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US11093522B2	Database replication method and apparatus for distributed system A database replication method and apparatus for a distributed system are provided and relate to the database field. The method includes: receiving by a coordination server, a timestamp of a multi-partition transaction newly added to a first partition of a secondary cluster; determining, by the coordination server, a target timestamp for the first partition based on the received timestamp of the newly added multi-partition transaction and a stored multi-partition transaction timestamp of each partition of the secondary cluster; and sending, by the coordination server, the target timestamp to the first partition, so that the first partition executes a replication log in the first partition based on the target timestamp. In this way, the corresponding partition can execute, without waiting, a multi-partition transaction that is present in all the partitions but has not been executed, thereby avoiding data inconsistency and increasing replication efficiency.
US11093518B1	Information technology networked entity monitoring with dynamic metric and threshold selection Data intake and query system (DIQS) instances supporting applications including lower-tier, focused, work group oriented applications, are tailored to display the metrics for the needs of the user. An interface caused by operation of an entity monitoring system (EMS) operating in conjunction with the lower-tier DIQS displays the monitored entities as individual representations. The user selects a metric and a metric threshold. The EMS causes a display of an interface having a representation for each monitored entity. Each representation includes a metric value and indicates an entity status based on the metric value and the threshold. The user can dynamically change the threshold on the interface for easy visualization of aggregation of monitored entities to determine the performance of the infrastructure. The interface also provides the user with the ability to select an entity and click through to the entity analysis workspace for more detailed information.
US11093511B2	Ranking search results using hierarchically organized coefficients for determining relevance An online system receives a search query from a user. In response to the request, the online system obtains search results matching the search query and identifies a set of attributes describing a context of the search query. The online system generates a data structure that includes a plurality of search coefficients. The search coefficients are selected based on the identified set of attributes. Some of the search coefficients have conflicting values. The online system traverses the data structure to identify the search coefficients having conflicting values. For each search coefficient having conflicting values, the online system resolves conflicts and determines a value of the search coefficient. The online system ranks search results based on the resolved values of the search coefficients.
US11093502B2	Table partitioning and storage in a database A method, system and computer program product for storing a sub-table by deciding one of a plurality of table storage areas, the sub-tables resulting from partitioning of a table in a database. To provide efficient table partitioning, a database is described for distributively locating a plurality of sub-tables resulting from partitioning of a table in a database. This includes an acquiring section that monitors access occurrences to each of the sub-tables to acquire a history of access occurrences. Also a deciding section decides a table storage area in which a sub-table is to be located, based on the history of access occurrences to each of the sub-tables.
US11093499B2	Techniques for optimizing graph database queries Examples described herein generally relate to executing a received graph database query. The received graph database query can be converted into a recursive common table expression (CTE). Multiple alternative processes for executing the recursive CTE can be generated based on the recursive CTE. A cost associated with each of the multiple alternative processes can be determined. One of the multiple alternative processes can be converted into a multi-step sequence based on the associated cost. The multi-step sequence can be executed on a database to retrieve a set of results in response to the received graph database query.
US11093490B2	Recommending data enrichments In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a request to provide recommendations of data enrichments for a database is received at a recommendation engine. The recommendation engine may perform static and dynamic analysis of data associated with the database and may further refine recommendations based on policies. The recommendation engine may then provide the recommendations, if any, of data enrichments to allow a software developer, for example, to indicate whether the data enrichments are to be used.
US11093486B2	Identifying recurring sequences of user interactions with an application Disclosed are database systems, computing devices, methods, and computer program products for identifying recurring sequences of user interactions with an application. In some implementations, a server of a database system provides a user interface of the application for display at a computing device. The database system stores data objects identifying a first plurality of user interactions with the application. The server receives information representing a second plurality of user interactions with the application. The server updates the database system to further identify the second user interactions. The server identifies a recurring sequence of user interactions from the first and second user interactions as resulting in a first target state of the application. The server updates the database system to associate the recurring sequence of user interactions with the first target state of the application.
US11093483B2	Multilevel data lineage view A multilevel data lineage view system disclosed herein allows generating higher level data lineage views. An implementation of the multilevel data lineage view system is implemented using various computer process instructions including receiving information about a plurality of objects, wherein at least some of the objects are organized in a hierarchy, determining relations between at least some of these objects at a first level in the hierarchy, and inferring relationships between the objects at a second level in the hierarchy based on the relationships between the objects at the first level in the hierarchy based on a count of assets of constituent parts of the objects at the first level in the hierarchy, wherein the second level is above the first level in the hierarchy.
US11093480B2	Aggregation analysis and remediation of data invalidations The present disclosure relates to processing operations that assess the impact of data invalidations and manage remediation of the data invalidations based on results of an assessment of the impact of the data invalidation on operation of an application/service. Identified data invalidations may be aggregated and analyzed. In one non-limiting example, types of data invalidations are aggregated over a temporal count to identify recent data invalidations. Analysis of aggregated types of data invalidations comprises evaluating an intensity of the types of data invalidations identified within the temporal count. Identified data invalidations may be ranked based on intensity analysis identifying impact on presentation of content through an application/service during the temporal count. Remediation of data invalidations may be managed based on the ranking processing. For example, one or more data invalidations may be prioritized for remediation processing to correct an underlying data structure associated with an error.
US11093470B1	Multiple dimension layers for an analysis data system and method A system and method are presented that analyze evaluation data concerning a subject using attributes that are logically arranged in a geometric structure such as a rectangular array. A plurality of dimension layers is laid on top of the logical arrangement of data. Each dimension layers assigns values to a plurality of dimensions based on the value of neighboring attribute groups. Each dimension layer can be associated with one or more reporting configurations that contain descriptors for the defined dimensions as well as formatting instructions for report-like output.
US11093469B2	Holistic document search A set of documents is parsed. Members of the set of documents include a set of text elements and a set of visual elements. A text content stream based on the set of text elements and a visual content stream based on the set of visual elements are produced. For respective documents, a set of respective visual element summarizations is built from the visual content stream. Each visual summarization includes a textual description of a respective visual element in the respective document. A holistic index is created by indexing the text content from the text content stream and the text descriptions of the visual elements for each document in a single search index. The indexing uses a set of semantic relationships between the text content from the text content stream and the textual descriptions of the visual elements. A user interface allows a user to selectively search text content and visual content.
US11093454B2	Speeding deduplication using a most wanted digest cache Embodiments are directed to techniques for performing deduplication. A method includes (a) obtaining a digest of a data block logically-positioned within a filesystem, the digest providing a hash value of data of the data block, (b) searching a Most Wanted Digest Cache (MWDC) within system memory for the digest, (c) locating an entry in the MWDC using the digest, wherein this locating indicates that the data block has the same data as another data block located elsewhere within the filesystem, the other data block having been previously persistently-stored, the entry having been added to the MWDC in response to the other data block having been deduplicated at least a plurality number of times, (d) locating a mapping structure referenced by the entry located from the MWDC, the mapping structure providing metadata about the other data block, and (e) deduplicating the data block and the other data block with reference to the located mapping structure.
US11093445B2	Intelligent method to generate and sync virtual machine file metadata for search File metadata of a virtual machine can be generated when performing a backup of a virtual machine. A backup copy of the virtual machine and the file metadata can be stored in a backup storage system. The file metadata can be retrieved from the storage system in a manner that is decoupled from the performance of the backup of the virtual machine. The file metadata can be used for searching for files within the backup copy of the virtual machine.
US11093442B1	Non-disruptive and efficient migration of data across cloud providers Data containers are stored at a first cloud and include file segments managed by a deduplication file system. Metadata containers are written to a log, identified by a container ID generated sequentially, and include references to data containers. An index is maintained to map segment fingerprints to container IDs. Upon starting a migration to a second cloud, a checkpoint is created identifying a container ID at a head of the log. During migration, the index is updated to map fingerprints of migrated segments to new container IDs, and referencing new data containers having the migrated segments and written to the second cloud. A request to read a file is received. The index is examined to identify a container ID associated with a data container storing segments of the file. Based on the identified container ID and the checkpoint, the data container is accessed from the first or second cloud.
US11093437B1	Agentless network access reconciliation Systems and methods are provided for efficient and automated control of software permissions and access to network resources across a complex enterprise environment. Systems may include an access reconciliation tool that provides functionality for propagating changes to user access credentials. Credential changes may be initiated on a local computer server. Credential changes may then be pushed from the local server to a distribution system and from the distribution system to an access rights management server. The reconciliation tool may accept a secure file transfer file from the distribution system to update user's current access. The access rights management server may coordinate storage of the credential changes in a centralized database. A password management tool may be provided that synchronizes user account passwords across servers for human and non-human accounts. The password management tool may replace an agent running on each local server with automated scripting for implementing password synchronization.
US11093404B2	Efficient pre-fetching on a storage system Managing a cache memory in a storage system includes maintaining a first queue that stores data indictive of the read requests for a particular logical storage unit of the storage system in an order that the read requests are received by the storage system and maintaining a second queue that stores data indictive of the read requests for the particular logical storage unit in a sort order corresponding to page numbers of the read requests, the second queue persisting for a plurality of iterations of read requests. A read request is received and data indicative of the read request is placed in the first queue and in the second queue while maintaining the sort order of the second queue. The second queue is used to determine a prefetch metric that varies according to a number of adjacent elements in the second queue.
US11093400B2	Lock-free sharing of live-recorded circular buffer resources Novel techniques are described for lock-free sharing of a circular buffer. Embodiments can provide shared, lock-free, constant-bitrate access by multiple consumer systems to a live stream of audiovisual information being recorded to a circular buffer by a producer. For example, when a producer system writes a data stream to the circular buffer, the producer system records shared metadata. When a consumer system desires to begin reading from the shared buffer at a particular time, the shared metadata is used to compute a predicted write pointer location and corresponding dirty region around the write pointer at the desired read time. A read pointer of the consumer system can be set to avoid the dirty region, thereby permitting read access to a stable region of the circular buffer without relying on a buffer lock.
US11093394B1	Delegated snoop protocol An example Cache-Coherent Non-Uniform Memory Access (CC-NUMA) system includes: one or more fabric switches; a home agent coupled to the one or more fabric switches; first and second response agents coupled to the fabric switches; wherein the home agent is configured to send a delegated snoop message to the first response agent, the delegated snoop message instructing the first response agent to snoop the second response agent; wherein the first response agent is configured to snoop the second response agent in response to the delegated snoop message; and wherein the first and second response agents are configured to perform a cache-to-cache transfer during the snoop.
US11093379B2	Testing of complex data processing systems A computer implemented method and system for testing complex data processing systems. A transaction processing testing system may identify test scenarios used to test a software system or application, such as a data processing system, in a modified state. The test scenarios may be based on actual historical data, selected and prioritized using natural language terms, provided to the data processing system and the results of the processing thereof by the data processing system. The testing system may then compare the results of processing one or more particular test scenarios by a modified version of the data processing system against the results of processing the same scenario(s) by the version of the data processing system prior to being modified to determine whether or not there are defects in the modified version. The testing may account for any expected differences between the results due to the modification(s).
US11093374B2	System and method for continuous testing and delivery of software A system and method for CI/CT/CD, which is continuous integration/continuous testing/continuous delivery, in which testing is fully integrated to the needs of rapid code development and delivery. The system is determining test coverage of a plurality of tests, comprising a code builder for providing code, a code tester for testing the code with said plurality of tests, and a code test analyzer for analyzing results of said plurality of tests to determine coverage of said code by said plurality of tests.
US11093371B1	Hidden input detection and re-creation of system environment Aspects of the invention include receiving system data associated with a software application running on a first system, the system data comprising system environment data captured during execution of the software application on the first system, determining one or more hidden inputs of an environment of the first system during execution of the software application, the determining based at least in part on the system environment data, and re-creating the environment of the first system during execution of the software application on a second system, the re-creating based at least in part on the one or more hidden inputs.
US11093366B2	Generating different traces for graphics processor code Systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses to determine a count of trace records to be generated by each block of a plurality of blocks of an instrumented binary code to be executed on a graphics processor, each trace record to comprise a trace record type, the trace record types of a plurality of trace record types, determine a respective execution count for each of the plurality of blocks of the instrumented binary code to be executed on the graphics processor, and determine a respective size of each of a plurality of trace buffers to be allocated in memory based on the determined counts of trace records generated by each block and the execution count for each block, each trace buffer to store trace records of a respective one of the plurality of trace record types.
US11093361B2	Bus monitoring system, method and apparatus A bus monitoring system, a method and an apparatus, wherein the system comprises: a bus node; a bus monitoring module configured to monitor a first bus where the bus monitoring module is located to generate monitoring information; an information storage module configured to acquire the monitoring information from the bus monitoring module through a second bus; the first bus being configured to connect a master device and a slave device of the bus node; the second bus being configured to connect the information storage module and the bus monitoring module, wherein the second bus is independent from the first bus. By means of the present disclosure, the technical problem that bus monitoring information cannot be acquired when bus exception occurs in the related art is solved.
US11093353B2	Virtual network system, VIM, virtual network control method and recording medium A virtual network system includes a first virtualized network function (VNF), a second VNF, a network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI), and a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM). The VNF performs a network function. The second VNF provides a backup of the first VNF, and provides redundant configuration with the first VNF. The NFVI provides a virtual resource that is a virtualization of a physical resource. The VIM instructs the NFVI to provide the virtual resource as a resource for performing the first VNF and the second VNF, and instructs the NFVI to cancel provision of the virtual resource to the first VNF and to provide the virtual resource as a resource for performing the second VNF when the second VNF is performed and the first VNF is made a backup of the second VNF.
US11093346B2	Uninterrupted backup operation using a time based approach An apparatus for performing backup operations for data packets by a backup agent is provided. The apparatus predicts a first backup time period of completing a first backup operation for the data packets and determines a second backup time period of performing the first backup operation until the first backup operation is stopped at a point of time. The apparatus also identifies an incomplete status of the first backup operation at the point of time based on a comparison between the first backup time period and the second backup time period, and collects information describing the incomplete status. The apparatus further starts a second backup operation for the data packets from the incomplete status based on the information.
US11093334B2	Method, device and computer program product for data processing Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a device and a computer program product for data processing. The method comprises determining, at a first node of a plurality of nodes of a metadata management system, a set of nodes from the plurality of nodes that store access information associated with a shard of metadata; determining, from the set of nodes, the number of available nodes capable of providing the shard; and adjusting the number of available nodes based on a threshold number. In this way, a distributed management of the shard of metadata in each node could be achieved without using the management node in a conventional way.
US11093331B2	Method, device and computer program product for detecting incomplete write of data Techniques detect incomplete write of data. The techniques involve obtaining metadata associated with a sector in a parity disk of a Redundancy Array of Independent Disks (RAID), wherein the metadata includes a sequence stamp and a partial write flag, the sequence stamp changing with a write operation on a stripe to which the sector belongs, and the partial write flag indicating whether the stripe is partially written. The techniques further involve determining whether incomplete write of data is present in the RAID based on the metadata, and the techniques further involve in response to determining the incomplete write of the data being present in the RAID, rebuilding at least one disk in the RAID. By adding a sequence stamp and a partial write flag in the metadata of the sector of the RAID, incomplete write of data can be detected more accurately, thereby improving the reliability of RAID.
US11093330B1	Combining data objects in a vast data storage network A method includes identifying an independent data object of a plurality of independent data objects for retrieval from dispersed storage network (DSN) memory. The method further includes determining a mapping of the plurality of independent data objects into a data matrix, wherein the mapping is in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding function. The method further includes identifying, based on the mapping, an encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices corresponding to the independent data object. The method further includes sending a retrieval request to a storage unit of the DSN memory regarding the encoded data slice. When the encoded data slice is received, the method further includes decoding the encoding data slice in accordance with the dispersed storage error encoding function and the mapping to reproduce the independent data object.
US11093324B2	Dynamic data verification and recovery in a storage system In one implementation, a method comprises storing verification data and erasure codes separately in a plurality of storage devices. The method further comprises determining, by a processing device, whether data to be written to the plurality of storage devices is lost or corrupted using the verification data and the erasure codes.
US11093308B2	System and method for sending messages to configure remote virtual endpoints in nodes of a systolic array Embodiments as disclosed herein provide for methods and systems that give firmware in a given node the ability to control the hardware configuration and activity of every endpoint in every remote node within the array. The standard, inter-node, message passing interconnect and protocol are utilized for this purpose.
US11093303B2	Notification message processing method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for processing a notification message are provided. The method mainly includes monitoring a notification message of an application through an interface of an auxiliary function of an operating system of a smart electronic device; and in response to detecting that the notification message includes a predefined keyword, performing corresponding processing on the notification message that includes the predefined keyword according to a processing method corresponding to the predefined keyword. The technical solutions of the present disclosure can perform different processing for different notification messages, enriching processing methods of notification messages, while preventing the notification messages from interrupting users, thus improving the degree of intelligentization of processing of the notification messages.
US11093298B2	System and method for topology-aware job scheduling and backfilling in an HPC environment A method for job management in an HPC environment includes determining an unallocated subset from a plurality of HPC nodes, with each of the unallocated HPC nodes comprising an integrated fabric. An HPC job is selected from a job queue and executed using at least a portion of the unallocated subset of nodes.
US11093292B2	Identifying recurring actions in a hybrid integration platform to control resource usage An approach is provided for controlling computer resource usage. A new event in an integration flow in an integration platform is detected. Sender and receiver information is identified and hashed. A portion of data being sent by the sender to the receiver is selected and hashed. It is determined that the hashed sender and receiver information matches a first entry and the hashed selected portion of the data matches a second entry in a pattern repository. A recurring event in the integration flow is identified, where the recurring event uses an amount of computer resources that exceeds a threshold amount. An action is performed which reduces the amount of computer resources used by the integration flow to a new amount that does not exceed the threshold amount.
US11093283B2	System and method of dynamically allocating compression jobs One embodiment provides a computer implemented method of dynamically allocating compression jobs including monitoring compression performance at a plurality of compression levels within a hardware accelerator; comparing compression performance between the plurality of compression levels; and dynamically allocating compression jobs between the plurality of compression levels to achieve a guaranteed average performance.
US11093282B2	Register file write using pointers A non-limiting example of a computer-implemented method for file register writes using pointers includes, responsive to a dispatch instruction, storing, at a location in a history buffer, an instruction tag and first data associated with the instruction tag. The method further includes storing a pointer in an issue queue. The pointer points to the location in the history buffer. The method further includes performing a write back of second data using the pointer stored in the issue queue. The write back writes the second data into the location of the history buffer associated with the pointer.
US11093280B2	Automatic reconfiguration of high performance computing job schedulers based on user behavior, user feedback, and job performance monitoring A job executing on a computer system according to a scheduler configuration may be monitored. Responsive to determining that the job completed executing, a difference between an allocated resource allocated to the job and the job's actual resource usage may be computed. Responsive to determining that the difference meets a criterion, the scheduler configuration may be reconfigured to reduce the allocated resource for a submitted job associated with a given user.
US11093277B2	Systems, methods, and apparatuses for heterogeneous computing Embodiments of systems, methods, and apparatuses for heterogeneous computing are described. In some embodiments, a hardware heterogeneous scheduler dispatches instructions for execution on one or more plurality of heterogeneous processing elements, the instructions corresponding to a code fragment to be processed by the one or more of the plurality of heterogeneous processing elements, wherein the instructions are native instructions to at least one of the one or more of the plurality of heterogeneous processing elements.
US11093271B2	Enforcing compliance rules using host management components A system can include a host device that includes a host management component and a virtual machine execution environment. The host device can execute the host management component and determine that the host device, a hypervisor machine in the virtual machine execution environment, or a virtual machine in the virtual machine execution environment violates at least one compliance rule. The host device can also cause the host management component to perform an action in response to determining that the at least one compliance rule is violated.
US11093260B2	Device provisioning with manufacturer boot environment Disclosed are various examples for persistent device provisioning. In some examples, a management agent is executed from the manufacturer boot environment. The management agent determines that a main operating system of the client device is currently unprovisioned for management by the management service. The management agent installs a management application that is executable in the main operating system. The client device boots to the main operating system and executes the management application. The management application enrolls the client device with the management service by installing an enrollment token received from the management service.
US11093253B2	Distributed resource allocation Disclosed methods, systems, and apparatus, include computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing allocation of M resources among N users into K pools by solving a knapsack problem (KP) using a distributed computing system. The method includes: receiving data representing K global constraints and L local constraints of the KP; transforming the KP into a dual problem using K dual multipliers; decomposing the dual problem into N sub-problems; performing two or more iterations in solving the dual problem, wherein in one iteration, for each dual multiplier corresponding to a global constraint corresponding to a pool: determining an updated dual multiplier for the global constraint corresponding to the pool to be a non-negative threshold; and computing M decision variables of each of the N users corresponding to the updated dual multiplier in solving each of the N sub-problems corresponding to the each of the N users.
US11093249B2	Methods for partially preserving a branch predictor state In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a plurality of memories configured to store respective data in a plurality of branch prediction entries. Each branch prediction entry corresponds to at least one of a plurality of branch instructions. The apparatus also includes a control circuit configured to store first data associated with a first branch instruction into a corresponding branch prediction entry in at least one memory of the plurality of memories. The control circuit is further configured to select a first memory of the plurality of memories, to disconnect the first memory from a power supply in response to a detection of a first power mode signal, and to cease storing data in the plurality of memories in response to the detection of the first power mode signal.
US11093248B2	Prefetch queue allocation protection bubble in a processor A computer system, processor, and method for processing information is disclosed that includes allocating a prefetch stream; providing a protection bubble to a plurality of cachelines for the allocated prefetch stream; accessing a cacheline; and preventing allocation of a different prefetch stream if the accessed cacheline is within the protection bubble. The system, processor and method in an aspect further includes providing a safety zone to a plurality of cachelines for the allocated prefetch stream, and advancing the prefetch stream if the accessed cacheline is one of the plurality of cachelines in the safety zone. In an embodiment, the number of cachelines within the safety zone is less than the number of cachelines in the protection bubble.
US11093247B2	Systems and methods to load a tile register pair Embodiments detailed herein relate to systems and methods to load a tile register pair. In one example, a processor includes: decode circuitry to decode a load matrix pair instruction having fields for an opcode and source and destination identifiers to identify source and destination matrices, respectively, each matrix having a PAIR parameter equal to TRUE; and execution circuitry to execute the decoded load matrix pair instruction to load every element of left and right tiles of the identified destination matrix from corresponding element positions of left and right tiles of the identified source matrix, respectively, wherein the executing operates on one row of the identified destination matrix at a time, starting with the first row.
US11093244B2	Command delay An apparatus includes a memory component, a delay component, and a command component coupled to the delay component. The command component can be configured to enter a received command associated with accessing a physical address in the memory component into an execution queue and mark the command as active. The command component can be configured to send the active command to the memory component to be executed. The command component can be configured to clear the active command from the execution queue in response to receiving a message from the memory component, via the delay component, indicating the active command has been executed. The delay component can be configured to delay the message from the memory component a particular period of time before sending the message to the command component.
US11093237B2	Build isolation system in a multi-system environment Software build isolation is provided. Systems, methods and computer-readable devices provide for receiving a request from a user who is a member of a team or group for allocation of a machine from a pool of machines. A determination is made as to whether a limit has been reached on the number of machines available to the team or group. If the limit has not been reached, the machine is provisioned and the user is notified that the machine has been provisioned and allocated to the user. In addition, in response to receiving a notification that an asset is ready for backup, an asset is replicated on an archive server. Dependencies of the asset on dependent assets are determined and the dependent assets are replicated on the archive server.
US11093235B2	System and method for replacing a live control/estimation application with a staged application A staged application may be transitioned, or hot swapped, to live application, that is, the staged version of an application is transited to the live version of an application. The staged version may nm in estimation mode alongside the live version. Only one version of an application may be active in a given run time workspace. The staged version may be initialized with one or more parameters or variables. The staged version may be tested or simulations may be performed to ensure the staged version is ready to be transitioned to a live version. The staged version may execute at a lower priority to ensure that the efficiency and operations of the live version are not disturbed. Once the staged version has been transitioned, the replaced live version or another version may be transitioned to the staged version. The transitioned staged version and the replaced live version may be archived.
US11093226B2	Methods, systems, and apparatus for a generic firmware-based kernel library mechanism Apparatus, systems, and methods for a generic firmware-based kernel library mechanism are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a compiler to compile kernels into an executable and linkable format, an image generator to generate library images from executable and linkable format locations, a reducer to retrieve a library image, the library image retrieved starting from a first section of an existing library, the retrieved library image to be used as a platform for developing a new kernel library, a selector to select kernels to include in the new kernel library, one or more libraries organized into a defined number of kernel banks, the kernels combined based on intended application development, and a linker to link a library start function pointer to the library start function, the library start function positioned within the library image, the pointer incorporated in a first section of the library image.
US11093217B2	Supervised environment controllable auto-generation of HTML In an approach to generating HTML based on a plurality of content and design controls, one or more computer processors crawl one or more conforming websites. The one or more computer processors create a training set of crawled conforming webpages, wherein each crawled conforming webpage in the training set of crawled conforming webpages includes associated web code labeled a combination of respective one or more content controls and respective one or more design controls; encode the combination of the respective one or more design controls and the respective one or more content controls based on one or more user preferences utilizing a created design encoder and a created content encoder; create a decoder with the training set of crawled conforming webpages and associated encoded content and design vectors; generate web code based on the encoded design and content controls utilizing the created decoder; implement generated web code.
US11093209B2	Collaboration between head-mounted devices (HMDs) in co-located virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (xR) applications In a collaborative virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (xR) session, different users wearing head-mounted devices HMDs may leave the xR session and new HMD-wearing users may join. The HMD worn by the joining user may be calibrated based on the physical characteristics, such as ambient noise and interference, of physical environment in which the xR session is conducted. An HMD may generate a profile of the noise and interference in the environment that adversely affects the ability for the communicating directly via supported transmission mechanisms. The profile may be provided directly to the joining HMD, allowing the joining HMD to quickly calibrate the transmission mechanisms included in the received profile to the particular sources of noise and interference in the physical environment.
US11093206B2	Communication apparatus, method of controlling the same, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A communication apparatus communicates with another communication apparatus and to transmit image data by one of: a first communication mode in which image data displayed on a display unit of the communication apparatus is transmitted to the another communication apparatus; and a second communication mode in which image data stored on the communication apparatus is transmitted to the another communication apparatus and is not displayed on the display unit, and determines whether to continue image data transmission. After image data is transmitted according to the second communication mode and the second communication mode is terminated, the communication apparatus continues transmitting the image data according to the first communication mode in the case that it is determined to continue the image data transmission, and terminates the image data transmission in the case that it is determined not to continue the image data transmission.
US11093201B2	Device manager that utilizes physical position of display devices A system and method may provide for a computing system including multiple display devices. Data collected by sensors such as, for example, image sensors and positional sensors, of the display devices is leveraged to determine a position and/or an orientation of each of the display devices in the real world environment. This identification and utilization of the relative positioning of the display devices may be used to configure, and reconfigure, display settings, set display priorities, control movement of content, and respond to gesture based commands related to content management.
US11093199B2	Electronic device and method for independently controlling a plurality of displays An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, a wireless communication circuit, and electrical connector and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: detecting whether the electronic device is communicatively connected to an external display device through a wireless communication circuit or an electrical connector, when the electronic device is communicatively disconnected from the external display device, displaying, on the display, a first user interface for configuring a first screen timeout time associated with the display, when the electronic device is communicatively connected to the external display device, displaying a first screen on the display, and displaying a second screen on the external display device, the second screen different from the first screen, and displaying, on the external display device, a second user interface for configuring a second screen timeout time related to the external display device.
US11093196B2	Method, system, and device for selecting and displaying information on a mobile digital display device A method, system, and device for selecting and displaying information on a mobile digital display device includes determining preference criteria for local viewers of the mobile digital information display device, selecting digital information to be displayed on the mobile digital information display device as a function of the preference criteria, and displaying the selected information on a display of the mobile digital information device.
US11093194B2	Printing apparatus and module In a printing apparatus, a controller is configured to: receive compressed image data; store the compressed image data into a memory; individually identify partial compressed data in the stored compressed image data, the partial compressed data corresponding to separate images; store the partial compressed data into the memory or store information identifying each of the partial compressed data, into the memory; a first creating processing for decompressing one of the partial compressed data and creating print data based on partial decompressed data obtained by decompressing the one partial compressed data; and a first output processing for outputting the created print data. The controller repeats the first creating processing and the first output processing a number of times corresponding to the number of the partial compressed data. The printing apparatus performs printing based on the print data output in the first output processing.
US11093192B2	Information processing apparatus, server apparatus, and business system An information processing apparatus includes a collection unit that collects at least any two selected from a job log, an image log of a document, and information to be monitored through communication with a terminal present around the information processing apparatus; a classification unit that classifies at least two of the job log, the image log, and the information to be monitored collected by the collection unit by type; and an aggregation unit that aggregates results of use for combinations in which at least two types of the job log, the image log, and the information to be monitored classified by the classification unit are combined.
US11093186B2	Engine for generating control plans for digital pre-print paper, sheet, and box manufacturing systems Systems for providing efficient manufacturing of paper, sheet, and/or box products of varying size and structure, often with pre-applied print (“pre-print”), are provided herein. One or more controllers can be used to aggregate upcoming orders and information needed to complete the manufacturing process for the order. A controller enables a user to prepare control plans (e.g., reel maps, reel plans, etc.) for processing rolls of web product through the manufacturing process. Criteria filtering and/or various features enable generation of efficient and effective control plans for rolls of web product, including, in some cases, multiple orders. The control plan may include a set of instructions for operating one or more systems within the manufacturing process to form the desired finished paper-based product. In such a regard, efficient manufacturing of various paper-based products, including corrugated boxes, folded carton, labels, flexible paper, industrial bags, plates, cups, décor, and many others, can be achieved.
US11093183B2	Information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, and program An information processing apparatus includes an interface, a first load device, a battery, a controller, and a plurality of power transmission paths including first to third power transmission paths, wherein the controller is configured to start up the controller with power having a first power amount from an external device via the interface, request a second power amount greater than the first power amount to the external device, determine whether it is possible to receive power supply of the second power amount from the external device, supply power to the first load device via the second power transmission path to start up the first load device, and supply the power to the battery via the third power transmission path.
US11093175B1	Raid data storage device direct communication system A RAID data storage device direct communication system includes a first RAID data storage device that includes a first RAID data storage device controller having a first RAID data storage device function providing a second RAID data storage device submission queue in a first RAID data storage device memory subsystem, and a second RAID data storage device that includes a second RAID data storage device controller having a second RAID data storage device function providing a second RAID data storage device completion queue in a second RAID data storage device memory subsystem. The second RAID data storage device generates a command, transmits the command directly to first RAID data storage device and in the second RAID data storage device submission queue, and receives a completion message that is associated with the command directly from the first RAID data storage device and in the second RAID data storage device completion queue.
US11093172B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes first and second planes of memory cells, and a control circuit configured to perform a write operation on the memory cells to store first and second bits per memory cell, and to perform a first read operation using a first read voltage to read the first bits and a second read operation using second and third read voltages to read the second bits. In response to a first instruction, the control circuit performs the first and second read operations to read the first bits from the first plane and the second bits from the second plane, respectively. In response to a second read instruction, the control circuit performs the second and first read operations to read the second bits from the first plane and the first bits from the second plane, respectively.
US11093171B2	System and method for networkless peer communication for dual storage processor virtual storage appliances A method, computer program product, and computer system for accessing, by a first storage processor (SP) of a virtual storage appliance, a storage device, wherein the storage device may be accessed by the first SP while all internal networks associated with the virtual storage appliance are down. A second SP of the virtual storage appliance may access the storage device, wherein the storage device is shared between the first SP and the second SP and includes state information associated with one of the first SP and the second SP, and wherein the storage device may be accessed by the second SP while all the internal networks associated with the virtual storage appliance are down. One or more clustering decisions associated with one of the first SP and the second SP may be executed based upon, at least in part, the state information associated with one of the first SP and the second SP accessed while all the internal networks associated with the virtual storage appliance are down.
US11093168B2	Processing of neural networks on electronic devices A data processing system comprising a processor operable to execute a neural network, and associated methods for operating data processing systems. The data processing system comprises the processor and a memory for storing data relating to neural network processing being performed by the processor. The data processor is operable to write to the memory and to read from the memory blocks of data corresponding to regions of a data array generated by the neural network. The writing (or reading) is performed based on a signature comparison between the block of data that is to be written to (or read from) memory and a block of data that is already stored in memory.
US11093167B2	Storage device and control method According to one embodiment, a controller acquires temperature data periodically while receiving a first mode designating signal, writes the temperature data into a nonvolatile storage while or after the first mode designating signal, acquires temperature data after a lapse of a predetermined time from designation of the second mode, writes the temperature data into the nonvolatile storage while or after a lapse of a predetermined time since the designation of the second mode, acquires temperature data at a timing of changing from the second mode to the first mode, and write the acquired temperature data into the nonvolatile storage at or after the timing of changing from the second mode to the first mode.
US11093165B2	Systems and methods for data sanitization of electronic storage media A system is described herein comprising at least one application configured to run on one or more processors of a computing device for providing a data sanitization application, wherein the data sanitization application comprises identifying the device type and data capacity of a storage component. The data sanitization application comprises determining a health status of the storage component. The data sanitization application comprises initiating a data wipe of the storage component when the health status comprises a first state, wherein the data wipe comprises wiping data of the storage component using at least one data wipe method. The data sanitization application comprises auditing the data wipe by detecting data values of the storage component, the auditing including passing the data wipe when the detected data values meet at least one condition.
US11093163B2	Efficient capacity management for a data storage system The disclosed technology generally describes separating types of data chunks in a copy-on-write/MVCC B+ tree, chunk-based data storage system, and also allocating the sizes of leaf chunks to be smaller than that of other (e.g., internal and root node) chunks. By having leaf chunks separate from node chunks, the probability of having a fully reclaimable (without copying) chunk is increased. Similarly, by having smaller sized leaf chunks relative to node chunks, the probability of having a fully reclaimable (without copying) leaf chunks is increased. The technology thus facilitates more efficient garbage collection.
US11093160B2	Snapshot compliance techniques Techniques for determining snapshot compliance may include receiving policy information for a snapshot policy associated with a storage group of logical devices; receiving snapshot information regarding snapshots taken of the storage group during a time period denoting an amount of time corresponding to the retention time for the storage group; determining, based on the snapshot creation interval of the snapshot policy, a timeline of expected policy runtimes denoting different points in time at which the snapshot policy is scheduled to run to take a snapshot of the storage group; analyzing the snapshot information and the timeline to determine a number of valid snapshots of the storage group; and determining a compliance level for the time period based on the number of valid snapshots of the storage group and at least one compliance threshold.
US11093155B2	Automated seamless migration with signature issue resolution An apparatus comprises at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processing device is configured to control performance of a migration process in which a source logical storage device of a first storage system is migrated to a target logical storage device of a second storage system. In conjunction with the migration process, the processing device is further configured to update a management header of the target logical storage device to include an identifier of the target logical storage device, to store an identifier of the source logical storage device, and responsive to a read of the management header of the target logical storage device, to return the identifier of the source logical storage device in place of the identifier of the target logical storage device. Other illustrative embodiments include methods and computer program products.
US11093152B2	Automated storage tiering by access pattern detection and temporal trend prediction Techniques for data storage optimization processing that may include: receiving I/O access information characterizing observed I/O operations directed to a logical address space; analyzing the I/O access information to identify a predicted I/O access distribution expected for the plurality of logical regions of the logical address space at multiple points in time; determining a placement plan specifying placement of data portions of the plurality of logical regions among a plurality of storage tiers; and performing, in accordance with the placement plan, at least one data movement that moves at least a first data portion of a first of the plurality of logical regions from a first of the plurality of storage tiers to a second of the plurality of storage tiers.
US11093143B2	Methods and systems for managing key-value solid state drives (KV SSDS) Methods and systems for managing Key-Value Solid State Drives (KV SSDs). A method includes writing, by a host processor, at least one Key-value pair of at least one write command to at least one KV SSD of a plurality of KV SSDs of at least one RAID group based on at least one of slab information, available space and load. Further, the method includes reading, by the host processor, at least one value from the at least one KV SSD of the plurality of KV SSDs for at least one key of at least one read command using at least one of a consistent hashing function and slab information.
US11093141B2	Method and apparatus for caching data Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for caching data. A method comprises writing data into a first cache module on a first processor in response to receiving a first request for caching the data from a client module running on the first processor. The method further comprises transmitting, to the client module, a first indication that the data has been written into the first cache module. The method further comprises, in response to receiving from the client module a second request for synchronizing the data to a second processor, transmitting to the second processor a first command for causing the data to be written into a second cache module on the second processor. In addition, the method further comprises transmitting to the client module a second indication that the data has been synchronized.
US11093139B1	Durably storing data within a virtual storage system Servicing I/O operations in a virtual storage system, including: receiving, by the virtual storage system, a request to write data to the virtual storage system; storing, within staging memory provided by one or more virtual drives of the virtual storage system, both the data and an erasure code based on the data; and migrating, from the staging memory to more durable data storage provided by a cloud services provider, at least a portion of data stored within the staging memory without migrating the erasure code based on the data.
US11093132B2	Portable device comprising a touch-screen display, and method for controlling same A controlling a portable device comprising a first touch screen and a second touch screen is provided. The method includes displaying first information related to a first application on the first touch screen and displaying second information related to the first application on the second touch screen; receiving a first user input moving to the first touch screen on the second touch screen; and replacing the first information and the second information with a third information and a fourth information related to the first application on the first touch screen and the second touch screen, in response to receiving the first user input, wherein each of the third information and the fourth information is displayed while being slidden in direction from the second touch screen to the first touch screen and the third information is displayed over a boundary between the first touch screen and the second screen during the sliding of the third information and the fourth information.
US11093130B1	Drawing tool identification and retrieval Techniques and systems are provided for performing drawing tool identification and retrieval. For instance, based on a user creating content within a digital image using a drawing tool, a drawing tool-retrieval system may determine a unique identifier corresponding to the drawing tool. The identifier may indicate the type of the drawing tool, as well as any configurable settings of the drawing tool selected by the user. The drawing tool-retrieval system can store the identifier in association with pixels corresponding to the content. When the user wishes to use the drawing tool again, the user can provide a drawing tool-picking input that includes selection of a pixel corresponding to the content. In response to the drawing tool-picking input, the drawing tool-retrieval system can obtain the identifier of the drawing tool and then activate the drawing tool to enable the user to edit the image with the drawing tool.
US11093129B2	Methods for repositioning icons on touch displays based on characteristics of touch gestures and related program products Methods and program products repositioning icons on a touch display based on characteristics of touch gestures performed on the touch display. The disclosed method may include detecting characteristics of a touch gesture performed on a touch display of an electronic device, and determining if the detected characteristics of the touch gesture exceed a predetermined threshold. In response to determining the detected characteristics exceed the predetermined threshold, the method may also include selecting a group of icons based on at least one of the detected characteristics of the touch gesture performed on the touch display, or predetermined electronic device data. Additionally, the method may include repositioning the selected group of icons on the touch display.
US11093122B1	Graphical user interface for displaying contextually relevant data An improved graphical user interface (GUI) is disclosed herein. A computing device displays the GUI on a display. The GUI comprises a data element. The computing device receives a first indication that the data element has been selected within the GUI by a selection article. As the data element remains selected, the computing device receives a second indication that the selection article has been moved in a direction. As the data element remains selected, the computing device displays contextual data for the data element on the display. The contextual data displayed may be based upon the direction in which the selection article was moved. Responsive to receiving a third indication that the data element fails to remain selected by the selection article, the computing device removes the contextual data from the GUI.
US11093121B2	Game program, computer control method, and information processing apparatus A computer-implemented method for operating a computer game involving moving a plurality of objects. A game screen on which a plurality of objects are displayed may be displayed on a touchscreen. If a swipe operation is detected, a plurality of the objects may be moved. If a swipe operation is detected while a touch operation that specifies any of the plurality objects is also being detected, the plurality of objects excluding the object specified with the touch operation are collectively moved in a direction indicated by the swipe operation.
US11093116B2	Display for input selection on a compact information processing device Embodiments are provided for a system, a computer program product, and/or a method that improves a display of an input selection displayed on a compact screen. To improve this display, embodiments search displayed content for input items, wherein the input items are selections inputted by a user; display different marks, each associated with each of the input items; receive a subsequent input from the user; and change a selection state of each item of the input items corresponding to a mark of the different marks in response to the subsequent input received corresponding to that mark.
US11093109B2	Technologies for computing context replay with visual searching Technologies for computing context replay include a computing device having a persistent memory and a volatile memory. The computing device creates multiple snapshots that are each indicative of a user's computing context at a corresponding sync point. The snapshots may include metadata created in response to system events, memory snapshots stored in a virtual machine, and/or video data corresponding to the computing context. At least a part of the snapshots are stored in the persistent memory. The computing device presents a timeline user interface based on the snapshots. The timeline includes multiple elements that are associated with corresponding sync points. The timeline elements may visually indicate a salience value that has been determined for each corresponding sync point. In response to a user selection of a sync point, the computing device activates a computing context corresponding to the snapshot for the selected sync point. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11093107B2	Portable terminal and icon arranging method thereof A portable terminal includes a display module including a main display part and a sub-display part adjacent to the main display part and a control module which controls a main image displayed on the main display part and icon groups displayed on the sub-display part. When a first icon group among the icon groups is in an active state in which the first icon group is displayed through the sub-display part, a second icon group among the icon groups is controlled to be in an inactive state in which the second icon is not displayed through the main display part and the sub-display part. When an external input is detected on the sub-display part, the second icon group is controlled to be in an active state in which the second icon group is displayed through the sub-display part.
US11093105B2	Controlling automatic playback of media content Systems and methods are provided for controlling playback of media content items on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays media playback controls including an automatic playback switch. The switch is configured to enable or disable automatic playback of an autoplay queue of media content items. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. When automatic playback is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes. Automatic playback options can also include repeating the initial queue or a single track within the initial queue.
US11093085B2	Position detection method, position detection device, and interactive projector A position detection method of detecting a position of a pointing element with respect to an operation surface includes: obtaining a first taken image by imaging the pointing element with the operation surface as a background using a monocular camera while performing illumination with a first illumination section without performing the illumination with a second illumination section at a position different from a position of the first illumination section; obtaining a second taken image by imaging the pointing element with the operation surface as the background using the camera while performing the illumination with the second illumination section without performing the illumination with the first illumination section; extracting pointing element and shadow areas from the first taken image and the second taken image; detecting a position of the pointing element with respect to the operation surface using a relationship between the pointing element area and the shadow area.
US11093082B2	Pressure sensing apparatus and method An apparatus (73) for processing signals from a touch panel (10) is described. The touch panel (10) includes a layer of piezoelectric material (16) disposed between a number of sensing electrodes (14, 20) and at least one common electrode (15). The apparatus (73) includes a capacitive touch controller (69) for connection to the sensing electrodes (14, 20). The apparatus (73) also includes a switch network (74) including a number of inputs for connection to some or all of the sensing electrodes (14, 20), and an output connected to system ground or a common mode voltage (VCM). The apparatus (73) also includes a second circuit (24, 44) for connection to the at least one common electrode (15) and configured to generate, based on signals received from the at least one common electrode, a second pressure signal (30) indicative of a total pressure applied to the touch panel (10). The apparatus (73) also includes a controller (25) configured to control the switch network (74) to couple any connected sensing electrodes (14, 20) to system ground or the common mode voltage (VCM) during a pressure measurement period, and to determine an estimate of the total pressure based on the second pressure signal during the pressure measurement period.
US11093076B2	Display apparatus having touch function and signal line method of mounting signal line of display apparatus The present invention relates to a design for optimally mounting a Touch Drive (IC) (TDI) signal line and a Display Drive IC (DDI) signal line of a display apparatus having a touch function. According to the display apparatus having a touch function and the method of mounting the signal line of the display apparatus according to the present invention, the TDI signal line and the DDI signal line are mounted so as not to overlap in the bending region on the same flexible substrate, thereby preventing the problem, such as cracks, in the related art. Further, according to the display apparatus having a touch function and the method of mounting the signal line of the display apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to easily manufacture a full-screen display apparatus by reducing a length of a fan-out area of the TDI signal line.
US11093072B2	Touch display panel, method of driving and manufacturing same, and touch display device A touch display panel includes a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a plurality of pixels at intersections of the gate lines and the data lines. Each of the pixels includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode opposite to the pixel electrode. The common electrodes are distributed in a plurality of touch regions arranged in an array and independent of each other. Each of the touch regions includes at least one connecting line extending in the first direction and a respective touch signal line electrically connected to the at least one connecting line and extending in the second direction. Each of the at least one connecting line electrically connects together respective ones of the plurality of common electrodes.
US11093070B2	Touch panel control device, touch panel control method, and input display device A touch panel control device includes a delay setter that sets a delay amount corresponding to a first gate clock signal for controlling a drive timing of a gate line provided in a display panel, and a touch panel driver that outputs a drive pulse for detecting the touch position to a drive electrode based on the delay amount set by the delay setter, wherein the touch panel driver outputs a signal having a predetermined voltage level to the drive electrode and a reception electrode before outputting the drive pulse to the drive electrode.
US11093066B2	Touch substrate and manufacturing method thereof, touch display panel and touch display apparatus Touch substrate and manufacturing method thereof, touch display panel and touch display apparatus are provided. The touch substrate includes a base substrate, and a metal layer, an insulating layer and an electrode layer on the base substrate; the metal layer includes touch leads and an electrostatic conductive structure insulated from the touch leads, the electrostatic conductive structure being grounded; the electrode layer includes touch electrodes and dummy electrodes insulated from the touch electrodes, wherein the touch electrodes are electrically connected to the touch leads, and the dummy electrodes are electrically connected to the electrostatic conductive structure.
US11093065B2	Display device A display device, includes: a substrate including an active area and a non-active area around the active area and including a pad area in which a plurality of touch pads are arranged; a plurality of sensing electrodes in the active area of the substrate; a plurality of sensing signal lines connected to each of the sensing electrodes; a multiplexer connected to the plurality of sensing signal lines; a pad multiplexer connection line connecting the multiplexer and the touch pad; and a transverse electric field blocking pattern between the pad multiplexer connection line and the substrate, wherein the transverse electric field blocking pattern covers the pad multiplexer connection line.
US11093063B2	Display system for electronic devices A system for presenting an electronic device on a display table is disclosed. The system includes a table, a processor, an electronic device, and a cable. The table includes a display screen, and the display screen is operably connected to the processor. The electronic device is disposed on the table and includes a touch screen. The cable connects the electronic device to the processor. The touch screen of the electronic device is configured to display an image that changes in response to an input to the touch screen. The display screen of the table is configured to display an image that changes in response to the input to the touch screen of the electronic device. A change in the display screen image comprises a graphical continuation of a change in the touch screen image.
US11093061B2	Touch-type display panel and short-repair method thereof A touch-type display panel includes an array substrate including a plurality of sub-pixels defined by gate lines and data lines; a plurality of touch electrodes disposed to cover the sub-pixels; two or more touch driving lines that electrically connect a touch driving circuit to a respective one of the touch electrodes; and a connection line disposed on both sides of the one of the touch electrodes and configured to electrically connect the two or more touch driving lines.
US11093060B2	Interference detection and mitigation in inductive sensor applications and dynamic adaptation based on real-time noise detection A system may include a resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor, a driver configured to drive the resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor at a driving frequency, a measurement circuit communicatively coupled to the resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor and configured to measure phase information and amplitude associated with the resistive-inductive-capacitive sensor, and a noise detection circuit communicatively coupled to the measurement circuit and configured to determine a presence of external interference in the system based on at least one of the phase information and the amplitude information.
US11093048B1	System for modified key actions and haptic feedback for smart typing assist with a solid-state keyboard and touchpad A haptic keyboard of an information handling system comprising a coversheet to identify keys of the haptic keyboard, a contact foil and a piezoelectric element to receive an applied mechanical stress at a first key of the coversheet and generate an electric actuation signal. A processor executing instructions of a haptic smart typing assistance system to detect and anticipate a next letter of a word being typed and a controller to receive an instruction of the anticipated next letter and increasing force required actuate at least one key for a letter adjacent to the anticipated next letter, and to send a response haptic feedback control signal to the piezoelectric element to cause the piezoelectric element to generate a first haptic feedback at the first key if the anticipated next letter is selected and to generate a second haptic feedback if a typographical error is detected.
US11093042B2	System for interacting with objects using gestures in an environment Disclosed is a system for allowing users to capacitively interact with objects using gestures in an environment. The system includes a smart sense unit for communicating gesture information and a smart sensing master unit is capacitively coupled to the smart sense unit for identifying the received gesture information and identification information from the smart sense unit to operate the object. The gestures may either be 2D, 3D, multiple 2D or 3D gestures from different users or different body parts. The smart sense unit identifies the change in a provided electric field caused by the user and the object and converts into a digital value. The smart sense unit further identifies the location of the object and the user and further communicates the information to the smart sensing master unit. The smart sensing master unit identifies the gesture and the identification information to interact with the object on receiving the impedance changes forked out from a resonator.
US11093038B2	Systems and methods for generic control using a neural signal Universal switch modules, universal switches, and methods of using the same are disclosed, including methods of preparing an individual to interface with an electronic device or software. For example, a method is disclosed that can include measuring brain-related signals of the individual to obtain a first sensed brain-related signal when the individual generates a task-irrelevant thought. The method can include transmitting the first sensed brain-related signal to a processing unit. The method can include associating the task-irrelevant thought and the first sensed brain-related signal with N input commands. The method can include compiling the task-irrelevant thought, the first sensed brain-related signal, and the N input commands to an electronic database.
US11093034B2	Eye tracking method and system and integration of the same with wearable heads-up displays A method of tracking a gaze position of an eye in a target space in a field of view of the eye over an eye tracking period includes performing a plurality of scans of the eye with infrared light within the eye tracking period. Each scan includes generating infrared light signals over a scan period and projecting the infrared light signals from a plurality of virtual light projectors to the eye to form a plurality of illumination areas on the eye. Reflections of the infrared light signals from the eye are detected for each scan. The gaze position of the eye in the target space is determined from the detected reflections of the infrared light signals for each scan.
US11093031B2	Display apparatus for computer-mediated reality A display apparatus configured to be coupled to a movable object includes at least a first laser sensor module and a display device configured to display a field-of-view. The first laser sensor module is configured to determine, by self mixing interference measurements, movements of the movable object with respect to a reference object mechanically coupled to the movable object. The first laser sensor module is configured to emit at least three measurement beams in three different spatial directions to the reference object when the display apparatus is coupled to the movable object and the first laser sensor module is configured to determine velocity vectors or distances collinear to the spatial directions. The display device is configured to integrate at least one virtual object in the field-of-view in accordance with the determined movements of the movable object.
US11093029B2	Position determination and alignment of a virtual reality headset and fairground ride with a virtual reality headset A method for determining a position and to a method for aligning at least one virtual reality headset in amusement rides. The virtual reality headset is a mobile virtual reality headset and has at least one receiver or at least one apparatus. The receiver receives a position signal of a position transmitter as a received signal, and the apparatus receives an alignment signal of an alignment transmitter. The disclosure additionally relates to an amusement ride with which a method according to the disclosure can be carried out.
US11093027B2	System for assessing the usage of an envisaged manually movable consumer product The present disclosure is concerned with a system for assessing the usage of an envisaged manually movable consumer product by a user. The system has a manually movable consumer product mockup, a simulation subsystem having a display unit for presenting at least partially simulated content and a simulation processing unit for providing the simulated content, a tracking subsystem arranged for tracking at least the motion of the manually movable consumer product mockup with respect to a reference system, a data processing subsystem for receiving usage data. The simulation subsystem is arranged to simulate at least one property or feature of the envisaged manually movable consumer product and to present this property or feature as simulated content via the display unit.
US11093025B2	Virtual-reality provision system, three-dimensional-display-data provision device, virtual-space provision system, and program Provided is a virtual-reality provision system having: a tracking data acquisition unit that acquires tracking data on a flying object thrown by an athlete, the data being obtained from sensor information from a sensor that tracks the flying object; a three-dimensional-display-data generation unit that uses the acquired tracking data to generate three-dimensional display data used to display, in a virtual space, a flight video of a virtual flying object corresponding to said flying object; at least one virtual-space provision system that displays the flight video of the virtual flying object in the virtual space by using the three-dimensional display data; and a transmission unit that transmits the three-dimensional display data to the at least one virtual-space provision system.
US11093019B2	Integrated circuit power domains segregated among power supply phases Power supply architectures and enhanced power control techniques are presented herein. In one example, a system includes a plurality of power supply phases and a system processor. The system processor comprises a processing unit comprising a plurality of processing cores, a plurality of power domains configured to segregate power distribution for the processing unit into sets of the plurality of processing cores, and external connections configured to couple individual ones the plurality of power domains to individual ones of the plurality of power supply phases.
US11093018B2	Sleep-wake control circuit for battery powered electronic device A sleep-wake control circuit using a D-type flip-flop with a Schmitt trigger to detect pulse wake-up signal transitions. The sleep-wake control circuit comprises a sleep command input channel, a wake command input channel, and a D-type flip-flop. The D-type flip-flop is configured to receive a signal to switch to sleep mode from the sleep command input channel as a clock signal and to receive a wake event signal to switch to wake mode from the wake command input channel as a clear signal, such that a wake event signal from the wake command input channel takes priority over a sleep event signal from the sleep command input channel. The sleep command input channel and the wake command input channel are configured to include Schmitt triggers so as to detect pulse input signals.
US11093014B2	Method for monitoring, control and graceful shutdown of control and/or computer units A method for monitoring, control and shutdown of control and/or computer units of a system, wherein the control and/or computer units are supplied with power via power supply components, where a control application is installed on each control and/or computer unit, and connection to a control system is subsequently established via a communication network, a detection call is used to identify power supply components and all control applications installed on the control and/or computer units, the power supply components are then assigned identified control applications installed on the control and/or computer units supplied by a particular power supply component, assignments between power supply components and identified control applications are saved centrally or locally, power supply components being monitored for event alarms, and upon an event alarm within a power supply component, the assigned control application initiates a definable action, or a shutdown, on the control and/or computer unit.
US11093013B2	Power over ethernet (PoE) power management Methods and systems for managing power for a Power over Ethernet (PoE) device are disclosed herein. The method may include obtaining, by a supervisor, power information from a plurality of power supply units (PSUs) to obtain total power consumption information; obtaining, by the supervisor, a total system power capacity value for the plurality of PSUs; and making a determination, by the supervisor, using the total power consumption information, and the total system power capacity value, whether a powered device should stop receiving power.
US11093010B2	Expansion module system An expansion module system includes a board having a plurality of expansion modules connectors mounted to the board. A shared expansion module coupling feature is provided on the board and includes a coupling member. A respective expansion module is connected to each of the plurality of expansion module connectors, and the coupling member engages each of the respective expansion modules to secure each of the respective expansion modules in their respective expansion module connectors. The shared expansion module coupling feature may includes a standoff that is mounted to the board immediately adjacent a single hole defined by the board, and the coupling member may be provided by a single screw that engages each of the respective expansion modules and at least one of: the shared expansion module coupling feature and the portion of the board that defines the hole.
US11093005B1	Virtual reality rollable display device A device has a first configuration as a display device and a second configuration as a virtual reality headset. The device includes a viewable panel and a shape changing panel. The viewable panel is configured to show data to a user in the first configuration and configured to show data as VR content in the second configuration. The shape changing panel is disposed over the viewable panel and is configured to generate surface deformations at selected areas of the shape changing panel. The viewable panel and the shape changing panel have a flexibility for the rollable display to encircle around the head of the user that converts the rollable display from the first configuration to the second configuration. The surface deformations are generated on areas of the shape changing panel corresponding to eyes and a nose of the user.
US11093004B2	Foldable display device and operation method of electronic device A foldable display device includes a flexible substrate, a display layer disposed on the flexible substrate, and a biometric sensing structure overlapping the flexible substrate from a top view and having a biometric sensing region. A ratio of a total area of the biometric sensing region to a total area of the flexible substrate is in a range from 0.6 to 1.
US11093003B2	Display device and driving method thereof A display device includes a display panel including a first display area and a second display area adjacent to each other. A processor generates a first image data corresponding to the first display area and the second display area in a first mode and generates a second image data corresponding to the first display area or the second display area in a second mode. A display driver generates a first data signal corresponding to the first image data in the first mode and generates a second data signal corresponding to the second image data in the second mode. The first display area and the second display area are alternately selected. The second data signal is provided to a selected one of the first display area and the second display area at entry time into the second mode.
US11093002B2	Flexible touch screen display computing devices Reconfigurable touch screen computing devices with folding configurations that include flexible displays which are made up of segments that can be reconfigured from a compact state to an expanded state. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone which may be configured with a speaker and microphone. The form factor of the expanded state is roughly the size of a tablet computer which may also include the mechanical functionality of a laptop. Both states may provide a configuration which includes a touch screen display on a front side and a protective housing on a back side. The computing devices may further include sensors to indicate the state of configuration and mechanisms for alignment, locking, and structural support. In one embodiment, a module attached to, situated within, or otherwise associated with at least one segment may contain all or substantially all processing and memory, along with a communications system, all of which may be used in either state.
US11093001B1	Virtual reality viewer and input mechanism The present invention concerns virtual reality viewers for use with touchscreen enabled mobile devices. The virtual reality viewer comprises: a housing configured to receive a mobile electronic device within an interior of the housing; and an input mechanism that is accessible from an exterior of the housing and that is moveable within the interior between a first position and an extended position, wherein a surface of the input mechanism is configured to contact the touch-screen of the mobile electronic device when in the extended position. The disclosed systems and methods facilitate receiving user inputs on the exterior of the housing and providing the user inputs to the touchscreen within the housing using the electro-mechanical input mechanism. Accordingly, the viewer can be used with a variety of smartphones without requiring magnetic switches or a wireless/cable connection between the input device and the smartphone.
US11092999B2	Wearable electronic device and display method of wearable electronic device A wearable electronic device includes a sensor module, a processor, a display controller, and a display, where the sensor is configured to: collect data, generate a sensor signal that represents a feature of data of currently collected data, and send the sensor signal to the processor, the processor is configured to: determine, according to the received sensor signal, a manner to display that is corresponding to the feature of data represented by the sensor signal and is of the display, generate a display control signal, and send the display control signal to the display controller, and the display controller is configured to control, according to the display control signal, the display to display.
US11092998B1	Eyewear device with fingerprint sensor for user input A system comprises an eyewear device that includes a frame, a temple connected to a lateral side of the frame, a fingerprint sensor, and a sensing circuit. The fingerprint sensor includes an input surface to receive input of a finger skin surface. The sensing circuit is configured to track a pattern of fingerprint ridges of the finger skin surface on the input surface. Execution of programming by a processor configures the system to perform functions to track, via the sensing circuit, the pattern of fingerprint ridges of the finger skin surface on the input surface; generate a fingerprint image having the tracked pattern of fingerprint ridges; extract fingerprint features from the fingerprint image; and authorize the user to utilize the eyewear device based on the extracted fingerprint features.
US11092997B2	Sliding input device cover A computing system includes an electronic device, a cover or case for the electronic device, and an input device that is slidably movable yet attached to the cover or case. By positioning the electronic device on top of the input device, rotation of the electronic device which changes its vertical viewing angle also translates the input device. These can provide improved overall possible viewing angle adjustability, increased system stability at high viewing angles, laptop-like opening and closing behavior, lighter weight, and implementation using low-cost components.
US11092995B2	Electronic device, control method thereof, and system including the electronic device An electronic device includes a body and a plug arranged at a back of the body. The body includes a display screen and a power converter for converting parameters of a power supply from a power socket. A first end of the plug is connected with the power converter, a second end of the plug can be inserted into the power socket, and the insertion direction is substantially perpendicular to a display surface of a display screen.
US11092994B1	Clock compensation circuit A clock compensation circuit includes a delay circuit configured to generate a plurality of second clock signals by delaying a plurality of first clock signals, a voltage conversion circuit configured to convert phase differences between the plurality of second clock signals into voltages and output converted voltages as a plurality of phase difference voltages, and a comparison circuit configured to generate a plurality of phase difference detection signals by comparing the plurality of phase difference voltages with a reference voltage. The clock compensation circuit also includes a phase error control circuit configured to generate a plurality of control signals for controlling the delay circuit, the voltage conversion circuit, and the comparison circuit according to any of the plurality of second clock signals and the plurality of phase difference detection signals.
US11092991B2	System and method for voltage generation A voltage generator circuitry includes first to third bipolar transistors having commonly-connected base electrodes, first and second current mirror circuitries, first and second differential amplifiers; a first resistor; and a current-voltage conversion circuitry. The first current mirror circuitry supplies currents to the first to third bipolar transistors and to the current-voltage conversion circuitry. The second current mirror circuitry supplies currents to the first to third bipolar transistors, and s to the current-voltage conversion circuitry. The first and second differential amplifiers control the first and second current mirror. The current-voltage conversion circuitry converts a sum current of the first and second currents into an output voltage.
US11092988B2	Start-up speed enhancement circuit and method for lower-power regulators A start-up speed enhancement circuit and method for lower-power regulators is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise detecting a condition of a power regulator being a start-up condition and applying a first current and a second current to the power regulator based on the start-up condition. The method can also comprise determining the condition of the power regulator changes from the start-up condition to an operation condition. Further, the method can comprise stopping application of the second current to the power regulator based on the condition being the operation condition.
US11092987B2	Temperature-compensated electronic apparatus A temperature-controlled electronic apparatus, comprises: a circuit board; a plurality of electronic components, mounted on the circuit board in an arrangement to form at least one electronic circuit; a temperature sensor, configured to measure a temperature of the at least one electronic circuit; and a heat-generating component, configured to be controlled by a temperature control circuit, the temperature control circuit being configured to control an amount of heat generated by the heat-generating component in response to the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. The plurality of electronic components are arranged on the circuit board to lie on one of one or more paths, each path of the one or more paths being defined by a respective circle having a radius.
US11092984B1	Oxygen mixing and delivery An adaptive gas mixture controller system. A pulse oximeter interface receives pulse oximeter data. A gas blender interface communicates with a separate externally connected gas blender. A processor receives pulse oximeter data via the pulse oximeter interface and outputs data to the gas blender interface for adaptive feedback control of the gas mixture based upon the SpO2 level signals from the pulse oximeter interface. When the processor receives data from the gas blender indicating that the gas mixture has been manually changed, enters a manual override mode and halts sending adaptive feedback control signals to the gas blender. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US11092979B2	Introduction of olfactory cues into a virtual reality system A virtual reality (VR) olfactory apparatus includes an odorant saturation chamber having an inlet and an outlet. At least a portion of the odorant saturation chamber includes a plurality of beads and a liquid. The liquid includes an odorant concentrate. The inlet extends into this portion of the odorant saturation chamber. The VR apparatus also includes a mass flow controller to generate an air flow to the inlet of the odorant saturation chamber such that the air flow passes through the portion of the odorant saturation chamber to form an odorant. The air flow passes the odorant through the outlet of the odorant saturation chamber. The VR apparatus further includes a nose chamber connected to the outlet and configured to receive the odorant.
US11092977B1	Fluid transfer component comprising a film with fluid channels In one embodiment, a fluid transfer film for transferring a fluid comprises an extruded polymer layer having a thickness less than 5 millimeters; an input side and an output side where the fluid flows in a flow direction through an active region from the input side to the output side; and more than 10 fluid channels defined by interior surfaces within the extruded polymer layer formed during in an extrusion process, each fluid channel of the more than 10 fluid channels is separated spatially in at least 1 row in a thickness direction of the fluid transfer film, the more than 10 fluid channels have a channel density across the active region greater than 5 fluid channels per centimeter, wherein the interior surfaces defining the more than 10 fluid channels are hydrophilic, and the fluid flows through the more than 10 fluid channels by at least capillary action.
US11092973B2	Coordinated operation of autonomous robots Coordinated operation of two or more autonomous robots is based on a clustered partitioning of a collective set of operations and/or tasks that the robots perform simultaneously. The clustered partitioning may include generating a set of clusters with each cluster of the set of clusters allocating a different subset of the collective set of operations and/or tasks to a different robot such that the set of clusters results in a least amount of cumulative distance that the robots traverse in performing each operation and/or task of the collective set, and a maximum amount of distance separating the robots when performing each operation and/or task. Each cluster may be assigned to a different robot with the collective set of assigned clusters causing the robots to operate and move in a coordinated efficient and nonconflicting manner.
US11092970B2	Autonomous vehicle systems utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle communication Method and apparatus are disclosed for autonomous vehicle systems utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle communication. An example vehicle includes a communication module configured to perform vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication with an adjacent vehicle having an autonomous system. The example vehicle also includes a controller configured to monitor within the V2V communication for a request by the autonomous system for manual override and, upon identifying the request, determine a collision probability for the adjacent vehicle based at least on the V2V communication. The controller also is configured to compare the collision probability to a first threshold. The example vehicle also includes an autonomy unit to autonomously perform a defensive driving maneuver responsive to the controller determining that the collision probability is greater than the first threshold.
US11092967B2	Vehicle movement control device The present invention provides a vehicle movement control device which is capable of achieving stable vehicle behavior during the movement of a vehicle in lane changing mode. When calculating a travel path for turning a vehicle to the left side or the right side and then turning the vehicle to the other side, this vehicle movement control device calculates the travel path so that the peak value of the curvature of the travel path decreases in a section where the vehicle speed is higher.
US11092959B2	Method and apparatus for data transmission A method for data transmission includes receiving, by a controller of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), target data from a transmitting terminal. The transmitting terminal includes a ground control apparatus or an onboard device of the UAV. The onboard device is connected with the UAV via a universal interface of the UAV. The universal interface is configured to connect onboard devices of various types. The method further includes forwarding the target data to a receiving terminal. The receiving terminal includes the ground control apparatus or the onboard device, and the receiving terminal is different from the transmitting terminal.
US11092946B2	Identifying and managing equipment within an operational environment Embodiments are directed to apparatuses and methods for managing and producing equipment within an operational environment. In one scenario, a method is performed that includes generating an organizational database structure that maintains information associated with equipment that is part of an operational environment. The organizational database structure includes information indicating which packable items are associated with the piece of equipment. The method further includes accessing the generated organizational database structure to identify physical operational environment factors that affect which pieces of equipment are to be currently produced within the operational environment. The method then evaluates the identified physical operational environment factors to determine whether the specified piece of equipment is to be currently produced within the operational environment and, upon determining that the specified piece of equipment is to be currently processed within the operational environment, the specified piece of equipment is produced and provided to the operational environment.
US11092928B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a first frame member, a second frame member opposing the first frame member, a cartridge, a cartridge holding member, an air blowing portion, a first opening, a second opening opposing the first opening, an air discharge passage member, and an outer casing member provided so as to cover an outside of the second frame member and permitting discharge of the air to an outside of the image forming apparatus through the air discharge passage member.
US11092926B2	Developer supply container and developer supplying system There are provided a rotatable developer accommodating portion accommodating a developer, a discharge end portion provided at a bottom side with a discharge opening for discharging the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating portion, an engaging portion 30 engageable with a portion-to-be-engaged 11b with a mounting operation of the developer supply container 1 to displace the portion-to-be-engaged 11b in an upward direction U to bring the receiving opening into fluid communication with the discharge opening, and a swing shaft 41 rotatably supporting engaging portion 30 provided at such a position that opposite end portions of the engaging portion 30 a rotatable.
US11092921B2	Image forming apparatus and method of supplying toner to photoconductor cleaner An image forming apparatus includes: a photoconductor; a transfer portion; a photoconductor cleaner that removes residual toner from a surface of the photoconductor; and a first processor that forms a toner patch on the surface of the photoconductor. When the toner patch passes the transfer portion, the transfer portion makes the toner patch stay on the surface of the photoconductor such that toner of the toner patch is able to be supplied to the photoconductor cleaner. The first processor further determines an amount of toner for the toner patch with reference to a circumferential distance the photoconductor travels for a predetermined period of time.
US11092911B2	Toner concentration control using toner concentration sensor An image forming apparatus includes a developing device to contain a developer, the developer including a toner; a developer cartridge to supply the developer to the developing device; a toner concentration sensor to sense a toner concentration of the toner included in the developer contained in the developing device; and a controller. The controller controls, during a non-printing operation a sensor control voltage to adjust an output level of the toner concentration sensor, to control an output of the toner concentration sensor to satisfy a controlling condition, and detects an shape of the output of the toner concentration sensor after the controller controls the sensor control voltage to adjust the output level. The controller adjusts, during a printing operation, the output of the toner concentration sensor, based on the detected shape of the output of the toner concentration sensor, and adjusts supplying the developer from the developer cartridge to the developing device, according to the adjusted output of the toner concentration sensor, to control the toner concentration.
US11092907B2	Toner A toner contains toner particles. The toner particles each include a toner mother particle containing a binder resin and an external additive attached to a surface of the toner mother particle. The external additive contains titanate compound particles doped with lanthanum and a group 5 element in the periodic table as external additive particles. The amount of the lanthanum is at least 1.50% by mass relative to the total mass of the titanate compound particles. The amount of the group 5 element in the periodic table is at least 0.01% by mass and no greater than 0.60% by mass relative to the total mass of the titanate compound particles.
US11092903B2	Exposure apparatus An exposure apparatus arranged to project a radiation beam onto a target portion of a substrate, the exposure apparatus having: a first substrate holder configured to hold the substrate; a second substrate holder configured to hold the substrate; a sensor holder configured to hold a sensor and/or detector; a first measurement device having a first alignment system having an alignment sensor configured to measure positions of a substrate alignment mark on the substrate; a second measurement device having a second alignment system having a further alignment sensor configured to measure positions of the substrate alignment mark on the substrate; a first scale arranged on a lower surface of the first substrate holder; and a first encoder head arranged to cooperate with the first scale, the first encoder head located beneath the first alignment system and held by a stationary support.
US11092902B2	Method and apparatus for detecting substrate surface variations Disclosed is a method and associated inspection apparatus for detecting variations on a surface of a substrate. The method comprises providing patterned inspection radiation to a surface of a substrate. The inspection radiation is patterned such that an amplitude of a corresponding enhanced field is modulated in a manner corresponding to the patterned inspection radiation. The scattered radiation resultant from interaction between the enhanced field and the substrate surface is received and variations on the surface of the substrate are detected based on the interaction between the enhanced field and the substrate surface. Also disclosed is a method of detecting any changes to at least one characteristic of received radiation, the said changes being induced by the generation of a surface plasmon at said surface of the optical element.
US11092895B2	Peeling solution composition for dry film resist The present invention relates to a peeling solution composition for dry film resist, which is usable for manufacturing a PCB for forming a microcircuit, and particularly is applicable for a process of manufacturing a flexible multi-layer PCB.
US11092890B2	Semiconductor resist composition, and method of forming patterns using the composition A semiconductor resist composition includes an organometallic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a solvent: wherein, in Chemical Formula I, R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or an —alkylene-O-alkyl group, and R2 to R4 are each independently selected from —ORa and —OC(═O)Rb, where Ra is not hydrogen.
US11092881B2	Motorized tilt and swivel device for panorama and virtual reality applications A motorized tilt and swivel device that includes a motorized component and an alignment component. The motorized component is configured to receive a command signal from a camera mobile device, and place, in response to the command signal, the camera mobile device in multiple positions for capturing images. The positions include multiple rotation angles with respect to a rotating axis and multiple tilting angles with respect to a tilting axis. The alignment component is configured to substantially align, prior to receiving the command signal and based on a alignment marker, the rotating axis with a camera lens of the camera mobile device, substantially align, prior to receiving the command signal and based on the alignment marker, the tilting axis with the camera lens, and constrain the camera mobile device such that the camera lens substantially overlaps an intersection of the rotating axis and the tilting axis in each position.
US11092879B2	Lens barrel, camera body, camera system A camera system and a lens barrel capable of improving practicality and convenience by enabling smooth lens exchange in a lens-interchangeable camera having a vibration correction mechanism that integrally drives a lens barrel and an image capturing unit. A lens barrel to which a camera body can be detachably attached, the lens barrel including: a first barrel having a first engaging portion that engages with a first portion of the camera body; and a second barrel disposed inside the first barrel and having an optical system and a second engaging portion that engages with a second portion of the camera body.
US11092873B1	Reconfigurable electro-optic frequency shifters Reconfigurable electro-optic frequency shifters are provided. In various embodiments, the optical frequency shifter comprises a continuous optical spectrum medium; a discrete optical spectrum medium optically coupled to the continuous optical spectrum medium; and a tunable element operably coupled to the discrete optical spectrum medium, wherein: the discrete optical spectrum medium has N optical modes (I:{i1 . . . iN}), said optical modes being ordered and equidistant in a frequency domain, wherein N is an integer equal to or greater than 3, each of the optical modes (in∈I) having a coupling constant κe,n with respect to the continuous optical spectrum medium, wherein at least one of the coupling constants κe,n is different from the other coupling constants, the optical modes (I) having a coupling constant Ω with respect to one another, wherein the tunable element is configured to control the coupling constant Ω.
US11092867B2	Polarized electrochromic device An optical assembly is provided that includes an electro-optic element that is configured to transition between a substantially clear state and a substantially darkened state. The electro-optic element can include an electrochromic polymer or network film that is substantially aligned with light having a predetermined polarization such that the electro-optic element is variably transmissive to the polarized light.
US11092865B2	Array substrate and display device An array substrate having a display region and a non-display region, includes signal lines at least located in the display region, signal line leads located in the non-display region, connection portions located in the non-display region for coupling the signal lines to the signal line leads, and the signal lines and the signal line leads are two separate portions.
US11092857B2	Thin film transistor substrate Disclosed is a display device having a thin film transistor substrate, which may prevent afterimage and flicker defects by reducing the non-uniformity of an electric field. In the thin film transistor substrate, a pixel electrode includes a transparent edge electrode and a transparent inner electrode, which are spaced apart from each other with a first slit having a first width interposed therebetween, and a common electrode is exposed from the other-side end of the transparent edge electrode by a second width, which is smaller than the first width, in the width direction of a data line. As such, an inner area and an edge area in each sub pixel have uniform electric field distribution.
US11092850B2	Using multiple excitation wavelengths in nanostructure based display devices Embodiments of a display device are described. The display device includes a first sub-pixel with a first quantum dot (QD) film and a first filter element. The QD film receives both UV light and blue light and converts a portion of the received light to emit a secondary light different from the UV and blue light. The filter element is disposed on the quantum dot film and allows the secondary light to pass through the filter element, and the filter element blocks an unconverted portion of the received light from passing through the filter element. The second sub-pixel has a second filter element that allows blue light to pass through the second filter element, and the second filter element blocks the UV light from passing through the second filter element.
US11092844B2	Optical device The present application relates to an optical device. The present application provides an optical device capable of varying transmittance, and such an optical device can be used for various applications such as eyewear, for example, sunglasses or AR (augmented reality) or VR (virtual reality) eyewear, an outer wall of a building or a sunroof for a vehicle.
US11092843B2	Polarizer peeling apparatus and peeling method thereof A apparatus for peeling a polarizer and a peeling method thereof are provided. The peeling method includes the following steps: dividing a polarizer into a plurality of etching areas; conducting etching with an ion beam on the plurality of etching areas, in sequence, by following a predetermined path; and removing, from the display panel, the polarizer that is not etched off by the ion beam. In the polarizer peeling method, an ion beam is used to conduct, in sequence, etching on a plurality of etching areas by following a predetermined path so as to avoid direct application of an external force to tear off a polarizer that might cause the events of the polarizer being broken or other film layers being damaged, and thus the efficiency of peeling can be improved.
US11092833B2	Display device with simplified appearance structure and improved coupling arrangement A display apparatus can include a display panel to display an image; a cabinet covering an front edge portion of the display panel; a light source package disposed behind the display panel to provide light onto the display panel; a bottom cover coupled to behind the cabinet to package the display panel and the light source package; and a back cover covering a first portion of a rear side of the bottom cover.
US11092828B2	Anti-peep display, liquid crystal display device and anti-peep component Provided are an anti-peep display, a liquid crystal display device and an anti-peep component, the anti-peep display includes a backlight source, a liquid crystal display screen, and a grating layer and a black matrix layer which are arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the backlight source; the grating layer includes a grating layer controllable light-blocking area and a grating layer light-transmitting area that are alternately arranged; the black matrix layer includes a black matrix layer light-blocking area and a black matrix layer light-transmitting area that are alternately arranged; the grating layer light-transmitting area and the black matrix layer light-transmitting area are in one-to-one correspondence, and the grating layer light-transmitting area is aligned with the black matrix layer light-transmitting area corresponding to the grating layer light-transmitting area in a direction perpendicular to the liquid crystal layer.
US11092826B2	Magneto-optical waveguide device and coupling methods A magneto-optical waveguide device includes a waveguide coupled with a magneto-optical crystal material. The magneto-optical waveguide device includes a patterned nanostructure within the magneto-optical crystal material that includes an internal optical waveguide through the magneto-optical crystal material. The patterned nanostructure modifies the refractive index of the magneto-optical crystal material below diffraction limit. The patterned nanostructure creates metamaterial effective properties that optimize core-cladding inside the magneto-optical crystal material to create the optical waveguide.
US11092825B2	Optoelectronic device including anti-reflective coatings and method of manufacturing thereof An optoelectronic device and a method of manufacturing the same. The device comprising: a multi-layered optically active stack; an input waveguide, arranged to guide light into the stack; an output waveguide, arranged to guide light out of the stack; and anti-reflective coatings, located between both the input waveguide and the stack and the stack and the output waveguide; wherein the input waveguide and output waveguide are formed of silicon nitride.
US11092823B2	Ophthalmic lens design incorporating a visual acuity profile Methods for ophthalmic lens design incorporating a visual acuity profile are disclosed. The methods include applying rules and functions to visual acuity profile data and an ophthalmic prescription to generate ophthalmic lens parameters for a subject. The visual acuity profile data includes a maximum visual acuity for the subject. The visual acuity profile data may also include a focus tolerance or tolerable blur. Tolerable blur may be measured by an ophthalmic professional or extrapolated. The visual acuity profile data may also include eye physical data such as pupil diameter and eye size, accommodation, retinal photoreceptor cell packing information and neural processing information. The visual acuity profile data may also include personal biographic and/or medical information for the subject.
US11092820B2	Apparatus and a method for generating data representative of a pixel beam There are several types of plenoptic devices having their proprietary file format. At present there is no standard supporting the acquisition and transmission of multidimensional information for an exhaustive over-view of the different parameters upon which a light-field depends. As such acquired light-field data for different cameras have a diversity of formats. The notion of pixel beam, which represents a volume occupied by a set of rays of light in an object space of an optical system of a camera is thus introduced. The method according to the invention enables to provide data representative of a collection of pixel beams describing a first optical system that is agnostic since these data are obtained by imaging the collection of pixel beams through a second optical system. Such data representative of a collection of pixel beams enable the generation of parametrized output images from which post-processing.
US11092817B2	Image pickup apparatus Provided is the image pickup apparatus including an optical system forming an image of an object, an image pickup element receiving light from optical system, a driving unit driving at least one of an optical element included in optical system and image pickup element in a direction including a component of a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of optical system, and a determining unit performing first determination that driving unit is set to be in a non-driving state (NDS) or performing second determination that driving unit is set to be in a driving state (DS) based on information regarding object. When first determination is performed, determining unit outputs a signal for maintaining driving unit in NDS or switching driving unit from DS to NDS. When second determination is performed, determining unit outputs a signal for maintaining driving unit in DS or switching driving unit from NDS to DS.
US11092813B2	Near-eye-display with rapid spherical image scanning A near-eye display that employs rapid spherical image scanning using liquid crystal retarder with concentric imaging and optical elements comprising a display with spherically curved concave image surface topped with polarizer; a spherically curved liquid crystal retarder composite reflector having a see-thru mirror topped at the concave side with electronically controlled liquid crystal retarder strips; a see-thru spherically curved mirror-polarizer composite with mirror at the convex side and polarizer at the concave side; a frame to support, protect the device, and mount the device to the head.
US11092802B2	Liquid lens with reduced chromatic aberration A liquid lens can include two or more liquids enclosed in a chamber. The liquid lens can be configured to reduce the chromatic aberration produced when the meniscus formed at the interface of two of the liquids is tilted. This can be accomplished in a number of ways including selecting the liquids to maximize the refractive index difference and minimize the Abbe number difference.
US11092800B2	Adaptive optical apparatus, optical system, and optical wavefront compensation method An adaptive optical apparatus includes a first deformable mirror that includes a reflecting surface reflecting light having propagated through an atmosphere, and a drive having a plurality of drive elements and changing an uneven shape of the reflecting surface. There is also a second deformable mirror that includes a reflecting surface reflecting the light from the first deformable mirror and a drive unit having a plurality of drive elements and changing an uneven shape of the reflecting surface. There is also an optical path splitting unit that splits the light from the second deformable mirror into a first optical path and a second optical path, a first sub-deformable mirror in the first optical path that includes a reflecting surface and a drive unit that correspond to the reflecting surface and the drive unit of the first deformable mirror, and a second sub-deformable mirror.
US11092795B2	Systems and methods for coded-aperture-based correction of aberration obtained from Fourier ptychography Certain embodiments pertain to techniques for coded-aperture-based correction of sample-induced and system-induced aberration.
US11092787B2	Optical lens assembly and electronic apparatus having the same Provided are an optical lens assembly and an electronic apparatus including the optical lens assembly. The optical lens assembly includes a first lens group having positive refractive power, a stop, and a second lens group having positive refractive power that are arranged from an object side to an image side. The first lens group includes a first lens having negative refractive power and a meniscus shape convex toward the object side, a second lens having negative refractive power, and at least one other lens. The second lens group includes at least three lenses, and a lens of the second lens group closest to the image side has at least one inflection point.
US11092782B2	Camera lens assembly The present disclosure discloses a camera lens assembly includes, sequentially along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens. The first lens has a positive refractive power. At least one of the second lens, the third lens, or the fourth lens has a positive refractive power or a negative refractive power. The fifth lens has a positive refractive power, and an image-side surface of the fifth lens is a convex surface. The sixth lens has a negative refractive power. The seventh lens has a negative refractive power, and an object-side surface of the seventh lens is a convex surface. An effective focal length f1 of the first lens and an effective focal length f5 of the fifth lens satisfy: 1.5
US11092781B2	Optical imaging system An optical imaging system is provided. The optical imaging system has a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens disposed in order from an object-side to an image-side. The optical imaging system satisfies the following conditional expressions: F No.≤1.5, 0.5
US11092776B2	Imaging lens There is provided an imaging lens with high-resolution which realizes the wide field of view, low-profileness, and low F-value in well balance, and proper correction of aberrations. An imaging lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens having a convex surface facing the object side near an optical axis and negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens, a fourth lens having biconvex shape near the optical axis, and a fifth lens, wherein each lens of the first lens to the fifth lens is arranged without being cemented, and a below conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 0.50
US11092765B2	Optical termination enclosure with ruggedized self-supporting tethers The present disclosure relates to enclosures such as optical termination enclosures for telecommunications networks. The enclosures can include housings for accommodating fiber pass-through cables and drop cables. In one example, the enclosure can include tethers having ruggedized fiber opt connectors for coupling to the drop cables or any other cable. The present disclosure also relates to a tether assembly that can include an overmold that anchors strength members to a cable jacket of the tether assembly.
US11092764B2	Flame retardant buffer tubes for loose tube cables An optical fiber cable including a central strength member extending along a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber cable and a plurality of buffer tubes that are wound around the central strength member. Each of the plurality of buffer tubes includes a first material having a modulus of elasticity of at most 600 MPa at room temperature and a peak heat release rate (PHRR) of at most 300 kW/m2 as measured according to ASTM E1354. Further, each of the plurality of buffer tubes has an inner surface that defines a central bore, and at least one optical fiber is disposed in each central bore in a loose-tube configuration. A cable jacket is disposed circumferentially around the plurality of buffer tubes and extends along the longitudinal axis. A laylength of the plurality of buffer tubes that are wound around the central strength member is from 200 mm to 400 mm.
US11092763B2	Coaxial wire and optical fiber trace via hybrid structures and methods to manufacture A method of forming a coaxial wire that includes providing a sacrificial trace structure using an additive forming method, the sacrificial trace structure having a geometry for the coaxial wire, and forming a continuous seed metal layer on the sacrificial trace structure. The sacrificial trace structure may be removed and a first interconnect metal layer may be formed on the continuous seed layer. An electrically insulative layer may then be formed on the first interconnect metal layer, and a second interconnect metal layer is formed on the electrically insulative layer. Thereafter, a dielectric material is formed on the second interconnect metal layer to encapsulate a majority of an assembly of the first interconnect metal layer, electrically insulative layer and second interconnect metal layer that provides said coaxial wire. Ends of the coaxial wire may be exposed through opposing surfaces of the dielectric material to provide that the coaxial wire extends through that dielectric material.
US11092755B2	Optical fiber alignment device and method A fiber optic alignment device includes a first and a second alignment block and a first and a second gel block. A fiber passage extends from a first end to a second end of the fiber optic alignment device. The fiber passage is adapted to receive a first optical fiber through the first end and a second optical fiber through the second end. An intermediate portion of the fiber passage is positioned between the first and the second ends. The intermediate portion is adapted to align the first and the second optical fibers between the first and the second alignment blocks. A first portion of the fiber passage is positioned between the first end and the intermediate portion of the fiber passage. The first portion extends between the first alignment block and the first gel block. A second portion of the fiber passage is positioned between the second end and the intermediate portion of the fiber passage. The second portion extends between the second alignment block and the second gel block. End portions of the first and the second optical fibers may be cleaned when slid between the alignment blocks and the gel blocks. The fiber passage may include an undulating portion.
US11092754B2	Protective cap for an optical fiber connector A pre-terminated end of a fiber optic cable has a protective cap that protects the optical fiber and the ferrule assembly at the terminal end. The protective cap has an attachment feature enabling a pull cord to attach to the protective cap. The protective cap has a body including an exterior surface and a receptacle formed in the body and configured to receive a portion of the fiber optic cable, and the attachment feature. The attachment feature includes a cavity formed in a tip of the body and at least two openings formed in the exterior surface of the body and connected to the cavity.
US11092749B2	Method for manufacturing lensed optical fiber by fusing a GRIN lens at a tip of an optical fiber and cutting the GRIN lens followed by repeating the fusing and cutting steps A lensed optical fiber in which a rod-shaped GRIN lens is fused at the tip of an optical fiber is manufactured by executing: a step for fusing together an optical fiber (2) held by a fiber holder (20) and a GRIN lens (3) held by a lens holder (30) with the tips thereof abutting each other; a step for moving the lens holder (30) in the direction away from the fiber holder (20), while relaxing the holding force of the lens holder (30), and reholding the GRIN lens (3); and a step for cutting the GRIN lens (3) with a length equal to the movement distance of the lens holder 30.
US11092748B2	Method and apparatus for self-alignment connection of optical fiber to waveguide of photonic integrated circuit An optical device comprises a fiber having a cladding and a core, and a target PIC waveguide having a cladding and a core. The cladding on one side of the input fiber is removed at the end of the fiber and a flat surface is created along the fiber core, close to the core, exposing the fiber core. A flat-bottomed channel having an in-plane angle with respect to the symmetric axis of the PIC waveguide is fabricated on the top layer of the PIC waveguide in the coupling area, exposing the upper surface of the tapered planar waveguide. The flat surface of the fiber and the top surface of the waveguide is contacting, so the core of the fiber is intersected at an angle with respect to the symmetric axis of the target waveguide and close together at the intersection as an interacting region to define a hybrid waveguide.
US11092741B2	Athermal arrayed waveguide grating using precise parallel movement module, and manufacturing method therefor A temperature compensation module mounted in an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) comprises a base attached to the AWG and a moving member attached to the base, wherein the base comprises: a first fixing part attached to a first sub chip of the AWG; a second fixing part attached to a second sub chip of the AWG; a hole which is a gap between the first fixing part and the second fixing part, and is disposed to include, within the gap, a cut surface for dividing the AWG into the first sub chip and the second sub chip; and a ‘’-shaped elastic part, wherein the moving member is attached to the first fixing part so as to horizontally move the first sub chip of the AWG in the direction of decreasing central wavelength changes caused by temperature changes.
US11092738B2	Optical fiber cable Provided is an optical fiber cable which allows for high-quality signal transmission in short-distance transmission. The optical fiber cable is designed for use in optical communication based on transmitting an optical beam from a light-emitting device, to a light-receiving device. The optical fiber cable has: a proximal end which is one end thereof on the side of the light-emitting device, and a distal end which is the other end thereof on the side of the light-receiving device, wherein an optical beam returning from the side of the distal end toward the side of the light-emitting device has an M2 factor of 1.7 or more; and a length of 50 m or less.
US11092733B2	Microstructured light guide plates and devices comprising the same Disclosed herein are light guide plates comprising a glass substrate having an edge surface and a light emitting surface and a polymeric film comprising a plurality of microstructures disposed on the light emitting surface. At least one light source may be coupled to the edge surface of the glass substrate. The light guides disclosed herein may exhibit reduced light attenuation and/or color shift. Display and lighting devices comprising such light guide plates are further disclosed.
US11092725B2	Single-sensor hyperspectral imaging device The present disclosure generally relates to hyperspectral spectroscopy, and in particular, to systems, methods and devices enabling a single-sensor hyperspectral imaging device. Hyperspectral (also known as “multispectral”) spectroscopy is an imaging technique that integrates multiples images of an object resolved at different narrow spectral bands (i.e., narrow ranges of wavelengths) into a single data structure, referred to as a three-dimensional hyperspectral data cube. Data provided by hyperspectral spectroscopy allow for the identification of individual components of a complex composition through the recognition of spectral signatures of individual components within the three-dimensional hyperspectral data cube.
US11092722B2	Functionalized graphene and CNT sheet optical absorbers and method of manufacture An optical absorber and method of manufacture is disclosed. A non-woven sheet of randomly-organized horizontally-oriented carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is subjected to a laser rasterizing treatment at ambient temperature and pressure. The upper surface of the sheet is functionalized by oxygen and hydrogen atoms resulting in improved absorbance properties as compared to untreated CNT sheets as well as to commercial state-of-art black paints. Laser treatment conditions may also be altered or modulated to provide surface texturing in addition to functionalization to enhance light trapping and optical absorbance properties.
US11092720B2	Modulo grin optical devices The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to modulo GRIN optical design concepts. The modulo GRIN optical design may include optical devices including may include one or more gradient portions. These optical devices may include an index of refraction with a profile that gradually transitions along an axis of the optical devices with areas of abrupt change. The profile of this index of refraction may provide a shorter focal length than possible using conventional GRIN index of refraction profiles.
US11092719B1	Dynamic dot array illuminators A dot array illuminator includes an illumination source that includes one or more source arrays and a microlens array (MLA). A source array is an array of light emitting components. The source arrays are positioned on a substrate according to a geometric configuration. The MLA includes lens arrays that are arranged in a similar geometric configuration. The microlens array are separated from the source arrays by a distance and are substantially parallel to the source arrays. The microlens array overlaps with the source arrays and is of a dimension such that it can receive substantially all light emitted by the illumination source. The illumination source emits light towards the MLA. The MLA receives the light and outputs structured pattern light by interpolating received light.
US11092715B2	Systems and methods for estimating reservoir productivity as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interest Systems and methods for estimating reservoir productivity as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interest are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain subsurface data and well data corresponding to a subsurface volume of interest; obtain a parameter model; use the subsurface data and the well data to generate multiple production parameter maps; apply the parameter model to the multiple production parameter maps to generate refined production parameter values; generate multiple refined production parameter graphs; display the multiple refined production parameter graphs; generate one or more user input options; receive a defined well design and the one or more user input options selected by a user to generate limited production parameter values; generate a representation of estimated reservoir productivity as a function of position in the subsurface volume of interest using the defined well design and visual effects; and display the representation.
US11092710B2	Inversion techniques using streamers at different depths Techniques are disclosed relating to geophysical surveying and data processing using streamers at different depths. In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining geophysical data specific to a geophysical formation that includes a first set of data representative of a first particle motion signal and a first pressure signal recorded using sensors at a first depth and a second set of data representative of a second particle motion signal and a second pressure signal recorded using sensors at a second, greater depth. In this embodiment, the method includes generating first and second wave separation equations from the first and second sets of data and determining a cross-line wavenumber value that reconciles the first and second equations. The determined cross-line wavenumber may be used to separate measured up-going and down-going wavefields.
US11092708B2	Processes and systems to enhance illumination and resolution of seismic images using multiple reflected wavefields This disclosure describes processes and systems for generating a seismic image of a subterranean formation from recorded seismic data gathers obtained in a marine seismic survey of the subterranean formation. The seismic data comprises recorded pressure and vertical velocity wavefields that are used to separate the recorded pressure wavefield into upgoing and downgoing pressure wavefields. A seismic image is computed from the subterranean formation based on a product of the downgoing pressure wavefield and a migration operator applied to the upgoing pressure wavefield. The downgoing pressure wavefield is a boundary source wavefield and the upgoing pressure wavefield is boundary receiver wavefield of the migration operator. The seismic image is iteratively updated by computing a residual seismic image based on the upgoing pressure wavefield and adding the residual seismic image to the seismic image. The final seismic image displays increased illumination and reduced crosstalk artifacts compared to conventional seismic imaging techniques.
US11092707B2	Determining a component of a wave field There is described embodiments relating to a method of determining a wave field in an anisotropic subsurface of the Earth. The method includes numerically solving a decoupled quasi-acoustic single wave mode wave equation based on spatially varied anisotropic parameters, to determine the wave field in the anisotropic subsurface.
US11092704B2	Methods for manufacturing lithium foil neutron detectors A system and method for making a neutron detector includes stacking anode frames and laminated frames to form a detector insert. The laminated frames are formed by laminating a foil of neutron-responsive material to an aluminum frame plated with a metal that does not react with the neutron-responsive material. The anode frames include an anode wire tensioned to a predetermined tension. The anode wires are electrically coupled to a top lid that includes an electrical connector and a gas feed through. The top lid is pressed into a tank with the detector insert.
US11092701B1	Systems and methods for improved medical imaging A radiation detector assembly is provided that includes a semiconductor detector, plural pixelated anodes disposed on a surface of the semiconductor detector, and at least one processor. Each pixelated anode is configured to generate a mixed primary signal responsive to reception of a photon by at least one surrounding anode of the pixelated anode and to generate a mixed secondary signal responsive to reception of a photon by the pixelated anode. The at least one processor is operably coupled to the pixelated anodes, and is configured to: acquire the mixed primary signal from a first pixelated anode; acquire the mixed secondary signal from a second pixelated anode; and count an event in the second pixelated anode responsive to acquiring the mixed primary signal from the first pixelated anode and the mixed secondary signal from the second pixelated anode.
US11092696B2	Grouping for efficient cooperative positioning calculations An apparatus comprising a transceiver module and a processor. The transceiver may be configured to send/receive data messages to/from a plurality of vehicles. The processor may be configured to (i) determine a plurality of selected vehicles from the plurality of vehicles based on a selection criteria and (ii) calculate relative coordinates of the plurality of vehicles based on the data messages from the selected vehicles. The selection criteria may comprise determining (i) a target vehicle and (ii) at least two complementary vehicles. A predicted trajectory of the target vehicle may cross paths with a predicted trajectory of the apparatus. The complementary vehicles may be selected based on (i) an arrangement of the plurality of vehicles and (ii) speeds of the plurality of vehicles.
US11092694B2	Methods and system for controlling a movable object A computer-implemented method for controlling a controllable object includes determining a change in a baseline between a controlling object and the controllable object based on measurements from a first location sensor of the controlling object and a second location sensor of the controllable object, mapping the baseline change to a corresponding change in a navigation path of the controllable object based at least in part on a mapping function, generating one or more control commands according to the mapping, and controlling the controllable object to effect the state change according to the one or more control commands.
US11092689B2	Enabling lidar detection A system for detecting a vehicle includes a light source configured to emit a light signal. The system also includes a receiver sensor configured to receive a reflected light signal based at least in part on the light signal reflected from a plurality of reflectors. The system also includes a controller, the controller configured to identify an arrangement pattern of the plurality of reflectors based at least in part on the reflected light signal and determine that plurality of reflectors are coupled to another vehicle based at least in part on an identification of the arrangement pattern.
US11092685B2	Detection and identification of a human from characteristic signals One or more sensors are configured for detection of characteristics of moving objects and living subjects for human identification or authentication. One or more processors, such as in a system of sensors or that control a sensor, may be configured to process signals from the one or more sensors to identify a person. The processing may include evaluating features from the signals such as breathing rate, respiration depth, degree of movement and heart rate etc. The sensors may be radio frequency non-contact sensors with automated detection control to change detection control parameters based on the identification of living beings, such as to avoid sensor interference.
US11092676B2	Method and system for optical data communication via scanning ladar Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments that employ controllable delays between successive ladar pulses in order to discriminate between “own” ladar pulse reflections and “interfering” ladar pulses reflections by a receiver. Example embodiments include designs where a sparse delay sum circuit is used at the receiver and where a funnel filter is used at the receiver. Also, disclosed are techniques for selecting codes to use for the controllable delays as well as techniques for identifying and tracking interfering ladar pulses and their corresponding delay codes. The use of a ladar system with pulse deconfliction is also disclosed as part of an optical data communication system.
US11092669B1	Ground clutter filter and method for detect and avoid sensing A method using a radar system includes providing a radar pulse using an antenna, receiving radar returns using the antenna, and detecting target data using the radar returns. The target data is processed using ground data associated with transportation routes. Correlation of a transportation route of the transportation routes and a location of a first target associated with the target data is an indication of ground clutter.
US11092662B2	Optical guidance systems and methods using mutually distinct signal-modifying sensors In an embodiment, an optical sensor includes (i) a first lens array including a plurality of first lenses, (ii) a photodetector array including a plurality of photodetectors each aligned with a respective one of the plurality of first lenses, and (iii) a plurality of signal-modifying elements each aligned with a respective one of the plurality of first lenses. The plurality of signal-modifying elements includes (a) a first signal-modifying optical element having a first spatially-dependent transmission function, and (b) a second signal-modifying optical element having a second spatially-dependent transmission function differing from the first spatially-dependent transmission function.
US11092652B2	Grid islanded fuel cell installation for data center load Various embodiments manage a fuel cell IT grid system to maintain fuel cell temperatures above a threshold temperature. The system may include power modules each including a fuel cell, DC/DC converters each connected to a power module, a DC power bus connected to the DC/DC, IT loads each connected to the DC power bus, a load balancing load connected to the DC power bus, and a control device connected to a first power module. The control device may determine whether a temperature of the first power module exceeds the temperature threshold, determine whether an electrical power output of the power modules exceeds an electrical power demand of the IT loads in response to the temperature exceeding the temperature threshold, and direct excess electrical power output to the load balancing load in response to the electrical power output exceeding the electrical power demand.
US11092651B2	High-frequency probe position correction technology A high-frequency characteristic inspection apparatus includes a pair of high-frequency probes that inspect an electrical characteristic of a plane circuit including a signal region and a ground region formed apart from each other by an S parameter obtained by pushing a tip against a surface of the plane circuit and discharging a high frequency and a measurement apparatus. The high-frequency probe includes a ground terminal that is in contact with the ground region at its tip and a signal terminal that is in contact with the signal region simultaneously with the ground terminal at its tip. The pair of high-frequency probes are configured to contact with a surface of the plane circuit at the same time while facing each other at a certain interval.
US11092647B2	Programmable integrated circuit with internal diagnostic hardware A programmable integrated circuit may include logic, signal select hardware, programmable signal analysis hardware, an embedded microcontroller, and a hardware interface. The logic performs one or more functions and outputs a plurality of signals. The signal select hardware selects one or more of the signals output from the logic. The programmable signal analysis hardware analyzes the selected signals to produce diagnostic data. The embedded microcontroller receives the diagnostic data from the programmable signal analysis hardware and may reconfigure the logic based on the diagnostic data. The hardware interface connects the programmable signal analysis hardware and the embedded microcontroller to transport the diagnostic data.
US11092644B2	Method and system for inspecting boards for microelectronics or optics by laser doppler effect A method for inspecting a wafer including: rotating the wafer about an axis of symmetry (X) perpendicular to a main wafer surface (S); emitting, from a light source coupled with an interferometric device, two incident light beams, to form, at the intersection between the two beams, a measurement volume (V) containing interference fringes so that a region of the main surface (S) of the wafer passes through a fringe, the dimension (Dy) of the measurement volume in a radial direction of the wafer being between 5 and 100 μm; collecting a portion of the light scattered by the wafer region; acquiring the collected light and emitting a signal representing the variation in the collected light intensity as a function of time; and detecting, a frequency component in the collected light, the frequency being the time signature of a defect passage through the measurement volume.
US11092635B2	Electromagnetic field probe An electromagnetic field probe includes one continuous conductor line having terminals at both ends of the one continuous conductor line and including 2N (N is an integer greater than or equal to 3) conductors radially extending from a point near the center of the electromagnetic field probe, the one continuous conductor line being not short-circuited in the middle and being formed by connecting an end portion of a conductor included in the 2N conductors to an end portion of another conductor included in the 2N conductors, and two conductors included in the 2N conductors are disposed at positions at which the two conductors face each other with the point near the center present between the two conductors, and end portions of the two conductors close to the point near the center are connected to each other.
US11092626B2	Device for measuring electrical variables in electrical panels A device for measuring electrical variables in electrical panels may include a casing, a printed circuit board (PCB) wherein the PCB incorporates a microprocessor and an electrical current sensor; a female connector and a male connector, the female connector and the male connector being connected electrically; and a communications terminal with remote control equipment. In some non-limiting embodiments, the device may be configured to: connect a wire of the power circuit to the female connector of the casing; connect the male connector of the casing to the connection hole of protection equipment of an electrical panel; measure the amperage of the electrical current circulating through the wire, and; process and digitize the measurement of the amperage of the electrical current circulating through the wire, and transmit it, through the communications terminal, to the remote control equipment.
US11092618B2	Offset cancellation device for micro-electromechanical system The present disclosure is directed to a system that includes a sensor and a signal conditioner coupled to the sensor. The signal conditioner includes signal processing circuitry coupled to the sensor and offset cancellation circuitry. The offset cancellation circuitry includes a sign detector configured to output a high signal or a low signal based on a sign of an output signal from the signal processing circuitry, an integrator coupled to the sign detector, and a divider coupled to the integrator and to an input of the signal processing circuitry.
US11092615B1	Acceleration-determination device and method An acceleration-determination device (D) includes a gripping jig (1) that retains a gripping tool (1g) gripping a test piece (Y) in a state where the gripping tool is tilted from a horizontal state, detects a tilt angle of the gripping tool, and makes it possible to change a gripping force of the gripping tool, a mass adjuster (B) that adjusts a mass of the test piece such that a component force of gravity in a tilt direction which varies according to the tilt angle equals gravity acting on the test piece before tilting thereof, and an acceleration calculator (3b) that calculates an acceleration of the test piece when the test piece is detached from the gripping tool based on the tilt angle and a gravitational acceleration acting on the test piece when the test piece is detached from the gripping tool.
US11092606B2	Super resolution imaging of protein-protein interactions This disclosure provides methods and compositions for detecting intramolecular and intermolecular interactions, such as protein-protein interactions. These methods detect such interactions at sub-diffraction distances, and thus are referred to as super-resolution detection and imaging methods.
US11092597B2	Devices and methods for analyzing intact proteins, antibodies, antibody subunits, and antibody drug conjugates The present disclosure relates devices and methods for analyzing intact antibodies, antibody subunits, antibody drug conjugate subunits, antibody drug conjugates, and intact proteins in a biological mixture.
US11092596B2	Material and method to screen proteasome stimulators A group of peptide compounds and their use in identifying molecules that stimulate proteasome or immunoproteasome are disclosed herein.
US11092587B2	Method for evaluating cellulose nanofiber dispersion Herein provided are methods for evaluating cellulose nanofiber dispersions, comprising the steps of: (1) preparing a cellulose nanofiber dispersion; (2) adding a color material into the cellulose nanofiber dispersion; and (3) observing the cellulose nanofiber dispersion to which a colored pigment has been added with a light microscope. The methods allow for easy evaluation of whether or not agglomerates of cellulose nanofibers exist in cellulose nanofiber dispersions, which cannot be visually determined.
US11092586B1	Evaluating spontaneous hydraulic fracturing fluid imbibition and oil displacement method and apparatus The present invention comprises a test for evaluating spontaneous hydraulic fracturing fluid imbibition and oil displacement method and apparatus utilizing a composite core with a pressurized Amott cell test.
US11092585B2	Electrochemical method for detection and quantification of organic compounds in water Method and system for detection and quantification of oxidizable organics in water. The method involves the partial electrolytic decomposition of the oxidizable organics in a short time frame, preferably less than five seconds, and does not involve the use of toxic reagents. The system includes an electrochemical sensor probe that, in turn, includes a boron-doped diamond microelectrode array. The system additionally includes an electronic transducer and a computing device. The system utilizes an analysis technique to convert sensor signal to a result that can be correlated with COD or BOD values obtained by standard methods. The method and system are particularly suitable for, but not limited to, use in monitoring of water quality at wastewater treatment plants. By employing the method before and after adding aerobic microorganisms to the sample, the method may be used to distinguish biologically oxidizable organics from total oxidizable organics.
US11092583B2	Machine learning stabilization of gas sensor output A system for stabilizing sensor readings. The system includes a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; a receiver to receive from a sensing device, a measurement and an environmental parameter. The system also includes a machine learning engine executed on the processor wherein the machine learning engine receives, as inputs: the environmental parameters; the measurement; and control parameters calculated based on control measurements made at time points before and after the measurement.
US11092577B2	Polar pesticide determination using chromatography The present disclosure relates to the determination of pesticides, e.g., polar pesticides, in a sample using chromatography. The present disclosure can provide direct analysis of polar pesticides, including anionic polar pesticides, using high performance liquid chromatography. The polar pesticides are sufficiently retained and resolved to allow for multiple polar pesticide determinations in a single analysis.
US11092573B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for determining nonlinear properties of a material to detect early fatigue or damage An inspection apparatus detects one or more characteristics of a material sample and includes a transmitter to transmit an initial signal to the material sample, and a receiver to receive a detected signal from the material sample associated with the initial signal. The detected signal has at least a first harmonic signal component and a second harmonic signal component. Data processing circuitry determines a resonant frequency of the first harmonic signal component and an amplitude of the first harmonic signal component at the resonant frequency, and filters the detected signal using a first filter signal having a frequency corresponding to the first harmonic signal component and a second filter signal having a frequency corresponding to the second harmonic signal component. A frequency analysis is performed in the frequency domain on the filtered first and second signals to determine corresponding first and second amplitudes. The first and second amplitudes may be compensated for nonlinearity. One or more nonlinear parameters are determined based on the first and second amplitudes. A user interface communicates one or more characteristics of the material sample based on the first and second compensated amplitudes.
US11092572B2	Method for the nondestructive examination of a test specimen by use of ultrasound The invention is a method for the nondestructive examination of a test specimen using ultrasound. Ultrasonic waves are coupled into the test specimen with ultrasonic transducers. Ultrasonic waves, which are reflected within the test specimen, are received by the ultrasonic transducers and converted into ultrasonic signals. The method determines an average noise level, to which all discrete signal information is subjected, determines volume elements assigned to each discrete signal information having a signal level with a signal-to-noise ratio R (which is referred to as an average noise level), of 6 dB≤R, determines pairs of volumes separated by a distance A which is equal to or less than a wavelength of the ultrasonic waves coupled into the test specimen. Volumes are combined into a group and the discrete signal information is evaluated, based on at least one of polarization, frequency, wave type and wave mode.
US11092569B1	Apparatus and methods for detection of molecules A system for detecting a chemical substance of interest among a plurality of different chemical substances comprises an inlet, an ionization module, a high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry (FAIMS) cell, and optionally a detector. A focussing module and/or a flow control gas supply can be provided. The system has example applications for molecules including Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), its metabolites and/or other substances of interest from a breath of a subject or from a breath sample obtained from a subject.
US11092565B2	Electrochemical methods and compounds for the detection of enzymes Disclosed are compositions and methods for the electrochemical detection of enzymes, such as enzymes that are indicative of disease, disorders, or pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi, or other disorders. These methods can be used in point-of-care diagnostic assays for the detection of disease, disorder, or pathogen (e.g., to identify the strain of pathogen infecting a patient in a healthcare setting). The electrochemical methods described herein can also be used to assess the susceptibility of a pathogen to an antipathogen drug. Also provided are probes suitable for use in conjunction with the methods described herein.
US11092561B2	Method and system for determining a quality of hydrocarbon fluid The invention comprises a method and an analysing system for determining a quality of a hydrocarbon fluid. In an example, the electrical resistivity of the fluid is determined by means of a sensor device. The electrical resistivity is determined over time under predetermined conditions, and a change in the electrical resistivity is monitored over time. A change in fluid visocity may also be determined and monitored over time. The analysing system provides information about an absolute value of a difference of a total base number and a total acid number based on the monitored resistivity change that relates to the quality of the fluid for providing an indication of the remaining useful life of the fluid. In an example, the information about the fluid may correlate to oxidation and/or nitration of the fluid when a change in fluid visocity is below a predetermined threshold.
US11092558B2	Method of calculating pathogen inactivation for a fluid heating system A method of determining pathogen inactivation may include performing an energy balance on a fluid heating system. Performing an energy balance may include calculating temperatures of a fluid at a plurality of locations as the fluid flows through the fluid heating system. The method of determining pathogen inactivation may also include receiving inactivation kinetic data regarding a pathogen present in the fluid and determining pathogen inactivation amounts based on exposure to the temperatures. Performing an energy balance may include receiving a plurality of input parameters relating to the fluid heating system. The plurality of input parameters may relate to a solar collection system and an associated fluid control system. The solar collection system may include a parabolic mirror and the fluid control system may include an elongated flow element arranged along a focal axis of the parabolic mirror.
US11092555B2	EUV vessel inspection method and related system A single-shot metrology for direct inspection of an entirety of the interior of an EUV vessel is provided. An EUV vessel including an inspection tool integrated with the EUV vessel is provided. During an inspection process, the inspection tool is moved into a primary focus region of the EUV vessel. While the inspection tool is disposed at the primary focus region and while providing a substantially uniform and constant light level to an interior of the EUV vessel by way of an illuminator, a panoramic image of an interior of the EUV vessel is captured by way of a single-shot of the inspection tool. Thereafter, a level of tin contamination on a plurality of components of the EUV vessel is quantified based on the panoramic image of the interior of the EUV vessel. The quantified level of contamination is compared to a KPI, and an OCAP may be implemented.
US11092551B2	Staircase surface-enhanced raman scattering substrate A method for fabricating a surface enhancement of Raman scattering substrate is disclosed. The method further includes patterning a hardmask on a portion of a substrate. The method further includes directionally etching a portion of an exposed portion of the substrate to form a first stepped portion. The method further includes trimming the hardmask laterally to a first predetermined width. The method further includes directionally etching a portion of exposed horizontal portions of the substrate to form a second stepped portion.
US11092542B2	Quality evaluation method and quality evaluation device A quality evaluation method includes, acquiring light intensity distribution information related to a distribution of absorbance with respect to the measurement light in the cell mass by irradiating a cell mass with measurement light including near-infrared light; and evaluating a quality of the cell mass based on the information. A quality evaluation device includes a light source that irradiates a cell mass with measurement light including near-infrared light; a light receiving unit that, by receiving transmitted light or diffusely reflected light from the cell mass, acquires light intensity distribution information related to a distribution of absorbance with respect to the measurement light in the cell mass, the transmitted light or the diffusely reflected light being emitted from the cell mass by irradiating the cell mass with the measurement light; and an analyzing unit that evaluates a quality of the cell mass based on the information.
US11092539B2	Analyte-induced chiroptical changes Systems and methods are provided for determining a presence, type, or amount of an analyte in fluid. An analyte sensor can include a substrate that includes a chiral molecule for sensing the presence of the analyte in the fluid. A property of the chiral molecule may change in response to sensing the presence of the analyte. The change in the property of the chiral molecule can cause a change in polarization of a beam of light traveling through the substrate. The presence, type, or amount of the analyte can be determined based on the change in polarization of the beam of light. The analyte sensor, along with optical fibers, can be used to determine the presence, type, or amount of an analyte in a fluid sample from a wellbore.
US11092536B2	Laser sensor module for particle detection with offset beam A laser sensor module for detecting a particle density of particles, which includes: a laser; a detector; and a mirror. The laser is arranged to emit a laser beam to the mirror. A movement of the mirror is arranged to redirect the laser beam. The laser beam is displaced with respect to a rotation axis of the mirror such that a focus region of the laser beam is moving with a velocity having components normal and parallel to the optical axis of the redirected laser beam such that an angle between the parallel and the normal velocity component is at least a threshold angle of 2°. The detector is arranged to determine a self mixing interference signal of an optical wave within a laser cavity of the laser, the self mixing interference signal being generated by laser light of the laser beam reflected by at least one of the particles.
US11092527B1	Hand tool edge tester A hand tool edge tester for evaluating the sharpness and smoothness of the cutting edge of a blade for the hand tool like a knife is provided according to the invention. The knife blade is held stationary along a horizontal, longitudinal axis. A long piece of solid tape of the cuttable substrate material like Teflon moved within a reel-to-reel tape mechanism attached to a tape carriage travels simultaneously horizontally as the tape carriage moves along a longitudinal axis, and along an upwardly inclined, diagonal pathway defined by the reel-to-reel mechanism. The blade of the hand tool slices the upwardly, diagonally moving tape ribbon with the load cell measuring the cutting force exerted by the tape ribbon against the blade as it is moved along the distance of the cutting edge substantially between the hand tool handle and the blade tip. The diagonal axis for the path of the traveling cuttable substrate media tape allows the knife blade to cut the tape more easily without tearing, along with an approximate 90° angle between the blade tip and the cutting media pathway, thereby providing a more accurate measurement by the load cell of the tip portion of the blade as it slices the tape. The cutting force data produced by the load cell yields a cutting profile for the cutting edge along the hand tool blade to indicate the relative sharpness and smoothness of the cutting edge.
US11092525B2	Method and device for performing bending test on display panel A method and device for performing a bending test on a display panel are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a fixing member, a pressure exerting member and a driving device, and forming a space in the fixing member; fixing the display panel vertically onto the fixing member, wherein the display panel matches with the space to provide a corresponding space for deformation of the display panel; and driving the pressure exerting member to move in a direction perpendicular to the display panel to exert a pressure onto the display panel. If the pressure exerted onto the display panel is equal to a predetermined pressure for a predetermined time, the driving device controls the pressure exerting member to stop exerting the pressure onto the display panel. The predetermined pressure is a pressure required to drive the display panel to deform and reach a predetermined curvature.
US11092523B2	Gas phase sample preparation for cryo-electron microscopy The present invention provides methods for controllably forming a layer of amorphous ice and other amorphous solids on a substrate, and also provides cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) sample preparation methods and systems that utilize in vacuo formation of amorphous ice and other solids. Formation of the amorphous solid layer can be independent of the deposition of sample molecules to be analyzed using electron microscopy, and allows for the generation of a uniformly thick layer. Optionally, mass spectrometry instruments are used to generate and purify molecules deposited on the generated amorphous solid layer. The techniques and systems described herein can deliver near ideal cryo-EM sample preparation to greatly increase resolution, sensitivity, scope, and throughput of cryo-EM protein imaging, and therefore greatly impact the field of structural biology.
US11092514B2	Sensor dome arrangement A sensor dome arrangement has a sensor dome and a housing wall, which is particularly a transmission wall. The sensor dome includes a sensor, dome contacts which are electrically connected to the sensor, and a dome housing. The dome housing has a first dome housing section in which the sensor is arranged, and a second dome housing section on or in which the dome contacts are arranged. A through-opening is made in the housing wall, and the sensor dome is attached to the housing wall such that at least one outer surface of the first dome housing section faces a first chamber which is adjacent to the sensor dome and an inner side of the housing wall, and such that the dome contacts face a second chamber which is adjacent to the sensor dome and an outer side of the housing wall.
US11092512B2	Optical table The invention relates to a coolable optical table with a table top and at least three table legs. Securing means for securing objects such as optical elements are provided in a table surface of the table top. The table legs are equipped with a damping device for damping vibrations.
US11092511B2	Device and method for measuring lens contour based on laser wave number scanning Provided is a device for measuring a lens three-dimensional profile based on laser wavenumber scanning, including: a semiconductor laser for emitting coherent light; a beam splitter for dividing the coherent light into two parts; an optical wedge; a CCD camera for capturing an interference image; a computer for processing image information; a laser controller for adjusting an operating temperature and an operating current of the semiconductor laser; and a bilateral telecentric lens. The coherent light is reflected by the optical wedge and then reaches the bilateral telecentric lens through the beam splitter, to form a first reflected light path. The coherent light is reflected by the measured lens, and then reaches the bilateral telecentric lens through the beam splitter, to form a second reflected light path. The first reflected light path and the second reflected light path form an interference image after passing through the bilateral telecentric lens.
US11092509B1	Container content monitoring device and system A container content monitoring system includes at least one container content monitoring device including a top plate connected to a housing, a weight sensor configured to detect a weight of an object arranged on the top plate, a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the object where the object contacts the top plate, a transmitter, and a controller operatively connected to the temperature sensor, the weight sensor, and the transceiver. The transmitter may be configured to communicate with a cloud server remote from the container content monitoring device. The container content monitoring system further includes a router device configured to communicate with the at least one container content monitoring device, a cloud server remote from the at least one container content monitoring device, and a first user device configured to communicate with the cloud server.
US11092493B2	Cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy using a piecewise tunable laser and hierarchical wavelength determination Improved cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy is provided using a piecewise tunable laser by using a lookup table for laser tuning that is configured specifically for this application. In preferred embodiments this is done in combination with a laser control strategy that provides precise wavelength determination using cavity modes of the instrument as a reference.
US11092492B2	Projector imaging system with auto-homing tunable filter Some embodiments are directed to an imaging that includes an image sensor; a tunable filter; and a controller operatively connected to the tunable filter and to the image sensor. The imaging system is configured to: tune the tunable filter to a plurality of filter states. The image sensor acquires, at each state of the plurality of states, an image of an object, to provide different images of the object. The controller calculates a state related score, for each state that is indicative of one or more properties of at least one subset of pixels of the at least one image acquired at the state, to provide a plurality of state related scores; and determines, based on at least one of the plurality of state related scores, a desired state of the tunable filter that satisfies a desired state related score criterion; and sets the tunable filter.
US11092491B1	Switchable multi-spectrum optical sensor An optical system, comprising a multi-spectral optical element, a switchable filter, a dual bandpass filter, and a sensor. The multi-spectral optical element receives light in at least a first spectral band and a second spectral band. The dual bandpass filter filters out wavelengths of light in a transition region of the switchable filter between the first spectral band and the second spectral band. The switchable filter filters light received from the dual bandpass filter in the first spectral band in a first mode where the switchable filter transmits light in the first spectral band and in a second mode where the switchable filter does not transmit light in the first spectral band. The sensor is disposed at an image plane, and the multi-spectral optical element is configured to produce a modulation transfer function value that is a above a predetermined threshold for each of the spectral bands.
US11092489B2	Wide-angle computational imaging spectroscopy method and apparatus A system for computational imaging spectroscopy to provide compact and lightweight design, as well as large field of view of an object to be captured. The system includes imaging components, and computational device. The imaging components includes lens assembly, a fixed or variable-diameter aperture, spectral filter array and imaging sensor. The lens assembly provides wide angle of view, image-side telecentricity, and further may correct for longitudinal chromatic aberrations. The lens assembly may not provide correction of lateral chromatic aberrations. Furthermore, the lens assembly provides image-space telecentricity so as to chief rays are incident perpendicular to image sensor. The lens assembly may produce different chromatic aberrations pattern for each wavelength within the spectral range of interest. The pass-band nanofilter array is configured to filter a plurality of specific bands of light reflected from the imaged object and further produces a plurality of spatio-spectral samples of the imaged object projected onto the photosensitive pixels of imaging sensor. The computational device reconstructs complete spectral cube within the spectral range of interest, and further enables the computation of object reflectance at each pixel of the captured image from the plurality of spatio-spectral samples registered by the imaging sensor.
US11092487B2	Paint color and tinting station A paint color analysis station has a main body with a front exterior surface and a rear exterior surface. A paint sampling portion and a drying portion are disposed on the front exterior surface of the main body. The paint sampling portion has a paint sampling surface extending outwardly from the front exterior surface of the main body at an angle that is less than 90 degrees. The drying portion has a main body and an overhang disposed directly above the paint sampling portion. The overhang includes an opening configured to receive a drying device. At least one hanging portion and at least one storage portion are also disposed on the paint color analysis station. The at least one hanging portion and the at least one storage portion are configured to conveniently organize and house various paint analysis tools and accessories when not in operation.
US11092481B2	Integrated circuit (IC) integrated structure for optical mouse comprisinga light shield with a through hole for transmitting light arranged between an optical lens and a main control IC wafer An IC integrated structure for an optical mouse of the invention comprises a bracket configured for being connected with a PCB, an LED wafer for emitting light, a main control IC wafer and an optical lens; wherein the LED wafer and the main control IC wafer are respectively mounted at two ends of a terminal surface inside a bracket frame, the LED wafer and the main control IC wafer are connected with the PCB by the bracket, and the optical lens is mounted above the LED wafer and the main control IC wafer; a light shield configured for shielding an external light source is arranged between the optical lens and the main control IC wafer, and a through hole configured for transmitting light is formed in the light shield.
US11092480B2	Light obstruction sensor Light obstruction can be detected using a light obstruction sensor. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a light obstruction sensor, light being emitted by a light source, a light level being associated with the light, and the light source and the light obstruction sensor being disposed in a light assembly. The method further includes determining, by a processing device, whether the light level exceeds a first threshold. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the light level exceeds the first threshold, determining that the light being emitted by the light source is at least partially impaired by an object. The method further includes validating, by the processing device, the determination that the light source is at least partially impaired by the object to confirm whether the light source is at least partially impaired by the object.
US11092473B1	Cup having measurement indicators A cup includes a body having a cylindrical shape. The body includes a plurality of measurement indicators provided at an exterior surface of the body. The cup also includes a base integrally formed with the body. The body and the base are formed based on a silicone material.
US11092467B2	Elastic encoder and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed herein are an elastic encoder and manufacturing method thereof. The elastic encoder of the present invention includes a reinforcing rim which has a reinforcing body and a reinforcing flange formed along a peripheral part of the reinforcing body and which is manufactured using a metallic material; and a plastic magnet which is bound to the reinforcing flange so as to surround the reinforcing flange, includes synthetic resin, rubber material, and magnetic powder, and has a plurality of magnetic poles magnetized in a circumferential direction.
US11092459B2	GPS features and functionality in an athletic watch system Athletic performance monitoring systems include GPS data to enhance various features of the workout as well as the post-workout data analysis. Such features include using output from multiple sensors to determine the most accurate data available for providing distance measurements for individual segments of a route. The most accurate data for each route segment, from whatever source, then is used to provide the overall route distance and as the basis for making other calculations, such as pace, calorie burn, etc. Another feature relates to the ability to both input and output geographically tagged messages while moving along a route during an athletic performance.
US11092449B2	Methods and systems for providing transportation service Systems and methods for providing transportation service to a passenger are disclosed. An exemplary method for providing transportation service may include receiving a passenger position from a terminal device, and receiving a vehicle position from a vehicle. The vehicle is matched to provide the transportation service to the passenger. The method may further include determining, by a processor, pick-up locations for the vehicle to pick up the passenger, and providing the terminal device with the pick-up locations. The method may also include receiving, from the terminal device, a selected pick-up location; and navigating the vehicle and the passenger according to the selected pick-up location.
US11092445B2	Method and system for localizing a vehicle A method and a corresponding system for localizing a vehicle using a digital map are described. In accordance with the method, the digital map assigns to the features one or a plurality of predetermined attributes, which are provided for characterizing possibly occurring actual changes in the features comparison to the digital map existing at the moment. On the basis of the assigned attributes, probabilities relative to the changes are also determined, and the vehicle is localized in consideration of the determined probabilities.
US11092440B2	Vibration device and method for controlling the same According to one embodiment, a method for controlling a vibration device includes a movable body capable of vibrating in a first direction, and a catch and release mechanism capable of catching the movable body that freely vibrates in the first direction, by an electrostatic attractive force, and releasing the caught movable body to freely vibrate the movable body in the first direction, wherein in a condition that tc is a time from a rise start time point to a rise end time point of an applied voltage for catching the movable body that freely vibrates in the first direction, by the electrostatic attractive force, and td is a period of the free vibration in the first direction of the movable body, the time tc is longer than the time td.
US11092419B2	Ultra-light and ultra-accurate portable coordinate measurement machine with multi-piece joint engagement A coordinate measurement machine (CMM) includes a manually-positionable articulated arm having first and second ends. The articulated arm includes a plurality of arm segments and a plurality of rotary joints. The first end includes a connector configured to connect to a measurement probe. The second end includes a base for mounting the CMM. A housing of at least one rotary joint from the plurality of rotary joints has a cylindrical outer surface that engages a) the base or b) a connecting portion that connects the at least one rotary joint to another rotary joint from the plurality of rotary joints, the housing welded to the base or to the connecting portion.
US11092413B2	Metal injection molded primer insert for polymer ammunition The present invention provides an injection molded primer insert for polymer ammunition comprising: a top surface opposite a bottom surface; a primer flash hole aperture positioned in the top surface extending through to the bottom surface; a substantially cylindrical coupling element extending away from the bottom surface forming an interior surface inside the substantially cylindrical coupling element and an exterior surface; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, a primer flash aperture positioned in the primer recess to extend through the bottom surface, and a flange that extends circumferentially about an outer edge of the top surface, wherein the flange is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding.
US11092408B2	Illuminated sight system An illuminated sighting system is provided and includes a front sight and a rear sight, wherein the front sight includes a front aperture and a front base, wherein, the front aperture further includes a front LED and a front sight post wherein the front sight post is adjustable in height and is optically communicated with the front LED such that when the front LED is illuminated, at least a portion of the front sight post is illuminated and wherein, the rear aperture further includes a sighting halo and a rear LED wherein the sighting halo is laterally adjustable and associated with the rear LED such that when the rear LED is illuminated, at least a portion of the sighting halo is illuminated.
US11092405B2	Firearm recoil pad and associated accessories A recoil pad assembly is provided and is configured to be removably attached to a firearm. The recoil pad assembly can include a recoil pad and a tool. The recoil pad can include a body having a first face, a second face, a first end, and a second end. A storage slot can be disposed into the first face of the body. The first face of the body can also include one or more anchors for removably attaching the assembly to the firearm. The tool can include one or more tools in or on its body and can be sized and shaped to be removably coupled to the recoil pad assembly by inserting the tool into the storage slot.
US11092403B2	Buffer tube mount A firearm support system (FSS) includes a buffer tube mount (BTM) having a first complementary component and a receiver comprising a second complementary component configured to selectively receive the first complementary component. The BTM comprises a shelf that extends from a ring of the BTM.
US11092396B1	Barrel extension and further improvements A barrel extension usable with a firearm and a firearm having a barrel extension is disclosed. The barrel extension may include a barrel extension body extending along a barrel extension central axis between a barrel interface end. The barrel interface end may be configured to be connected to a barrel and the bolt receiving end may be configured to selectively receive a rotatable bolt of the firearm. The barrel extension may further include a plurality of barrel extension lugs at the bolt receiving end having bolt lug receiving openings therebetween, wherein each of the plurality of barrel extension lugs has a lug inner surface that is a first distance from the central axis, and each of the plurality of receiving openings have a receiving opening inner surface that is a second distance from the central axis. The barrel extension further includes a first feed ramp with a first feed ramp surface configured to guide a firearm cartridge, a second feed ramp with a second feed ramp surface configured to guide a firearm cartridge, and a ramp divider between the first feed ramp and the second feed ramp, wherein the ramp divider has a ramp divider inner surface that is a third distance from the central axis.
US11092390B2	Collector plate for a motor vehicle heat exchanger A collector plate for a motor vehicle heat exchanger may include a first receiving zone for tubes of a first tube bundle of a heat exchanger. The collector plate may include a second receiving zone for tubes of a second tube bundle of a heat exchanger and a groove extending between the first and second receiving zones. The collector plate may be thinner in a region of the groove. Further, the collector plate may have a channel reducing the thickness of the collector plate from a first face of the collector plate and opposing a second face of the collector plate including the groove.
US11092384B2	Thermal stress relief for heat sinks A crossflow heat exchanger includes an outer housing, an inlet that receives a hot fluid to be cooled and a monolithic manifold includes a central receiving reservoir and one or more outer reservoirs. The fluid received at the inlet passing into the central receiving reservoir. The exchanger also includes an outlet connected to the one or more outer reservoirs and tubes disposed within the outer housing that connect the central receiving reservoir and the one or more outer reservoirs. The monolithic manifold includes a gap formed between the central receiving reservoir and one or more outer reservoirs.
US11092380B2	Method of drying frac sand without heat A method of drying frac sand without heat is comprised of constructing a drainage system and placing sand on top of a perforated top layer thereon. The drainage system has multiple layers through which liquid passes to dewater sand resting thereon. At the bottom of the drainage system, perforated collection pipes, at least partially surrounded by rocks, collect and carry the liquid to a collection pond for reuse. A cellular confinement layer has sections of panels which, upon expansion, have cells filled with rocks. A woven monofilament geotextile fabric layer comprising woven monofilament geotextile fabric sheets sewn together has sized openings which allow fluid, but prevent sand from passing through the openings. The top layer comprises high density polyethylene perforated sheets welded together. A watertight liner sits below the collection pipes and the cellular confinement layer. Protective layers above and below the watertight liner prevent rocks from damaging same.
US11092377B2	Dispensing apparatus provided with a cooling unit A beverage container cooling unit has: (a) a housing having a slot for receiving a container therein, (b) a cooling element having a cold supply, (c) a heat conductive panel enabling heat transfer between a container provided in the slot and the cold supply; wherein the heat conductive panel has two material layers fixed against one another: (I) a first material layer defining a cooling surface facing the container receiving slot and an opposed surface, said first layer made of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient of X1; (ii) a second material layer having a contact surface facing positioned against the opposed surface of the first material layer and a second opposed surface, the second material layer having a thermal expansion coefficient of X2, different from X1, the difference in thermal expansion causing the conductive panel to bulge at a change in temperature.
US11092373B2	Conveying assembly for snowmaking apparatus A snow conveying assembly for use with a snow making machine includes an impeller for receiving snow from the snow making machine and accelerating the snow; and an ejector tube, which receives the snow from the impeller, further accelerates the snow and discharges the snow from the assembly. The ejector tube contains a venturi throat. Snow from the impeller is conveyed via a snow inlet tube into the ejector tube immediately upstream of a venturi throat and air under pressure is blown into the ejector tube upstream of the venturi throat to further accelerate the snow.
US11092371B2	System and method of controlling a variable-capacity compressor and a variable-capacity fan using a two-stage thermostat A system includes a compressor, an indoor fan, a thermostat, an indoor fan controller, and a compressor controller. The thermostat provides first and second signals based on indoor loading. The fan controller operates the fan in low speed mode and the compressor controller operates the compressor in low capacity mode when only the first signal is asserted. The compressor controller automatically switches the compressor to high capacity mode if only the first signal remains asserted past the low capacity mode runtime. The fan controller operates the fan in high speed mode when the second signal is asserted while the first signal is still asserted. The compressor controller continues to operate the compressor in high capacity mode and the fan controller operates the fan in low speed mode after the second signal is de-asserted, until the first signal is de-asserted, at which point the fan and compressor are turned off.
US11092362B2	Air-conditioning device A compressor of an air-conditioning device includes a scroll mechanism unit having a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll that cooperates with the fixed scroll to compress refrigerant. There is a first space portion provided between the scroll mechanism unit and an electric motion unit; an annular second space portion provided in a circumference of the scroll mechanism unit in a radial direction; a communication path provided between the first space portion and the second space portion, to guide, to the second space portion, the refrigerant sucked from the suction pipe to the first space portion. A part of the refrigerant between the first expansion valve and the second expansion valve is injected simultaneously to the first space portion and the second space portion.
US11092361B2	Linear compressor Provided is a linear compressor. The linear compressor includes a shell defining an internal space and a compressor body disposed in the internal space. Also, the shell includes a shell body having both ends that are opened and a suction shell cover and a discharge shell cover, which are respectively coupled to both the ends of the shell body to close the internal space. Here, the discharge shell cover is provided in shape that is capable of assisting heat dissipation of the frame.
US11092359B2	Photovoltaic-photothermal reaction complementary full-spectrum solar utilization system The present disclosure provides a photovoltaic-photothermal reaction complementary full-spectrum solar utilization system, comprising: a waveband thermal reactor having a reactant flow channel and a reaction chamber therein, a photovoltaic cell attached to a surface of the waveband thermal reactor, and a full spectrum concentrator configured to concentrate full spectrum sunlight onto a surface of the photovoltaic cell, wherein the full spectrum concentrating device concentrates the full spectrum sunlight onto a upper surface of the opaque or transmissive photovoltaic cell, wherein a portion of the sunlight is converted into electric energy and another portion of the sunlight is converted into thermal energy, and wherein the thermal energy is utilized by the waveband thermal reactor to preheat reactant(s) in the reaction chamber and to make a portion of the reactant(s) to undergo an endothermic chemical reaction such that the thermal energy is stored as chemical energy.
US11092335B2	Ignition control systems for fuel-fired devices A fuel-fired device can include an air-moving device that mixes air and a fuel to generate a fuel-air mixture. The fuel-fired device can also include an air box that provides the air to the air-moving device, and a fuel valve that provides the fuel to the air-moving device, where the fuel valve includes a tracking port coupled to the air box, where the tracking port detects a pressure of the air box. The fuel-fired device can further provide a pressure-regulating device disposed between a pressurized component and the tracking port of the fuel valve. The flow regulating device can control, during an ignition phase of operation, an amount of the fuel provided by the fuel valve to the air-moving device.
US11092327B2	ED luminaire thermal management system A thermal management system for led luminaires that, in certain embodiments, includes a heat sink, a heat-dissipating pipe, a base plate, a variable speed air-cooling element, an air-directing structure, a temperature measuring element, and a driver that includes at least one of thermal sensing response logic, light-emitting dimming control logic, fan speed control logic and air-cooling element malfunction detection logic. In some instances, the heat sink includes a plurality of fins coupled to a base plate. In some instances, one or more heat-dissipating pipes extend partially inserted along the length of the base plate and outwardly away from an end of the base plate. In some embodiments, an LED PCB assembly is coupled to the base plate. In some embodiments, fan speed variability, LED dimming, or both are engaged in combination with heat transfer and dissipation associated with the heat sink and the one or more heat-dissipating pipes.
US11092321B2	Chip-on-board modular lighting system and method of manufacture Systems are described herein. A system includes a thermally conductive plate and multiple light-emitting devices (LEDs) on a surface of a substrate. The substrate is thermally coupled to the thermally conductive plate and includes first electrical power contacts on the surface. The system also includes an electronics board having second electrical power contacts. The electronics board is on the thermally conductive plate with the first and second electrical power contacts electrically coupled together and the electronics board at least partially covering the surface of the substrate on which the plurality of LEDs is disposed.
US11092318B2	LED flexible light bar An LED flexible light bar having a circuit board (2), LED flip chips (3) are arranged at an upper end of the circuit board (2). The LED flip chips (3) and the circuit board (2) are connected together by a plurality of solder paste bumps (16). Compared with the conventional art, the LED flexible light bar has beneficial effects of simple product structure, less investment in production equipment, reduced manpower requirements, easy implementation of assembly line production, higher production efficiency, lower production costs and the like, and is suitable for both a Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC) and a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) with a wider range of application.
US11092317B2	Light sensor receptacle connector mounting adaptor A lighting receptacle assembly for mounting to a fixture housing of a light fixture and for mating with a sensor connector having a photocontrol component includes a receptacle connector, a base seal, a mounting nut, a mounting plate, a seal bushing and a locking washer. The receptacle connector including a base holding receptacle contacts and a threaded shaft. The base seal is coupled to the base and the mounting nut is threadably coupled to the threaded shaft. The mounting plate has an opening receiving the threaded shaft. The seal bushing has an opening receiving the threaded shaft being compressed between the mounting plate and the fixture housing. The locking washer has an opening receiving the threaded shaft configured to engage the fixture housing and including a locking feature configured to resist rotation of the lighting receptacle assembly relative to the fixture housing.
US11092305B2	Illumination device A coherent light beam from a light source is scanned by a scanning member and is incident to a light receiving surface of a light diffusing element. The incident light beam is emitted as diffused light, passes through an illumination optical system, and forms a drawing spot on an illumination target surface. When a scan control unit controls scanning of the light beam, an illumination area is formed by the moving drawing spot on the illumination target surface.
US11092303B2	Vehicle lamp and control method thereof A vehicle lamp may include at least one head lamp having a plurality of optical modules spaced apart from each other. Each optical module may include a base substrate and a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed on the base substrate. The vehicle lamp may also include at least one processor configured to control the plurality of optical modules to form a light distribution pattern. The at least one processor may also be configured to control the plurality of light emitting diodes in each of the plurality of optical modules to form a respective part of the light distribution pattern.
US11092296B2	LED luminaire A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire having corrosion resistant and vapor tight properties. The LED luminaire is suitable for use in hazardous locations or areas. The luminaire comprises a housing having external heat sink fins located thereon, a driver box mounted on top of the housing, and at least one light-emitting diode printed circuit board having a light-emitting diode within the housing.
US11092283B2	Electric grease barrel pump with automatic shift function The present invention relates to an electric grease barrel pump that has a single pumping structure and has an automatic shift function performed by a manual operation of a valve for switching a grease supply line. The electric grease barrel pump comprises: a pumping means; a driving means; a supply pipe through which the grease is discharged from the pumping means; a distribution valve installed at an end of the supply pipe in a direction in which the grease is discharged; a magnetic switch, installed at a movable portion of the distribution valve, for outputting a signal for supplying the grease to a selected grease supply target of the plurality of grease supply targets according to an operating position of the movable portion; and a control unit for controlling the driving means to adjust grease discharge capability of the pumping means according to the signal of the magnetic switch.
US11092262B2	Mechanically lined pipe having an inner polymer liner A mechanically lined pipe including a host pipe having an inner surface which is lined with a metallic liner, the metallic liner having an inner surface which is lined with a polymer liner which presses the metallic liner against the inner surface of the host pipe, as well as to methods of reeling and unreeling the mechanically lined pipe. A method of making a mechanically lined pipe having an internal polymer liner, the mechanically lined pipe including a host pipe having an inner surface which is lined with a metallic liner, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a mechanically lined pipe having an internal diameter, (b) providing a polymer liner having an outer diameter which is greater than the internal diameter of the mechanically liner pipe, (c) reducing the outer diameter of the polymer liner such that it is less than the internal diameter of the mechanically liner pipe, (d) inserting the polymer liner into the mechanically lined pipe, and (e) allowing the polymer liner to expand such that it presses the metallic liner against the inner surface of the host pipe.
US11092254B1	Self-sealing valve for an inflatable body and method for manufacturing same A self-sealing valve for an inflatable body such as a toy balloon is disclosed. The valve comprises a hollow tube element of an elastomeric material with a proximal end, a distal end, a cylindrical portion at the proximal end, a flat portion at the distal end having two flat sides, and a transition portion between the cylindrical portion and the flat portion. The cylindrical portion is open at the proximal end and the flat portion is closed at the distal end with an opening on at least one of its flat sides. The valve is inserted in an inflatable body with the flat and transition portions of the hollow tube element located inside the inflatable body and the cylindrical portion of the hollow tube element located at least partially inside the inlet portion of the inflatable body.
US11092248B2	Serviceable and adjustable full bore ball valve trim arrangement Embodiments of the invention provide a trim arrangement for a ball valve. The trim arrangement can include a first seat assembly having a first seat, a threaded collar, and a biasing element. The first seat can be in contact with a first side of a ball element, and the threaded collar can be threadably coupled to the first seat and can be in engagement with the biasing element. The trim arrangement further includes a second seat assembly having a second seat in contact with a second side of the ball element. The threaded collar can have a profile that is configured to non-rotatably and slidably engage a corresponding profile of a collar bore of the valve body to prevent rotation of the threaded collar relative to the valve body.
US11092244B1	Sealing disc for vacuum closure A sealing disc for vacuum closure suitable for using in reciprocating movement to an open position or a closed position to open or seal a valve port of an all-metal valve is disclosed. A sealing plate of the sealing disc is formed with a first sealing surface. When the sealing disc is in the closed position, the first sealing surface directly abuts against the valve port of the all-metal vacuum valve. A vacuum sealability can be improved and a service lifetime can be prolonged through compensating movement and adjusting movement between two metallic sealing surfaces abutting each other.
US11092243B2	Sanitary clean-in-place butterfly valve with low actuation force An improved butterfly valve having (a) a valve housing, (b) a valve-plate having a peripheral edge located in a central plane when in a fully-closed position, (c) a valve stem configured to rotate the valve-plate about an axis parallel to the central plane to control flow through the valve, and (d) a valve seat configured to engage the peripheral edge to form a seal when the valve-plate is in closed positions, the improvement wherein the valve seat comprises (1) a resilient sealing member having an inward valve-seating surface engaging the peripheral edge therearound and an opposite outward surface; and (2) a ring structure: (i) having an inner surface adjacent to the outward surface; (ii) having the valve stem passing therethrough along the axis; (iii) divided into two sub-ring portions adjacent to each other with valve-stem-adjacent ends; and (iv) sized to permit central-plane-parallel relative sub-ring-portion displacement perpendicular to the axis, thereby lowering valve actuation force.
US11092238B2	Multiple-piece oil stripping piston ring with reduced friction A three-piece piston oil control ring 2 has an upper, disc-shaped scraping ring 4, a lower, disc-shaped stabilising ring 6, and a circular expander 8 which has projections 10 protruding in the axial direction on an inner face. The circular expander 8 is arranged between the upper scraping ring 4 and the lower stabilising ring 6, wherein the projections 10 each bear inwardly against an inner face 14 of the scraping ring 4 or against an inner face 16 of the stabilising ring 6. An outer radius 18 of the scraping ring 4 is greater than an outer radius 20 of the lower stabilising ring 6, so that there is a radius difference δ between the scraping ring 4 and the stabilising ring 6.
US11092235B2	Power transmission control device An object is to reduce a delay in response. An automatic gear changing control device includes a sleeve which is moved by an actuator to perform an engagement operation, an engine which is connected to an input shaft, and a control unit which controls the movement of the sleeve by the actuator and controls the rotation of the input shaft by the engine or a motor generator. The control unit performs synchronization control of controlling the rotation of the input shaft for the engagement operation at a different gear stage after the engagement is released and starts shift control of moving the sleeve to an engagement completion position by the actuator before at least the synchronization is completed.
US11092234B2	Braking device for transmission gearwheels A drive system for a motor vehicle includes a separating clutch, a shiftable transmission, a drive machine, and a transmission gear wheel and a clutch device. In a first operating state either the clutch device or the transmission gear wheel is kinematically coupled to the transmission input shaft and in a second operating state both said clutch device and said transmission gear wheel are kinematically coupled in said manner thereto. The drive system comprises a braking device for transmitting a braking force in a non-contact manner in this first operating state from a first part to a second part of the braking device. In that the first part of the braking device is kinematically coupleable to the transmission input shaft and the second part is kinematically coupleable to the transmission gear wheel.
US11092229B2	Vehicle A vehicle that can realize measures for water exposure of intake ducts by a simple configuration is provided. The vehicle has a front seat, an engine and a continuously variable transmission at least partially located on a rear side of a front-end of the front seat and a bottom side of a lower end of the front seat, intake ducts at least partially extending from a rear side toward a front side on the bottom side of the lower end of the front seat, having intake ports in front-end portions, and sending outside air taken in from the intake ports to the continuously variable transmission, and a front cover covering both the front-end portions of the intake ducts, wherein the front-end portions of the intake ducts are located on a front side of the front-end of the front seat and a top side of the lower end of the front seat.
US11092227B2	Pulley device for a tensioner roller or winding roller A pulley device for a tensioner roller or winding roller for a transmission element, providing a bearing and a pulley. The pulley including two pulley elements that are C-shaped in axial section. At least one of the pulley elements has an axial through-opening, the other pulley element providing an axially protruding portion housed in the opening, a collar being formed by deformation of the protruding portion in order to provide axial retention with the opening. The at least one through-opening is provided at its periphery with at least one recessed zone formed in a substantially radially set-back manner with respect to the protrusion, which passes through the opening.
US11092222B2	Differential device and vehicle having said differential device A differential 1 includes a differential spider 5 and a differential housing 3. The differential spider 5 includes a bolt body 6 with four bolt sections 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d and four bevel gears 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d. The bevel gears 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d are mounted on the bolt sections 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d. The differential spider 5 is arranged in the differential housing 3. The differential housing 3 defines an axis of rotation R. The bolt body 6 includes a main differential bolt 10 including two bolt sections 7c, 7d and two differential bolts 9a, 9b, each of which includes a bolt section 7a, 7b. The main differential bolt 10 includes a locating section 11. The differential bolts 9a, 9b are accommodated in the locating section 11.
US11092221B1	Torque converter with expanded radius cover and method thereof A torque converter, including: an impeller supported for rotation around an axis of rotation and including an impeller shell and at least one impeller blade non-rotatably connected to the impeller shell; a cover arranged to receive a rotational torque and including a distal portion including an interior surface in contact with the impeller shell, and an expanded radius portion extending from the distal portion in an axial direction and including an interior surface facing at least partly in a radially inner direction pointing toward the axis of rotation; and a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell. The interior surface of the expanded radius portion is located further in a radially outer direction than the interior surface of the distal portion.
US11092213B2	Gear mechanism, gear adjustment method and robot A gear mechanism including: a pair of housings that are combined in a positioned state by mating a cylindrical inner surface and a cylindrical outer surface centered on a first axis with each other; two first gears that are attached to one housing so as to be rotatable about the first axis and a second axis parallel to the first axis; and two second gears that are rotatably attached to the other housing, and that are respectively engaged with the two first gears in a state in which the pair of housings are combined. The first gear that is attached so as to be rotatable about the second axis and the second gear that is engaged with the first gear are arranged at positions where an inter-axial distance therebetween is changed by means of a relative rotation of the housings about the first axis.
US11092211B2	Swivel connector A swivel connector has a female part and a male part that are connected to each other so as to swivel. The female part has a main body with an interior cavity and an open face, and a strap connector. The male part has a plug portion and a strap connector. A ring lock locks the male portion to the female portion and is formed by two side walls connected by two pivot bars, the side walls of the ring lock being rotatably connected to the female part. The male part is locked to the female part by inserting the plug portion into the interior cavity, and rotating the ring lock into a locked position where the open face is blocked by one of the pivot bars. The male part is released from the female part by rotating the ring lock until the open face is not blocked by the pivot bar.
US11092207B2	Switchable bearing bushing for a motor vehicle A bearing bushing for a motor vehicle includes a sleeve, a bolt arranged inside the sleeve, and at least one elastomer element arranged radially between the sleeve and the bolt for supporting the bolt in the sleeve in a damping manner. The bolt has a ball element axially between two distal ends, wherein the ball element interacts with at least two movable ball socket elements in order to change the stiffness of the bearing bushing. This allows the bearing bushing can be switched between at least two stiffness levels.
US11092198B2	Apparatus, in particular insertion aid, for plain bearing shell mounting An apparatus mounts a plain bearing shell of a plain bearing in a bearing seat of a component. The apparatus has an attachment region for releasably attaching the apparatus to the component. The apparatus has a supporting region for supporting the plain bearing shell during an insertion of the plain bearing shell into the bearing seat of the component. During the insertion into the bearing seat, the plain bearing shell can slide along on the supporting region, with the result that the plain bearing shell does not come into contact with an outer edge of the bearing seat.
US11092195B2	Axial bearing for a shaft, in particular for the shaft of a hydraulic machine An axial bearing for absorbing high axial loads of a shaft has a support structure and a load transmission device for transmitting the load from the shaft to the support structure. The support structure includes a bearing plate, a plurality of spring elements, and a plurality of bearing shoes. The spring elements are supported on the bearing plate and arranged in groups, and each group of spring elements being covered by a bearing shoe. The load transmission device is firmly connected to the shaft and has a tracking ring which is arranged such that the tracking ring can rotate on the bearing shoes. The bearing plate and the tracking ring are in each case arranged concentrically with the shaft, and the axial bearing has an advantageously designed measuring device for measurement of the mean distance between the bearing plate and a bearing shoe.
US11092193B2	Ball bearing, and machine tool spindle device In an angular ball bearing (10), an outer race (12) has at least one diameter-directional hole (15) that supplies lubricating oil and passes through from the outer circumferential surface to the inner circumferential surface along the diameter direction. In a cross-section taken along the axial direction passing through a center (O) of the ball (13), the axial-directional position of a line extending through a central axis (X) of the diameter-directional hole (15) in the outer circumferential surface of a retainer (14) is located between an intersection position (A), at which an outer circumferential surface (14a) of the retainer (14) and a surface of a ball (13) intersect, and an axial-directional end (B) of a pocket (P).
US11092187B2	Vehicle wheel nut The utility model discloses a wheel nut, including a nut body which the outside surface comprises of multiple identical arc surfaces. The arc surface is protruding outward, and the radius of the arc surface is larger than the circumscribed radius of the outside surface of the nut body. The utility model designs the existing square surface of the outer hexagon feature of the wheel nut as an arc surface, which the contact area between the wheel nut and the sleeve and the loading area of the wheel nut can be increased, and then the deformation and looseness of the wheel nut can be avoided effectively, and therefore the service life of the wheel nut can be improved.
US11092186B2	Pretensioning element pressure screw and pretensioning element having a plurality of such pretensioning element pressure screws and pretensioning screw body element having a plurality of such pretensioning element pressure screws A pretensioning element pressure screw (11) having a shank (12) which has a first end (13) and a second end (14), opposite the first end (13). Starting from the first end (13), a threaded portion (16), having an outer diameter (D), is formed adjacent a threadless shank portion (21), having an outer diameter (dg). The threadless shank portion (21) extends to the second end (14) of the shank (12). An engagement mechanism (26) for a tool is arranged at the first end (13) of the shank (12). The outer diameter (dg) of the threadless shank portion (21) corresponds to 1.0 times the outer diameter (D) of the threaded portion (16). A pretensioning element and a pretensioning screw body element having a plurality of such pretensioning element pressure screws (11) is also disclosed.
US11092179B2	Clip A clip includes a male member including a head portion and a shaft portion; a female member including a locking leg portion forming an insertion hole into which the shaft portion is inserted, and a flange portion provided in an upper periphery of the locking leg portion; and an engagement device restraining the head portion in the flange portion substantially at the same time when the locking leg portion comes to a use state by pushing the shaft portion into the insertion hole. Essential parts are the engagement device formed by a claw portion provided in one of the head portion and the flange portion, and a hole portion provided in the other of the head portion and the flange portion, and engaging the claw portion. The claw portion projects to a piece portion elastically moveable, and one portion of a hole forming portion dividing the hole portion is formed to be elastically moveable through the hole portion.
US11092178B2	Vehicle component fastening structure The vehicle component fastening structure includes: a boss receptacle and a boss provided in a pair of the vehicle components, and a fastening member for fastening the boss and the boss receptacle. The boss receptacle has a through-hole penetrating in a fastening axis direction and a nipped portion provided inside the through-hole. The boss has a fastener hole, and a leading end of the boss oriented to a first direction abuts on the nipped portion. The fastening member has a shank inserted into the through-hole and the fastener hole in a second direction and a head abutting on the nipped portion. In the fastened state, a bottom face of the head abuts on the nipped portion, and the entire bottom face and a portion of the nipped portion where the leading end of the boss abuts are placed within a range of the through-hole in the fastening axis direction.
US11092174B2	Pistone for hydraulic machines with axial pistons The present invention relates to a piston for hydraulic machines with axial positions, comprising a head connected to a stem which is extended along a longitudinal axis and forms a bottom arranged at the opposite end with respect to said head. The piston is further provided with at least one intake duct passing within it and having a first and a second end, which are mutually opposite, open respectively at the head and at the bottom. The distinctive aspect of the invention is that the piston also comprises at least one distribution duct passing within it, which has a first and a second end, which are mutually opposite, the first end of which is in fluid communication with the intake duct and the second end of which is open at the head, the piston being provided monolithically.
US11092166B2	Variable geometry diffuser having extended travel and control method thereof An improved variable geometry diffuser (VGD) mechanism for use with a centrifugal compressor. This VGD mechanism extends substantially completely into the diffuser gap so that the VGD mechanism may be used more fully to control other operational functions. The VGD mechanism may be used to minimize compressor backspin and associated transient loads during compressor shut down by preventing a reverse flow of refrigerant gas through the diffuser gap during compressor shutdown, which is prevented because the diffuser gap is substantially blocked by the full extension of the diffuser ring. During start-up, transient surge and stall also can be effectively eliminated as gas flow through the diffuser gap can be impeded as load and impeller speed increase, thereby alleviating the problems caused by startup loads at low speeds. The VGD mechanism can be used for capacity control as well so as to achieve more effective turndown at low loads.
US11092165B2	Centrifugal compressor and turbocharger including the same A centrifugal compressor includes a housing which includes a scroll portion with a spiral scroll flow passage being formed on an outer peripheral side of an impeller, and a diffuser portion with a diffuser flow passage being formed, the diffuser flow passage extending along the scroll flow passage on a radially inner side of the scroll flow passage and communicating with the scroll flow passage. The diffuser flow passage includes an inner flow passage portion extending from an inlet portion of the diffuser flow passage to a throat portion with a flow passage height thereof decreasing, and an outer flow passage portion extending from the throat portion to an outlet portion of the diffuser flow passage. An average distance from the rotational axis to the throat portion within a range where an angular range in a circumferential direction with reference to a tongue section of the scroll portion is between 240° and 300° is greater than an average distance from the rotational axis to the throat portion outside the range where the angular range is between 240° and 300°.
US11092162B2	Centrifugal blower A centrifugal blower includes: a centrifugal fan, which includes a shroud ring; and a case. The case includes a cover portion that covers a surface of the shroud ring located on one side in an axial direction. The cover portion includes a recess formed in a cover opposing surface, which is opposed to the shroud ring, and the recess is shaped in a form of a circle. The shroud ring includes at least one projection that is formed in a ring opposing surface, which is opposed to the cover portion. A gap is formed between the cover portion and the shroud ring. A shortest distance between a radially inner end part of the shroud ring and the cover portion is set to be larger than a shortest distance between a surface of the projection and a surface of the recess.
US11092160B2	Submersible sealed motor pump assembly The invention relates to pump engineering and, in particular, to submersible pump assemblies driven by a sealed submersible electric motor for pumping well fluids. The submersible pump assembly comprises a pump, a motor, and a magnetic coupling comprising driving and driven half-couplings having permanent magnets and affixed to the motor rotor and pump rotor, respectively, a protective screen arranged between the rotors, and an intermediate bearing support. The assembly further comprises a magnetic coupling cooling device for cooling the magnetic coupling. When well fluid is a mixture of water and oil, a separator is preferably used as the magnetic coupling cooling device. When producing low-viscosity well fluid, the coupling is sufficiently cooled without additional separation of the produced fluid, and for this reason a set of pumping stages may be used as the cooling device. The invention increase operation time of the pump assembly at high shaft speeds and high shaft torques.
US11092156B2	Controller unit for controlling the speed of a motor driving an oil injected compressor and method of controlling said speed A controller unit for controlling the speed of a motor for driving an oil injected compressor, the controller unit including: a data connection; and a first module to receive data through the data connection. The controller unit includes a processing unit for determining a minimum working speed of the motor on the basis of the measured working pressure, the ambient temperature and a dew point temperature; and a comparator unit to compare the determined minimum working speed with the retrieved working speed of the motor. The processing unit includes a signal generating unit to send a signal to the motor for increasing the working speed of the motor to at least the determined minimum working speed, if the retrieved working speed is lower than the determined minimum working speed.
US11092145B2	Pump and valve retainer assembly A valve retainer assembly and pump including the same. In an embodiment, the valve retainer assembly includes a retainer configured to engage with a suction valve assembly and retain the suction valve assembly within a chamber of a fluid section of a reciprocating pump. The retainer includes a pair of engagement arms extending along a single arm axis, and a connecting member including a coupling aperture. In addition, the valve retainer assembly includes a keeper that further includes a keeper axis, and a connecting shaft. The connecting shaft of the keeper is received within the coupling aperture such that the keeper axis extends in a direction that is perpendicular to the arm axis.
US11092141B1	Method and system for generating large-scale renewable energy by pressure-enhanced osmosis and synergistic effects Method and apparatus are disclosed for maximizing the generation of large-scale renewable energy (LSRE) by pressure-enhanced osmosis (PEO) and synergistic effects, in which a PEO module is designed by increasing the maximum power generation by increase of the dilution factor β to enhance a power output beyond ten times of the conventional PRO method, and even more power can be generated by the PEO method by incorporation with synergistic effects to form two types of PEO systems: (1) a surficial PEO system, in which the synergistic effects are achieved through combined effects of FO and nanofiltration (NF) or ultrafiltration (UF), and application of an energy exchange and fluid recovery device for re-concentration and reuse of the draw solution, (2) a subsurface PEO system, synergistic effects are achieved through application of the gravitational potential, application of waste heat from power generation, and application of an uplift chamber.
US11092139B2	Rotor blade replacement system A rotor blade replacement system for mounting and/or unmounting of a rotor blade in a wind turbine, and a method for replacing, installing or detaching a rotor blade. The blade replacement system has first and second clamps for detachable attachment to a rotor blade at a first position near a rotor hub mounting end of the rotor blade and at a second position near the tip of the rotor blade. The clamps have substantially U-shaped frame elements with a fixed first leg and a second leg which is rotatably and lockably mounted to a base portion of the frame elements. The second leg is displaceable between open and closed positions by a first actuator. The U-shaped frame element at least partially encloses and clamps the rotor blade, wherein the first and second legs have at least one pulley for interacting with a wire from a winch placed on the ground.
US11092138B2	Wind turbine having a slip ring transmitter A wind turbine has a slip ring transmitter between a rotor hub and a nacelle for transmitting electrical signals with a data protocol. The slip ring transmitter is equipped with a signal amplifier device on the transmission side and with a signal evaluation device on the reception side. The signal amplifier device amplifies voltage values of signals for transmission via a slip ring transmitter. The signal evaluation device sets signals received via the slip ring transmitter to a value corresponding to the data protocol.
US11092130B2	Ignition timing control device for internal combustion engine An ignition timing control device for an internal combustion engine includes a storage device and a processor. The storage device stores a first learned neural network and a second learned neural network. The processor is configured to perform, in a next cycle where ignition timing is delayed, control to delay the ignition timing in a cycle after the next cycle based on a difference between a predictive value of an estimate of a value representing knocking intensity calculated with use of the second learned neural network and the estimate of the value representing the knocking intensity calculated with use of the first learned neural network. When the difference is larger than a predetermined set value, the processor is configured not to perform the control to delay the ignition timing in the cycle after the next cycle.
US11092116B1	Fuel system for internal combustion engine and marine outboard engine A fuel system for an engine is provided. A fuel injector of the engine has an injector inlet and an injector outlet. The fuel system includes a fuel vapor separator, a fuel supply conduit, an injector conduit, a fuel return conduit, and a vapor return conduit. A first end of each of the fuel supply, injector and vapor return conduits is fluidly connected to the fuel vapor separator. A first end of the fuel return conduit is fluidly connectable to a fuel tank. A second end of the fuel supply conduit is fluidly connectable to the fuel tank. A second end of the injector conduit is fluidly connectable to the injector inlet. A second end of the fuel return conduit is fluidly connectable to the injector outlet. A second end of the vapor return conduit is fluidly connectable to the fuel tank. A marine outboard engine is also provided.
US11092114B2	Vehicle control device Provided is a vehicle control device configured to suppress power to be consumed by an arithmetic device while the vehicle operation is stopped, and to diagnose the operation frequency of the timer for abnormality. The vehicle control device of the present invention allows the bandpass filter to convert the operation frequency of the timer into the voltage value. The holding circuit holds the value corresponding to the converted voltage value. The arithmetic device diagnoses whether or not the timer has been normally operated using the voltage value held in the holding circuit.
US11092102B2	Sensor system A sensor system for an engine for which an automatic stop-restart control is performed, the sensor system including: an exhaust gas sensor including a heater that heats a sensor element; and a control unit configured to: while the engine is stopped by the automatic stop-restart control, execute a preheat control of adjusting a temperature of the sensor element to a preheat temperature lower than an activation temperature; when an automatic start condition is satisfied, stop the preheat control and increase the temperature of the sensor element to the activation temperature; when an automatic stop condition is satisfied and a delay condition has not been satisfied, set the preheat temperature to a first temperature; and when the automatic stop condition is satisfied and the delay condition has been satisfied, set the preheat temperature to a second temperature higher than the first temperature.
US11092099B2	Control apparatus It is to determine whether a temperature rise condition of a first cell or a second cell is satisfied based on whether a first parameter has exceeded a predetermined first threshold or a second parameter has exceeded a predetermined second threshold. After satisfaction of the temperature rise condition, it is to determine that an exhaust gas sensor is in an active state upon determination that a corresponding time condition is satisfied.
US11092091B2	Pressure regulating mass flow system for multipoint gaseous fuel injection Embodiments of a gaseous or dual fuel electronic pressure regulation system (EPRS) for a multipoint fuel injection engine are described herein. Additionally, embodiments of a method for controlling the EPRS are provided. In particular, the EPRS employs an electronic pressure regulator (EPR) capable of accurately determining and controlling the mass flow of gaseous fuel into a fuel rail so as to avoid pressure droop and over- and under-pressurization of the gas admission valves (GAVs). By using the EPRS described above, mass flow is able to be distributed to the downstream manifold or engine cylinders very accurately, and the GAVs are able to be driven simultaneously in a pressure/pulse duration that is optimal for accurate and repeatable operation.
US11092090B1	Multilink cranktrains with combined eccentric shaft and camshaft drive system for internal combustion engines Presented are variable compression ratio and independent compression and expansion engines, methods for making/operating such engines, and vehicles equipped with such engines. An engine assembly includes an engine block with a cylinder bore defining a combustion chamber, and a piston movable within the cylinder bore. A valve assembly, which is fluidly coupled to the combustion chamber, selectively introduces/evacuates fluid from the combustion chamber. A crankshaft is supported by the engine block and rotatable on a first axis. A multipoint linkage, which drivingly engages the piston to the crankshaft, rotates on a second axis offset from the first axis. A control shaft is supported by the engine block and rotates on a third axis offset from the first and second axes. The control shaft operable to selectively rotate the multipoint linkage on the second axis, and is operable to selectively unseat the valve assembly.
US11092085B2	Method and system for controlling a sequential gas turbine engine A method for operating a gas turbine system includes utilizing a gas turbine controller to determine a schedule for a firing temperature for operative burners of a second combustor located downstream of a first combustor when the gas turbine system is operating in a low part load mode. During the low part load mode, multiple burners for the second combustor are switched-off. Further, the schedule is determined based on a position of inlet guide vanes of a compressor of the gas turbine system located upstream of both the first and second combustors. The method also includes controlling the firing temperature of the operative burners utilizing the schedule during the low part load mode to keep the gas turbine system within relevant operational limits of the gas turbine system.
US11092083B2	Pressure sensor assembly for a turbine engine A gas turbine engine includes a liner positioned within a compressor section or a turbine section of the gas turbine engine and at least partially defining a core air flowpath through the gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine also includes a casing at least partially enclosing the liner. Additionally, the gas turbine engine includes a pressure sensor assembly having a body, an extension member, and a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is positioned at least partially within the body and the body is positioned at least partially on an outer side of the casing, the extension member extending from the body through a casing opening in the casing and towards a liner opening in the liner. The extension member defines a continuous sense cavity exposing the pressure sensor to the core air flowpath.
US11092079B2	Support arrangements, fire and overheat detection systems, and methods of making support arrangements for fire and overheat detection systems A support arrangement include a mount, a cover, and a metallic mesh body. The mount has a base portion and a mount clamping portion. The cover has a plate portion and a cover clamping portion, the cover fixed to the base portion of the mount and the cover clamping portion registered to the mount clamping portion. The metallic mesh body is arranged between the mount clamping portion and the cover clamping portion to compressively support a sensor element between the mount clamping portion and the cover clamping portion. Fire and overheat detection systems, gas turbine engines with fire and overheat detection systems, and methods of making support arrangements for fire and overheat detection systems are also described.
US11092077B2	Aircraft component and method of manufacture An aircraft component and an associated method of manufacturing such aircraft component are disclosed. The aircraft component comprises a backing member, a porous sheet spaced apart from the backing member, and a cellular structure disposed between the backing member and the porous sheet. The cellular structure is attached to at least one of the backing member and the porous sheet by one or more non-adhesive connections.
US11092075B2	High-capacity electric energy storage system for gas turbine based power plants Power output and thermal efficiency of combustion turbine depend on the compressor inlet air temperatures. The lower the temperature, the higher is the power output and thermal efficiency. This system employs a gas turbine in a simple or combined cycle configuration for electrical power generation with an air inlet receiving chilled air. Air is chilled using a plurality of interconnected channels containing a fluid and comprising a plurality of coils, an ambient air inlet in fluid communication with the plurality of coils, a chiller unit, an accumulator tank with an at least one entrance and an exit in fluid communication with the plurality of interconnected channels; a pump, shutoff valves, and a control valve. The electric energy storage system has a charging and discharging cycles.
US11092074B2	Bleed ejector A bleed valve system comprises a duct, featuring a central longitudinal axis and allowing a main flow of fluid to pass from a first environment at a first static pressure to a second environment at a second static pressure along a bleed direction, a valve comprising a valve member arranged within the duct between the first and second environments and movable to partially obstruct the duct and deviate the main flow of fluid to direct at least a part of it towards a portion of an internal wall of the duct; and an ejector, arranged within the duct, downstream of the valve member and offset from the central longitudinal axis in correspondence of said portion of the internal wall, adapted to supply an additional flow of fluid within the duct to accelerate the main flow of fluid and reduce the second static pressure.
US11092070B2	Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine has a casing and a piston arrangement including a piston coupled to a track. The track is coupled to a shaft and has an inner cam surface and an outer cam surface. The piston is coupled to the track by followers which run on the respective inner and outer cam surfaces of the track to control motion of the piston. A sliding element is connected to the piston and extends below the piston head having a profiled slider surface which engages a corresponding profile in the casing. Also, the casing includes at least two plates having a cutout for receiving the track and a bore for receiving the shaft, and at least two end plates coupled transverse to the plates. At least one cylinder bore is formed in the end plates, and the piston is arranged to move in reciprocating motion in the cylinder bore.
US11092068B2	Variable geometry turbocharger A variable geometry turbocharger includes: a turbine rotor; and a variable nozzle mechanism for adjusting a flow of exhaust gas to the turbine rotor from a scroll flow passage formed on a radially outer side of the turbine rotor. The variable nozzle mechanism includes: a nozzle vane disposed in an exhaust gas flow passage for guiding the exhaust gas to the turbine rotor from the scroll flow passage; a support wall forming a flow passage wall on a first side of the exhaust gas flow passage with respect to an axial direction of the turbine rotor and supporting the nozzle vane rotatably in a cantilever fashion; and a non-support wall forming a flow passage wall on a second side of the exhaust gas flow passage with respect to the axial direction. Of an end surface of the nozzle vane on a side of the non-support wall, an edge portion on a side of a pressure surface includes a non-support-wall side linear portion formed to have a linear shape.
US11092067B2	Turbine arrangement comprising a volute with continuously decreasing flow area having a successively reduced value The present invention relates to a turbine arrangement driven by exhaust gases from a combustion engine. The turbine arrangement comprises a turbine housing, a turbine wheel rotatably arranged in the turbine housing, a first volute section defining a curved flow passage extending about 360° around the periphery of the turbine wheel, and an inner radial passage directing exhaust gases radially inwardly from the flow passage into a swept area of the turbine wheel. The curved flow passage has a cross section area decreasing continuously in the flow direction of the exhaust gases from an initial area at an initial angular position of the curved flow passage to an end angular position. The flow area decreases continuously with a successively reduced value from the initial angular position to an angular position located at least 270° from the initial angular position.
US11092062B2	Bellows having tweezers-shaped corrugated portions and method for manufacturing same A bellows having tweezers-shaped corrugated portions for increasing resistance and restoring force against torsion includes: a first flat part having a flat cylindrical shape; a second flat part having a flat cylindrical shape and disposed opposite to the first flat part; and a plurality of corrugated portions, each having a tweezers shape and disposed between the first flat part and the second flat part, wherein each of the plurality of corrugated portions is sequentially connected to each other, so as to increase resistance and restoring force against torsion.
US11092044B2	Cylinder head A cylinder head, where a pivot member configured to pivotably support a rocker arm is fastened with a bolt, is provided. The cylinder head includes a bottom wall part forming an inner bottom surface of a cam chamber that is a space where the rocker arm is disposed, and a side wall part forming an internal surface continuously rising from the inner bottom surface. A bolt hole into which the bolt is inserted is formed in the inner bottom surface. The side wall part has a protrusion protruding inward in the cam chamber from the internal surface at a position separated from the inner bottom surface, and a support hole configured to support the pivot member is formed in the protrusion.
US11092041B2	Condenser assembly and control method for use with Rankine power system A waste heat recovery system in thermal communication with an exhaust conduit of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle includes a condenser. The condenser includes a working fluid conduit configured to connect to a working fluid loop of the waste heat recovery system and a coolant fluid conduit configured to connect to a coolant fluid loop used to cool the internal combustion engine of the vehicle. The coolant fluid conduit includes a coolant fluid inlet and a coolant fluid outlet. The waste heat recovery system also includes a coolant fluid bypass fluidly connected between the coolant fluid inlet and the coolant fluid outlet. The coolant fluid bypass includes a coolant fluid control valve configured to vary a portion of the volume of coolant fluid that flows through the coolant fluid bypass based on a temperature of a working fluid in the working fluid loop.
US11092037B2	Lubrication of journal bearing during clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation The present disclosure is applicable to all gear trains using a journal bearing as a means of supporting gear shaft rotation. It is related in some embodiments to a system and method for supplying lubricant to the journal bearings of a gear-turbofan engine gear train when the fan rotor is subjected to a wind-milling condition in both directions, either clockwise or counterclockwise.
US11092035B2	Alloy, protective layer and component Known protective layers having a high Cr-content and a silicone in addition, form brittle phases that embrittle further under the influence of carbon during use. The protective layer according to the invention is composed of 22% to 26% cobalt (Co), 10.5% to 12% aluminum (Al), 0.2% to 0.4% Yttrium (Y) and/or at least one equivalent metal from the group comprising Scandium and the rare earth elements, 15% to 16% chrome (Cr), optionally 0.3% to 1.5% tantal, the remainder nickel (Ni).
US11092029B2	Shroud hanger assembly A shroud hanger assembly or shroud assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine wherein a hanger includes a radially depending and axially extending arm. The arm or retainer engages a pocket formed in a shroud so as to retain the shroud in a desired position relative to the hanger. An aft retaining structure is provided on the hanger and provides a seat for a seal structure which biases the retainer so that the arm of the hanger maintains engagement in the shroud pocket. A baffle may be utilized at the hanger to cool at least some portion of the shroud.
US11092024B2	Heat pipe in turbine engine The present disclosure is directed to a system for mitigating rotor bow at a turbine engine. The system includes a casing circumferentially surrounding a rotor assembly in which a heat pipe is attached to the casing and extended circumferentially around the rotor assembly.
US11092010B2	Underground support system and method An underground support system having an underground reinforcement system that is at least partially encapsulated with concrete or a cement material. The underground reinforcement system includes a flexible wire mesh having a matrix of longitudinally and transversely extending metal wires. The matrix of longitudinally and transversely extending metal wires has at least one three-dimensional sheet, each sheet having at least one raised corrugation, positioned along the length of an underground space. The raised corrugation acts as a template depth girder for application of concrete or cement material at a defined depth such that the underground reinforcement system is at least partially encapsulated with the concrete or cement material.
US11092007B2	Determining wellbore properties with an optic fibre while lowering a casing This application relates to method and apparatus for determining properties of a wellbore (201). The method involves attaching part of a sensing optical fibre (101) of a fibre optic cable (203) to a well casing (202) and inserting the well casing into the wellbore (201). The sensing fibre optic is connected to an interrogator unit (102) and distributed fibre optic sensing is performed on the sensing optical fibre as the well casing is being inserted into the wellbore to provide a measurement signal from each of a plurality of sensing portions of said sensing optical fibre. The measurement signal is indicative of disturbances affecting the sensing portions. A processor (107) analyses the measurement signals from sensing portions of the sensing optical fibre that has been inserted into the wellbore to determine wellbore properties.
US11092006B2	Subsurface measurement compression and reconstruction An apparatus includes a subsurface sensor in a borehole to provide a measurement series, a first processor, and a machine-readable medium having program code. The program code causes the apparatus to obtain the measurement series and generate a combination of functions based on the measurement series, wherein the combination of functions includes a subset of functions from a basis function library. The system also generate a set of values and communicates the set of values to a second processor, wherein the set of values includes a function identifier and corresponding function weight. The second processor is to generate a set of reconstructed measurement series based on the set of values and determine at least one of a formation property, a fluid property, and a well status based on the set of reconstructed measurement series.
US11092002B2	Device and method to image flow in oil and gas wells using phased array doppler ultrasound A device and method for imaging, measuring and identifying multiphase fluid flow in wellbores using phased array Doppler ultrasound. The device includes a radially-configured or ring-shaped ultrasound transducer that when deployed in a well in Doppler mode can measure the velocity of radially flowing fluids in the wellbore and generate a 3D image of radial flow in the wellbore, including flowback into the wellbore after fracturing operations, or flow leaving the wellbore during water injection operations. The ring-shaped ultrasound transducer can also simultaneously operate in a B-mode to generate a B-mode image of the wellbore liner upon which the Doppler image can be overlaid. The device may also include a forward facing ultrasound transducer either instead of or in place of the ring-shaped transducer for obtaining information and images on axial flow in the wellbore in Doppler mode, and the location of phase boundaries and phase locations in B-mode.
US11091991B1	System and method for pulsed electrical reservoir stimulation This invention provides a novel system and method for Electrical Reservoir Stimulation (ERS) that increases reservoir permeability for petroleum and geothermal applications without requiring pumping of material into the subsurface. This system and method can provide an inexpensive, reliable and more-environmentally friendly increase in reservoir productivity by releasing hydrocarbons from traps and captives, increasing fluid mobility due to viscosity reduction from electrical heating of the reservoir (extremely important for the extraction of highly viscous hydrocarbons), and providing increased reservoir permeability in the direction of interest from the vibrational removal of particles within sediment pores and initiating micro-fractures. The ERS system and method can also be applied in non-petroleum producing applications, such as for use in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), and generally avoids pumping high-pH chemicals and proppant material into the subsurface, a problem that has generally challenged operators in the geothermal and petroleum industries.
US11091982B2	Equalizing device Embodiments of an equalizing device for use with a safety valve and a safety valve are provided herein. In one embodiment, the equalizing device includes at least a tubular having a central bore extending axially there through, the tubular having a ball seat. The equalizing device may further include a ball positioned proximate the ball seat, the ball configured to move from a first position engaged with the ball seat to a second position disengaged from the ball seat to equalize pressure across the safety valve, and an arced ring positioned radially outside the ball, the arced ring configured to keep the ball engaged with the ball seat when in the first position and maintain the ball radially outside the ball seat when in the second position.
US11091976B2	Setting tool for setting bridge plug A cable-type bridge plug setting and sealing tool, including a series of sequentially connected components provided in the following order: an upper connector, a driver, a control valve, a hydraulic actuator, and a piston adapter. When the control valve is in a first state, the driver sends, according to a first direction, a hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator, thereby causing the hydraulic actuator to actuate a downward extension of the piston adapter. When the control valve is in a second state, the driver sends, according to a second direction, a hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actuator, thereby causing the hydraulic actuator to actuate an upward retraction of the piston adapter. The cable-type bridge plug setting and sealing tool uses hydraulic control to achieve setting and sealing of a bridge plug, greatly reducing an operational risk coefficient and ensuring a degree of operational safety.
US11091973B2	Wellhead system and joints The present invention relates to an upper subsea wellhead surface joint, a lower subsea wellhead surface joint, an upper subsea wellhead conductor joint, and a lower subsea wellhead conductor joint. According to the present invention, these are machined from a single piece of forged steel material and corrosion protected by means of an electrolytic or other process.
US11091967B2	Steam and inflow control for SAGD wells A downhole flow control configuration including a housing, a converging-diverging flow path in the housing. The flow path includes a first portion including an inlet, a converging section, and a throat section. The first portion preferentially passes a portion of a fluid having a greater subcool. The converging-diverging flow path further includes a second portion comprising a diverging section that recovers fluid pressure lost in the converging section and the throat section, and an outlet and an elongated helical flow path connected to the outlet of the converging-diverging flow path, the helical flow path producing a pressure drop in a fluid flowing therein during use.
US11091963B2	Slip lock connector system A slip lock connector system with a slip lock connector that couples a first annular body to a second annular body. The slip lock connector includes a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface. The first tapered surface and the second tapered surface slide over each other to drive the first and second tapered surfaces in radially opposite directions. The movement of the first and second tapered surfaces in radially opposite directions couples the slip lock connector to the second annular body.
US11091946B2	Spring hinge base structure A spring hinge base structure is provided, including: a body, having a first tube and a first plate portion; locking units each having a cover and an engagement member, each engagement member being engaged within the cover, two of the locking units being connected to opposite ends of the first tube; an elastic element, engaged with the two locking units; a second plate portion; and a shaft, disposed through the respective cover and respective engagement member, wherein the second plate portion is integral and rotatably movable together with one of the locking units by a bump component and abutted between the second plate portion and one of the locking unit.
US11091945B2	Roller carriage arrangement for a door or a window of a building having a fixed frame and a leaf which is displaceable relative to the fixed frame A roller carriage arrangement for a door or a window of a building, wherein the window or the door has a fixed frame and a leaf which can be released from the fixed frame and which can be displaced relative to the fixed frame together with the roller carriage arrangement.
US11091932B2	Dual-winged slat A dual-winged slat having a rectangular body further possesses a straight fin and an angled fin on each edge of the body with the free end of the angled fin being angled toward the face of the body which is farther from the place of attachment of the angled fin to the edge. The free end of each straight fin must be closer to the face of the body nearer where the first end of the straight fin is attached to the edge than is the free end of the angled fin on the same edge. No fin may be attached to the edge of the slat more than halfway to the face toward which the angled fin is directed. The fins are preferably asymmetrically arranged. And, also preferable, the straight fin and the angled fin attached to a given edge are attached at the same place.
US11091929B2	Method for producing Regishell inflatable environment A method for constructing an inflatable environment on top of or beneath a surface of an extraterrestrial object includes spraying Regishell onto an airform or piping the Regishell into a sandwich membrane layer of the airform. When performing the spraying of the Regishell, the method further includes combining basalt material with the Regishell and applying the combination of the basalt material and Regishell to a reinforcement layer, the reinforcement layer being internal to the airform to strengthen the inflatable environment. When performing the piping of the Regishell into the sandwich membrane, the method further includes using the sandwich membrane layer as a permeable membrane or drilling one or more holes in the sandwich membrane layer forming vents to create the permeable membrane, and releasing the gas from the sandwich membrane layer from the vents to cure and conform the Regishell as a rigid shape and structurally sound layer.
US11091927B2	Support device for supporting at least one person located on it A support device for supporting at least one person located on it includes a stiff frame, which comprises a plurality of structural elements and a plurality of supporting elements. Securing means are provided for securing the stiff frame to roof bars of a motor vehicle. A plurality of rotatable arms is provided, each of which is hinged in a specific supporting element and is rotatable from a rest position into an operating position, and vice versa. Locking means are provided for locking the rotatable arms in an operating position. A cloth, on which said at least one person can be supported has connecting means by which it is connectable to the rotatable arms. The direction of longitudinal extension of each supporting element is not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stiff frame and each rotatable arm is made of two portions inclined with respect to each other.
US11091924B2	Systems and methods for controlling chlorinators Systems and methods for controlling chlorinators for pools and spas are provided. A controller communicates with a processor positioned within a replaceable cell cartridge of a chlorinator, to allow for remote control and diagnosis of the chlorinator and/or cell cartridge. The cell cartridge stores, in non-volatile memory on board the cartridge, one or more parameters associated with the cartridge. The controller can obtain this information from the processor of the cell cartridge, and can use same to configure operation of the chlorinator. Information relating to remaining cell life can be updated by the controller and stored in the non-volatile memory of the cell cartridge. Electrical and software-based mechanisms are provided for ensuring operation of only compatible cell cartridges with the chlorinator. A system for remotely diagnosing errors associated with the chlorinator is also provided.
US11091915B2	Embed pan Disclosed is an embed pan suitable for use with railing embed plates. Railing embed plates are commonly attached by bolts to balcony decks as supports for balcony railings. The disclosed embed pan provides a watertight seal around railing embed plate.
US11091909B2	Building panel adapted to be mounted at a ceiling or wall of a room and method of manufacturing such building panel The building panel (1) is adapted to be mounted at a ceiling or wall of a room so that a framework (2) of the building panel has a room-facing side (3) and a building-facing side (4). A textile (5) is extended over the room-facing side (3) of the framework (2) and has a first surface (6) facing the framework (2) and a second surface (7) generally visible from said room. A mesh (8) is laminated onto the first surface (6) of the textile (5) and is attached to the framework (2) by means of a number of connectors (9). Each connector (9) has a first end (10) in the form of a gripper inserted between a part of the mesh (8) and the textile (5) and a second end (13) attached to the framework (2).
US11091906B2	Vacuum insulating material providing assembly and vacuum insulating material providing method using same A vacuum insulating material providing assembly, which can be used to provide the vacuum insulating material to the interior corners, exterior corners and/or window edge portions of a building, includes corner members positioned at the interior corners, exterior corners or window edges of the building, wherein the corner member has: a base plate; a first cantilever plate extending from one end of the base plate in the vertical direction; and a second cantilever plate extending from the base plate in the direction parallel to the first cantilever plate.
US11091901B2	Faucet handle with angled interface A faucet assembly including a handle that rotates about a rotational axis extending perpendicular to an angled interface for adjusting a first water parameter. A dial is supported for rotation independent of the handle for adjusting a second water parameter.
US11091893B2	Method and device for freezing a mass of soil A method for freezing and treating a mass of soil, making it possible to compensate for deformations of the mass of soil during thawing, including the following steps: a) producing at least one bore (2) in the mass of soil, b) at least partly freezing the mass of soil using a freezing fluid injected into the bore, and then c) injecting a compensation grouting into the mass of soil, using the bore (2) that was used for freezing, during the thawing phase in order to at least partly compensate for variations in the volume of the mass of soil when the latter thaws.
US11091882B2	Edge weather abatement using hyperlocal weather and train activity inputs Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for controlling remote equipment in a network. A switch heater control system includes a weather modeling function. The system periodically obtains weather data according to a predetermined time interval. Based on the closest weather data set, the weather modeling function generates a hyperlocal forecast associated with each switch heater location. The system includes an active snowfall mode and a maintenance mode that controls heating based on an estimate of local snow depth, adjusted for wind conditions and passing trains. When the hyperlocal forecast indicates heating is required, the system calculates a melt duration, starts a timer, and transmits a start signal to the switch heater.
US11091877B2	CNF cellular solid material The present invention relates to cellular solid materials comprising cellulose nanofibers (CNF) and an anionic or non-ionic surfactant, a method for preparation of such materials, as well as their use.
US11091874B2	Yarn with coating over yarn core A coated yarn has a yarn core and a coating disposed coaxially on the yarn core. This coating contains: (i) porous particles present in an amount of at least 4 weight % and up to and including 20 weight %, each porous particle comprising a continuous polymeric phase and discrete pores dispersed within the continuous polymeric phase, having a mode particle size of 2-50 μm and up to and including 50 μm; (ii) a film-forming binder material having a Tg of less than or equal to 25° C., which is present in an amount of 40-90 weight %; and (iii) an inorganic filler material having a value of less than 5 on the MOHS scale of mineral hardness, which inorganic filler material is present in an amount of 4 weight % and up to and including 30 weight %.
US11091872B1	Garment care device The present disclosure relates to a garment care device. The garment care device may include a housing and a garment bag. The garment bag can be disposed around a frame and attached to the housing. The garment bag can receive air along a first air flow from the housing and a mixture of steam and a chemical in a second air flow from the housing during a freshening process. A safety puck can engage to a fastener allowing for opening and secure closure of the garment bag and magnetically engage to an interface.
US11091868B2	Washing machine A washing machine comprises an inner drum, wherein a drum bottom of the inner drum is installed with an inner drum bottom cover, and the inner drum bottom cover is in sealed connection with the drum bottom of the inner drum to form a sealed space. Such a setting avoids problems of breeding of bacteria and generation of smudge caused when washing water enters the inner drum bottom cover and is deposited in a chamber formed between the inner drum bottom cover and the drum bottom of the inner drum in a process of washing clothes by a washing machine.
US11091867B2	Laundry washing machine incorporating distance sensor A laundry washing machine and method may use a distance sensor to determine dry and wet distance values associated with a load disposed in a wash tub, and dynamically configure a wash cycle based upon the determined values. In some instances, the distance sensor may also be used to detect an excessive fluid level, excessive foaming, or a floating item in the wash tub.
US11091866B2	Method for controlling laundry treating apparatus Provided is a method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus. The method includes applying power to the laundry treating apparatus and inputting an installation inspection command through an input part and performing an installation inspection for inspecting whether the laundry treating apparatus is normally installed when the installation inspection command is inputted. A control part determines whether the inputted installation inspection command is an initial installation inspection command, and wherein, when it is determined that the inputted installation inspection command is not the initial installation inspection command, the control part is configured to determine whether the previous installation and inspection has been properly performed according to an unbalance value stored in a memory, and configured to display the determined result a display part.
US11091865B2	Control method and washing machine A computer is used to obtain arrival time required for a user of a washing machine to arrive at an installation position of the washing machine based on a position of the user and the installation position, and when it is determined that the washing machine is performing washing based on operation information of the washing machine, when the arrival time is longer than washing completion time required for the washing machine to complete washing, to transmit instruction infomiation for adding a process of soaking laundry in water by the washing machine or for changing time in the process to the washing machine.
US11091862B2	Formed-fabric-strengthening device for strengthening formed fabric and control device and process for operating drive devices of the formed-fabric-strengthening device A fibrous-web-consolidating appliance which is configured to consolidate fibrous web and includes: at least two drive devices, each of which is configured to drive at least one needling device of the fibrous-web-consolidating appliance. Each needling device is configured to consolidate fibrous web and is driven by one of the at least two drive devices. At least one oscillation-recording device is configured to record oscillation data, the oscillations including oscillations such as those created by the operation of the needling devices. A control device is configured to receive the oscillation data recorded by the oscillation-recording device and to control the operation of the at least two drive devices in response to the received oscillation data. A control device and a method for operating the drive devices of the fibrous-web-consolidating appliance are also provided.
US11091861B2	Spunbonded nonwoven with crimped fine fibers The invention relates to a spunbonded nonwoven having crimped multicomponent fibers, wherein a first component of the multicomponent fibers consists of a first thermoplastic polymer material comprising a first thermoplastic base polymer and a second component of the multicomponent fibers consists of a second thermoplastic polymer material comprising a second thermoplastic base polymer that is different from the first base polymer. The at least one of the first polymer material or the second polymer material is a polymer blend that comprises, further to the respective base polymer, between 1 and 10 weight percent of a high melt flow rate polymer that has a melt flow rate of between 600 and 3,000 g/10 min. The fibers have a linear mass density of less than 1.5 denier. The average crimp number of the crimped multicomponent fibers is in the range of at least 5 and preferably at least 8 crimps per cm in the fiber. The invention further relates to a method for making such spunbonded nonwoven, a multilayer fabric wherein at least one layer comprises such spunbonded nonwoven and a hygiene product comprising such spunbonded nonwoven or multilayer fabric.
US11091858B2	On-loom fabric inspection system and method An on-loom fabric inspection system having at least one imaging device configured to collect images of at least one section of a weaving area of a loom including a shed region, a woven fabric region and a fell region. The system is operable to detect faults in the weaving area and to produce batches of woven fabric assigned with an objective quality index.
US11091853B2	Fiber manufacturing apparatus A fiber manufacturing apparatus includes: a fiber manufacturing portion including a first operation unit including a first operation surface and a second operation unit including a second operation surface facing the first operation surface, wherein at least one of the first operation unit and the second operation unit performs a reciprocating motion to manufacture a fiber between the first operation surface and the second operation surface; and a fiber collecting portion configured to collect the fiber manufactured between the first operation surface and the second operation surface, wherein at least one of the first operation surface and the second operation surface includes a polymer solution.
US11091851B2	Apparatus provided with a crucible including a porous baffle plate therein for manufacturing compound single crystal and method for manufacturing compound single crystal An apparatus for manufacturing compound single crystal includes a crystal growth section to hold a seed crystal, a gas supply section to supply a metal-contained gas and a reactant gas toward the seed crystal, and a heating section to heat the seed crystal and a metal source. The gas supply section includes a crucible holding the metal source, a carrier gas supply unit, and a reactant gas supply unit. A porous baffle plate is provided in an opening of the crucible. The porous baffle plate satisfies a relationship of 80%≤(1−VH/VB)×100<100% and a relationship of 0.0003
US11091850B2	Producing method of wired circuit board A method for producing a wired circuit board including a stainless steel supporting layer having a stainless steel terminal includes a first step of preparing the stainless steel supporting layer having a passive film formed on the surface thereof and a second step of forming a first gold plating layer on the surface of the stainless steel terminal. In the second step, the stainless steel supporting layer is immersed in a first gold plating solution containing a weak acid and a gold compound without containing a strong acid, and electricity is supplied to the stainless steel supporting layer so that the passive film is removed and the first gold plating layer is formed on the surface of the stainless steel terminal.
US11091841B2	Autonomous impressed current cathodic protection device on metal surfaces with a spiral magnesium anode An autonomous impressed current cathodic protection device utilizes a spiral layout of materials, with a magnesium sheet placed in parallel with a copper sheet, and a foamed material in between as insulation, all placed in a plastic container and solidified after inert fluid material is poured in. At a center of the spiral layout, a magnesium anode core is connected through a wire to the surrounding spiral layout. The device can generate electrical voltage of up to −1.7 volt with increased amperage of up to 500 mA. The presented layout of the materials and components allows for increased flexibility concerning the manufacturing of devices based on the requirements of industrial applications, construction sites, and various needs and demands in marine applications for ships, regardless of size.
US11091840B2	Corrosion inhibiting additive A corrosion resistant article including an aluminum substrate and a corrosion-inhibiting cerium based corrosion inhibitor corrosion inhibiting additive on the aluminum substrate, the corrosion inhibiting additive comprising an anodic corrosion inhibitor and a cathodic corrosion inhibitor, the anodic corrosion inhibitor greater than 25 wt % of the total inhibitor.
US11091839B2	Surface-treated steel sheet and method for producing surface-treated steel sheet The object of the invention is to provide a surface-treated steel sheet having a coating having fine adhesiveness to an adhesive on the surface and having excellent corrosion resistance, and a production method thereof. Provided is a surface-treated steel sheet including: a steel sheet; a plated layer containing zinc on the steel sheet; and a coating on the plated layer, wherein the coating contains an acrylic resin, zirconium, vanadium, phosphorus and cobalt, and the acrylic resin has an area ratio of 80 to 100 area % in an area from a surface to a thickness of one-fifth of a film thickness of the coating, and an area ratio of 5 to 50 area % in an area including areas from the film thickness center of the coating to a thickness of one-tenth of the film thickness toward the surface side and toward the plated layer side.
US11091821B2	Copper-based alloy A copper-based alloy which includes Cu, Ni, Si, Fe, and Mg, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Mo, W, and V, and in which a content of Mg is 0.02 mass % or more. The copper-based alloy exhibits wear resistance and improved weldability with respect to a substrate.
US11091819B2	Extraction of metals from metallic compounds Methods for the extraction of metals such as rare earth metals and thorium from metal compounds and solutions. The methods may include the selective precipitation of rare earth elements from pregnant liquor solutions as rare earth oxalates. The rare earth oxalates are converted to rare earth carbonates in a metathesis reaction before being digested in an acid and treated for the extraction of thorium. A two-step extraction method may be applied to precipitate thorium as thorium hydroxide under controlled pH conditions such that pure thorium precipitate is recovered from a first step and a thorium-free rare earth solution is recovered at the subsequent step. The resulting rare earth solutions are of extremely high purity and may be processed directly in a solvent extraction circuit for the separation of rare earth elements, or may be processed for the direct production of a 99.9% bulk rare earth hydroxide/oxide concentrate.
US11091811B2	Methods, systems, compositions, kits, apparatus and computer-readable media for molecular tagging In some embodiments, the disclosure relates generally to methods, as well as related systems, compositions, kits, apparatuses and computer-readable media, comprising a multiplex molecular tagging procedure that employs a plurality of tags that are appended to a plurality of polynucleotides. The tags have characteristics, including a sequence, length and/or detectable moiety, or any other characteristic, that uniquely identifies the polynucleotide molecule to which it is appended, and permits tracking individual tagged molecules in a mixture of tagged molecules. For example, the tag having a unique tag sequence, can uniquely identify an individual polynucleotide to which it is appended, and distinguish the individual polynucleotide from other tagged polynucleotides in a mixture. In some embodiments, the multiplex molecular tagging procedure can be used for generating error-corrected sequencing data and for detecting a target polynucleotide which is present at low abundance in a nucleic acid sample.
US11091807B2	Assay systems for genetic analysis The present invention provides assay systems and methods for detection of copy number variation at one or more loci and polymorphism detection at one or more loci in a mixed sample from an individual.
US11091806B2	Genetic markers associated with response to CRTH2 receptor antagonists The present invention provides genetic markers on human chromosome 1 that are associated with a beneficial response to CRTH2 receptor antagonists. These CRTH2 receptor antagonist response markers are useful, inter alia, to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with CRTH2 receptor antagonist compositions and drug products, in methods of treating patients having a disease susceptible to treatment with a CRTH2 receptor antagonist, and in methods for selecting the most appropriate therapy for such patients.
US11091805B2	Single molecule analysis with high accuracy The invention relates to a process for analysing single molecules, in particular for sequencing of single nucleic acid molecules.
US11091796B2	Systems and methods to detect rare mutations and copy number variation The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease.
US11091789B2	Sensors and methods for capture, killing, and release of bacteria There is provided a renewable sensor for sensing or selectively capturing a targeted bacteria in a fluid. The renewable sensor includes a surface, the surface includes a substrate, a biologically or bacterially non-adhesive feature disposed on or in functional proximity to at least a portion of the substrate; and an adhesive elements disposed on or in functional proximity to the non-adhesive feature, a flow channel in operative contact with the surface; and a detector configured to detect the targeted cell type captured on the surface. Also provided are method for using the sensor and the surface.
US11091781B2	Carbon fixation systems and methods Systems and methods for fixing carbon using bacteria are described. In one embodiment, a system includes a reactor chamber with a solution contained therein. The solution may include hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), bioavailable nitrogen, and a chemolithoautotrophic bacteria. The system may also include a pair of electrodes that split water contained within the solution to form the hydrogen. Additionally, the system may be operated so that a concentration of the bioavailable nitrogen in the solution is below a threshold nitrogen concentration to cause the chemolithoautotrophic bacteria to produce a product.
US11091777B2	Synthetic combinatorial AAV capsid library for targeted gene therapy Disclosed are compositions and methods for producing modified adeno-associated virus (AAV) cap genes and combinatorial libraries of chimeric AAV vectors and virions; selecting for virions displaying cell-specific tropisms; and, in certain embodiments, producing helper vectors containing one or more modified AAV cap genes. The synthetic combinatorial AAV capsid libraries of the invention are useful in introducing into selected target host cells one or more nucleic acid molecules. The viral vectors and genetic constructs disclosed herein are also useful in a variety of diagnostic and/or therapeutic gene-therapy regimens.
US11091772B2	AXMI669 and AXMI991 toxin genes and methods for their use Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
US11091757B2	Lactoferrin aptamers and use thereof A method screens for aptamers by using a microarray microfluidic chip. The screening chip integrates microarray and microfluidic technology to integrate the positive and negative screening process on a microfluidic chip, and obtains aptamers with high affinity after 7 rounds of screening. It also discloses specific steps for screening of lactoferrin aptamers, including detailed processes such as chip preparation, positive and negative screening processes, and PCR amplification. The aptamers screened by the method have good specificity and affinity to the target protein. The aptamers are easier to be obtained than the antibody, and can be synthesized rapidly in large quantities in vitro. The preparation method is simpler and faster, so aptamers are expected to be a useful complement to antibody technology in many areas.
US11091756B2	Methods for targeted insertion of dna in genes Methods and compositions for modifying the coding sequence of endogenous genes using rare-cutting endonucleases and transposases. The methods and compositions described herein can be used to modify the coding sequence of endogenous genes.
US11091747B2	Neurodegenerative disorders A cyclic polypeptide, derivative or analogue thereof, comprising an amino acid sequence derived from the C-terminus of acetylcholinesterase (ACh E), or a truncation thereof.
US11091746B2	Polymerase compositions, methods of making and using same The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragments thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having lower systematic error as compared to a reference polymerase. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered properties.
US11091742B2	Directed evolution of CYP52A12 gene and its use in dicarboxylic acid production The invention relates to the directed evolution of CYP52A12 gene and the use thereof for the production of a dicarboxylic acid. In particular, it relates to a method of preparing a long chain dicarboxylic acid producing strain by using directed evolution and homologous recombination, a strain obtained by the method that is capable of producing a long chain dicarboxylic acid under an acidic condition and the use thereof. In particular, the invention relates to a method of preparing a long chain dicarboxylic acid producing strain by directed evolution of CYP52A12 gene and homologous recombination, a strain obtained by the method that is capable of producing a long chain dicarboxylic acid under an acidic condition and the use thereof. By directed evolution of CYP52A12 gene, one strain which has a base mutation at the promoter region of said gene and is capable of producing a long chain dicarboxylic acid under an acidic condition in a shortened fermentation time is screened out in the invention.
US11091738B2	Generating vasculogenic cell populations The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions useful for therapeutic vascular tissue engineering. In particular, the present invention provides methods for generating substantially pure populations of vasculogenic cells from human mesenchymal progenitors, and methods and compositions for clinical applications in the field of regenerative medicine.
US11091733B2	Systems and methods for medical device control Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure assist with management of tubes and hoses during surgical procedures. The systems, devices, and methods provide for the proper opening and closing of tubes to facilitate performance of steps in a surgical procedure. Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure control fluid delivery to and from a medical device, including devices for tissue processing and cleaning.
US11091729B2	Neutralized vinegar concentrates and liquid food grade blends containing said neutralized vinegar concentrates The present invention is directed to a process for making a concentrated vinegar product by simple evaporation, which concentrated vinegar product can also be used as intermediate in the production of products that can be listed on food labels as “vinegar”.
US11091726B2	Composition for removing photoresist residue and/or polymer residue To provide a composition for removing photoresist residue and/or polymer residue formed in a process for producing a semiconductor circuit element, and a removal method employing same. A composition for removing photoresist residue and/or polymer residue, the composition containing saccharin and water, and the pH being no greater than 9.7.
US11091721B2	Enzymatic degumming of unrefined triglyceride oil The present invention provides a process for the enzymatic degumming of unrefined triglyceride oils, said process comprising: a) providing an unrefined triglyceride oil having a phosphorus content of at least 100 mg per kg of unrefined triglyceride oil; b) combining the unrefined triglyceride oil with water, lactic acid and enzyme to produce an oil-and-water emulsion, said enzyme being selected from phospholipase, lipid acyltransferase and combinations thereof; c) keeping the emulsion at a temperature of 20-90° C. for at least 10 minutes; and d) separating degummed triglyceride oil from the emulsion. This enzymatic degumming process is extremely effective in removing phospholipids, including non-hydratable phospholipids (NHP), from crude and other unrefined vegetable oils.
US11091718B2	Ionic liquid containing divalent cation and monovalent anion and lubricant composition comprising same Disclosed are an ionic liquid, having wear resistance maintained at low temperatures and containing a divalent cation including at least one of bis(ammonium) and bis(phosphonium) and a monovalent anion including at least one of sulfonate and phosphate, and a lubricant composition including the ionic liquid.
US11091716B2	High-carbon biogenic reagents and uses thereof This invention provides processes and systems for converting biomass into high-carbon biogenic reagents that are suitable for a variety of commercial applications. Some embodiments employ pyrolysis in the presence of an inert gas to generate hot pyrolyzed solids, condensable vapors, and non-condensable gases, followed by separation of vapors and gases, and cooling of the hot pyrolyzed solids in the presence of the inert gas. Additives may be introduced during processing or combined with the reagent, or both. The biogenic reagent may include at least 70 wt %, 80 wt %, 90 wt %, 95 wt %, or more total carbon on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may have an energy content of at least 12,000 Btu/lb, 13,000 Btu/lb, 14,000 Btu/lb, or 14,500 Btu/lb on a dry basis. The biogenic reagent may be formed into fine powders, or structural objects. The structural objects may have a structure and/or strength that derive from the feedstock, heat rate, and additives.
US11091712B1	Method for producing biodiesel and triacetin A method for producing biodiesel and triacetin includes steps as follows. A bio-oil source is provided; the bio-oil source is palm oil acid or palm oil sludge. A bio-oil source pretreatment step is performed, wherein the bio-oil source is mixed with ash to decolor. A pre-esterification step is performed, wherein methanol and a pre-esterification catalyst are mixed, so as to form an organic phase solution and an aqueous phase solution. A transesterification step is performed, wherein the methanol and a lithium silicate catalyst are mixed, so as to form a crude biodiesel phase solution and a crude glycerol phase solution. A washing step is performed, wherein purified biodiesel is collected. A glycerol separating step is performed, wherein purified glycerol is collected. A glycerol esterification step is performed, wherein triacetin is collected.
US11091706B2	Hydrocracking process for making middle distillate from a light hydrocarbon feedstock A two-stage hydrocracking process for preferentially making a high-quality middle distillate product such as diesel from a relatively light hydrocarbon feedstock such as light vacuum gas oil.
US11091688B2	Hydrocarbon well deliquification using alkali metal silicides Methods and systems for recovering hydrocarbon gas from a subterranean reservoir comprising a wellbore, where hydrocarbon gas flow from the subterranean reservoir is impeded due to collection of liquids, including water, in the wellbore, the methods and systems comprising introducing a composition comprising at least one alkali metal silicide into the wellbore.
US11091686B2	Compositions and methods for completing subterranean wells Well treatment compositions comprise water, a lipophilic anionic surfactant, a hydrophilic non-ionic surfactant, a second non-ionic surfactant, a water-solubilizing solvent, a water-immiscible solvent and a lipophilic non-ionic surfactant. Optionally, a second solvent may be incorporated. When added to spacer fluids, chemical washes or both, the compositions promote the removal of non-aqueous drilling fluids from casing surfaces. Additionally, the treated casing surfaces are water wet, thereby promoting optimal bonding to cement.
US11091681B2	Methods of making and using a superabsorbent polymer fluid A method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, wherein the subterranean formation comprises one or more permeable zones, comprising introducing a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) fluid into the wellbore, wherein the SAP fluid comprises an aqueous fluid and an SAP material comprising a reaction product of a reaction mixture comprising one or more viscosifying polymeric materials, one or more crosslinking agents, and water, allowing the SAP fluid to flow into at least a portion of the one or more permeable zones in the subterranean formation, and allowing the SAP material to absorb water and form a swollen SAP material, wherein the swollen SAP material impedes fluid flow through at least a portion of the one or more permeable zones.
US11091680B2	Heat transport fluid and heat transport device using the same A heat transport fluid includes a base fluid; and solid particles which are dispersed in the base fluid, have an average particle diameter of 200 to 400 nm, and have a potential difference of 35 mV or more from the base fluid, and a heat transport device uses the heat transport fluid.
US11091679B2	Refrigerant composition Provided is a refrigerant composition that has a low GWP; is non-flammable or mildly flammable; and has a refrigerating capacity (Cap) and/or coefficient of performance (COP) equivalent to or higher than those of traditional refrigerants, such as R-134a, R-410A, R-123, or R-404A, when used as an alternative refrigerant for these traditional refrigerants. Specifically, provided is a refrigerant composition containing FO-1216 and a hydrofluoroolefin, wherein the hydrofluoroolefin is at least one member of HFO-1234ze and HFO-1243zf.
US11091674B2	Multilayer adhesive tape A multilayer adhesive tape exhibiting high step coverage and having both high reworkability and excellent punchability is provided. The multilayer adhesive tape sequentially includes: a first outer adhesive layer; an intermediate adhesive layer; and a second outer adhesive layer, in which a glass transition temperature of the intermediate adhesive layer is −40° C. or more and 0° C. or less, a glass transition temperature of each of the first outer adhesive layer and the second outer adhesive layer is −60° C. or more and −20° C. or less, and a difference in glass transition temperature between each of the first outer adhesive layer and the second outer adhesive layer and the intermediate adhesive layer is 5° C. or more and 25° C. or less.
US11091673B2	Organic electronic device Provided are an adhesive composition and an organic electronic device (OED) including the same, and particularly, an adhesive composition, which may form a structure effectively blocking moisture or oxygen flowing into an OED from the outside, realize a top-emission OED and exhibit excellent handleability and processability, and an OED including the same.
US11091672B2	Method for manufacturing pressure-sensitive adhesive film The present application relates to a method for manufacturing a pressure-sensitive adhesive film. In an embodiment, a method for manufacturing a pressure-sensitive adhesive film having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a base layer includes applying a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition on at least one side of a base layer, where the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an isocyanate compound, a metal compound and an acrylic polymer; and drying the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition at a temperature of 100° C. or higher to form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the base layer.
US11091665B2	Clear composition for alumium foot rest and coating method for aluminium foot rest The present invention relates to a clear composition for the aluminum foot rest containing a melamine resin, an acrylic resin, an ultraviolet (UV) curing agent, a solvent, and titanium oxide (TiO2) powder in a content of 10 to 20% based on a total weight. Provided is the clear composition for the aluminum foot rest having an increased hardness, transparency and enhanced adhesion to the aluminum material.
US11091658B2	Interference pigments on the basis of glass flakes The present invention relates to pigments, comprising a plate-like substrate of glass having an average thickness of <1 μm, especially of from 20 nm to 400 nm, and (a) a dielectric material, especially a metal oxide, having a high index of refraction; or (a) a metal layer, especially a thin semi-transparent metal layer; a process for their production and their use in paints, ink-jet printing, for dyeing textiles, for pigmenting coatings (paints), printing inks, plastics, cosmetics, glazes for ceramics and glass.
US11091653B2	Sol-gel coating compositions and related processes An alkoxysilane is contacted with water and an inorganic acid to form a first composition. A zirconium alkoxide is contacted with an organic acid to form a second composition. One or more alkoxysilanes and an organic acid are contacted with a mixture of the first and second compositions to form a sol-gel composition, to which a photoinitiator is added. The sol-gel composition has a ratio of a number of moles of silicon to a number of moles of zirconium (nSi/nZr) ranging from about 2 to about 10. The sol-gel composition is applied on a substrate (e.g., an aluminum alloy substrate) multiple times to form multiple sol-gel layers, and at least one of the sol-gel layers is cured by UV radiation. The multiple sol-gel layers are then thermally cured.
US11091651B2	Acetoacetyl thermosetting resin for gel coat Zero VOC thermosetting gel coat and laminating resin compositions, and composites and articles, are produced using a multifunctional Michael acceptor, a multifunctional Michael donor and a base catalyst. The obtained low viscosity resin is useful for producing zero VOC gel coats and laminates having excellent curability at ambient temperatures.
US11091648B2	Hydrophobic surface modified aluminas for polymer compositions and method for making thereof A method of producing new hydrophobic aluminas by i) providing a slurry comprising an alumina compound, the slurry having a pH of above 5.5; ii) mixing an organic composition comprising carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains with the slurry to form an acid modified slurry; iii) hydrothermally conditioning the acid modified slurry to form a hydrothermally aged slurry; and iv) drying the hydrothermally aged slurry. The new hydrophobic aluminas have surface modified structures distinguished by a low humidity content and very small nanoparticles. These new hydrophobic aluminas can be uniformly dispersed in a substrate, for example polymers.
US11091645B2	Core-shell dye, photo-sensitive resin composition comprising same, and color filter Provided are a core-shell dye includes a core including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a shell surrounding the core, a photosensitive resin composition including the same, and a color filter manufactured using the photosensitive resin composition. (In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is the same as defined in the specification.)
US11091644B2	Method for producing colorant composition, and colorant composition, colorant dispersion, photosensitive resin composition, color filter, liquid crystal display device produced using same The present specification relates to a method for preparing a colorant composition comprising dissolving a first xanthene-based dye having the same number of positive charges and negative charges and a second xanthene-based dye having more negative charges than positive charges by one or more in a first solvent; and precipitating the dissolved first xanthene-based dye and the dissolved second xanthene-based dye in a second solvent, and a colorant composition, a colorant dispersion, a photosensitive resin composition, a color filter and a liquid crystal display device.
US11091638B2	Shock-absorbing nanostructured polymer alloy The present invention relates to a shock-absorbing nanostructured polymer alloy, comprising: a (meth)acrylic polymer matrix comprising one or more (meth)acrylic polymer(s), said (meth)acrylic polymer matrix forming a (meth)acrylic network, and, at least one polyborodimethylsiloxane (PBDMS) distributed in the (meth)acrylic polymer matrix, the polyborodimethylsiloxane forming a network, the polyborodimethylsiloxane network and the (meth)acrylic network being intertwined. The invention also relates to a chemical composition for the manufacture of such an alloy as well as a process for manufacturing a part made of such an alloy.
US11091637B2	Polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition including same, and molded product thereof Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer including polycarbonate blocks (A-1) each formed of a specific repeating unit and polyorganosiloxane blocks (A-2) each containing a specific repeating unit, wherein the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer satisfies the following expression (F1a): 15≤wM1 (F1a) wherein wM1 represents the average content of the polyorganosiloxane blocks (A-2) in polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymers each having a molecular weight determined by using a polycarbonate as a conversion reference of from 56,000 or more to 200,000 or less among polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymers obtained through the separation of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer by gel permeation chromatography.
US11091636B2	Liquid silicone composition for transfer- or injection-molding optical parts, optical parts made therefrom, and a method thereof Disclosed is a liquid silicone composition for transfer- or injection-molding optical parts. The liquid silicone composition comprises: (A) a linear organopolysiloxane having in a molecule at least two silicon-bonded C2-10 alkenyl groups and at least one silicon-bonded C6-20 aryl group; (B) an organopolysiloxane resin represented by a specific average unit formula; (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; and (E) a hydrosilylation reaction inhibitor.
US11091631B2	Nanocomposites containing crystalline polyester and organosilica The invention provides a process for preparing core-shell composite particles comprising a polyester, polymerized ethylenically unsaturated silane compounds, and optionally a hydrophobic surface treatment. The invention further provides a composite particle comprising a polyester and a radically polymerized ethylenically unsaturated silane compound.
US11091629B2	Hot/wet resistant low density epoxy compositions The present disclosure provides a curable void filler composition comprising: (a) at least one epoxy resin; (b) at least one epoxy curing agent comprising a carboxylic acid anhydride compound; (c) at least one alkaline oxide and/or at least one alkaline earth oxide.
US11091628B2	Filling composition for cables A filling composition is disclosed, the composition comprises (i) between 4 to 20 wt. % of a selectively hydrogenated isoprene-styrene block copolymer having a structure S-EP with at least 40 wt. % polystyrene content, a total diblock apparent molecular weight of at least 160 kg/mole, the polystyrene block S has a true molecular weight in the range of 60 to 110 kg/mole, and the polyisoprene block (EP) has a molecular weight in the range of 80-100 kg/mole, (ii) an oil, and (iii) optional additives. The filling composition is characterized as having a thixotropic ratio of 2-10, a drop point of at least 200° C., and a cone penetration at 25° C. of <500 dmm.
US11091612B2	Thermoplastic elastomer composition and use thereof This invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 5 to 30 parts by mass of ethylene-α-olefin-non-conjugated polyene copolymer (A), 20 to 40 parts by mass of crystalline olefin-based resin (B) having a density of 0.90 g/cm3 or more and 0.92 g/cm3 or less, 20 to 40 parts by mass of high-density polyethylene (C) having a density of 0.94 g/cm3 or more and 0.97 g/cm3 or less, 5 to 12 parts by mass of ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (D) consisting of ethylene and α-olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, and 5 to 9 parts by mass of silicone compound (E) (with the total amount of (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) being 100 parts by mass), and to an automotive glass run channel formed by the thermoplastic elastomer composition.
US11091609B2	Modified conjugated diene-based polymer, production method thereof, rubber composition and tire A modified conjugated diene-based polymer having a nitrogen atom, wherein a content of the nitrogen atom is 25 mass ppm or more based on a total amount of the modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a shrinking factor (g′) is 0.59 or less in a GPC-light scattering measurement method with a viscosity detector, and a weight average molecular weight is 200,000 or more and 3,000,000 or less.
US11091607B2	Reinforcement materials, elastomeric compositions and tyres for vehicles wheels comprising the same The present invention relates to new elastomeric materials for the production of tyres for vehicle wheels with good mechanical properties, in particular high moduli associated with low hysteresis values, including new reinforcement materials. Said reinforcement materials are obtainable by derivatising silica—in-situ during the mixing of the elastomeric composition, or previously—with special silanising agents (A) and silsesquioxanes (B), both substituted with reactive alkenyl functionalities.
US11091604B2	Thermoplastic resin composition having excellent electrical properties, and molded article produced using same Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent electric properties and the thermoplastic resin composition comprises: (A) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin; (B) 2 to 6 parts by weight of a phosphorous-based flame retardant; and (C) 0.2 parts by weight to 2 parts by weight of a mineral filler.
US11091599B2	Compositions of expandable vinyl aromatic polymers with an improved thermal insulation capacity, process for their preparation and expanded articles obtained therefrom Expandable vinyl aromatic polymers which comprise: a matrix obtained by polymerizing 50-100% by weight of one or more vinyl aromatic monomers and 0-50% by weight of at least one copolymer izable monomer; 1-10% by weight, calculated with respect to the polymer (a), of an expanding agent englobed in the polymeric matrix; 0.05-25% by weight, calculated with respect to the polymer (a), of a filler comprising coke with a surface area, measured according to ASTM D-3037/89, ranging from 5 to 50 m2/g.
US11091598B2	System for producing a fully impregnated thermoplastic prepreg Fiber-containing polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) prepregs are described that include a first and second plurality of fibers. The second plurality of fibers is made from a different material than the first plurality of fibers. The PMMA prepregs also contain a polymerized resin that includes polymethyl methacrylate that has been formed from a reactive resin composition that includes methyl methacrylate. Methods of making fiber-containing PMMA prepregs are also described.
US11091595B2	Lightweight fiber-reinforced polymer sandwich structures Presented are fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sandwich structures, methods for making/using such FRP sandwich structures, and motor vehicles with a vehicle component fabricated from a compression molded thermoset or thermoplastic FRP sandwich structure. A multidimensional composite sandwich structure includes first and second (skin) layers formed from a thermoset of thermoplastic polymer matrix, such as resin or nylon, filled with a fiber reinforcing material, such as chopped carbon fibers. A third (core) layer, which is encased between the first and second skin layers, is formed from a thermoset/thermoplastic polymer matrix filled with a fiber reinforcing material and a filler material, such as hollow glass microspheres. The first, second and third layers have respective rheological flow properties that are substantially similar such that all three layers flow in unison at a predetermined compression molding pressure. These layers may be formed from the same thermoset/thermoplastic polymer material, and include the same fiber reinforcing material.
US11091578B2	Copolymer of 1,3,7-octatriene and isoprene, hydride thereof, and method for producing said copolymer The present invention provides a copolymer of 1,3,7-octatriene and isoprene having a narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) and a hydride thereof. Furthermore, in a production method of a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from 1,3,7-octatriene and a structural unit derived from isoprene, high raw material conversions are achieved for a short polymerization time. Specifically, the copolymer is a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from 1,3,7-octatriene and a structural unit derived from isoprene and is a copolymer having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 1.44, or the like.
US11091573B2	Hydrosilylation crosslinking of polyolefin cable components A method of crosslinking a polyolefin resin with a silyl hydride crosslinking agent is disclosed. Crosslinkable compositions containing a polyolefin resin having about 0.9% to about 10% diene groups and a silyl hydride crosslinking agent are also disclosed.
US11091572B2	Modified Ziegler-Natta (pro) catalysts and system A modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst that is a product mixture of modifying an initial Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with a molecular (pro)catalyst, and optionally an activator, the modifying occurring before activating the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with an activator and before contacting the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst with a polymerizable olefin. Also, a modified catalyst system prepared therefrom, methods of preparing the modified Ziegler-Natta procatalyst and the modified catalyst system, a method of polymerizing an olefin using the modified catalyst system, and a polyolefin product made thereby.
US11091567B2	Amido-benzoquinone catalyst systems and processes thereof The present disclosure relates to amido-benzoquinone transition metal complexes, catalyst systems including amido-benzoquinone transition metal complexes, and polymerization processes to produce polyolefin polymers such as polyethylene-based polymers and polypropylene-based polymers.
US11091566B2	Methods for the production of biopolymers with defined average molecular weight The present invention relates to a method for the production of a biopolymer, wherein the biopolymer has a defined average molecular weight, the method comprising lyophylizing a composition comprising the biopolymer with native high molecular weight, optionally purifying and/or isolating the biopolymer; wherein the temperature during the sublimation process is selected to facilitate a controlled and defined degradation of said biopolymer.
US11091565B2	Preparation method of modified starch ether for improving anti-sliding property of ceramic tile adhesive The present disclosure relates to the technical field of building additives, and in particular to a preparation method of modified starch ether for improving the anti-sliding property of a ceramic tile adhesive. The preparation method includes chemical modification of subjecting starch to one-step etherification to obtain starch ether, followed by physical modification. In the preparation method, the cumbersome multi-step etherification in existing methods for preparing modified starch ether is avoided, and only one-step etherification is used to obtain modified starch ether of better properties. Because physical modification is added, the obtained product can significantly improve the anti-sliding property of a ceramic tile adhesive. Moreover, the conditions for one-step etherification are significantly different from the prior art.
US11091562B2	Engineered IGA antibodies and methods of use Provided herein are engineered antibodies that comprise a modified IgA heavy chain constant region, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use. The engineered antibodies described herein comprise one or more amino acid substitution or deletion in a constant region of an IgA domain. Further provided herein are methods of treating disorders, including cancer, by administering an engineered IgA antibody described herein.
US11091556B2	Caninized human antibodies to human IL-4R alpha The present invention provides caninized human anti-human IL-4Rα antibodies that have specific sequences and a high binding affinity for canine IL-4Rα. The invention also relates to use of these antibodies in the treatment of dogs against atopic dermatitis.
US11091553B2	Monoclonal antibodies against HER2 Isolated monoclonal antibodies which bind to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies are also disclosed.
US11091546B2	Optimized PNE-based chimeric receptor T cell switches and uses thereof Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor effector cells (CAR-ECs) and CAR-EC switches. The switchable CAR-ECs are generally T cells. The one or more chimeric antigen receptors may recognize a peptidic antigen on the CAR-EC switch. The CAR-ECs and switches may be used for the treatment of a condition in a subject in need thereof.
US11091542B2	Antibody molecules which bind TNF alpha The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for TNF alpha, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
US11091537B2	Method for inhibiting bone resorption The invention is directed to a method of inhibiting bone resorption. The method comprises administering to a human an amount of sclerostin inhibitor that reduces a bone resorption marker level for at least 2 weeks. The invention also provides a method of monitoring anti-sclerostin therapy comprising measuring one or more bone resorption marker levels, administering a sclerostin binding agent, then measuring the bone resorption marker levels. Also provided is a method of increasing bone mineral density; a method of ameliorating the effects of an osteoclast-related disorder; a method of treating a bone-related disorder by maintaining bone density; and a method of treating a bone-related disorder in a human suffering from or at risk of hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia, a human in which treatment with a parathyroid hormone or analog thereof is contraindicated, or a human in which treatment with a bisphosphonate is contraindicated.
US11091536B2	Method for isolation of soluble polypeptides Polypeptides with biophysical properties such as solubility, stability, high expression, monomericity, binding specificity or non-aggregation, including monomeric human heavy and light chain variable domains (VHs and VLs), are identified using a high throughput method for screening polypeptides, comprising the steps of obtaining a phage display library, allowing infection of a bacterial lawn by the library phage, and identifying phage which form larger than average plaques on the bacterial lawn. Sequences of monomeric human VHs and VLs are identified, which may be useful for immunotherapy or as diagnostic agents. Multimer complexes of human VHs and VLs are also identified. The VHs and VLs identified may be used to create further libraries for identifying additional polypeptides. Further, the VHS and VLs may be subjected to DNA shuffling to select for improved biophysical properties.
US11091529B2	Peptides having reduced toxicity that stimulate cholesterol efflux The present invention provides a family of non-naturally occurring polypeptides having cholesterol efflux activity that parallels that of full-length apolipoproteins (e.g., Apo AI and Apo E), and having high selectivity for ABCA1 that parallels that of full-length apolipoproteins. Further, the peptides of the invention have little or no toxicity when administered at therapeutic and higher doses. The invention also provides compositions comprising such polypeptides, methods of identifying, screening and synthesizing such polypeptides, and methods of treating, preventing or diagnosing diseases and disorders associated with dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, or inflammation; or diseases involving abnormal glucose metabolism, e.g., diabetes, metabolic syndrome; or Alzheimers Disease or frontotemporal dementia.
US11091528B2	Acylated glucagon analogues The invention provides materials and methods for the treatment of obesity and excess weight, diabetes, and other associated metabolic disorders. In particular, the invention provides novel acylated glucagon analogue peptides effective in such methods. The peptides may mediate their effect by having increased selectivity for the GLP-1 receptor as compared to human glucagon.
US11091526B2	IL-2 muteins and uses thereof The present application provides for IL-2 muteins, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same.
US11091520B2	Modified VIP3 polypeptides The present invention is directed to the vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vips) modified to comprise heterologous bacterial carbohydrate binding modules and the methods of use thereof. Expression of modified proteins resulted in variations to activity against lepidopteran pest species of agricultural importance such as Corn earworm and Fall armyworm conveying broad spectrum insect control.
US11091513B2	Tomato plants allowing the establishment of mites The present invention relates to a modified Slmyc2 gene, which may comprise at least one modification as compared to the wild type sequence of SEQ ID No. 5, which modification leads to the reduction or absence of SlMYC2 protein activity, wherein the modified Slmyc2 gene is capable of conferring an aberrant glandular hair phenotype to a Solanum lycopersicum plant. The modification may be suitably selected from a modification that decreases the mRNA level of the Slmyc2 gene, a modification that decreases the level of the SlMYC2 protein and/or a modification that decreases the activity of the SlMYC2 protein, as compared to the wild type Slmyc2 gene of SEQ ID No. 5.
US11091506B2	Silanol composition, cured product, adhesive, and method for curing silanol composition The present invention provides a silanol composition including a cyclic silanol (A1) represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 are each independently fluorine, an aryl group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, a fluorine-substituted linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and a dehydration condensation product of the cyclic silanol (A2), and wherein the silanol composition has a haze of 10% or less at a thickness of 3 μm.
US11091503B2	Compound and color conversion film comprising the same The present specification relates to a compound, and a color conversion film, a backlight unit, and a display device, including the same.
US11091496B2	Opioid ketal compounds and uses thereof This invention relates to opioid ketal compounds of Formula (I), Formula (II), or Formula (III): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 is H or CH3, R2 is H or OH, n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, R3 and R4 are independently or optionally substituted C1-C4 alkyl, or when n is 0, then R3 and R4 and the carbon atoms to which they are attached together form six, or seven membered ring, which is optionally mono or disubstituted by C1-C4 alkyl. The invention also relates to oxycodone ketal compounds of Formula (IV) or (V): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to the use of such compounds for the treatment, prevention, or amelioration of pain.
US11091494B2	Crystal form of acalabrutinib and preparation method and use thereof The present disclosure relates to novel crystalline forms of acalabrutinib and processes for preparation thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing acalabrutinib, use of acalabrutinib for preparing Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor drug, and use of acalabrutinib for preparing drugs treating mantle cell lymphoma. The crystalline forms of the present disclosure have one or more improved properties compared with prior art, and have significant value for future drug optimization and development.
US11091492B2	Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and their use in the treatment of medical disorders The invention provides substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine and related organic compounds, compositions containing such compounds, medical kits, and methods for using such compounds and compositions to treat medical disorders, e.g., Gaucher disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body disease, dementia, or multiple system atrophy, in a patient. Exemplary substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds described herein include 5,7-dimethyl-N-phenylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxamide compounds and variants thereof.
US11091486B2	Process for the preparation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and salts thereof In some embodiments, provided herein are processes for preparing a compound of Formula C or a salt thereof, as disclosed herein. In some embodiments, provided herein is a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof. In some embodiments, provided herein is a solid form of the compound, such as a crystalline form of the compound crystalline Form I.
US11091481B2	Heterocyclic compounds, preparation and methods and uses thereof Provided herein are novel compounds, for example, compounds having a Formula (I) or Formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided herein are methods of preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds, for example, in inhibiting KRAS G12C in a cell, and/or in treating various cancer such as pancreatic cancer, endometrial cancer, colorectal cancer, or lung cancer (e.g., non-small cell lung cancer).
US11091479B2	Triazolopyridin-3-ones or their salts and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same The present technology provides triazolopyridin-3-ones or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, preparation processes thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof. The triazolopyridin-3-ones or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts exhibit inhibitory activity on VAP-1 and therefore can be usefully applied, e.g., for the treatment and prophylaxis of nonalcoholic hepatosteatosis (NASH).
US11091471B2	Isoxazolyl ether derivatives as GABAA α5 PAM Compounds having the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X, Y and Z are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US11091469B2	Crystalline form of N-[5-(3,5-difluoro-benzyl)-1H-indazol-3-yl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-ylamino)-benzamide The present invention relates to a new crystalline form of N-[5-(3,5-difluoro-benzyl)-1H-indazol-3-yl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-ylamino)-benzamide, process for its preparation, its utility in treating diseases caused by deregulated protein kinase activity and pharmaceutical compositions containing it.
US11091468B2	Carbohydrate-binding small molecules with antiviral activity Compounds with anti-viral properties are provided that are based on the following structures: A variety of heteroaromatic groups have been found to be biologically active against the Zika (ZIKV) virus. In some embodiments, a dimeric compound is provided with each monomer linked by a repeating glycol linking group.
US11091463B2	Amide-substituted pyridinyltriazole derivatives and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel 5-(carboxamide)-1-pyridinyl-1,2,4-triazole derivatives, to processes for the preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and to the use of such compounds or compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of renal and cardiovascular diseases.
US11091460B2	Syk inhibitor and use method therefor Provided are a Syk inhibitor and a use method therefor, and in particular, disclosed are quinolinone represented by formula (I) or quinazoline derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a preparation method, a pharmaceutical composition, and uses in preparing a medicament for treatment of Syk receptor related diseases.
US11091455B2	Process to extract and purify delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Δ9-THC carboxylic acid is extracted from cannabis flowers using a first organic solvent, then separated using a second aqueous solvent. Δ9-THC carboxylic acid is converted to Δ9-THC carboxylic salt before being extracted by a third organic solvent and converted back to Δ9-THC carboxylic acid. Using a solvent swap, Δ9-THC carboxylic acid is decarboxylated and extracted again with an organic solvent prior to purification to give Δ9-THC.
US11091451B2	SHMT inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11091450B2	Crystal of a caspase inhibitor Disclosed herein a crystal structure of a caspase inhibitor, and more specifically a crystal structure of an (S)-3-((S)-2-(5-(2-chlorophenyl)isoxazole-3-formylamide)proponamide)-4-oxo-5-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenoxy)valeric acid, a preparation method therefor, a crystal polymer, a pharmaceutical composition and uses thereof. The compound A of formula (I) disclosed herein exhibits high crystal structure stability, low hygroscopicity, and advantageously shows physical properties, safety and metabolic stability while having relatively high pharmaceutical value.
US11091448B2	Method for preparing urate transporter 1 inhibitor Provided is a method for preparing a URAT1 inhibitor, 2-((5-bromo-4-((4-bromonaphthalen-1-yl)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thio) acetic acid represented by the following formula ZXS-BR, the reaction equation of which being shown as follows. Compared with the prior art, the preparation method provided by the present application is of low cost, ease of handling, ease of quality control, and applicable to industrialization.
US11091439B2	Malate salt of N-(4-{[6,7-bis(methyloxy) quinolin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-N′-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide, and crystalline forms therof for the treatment of cancer Disclosed are malate salts of N-(4-{[6,7-bis(methyloxy)-quinolin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-N′-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide, including a (L)-malate salt, a (D)-malate salt, a (DL) malate salt, and mixtures thereof; and crystalline and amorphous forms of the malate salts. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one malate salts of N-(4-{[6,7-bis(methyloxy)quinolin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-N′-(4-fluorophenyl)-cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide; and methods of treating cancer comprising administering at least one malate salt of N-(4-{[6,7-bis(methyloxy)quinolin-4-yl]oxy}phenyl)-N′-(4-fluorophenyl)cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide.
US11091437B2	Aryl isonitriles as a new class of antimicrobial compounds The present invention provides aryl isonitrile compounds that have antibacterial properties. More specifically, the aryl isonitrile compounds of the present invention are potent inhibitors of drug resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
US11091436B2	Process for the separation of optical isomers of racemic 3-alkylpiperidine-carboxylic acid ethyl esters The subject-matter of the invention is process for the separation of optical isomers of racemic 3-alk-3-carboxylic acid ethyl esters of formula rac-I with the resolving agent (II) (−)-2,3:4,5-di-O-izopropylidene-2-keto-L-gulonic acid (hereinafter: diacetone-L-ketogulonic acid).
US11091425B2	Process for the conversion of ethylene glycol to ethylenediamine employing a zeolite catalyst The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of ethane-1,2-diol to ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines of the formula H2N—[CH2CH2NH]n—CH2CH2NH2 wherein n≥1 comprising (i) providing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising YO2 and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element and X is a trivalent element, wherein the zeolitic material is selected from the group consisting of zeolitic materials having the MOR, FAU, CHA and/or GME framework structure, including combinations of two or more thereof; (ii) providing a gas stream comprising ethane-1,2-diol and ammonia; (iii) contacting the catalyst provided in (i) with the gas stream provided in (ii) for converting ethane-1,2-diol to ethane-1,2-diamine and/or linear polyethylenimines.
US11091419B2	Preparation and purification of biphenyldicarboxylic acids Processes are described for purifying a biphenyldicarboxylic acid product containing one or more impurities, particularly at least formylbiphenylcarboxylic acid. In the processes, a mixture comprising the biphenyldicarboxylic acid product is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under conditions to selectively reduce at least part of the formylbiphenylcarboxylic acid to produce a hydrogenation effluent comprising (i) hydroxymethylbiphenylcarboxylic acid and/or methylbiphenylcarboxylic acid, and (ii) biphenylcarboxylic acid. At least a portion of the biphenyldicarboxylic acid is then separated from the hydrogenation effluent. Advantageously, a polyester product may be produced from the separated biphenyldicarboxylic acid.
US11091412B2	Process for producing ethylene A process for producing ethylene includes the steps of: (1) catalytically cracking a raw material hydrocarbon to obtain a first stream containing propylene; (2) separating the first stream to obtain a C3 component stream; and (3) disproportionating the C3 component stream to obtain an ethylene stream. This process reduces the overall energy consumption of the production process and increases the total yield of the ethylene while obtaining a polymerization-grade ethylene.
US11091411B2	Hydrocracking catalyst for preparing light aromatic hydrocarbon, method for preparing same and method for preparing light aromatic hydrocarbon by using same The present disclosure relates to a hydrocracking catalyst for preparing a C6-C9 light aromatic hydrocarbons having an increased BTX content from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, a method for preparing the same and a method for preparing a C6-C9 light aromatic hydrocarbons having an increased BTX content by using the same. More specifically, an effect of obtaining a C6-C9 light aromatic hydrocarbons having an increased BTX content with a high yield from the byproducts of oil refining and petrochemical processes, which contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as naphthalene, alkylnaphthalene, etc., can be achieved by using a catalyst in which one or more metal selected from group VIII and one or more metal selected from group VIB are supported on a composite zeolite support of zeolite beta and zeolite ZSM-5.
US11091403B2	Apparatus and methods for fertilizer production Systems and apparatuses for converting nitrogen gas, such as from ambient air, into fertilizer via interaction with a controlled plasma field using low energy inputs. Mechanisms and methods for cooling splitter apparatuses during production of fertilizer from nitrogen gas. Methods of producing fertilizer from nitrogen gas, such as ambient air, via a splitter creating a plasma output, and for collecting produced fertilizer.
US11091402B2	High temperature oxidation protection for composites The present disclosure provides a method for coating a composite structure, comprising forming a first slurry by combining a first pre-slurry composition comprising a first phosphate glass composition, with a primary flow modifier and a first carrier fluid, wherein the primary flow modifier comprises at least one of cellulose or calcium silicate; applying the first slurry on a surface of the composite structure to form a base layer; and heating the composite structure to a temperature sufficient to adhere the base layer to the composite structure.
US11091393B2	Surface modification of clay The present invention involves a granular product to remove oil and grease from oily waste water; specifically targeting produced/flow-back water generated in the offshore oilfield industry. This granular product may be loaded into either filter media canisters or bulk filtration vessels and used onsite to filter the water. This invention may also be used as a pre-treatment step to other polishing filter systems.
US11091390B2	Integration of electrochromic films on a substrate The present disclosure relates generally to methods for the integration of electrochromic films onto a substrate, such as a glass window, and the systems/structures formed via such methods.
US11091377B2	Chlorinator A chlorinator configured to produce one or more sanitizing agents from a solute dissolved in water is provided. The chlorinator comprises an operational unit defining an electrolysis chamber for flow therethrough of the water, electrolyzing electrodes for the electrolysis, and a control unit having a housing containing therewithin a chlorinator controller for directing operation of the electrolyzing electrodes. The chlorinator further comprises an electronic flow sensor comprising a pair of spaced-apart sensing electrodes projecting into the electrolysis chamber, and a circuit closeable by electrically connecting the sensing electrodes. The electronic flow sensor is configured to detect a flow condition when the circuit is closed, and to detect a non-flow condition when the circuit remains open.
US11091374B1	Method to produce high purity germane from germanium dioxide or impure germanium compounds A method for the production of germane includes reacting an oxide of germanium and/or a non-oxide of germanium compound with a borohydride in a base solution. The method permits production of germane from impure germanium-containing starting materials. Catalysts for the reaction include transition metal elements, as well as oxides, hydroxides, halides, and other complexes or compounds of transition metals. Application of heat increases the efficiency of the catalyst. The methods also include production of germane through oxidation of a pure or impure oxide or non-oxide of germanium. The oxidation is effected by contacting the germanium-containing solid phase starting material with an oxidizing solution. The oxidizing solution may be a basic solution comprising a hydroxide or an acidic solution. The oxidation product of the germanium-containing solid phase starting material is converted to germane through an electrochemical or chemical reduction process.
US11091368B2	Methods and systems for recovering phosphorus from wastewater including digestate recycle Methods and systems for removal and recovery of phosphorus from wastewater and producing inorganic phosphorus complexes including digestate recycle.
US11091364B2	Methods and apparatus to ensure grounding between vehicles during vehicle-to-vehicle refueling operations Example methods and apparatus to ensure grounding between vehicles during a vehicle-to-vehicle refueling operation are described herein. An example vehicle described herein is to receive fuel from a refueling vehicle via a vehicle-to-vehicle refueling operation. The example vehicle includes a fuel door to cover an inlet nozzle of a fuel tank, a lock to lock or unlock the fuel door, and a controller to cause the lock to unlock the fuel door if the vehicle and the refueling vehicle are electrically coupled.
US11091363B1	Hands-free tank fill device A hands-free device for use in filling tanks for storing liquids, particularly water tanks on recreational or commercial vehicles having either threaded or flange style collars. The device's spring clamp can be operatively moved between the open and closed positions to secure the clamp to the collar of the storage tank during use. The filler hose is then snapped into position within the body of the device which prevents inadvertent displacement.
US11091358B1	Method and system for providing an improved all-terrain telehandler An all-terrain telehandler includes a pair of front tracks. Each front track may be coupled to a front bracket by an arm that telescopes relative to the front bracket. A superstructure may be coupled to the front bracket where the superstructure supports a first telescoping boom. A pair of rear tracks may be coupled to a rear body. The rear body may be coupled to the front superstructure. A maximum extension position for the first telescoping boom and a length generally corresponding to a length of the superstructure may define a ratio of approximately 4.00:1.00, whereby the all-terrain telehandler is substantially stable when moving loads supported by the first telescoping boom. A second telescoping boom may support a cab. With the second boom, the cab may be lowered beneath a top section of one of the front tracks for facilitating an operator loading sequence.
US11091354B2	Rail cleaning device for passenger conveyor A rail cleaning device for a passenger conveyor includes: a main body; a cleaning body; and a fastening band. The main body has a through hole. The through hole is arranged so that lower ends of link plates are located at an intermediate position of the through hole in a height direction of the main body when the cleaning body is held in abutment against an upper surface of a drive rail. The fastening band has a ring shape passing through an inside of the through hole and over outer sides of the link plates and extending to an upper side of the main body. The fastening band is tightened so as to press the cleaning body onto the drive rail by bringing an upper end of the main body close to the lower ends of the link plates, thereby fastening the main body to the link plates.
US11091344B2	Medium transport device, medium processing apparatus, and control method of medium transport device A medium transport device includes a feed roller pair, a stack portion that receives a medium transported by the feed roller pair between a support surface for supporting the medium in an inclined posture in which a downstream side in a transport direction is directed downward and an opposing surface opposing the support surface and stacks the medium, an alignment portion that aligns a downstream end of the medium stacked in the stack portion, and a control unit that controls a distance between the support surface and the opposing surface, in which the stack portion is configured to be capable of changing the distance and the control unit adjusts the distance according to a condition.
US11091338B2	Sheet conveying device and sheet conveying method A sheet conveying device includes a first roller, a second roller, and a controller. The first roller is configured to rotate in a forward direction for sheet conveyance along a sheet conveying direction. The second roller is disposed downstream with respect to the first roller in the sheet conveying direction and configured to rotate in a forward direction along the sheet conveying direction and in a reverse direction. The controller is configured to control the second roller to rotate in the reverse direction at a timing when a leading end of a sheet that is nipped and conveyed by the first roller reaches a nip of the second roller.
US11091328B2	Linear motor curve module with improved geometry A linear motor system has multiple modular track sections joined end-to-end to form a track along which movers may be displaced by the control of magnetic fields generated by coils disposed in each track section. A curved track section is provided that includes a non-constant radius of curvature that is a non-linear function of the run length along the curved track section. The curved track section may have a number of different radii of curvature, and one or more of them may be based on a non-linear function of the run length. The resulting curvature provides improved dynamic performance of movers driven along the curved track section.
US11091318B2	Electrically-powered waste enclosure Systems, methods, and apparatuses for controlling electrically-powered trash receptacles and monitoring fullness levels. The system can include a storage enclosure and a bin contained inside the storage enclosure, the bin configured to receive and store items deposited in the storage enclosure, wherein an inside portion of the bin is at least partially covered by a bag placed inside the bin to hold the items deposited in the storage enclosure. The system can also include a sensor configured to sense a content fullness state of the bin and a processor configured to control operations performed by the sensor. In addition, the system can include a sleeve configured to be installed over an inside portion of the bin and the bag, the sleeve at least partially restricting a movement of the bag.
US11091313B2	Rotatable dispenser assembly for solid units A dispenser assembly (2) for solid units (4) includes an outer sleeve (10) having an end (12) and a first sidewall (14) extending from the end of the outer sleeve, the first sidewall having a window (19) proximate to the end of the outer sleeve; and an inner) housing (50) inserted into the outer sleeve, the inner housing including an end (54) with an opening therein leading to a compartment configured for storing the solid units. The dispenser assembly (2) is configured to rotate between a CLOSED position corresponding to the window being blocked by a portion of the inner housing, and an OPEN position corresponding to the window not being blocked by the inner housing in order to allow at least one of the solid units to be dispensed through the window.
US11091310B2	Insulated container with tamper-evident, removable, and resealable lid Embodiments of the disclosure include an insulated drinking vessel comprising an inner wall surrounding an interior for containing a liquid beverage and an outer wall spaced from the inner wall to form an air space which acts to insulate the vessel interior in order to maintain the temperature of the liquid beverage contents within a desired range throughout a period of time which is normally required to consume the entire beverage contents. The insulated drinking vessel also includes a removable/resealable lid comprising at least one integrated tamper-evident sealed content dispensing opening which, when breached, allows the beverage contents to be removed while the lid remains attached to the vessel.
US11091308B2	Container A container (100) having: a housing member (10) having a bottom surface member (12) and a side surface member (14); and a protective member (20a) having a receiving surface in contact with an item to be housed. The bottom surface member defines the xy plane and the side surface member defines the xz plane and the yz plane that are orthogonal to the xy plane. The side surface member has a cut-out section (15a) that faces a housing space. The protective member has: an inside member (22a) comprising a receiving section (22R) having two receiving surfaces (23, 24) parallel to the xz plane and the yz plane; and an outside member (32a) arranged between the inside member and a side surface parallel to the yz plane of the side surface member, said outside member being fitted to the inside member so as to be slidable in a direction intersecting the bottom surface. The inside member and the outside member are arranged in the cut-out section so as to each be independently attachable and detachable. The inside member also comprises a support section (22S) formed in the y direction of the receiving section and having a support surface (22Sa) parallel to the xz plane. The support surface protrudes further in the x direction than the receiving surface parallel to the xz plane.
US11091299B1	Tamper-evident produce container A system and method for storing, shipping, and displaying produce in a box which has a tamper-evident closure. The box may be formed of folded cardboard and a transparent plastic lid which engages top edges of the box. The lid has a plurality of tabs around its periphery that may be bent and inserted into slots or notches formed in the box edges, and then expand to a larger relaxed size. The slots or notches have perforated lines enabling the lid to be ripped upward to open the box, thus indicating that the container has been tampered with.
US11091290B2	Integrated pulling system with back flap A package (20) for displaying items (10) includes a carton body (22) having at least a bottom panel (24) and a front panel (32). A resilient member (50) is configured to urge the items (10) towards the front panel (32) of the carton body (22) and an intermediate member (62) is removably placed at a position between the resilient member (50) and the items (10).
US11091286B2	Method of forming heat-shrunk packing with opening features A packaging system includes an object, a heat-shrinkable package, and a protective film. The heat-shrinkable package is formed from heat-shrinkable film around the object and the heat-shrinkable film includes a weakened portion. The protective film is coupled to the heat-shrinkable film and positioned to cover the weakened portion in the heat-shrinkable film. The heat-shrinkable package is configured to shrink and form a package of heat-shrunk film around the object in response to being exposed to a heat-shrink environment. The protective film is positioned to cover the weakened portion in the heat-shrunk film after exposing to package of heat-shrinkable film and the protective film to the heat-shrink environment.
US11091275B2	Aerial drone operations support base Exemplary drone operations support base embodiments disclosed herein may be used to shelter, repower and/or service drones associated therewith. A drone operations support base may include an enclosure with an entryway that permits drone ingress and egress with respect to the enclosure. Drone launching/landing, drone storage and drone power source repowering areas may be associated with a given drone base. A transfer device may be provided to move drones between the various drone base areas. The transfer device may also be adapted to transfer drone power sources between the drone repowering area and drones located elsewhere within the drone base for repowering of the power sources and of the drones.
US11091263B2	Ring wing aerial vehicle Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll) when in the VTOL orientation. The aerial vehicle also includes a ring wing that surrounds the propulsion mechanisms and provides lift to the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is operating in the horizontal flight orientation.
US11091261B2	Systems and methods for multi-orientation flight Systems and methods are provided for multi-orientation flight. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be capable of flight in a first orientation and a second orientation that may be different from the first orientation. For example, a UAV may include one or more electronic speed control (ESC) units that may control direction of rotation of one or more propulsion units depending on the orientation of the UAV, to generate lift for the UAV. The one or more propulsion units may include protective covers that may protect one or more rotating components of the propulsion units when the UAV is on a landing surface in the first orientation or the second orientation. The UAV may change orientation on the landing surface or while in flight, in response to a sensed condition and/or instructions from a remote user.
US11091258B2	VTOL aircraft with tilting rotors and tilting ducted fans An exemplary tiltrotor aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight mode and a forward flight mode includes tiltable rotors located at forward boom ends, tiltable ducted fans located at wings aft of the forward boom ends, and aft rotors located on aft boom portions.
US11091257B2	Autonomous package delivery aircraft An autonomous package delivery aircraft is operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a forward flight orientation. The aircraft includes an airframe with a distributed thrust array coupled thereto. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed thrust array and is configured to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies of the distributed thrust array. A package delivery module is coupled to the airframe. In the VTOL orientation, a first pair of propulsion assemblies is forward of the package delivery module while a second pair of propulsion assemblies is aft of the package delivery module. In a forward flight orientation, the first pair of propulsion assemblies is below the package delivery module and the second pair of propulsion assemblies is above the package delivery module.
US11091250B2	Telescopic device A telescopic device having a housing and a rod is slidably mounted within a bore of the housing. First and second bearings provide sliding engagement between the rod and the housing. The first bearing is mounted relatively close to the open end of the bore and the second bearing is mounted relatively far from the open end of the bore relative to the first bearing. The second bearing is annular in shape with a central axis, the bearing has a radially outer mounting surface of arcuate cross-section and a radially inner bearing surface for sliding engagement with an outer surface of the rod and wherein the inner sidewall is provided with an annular groove having a second mounting surface of arcuate cross-section to house and retain the second bearing.
US11091241B2	Boat drive The present disclosure relates to a boat drive for driving a boat, comprising a drive unit comprising an electric motor and a mounting connected to the drive unit for connecting the boat drive to the boat, wherein the mounting is provided for distancing the drive unit from a hull of the boat, wherein a decoupling arrangement for decoupling of oscillations (S) generated in the drive unit is arranged between the drive unit and the mounting.
US11091239B2	System for monitoring a remote underwater location A system for monitoring a remote underwater location using an unmanned underwater vessel (5). The system includes an unmanned surface vessel (8), a communication unit (7) for submerged location and connected to the unmanned surface vessel (8) and in which the unmanned surface vessel has a position tracking control system for controlling the position of that vessel on a body of water and relative to the unmanned underwater vehicle (5). The communication unit (7) has a first wireless communication arrangement for communication with the unmanned underwater vehicle, a second wired communication arrangement (10) for communication with the unmanned surface vessel and the unmanned surface vessel has a third communication arrangement for communication with an operator or observer (1) remote from the unmanned surface vessel and the unmanned underwater vehicle. The three communication arrangements are arranged in series such that, in use, the operator or observer may communication with the unmanned/autonomous underwater vehicle via the unmanned surface vessel, the wired connection between the unmanned surface vessel and the communication unit, and the wireless connection between the communication unit and the unmanned underwater vehicle.
US11091232B1	Watercraft having a waterproof container and a waterproof electrical connector A watercraft and a waterproof electronics container are provided. The watercraft includes a flotation portion. A strut is removably affixed to a portion of the watercraft. A first connector portion is mounted to the upper end of the strut. A waterproof electronics container includes a second connector portion is disposed such that the second connector forms at least one electrically conductive pathway with the first connector portion when both are affixed to the watercraft. The waterproof electronics container is removably affixed to the said watercraft. In one aspect, the waterproof electronics container houses a power source capable of powering an electric motor that propels the watercraft.
US11091231B2	Seat enclosure A seat enclosure includes a number of seats located at the perimeter of a vehicle to form a barrier. The seat includes a base with a panel attached to the backside of the base to give the seat enclosure a finished appearance.
US11091229B2	Ship provided with an installation for launching and recovering vehicles The present disclosure concerns a ship provided with an installation for launching and recovering floating or submersible vehicles, that includes a lifting device having a set of cables that holds a basket configured to support the vehicle during launching and recovering operations, the cables being movable vertically between two positions, a high and a low position respectively. The basket includes an upper face that bears against a surface, referred to as a “contact surface”, of the lifting device, only when the cables are in the high position.
US11091223B2	Automatic cycle pedal An automatic cycle pedal includes a pedal body (1) rotatably mounted on a pedal axle (2). The pedal body (1) includes attachment means (3, 4) for attaching a retaining plate fixed to the bottom of a cyclist's shoe, having of a fixed front attachment member (3) and a mobile rear attachment member (4) mounted to pivot on the pedal body (1) about a rotation axis (6) between a position retaining the plate engaged between the front and rear attachment members (3, 4), and a position releasing the plate by pivoting of the rear attachment member (4) against the action of an elastic return means. The pedal further includes an adjustment system (8) for adjusting a return force of the elastic return means in order to adjust a shoe attachment/detachment tension. In accordance with the invention, the elastic return means includes a variable number of elastic members (70-72) each having one end connected to the rear attachment member (4) and another end connected to the pedal body (1), selected from a plurality of elastic members (70-72) extending between the rear attachment member (4) and the pedal body (1). The adjustment system (8) is adapted to select the elastic members constituting said elastic return means in order to achieve a predefined shoe attachment/detachment tension value.
US11091221B1	Pedal slider assembly A pedal slider assembly that allows for a normal pedal affixed to a normal bicycle to slide laterally outwardly away from the bicycle frame and back inwardly towards the bicycle frame allowing the rider to find their bodies natural pedal placement as it travels through the rotational pedaling path based on their specific skeletal structure restrictions, (those being the width of an individual's hips, knees, and ankles) as those positions dictate the center line of the user and as those positions are directly affected by the pedal relationship to the center line of the bicycle frame, additionally there is a multitude of lateral movement length options for the rider to utilize to garner specific exercise benefits.
US11091212B2	Vehicular aerodynamic device A vehicular aerodynamic device includes a towing detection unit configured to detect whether a towed vehicle is being towed by a vehicle; a flow adjusting device including a flow adjusting member and being configured such that the flow adjusting member is moved between a retracted position and a deployed position; and a flow adjusting device control unit configured to i) determine whether the towing detection unit detects that the towed vehicle is being towed, ii) determine a kind of the towed vehicle, and iii) control operation of the flow adjusting device in accordance with the determined kind of the towed vehicle or a traveling mode selected through operation performed by an occupant in the vehicle.
US11091207B1	Aerodynamic mud flap for motor vehicle A mud flap for a wheeled vehicle includes an upper mounting portion and an extended protection portion. The extended protection portion includes at least two areas with slotted air flow openings. An upper slot area includes rows of elongated slots with the slots arranged in columns in each row. A lower slot area includes rows of elongated slots with the slots arranged in columns in each row. The slots in the upper slot area have heights that are greater than the heights of slots in the lower slot area. In some embodiments, a middle slot area is positioned between the upper slot area and the lower slot area. The slots in the middle slot area have different heights in different rows. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the slots in the upper slot area is replaced with diagonal mounting features.
US11091202B2	Chassis brace and small offset rigid barrier reinforcement assembly A chassis brace includes a body having a first end and a second end, a chassis structure abutment at the first end and a body structure abutment at the second end. Together, the chassis brace, the chassis component secured the chassis structure abutment of the chassis brace and the body component secured to the body structure abutment of the chassis brace form a small offset rigid barrier reinforcement assembly. A method of reinforcing a vehicle is also disclosed.
US11091199B2	Universal axle-hub assembly A universal axle-hub assembly is provided for an off-road vehicle. The universal axle-hub assembly comprises a wheel hub that receives a constant velocity (CV) axle snout into an opening extending through an axle support of the wheel hub. An outboard-most portion of the opening is a splined portion that engages with similar splines disposed on an outboard-most portion of the CV axle snout. An inboard-most portion of the opening is a smooth portion that receives a smooth portion of the CV axle snout. The axle support extends through an entirety of the width of a bearing that supports the wheel hub, such that the bearing supports the smooth portion of the CV axle snout and substantially eliminates shear forces acting on the splined portion of the CV axle snout. A bearing carrier supports the bearing and may be fastened onto a trailing arm or a spindle of the off-road vehicle.
US11091196B2	Steering control device A servo controller calculates a base assist torque so that a steering torque follows a target steering torque. A convergence control calculation unit provided as a correction control calculation unit calculates a correction control value in accordance with a steering speed which is a steering state value. A torque converter outputs a torque limit value determined by converting a current limit value into a torque to a servo limit value calculation unit. The servo limit value calculation unit calculates the servo limit value so that an absolute value of the servo limit value to be larger than an absolute value of the torque limit value in at least a part of a region of the steering speed or the correction control value.
US11091181B2	Device for securing braking devices to a chassis frame of a rail vehicle A device for securing braking devices to a chassis frame of a rail vehicle forming a cross-member of the chassis frame that has a longitudinal axis, and includes at least two securing points for braking devices, wherein the securing points are spaced apart from the cross-member in a longitudinal direction which lies normal to the longitudinal axis, where at least one respective securing point is arranged at the end on a continuous brake carrier having an open cross section, where a connector is provided, via which the brake carrier is both connected to the cross-member and is spaced apart from the cross-member in a vertical direction to reduce the weight and so as not to simultaneously increase the warp stiffness of the chassis frame.
US11091179B2	Rail car side bearing In one aspect of the present disclosure, a side bearing is provided for supporting a body of a rail car. The side bearing includes a base for being mounted to a truck of the rail car, a support configured to contact the body of the rail car and move along a vertical axis relative to the base with movement of the body, and at least one resilient foam member configured to deform with movement of the support. The side bearing further includes at least one friction damping member configured to be urged in a direction transverse to the vertical axis against the base by the support and resist movement of the support relative to the base.
US11091178B2	Vehicle suspension system A locomotive suspension system includes a truck frame coupled with a locomotive body frame by one or more upper suspensions and a first motor suspension coupled with a first motor and the truck frame. The first motor is coupled with a first axle of the truck frame. The locomotive suspension system also includes a second motor suspension coupled with a second motor and the truck frame. The second motor is coupled with a second axle of the truck frame. The first and second motor suspensions are asymmetrically arranged on opposite sides of a bisecting plane of a truck wheelbase of the truck frame. The truck wheelbase extends from the first axle to the second axle along a length of the truck frame.
US11091175B2	Vacuum transport tube vehicle, system, and method for evacuating a vacuum transport tube A vacuum transport tube vehicle for evacuating a vacuum transport tube has a first end, a second end, and a body comprising a piston head. The vehicle has a blade-actuator assembly, comprising a circumferential blade member sealed to the piston head and having a blade perimeter portion defining a first end outer surface forming an annular gap with an inner surface of the vacuum transport tube. The vehicle further includes a plurality of blade segment actuators arranged circumferentially around the piston perimeter portion and configured to actively adjust a radial position of the blade member at the corresponding blade circumferential locations in a manner accommodating non-uniformities in an inner surface profile of the vacuum transport tube, and maintaining the annular gap at a substantially constant and relatively short gap distance during movement of the vehicle through the vacuum transport tube.
US11091174B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device is provided with: a surroundings recognition unit which recognizes external conditions around a host vehicle; a behavior determination unit which, if it is recognized that another vehicle is present along a travel path along which the host vehicle is traveling, determines behavior of the other vehicle; a space setting unit which, if the behavior deter urination unit determines that the other vehicle will cross the travel path, sets a space ahead of the other vehicle in accordance with the behavior of the other vehicle so that the other vehicle can secure fields of vision; and a vehicle control unit which performs control to form the space ahead of the other vehicle.
US11091165B2	Method for estimating a probability distribution of the maximum coefficient of friction at a current and/or future waypoint of a vehicle A method for estimating a probability distribution of the maximum coefficient of friction (μ) at a current and/or future waypoint (s, s*) of a vehicle. According to the method, a first probability distribution (WV1) for the maximum coefficient of friction (μ) at the waypoint (s) of the vehicle is determined by a Bayesian network from a first data set, which is, or was determined, for one, in particular current, waypoint (s) of the vehicle and which characterizes the maximum coefficient of friction (μ) at the waypoint (s) of the vehicle.
US11091161B2	Apparatus for controlling lane change of autonomous vehicle and method thereof An apparatus for controlling a lane change of an autonomous vehicle and a method thereof. The apparatus includes a learning device that performs deep learning by subdividing situation information into groups to be considered when the autonomous vehicle changes a lane, and a controller that controls the lane change of the autonomous vehicle based on a learning result of the learning device.
US11091158B2	System and method for controlling motion of vehicle with variable speed A control system of a vehicle for controlling motion of the vehicle traveling on a road shared with a set of moving objects include a memory to store a set of regions of states of lateral dynamic of the vehicle corresponding to a set of equilibrium points. Each region defines a control invariant set of the states of the lateral dynamic determined for different speeds of the vehicle, such that the vehicle having a state within a region determined for a speed is capable to maintain its states within the region while moving with the speed. Each region includes a corresponding equilibrium point and intersects with at least one adjacent region. Each equilibrium point is associated with one or multiple regions determined for different speeds. A collision detector to detect a collision of each region with at least one object at each time step of control in a time horizon when a trajectory of the object at the time step of control intersects a space defined by a longitudinal displacement of the vehicle at the time step of control and a range of values of the lateral displacement of the region to produce a data structure indicating a collision-free region at different time steps of control. A path planner determines a time sequence defining a collision free sequence of regions forming a union of regions in space and time connecting a region including an initial displacement with a region including a target displacement to produce a trajectory within the union connecting the initial displacement with the target displacement. A controller controls the vehicle according to the trajectory.
US11091155B2	Parking control method and parking control device A parking control method is provided for executing a control instruction to move a vehicle along a parking route. This method includes selecting a second position with relatively high operability of remote operation from among one or more first positions at which an operator of the vehicle can get off the vehicle, stopping the vehicle at the second position, and parking the vehicle in accordance with the control instruction on the basis of an operation command acquired from the operator who has got off the vehicle.
US11091154B2	Method and apparatus for rapid stopping of a motor vehicle particularly on snow or ice A method and associated apparatus for emergency stopping of a vehicle which has an electronic control unit (ECU) and speed sensors on each ground engaging wheel with other conventional components of a motor vehicle wherein once the apparatus for rapid stopping of a motor vehicle is activated, the brakes will stop the forward motion/rotation of each wheel and once the rotation of the tire is ceased the transmission is activated such that the tire will be driven in the reverse rotation until the vehicle is stopped, once the vehicle is stopped the transmission is placed into the original position or into park.
US11091144B2	Engine control method and system of hybrid electric vehicle An engine control method of a hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The method includes detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a main battery of the hybrid electric vehicle and detecting whether a brake requires operation when the main battery is in a fully-charged state or a charging-limiting state. An engine fuel cut of the hybrid electric vehicle is executed when a request for the engine brake is generated and an engine is operated to maximize an engine load of the hybrid electric vehicle.
US11091141B2	Monitoring of inactive solenoid valves A method for monitoring a solenoid valve, the method including: applying a test signal on one side of the solenoid valve, the solenoid valve having a control coil for controlling an air pressure in a brake cylinder of an electro-pneumatic brake, wherein the solenoid valve has a supply voltage side, at which the control coil takes up an electric supply current, and a reference potential side, at which the control coil delivers the electric supply current; tapping a measurement signal on the other side of the solenoid valve; and determining the state of the solenoid valve based on a juxtaposition of the test signal and of the measurement signal. Also described are a related control apparatus, an electro-pneumatic brake, and a computer readable medium.
US11091138B2	Brake system for motor vehicles and method for operating a brake system A motor vehicle brake system having at least four hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes, including an electrically actuatable inlet valve for each wheel brake. A master brake cylinder actuable by a brake pedal is separably hydraulically connected via an isolation valve to a brake supply line to which the inlet valves are connected, and an electrically controllable pressure-providing device having a pressure space hydraulically connected to the brake supply line. An electrically actuatable circuit isolation valve inline with the brake supply line. With the circuit isolation valve closed the brake supply line is hydraulically separated into first and second line sections. The first line section connected to two of the inlet valves, and the second line section connected to the remaining inlet valves. The pressure space is hydraulically connected to the second line section. The circuit isolation valve is normally open, wherein the pressure chamber of the master brake cylinder is connected to the first line section via the isolation valve.
US11091133B2	Vehicle immobilization mechanism Systems and methods for immobilization of a vehicle include a remote device coupled to a network, the remote device including a transceiver, and a vehicle including a communication interface coupled to the network, the communication interface configured to provide telematics data to, and receive commands from, the transceiver. The system further includes an energy store on the vehicle, the energy store configured to supply electrical power to the communication interface. In some embodiments, at least one of the commands received from the transceiver is configured to immobilize the vehicle. In some cases, the at least one command received from the transceiver is configured to release air pressure in an air line of the vehicle to actuate a plurality of air brakes on the vehicle, or to actuate a wheel-lock mechanism within an electrically powered drive axle on the vehicle.
US11091121B2	Webbing take-up device The rotatable locking section engages with the fixed locking section resulting in pull-out direction rotation of the spool being locked. The webbing take-up device includes a permanent magnet and an electromagnet that restrict displacement of the rotatable locking section toward the fixed locking section, and that are actuated in a vehicle emergency so as to displace the rotatable locking section toward the fixed locking section. A restricting force of the rotatable locking section by the permanent magnet and the electromagnet is set such that the rotatable locking section is displaced toward the fixed locking section by an inertial force that spins the rotatable locking section about its own center of rotation when the electromagnet is deactivated and the spool has been rotated in the pull-out direction with an angular acceleration greater than a predetermined angular acceleration.
US11091109B1	Knee bolster with variable resistance to forward force A vehicle comprises: a knee bolster; a movable obstruction disposed forward of the knee bolster; a seating assembly rearward of the knee bolster; a sensor that generates output; and a controller in communication with the sensor that (a) determines the attribute of the passenger from the output that the sensor generates, and (b) either (i) causes the movable obstruction to obstruct forward movement of the knee bolster based on the determined attribute of the passenger, or (ii) causes the movable obstruction not to obstruct the forward movement of the knee bolster based on the determined attribute of the passenger. The attribute of the passenger can be the weight of the passenger. The controller can cause the movable obstruction to obstruct forward movement of the knee bolster because the weight of the passenger is greater than a predetermined threshold weight.
US11091104B2	Body molding and method of applying an accent strip to a body molding An elongate base structure for receiving an accent strip for a vehicle molding. The elongate base structure has top and bottom grooves defined in an outward facing surface, and a middle base portion with at least one adhesive region for receiving an adhesive, such as adhesive tape. At least one slot is defined in one of the top or bottom grooves adjacent to and extending along the at least one adhesive region in order to allow the liner of the adhesive tape to be removed through the slot after the accent strip has been positioned in the base structure. An aperture is defined in the middle base portion, between the top and bottom grooves, for use by an assembler to support and position the accent strip in the base structure. The base structure may define an opening at each end to receive and conceal the ends of the accent strip.
US11091102B2	Fin grip with independently adjustable arms A grip assembly includes a base member, an intermediate member and a first grip arm removably coupled to and independently positionable relative to the intermediate member. A second grip arm is also removably coupled to an independently positionable relative to the intermediate member.
US11091099B1	Bicycle carrier A bicycle carrier is provided, including a main rod, two lateral rods, a middle rod and a base. The two lateral rods are disposed on two sides of the main rod. The base is disposed on the main rod. The middle rod is swingable and foldable relative to the base when the middle rod is pressed downwardly relative to the base.

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