least one microprocessor integral with the protective padding, for collecting and analyzing data from the at least one impact sensor, d. at least one display area, integral with the trunk protector, for displaying information related to the combat sport and combat sport participant; and an energy based method for scoring combat sports.
US11083952B2	Multi-sport and multi-court structure capable of automatically collecting and supplying ball The present invention proposes a court, which is a half- or full-court in which ball sports, such as soccer (penalty kicks), foot volleyball, volleyball, and basketball (3×3 basketball), can be played. The court allows balls to be automatically and rapidly supplied in the case where it takes time to resume a game, such as a case where a game is replayed or a case where a ball is out according to the characteristics of each type of sport, or in the case where serve-reception practice is required, and also allows balls to be naturally collected and lifted because the court is inclined and allows the balls to be automatically classified according to the types of balls and to be supplied to the court.
US11083947B1	Athlete training device An athlete training device has one end adapted to be in contact with the athlete's body. The other end of the device is adapted to be secured to an athletic device, such as a ball or a golf club head. The level of difficulty readily may be adjusted from a relatively easy configuration to progressively more difficult configurations.
US11083939B1	Golf club head with adjustable sole weight A golf club head with an adjustable weight assembly that includes a pair of stacked, rotatable circular plates with through-slots and a slidable weight that can move within the slots and clamp the plates together so that they are reversibly fixed to a body portion is disclosed herein. The plates are preferably composed of a lightweight material such as composite, and are located on the sole so that the weight assembly is visible to a user. The plate and slidable weight combination and allows for an increased range of personal performance customization by way of adjustability and interchangeability without using up available discretionary mass in the golf club head.
US11083930B1	Portable rowing frame A portable rowing frame that mounts a portable resistance device is presented. The rowing frame contains a front rowing beam, a rear rowing beam, a mounting beam, a rowing seat, at least one leg, and a pedal assembly. The front rowing beam and the rear rowing beam each contains a slider rail and a mounting channel. The front rowing beam contains a first mounting element. The slider rail and the mounting channel traverses from the front rowing beam to the rear rowing beam. The rear rowing beam is attached to the front rowing beam through a connection element. The first mounting element is positioned to the front rowing beam. The mounting beam is attached to the first mounting element. The rowing seat is attached to the slider rail. The legs are distributed about the mounting channel. The pedal assembly is connected to the front rowing beam.
US11083926B2	Exercise device An exercise device. The exercise device includes an elongated member with a pair of grooves disposed at opposing ends. A pair of tension screws are utilized to slidably secure a pair of clamps to opposing ends of the elongated member. The pair of clamps slidably adjust along the length of the elongated member by traveling along the grooves. The clamps secure the elongated member to an opening, such as a door frame. The elongated member further includes a pair of recessed portions. The recessed portions are configured to curve around a soleus portion of a user's legs. A pair of straps affixed to opposing ends of each recessed portion removably secure about a front of the user's legs. In one embodiment, the elongated member is hingedly divided into two parts, wherein each part includes a clamp slidably secured thereto and a recessed portion, thereby providing a storage configuration.
US11083911B2	Radiation therapy interactive planning A radiation therapy system (100) includes a radiation therapy (RT) optimizer unit (102) and an interactive planning interface unit (120). The RT optimizer unit (102) receives at least one target structure and at least one organ-at-risk (OAR) structure segmented from a volumetric image (108), and generates an optimized RT plan (140) based on dose objectives (200-204, 210-222, 320), at least one dose objective of the dose objectives corresponding to each of the at least one target structure (210-222) and the at least one OAR structure (200-204). The optimized RT plan includes a planned radiation dose for each voxel of the volumetric image using external beam radiation therapy, wherein the RT optimizer unit operates iteratively. The interactive planning interface unit (120) interactively controls each of the dose objectives through controls (300) displayed on a single display (126) of a display device (124), operates the RT optimizer unit to iteratively compute the planned radiation dose according to the controls, and provide visual feedback (310, 134) on the single display according to progress of the RT optimizer unit after each trial.
US11083910B2	Pet care device and method for controlling pet care device A pet care device may include a removable or swappable care tool mounted on a head. The head may include a sterilizer and a sensor to determine what kind of care tool is mounted. A controller may identify the type of care tool mounted on the head based on a sensing value of the sensor and control the sterilizer based on the identified care tool.
US11083903B2	Methods and systems for frequency adjustment to optimize charging of implantable neurostimulator Devices, systems, and methods for coupling with an implantable neurostimulator for delivering one or more electrical pulses to a target region within a patient's body are disclosed herein. A device, such as a charger, can include: a power source for storing electrical energy; a resonant circuit that can have a plurality of selectable natural frequencies; a driver coupled to the power source and the resonant circuit; and a processor coupled to the resonant circuit to control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit. The processor can control the natural frequency of the resonant circuit according to stored data associated with the implantable neurostimulator.
US11083892B2	Systems and methods for percutaneous nerve stimulation The present disclosure provides systems and methods relating to neuromodulation. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for minimally invasive, targeted, vagus nerve stimulation (pVNS), and the efficacy of this approach with respect to microglial activation and the amelioration of cognitive dysfunction. The systems and methods of neuromodulation disclosed herein can be used to facilitate the treatment of various diseases associated with pathological neural activity.
US11083890B2	Passive fixation of an implantable electrode lead by means of compressible anchoring elements An implantable device, comprising: an end section, and at least one or a plurality of anchoring elements connected to the end section for anchoring the end section of the implantable device in the tissue of a patient, the anchoring element(s) extending in an extension direction of the anchoring element(s). The anchoring element(s): has an elastically compressible design; can be arranged in a compressed state in which it is folded toward the end section; and is designed to automatically move into an expanded state in which it projects from the end section at an angle of incidence. The anchoring element(s) comprises at least one first lamella and a second lamella connected to the first lamella, and wherein the two lamellae extend along the extension direction of the anchoring element(s) and include a first angle with one another in a plane perpendicular to the extension direction of the anchoring element(s).
US11083883B2	Disinfection cap for IV needleless connectors Disinfection cap includes housing comprising closed top, essentially cylindrical sidewall, and open bottom formed by the sidewall with opening to inner cavity within the housing for receiving tip including mating feature of needleless connector. Disinfection sponge can be configured within inner cavity, removable cover sealing opening to inner cavity to seal sponge within inner cavity prior to cap use. Inner cavity includes at least one thread on inner surface of its sidewall that does not correspond to the mating feature of needleless connector, but is sufficient to interlock with mating feature of needleless connector. Plurality of disinfection caps are disposed on strip of IV pole hanging device such that each cap can be peeled off the strip unsealed for immediate use, or separated from the strip sealed for later use.
US11083875B2	Hybrid microcatheter guidewire A microtube guide has a microtube combined with a free-floating and removable core. The microtube is generally hollow with a tube shaft and a distal ring, the tube shaft and the distal ring formed from flexible plastic. The distal ring is conformable to the core and straightenable for insertion into a patient's body, and deploys when the core is withdrawn to form a loop. The core is received by the microtube and is configured to advance into the distal ring to cause a diameter of the distal ring to expand, retract, or straighten. The core comprises a tapered segment that tapers in outer diameter from the diameter of the main core wire to a smaller diameter. A distal end segment of microtubing is frictionally affixed to the tapered segment.
US11083874B2	Urinary catheter system with improved retaining structure and enhanced urinary drainage A catheter has a double-action retention mechanism with (a) one retention mechanism having a reinforced retention body transformable into a deployed flower-like configuration when the catheter is inserted in the bodily cavity, and (b) a stabilizer securing the catheter to a patient's body to maintain a stable position. The retention mechanism for securing the catheter in the bodily cavity is configured with a thickened or reinforced wall portions of the retention body. The inner channel of the catheter body is wider than conventional catheters, thus attaining better drainage and better fluid flow. Due to the reinforced flower configuration, an inadvertent removal of the catheter with the flower configuration fully deployed will afflict no significant damage. When the catheter is to be removed, the catheter's body is disengaged from the stabilizer and the flower configuration of the retention mechanism retention body controllably collapses, thus transforming the catheter to a configuration suitable for removal of the catheter from the bodily cavity. The improved Catheter is simple in operation, safe, prevents from CAUTI, and provides a non-residual urine drainage and high flow rate.
US11083867B2	Storage case A storage case accommodates a plurality of medical elongated bodies, which are assembled when used, and includes a plurality of pipe bodies wound to form a ring-like shape that are connected to each other in order to accommodate each of the medical elongated bodies, and a package case that collectively accommodates the plurality of connected pipe bodies. At least two of the pipe bodies are disposed side by side so as to overlap each other in a state in which the center axes of winding are deviated, and the pipe bodies have opening portions arranged so that the medical elongated bodies can be assembled within the storage case using no more than two hands.
US11083866B2	Relating to a respiratory device A breathing assistance apparatus that comprises a housing with inner and outer walls and an upper surface, wherein the walls and upper surface are integrally formed as a single part to avoid seams or joins between the walls to reduce the risk of damage to electronics within the apparatus as a result of liquid leaks. Also disclosed is a control system for a heating element of a humidifier which provides a secondary or back up protection mechanism to disable power to the heating element if a first electronic protection circuit does not cause the first switching member to disable power to the heating element.
US11083855B2	Auto-reset dose release firing systems, medicinal inhalers comprising same, and methods of using same An auto-reset dose release firing system (101) and a method of using same. The system can include an a stored energy device (109); a first plunger (103) movable between first, second, and third positions, the first plunger configured to be operatively coupled to a medicament canister (51); and a second plunger (104) movable between first and second positions; the first and second plunger being movable with respect to one another and shaped to define an evacuable chamber (185) therebetween. The first plunger and the second plunger can move together from their respective first positions to their respective second positions, due to a reduced pressure in the chamber, to cause a dose release valve (54) to fire. After firing, air can be allowed to move into the chamber to allow the first plunger to move with respect to the second plunger to its third position to allow the dose release valve to reset.
US11083852B2	Insulin injection assistance systems, methods, and devices One or more embodiments of the disclosure relate, generally, to a system to assist with manual dosing of insulin. Such a system may include a glucose sensor system, a reusable insulin dosing detector, and a recommendation system. The reusable insulin dosing detector may be configured to be reversibly connectable to a disposable component that may form part of an insulin manual delivery assembly. The reusable insulin dosing detector may be configured to detect insulin delivery associated with the insulin manual delivery assembly. The recommendation system may be configured to analyze blood glucose data and determine adjustments to insulin therapy settings.
US11083850B2	Secure smart dosing system with automated delivery, measurement, and management A smart dosing device includes: a flow pathway having a cartridge receptacle that is able to house a cartridge; at least one sensor that captures identifying information related to the cartridge; a wireless communication module; and at least one security feature that restricts use of the smart dosing device. A method of providing a measured dose using a smart dosing device includes: enabling dosing; measuring a provided dose; and disabling dosing. A smart dosing system includes: a smart dosing device having a unique identifier, the smart dosing device including a cartridge housing a substance, the cartridge having a unique cartridge identifier; and a server including a central database that stores usage information related to the smart dosing device, the usage information including: the unique identifier and the unique cartridge identifier.
US11083842B2	Method of operating an injection system A solution is proposed for operating an injection system comprising a pressurizing unit and at least one supply station for supplying a medical fluid to the pressurizing unit, the supply station comprising at least one receptacle for containing said medical fluid, a delivery arrangement in fluid communication with the receptacle and the pressurizing unit for delivering the medical fluid to a patient, and clamping means associated with the delivery arrangement for regulating the flow of the medical fluid through the delivery arrangement. The method comprises the steps of: operating the pressurizing unit till a first injection procedure is completed; maintaining the injection system in a standby condition before a second injection procedure is started, and operating the pressurizing unit till the second injection procedure is completed. The step of maintaining the injection system in a standby condition comprises the step of acting on the clamping means for de-clamping the delivery arrangement.
US11083834B2	Emergency stop for a system and a method for anal and/or stomal irrigation A system for anal and/or stomal irrigation comprises a reservoir (102) for an irrigating liquid, a catheter (100) comprising a catheter tip for insertion into the rectum and/or stoma of a user and for expelling of the irrigating liquid from the catheter tip, the catheter further comprising an expandable retention element (104), such as a balloon. A pump (101) is provided to pump the irrigating liquid from the reservoir to the catheter tip, and a user-operable control interface (123;125) comprising a dedicated emergency stop zone (125) is provided for receiving user input to withdraw the irrigating liquid from the retention element (100) for purging thereof in any operational state of the system.
US11083831B2	Filter and frame apparatus and method of use Provided is a filter apparatus, comprising two or more filter cartridges having a first end with an inlet and screen and a second end with an outlet and screen, and walls to contain a filter media held in a housing for holding the two or more filter cartridges in about the same orientation, and an attachment clamp connected to the housing. Also provided is a housing for holding two or more filter cartridges in about the same orientation and a method of using the filter apparatus and housing.
US11083826B2	Device for controlling a blood flow produced in a hemorrhagic area A device for controlling blood flow occurring in a haemorrhagic zone of a biological tissue, includes a flexible plate arranged to be placed opposite this zone, the flexible plate including: substantially leaktight peripheral supporting elements, for applying on the tissue so that the zone is surrounded; a back wall delimiting, with the supporting elements, opposite the zone, a hollow space; connecting elements connecting the hollow space, externally to the flexible plate, to an external aspiration source for creating a vacuum in the hollow space for aspirating and tightly applying the surface of the tissue against the peripheral supporting elements; and a hollow stud placed between the zone and the back wall and hollowed out in its centre on the side of the zone along an axis substantially perpendicular to the back wall, and arranged to be in contact with the zone when the vacuum is created in the space.
US11083824B2	Compound heparin anticoagulant coating liquid, a microsphere for coating and its preparation methods and applications The present invention discloses a compound heparin anticoagulant coating liquid, a microsphere for coating and its preparation methods and applications. In the present invention, the combination of curcumin and heparin can enhance the anticoagulation functions of heparin coating, and further enhance the stability using the properties of PLA-PEG-PLA drug-loaded sustained-release microspheres, achieving the functions of anti-tissue proliferation and anti-inflammatory reactions that cannot be achieved by coatings alone such as heparin or protein, which is very important for implanted devices such as artificial blood vessels, vascular stents and vascular patches to reduce thrombosis in the human body, lower postoperative complications and improve product lifespan.
US11083823B2	Tissue-separating fatty acid adhesion barrier Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide adhesion barriers having anti-adhesion and tissue fixating properties. The adhesion barriers are formed of fatty acid based films. The fatty acid-based films may be formed from fatty acid-derived biomaterials. The films may be coated with, or may include, tissue fixating materials to create the adhesion barrier. The adhesion barriers are well tolerated by the body, have anti-inflammation properties, fixate, well to tissue, and have a residence time sufficient to prevent post-surgical adhesions.
US11083821B2	Biocompatible hydrogel polymer formulations for the controlled delivery of biomolecules Provided herein are biocompatible hydrogel polymers capable of gelling in vivo comprising a therapeutic agent such as a protein or other biomolecule and kits comprising at least one nucleophilic compound or monomer unit, at least one electrophilic compound or monomer unit, and at least one therapeutic agent. The biocompatible hydrogel polymer is bioabsorbable and releases the therapeutic agent at a target site, avoiding systemic exposure and achieving a controlled delivery.
US11083819B2	Joint spacers A joint spacer is provided for treatment of a joint of a human subject, the joint spacer including a pouch having a wall including a dermal graft material. The joint spacer is configured to be inserted into a space of the joint, and is shaped, when the pouch is inserted into the space and filled, to provide mechanical support to the joint. Other embodiments are also described.
US11083815B1	Sanitizing apparatus A sanitizing apparatus that includes a booth having a top portion, a front portion and a rear portion, with the rear portion having a set of inlets that face the front portion and the top portion having a first set of outlets such that the set of inlets and the first set of outlets are connected to each other; an air pump disposed in the rear portion configured to take in air so that the air downwardly comes out of the first set of outlets of the top portion; a filter disposed in the rear portion over the air pump wherein the filter filters the air coming out of the air pump; a ultraviolet (UV) light source disposed in the rear portion over the air pump; and a sanitizing solution spray unit installed on the front portion for spraying a sanitizing solution towards the rear portion to a user.
US11083811B2	Sanitizing door handle Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle. Some implementations of the invention are directed toward a manual sanitizing door handle while some implementations of the invention are directed toward an auto-sanitizing door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto an exterior surface of the sanitizing door handle in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto a user's hand(s) in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the user's hand(s).
US11083807B2	Miniaturized device to sterilize from covid-19 and other viruses A system for sterilizing viruses includes beam generation circuitry for generating a radiating wave having radiating energy therein at a predetermined frequency therein. A controller controls the radiating wave generation at the predetermined frequency. The predetermined frequency equals a resonance frequency of a particular virus. The predetermined frequency induces a mechanical resonance vibration at the resonance frequency of the particular virus within the particular virus for destroying a capsid of the particular virus. Radiating circuitry projects the radiating wave on a predetermined location to destroy the particular virus at the predetermined location.
US11083806B2	Radioembolic particles Provided are radiopaque compositions comprising one or more of yttrium (Y), strontium (Sr), gallium (Ga), and silicon, or oxides and salts thereof. The composition can comprise a combination of Y2O3, SrO, Ga2O3, and SiO2, and optionally MnO2, and TiO2. Other compositions comprise SrO, Ga2O3, TiO2, MnO2, and SiO2. The composition can be a particulate material. The compositions are useful for radioembolization to treat tumors.
US11083805B2	Radiolabeled GRPR-antagonists for diagnostic imaging and treatment of GRPR-positive cancer The present invention relates to probes for use in the detection, imaging, diagnosis, targeting, treatment, etc. of cancers expressing the gastrin releasing peptide receptor (GRPR). For example, such probes may be molecules conjugated to detectable labels which are preferably moieties suitable for detection by gamma imaging and SPECT or by positron emission tomography (PET) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or fluorescence spectroscopy or optical imaging methods.
US11083800B2	AAV virions with decreased immunoreactivity and uses therefor Methods of making and using recombinant AAV virions with decreased immunoreactivity are described. The recombinant AAV virions include mutated capsid proteins or are derived from non-primate mammalian AAV serotypes and isolates that display decreased immunoreactivity relative to AAV-2.
US11083793B2	Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeted photosensitizers Compounds including a tetrapyrrolic or reduced tetrapyrrolic group/moiety and an epidermal growth factor receptor targeting group are disclosed. For example, a compound includes a tetrapyrrolic or reduced tetrapyrrolic group or moiety, a linker moiety, an epidermal growth factor receptor targeting group, and, optionally, a PET-active functional group. Uses of the compounds, for example, methods of treating a hyperproliferative tissue in an individual, and kits including one or more of the compounds are also provided.
US11083792B2	Purified antibody composition The invention provides a method for producing a host cell protein-(HCP) reduced antibody preparation from a mixture comprising an antibody and at least one HCP, comprising an ion exchange separation step wherein the mixture is subjected to a first ion exchange material, such that the HCP-reduced antibody preparation is obtained.
US11083791B2	Anti-VLA-4 antibodies This invention relates to alpha-4 binding antibodies, and fragments thereof.
US11083789B2	IVIG treatments for Bell's palsy The present invention provides, among other aspects, methods and compositions for treating Bell's Palsy disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) to a subject. The present invention also provides, methods and composition for treating Bell's Palsy disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising human IVIG and a steroid. In certain aspects of the present invention the steroid is a cortical steroid, including Prednison.
US11083784B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against CLL and other 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.
US11083772B2	Methods and compositions for the prevention or treatment of Barth Syndrome The disclosure provides methods of preventing or treating Barth Syndrome in a mammalian subject, reducing risk factors associated with Barth Syndrome, and/or reducing the likelihood or severity of Barth Syndrome. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to increase expression of TAZ1 in subjects in need thereof.
US11083766B2	Uses of soybean seed extract composition for alleviating cancer pain and/or treating cancer skin inflammation The disclosure relates to a method for alleviating cancer pain and/or treating cancer skin inflammation in a subject in need of such treatment; the soybean seed extract composition comprises a soybean seed extract and a soybean seed vapor fraction.
US11083759B2	Oral microbiota transformation for the relief of immune system associated inflammations A method of selectively promoting a desired oral microbiota to treat an inflammation condition associated with an allergic reaction in a subject in need of such treatment including providing a composition including: at least one live bacterial population including lactic acid producing bacteria and lactic acid fermenting bacteria; and, an amino acid containing ingredient comprising L-arginine; at least partially removing a biofilm within an oral cavity of the subject; wherein the composition is contained within the oral cavity of the subject in an effective amount to selectively promote an increased concentration of selected oral microbiota comprising the lactic acid producing bacteria and the lactic acid fermenting bacteria to thereby treat the inflammation condition.
US11083755B2	Factors and cells that provide for induction of bone, bone marrow, and cartilage Methods, compositions and kits for producing functional chondrocytes, skeletal cells, bone marrow stromal cells, and progenitor cells thereof are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in producing chondrocytes, osteoblasts, stromal cells, and progenitor cells thereof in vivo, or in vitro for transplantation, for experimental evaluation, as a source of lineage- and cell-specific products, and the like, for example for use in treating human disorders of the cartilage, bone and hematopoietic system. In some embodiments, specific combinations of protein factors are identified for reprogramming non-skeletal cells into bones, hematopoietic stroma, and chondrocytes, which may be provided in vitro or in vivo.
US11083750B2	Methods of treatment using topical copper ion formulations Provided herein are topical formulations containing copper ions and methods of treating inflammatory, microbial, and arthritic conditions in various areas of the body using such formulations. Methods of treating osteoarthritis using topical copper ion treatments are provided. Methods of treating and preventing microbial infections using copper ion treatments are further provided, including methods of preventing biofilm. A topical treatment in its basic form comprises a biocompatible copper ion solution or suspension obtained by leaching of the copper ions from copper metal. The copper ion solution or suspension is combined with various carriers to form the copper ion treatment including creams, gels, lotions, foams, pastes, tampons, solutions, suppositories, body wipes, wound dressings, skin patches, and suture material. Methods of making the copper ion solution or suspension from solid copper metal in a biocompatible solution are also provided.
US11083749B2	Methods and compositions for treating skin Methods and compositions are disclosed for treating an area of the skin of a patient, e.g., an itch, insect bite or sting, inflammation, pain or irritation, by applying to said area of the skin an effective amount of a siliceous molecular sieve adsorbent to treat the condition.
US11083747B2	Compositions of nitrates and methods of use thereof Inorganic anions nitrate and nitrite influence metabolic rate and glucose homeostasis. Infusion of nitrite iv caused an acute drop in resting energy expenditure (oxygen consumption) and nitrate, when given perorally, caused a reduction in oxygen consumption during exercise and a depression of the increase in blood glucose observed after an oral glucose tolerance test. The doses of nitrate and nitrite did not cause any detectable change in methemoglobin levels of blood. Also, nitrate and nitrite did not alter lactate levels in blood. This discovery provides useful treatments to regulate the energy expenditure and glucose homeostasis of a mammal by administration of inorganic nitrite and/or nitrate.
US11083742B2	Human milk oligosaccharides for health benefits by prevention of premature adiposity rebound The present invention relates to a nutritional composition comprising at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide for use in an infant or young child for preventing a later in life health disorder by preventing premature adiposity rebound. The invention also relates to nutritional composition for use to promote healthy growth.
US11083736B2	Compositions comprising triterpenoids The invention relates to compositions and formulations comprising at least one triterpenoic acid and at least one neutral triterpenoid and uses thereof for treating stroke or trauma and side effects related thereto.
US11083729B2	Methods of treating cancer with small molecule NF-κB inhibitors The present invention provides, inter alia, compounds capable of inhibiting NF-κB. Pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods of using the compounds are also provided herein. Also provided are methods and kits for treating cancer and solid tumors in a subject, as well as methods and kits for inducing cancer cell death and apoptosis of a cancer cell, all utilizing the NF-κB inhibitors described herein.
US11083728B2	Compositions of cyclin dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) inhibitor The present invention provides, in part, compositions comprising an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) and sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin. Also provided are methods of using a disclosed composition for treating proliferative diseases. The present invention also provides methods of making disclosed compositions.
US11083727B2	Piperidine-substituted Mnk inhibitors and methods related thereto The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein X1, X2, R1, R2, R3 and n are as defined herein. Also described are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of Formula (I) compounds as well as methods for utilizing the compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of Formula (I) compounds as inhibitors of Mnk as well as therapeutics for the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
US11083715B2	Compositions comprising cytisine in the treatment and/or prevention of addiction in subjects in need thereof Methods of treatment of addiction and/or dependence, methods of promoting cessation of various addictions, such as smoking and/or vaping, and methods of promoting a reduction in various addictions, such as smoking and/or vaping, uses of cytisine as an addiction cessation treatment, and dosage regimens for the foregoing are provided.
US11083705B2	Pharmaceutical composition for treating tumor Disclosed herein is a method for treating tumor, comprising administering a liposomal composition comprising eribulin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a PD-1 antagonist to a patient in need thereof.
US11083703B2	Prodrugs of fumarates and their use in treating various diseases The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US11083685B2	Methods for treating scars and aging skin Beneficial topical compositions for treating scar or aging skin are provided. In one embodiment, the compositions include Bulbine frutescens, Centella asiatica and a phenol derived from olives, such as oleuropein. The composition may be used in the treatment of scars formed during surgery. The composition may also be used cosmeceutically in the treatment of aged skin, and may include phosphatidylserine, vitamins, and other beneficial anti-aging ingredients.
US11083674B2	Oral care compositions Compounds and methods for preparing and using the compounds are disclosed herein. The method for preparing the compounds may include contacting a metal ion or salt thereof with an alkali metal polyphosphate salt in an aqueous medium. The method may also include adding a base to increase a pH of the aqueous medium.
US11083671B2	Preparation for attaching to teeth or surrounding part of teeth The present invention provides a preparation for attaching to teeth or tooth peripheries, which comprises a malleable oral composition and an active ingredient for intra-oral delivery. Further, the present invention provides a preparation for attaching to teeth or tooth peripheries, which comprises an oral composition in a hardening ointment-phase and an active ingredient for intra-oral delivery. The preparation of the present invention may give high adhesive force to the desired site in spite of gaps between teeth or curves of teeth. The preparation of the present invention having high adhesive force increases the time of adhesion to a target site in the oral cavity, and thus may be advantageous in achieving an intended effect.
US11083667B2	Automatic pipe clean system for massage bath equipment An automatic pipe clean system for massage bath equipment includes a bathtub, a water-filling pipe, a water-draining pipe, a suction pipe, a pump pipe, a pump connected between the suction pipe and the pump pipe, an automatic water-filling pipe, a water-filling valve and a controller. The controller is configured to: in a cleaning stage: turn on the pump to allow the water to pass and clean the suction pipe and the pump pipe; and in a drying stage: turn on the pump to allow the water to drain out from the suction pipe and the pump pipe; and turn off the pump.
US11083666B2	Massage device having misaligned y-shaped massage roller shafts The present invention relates to a massage device having misaligned Y-shaped massage roller shafts and, more specifically, to a massage device having misaligned Y-shaped massage roller shafts, the device having massage roller shafts formed in a wide Y-shape at both sides of the upper end portion of a grip body and having massage rollers respectively and rotatably coupled to the massage roller shafts such that the massage roller shafts are formed to be misaligned in a narrow Y-shape when viewed from the side, and thus when massaging a wide body portion, the front side, which has the wide Y-shaped massage roller shafts, makes contact with and massages the body portion, and when massaging a narrow body portion, the lateral side, which has the narrow Y-shaped massage roller shafts, makes contact with and massages the body portion, thereby enabling various body portions having different thicknesses to be massaged.
US11083665B2	Pebble bed sauna device A pebble bed sauna device includes a bed and a covering chamber movably disposed on the bed. When a human body lies on the bed, the covering chamber may cover, totally or partly, the human body. The bed includes, arranged in sequence from bottom to top, at least one bed heat-isolation member, at least one bed heating member, a plurality of energy stone layers, and a plurality of smooth pebble layers. The covering chamber is formed of at least one surface layer, at least one bonding layer, at least one chamber heat-isolation member, at least one chamber heating member, and at least one heat isolation element that are arranged in sequence from outside to inside and is controlled, for a heating temperature thereof, by a controller arranged on the bed and electrically connected to the bed heating member and the chamber heating member.
US11083661B2	Dual hand controlled device for leg stretching and/or activation An independent stretching device comprises a back brace configured to pass across and brace against a user's back. A first connector is secured to a first end of the lower back brace, and is threaded through a first pulley. A second connector is secured to a second end of the lower back brace on an opposite side of the user to the first end of the back brace, the second connector being threaded through a second pulley. A foot stirrup is provided for receiving a foot of the user, and has a first end connected to the first pulley and a second end connected to the second pulley. Tension applied to respective distal ends of the first and second connectors distal from the back brace creates tension which urges the foot stirrup and the back brace toward each other.
US11083647B2	Feminine hygiene article with improved wings Feminine hygiene articles are disclosed herein. The feminine hygiene articles described herein can provide easily discernable placement and orientation guides which reduce the likelihood of misapplication by the user, facilitated attachment guides which can reduce the likelihood of misapplication of the feminine pad and can also reduce the likelihood of improper attachment of the feminine pad to a panty. The feminine hygiene articles disclosed include uniquely shaped wings which can provide cues on proper attachment of the article to the panty, and may help in providing sustained coverage of the feminine hygiene article to the panty which reduces the likelihood that the pad will become detached during use.
US11083645B2	Disposable absorbent article A disposable absorbent article is provided having an absorbent core located in a chassis and including absorbent particulate polymer material defining at least one cavity. The absorbent core may be substantially cellulose free or comprise a combination of particulate absorbent polymer material and wood pulp. Methods for making such an absorbent core and corresponding disposable absorbent article are also disclosed.
US11083635B2	Tampon delivery system for a pharmaceutical, holistic or medicinal component A tampon and delivery system for a pharmaceutical, holistic or medicinal component, includes: (1) a tampon having a generally cylindrical shape including a leading end and a cylindrical outer surface; (2) an outer delivery sheath applied to at least a portion of the cylindrical outer surface of the tampon, distal from the leading end (and preferably leaving the leading end exposed), where the outer delivery sheath comprises a formulation including (a) a water soluble polymer film carrier and (b) a pharmaceutical, holistic or medicinal component; and (3) an applicator containing the tampon and applied delivery sheath. Methods for preparation of the delivery system and methods of use are also disclosed.
US11083631B2	Negative pressure wound closure device The present invention relates to a negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue. Preferred embodiments can utilize tissue grasping elements to apply a wound closing force to the tissue.
US11083613B2	Gastric obstruction device deployment assembly and methods of delivering and deploying a gastric obstruction device The present invention relates to gastric obstruction device deployment systems and a device for intermittently obstructing a bodily opening, such as a gastric opening, and includes a proximal occluding member connected to a distal occluding member by a tether. The proximal occluding member is formable from an elongated and narrower configuration to a contracted or expanded but wider configuration. When employed in the stomach, the gastric obstruction device may be arranged transluminally with the distal occluding member disposed in the duodenum and the proximal occluding member disposed against the pyloric valve, intermittently occluding the pyloric valve and preventing or delaying the flow of gastric contents through the pyloric valve.
US11083611B2	Implant delivery system An implant delivery system comprises an elongate tubular member having a lumen, a tubular implant coaxially disposed within the lumen of the elongate tubular member, and a delivery assembly having a distal portion coaxially disposed within tubular implant. The delivery assembly comprises a delivery wire, an engaging bumper fixedly coupled to the delivery wire, a stopper bumper fixedly coupled to the delivery wire, and a floating element slidably coupled around the delivery wire and disposed between the bumpers, thereby limiting linear translation of the floating element therebetween. The floating element has an engaging portion configured to engage the engaging bumper when the delivery wire is axially translated relative to the elongate member in a first direction. The floating element is configured to radially expand outward to frictionally engage the implant when the engaging portion of the floating element engages the engaging bumper.
US11083609B2	Selectable tip delivery system and method A delivery system for delivering a prosthesis includes a catheter and a selectable tip kit having a plurality of tips. Each tip is uniquely shaped, i.e., has a particular shape different than the shape of all the other tips, and each tip is better suited for some procedures than for others. One of the tips is selected by the physician as being particularly well suited for the procedure to be performed. The selected tip is non-removably attached to the catheter and the remaining tips are discarded. This allows the delivery system to be customizable to each procedure, putting the physician in control of the case. This provides a case specific delivery system for the physicians to use and at a very low expense and with minimal additional engineering.
US11083606B2	Endograft delivery device assembly An endovascular delivery device comprises an outer handle with a track; an inner handle moveable relative to the outer handle; a tip assembly slider mounted on the track; the tip assembly having a top cap and a retriever, the top cap comprising a mouth receiving a proximal portion of the endograft and closable by the retriever; a connector extending from the tip to the inner handle and including a distal portion slidably engaging the inner handle; a pusher catheter extending from the outer handle assembly; a guidewire catheter; a distal trigger wire operable to release the distal end of the endograft; a proximal trigger wire release slider mounted on the track and movable from an initial to a triggered position, wherein the tip assembly slider engages the trigger wire release slider to prevent distal movement until the trigger wire release slider is moved distally.
US11083602B2	Adjustable prosthetic interfaces and related systems and methods Prosthesis devices can include sockets having adjustable features. In one example, a socket includes one or more panels that can move outwardly or inwardly relative to a receptacle portion of the socket. The panels can be moved by tightening a tensioning line.
US11083598B2	Spinal implant and method of use A surgical coupling member includes a shaft defining an axis and including at least one thread having an external thread form. The external thread form having a leading flank and a trailing flank. The external thread form defines a pitch and a crest, the crest having a width in a range of about 35% to about 50% of the pitch of the external thread form, wherein the leading flank and the trailing flank are angled in a proximal orientation relative to the thread axis, and wherein the external thread form is configured to interlock with an internal thread form of an implant receiver. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and methods of use are disclosed.
US11083596B2	Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion This disclosure presents a MITLIF procedure. The procedure uses a single incision on one side and pedicle screws are placed on that side and through the same incision a facet screw is placed on the opposite side using a series of jigs, and, for example, the hole cutter, drill, guide shaft and screw driver described herein.
US11083593B1	Method and implant for converting a transcorporeal corpectomy procedure to an intervertebral discectomy with fusion procedure A method of performing an anterior cervical fusion procedure is provided. The method includes creating a void in a first vertebral body of a cervical vertebra, the void beginning anteriorly and directed posteriorly creating an exit at a posterior aspect of the vertebral body, after the creation of the void in the first vertebral body, removing at least a portion of a cervical intervertebral disc, the disc located between and adjacent to the first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, and performing a fusion procedure between the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body.
US11083591B2	Artificial cervical and lumbar disc system An artificial replacement disc includes a pair of substantially parallel plates formed to occupy a space defined by vertebral endplates, each of the plates including a plurality of spikes on a first surface and a concave trough formed on a second surface opposite of the first surface. A mobile core includes a core rim with opposing convex surfaces extending from opposite sides of the core rim, the mobile core being capable of being disposed between the pair of plates to permit the vertebral endplates to move relative to one another. The spikes on each of the plates extend substantially away from the mobile core and the convex surfaces are formed to integrally fit within the concave trough of at least one of the plates. The core rim limits lateral movement of the mobile core relative to the parallel plates. One or more insertion tools for inserting and implanting the replacement disc are also described.
US11083577B2	Heart valve prosthesis The present disclosure relates to heart valve prostheses, delivery devices, actuation handles, and other improved devices and methods that facilitate delivery of a heart valve prosthesis to a defective native valve structure in a patient, such as the aortic valve.
US11083576B2	Actively controllable heart valve implant and method of controlling same A method of implanting a replacement mitral valve can include expanding a replacement mitral valve to a first expanded configuration. The replacement mitral valve can include a force-expanding mitral valve lattice and a self-expanding valve trampoline lattice. The mitral valve lattice has an inflow end portion and an outflow end portion, and the valve trampoline lattice is attached to the outflow end portion of the mitral valve lattice. The method can also include rotating a plurality of jack screws connected to the mitral valve lattice. The jack screws can be configured to expand the mitral valve lattice from the first expanded configuration to a second expanded configuration.
US11083568B2	Intraocular lens inserter cartridge with an IOL-guiding structure A cartridge of an intraocular lens inserter comprises an insertion nozzle, having a distal insertion channel; an intra-ocular lens (IOL)-folding stage, to receive and to fold an IOL, proximal to the insertion nozzle, and having a proximal insertion channel; and an IOL-guiding structure. The IOL-guiding structure can include a first proximal guiding groove, or a first proximal guiding rib, or both, formed in the IOL-folding stage. An intraocular lens inserter comprises an inserter cylinder; a push-rod, partially in the inserter cylinder; a cartridge-receiving insertion end, to receive a cartridge that includes an insertion nozzle, having a distal insertion channel; an IOL-folding stage, proximal to the insertion nozzle, having a proximal insertion channel; and an IOL-guiding structure.
US11083567B2	Bifurcated haptic aligner-actuators for accommodative intraocular lenses and exemplary AIOLS aligned and actuated thereby Bifurcated haptic aligner actuators (BHAAs) have an anterior and a posterior lens support ring to each of which is pivotively attached a plurality of center-pivoted struts, at least two of which comprise an opposing pair, and to each of the opposing pair of struts is pivotably attached a bifurcated haptic, one haptic branch being pivotably attached to the anterior part of a strut, the other branch of the same haptic being similarly attached to the posterior part of the same strut.
US11083558B2	Catcher Disclosed is a catcher (100), comprising an catching ring (11) and at least one connecting rod (15), wherein both ends of the connecting rod (15) are connected to the catching ring (11), and the connecting line between the two ends of the connecting rod (15) is located within the catching ring (11). Compared with catching loops in the prior art, the catching ring (11) of the catcher (100) is a ring structure supported by the connecting rod (15), thereby having a relatively high stability and not easily being deformed under erosion by a blood flow, so as to facilitate accurate positioning by a doctor during clinical operations and improve the success rate of withdrawal.
US11083557B1	Bone graft containment system The present invention relates to methods for bioresorbable and biodegradable casings having both micropores and macropores for providing shape, structure and containment to different bone grafting materials. Kits and methods of use are also described.
US11083556B2	Implant loading device and system Devices, methods, and systems are provided for loading an implantable device into a container. One aspect of the loading system contains a loader element with a loading tunnel that is configured to gradually contract an implantable device into a compressed state of reduced size relative to an expanded state as the implantable device travels through the loading tunnel.
US11083553B2	Oral care device Disclosed is an oral care device, comprising: an elongate strip having a major surface; and first and second tabs respectively extending from first and second portions of the major surface. Each of the first and second tabs is movable relative to the strip between a storage position and an operative position. The strip holds an oral care agent at the major surface of the strip. Also disclosed is a stack of the oral care devices located in an airtight package.
US11083552B2	Rendering of dental models The invention pertains to a method for realistic visualization of a 3D virtual dental model (1) in a 2D image (20) of a face, the method comprising estimating or assuming a lighting situation in the image of the face, determining boundaries of an inner mouth region in the image, computing, based on the boundaries of the inner mouth region, on a 3D face geometry and on the lighting situation, a shadowing in the inner mouth region, computing a lighting of the dental model (1) based at least on the computed shadowing, and visualizing the dental model (1) and the 2D image (20), wherein at least the inner mouth region in the image is overlaid with a visualization (21) of the dental model having the computed lighting.
US11083551B2	Scanning device A system comprising a scanning device is operable by a user to scan teeth of the user to acquire images of the teeth. The scanning device comprises a camera operable to acquire the images, a guide configured to orient the camera with respect to the teeth to facilitate acquisition of the images, and a server system configured to receive the images acquired by the scanning device and to develop a treatment plan for the user based on the received images.
US11083545B2	Dental wire attachment Methods and devices utilizing a dental appliance for dental retainer wire attachment are disclosed. One such wire attachment appliance includes a shell having one or more cavities formed therein and shaped to receive one or more teeth, at least two wire attachment members provided on the shell, and at least one attachment material reservoir provided on the shell, wherein the attachment material is provided to attach a wire to a tooth adjacent to a particular reservoir of the at least one attachment material reservoir.
US11083539B2	Endodontic instrument An endodontic file, for manual or motor driven use by an endodontist, includes a color-coded handle, a shank, and a serrated cutting edge. The cutting edge of the endodontic file is side-cutting with pyramidal teeth and ends in a pointed tip. The endodontic file is used manually inside the root canal in an “up and down” axially aligned motion and these pyramidal teeth will provide a ripping action. A second type of endodontic file has a curved cross section and a sharpened tip. with pyramidal teeth lining the edges of curved blade section. A third type of endodontic file has a flat debriding side which tapers to a point; with a series of adjacent 3-D pyramids emerging from this surface for removing loose material or in urging already loosened material from a root canal.
US11083536B2	Information processing apparatus, assistance system, and information processing method [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an assistance system, and an information processing method that enable suitable assistance to be performed on a surgeon. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus includes a control unit. The control unit extracts, on the basis of a first image obtained by picking up an image of a surgical part including an affected part and metadata of a situation obtained from past surgery or examination, a parameter of assistance performed with respect to the situation, which is made to correspond to the metadata.
US11083523B2	Method and apparatus for treating dermal melasma Exemplary methods and devices can be provided for improving the appearance of dermal melasma. This can be done, e.g., focusing electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about 600 nm and 850 nm into a region of the pigmented dermal tissue at a depth between about 150 and 400 microns, using a lens arrangement having a large numerical aperture between about 0.5 and 0.9. The exemplary local dwell time of the focused radiation can be less than a few milliseconds, and a local fluence provided in the focal region can be between about 50 and 500 J/cm2. The focal region can be scanned through the dermal tissue at speeds on the order of a few cm/s. Such parameters can provide sufficient energy absorption by pigmented cells in the dermis to disrupt them while avoiding damage to the overlying tissue and unpigmented dermal tissue.
US11083519B2	Treatment devices and methods The present invention is directed to a medical device for providing treatment to diseased tissue and cells. The medical device is configured to ablate a target tissue surface, optionally within a resection cavity, and further deliver a therapeutic that targets diseased (e.g., cancer) cells via a marker whose expression is upregulated by the ablation. The ablation directly kills diseased cells associated with the tissue surface. While some diseased cells evade direct ablation, those cells nevertheless upregulate certain cell surface markers in response to the ablation, even while other, healthy or normal cells do not upregulate expression of the marker in response to the ablation. Devices and methods disclosed herein are used to deliver a therapeutic that uses the upregulated cell surface marker to cause the death of those diseased cells.
US11083518B2	Intravascular arterial to venous anastomosis and tissue welding catheter and methods Systems and methods for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula comprise an elongate member, a distal member connected to the elongate member and movable relative to the elongate member, and a heating member disposed on at least one of the movable distal member and the elongate member. The distal member comprises structure for capturing tissue to be cut to create the fistula, and the heating member is adapted to cut through the tissue to create the fistula. The elongate member comprises an elongate outer tube. A shaft connects the distal member to the elongate member, and is extendable and retractable to extend and retract the distal member relative to the elongate member.
US11083503B2	Systems and methods for intramedullary nail implantation Intramedullary nails, systems, and methods. The intramedullary nail may include a generally elongate body extending from a first, distal end to a second, proximal end. The distal end may include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the distal end intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the distal end of the nail. The proximal end may also include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the proximal end of the intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the proximal end of the nail. In some embodiments, the proximal opening may contain one or more relief cuts.
US11083502B2	Implantable bone adjustment device with a dynamic segment A reconfigurable bone adjustment device includes a first member configured for attachment to a first bone fragment, portion, etc., a second member configured for attachment to a second bone fragment, portion, etc., a drive mechanism configured to move the second member relative to the first member, a threaded rod having a proximal end operatively coupled to the drive mechanism and a distal end operatively coupled to the second member so that rotation of the drive mechanism rotates the threaded rod and moves the second member relative to the first member, and a dynamic segment positioned between the first and second members to enable compression of the second member relative to the first member to stimulate bone growth. The dynamic segment may be a silicone/rubber compressible member or assembly, a metallic spring, a non-metallic shock absorbing material or washer, or the like.
US11083493B2	Mechanism for holding elongate medical apparatus A cochlear implant insertion-assisting device includes a tubular member configured to hold a cochlear implant. The tubular member includes a cut extending in a longitudinal direction. The cochlear implant insertion-assisting device can selectively switch between a first state in which the cochlear implant is held and a second state in which the cochlear implant can be released.
US11083485B2	Medical device and treatment method A treatment method and medical device are disclosed for cutting a substance inside a body lumen. The medical device includes a drive shaft that is rotatable; a strut that is rotatably connected to a distal side of the drive shaft, that extends along a rotation axis, and whose central portion is expandable radially outward; and a support portion that is rotatably connected to the distal side of the drive shaft, that is formed in a mesh shape and a tubular shape while including multiple gaps, at least a portion of which is positioned on a radially inner side of the strut, and that is expandable radially outward by a central portion in a direction extending along the rotation axis being bent.
US11083482B2	Ultrasonic probe A method of performing a procedure on a meniscus, via an ultrasonic surgical tool. The ultrasonic tool includes a probe capable of transmitting ultrasonic vibration from a proximal end toward a front end. The probe includes a bent portion that is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the probe, and a procedure portion that is disposed at the front end of the probe and has a plurality of cutting surfaces. The method includes: inserting the probe in a body; moving the probe through a space in between the femur and the tibia to position the procedure portion adjacent to the horizontal rupture in the meniscus; positioning a cutting surface of the procedure portion on a posterior portion of the meniscus; and resecting the horizontal rupture along an inclination of the meniscus to form an inclined resection plane.

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