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US11106221B1	Multicopter with self-adjusting rotors In response to a change in a state of at least some part of a vehicle, a control signal associated with countering the change in the state while the vehicle is in an occupant change state is generated. The control signal is sent to a rotor in the vehicle while the vehicle is in the occupant change state, wherein the control signal causes the rotor to move in a manner that is counter to the change in the state and the rotor rotates about a substantially vertical axis of rotation and enables the vehicle to perform vertical takeoffs and landings.
US11106214B2	Artificial neural network-based projection information recognition apparatus and method thereof An artificial neural network-based projection information recognition apparatus for a vehicle is capable of learning information (projection information) projected on a road surface by a neighboring vehicle based on an artificial neural network and also recognizing information projected on a region of interest (ROI) determined based on a driving direction of the vehicle. The apparatus includes: an object detecting device to detect an object in an image based on a first Convolution Neural Network (CNN), a projection information classifying device to classify projection information located on a road surface among objects detected by the object detecting device, and a controller that recognizes the projection information located in a Region Of Interest (ROI).
US11106211B2	Vision-based sample-efficient reinforcement learning framework for autonomous driving A framework combines vision and sample-efficient reinforcement-learning based on guided policy search for autonomous driving. A controller extracts environmental information from vision and is trained to drive using reinforcement learning.
US11106205B2	Vehicle control with functional redundancy A control assembly for an aircraft system according to an example of the present disclosure includes a multi-core processor that has a plurality of cores coupled to a communications module and to an arbitration module. The communications module is operable to communicate information between the plurality of cores and one or more aircraft modules. The plurality of cores include first and second cores operable to concurrently execute a first discrete set of software instructions to generate respective instances of an output. The arbitration module is operable to communicate each and every one of the respective instances to control the one or more aircraft modules. A method of operating an aircraft system is also disclosed.
US11106202B2	Driver assistance system for at least semi-automatically coupling a two-track motor vehicle to a trailer A driver assistance system for at least semi-automatically coupling a two-track motor vehicle to a trailer has an electronic control unit. The system is configured to undertake the transverse guidance and/or the longitudinal guidance of the motor vehicle reversing toward the trailer, in particular by automatically adjusting an appropriate vehicle steering angle and/or by appropriate interventions in the drive and braking system of the motor vehicle, by evaluating signals of a vehicle-internal reversing camera. The control unit has a functional unit, which is configured, in particular by corresponding programming, such that the signals of a vehicle-external camera of a portable electronic mobile radio unit can be detected, and these signals can then be converted into the data form of the signals of a vehicle-internal reversing camera. A driver assistance system, which is designed for a vehicle having a reversing camera, can therefore be used even in a vehicle without a reversing camera or in the event of a faulty reversing camera.
US11106198B2	Quality control apparatus A quality control apparatus includes: a test value acquisition unit that acquires test values of respective components that constitute a product; an assembling management information acquisition unit that acquires assembling management information that is information concerning assembling of the product and the components; a step-related information acquisition unit that acquires step-related information that is information related to a production step; and a display that displays a configuration diagram of the product that is hierarchically constituted by the components and shows a combination of elements that are assumed to be likely to have caused a quality defect of the product on the configuration diagram on a basis of the test values, the assembling management information, and the step-related information.
US11106194B2	Numerical controller for continuous cutting control A numerical controller configured for simultaneous control such as to cut a workpiece in order in the direction of a rotary axis by a plurality of tools, in a machine having a plurality of cutter holders fitted individually with the tools and capable of lathe turning, generates movement command data for locating the plurality of tools so as to cut the workpiece with the same depth of cut and controlling respective relative speeds and relative positions of the plurality of tools so that respective cutting points of the tools move back and forth in order; generates interpolation data based on the movement command data; and controls a motor for driving the machine, based on the interpolation data.
US11106191B2	Multi-sensor analysis and data point correlation for predictive monitoring and maintenance of a pressurized fluid cutting system A method and system utilizing multi-sensor analysis and data point correlation is provided for predictive monitoring and maintenance of a pressurized fluid cutting system. In a disclosed aspect, multiple sensed characteristics of system operation are correlated to determine a particular failure mode. Identification of the failure mode through active sensor data analysis and correlation facilitates predictive maintenance, minimizes system downtime, and optimizes system output.
US11106181B2	Electronic device and computer-readable non-transitory recording medium An electronic device includes a body and a band being able to attach the body to a part of a human body. The body includes first and second detectors and at least one processor. The first detector detects illuminance on an upper surface of the body. The second detector is located in a position distant from a position of the first detector in a short-side direction of the band and detects the illuminance on the upper surface of the body. The at least one processor executes predetermined processing in response to the at least one processor determining that at least one of first illuminance detected by the first detector and second illuminance detected by the second detector changes.
US11106180B2	Date and moon phase display mechanism for watches A date and moon phase display mechanism for watches, including a date ring with an inner toothing arranged to be driven by a timepiece movement, or arranged to cooperate with a date ring with an inner toothing of a timepiece movement, this mechanism including a moon display wheel set held in position by a moon jumper, this mechanism including drive devices, which are actuated by this inner toothing during each rotation of this date ring, and which are arranged to drive this moon display wheel set by a first constant angular pitch during each this rotation of this date ring.
US11106173B2	Image forming apparatus having mounting arrangement of first and second circuit boards An image forming apparatus includes a harness of which one end is connected to an electrical component. Another end of the harness is connected to a second side of a first circuit board with the harness being bent at a bending point when the first circuit board is mounted to a first mounting area, and is connected to a second side of a second circuit board without the harness being bent at the bending point when the second circuit board is mounted to a second mounting area. A first side of the first circuit board and a first side of the second circuit board are positioned at the same position when mounted. A distance between the second side of the first circuit board and the second side of the second circuit board is smaller than a distance between the bending point and the second side of the first circuit board.
US11106171B2	Image forming apparatus that increases a sheet feeding interval when oblique sheet movement is detected An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a fixing portion, an oblique movement detecting portion, and a controller. The image forming portion is configured to form the image on the recording material. The fixing portion includes a flexible cylindrical rotatable member and a roller in press contact with the rotatable member. The rotatable member and the roller are configured to form a fixing nip, in which the recording material, on which the image is formed, is nipped and fed. The oblique movement detecting portion is configured to detect oblique movement of the recording material. When the oblique movement detecting portion detects the oblique movement of the recording material, the controller increases a feeding interval of the recording material to the image forming portion.
US11106167B2	Heater, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A heater includes a heat generating element and a protective layer. The protective layer covers the heat generating element, and at least part of a surface thereof has a convex surface that is convex toward the heat generating element.
US11106162B2	Image forming apparatus and conveyance control method An image forming apparatus includes: a conveyer that conveys a recording medium; a transfer part that forms a transfer nip between with the conveyer, and conveys, toward the transfer nip, an image to be transferred onto the recording medium; and an inclination part that inclines the recording medium conveyed by the conveyer with respect to a conveyance direction of the recording medium in the conveyer.
US11106161B2	Intermediate transfer members for use with indirect printing systems and protonatable intermediate transfer members for use with indirect printing systems Disclosed are curable polymer compositions, elastomers thereof and release layers useful in the art of printing made of the disclosed elastomers. Disclosed are also intermediate transfer members having a release layer useful in the art of printing. Disclosed are anisotropic intermediate transfer members. Disclosed are curable adhesive compositions, that in some embodiments are useful in preparing intermediate transfer members useful in printing. Also disclosed are intermediate transfer members useful in the art of printing having a release layer with an image transfer surface having protonatable functional groups apparent thereupon. Also disclosed are methods of making such intermediate transfer members.
US11106156B2	Image forming apparatus with process cartridge storing sets of information that associate identification information and control information An image forming apparatus in which a cartridge is detachably mounted, wherein the cartridge includes: a storage unit that stores one or a plurality of sets of information associating identification information assigned according to a classification for image forming apparatus with control information used to control the image forming apparatus, and a management unit that, in response to a request from an image forming apparatus in which the cartridge is mounted, provides information stored in the storage unit; and the image forming apparatus comprises: a holding unit that holds identification information assigned to the image forming apparatus itself, and an acquisition unit that, with the identification information held in the holding unit, requests to and acquire from the cartridge corresponding control information.
US11106150B2	Carrier, developer, method, and apparatus for forming electrophotographic image, and process cartridge A carrier for forming an electrophotographic image is provided. The carrier includes a core particle comprising a manganese-based ferrite particle having an apparent density of from 2.0 to 2.2 g/cm3 and a magnetization of from 44 to 52 emu/g in a magnetic field of 500 Oe; and a coating layer coating a surface of the core particle. The coating layer contains a carbon black, an inorganic particle A, and an inorganic particle B. The inorganic particle A and the carbon black each have a concentration gradient in a thickness direction of the coating layer. A concentration of the inorganic particle A increases toward a surface of the coating layer, and a concentration of the carbon black decreases toward the surface of the coating layer.
US11106144B2	Lithographic method and apparatus Method of determining a photodetector contribution to a measurement of apodization of a projection system of an immersion lithography apparatus, the method comprising providing a beam of radiation, illuminating an object with the beam of radiation, using the projection system to project an image of the object through a liquid layer and onto a photodetector, performing a first set of measurements of radiation intensity across a pupil plane of the projection system at a first liquid layer thickness, performing a second set of measurements of radiation intensity across the pupil plane of the projection system at a different liquid layer thickness, determining a set of intensity differences from the first set of measurements and the second set of measurements, comparing the determined set of intensity differences to an expected set of intensity difference, and using the results of the comparison to determine the photodetector contribution to a measurement of apodization.
US11106142B2	Metrology recipe selection A method including evaluating a plurality of substrate measurement recipes for measurement of a metrology target processed using a patterning process, against stack sensitivity and overlay sensitivity, and selecting one or more substrate measurement recipes from the plurality of substrate measurement recipes that have a value of the stack sensitivity that meets or crosses a threshold and that have a value of the overlay sensitivity within a certain finite range from a maximum or minimum value of the overlay sensitivity.
US11106134B2	Photosensitive composite material and method for forming composite film using the same A photosensitive composite material is provided. The photosensitive composite material includes 0.1-20.5 parts by weight of a nanoporous silica material, 10.9-68.6 parts by weight of a siloxane polymer, and 10.9-89 parts by weight of a photosensitive siloxane composition, including a siloxane polymer having at least one terminal functional group being vinyl group and a siloxane polymer having at least one terminal functional group being thiol group, based on 100 parts by weight of the photosensitive composite material. The siloxane polymer is a homopolymer of a monomer having a structure of Formula (I) wherein each of R is independently a linear or branched C1-C10 alkyl group, n is a positive integer between 10 and 1000, X includes an alkoxysilyl group, a methacrylate group, an epoxy group, a vinyl group, or an acrylate group.
US11106133B2	Positive-type photosensitive resin composition and cured film prepared therefrom The present invention relates to a positive-type photosensitive resin composition and a cured film prepared therefrom. The positive-type photosensitive resin composition comprises an acrylic resin and a siloxane copolymer containing a sulfonated diazoquinone group at the terminal thereof. Thus, the film retention rate and adhesiveness can be further enhanced, while the sensitivity is maintained.
US11106131B2	Click-chemistry compatible structures, click-chemistry functionalized structures, and materials and methods for making the same According to several embodiments, a composition of matter includes: a three-dimensional structure comprising photo polymerized molecules. At least some of the photo polymerized molecules further comprise one or more protected click-chemistry compatible functional groups; and at least portions of one or more surfaces of the three-dimensional structure are functionalized with one or more of the protected click-chemistry compatible functional groups. An additive manufacturing resin suitable for fabricating a click-chemistry compatible composition of matter includes: a photo polymerizable compound; and a click-chemistry compatible compound. A method of forming an additive manufacturing resin suitable for fabricating a click-chemistry compatible composition of matter includes: reacting a compound comprising a terminal alkyne group or a terminal azide group with a protecting reagent to form a protected reactive diluent precursor, reacting the precursor with a compound to form a protected reactive diluent; and mixing the protected reactive diluent with a photo polymerizable compound.
US11106123B2	Wavelength-converting component, projection apparatus and manufacturing method of the wavelength-converting component A wavelength-converting component includes a substrate, a wavelength-converting layer and a reflective layer. The wavelength-converting layer is disposed on the substrate. The reflective layer is disposed between the substrate and the wavelength-converting layer. The reflective layer includes a plurality of diffuse reflection particles and a first organic adhesive. The diffuse reflection particles are mixed in the first organic adhesive. The first organic adhesive includes an aromatic polyimide. The invention further provides a projection apparatus using the wavelength-converting component and provides a manufacturing method of the wavelength-converting component. The wavelength-converting component of the invention can improve mechanical properties such as shear strength, tensile strength and fatigue strength, temperature resistance and reflectivity, and can reduce rates of moisture absorption. The projection apparatus of the invention can reduce degradation in image brightness.
US11106122B2	Projecting device A projecting device includes an intermediate optical system arranged along an optical axis and a reflective optical system including a reflecting component and at least one lens. The at least one lens having a first and a second optical surfaces which are opposite is between the reflecting component and the intermediate optical system; the second optical surface faces the intermediate optical system. After piercing the intermediate optical system, the image beam enters the at least one lens through the second optical surface, and enters a reflecting surface of the reflecting component through the first optical surface; after reflected by the reflecting surface, the image beam pierces the at least one lens, leaves the at least one lens from the second optical surface, and is projected toward the imaging plane. The effective diameters of the reflecting component and the at least one lens are on one side of the optical axis.
US11106115B2	Camera apparatus There is provided a camera apparatus, including: a transparent member that transmits light; a camera, at which a lens is provided, the camera performing imaging via the transparent member and the lens; a closing body that closes off a space between the transparent member and the lens; and a vent hole that vents the space.
US11106105B2	Optical device fabrication Transparent conductive coatings are polished using particle slurries in combination with mechanical shearing force, such as a polishing pad. Substrates having transparent conductive coatings that are too rough and/or have too much haze, such that the substrate would not produce a suitable optical device, are polished using methods described herein. The substrate may be tempered prior to, or after, polishing. The polished substrates have low haze and sufficient smoothness to make high-quality optical devices.
US11106089B2	High-power dynamic lens A dynamic lens for projecting different output beam shapes includes a first light source of laser diodes generating a first light beam toward a target. A projector generates a second light beam with a different wavelength than the first light beam. A beam combiner combines the first light beam together with the second light beam and directs the combined beams to a focusing plane that includes a lensing array to focus the first light beam into the output beam shape on the target. The lensing array includes a plurality of photoactive cells including at least one photoreactive group which changes molecular shape in response to light energy from the second light beam, thereby changing the orientation of adjacent liquid crystal molecules, which in turn alters the index of refraction of the photoactive cell. A method of operating the dynamic lens to generate the output beam shape is also disclosed.
US11106088B2	Display panel The present disclosure provides a display panel including a first panel, a second panel, and a bonding layer; the first panel and the second panel are laminated by the bonding layer; the bonding layer includes at least one quantum dot material layer. The display panel of the present disclosure can achieve a display effect of a pixel-level backlight modulation, and can avoid interference fringes in the middle bonding area of the first panel and the second panel.
US11106083B2	Illumination apparatus with a catadioptric lens array that reflects and transmits light from an array of LEDs with a smaller light distribution cone A directional illumination apparatus comprises a catadioptric micro-optic array comprising a reflective surface comprising light reflecting facets and an output transmissive surface comprising refractive structures. An array of micro-LEDs is arranged between the reflective surface and output transmissive surface and arranged to illuminate the reflective surface. The light reflecting facets and refractive structures cooperate to provide a uniform output illumination across the output aperture of the array with collimated output. A thin and efficient illumination apparatus may be used for switching display backlighting or environmental illumination applications.
US11106081B2	Light-emitting mechanism and backlight module A light-emitting mechanism comprises at least one LED, an optical unit disposed on the LED, and at least one dimming unit disposed on the optical unit and corresponding to the LED. The dimming unit includes a shading component disposed directly above the corresponding LED, the size of the shading component is greater than or equal to the size of the LED below the shading component, and the adjacent shading components are not contact with each other. The invention also provides a backlight module including the light-emitting mechanism.
US11106078B2	Display panel and display device A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes an array substrate, a color filter substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the color filter substrate. The array substrate includes at least one transparent support column for supporting the array substrate and the color filter substrate to form the liquid crystal layer, and at least one fingerprint sensor disposed at a position corresponding to the transparent support column. The display device includes the display panel.
US11106077B2	Light emitting module and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting module includes: a plurality of light emitting elements each having a primary light emitting surface; a plurality of wavelength conversion members arranged respectively on the primary light emitting surfaces of the plurality of light emitting elements; a resin member arranged between the plurality of wavelength conversion members and covering lateral surfaces of the plurality of wavelength conversion members; and a lightguide plate having a first primary surface and a second primary surface, and arranged on the resin member and the plurality of wavelength conversion members so that the second primary surface faces the resin member and the plurality of wavelength conversion members, wherein the lightguide plate includes a plurality of recessed portions on the second primary surface that are located over the plurality of wavelength conversion members.
US11106073B2	Display device and display device substrate comprising first and second light shielding layers that are layered while contacting each other at a crossing part According to one embodiment, a display device including a display function layer between a first substrate and a second substrate which are opposed to each other, wherein the second substrate includes, in a display area in which an image is displayed, a first light shielding layer extending in a first direction and a second light shielding layer extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and the first light shielding layer and the second light shielding layer are layered while contacting each other at a crossing part.
US11106067B2	Display device with adhesive frame and corner adhesive connection member To provide a display device that implements highly reliable waterproofness without reducing the ratio of a display member in a housing. The display device includes a display member having a flat-plate shape, a frame provided on a peripheral edge of a back surface facing a display surface of the display member, and a housing member provided on a side surface of the display member to surround the display surface, in which the housing member is provided with adhesive members on surfaces substantially parallel to the display surface and different from each other on a long side and a short side of the housing member, and at least one or more corners of four corners of the display surface are provided with a connecting adhesive member that connects the adhesive member of the long side of the housing member and the adhesive member of the short side of the housing member.
US11106065B2	Display device A display device includes a backlight unit and a display panel. The backlight unit includes a bottom chassis that includes a fixing surface curved to have a shape that corresponds to a graph of a sine function, a light guide member that includes a light exit surface curved to have a shape that corresponds to the fixing surface, and a light source that provides light to the light guide member. The display panel includes a display surface curved to have a shape that corresponds to the light exit surface.
US11106056B2	Subzonal multifocal diffractive lens The apparatus and design method of a subzonal multifocal diffractive (SMUD) lens is described herein. The apparatus includes a plurality of annular concentric zones. Each zone are further divided into at least two subzones, where the division of the subzones is arbitrary, but the division is consistent with respect to radius squared r2 across all zones. The subzone phase profile is independent with each other within the same zone, and can be optimized to achieve a desired splitting ratio among all foci.
US11106054B2	Eyewear with adjustable strap Eyewear in the form of a pair of lenses and a pair of frame halves, each frame half supporting a lens. The frame halves are releasably connected to one another at the bridge between the lenses at their inner ends and the frame halves have frame half outer ends on opposite sides of the lenses from the bridge. The eyewear also includes first and second temples having temple first ends and temple second ends, the temple first ends being pivotally connected to the frame halves outer ends, each temple including a channel. The eyewear also includes a flexible strap having first and second flexible strap ends, to which are affixed first and second sliders, each slider affixed to one end of the flexible strap at the first and second flexible strap ends. The first slider is located within the channel of the first temple and sized to be slidably positioned along the channel of the first temple and the second slider is located within the channel of the second temple and sized to be adjustably positioned along the channel of the second temple, the sliders having protrusions and the channels having indents for receiving the protrusions, such that movement of the sliders enables a user to selectively change the length of the flexible strap extending between the second ends of the first and second temples.
US11106052B2	Focus tunable optical system and multi-focal display device A focus tunable optical system includes a compound lens, which includes a plurality of focus tunable lenses. Further, the focus tunable optical system includes a controller, which is configured to shift a focus of the compound lens from a first focal plane to a second focal plane. To this end, the controller is configured to apply, individually to each focus tunable lens of the plurality of the focus tunable lenses, a control signal having a first value for the first focal plane and a second value for the second focal plane.
US11106050B2	Information processing apparatus, and information processing method To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for restraining a burden on a user who observes a three-dimensional image. Therefore, a display control unit performs display control to cause a three-dimensional image to be displayed so that a first plane surface parallel to a horizontal plane in a real space is observed in an area based on a distance between a lower end and an upper end of a display surface on which a display unit displays the three-dimensional image and an angle between the horizontal plane and the display surface.
US11106048B2	Waveguide laser illuminator incorporating a despeckler There is provided an illumination device comprising: a laser; a waveguide comprising at least first and second transparent lamina; a first grating device for coupling light from the laser into a TIR path in the waveguide; a second grating device for coupling light from the TIR path out of the waveguide; and a third grating device for applying a variation of at least one of beam deflection, phase retardation or polarization rotation across the wavefronts of the TIR light. The first second and third grating devices are each sandwiched by transparent lamina.
US11106047B2	Multi-aperture imaging device, imaging system and method for providing a multi-aperture imaging device A multi-aperture imaging device includes an image sensor and an array of optical channels, wherein each optical channel includes an optic for imaging at least a part of a total field of view onto an image sensor region of the image sensor. The multi-aperture imaging device includes a beam-deflector including at least one beam-deflecting element for deflecting an optical path of an optical channel, wherein each optical channel is assigned a beam-deflecting element. The beam-deflecting element is configured to have a transparent state of a controllable surface based on first electric control and to have a reflecting state of the controllable surface based on a second electric control in order to deflect the optical path.
US11106043B2	Light control devices and methods for regional variation of visual information and sampling Exemplary light control devices and methods provide a regional variation of visual information and sampling (“V-VIS”) of an ocular field of view that improves or stabilizes vision, ameliorates a visual symptom, reduces the rate of vision loss, or reduces the progression of an ophthalmic or neurologic condition, disease, injury or disorder. The V-VIS devices and methods generate a moving aperture effect anterior to a retina that samples and delivers to the retina environmental light from an ocular field of view at a sampling rate between 50 hertz and 50 kilohertz. Certain of these V-VIS devices and methods may be combined with augmented or virtual reality, vision measurement, vision monitoring, or other therapies including, but not limited to, pharmacological, gene, retinal replacement and stem cell therapies.
US11106035B2	Virtual reality devices and accessories Systems and methods disclosed provided a virtual reality experience, including: a set of motorized pads for coupling to feet of a user; a means of communication between the set of motorized pads and a computing environment operating a virtual reality headset; such that the set of motorized pads are configured to provide pressure on a user's feet as an avatar within a virtual environment traverses the environment. Systems and methods disclosed further provide a multiuser virtual reality experience. Systems and methods disclosed further provide a multiuser experience including generation of a common environment viewable in the virtual reality headsets; and recording a tour including audio data as the first user describes the common environment.
US11106028B2	Microscopy device An optical microscopy device for detecting cellular components of a sample, includes: a light source apparatus for emitting a light beam; a specimen carrier, which can be positioned in the beam path of the light beam, for receiving the sample; an objective lens which is provided downstream of the specimen carrier in the beam path of the light beam; and a camera chip which has pixels of a predefined pixel size, the camera chip being designed to detect the light beam after it passes through the objective lens and being designed to generate a camera image, a field number in the intermediate image downstream of the objective lens being greater than 25 millimeters.
US11106023B2	Variable magnification optical system, optical apparatus, and method for producing variable magnification optical system A variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, and a rear lens group having positive refractive power; upon varying a magnification, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group being varied, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group being varied, and a distance between the third lens group and the rear lens group being varied; the rear lens group comprising a focusing lens group which is moved upon carrying out focusing from an infinitely distant object to a closely distant object; and predetermined conditional expression(s) being satisfied, thereby various aberrations being corrected superbly.
US11106021B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus The zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side: a positive first lens group that does not move during zooming; a middle group that consists of two or more movable lens groups moving during zooming; and a subsequent group that has a lens group including a stop at a position closest to the object side. The middle group has at least two negative movable lens groups. At least one negative movable lens group in the middle group includes at least one negative LN lens which satisfies predetermined conditional expressions relating to the refractive index, the Abbe number, and the partial dispersion ratio.
US11106015B2	Camera optical lens comprising six lenses of −+++−− or −++++− refractive powers The present disclosure discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The camera optical lens further satisfies specific conditions.
US11106006B2	Lens assembly, camera module and method for assembling same The present disclosure discloses a lens assembly, a camera module, and a method for assembling the same. An embodiment of the method for assembling a lens assembly includes: preparing a first lens subassembly and a second lens subassembly, the first lens subassembly including a first lens cylinder and a first lens, and the second lens subassembly including a second lens cylinder and a second lens; arranging the first lens subassembly on an optical axis of the second lens subassembly to form an imaging optical system comprising the first lens and the second lens; moving the first and the second lens subassemblies relatively along the optical axis, and matching an actually measured image plane of the optical system and a target plane; and connecting the first and the second lens subassemblies to fix a relative distance between the first and the second lens subassemblies along the optical axis.
US11106003B2	Lens barrel and imaging apparatus A lens barrel includes a first lens holder configured to hold a lens and movable along an optical axis in the lens, a cylindrical member configured to hold the first lens holder on an internal circumference surface, first and second rolling members provided to the first lens holder, and rotatably disposed at different positions in an optical axis direction of the lens, a third rolling member rotatably provided to the first lens holder, and an urging member configured to urge the third rolling member against an internal surface of the cylindrical member to an outside in a radial direction of the lens.
US11105996B2	Fiber optic cable fixation device and fiber optic cable mounting system comprising same The present disclosure relates to cable fixation devices for securing cables such as fiber optic cables to structures such as enclosures, panels, trays, frames or the like. The cable fixation devices can be configured to allow cables to be attached thereto while the fixation devices are disconnected from the structures. The fixation devices can be mounted in densely stacked configurations.
US11105993B2	Direct burial sensory cable The present disclosure provides a sensory cable (100). The sensory cable (100) includes a central strength member (106). In addition, the sensory cable (100) includes a first layer (108). The first layer (108) surrounds the central strength member (106). The first layer (108) is made of low smoke zero halogen. Further, the sensory cable (100) includes a plurality of optical units (110). Furthermore, the sensory cable (100) includes a second layer (112). The second layer (112) is made of a plurality of glass yarns. Moreover, the sensory cable (100) includes a first jacket layer (114). The first jacket layer (114) is made of either polyethylene or polypropylene. Also, the sensory cable (100) includes a second jacket layer (116). The second jacket layer (116) is made of nylon.
US11105987B2	Fiber management tray with enhanced accessibility Aspects and techniques of the present disclosure relate to a telecommunications optical fiber management tray (100) that provides enhanced access to connectors and adapters. In one example, a fiber optic telecommunications tray (100) is disclosed which has movable components that can configure the tray between a storage position and an access position. In the storage position, one or more fiber optic connectors (154) and a fiber containment wall (106) extending from a base (104) of the tray (100) are positioned such that a port of a connector mounted (154) to the tray (100) has a longitudinal axis that passes through the fiber containment wall (106). In the access position, the one or more fiber optic connectors (154) and the fiber containment wall (106) are position such that the connector port longitudinal axis does not pass through the fiber containment wall (106). In the access position, adapters can be inserted or removed from the tray-mounted connectors without a line-of-sight obstruction from the fiber containment wall.
US11105983B2	Receptacle structure for optical connector A receptacle structure for optical connector comprises a base, a first adjusting plate and a second adjusting plate. The base has a supporting frame formed on the top thereof and supporting structures respectively formed at the two side walls thereof. The first adjusting plate arranged on the supporting frame has a first matching structure and a second matching structure. The second adjusting plate arranged on the supporting structures has third matching structure and fourth matching structure. When the first matching structure is arranged at an insertion side and the third matching structure is arranged toward the inner space of the base, the first connector could be inserted into the base. When the second matching structure is arranged at the insertion side and the fourth matching structure is arranged toward the inner space of the base, the second connector could be inserted into the base.
US11105977B1	Device for the emission of arbitrary optical beam profiles from waveguides into two-dimensional space An optical coupler device comprises an optical waveguide having a first edge and an opposing second edge that extend in a direction substantially parallel to a propagation direction of an input light beam injected into the optical waveguide. A grating structure is on a portion of the optical waveguide, with the grating structure having a first side and an opposing second side. The first and second sides of the grating structure extend in the same direction as the first and second edges of the optical waveguide. An optical slab adjoins with the first side of the grating structure and is in optical communication with an output of the grating structure. The grating structure includes an array of grating lines configured to diffract the input light beam into the slab at an angle with respect to the propagation direction, such that a diffracted light beam is output from the slab.
US11105975B2	Waveguide optoelectronic device A waveguide optoelectronic device comprising a rib waveguide region, and method of manufacturing a rib waveguide region, the rib waveguide region having: a base of a first material, and a ridge extending from the base, at least a portion of the ridge being formed from a chosen semiconductor material which is different from the material of the base wherein the silicon base includes a first slab region at a first side of the ridge and a second slab region at a second side of the ridge; and wherein: a first doped region extends along: the first slab region and along a first sidewall of the ridge, the first sidewall contacting the first slab region; and a second doped region extends along: the second slab region and along a second sidewall of the ridge, the second sidewall contacting the second slab region.
US11105971B2	Light guide assembly, method for manufacturing the same, and total reflective display device A light guide assembly, a total reflective display device and a method for manufacturing a light guide assembly are provided in the embodiments of the disclosure, the light guide assembly including: a first transparent adhesion layer, having a first profile formed thereon; a second transparent adhesion layer adhered to the first transparent adhesion layer and formed with a second profile corresponding to the first profile on a side of the second transparent adhesion layer adhered to the first transparent adhesion layer, the first profile and the second profile being formed to be in positive fit with each other and configured to incur light refraction at an interface therebetween of light rays being incident upon the first transparent adhesion layer from the second transparent adhesion layer to decrease an incident angle of the light rays; and a light guide panel, arranged on a side of the second transparent adhesion layer facing away from the first transparent adhesion layer.
US11105964B2	Cube corner sheeting having optically variable marking Retroreflective sheeting having a structured layer of cube corner elements and an at least one optically variable mark therein, and methods of making same.
US11105963B1	Optical systems with adjustable lenses Optical systems may have tunable lenses with focal lengths that are adjusted by control circuitry. A display may produce image light that is received by a tunable lens. The display may be transparent so that light from objects can pass through the display and be received by the tunable lens. The tunable lens may include a birefringent lens element and a polarization rotator and may receive light that has been linearly polarized by passing through a linear polarizer. The polarization rotator may be operable in a first state in which the polarization of light passing through the polarization rotator is not rotated and a second state in which the polarization of light passing through the polarization rotator is rotated by 90°. The birefringent lens element may be formed from a cured liquid crystal polymer or other polymer and may have a liquid crystal additive to enhance birefringence.
US11105961B2	Apparatus for generating a line-shaped intensity distribution of a laser radiation An apparatus for generating a line-shaped intensity distribution of laser radiation comprises first and second beam transformation devices spaced apart from one another and at least one focusing element to focus laser radiation that has passed through the first and second beam transformation devices into a line-shaped intensity distribution. The apparatus is configured to change the line width of the line-shaped intensity distribution in a line transverse direction by changing a distance between the first and second beam transformation devices.
US11105955B2	Method and system for processing gravity and magnetic data in geological resource exploration The present invention discloses a method and system for processing gravity and magnetic data in geological resource exploration. The method includes: acquiring first (i) potential field data and (ii) gradient data of an observation surface, performing upward continuation of the acquired data using a wave-number domain conversion method to obtain second and third gradient data and second potential field data, and determining third potential field data using a fourth-order explicit scheme Milne method according to the first, second, and third gradient data, and the second potential field data; calculating fourth gradient data using an ISVD method according to the third potential field data; and correcting the third potential field data using a fourth-order implicit scheme Simpson method according to the fourth gradient data, the first potential field data, and the first and second gradient data to obtain corrected third potential field data.
US11105953B2	Detecting changes in an environmental condition along a wellbore A method and system can include positioning an optical waveguide along a wellbore, and launching one or more optical signals into the waveguide at one or more optical signal frequencies and during one or more time periods, thereby resulting in one or more backscattered signals being received by the receiver, which produces a trace for each of the one of more backscattered signals. Changing an environmental condition in the wellbore, generating additional backscattered light signals at one or more frequencies after the change. Comparing the traces generated before the condition change to those generated after the change, identifying a before trace and an after trace that are substantially equal to each other and identifying a frequency difference between these traces. The frequency difference can be used to determine the amount of change in the environmental condition that occurred when the environmental change event happened.
US11105951B2	Calibration of a gamma logging tool A calibrator is positioned on a logging tool at an angular orientation with respect to the logging tool. The calibrator has a radioactive source of gamma radiation distributed inside the calibrator. A first detector count rate is determined based on a detector in the logging tool detecting gamma radiation. One or more of the calibrator and logging tool is rotated by a first number of degrees. A second detector count rate is determined based on the detector in the logging tool detecting gamma radiation. One or more of the calibrator and logging tool is rotated by second number of degrees. A third detector count rate is determined based on the detector in the logging tool detecting gamma radiation. The first, second, and third detector count rates are averaged to determine a calibration gain factor based on the average detector count rate and a known indication of gamma radiation emitted by the calibrator.
US11105948B2	Downhole tool analysis using anomaly detection of measurement data A method and system for detecting an anomaly in measurement data captured by a downhole tool is disclosed provided. In the method and system, measurement data comprising a plurality of measurement channels is obtained and reference data including healthy reference data and faulty reference data is also obtained. The measurement data is preprocessed by modeling at least one measurement channel of the plurality of measurement channels using modeling parameters to produce pre-processed measurement data. Further, a first distance between the pre-processed measurement data and the healthy reference data is obtained and determined to exceed a first threshold for the first distance. A report is generated in response to determining that the first distance exceeds the first threshold. The report indicates detection of the anomaly in the measurement data.
US11105941B2	Managing movement of data packets along a geophysical sensor cable Managing movement of data packets along a geophysical sensor cable. At least some embodiments include a geophysical sensor cable section having an internal volume within which geophysical sensors are disposed at spaced apart locations. A digitizer is disposed within the internal volume and is communicatively coupled to sensors. A telemetry unit within the internal volume is communicatively coupled to the digitizer. The telemetry unit may comprise multiple forward ports, multiple aft ports and a controller communicatively coupled to the forward ports, the aft ports, and the digitizer. The controller may be configured to: relay downstream-directed packets received on an active forward port through all aft ports; gather sensor data from the digitizer and send the sensor data as upstream-directed packets through the active forward port; and relay any upstream-directed packets received on aft ports through the active forward port.
US11105928B2	Light-sensing apparatus and light-sensing method thereof A photo-detecting apparatus is provided. The photo-detecting apparatus includes: a substrate made by a first material or a first material-composite; an absorption layer made by a second material or a second material-composite, the absorption layer being supported by the substrate and the absorption layer including: a first surface; a second surface arranged between the first surface and the substrate; and a channel region having a dopant profile with a peak dopant concentration equal to or more than 1×1015 cm−3, wherein a distance between the first surface and a location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration is less than a distance between the second surface and the location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration, and wherein the distance between the first surface and the location of the channel region having the peak dopant concentration is not less than 30 nm.
US11105924B2	Object localization using machine learning Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining a location of a particular object relative to a vehicle. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining sensor data captured by one or more sensors of a vehicle. The sensor data is processed by a convolutional neural network to generate a sensor feature representation of the sensor data. Data is obtained which defines a particular spatial region in the sensor data that has been classified as including sensor data that characterizes the particular object. An object feature representation of the particular object is generated from a portion of the sensor feature representation corresponding to the particular spatial region. The object feature representation of the particular object is processed using a localization neural network to generate the location of the particular object relative to the vehicle.
US11105918B2	Nodal metamaterial antenna system The present invention is a nodal radar system having a metamaterial-based object detection system. An intelligent antenna metamaterial interface (IAM) associates specific metamaterial unit cells into sub-arrays to adjust the beam width of a transmitted signal. The nodal radar system is positioned on infrastructure to complement sensor information from mobile vehicles and devices within an environment.
US11105917B1	System and method for generating phase-coherent signaling when ranging between wireless communications nodes and to account for phase shift therebetween Provided are a system and method for generating phase-coherent signaling when ranging between a transmitting node and a receiving node during wireless communication. Phase coherence is established in response to phase adjustment of a signal to be transmitted from the receiving node, in which such adjustment is commensurate with at least an amount of phase attributable to signaling transmitted by the transmitted node and received at the receiving node. Phase shift attributable to the signaling is compensated for upon receipt of the signaling at a tag in communication with the receiving node.
US11105908B2	Near surface imaging and hazard detection Systems and methods of near surface imaging and hazard detection with increased receiver spacing are provided. The system includes: a first string of one or more acoustic sources, a second string of one or more acoustic sources opposite the first string, a first one or more hydrophones mounted within a predetermined distance of the first string, and a second one or more hydrophones mounted within the predetermined distance of the second string. The first one or more hydrophones records an acoustic shot generated from the first string. The second one or more hydrophones records the acoustic shot and acoustic reflections corresponding to the acoustic shot. The system generates an image from the recorded acoustic shot and the acoustic reflections.
US11105904B1	Techniques for mitigating lag-angle effects for LIDARs scans A LIDAR system includes an optical source and multiple waveguides at different positions within the LIDAR system to receive a return signal. A first waveguide receives a first portion of the return signal at a first angle relative to the scanning mirror and a second waveguide receives a second portion of the return signal at a second angle relative to the scanning mirror. The system further includes multiple optical detectors at different positions within the LIDAR system. A first optical detector receives the first portion of the return signal from the first waveguide and a second optical detector receives the second portion of the return signal from the second waveguide. The system further includes a signal processing system operatively coupled to the plurality of optical detectors to determine a distance and velocity of the target object based on the returned signal and corresponding positions of the plurality of waveguides.
US11105902B2	Mirror assembly for light steering Embodiments of the disclosure provide an apparatus for adjusting a light beam that includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS), a non-MEMS system. The MEMS may include: an array of first rotatable mirrors to receive and reflect the light beam and an array of first actuators configured to rotate each rotatable mirror of the array of first rotatable mirrors. The non-MEMS system may include a second adjustable mirror to receive and reflect the light beam and a second actuator configured to adjust the second adjustable mirror. The light beam received by the array of first rotatable mirrors is the light beam reflected by the second adjustable mirror or the light beam received by the second adjustable mirror is reflected by the array of first rotatable mirror.
US11105899B2	Beam shaping for ultra-small vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays A laser array includes a plurality of laser diodes arranged and electrically connected to one another on a surface of a non-native substrate. Respective laser diodes of the plurality of laser diodes have different orientations relative to one another on the surface of the non-native substrate. The respective laser diodes are configured to provide coherent light emission in different directions, and the laser array is configured to emit an incoherent output beam comprising the coherent light emission from the respective laser diodes. The output beam may include incoherent light having a non-uniform intensity distribution over a field of view of the laser array. Related devices and fabrication methods are also discussed.
US11105895B2	Axial misalignment determination method of object detection sensor A sensor unit including an object detection sensor and an inclination sensor is mounted to a vehicle, and axial misalignment of the object detection sensor is determined as follows. A first inclination angle acquiring step of disposing the sensor unit, so that a first predetermined direction is aligned with a second predetermined direction before the sensor unit is mounted to the vehicle, and acquiring a first inclination angle detected by the inclination sensor from the inclination sensor, is performed. Then, a second inclination angle acquiring step of mounting the sensor unit on the vehicle and acquiring a second inclination angle detected by the inclination sensor from the inclination sensor, is performed. Finally, an axial misalignment determining step of determining whether axial misalignment has occurred at the object detection sensor, based on the first inclination angle and the second inclination angle, is performed.
US11105891B2	Multi-input downconversion mixer Multi-input downconversion mixers, systems, and methods are provided with input switching in the intermediate frequency or baseband domain. One illustrative mixer embodiment includes: multiple differential pairs of transistors and multiple pairs of switches. Each differential transistor pair has their bases or gates driven by a differential reference signal, their emitters or sources connected to a common node having a current or voltage driven based on a respective one of multiple receive signals, and their collectors or drains providing a product of the differential reference signal with the respective one of the multiple receive signals. Each of the switch pairs selectively couples differential output nodes to the collectors or drains of a respective one of the multiple differential pairs, enabling the differential output nodes to convey an output signal that is a sum of products from selected ones of the multiple differential pairs.
US11105889B2	Multi-dimensional location of an object using multiple electrical devices A system for locating an object in a volume of space can include multiple electrical devices, where each electrical device includes a transceiver. The system can also include a controller communicably coupled to the electrical devices. The controller can instruct the electrical devices to broadcast, using the transceiver, multiple first signals in the volume of space. The controller can also collect data associated with multiple second signals received by the transceiver of the electrical devices, where the second signals are sent by the object in response to the first signals. The controller can further determine, using the data, a multi-dimensional location of the object in the volume of space.
US11105884B2	Mobile device location tracking An exemplary outdoor mobile device real-time location tracking system includes a telemetry system, a digital system, a server system, a camera system, and a demographic information system. The exemplary tracking system uses the digital system to scan the available frequencies. The exemplary tracking system also uses the telemetry system to determine the mobile devices located in a wireless range. The camera system may also be used to visually track the various mobile devices. The digital system initiates soft-handshake with mobile devices that allow the tracking system to obtain information about the mobile devices. With the information derived from the soft-handshake, the exemplary tracking system may utilize the demographic information system to obtain demographic information associated with the various mobile devices.
US11105877B2	Determining slice leakage in accelerated magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and methods determine slice leakage and/or residual aliasing in the image domain in accelerated MRI imaging. Implementations process one slice of MRI image domain data by input to a sensitivity encoding (SENSE) un-aliasing matrix built from predetermined RF signal reception sensitivity maps, thereby producing as matrix output SENSE-decoded MRI image domain data for one pass through image slice and at least one extra slice, and determine inter-slice leakage and/or in-plane residual aliasing based on content of the at least one extra output slice from the SENSE-decoded MRI image domain data.
US11105871B2	Method and device for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging system Techniques are described for controlling a magnetic resonance imaging system to facilitate an improvement in Simultaneous Multislice Imaging, especially concerning a compensation of eddy currents. This is achieved by simultaneously measuring at least two slices by the magnetic resonance imaging system while applying a pulse sequence. In the course of the pulse sequence for measuring k-space lines, a set of in-plane encoding signals (that are typically gradients) are applied with a set of Hadamard encoding signals in an interleaved scheme.
US11105862B2	Methods and systems for assessing multicell battery health A method of assessing multicell battery health in a battery control device includes: obtaining (i) a measured indicator value corresponding to an indicator battery parameter, and (ii) a measured first input value corresponding to a first input parameter; obtaining, based on the first input value, an expected indicator value corresponding to the indicator battery parameter; determining whether a difference between the measured indicator value and the expected indicator value exceeds a predefined cell loss threshold; and when the difference exceeds the predefined cell loss threshold, generating a cell loss alert.
US11105861B2	Device and method for estimating battery resistance Disclosed is a battery resistance estimation apparatus. The battery resistance estimation apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a memory unit to store a resistance lookup table in which resistance data is recorded according to a state of charge-temperature (SOC-T) condition of a battery, and a control unit, wherein the control unit includes a resistance accumulation calculation unit to measure I-V data while the battery is charged/discharged, calculate resistance by dV/dI repeatedly on a periodic basis and store the resistance in the memory unit, wherein the resistance is accumulated and stored by the SOC-T condition, and a resistance data update unit to calculate a weighted average of new resistance data and previously stored resistance data and update resistance data corresponding to a corresponding SOC-T condition to the weighted average, wherein the new resistance data is one of an average of the resistance data stored in the memory unit by the SOC-T condition, an average of maximum and minimum, and a maximum.
US11105858B2	Predicting a potential fault in a battery In a status detection system, a data acquisition circuit monitors statuses of a battery to generate status data. A storage medium stores a set of lookup tables. A lookup table of the lookup tables includes a set of datasets corresponding to a set of time frames. Each dataset includes digital values of parameters of the battery obtained in a corresponding time frame of the time frames. A controller receives the status data and updates the lookup tables based on the status data. The controller also obtains a current dataset of the parameters based on the status data, searches the lookup table for a previous dataset that matches the current dataset, compares a current value of a parameter in the current dataset with a previous value of the parameter in the previous dataset, and determines whether a potential fault is present in the battery based on a result of the comparison.
US11105857B2	Prediction of end-of-life of a direct current (DC) motor Described herein are techniques that facilitate the prediction of the end-of-life of a direct current (DC) motor of an apparatus. The described techniques include tracking end-of-life indicative motor-response values of a DC motor based on an applied-voltage value at its corresponding specified speed of the DC motor when the motor is engaged, in response to the determination that the tracked values exceed a range of acceptable operational values, a health-status notification regarding that DC motor is generated. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US11105854B2	System, apparatus and method for inter-die functional testing of an integrated circuit In one embodiment, an apparatus includes multiple die and at least one interconnect to couple the die. A first die includes one or more cores, a first fabric and a first fabric transactor coupled to the first fabric, the first fabric transactor to initiate a functional test of the apparatus in response to a test signal, cause at least one first test transaction to be sent to a second die, receive a first response to the at least one first test transaction from the second die, and identify, based at least in part on the first response to the at least one test transaction, a location of a failure and report the location of the failure to a destination. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11105852B2	Test compression in a JTAG daisy-chain environment The disclosure describes novel methods and apparatuses for controlling a device's TCA circuit when the device exists in a JTAG daisy-chain arrangement with other devices. The methods and apparatuses allow the TCA test pattern set used during device manufacturing to be reused when the device is placed in a JTAG daisy-chain arrangement with other devices, such as in a customers system using the device. Additional embodiments are also provided and described in the disclosure.
US11105829B2	MEMS accelerometer A MEMS accelerometer, including: a substrate, a movable component and a fixed electrode group, wherein a surface of the substrate has an anchoring region; the movable component is connected to the anchoring region through a supporting beam and suspended above the substrate, and the movable component includes a first proof mass and a second proof mass; the first proof mass has a first hollowed-out region in the middle, the first hollowed-out region is I-shaped, and the second proof mass is located in the first hollowed-out region; and the fixed electrode group includes a first electrode group, which is fixed on the surface of the substrate, located between the substrate and the movable component, and forms a Z-axis detection capacitor bank with the first proof mass and the second proof mass.
US11105823B2	Methods and compositions for identifying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease The disclosure provides methods for differentiating between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. The method includes measuring eicosanoids and fatty acid levels in a biological sample.
US11105800B2	Nano-enzyme containers for test elements The present invention relates to a test element for the detection of an analyte comprising an enzyme, wherein the enzyme is incorporated in a nanocapsule.
US11105799B2	Biomarkers of therapeutic responsiveness The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing a kidney disorder in a patient, as well as methods of monitoring the progression of a kidney disorder and/or methods of monitoring a treatment protocol of a therapeutic agent or a therapeutic regimen. The invention also relates to assay methods used in connection with the diagnostic methods described herein.
US11105795B2	Methods and compositions for simulation of the dermal compartment Methods and compositions for simulating a dermal compartment of skin are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, methods of producing such a skin model include the steps of admixing a collagenous protein source, a blood protein source, and dermal cells in an aqueous carrier, and then allowing the resulting mixture to solidify to produce a gel. In one technique, at least a portion of the mixture, e.g., the collagenous protein source is first heated and then cooled to induce gelation. For example, the mixture can be heated to at least 50 degrees C. and then cooled to temperature below 5 degrees C. to induce gelation.
US11105792B2	System and method for detecting halitosis A system for detecting halitosis is disclosed that comprises a gas sensor (116) for generating a sensor signal signalling the detection of compounds indicative of halitosis exhaled through an oral cavity; an image sensor (114) for capturing an image (500, 510) of a dental condition and/or tongue condition in said oral cavity; and a processor (110) communicatively coupled to the gas sensor and the image sensor and adapted to process the sensor signal and the image in order to determine if in case of the sensor signal signalling the presence of a compound indicative of halitosis, said halitosis originates from said oral cavity by determining the dental condition and/or tongue condition in said image. A method for detecting halitosis and a computer program product implementing the method are also disclosed.
US11105790B2	Compositions and methods for diagnosing parasitic infections Provided herein are compositions and methods for diagnosing parasitic infections. In particular, provided herein are compositions and methods for preparing samples (e.g., canine fecal samples) and performing Raman spectroscopy detection of parasites infections in the samples.
US11105783B2	Arrangement and method for calibrating at least two sensors in parallel A arrangement for calibrating at least two sensors in parallel, including a data processing unit, especially a measurement transmitter for a multisensor system or a computer, wherein the data processing unit has an interface, via which the at least two sensors are connected via separate transmission lines for transmission of data, and wherein the data processing unit is embodied to perform calibrations of the at least two sensors in parallel and independently of one another.
US11105776B2	Detector module for a photo-acoustic gas sensor A detector module is disclosed. In one example, the detector module is for a photo-acoustic gas sensor and comprises a first substrate made of a semiconductor material and comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a second substrate comprising a third surface, a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and a first recess formed in the fourth surface. The second substrate is connected with its fourth surface to the first substrate so that the first recess forms an airtight-closed first cell which is filled with a reference gas and a pressure sensitive element comprising a membrane disposed in contact with the reference gas. The detector module is further configured such that a beam of light pulses passes through the first substrate and thereby enters the first cell.
US11105768B2	Electrochemical sensor with exchangeable electrode assembly The present disclosure relates to a method for producing an exchangeable electrode assembly, with at least one sensor body and at least a first electrode, for an electrochemical sensor for determining the concentration of an analyte in a gaseous or liquid measurement medium, a corresponding electrode assembly, and an electrochemical sensor with an electrode assembly according to the present disclosure. In order to produce the electrode assembly, the following method steps are performed: providing a sensor body, and applying at least a first electrically-conductive material to a first sub-region of the sensor body for producing a first electrode of the electrode assembly.
US11105757B2	Gas sensor device An object of the present invention is to provide a gas sensor device capable of detecting a temporal change with high accuracy and maintaining measurement accuracy over a long period under a temperature environment susceptible to a complicated and wide range of change. The gas sensor device includes: heat insulating films 8a and 8b formed on a substrate 2; a first heater 3 provided on the heat insulating films 8a and 8b and configured to measure physical quantity of gas; and a reference resistor 4 formed in a resistive layer same as the first heater and formed on the heat insulating films 8a and 8b. The gas sensor device further includes a second heater 5 that simultaneously heats the first heater 3 and the reference resistor 4.
US11105754B2	Multi-parameter inspection apparatus for monitoring of manufacturing parts Additive manufacturing, such as laser sintering or melting of additive layers, can produce parts rapidly at small volume and in a factory setting. To ensure the additive manufactured parts are of high quality, a real-time non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technique is required to detect defects while they are being manufactured. The present invention describes an in-situ (real-time) inspection unit that can be added to an existing additive manufacturing (AM) tool, such as an FDM (fused deposition modeling) machine, or a direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) machine, providing real-time information about the part quality, and detecting flaws as they occur. The information provided by this unit is used to a) qualify the part as it is being made, and b) to provide feedback to the AM tool for correction, or to stop the process if the part will not meet the quality, thus saving time, energy and reduce material loss.
US11105752B2	Inspecting apparatus and processing apparatus including the same An inspecting apparatus for inspecting a test piece. The inspecting apparatus includes a test piece holding mechanism for holding the test piece, the test piece holding mechanism having a mounting portion formed from a transparent member having upper and lower exposed surfaces, the upper exposed surface of the transparent member functioning as a mounting surface for mounting the test piece, whereby the test piece mounted on the mounting surface of the mounting portion is adapted to be held by the test piece holding mechanism. The inspecting apparatus further includes an imaging mechanism for imaging the test piece held by the test piece holding mechanism, the imaging mechanism having a first imaging unit provided above the mounting portion, a second imaging unit provided below the mounting portion, and a connecting portion for connecting the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit.
US11105750B2	Method and system for the automatic measuring of physical and dimensional parameters of multi-segment articles A measuring system for measuring and detecting physical and dimensional parameters of multi-segment rod-like articles, includes: a first lighting device that generates a light beam that strikes and crosses a front segment; a second lighting device that generates a light beam that strikes and crosses a back segment; an image detection sensor having a detection axis that radially strikes a longitudinal axis of the article; and a control and processing unit configured in such a way to process the images acquired by the image detection sensor and calculate dimensional, geometrical and physical features of the segments of said article.
US11105749B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program It is an object of the present invention to provide a user interface which facilitates confirmation of an area in an image and associated data corresponding to the area without requiring user's complicated operations. To achieve the object, an information processing apparatus comprises: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a first image including a plurality of objects, and information related to respective positions of the plurality of objects in the first image; and a determining unit configured to determine a position in case of shifting and displaying a second image indicating the plurality of objects with respect to the first image, based on the obtained positions of the plurality of objects.
US11105747B2	Spectroscopic methods to detect and characterize microorganisms Methods and systems for Resonant Raman spectroscopy are provided. Methods according to certain embodiments include irradiating a sample with a monochromatic light source at a first irradiation intensity and a second irradiation intensity, determining the intensity of one or more of the Resonant Raman scattering and fluorescence scattering at the first irradiation intensity and second irradiation intensity, calculating a rate of change of one or more of the intensity of Resonant Raman scattering and fluorescence in response to the change in irradiation intensity from the first irradiation intensity to the second irradiation intensity and comparing one or more of the rate of change in the intensity of Resonant Raman scattering and the rate of change in the intensity of fluorescence scattering with the rate of change in the irradiation intensity by the monochromatic light source to determine the Resonant Raman response of the sample. Methods also include determining the presence or absence of a microorganism in a sample and correcting for variations associated with measurement instrumentation (e.g., monochromatic light source) and variations associated with the sample (e.g., fluorescence from non-target compounds). Also provided are methods for determining the antimicrobial susceptibility of a microorganism to an antimicrobial agent as well as methods for characterizing a phenotype of an unknown microorganism in a sample. Systems for practicing the subject methods are also provided.
US11105743B2	Portable device for controlling an alcoholic beverage through a container, a system and a method associated thereto The present disclosure provides a portable device and method for controlling an alcoholic beverage through an at least partially transparent container. The method includes acquiring a fluorescence spectrum of the beverage through a wall of the container, normalizing a profile of a measured spectrum according to the maximum intensity of a reference spectrum, calculating a resemblance factor between the measured spectrum and the reference spectrum, and determining if the beverage is genuine according to the obtained value of the resemblance factor.
US11105738B2	Sensor wiring substrate, sensor package, and sensor device The present invention relates to a sensor wiring substrate in which a decrease in detection accuracy is suppressed, a sensor package, and a sensor device. A gas sensor wiring substrate includes a substrate having a first accommodation recessed portion for accommodating a microphone element and a second accommodation recessed portion for accommodating an infrared light emitting element, and connection wiring. In the gas sensor wiring substrate, thermal resistance of a heat transfer path between a bottom surface of the first accommodation recessed portion and a bottom surface of the second accommodation recessed portion is greater than thermal resistance in any position of an imaginal heat transfer path in case of a depth of the first accommodation recessed portion identical with a depth of the second accommodation recessed portion. For example, the depth of the second accommodation recessed portion is deeper than the depth of the first accommodation recessed portion.
US11105737B2	Spectroscopic analysis device A spectroscopic analysis device includes: a light source configured to emit light for irradiating a specimen; a prism stuck to the specimen and configured to totally reflect the light emitted from the light source; a polarizing separation element configured to separate the light totally reflected by the prism into a first and second polarized light components that are orthogonal to each other; a wavelength dispersing element configured to disperse respective wavelength components of the first and second polarized light components that are separated by the polarizing separation element; an image capturing element configured to capture respective images of the first and second polarized light components that are dispersed by the wavelength dispersing element; and a processing unit configured to perform component analysis on the specimen by obtaining an absorbency at each wavelength by using an imaging signal output from the image capturing element.
US11105735B1	Systems and methods for detecting properties relating to building components Systems and methods of the present disclosure include at least one building component detection sensor device configured to be deployed within (or proximate to) a building comprised of a plurality of building components. The at least one building component detection sensor device is configured to detect data relating to at least one building component of the plurality of building components. In addition, a building component property determination system includes a processor configured to execute instructions stored in memory to determine one or more properties of the at least one building component based at least in part on the data detected by the at least one building component detection sensor device.
US11105734B2	Method for calibrated optical measurement and system therefor A method and measurement system for calibrated measurement of at least one variable of a sample are based on an optical behaviour of at least one sensor substance which depends on the at least one variable. The at least one sensor substance is brought into contact with the sample. At least one calibration area, associated with the at least one sensor substance, is defined. At least one image is recorded which captures at least one of the at least one sensor substance and at least one of the at least one calibration area. The value of the at least one variable of the sample is derived from the at least one image, based on image data associated with the at least one of the at least one sensor substance and on image data associated with the at least one of the at least one calibration area.
US11105729B2	Sensor for measuring the embrittlement of steels by hydrogen in an aggressive environment, said sensor comprising a metal cavity connected to a pressure-measuring device The present invention is a sensor for measuring a risk of hydrogen embrittlement of industrial equipment including a metallic wall in a reactor or in a pipeline comprising a body having a closed cavity including an end containing a pressure sensor which measures pressure within the closed cavity, the metallic wall having a wall thickness measured between inner and outer surfaces thereof, and wherein a ratio of thickness of the metallic wall to thickness of the industrial equipment ranges from 1/3 to 1/10.
US11105728B2	Cell sorting using a high throughput fluorescence flow cytometer In one aspect, a method of sorting cells in a flow cytometry system is disclosed, which includes illuminating a cell with radiation having at least two optical frequencies shifted from one another by a radiofrequency to elicit fluorescent radiation from the cell, detecting the fluorescent radiation to generate temporal fluorescence data, and processing the temporal fluorescence data to arrive at a sorting decision regarding the cell without generating an image (i.e., a pixel-by-pixel image) of the cell based on the fluorescence data. In some cases, the sorting decision can be made with a latency less than about 100 microseconds. In some embodiments, the above method of sorting cells can have a sub-cellular resolution. In some embodiments, a single radiofrequency shift is employed to separate the optical frequencies while in other such embodiments a plurality of different radiofrequency shifts are employed.
US11105724B2	Electrostatic particle sensors Various embodiments include a method for checking a sensor for soot particles in exhaust of an engine comprising: generating a sensor current between a first electrode and a second electrode of the sensor, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode define a gap through which the exhaust gas flows between the electrodes, by applying a difference in potential between the electrodes, wherein soot particles accumulate on the electrodes and, after a dwell time dependent on the preloading of the electrodes with soot particles, they move from a first electrode to the respective second electrode generating a flow of current as a measure of the quantity of soot in the stream of exhaust gas; determining whether a peak in the sensor current is measured after the switching off of the internal combustion engine; and if no peak in the sensor current is measured, flagging the particle sensor as faulty.
US11105715B2	System and method of conducting particle monitoring using low cost particle sensors There is disclosed a field calibratable particle sensor solution in a low-cost, very compact form factor. This makes a low-cost sensor more accurate for low-concentration pollution measurements and decreases the cost of pollution measurement systems having a wide geographic coverage. In a related embodiment, the invention illustrates a method and system to remotely and automatically calibrate one or more of the low cost sensors disclosed herein as well as other commercially available sensors (such as optical particle counters, photometers etc.) against a reference instrument (such as a beta attenuation monitor) which may or may not be physically located in the same place as the individual sensors. The method may require minimum (or no) user interaction and the calibration period is adjustable periodically.
US11105708B2	Bidirectional variable cross-section water-pressure bearer cycle test system for coal mine water inrush model test A bidirectional variable cross-section water-pressure bearer cycle test system for a coal mine water inrush model test, comprising a water-pressure loading portion and a water-pressure bearer portion, wherein the water-pressure loading portion has a water supply tank, a loading water pump, a water piezometer, a water control valve, a water inlet pipe, a water discharge pipe, etc., through the loaded water pressure to control the cyclic loading of the water pressure. The water-pressure bearer portion has a variable cross-section water-pressure bearer assembly and a airtight main frame variable water-level water-pressure bearer assembly. The variable cross-section water-pressure bearer assembly has a cross-section water storage tank, a cross-section water baffle and a cross-section porous plate, and the water-pressure bearer assembly has a water-level water storage tank, a water-level water baffle and a water-level porous plate, which through loading or unloading the size of water control the bidirectional variable cross-section water-pressure bearer cycle.
US11105695B2	Torque sensor having a shunt spoke The invention relates to a torque sensor having a base body (601) which extends in a radial direction (Y) of the base body from an annular inner flange (603) having first force application points (605), via a mechanically weakened sensor portion (607) equipped with measurement transducers (10, 20) which generate output signals, to an annular outer flange (509; 609) having second force application points (611), wherein the mechanically weakened sensor portion (607) comprises radially extending first connecting webs (619a) and second connecting webs (619b), which have different mechanical properties and are arranged alternately in the circumferential direction.
US11105685B2	Passive detectors for imaging systems Passive detector structures for imaging systems are provided which implement unpowered, passive front-end detector structures with direct-to-digital measurement data output for detecting incident photonic radiation in various portions (e.g., thermal (IR), near IR, UV and visible light) of the electromagnetic spectrum.
US11105683B2	Infrared thermometer capable of switching forehead temperature measurement mode and ear temperature measurement mode and switching method An infrared thermometer capable of switching a forehead temperature measurement mode and an ear temperature measurement mode and a switching method are disclosed. The infrared thermometer includes an infrared thermometer body and a forehead temperature measurement cover. The infrared thermometer body has a measuring probe and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is connected with a first electrical contact. The forehead temperature measurement cover has a thermistor and a second electrical contact. The forehead temperature measurement cover is detachably connected to the infrared thermometer body to selectively cover or expose the measuring probe for switching the forehead temperature measurement mode and the ear temperature measurement mode.
US11105681B2	Spectroscopy cavity with digital activation of millimeter wave molecular headspace Millimeter wave energy is provided to a spectroscopy cavity of a spectroscopy device that contains interrogation molecules. The microwave energy is received after it traverses the spectroscopy cavity. The amount of interrogation molecules in the spectroscopy cavity is adjusted by activating a precursor material in one or more sub-cavities coupled to the spectroscopy cavity by a diffusion path to increase the amount of interrogation molecules or by activating the getter material in one or more sub-cavities coupled to the spectroscopy cavity by a diffusion path to decrease the amount of interrogation molecules.
US11105678B1	Light sensor comprising a holder to move along the axis of a fixer tube to adjust an incident light angle of the sensor component at the bottom terminal of the tube A light sensor includes a fixer tube, a sensor component, and holder. The sensor component is disposed at a bottom terminal of the fixer tube and fixed to the fixer tube. The sensor component senses incident lights. The holder is movably coupled to the fixer tube. The holder encompasses the sensor component. The holder further includes a first opening. The sensor component faces the first opening for receiving incident lights passing through the first opening. The holder further moves along an axis of the fixer tube for adjusting an incident light angle of the sensor component.
US11105672B2	Liquid level detection unit A liquid surface detecting unit includes a reservoir cup; a body attached to a side wall of the reservoir cup; an arm rotatably supported by the body; a sensor unit stored in the body and configured to detect rotating motion of the arm; a terminal unit extending from the sensor unit; and a wire harness connected to the terminal unit and extending to an outside of the body. The body may include a groove surrounding and guiding the wire harness together with the side wall of the reservoir cup, the wire harness extending from the terminal unit to the outside of the body.
US11105663B2	Assembly kit for construction of a measurement device A measuring apparatus (13) that is able to be put together from an assembly kit, wherein the assembly kit has at least two sensor units (1), which are each fashioned for measuring different variables, and at least two communication units (6), which each have different interfaces for data transmission, and each of the sensor units (1) is detachably connectable to each of the communication units (6) of the assembly kit by a mechanical coupling (7).
US11105662B2	Continuous unmanned airborne and underwater monitoring platform Provided herein is a continuously unmanned multi-phenomenon sensor system and a continuously unmanned multi-phenomenon sensor platform comprising a plurality of continuously unmanned multi-phenomenon sensor systems for maritime monitoring, that is capable of surveying and monitoring rivers, ports, bays, coastal regions, and the high seas to conduct search operations, monitor for dangerous cargoes, prevent drug and migrant smuggling, enforce fisheries laws, monitor environmental conditions and living marine resources, inspect marine infrastructures, provide navigational aids, and to investigate marine accidents.
US11105660B2	Washable physiological state sensing device A washable physiological state sensing device, including a flexible carrier, a flexible electrode and a flexible conductive circuit. The flexible carrier is made of elastic material and provided with a bonding surface; The flexible electrode is arranged on the bonding surface, and provided with a flexible substrate and a plurality of conductive particles; The conductive particles are doped in the flexible substrate, and the flexible substrate is made of elastic material. The flexible conductive circuit is arranged on the bonding surface and electrically connected with the flexible electrode.
US11105657B2	Optical inspection system, optical inspection method, and aircraft structure An optical inspection system includes an optical fiber sensor, an optical filter, a signal processor, and a corrector. The optical fiber sensor outputs a first optical signal having a temporal change in a wavelength corresponding to a temporal change in an amplitude of a vibration propagating in an inspection target object or a temporal change in a displacement of the inspection target object. The optical filter converts the first optical signal into a second optical signal having a temporal change in an intensity. The signal processor acquires inspection information on the inspection target object on the basis of the second optical signal. The corrector corrects a correspondence relationship between the temporal change in the wavelength and the temporal change in the intensity by changing a wavelength characteristic of the optical filter. The correspondence relationship is directed to converting the first optical signal into the second optical signal.
US11105653B2	System for generating map with instructional tips A system for generating a map based upon a plurality of operations each including at least one quantitatively measurable task. The system includes a ground engaging drive mechanism, an operating sensor, a position sensor, a visual image display device, and a controller. The controller compares a first operating characteristic to a first operating range, and stores a first failed task and current machine position upon the first operating characteristic of the machine being outside of the first operating range. The controller also compares a second operating characteristic to a second operating range, and stores a second failed task and the current machine position upon the second operating characteristic of the machine being outside of the second operating range. A map of the machine path is displayed including each failed task and its associated machine position while performing the failed task.
US11105646B2	Providing navigation services using context-aware trajectory analysis A computer system provides navigation services. Route data is processed to extract a plurality of routes, wherein each route comprises a plurality of links and nodes. A partition layer is generated for a map including the plurality of links and nodes of the routes, wherein the partition layer comprises a plurality of meshes each containing links and nodes of the map. A context is processed to remove invalid links and nodes from the map based on the context. The partition layer is updated by merging a subset of the plurality of meshes in response to the removal of the invalid links and nodes. A navigation service is provided for the plurality of routes based on the updated partition layer of the map. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for providing navigation services in substantially the same manner described above.
US11105638B2	Method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for updating electronic map A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for updating an electronic map are disclosed. A method for updating an electronic map includes: acquiring a group of collected images collected by a collection entity and associated with a target map element in the electronic map, the target map element having a target image and a target location; executing inter-group matching between the group of collected images and the target image; executing intra-group matching among the group of collected images; and updating a location of a to-be-updated map element associated with the target map element based on the inter-group matching, the intra-group matching and the target location. In this way, the positioning precision of map elements can be improved.
US11105627B2	Technologies for tracking and locating underground assets Technologies for tracking and locating underground assets include a survey instrument having an asset tracking device. The asset tracking device determines a current geographic location of the survey instrument and a heading of a sensor group of the survey instrument when aimed at a target measurement point of an underground asset. The asset tracking device measures the distance between the sensor group and the target measurement point of the underground asset. The asset tracking device also determines the pitch of the sensor group when aimed at the target measurement point of the underground asset. The effective height of the sensor group relative to the elevation at the survey location is also determined. The asset tracking device determines the geographic location and a corresponding depth of the target measurement point on the underground asset based on the determined and measured information.
US11105621B2	High-sensitivity gas-mapping 3D imager and method of operation Measurement apparatuses and methods are disclosed for generating high-precision and -accuracy gas concentration maps that can be overlaid with 3D topographic images by rapidly scanning one or several modulated laser beams with a spatially-encoded transmitter over a scene to build-up imagery. Independent measurements of the topographic target distance and path-integrated gas concentration are combined to yield a map of the path-averaged concentration between the sensor and each point in the image. This type of image is particularly useful for finding localized regions of elevated (or anomalous) gas concentration making it ideal for large-area leak detection and quantification applications including: oil and gas pipeline monitoring, chemical processing facility monitoring, and environmental monitoring.
US11105620B2	Pipe diameter determination method, pipe diameter determination apparatus, and refrigerating apparatus A method for determining a pipe diameter of a liquid-side connection pipe in a refrigeration apparatus includes causing a computer to obtain a heating capacity, maximum heating load, and maximum cooling load; causing the computer to determine a pipe diameter of the liquid-side connection pipe by reducing a reference pipe diameter based on either a value obtained by dividing the maximum heating load by the maximum cooling load or a value obtained by subtracting the maximum heating load from the heating capacity; and installing the refrigeration apparatus using the liquid-side connection pipe having the determined pipe diameter.
US11105614B2	Devices and processes for detecting surface defects A device for detecting defects on at least one surface may include: a source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation in at least one first spectral band; a video camera sensitive in at least one second spectral band; and a diffuser configured to intercept at least part of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the source and to make more homogeneous a spatial distribution of intensity of the electromagnetic radiation over the at least one surface. The source may be further configured to project a beam of the electromagnetic radiation onto the at least one surface. An intersection of the at least one first spectral band and the at least one second spectral band may determine a spectral working band. A bandwidth of the spectral working band may be less than or equal to 200 nanometers (nm). The spectral working band may be between 300 nm and 1,100 nm.
US11105612B2	Hybrid systems and methods for characterizing stress in chemically strengthened transparent substrates The hybrid measurement system includes an evanescent prism coupling spectroscopy (EPCS) sub-system and a light-scattering polarimetry (LSP) sub-system. The EPCS sub-system includes an EPCS light source optically coupled to an EPCS detector system through an EPCS coupling prism. The LSP sub-system includes an LSP light source optically coupled to an optical compensator, which in turn is optically coupled to a LSP detector system via a LSP coupling prism. A support structure supports the EPCS and LSP coupling prisms to define a coupling prism assembly, which supports the two prisms at a measurement location. Stress measurements made using the EPCS and LSP sub-systems are combined to fully characterize the stress properties of a transparent chemically strengthened substrate. Methods of processing the EPCS and LSP measurements to improve measurement accuracy are also disclosed.
US11105608B2	Optical positioning system and operating method thereof There is provided an operating method of an optical positioning system including: capturing an image frame of a detected surface, which has interleaved bright regions and dark regions, using a field of view and a shutter time of an optical sensor counting a number of edge pairs between the bright regions and the dark regions that the field of view passes; calculating an average value of the image frame; calculating a ratio between the calculated average value and the shutter time; determining that the field of view is aligned with one of the dark regions when the ratio is smaller than a ratio threshold; and determining that the field of view is aligned with one of the bright regions when the ratio is larger than the ratio threshold.
US11105595B2	High fragmentation mortar shells A mortar shell including: a polymer outer layer, the polymer outer layer having reinforcing fibers dispersed therein; and a metallic inner layer defining an interior of the mortar, the metallic inner layer having a plurality of metallic fragments, each of the plurality of metallic fragments having a shape to interlock to each of the other of the plurality of metallic fragments, the plurality of metallic fragments being assembled together into the metallic inner layer; wherein a first metallic fragment of the plurality of metallic fragments having a characteristic different than second metallic fragments surrounding and contacting the first metallic fragment.
US11105594B2	Pivotable arrowhead assembly An arrow includes an arrowhead and a shaft. An assembly interconnects the shaft and the arrowhead such that, in one position, the assembly substantially rigidly interconnects the arrowhead and the shaft to prevent or restrict angular or radial movement of the arrowhead relative to the shaft, and to prevent axial movement of the arrowhead relative to the shaft in one axial direction. A spring resists movement of the arrowhead relative to the shaft in the other axial direction. When the spring force is overcome, the assembly permits the arrowhead to pivot relative to the shaft while maintaining the connection between the arrowhead and the shaft.
US11105588B2	Embedded cant indicator for rifles A device comprised of bubble level inserted into and secured within a cavity located above the rifle grip and behind the barrel to facilitate the measurement and compensation of the rifle's cant while lining up the rifle's sights. The device is precision machined to allow the bubble to be aligned with the axis of the barrel to produce a true “zero-cant” condition. Graduation markings are placed on either left or right of the bubble level to allow the user to better judge the relative degree of cant. A light source is placed adjacent to the bubble level to illuminate cant for a shooter in a dark environment. Methods of using the embedded cant indicator for precision shooting are presented.
US11105584B2	Articulated trigger guard blocking device A holster for a handgun having a trigger guard includes a holster body defining a chamber for receiving a portion of the handgun. The holster body has an entranceway enabling insertion of the gun into the holster and removal of the handgun from the holster chamber. The holster includes a blocking device separate from the holster body that helps to block movement of the handgun trigger guard relative to the holster body when the handgun is in the chamber. The blocking device is supported on the holster body for movement relative to the holster body between an open position and a blocking position. The blocking device has a tail portion that projects from the bottom wall in a direction away from the top wall when the blocking member is in the open position. The blocking device moves from the open position to the blocking position in response to insertion of a handgun through the entranceway into the chamber. The blocking device tail portion moves in a direction toward the holster top wall during movement of the blocking device from the open position to the blocking position.
US11105582B1	Adjustable buttstock for firearm An adjustable buttstock has a front part configured to be attached to a firearm, and a rear part forming a prismatic joint with the front part. The prismatic joint has an adjustment axis and allows the rear part to slide relative to the front part along the adjustment axis. The buttstock further has a lock assembly that includes a wedge. The buttstock has a locked state in which the wedge is releasably wedged between the front part and the rear part, preventing a radial play between the front part and the rear part, and an unlocked state in which the wedge is unengaged with respect to the prismatic joint, allowing radial play between the front part and the rear part.
US11105573B2	Device for deflecting links and turret equipped with such a deflector device A device for deflecting links intended to equip a turret equipped with a weapon with a dual-feed for ammunition belts formed by links. This device is characterized in that it includes a deflector flap that is intended to be disposed between two orifices for ejecting links out of the turret, which flap is intended to be connected to the weapon by a fixing means including a ball joint connection disposed towards the front of the weapon, and a horizontal slide connection disposed towards the rear of the weapon. Also, a turret equipped with such a deflector.
US11105568B2	System and method for managing source fluid A simple, cost effective system and method for flexibly managing heat pump source fluid is disclosed. The source fluid flow-manager significantly enhances heat pump efficiency by selectively coupling it to renewable energy resources via geothermal, solar, and ambient air thermal exchanges. The sophisticated interconnection of these thermal exchanges also reduces installation costs. A preferred embodiment of the source fluid flow-manager consists of three T-port valves, two pumps and a plurality of connection points, and operates in at least twelve modes. These modes selectively interconnect source fluid flow between fluid utilizing units, such as heat pumps, and a variety of thermal exchange and/or storage units, such as hot or cold underground thermal storage-and-exchange regions, dry coolers and solar thermal collectors. The valves and pumps are controlled by a programmed controller, guided by input from flow meters and thermometers. Operational modes are matched to thermal need, and to system and environmental status.
US11105566B2	Heat exchanger, heat exchange system, and heat exchange method The present invention provides a heat exchanger including a lower header into which a liquid-phase refrigerant flows, a plurality of heat exchange pipes which branch off from the lower header and extend upwards, and an upper header which is configured to collect refrigerant received by the heat exchange pipes, in which a refrigerant inlet of the lower header is provided with a flow passage resistance adjusting hole having a cross-section smaller than a flow passage cross-section of a pipe passage for supplying the refrigerant.
US11105552B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a cabinet storage space, a front panel door part, a drawer part that is located at a rear surface of the front panel door part and that defines a drawer storage space, a drawer cover that partitions the drawer storage space into a front space and a rear space and that covers the rear space, and at least one draw-out rail located at each of both sides of the drawer part. The drawer cover includes a partition part configured to partition the drawer storage space into the front space and the rear space, and a cover part that extends from an upper end of the partition part to a rear end of the drawer part to cover a top of the rear space of the drawer storage space.
US11105540B2	Superconducting magnet device and cryogenic refrigerator system A superconducting magnet device includes compressor that compresses a refrigerant gas; a refrigerator that expands the refrigerant gas to generate coldness; a superconducting coil cooled by the refrigerator; a vacuum chamber that houses the superconducting coil; an electrode for a coil that is connected to the superconducting coil and disposed in the outside of the vacuum chamber; a heater that heats the electrode for a coil; a power supply line that connects the compressor and the refrigerator to each other and supplies electrical power from the compressor to the refrigerator; and a branch line that is branched from the power supply line to supply electrical power to the heater.
US11105536B2	Combined heat exchanger A combined heat exchanger includes a heat exchange unit having a plurality of plate-like members stacked together. The heat exchange unit includes a heat absorption evaporation unit and an internal heat exchange unit. The heat absorption evaporation unit includes a heat absorption refrigerant passage, and the internal heat exchange unit includes a high pressure refrigerant passage and a low pressure refrigerant passage. The combined heat exchanger has at least one of a high pressure refrigerant outlet port that allows the refrigerant flowing out of the high pressure refrigerant passage to flow out to a cooling refrigerant passage and a low pressure refrigerant inlet port that allows the refrigerant flowing out of the cooling refrigerant passage to flow into the low pressure refrigerant passage.
US11105535B2	System and method for collecting solar energy with a stationary thermal storage device A novel portable solar energy system includes a solar concentrator, a thermal storage device, an azimuth adjustment system, an elevation system, and a heat exchanger, all mounted on a rotatable support frame. In a particular embodiment, the thermal storage device remains at a fixed vertical height and fixed tilt orientation when adjustments are made to the azimuth adjustment system and/or the elevation adjustment system.
US11105533B2	Hot water heating systems and related methods The present disclosure provides hot water heating systems and methods for heating the atmosphere within a predefined area. The systems include a hybrid water heating and storage apparatus configured to heat and store water including a heat pump and an electric heating tank. The systems include a recirculating pump configured to selectively draw a hot output flow of heated water from the electric heating tank, pass the heated water through a heat exchange fixture to heat the atmosphere within a predefined area, and direct the water back to the electric heating tank from the heat exchange fixture as a cold input flow. The systems further include thermostat electrically coupled to the recirculating pump and positioned within the predefined area configured to sense the temperature of the atmosphere within the first predefined area and selective operate of the recirculating pump based on a sensed temperature and a user selected temperature.
US11105525B2	Method for heating or cooling rooms in a building A method for heating or cooling rooms in a building with a temperature-controlled system, the temperature-controlled system has a central heater or cooler with a run-around coil system having a supply line and a return line, a central circulation pump for circulating a temperature-control fluid in the run-around coil system, at least two heat exchanger devices that thermally supply one room of the building and are connected to the supply line and the return line of the run-around coil system, one valve with an actuator for each heat exchanger device, one room temperature sensor for each thermally supplied room, and a central open- and closed-loop control unit that is connected to the actuators of the valves and to the room temperature sensors. The method serves to bring about, in the thermally supplied rooms, a temperature transition from a starting state to an end state, with corresponding room temperature setpoint values.
US11105520B2	Air conditioning compressor sound attenuation A method of forming a sound attenuator around a compressor of an air conditioning system includes providing a molding cover, positioning a compressor of an air conditioning system in a cavity of the molding cover, and placing a first material in the cavity of the molding cover. The method further includes placing a second material in contact with the first material in the cavity of the molding cover. The first material and the second material chemically react with each other to form a self-forming foam around the compressor.
US11105512B2	Method and system for controlling a flow curve of an electromechanical gas valve A cooking appliance includes, a gas cooking element; an electromechanical valve fluidly coupled with the gas cooking element to regulate a flow of gas to the cooking element; a manually-actuated user control movable over a range of positions; and a controller coupled to the user control and the electromechanical valve, the controller configured to determine a position of the manually-actuated user control within the range of positions and to control the electromechanical valve based at least in part upon the determined position to provide a controlled flow curve for the gas cooking element over the range of positions of the user control.
US11105499B2	Heat recovery surfaces arrangement in a recovery boiler An arrangement in a recovery boiler having a furnace for combusting waste liquor and a flue gas duct comprising vertical flue gas channels, at least part of which is provided with heat recovery units for recovering heat from flue gases. The heat recovery units have a width of substantially the width of the flue gas duct, whereby downstream of the furnace the first flue gas channel is provided with a superheater. In addition to the superheater, the first flue gas channel is provided with one of following heat recovery units: an economizer, a boiler bank, or a reheater. The superheater and a second heat recovery unit are located one after the other in horizontal introduction direction of the flue gas, so that in a flue gas channel the flue gas flows in the vertical direction downwards and heats the superheater and the second heat recovery unit simultaneously.
US11105493B2	Integrated lamp stand Disclosed is an integrated lamp stand, including: a support stand having three leg tubes, a center tube assembly, and a sliding connector slidably sleeved on the center tube assembly; a pivot member coupled on a top of the center tube assembly; and a lamp body pivotably connected to the pivot member. In an expanded state, the leg tubes are expanded, the sliding connector is moved to a predetermined position of the center tube assembly, the center tube assembly is elongated, and the lamp body is adjusted to a predetermined angle. In a collapsed state, the leg tubes are collapsed, the sliding connector is moved to another predetermined position of the center tube assembly, the center tube assembly is adjusted to a minimum length, and the lamp body is adjusted to another predetermined angle, whereby the lamp body and the support stand are collapsed to a slender shape.
US11105491B2	Light-producing assembly for a spotlight and spotlight A light-producing assembly for a spotlight for illuminating film, studio, stage, event and/or theater surroundings comprises a carrier, on which an LED arrangement with a multiplicity of LEDs is arranged. Here, the LEDs are provided by N>2 different color types. The assembly also comprises a line system for supplying power to the LEDs, which comprises a multiplicity of lines with N line types, wherein lines of different line types cross in crossing regions and the crossing regions lie outside of a vertical projection surface of footprint sides of the LEDs in a vertical plan view of the carrier front side. Further, the assembly comprises an optical unit coupled to the LED arrangement, said optical unit spanning the totality of the LEDs. Moreover, a spotlight comprises such a light-producing assembly.
US11105490B1	Lighting device with protective light management A light management device comprising a protective light cap or cover is disclosed that provides for the blockage or allowance of designated wavelengths from being inadvertently being viewed by persons or being projected onto an external surface. The protective light cap or cover is pivotable connected to a lighting source to allow the cap to be positioned over the light source and moved away from the light source. The protective light cap is retained in an open position that allows the light source to be viewed, by one of a magnetic catch or a physical catch.
US11105478B1	Flameless candle A flameless candle including a first housing, a flame body, a lamp bead, and a power source. The flame body is disposed on one end of the first housing and includes a lamp holder and a flame head disposed on the lamp holder. The first housing includes a cavity and the power source is disposed in the cavity. The lamp bead includes a second housing, at least two light-emitting elements, and a circuit board. The lamp holder includes a central through hole and the lamp bead is disposed in the central through hole. The at least two light-emitting elements and the circuit board are disposed in the second housing. The at least two light-emitting elements each include a head tilted with respect to the axial direction of the flame head. The power source is electrically connected to the circuit board.
US11105475B2	Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus may include a housing. A supporting structure is on an inner surface of the housing. A rotating frame is within the housing. The rotating frame is rotated on the supporting structure. A light emitting assembly includes a heat sink and a circuit board. The circuit board is within the heat sink. A light source is included in the lighting apparatus. A driving circuit is connected to the light source. A power socket structure is connected to a power supply to provide a power to the lighting apparatus on the circuit board. The light emitting assembly is connected to the rotating frame.
US11105472B2	Hard-pressed glass light emitting diode flood lamp In various embodiments, a light emitting diode (LED) lamp is provided. The LED lamp may include a base; a first housing having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the base; a second housing having at least in part a partially conical shape, an end of the second housing having a smaller diameter secured to the second end of the first housing; at least one LED secured within the second; driver circuitry secured within the LED flood lamp between the end of the base and the at least one LED; a reflector having a partially conical shape; and a diffuser element secured to at least one of a wider end of the reflector or the end of the second housing having the larger diameter. In some embodiments, the first or second housing may include one or more vents.
US11105470B2	Method for determining loss of gas in gas container The present invention relates to a method for determining loss of gas in a gas container. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for determining the loss of gas in the gas container is characterized by including the steps of (a) filling a first container (10) with a component gas and a balance gas, (b) measuring a gas pressure inside the first gas container (11), (c) allowing the first gas container and a second gas container having an evacuated inside to communicate and performing a first-stage gas pressure split, and (d) measuring a gas pressure inside the second gas container, wherein an amount of the component gas adsorbed inside the gas container is calculated through a difference between a measured value of step (b) and a measured value of step (d) and is determined as an amount of gas loss.
US11105467B2	Control of a hydrogen refueling station The invention related to a system for control of a hydrogen refueling station. The control of the hydrogen refueling station is optimized according to a high frequency tank profile in a time period between time A and time B. The high frequency tank profile includes selecting a first of the plurality of vessels as supply to the compressor during at least part of the refueling of the vehicle tank, the selection is based on pressure of hydrogen gas in one or more vessels of the supply storage. The control of the hydrogen refueling station is furthermore optimized according to a low frequency tank profile in a time period between time C and time D. The low frequency tank profile includes preparing one or more hydrogen refueling station components to enable a plurality of vehicle tank refuelings in the subsequent time period between time A and time B.
US11105465B2	Pressure vessel A pressure vessel including: a cylindrical straight body section and dome sections provided at both ends of the body section, where: the body section and the dome sections are composed of a resin main body, and an outer shell made of a fiber reinforced resin material, the outer shell being on the outside of the main body; each of dome sections has pinch-off regions extending from a tip of the dome section toward the body section; and when an end of each of the pinch-off regions opposite to the tip of the dome section is located in a region where a distance from the tip of the dome section to the end of each of the pinch-off regions opposite to the tip of the dome section in the axial direction of the straight body section is less than a distance from the tip of each of the dome sections to a boundary between the straight body section of the main body and each of the dome sections in the axial direction of the straight body section.
US11105464B2	Device for supplying lubricant to a vehicle system A device for supplying lubricant to a vehicle system includes a lubricant pump for supplying fluid from a lubricant reservoir and a lubricant distributor having a plurality of individually drivable supply valves configured for injecting a lubricant into lubricating points of associated operating components. The device also includes a controlling device for operably controlling the supply valves to lubricate the operating components based upon a lubricant demand or lubricant consumption related to operational information of the operating components.
US11105461B2	Assembled support for installing communications device and structure combining assembled support and communications device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide example assembled supports for installing a communications device and structures combining a communications device and an assembled support, and relate to the field of communications device installation technologies. In one example, the assembled support for installing a communications device includes a mounting bracket and multiple assembled fasteners. At least one of the assembled fasteners is connected to the mounting bracket. The assembled fastener has a prismatic structure and is disposed in a vertical direction. The assembled fastener includes two under faces and multiple side faces, a jointing structure is disposed on at least one side face of the assembled fastener, and at least one side face of the assembled fastener is used to install the communications device.
US11105458B2	Post installation leveling device A wall mounting bracket assembly can be adapted to support an electronic display. The bracket assembly can include a support frame that includes a first support rail, and the support frame can be adapted to couple to a vertical surface. The bracket assembly can include one or more leveling assemblies. The one or more leveling assemblies can include a hook portion adapted to engage with the first support rail. The one or more leveling assemblies can include a first pair of support plates and a first leveling plate positioned between the first pair of support plates. The first pair of support plates can be adapted to translate with respect to the first leveling plate. The one or more leveling assemblies can include a driving block configured to engage with the first leveling plate and to translate the first pair of support plates with respect to the first leveling plate.
US11105441B2	Method of controlling a three-position slide valve A method of controlling a hydraulic valve includes putting a first control chamber under pressure and putting a second control chamber to return so as to cause a slide to move into one of two end positions, putting a second control chamber under pressure and putting the first control chamber to return, thereby causing the slide to move into the other one of the two end positions. An intermediate step of applying pressure to the one of the first or second control chamber that was connected to return can be provided so that both control chambers are maintained simultaneously under pressure for a determined length of time.
US11105438B2	Valve for a flush-mounted body of a sanitary fitting, having a control knob rotatably fastened to a valve knob A valve for a flush-mounted body of a sanitary fitting, at least having a valve housing with a longitudinal axis, a rotatable flow control element for adjusting a flow volume of a liquid flowing through the valve, and a valve knob for opening and closing the valve. The valve knob can be adjusted via the flow control element, rotationally and parallel to the longitudinal axis, by a control knob for the valve, and the control knob is fastened to the valve knob by a rotary coupling so that the control knob can be non-rotatably fastened relative to the valve housing.
US11105431B2	Reservoir purge valve A valve having an inlet, exhaust, control port, and diaphragm. The diaphragm moves between an open position, in which the inlet and exhaust are in fluid communication, and a closed position, in which the diaphragm blocks fluid from flowing between the inlet and the exhaust. The diaphragm moves from the closed position to the open position when an inlet force due to pressure at the inlet is greater than the sum of the biasing force and a control port force due to pressure at the control port. The valve is operable to automatically drain contaminants from a vehicle air reservoir when the vehicle's emergency brakes are set. To reduce noise, the diaphragm of the valve is preferably in tension when in the closed position, and/or the diaphragm opens a limited distance when in the open position so that a back pressure is generated at the inlet.
US11105426B2	Gate valve with full-bore protective sleeve A gate valve adapted for use in oil and gas operations, such as, for example, fracturing or gravel-packing operations. In an exemplary embodiment, the gate valve includes a valve body, which defines an internal region; a first fluid bore intersecting the internal region and defining a first interior surface in the valve body; and a first annular recess formed in the first interior surface and adjoining the internal region. A first seat element defines a second fluid bore and extends within the first annular recess. A first protective sleeve extends between respective portions of the first seat element and the valve body. The first and second fluid bores have first and second full-bore inside diameters, respectively. The first protective sleeve has a third full-bore inside diameter that is substantially equal to each of the first and second full-bore inside diameters.
US11105412B2	System, method, and apparatus for managing transmission shutdown operations A transmission includes an input shaft that couples to a prime mover, twin countershafts and a main shaft having gears coupled thereon, an output shaft that selectively provides a torque output to a driveline, a first shift actuator that selectively couples the input shaft to the main shaft. The transmission includes a second shift actuator that couples the main shaft to the output shaft with a selected reduction ratio, and a controller including a vehicle state circuit that interprets at least one vehicle operating condition, and a neutral enforcement circuit that provides a first neutral command to the first shift actuator and a second neutral command to the second shift actuator, in response to the at least one vehicle operating condition indicating that vehicle motion is not intended.
US11105407B2	Gear A gear including: a hub provided on an inner peripheral side and configured to be connected to a main shaft; a rim provided on an outer peripheral side and formed with external teeth; and a gear web connecting the hub and the rim. The gear web includes a first web extending obliquely upward from the rim to the hub; and a second web extending obliquely downward from the rim to the hub. The first web includes a plurality of first web pieces formed so as to be spaced apart in a circumferential direction, and the second web includes a plurality of second web pieces formed so as to be spaced apart in the circumferential direction. The first web pieces and the second web pieces are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction and are located at mutually different circumferential positions.
US11105406B2	Differential lock assembly Methods and systems are provided for a differential lock assembly for a motorized vehicle. In one example, the differential lock assembly includes a cam gear driven by an electric motor via a transmission of the assembly. The cam gear presses a biasing member against a clutch ring in order to couple a first axle half shaft of the vehicle to a carrier of a differential, and to rotate the first axle half shaft at a same speed as a second axle half shaft driven by the differential.
US11105405B2	Hydrokinetic torque coupling device with torsional vibration damper in combination with two vibration absorbers A hydrokinetic torque coupling device for coupling together driving and driven shafts, comprises a casing, impeller and turbine wheels, a torsional vibration damper, a turbine hub non-rotatably connected to the turbine wheel, and first and second vibration absorbers. Each of the first and second vibration absorbers is one of a dynamic absorber and a pendulum oscillator. The turbine hub is non-rotatably coupled to a driven member of the torsional vibration damper. The first vibration absorber is mounted to the turbine hub and the second vibration absorber is mounted to one of the turbine hub and the casing. The first vibration absorber and the second vibration absorber are tuned to address different orders of vibrations. The dynamic absorber includes an inertial member and a connecting plate coupled to the inertial member. The pendulum oscillator includes a support member and flyweights configured to oscillate relative to the support member.
US11105404B2	Fault-tolerant electromechanical linear actuators An electromechanical linear actuator may include: a containment structure; a pushing member designed to translate relative to the containment structure to at least partially come out of the containment structure during operation of the electromechanical linear actuator; a mechanical reduction apparatus in the containment structure and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation; motor means in the containment structure operably connected with the mechanical reduction apparatus to rotate about the axis of rotation; a shaft inserted in the mechanical reduction apparatus and connected to the pushing member, wherein the shaft is mechanically connected with the mechanical reduction apparatus so that a rotational movement of the mechanical reduction apparatus will cause the shaft to translate along the axis of rotation; and a rotation-preventing mechanism operable on the shaft to prevent the shaft from rotating about the axis of rotation.
US11105402B2	Tensioner for hybrid electric vehicle A tensioner for a hybrid electric vehicle adjusts tension of the belt which is provided to synchronize rotation of a pulley of a starting motor shaft and rotation of a pulley of a crankshaft. The tensioner for a hybrid electric vehicle may include: a base arm, a driving arm pivotably connected with the base arm, and a driven arm pivotably connected with the base arm. The tensioner further includes an actuator operating so as to autonomously vary an entire length so that one end thereof is fixed to the base arm and the other end thereof is connected with the driving arm; a first pulley rotatably connected with the first pulley connecting portion or the driving arm and rolling while contacting the belt; and a second pulley rotatably connected with the second pulley connecting portion of the driven arm and rolling while contacting the belt.
US11105401B2	Belt sensor system A belt sensor system comprising a first IR sensor disposed adjacent to a belt to detect a belt surface proximity and to generate a first signal therefore, a second IR sensor disposed adjacent to a belt to detect a periodic signal from a second belt surface and to generate a second signal therefore, a signal processor operating on the first signal and second signal to calculate a dynamic belt tension, and displaying the dynamic belt tension on a GUI.
US11105374B2	Rolling bearing unit A rolling bearing unit includes an outer race and an inner race between which a bearing space is defined; and a circular annular seal member covering a side opening of the bearing space. The circular annular seal member is constituted by a plurality of circumferentially divided seal member parts circumferentially adjacent to each other, and coupled together as a circular annular coupled member by coupling pieces. The seal member includes a distance adjuster capable of adjusting the circumferential distance between a pair of connection portions where the seal member parts are connected to one of the coupling pieces.
US11105368B2	HTS bearing system and method A superconductor-magnet bearing system can include a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion. One of the first and second bearing portions can be at least partially composed of a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) and another can be at least partially composed of a magnet. The first bearing portion can be disposed at least partially within an opening of the second bearing portion with a gap between the first and second portions. A magnetic bearing portion can include a plurality of rings disposed next to one another. An HTS bearing portion can include a magnet. The bearing portions can be biased toward an alignment with one another. One bearing portion can rotate relative to another bearing portion.
US11105366B2	Long span lead screw assembly with anti-backlash nut and wear compensated load bearing element A motion device including a carriage for traveling along a rail. The carriage can have at least one rotatable fixed position roller, and at least one rotatable adjustable roller that is movable relative to the at least one fixed position roller for self compensating for play between the rollers and mating surfaces of the rail. Each adjustable roller can be part of a movable roller portion movably mounted to the carriage. The movable roller portion can be adjustably movable by a self adjustment mechanism. The self adjustment mechanism can include a mechanical advantage pushing member for movably engaging the movable roller portion. The mechanical advantage pushing member can be resiliently biased against the movable roller portion by a biasing arrangement. The biasing arrangement can cause movement of the mechanical advantage pushing member and the movable roller portion for moving the at least one adjustable roller for self compensating for play.
US11105352B2	Articles and methods for levitating liquids on surfaces, and devices incorporating the same Methods described herein provide a way to reduce or eliminate drag and adhesion of a substance flowing over a surface by creating a vapor cushion via evaporation of a phase-changing material of or on the surface or encapsulated within textures of the surface. The vapor cushion causes the flowing substance to be suspended over the surface, greatly reducing friction, drag, and adhesion between the flowing substance and the surface. The temperature of the flowing substance is above the sublimation point and/or melting point of the phase-changing material. The phase-changing material undergoes a phase change (evaporation or sublimation) upon contact with the flowing substance due to local heat transfer from the flowing substance to the material, generating a vapor cushion between the solid or liquid material and the flowing substance.
US11105350B2	Sensor mounting tool A sensor mounting tool includes: a rail-shaped sensor holder having a first side wall in which a first connection hole is formed; a band part that has a first projection part, and that is formed to be wound on the outer peripheral surface of a cylinder tube; and a fastening mechanism that is for fastening the band part, and that is arranged at a position shifted away from the sensor holder on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder tube.
US11105339B2	Pump with variable flow diverter that forms volute In an aspect, a pump is provided and includes a pump housing having a pump inlet and a pump outlet. An impeller is rotatably supported in the pump housing for rotation about an impeller axis, and has an impeller inlet configured for drawing in liquid during rotation of the impeller, and an impeller outlet configured for discharging liquid in a generally radial direction. A diverter is pivotally connected in an impeller outlet receiving chamber in the pump housing. The diverter is movable between a first position in which it provides a first restriction to flow out from the pump housing and a second position in which it provides a second restriction to flow out from the pump housing that is greater than the first restriction. In the first position, the diverter forms at least a portion of a volute around at least a portion of the impeller.
US11105327B2	Valve assembly for a fluid end with limited access A valve assembly comprising a valve seat, a valve body, a valve spring, and a valve guide, wherein the valve seat and/or a valve seat housing in which the valve seat is seated comprises a plurality of grooves; wherein the valve body comprises a first side comprising a valve seat contact surface, and a second side comprising a coupler actuating feature; and wherein the valve guide comprises a coupler, and a plurality of wings, wherein the valve guide comprises a valve guide end distal the coupler, wherein, when the valve guide is coupled to the valve body via the coupler, the valve guide end distal the coupler extends a greater radial distance from the central axis of the valve body than the plurality of wings, and wherein the valve guide can be coupled to or decoupled from the valve body via the coupler by actuating the coupler actuating feature.
US11105323B2	Motor drive system and method A water pumping system, a motor drive, and a method of starting pumping by the motor drive. The method includes performing repeated starting attempts to overcome stiction in a progressive cavity pump by attempting to supply power to an electrical motor at increasing power levels in each starting attempt and supplying the power at the increasing power levels if the power is available in from a power source; and after each starting attempt: reducing the power applied to the electrical motor to a reduced power level; determining a rotational speed of the electrical motor; determining if the rotational speed matches a speed corresponding to the reduced power level applied to the electrical motor; if the rotational speed does not match and a predetermined number of starting attempts has not been reached, performing a next starting attempt; and if the rotational speed does match, entering a normal mode of operation.
US11105320B2	Control plate for axial piston machine and axial piston machine having a control plate A control plate, for alternatingly fluidically connecting hydrostatic operating chambers, in particular of an oblique axis type axial piston machine, with pressure medium connections, includes a first end face, a second end face, at least a first recess, a first kidney-like control opening, and at least one through-recess. The first face extends transversely to a rotation axis. The second face faces away from the first face. The first recess is bounded in the first end face by the first control opening, and at least partially forms the at least one through recess, which extends toward the second end face from the first end face at an end portion of the first control opening, and which is arranged in or counter to a rotation direction of the rotation axis. An oblique axis construction type axial piston machine includes such a control plate.
US11105319B2	Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof SMA actuators and related methods are described. One embodiment of an actuator includes a base; a plurality of buckle arms; and at least a first shape memory alloy wire coupled with a pair of buckle arms of the plurality of buckle arms. Another embodiment of an actuator includes a base and at least one bimorph actuator including a shape memory alloy material. The bimorph actuator attached to the base.
US11105315B2	Method and device for controlling output power of a wind turbine A method and device for controlling output power in a primary frequency modulation process of a wind turbine are provided by the present disclosure. The method includes predicting a rotational speed of the wind turbine; determining frequency modulation remaining time based on the predicted rotational speed, the frequency modulation remaining time being time for which the wind turbine is able to continue to output frequency modulation power as the output power used for the primary frequency modulation without affecting a recovery of the wind turbine after the primary frequency modulation; controlling the output power based on the determined frequency modulation remaining time.
US11105313B2	Buoyant power system method and apparatus A system in a water body uses buoyant force of gaseous Hydrogen and Oxygen to generate electrical power with one or more turbines that includes power resulting from the buoyant force while transporting the Hydrogen or Oxygen to a higher elevation, without loss of electrons, for conversion to electricity at the higher elevation. Conversion of Hydrogen and Oxygen to water through a Hydrogen Fuel Cell or by burning at the higher elevation may generate additional steam power, hydropower, or purified water. Portable submersible modules may transport the system below or above the water to and from the base of a plumbing portion of the system. The amount of gaseous fuel energy available at the higher elevation is not detrimentally impacted by the generation of electricity by the turbine.
US11105305B2	Fuel injector cup with flow restriction passage In some examples, a fuel injector rail assembly may include a fuel rail including a tubular body, with a fuel outlet passage formed through a wall of the tubular body. An injector cup may be connected to the tubular body and may include an injector chamber configured to receive a fuel injector. A first fuel passage formed in the injector cup may include a first diameter, and the first fuel passage may be connected to the fuel outlet passage of the tubular body. Additionally, a second fuel passage may be formed in the injector cup between the first fuel passage and the injector chamber. The second fuel passage may have a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of the first fuel passage.
US11105303B2	EGR valve An exhaust gas recirculation valve that includes a recirculation passage through which the exhaust gas flows; a valve seat press-fitted onto an inner surface of the recirculation passage; a valve body configured to sit on the valve seat; and a shaft extending through an inside and outside of the recirculation passage and fixed to the valve body and configured to move the valve body relative to the valve seat, in which corrosion-resistant coating is not provided on a portion of the inner surface of the recirculation passage that contacts a peripheral surface of the valve seat, and the corrosion-resistant coating is provided on another portion of the inner surface of the recirculation passage that contacts an end surface of the valve seat in a direction of press-fitting.
US11105301B2	Pressure regulating device and method for assembling same, for a fuel vapour absorber The fuel vapor absorber includes, on a housing member and separately from an air inlet, an orifice for the circulation of fuel vapors coming from a tank. A pipe for supplying these vapors passes through the housing member via the orifice and forms a support for a pressure regulating valve, provided with a valve body and a closure member. The pipe, provided for adaptation between the valve and the housing, is fastened to the housing member, forming at least one annular sealing area surrounding the pipe. The valve, which is fastened by snap-fitting or the like, may be housed in the inside volume of the absorber, where an absorption product is stored. The pipe is typically mounted on the inner face side of the housing member and may be directly welded.
US11105297B2	Turbofan comprising a set of rotatable blades for blocking off the bypass flow duct A turbofan having a nacelle comprising a slider translatable between an advanced position and a retracted position to open a window between a duct and the exterior, a plurality of blades, each one rotatable on the slider between a stowed position and a deployed position, and a maneuvering system that moves each blade and comprises, for each blade, a shaft rotatable on the slider and on which the blade is fixed, and a toothed sector fixed to the shaft, and a toothed arc rotatable on the slider about a longitudinal axis, where the teeth of the toothed arc mesh with the teeth of each toothed sector, a cam, as one with the toothed arc, and a groove, as one with a fixed structure, which receives the cam and where, when the slider moves, the cam follows the groove and rotates the toothed arc.
US11105292B2	Humidity measurement device According to the conventional knowledge, a thermal humidity measurement device has problems in which the direction of air flow is limited to one direction is too hard to handle in securing the humidity responsiveness because there are limitations on the mounting direction of the thermal humidity measurement device and the state of air flow. An introduction guide protrudes from an air introduction surface to the outside of a measurement chamber, is parallel to a humidity introduction port surface, and has a portion not in contact with an inlet surface of a humidity introduction tube as seen from any direction to guide the flow of air to the humidity introduction tube from any direction of 360°.
US11105270B2	Control device and control method for rotary machine, and rotary machine unit equipped with control device A control device for a rotary machine, which is driven by a turbine output torque which is an output of a turbine and an electric motor output torque which is an output of an induction motor, includes: a required output setting unit configured to set a required torque for driving the rotary machine; and a drive source command unit configured to set the electric motor output torque to a minimum torque or higher of the induction motor and to set the turbine output torque to a value obtained by subtracting the electric motor output torque from the required torque when the turbine output torque is greater than or equal to a lower limit in a stable output range of the turbine.
US11105267B2	Removing non-homogeneous ice from a fuel system The presently disclosed embodiments utilize an ice separator vessel to trap ice particles in a non-homogeneous ice/fuel mixture flowing in a fuel system. A source of heat, such as heated fuel provided to the ice separator vessel, is used to melt at least a portion of the ice particles so that they do not enter the fuel system downstream of the ice separator vessel.
US11105264B2	Asymmetric submerged air intake The invention regards an asymmetric submerged air intake in a surface of a structure, wherein the air intake includes a submerged ramp extending from the surface. The ramp has a front end, a rear end, a ramp floor and two ramp side walls. The ramp floor is inclined with respect to the surface. At the rear end an entrance to an internal duct of the structure is provided. It is provided that one of the ramp side walls is a straight wall extending straight in the longitudinal direction of the ramp and that the other of the ramp side walls is a curved wall that diverges from the straight wall along the length of the ramp.
US11105255B2	Control apparatus for compression-ignition type engine The invention is provided with an ignition control section and an injection control section. When partial compression ignition combustion is carried out, the ignition control section causes an ignition plug to carry out: main ignition in which a spark is generated in a late period of a compression stroke or an initial period of an expansion stroke to initiate SI combustion; and preceding ignition in which the spark is generated at earlier timing than the main ignition. Also, when the partial compression ignition combustion is carried out, the injection control section causes an injector to inject fuel at such timing that the fuel exists in a cylinder at an earlier time point than the preceding ignition. Ignition timing of the preceding ignition is set to be more retarded when fuel concentration specified by a fuel concentration specification section is low than when the fuel concentration is high.
US11105248B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A control device comprising a first exhaust temperature calculation part calculating a temperature of exhaust flowing into a PM trapping device as a first exhaust temperature, a second exhaust temperature calculation part calculating a temperature of exhaust flowing out from the PM trapping device as a second exhaust temperature, a rate of change over time calculation part calculating a rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and a rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature, and a judgment part judging if the PM trapping device is in a removed state removed from the exhaust passage based on a difference between the rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and the rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature.
US11105247B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A control device comprising a first exhaust temperature calculation part calculating a temperature of exhaust flowing into a PM trapping device as a first exhaust temperature, a second exhaust temperature calculation part calculating a temperature of exhaust flowing out from the PM trapping device as a second exhaust temperature, a rate of change over time calculation part calculating a rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and a rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature, and a judgment part judging if the PM trapping device is in a removed state removed from the exhaust passage based on a difference between the rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and the rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature.
US11105246B2	Degradation diagnosis device for exhaust purification system This degradation diagnosis device for an exhaust purification system makes it possible to discover degradation of a constituting component in an exhaust purification system at an early stage. The degradation diagnosis device for an exhaust purification system that purifies exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine into an exhaust pipe is provided with: a degradation degree estimation unit that estimates the degree of degradation due to corrosion of a constituting component in the exhaust purification system based on the temperature of exhaust gas and the amount of a reducing agent injected into the exhaust pipe; a determination unit that determines whether the degradation degree estimated by the degradation degree estimation unit exceeds a predetermined threshold; and an output unit that outputs the result of determination made by the determination unit.
US11105241B2	Venturi style injector cone A vehicle exhaust system includes an injector assembly having a cone positioned adjacent to an injector mount and which extends from an upstream inlet end to a downstream outlet end. Engine exhaust gas and injected spray enter the inlet end of the cone to mix with each other prior to exiting the cone via the outlet end. The cone has a narrowing body portion located downstream of the inlet end to accelerate flow during mixing. A vehicle exhaust component assembly comprising a mixer with the injector assembly and a method for injecting a fluid into an exhaust component using the injector assembly are also disclosed.
US11105236B2	Selective catalytic reduction system A method of treating exhaust gas in an exhaust passage using a selective catalytic reduction system is provided. The system comprises a hydrolysis catalyst in the passage upstream of a SCR catalyst, and a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) dosing unit for injecting DEF onto the hydrolysis catalyst at a variable DEF dosing rate. The method comprises the steps of predicting an initial DEF dosing rate for converting all nitrogen oxide (NOx) contained in the exhaust gas, and estimating an amount of ammonia stored on the SCR catalyst. The method further comprises the steps of measuring a NOx conversion rate for the system, and adjusting the initial DEF dosing rate based upon the ammonia storage estimate and the measured NOx conversion rate to produce a first adjusted DEF dosing rate. An amount of ammonia-equivalent stored on the hydrolysis catalyst is then estimated, and the first adjusted DEF dosing rate is adjusted based upon the ammonia-equivalent storage estimate to produce a second adjusted DEF dosing rate. DEF is then injected at the second adjusted DEF dosing rate.
US11105228B2	Mounting structure of oil control valve unit and motorcycle There is provided a mounting structure of an oil control valve unit configured to control a hydraulic pressure to a variable valve timing device of an engine. The engine is supported by a vehicle body frame. A heat exchanger is mounted in front of the engine. The oil control valve unit is mounted at a side of the engine. A part of the vehicle body frame is arranged between the oil control valve unit and the heat exchanger in a front and rear direction.
US11105227B2	High frequency switching variable cam timing phaser A variable cam timing phaser arrangement is disclosed, comprising: a rotor having at least one vane; a stator co-axially surrounding the rotor, having at least one recess for receiving the at least one vane of the rotor, wherein the at least one vane divides the at least one recess into an first chamber and a second chamber; and a control assembly for regulating hydraulic fluid flow from the first chamber to the second chamber or vice-versa. The control assembly comprises a central on/off piloted valve for allowing or preventing fluid communication between the first and second chambers, and a remotely located solenoid-controlled actuator for controlling the on/off piloted valve. The present disclosure further relates to a method of controlling the timing of a camshaft in an internal combustion engine. The disclosure also relates to an internal combustion engine and a vehicle comprising the disclosed variable cam timing phaser arrangement.
US11105221B2	Geared architecture turbofan engine thermal management system and method A method of sizing a heat exchanger for a geared architecture gas turbine engine includes sizing a minimum frontal area of at least one heat exchanger located in communication with a fan bypass airflow such that a ratio of waste heat area to horsepower generation characteristic area is between 1.6 to 8.75.
US11105211B2	Transition piece assembly, transition piece module, and combustor and gas turbine including transition piece assembly A transition piece assembly improves the cooling of a transition piece by increasing a flow of compressed air toward a transition piece casing. The assembly includes a transition piece including an inlet and an outlet; a transition piece casing spaced apart from the transition piece, the transition piece casing enclosing the transition piece to form an annular interspace between an inner circumferential surface of the transition piece casing and an outer circumferential surface of the transition piece, the transition piece casing including an outer circumferential surface over which compressed air flows; a support member for supporting the transition piece casing, the support member inserted into the annular interspace and seated on the outer circumferential surface of the transition piece; and a guide member that is fixed with respect to the transition piece casing and includes an axially perpendicular structure to guide the compressed air toward the transition piece casing.
US11105208B2	Stiffened platform A platform for a fan of a turbomachine that will be mounted on a hub of the fan between two adjacent blades, the platform comprising a principal wall with a longitudinal principal orientation, that has a curved shape along the longitudinal direction, and a stiffener that is mounted on a lower face of the principal wall, of which the section of the stiffener, in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is globally in the form of a U open towards the principal wall. The stiffener comprises at least two straight segments inclined relative to each other and inclined relative to the longitudinal principal direction.
US11105198B2	Methods for in-situ multi-temperature measurements using downhole acquisition tool Methods for obtaining in-situ, multi-temperature measurements of fluid properties, such as saturation pressure and asphaltene onset pressure include obtaining a sample of formation fluid using a downhole acquisition tool positioned in a wellbore in a geological formation. The downhole acquisition tool may be stationed at a first depth in the wellbore that has an ambient first temperature. While stationed at the first depth, the downhole acquisition tool may test a first fluid property of the sample to obtain a first measurement point at approximately the first temperature. The downhole acquisition tool may be moved to a subsequent station at a new depth with an ambient second temperature, and another measurement point obtained at approximately the second temperature. From the measurement points, a temperature-dependent relationship of the first fluid property of the first formation fluid may be determined.
US11105195B2	Method to assess sand screen system A method and a system for determining metal loss in a layered system. The method may comprise disposing an EM metal loss tool downhole, broadcasting an electromagnetic field from the one or more transmitters of the EM metal loss tool into the layered system, recording the altered electromagnetic field with the one or more receivers, processing the signal with an information handling system, and determining metal loss in the layered system. A system may comprise an EM metal loss tool. The EM electromagnetic metal loss tool may comprise at least one transmitter and at least one receiver. The system may further comprise a conveyance, wherein the conveyance is attached to the electromagnetic metal loss tool, and an information handling system, wherein the information handling system is configured to process the altered electromagnetic field and determine metal loss in the layered system.
US11105168B2	Dissolvable pressure barrier A dissolvable pressure barrier comprises a body having metallic dissolvable components, a power source, and a connector that is shiftable from a first position to a second position when a pressure greater than a predetermined load is applied to the pressure barrier. In the first position, the connector is electrically insulated from the power source. In the second position, the connector is in electrical communication with the power source, the metallic dissolvable components, and the casing of the wellbore, thereby forming an electric circuit wherein a voltage is provided by the power source and the dissolution of the pressure barrier is accelerated by an anodic process. The metallic dissolvable components may be coated with a low activity metal to assist with the dissolution process.
US11105167B2	Method and apparatus for generating fluid pressure pulses of adjustable amplitude A pressure generating device for use in downhole drilling operations includes a rotating valve portion having a first body with at least one first flow channel, and a stationary valve portion having a second body with at least one second flow channels and at least one bypass channel. A flow restrictor is positioned within the at least one bypass channel for adjusting a total flow area of the at least one bypass channel. During rotation of the rotating valve portion relative to the stationary valve portion, a total flow area of a passage defined by the first flow channel(s), the second flow channel(s), and the at least one bypass channel varies according to a uniform closure pattern to provide uniform pressure pulses within a single revolution of the rotating valve portion. A method of generating uniform pressure pulses in downhole drilling operations is also disclosed.
US11105160B2	Low profile, pressure balanced, oil expansion compensated downhole electrical connector system The present invention is directed to fluid compensated downhole connectors and connection systems employing an intensified dielectric fluid compensation. Also disclosed is a permanent downhole fluid compensated electrical connector assembly employing an intensified dielectric fluid compensation. The present disclosure is also directed to a field bypass connector system for a downhole completion tool, such as a packer, and a retrievable wet connect system also employing intensified dielectric fluid compensation.
US11105158B2	Drill bit and method using cutter with shaped channels Systems and methods for wellbore drilling may use one or more cutting elements including a cutting face with one or more channels capable of steering chip cuttings into an intended direction off of the cutting face of the cutting element for drilling operations. A method may comprise rotating a drill bit to extend a wellbore into a subterranean formation, flowing a drilling fluid through the drill bit, and directing a plurality of formation cuttings away from one or more cutting elements of the drill bit by moving the cuttings along one or more channels on at least a portion of a cutting face of the one or more cutting elements.
US11105154B1	Mud motor bearing and top sub rotor catch system A bottom hole assembly is provided, having a housing having a housing lubricant channel; a motor having a rotor and a stator; a mandrel within the housing that rotates when drilling mud flows through the motor; a flex shaft within the housing that includes an internal fluid path for drilling mud to flow into the mandrel; a bushing between the housing and the mandrel having a spiral lubricant channel configured to pump lubricant while the mandrel rotates, such that lubricant in the housing lubricant channel returns to the spiral lubricant channel; first and second on-bottom thrust bearings; and a two stage rotor catch housing attached to the motor and having an internal shoulder, a rotor catch shaft, and a rotor catch nut attached to an upper end of the rotor catch shaft.
US11105151B2	Aerial ladder assembly A fire apparatus includes a chassis, axles coupled to the chassis, a turntable rotatably coupled to the chassis, and an aerial ladder assembly pivotably coupled the turntable and including a ladder section. The ladder section includes a first base rail and a second base rail extending longitudinally, a plurality of ladder rungs extending between the first base rail and the second base rail, a top plate positioned above the first base rail, a series of lacing members coupled to the top plate and the first base rail, and a gusset plate coupled to the top plate and at least one of the lacing members. The height of the gusset plate varies along the length such that a first portion has a first height and a second portion has a second height, wherein the first height is greater than the second height. The top plate has a solid cross section.
US11105135B2	Hydraulic door closer with fluid overflow chamber This disclosure is generally directed to a hydraulic door closer, and more specifically is directed to a hydraulic storm or screen door closer that has a fluid overflow chamber providing fluid volume and pressure control for both expanded and contracted fluid at different temperatures. The disclosed hydraulic door closer comprises a fluid overflow chamber adapted to hold sufficient fluid to maintain required operating fluid or oil levels at different temperatures, and to ensure proper closer performance under both extreme high and low temperature conditions.
US11105134B2	Hydraulic door closer with fluid overflow chamber This disclosure is generally directed to a hydraulic door closer, and more specifically is directed to a hydraulic storm or screen door closer that has a fluid overflow chamber providing fluid volume and pressure control for both expanded and contracted fluid at different temperatures. The disclosed hydraulic door closer comprises a fluid overflow chamber adapted to hold sufficient fluid to maintain required operating fluid or oil levels at different temperatures, and to ensure proper closer performance under both extreme high and low temperature conditions.
US11105130B2	Emergency door lock system and method An emergency door lock system and method is provided for securing a door during an emergency situation. The emergency door lock system or barricade includes a portable removable lock pin, an interior door bracket, an exterior door bracket, and a set of u-shaped clamp brackets. The clamp brackets provide support to the interior bracket and the exterior bracket and a set of threaded screws through the clamp brackets provide pressure to the lock system to securely attach it to a door. The removable lock pin enters through a pin slot in the interior bracket and then engages into a remote pin slot in a floor or a wall. The lock pin engages the interior bracket and the remote pin slot to provide a secure robust lock or barricade with the door. The emergency door lock system is dissassembleable for removal for emergency access. An optional alarm system may be included.
US11105128B2	Door latch with clutch selectively engaged by magnetic field A door latch for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a pawl, a release lever, and a clutch selectively engaged by a magnetic field. Further, when the clutch is engaged, motion of the release lever is transmitted to the pawl via the clutch. A method is also disclosed.
US11105124B2	Locking assembly A locking assembly for locking a portable electronic device to a work surface. The locking assembly comprises a clamp assembly including an elongated bar that extends between a first end and a second end. The clamp assembly further includes a first jaw and a second jaw moveable along the elongated bar for clamping to a work surface between the first and second jaws. A connector extends from a first connector end that is pivotally connected to the locking assembly to a second end that can be connected to the portable electronic device. The connector securing the portable electronic device to the work surface while permitting it to pivot with respect to the locking assembly.
US11105121B2	Rugged credential input assemblies An exemplary credential input device includes a mounting plate, a pivot pad, a sensor, an input device, and a controller. The pivot pad is pivotably mounted to the mounting plate, is biased to a home position, and is operable to pivot to each of a plurality of pivoted positions. The sensor is mounted to the pivot pad such that the sensor moves with the pivot pad, and is configured to generate information relating to an orientation of the sensor. The input device operable to move the pivot pad from the home position to each of the plurality of pivoted positions, thereby altering the orientation of the sensor. The controller is in communication with the sensor, and is configured to determine an inputted code based upon information received from the sensor, to compare the inputted code to an authorized code, and to issue a command in response to the comparing.
US11105116B1	Bollard wall system A bollard wall system for efficiently assembling a bollard wall. The bollard wall system generally includes a support structure having a plurality of sleeves adapted to be positioned within a trench filled with concrete, and a plurality of bollards positioned within the plurality of sleeves in a vertical manner. Each of the plurality of bollards are lifted and lowered into a corresponding one of the plurality of sleeves by a crane vehicle to form a bollard wall.
US11105111B2	Buttress assembly for seismic reinforcing of building having non-bearing walls Disclosed is a buttress assembly located outside side walls comprising non-bearing walls located in a long side direction of an existing building and comprising concrete, the buttress assembly including a plurality of reinforcing steel structures extending in a short side direction of the existing building, connected to the existing building by anchors, and arranged in a vertical direction of the side walls.
US11105099B2	Extruded mat A drainage component having a continuous, extruded mat having an upper face and a lower face. The mat includes a plurality of patterned three-dimensional structures, each structure spaced from all adjacent structures, and the plurality of patterned three-dimensional structures are provided in a plurality of linear rows or columns in a first direction.
US11105098B2	Skylight According to the invention, a skylight including a frame is disclosed. The skylight may include a frame. The frame may include a vertical curb and horizontal flashing integral with, and extending away from, a bottom of each exterior side of the vertical curb. The frame may also include a first vertical member extending upward from the horizontal flashing which extends from a first exterior side of the vertical curb, and a second vertical member extending upward from the horizontal flashing which extends from a second exterior side of the vertical curb, where the second exterior side is opposite the first exterior side. The frame may further include a first horizontal member extending from the first vertical member, and away from the vertical curb, as well as a second horizontal member extending from the second vertical member, and away from the vertical curb.
US11105095B2	Construction module and method of use thereof A construction module for constructing a structure, including an elongate member having a substantially L-shaped cross-section provided with connecting portions arranged to detachably attach with connecting portions on second and further construction modules, to form structure. A temporary structure can be formed from two or more of the construction modules. The structure may be temporary, semi-permanent or permanent.
US11105090B2	Vertical seal and exterior wall system using same A vertical seal for use with a first and second exterior panels, the vertical seal including a first pair of opposed sides and a second pair of opposed sides. The second pair of opposed sides extend between the first pair of opposed sides, and the second pair of opposed sides have bends formed therein such that first pair of opposed sides are moveable towards each other under pressure. When the vertical seal is positioned between the first and second exterior panels and a seal is formed therebetween. An exterior wall system includes a plurality of exterior panels, a plurality of vertical seals operably connected between horizontally adjacent exterior panels and a plurality of horizontal seals between vertically adjacent panels.
US11105088B2	Modular system for creating a structure, module connector and structure comprising a modular system Modular system for creating a structure, in particular a building component, comprising at least one post profile (2), at least one ceiling profile (3) and at least one floor profile (4) for a basic framework of a first modular unit (50, 50′, 50″, 50′″), at least one further post profile (2), at least one further ceiling profile (3) and at least one further floor profile (4) for a basic framework of a second modular unit (50, 50′, 50″, 50′″), and a module connector (38) for connecting the first and the second modular unit (50, 50′, 50″, 50′″), wherein the post profile (2) has a first pin holding fixture (55) and the further post profile (2) has a second pin holding fixture (55), wherein the module connector (38) has a first connecting pin (39) for insertion into the first pin holding fixture (55) and a second connecting pin (40) for insertion into the second pin holding fixture (55), and wherein the module connector (38) has a supporting element (41) on which the first and second connecting pins (39, 40) are arranged.
US11105084B1	Dry connection prefabricated assembly steel-concrete composite beam A dry connection prefabricated assembly steel-concrete composite beam, comprising a steel beam (400), a concrete slab (300) composed of steel bars (301) and concrete, a steel plate connector (100) composed of a steel plate (101), shear connection pieces (102) and connection rods (103), and a pair of inter-plate connection pieces respectively composed of an upper connection plate (501), a lower connection plate (502), a horizontal connection plate (503), a triangular reinforcing steel plate (504) and first and second shear connection pieces (505, 507). An upper surface of each horizontal connection plate (503) is vertically connected to the upper connection plate (501) and the first shear connection pieces (505), a lower surface is vertically connected to the lower connection plate (502), the triangular reinforcing steel plate (504) is welded between a lower surface of the horizontal connection plate (503) and a side surface of the lower connection plate, and one side surface of the upper connection plate (501) is horizontally connected to the second shear connection pieces (507). Both ends of the steel bars (301), which are laterally preset within the concrete slab (300), are provided with screw threads, and the screw thread ends of the steel bars respectively pass through bolt holes (509) and work holes (5010) arranged at upper ends of the upper connection plates (501) to be fixedly connected via screw nuts (302). The composite beam reduces on-site workload, and facilitates disassembly.
US11105080B2	Toilet space deodorizing device and sanitary washing device A toilet space deodorizing device includes an intake part forming an intake port; an exhaust part forming an exhaust port; a fan device intaking air through the intake port; a water deodorizing part provided inside a deodorizing air channel, the deodorizing air channel linking the intake port and the exhaust port and allowing air to flow, the water deodorizing part using water to deodorize the suctioned air; a water supply part supplying water to the water deodorizing part; and a drainage part forming a drainage port, the drainage port draining water from the water deodorizing part into a drainage receptacle. The drainage port is positioned between the water deodorizing part and the water supply part. The water supply part supplies the water to the water deodorizing part via the drainage port.
US11105079B1	Apparatus to prevent a toilet from being flushed when the lid is up A toilet having a first-magnet secured to the terminal end of the toilet's flush-arm and a second-magnet secured to the toilet's lid such that when the lid is in its open or up position, the two magnets align preventing the flush-arm from rotating upward to cause the toilet to flush. Conversely, when the lid is down and the two magnets are separated, the flush-arm can be rotated upward causing the toilet to flush. In another example, a magnet-attracting component, such as iron, cobalt or nickel, can be substituted for one of the magnets. A kit for retrofitting an existing toilet is also disclosed.
US11105072B2	Work vehicle and display control method A work vehicle includes: a display device provided in a cab and configured to display work assistance information to be overlaid on an actual view of a work site; a bucket position detector configured to detect a position of a bucket; and a display controller configured to control a content to be displayed on the display device and configured to cause the work assistance information to be displayed around the bucket while causing the work assistance information to follow the movement of the bucket based on the detected position. When work assistance information becomes close to a boundary of a display area of the display device due to the movement of the bucket, the display controller is configured to cause the work assistance information to be displayed on the display device with a relative position between the work assistance information and the bucket in the display area being changed.
US11105069B2	Vehicle A vehicle including an engine, the engine being selectably operably couplable to ground engaging motive means, the vehicle including a foot throttle for selectively controlling power delivery from the engine, a hand throttle for selectively controlling power delivery from the engine and an operator seat being moveable between a front facing position and a rear facing position, the vehicle including a static operating mode in which: the operator seat faces forwards, the engine is decoupled from the ground engaging motive means and/or a park brake is on, and, the foot throttle is the default throttle the vehicle further including an excavation mode in which: the operator seat faces rearwards, the engine is decoupled from the ground engaging motive means and the hand throttle is the default throttle.
US11105066B2	Work machine Target speeds of an arm cylinder and a boom cylinder are computed in response to a distance D between a bucket tip end and a target surface in such a manner that an operating range of a work device is limited on and above the target surface at a time of operating an operation device. A second flow control valve that supplies a hydraulic operating fluid from a second hydraulic pump to the boom cylinder is controlled on the basis of the target speed of the boom cylinder while a first flow control valve that supplies a hydraulic operating fluid from a first hydraulic pump to the arm cylinder and a third flow control valve that supplies the hydraulic operating fluid from the second hydraulic pump to the arm cylinder are controlled on the basis of the target speed of the arm cylinder.
US11105055B1	Apparatus and system for limiting transverse movement along an overhanging ledge An apparatus for use with a barrier having an overhanging ledge to limit movement by a person on the ledge. The apparatus has an upright member that is positioned next to the barrier, a base member at a lower end of the upright member that is positioned on a surface adjacent the barrier and opposite the ledge, a mechanism for engaging the barrier to hold the apparatus in place and a plurality of limiting members that extend across the ledge to prevent movement past the apparatus. In one configuration, each of the limiting members extend through openings in a railing above the barrier. The engaging mechanism defines a gap that receives the barrier to hold the apparatus to the barrier. The base member can have a footplate on which weight can be placed. A system has a pair of apparatuses that define an area in which movement is allowed.
US11105051B2	Inclination control for construction machines A system may include a first transportation device, a controller, and an inclination control system. The controller can control a construction machine including the first transportation device, which can move the construction machine over an operating surface. The inclination control system includes first and second slope sensors. The first slope sensor is coupled to the first transportation device and the second slope sensor is coupled to the construction machine. The controller controls the construction machine based on inclination information received from the inclination control system.
US11105049B2	Roadbuilding machine and method for operating a roadbuilding machine A method for operating a roadbuilding machine and a roadbuilding machine, in which the health risks to the operator during operation are reduced without the paving quality of the roadbuilding material being reduced in the process. This is achieved by way of an undercarriage and/or at least one further component or, respectively, working component of the roadbuilding machine being remotely controlled by an operator, who is located outside the roadbuilding machine, via a transmitting module. In order to operate a roadbuilding machine, an operator is tied to the roadbuilding machine and therefore exposed to harmful fumes. In addition, the flexibility of the operator is reduced as a result.
US11105044B2	Methods of making paper products using a patterned cylinder A method of making a molded paper web includes bringing a permeable patterned surface of a patterned cylinder into contact with a nascent web and conveying the nascent web between a transfer surface and the permeable patterned surface over an arc length of the permeable patterned surface. The arc length forms at least a portion of a molding zone. The method also includes applying a vacuum over at least a portion of the arc length. The method further includes transferring the nascent web from the transfer surface to the permeable patterned surface of the patterned cylinder in the molding zone. The vacuum is applied during the transferring of the nascent web from the transfer surface to the permeable patterned surface of the patterned cylinder.
US11105033B2	Integrated single dose and bulk dispenser for a laundry treating appliance A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation includes a treating chamber and a dispenser fluidly coupled to the treating chamber. The dispenser has a single dose reservoir, a bulk dispensing reservoir, and an overflow fluidly coupling the single dose reservoir to the bulk dispensing reservoir.
US11105029B2	Sewing or looping device for closing a tubular knitted article A sewing or looping device for closing a tubular knitted article includes a body, two needles, a yarn support, and a cutting unit; the body has two spaced bases, the two needles are pivotally connected to the first base, respectively, and pivoting movement paths of the two needles are orthogonal to each other, the yarn support has a first section adjustably disposed on one of the bases, and a second section extending along an axial direction. The cutting unit is pivotally connected to the base where the yarn support is located. A cutting direction of the cutting unit is parallel to the axial direction, and the sewing chain stitch is pulled to the cutting point by the hook member and cut thereat. The sewing chain stitch assumes a tensioned state when being pulled, which in turn allows the sewing chain stitch to be cut more reliably and easily.
US11105026B2	Warp-knitted fabric Provided is a warp-knitted fabric having superior stretchability and feeling of coolness when worn and that can be cut and released without cut part of the knitted fabric curling. The warp-knitted fabric is knitted using synthetic fiber derived from a first reed, cellulose fiber derived from a second reed, and elastic yarn derived from a third reed and is characterized in that the proportion of the number of crossing points where the sinker loops of the synthetic fiber going across wales present in one complete course forming the warp-knitted fabric and the sinker loops of the elastic yarn to the number of sinker loops for the synthetic fiber going across the wales present in the one complete course is 50% or less.
US11105025B2	Spacer textile having tie yarns of one or more lengths Aspects herein are directed to a spacer textile comprising a first layer, a second layer, and a plurality of tie yarns that interconnect the first layer and the second layer. The spacer textile further comprises one or more discrete areas from which the first layer is absent along with a portion of the length of the tie yarns in those areas.
US11105020B2	Polyurethane elastic fiber and method for producing polyurethane elastic fiber A method for producing a polyurethane elastic fiber according to the present invention contains the steps of: [1] producing a polyurethane urea polymer (A) having a number average molecular weight ranging from 12,000 to 50,000, and represented by general formula (1); [2] preparing a spinning dope by adding the polyurethane urea polymer (A) to a polyurethane urea polymer (B); and [3] spinning a polyurethane elastic fiber using the spinning dope. In the formula, R1 and R2 are an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group, R3 is an alkylene group, a polyethyleneoxy group or a polypropyleneoxy group, R4 is a diisocyanate residue, X is a urethane bond or a urea bond, R5 and R6 are a diisocyanate residue, P is a diol residue, Q is a diamine residue, UT is a urethane bond, UA is a urea bond, each of k, l, m and n is 0 or a positive number.
US11105019B2	Polyamide fiber capable of high-temperature dyeing A polyamide fiber which has a single fiber fineness of less than 5 dtex, and has a stress per unit fineness of 0.7 cN/dtex or more in 3% elongation in a tensile test of the fiber, in which a stress F1 in 3% elongation in a tensile test of the fiber before 100° C. boiling water treatment and a stress F2 in 3% elongation in a tensile test of the fiber after the treatment satisfy Formula (1): F2/F1>0.7 (1).
US11105007B2	Method for the electrochemical production of a gas product containing CO A device for the electrochemical production of a product containing CO, and a method for the electrochemical production of a product containing CO, in which a return of a material stream containing the educt and CO is carried out after the electrochemical production.
US11105005B2	Product container with electrochemistry device A product container is provided. The product container includes a first product and an electrochemistry device configured to convert a portion of the first product into a second product, which is an unstable formulation.
US11105000B2	Articles for high temperature service An article for high temperature service is presented. The article includes a substrate and a plurality of coatings disposed on the substrate. At least one coating in the plurality of coatings includes an oxide of nominal composition AxB1-yDyOz, wherein A includes a rare-earth element, B includes tantalum or niobium, D includes zirconium or hafnium, 2≤x≤3, 0
US11104995B2	Substrate processing apparatus Disclosed is a substrate processing apparatus capable of improving the characteristic of a film formed on the surface of a wafer, using a single-wafer type substrate processing apparatus which heats and processes a wafer. The substrate processing apparatus may include: a processing vessel where a substrate is processed; a substrate supporter including: a first heater configured to heat the substrate to a first temperature; and a substrate placing surface where the substrate is placed; a heated gas supply system including a second heater configured to heat an inert gas, wherein the heated gas supply system is configured to supply a heated inert gas into the processing vessel; and a controller configured to control the first heater and the second heater such that a temperature of a front surface of the substrate and a temperature of a back surface of the substrate are in a predetermined range.
US11104994B2	Nuclear component with metastable Cr coating, DLI-MOCVD method for producing same, and uses for controlling oxidation/hydridation Process for manufacturing a nuclear component that includes i) a support containing a substrate based on a metal, the substrate being coated or not coated with an interposed layer positioned between the substrate and at least one protective layer and ii) the protective layer composed of a protective material including partially metastable chromium; the process includes a step a) of vaporizing a mother solution followed by a step b) of depositing the protective layer onto the support via a process of chemical vapor deposition of an organometallic compound by direct liquid injection (DLI-MOCVD).
US11104990B2	Methods for depositing a conformal metal or metalloid silicon nitride film and resultant films Described herein are conformal films and methods for forming a conformal Group 4, 5, 6, 13 metal or metalloid doped silicon nitride dielectric film. In one aspect, there is provided a method of forming an aluminum silicon nitride film comprising the steps of: providing a substrate in a reactor; introducing into the reactor an at least one metal precursor which reacts on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to provide a chemisorbed layer; purging the reactor with a purge gas; introducing into the reactor an organoaminosilane precursors to react on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate to provide a chemisorbed layer; introducing a plasma comprising nitrogen and an inert gas into the reactor to react with at least a portion of the chemisorbed layer and provide at least one reactive site wherein the plasma is generated at a power density ranging from about 0.01 to about 1.5 W/cm2; and optionally purge the reactor with an inert gas; and wherein the steps are repeated until a desired thickness of the aluminum nitride film is obtained.
US11104987B2	Coated cutting tool and a method for its production A coated cutting tool includes a substrate of cemented carbide, cermet, cBN, ceramics or HSS and a coating of a nitride layer, which is a High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) deposited layer of a nitride of one or more of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Ta, Nb, Cr, Si and Al, and a HIPIMS-deposited oxide layer being an (AlaMe1−a)2O3 layer, 0.05≤a≤1, wherein Me is one or more of Ti, Mg, Ag, Zr, Si, V, Fe, Hf, B and Cr. The oxide layer is situated above the nitride layer. Also, a method is disclosed for producing a coated cutting tool having the nitride layer and oxide layer, the nitride layer and the oxide layer being deposited by a HIPIMS process.
US11104973B2	Method for producing non-oriented electrical steel sheet, method for producing motor core, and motor core A method of producing a non-oriented electrical steel sheet by hot rolling and cold rolling a steel slab comprising by mass % C: not more than 0.0050%, Si: 2-7%, Mn: 0.05-2.0%, P: not more than 0.2%, S: not more than 0.005%, Al: not more than 3%, N: not more than 0.005%, Ti: not more than 0.003%, Nb: not more than 0.005% and V: not more than 0.005% and then subjecting to a finish annealing and a stress-relief annealing, conditions of the finish annealing and stress-relief annealing are adjusted so that a yield stress of the steel sheet after the finish annealing is not less than 400 MPa and a ratio of a magnetic flux density B50S of the steel sheet after the stress-relief annealing to a magnetic flux density B50H after the finish annealing is not less than 0.99.
US11104970B2	Method of preparing oligosaccharide using biomass sugar as raw material The present invention discloses a method of preparing oligosaccharide using biomass sugar as raw material. The method places a biomass sugar in a quartz tubular reactor, places the quartz tubular reactor at a temperature-controlled zone of a tubular thermal conversion reactor under the protection of nitrogen gas, controls a thermal conversion time, rapidly quenches a material to obtain an oligosaccharide precursor after thermal conversion ends, then dissolves by adding pure water and purifies through an inorganic ultrafiltration membrane, and finally obtain an oligosaccharide after drying.
US11104964B2	Universal microbial diagnostics using random DNA probes The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods present a universal microbial diagnostic (UMD) platform to screen for microbial organisms in a sample using a small number of random DNA probes that are agnostic to the target DNA sequences. The UMD platform can be used to direct and monitor appropriate treatments, thus minimizing the risk of antibiotic resistance, and enhancing patient care.
US11104961B2	Single cell sequencing The disclosure provides methods and systems of analyzing single cells by simultaneously separating cells into monodisperse droplets and tagging each nucleic acid molecule from the cells with barcodes unique to each droplet. The methods and systems combine template particles with a plurality of single cells in a tube, generate in the tube monodispersed droplets encapsulating a single one of the template particles and a single one of the single cells, release nucleic acid molecules from the single cells and provide each nucleic acid molecule with a barcode unique to the respective droplet. The nucleic acid molecules can then be analyzed by any known method, for example by sequencing the nucleic acid molecules.
US11104956B2	Hereditary cancer genes The invention generally relates to a molecular classification of disease predisposition and particularly to molecular markers for cancer predisposition and methods of use thereof.
US11104942B2	Method for identification of the most abundant oligonucleotide species in a library of oligonucleotides A method for identification of the most abundant oligonucleotide species in a library of oligonucleotides comprising more than 106 oligonucleotide species, wherein the oligonucleotides of the library of oligonucleotides are not inherently capable of exponential amplification by PCR and include a coding sequence, which is characteristic of one oligonucleotide specie of the library of oligonucleotides and only one fixed sequence, which is present in a plurality of oligonucleotide species of the library of oligonucleotides, said fixed sequence being located on a 5′ side of the coding sequence, and wherein the method comprises specifically amplifying the sequence of a hybridised oligonucleotide species using the steps of: incubating the library of oligonucleotides under conditions of hybridization such as to allow complementary coding sequences to hybridize and form hybridized oligonucleotide species; extending a 3′ end of one or more of the hybridised oligonucleotide species, having only one fixed sequence, to provide extended sequences having an extended region, such that the extended region generates a second fixed sequence thereby forming extended sequences having two fixed sequences; amplifying extended sequences comprising two fixed sequences using PCR to provide amplified sequences, and optionally identifying an identity of the amplified sequences thereby revealing an identity of the hybridised oligonucleotide species in the step of incubating. The library of oligonucleotides is selected from the group of a library of encoded molecules, a library of aptamers, a library of reporter sequences derived from a library of encoded molecules, and a library of aptamers.
US11104939B2	High resolution systems, kits, apparatus, and methods for high throughput microbiology applications A method of screening for at least one biological entity of interest using a microfabricated device which has a top surface defining an array of microwells. A sample is loaded onto the microfabricated device such that at least one microwell of the array of microwells includes at least one cell and an amount of a nutrient. A membrane is applied to the microfabricated device to retain the at least one cell and the nutrient. A plurality of cells are cultured from the at least one cell in the at least one microwell of the array of microwells. The plurality of cells is then analyzed to determine a presence or absence of a biological entity of interest.
US11104921B2	Microorganisms for the production of insect pheromones and related compounds The present application relates to recombinant microorganisms useful in the biosynthesis of unsaturated C6-C24 fatty alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates which may be useful as insect pheromones, fragrances, flavors, and polymer intermediates. The recombinant microorganisms may express enzymes or enzyme variants useful for production of and/or may be modified to down regulate pathways to shunt production toward unsaturated C6-C24 fatty alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates. The C6-C24 fatty alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates described herein may be used as substrates for metathesis reactions to expand the repertoire of target compounds and pheromones. Also provided are methods of producing unsaturated C6-C24 fatty alcohols, aldehydes, and acetates using the recombinant microorganisms, as well as compositions comprising the recombinant microorganisms and/or optionally one or more of the product alcohols, aldehydes, or acetates.
US11104918B2	Universal donor cells Genetically modified cells that are compatible with multiple subjects, e.g., universal donor cells, and methods of generating said genetic modified cells are provided herein. The universal donor cells comprise at least one genetic modification within or near at least one gene that encodes a survival factor, wherein the genetic modification comprises an insertion of a polynucleotide encoding a tolerogenic factor. The universal donor cells may further comprise at least one genetic modification within or near a gene that encodes one or more MHC-I or MHC-II human leukocyte antigens or a component or a transcriptional regulator of a MHC-I or MHC-II complex, wherein said genetic modification comprises an insertion of a polynucleotide encoding a second tolerogenic factor.
US11104915B2	Viral vector assay and vector A process for assaying viral vector manufactured by large-scale viral vector manufacturing processes to assure the resulting vector has acceptable purity and potency. The process entails three different types of assays, each one of which is optionally useful on a stand-alone basis, and which together provide the first system able to assure the quality of viral vector produced by large-scale vector manufacturing processes.
US11104914B2	RNAi strategies for control of whitefly The present disclosure provides compositions and methods utilizing double strand ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) to control insects, including whiteflies. More particularly, the present invention relates to several specific synthetic dsRNAs that induce RNA interference (RNAi) in the target insects and methods of delivering the dsRNAs to them, such as allowing feeding on plants treated with, or transgenically expressing, the dsRNAs.
US11104909B2	α-amylase variant and use thereof Provided is an α amylase variant obtained by the mutation or deletion of at least one amino acid residue in the amino acid sequence of a parent α amylase, and at the same time, same is an α amylase maintaining the capability of the parent to hydrolyse α-1,4 glycosidic bond, wherein the amino acid sequence homology of the two reaches 95% or more. A series of α amylase variants provided therein have a relatively high catalytic activity under acidic conditions of pH 5.0 and high temperatures of at least 100° C.
US11104907B2	Engineering of acetyl-CoA metabolism in yeast The invention relates to engineering of acetyl-CoA metabolism in yeast and in particular to production of acetyl-CoA in a non-ethanol producing yeast lacking endogenous gene(s) encoding pyruvate decarboxylase and comprising a heterologous pathway for synthesis of cytosolic acetyl-CoA.
US11104904B2	Method for stabilizing DNA aptamers An object of the present invention is to provide a convenient and low-cost method for enhancing the stability of a DNA aptamer and/or its capacity to bind to a target molecule, and a DNA aptamer obtained by the method. The object is solved by substituting an internal hairpin structure (stem-loop structure) of the DNA aptamer with a structure called mini-hairpin structure and optionally increasing GC pairs in a stem portion of the DNA aptamer.
US11104895B2	Non-destructive seed genotyping Described herein are methods and means for reliably releasing maternal and/or paternal DNA from single seeds without substantially affecting the subsequent germination of the seeds. The methods are particularly suited for genome analysis of small grain cereals, including wheat. The methods may include enzymatic treatments for improved DNA recovery.
US11104893B2	Ketose 3-epimerase with improved thermal stability It is found that a variant enzyme with an improved thermal stability can be obtained by substituting a specific amino acid in the amino acid sequence of a ketose 3-epimerase originated from Arthrobacter globiformis and that D-psicose can be efficiently produced.
US11104884B2	Vaccinia virus vectors related to MVA with extensive genomic symmetries The present invention relates to a novel Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) related virus. The present invention also relates to a method for culturing said MVA related virus and to a method for producing said MVA related virus. Further, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said MVA related virus and one or more pharmaceutical acceptable excipient(s), diluent(s), and/or carrier(s). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a vaccine comprising said MVA related virus. In addition, the present invention relates to said MVA related virus for use in medicine.
US11104882B2	System and method for extraction and cryopreservation of bone marrow Methods are provided for extracting bone marrow cells from bone obtained from deceased donors, for preparing the bone marrow for cryopreservation and for obtaining desired cells from cryopreserved and fresh bone marrow.
US11104878B2	Lactic acid bacteria capable of controlling blood sugar and use thereof A Lactobacillus species strain isolated from kimchi or human feces is described. The particular Bacillus species strain described is highly safe by being isolated from kimchi or human feces and has various functionalities, such as excellent blood sugar control activity, anti-obesity activity, blood cholesterol-lowering activity, blood neutral lipid-lowering activity, arteriosclerosis-inhibiting activity or inflammation-inhibiting activity. Accordingly, the particular Bacillus species strain described can be used as a useful food and drug material for preventing, alleviating or treating a metabolic syndrome including diabetes, obesity, fatty liver, glycosuria, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, arteriosclerosis and/or diabetes, an inflammatory disease, and the like.
US11104872B2	Device, system and method for extracting and filtering a suspension, preferably containing plant constituents, by means of rotating filter elements A device, system and method are for treating a suspension, containing plant constituents, in particular separating a liquid or a solid therefrom, in the field of production of food, pharmaceutical and luxury products, and to corresponding uses. The device for continuously or discontinuously treating a suspension, in particular for separating a liquid or liquid phase or a solid or a residual phase from the suspension includes: a receiving unit for receiving the suspension and at least one separating device having a surface having openings. The surface can be brought into contact with the suspension, if the suspension is present in the receiving unit for separation into the liquid phase and the solid phase. During the operation of the device, the surface is arranged such that it is moved or can be moved or can be rotated relative to the suspension, the solid phase and/or the receiving unit.
US11104871B2	Dryer sheets comprising branched polyester polymers Dryer sheets having branched polyester polymers and methods of making and using such dryer sheets. Such dryer sheets, can have a variety substrate materials and provide the desired level of performance without the technical and economic drawbacks of conventional dryer sheets.
US11104866B2	Particulate laundry softening wash additive A composition including a plurality of particles, the particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water-soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight of a branched polyester; and an optional deposition aid; wherein each of the particles can have a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g.
US11104834B2	Heat dissipation sheet The present invention provides a heat dissipation sheet comprising fibrous carbon and a polymer, wherein: the fibrous carbon has an average effective fiber length of 5-120 μm, an average fiber diameter of 200-900 nm, and an average aspect ratio of 30-10,000; and the heat dissipation sheet has a fibrous carbon content of 5-85% by mass with respect to the total amount of the fibrous carbon and the polymer.
US11104832B2	Liquid epoxy resin sealing material and semiconductor device Provided are a liquid epoxy resin sealing material capable of suppressing occurrence of fillet cracks generated when an underfill cured product is left under high temperature aerobic conditions, and a semiconductor device using the liquid epoxy resin sealing material. More specifically, provided are the liquid epoxy resin sealing material containing (A) a liquid epoxy resin, (B) an amine curing agent, (C) an inorganic filler and (D) an antioxidant agent represented by the following formula, wherein 0.5 to 10 parts by mass of (D) the antioxidant agent is contained based on a total of 100 parts by mass of (A) the epoxy resin and (B) the amine curing agent, and the semiconductor device using the liquid epoxy resin sealing material.
US11104829B2	Adhesive composition and hot-melt adhesive The present invention provides an adhesive composition and a hot-melt adhesive that are suitably used for bonding a polyolefin resin substrate and a polar material, and that are capable of low-temperature adhesion. The adhesive composition comprises an acid-modified polypropylene (A), an unfunctionalized polypropylene (B), and a polyethylene (C), and has a melting point of 70 to 140° C.
US11104822B2	Processes for In-Mold coating systems for molding, and products formed therefrom Disclosed are processes for In-Mold coating of a substrate. The processes include: introducing a curable composition to a mixhead at a first elevated pressure, the curable composition comprising a first polymeric component and a second polymeric component, the introducing of the curable composition to the mixhead comprising mixing the first and second polymeric components by impingement to form an intermediate composition; introducing the intermediate composition to a secondary mixer, the introducing of the intermediate composition to the secondary mixer comprising mixing the intermediate composition to form a coating composition; and introducing the coating composition into a mold containing a substrate to form a curable coating on a surface of the substrate.
US11104818B2	Ultra low thermo fusion PVC alternative plastisol coating and textile printing ink The present invention relates to a novel PVC-free plastisol composition that cures at a temperature much lower than conventional plastisols. The plastisol composition includes an acrylate polymer; and a plasticizer mixture comprising at least three plasticizers selected from the group consisting of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3 pentanediol diisobutyrate, dioctyl terephthalate, dibutyl terephthalate, and benzyl butyl 1,2-cyclohexyldicarboxylate. Also disclosed is a method of applying the composition.
US11104809B2	Low temperature cure powder coating compositions The invention relates to a powder coating composition for low temperature curing that can be used on temperature sensitive substrates and, despite of the low curing temperature, has excellent flow properties and forms a coating with excellent appearance and nevertheless also good mechanical and weathering properties. The invention also relates to an advantageous process for the manufacture of the powder coating composition. Said powder coating composition comprises a poly-acid functional polyester component A, a poly-epoxy functional component B, a poly-anhydride functional component C and a thermosetting curing catalyst D. The invention also relates to a polyester for use in the powder coating compositions according to the invention, in particular for durable powder coatings.
US11104807B2	Preparation of red iron oxide pigment The present invention relates to an improved process for producing iron oxide red pigments by the Penniman process using nitrate (also referred to as nitrate process or direct red process) and apparatuses for carrying out the process.
US11104798B2	Thermoplastic polymer composition having improved mechanical properties Disclosed is a thermoplastic polymer composition of polyamide including: A) polyamide composition comprising, a) 55-90 weight percent semi-crystalline, semi-aromatic co-polyamide, and b) 10-45 weight percent aliphatic homo-polyamide; B) 5-40 weight percent of co-grafted polymeric toughener wherein the co-grafted polymeric toughener is a co-grafted blend of polyolefins with at least two glass transition temperatures and obtained from the blend of polyolefins and a reactive monomer; C) 0-15 weight percent one or more plasticizers; D) 0-2.5 weight percent one or more antioxidants and or a heat stabilizer; E) 0 to 5 weight percent of additives selected from the group consisting of flame retardant, UV stabilizer, light stabilizer, thermal stabilizer, lubricant, colorant or the like. Further disclosed herein is a process for providing the composition and its application.
US11104792B2	Adducts and uses thereof The present disclosure provides an adduct comprising the reaction product of a residual epoxy oligomer product and a reactive compound having at least two reactive hydrogens where the residual epoxy oligomer product was obtained from a process for producing an aromatic epoxy resin. The adduct may be used in a variety of ways, such as a curing agent in a curable system containing a curable resin.
US11104788B2	Composition, cured product and laminate An object of the invention is to provide a composition having excellent heat resistance and excellent adhesiveness. Moreover, another object is to provide a cured product obtained by curing the composition and a laminate containing the cured product. Furthermore, another object is to provide a heat-resistant material, a heat-resistant member, an electronic material and an electronic member each containing the composition. The objects are achieved by providing a composition including: a (meth)allyl group-containing maleimide compound having a structure having one or more benzene rings, one or more groups having a (meth)allyl group and one or more groups having a maleimide group; and a hydroxy group-containing maleimide compound having a structure having one or more benzene rings, one or more groups having a hydroxy group and one or more maleimide groups.
US11104785B2	Thermoplastic resin composition Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition that includes: a first copolymer including an unit derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and an unit derived from a vinyl cyan-based monomer; a second copolymer having a refractive index of 1.51 to 1.53 and including an unit derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer, an unit derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and an unit derived from a vinyl cyan-based monomer; and a third copolymer including a conjugated diene-based polymer with an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 0.15 μm, an unit derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and an unit derived from a vinyl cyan-based monomer, and can be used for producing a molded article capable of realizing selective transmittance.
US11104784B2	Thermoplastic polyolefin containing amorphous ethylene elastomer Disclosed is a thermoplastic polyolefin composition useful in automotive components comprising at least a polypropylene having a melting point temperature (Tm) of greater than 130° C. and a melt flow rate (230° C./2.16 kg) within the range from 10 g/10 min to 80 g/10 min; an amorphous ethylene-propylene copolymer comprising within the range from 40 wt % to 80 wt % ethylene derived units and having a melt flow rate (230° C./2.16 kg) within the range from 0.1 g/10 min to 20 g/10 min; and a propylene-based elastomer having within the range from 5 to 25 wt % ethylene derived units and having a Tm of less than 110° C. The composition only partially breaks or there is no break at −29° C. (ASTM D256) with Notched Izod Force of between 10 to 40 ft-lb/in2 at 22° C. (533 to 2,132 J/m2), and between 1.0 to 12 ft-lb/in2 at −29° C. (53 to 636 J/m2).
US11104782B2	Rubber composition for use in tire tread A rubber composition for use in a tire tread includes: per 100 parts by weight of diene rubber containing 40 wt % or greater of butadiene rubber, and a styrene butadiene rubber, from 80 to 150 parts by weight of silica having a CTAB specific surface area of 150 to 250 m2/g, and a long chain alkyl group-containing silane compound in an amount of 1 to 10 wt % of the amount of the silica. The rubber composition further includes a styrene component in the diene rubber being from 15 to 20 wt %, and a vinyl component in the diene rubber being from 18 to 28 wt %; and an average glass transition temperature of the diene rubber is −55° C. or lower.
US11104777B2	Insulative apparatus Provided are insulative apparatus and methods of forming insulative apparatus. As an example, a method of forming an insulative apparatus can include connecting a barrier material to a mold; injecting a polyurethane foam composition into the mold, wherein the polyurethane foam composition includes a polyol, an isocyanate, and supercritical carbon dioxide; curing the polyurethane foam composition to form a polyurethane foam and applying a vacuum to the mold to provide a pressure from 1 millibar to 500 millibar.
US11104768B2	Process for the processing of a perfluoropolymer material The present disclosure relates to a process for the processing of perfluoropolymer materials, and to the use of the resultant products in different potential applications, such as in the medical device field. The process can include, for example, the steps of: (i) dissolving one or more uncured perfluoropolymer materials in a solvent containing one or more liquid perfluorinated solvent(s) to form a solution; (ii) optionally adding one or more porogens and/or one or more functional additives to the solution formed in (i) to form a mixture; (iii) applying the resultant solution or mixture formed in steps (i) and (ii) to a substrate to form one or more partial or continuous deposited layers on the substrate; (iv) curing the perfluoropolymer within the deposited layer to form a perfluoroelastomeric product; and (v) optionally removing the porogen from the perfluoroelastomeric product.
US11104767B2	Use of 2,4-dihalo-6-substituted-1,3,5-triazines and derivative thereof as condensation, cross-linking, tanning, grafting and curing agents Use of 2,4-dihalo-6-substituted-1,3,5-triazines as condensing, cross-linking, tanning, grafting, curing agents for the production of amides, esters, thioesters, and stabilized collagen and leather, CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose), synthetic and natural polymers. The process enables to obtain non-toxic and totally free of heavy metals products characterized by Tg values between 80° C. and 100° C.
US11104765B2	Flow reactor synthesis of polymers A flow reactor system and methods having tubing useful as polymerization chamber. The flow reactor has at least one inlet and at least one mixing chamber, and an outlet. The method includes providing two phases, an aqueous phase and a non-aqueous phase and forming an emulsion for introduction into the flow reactor.
US11104762B2	Silicone-modified polyester coating A silicone-modified polyester resin and methods for making the resin are described herein. The method includes production of a siliconized intermediate which is then esterified to give a silicone-modified polyester resin. Coating compositions including the silicone-modified polyester resin are provided, and coated articles with the coating composition applied to at least a portion of a surface thereof are also provided.
US11104752B2	Method for inducing ordered arrangement of nano-microspheres by means of polymer crystallization Disclosed is a method for inducing orderly arrangement by means of polymer crystallization, and the use thereof in preparing a composite film. Firstly, monodisperse PS-DVB nano-microspheres of different sizes are prepared by means of soap-free emulsion polymerization; the PS-DVB nano-microspheres prepared above are used as raw material, and PEG aqueous solutions with different concentrations are added to induce an orderly arrangement of the nano-microspheres by means of solution-state PEG crystallization; and characterized by using scanning electron microscopy and polarizing microscopy. The method is simple in terms of operation and is widely applicable. By further modifying the orderly arrangement of the nano-microspheres, the composite material can be applied to different fields. The replacement of a substrate for crystalline polymer which inducing the orderly arrangement of the nano-microspheres enables the nano-composite material to become a thin film material or a bulk material modified and reinforced by the nano-microspheres.
US11104747B2	Dextran-poly alpha-1,3-glucan graft copolymers and synthesis methods thereof Compositions are disclosed herein comprising a graft copolymer having (i) a backbone comprising dextran with a molecular weight of at least about 100000 Daltons, and poly alpha-1,3-glucan side chains comprising at least about 95% alpha-1,3-glucosidic linkages. Further disclosed are reactions for producing such graft copolymers, as well as their use in absorbent materials.
US11104741B2	Compositions and methods for modulating kinase activity The present invention features an antibody mimetic, or an antigen binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds to an allosteric site of Aurora A kinase, therapeutic compositions comprising this antibody mimetic, and the use of the monobody to modulate Aurora A kinase for the treatment of cancer.
US11104732B2	Reducing immune inhibition induced by SIGLEC-15 The present disclosure relates to a modified cell comprising a polynucleotide encoding a secretable scFv binding SIGLEC-15 and/or encoding a dominant negative form of CD44. In embodiments, the modified cell further comprises an antigen-binding molecule, which for example, is a CAR comprising an antigen-binding domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular signaling domain.
US11104728B2	Anti-EMAP II antibody and use thereof The present invention relates to an anti-EMAP II antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid molecule for coding the same, or a preparation method thereof. Also, the present invention provides a method for using the anti-EMAP II antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof in preventing, treating or diagnosing EMAP II-mediated diseases, for example, TNF-α-mediated disease or Alzheimer's disease. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for using the anti-EMAP II antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof in detecting or quantifying an EMAP II antigen. The antibody of the present invention may exhibit a more improved antigen-binding capacity compared to existing anti-EMAP antibodies and may treat the TNF-α-mediated disease more effectively.
US11104726B2	Methods of replicating a large scale eculizumab production cell culture Provided herein are methods of replicating a large scale eculizumab production cell culture in a small scale culture.
US11104724B2	Compositions and methods for antibodies targeting staphylococcal leukotoxins The disclosure is directed to antibodies that bind to Staphylococcus aureus bi-component leukotoxins and/or gamma-hemolysins. Other aspects of the disclosure are directed to pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits containing the leukotoxin and hemolysin antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods utilizing the leukotoxin and hemolysin antibodies.
US11104714B2	Compositions comprising a P75 tumor necrosis factor receptor/Ig fusion protein The present invention relates to an aqueous pharmaceutical composition suitable for long-term storage of polypeptides containing an Fc domain of an immunoglobulin, methods of manufacture, methods of administration and kits containing same.
US11104712B2	Methods for modulating an immune response The present disclosure provides methods of modulating an immune response in an individual. The present disclosure provides methods of treatment. The present disclosure provides methods comprising administering a multimeric polypeptide (synTac) and an immune checkpoint inhibitor to an individual. The present disclosure provides methods comprising administering a multimeric polypeptide (synTac) to an individual who is undergoing treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor.
US11104709B2	Mutant pore The invention relates to mutant forms of lysenin. The invention also relates to analyte characterisation using the mutant forms of lysenin.
US11104707B2	Multivalent CD20-binding molecules comprising Shiga toxin a subunit effector regions and enriched compositions thereof The present invention provides multivalent CD20-binding molecules and compositions thereof, such as enriched compositions comprising large proportions of multivalent CD20-binding molecules relative to monovalent CD20-binding molecules. Certain multivalent CD20-binding molecules of the present invention comprise (i) two or more CD20-binding regions and (ii) one or more Shiga toxin effector polypeptide regions derived from an A Subunit of a member of the Shiga toxin family. Certain multivalent CD20-binding molecules of the present invention, and compositions thereof, have uses for selective killing of specific cell types and as therapeutics for the treatment of a variety of diseases, including cancers, tumors, and immune disorders. Certain multivalent CD20-binding molecules of the present invention, and compositions thereof, have uses for delivering agents into CD20-expressing cells, collecting diagnostic information, and monitoring the treatment of a variety of diseases, such as cancers, tumors, and immune disorders which involve CD20-expressing cells.
US11104700B2	Oligonucleotides The present invention relates to novel oligonucleotides comprising at least one locked nucleoside and at least one triazole inter-nucleoside linkage linkage of Formula A or Formula B and methods of making the same.
US11104699B2	Phosphorous protecting groups and methods of preparation and use thereof Aspects of the present disclosure include compositions that make use of phosphorus and/or nucleobase protecting groups which find use in the synthesis of long polynucleotides. Phosphorus protecting groups are provided that help increase the stepwise coupling yield and/or phosphorous protecting groups that can be removed during the oxidation step. Amidine nucleobase protecting groups are provided that find use in the subject compositions and methods which provides for e.g., increased resistance to depurination during polynucleotide synthesis. In some instances, the methods and compositions disclosed herein utilize a combination of the phosphorus and amidine nucleobase protecting groups in the synthesis of polynucleotides having a sequence of 200 or more monomeric units in length. Also provided are methods for synthesizing a polynucleotide (e.g., a DNA) using one or more compounds disclosed herein.
US11104691B2	Probes for imaging huntingtin protein Provided are imaging agents comprising a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of their use.
US11104688B2	Pro-fragrances and method of preparation thereof A compound based on 1-Aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane (bicyclic oxazolidine derivative) substituted with 3-(4-isobutyl-2-methylphenyl)propyl represented by formula (I) is disclosed.
US11104682B2	Salts of TAM inhibitors The present application provides salt forms of N-(4-(4-Amino-7-(1-isobutyrylpiperidin-4-yl)pyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-5-yl)phenyl)-1-isopropyl-2,4-dioxo-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxamide and N-(4-(4-Amino-7-(1-isobutyrylpiperidin-4-yl)pyrrolo[1,2-f][1,2,4]triazin-5-yl)phenyl)-1-isopropyl-2,4-dioxo-3-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-carboxamide, which are useful as inhibitors of TAM kinases, as well as processes and intermediates related thereto.
US11104664B2	4,5,6-trisubstituted indazole derivatives, and preparation method and pharmaceutical use thereof Provided are 4,5,6-tri-substituted indazoles derivatives, a preparation method therefor, and a use thereof in medicines. Specifically, provided are compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, a preparation method therefor, and a use thereof.
US11104663B2	Ciprofloxacin polymorph and its use The present disclosure relates to ciprofloxacin polymorphs and their use in treating infections.
US11104662B2	Method for producing optically active pyrrolidine compounds The present invention provides a process for preparing a compound represented by formula (VII), which comprises reacting a compound represented by formula (VI) with a malonic acid derivative in the presence of a base and an asymmetric catalyst in a two layer solvent system of hydrophobic solvent and water. (wherein R2 and R3 each independently represents a protecting group for carboxyl group).
US11104658B2	Method of treating or preventing Ras-mediated diseases Disclosed are compounds, for example, a compound of formula I, wherein R, R0, R1-R8, n, X, Y, Y′, and E are as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition for example, cancer, mediated by the ras gene.
US11104654B2	Derivatives of sobetirome Ester derivatives of sobetirome with enhanced CNS distribution are disclosed.
US11104651B2	PERK inhibitors and uses thereof in treating diseases associated with aggregation-prone proteins Compounds represented by Formula I are disclosed herein, wherein R, Ra and R1-R14 are as defined herein. Further disclosed are uses and methods utilizing said compounds for use in inhibiting an activity of PERK, and in treating a disease or disorder associated with aggregation-prone proteins, a disease or disorder in which downregulating an unfolded protein response is beneficial, and/or Huntington's disease.
US11104650B2	Process for production of 2-chloro-4-nitroimidazole derivatives An improved process for preparing 2-chloro-4-nitroimidazole derivatives which are useful intermediates in the preparation of an anti-tuberculosis drug is provided. The process may comprise the step of chlorinating nitroimidazoles with a chlorinating agent and an activating agent to give 2-chloro-4-nitroimidazole derivatives.
US11104644B2	Malassezin and analogs thereof as skin brightening agents The present invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for brightening skin. The compounds, compositions, and methods of the present invention generally involve compounds produced by a Malassezia yeast, and chemical analogs thereof. In addition to skin brightening applications, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the present invention may be used to modulate melanocyte activity, induce melanocyte apoptosis, agonize an arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR), improve hyperpigmentation caused by a hyperpigmentation disorder, and modulate melanin production, melanosome biogenesis, and melanosome transfer.
US11104641B2	Biscarbodiimides and polycarbodiimides and method for their preparation The present disclosure describes a method of synthesizing carbodiimides comprising providing an alkylisothiourea, providing a thiophilic reagent to the reaction mixture and reacting under conditions sufficient to provide the carbodiimide, and wherein the carbodiimide is a polycarbodiimide or a biscarbodiimide. The present disclosure further describes methods for isolating the carbodiimides. The present disclosure additionally describes isolated carbodiimide compositions.
US11104640B2	Process for preparation of stable dianionic complex useful in designing the white light emitting devices The present invention relates to the formation of a stable dianionic π-dimer-[TCNE]22− (TCNE-tetracyanoethylene) at ambient conditions that exhibits unusually intense white emission over the entire visible spectral range (400-800 nm) and has application in designing white light emitting devices. Particularly, the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of stable dimer in an organic solvent upon aging at room temperature, in the presence of anions such as Br−, Cl−, SCN−, which reduces the TCNE to a TCNE anion radical (TCNE.−) which subsequently dimerizes to form the stable dianionic dimer upon aging. More particularly, the dimer formed in this invention opens a new class of materials to design white light emitting devices having high intensity over the entire visible spectral range. The dimer also forms electron transfer salts used to develop new molecule-based metals, superconductors, and magnets.
US11104638B2	Thickening stabilizer Provided is a thickening/stabilizing agent that thickens, gelatinizes, and/or stabilizes a fluid organic substance to a desired viscosity. The thickening/stabilizing agent according to the present invention contains a compound (1) represented by Formula (i) and a compound (2) represented by Formula (ii), in a mole ratio of the compound (1) to the compound (2) of 95:5 to 25:75. The four R1s in Formula (i) represent, identically in each occurrence, a C12-C18 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and the four R2s in Formula (ii) represent, identically in each occurrence, an C4-C10 aliphatic hydrocarbon group. Formulae (i) and (ii) are expressed as follows:
US11104633B2	Cancer treatment using compounds that selectively target polyploid cancer cells for disruption The disclosure provides a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as described herein. The disclosure also provides methods for identifying a compound that selectively kills polyploid cells, and methods for killing polyploid tumor cells by administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.
US11104632B1	Metabolically stable vanillin derivatives for the treatment of hypoxia Vanillin derivative compounds that bind covalently with hemoglobin are provided. Methods of treating sickle cell disease and other hypoxia-related disorders by administering such compounds are also provided.
US11104620B1	Bead milled spray dried nano-explosive A method for manufacturing nano-sized insensitive high explosive molding powder usable as a booster HE is provided herein. The method preferably involving the steps of dissolving a binder in a liquid and suspending crystalline high explosive to said liquid, grinding that suspension in a bead mill until the crystalline high explosive is nano-sized, and precipitating the binder and crystalline high explosive using a spray dryer to produce granules containing nano-sized crystalline high explosive. The liquid may be water or an organic solvent so long as the binder is highly soluble in the liquid and the crystalline high explosive is generally insoluble in the liquid. A fatty alcohol, water defoaming/dispersant/surfactant agent can be added to the dissolved binder/suspended crystalline high explosive, to aid in the manufacturability.
US11104608B2	Chemically strengthened lithium disilicate-petalite glass-ceramics Ion-exchanged glass ceramic articles described herein have a stress that decreases with increasing distance according to a substantially linear function from a depth of about 0.07 t to a depth of about 0.26 t from the outer surface of the ion-exchanged glass ceramic article from a compressive stress to a tensile stress. The stress transitions from the compressive stress to the tensile stress at a depth of from about 0.18 t to about 0.25 t from the outer surface of the ion-exchanged glass ceramic article. An absolute value of a maximum compressive stress at the outer surface of the ion-exchanged glass article is from 1.8 to 2.2 times an absolute value of a maximum central tension (CT) of the ion-exchanged glass article, and the glass ceramic article has a fracture toughness of 1 MPa√m or more as measured according to the double cantilever beam method.
US11104605B2	Process for making multi-fiber, physical contact fiber ferrule assemblies A method of manufacturing a fiber ferrule assembly that includes inserting an exposed end portion of a plurality of optical fibers including a core and a cladding into an array of insertion holes disposed in a glass ferrule plate. The glass ferrule plate includes a glass material that differs from a glass material of both the core and the cladding. The method further includes chemically etching the glass ferrule plate and the exposed end portion of the plurality of optical fibers using a chemical etchant for an etching time period. The glass ferrule plate etches at a first etching rate, the exposed end portion etches at a second etching rate, and the first etching rate is faster than the second etching rate such that, after the etching time period, the exposed end portion of each of the plurality of optical fibers protrude from a second surface of the glass ferrule plate.
US11104584B2	Hydrophobic and oleophobic nanocomposite material, method for making same, and encapsulating structure utilizing same A method for making an oil- and water-resistant nanocomposite material includes preparing F-doped TiO2 nanorods, dispersing the F-doped TiO2 nanorods into a transparent adhesive to obtain a nanocomposite adhesive, and treating a surface of the nanocomposite adhesive to roughen the surface and expose some of the F-doped TiO2 nanorods. A transparent nanocomposite material suitable for use as transparent packaging for example is thereby obtained. The present disclosure also provides the nanocomposite material, and an encapsulating structure using the nanocomposite material.
US11104578B2	Method for exfoliating particles The invention relates to an exfoliation method according to which a fluid loaded with particles flows at a first flow rate into a first (2), and then into a second, section of a pipe (1), the first flow rate being suitable for generating shear stresses and cavitation bubbles in the fluid as it passes through the first section (2) of the pipe (1), the second section (3) having a hydraulic diameter suitable for bringing about an implosion of cavitation bubbles as soon as the fluid exits the first section (2) and flows into the second section (3), so that an exfoliation of the particles is brought about under the combined action of the shear stresses and a shock wave generated by the implosion of the cavitation bubbles, the first section (2) having a hydraulic diameter less than 300 μm.
US11104574B2	Hydrogen sulfide mediated water splitting for hydrogen gas an sulfur dioxide production The present disclosure describes a hydrogen sulfide decomposition process for converting hydrogen sulfide into hydrogen gas and sulfur dioxide. Such a process can significantly increase the amount of available hydrogen gas. In fact, if each Claus unit in the U.S. creating elemental sulfur in traditional systems were replaced by this hydrogen sulfide decomposition process, 1.83 million metric tons of hydrogen gas could be produced. This represents about 20% of the annual hydrogen produced in the U.S. for any purpose, recovered and available for reuse. Additionally, if desired, the sulfur dioxide can be further processed to form sulfuric acid.
US11104567B2	Ultra high ratio liquid delivery system A liquid dispensing system comprises a container enclosing a chamber. A flexible bag in the chamber contains a first liquid. First and second conduits are contained in the chamber. The first conduit connects the chamber to an outlet port in the container where the second conduit connects the bag to the first conduit. A supply source introduces a pressurized second liquid into the chamber. The first conduit serves to direct an existing flow of the second liquid from the chamber to the outlet port, with the pressurized second liquid serving to collapse the bag and expel the first liquid contained therein via the second conduit to the first conduit for mixture with the exiting flow of the second liquid. The second conduit lacks flow restrictions, such as metering orifices or the like.
US11104559B2	Foldable personnel basket for a crane Embodiments of a personnel basket for attachment to a crane boom include folding sidewall sections; a rear wall connected to the sidewall sections; a front wall in pivotal connection to one of the folding sidewall sections; a floor in pivotal relation to the rear wall; a stalk integral to the rear wall and including a boom connection; and a cam or stop that transmits floor loads to the stalk. Because of the pivotal relationships, the personnel basket is moveable or foldable in a connected or assembled condition between a deployed (unfolded) state and a folded (fully collapsed) state. When in the deployed and folded states, the walls and floor remain connected to the personnel basket, the walls sharing a same orientation, the floor pivoting toward and away from the rear wall between a horizontal and vertical orientation.
US11104517B2	Order picking using mobile robots on elevated pathways Robotic automation and methods described herein can be used to enhance the efficiencies of order fulfillment and inventory stowage processes. For example, this document describes the integration of elevated pathways that are dedicated for mobile robots to use in conjunction with a human-operated order picker lift to transport items for order fulfillment processes in an efficient manner. In some embodiments, the elevated pathways for the mobile robots can be at least partially integrated into storage systems such as pallet racking. The described systems and methods allow the elimination of human labor particularly related to transporting saleable goods and similar items. Mobile robots take over many of the tasks related to transporting the picked items. Accordingly, the efficiency of the human order picker, as measured by the number of line items picked per hour for example, is greatly enhanced.
US11104515B2	Sequencing systems and methods A sequencing system and a robotic storage and picking system include a plurality of containers disposed in stacks beneath a grid having a first set of tracks and second set of tracks, the first and second sets of tracks being disposed substantially perpendicular to each other. Plural load handling devices are operable on the grid, the load handling devices lifting and depositing containers from and to the stacks. The load handling devices can deposit containers on to conveyor belts into predetermined positions, the positions being fillable in any random order and multiple positions being fillable at any one time.
US11104510B2	Lightweight transport, storage, and delivery system Reusable, flexible, lightweight, low cost flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) for the delivery of granular proppant material for fracing that will allow the transport of higher weights of proppant, such as sand, per truck load. The invention includes a container made of a high strength, flexible material with a top opening for loading and deploying the proppant. The container can be lifted and deployed with a fork truck or crane. Alternatively, proprietary deployment systems, such as a conveyor system, can be used to quickly and efficiently deploy the proppant from the container at a desired site.
US11104509B2	Cargo container A cargo container is provided. The cargo container includes a frame part, a panel part, a plurality of lead screws and a plurality of guide brackets, so that the cargo container may be operated in a fixing mode or a folding mode according to loading or unloading of cargo. Thus, the volume in the folding mode may be reduced, and transport with stacked may be facilitated, so that a highly efficient cargo container may be provided that is easy to store and transport.
US11104499B2	Flexible pouch with microcapillary dispensing system The present disclosure provides a flexible pouch. In an embodiment, the flexible pouch includes opposing flexible films. The flexible films define a common peripheral edge. A microcapillary strip is sealed between the opposing flexible films. A first side of the microcapillary strip is located at a first side of the common peripheral edge and a second side of the microcapillary strip located at a second side of the common peripheral edge. A peripheral seal extends along at least a portion of the common peripheral edge. The peripheral seal comprises a sealed microcapillary segment. The peripheral seal forms a closed flexible pouch having a storage compartment. A liquid is present in the storage compartment.
US11104496B2	Non-sealed reticle storage device A reticle storage device includes a top lid having a ceiling and a cover surrounding the ceiling, and a bottom lid having a carrier and a peripheral structure surrounding the carrier. When the top lid engages with the bottom lid, a passage is defined therebetween and therefore the reticle storage device is not sealed.
US11104489B2	Annular seal having a garter spring for establishing a minimum interior diameter and seal plug including the seal An annular seal element includes a seal body having a radially inner surface and at least one seal lip extending radially outward from the seal body. There is an open, radially inwardly facing circumferential channel in the radially inner surface and a garter spring is disposed entirely within the circumferential channel. Also, a seal plug including the annular seal element.
US11104486B2	Reclosable package and a method of making the same A flexible reclosable package includes a first side panel and a second side panel. The first panel defines a right side edge portion, a left side edge portion, a bottom edge portion, and a pleated portion. The second panel defines a right side edge portion, a left side edge portion, a bottom edge portion, and a hooded portion. A first seam joins the right side edge portion of the first panel with the right side edge portion of the second panel. A second seam joins the left side edge portion of the first panel with the left side edge portion of the second panel. A third seam joins the bottom edge portion of the first panel with the bottom edge portion of the second panel. A first line of weakness is provided in the pleated portion.
US11104484B2	Utility bracket for portable storage containers An accessory is attachable to a container that does not interfere with a lid or cover of the container. The accessory includes a bracket mounted to a bucket portion of the container. The bracket can be used to attach various items to be supported by the bracket and the container.
US11104483B2	Bottle outer cover/liner for separating clean water/liquid and blocking off contaminants on outside surfaces while transferring the clean water/liquid from within the bottle into a reservoir or dispenser and keeping the contaminates away from the ambient environment during storage of use A Bottle cover/liner for separating clean water or other liquid and blocking it off from the dirt, germs, and bacteria on outside surfaces while the clean water or other liquid is being removed from the bottle into a reservoir or dispenser, as well as, blocking contaminants from air borne movement into the ambient.
US11104482B2	Packaged food product and method of producing the packaged food product A packaged food product includes a container and a food product. The container has a rim and at least one wall extending away from the rim. The at least one wall defines a storage area, and the food product is retained within the storage area such that the food product is in contact with the at least one wall. The at least one wall is readily deformable by a hand of a user to reduce a volume of the storage area. Reducing the volume of the storage area causes the food product to exit the storage area. The container includes an integral tool portion for breaking up the food product after removal from the storage area. The food product can be a wet cat or dog food.
US11104475B1	Pocket holder and an easel Embodiments describe a holder and an easel for holding and/or display one or more items. The holder and the easel are formed from a single piece of material.
US11104467B2	Hole cutter for thermoforming packaging machine and method of use A hole cutter is provided for a thermoforming packaging machine. The hole cutter uses a single actuator to move a row of film-cutting punches between extended and retracted positions for cutting holes and corresponding chads in a marginal film area of a web of thermoformed product packages.
US11104466B2	Systems and methods for automatically verifying packaging of solid pharmaceuticals via robotic technology according to patient prescription data Robotic pick-and-place automation is used to transfer oral solid pharmaceuticals from moveable trays or canisters. Sensors are used to verify that the pharmaceuticals have been properly placed in the desired pharmaceutical locations precisely according to the patient prescription data. A pharmacist places pharmaceutical products within dispensing trays or canisters to present the pharmaceutical products for picking and placing via the robotic pick-and-place machinery. Once the canister or tray is located adjacent the pick-and-place device, a sensor or imaging unit associated with the pick-and-place device verifies that the pharmaceutical product, the size, shape, and/or color of an expected pharmaceutical product that is to be placed within the packaging material in accordance with patient prescription data stored by a computer associated with the system. Sensors verify that each individual pharmaceutical specified by a patient prescription have been deposited into each specified location strictly in accordance with the patient prescription data.
US11104461B2	Two-phase filling apparatus and methods Embodiments include piston filling apparatuses having first and second piston pumps in fluid communication with supply reservoirs. The first and second piston pumps can each draw in a volume of fluid and simultaneously expel a volume of fluid. Fluid expelled by the first and second piston pumps can be mixed in a manifold and allowed to flow through a filler nozzle by a filler valve. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US11104452B2	Gimbal, imaging device and unmanned aerial vehicle A gimbal includes a rotatable frame assembly configured to be electrically connected to a camera, and a quick release structure configured to detachably mount the camera to the frame assembly. The quick release structure includes an engaging member configured to be coupled to the camera and a fixing part configured to be coupled to the frame assembly and detachably connected to the engaging member. The engaging member includes a connecting surface configured to face away from the camera, an elastic member fixed on the connecting surface, and a first connector fixed on the elastic member. The fixing part includes a connecting plate and a second connector fixed on the connecting plate. A rotation of at least a portion of the fixing part with respect to the engaging member allows the first connector to be electrically coupled to or decoupled from the second connector.
US11104451B2	Systems and methods for mitigating condensation in aircraft lighting An exterior lamp for an aircraft including a housing defining an interior volume, a heat source disposed within the interior volume of the housing, a light source disposed within the housing configured to emit a light therefrom, a protective lens coupled to the housing proximate the light source, wherein the protective lens is configured to transmit the light, and a capillary transport apparatus having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is coupled to the heat source and the second end is disposed in a catchment basin.
US11104448B2	Fluid nozzle A fluid nozzle includes an inlet housing configured for connection with a tanker aircraft boom, an outlet housing connected with the inlet and configured for connection with a receiving aircraft receptacle, and/or a sensor configured for determining at least one of a ready status, a contact status, and an articulation angle. The sensor may include a ready sensor, a contact sensor, and/or an articulation angle sensor. A method of connecting a fluid nozzle with a receptacle may include providing a fluid nozzle, providing a receptacle, moving the fluid nozzle toward the receptacle, sensing contact between the fluid nozzle and the receptacle via a contact sensor, and/or sensing, via a ready sensor, that the receptacle is latched with the fluid nozzle.
US11104443B2	Threaded insert base for pneumatic de-icer air connections An assembly for connecting an air connection fitting to a pneumatic de-icer of an aircraft includes a molded base and a machined insert. The molded base includes a flexible material and forms a sealing interface with a portion of the pneumatic de-icer. The machined insert is set into the molded base and includes a radially inward threaded surface that forms an opening extending axially through the machined insert. The radially inward threaded surface is configured to mate with a terminal end of the air connection fitting.
US11104439B2	System and method for deployment and retrieval of parasite aircraft A system for deploying and retrieving a parasite aircraft includes a parasite aircraft with a dock and a carrier aircraft that includes a maneuverable capture device tethered to the carrier aircraft via a cable. The maneuverable capture device includes a plurality of rotors and is configured to dock in the dock of the parasite aircraft. A method of deploying a parasite aircraft includes positioning a parasite aircraft on a loading surface; positioning a carrier aircraft above the parasite aircraft; releasing, from the carrier aircraft, a maneuverable capture device comprising a plurality of rotors; securing the maneuverable capture device to a dock positioned on the parasite aircraft; lifting, via a cable secured at a first end to the carrier aircraft and at a second end to the maneuverable capture device, the parasite aircraft with the carrier aircraft; and releasing the parasite aircraft from the maneuverable capture device.
US11104437B1	Updating virtual aerial map using sensors associated with aerial vehicles A system may include a receiver configured to receive sensor data from one or more aerial vehicles, the sensor data including map data including sensed data related to an aerial view from one or more aerial vehicles of terrain and objects on the terrain. The system may also include a map updating processor in communication with the receiver. The map updating processor may receive the map data and identify a geographic location and/or an orientation associated with the map data. The map updating processor may also align, based at least in part on the geographic location and/or the orientation, the map data with a virtual aerial map providing an aerial view of terrain and objects on the terrain. The map updating processor may also incorporate at least a portion of the map data into the virtual aerial map and generate an updated virtual aerial map.
US11104433B2	Aircraft float An aircraft float includes a float body configured to provide buoyancy to an aircraft, and a lower portion of the float body is configured to contact water. The lower portion of the float body includes a turbulator.
US11104418B2	Force feedback mechanism of an aircraft handling mini-stick and device for handling an aircraft having such a mechanism The force feedback device includes a stationary housing intended to be secured to an understructure of an aircraft, at least one spring opposing movement of a side-stick of the aircraft relative to the housing, and a transmission mechanism, which is supported by the housing movably and which is suitable for transmitting a rotational movement, around a first rotation axis, between the side-stick and said at least one spring, by applying a force law according to which a resistive force, opposed by said at least one spring, via the transmission mechanism, against the rotational movement of the side-stick around the first rotation axis, depends on an angular position of the side-stick around the first rotation axis. In order for this force feedback device to be more precise, compact and reliable, the transmission mechanism comprises a cam, which is suitable for being connected to the side-stick in rotation around the first rotation axis and which is provided with at least one profiled surface that is shaped so as to define at least one part of the force law, said at least one part of the force law including at least one force jump that corresponds to a discontinuity in intensity of the resistive force without changing the direction of the latter.
US11104410B2	Propeller-powered watercraft system and method of remote-controlled waterway navigation A propeller-powered propulsion system and method of remote-controlled waterway navigation is configured to navigate a waterway in a navigation route while being controlled remotely, and being tracked by a GPS system. The watercraft provides a watercraft body that carries a propeller subassembly having multiple propellers that operate independently of each other for variable propulsion and steering. A mobile communication device transmits a command signal to a receiver in the propeller subassembly. A microcontroller converts the command signal to a speed for each propeller, independently of the other. The propeller speeds create a disproportionate level of thrust from each propeller to enable remote controlled steering of the watercraft toward port and starboard directions, at variable speeds, and preprogrammed navigation routes. The mobile communication device also acquires location data of the watercraft body obtained by a GPS system. The microcontroller processes the location data to automate the navigation of the watercraft.
US11104406B2	Underwater mask with feeding and discharge system for breathing air An underwater mask includes a frame, a transparent part, a seal part mounted on the frame, and a snorkel. The seal part has a partition wall forming an upper and a lower chamber, the lower chamber receiving nose and mouth of the user. The two chambers communicate through a passage in the partition wall and a one-way valve so that air can pass only from the upper chamber to the lower chamber. The snorkel has first and second channels through which the upper and respectively lower chamber communicate with the outside. A connection end between snorkel and mask is fastened at an opening of the seal part to put the first channel of the snorkel in communication with the upper chamber of the mask, and further has a side inlet for a corresponding exhaust tube that puts the lower chamber in communication with the second channel of the snorkel.
US11104404B2	Stokes drifter The present disclosure relates to drifters that float and take measurements at, or very near, a surface of a body of water. The drifters may have a design that reduces wind force effects but does not diminish Stokes drift force effects. The drifters may have two opposing exterior surfaces with antennas and sensors on each of the opposing surfaces so that the drifters may always utilize at least some of the antennas and sensors, regardless of the drifter's orientation in the water.
US11104402B1	Methods and systems for producing boat components An additive manufacturing method ay includes depositing thermoplastic material with an additive manufacturing apparatus to form a first section of a mold of a marine article. The first section includes an interior surface having a shape corresponding to a first portion of a hull of the marine article and a support portion including a support surface, the support portion being integrally formed with the interior surface. The method also includes depositing thermoplastic material to form a second section of a mold of a marine article, the second section including an interior surface having a shape corresponding to a second portion of a hull of the marine article. The method also includes joining the first section and the first section together to form at least a portion of the mold.
US11104395B2	Dropper post assembly for a bicycle A dropper post assembly for supporting a bicycle seat can include an outer tube and an inner tube telescopically receivable in the outer tube and slidable within the outer tube between a retracted position in which a lower end of the inner tube is proximate a lower end of the outer tube and an extended position in which the lower end of the inner tube is axially spaced from the lower end of the outer tube. An actuator assembly may include an actuator body having a mounting portion connected to the lower end of the outer tube and a cartridge rod receiving portion, and may be configured so that when the inner tube is in the retracted position at least the upper surface of the cartridge rod receiving portion is nested within the inner tube.
US11104394B2	Vehicle with interchangeable drive modules Vehicles may be composed of a relatively few number of “modules” that are assembled together during a final assembly process. An example vehicle may include a body module, a first drive module coupled to a first end of the body module, and a second drive module coupled to a second end of the body module. One or both of the drive modules may include a pair of wheels, a battery, an electric drive motor, and/or a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. One or both of the drive modules may also include a crash structure to absorb impacts. If a component of a drive module fails or is damaged, the drive module can be quickly and easily replaced with a new drive module, minimizing vehicle down time.
US11104390B2	Motor vehicle with air-guide and drive A motor vehicle has a body; an air-guide, fastenable to the body; a drive to adjust the air-guide when the air-guide is fastened to the body; and connectors that connect the drive to the body. The connectors include first fastening elements and second fastening elements. The first fastening elements are insertable through cutouts in the body into the second fastening elements via a first position up to a second position. An orientation of the drive relative to the body is possible in the first position, and the second fastening elements exert a clamping force on the first fastening elements in the second position.
US11104389B2	Clamping system A clamping system for mating an I-Beam frame to an undercarriage is disclosed. The clamping system utilizes clamping brackets to secure the undercarriage to the trailer frame. The undercarriage has adapter sides oriented perpendicular to the undercarriage adapter bottom. The clamping brackets have two portions oriented perpendicular to each other. Holes are located in the clamping brackets to receive bolts or screws. The trailer frame is aligned onto the undercarriage and positioned such that proper tongue weight is applied. The clamping brackets are rigidly installed on the clamping bracket sides. Clamping screws are installed into the clamping brackets and torqued to a value such that a compressive force is applied between the bottom of the I-Beam and the undercarriage adapter bottom. The compressive force applied prevents unwanted relative motion between the I-Beam frame and the undercarriage during use.
US11104383B2	Vehicle front portion structure A vehicle front portion structure includes: a motor unit disposed at a vehicle front part; a suspension member disposed at the vehicle front part, the suspension member extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and deforming toward a vehicle lower side at a time of vehicle frontal collision; a left-right pair of front side motor mounts connecting a front part of the motor unit with the suspension member; a rear side motor mount connecting a central part, in a vehicle width direction, of a rear part of the motor unit with the suspension member; and a break mechanism that causes the rear side motor mount, which moves toward a vehicle rear side at a time of vehicle frontal collision, to break in the vehicle width direction.
US11104373B2	Radially preloaded rack bearing A rack and pinion steering system includes a housing, a rack, a pinion gear, and a radially preloaded rack bearing. The rack is supported by the housing, and the pinion gear is meshed to the rack. The radially preloaded rack bearing is supported and preloaded to the housing and is preloaded to the rack.
US11104363B2	Train operation planning support system According to one embodiment, a train operation planning support system displays a timetable of a train in which a first required time and a first buffer time are placed for running time of the train and a second required time and a second buffer time are placed for dwell time of the train. The first required time is time required for a train running between a departure station and an arrival station. The first buffer time is buffer time obtained by subtracting the first required time from running time of the train set as a target value. The second required time is time required for the train stopping at the arrival station. The second buffer time is buffer time obtained by subtracting the second required time from dwell time of the train which is set as a target value.
US11104360B2	Method of assembling railcar bogie, measurement jig, and railcar bogie A method of assembling a railcar bogie includes: a plate spring arranging step of making a pair of axle boxes support a plate spring extending in a car longitudinal direction, the axle boxes being arranged away from each other in the car longitudinal direction; a bogie frame arranging step of placing a bogie frame directly or indirectly on a longitudinal direction middle portion of the plate spring from above, the bogie frame including a side wall on which an opening is formed, the side wall covering the plate spring from an outside in a car width direction; and a measuring step of measuring a positional deviation between the plate spring and the bogie frame in the car longitudinal direction through the opening.
US11104354B2	Apparatus and method for recommending function of vehicle The present disclosure provides an apparatus for recommending a function of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device, an output device configured to provide information to a user of the vehicle, a memory, and a processor configured to be electrically connected with the communication circuit, the output device, and the memory. The processor is configured to obtain a message associated with the user of the vehicle from an external device using the communication circuit, extract event information associated with movement of the user from the message associated with the user, and when a specified condition corresponding to the event information is met, output a notification of recommending execution of a task associated with the event information using the output device.
US11104350B2	Wireless vehicle control of vehicle sensor calibration environment Sensors coupled to a vehicle are calibrated using a calibration environment that includes sensor targets, and optionally includes a motorized turntable that rotates the vehicle to different orientations, with the sensors capturing data at each orientation. The vehicle's computer identifies representations of the sensor targets within the data captured by the sensors, determines whether characteristics such as lighting or positioning of the representations of the sensor targets are optimal for calibration, sends signals to lighting systems or motorized target movement systems if necessary to adjust those characteristics, and calibrates the sensor based on the representations of the sensor targets.
US11104328B2	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 on the basis of an operation command acquired from an operator located outside the vehicle. This method includes detecting movement of the operator; calculating an anxiety level of the operator from the movement of the operator; and when the anxiety level is less than a predetermined threshold, parking the vehicle in accordance with a first control instruction that is preliminarily set in the control instruction, while when the anxiety level is not less than the predetermined threshold, calculating a second control instruction obtained by limiting a control range of the first control instruction, and parking the vehicle in accordance with the second control instruction.
US11104327B2	Method for automated parking of a vehicle A method for automated parking of a vehicle includes providing image data captured by at least one vision sensor of the vehicle to an electronic control unit (ECU), and providing a parking scene map to the ECU. A free parking space present in the parking scene map is selected as a target parking space, and a parking path from a current vehicle location to the target parking space is formulated. The vehicle is autonomously maneuvered along the parking path towards the target parking space. Responsive to detection of a pedestrian in the target parking space or along the parking path, the vehicle is stopped until the detected pedestrian moves out of the target parking space or out of the parking path. After the detected pedestrian has moved out of the target parking space or out of the parking path, the vehicle continues autonomous maneuvering along the parking path towards the target parking space.
US11104321B2	Method for putting into operation a brake system with predefined approval specifications and system for putting into operation a brake system with predefined approval specifications The invention relates to a method and to a system for putting into service a brake system having specified approval prerequisites, in particular wherein the brake system is a pneumatic and/or hydraulic braking system, in particular a pneumatic and/or hydraulic braking system of a rail vehicle, wherein the control data set for the brake system is set on the basis of a real reference operation and a virtual test operation in such a way that the specified approval prerequisites are achieved.
US11104318B2	Parking brake apparatus for a vehicle A parking brake apparatus is provided for a vehicle having components of a parking brake system and devices for providing a plurality of output signals indicative of a plurality of vehicle factors. The parking brake apparatus comprises an electronic controller that monitors the output signals indicative of a plurality of vehicle factors, monitors for a pre-startup sequence of the plurality of vehicle factors having been met, monitors for a driver request to unpark the vehicle, monitors for a pre-release sequence of the plurality of vehicle factors having been met, and applies one or more control signals to components of the parking brake system to release parking brakes based upon a valid pre-startup sequence of the plurality of vehicle factors having been met, a driver request to unpark the vehicle, and at least one valid pre-release sequence of the plurality of vehicle factors having been met.
US11104307B2	Apparatus and method for controlling axle rotation during axle replacement Unlike axle replacement on vehicles, where the weight of the vehicle and air-assisted tools may be used, replacement of axle shafts in confined spaces (e.g. benchtop testing rigs) demand improved methods for controlling axle rotation during loosening and tightening of hub nuts. The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling axle rotation during axle shaft replacement in confined spaces. The apparatus further includes a safety mechanism to prevent accidental team member injury caused by an independently rotating axle. Additionally, the disclosure describes a method of the apparatus for efficient loosening and tightening of hub nuts, reducing team member physical burden and expediting axle shaft replacement.
US11104306B2	Method and system for treating the surface of a vehicle A method for treating the surface of a vehicle by means of at least one rotating treatment brush. The treatment brush comprises treatment elements, the surfaces of which are brought into frictional contact with the vehicle surface during the treatment. According to the method, a reference measurement is carried out, in which the treatment brush is set in rotation and is moved into a defined position relative to a reference element, such that the surfaces of the handling elements are brought into frictional contact with the surface of the reference element, and in this case the value of the frictional force is measured directly or indirectly. During the treatment of the vehicle surface, the treatment brush is controlled as a function of the value of the frictional force measured during the reference measurement. A system for treating the surface of a vehicle by means of which this method can be carried out.
US11104304B2	Wiper arm device to clean a vehicle windshield and use of the wiper arm device The invention relates to a wiper arm device (100) for cleaning a vehicle window (1), with a wiper arm head (10) that can be at least indirectly connected by means of a wiper arm rod (22) with a wiper blade (5) at a first end region with a drive shaft (12) and a second end region lying opposite the first end region, wherein the wiper arm rod (22) is pivotably mounted on the side facing the wiper arm head (10) in a first pivoting axis (20). It is provided according to the invention that a spacer device (40) is arranged on the wiper arm rod (22), and designed to hold the wiper arm rod (22) a constant distance (a) away from the vehicle window (1).
US11104301B2	Autonomous driving vehicle and driverless transportation system When an autonomous driving vehicle picks a user up, a control device performs departure condition confirmation processing. The departure condition confirmation processing includes first authentication processing that performs authentication of the user outside the autonomous driving vehicle based on first authentication information, door lock release processing that releases a door lock in response to the completion of the first authentication processing, second authentication information provision processing that makes the user acquire second authentication information different from the first authentication information in response to the completion of the first authentication processing, second authentication processing that performs authentication of the user inside a vehicle cabin of the autonomous driving vehicle based on the second authentication information, and start permission processing that permits the start of the autonomous driving vehicle in a case where the second authentication processing is completed.
US11104299B2	Electronic car key and communication system An electronic vehicle key and a communication system wherein the cryptographic material stored in the secure memory of the electronic vehicle key is alterable by a command received from a first communication device or a second communication device to provide multiple vehicles flexibly using personal electronic vehicle key without being dependent, during use, on access to an external database.
US11104298B2	Assembly module for a motor vehicle comprising an optical sensor system and an emergency actuation means The invention relates to an assembly module (20) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising an optical sensor system (30) which is suitable a) for monitoring a detection area (21) located outside of the vehicle (1), b) if a user (10) is detected in the detection area (21), for triggering a signal to commence an authentication check between an ID transponder (13) and the motor vehicle (1), c) for monitoring an actuation area (22) which is located outside of the vehicle (1) and which is different from the detection area (21), d) if a user (10) is detected in the actuation area (22), for providing a working signal for the vehicle (1), wherein an emergency actuation means (90) is provided for additionally triggering the working signal, which emergency actuation means is suitable e) for providing a working signal for the vehicle (1) via an activation of the emergency actuation means (90) by a body part (11, 12) of the user (10).
US11104291B1	Occupant safety systems Occupant safety systems suitable for use in both traditional and opposed seating systems include various combinations of passive safety components: sensors that provides an output signal indicative of an imminent collision, seats selectively moveable relative to seat support structures in response to the output signal, inflatable restraints deployable from lap portions of a tensioned restraint based on the output signal, airbags deployable from a roof of a vehicle based on the output signal, cabin dividers deployable from a side of a cabin of the vehicle or the roof of the vehicle based on the output signal, and curtain airbags deployable between an occupant and the side of the cabin of the vehicle based on the output signal.
US11104290B2	Vehicle airbag door with stress guiding features A vehicle interior panel for use over a deployable airbag includes a substrate that splits during airbag deployment to form an airbag door on one side of a tear seam that pivots away from another portion of the substrate on an opposite side of the tear seam. One or more relief lines are formed in the substrate in a manner that allows the airbag door to preferentially bend along each relief line during airbag deployment. This bending concentrates forces from the deploying airbag to particular and sequential portions of the tear seam to improve tear seam function.
US11104289B2	Airbag device [Problem] To provide an airbag device capable of controlling flow of gas discharged from an inflator. [Resolution Means] The airbag device is an airbag device that expands and deploys in a vehicle passenger compartment of a vehicle and restrains a passenger sitting in a first seat from a side, including: a cushion 41 provided with a horizontal portion 41d that deploys in a horizontal direction of the vehicle in an expanded and deployed state and a protruding portion 41e that deploys in an upward direction of the vehicle from a center portion of the horizontal portion 41d; a diffuser that is secured inside the cushion 41, that is open in the horizontal direction of the vehicle, closed in a downward direction of the vehicle, and partially or entirely closed in a direction toward the protruding portion; and an inflator 42 that is secured to the first seat, provided inside the diffuser, and that discharges gas for expansion and deployment.
US11104285B2	Vehicle collision prediction algorithm using radar sensor and ultrasonic park assist sensor A method and apparatus of predicting a crash are provided. The method includes detecting coordinates of a target obstacle based on first coordinate information of a radar sensor and second coordinate information of an ultrasonic sensor, translating the second coordinate information to the coordinate system of the first coordinate information and generating translated coordinate information, estimating a position, speed, and acceleration of a vehicle if the vehicle is a predetermined distance from the target obstacle based on the translated coordinate information, determining a potential crash type between the vehicle and the target obstacle based on the estimated position, speed and acceleration of the vehicle, determining a three-dimensional movement trajectory based on the estimated position, speed and acceleration of the vehicle and the determined crash type, and predicting a crash point of the vehicle, a crash point of the target object and a crash time based on the three-dimensional movement trajectory.
US11104276B2	Vehicle console assembly having an integrated mounting structure A vehicle floor console assembly includes a console body including a bin integrally formed with the console body, and a support structure integrally formed with the console body and extending from a rear wall of the bin. The support structure includes a support hinge knuckle. The vehicle floor console assembly further includes a lid including a lid hinge knuckle rotatably coupled to the support hinge knuckle, and an end panel coupled to the support structure. A front portion of the end panel together with the console body defines an end panel interface. The end panel interface is substantially flush with the rear wall of the bin.
US11104274B2	Mirror assemblies for vehicles The invention relates to a mirror assembly (1) for a vehicle, comprising a housing having a first housing portion (12); a second housing portion (14), which is removably connected to the first housing portion (12) to define a recess therebetween; and a mirror mounted within the housing. A flexible engagement member (30) is provided between the first housing portion (12) and the second housing portion, the flexible engagement member (30) extending along at least a portion of an interface (18) between the first and the second housing portions. The flexible engagement member (30) comprises a first member portion first member portion (40) which extends inside the housing recess and which is releasably connected to at least one portion of the housing, and an second member portion (32) which extends from first member portion (40) to at least an outer surface of the housing (10). The second member portion (32) also extends at the interface (18) between a portion of a peripheral wall of the first housing portion (12) and a portion of a peripheral wall of the second housing portion (14). An operator can apply a force to the second member portion (32) of the flexible engagement member (30) to at least partially deform and/or displace the first member portion (40).
US11104272B2	System for assisted operator safety using an HMD A system and method for providing assisted safety to an operator of a vehicle using a head-mounted display that provides displayed content and a see-through view of a surrounding environment, includes determining whether the operator is looking through the windshield of the vehicle or is not looking through the windshield, if the user is looking through the windshield, preventing displayed content from being provided within a display field of view of the head-mounted display, thereby providing an unencumbered see-through view of the surrounding environment, if the user is not looking through the windshield, providing displayed content for viewing by the user within the display field of view, and if important information relating to the safety of the vehicle is detected by a system associated with the vehicle while the user is looking not looking through the windshield, interrupting the displayed content and providing an alert to the operator.
US11104263B2	Load securing bar The invention relates to a load securing bar for a load securing system with lashing points that have at least one tie bar (24), which has hook-shaped form fitting elements (9) on the ends of the load securing bar, wherein there are two hook-shaped form fitting elements (9) located on at least one, preferably both, of the ends of the load securing bar, which open toward one another, and which are spaced apart in a first open position, at least at their free ends, for receiving a tie bar (24), and are disposed such that they hook onto the tie bar in a form fitting manner when they are in a second, preferably lockable, closed position.
US11104261B2	Seat and cargo module quick attachment method A vehicular module attachment assembly includes a vehicular cabin module having a peg that includes a foot. A locking device is slidably coupled to the peg. A slot is formed in a cabin floor including first and second grooves configured to retain the foot. The locking device adjusts between an unlocked position, wherein the peg is slidable between the first and second grooves, and a locked position, wherein the peg is retained in the second groove.
US11104253B2	Flexible heat exchanger for thermal control of seating surfaces The present invention comprises a flexible heat exchange assembly for heating and thermal control the surface of a seat that is designed to prevent the blockage of fluid flow due to the pressure of an occupant's weight, which generally consists of formed layers that create passages through which a heat exchange fluid flows. The upper surface seat cushioning material is formed such that there are recesses into which these fluid passages rest, thereby preventing the blockage of fluid flow when the pressure from the weight of an occupant deforms the cushion.
US11104244B2	Method for charging a plug-in electric vehicle via another plug-in electric vehicle A system for a vehicle includes a bidirectional power converter, a vehicle controller configured to, in response to a pilot signal indicating a connection to a charging station, cause the converter to initiate power flow from the station to the vehicle, and an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) controller configured to, in response to detecting a connection to another vehicle, generate the pilot signal to cause the converter to generate power to transfer to the another vehicle.
US11104234B2	Power architecture for a vehicle such as an off-highway vehicle The present disclosure relates to a power distribution architecture for an off-road vehicle. The power distribution architecture includes a work circuit and a propel circuit and is configured for facilitating bi-directional power exchange between the work circuit and the propel circuit.
US11104230B2	Multi-source power management for a transport refrigeration system A method for power management of a transport refrigeration system electrically connected to a utility power source. The method including determining an operating mode for the transport refrigeration system based on one or more of an amount of utility power available from the utility power source to the transport refrigeration system, a current cost of the utility power, and a noise or emission regulation for operating a prime mover. A transport refrigeration system unit that includes a transport refrigeration unit and a controller configured to receive power from a utility power source or a primary energy source. The controller also configured to determine an operating mode for the transport refrigeration system based on one or more of an amount of utility power available from the utility power source to the transport refrigeration system, a current cost of the utility power, and a noise or emission regulation for operating the prime mover.
US11104213B2	Optimized hatch posts Vehicle hatch comprising at least one lateral post, to which a rear window is attached, the post forming a profile having an open cross section and comprising a first and a second U-shaped cavity that each comprise two walls. The first cavity is oriented towards the median plane of the vehicle and comprises a rear wall and a front wall, and the second cavity is oriented towards the rear of the vehicle and comprises an inside wall and an outside wall. The front wall of the first cavity is arranged so as to be continuous with the outside wall of the second cavity, and the rear wall of the first cavity is separated from the inside wall of the second cavity so as to free up a free space that allows for access to the inner portion of the profile.
US11104209B2	Laminated glass Provided is a laminated glass (10), including: a core material (11) including a resin sheet (12); and a first glass sheet (13a) and a second glass sheet (13b) each being laminated on respective surfaces of the core material (11) via an adhesive layer (15a) or (15b). Each of thicknesses of the first glass sheet (13a) and the second glass sheet (13b) is smaller than a thickness of the core material (11). The first glass sheet (13a) has a cover sheet (14) made of a resin laminated on an outer surface thereof via an adhesive layer (15c). With this, the laminated glass has a light weight, and its partial breakage due to collision with a flying object can be suppressed. Each of the thicknesses of the first glass sheet (13a) and the second glass sheet (13b) is preferably ⅕ or less of the thickness of the core material (11).
US11104202B2	Vehicle HVAC airflow system A vehicle airflow system includes a centrifugal fan and an air diffuser. The centrifugal fan is configured to direct air radially outward from a rotational axis of the fan. The air diffuser has a plurality of air deflectors that are disposed radially about the fan. The air deflectors have curved surfaces. Each curved surface defines an airflow channel that has an inlet extending radially outward from a periphery of the centrifugal fan and an outlet extending axially away from the diffuser relative to the rotational axis of the fan.
US11104200B2	Method for producing an axle component The disclosure relates to a method for producing an axle component for a motor vehicle, in which at least two metallic axle parts are joined integrally to one another. The axle component is a twist beam axle, in which lateral trailing arms are connected to each other via a transverse profile. In order to establish a target geometry of the axle component, the heat induced by a welding operation is utilized. The welding operation can be a specifically positioned weld, an additional weld or a blind weld. The heat of welding is utilized in order to achieve a compensation deformation and to compensate for distortion states and/or to align the axle component.
US11104199B2	Suspension control system for vehicle A suspension control system includes: a pitch moment computation unit configured to compute a target pitch moment; a distribution ratio computation unit configured to compute a front and rear distribution ratio based on a roll rate and a vehicle speed, to compute a front distribution ratio based on the roll rate and the vehicle speed, and to compute a rear distribution ratio based on the roll rate and the vehicle speed; and a damping force computation unit configured to compute target damping forces of the dampers corresponding to respective front wheels based on the target pitch moment, the front and rear distribution ratio, and the front distribution ratio, and to compute target damping forces of the dampers corresponding to respective rear wheels based on the target pitch moment, the front and rear distribution ratio, and the rear distribution ratio.
US11104193B2	Combination tandem puller A combination tandem puller for releasing a trailer from a tractor in a tractor trailer includes a shaft section having a first end and a second end, a handle attached to the first end of the shaft section, a hook section attached to the second end of the shaft section, and a forked tab attached to and extending from the shaft section.
US11104191B2	Vertically articulating trailer hitch receiver for vehicle A vertically articulating trailer hitch assembly for use with a vehicle, and particularly for use with an autonomous vehicle. The trailer hitch assembly is pivotally attached to the vehicle frame. The hitch assembly is allowed to swing away from the vehicle frame from a lowered position in which the trailer ball is uncoupled from the hitch coupler of the trailer to a raised position in which the trailer ball is coupled to the hitch coupler. The hitch assembly typically includes a receiver that has a long axis. The vehicle frame has a long axis. When the hitch assembly is in its lowered position, the long axis of the receiver is out of alignment with the long axis of the frame. When the hitch assembly is in its raised position, the long axis of the receiver is aligned with the long axis of the frame.
US11104186B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a plurality of protrusion portions extending along a tire side surface of a tire side portion in a direction that intersects a tire circumferential direction and a tire radial direction; the plurality of protrusion portions each including an intermediate portion in an extension direction that includes a highest position of projection height from the tire side surface, and tip portions on either side of the intermediate portion in the extension direction that include a lowest position of projection height from the tire side surface, at least the intermediate portion being only disposed inward of a tire maximum width position in the tire radial direction; and a ratio of a total width (SW) to an outer diameter (OD) satisfying the relationship SW/OD≤0.3.
US11104178B2	Card with layers on one side A method of processing sheet stock in the creation of plastic cards, such as gift cards or credit cards that include special effects and/or security measures. A card formed by such methods is also disclosed. The method provides for two or more dissimilar materials to be bonded together while maintaining the integrity of the card and as any graphics, security features, and/or special effects provided thereon. Thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers are placed between a first material layer and a second material layer of the sheet stock. The thermoset and thermobond adhesive layers allow the first and second material layers to move independently and to expand and contract at different rates relative to each other. The adhesive layers enable the sheet stock to be rolled up for shipping or storage and further enable the end product produced therefrom to have a planar profile.
US11104175B1	Sheet processing apparatus, image forming system, and sheet processing method A sheet processing apparatus includes a stapler, a translating actuator, a rotating actuator, and a controller. The stapler is configured to bind a plurality of sheets together. The translating actuator is configured to translate the stapler. The rotating actuator is coupled to the translating actuator and configured to rotate the stapler. The controller is configured to (a) receive an instruction input, (b) determine a target position and a target angle of the stapler based on the instruction input, (c) control the translating actuator to move the stapler to the target position, (d) control the rotating actuator to rotate the stapler to the target angle, and (e) control the stapler to bind the plurality of sheets together while the stapler is at the target position and the target angle.
US11104170B2	Method for verifying the authenticity of printed printing materials by using a dynamic mask A method for verifying the authenticity of printed printing materials includes applying a random pattern to a printing material during a printing procedure in a first step. The printed printing materials are captured by a first electronic reading device during a production run, the captured data are transmitted to a computer and encrypted data are generated in the computer from the captured data of the applied random pattern. In a second step the printed printing material is at least partly scanned by using a second electronic reader and the authenticity of the printed printing material is ascertained from the scanned image data by a comparison with the encrypted data of the random pattern. A dynamically generated mask is used in the computer for selecting the random pattern when generating the encrypted data of the random pattern on the printed printing material.
US11104169B2	Method and system for building painted three-dimensional objects Methods of printing a three-dimensional object, layer by layer are provided. Layers are formed by a bulk inner region which may be formed by depositing a transparent material, a white material, a colored material or a combination thereof, and a color outline which includes voxels formed by depositing a colored building material.
US11104152B2	Liquid discharging apparatus and liquid discharging method A liquid discharging apparatus is provided with a head including a plurality of nozzle groups, a main scanning portion that scans the head in a main scanning direction, a sub-scanning portion that relatively moves the head and the medium in a sub-scanning direction, which intersects the main scanning direction, and a control portion, in which the control portion acquires a possible printing Duty of a predetermined nozzle group on the basis of a number of occurrences of non-discharging nozzles in the predetermined nozzle group, compares a set printing Duty that the predetermined nozzle group is to print among an overall printing Duty, and the possible printing Duty. and supplements a printing Duty with another nozzle group in a case in which the possible printing Duty is smaller than the set printing Duty.
US11104150B2	Valve housing rotation prevention In some examples, an apparatus can include a pawl including an anti-rotation surface and a spring, and a valve housing including a wedge, where the spring biases the pawl to a first position in response to the valve housing being at a closed position such that the wedge of the valve housing contacts the anti-rotation surface of the pawl to prevent rotation of the valve housing at the first position of the pawl.
US11104147B2	Flow channel pressure measurement A differential pressure sensor is used for measuring or identifying a pressure difference, for example to determine a movement or speed of fluid in a fluid conduit or printer re-circulation conduit. The differential pressure sensor determines the difference between an air pressure and a fluid pressure, wherein the fluid is moving in a flow channel. The flow channel includes a surface conveying a fluid between a first port and second port. An opening in the surface of the flow channel provides a fluid communication between the differential pressure sensor and fluid. Moreover, the sensor is arranged in air communication with the pressure box, such as to allow the differential pressure sensor to identify the pressure difference between the air pressure in the pressure box and the fluid pressure in the flow channel.
US11104143B2	Image-recording device issuing notification concerning quantity of liquid in tank In an image-recording device, a cartridge has a first chamber and a outlet. A mount body includes a tank, first and second sensors. The tank has an inlet, and a second chamber. The liquid in the first chamber flows into the second chamber via the outlet and the inlet. The first sensor outputs a first signal when a level of the liquid in the second chamber is higher than a first position, and outputs a second signal when the level is lower than the first position. The second sensor outputs a third signal when the level is higher than a second position higher than the first position, and outputs the fourth signal when the level is lower than the second position. A controller controls a notification device to issue a notification if a condition based on the first and second signals is satisfied.
US11104137B2	Liquid discharging apparatus Provided is a liquid discharging apparatus including a liquid discharging unit configured to discharge a liquid, and a dummy discharge receptacle including an absorbing member configured to absorb a liquid dummy-discharged by the liquid discharging unit, wherein the liquid discharging unit discharges a liquid having a resin content of 5% by mass or greater, and wherein the absorbing member of the dummy discharge receptacle is formed of melamine foam.
US11104133B2	Liquid discharging head A liquid discharging head, having a first pressure chamber group, a second pressure chamber group, and a common flow path, is provided. The first pressure chamber group and the second pressure chamber group each have a plurality of pressure chambers arrayed in a first direction. The second pressure chamber group aligns with the first pressure chamber group along a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The common flow path extends in the first direction. The common flow path communicates with each of the pressure chambers belonging to the first pressure chamber group and the second pressure chamber group. The common flow path has a supplying opening at one end thereof and a returning opening at the other end thereof in the first direction. The common flow path is located between the first pressure chamber group and the second pressure chamber group in the second direction.
US11104127B2	Material displacement A method comprises: providing a first stream of discrete volumes (908b) of material, and directing a pulsed laser beam (912) at a first discrete volume (908b) of material in the first stream of discrete volumes of material so as to interact with the first discrete volume of material and thereby displace the first discrete volume away from the first stream. An apparatus and a system for achieving such steps are also disclosed.
US11104116B2	Method for dismantling solar cell module for recycling According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for dismantling a solar cell module for recycling comprises the steps of: providing a silicon solar cell module in which a silicon solar cell element and one side of glass are bonded together by a sealing agent and a transparent conductive material layer is coated between the side of the glass and the sealing agent; applying a high voltage between the transparent conductive material layer and the other side of the glass; and separating the glass and sealing agent by exposing the silicon solar cell module having the transparent conductive material layer discolored by application of the high voltage to a moisture environment.
US11104109B2	Reversible recording medium and exterior member A reversible recording medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first layer that reversibly changes between an achromatic state and a transparent state, and a second layer that reversibly changes between a chromatic state and a transparent state.
US11104104B2	Container for emanating volatile substances The invention relates to a container for emanating volatile substances, The container comprises a container body which has at least one opening and is closed by a lid film. The lid film comprises an outer multi-layer film having at least one barrier layer impermeable to the volatile substances, a coextruded inner multi-layer film having at least one layer permeable to the volatile substances. The coextruded inner multi-layer film is bonded on one side to the outer multi-layer film and on another side to the container. The coextruded inner multi-layer film consists of at least a polyethylene layer, a release layer comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of EVOH and PETg, a peelable interface interposed between the release layer and a layer permeable to the volatile substances, whereby said permeable layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of mVLDLLDPE, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, and ethylene n-butyl acrylate copolymer.
US11104101B2	Systems and methods for sealing an airbag inflator base Systems and methods are disclosed in which a seal is formed between an interior of an airbag inflator base and an exterior environment. A polymeric member of a membrane seal can form a solid state bond with an overmold of an electrical connector of an initiator of an airbag inflator. Furthermore, an adhesive film of the membrane seal can bond to the airbag inflator base at a position disposed at least partially around a recess through which the overmold couples an initiator to the airbag inflator base.
US11104090B2	Control system for tire injection filling mixing machine A method of controlling operation of a tire filling mixing machine, by: (a) mixing a rubber/polyurethane and a catalyst in a first mixer to form a virgin polyurethane; (b) grinding cured polyurethane core bits in a grinder; (c) mixing the virgin material and the ground material in a second mixer thereby forming a mixed flatproofing material; (d) injecting the mixed flatproofing material into a tire; (e) measuring the ratio of ground material to virgin material in the mixed flatproofing material; (f) comparing the measured ratio of ground material to virgin material to a pre-stored preferred ratio of ground material to virgin material; and (g) increasing or decreasing the relative percentages of virgin material and ground material entering the second mixer by an amount that is a fraction of the difference between the measured ratio and the pre-stored preferred ratio.
US11104088B2	Method for checking a continuous elongated element during the building of a tyre for vehicle wheels A method for checking a continuous elongated element during the building of a tyre for vehicle wheels. A beam of an electromagnetic radiation is projected on a section of the continuous elongated element dispensed by a dispensing head and interposed between the dispensing head and a first contact area of the continuous elongated element with a radially outer surface of a tyre being processed. An image of a radiation reflected by the section is acquired. A first parameter related to the image is detected, and the first parameter is compared with a second reference parameter.
US11104084B2	Method and system for reworking a composite laminate A method for reworking a composite laminate comprising a plurality of tapes, comprising the following steps: detecting the occurrence of a defect on a tape of composite material while the tape is being laid up; continuing the lay-up of the defective tape until a tape length is formed which surpasses a manufacturing length of the tape; catching the part of the defective tape that surpasses the manufacturing length of the tap; cutting the defective tape in the part of the defective tape that surpasses the manufacturing length of the tape; removing from the laminate the caught defective tape by the catching system, and laying-up a replacement tape in the place of the removed defective tape.
US11104083B2	Method and device for joining a lens with a housing of a lighting device for a motor vehicle A method for joining a lens with a housing of a lighting device for a motor vehicle, having the steps: positioning the housing in a receiving device of a welding device, said housing having on its underside at least one fastener for attaching the lighting device in the motor vehicle, identifying the position of the at least one fastener relative to the receiving device, calculating a correction value on the basis of the identified position of the at least one fastener, and moving the lens held in a holding device of the welding device in the direction of the housing along a travel distance and welding the lens to the housing.
US11104073B2	Build material container There is provided a 3D printing build material container (31) comprising a reinforcement structure (34), a collapsible reservoir (33) to hold build material, a build material outlet structure (313), at least one first inlet structure (314, 316), and a second inlet structure (315). The reinforcement structure encloses an airtight space and the reservoir is disposed within the reinforcement structure. The build material outlet (313) structure is to allow build material to exit the reservoir. The at least one first inlet structure (314, 316) is to allow recycled build material to enter the reservoir and to selectively allow a gas to enter the reservoir. The second inlet structure (315) is to selectively allow a gas to enter a space between the reservoir and the reinforcement structure.
US11104059B2	Reinforced fused-deposition modeling An apparatus for manufacturing an object includes an extrusion head having an extrusion needle for extruding thermoplastic material associated with one or more fiber strands. The apparatus may further include a turn-table, a more robotic arm for moving the extrusion head and needle, thermoplastic filament and fiber strand spools and thermoplastic filament and fiber strands. A controller is provided for directing the robotic arm, extrusion head and the turn-table. Further, a method for manufacturing an object includes generating a design for the object that substantially satisfies desired structural properties of the object and generating a sequence for extruding one or more beads of thermoplastic material to manufacture the object according to the design, in which the one or more beads of thermoplastic material are associated with one or more fiber strands. The one or more beads of thermoplastic material and the associated one or more fiber strands are then extruded according to the sequence.
US11104057B2	Imprint apparatus and method of imprinting a partial field In an embodiment, an imprint apparatus can include a substrate holder having a chucking region and a recessed support section; and a template holder, wherein the chucking region has more area as compared to a template region. In another embodiment, an imprint apparatus can include gas zones; and a gas controller that can be configured to adjust pressures within the gas zones to induce a convex curvature of a partial field of a workpiece used with the imprint apparatus. A method can include providing a workpiece within an imprint apparatus, wherein the workpiece includes a substrate and a formable material; and initially contacting a template with the formable material at a location spaced apart from the periphery of a partial field. In a particular embodiment, the method can further include modulating the substrate to form a convex shape contacting the template with the formable material.
US11104052B2	Increased rubber-to-nylon adhesion by ozone treatment An arrangement includes an extruder crosshead, and an innermost rubber tube having an input portion a resident portion residing in the extruder crosshead, and an output portion. The arrangement further includes an ozone stream evolved from an ozone source, where the ozone stream is introduced into an ozone cavity of the extruder crosshead, and a continuous molten barrier forming material which is movable through a flow cavity in the extruder crosshead. A portion of the continuous molten barrier forming material which is emitted from the extruder crosshead is exposed to the ozone stream on an inner side of the portion to provide a heterogeneous surfaced barrier layer. The arrangement also includes a barrier coated rubber tube including the heterogeneous surfaced barrier layer and the output portion of the innermost rubber tube, where the heterogeneous surfaced barrier layer is disposed outward from the output portion of the innermost rubber tube.
US11104047B2	Transfer film, method for producing a transfer film, use of a transfer film, and method for coating a component A transfer film includes a carrier film and a transfer ply, wherein the transfer film is provided for transferring the transfer ply to a component. A deep-drawing membrane is arranged between the carrier film and the transfer ply. A method for producing a transfer film as well as the use of a transfer film and a method for coating a component with a transfer film.
US11104045B1	Device for preparing thermally conductive sheet with graphene fibers in an oriented arrangement A device for preparing a thermally conductive sheet with graphene fibers in an oriented arrangement includes a first mold and a second mold. The first mold is configured to press a first cuboid block, and the second mold is configured to repeatedly press the first cuboid block. The first mold is provided with a first mold groove. A first mold cover covers an opening end of the first mold groove, and the first mold cover and the first mold are configured to press the first cuboid block. A second mold groove is arranged on one side of the second mold, and a second mold cover is arranged at an opening end of the second mold groove. A movable thickness limiting block is arranged at a side of the second mold cover adjacent to the second mold groove, and is configured to be clamped in the second mold groove.
US11104043B2	Thermal extrusion method to fabricate large-dimension superhydrophobic cylinder pillar arrays with droplet pancake bouncing phenomenon A thermal extrusion method to fabricate large-dimension superhydrophobic cylinder pillar arrays with droplet pancake bouncing phenomenon. Preparing thermal extrusion mold: the through-hole arrays with 0.8˜1.25 mm diameter, 0.25 mm interval space and 0.6˜1.0 mm height are first obtained on metals, and are then polished, rinsed and dried. Thermal extrusion: polymer materials are first thermally extruded on the obtained mold and cooled to room temperature. Demold: excess polymer materials flowing from the through hole are cut off and then the polymer cylinder pillar arrays are lifted off from the mold. Superhydrophobic treatment: the whole polymer sample is treated using mixed liquid spray consisting of titanium oxide nanoparticles dispersed in fluoroalkylsilane ethanol solution, and the superhydrophobic cylinder pillar arrays are obtained. The method is easy to operate, low-cost, recyclable, effective for different polymer materials, and can obtain cylinder pillar arrays with large dimensions, which can realize efficient large-area and industrial fabrication of the droplet pancake bouncing surfaces.
US11104028B2	Fences for table saws Fences for use in table saws are disclosed. One embodiment may include an actuator, handle or lever to lock and unlock the fence from the table, where the actuator, handle or lever is positioned substantially above the tabletop and substantially within the perimeter of the table (including any rail associated with the table). Another embodiment may include an actuator, handle or lever to lock and unlock the fence from the table, where the actuator, handle or lever is positioned along a top surface of the fence and configured so that the fence unclamps from the saw when the actuator, handle or lever is pressed. The fence may be configured to include a material support shelf that is selectably extendable and retractable.
US11104020B2	Razor handle and method of manufacture A razor handle and method of manufacture, the razor handle having a connection member for connecting a razor blade cartridge to the handle, a core member, a cap member attached to the core member and an overmolded member surrounding the core member and bounded by the cap member, where the overmolded member and cap member form portions of the exterior surface of the handle.
US11104018B2	Safety razor with comb and blade A safety razor removes hair from skin using the cutting blade comprising a sharp edge along an elongated side of a planar surface. An outer comb has a row of outer teeth running along the planar surface on an outside of the cutting blade, each outer tooth is substantially perpendicular to the sharp edge and spaced with a gap between the row of the outer teeth and the planar surface of the cutting blade. Ends of the row of outer teeth comprise outer teeth tips. An inner guard runs along the planar surface on an inside of the cutting blade. The sharp edge of cutting blade is recessed up to a skin surface contour, the skin surface contour defined by the outer teeth tips and an edge of the inner guard. The sharp edge of cutting blade longitudinally bends to cause further recess relative to the skin surface contour.
US11104017B2	Hair cutter blade gap adjustment system A hair cutting system includes a handle defining a longitudinal axis, a strut mounted to the handle and a hair cutting blade assembly coupled to the strut. The cutting blade assembly includes a stationary blade defining cutting teeth having blade edges and a movable blade defining cutting teeth having blade edges and capable of reciprocal movement relative to the stationary blade in a horizontal direction. The movable blade and the stationary blade are movable relative to each other in a longitudinal direction to adjust a longitudinal position of the movable blade relative to the stationary blade to selectively vary a distance between the blade edges of the stationary blade and the blade edges of the movable blade. A releasable lock is configured to selectively lock and release the stationary blade and the movable blade with respect to each other in the longitudinal direction.
US11104013B2	Cutting device The apparatus has a blade retaining member that is elongated in a longitudinal direction, a recess disposed in the blade retaining member, the recess having a first portion extending in the longitudinal direction and a second portion extending in a radial direction, a protruding portion that extends from the blade retaining member in the longitudinal direction, and a protrusion disposed on the protruding portion. The recess is a first attachment portion configured to removably attach the removably-attachable blade cartridge to a first cutting device. The protrusion is a second attachment portion configured to removably attach the removably-attachable blade cartridge to a second cutting device.
US11104010B2	Workpiece gripping hand, hand system, and robot system A workpiece gripping hand includes a first movable member and a second movable member which cooperate with each other to grip an object, a first drive unit which linearly moves the first movable member, a support unit which rotatably supports the second movable member, a link member which is linked to the first movable member and the second movable member, and which rotates the second movable member by transmitting a linear motion of the first movable member to the second movable member, and a second drive unit which moves the support unit to change a position of a center of rotation of the second movable member.
US11104002B2	Robot apparatus A plurality of robot arms are each provided with indication devices that have indicators which indicate operability states of at least one other robot arm different from the robot arm on which the indication device is provided. Alternatively or in addition, the indication devices have indicators which indicate operability states of a respective robot arm upon which the indication devices are provided. Robot control devices which control operations of the robot arms communicate through a local area network (LAN) to share information regarding the states of the robot arms. Indication drive signals for the indication devices are generated based on states of servo control signals and/or brake control signals for the robot arms.
US11103991B2	Assisted lifting devices An assisted lifting device includes an adjustable sleeve configured to be worn on an arm of a subject and an array of inflatable actuators connected to the adjustable sleeve. Each of the actuators defines an axis. The axes of the two outermost actuators in the array are each configured to be oriented perpendicular to the arm of the subject. The assisted lifting device also includes a retainer coupled to the sleeve and one of the outermost actuators to maintain the perpendicular orientation of the outermost actuator upon inflation of the plurality of actuators.
US11103989B2	Interchangeable and interconnectable tool organizing device A custom tool accessory to hold a tool, the custom tool accessory including a body, at least one tongue disposed at a first side of the body, at least one tongue receiving groove disposed at a second side of the body opposite from the first side of the body, and a tool holding portion disposed on the body to hold the tool. At least one magnet is attached to the underside of a metallic base plate that is in turn secured to the underside of the body. A retainer surrounds the at least one magnet and also underlies the area of the bottom of the base plate that is not covered by the at least one magnet.
US11103986B2	Pneumatic nail gun with safety control chamber A pneumatic nail gun comprises a working piston connected to a driving ram that is configured to drive in a fastening means and is pressurized by air when a driving process is initiated. A hand-operated trigger and a contact sensor. Simultaneous actuation of the hand-operated trigger and contact sensor activates a first control valve and initiates the driving process if the pressure in a safety control chamber is above a given pressure threshold. A second control valve is configured to be activated upon actuation of the trigger. The safety control chamber is continuously de-aerated via a throttle and is separated from a pressurized casing interior when the second control valve is activated.
US11103980B2	Assembly tool smart configuration selector by means of orientation detection The present invention provides methods and systems an impact wrench having dynamically tuned drive components, such as an anvil/socket combination, and related methodology for dynamically tuning the drive components in view of inertia displacement, as well as stiffness between coupled components, and with regard to impact timing associated with clearance gaps between the component parts.
US11103974B2	Methods of measuring and grinding an ice blade, and apparatuses using same An automated apparatus for grinding an ice blade on an ice skate comprises a processor, an input device in communication with said processor, a skate holder, a non-contact measuring device in communication with said processor, and a grinding device in communication with said processor. The input device permits a user to select an ice blade grinding option. The skate holder releasably holds at least one said ice skate to said apparatus. The non-contact measuring device is configured to measure a three-dimensional (3D) shape of said ice blade. The grinding device is configured to perform a grinding action on said ice blade in said holder based on said selected ice blade grinding option to change said 3D shape of said ice blade to a desired 3D shape.
US11103973B2	Clamping device A clamping device for axially clamping a disk-shaped tool on a flange of a spindle of a machine tool, includes a clamping disk which rests against the tool in a friction-fitting manner in the clamped state, a screw which is screwed into a threaded receiving opening in an end face of the spindle, an operating element which is connected to the screw in a rotationally fixed manner, and a first securing element which interacts with a corresponding second securing element provided on a flange such that when the screw is at least partly introduced into the receiving opening, the clamping disk is rotationally secured to the flange in a form-fitting manner, where the clamping disk can be rotated relative to the screw and the operating element. The first securing element can be rotated relative to the screw and is mounted in a rotationally fixed manner relative to the clamping disk.
US11103968B2	Rotary table apparatus A rotary table apparatus includes: a table part having a placement surface; a support part having a guide surface facing an opposing surface which is on an opposite side of the placement surface of the table part; an air film forming part that forms an air film by supplying compressed air between the guide surface and the opposing surface; a negative pressure generating part that sucks air between the guide surface and the opposing surface; a discharge part formed with a discharge port; and an opening adjusting part that adjust the size of an opening area of the discharge port in accordance with the size of a compressed air pressure corresponding to a load applied to the table part.
US11103966B2	Method for tightening screw connections For tightening screw connections disposed along two annular flanges to be tensioned relative to one another and forming a ring, a tool carrier movable along the ring has a tool and a sensor. It is moved along the ring at least once, wherein current longitudinal positions of the tool carrier relative to the ring are repeatedly detected as position values and the gap size between the annular flanges at the respective current position is repeatedly detected as a gap size value by the sensor. These values are transmitted to a control and evaluation unit storing gap size values conjointly with assigned position values as datasets and determining, based on the datasets, the largest or an above-average gap size value together with assigned position value as a primary position. The screw connection at the primary position or a directly adjacent one in circumferential direction is tightened by the tool.
US11103965B2	Method for producing a curved tubular connection element A method for producing a curved tubular connection element has at least the following production steps: machining a linearly extending metal tube piece (10) with a specifiable length while incorporating connection geometries (12, 14) for receiving separate connection parts (18, 20) to connect a media-conducting piping; carrying out a bending process for the tube piece (10) produced by being machined with a specifiable bending radius, preferably up to 90 degrees; and attaching each connection part (18, 20) to the respective connection geometry (12, 14) that can be paired with it.
US11103954B2	Laser processing device with tubular filter The present invention is a laser processing device wherein adhesion of fumes to a lens can be effectively avoided. The laser processing device is provided with a laser scanner provided with protective glass on a laser output opening, and a cylindrical member having a through path through which the laser output via the protective glass passes formed on the center side in the direction of the radius. A cylindrically shaped filter is disposed on an inside wall part of the cylindrical member facing the through path. The cylindrical member discharges a gas into the through path from the filter.
US11103943B2	Blade extension and extended reach reciprocating saw with blade extension A blade extension for a reciprocating saw comprises a movable member and a stationary member. The movable member has a proximal end, a distal end and a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The proximal end comprises a blade end shaped to be received in a blade holder of the reciprocating saw. The distal end is configured to be coupled to a reciprocating saw blade. The stationary member extends along at least a portion of the movable member and supports the movable member for movement relative to the stationary member. The stationary member has a proximal end configured to be coupled to the reciprocating saw and an opposite distal end. The distal end of the movable member is arranged to protrude distally beyond the distal end of the stationary member.
US11103942B2	Dustless one-stroke cut-through saw A saw system capable of cutting through a workpiece in one stroke is provided. The saw system includes a base, a turntable mounted on the base for rotation about a vertical axis, a support structure defining a cutting axis and fixedly attached to the turntable, and an elongated blade including a cutting edge. The turntable has a substantially planar support surface for supporting a workpiece. The support structure includes a pair of parallel sliding members, wherein the sliding members are disposed in a direction substantially parallel to the cutting axis. The elongated blade is spaced apart from the sliding members and is movable along the sliding members. The cutting edge includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein an angle between an imaginary line connecting the distal end of the cutting edge to the proximal end thereof and its projection onto the turntable is an acute angle.
US11103939B2	Rotatable bit cartridge A rotatable bit cartridge that can be inserted and removed from permanently mounted cutter bodies, bit holders, and/or picks and are used until replacement of the cutter body, bit holder, and/or pick is required. The rotatable bit cartridge may include a forward end with a brazed diamond coated, layered, and/or diamond table bit tip insert or a brazed tungsten carbide bit tip insert. The rotatable bit includes a body that includes a generally cylindrical and/or a tapered first bore extending axially inwardly from a forward end of the body and a bit tip insert comprising a tip and a base subjacent the tip, a portion of the base adjacent a distal end of the bit tip insert disposed within the first bore of the body.
US11103938B2	Indexable cutting insert for a milling tool An indexable and double-sided round cutting insert includes an upper and lower side. A center axis extends between the upper and lower side and a median plane extends perpendicular to the center axis and is situated halfway between the upper and lower side. A side surface has an upper and lower positive clearance surface at an upper positive clearance angle with respect to an upper cutting edge and a lower positive clearance angle with respect to a lower cutting edge. A plurality of protrusions extends along the side surface and protrude in a radial direction perpendicular to the center axis. Each protrusion includes an outer surface, which along the center axis, extends such that a first radial distance from the center axis to the outer surface in the median plane is at least equal to or greater than a second radial distance from the center axis to the outer surface.
US11103927B2	Heat sink support structures in additive manufacturing Additive manufacturing methods and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving, by a data processing system, a three-dimensional (3D) model of a product to be manufactured by additive manufacturing. The method includes generating, by the data processing system, a time-based heat map of temperatures of the product during manufacture. The method includes identifying, by the data processing system, hot spots in the heat map where the temperature exceeds a first predetermined threshold. The method includes adding, by the data processing system, heatsink support structures to the 3D model at locations corresponding to the hot spots to produce a modified 3D model. The method includes storing, by the data processing system, the modified 3D model.
US11103923B2	Compositions of nanoparticles with radial gradients and methods of use thereof A nanoparticle with tunable radial gradients of compositions extending from the center of the nanoparticles. The nature of the gradient preserves the metallic state of the nanoparticles, the diffusion of the constituents, and the oxidation of the interface. The gradients can be purposely varied to allow for specific applications in fields ranging from corrosion, magnetics, information technology, imaging, electromagnetic absorption, coating technologies, and immuno-precipitation. The nanoparticles can be easily used to advance many areas of industry, technology, and life sciences.
US11103916B2	Swaging device and press A swaging device includes a top die and a bottom die that can move in a vertical direction between an open position and a closed position. Each die includes an inclined surface, and the device further includes swaging elements each having a complementary inclined surface that is in contact with the inclined surface of each die, both in the open position and in the closed position. The swaging elements are arranged opposite one another such that in at least any position other than the open position, they are in contact by certain non-inclined surfaces opposite the complementary inclined surfaces.
US11103914B2	Can manufacturing method, can manufacturing device, can, and can manufacturing tool set A can 1 is provided with a mouth part (4), a shoulder part (3), and a body part (2). The shoulder part (3) of the can (1) is decorated, without damaging the shoulder part (3), by forming at least one of a recess and a protrusion by a rotating process in which the shoulder part (3) is held between a receiver (11a), having a concave-convex shape, of an inner roll (11) and an outer roll (12) having a convex-concave shape corresponding to the concave-convex shape of the receiver (11a) of the inner roll (11).
US11103913B2	Methods and systems for jacket joints A system comprising a protective jacket for insulating pipe is provided. The protective jacket comprises a first metal shell comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface comprises a moisture protective coating, and the exterior surface comprises a film adhered to the exterior surface by an adhesive, and wherein the adhesive provides for a toolless removal of the film.
US11103909B2	Method and machine system for controlling an industrial operation A method for selecting optimum operation performance criteria for a metal working process. The method includes the step of developing a process model relating process parameters for the operation with performance variables for said operation, wherein the process parameters and performance variables are retrievable via integrated multiple data sources, and selecting at least one optimization technique to define a function, said function including process parameters. Moreover, the method includes generating the function for optimization by using acceptable tolerances of a product to be machined as a basis to define ranges for performance variables along with ranges for process parameters, and applying the at least one optimization technique to said function, whereby optimum operation performance criteria are calculated for the process model including process parameters and performance variables to obtain a set of requirements to be used for controlling the metal working process.
US11103908B2	Coiled material passing device and coiled material passing method A coiled material passing device is usable to pass a coiled material played out by an uncoiler to a leveler feeder configured to correct any winding curl of the coiled material. The coiled material passing device includes a clamper configured to clamp a starting end of the coiled material played out from the uncoiler, a moving body configured to support the clamper, the moving body being movable between the uncoiler and the leveler feeder, and a first driver configured to move the moving body.
US11103907B2	Device and method for descaling a workpiece in motion Device and method for descaling a workpiece that is in motion in relation to the device in a movement direction. The device includes a rotor head rotatable about a rotational axis and inclined diagonally at an angle (Y) with respect to an orthogonal on a surface of the workpiece. The device includes jet nozzles attached to the rotor head which dispense a pressurized liquid onto the workpiece at an angle of attack (α) inclined to the workpiece surface. The nozzles are fixedly attached on the rotor head such that during rotation of the rotor head about its axis of rotation, the spraying direction of the liquid dispensed from the nozzles with respect to a projection in a plane parallel to the surface of the workpiece, is aligned opposing to and at a spraying angle (β) of approximately between 170 and 190 degrees to the movement direction of the workpiece.
US11103904B2	Well head cover and assembly A well head cover and assembly is disclosed. The well head cover includes a top discharge section; a bottom engagement section; and a middle section interconnecting the top and bottom sections. The top section includes a sleeve of a predetermined length to prevent the well head cover from tilting when installed on a conduit.
US11103903B2	Ball circulation pump skid and related method In a hydraulic circuit including a ball circulation pump skid, a single pump, and a set of valves in a manifold of the ball circulation pump skid, the pump and valves are operated to move all fluid in the hydraulic circuit alternately along two paths through an operative device and a ball collection capsule in the manifold, so that none of the balls ever enter the pump. The first path enables (a) ball-containing fluid flow from the operative device to the ball collection capsule and (b) ball-free fluid flow from the ball collection capsule to the exactly one pump and back to the manifold. The second path provides for (c) ball-free fluid flow from the pump to the ball collection capsule and (d) ball-entraining flow from the ball collection capsule to the operative device.
US11103899B2	Method for cleaning drink filling system An apparatus for filling a drink including a drink supply pipe line for supplying a drink to a filling machine, the drink supply pipe line including at least two supply pipe lines of a first supply pipe line for supplying a non-sterilized carbonated drink, a second supply pipe line for supplying a high acidic carbonated drink or a low acidic carbonated drink and a third supply pipe line for supplying a high acid beverage or a low acid beverage, and an aseptic chamber surrounding at least the apparatus for filling the drink.
US11103897B2	Efficient flexible sorting device for material flow An efficient flexible sorting device for material flow is provided. The gear A is driven by the rotating motor, and the gear A meshes with the gear B, so that the rotating body can be rotated relative to the main frame according to the sorting direction actually required. The belt motor rotates the driving shaft through the small synchronous pulley, the synchronous belt, and the large synchronous pulley. The driving shaft drives the belt to move along the tensioning roller, the driving shaft, and the guiding pulley. The relative position of the tensioning roller and the rotating body is adjusted through the bolt F, the fixing plate and the nut F to ensure that the belt is tensioned, thereby realizing the sorting process.
US11103896B2	Parcel sorting system and method A parcel sorter system and method. A process performed by a parcel sorter system includes receiving sorting information of a first parcel. The process includes identifying a first destination pallet corresponding to the sorting information. The first destination pallet is associated with a first carousel and a first destination chute. The process includes transporting the first parcel toward the first destination chute. The process includes, while transporting the parcel toward the first destination chute, operating the first carousel to move the first destination pallet proximate to the first destination chute. The process includes delivering the first parcel at the first destination chute for placement on the first destination pallet.
US11103894B2	Screening bucket A screening bucket comprises a main structure which includes a collecting portion for the material to be screened and a receiving member in which there is collected the material which is subjected to sieving and which has a discharge opening for the screened material. A plurality of rotating elements are arranged in the region of the discharge opening and are supported in a removable manner on pairs of opposing bearing groups. The bearing groups comprise a bearing and a rotatable support, to which there is connected an end of the rotating element by means of a male/female connection, wherein the rotatable support further comprises a locking portion which is capable of being retained by means of a corresponding retention device so as to prevent the rotation of the rotatable support when the rotating element is removed.
US11103889B2	Filter jet-director unit and high-pressure nozzle unit A filter jet-director unit for a high-pressure nozzle for descaling metal products, having a housing, wherein the housing has an entry filter, a connector end for connecting to a nozzle, a flow duct between the entry filter and the connector end, and a jet director having flow-guiding faces in the flow duct. The flow-guiding faces of the jet director at least in portions are disposed in the region of the entry filter.
US11103887B2	Multipurpose machine for surface treatment and related method An apparatus for treating a surface has a vehicle including an extensible boom. A multi-purpose hood is attached to the boom. The hood includes at least one nozzle for spraying a fluid through an outlet of the hood, the nozzle adapted for reciprocating, non-rotational movement in a generally linear direction relative to the opening in the hood. The multi-purpose hood may be adapted for rotating independently about three different axes, and may include a first actuator for controlling a roll of the hood, a second actuator for controlling a yaw of the hood, a third actuator for controlling a pitch of the hood, and a fourth actuator for controlling an extension of the boom and a second actuator for controlling a swing of the boom. The extensible boom may be connected to a telescoping conduit for communicating fluid along the boom to or from the multi-purpose hood. Related methods are also disclosed.
US11103885B2	Sealant discharging apparatus A sealant discharging apparatus includes a sealing gun, a movement controller, a discharge controller, a measuring instrument, and an air bubble detector. The sealing gun is configured to discharge sealant to an object. The movement controller is configured to cause the sealing gun and the object to move relatively. The discharge controller is configured to control a discharge amount of the sealant discharged from the sealing gun. The measuring instrument is configured to measure a distance to a sealant pool that has been discharged from the sealing gun and yet to be used to seal the object. The air bubble detector is configured detect mixture of an air bubble in the sealant discharged from the sealing gun, on a basis of a result of measurement by the measuring instrument.
US11103879B2	Apparatus for washing and grading sand and aggregate An apparatus for washing and grading sand and aggregate includes an aggregate grading and washing screen with a plurality of vertically stacked decks for producing a plurality of aggregate products therefrom, and at least one sump for collecting undersize material comprising sand and water from the plurality of decks. A plurality of sand washing and grading units each include a first hydrocyclone, a vibratory screen having a deck, and a sump beneath the deck for receiving undersize material and water passing through the deck. The deck of the vibratory screen receives an underflow from the first hydrocyclone. A further hydrocyclone receives undersize material and water from the vibratory screen's sump. Underflow from the further hydrocyclone is delivered onto the deck of the vibratory screen. The first hydrocyclone of each sand washing and grading unit receives undersize material and water from the sump of the aggregate washing and grading screen.
US11103873B2	Jaw plate retainer A jaw plate retainer assembly is arranged to releasably secure a jaw plate at a jaw of a jaw crusher. The retainer assembly is configured specifically for positioning at a rearward region of the jaw plate, such that no part of the retainer assembly is exposed to the crushing chamber and to protect it when mounted in use by the jaw plate.
US11103868B2	Microfluidic chip, biological detection device and method The present disclosure provides a microfluidic chip, a biological detection device and a method. The microfluidic chip includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are oppositely disposed; a first electrode and a second electrode that are oppositely disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first electrode including a plurality of spaced first electrode units, and the second electrode including a plurality of spaced second electrode units, wherein the first electrode units are disposed oppositely to the second electrode units in one-to-one correspondence; a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first hydrophobic layer and a second hydrophobic layer between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, wherein a gap is between the first hydrophobic layer and the second hydrophobic layer.
US11103864B2	Multilayered ion exchange membranes An ion exchange membrane has multiple layers of ionic polymers which each contain substantially different chemical compositions. i.e. varying side chain lengths, varying backbone chemistries or varying ionic functionality. Utilizing completely different chemistries has utility in many applications such as fuel cells where for example, one layer can help reduce fuel crossover through the membrane. Or one layer can impart substantial hydrophobicity to the electrode formulation. Or one layer can selectively diffuse a reactant while excluding others. Also, one chemistry may allow for impartation of significant mechanical properties or chemical resistance to another more ionically conductive ionomer. The ion exchange membrane may include at least two layers with substantially different chemical properties.
US11103849B2	Upgrading of a raw blend into a diesel fuel substitute: poly(dimethoxymethane) A method for forming poly(dimethoxymethane) includes a step of separating a formaldehyde-containing blend into a first bottom stream and a first top stream. The first formaldehyde-containing blend includes methanol, formaldehyde, and water while the first bottom stream includes water. The first top stream includes dimethoxymethane that is produced from the reaction between methanol and formaldehyde. The first top stream is separated into a second bottom stream and a second top stream. The second bottom stream includes poly(dimethoxymethane) while the second top stream includes dimethoxymethane, methanol, and ethanol. The second top stream is separated into a third bottom stream and a third top stream. Third bottom stream includes methanol and ethanol while the third top stream includes dimethoxymethane. The third top steam can be recycled to form additional poly(dimethoxymethane). A system that implements the method is also provided.
US11103835B2	Separation film and production method therefor The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a separation film that consists primarily of a cellulose ester and has a high membrane strength and a high elongation degree; and a production method therefor. Provided is a separation film which has a structure comprising a cellulose ester phase and pores, wherein the average pore diameter R is 0.001-6 μm, the value obtained from the expression: breaking strength (MPa)÷(100−porosity (%))×100 is 40 or greater, and the elongation degree is 10% or greater.
US11103833B2	Hydrophobic polyethylene membrane for use in venting, degassing, and membrane distillation processes Described is a polyethylene membrane and in particular an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene member that provides a high air permeability and is hydrophobic. The membranes have small pores and are suitable for sterilization by exposure to gamma radiation. The membranes can be made by methods that involve one or more of stretching the membrane and grafting hydrophobic monomers onto the membrane surface. A perfluorinated monomer, such as perfluoro-n-octyl acrylate, can be grafted to one or more surfaces of the membrane. The membrane have a high flow rate compared to unstretched or ungrafted membranes.
US11103830B2	Method for purifying a liquid Raw liquid is fed along a raw liquid and drain liquid mixing line to a liquid purification device. Drain liquid is fed along a recirculation line to be mixed with raw liquid. After a set period of time, the liquid purification process is interrupted to flush the liquid purification device by a liquid to remove contaminants built up on the inside surface of the liquid purification device. Downstream of the liquid purification device, the liquid is discharged at high speed into a drain. Prior to flushing, the purification process is interrupted at least once for a time sufficient to enable disruption of a polarized layer of contaminants. A mixture of raw liquid and drain liquid is used as the liquid medium for flushing such that less raw liquid is used for flushing and the service life of the water purification device increases.
US11103815B2	Apparatus for filtering a liquid and method for detecting a state of at least a filter element An apparatus for filtering a liquid includes a filter housing, at least one filter element arranged in the filter housing, and at least one sensor unit. The at least one sensor unit includes at least one sensor and a radio module. The at least one sensor is configured to detect an operating parameter representative of a state of at least the at least one filter element or the apparatus.
US11103808B2	Process for recovering isoprenoids produced by microorganisms The present invention is a process for recovering an isoprenoid compound produced by fermentation from a fermentation medium comprising: (a) demulsifying the fermentation medium or a fraction thereof in presence of a salt and a surfactant, thereby generating a stream having an organic phase containing the isoprenoid compound and a phase heavier than the organic phase, and (b) separating the stream obtained in step (a) into the organic phase containing the isoprenoid compound, the phase heavier than the organic phase, and optionally a solid phase containing host cell debris and cells.
US11103806B2	Preparative separation-purification system In a preparative separation-purification system for passing a solution containing a target component through a trap column 21 to capture the target component in the column 21, and for subsequently passing an eluting solvent through the column 21 to elute the captured component and collect it in a container, an outlet aperture 27 of the column 21 has a tapered shape whose sectional area is largest on a plane facing an inner space of the column 21 and decreases in the flowing direction of the liquid. A filter 26 for preventing deposition of the target component is also provided at the boundary between the inner space of the column 21 and a passage for discharging liquid from the inner space. By this configuration, clogging of the passage at the outlet end of the column 21 due to deposition of the target component is prevented.
US11103801B2	Magnetic toy block A magnetic toy block and a kit suitable for the composition of toy assemblies. The magnetic block comprises a hollow body consisting of a first and a second shell member, identically configured with peripheral contact surfaces to contact with peripheral surfaces of other magnetic blocks of an assembly; each shell member is provided with male and female junction elements, which may be press-fitted into the female junction elements respectively into the male junction elements of another shell member in an assembled condition of the block. The junction elements extend inside the hollow body of the block in a direction parallel to a reference axis, at magnetic contact zones of the peripheral contact surface of the block; permanent magnets or ferromagnetic connection elements are housed in the female junction elements of one or both shell members of the toy block.
US11103794B2	Post-launch crowd-sourced game qa via tool enhanced spectator system A spectator of a computer simulation who is not playing the computer simulation and is associated with a spectator device for viewing the simulation without controlling it is identified. An indication can be received from the spectator that a portion of the computer simulation contains an error. The indication is transmitted to a computer network, from whence is received a corrected version of the computer simulation that does not contain the error. The corrected version of the computer simulation can then be presented. The spectator may be awarded for reporting the error.
US11103790B2	Game picture display method and apparatus and computer-readable storage medium The present application discloses a game picture display method and apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a picture in a target game in a client of the target game in a first display mode in response to that the client runs the target game, the client being installed on a mobile device; acquiring first state information of the mobile device; and switching a display mode of the client from the first display mode to a second display mode in a case that the first state information does not match the first display mode, and continuing to display the picture in the target game in the client in the second display mode, the target game in the client being kept in a running state in a process of switching the display mode. The present application solves the technical problem that a game cannot run smoothly in the related art.
US11103787B1	System and method for generating a synthetic video stream A system and method for receiving an ordered set of images and analyzing the images to determine at least one position in space and at least one motion vector in space and time for at least one object represented in the images is disclosed. Using these vectors, a four dimensional model of at least a portion of the information represented in the images is formulated. This model generally obeys the laws of physics, though aberrations may be imposed. The model is then exercised with an input parameter, which, for example, may represent a different perspective than the original set of images. The four dimensional model is then used to produce a modified set of ordered images in dependence on the input parameter and optionally the set of images, e.g., if only a portion of the data represented in the images is modeled. The set of images may then be rendered on a display device.
US11103783B2	Sports simulation system A sports simulation system comprises a projectile tracking apparatus configured to detect a projectile traveling through a projectile tracking region towards a display surface, a controller comprising one or more actuatable buttons, each actuatable button configured to communicate one or more control signals in response to actuation thereof, and at least one processing stage configured to receive data from the projectile tracking apparatus and determine three-dimensional positions, velocity and acceleration of a detected launched projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region, the three-dimensional positions, velocity and acceleration used by said at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of said launched projectile into a three-dimensional sports scene, receive one or more control signals from the controller and determine one or more control commands of one or more animated objects based on the one or more control signals, and use said calculated trajectory and said one or more control commands to generate updated image data including a simulation of said launched projectile into said three-dimensional sports scene and manipulate one or more animated objects associated with said three-dimensional sports scene, the updated image data associated with a sports result.
US11103775B2	Input apparatus for a games console The invention provides an improved controller (110) for a games console. The invention is a games controller (110) that is intended to be held by a user in both hands in the same manner as a conventional controller (1). The controller of the invention (110) may comprise a plurality of controls (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108, 109) on the front and top of the controller (110). The controller of the present invention (10) is advantageous as it additionally comprises at least one additional controls (120, 122 located on the side walls of the controller (110) in a position to be operated by the index fingers of a user (12).
US11103765B2	Score keeper and display device A score keeper and display device, and methods of making and using such a score keeper and display device, whereby the score keeper and display device includes a panel having opposing panel front and rear faces, first interconnected slots disposed within the panel to communicate between the panel front and rear faces, a first marker configured to travel between the first interconnected slots, second interconnected slots disposed within the panel to communicate between the panel front and rear faces, and a second marker configured to travel between the second interconnected slots.
US11103764B1	Digital patch for discrete signaling, a baseball glove including same, and related method of manufacture An apparatus for communication, a system thereof, and methods of manufacture thereof are provided. The apparatus comprises a body and a printed circuit board (PCB) operatively coupled to the body. The PCB comprises a processing unit, a first communication module operatively coupled to the processing unit, and an array of assemblies. The first communication module is configured to communicate with a secondary communication module wirelessly. The array of assemblies comprises at least two rows and at least two columns. Each assembly comprises a switch and a light. The array of assemblies are operatively coupled to the processing unit. Each light is configured to change a state responsive to at least one of a change in state by the switch within the same assembly and a control signal from the first communication module.
US11103761B2	Protective headgear with display and methods for use therewith Protective headgear includes, for example, a headgear body that is wearable on a head of a baseball umpire. At least one sensor is configured to generate imaging data that includes a batter in proximity to home plate. A processor analyzes the imaging data to determine a strike zone of the batter and to generate augmented reality data in response thereto. A display device generates a heads up display of the strike zone that is viewable to the baseball umpire during a pitch to the batter, based on the augmented reality data. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11103760B2	Line fault detection systems and method for determining whether a sport gaming device has bounced off an area of a sports field We generally describe an audio-based line fault detection system for a sports game. The audio-based line fault detection system comprises one or more audio sensors (102) for sensing an audio signal generated by a sports gaming device bouncing off a sports field. The sports field comprises surface modifications applied to a line and/or an area adjacent to the line on the sports field such that the generated audio signal is dependent on whether or not the sports gaming device bounces off the sports field where the surface modifications are applied. The detection system is configured to generate a sound profile from the audio signal sensed by the one or more audio sensors (102). The detection system is further configured to identify a bounce type based on the sound profile, wherein the bounce type is defined by whether or not the sports gaming device has bounced off the sports field where the surface modifications are applied.
US11103755B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, and a crown portion covering an opening in the top portion. The crown portion may include a raised central crown portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US11103753B2	Multi-piece solid golf ball In a golf ball having a core, an intermediate layer and a cover, the core is formed primarily of a base rubber, has a diameter set in a specific range and has a specially designed internal hardness profile, the intermediate layer and the cover are each formed of resin materials, and the surface hardness of the ball is higher than the surface hardness of the intermediate layer-encased sphere. This ball achieves a satisfactory distance on full shots with a driver and with long and middle irons, provides a good spin performance on approach shots, and has a durability to repeated impact and a scuff resistance that are both excellent.
US11103749B2	Systems and methods of swimming analysis Systems and methods of analyzing a user's motion during a swimming session are described. One or more motions sensors can collect motion data of the user. A processor circuit can make motion analysis based on the motion data. The processor circuit can determine if the user's arm swing is a genuine swim stroke. The processor circuit can also determine whether the user is swimming or turning. The processor circuit can also classify the user's swim stroke style. The processor circuit can also determine the user's swim stroke phase. The processor circuit can also determine the user's stroke orbit consistency.
US11103745B2	Exercise disc for strengthening the fingers The invention relates to an exercise disc for strengthening the fingers of the hand, including a disc body with an upper disc surface on which the palm together with the fingers and the thumb can be placed, wherein receiving areas for a region of the fingertips and a region of the thumb tip are recessed in the upper disc surface. According to the invention: one disc body is provided for the left hand and one disc body is provided for the right hand; two neighbouring receiving areas are provided for each said region of the finger tips and said region of the thumb tip; and the respective finger and the thumb can move between the two receiving areas by abduction/adduction. Preferably, the receiving areas are in the form of blind slotted holes.
US11103742B2	Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus is disclosed, comprising a first frame, a second frame aligned about parallel to the first frame, and at least three crossbars extending about orthogonally between inward faces of the frames. Each of the first frame and the second frame includes at least three vertices, at least three sides extending between the at least three vertices, at least three attachment struts disposed inward from the at least three vertices, and at least three load posts extending from an outward face of the frames. The at least three sides of each frame are formed of at least three frame struts. The at least three crossbars attach to one of the at least three attachment struts of the first frame and one of the at least three attachment struts of the second frame. The load posts are arranged and disposed to receive and releasably retain a plurality of weights.
US11103734B2	Fire protection element having a carrier fabric A fire-protection element includes a carrier material having a carrier fabric; an intumescent material, which is applied to at least one surface of the carrier material and which forms elongated structures when heat is applied. The carrier material has a carrier fabric having loops for receiving the elongate structures of the intumescent material that arise when heat is applied and for hooking together with said elongated structures.
US11103712B2	Connector assemblies with novel spacers for electrical stimulation systems and methods of making and using same A connector assembly includes an elongated connector housing having a first end, a second end, and a length, the connector housing defining a port at the second end of the connector housing for receiving a proximal end of a lead or lead extension; a lead lumen that extends from the port into the connector housing; connector contacts axially spaced-apart and disposed along the lead lumen for coupling to terminals along a proximal end of a lead or lead extension; and non-conductive spacers disposed between adjacent connector contacts. Each of the spacers includes a first radial sidewall, a second radial sidewall, and an intermediate region extending between, and connecting, the first and second radial sidewalls. The first and second radial sidewalls and intermediate region define boundaries of an open circumferential space opposite the lead lumen with respect to the intermediate region.
US11103710B2	Systems, methods, and devices for treating bradyarrhythmias, tachyarrhythmias and heart failure A method, system and device for monitoring and treating conditions of a mammalian heart, among which may include bradyarrhythmias, tachyarrhythmias and heart failure, the device being configured as a pacemaker that harvests energy as it implements the pacemaker functions to treat and monitor conditions of the heart. The pacemaker has a case, electrical circuitry sealed within the case, an electrode that is electrically coupled to the electrical circuitry, and embodiments may include a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) for harvesting and converting the kinematic energy of the heart into electrical energy. Embodiments provide receivers at locations of the heart which sense heart activity and are controlled with pacing circuitry to deliver electrical impulses at locations and time intervals to replicate the contractions of a normal functioning heart. Further embodiments provide a multi-part pacemaker where case-connectable electrode part may be implanted separately from the case part.
US11103709B2	Systems and methods for recognizing His-bundle capture type and providing His-bundle pacing Systems and methods for pacing cardiac conductive tissue are described. A medical system includes an electrostimulation circuit that may generate His-bundle pacing (HBP) pulses for delivery at or near the His bundle. In response to the delivery of the HBP pulse, the system senses a near-field cardiac activity representative of excitation of a para-Hisian myocardial tissue, and a far-field cardiac activity representative of excitation of the His bundle and a ventricle. The system classifies a tissue response to HBP into one of a plurality of capture types based on the sensed near-field and far-field cardiac activities. The system includes a control circuit to adjust one or more stimulation parameters based on the classified capture type. The electrostimulation circuit generates and delivers the HBP pulses according to the adjusted stimulation parameters to excite the His bundle.
US11103707B2	Methods and systems to diagnose depression A method includes receiving sensor data at a processor from sensors of an external medical device. The sensor data corresponds to at least a first body parameter value for a patient and a second body parameter value for the patient. The method includes determining a first depression-indicative value based on the first body parameter value, a second depression-indicative value based on the second body parameter value, a depression detection value as a function of a first weight applied to the first depression-indicative value and a second weight applied to the second depression-indicative value, and a depression state based at least in part on a comparison of the depression detection value to one or more threshold values.
US11103702B2	Method and system to stimulate the intracochlear electrodes in cochlear implants The present invention provides a method implementing a speech strategy based on zero crossing behavior of speech time waveforms; the zero crossing containing both spectral and temporal speech information. This method uses temporal information of speech to activate electrodes instead of spectral information; maps temporal segment durations to spatial durations along the basilar membrane inside the cochlea; and provides instantaneous, continuous information about speech to electrodes that stimulate the auditory nerve. Timing of oval window mechanical motion is represented by zero crossings which are used to activate electrodes implanted inside the cochlea. Motion of the tympanic membrane, and the oval and round windows, follow the speech signal temporal waveform. Positive segments of the temporal waveform cause inward displacement of the oval membrane from its stationary position and negative segments causes outward retraction of the membranes. Temporal waveform zero-crossings indicate time instants when the membranes are in their stationary positions.
US11103697B2	Apparatus and method for positioning, implanting and using a stimulation lead An introducing device for locating a tissue region and deploying an electrode is shown and described. The introducing device may include an outer sheath. An inner sheath may be disposed within the outer sheath. The inner sheath may be configured to engage an implantable electrode. In an example, the inner sheath may comprise a stimulation probe having an uninsulated portion at or near a distal end of the delivery sheath. The outer sheath may be coupled to a power source or stimulation signal generating circuitry at a proximal end. A clinician may control application of the stimulation signal to a tissue region via the outer sheath.
US11103696B2	Device for electrical stimulation of peridontal complex and surrounding tissue A device for electrical stimulation of one or more components of the periodontal complex and surrounding tissue of a tooth, for uses such as reducing orthodontic pain and encouraging tooth movement, has electrodes of a rigid, electrically conductive material in a fixed spatial relationship configured for application to oral mucosa and attached gingiva adjacent to, and along a periodontal ligament of, a root structure of a single tooth. An electrical circuit is configured for electrical connection to the at least two electrodes. The electrical circuit has an output providing a subsensory electrical stimulus comprising a waveform in accordance with predetermined stimulation parameters. After the electrodes are applied to the oral mucosa and attached gingiva adjacent to, and along the periodontal ligament of, a root structure of the tooth, a switch, when activated, activates the electrical circuit to output the electrical stimulus through the at least two electrodes.
US11103690B2	Catheter pump comprising drive unit and catheter A catheter including a cage having a distal and proximal sleeves and filaments running between sleeves and an actuation portion comprises a base part that is movement-coupled with the inner catheter in the axial direction and an actuation part that can be moved relative to the base part in the axial direction and is guided in or on the base part, the outer catheter's proximal end having the actuation part and the outer catheter's distal end having the proximal sleeve are movement-coupled in the axial direction such that when moving the actuation part away from the base part, the proximal sleeve is moved toward the distal sleeve, the actuation part comprises an inlet for irrigation fluid to be transferred to bearing points of the conveying element, and the base part has an outlet for irrigation fluid coming from the bearing points.
US11103689B2	Blood pump A blood pump (1) comprises a pump casing (2) having a blood flow inlet (5) and a blood flow outlet (6) connected by a passage (7), and an impeller (3) arranged in said pump casing (2) so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation (9). The impeller (2) is provided with blades (4) sized and shaped for conveying blood along the passage (7) from the blood flow inlet (5) to the blood flow outlet (6), the impeller (3) being rotatably supported in the pump casing (2) by at least one bearing (10, 20). A surface of the impeller (3) faces a surface of the pump casing (2) spaced from said surface of the impeller (3) by a clearance (31), the clearance (31) being in fluid connection with the passage (7) at a clearance transition point (36). In order to wash out the clearance, at least one wash out channel (30) extends through the impeller (3) and is in fluid connection with the passage (7) via a first opening (34) and with the clearance (31) via a second opening (35). The first opening (34) of the wash out channel (30) is arranged in an area of the impeller (3) that—during operation of the blood pump (1)—is under a higher pressure than the clearance transition point (36) so as to cause a blood flow from the first opening (34) through the wash out channel (30) and the clearance (31) to the clearance transition point (36).
US11103677B2	Coaxial draining tube, particularly for chest draining systems A coaxial draining tube, particularly for chest draining systems, includes an inner tube, which has a first opening, and an outer tube, which has a second opening. The inner tube is enclosed within the outer tube and has a smaller diameter than the second opening of the outer tube. The first and second tubes are mutually coupled by way of a supporting component and include one or more holes adapted to allow the passage of air from the chest cavity to the first opening of the inner tube and one or more holes adapted to allow the passage of liquids from the chest cavity to the second opening of the outer tube. The one or more holes are provided in the portion of the coaxial draining tube that is intended to be inserted in the chest cavity of a patient.
US11103675B2	Urinary catheter The invention relates to urinary catheters having a catheter tube with a first connection on the distal end and at least one catheter eye to be positioned in the urinary bladder. The urinary catheters are distinguished in particular in that they may be used problem-free as indwelling catheters. To this end, disposed in the urinary bladder is a reservoir container that is connected via a channel running parallel to the catheter tube to a second connection as distal end of the channel. In addition, the channel is connected to the urethra via at least one opening of the channel wall.
US11103673B2	Method for operating a sleep mode in a massage chair using progressive muscular relaxation and the massage chair capable of using the same A method is provided for operating a sleep mode of a massage chair, which is capable of implementing a sleep mode according to progressive muscle relaxation, and a massage chair for the method is also provided.
US11103662B2	Cover for a housing of a moisture-heat exchanger The invention relates to a cover for a housing of a moisture-heat exchanger for laryngectomized and tracheostomized patients, comprising a cover edge and a number of recesses passing through the cover.
US11103655B2	Handheld apparatus for vaporization of plant-based or synthetic compounds by laser The present disclosure is a handheld apparatus that vaporizes plant-based or synthetic compounds, for the purpose of inhalation, or diffusion into an external environment. More specifically, the disclosure describes a handheld apparatus wherein a laser beam from an internal laser unit heats compounds, such as dried plant, tinctures, resins, or essential oils, to the compound's vaporization temperature for inhalation, or diffusion as part of aromatherapy or other holistic therapeutic treatments.
US11103654B2	Tamper-evident closure A tamper-evident closure assembly includes a connector, a tamper element removably affixed to the connector, and a cap having an interior surface defining a receptacle, where a portion of the connector is within the receptacle and the cap is configured to engage with the tamper element. The tamper element is configured to be separated from the connector upon application of a removal force and to be retained within the receptacle of the cap so that it can later be removed from the receptacle. A kit for a tamper-evident closure assembly includes a cap having an interior surface defining a receptacle, a tamper element configured to engage with the cap within the receptacle, and a housing configured to receive the cap.
US11103647B2	Injection device comprising a cover cap and a system for preventing the cover cap from being remounted An injection device for distributing a liquid product, in particular a medicament, includes: a) a housing with a longitudinal axis (L) and a product container, in particular a syringe, provided in the housing, the product container including a displaceable plunger, where the plunger can be displaced along the longitudinal axis (L) in a distal direction using a propulsion member to distribute the product contained in the product container; b) a cover cap which is mounted on the distal end of the housing and which can be removed from the housing; and c) a mechanism which prevents the cover cap from being remounted on the distal end of the housing.
US11103643B2	Bi-directional rotation resistant friction pad An assembly for advancing a piston through a rotationally fixed cartridge includes a rotatable, axially fixed first member and an axially movable, rotatable second member connected thereto via a threaded connection and connectable to the piston. A friction pad is rotationally fixedly connected with the second member and includes first and second sets of fingers extending radially outwardly from a central disk. Both the first and second sets of fingers are configured to contact an interior side wall of the cartridge. The first set of fingers are angled toward a first rotational direction and are configured to wedge the friction pad between the side wall and the second member upon rotation of the first member in the first direction, thereby substantially preventing rotation in the first direction. The second set of fingers are angled toward a second rotational direction and are configured to substantially prevent rotation in the second direction.
US11103642B2	Method and apparatus for injecting a neurotoxin into a localized area A syringe assembly for administration of a neurotoxin, the syringe assembly comprising: a syringe comprising: a clear syringe barrel with dosage markings completely encircling the clear syringe barrel; and a plunger having a plunger body and a clear inverted plunger tip; and a needle assembly comprising a needle and a sealing hub for removably attaching the needle assembly to the syringe, wherein the needle is approximately 0.15 inches to approximately 0.3 inches in length and has a gauge of approximately 27 gauge to approximately 35 gauge.
US11103641B1	Container adapter for removably attachable syringe Apparatus for removably attaching a syringe to a container for extracting fluid therefrom into the syringe, which is particularly beneficial for fluid having a relatively high viscosity. The disclosed container adapter holds a syringe adapter securely therein (the syringe adapter configured for providing a fluid path between a container and a syringe) while also securing the syringe adapter to the container, and provides an attachment point for securely attaching the syringe to the syringe adapter and thus to the container (at least) while the fluid is withdrawn from the container into the syringe. The syringe is removably attached to an end of the syringe adapter during the withdrawal, and a cap is provided that closes entry and exit to this attachment point when the syringe is not in place. The cap preferably attaches to the syringe adapter using a connection that mimics the connection used by the syringe.
US11103640B2	Drug delivery device with front loading feature A drug delivery device adapted to receive a cartridge and hold it in a mounted position is provided, comprising a housing, an expelling assembly, and a front-loaded cartridge holder assembly adapted to receive and hold a cartridge in a mounted state. The assembly comprises cartridge holding means actuatable between a receiving state and a holding state, as well as a user operated actuation sleeve being rotationally actuatable relative to the housing between a loading state and an operational state, such that the cartridge holding means is actuated from the receiving state to the holding state when the actuation sleeve is actuated from the loading state to the operational state. The actuation sleeve is configured to enclose at least a portion of a mounted cartridge and is provided with inspection means allowing at least a portion of an enclosed cartridge portion to be visually inspected.

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