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US11111471B2	Continuous perfusion bioreactor system Systems and methods for containing and manipulating liquids, including vessels and unit operations or components of cell culture, cell containment, bioreactor, and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing systems, are provided. The apparatus may include a disposable, collapsible bag adapted for containing a liquid, the collapsible bag in fluid communication with a liquid-solids (e.g., cell) separation device. For example, an outlet of the collapsible bag may be connected to an inlet of the separation device, and an outlet of the separation device may be connected to an inlet of the collapsible bag for recycle. Accordingly, after separating the cells from the liquid in the separation device, the cells can be flowed back into the collapsible bag where they can be re-harvested. Meanwhile, product contained in the liquid can be collected in a separate container. The efficiency of product formation in such a system may be enhanced by using mixing systems described herein.
US11111467B2	Beverage making apparatus A beverage-making apparatus includes a fermentation tank assembly including a fermentation tank having an opening formed therein and a fermentation tank cover configured to open and close the opening. The beverage-making apparatus also includes a refrigeration cycle apparatus including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator. The refrigeration cycle apparatus is configured to circulate a refrigerant therethrough and to control a temperature of the fermentation tank as the evaporator is disposed at the fermentation tank. The beverage-making apparatus further includes a heat insulating wall surrounding both the fermentation tank and the evaporator.
US11111458B2	Cyclopropylmethoxy derivatives The present invention relates to novel compounds and their use as fragrance materials.
US11111443B2	Process and zeolitic catalyst for the catalytic cracking of unconventional light crude oil type shale/tight oil and its blends with vacuum gas oil The present invention deals with a process for catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons comprising vacuum gas oil, hydrotreated vacuum gas oil, unconventional light crude oil, preferably unconventional light crude oil type shale/tight oil and its blends with conventional vacuum gas oil, in order to generate products of major commercial value in the field of fuels, getting improved gasoline and coke yield, as well as the procedure for the preparation of a catalyst with essential physical properties of density and particle size to uphold it in a fluidized bed under the operation conditions in the catalyst evaluation unit at micro level, wherein the catalyst particles achieve a catalytic performance similar to fluidized microspheres in a reactor, without appreciable generation of fine particles.
US11111435B2	Tungsten chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) with low dishing and low erosion topography This invention pertains to compositions, methods and systems that can be used in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) of a tungsten containing semiconductor device. CMP slurries comprising bicyclic amidine additives provide low dishing and low erosion topography.
US11111428B2	Thermally-stable, non-precipitating, high-density wellbore fluids A wellbore treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a water-soluble salt, the salt comprising: a cation; and an anion, wherein the anion is selected from phosphotungstate, silicotungstate, phosphomolybdate, and silicomolybdate. The treatment fluid can have a density greater than or equal to 13 pounds per gallon. A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation penetrated by a well comprising: introducing the treatment fluid into the well.
US11111426B2	In-situ salinity adjustment to improve waterflooding performance in oil-wet carbonate reservoirs A composition for increased hydrocarbon production from a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir. The composition includes a saltwater solution suitable for injection into the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir for water flooding, the saltwater solution having a salinity; and a plurality of nanocapsules, where the nanocapsules are operable to be suspended amongst the saltwater solution, where the nanocapsules have an overall positively charged outer surface at respective outer shells of the nanocapsules, where the nanocapsules encapsulate water molecules within the nanocapsules, and where the nanocapsules are operable to release the water molecules in the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir proximate overall negatively charged zones.
US11111423B2	Thermally vulcanizable adhesive tape with shear strength during the heating and curing phase A thermally vulcanizable pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a chemically precrosslinked, pressure-sensitively adhesive polybutadiene-polyurethane and ground sulfur, which during the heating phase remains pressure-sensitively adhesive, does not liquefy and hence in this phase, in which the vulcanization has not yet started and the curing has not yet commenced, has shear strength at least under load to moderate low, is able to transmit forces and hence to perform holding, a process for producing it, an adhesive tape comprising this pressure-sensitive adhesive, and a process for producing the adhesive tape.
US11111421B2	Thermal- and UV-curing adhesive composition Provided is an adhesive composition that enables, in assembling a camera module, sufficient curing of a site where ultraviolet rays do not reach, while the adhesive is being cured; and that can reduce or prevent a change in the distance between a lens and an image sensor in a heating step, when a lens holder is adhered to a substrate having the image sensor fixed thereon. A thermal- and UV-curing adhesive composition contains (a) an epoxy (meth)acrylate resin; (b) a (meth)acrylic acid ester; (c) a heat-curing agent; and (d) a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the epoxy (meth)acrylate resin (a) contains 20% by weight or more of a (meth)acryloyl group based on the total weight of the resin, and the weight ratio of the epoxy (meth)acrylate resin (a) to the (meth)acrylic acid ester (b) (a)/(b) is from 30/70 to 70/30.
US11111420B2	Waterborne bonding adhesive formulation for sheet membrane incorporating a solid plasticizer An adhesive formulation is provided that is a waterborne bonding adhesive for adhering sheet membranes that may incorporate a solid plasticizer. The formulation is fast-curing and develops bond strength rapidly after application to a substrate as the adhesive dries, when the sheet membrane is mated to the substrate. The fast-curing characteristic is important to ensure the membrane is not displaced from the surface in windy exterior applications. The adhesive is formulated to form the bond between sheet membranes to substrates that illustratively include, steel, wood, concrete, roof boards, insulation, and fiberglass mat roof boards.
US11111412B2	Polishing composition, method for producing polishing composition, and polishing method The present invention provides a polishing composition which can polish an object to be polished at a high polishing speed and with fewer scratches (defects). The present invention is a polishing composition containing silica of which a maximum peak height in a weight change rate distribution curve obtained by thermogravimetric measurement in a range of 25° C. or higher and 250° C. or lower is −0.011 or more and less than 0, a pH at 25° C. of the polishing composition being less than 6.0.
US11111411B2	Light color rosin ester compositions and methods of making same The disclosure relates to a light color or a low color rosin or a rosin ester composition. The rosin ester comprises a reaction product of one or more rosins, one or more polyhydric alcohols, and optionally one or more monocarboxylic acids, and optionally one or more polycarboxylic acids having from 2 to 54 carbon atoms; from 0 ppm to 200 ppm of a co-catalyst, and optionally, a disproportionation catalyst, an esterification catalyst, or combinations thereof. The co-catalyst has a triplet formation quantum yield (ϕT) of greater than 0.5 and a triplet lifetime (τT) of greater than 0.5 microseconds. Methods to prepare the rosin ester compositions and uses of the compositions are also disclosed.
US11111406B2	Copolymer and antifouling coating composition containing the same Provided are a copolymer containing: a structural unit (A) derived from a polymerizable monomer (a) having a silicon atom-containing group represented by formula (1) [wherein R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 6]; and a structural unit (B) derived from a polymerizable monomer (b) copolymerizable with the polymerizable monomer (a) with the content of the structural unit (A) being from 40 mass % to 80 mass % in 100 mass % of the copolymer, the content of the structural unit (B) being from 20 mass % to 60 mass % in 100 mass % of the copolymer, and an acid value derived from free carboxy group being from 0.1 KOHmg/g to 60 KOHmg/g; and an antifouling coating composition containing the copolymer.
US11111400B2	Multimaterial powder with composite grains for additive synthesis Some embodiments are directed to a multimaterial powder used in the field of metallurgy and plasturgy. The multimaterial powder includes support particles having a median particle size distribution between 1 μm and 100 μm and functionalising particles having a median particle size distribution that is a factor of 10 to 1000 lower relative to the support particles. The powder is characterised in that the support particles and the functionalising particles form composite grains having a core-shell structure that each have a core formed by a support particle, and a shell, that covers between 10 and 100% of the surface of the support particle and which is formed by at least one surface layer of the functionalising particles.
US11111396B2	Transparent films with control of light hue using nanoscale colorants Nanoscale colorants are introduced to adjust the hue of transparent conductive films, such as to provide a whiter film. The transparent conductive films can have sparse metal conductive layers, which can be formed using silver nanowires. Color of the film can be evaluated using standard color parameters. In particular, values of color parameter b* can be reduced with the nanoscale colorants without unacceptably changing other parameters, such as haze, a* and transparency.
US11111395B2	Surface structured articles and methods of making the same Surface structured articles comprising a polymer matrix and a dispersed phase, the article having first and second opposed major surfaces, at least a portion of the first major surface is a microstructured, anisotropic surface comprises features having at least one dimension in a range from 1 micrometer to 500 micrometers, wherein the dispersed phase comprises an antimicrobial material, and wherein at least a portion of the dispersed phase is present on the microstructured, anisotropic surface. Surface structured articles are useful, for example, for marine applications (e.g., surfaces in contact with water (e.g., fresh water, ocean water)) such as boats, ships, piers, oil rigs, decks, and roofing materials.
US11111392B2	Optical device with antistatic property An optical device having a first optical member, a second optical member, and an antistatic layer disposed between the first optical member and the second optical member wherein the antistatic layer contains the reaction product of a mixture comprising at least one polymerizable onium salt having an anion and at least one non-onium polymerizable monomer, oligomer, or polymer.
US11111383B2	Resin composition and article made therefrom A resin composition comprises: a vinyl-containing polyphenylene ether resin, a bis(vinylphenyl)ethane and a modification of divinylbenzene. The resin composition may be used to make various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board, and achieves improvements in at least one of the properties including dielectric constant, dissipation factor, copper foil peeling strength, glass transition temperature, ratio of thermal expansion, thermal expansion coefficient, precipitation property of varnish, solder dipping thermal resistance, solder floating thermal resistance of multi-layer board, reflow thermal resistance of multi-layer board and T300 thermal resistance.
US11111379B2	Polymer nanocomposite comprising poly(ethylene terephthalate) reinforced with an intercalated phyllosilicate It is provided a phyllosilicate having a layered structure in the form of platelets and comprising an intercalating agent between the platelets, wherein the intercalating agent is a polyester of a molecular weight of 274 to 30,000 g/mol, and wherein the phyllosilicate is other than a phyllosilicate modified through ionic interchange. It is also provides a polymer nanocomposite comprising a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer an the phyllosilicate mentioned above, as well as preparation processes for the preparation of the intercalated phyllosilicate and the PET nanocomposite. The PET nanocomposite is particularly useful for packaging, particularly for food and drink packaging.
US11111372B2	Aqueous binder compositions An aqueous binder composition is disclosed that comprises at least one long-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight of at least 2,000 Daltons; a primary cross-linking agent comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups; and a secondary cross-linking agent comprising a short-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight less than 2,000 Daltons.
US11111367B2	Resin molded body and method for producing resin molded body A resin molded body includes: a polyolefin element formed of polyolefin, including a crystalline region and an amorphous region; and a hydrophilic copolymer contained in at least part of a surface of the polyolefin element, the hydrophilic copolymer including a copolymer of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) of 45% or greater on a mole fraction basis and at least one other monomer. In the resin molded body, the MPC polymer is immersed through the surface by applying heat treatment.
US11111363B2	Articles formed with renewable and/or sustainable green plastic material and carbohydrate-based polymeric materials lending increased strength and/or biodegradability Described herein are strength characteristics and biodegradation of articles produced using one or more “green” sustainable polymers and one or more carbohydrate-based polymers. A compatibilizer can optionally be included in the article. In some cases, the article can include a film, a bag, a bottle, a cap or lid therefore, a sheet, a box or other container, a plate, a cup, utensils, or the like.
US11111348B2	Method for treating surface of resin material layer and resin material A method is for treating a surface of a resin material layer. The method includes a first step of introducing as a substituent at least one selected from the group consisting of an acid halide and an alkyl halide into an aromatic polyether-based resin included in the resin material layer by Friedel-Crafts reaction.
US11111345B2	Prepreg and carbon fiber-reinforced composite material A prepreg includes; sizing agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent; and a thermosetting resin composition impregnated into the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers. The sizing agent includes an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic compound (B) at least containing an aromatic epoxy compound (B1). The thermosetting resin composition includes a thermosetting resin (D) and a latent hardener (E), and optionally includes an additive (F) other than the thermosetting resin (D) and the latent hardener (E). The (a)/(b) ratio is within a predetermined range where (a) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to CHx, C—C, and C═C and (b) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to C—O in a C1s core spectrum of the surfaces of the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
US11111344B2	Process for making absorbent towel and soft sanitary tissue paper webs having nanofilaments Processes for making absorbent towel paper and soft sanitary tissue paper webs are provided. The processes provide the steps of: (a) providing a papermaking furnish, (b) forming a wet fibrous web having a differential density from the paper making furnish; and, (c) drying the differential density wet fibrous web to not more than about 10% by weight moisture. Step a) provides: i) from about 20.1% to about 99.9% by weight of a softwood pulp fiber mixture; and, ii) from greater than 0% to about 79.9% by weight of a hardwood pulp fiber mixture. Step i) provides u) from about 20.0% to about 99.8% by weight of softwood pulp fiber; and, v) from about 0.05% to about 5.0% by weight of strengthening additive. Step ii) provides w) from about 0.05% to about 79.4% by weight of hardwood pulp fibers; and, x) from about 0.05% to about 20.0% by weight of cellulose nano-filaments.
US11111336B2	Poly(phenylene ether) copolymer process and compositions A poly(phenylene ether) copolymer of 2-methyl-6-phenylphenol and a dihydric phenol having an absolute number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000 grams/mole is made by polymerization of 2-methyl-6-phenylphenol and a dihydric phenol in the presence of molecular oxygen, a polymerization catalyst comprising a metal ion and at least one amine ligand, and a solvent composed of at least 95 weight percent of a C1-C3 alcohol selected from methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, and 2-propanol. The poly(phenylene ether) copolymer can be, for example, a copolymer of 2-methyl-6-phenylphenol, 2,2-bis(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyphenol)propane, and optionally 2,6-dimethylphenol. The poly(phenylene ether) copolymer finds utility in curable compositions, cured compositions, and articles.
US11111334B1	Polymerizable compositions comprising nitro substituted polyester diols This invention relates to the field of polymers. More specifically, the invention comprises photopolymerizable polyesters and polyester urethane oligomers comprising nitro-substituted dicarboxylic acids that are products obtained by decomposition of polyethylene. The composition described herein are useful for 3D printing, coatings and other uses.
US11111333B2	Resin compositions and resin infusion process Curable epoxy resin compositions suitable for liquid resin infusion processes. In one embodiment, the resin composition contains (a) at least two polyepoxides, one of which is triglycidyl ether of tris(hydroxyphenyl)methane, (b) an aromatic amine curing agent, and (c) core-shell rubber particles. In another embodiment, the resin composition (a) at least two polyepoxides, one of which is diglycidyl ether of bis(hydroxyphenyl)fluorene, (b) an aromatic amine curing agent, and (c) core-shell rubber particles.
US11111312B2	Mutant interleukin-2 polypeptides The present invention generally relates to mutant interleukin-2 polypeptides that exhibit reduced affinity to the α-subunit of the IL-2 receptor, for use as immunotherapeutic agents. In addition, the invention relates to immunoconjugates comprising said mutant IL-2 polypeptides, polynucleotide molecules encoding the mutant IL-2 polypeptides or immunoconjugates, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotide molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the mutant IL-2 polypeptides or immunoconjugates, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof.
US11111309B2	Method of reducing expression of DUX4 in a muscle cell by administering an anti-transferrin receptor antibody linked to an oligonucleotide targeting DUX4 Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload inhibits expression or activity of DUX4. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide or RNAi oligonucleotide.
US11111307B2	Anti-BCMA antibodies This invention provides antibodies that recognize the B Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) and that bind naïve B cells, plasma cells, and/or memory B cells. The invention further provides methods for depleting naïve B cells, plasma cells, and memory B cells, and for treating B cell-related disorders, including lymphomas and autoimmune diseases.
US11111305B2	Method of using a bispecific antibody to conditionally inhibit a receptor signaling complex This invention describes the design of bispecific antibodies that function as conditionally effective therapeutics by binding to a functionally silent epitope on one component of a targeted signaling complex and simultaneously binding to a second protein, whose expression or accessibility is cell- or disease environment-specific, and whose antibody-driven proximity to the signaling complex leads to an alteration of signal transduction.
US11111286B2	T cell receptors and immune therapy using the same against PRAME positive cancers The present invention pertains to antigen recognizing constructs against tumor associated antigens (TAA), in particular against Preferentially Expressed Antigen of Melanoma (PRAME). The invention in particular provides novel T cell receptor (TCR) based molecules which are selective and specific for the tumor expressed antigen of the invention. The TCR of the invention, and TAA binding fragments derived therefrom, are of use for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TAA expressing cancerous diseases. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding the antigen recognizing constructs of the invention, vectors comprising these nucleic acids, recombinant cells expressing the antigen recognizing constructs and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
US11111284B2	Tumor necrosis factor superfamily and TNF-like ligand muteins and methods of preparing The invention features homo-multimers, e.g., homo-trimers, of TNFSF or TNF-like ligand muteins in which each TNFSF ligand or TNF-like ligand mutein monomer contains at least one cysteine residue substitution or insertion that promotes the formation of a disulfide bond with a cysteine residue on a neighboring TNFSF or TNF-like ligand mutein monomer. The invention features methods of producing such TNFSF and TNF-like ligand muteins, pharmaceutical compositions containing such muteins, and methods of using such muteins in cancer immunotherapy, in treating autoimmune and neurological diseases, and in reducing or eliminating the complications and risks of rejection in organ transplantation or tissue or organ repair or regeneration.
US11111279B2	Nato3 mutant polypeptides and uses thereof The present invention relates to isolated Nato3 mutant polypeptides. Methods for stimulating a brain cell to differentiate into a dopaminergic progenitor neuronal cell or a dopaminergic neuron comprises increasing phosphorylation of Nato3 in the brain cells and culturing the brain cells until a progenitor dopaminergic neuronal cell marker or a dopaminergic neuronal cell marker is expressed in the cultured brain cells. Methods for treating Parkinson's disease (PD) in a subject comprises administering to the subject in need thereof, a composition comprising progenitor dopaminergic neuronal cells and/or dopaminergic neuronal cells expressing a Nato3 mutant polypeptide to the brain of the subject.
US11111272B2	α4α7 peptide monomer and dimer antagonists The invention relates to peptide dimer compounds and peptide monomer compounds that potently inhibit binding of α4β7 to the mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule (MAdCAM) in vivo, possess high selectivity against α4β1 binding, and have high stability under gastrointestinal conditions.
US11111270B2	Inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) antagonists Provided herein are compounds that modulate the activity of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions comprising the compounds.
US11111254B2	Nitrogen-containing macrocyclic conjugates as radiopharmaceuticals The present invention relates to compounds that are useful as metal ligands and which either contain a molecular recognition moiety or can be bound to a molecular recognition moiety and methods of making these compounds. Once the compounds that contain a molecular recognition moiety are coordinated with a suitable metallic radionuclide, the coordinated compounds are useful as radiopharmaceuticals in the areas of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging. The invention therefore also relates to methods of diagnosis and therapy utilising the radiolabelled compounds of the invention.
US11111253B2	6-aryl-7-substituted-3-(1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines as inhibitors of the STAT3 pathway with anti-proliferative activity Compounds that selectivity inhibit the STAT3 pathway and not the STAT1 pathway and exhibit anti-proliferative activity are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treatment of cancers that are characterized by overexpression of STAT3, which are safer that other therapies.
US11111250B2	Polymorphs of Ribociclib mono succinate The present invention relates to novel crystalline and amorphous polymorphic forms of Ribociclib(1) mono succinate. (I) Said crystalline forms may be useful in the improved preparation of oral dosage forms for the treatment of cancer.
US11111246B2	Pharmaceutical salts of substituted-quinoxaline-type bridged-piperidine compounds The invention relates to Substituted-Quinoxaline-Type Bridged-Piperidine Compounds, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Substituted-Quinoxaline-Type Bridged-Piperidine Compound and methods to treat or prevent a condition, such as pain, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Substituted-Quinoxaline-Type Bridged-Piperidine Compound.
US11111238B2	Coumarin derivatives, processes for their preparation and uses thereof for the treatment of cancer The invention provides novel coumarin derivatives as specific mitochondrial RNA polymerase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer.
US11111235B2	Compounds, compositions, and methods The present disclosure relates generally to LRRK2 inhibitors, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, deuterated analog, prodrug, tautomer, stereoisomer, or mixture of stereoisomers thereof, and methods of making and using thereof.
US11111230B2	Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibitors and use of same in medicine The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula I, a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound of formula I, a method for inhibiting indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, and its use in medicine.
US11111223B2	Crystalline forms of ozanimod and ozanimod hydrochloride, and processes for preparation thereof The present disclosure is directed to novel crystalline forms of ozanimod and ozanimod hydrochloride, as well as preparation method thereof. Said crystalline forms of ozanimod and ozanimod hydrochloride can be used for treating autoimmune diseases, particularly used for preparing drugs for treating multiple sclerosis and ulcerative colitis. The crystalline forms of the present disclosure have one or more advantages in solubility, melting point, stability, dissolution, bioavailability and processability and provide new and better choices for the preparation of ozanimod drug product, and are very valuable for drug development.
US11111211B2	Method of distilling dimethyl sulfoxide and multistage distillation tower A method of distilling a liquid containing dimethyl sulfoxide using a distillation system, including mixing sodium carbonate with a liquid containing dimethyl sulfoxide at a bottom of the distillation system such that sodium carbonate accounts for 0.005% to 25% by weight relative to 100% by weight of the liquid containing dimethyl sulfoxide and sodium carbonate in total at the bottom of the distillation system and heating the bottom; and obtaining a distillate containing dimethyl sulfoxide at a position lower than a position at which the liquid containing dimethyl sulfoxide is introduced and higher than a position of the heating portion.
US11111207B2	One pot, one step process for the halogenation of aromatics using solid acid catalysts The present invention disclosed an improved one pot, one step process for halogenation of compound of formula (II) to afford corresponding halogenated compound of formula (I) having improved yield and increased selectivity under very mild conditions.
US11111205B2	Process for preparing alkanediol and dialkyl carbonate The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an alkanediol and a dialkyl carbonate comprising reacting an alkylene carbonate and an alkanol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is aluminum phosphate.
US11111202B2	Production of salts of 4-hydroxybutyrate using biobased raw materials Gamma-butyrolactone (“GBL”) and Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (“GHB”) having a unique carbon footprint as defined by the percent modern carbon (pmc) are described herein. The percent modern carbon can be controlled by varying the amounts of biobased, renewable starting materials and petroleum-based starting materials to prepare GBL or GHB having a defined pmc or by preparing mixtures of GBL or GHB prepared from biobased renewable starting materials and GBL or GHB prepared from petroleum-based starting materials.
US11111200B2	Method for preparing acrylic acid and methyl acrylate The present invention provides a method for preparing acrylic acid and methyl acrylate. The method comprises passing the feed gas containing dimethoxymethane and carbon monoxide through a solid acid catalyst to generate acrylic acid and methyl acrylate with a high conversion rate and selectivity at a reaction temperature in a range from 180 to 400 and a reaction pressure in a range from 0.1 MPa to 15.0 MPa, the mass space velocity of dimethoxymethane in the feed gas is in a range from 0.05 h−1 to 10.0 h−1, and the volume percentage of dimethoxymethane in the feed gas is in a range from 0.1% to 95%.
US11111199B2	Methods for preparing formaldehyde from carbon dioxide The present disclosure provides, inter alia, methods for preparing formaldehyde from carbon dioxide using bis(silyl)acetals, methods for incorporating carbon derived from carbon dioxide into a complex organic molecule derived from formaldehyde using bis(silyl)acetals, and methods for generating an isotopologue of a complex organic molecule derived from formaldehyde using bis(silyl)acetals.
US11111194B2	ODH complex with on-line mixer unit and feed line cleaning Oxidative dehydrogenation is an alternative to the energy extensive steam cracking process presently used for the production of olefins from paraffins. Various embodiments of an oxidative dehydrogenation chemical complex designed to allow removal of sulfur containing contaminants that collect in the gas mixer unit and in the feed lines leading to the ODH reactor are disclosed herein.
US11111192B2	Methods and systems for producing para-xylene from C8-containing compositions A method for producing para-xylene (PX) includes introducing a C8 aromatic-containing composition to a xylene rerun column to separate the C8 aromatic-containing composition into a xylene-containing effluent and a heavy effluent and passing the xylene-containing effluent to a PX processing loop that includes a PX recovery unit operable to separate a PX product from the xylene-containing effluent, a membrane isomerization unit operable to convert a portion of the MX, OX, or both from the xylene-containing effluent to PX, an EB dealkylation unit operable to dealkylate EB from the xylene-containing effluent to produce benzene, toluene, and other C7− compounds, and a membrane separation unit operable to produce a permeate that is PX-rich and a retentate that is PX-lean. The permeate is passed to the PX recovery unit for recovery of PX, which the retentate is bypassed around the PX recovery unit circulated through the xylene processing loop.
US11111176B1	Methods and apparatus of processing transparent substrates Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to methods and apparatus of processing transparent substrates, such as glass substrates. In one implementation, a film stack for optical devices includes a glass substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The film stack includes a device function layer formed on the first surface, a hard mask layer formed on the device function layer, and a substrate recognition layer formed on the hard mask layer. The hard mask layer includes one or more of chromium, ruthenium, or titanium nitride. The film stack includes a backside layer formed on the second surface. The backside layer formed on the second surface includes one or more of a conductive layer or an oxide layer.
US11111175B2	Hydrophobic window, house and vehicle using the same The disclosure relates to a hydrophobic window. The hydrophobic window includes a frame; a glass embedded in the frame; and a hydrophobic film on a surface of the glass. The hydrophobic film comprises a flexible substrate and a hydrophobic layer. The flexible substrate comprises a flexible base and a patterned first bulge layer on a surface of the flexible base. The hydrophobic layer is on the surface of the patterned first bulge layer.
US11111173B2	Lithium containing glasses A glass article including, on an oxide basis, from 60 mol % to 74 mol % SiO2, from 7 mol % to 18 mol % Al2O3, from 3 mol % to 16 mol % B2O3, from 0 mol % to 6 mol % Na2O, from 0 mol % to 5 mol % P2O5, from 5 mol % to 11 mol % Li2O, less than or equal to 0.2 mol % SnO2, and from 0.5 mol % to 6.5 mol % divalent cation oxides. The glass article has a molar ratio of Al2O3:(R2O+RO) greater than or equal to 0.9, where R2O is a sum of alkali metal oxides in mol % and RO is a sum of divalent cation oxides in mol %.
US11111168B1	Tank with membrane cover and draft tube mixer In a municipal sewage treatment system, a biological process tank, typically an anaerobic digestion process, has a flexible, inflated membrane cover. At least one draft tube mixer is installed on the tank, interrupting the gas supported cover with a platform having a flat base and may have upwardly extending sides that generally follow the contour of the inflated cover. The draft tube is connected to the platform and preferably supported on the floor of the tank. The mixer mechanism can be lifted out of the draft tube without escape of gas from the inflated cover.
US11111163B2	Time-release tablet and methods A time-release composition and method of making and using the time-release composition. The time-release composition may include an active ingredient that is useful in deterring unwanted growth, such as bacterial and fungal growth, in high-flow water environments. The composition can include several active ingredients to provide a multiple use tablet. The multi-use tablet can be used to dispense any combination of active ingredients that act as clarifiers, minerals, medications, buffers, chemical dosing, and/or other maintenance components, such as growth deterrents and water filtration augmentation and any combination thereof.
US11111162B2	Method and treatment system for treating mineral or oil sands tailings A method for treating tailings substrate from mining or oil sands separation process, the tailings substrate comprising an aqueous phase with suspended solid particulate material. In the method, a flocculating agent is added to the tailings substrate, flocs are allowed to form and the formed flocs are separated from the aqueous phase. The flocculating agent comprises a degraded polyacrylamide comprising at least anionic units and having a process water viscosity reduced by 25-99%, preferably 50-99%, compared to a substantially similar polyacrylamide that has not been degraded by a degradation agent, measured at a shear rate 1 s−1 as a 0.4-0.8 weight-% solution of polymer in process water.
US11111155B1	System, process and related sintered article A process of forming a sintered article includes heating a green portion of a tape of polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals in organic binder at a binder removal zone to a temperature sufficient to pyrolyze the binder; horizontally conveying the portion of tape with organic binder removed from the binder removal zone to a sintering zone; and sintering polycrystalline ceramic and/or minerals of the portion of tape at the sintering zone, wherein the tape simultaneously extends through the removal and sintering zones.
US11111154B2	Aqueous miscible organic-layered double hydroxide The present invention relates to a process for modifying a layered double hydroxide (LDH), the process comprising, a. providing a water-wet layered double hydroxide of formula: [Mz+1-xM′y+x]a+(Xn−)a/r.bH2O (1) wherein M and M′ are metal cations, z=1 or 2; y=3 or 4, x is 0.1 to 1, preferably x<1, more preferably x=0.1-0.9, b is greater than 0 to 10, X is an anion, r is 1 to 3, n is the charge on the anion X and a is determined by x, y and z, preferably a=z(1-x)+xy-2; b. maintaining the layered double hydroxide water-wet, and c. contacting the water-wet layered double hydroxide with at least one solvent, the solvent being miscible with water and preferably having a solvent polarity (P′) in the range 3.8 to 9, as well as to a layered double hydroxide prepared according to that process.
US11111152B2	Preparation method for modified molecular sieve and modified molecular sieve-containing catalytic cracking catalyst A preparation method for modified molecular sieve and a modified molecular sieve-containing catalytic cracking catalyst. The preparation method comprises: mixing molecular sieve slurry, a compound solution containing ions of group IIIB metals of the periodic table of elements, organic complexing agent and/or dispersing agent and precipitating agent to obtain mixed slurry containing molecular sieve and precipitates of group IIIB elements in the periodic table of elements; and drying, and roasting or not roasting to obtain molecular sieve modified by the group IIIB elements. A weight ratio of group IIIB elements calculated based on oxides to molecular sieve dry basis is equal to (0.3-10):100, a molar ratio of organic complexing agent to ions of group IIIB metals is equal to (0.3-10):1, and a molar ratio of dispersing agent to the ions of group IIIB metals is equal to (0.2-16):1. Also related to is the catalytic cracking catalyst containing the modified molecular sieve prepared according to the method. The molecular sieve prepared by the method or the catalytic cracking catalyst containing same has good activity stability and heavy metal pollution resistance.
US11111150B2	Facile direct functionalization of pristine graphene nanoparticles Graphene is a single layer carbon-based material known for high strength, high flexibility, high electrical conductivity, high surface area, hydrophobicity and barrier property. Introduction of surface functional groups on graphene enhances most of these properties. A facile and economical process to prepare amine and fluoride functionalized graphenes is disclosed. The disclosed processes utilize direct functionalization of pristine graphene without pre-functionalization (GO). Successful functionalization of both aminated and fluorinated graphenes were confirmed by the analyses of FT-IR, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), Raman, UV-Vis, and dispersion study. Amine functional groups can react with epoxy resin and urethane resin to form a covalent bond, and fluorinated graphene can give high hydrophobicity and durability, therefore both can be applied as a material or a component in polymer and composite coatings for corrosion protection, moisture or gas barriers.
US11111149B2	Fly ash-catalyzed method for making graphene Methods of forming graphene may include reacting a dispersed mixture, comprising fly ash, a charged heteroaromatic compound, particularly a pyridinium compound, such as a 1-(4-pyridyl)-pyridinium salt, and a solvent, particularly an alcohol, such as ethanol, with a polymeric oxidizing agent, preferably polymer-supported pyridinium chlorochromate, to form a second mixture; and contacting the second mixture at a temperature of 120 to 180° C. with a gas stream comprising at least 0.1 vol. % CH4 and at least 10 vol. % H2 to form graphene on the fly ash. Methods of managing waste may comprise using fly ash waste to produce graphene. Devices for implementing such methods may involve steel cylindrical reaction vessels including a cover through which a valve-stoppable pipe is fed, which reaction vessel is at least partially surrounded by a heating device, and suitable for handling solvent and fly ash, as well as for receiving gas inflow through the pipe.
US11111145B2	Precise modifying method for fine particle dispersion liquid A method for modifying a fine particle dispersion liquid with which dispersibility and dispersion stability can be improved includes performing filtration to remove impurities in a dispersion liquid using a dispersion liquid modifying device provided with a removal unit that uses a filtration membrane. The quantity of impurities is reduced from a first region until said quantity reaches a second pH-dependent region. In the second pH-dependent region, the dispersibility of the fine particles in the dispersion liquid is in a range in which the dispersibility depends more on a change in dispersion liquid pH than on a change in the quantity of impurities in the dispersion liquid. With the quantity of impurities reduced to the second pH-dependent region, the dispersibility of the fine particles is controlled by adjusting the pH of the fine particle dispersion liquid.
US11111144B2	Ozone gas generator and method for manufacturing ozone gas generator An ozone gas generator includes a first electrode portion that includes a first electrode, and a second electrode portion that faces the first electrode portion, is disposed with a predetermined interval at which discharge between the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion is possible, and includes a second electrode, in which at least one of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion includes a dielectric that is provided on a surface of the first electrode or the second electrode on sides facing each other, and at least one of the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion includes a layer that is provided on at least a portion of the surface of the first electrode or the second electrode on the sides facing each other, or the dielectric, and includes at least one of a metal or a metal compound, and the first electrode portion and the second electrode portion are configured such that accuracy of an interval between surfaces facing each other is ±3% or more and ±50% or less.
US11111122B2	Lift and pallet A pallet lift includes a pair of outer tines movable between an expanded position spaced outward away from inner tines and a retracted position adjacent the inner tines. The inner and outer tines are supported by wheels at locations spaced away from the lift mechanism. A pallet includes a plurality of nestable feet that open outwardly of the pallet to reduce the footprint. A second pallet includes a side wall extending downward from side edges of the pallet to define an opening adjacent outer feet.
US11111120B2	Leveling system for lift device A lift device includes a chassis having a first end and an opposing second end, a first actuator coupled to the first end, a second actuator coupled to the first end, a third actuator coupled to the opposing second end; and a fourth actuator coupled to the opposing second end. The first actuator and the second actuator are selectively engageable to facilitate providing active control of a first pitch adjustment and a first roll adjustment of the first end of the chassis. The third actuator and the fourth actuator are (i) selectively fluidly couplable to facilitate providing passive control of a second pitch adjustment and a second roll adjustment of the opposing second end of the chassis and (ii) selectively fluidly decouplable to facilitate providing active control of the second pitch adjustment and the second roll adjustment of the opposing second end of the chassis.
US11111119B2	Hydraulic power unit for jack with internally adjustable safety relief valve A hydraulic power unit for a floor jack that includes an internally-adjustable relief valve that is inaccessible to an operator without removing the power unit from the jack assembly and disassembling the power unit. By placing the relief valve inside of the hydraulic assembly, hidden from operators, the relief valve is less likely to be accidently adjusted when using or servicing the jack.
US11111113B2	Mobile passive and active heave compensator The publication describes a mobile active heave compensator provided with an attachment device for suspending the compensator from a load bearing device and an attachment device for carrying a payload. The compensator comprises a passive heave compensation part and an active heave compensation part and is associated with a sensor arrangement producing input signals for a control unit and a power source. The compensator incorporates a hydraulic fluid pump and/or motor device, affecting the active heave compensating part, producing output signal(s) to the hydraulic fluid and/or motor device to transport the hydraulic fluid as required, based on input signals received from the sensor arrangement.
US11111112B2	Lifting assembly and method A lifting assembly (10) having a structure (11) with three or more receptacles and a two or more connectors (1). The structure comprises one or more receptacles (12). Each receptacle comprises one or more circumferential grooves (17) in its inside surface. The connector comprises a male element (4) for insertion into a receptacle, an attachment point (2), and one or more locking elements (6) provided on the outside surface of the male element for engaging with the or each groove in the inside surface of the or each receptacle so as to rotatably mount the attachment point relative to the structure. The connectors may be rotationally positioned within the receptacles to permit different lifting configurations to be used.
US11111105B2	Compliant shear layer for elevator termination A termination device for a suspension member of an elevator system includes a housing and a wedge assembly located in the housing. The wedge assembly includes a wedge interactive with the housing to apply a clamping force to the suspension member in response to an axial load acting on the suspension member and a compliant shear element secured to the wedge or the suspension member and configured to reduce shear loads on the suspension member.
US11111092B2	Sheet conveying device having sheet supply tray, and image recording apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device includes: a tray; a roller; a roller arm; a lever; and a dust proof cover including: a first cover, a second cover, and a pressure piece. The roller arm is movable between an abutment position where the roller abuts on the tray and a separation position where the roller is away from the tray. The second cover is movable between a first position in proximity to the tray and a second position away from the tray. The pressure piece is away from the lever to permit the roller to be positioned in the abutment position when the second cover is in the first position, and presses the lever to move the roller to the separation position when the second cover is in the second position.
US11111081B1	System and method for managing migration of road barriers A road barrier transfer machine includes an improved capstan control system that reduces unwanted migration of road barrier spans without requiring inaccurate visual observations and reliance on outdated scripts. The barrier transfer machine includes a moveable chassis, an entry snout, an exit snout, a conveyor system, a capstan system, and the capstan control system. The capstan control system automatically operates the capstan system or provides instructions to an operator of the machine to maintain the tension and compression of a road barrier span within desired ranges to reduce unwanted migration of the span.
US11111074B2	Safety grain bin door latch system A safety door latch system is presented for a grain bin having a door frame. An inner door is connected to the door frame that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. An outer door is connected to the door frame and is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. A safety mechanism is connected to the door frame and is configured to move between an open position and a closed position. When the inner door frame is moved to a closed position, a portion of the inner door engages the safety mechanism thereby causing the safety mechanism to move to the closed position. When the safety mechanism is in the closed position, the outer door may be latched to the safety mechanism. When the safety mechanism is in the open position, the outer door cannot latch to the safety mechanism.
US11111066B2	Composite pack for filling liquid material A composite pack for filling liquid material having an interior member as a non-self-standing type liquid material filling package member of filling a liquid material and an exterior member capable of stably holding the interior member, includes a bag-shaped interior member formed by the liquid material into a soft package bag and an exterior member for housing the interior member and including a cylindrical body, a bottom wall disposed at a lower end of the cylindrical body and an opening portion formed in an upper end of the cylindrical body. The interior member includes a sheet-like nozzle for pouring the liquid material protruded in an upper end portion or a side end upper portion of the package bag, and the exterior member includes at the opening portion a sealing structure unit having a top face wall closing the opening portion and plural vertical rubs standing from the top face wall.
US11111064B2	Caseless tier sheet A tier sheet includes a deck having a support surface. A plurality of walls extend downward to define lower recesses for receiving the upper ends of containers therebelow. In one embodiment, the tier sheet is a single thermoformed sheet and includes a plurality of upper recesses formed in the deck, each upper recess defined between an outer wall and a column. In another embodiment, the tier sheet is injection molded.
US11111061B2	Liquid storage bottle A liquid storage bottle includes a nozzle which has an inlet through which a liquid is injected, a cylindrical cap which is mountable on the nozzle to open or close the inlet, a slit valve which is provided in the inlet and includes a plurality of slits intersecting each other, and a sealing unit which seals the inlet when the cap is mounted on the nozzle. The cap includes a protrusion which protrudes from a surface facing the inlet toward the slit valve when the cap is mounted on the nozzle, and a tip portion of the protrusion faces the slit valve at a position separated in a radial direction of the nozzle from an intersection of the plurality of slits in a state where the inlet is sealed by the sealing unit.
US11111058B1	Self-destruct-upon-opening cap applicable to small-diameter connector used for gastrointestinal tract A self-destruct-upon-opening cap applicable to a small-diameter connector used for a gastrointestinal tract includes a top lid and a cap body. The top lid is arranged on the cap body and fixedly connected to the cap body, and a connecting structure is arranged at one end of the cap body which is not connected to the top lid. The cap body includes a first casing and a second casing. One side of the second casing which is not provided with the connecting structure extends into the first casing, and a top face of the second casing is provided with serrated protrusions in a circumferential direction. The side of the second casing which is not provided with the connecting structure is fixedly connected to the first casing through ribs or contact points. An inner side face of the top lid is provided with grooves matching with the serrated protrusions.
US11111057B2	Bioplastic collapsible dispensing tube A bioplastic collapsible dispensing tube may include a collapsible tube having walls that include a bioplastic material; a distal end of the tube that is sealed; a proximal end of the tube, opposite the distal end, that has an opening; a nozzle on the opening; and a closure for the nozzle; wherein, when the closure is opened and the tube is collapsed, flowable material inside the tube is urged out of the nozzle; and the bioplastic material includes a bio resin selected from the group consisting of PEF, PBF, PTF, GPE, GPET, PLA, PDLA, PLLA, PHA, and PHBH. A method may include forming a tube and filling the tube with flowable material from the distal end.
US11111054B2	Equal-fork pallet An equal-fork pallet comprising a pallet body is provided. The pallet body is provided with a stand structure and a reinforcing structure, the reinforcing structure is a reinforcing rib embodied by a groove structure pressed on the surface of the pallet body, and the reinforcing rib comprises a connection type reinforcing rib and a semi-partition type reinforcing rib, the stand structure comprises a corner stand, an edge stand and a center stand, and neither end of the partition type reinforcing rib is connected to the stand. The equal-fork pallet has a reasonable structural design and strong pressure bearing capacity, with targeted layout and design of the reinforcing rib centralized position and stress concentration position such as stand. The pallet can overcome the problems of low local compressive strength and proneness to produce stress fracture and local cracking.
US11111053B2	Stackable half-size reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform A reconfigurable pallet/dolly platform includes a top deck having a product support surface and an opposing underside. The product support surface has grommet openings extending therethrough. The underside includes pallet support leg attachment areas aligned with the grommet openings for receiving pallet support legs when configured as a pallet. Also, the underside includes dolly wheel attachment areas for receiving dolly wheels when configured as a dolly. The product support surface includes grommets inserted into the grommet openings. Each grommet includes an upper section that extends in height above the top deck to engage an underside of the pallet support legs from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a pallet. Also, the product support surface includes dolly wheel receiving areas aligned with the dolly wheel wells on the underside, and engage the dolly wheels from an identical platform stacked thereon when configured as a dolly.
US11111051B2	Bottle packaging system A packaging for securely holding one or more bottles is provided with an upper support and a lower support that close parts of the packaging. In between the upper and the lower support are a plurality of neck tabs that are individually deformable to further limit mobility of the bottle in the packaging.
US11111040B2	Packaging machine with pressure control device and method A packaging machine with an atmosphere modifying station in which an atmosphere within a packaging to be produced can be modified by evacuating air and/or introducing a gas. The packaging machine has a pressure control device that may control an evacuation pressure and/or a gassing pressure. The pressure control device may comprise a first controllable 2/2-way valve and a second controllable 2/2-way valve, both which are configured to influence the evacuation pressure and/or the gassing pressure by setting a volume flow. The first and second 2/2-way valves are connected in parallel with one another and are controllable independently of one another. In one embodiment, the first and second 2/2-way valves are preferably electrically controllable. A method of modifying an atmosphere within a package using a packaging machine and pressure control device is also provided.
US11111034B2	Separable roller screw assembly for a space craft release mechanism system The present disclosure relates to a separable roller screw assembly comprising: a first screw shaft having a first external thread and being axially separated from a second screw shaft having a second external thread; a planetary roller arrangement comprising multiple rotatable rollers radially arrayed about the first and second screw shafts, whilst being encapsulated by a rotatable nut module; the rotatable nut module being coaxially arranged about the first and second screw shafts and configured for maintaining the planetary roller arrangement, the first and second screw shafts in an axially fixed configuration to permit the assembly to carry a load in an axial direction corresponding to an axial tensile force, whilst enabling displacement of the first screw shaft relative to the second screw shaft when said assembly is released from said axially fixed configuration; and wherein each one of the multiple rollers comprises first and second roller external thread regions adapted to engage said first external thread and said second external thread, respectively. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to a space craft release mechanism for separating a first space craft element from a second space craft element and comprising a separable roller screw assembly. In addition, the present disclosure relates a clamp band system for a load bearing interface assembly of a space craft comprising a separable roller screw assembly.
US11111018B2	Aerial vehicle and control method for aerial vehicle The present invention provides an aerial vehicle for which landing or movement of the aerial vehicle downward or in the direction of gravitational force, for example, can be easily identified by people in the surrounding area. Also provided is a control method for the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle is provided with an alerting device that issues warnings in the velocity vector direction of the aerial vehicle. The alerting device may be equipped with a light projecting device that emits visible light toward the velocity vector direction of the aerial vehicle. The alerting device may also be equipped with a warning sound outputting device that outputs a warning sound toward the velocity vector direction of the aerial vehicle.
US11111009B1	Operating multirotor aircraft with enhanced yaw control This disclosure describes a configuration of a multirotor aircraft that will facilitate enhanced yaw control. The multirotor aircraft includes one or more adjustable members that will twist the frame of the multirotor aircraft, thereby adjusting the orientation of the motors and propellers and enhance the yaw control of the multirotor aircraft. In some implementations, the adjustable member(s) are passive and twist in response to differential thrusts generated by the propellers. In other implementations, the adjustable members are active and twist in response to a yaw command from the multirotor aircraft control system.
US11111003B2	Aeroseal and method of forming the same An aeroseal comprises a substantially straight portion having a first engagement end and a second engagement end opposite the first engagement end. The aeroseal also comprises a first engagement extension extending transversely from the first engagement end of the substantially straight portion and having a distal end. The aeroseal further comprises a second engagement extension extending transversely from the second engagement end of the substantially straight portion and having a distal end. The aeroseal also comprises a substantially curved portion interconnecting the distal end of the first engagement extension and the distal end of the second engagement extension to form an acute angle between the first and second engagement extensions and facing away from the substantially straight portion.
US11110999B1	Buoyage for emergency communication and corresponding rescue method A buoyage for emergency communication and a corresponding rescue method are provided. The buoyage for emergency communication includes: a positioning device, a buoyancy block, a plurality of compression springs, an optical fiber, a reel, a frame, an optical fiber slip ring, a pure iron disk, an optical fiber connector and an oil-filled electromagnet, wherein the positioning device is fixed on a top portion of the buoyancy block, and is configured to emit a position signal of itself when the buoyage returns to a surface of water; the buoyancy block is provided above the frame, wherein the compression springs are provided between the buoyancy block and the frame; the pure iron disk is fixedly on a center of a bottom portion of the buoyancy block. The oil-filled electromagnet is adsorbed to the pure iron disk after being energized to limit a vertical displacement of the buoyancy block.
US11110994B2	Snowmobile A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. The track includes a wide track belt and the snowmobile body portions and chassis are adapted to fit the wide track belt. A rear rack assembly is positioned on a rear of the snowmobile frame and can support a passenger seat.
US11110986B2	Manufacturing method of body frame A plurality of main frame members that are commonly usable for a plurality of types of straddled vehicles are fabricated. Left and light pivot shaft supporting portions are provided in each main frame member. The left and right pivot shaft supporting portions include left and right hole formable portions in which left and right pivot holes are formable and which have areas larger than an area of a head portion of a pivot shaft, respectively. One of the pivot shaft supporting portions includes a rotation restricting portion that restricts rotation of the head portion of the pivot shaft inserted into the pivot hole. The pivot holes are respectively formed at predetermined positions at pivot shaft supporting portions of each main frame member, and the predetermined positions are different in accordance with a type of a vehicle for which each main frame member is to be used.
US11110985B2	Multimedia system of a shared bicycle The present disclosure relates to a multimedia system of a shared bicycle. The multimedia system includes a lock main control unit, a cloud server, and a display unit. The display unit includes a navigation module, a multimedia module, and a mode switching module. The multimedia module includes a data switching sub-module. The mode switching module is configured to switch to a navigation mode or a multimedia mode. The data switching sub-module is configured to switch multimedia information. The display unit broadcasts the multimedia information to achieve advertising purposes. The navigation module provides navigation for a user, which is convenient for the user to travel and can avoid a dangerous behavior of the user. In addition, the data switching sub-module controls the multimedia system to broadcast different multimedia information in different time periods, different environments and different regions, thereby further improving the user experience.
US11110982B2	Bicycle hub unit A bicycle hub unit configured to be stably coupled to a frame of a bicycle includes a hub axle and a rotation restriction member. The hub axle is configured to be coupled to the frame of the bicycle. The rotation restriction member is configured to couple the hub axle to the frame so that rotation relative to the hub axle and the frame is restricted. At least one of the hub axle and the rotation restriction member has a cable guide structure configured to guide a cable, which electrically connects an electric component and an electronic component, in a region including the rotation restriction member in an axial direction parallel to a center longitudinal axis of the hub axle.
US11110978B2	Suspension apparatus and specialized vehicle including the same Provided herein are a suspension apparatus and a specialized vehicle including the same. The suspension apparatus includes a crankshaft fixed to a vehicle body, a housing rotatably connected to the crankshaft, a first damping portion arranged in the housing and having a damping fluid accommodated in the first damping portion, an amount of the damping fluid in the first damping portion being adjusted according to an external force applied to the vehicle body, a second damping portion arranged in the housing, connected to the first damping portion such that the damping fluid moves between the first damping portion and the second damping portion, and including: a first space accommodating a compressed gas; and a second space accommodating the damping fluid, the first space facing the second space; and a rotational force applier arranged in the housing and configured to apply a rotational force to the housing by adjusting an amount of a working fluid in the rotational force applier.
US11110977B2	Off-road vehicle A vehicle includes a chassis, a suspension system coupled to the chassis, a front axle, a first rear axle, and a second rear axle coupled to the chassis by the suspension system, and a powertrain coupled to the chassis and at least one of the front axle, the first rear axle, and the second rear axle. The powertrain is configured to drive the at least one of the front axle, the first rear axle, and the second rear axle. The chassis, the suspension system, the front axle, the first rear axle, and the second rear axle provide a payload capacity rating of at least 1,750 pounds. The vehicle has an overall width between 60 inches and 80 inches.
US11110974B2	Fairing assembly for at least one axle of a commercial vehicle A fairing assembly for at least one axle of a commercial vehicle is disclosed. The fairing assembly includes at least one forward fairing configured to be arranged at least partially in front of a drive wheel of the axle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and at least one rear fairing configured to be arranged at least partially aft of the drive wheel. Each of the fairings includes at least one first portion made of a first material and at least one second portion adjoining the respective first portion where the second portion is made of a second material different from the first material.
US11110972B2	Stamped rear frame bolster A rear bolster for a cargo transport includes a sheet metal stamping having a forward side configured to face under the cargo transport, and a rear side configured to face rearward of the cargo transport. A vertically-extending base surface is formed by the rear side. A left taillight mount is provided adjacent a left widthwise end of the sheet metal stamping. A right taillight mount is provided adjacent a right widthwise end of the sheet metal stamping. A relief is embossed rearwardly from the base surface to form a loading dock engagement feature. The relief includes a first portion extending over and/or under the left taillight mount, a second portion extending over and/or under the right taillight mount, and a third portion continuous with the first and second portions and extending between the left and right taillight mounts.
US11110970B2	Removable interior for reconfigurable vehicles A reconfigurable vehicle may include a vehicle frame body and a removable floor. The removable floor may be configurable based on a use case for the reconfigurable vehicle. The removable floor may be configured for passenger transport, goods transport, or both. The removable floor may include a rotating assembly. The rotating assembly may include a wheel and a catch element. The removable floor may include one or more connection interfaces.
US11110969B2	Quick release floor panel system for a work machine A work machine includes a frame and an operator cabin having a floor panel. The floor panel includes a floor plate, a floor mat, an access hole, and an access door assembly. The floor plate is connected to the frame. The floor mat is connected to the floor plate. The access hole is through the floor plate and the floor mat. The access door assembly is pivotally connected to the floor plate and positioned in the access hole. The access door assembly includes a door plate and a floor mat section. The door plate is pivotally connected the floor plate. The floor mat section is connected to and substantially covers the door plate. The access door assembly is configured to move between a closed state in which the access door assembly covers the access hole and an open state in which the access door assembly uncovers the access hole.
US11110948B2	Four-wheeled folding handcart Disclosed is a four-wheeled folding handcart, including: a main body; and a loading plate provided with at least one loading plate wheel unit at a lower portion thereof, connected to the main body via a hinge unit such that the loading plate is folded by the hinge unit while being rotated toward the main body, and loading an article thereon. The loading plate wheel unit is connected to a wheel rod rotated by the rotation of the hinge unit in a direction perpendicular to a rotational direction of the hinge unit. The loading plate wheel unit is configured such that, when the loading plate is rotated and folded, the loading plate wheel unit is rotated and folded as the wheel rod rotates, and when the loading plate is rotated and unfolded, the loading plate wheel unit is rotated and unfolded as the wheel rod rotates reversely.
US11110943B2	Locking device on two bodies movable in a sliding manner relative to each other on a guide track A locking device on two bodies movable in a sliding manner relative to each other on a sliding track has a locking pin (7) which is guided in a straight-line mechanism in the guide body transversely with respect to the sliding track and is movable in the expelling direction. A socket spanner is guided in a sliding manner parallel to the sliding direction in the guide body. The locking pin (7) projects with an actuating end into a pocket of the socket spanner. The pocket has edges and surfaces for expelling and inserting the locking bolt and for blocking the straight-line mechanism. The locking device is suitable in particular for the connection and aligning movement of two guide bodies as occur in particular in a point operating mechanism.
US11110941B2	Centralized shared autonomous vehicle operational management Centralized shared scenario-specific operational control management includes receiving, at a centralized shared scenario-specific operational control management device, shared scenario-specific operational control management input data, from an autonomous vehicle, validating the shared scenario-specific operational control management input data, identifying a current distinct vehicle operational scenario based on the shared scenario-specific operational control management input data, generating shared scenario-specific operational control management output data based on the current distinct vehicle operational scenario, and transmitting the shared scenario-specific operational control management output data.
US11110938B2	Steering-angle display device A steering angle display device includes a display part disposed along a ring portion of a steering wheel of a vehicle; and a controller configured, during automated driving control in which a steering angle of the vehicle is controlled in accordance with road situations without rotating the steering wheel, to cause a steering angle indication indicating the controlled steering angle to be displayed at a position of the display part in accordance with the controlled steering angle.
US11110935B2	Curve guidance method, curve guidance apparatus, electronic apparatus and program stored in the computer-readable recording medium A road curve guidance method is provided. The road curve guidance method includes: obtaining link information corresponding to a road on which a vehicle is being driven; determining a position of the vehicle on a link at a future time point based on the obtained link information; and judging a degree of risk of a curve section in which the vehicle is to be driven after a predetermined time using the determined position and speed of the vehicle at a reference time point.
US11110926B2	Braking force controller A braking force controller includes: a target jerk calculation unit; a first estimation unit configured to estimate an increment of braking force when a prescribed factor that increases braking force to be generated by the first actuator unit currently occurs; a second estimation unit configured to estimate the increment of the braking force when the prescribed factor occurs within a prescribed period; and a control unit configured to determine a negative jerk generated when the second actuator unit generates the braking force such that a sum of the negative jerk and the jerk generated by the first actuator unit without the prescribed factor becomes the target jerk. When the increment of the braking force due to the prescribed factor is larger than a prescribed value, the control unit corrects the determined negative jerk such that an absolute value of the negative jerk becomes smaller.
US11110921B2	Driver assistance system in a motor vehicle A driver assistance system in a motor vehicle has a detection system for identifying events ahead that, on account of a currently valid speed limit being lifted, allow the current speed to be increased, and a functional unit for ascertaining an at least two-stage acceleration strategy for increasing the speed, wherein the first stage of the acceleration strategy can be implemented at most up to the location of the event ahead and the second stage of the acceleration strategy can be implemented at the earliest starting from the location of the event ahead. The implementation is started at a defined time and/or location before the event ahead is reached if the implementation of the acceleration strategy is permitted. In the first stage of the two-stage acceleration strategy, the acceleration profile to be implemented is ascertained and/or prompted depending on an identified defined acceleration behavior of a relevant target object travelling ahead.
US11110920B2	Vehicle travel control apparatus A vehicle travel control apparatus configured to control an actuator for driving a vehicle with a self-driving capability so that the vehicle follows a forward vehicle in front of the vehicle, and including an electric control unit having a microprocessor and a memory. The microprocessor is configured to perform: recognizing a travel pattern of the forward vehicle; setting a travel mode with an acceleration performance in accordance with the travel pattern recognized in the recognizing; and controlling the actuator so that the vehicle follows the forward vehicle in the travel mode set in the setting.
US11110919B2	Cruise control system and cruise control method for mild hybrid electric vehicle A cruise control method of a mild hybrid electric vehicle may include determining whether a cruise mode is operated according to an output signal of a user interface device by a controller; determining whether a vehicle speed increasing signal is output from the user interface device by the controller; determining a compensation torque depending on difference of a predetermined target speed and the current speed of the mild hybrid electric vehicle according to the vehicle speed increasing signal by the controller; and controlling the operation of the MHSG by the controller to output the determined compensation torque.
US11110913B2	Vehicle having adjustable suspension A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame includes at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping profile.
US11110900B2	Vehicle sensing and guidance system for a vehicle wash, and a vehicle wash A vehicle sensing and guidance system for a vehicle wash, and a vehicle wash, are provided. The system includes a first vehicle sensing system having at least one sensor configured to detect a vehicle and generate sensor data, a storage storing computer readable instructions, at least one processor that, when executing the computer readable instructions, determines a pose of the first vehicle using the sensor data, and at least one output device configured to present at least one of a first vehicle positioning marker and a vehicle positioning signal at least partially based on the pose of the first vehicle.
US11110899B2	Vehicle and cleaning method of detection sensor mounted on vehicle There is provided a vehicle including a detection sensor used to detect a surrounding condition of the vehicle; a vehicle controller configured to perform drive control of the vehicle by using a signal output from the detection sensor; a fuel cell configured to generate electric power while generating water; an accumulating portion configured to accumulate the generated water discharged from the fuel cell therein as liquid water; and a cleaning portion connected with the accumulating portion, provided with a nozzle that is open to the detection sensor, and configured to eject the liquid water accumulated in the accumulating portion through the nozzle and thereby clean the detection sensor under control of the vehicle controller.
US11110883B1	Airbag assembly including a vent cover An assembly includes an airbag having a fold releasable to a released position. The airbag has a vent. The assembly has a vent cover slidably supported by the airbag and slidable relative to the vent. The assembly has a first tether having an end connected to the fold and another end connected to the airbag. The assembly has a second tether connected to the fold and to the vent cover.
US11110873B2	Battery eliminator circuit apparatus, system, and method for a model vehicle An auxiliary Battery Eliminator Circuit (BEC) and method are provided. The auxiliary BEC may include a receiver plug-in port with a low voltage power and ground connection and a receiver communication connection and an electronic speed control plug-in port comprising a low voltage power and ground connection and an electronic speed control communication connection. In addition the auxiliary BEC may include a battery pre-wire connection for electrically coupling to a high voltage positive terminal of a high voltage battery. Wherein the auxiliary BEC passes through communication signals between a receiver and the electronic speed control via the receiver communication connection and the electronic speed control communication connection. Wherein the auxiliary BEC provides converted high voltage power from the high voltage battery for the receiver and herein the auxiliary BEC powers on and off corresponding to input from the low voltage power and ground connection of the electronic speed control.
US11110871B2	Communication apparatus, communication system, and computer program An ECU compares a plurality of pieces of data that include the same identification information if they are received within a preset time range. If it is determined, as a result of the comparison, that there are one or more data groups each consisting of data having the same content, and the number of largest data groups with the largest number of pieces of data among the one or more data groups is one, the ECU selects data included in the largest data group as proper data. In the ECU, if it is determined that, as a result of comparison, that there is no data group, or the number of largest data groups is greater than one, the contents of the plurality of pieces of data received within the time range are ignored.
US11110858B2	Vehicle interior member In an interior member (1) for a vehicle, a lens (18) extends along a light guide member, and is provided with a groove (26) receiving the light guide member therein, a first engaging portion (21) provided on a wall that defines the groove, and a second engaging portion (22) provided on a wall that defines the groove, and the interior member main body is provided with a first engaged portion (34) engaged by the first engaging portion, and a second engaged portion (35) engaged by the second engaging portion, the lens being resiliently deformable so as to bring the walls defining the groove toward each other.
US11110850B2	Security panel for bulkhead A bulkhead is provided. The bulkhead includes a panel that extends between first and second primary and secondary edges that are perpendicular to each other. The first primary edge includes a plurality of cutouts, and the second primary edge includes a first plurality of fingers and a second plurality of fingers. Each of the first plurality of fingers includes a first tongue extending from a first side of the second primary edge and away from a primary centerline and also includes a first groove extending from a second side of the second primary edge and toward the primary centerline. Each of the second plurality of fingers includes a second tongue extending from the second side of the second primary edge and away from the primary centerline and also includes a second groove extending from the first side of the second primary edge and toward the primary centerline.
US11110847B2	Expandable vehicle shelter system and method A shelter system configured to removably couple with a vehicle. The shelter system includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are slidably coupled such that the top and bottom portions are operable to assume a collapsed configuration with the top and bottom portions nested together with a shelter cabin having a first volume. The shelter system is also configured to assume an extended configuration having the top portion extending upward with the shelter cabin having a second volume that is greater than the first volume.
US11110838B2	Armrest for a motor vehicle An armrest for a motor vehicle, in particular a motor-vehicle side door armrest. In its general structure, the armrest has a stationary base part and a supporting part that is movable relative thereto, and additionally has a motor-driven adjusting device for the supporting part. The adjusting device comprises an electric motor and an eccentric that can be acted upon by the motor. The electric motor is configured as a component of a linear actuator connected to the eccentric.
US11110813B2	Charging system and method A charging method includes that after receiving a charging request, a master control device arranges a parking space for an electric vehicle to be charged and sends a traction device a movement instruction generated from the charging request; the traction device drives, according to the movement instruction, a charging controller to move along a guide rail to above the electric vehicle to be charged; the master control device sends a cable transferring instruction to a cable transferring device and the cable transferring device starts to lower a cable; after the cable transferring device lowers the cable to a preset position, the master control device sends a stop instruction to the cable transferring device and the cable transferring device stops lowering the cable; and the cable charges the electric vehicle to be charged.
US11110800B2	Method for auxiliary load control Methods and systems are provided for controlling power generation in a vehicle. In one example, the vehicle includes a controller coupled to an auxiliary device through a communication link, the auxiliary device drawing power from a generator at a power interface. Power supplied to the auxiliary device is regulated by the controller through signals transmitted over the communication link.
US11110786B2	Electric truck and battery pack An electric truck includes a battery pack assembly with a battery pack mounting structure and at least one battery pack. The battery pack includes a box shaped outer housing and a battery unit arranged inside and supported by the outer housing. The battery pack mounting structure for each battery pack includes a first and a second cantilever attached to a chassis of the electric truck, the first and second cantilever extending in transversal direction and being in the longitudinal direction spaced a distance apart from each other. Further, the battery pack is interconnected to the first and the second cantilever during operation in a floating manner allowing a torsional movement of the chassis around the longitudinal direction.
US11110784B2	Drive configuration Some embodiments are directed to a drive configuration for a skid-steered vehicle that has a pair of traction motors for rotationally driving opposite outputs of the drive configuration. The traction motors are operatively connected to the outputs via respective gearing arrangements for selectively varying gear reduction between each of the traction motors and the corresponding output. The drive configuration also has a steer differential in a torque connection with the first and second outputs of the drive configuration. The drive configuration additional has a steer motor operatively connected to the steer differential for selectively varying the rotational speed of the first and second outputs in use. Also, the traction and steer motors define a volume in which the gearing arrangements and steering differential are at least partially located.
US11110783B2	Outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle An outer waist seal assembly for a vehicle including an exterior body panel, including: an elongate body structure adapted to be disposed about an edge of the exterior body panel and including an interior arm adapted to be disposed on an interior side of the exterior body panel and an exterior arm adapted to be disposed on an exterior side of the exterior body panel, the interior arm including a friction structure, lip, rail, channel, or hole disposed on or through an interior surface thereof; and a clip structure adapted to be secured in a slot or hole defined adjacent to the edge of the exterior body panel and engage the friction structure, lip, rail, channel, or hole disposed on or through the interior surface of the interior arm of the elongate body structure, thereby securing the elongate body structure to the exterior body panel.
US11110781B2	Opening structure of tail gate and roof and mounting method thereof An opening structure of a tail gate and a roof may include a cross member mounted at the roof of a vehicle, a hinge mounted at the cross member and a tail gate body in white (BIW), a hinge drive motor operating the hinge, and a spindle drive expandably and contractibly mounted to move the roof. The tail gate is opened by the hinge drive motor, or a rear of the roof is moved upward by the expansion of the spindle drive after the tail gate is opened.
US11110775B2	Airflow turning device for HVAC system An airflow turning device with airflow control channels for an outlet of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) case that directs airflow to a plurality of different vehicle outlets. The airflow control channels extend from an inner upstream side of the outlet to an outer downstream side of the outlet. Different ones of the plurality of channels have different lengths to generate a varied pressure drop at the outer downstream side in response to airflow blown into the plurality of channels from the inner upstream side.
US11110769B2	Distributed active suspension system with an electrically driven pump and valve controlled hydraulic pump bypass flow path A regenerative shock absorber that include a housing and a piston that moves at least partially through the housing when the shock is compressed or extended from a rest position. When the piston moves, hydraulic fluid is pressurized and drives a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor, in turn, drives an electric generator that produced electric energy. The electric energy may be provided to a vehicle, among other things. The regenerative shock absorber may also provide ride performance that comparable to or exceeds that of conventional shock absorbers.
US11110768B2	Damper mount Provided is a damper mount (1, 101, 201) configured to be interposed between a damper (11) of a wheel suspension device and a vehicle body (9). The damper mount includes: an annular outer member (22) fixed to the vehicle body; an annular inner member (21) fixed to the damper, one of the outer member and the inner member being received in another of the outer member and the inner member; a first magneto-elastic member (24) radially interposed between the inner member and the outer member; and a coil (25) configured to apply a magnetic flux to the first magneto-elastic member.
US11110755B2	Tread wear profile tool A tread wear profile tool for determining wear of a tire is provided, the tool comprising: a body having: a substantially planar shape, at least one groove index member extending distally from the body, wherein the at least one groove index member includes at least one traction element wear gauge, at least one traction element measurement member oriented on a distal edge of the body, and a distal profile; a tire having: a tread having a radially outer profile, the tread having at least one groove, at least one traction element, and two shoulders; and wherein: the distal profile of the body is a negative of the radially outer profile of the tread.
US11110754B2	Tread block arrangement having a sipe A tread block arrangement suitable for a tire or for a tread band for a tire. The tread block arrangement comprises a tread block that limits a first primary sipe. The first primary sipe comprises at least a first deep part and a second deep part separated from the first deep part by a first shallow part. A depth of the first deep part is at least three times a depth of the first shallow part and a depth of the second deep part is at least three times the depth of the first shallow part. The first deep part is limited in a longitudinal direction of the first primary sipe by a primary first end wall and a secondary first end wall such that a first angle between the primary first end wall and the secondary first end wall is from 1 degree to 30 degrees. The second deep part is limited in a longitudinal direction of the first primary sipe by a primary second end wall and a secondary second end wall such that a second angle between the primary second end wall and the secondary second end wall is from 1 degree to 30 degrees.
US11110740B2	Composite wheel The present application provides a composite wheel, including spokes, a rim and a central disc, one end of each spoke being connected to the central disc and the other end of each spoke being connected to the rim, each spoke includes a spoke skeleton and a spoke shell, and the spoke skeleton is wrapped by the spoke shell; and the spoke shell is made of plastic, rubber, nylon or resin. The technical solution of the present application brings the beneficial technical effects of overcoming the contradiction between the pursuit of the artistic design effect of the wheel and the pursuit of the lightweight of the wheel and meeting the strength requirement of the wheel.
US11110739B2	Framing square A framing square including an integrated protractor feature is provided. The framing square includes a blade section, and a tongue section joined at a corner section. The corner section further includes a pivot opening, to rotatably couple the framing square to a workpiece. The blade section includes an array of marking openings. The marking openings are spaced from each other in the array, and the array is positioned a first distance from the pivot opening along a longitudinal axis of the blade. The marking openings can be sized to receive a particular marking instrument (e.g., a pencil or knife) for use with a particular framing square.
US11110734B2	Security element having a lenticular image A security element for securing security papers, value documents and other data carriers, having a lenticular image that, from different viewing directions, displays at least two different appearances. The lenticular image includes a lens grid composed of a plurality of microlenses and a radiation-sensitive motif layer arranged spaced apart from the lens grid. The radiation-sensitive motif layer includes, produced by the action of radiation, a plurality of transparency regions that are each arranged in perfect register with the microlenses of the lens grid. Outside the transparency regions produced by the action of radiation, the radiation-sensitive motif layer is opaque and patterned in the form of a first motif such that, when the security element is viewed through the lens grid from a first viewing direction, the first motif is visible as the first appearance.
US11110728B2	Self-driving system with RFID reader and built-in printer Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a self-driving system having an RFID reader and a built-in printer. In one embodiment, a self-driving system includes a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels, the mobile base having a first end and a second end opposing the first end, a console coupled in an upright position to the first end of the mobile base, and a tag reader integrated with the console, the tag reader having a sensor surface facing upwardly.
US11110724B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus for printing on a front surface of a printing medium, and thereafter printing on a back surface of the printing medium. The apparatus includes the following elements: a front surface print head for printing a cue mark, and printing a front surface image based on front surface image data with reference to the cue mark; a back surface image data corrector for creating corrected back surface image data based on elasticity information in a transport direction after printing of the front surface image; a detector for detecting the cue mark; and a back surface print head for printing the corrected back surface image data on the back surface of the printing medium with reference to the cue mark detected by the detector.
US11110723B2	Print apparatus having first and second printing devices, computer readable medium and computer implemented method A print apparatus includes a first printing device arranged to print a first image on a first side of a print target; and a second printing device arranged to print a second image on a second side of the print target, wherein the printing capability of the print apparatus on the first side of the print target is different to the printing capability of the print apparatus on the second side of the print target.
US11110715B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and detection method of liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting portion having a nozzle ejecting a liquid onto a medium, a liquid storage portion that stores the liquid, a supply flow path through which the liquid storage portion communicates with the liquid ejecting portion, an opening/closing mechanism having an opening/closing portion bringing the supply flow path into an open state or a closed state and an operation portion operating the opening/closing portion, a carriage mounted with the liquid ejecting portion and the opening/closing mechanism and configured to reciprocate in a main scanning direction, a contact portion that comes in contact with the opening/closing mechanism when the carriage moves while the supply flow path is in the closed state, and a detection portion that detects contact between the opening/closing mechanism and the contact portion.
US11110714B2	Preloaded storage container and print head to dispense fluid An apparatus includes a print head coupled to a substrate to dispense fluid from the substrate in response to a command. A reservoir coupled to the substrate transports the fluid to the print head. A preloaded storage container mounted on the reservoir stores the fluid and provides the fluid to the reservoir in response to pressure applied to the container.
US11110707B2	Liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head includes first individual channels arranged in a first direction, a first common channel extending in the first direction and communicating with the first individual channels, and a second common channel located below the first common channel and extending in the first direction. The second common channel communicates with the first individual channels. Each of the first individual channels includes one of first nozzles, and one of first pressure chambers that communicate with the respective first nozzles and are located above the first nozzles. The first common channel and the second common channel overlap, in a vertical direction, with each other at a position above the first pressure chambers. The first common channel overlaps, in the vertical direction, with the first pressure chambers. The second common channel does not overlap, in the vertical direction, with the first pressure chambers.
US11110700B2	Method for changing plates on a cylinder A method and device change printing plates on a cylinder. The method includes opening a first clamping device and releasing a leading edge of a first printing plate and opening a second clamping device and releasing a trailing edge of the first printing plate. The first and second clamping devices are both opened before a first rotation process of a cylinder. The cylinder is rotated during the first rotation process in a first direction to dismount the first printing plate from a circumferential surface of the cylinder. The cylinder is rotated in a second rotation process in an opposite second direction to mount a second printing plate replacing the first printing plate to the circumferential surface of the cylinder. Because the first clamping device and the second clamping device are both opened before the first rotation of the cylinder, the set-up period required for a printing plate change is reduced.
US11110699B1	Printed film curing apparatus A printed film curing apparatus for accelerating cure time includes a film tube having an open tube top end, a tube sidewall, and an open tube bottom end defining a tube inside. The tube inside receives a roll of freshly printed media. An intake housing is selectively engageable with the tube top end. An intake fan is coupled within the intake housing to draw air through a plurality of intake slots of the intake housing into the tube inside. An exhaust housing is selectively engageable with the tube bottom end. An exhaust fan is coupled within the exhaust housing to draw air from the tube inside and push it out of a plurality of exhaust apertures of the exhaust housing. A control unit has a control panel, a microprocessor, and a power supply to operate the intake fan and the exhaust fan.
US11110698B2	Sheet gripping mechanism and printer A sheet gripping mechanism includes a first sheet guide including a guide surface facing a sheet conveyance path along which a sheet is to be conveyed and a second sheet guide which faces the first sheet guide across the sheet conveyance path. The second sheet guide includes a protuberance extending toward the first sheet guide, to locations beyond the guide surface formed by the first sheet guide. When a sheet is located between the first sheet guide and the protuberance of the second sheet guide, the protuberance extends at least a portion of the sheet toward the first sheet guide to bring a part of a surface of the sheet into contact with the first sheet guide.
US11110695B2	Marking tape, method of applying and method of manufacturing the marking tape A marking tape for application on pavement which comprises a core layer and an adhesive layer outside the core layer. The core layer is formed of a combination of a conforming layer of a thermoplastic material, a marking layer of a cross-linked material, and a fibrous layer. The conforming layer and the marking layer are contiguous and/or directly interconnected with each other.
US11110680B2	Method of determining warp status for corrugated board A warp determination device for a corrugated cardboard sheet manufacturing device is provided with: displacement value measurement method for measuring displacement values of a plurality of corrugated cardboard sheet pieces on the downstream side of a slitter scorer and on the upstream side of a sheet stacking unit; and warp status determination means for dividing a measurement range of the displacement value measurement method according to a width dimension of the plurality of corrugated cardboard sheet pieces, allocating the divided measurement ranges to each of the plurality of corrugated cardboard sheet pieces, and determining a warped status of the corrugated cardboard sheet pieces for each of the plurality of corrugated cardboard sheet pieces on the basis of measurement values from the displacement value measurement method in the allocated measurement ranges.
US11110678B2	Tread extension device for use in retread finishing A tread extension device (10) is provided that has first (12) and second (14) tread extensions for holding a tread during brushing operations. A first connecting device (28) connects the first tread extension (12) to a first longitudinal end (18) of the tread, and engages both the first tread extension (12) and the first longitudinal end (18) of the tread. A second connecting device (30) is included that connects the second tread extension (14) to the second longitudinal end of the tread. The second connecting device (30) engages both the second tread extension and the second longitudinal end of the tread. The tread is able to be brushed in both a first direction and a second direction along its underside.
US11110674B2	Method for producing a composite fabric material and drive belt covered with composite fabric material A method for producing a sheet-like composite fabric material, in particular a rubberized fabric or a fabric provided with a polymer preparation, for covering drive belts, the composite fabric material comprising a textile integrated in a matrix of elastomeric material, preferably at least one fabric layer integrated in a rubber matrix, the textile or the fabric layer and the elastomeric material being introduced into a gap between a band and a cylindrical molding wheel and molded to form a composite material between the band and the molding wheel at a temperature below the vulcanization temperature, the band looping around the molding wheel at a looping angle under pressure. Likewise disclosed is a drive belt with a covering of composite material produced according to the invention.
US11110673B2	Method of forming antireflection optical body, and display panel A method of forming an antireflection optical body (16a) includes: an application step of applying an adhesive (12) other than an epoxy adhesive onto an adherend (11); a fixing step of pressing a substrate film (15) having a fine structure body (16) at one surface side thereof against the adherend (11) from an opposite surface side to the one surface side to fix the adherend (11) and the fine structure body (16) through the adhesive (12); and a peeling separation step of releasing the pressing of the substrate film (15) and peeling fixed fine structure body (16) that is fixed to the adherend (11) through the adhesive (12) from the substrate film (15) while separating the fixed fine structure body (16) from fine structure body (16) on the substrate film (15) at a location where the fine structure body (16) is fixed to the adherend (11) such that the fixed fine structure body (16) is formed on the adherend (11) as an antireflection optical body (16a).
US11110665B2	System and method for direct infrared (IR) laser welding A method of welding at least two plastic components together is disclosed. The two plastic components are welded together at respective joining surfaces. The method comprises directing at least one infrared (IR) laser beam along the joining surfaces of the at least two plastic components. The IR laser beam heats the joining surfaces of the at least two plastic components to a welding temperature. The method also includes clamping the at least two plastic components together at the joining surfaces to create a weld.
US11110664B2	Method for treating terminal portion of interior part for vehicle According to a method of the present invention for treating a terminal portion of an interior part for a vehicle, the terminal portion is stably maintained in a folded state by being welded firmly and deformation is constrained. In a heating step, in a state where distal end edges of heat shield panels 30A and 30B are abutted against a boundary between a terminal portion 4 and an adjacent portion 5 of a peripheral edge portion 3 of an opening of a roof trim 1 for a sunroof, hot-air is provided toward a back surface of the terminal portion 4 from hot-air nozzles 40A and 40B, thereby softening the terminal portion 4 and melting the back surface of the terminal portion 4. In a folding-back step, the terminal portion 4 is folded back by pressing members 50A and 50B at the distal end edges of the heat shield panels 30A and 30B and then pressed against the adjacent portion 5, thereby welding the back surface of the terminal portion 4 to a back surface of the adjacent portion 5. A ventilation opening 32a is formed in the heat shield panel 30A disposed at a corner portion. In the heating step, a portion of the hot-air from the hot-air nozzle 40A is guided to the adjacent portion 5 through the ventilation opening 32a to heat the adjacent portion 5.
US11110661B2	Self-modifying process for rotational support structure removal in 3D printed parts using calibrated resonant frequency A process for removing support material from a part made by an additive manufacturing process is disclosed. The part may be arranged in a media filled tank. Ultrasonic waves are directed for the part and/or support material. Ultrasonic waves from an ultrasonic transducer are applied to a part or support material and cause the part to vibrate. The frequency of the ultrasonic energy may be tuned to cause the part and/or the support material to vibrate at its resonant frequency. The support material may have different properties, such as density, geometry, material, or porosity. Such differences may allow the support material to resonate in response to the applied ultrasonic energy waves at a different ultrasonic frequency than, the part itself.
US11110656B2	System for continuously manufacturing composite structure A system is disclosed for use in additively manufacturing a composite structure. The system may include at least one support, and a print head operatively connected to the at least one support and configured to discharge composite material. The system may further include an auxiliary tool operatively connected to the at least one support and configured to receive the composite material discharged by the print head.
US11110650B1	Vat-based additive manufacturing with dispensed material Methods of creating additive manufactured parts include providing a first composition in a vat, where the first composition is a liquid with a first viscosity. A build platform is placed adjacent to and submerged under a top surface of the first composition. A second composition is dispensed on the top surface, the second composition having a second viscosity and being dispensed in a shape area according to a part to be created. The top surface is illuminated to expose the first composition and second composition to light having a polymerization wavelength, thereby causing polymerization of at least one of the first composition or second composition. In some embodiments, the first composition is a base resin that is absent of a photoinitiator, and the second composition is a photoinitiator solution. The photoinitiator solution may have a second viscosity that is less than the first viscosity of the base resin.
US11110648B2	Build material switching A three-dimensional printer uses transitional lengths of build material to facilitate changes from one color to another during a fabrication process, and more generally to achieve multi-color objects corresponding to color patterns on the surface of a three-dimensional model. The transitional lengths of build material may be positioned inside a fabricated object, such as for infill, or outside the fabricated object where undesirable aesthetic properties of the transitional lengths will not impact the desired distribution of colors on the surface of the fabricated object.
US11110643B2	Heat-resistant and biaxially stretched blow-molded plastic container having a base movable to accommodate internal vacuum forces A heat-resistant and biaxially stretched blow-molded plastic container includes a base movable to accommodate vacuum forces generated within the container and thereby decrease the volume of the container. Embodiments of a container include a push-up portion, and first and second parting lines that are separated from one another by a gap and that extend on opposite sides of the push-up portion. Embodiments of such a container exhibit one or more of the following: (a) a distance between each parting line and the center of the base is not more than 20 mm; (b) a distance between the two parting lines is not more than 40 mm; and/or (c) a distance between the two parting lines is less than 50% of the transverse dimension of the base measured between the two outermost points of the parting lines. Methods for blow molding heat-resistant plastic containers are also disclosed.
US11110639B2	Metal detectable polyurethane film A metal and X-Ray detectable polyurethane film having metallic particles blended into the polyurethane when in a liquid form and then having the film extruded so as to fully embed the metallic particles, such as iron oxide, across all areas of the film, which can be used in protective clothing, such as reusable aprons and sleeve covers, for example, in food processing applications. In this manner, the film permits easy detection, and thus removal of, damaged film portions that become detached from the protective garment and inadvertently introduced into the food being processed, before the final processing and packaging thereof.
US11110625B2	Systems and methods for cutting materials Systems and methods suitable for cutting a material and deburring devices for performing a deburring operation on an edge of the material. Such a system includes a frame and table systems supported by the frame. Each table system includes a table for supporting the material and each table system is independently movable relative to the frame in lateral directions. A first carriage unit and second carriage units are supported by the frame and independently operable to travel in a travel direction transverse to the lateral directions. The first carriage unit includes multiple cutting devices, and the second carriage units includes multiple deburring devices. Each cutting device operates in conjunction with a corresponding one of the deburring devices, and the cutting and deburring devices are independently operable to cause the cutting devices and the deburring devices to simultaneously travel in the travel direction.
US11110615B2	Robot hand, robot, and method for adjusting hand width of robot hand A robot hand includes a pair of movable members that is detachable from a wrist flange of a robot body and that are arranged at a distance from each other; holding parts that are provided on the movable members and that hold a workpiece; and a width adjusting mechanism that supports the pair of movable members so as to allow relative movement thereof in a width direction and that adjusts a distance B between the pair of movable members by means of the relative movement of the pair of movable members in the width direction (A). The pair of movable members are relatively moved in the width direction as a result of the width adjusting mechanism.
US11110610B2	Workbench system A workbench system comprising: a workbench; a multi-axis robot; a visible light projector; and a controller; wherein the workbench and the robot are located in a common workspace; the controller is configured to: determine a movement operation for the robot; and, using the determined movement operation, control the visible light projector to project a visible light indication onto at least one of a surface of the workbench and a surface of the workspace; the visible light indication indicates a limited area of the workbench and/or workspace, the limited area corresponding to a limited volume of space; and the movement operation is such that, if the robot performs the movement operation, the robot moves entirely within only the limited volume of space.
US11110600B2	Airport robot and operation method thereof A robot may include an application processor (AP) configured to set a movement path through which driving is to be performed for a preset time, a display unit configured to display guidance information representing a movement path, and a driving driver configured to drive along the movement path, thereby guiding passengers to a destination, such as an airplane boarding position.
US11110598B2	Compact direct drive spindle A substrate transport apparatus including a frame, at least one arm link rotatably connected to the frame and a shaftless drive section. The shaftless drive section including stacked drive motors for rotating the at least one arm link relative to the frame through a shaftless interface, each of the stacked drive motors including a stator having stator coils disposed on a fixed post fixed relative to the frame and a rotor substantially peripherally surrounding the stator such that the rotor is connected to a respective one of the at least one arm link for rotating the one of the at least one arm link relative to the frame causing an extension or retraction of the one of the at least one arm link, where the stacked drive motors are disposed in the at least one arm link so that part of each stator is within a common arm link.
US11110592B2	Remote control robot system A remote control robot system includes a slave arm configured to perform a given work, a master arm having a motor configured to drive a joint, and configured to receive from an operator an operation to manipulate the slave arm, an instruction generating module configured to generate an instruction to apply to the master arm an imaginary external force in a given direction that is independent from a force received by the slave arm from the exterior, and a motor controller configured to supply, to the motor, drive current corresponding to the instruction sent from the instruction generating module.
US11110586B2	Multi-functional tool structure This invention is a multi-functional tool structure, consisting of a handle, a base, a cover and a sleeve. The base is engaged to the handle, and has multiple slots for placing tool heads, while the bottom part is provided with tool positioning recesses for fixing tool heads. The sleeve is set on the base, and has a side opening. Hence, when the side opening is set in line with the too heads by the rotation of the sleeve, the tool head can be removed from the side opening, and fixed to the tool fixing recess on the base before use.
US11110579B2	Air cannon A prior art powered wrist pin knocker is improved with a new plunger that prevents wobbling. The new plunger responds to a return vacuum pressure. The improved plunger is symmetrical along a longitudinal axis. New embodiments include a new side mount valve head to reduce length, a remote air controller and a variable length cylinder for the cannon. The new valve head is a simplified valve head assembly that adapts to an end of the cannon mount or a side mount or a remote mount. Another embodiment provides a stand for a surface mount application. This embodiment can have an extended piston for loosening tail bearings down a long channel. A manual return embodiment can use a rod to manually return the plunger to the proximal end for another firing cycle.
US11110562B2	Machine tool chip removal A machine tool chip removal device including a coupling interface to couple with a rotatable spindle of a machine tool to facilitate rotation of the machine tool chip removal device about an axis at a rotational speed. The chip removal device can also include a main fluid channel with an opening to receive pressurized fluid from the machine tool. The chip removal device can further include a first fluid delivery channel and a second fluid delivery channel to direct fluid in different directions. Each fluid delivery channel can be in fluid communication with the main fluid channel. In addition, the chip removal device can include one or more valves associated with the first and second fluid delivery channels to selectively allow fluid passage from the main fluid channel to the fluid delivery channels. The one or more valves can be actuated by varying fluid pressure and/or rotational speed.
US11110560B2	Rotary clamp A piston (4) is inserted in a housing (1) so that the piston (4) is vertically movable. A housing hole (5) is vertically provided in the piston (4), and an output rod (6) is inserted in the housing hole (5) so that the output rod (6) is vertically movable. A converting mechanism (22) converts vertical movement of the piston (4) into rotary movement of the output rod (6). A guide groove (28) is provided in a circumferential direction on an inner circumferential wall of the housing hole (5), and a stopping part (29) is provided at an end part, in the circumferential direction, of the guide groove (28). An engaging member (31) which is provided on an outer circumferential wall of the output rod (6) is caused to face the stopping part (29) of the guide groove (28) at a given distance in the circumferential direction from the stopping part (29) so that the engaging member (31) can be in contact with the stopping part (29).
US11110555B2	Pressing structure A pressing structure includes a support frame and a pressing element. The pressing element is mounted to a bottom surface of the base plate. The pressing element includes a pedestal and a cushion element. The pedestal has a base board. A bottom surface of the base board protrudes downward to form a pressing block. A bottom surface of the pressing block is recessed upward and gradually arched outward from top to bottom to form a first pressing face. The rocker component has a base portion. The first pressing face is in contact with the base portion. The cushion element is mounted on the pedestal, so that the rocker component is mounted on the electronic component by the pressing structure, the rocker component and the electronic component are without affording the excessive pressure force to cause a damage and a deformation of the electronic component.
US11110550B2	Metals processing system in 2D and 3D with optic fiber laser and plasma System for 2D and 3D metal processing with fiber optic laser and plasma, that includes CNC for cutting metal plates with fiber optic laser and plasma and a robot arm for cutting and welding metals with fiber optic laser. The system is characterized because it includes three processes in one single equipment: metal cutting with fiber optic laser, metal cutting with plasma and metal welding with fiber optic laser. The equipment has a computer numerical control (CNC) system and a working area of 1200×3000 mm for cutting metals; it has two cutting heads, one for fiber optic laser and one for plasma as well as one 360° rotating robot arm on which the laser welding head or the laser cutting head can be placed for 3D welding, or cutting circular or rectangular pipes, respectively.
US11110549B2	Recess or through-hole forming method and electrode forming method A recess or through-hole forming method for forming a substrate with a recess or a through-hole along a thickness direction of the substrate, the method including: a modified region forming step of applying a laser beam of such a wavelength as to be transmitted through the substrate to the substrate, with a focal region of the laser beam positioned inside the substrate, to form a column-shaped modified region which is exposed to a surface of the substrate and extends along the thickness direction of the substrate; and an etching step of etching the modified region to form the substrate with the recess or the through-hole, after the modified region forming step is performed.
US11110548B2	Methods and apparatus for laser deposition A laser deposition apparatus includes a sealed enclosure configured to hold a substrate, a powder source configured to hold a powder material, a peen source configured to hold a shot peen media, and a deposition system fluidly connected to the powder source and the peen source. The deposition system includes a laser configured to generate a laser beam. The deposition system is configured to deposit at least one layer on the substrate by injecting a stream of the powder material into the laser beam. The deposition system is configured to shot peen the at least one layer by propelling the shot peen media onto an exterior surface of the at least one layer.
US11110546B2	Laser hot wire welding of multi-layered structures The disclosed technology generally relates to welding, and more particularly to welding multi-layered structures. In an aspect, a method of welding multi-layered metallic workpieces comprises providing a pair of multi-layered workpieces. Each of the workpieces has a base layer and an cladding layer, where the cladding layer comprises a corrosion resistant element adapted to suppress corrosion in a ferrous alloy. The method additionally comprises forming a root pass weld bead to join cladding layers of the workpieces using a first filler wire comprising the corrosion resistant element and focusing a first laser beam on the cladding layers. The method additionally comprises forming one or more weld beads to join base layers of the workpieces by resistively heating a second filler wire and directing a second laser beam over the root pass weld bead. The method is such that a concentration of the corrosion-resistant element in the one or more weld beads is less than 50% of a concentration of the corrosion-resistant element in the root pass weld bead.
US11110543B2	Laser engraver with calibration system A laser engraver having a laser, a camera, and a plate for holding a product, wherein an optical path of the laser is directed to the plate, an optical path of the camera is directed to the plate, and the optical path of the camera to the plate and the optical path of the laser to the plate are at least partially the same before and when hitting the plate. The laser engraver includes a controller and a comparator, wherein the controller is configured to have the laser engrave a predefined pattern at a predefined position on the product on the plate to form an engraved pattern on the product and have the camera capture a position of the engraved pattern, have the comparator compare the predefined position and the position captured by the camera to determine a difference therebetween, and use the difference to calibrate the laser.
US11110538B2	Systems and methods for adjusting multiple settings of a welding power supply A method for adjusting multiple settings of a welding power supply is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of selectable identifiers. Each selectable identifier corresponds to a plurality of user adjustable welding power supply settings. The method also includes receiving an indication to select one of the plurality of selectable identifiers. The method includes adjusting the plurality of user adjustable welding power supply settings that correspond to the received indication.
US11110530B2	Tool and method for forming a thread, in particular an internalthread A thread forming tool comprises a thread generating region that extends along a helical line with a thread pitch angle and a thread direction of the thread to be formed and has an active profile corresponding to the thread profile of the thread to be formed, wherein the thread generating region has a thread tooth having a thread profile with a front thread tooth profile flank and a rear thread tooth profile flank, has a front flank relieved surface, adjoining the front thread tooth profile flank and has a rear flank relieved surface, adjoining the rear thread tooth profile flank, wherein the front flank relieved surface is isolated relative to a front thread tooth flank envelope, wherein the rear flank relieved surface is displaced relative to a rear transverse plane wherein the helical line is inclined to the rear relative to the rear transverse plane by the thread pitch angle.
US11110526B2	Cutting insert A cutting insert according to the present disclosure includes a first surface, a second surface, a side surface, and a cutting edge. The first surface has a rake face continuous to the cutting edge. The cutting edge has a corner cutting edge, a flat cutting edge, and a main cutting edge. The rake face has a first rake face portion, a second rake face portion, and a third rake face portion, the first rake face portion being continuous to the flat cutting edge, the second rake face portion being continuous to the main cutting edge, the third rake face portion being continuous to the corner cutting edge and being located between the first rake face portion and the second rake face portion. The rake face is provided with a level difference portion.
US11110521B2	Rotary cutting head having a rigid mounting protuberance and rotary cutting tool A cutting head rotatable about a first axis, has a cap portion and a rigid mounting protuberance joined thereto. The cap portion has a plurality of cutting portions circumferentially alternating with a plurality of head chip flutes, and a head base surface facing in an axial rearward direction. The mounting protuberance exhibits rotational symmetry about the first axis, extends axially rearwardly from the head base surface, and has a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart convex clamping surfaces. The plurality of cutting portions define a cutting diameter, the plurality of head chip flutes are inscribed by an imaginary first circle having a first diameter, and the plurality of clamping surfaces are circumscribed by an imaginary second circle having a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter, and the second diameter is less than forty percent of the cutting diameter.
US11110516B2	Additive production method The present disclosure provides an additive production method of producing an object by metal powder being applied in a production region in layers by an application device. The metal powder is applied to a base member along a construction face and is partially molten by a laser beam and solidified. A continuous conveyor transports the base member with the object in a transport direction away from the construction face. The continuous conveyor further transports the base member with the completed object to a removal region where the object is removed from the continuous conveyor. Support structures are produced on the object and are connected to the base member. The support structures are removed after the removal region has been reached.
US11110508B2	Automatic precision clinching system for manufacturing sheet metal tubes A system for automatically forming sheet metal tubes from blanks cut to size. The system having a mechanism for positioning a blank for processing. A lifting arrangement having a wrap strap and pressure pad to raise the blank to a forming station having a mandrel is positioned so that the wrap strap extends on either side of said mandrel and underneath the blank before a side wiper on each side of said mandrel forces the overlap of opposite edges of the blank along a length of the mandrel. The mandrel includes a clinching die bar along its length. A sealing mechanism with a vertically movable row of clinching prongs is lowered to attach the overlapping edges of the blank by clinching at multiple positions to form a tube around the mandrel before being removed by a gag bar and a stripper plate.
US11110495B2	Pipeline inspection device A pipeline inspection system including a first drum including a first cable having a first camera disposed on a distal end of the first cable, where the first cable is received within an interior of the first drum and is configured to be directed into a conduit, a second drum including a second cable having a second camera disposed on a distal end of the second cable, where the second cable is received within an interior of the second drum and is configured to be directed into a conduit, and a hub housing electrical components for operation of the pipeline inspection system, where the hub is removably received in the interior of the first drum, and where the hub is selectively removable from the first drum and insertable into an interior of the second drum.
US11110491B2	Cleaning device with tail swab A cleaning device with tail swab having a plurality of soft elongated strips.
US11110489B2	Flextensional transducers and related methods Flextensional transducers and methods of using flextensional transducers. The transducer includes a piezoelectric element and may include at least one endcap coupled with the piezoelectric element. The endcap may have an outer portion formed of a first material and an inner portion formed of a second material having a greater flexibility than the first material. The endcap may be coupled with an annular piezoelectric element near either its outer circumference or its inner circumference. The piezoelectric element may be a planar disk or have a curved bowl-shape. The transducer may be coupled with, and at least partially restrained by, a support structure. The transducer may also be configured to permit light to pass therethrough.
US11110483B2	Liquid material dispensing system having a sleeve heater A dispensing system receives liquid material and process air. The dispensing system includes a manifold body having a liquid material passage and a process air passage. The dispensing system includes a heating member received in the manifold body. The heating member has an upper portion, a lower portion, an outer surface, and a groove in the outer surface. The groove may extend between the upper portion and the lower portion and form at least a portion of the process air passage. The dispensing system may further include a nozzle configured to dispense the liquid material. The heating member may be configured to heat the process air as the process air passes through the groove and heat the liquid material through contact of the outer surface of the heating member with the manifold body.
US11110481B2	Liquid material discharge device, and application device and application method therefor A liquid material discharge device and method capable of remedying the problem of liquid leakage caused by a closing failure that may occur in a negative pressure environment. The liquid material discharge device is used in a negative pressure space, and includes a storage container, a compressed-gas supply source pressurizing the storage container, a nozzle having a discharge flow path, a reciprocating valve rod, an actuator driving the valve rod, a valve seat having a communication hole that is communicated with the discharge flow path, and a discharge control device controlling the actuator to open and close the communication hole by a tip of the valve rod. The device can further include a resin film disposed at a lower end of the valve rod, or a resin film disposed on an upper surface of the valve seat and having a through-hole communicating with the communication hole.
US11110477B2	Sprinkler pressure regulator having a filter basket A pressure regulator for use in a sprinkler assembly including a riser and a sprinkler basket includes an outer sleeve mounted in the riser at an inlet thereof and a pressure responsive member, movably mounted in the outer sleeve and movable from an open position allowing flow of water between the top surface of the filter basket and the bottom edge of the pressure responsive member and up the riser and a closed position where the bottom edge of the pressure responsive member contacts the top surface of the filter basket to prevent water from flowing. The pressure responsive member is biased in the open position and moves into the closed position when downstream water pressure exceeds a predetermined value.
US11110470B2	System and method for controlling the operation of agricultural sprayers In one aspect, a system for controlling the operation of agricultural sprayers may a vision-based sensor configured to capture data indicative of one or more features within a field across which an agricultural sprayer is traveling. A controller of the system may be configured to identify the one or more features within the field based on the data received from the vision-based sensor and determine a position of a boom component of the agricultural sprayer relative to the one or more identified features. Furthermore, the controller may also be configured to initiate a control action to adjust the position of the boom component when it is determined that the relative position between the boom component and the one or more identified features is offset from a predetermined positional relationship defined for the boom component.
US11110469B2	Magnetic separator apparatus and methods of fabricating, disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling same A magnetic separator includes a housing defining a product flow path, a drawer moveable between a first position and a second position, a magnet operatively connected to the drawer, the magnet positioned within the product flow path when in the first position and the magnet withdrawn from the flow path when in the second position, and a stripper plate frame attached to the housing. A stripper plate is fixed to the stripper plate frame that conforms with the magnet and through which the magnet passes as the drawer is moved between the first and second positions. An anti-rotation mechanism includes a slot that engages along a length of a shoulder such that. When the anti-rotation mechanism is positioned having the slot over the shoulder, the magnet is prevented from moving from the axially locked position. The shoulder extends beyond an outer surface of the anti-rotation mechanism.
US11110465B2	Crushing device with a comb system One aspect relates to a crushing device with a comb system, wherein the crushing device includes at least one crushing roller rotatably mounted in a machine frame with at least one crushing tool arranged thereon, wherein the crushing device comprises at least one counter blade which cooperates with the crushing tool, wherein the comb system includes at least one base comb on which the at least one counter blade is arranged and on which at least one screening element can be arranged as a component of a screening device. The screening device during use at least partly encloses the crushing roller and the screening element is spring-mounted with a suspension on the base comb. The suspension includes an end position limit.
US11110459B2	Assay wells with hydrogel as a well-contents separator In a polymer assay cartridge having wells containing reagents, beads and sample, where the wells are covered (e.g., with Parafilm® or films) and shipped to the point of care, the reagents and well contents can leak out. The reagent solutions are made semi-solid by adding hydrogel reagents and cooling to form a gel. Preferably, the hydrogel is heated before an assay is conducted with the cartridge, and pigmented beads in the wells indicate melting or excessive heating, or congealing of the hydrogel, based on pigment color change.
US11110458B2	System for detection of spaced droplets System, including methods and apparatus, for spacing droplets from each other and for detection of spaced droplets.
US11110443B2	Methods of preparing a catalyst utilizing hydrated reagents A method comprising a) contacting a solvent, a carboxylic acid, and a peroxide-containing compound to form an acidic mixture wherein a weight ratio of solvent to carboxylic acid in the acidic mixture is from about 1:1 to about 100:1; b) contacting a titanium-containing compound and the acidic mixture to form a solubilized titanium mixture wherein an equivalent molar ratio of titanium-containing compound to carboxylic acid in the solubilized titanium mixture is from about 1:1 to about 1:4 and an equivalent molar ratio of titanium-containing compound to peroxide-containing compound in the solubilized titanium mixture is from about 1:1 to about 1:20; and c) contacting a chromium-silica support comprising from about 0.1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % water and the solubilized titanium mixture to form an addition product and drying the addition product by heating to a temperature in a range of from about 50° C. to about 150° C. and maintaining the temperature in the range of from about 50° C. to about 150° C. for a time period of from about 30 minutes to about 6 hours to form a pre-catalyst.
US11110439B2	Delafossite-type oxide for exhaust gas purification catalyst, and exhaust gas purification catalyst using same In relation to a Cu-based delafossite-type oxide that is effective as an exhaust gas purification catalyst, Cu is placed in a high catalytic activity low-valence state, whereby a novel Cu-based delafossite-type oxide having higher activity than in the past is provided. Proposed is a delafossite-type oxide for an exhaust gas purification catalyst that is represented by a general formula ABO2, wherein Cu and Ag are contained in the A site of the general formula, one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Al, Cr, Ga, Fe, Co, Ni, In, La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Y, V, and Ti are contained in the B site of the general formula, and Ag is contained at a ratio of 0.001 at. % or more and less than 20 at. % in the A site of the general formula.
US11110438B2	Methods for preparation and use of liquid synthesis catalysts Described herein are catalysts relating to liquid synthesis, methods of their preparation, and methods of their use. In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, a method of producing a catalyst for liquid synthesis comprises: providing a silica oxide support; pretreating the silica oxide support to remove air and moisture; impregnating the pretreated silica oxide support with cobalt from a cobalt source using a cobalt impregnation method; and calcinating the impregnated silica oxide support in an oven with a temperature ramping profile, wherein the calcinating comprises feeding air into the oven.
US11110435B2	Exhaust gas purification catalyst An exhaust gas purification catalyst comprises a substrate; a catalyst layer formed on the substrate and containing at least palladium (Pd) and rhodium (Rh) as a metal functioning as an oxidation and/or reduction catalyst. The catalyst also comprises a carrier that supports the metal, and an OSC material having oxygen storage capacity. The catalyst layer has, when disposed in the exhaust pipe, a front section positioned upstream in an exhaust gas flow direction within the exhaust pipe, and a rear section positioned downstream of the front section in the exhaust gas flow direction. The front section contains palladium (Pd) but does not contain the OSC material, and a proportion, at which the front section is formed from an upstream leading end in the exhaust gas flow direction, is 10% to 40% with respect to 100% of a total length of the substrate.
US11110429B1	Method for removing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water using ball milled and sonicated oil fly ash powder A method of removing an organic pollutant from water by contacting the water with a ball milled and sonicated oil fly ash powder to adsorb the organic pollutant onto the ball milled and sonicated oil fly ash powder. A method of producing a ball milled and sonicated oil fly ash powder involving ball milling oil fly ash to provide ball milled oil fly ash particles with an average particle size of less than 1 μm and sonicating the ball milled oil fly ash particles in an aqueous medium to form the ball milled and sonicated oil fly ash powder. A method of improving recovery of valuable metals/elements from oil fly ash.
US11110428B2	Hydrodearylation reactor A system and method including providing a feed having alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic compounds to a tubular reactor, heating the tubular reactor, and cleaving an alkyl bridge of the alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic compounds.
US11110423B2	Heat dissipating diluent in fixed bed reactors Incorporating into a fixed bed reactor for an exothermal reaction having a catalyst supported on a support having a thermal conductivity typically less than 30 W/mk within the reaction temperature control limits heat dissipative particles having a thermal conductivity of at least 50 W/mk less than 30 W/mk within the reaction temperature control limits helps control the temperature of the reactor bed.
US11110419B2	System and method for synthesizing polymeric capsules for water softening A system and method are directed toward the synthesis of polymeric capsules using a phase inversion process by extrusion of polymeric droplets through a syringe-needle assembly or an iris-shutter mechanism. The polymeric solution may be prepared by dissolving PAN (polyacrylonitrile) polymer in DMF (Dimethyl Formamide) solvent at high temperature through continuous stirring. Following preparation of the capsules, further treatment was initiated using triethylamine in gelation bath to make the final product an efficient removal agent of water hardness.
US11110418B2	Internal shield system for fluids and solids processing devices and uses thereof A device for the processing of liquids and/or solids includes a disposable layer adapted to shield a working surface from coming into contact with, and being fouled by, the processed liquids and/or solids, and apparatus suitable to apply a negative pressure in a gap between the disposable layer and the working surface, thereby causing the disposable layer to adhere to the working surface.
US11110405B2	Adsorption-enhanced and plasticization resistant composite membranes The disclosure provides for polymer membranes which comprise metal organic frameworks, methods of making therein, and methods of use thereof, including in gas separation.
US11110391B2	System for simultaneously removing nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (SOx) from exhaust gas A system for oxidizing nitrogen monoxide (NO) contained in exhaust gas injects a liquid oxidizing agent into the exhaust gas and simultaneously removes nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides from exhaust gas using an organic catalyst. The system includes an absorption tank for storing an absorption solution containing an organic catalyst, the absorption tank communicating with an oxygen supply pipe for supplying oxygen-containing gas to the absorption tank; an absorption tower, extending upward from the absorption tank, through which the exhaust gas flows from an exhaust gas inlet duct to an exhaust gas outlet; a first injection unit to inject the absorption solution into the absorption tower; a second injection unit to inject an oxidizing agent solution into at least one of the inlet duct and the absorption tower; and an oxidizing agent supply unit for supplying the oxidizing agent solution to the second injection unit.
US11110388B2	Apparatus and system for swing adsorption processes related thereto Provided are apparatus and systems for performing a swing adsorption process. This swing adsorption process may involve passing an input feed stream through two swing adsorption systems as a purge stream to remove contaminants, such as water, from the respective adsorbent bed units. The wet purge product stream is passed to a solvent based gas treating system, which forms a wet hydrocarbon rich stream and a wet acid gas stream. Then, the wet hydrocarbon rich stream and the wet acid gas stream are passed through one of the respective swing adsorption systems to remove some of the moisture from the respective wet streams.
US11110387B2	Low noise, ceiling mounted indoor air scrubber In some embodiments, an indoor air cleaning apparatus and a method for removing at least a portion of at least one type of gas from an indoor airflow are disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a cabinet; at least one sorbent bank comprising at least one cartridge; a fan assembly comprising at least one housing including at least one housing inlet and at least one housing outlet, at least one motor and at least one impeller; and a heating element configured to operate in at least one of two modes: an active mode and an inactive mode; and a controller configured to operate in at least two modes: an adsorption mode and a regeneration mode.
US11110386B2	Air purification device for vehicle An air purification device for a vehicle includes: a sorption device provided with a sorbent; an air intake duct for sucking air in a vehicle cabin; an outlet-side three-way valve connected to the sorption device; an air supply duct for blowing air into the cabin; an exhaust duct for discharging air to outside of the cabin; a blower; a heater; and a controller. The controller selectively executes a purification mode in which air in the cabin is sent into the sorption device at a purification temperature, and purified air from which moisture and carbon dioxide have been removed by the sorbent is blown into the cabin, and a first regeneration mode in which air heated to a first regeneration temperature is sent into the sorption device, and exhaust air containing moisture and carbon dioxide released from the sorbent is discharged to the outside of the cabin.
US11110385B2	Fluidic devices and methods using them A laminated microfluidic device is described that includes an internal microchannel formed from laminating individual layers of the laminated microfluidic device to each other. The laminated microfluidic device also includes a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port each fluidically coupled to the internal microchannel. The laminated microfluidic device permits flow of sample into the laminated microfluidic device through the first port. The laminated microfluidic device fluidically couples to an external pressure source through the second port. The laminated microfluidic device permits the flow of the sample to a first component fluidically coupled to the third port and to a second component fluidically coupled to the fourth port depending on pressure within the internal microchannel of the laminated microfluidic device.
US11110384B1	Chemical catalysis module A chemical catalysis module is disclosed. The chemical catalysis module includes adsorption cubes for adsorbing a chemical gas. The chemical catalysis module further includes a frame structure for accommodating the adsorption cubes. The frame structure includes two oppositely arranged semi-cells. Each of the semi-cells is uniformly provided with a plurality of cavity structures. Each of the cavity structures is embedded with the adsorption cubes inside. The adsorption cubes are embedded in each of the cavity structures in a single or array manner. One half of the adsorption cubes are embedded in the cavity structure of one of the semi-cells of the frame structure, and the other half of the adsorption cubes are embedded in the cavity structure of the other of the semi-cells of the frame structure. The product has sufficient strength, friction and good aerodynamic performance.
US11110380B2	Fan assembly There is provided a fan assembly comprising a fan body comprising a first air inlet and a second air inlet, the first air inlet and the second air inlet being provided on opposing halves of the fan body. The fan assembly also comprises a first filter assembly mounted on the fan body over the first air inlet, and a second filter assembly mounted on the fan body over the second air inlet. The fan body further comprises a first retention assembly that is configured to releasably engage both the first filter frame and the second filter frame, and a second retention assembly that is also configured to releasably engage both the first filter frame and the second filter frame.
US11110379B2	Device for separating an air/oil mixture The invention relates to a device (1) for separating an air/oil mixture comprising an air/oil mixture inlet (8), an oil receiving chamber (9), an air circulation duct (11), at least one filter element (21) rotatably coupled to a rotating drive shaft (12), the device (1) being designed so that the mixture from the above-mentioned inlet (8) opens into the chamber (9) and is driven through the rotatably driven filter element (21), so that the oil contained in the mixture is centrifuged radially outside the filter element (21) and fed into the oil receiving chamber (9), the filtered air opening into the air flow line (11), characterized in that the rotating drive shaft (12) is coupled to a turbine (26) capable of being driven in rotation by at least part of the filtered air flow, the turbine (26) comprising an outlet (29) of the filtered flow which opens to the outside.
US11110375B2	Microstructure separation filters Microstructure separation filters are provided herein, as well as chromatography and other separation devices. An exemplary filter device includes a microstructure filter has a plurality of layers of alternating sacrificial and/or structural material which have been etched to create inlet channels and outlet channels. Adjacent ones of the inlet channels and the outlet channels are spaced apart from one another by cross channels that filter a fluid from the inlet channels to the outlet channels. The cross channels include filter features formed by etching away of a portion of the layers. The device also includes a housing configured to receive the microstructure filter.
US11110372B2	Cold extraction method for cannabinoids and terpenes from cannabis by organic solvents The invention relates to methods of producing extracts from cannabis plant material, where the extracts comprise cannabinoids and terpenes. The methods comprise extracting fresh or dried plant material with a cold organic solvent. The methods allow for the extraction of cannabinoids and terpenes, while leaving behind impurities such as waxes and chlorophyll that are commonly found in extractions with room temperature (RT) or warm solvent extraction methods. The methods can produce extracts having more than 90% cannabinoids.
US11110370B2	Dirty water distillation and salt harvesting system, method, and apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for harvesting salt and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water, comprising. A direct steam generator (DSG) can be configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents from the at least one of the produced water and salt water. A separation system can be configured to separate the salt from at least one of the saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in brine form or solid form. An expansion turbine can be configured to recover energy from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents.
US11110366B2	Computerized system and method of using a physical toy construction set by multiple users The subject matter discloses a method operated by a computerized central system comprises receiving information from a plurality of users operating a toy construction set comprises building blocks designed for building a structure, said information represents a building process of said structure; analyzing the information on the building process of said structure; generating a feedback on the building process of said structure; transmitting the feedback to electronic devices of the user building the structure. The subject matter also discloses generating a new model according to a plurality of models received from the plurality of users and a predefined set of rules, the new model is a computerized visual representation of a constructible object.
US11110358B2	Storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method If an update condition is satisfied in a battle game, a replacement process including a process of erasing a player's unit included in a first player's group from a battle field while maintaining a position of an enemy unit on the battle field, and a process of placing a player's unit included in a second player's group on the battle field is performed, and a battle game where the player's unit and the enemy unit after the replacement process are caused to battle against each other in accordance with a positional relationship on the battle field is continued.
US11110354B2	Method for providing battle royale game using supply box and server using same The present invention provides a method for providing a battle royale game using a supply box, the method comprising the steps of: (a) allowing a particular player to select a particular item owned by the particular player or allowing the particular item to be selected through a predetermined first algorithm in a first state by a game server; (b) when information relating to the particular item is acquired, generating a particular supply box including the particular item and corresponding to the particular player, and determining location information relating to a location on a map, at which the generated particular supply box is input when the game enters a second state later, by the game server; and (c) when the game has entered the second state, placing the particular supply box with reference to the location information and supporting the particular player to play the battle royale game by using the placed particular supply box by the game server.
US11110351B2	Information storage media, game devices and servers Provided is the game device which sets the designated object from among the objects arranged in the game space as an object in the holding state, performs control for arranging the object set in the holding state at the predetermined position in the game space, and/or displays information of the object set in the holding state at a predetermined position on the game image. When the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game device releases the holding state of the object set to be in the holding state by the holding controller and causes the object to perform the predetermined operation.
US11110344B2	Information processing system, information processing device, controller device and accessory An example information processing system includes a main unit, a first controller device and a second controller device. The main unit includes a display. The first controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the first controller device transmits first operation data representing an operation performed on the first controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the first controller device is attached to the main unit. The second controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the second controller device transmits second operation data representing an operation performed on the second controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the second controller device is attached to the main unit. The main unit displays, on the display, an execution result of an information process based on the first and the second operation data.
US11110336B2	Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
US11110327B2	Golf club head A golf club head according to the present invention includes a head body and at least one cover member attached to the head body and having a specific gravity smaller than the head body. The head body has an internal space, and includes at least one opening and in communication with the internal space, and at least one bridge portion having a traverse portion that traverses at least the opening and extending along an inner wall surface of the head body. The opening is closed by the cover member, a height of the bridge portion from the inner wall surface of the head body changes in a direction in which the bridge portion extends.
US11110324B2	Ball, in particular a soccer ball, and method of manufacturing a ball The present invention relates to a ball, in particular a soccer ball, comprising: a shell with a plurality of panels on an outside of the shell, wherein the plurality of panels are arranged in such a way that there is a gap between two adjacent panels, and wherein the gap is at least partly filled with a filling material.
US11110312B2	Medication disposal apparatus and methods of manufacture and use A medication disposal apparatus and method of use with multiple stages of conversion operable to render a controlled substance useless.
US11110308B1	Fireproof hole plug assembly The present invention provides fire protection for pole access points and pole interiors. In accordance with preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a fireproof hole plug assembly which includes an intumescent gasket and a securing fireproof hole plug. According to further preferred embodiments, the intumescent gasket of the present invention is preferably cut to fit the fireproof hole plug and positioned to act as a barrier between the access point and external heat sources.
US11110305B2	UAV—or personal flying device-delivered deployable descent device An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or manned/unmanned personal flying device (PFD) may be used to deliver a deployable descent system to an elevated location at which people await rescue, such as people trapped in an upper story of a burning building. The UAV or PFD may be used to deliver the descent system, attach the descent system to the building, and deploy the descent system. After deployment, the descent system may be tensioned to prevent sway and facilitate descent. Standoffs may be installed or integrated into the descent system to provide for adequate handholds for descending individuals. Various equipment and methods used in such systems are described herein.
US11110301B2	Systems and methods for calibrating an alignment device A method for calibrating an alignment device includes obtaining one or more projection images of a phantom having one or more surface indicators, the one or more surface indicators indicating a first coordinate system relating to the phantom, an origin of the first coordinate system overlapping with a calibration point of the phantom. The method further includes determining a difference between the first coordinate system and a second coordinate system based on the one or more projection images, the second coordinate system being relating to a medical system. The method further includes adjusting the phantom to an updated state according to the difference between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system such that the first coordinate system overlaps with the second coordinate system. The method also includes adjusting an alignment device according to the one or more surface indicators in the updated state.
US11110292B2	Balanced cone excitation for controlling refractive error and ocular growth to inhibit development of myopia A myopia-inhibiting treatment device produces a therapeutic light that includes components of different wavelengths in a ratio of luminosities that creates a predetermined L-cone to S-cone excitation profile that slows ocular growth, thereby mitigating development of myopia. The components comprise blue light, green light, and red light. Therapeutic light may cause an L-cone to S-cone excitation ratio in a range between 1.38 and 0.05. In some implementations the therapeutic light causes a L-cone to S-cone excitation ratio of 0.74. In some implementations the luminosity of the combined light components is greater than 700 lux.
US11110278B2	Tools and assemblies thereof for implantable medical devices A tool has an outer assembly, which includes a deployment tube, extending around, and moveable with respect to an inner assembly of the tool; the inner assembly includes a single pull wire and a distal member configured to engage an end of an implantable medical device. The deployment tube includes an articulating segment located just proximal to an enlarged distal-most portion, which contains the device and the distal member. Relatively soft and stiff sections of a composite sidewall define the articulating segment and extend alongside one another, such that, when the pull wire is actuated, the composite sidewall causes bending of the segment in two directions. A handle assembly of the tool includes a control member for the pull wire, and may further include a flushing subassembly that has a connector port located at an end of the handle assembly that is opposite a proximal port of the handle.
US11110276B2	Devices and methods to use power spectrum or signal association for pain management Methods and systems for electrical stimulation can include obtaining a biosignal of the patient; altering at least one stimulation parameter of an electrical stimulation system in response to the biosignal; and delivering an electrical stimulation current to one or more selected electrodes of the electrical stimulation system using the at least one stimulation parameter. In some embodiments, a power spectrum is determined from the biosignal. In some embodiments, the biosignal is at least two different biosignals measured at the same or different locations on the patient and a coherence, correlation, or association between the two biosignal is determined.
US11110264B2	Intravascular pump with expandable distal region The present invention provides an intravascular blood pump comprising an expandable and collapsible region distal to a pump assembly. In some embodiments, the expandable and collapsible region may comprise expandable and collapsible proximal and/or distal transition sections adjacent a central expandable and collapsible region. Support structure, e.g., an expandable and collapsible stent may comprise at least a part of the expandable and collapsible region. In some embodiments, a distal portion of the housing comprises the expandable and collapsible region, wherein an inversion of the distal housing results in a collapsed configuration and eversion of the distal housing results in an expanded configuration.
US11110261B2	Infusion tube system and method for manufacture An infusion tube system and a method for manufacture are provided, An infusion tube system including an infusion tube and a connector attached to the infusion tube at an end of the infusion tube is disclosed. The connector has a proximal end and includes a connector body extending from a distal end to a proximal end along a center axis and defining a cavity. The connector body includes an end wall with an inner surface, and at least one vent opening, and a sidewall extending from the end wall along the center axis with an inner and outer surface. The connector includes a membrane covering the at least one vent opening, the membrane being welded to the inner surface of the end wall along at least one welding seam including a first welding seam such that the membrane covers and seals the at least one vent opening.
US11110259B2	Microprojection applicators and methods of use Applicators for a microprojection array and methods of using the applicators are described.
US11110253B2	Catheter assembly A catheter assembly includes: a catheter; a catheter hub connected to the catheter; an inner needle removably disposed in the catheter; a needle hub connected to the inner needle; and a deflection suppressing member that suppresses deflection of the inner needle by supporting the inner needle via the catheter at a location distal of the catheter hub. The deflection suppressing member is supported so as to be movable relative to the needle hub in an axial direction.
US11110252B2	Device for protecting and holding in position a probe that is intended to be placed inside the body of a patient in communication with the outside Device (100) for holding in position a probe for placing the inside of a patient's body in communication with the outside, characterized in that it comprises, arranged along a longitudinal axis (X-X′) of the device: at its distal end, a means (110) of supporting the device on the patient's body and that extends radially, comprising an axial opening (114) for the passage of said probe and comprising a first radial opening (111) communicating with the said axial opening, at its proximal end, a means (120) of guiding said probe comprising a second radial opening (121), a means (130) of spacing said bearing means and said guide means apart longitudinally.
US11110243B2	Apparatus and method for providing gases to a user A connector and tubing combination includes a tubing segment with an end piece, such as a tubing flange. The tubing flange can be secured within the connector by an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve of the connector. Both of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are located outside of the tubing flange and the tubing segment. In addition, the inner sleeve, outer sleeve and the tubing flange are mechanically connected.
US11110240B2	Endotracheal tube with tube coating An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface, and a tube coating applied to the exterior surface via spraying of a homogeneous solution onto the endotracheal tube or immersion of the endotracheal tube in the homogeneous solution. A conductive electrode is formed on the tube coating. The conductive electrode is configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles.
US11110238B2	Resuscitator device A manually actuated, self-inflating bag valve mask provides users with a positive pressure ventilation device that reliably provides a proper tidal volume to the patient and controls the rate of ventilation of the patient. The bag valve mask is lightweight, compact, durable, and quickly deployable in the field. The device is preferably operable with one hand and can be configured for use in low-light environments.
US11110236B2	Respiration system and respiration apparatus and method The present invention relates to methods for operating a respiration apparatus and a respiration system, and also a respiration apparatus and a respiration system. The respiration system comprises a respiration apparatus and a computer software program for an external computer to operate the respiration apparatus. The respiration apparatus comprises a processor device and an apparatus software program and an apparatus configuration. The validities of the computer software, the apparatus software and the apparatus configuration are in each case characterized by a version. The versions are compared with one another to detect a version conflict. If invalid versions are present, the computer software is provided with a program component with a limit value and a plausibility rule, or the setting parameters are sorted into a first group and a second group. The setting parameters of the first group are retained.
US11110223B2	Supplementary device for a medicament delivery device The present disclosure relates to a supplementary device (1) configured to be mounted to a medicament delivery device (1), wherein the supplementary device comprises a casing (3), a button (5) configured to be received by the casing (3) and configured to actuate a trigger (6) of a medicament delivery device (2), wherein the button (5) is configured to be displaceable from an initial retracted position to an extended position relative to the casing (3), and a button locking member (7) configured to lock the button (5) in the retracted position of the button (5) to prevent displacement of the button (5) from the retracted position to the extended position, wherein the button locking member (7) is configured to release button (5) when the supplementary device (1) is mounted to a medicament delivery device (2), thereby enabling displacement of the button (5) from the retracted position to the extended position.
US11110215B2	Degasser and vent manifolds for dialysis The invention relates to a degasser manifold and a vent manifold for use with a degasser in a dialysis system. The degasser manifold and vent manifold include a plurality of fluid passageways that convey dialysate or gases into and out of the degasser. The degasser manifold and vent manifold can also include components such as valves and sensors for control over the degassing of dialysate.
US11110207B2	Nerve repair scaffolds having high microchannel volume and methods for making the same Tissue scaffolds for neural tissue growth have a plurality of microchannels disposed within a sheath. Each microchannel comprises a porous wall having a thickness of ≤about 100 μm that is formed from a biocompatible and biodegradable material comprising a polyester polymer. The polyester polymer may be polycaprolactone, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) polymer, and combinations thereof. The tissue scaffolds have high open volume % enabling superior (linear and high fidelity) neural tissue growth, while minimizing inflammation near the site of implantation in vivo. In other aspects, methods of making such tissue scaffolds are provided. Such a method may include mixing a reduced particle size porogen with a polymeric precursor solution. The material is cast onto a template and then can be processed, including assembly in a sheath and removal of the porogen, to form a tissue scaffold having a plurality of porous microchannels.
US11110206B2	Silk sericin-based hydrogel, methods and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to a novel sericin-based hydrogel wherein the silk sericin is enzymatically cross-linked for an improved treatment of wound healing, ischemic diseases or cardiovascular diseases, namely chronic wound healing, in particular diabetic wound.
US11110201B2	Devices including muscle matrix and methods of production and use Tissue compositions and methods of preparation thereof are provided. The tissue compositions can be used to treat or regenerate muscle tissue. The compositions can be configured to provide increased strength compared to other muscle matrices.
US11110184B2	Methods for treating and diagnosing blinding eye diseases This invention relates to, in part, methods and compositions that are useful for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a blinding eye disease, including in the discovery of drugs that are efficacious against these diseases. Diseases include, for example, age related macular degeneration and reticular pseudodrusen disease, and the methods described herein include, for example, the method named delayed near infrared analysis (DNIRA).
US11110177B2	ASH1L degraders and methods of treatment therewith Provided herein are small molecules comprising a first domain that binds to ASH1L and a second domain that facilitates ASH1L degradation. In particular, ASH1L-targeting proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) and methods of use thereof for the treatment of disease (e.g., acute leukemia, solid cancers and other diseases dependent on activity of ASH1L) are provided.
US11110174B2	Carbohydrate conjugates as delivery agents for oligonucleotides The present invention provides a phosphorothioate-modified oligonucleotide comprising a structure shown below: The present invention also provides a phosphorothioate-modified oligonucleotide comprising a structure having formula (CIII):
US11110172B2	Method for treating multiloculated hydrocephalus by administering an anti-IL6 receptor antibody The invention is directed to a method of treating multiloculated hydrocephalus comprising administering to a subject who is suffering from multiloculated hydrocephalus an antibody that binds to an IL-6 receptor.
US11110170B2	Aluminum compounds for use in therapeutics and vaccines The invention relates to means and methods for preparing aqueous composition comprising aluminium and a protein said composition comprising less than 700 ppm heavy metal on the basis of weight with respect to the aluminium content. The invention further relates to aqueous compositions comprising a protein and an aluminium-salt, said composition comprising less than 350 ppb heavy metal based on the weight of the aqueous composition.
US11110166B2	Polymeric carrier cargo complex for use as an immunostimulating agent or as an adjuvant The present invention is directed to a polymeric carrier cargo complex, comprising as a cargo at least one nucleic acid molecule and as a preferably non-toxic and non-immunogenic polymeric carrier disulfide-crosslinked cationic components for use as an immunostimulating agent or as an adjuvant, wherein the polymeric carrier cargo complex is administered in combination with at least one second nucleic acid molecule, which encodes a protein or peptide. The inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex administered in combination with the second nucleic acid molecule allows for both efficient transfection of nucleic acids into cells in vivo and in vitro and/or for induction of an innate and/or adaptive immune response, preferably dependent on the nucleic acid to be transported as a cargo and on the second nucleic acid molecule. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, particularly vaccines, comprising the inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex and the second nucleic acid molecule, as well as the use of the inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex and the second nucleic acid molecule for transfecting a cell, a tissue or an organism, as a medicament, for therapeutic purposes as disclosed herein, and/or as an immunostimulating agent or adjuvant, e.g. for eliciting an immune response for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases as mentioned herein. Finally, the invention relates to kits containing the inventive polymeric carrier cargo complex and the second nucleic acid molecule, the inventive pharmaceutical composition and/or the inventive vaccine or any of its components in one or more parts of the kit.
US11110163B2	Heat stable vaccines The invention is directed to an oral vaccine composed of a micronized freeze-dried rotavirus particle suspension with buffering excipients in a non-aqueous liquid. This IVT-06 formulation has imparted heat stability by protecting the virus at temperatures of 30° C. and 40° C. for at least twelve months. Extrapolations from the 12-month stability data indicate a shelf life of more than two years at 30° C., and six months at 50° C. In addition, for ease of administration, the formulated dose has a volume of 0.5 mL.
US11110160B2	Glycoconjugation processes and compositions The invention provides eTEC linked glycoconjugates comprising a saccharide covalently conjugated to a carrier protein through a (2-((2-oxoethyl)thio)ethyl)carbamate (eTEC) spacer, immunogenic compositions comprising such glycoconjugates, and methods for the preparation and use of such glycoconjugates and immunogenic compositions.
US11110144B2	Wolfberry glycopeptide composition and methods for preparing and using the same Wolfberry glycopeptide composition and methods for preparing and using the same, the part with a molecular weight distribution of 1000 Da to 10000 Da of the wolfberry glycopeptide accounts for 50-85% on the HPLC differential refractive index map; and the protein content is 20-35% weight percentage, neutral polysaccharide content is 20-35% weight percentage. Optionally, the uronic acid content is 5-20% weight percentage. The preparation method of the present invention removes part of insoluble impurities by a heating flocculation method, instead of the conventional organic solvent extraction process, and without using any organic solvents in the whole process.
US11110129B2	Method for treating multiple sclerosis A method for treating a multiple sclerosis is provided. The method includes administering a composition containing a plurality of mesenchymal stem cells to a subject in need for a treatment of the multiple sclerosis, in which each of the mesenchymal stem cells expresses insulin-like growth factor 1 receptors.
US11110127B2	Use of nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes to treat hemolytic diseases and disorders The present invention relates to methods, combinations and pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing a hemolytic disease or condition in a mammal, wherein: said hemolytic disease or condition is caused by an attack of said mammal's red blood cells by said mammal's own body, or said mammal is a pregnant mammal and said hemolytic disease or condition of a fetus of said pregnant mammal is caused by an attack of said fetus' red blood cells by an antibody of said pregnant mammal, or said mammal is a baby and said hemolytic disease or condition of said baby is caused by an attack of said baby's red blood cells by an antibody of said baby's mother. The exemplary hemolytic diseases or conditions include hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, an autoimmune disease or condition, or a hereditary hemolytic disease or disorder.
US11110125B2	Coordinating gene expression using RNA destabilizing elements Control Devices are disclosed including RNA destabilizing elements (RDE), and RNA control devices, combined with transgenes, including Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs) in eukaryotic cells. RDEs can be combined with RNA control devices to make RDEs that include ligand mediated control. These smart RDEs and other RDEs can be used to optimize expression of transgenes, e.g., CARs, in the eukaryotic cells so that, for example, effector function is optimized. CARs and transgene payloads can also be engineered into eukaryotic cells so that the transgene payload is expressed and delivered at desired times from the eukaryotic cell.
US11110110B2	Catecholamine prodrugs for use in the treatment of Parkinson's disease The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) that are prodrugs of catecholamine for use in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and disorders. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the invention and methods of treating neurodegenerative or neuropsychiatric diseases and disorders using the compounds of the invention, in particular Parkinson's disease. Accordingly, the present invention relates to compounds of formula (Id) wherein R1 is H and R2 is selected from one of the substituents (i) and (ii) below; or R1 is selected from one of the substituents (i) and (ii) below and R2 is H; or R1 and R2 are both represented by substituent (i) below; or R1 and R2 are both represented by substituent (ii) below; or R1 is substituent (i) and R2 is substituent (ii); or R1 is substituent (ii) and R2 is substituent (i); wherein * indicates the attachment point; and wherein the carbon atom at the attachment point on substituent (i) is in the S-configuration; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11110101B2	Prostate function support formula The invention provides unit dosage forms and methods that are effective to improve prostate function. Such unit dosage forms and methods are useful to decrease bladder discomfort and improve urinary flow in men.
US11110098B2	Methods and medicaments for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma The present disclosure is directed, among other things, to the surprising and unexpected efficacy provided by select V2R antagonists in significantly reducing the cell proliferation levels of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Thus, the present disclosure provides methods, uses, and medicaments that include such select V2R antagonists for utility in treating clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
US11110094B2	Risperidone sustained release microsphere composition A risperidone sustained release microsphere formulation is provided. The microsphere formulation comprise risperidone or 9-hydroxy risperidone or salts thereof, and a polymer blend having a first uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer and a second uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer, in which the first uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer is a copolymer with a high intrinsic viscosity and the second uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer is a copolymer with a low intrinsic viscosity. The sustained release microsphere formulation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is suitable for large-scale industrialized production with improved stability, the in vivo release behavior of which will not change after long-term storage.
US11110092B2	Methods of treating hematologic cancers The present application relates to treatment of hematologic cancers, which treatments can include, e.g., administration of a purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor, an alkylating agent and/or an anti-CD20 agent, and related compositions and kits.
US11110090B2	Aminopyrimidines as ALK inhibitors The present disclosure provides compounds represented by Formula I: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, and solvates thereof, wherein R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure also provides compounds of Formula I for use to treat a condition or disorder responsive to inhibition of ALK such as cancer.
US11110081B2	Tacrolimus for improved treatment of transplant patients An extended release oral dosage form comprising as active substance tacrolimus or a pharmaceutically active analogue thereof for a once daily immunosuppressive treatment of a patient in need thereof, preferable a kidney or liver transplant patient. The dosage form releases the active substance over an extended period of time. It also provides improved pharmacokinetic parameters due to an extended and constant in vivo release including substantial decreased peak concentrations, despite increased bioavailability, substantial extended times for maximal concentration, and higher minimal concentrations when compared with conventional immediate release dosage forms and a recent modified release tacrolimus dosage form.
US11110074B2	Methods of improving the pharmacokinetics of doxepin Methods of improving the pharmacokinetics of doxepin in a patient.
US11110072B2	Broad spectrum pharmacological composition for treatment of various infections and diseases and methods of use A pharmacological composition for the treatment of bacterial and protozoal infections in a patient. The preferred pharmacological composition comprises a pharmaceutical carrier and an active composition selected from the group consisting of: a) an amount of sodium oxalate and an amount of oxalic acid, b) an amount of sodium citrate and an amount of citric acid, or c) mixtures of a) and b). The amounts and weight ratios of a) the sodium oxalate and oxalic acid, and b) the sodium citrate and citric acid in the active composition are such as to produce a safe and effective pharmacological composition. Sodium salts of other carboxylic acids may be used. The invention also relates to the method of using the pharmacological composition for the safe and effective treatment of bacterial infections, protozoal infections, lice and dermatological diseases.
US11110071B2	Petrolatum-based PHMB compositions and methods of treatment for onychomycosis Compositions and methods for the treatment of onychomycosis. The compositions include a pharmaceutically effective amount of polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB), polyaminopropyl biguanide (PAPB), and/or chlorhexidine (CHG) in a petrolatum carrier.
US11110062B2	Pharmaceutical composition An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition which has excellent stability, disintegratability, and absorbability, is easily prepared, and contains 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a cyclodextrin derivative. The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing 4-(2-fluoro-4-(3-(2-phenylacetyl)thioureido)phenoxy)-7-methoxy-N-methylquinoline-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin.
US11110053B2	Compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases Compositions comprising electro-activated aqueous solutions and methods for the prevention and treatment of dysfunctional cardiovascular conditions are provided.
US11110041B2	Process for permanent shaping hair The present invention relates to a process for improved and milder permanent shaping of hair, especially human hair. It has been found that when commonly used permanent shaping compositions are mixed with another composition comprising predominantly carboxylic acids, the permanent shaping effect of the composition is improved, homogeneous permanent shaping of hair fibers is achieved and natural cosmetic properties of hair are maintained.
US11110039B2	Macromonomer based light-curable dental impression material A light-curable dental impression material comprising (a) a polymerizable polysiloxane resin composition comprising compounds of formula (I) E-(L1-Z)n-L2-E (I) (b) a particulate filler; and (c) a photoinitiator.
US11110027B2	Vision training device for improving fusional vergence At least one of the first display and a second display move at least one of the left eye image and the right eye image such that a distance between the left eye image and the right eye image is increased. A separation confirmation signal is received indicating that the image focuses of the image do not coincide with each other in terms of fusion. Fusional amplitude information is stored indicating a separation distance between the left eye image and the right eye image when the image separation confirmation is input.
US11110019B2	Connecting element for medical bedrail, assembly comprising it and procedure for assembling said assembly The proposed invention relates to a connecting element (1) for a medical bedrail, such as used in medical transport gurneys, stretchers, hospital beds and the like. The connecting element (1) connects a connecting rod (2) and a pivotable rod (3) of a foldable bedrail for medical beds and comprises a jaw (4), the inner surface (5) of the jaw (4) being concave in shape and adapted for abutting tightly against the outer surface of the connecting rod (2), two locking teeth (6) fashioned symmetrically on or at the upper edge of the inner surface (5) of the jaw (4), each on one side of the jaw (4), respectively, and two legs (7) fashioned on the upper part of the outer side of the jaw (4) and arranged symmetrically with respect to a central plane (R) extending vertically and longitudinally through the center of the jaw (4), the legs (7) extending downwards, each of the legs (7) comprising a snap-fit element (8) fashioned on the inner surface of the leg (7) facing the inner surface of the other leg (7), the snap-fit elements (8) being arranged symmetrically with respect to the central plane (R) and co-operating with two snap-fit elements (8) fashioned in the pivotable rod (3). The connecting element (1) may further comprise a centering web (13), located on the bottom of the jaw (4).
US11110018B2	Bed lift system and methods of making and using the same A lift system includes a support configured to maintain a bed frame thereon. The support is defined by a first swing arm opposing a second swing arm and a pivoting plate opposing an end plate. First ends of the swing arms are configured to swing outward about ends of the pivoting plate. Second ends of the swing arms removably attach to the end plate to form a rectangular structure for securely receiving a bed frame. The lift system also includes a storage unit defined by a lift gate configured within an interior of the storage unit. The lift gate includes a linear actuator for converting the support between a folded and an unfolded position by manipulating the pivoting plate coupled to the linear actuator. A controller is provided for controlling the lift gate.
US11110014B2	Absorbent core comprising a high loft central layer and channels An absorbent core (28) for use in an absorbent article, the absorbent core extending in a transversal direction (x) and a longitudinal direction (y), the absorbent core comprising: a fluid-permeable top layer (41), a bottom layer (42), and a central layer (43) sandwiched between the top layer and the bottom layer. the central layer is a high loft fibrous nonwoven layer, in particular having a density of less than 0.200 g/cc, measured at a pressure of 4.14 kPa. Superabsorbent polymer particles (60) are blended with the fibers of the central layer, except for one, two or more longitudinally-extending channels (26) substantially free of superabsorbent polymer particles. The superabsorbent polymer particles may have a UPM of below 30×10−7 cm3·s/g, wherein the UPM is measured by the Urine Permeability Measurement Test described herein.
US11110008B2	Intraocular device for dual incisions A microsurgical device and methods of its use can be used for treatment of various conditions including eye diseases, such as glaucoma, using minimally invasive surgical techniques. A dual-blade device can be used for cutting the trabecular meshwork (“TM”) in the eye. The device tip provides entry into the Schlemm's canal via its size (i.e., for example, 0.2-0.3 mm width) and configuration where a ramp elevates the TM away from the outer wall of the Schlemm's canal and guides the TM to first and second lateral elements for creating first and second incisions through the TM. The dimensions and configuration of the blade is such that an entire strip of TM is removed without leaving TM leaflets behind and without causing collateral damage to adjacent tissues.
US11110000B2	Spray ejector mechanisms and devices providing charge isolation and controllable droplet charge, and low dosage volume ophthalmic administration The present disclosure relates to ejector mechanisms and devices for generating a directed stream of droplets, as well as improved methods for delivering an ejected stream of droplets to a target. The device and methods may be useful for the delivery of fluid for ophthalmic, topical, oral, nasal, or pulmonary use, more particularly, for use in the delivery of ophthalmic fluid to the eye. Certain aspects of the disclosure relate to devices and methods for the delivery of a therapeutically effective low dosage volume medicament composition to a target, e.g., by controlling charge, droplet size and/or droplet deposit parameters of the medicament composition.
US11109982B2	System and method for total hip arthroplasty Systems and methods for placement of both the prosthetic acetabular cup and the prosthetic femoral head which takes account of the patient's particular anatomy, with inter-operative testing of the patient's body to find an optimum positioning (angles) for the components. The system allows a procedure with less pre-operative and inter-operative imaging, providing for reduced radiation exposure for doctors and patients.
US11109981B2	Dynamic intervertebral spacer implant Intervertebral spacer implants with dynamic load spreading features responsive to external loads and having attachment mechanisms. The dynamic load spreading features having a native state and a loaded state, which complements vertebral end plate geometry and disperses load to the epiphyseal rim.
US11109969B2	Guidewire delivery of transcatheter heart valve The invention relates to delivery system for deployment of a prosthetic valve, having a hypotube sheathed guidewire assembly having an outer sheath and an inner guidewire shaft that pushes against a guidewire collar on a tension arm of a compressed transcatheter valve to deliver the valve and position the valve to the RVOT or other location in the body.
US11109968B2	Apparatus and methods for improved loading of a transcatheter heart valve An assembly for collapsing a prosthetic heart valve includes a compression member having a plurality of arms pivotable between a first orientation in which side edges of adjacent arms are spaced apart from one another and a second orientation in which the adjacent arms contact one another. A translating member is movable along the arms to pivot the arms from the first orientation to the second orientation to collapse the prosthetic heart valve. A separation tool includes ribs defining channels sized to receive the struts of a stent of a prosthetic heart valve to keep the struts separated from one another as the prosthetic heart valve is collapsed.
US11109964B2	Axially-shortening prosthetic valve A catheter is transluminally advanced to a heart of a subject. Via the catheter, a prosthetic valve is advanced to the native valve. The prosthetic valve includes an upstream skirt, and a downstream skirt that has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines a lumen therethrough. The second portion circumscribes the first portion, and defines a plurality of anchoring arms that are coupled to the second portion. A plurality of prosthetic leaflets, within the lumen, are attached to the first portion. The upstream skirt is expanded in the atrium, and the anchoring arms are expanded in the ventricle, the anchoring arms extending radially outward and toward the upstream skirt. Subsequently, native valve tissue is squeezed between the upstream skirt and the anchoring arms by causing the anchoring arms to move with respect to the prosthetic leaflets, and toward the upstream skirt.
US11109959B2	Intraocular lens and method of manufacturing the same There is provided an intraocular lens including an optic portion having a circular shape from one side thereof and including a first pattern which includes a ridge and a groove, and a plurality of haptic portions extending from an outer circumferential edge of the optic portion and each including a second pattern which includes a ridge and a groove, in which at least one of the ridges included in the first pattern and the second pattern and at least one of the grooves included in the first pattern and the second pattern includes a section in which a width is formed differently.
US11109957B2	Intraocular pseudophakic contact lens with mechanism for securing by anterior leaflet of capsular wall and related system and method An apparatus includes an intraocular pseudophakic contact lens having an optical lens and haptics extending radially from the optical lens. The haptics are configured to be inserted under an anterior leaflet of a capsular wall in an eye in order to capture and confine the haptics under the anterior leaflet and secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens against an artificial intraocular lens in the eye. Anterior surfaces of the haptics are configured to contact an inner capsular wall surface at the anterior leaflet. Posterior surfaces of the haptics include ridges configured to capture at least one edge of the artificial intraocular lens in order to secure the intraocular pseudophakic contact lens to the artificial intraocular lens.
US11109945B2	Method of evaluating an orthodontic aligner A method for evaluating the shape of an orthodontic aligner worn by a patient. Acquisition of at least one two-dimensional image of teeth of the patient as “updated image.” At least one updated image as “aligner image,” at least partially representing the aligner in a service position. At least one updated image as “dentition image,” representing the teeth. If the dentition image is different from the aligner image, conversion of the dentition image so that it represents the teeth as seen under the acquisition conditions used during the acquisition of the aligner image. Determination, for each of a plurality of teeth represented on the dentition and aligner images, of interior and exterior tooth outlines representing the outline of the free end of the tooth on the dentition and aligner images. Comparison of the interior and exterior tooth outlines, followed by determination of at least one score according to the comparison.
US11109937B2	Instruments and methods for subperiosteal tunneling and related surgical procedures The present invention is a group of surgical instruments with improved function and design for dental and craniofacial surgery, especially subperiosteal tunneling and related procedures. The instruments include surgical elevators for vestibular incision or incisions in the gingival sulcus. The instruments have varying angles and shapes to create a mucosal tunnel in any oral or maxillofacial region. The instrument suite also optionally includes specially designed forceps for introduction of graft material inside the subperiosteal tunnel and to assist with suturing of the graft to surrounding tissue.
US11109931B2	Multi-layer pre-drape apparatus and process A multi-layer pre-drape apparatus is applied to a patient before the patient is moved into the operating room. The multi-layer pre-drape apparatus includes a lower layer with a center aperture and an upper layer that covers the aperture. The multi-layer pre-drape apparatus can be placed on a sterilized area of the patient to maintain the cleanliness of the incision area. Alternatively, the multi-layer pre-drape apparatus can be placed on the patient and sterilization fluid can be applied to the skin of the patient through the aperture. The patient can then be moved into the operating room and the upper layer of the multi-layer pre-drape can be removed to expose the sterilized area of the patient in the aperture. Additional drapes can be added to the pre-drape apparatus.
US11109924B2	System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement A method of operating a robotic system involves servoing a multitude of joints of the robotic system in a first joint velocity space. The movement of the multitude of joints in the first velocity space moves a remote center or an end effector of the robotic system. The method further involves floating the multitude of joints in a second velocity space. The movement of the multitude of joints in the second velocity space moves the end effector or the remote center, respectively. The method further involves controlling motion of the multitude of joints in a third velocity space. The movement of the multitude of joints in the third velocity space does not move the end effector and does not move the remote center.
US11109923B2	Trocar holder A trocar holder for a manipulator of a robotic surgical system. The trocar holder includes a base element for securing the trocar holder to the manipulator and a clamp element which is replaceably connected to the base element via a coupling mechanism. Two limbs movable relative to each other in a clamp plane are formed on the clamp element. The limbs are connected via a spine and have free tips. The trocar holder also has a clamp mechanism for opening and closing the limbs and a receiving element for a trocar.
US11109922B2	Surgical tool systems and method Medical robot systems, surgical tool assemblies, devices, and methods regarding the same. The medical robot system may include a robot coupled to an end-effector having a guide tube. The robot may be configured for controlled movement and positioning of the end-effector. The system further includes a motor assembly coupled to the robot. The motor assembly may be configured to move the end-effector along one or more of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis. The surgical instrument is positionable and/or slidable within the guide tube. The surgical instrument includes at least one detectable feature, such as a reflective lens or stripe. A detection device is configured and arranged to detect the at least one detectable feature. The system enables a depth of the surgical instrument in the guide tube to be determined by the at least one detectable feature on the instrument.
US11109920B2	Medical instruments with variable bending stiffness profiles Medical instruments with variable bending stiffness profiles are disclosed. A medical instrument can include a bending stiffness profile comprising a plurality of bending stiffness zones of substantially constant bending stiffness separated by transition zones. The bending stiffness profile can be achieved by modulating various modalities of the medical instrument along its length. A compound medical instrument can include a scope telescoping within a sheath. A variable bending stiffness profile of the compound medical instrument can be modulated by adjusting the relative position of the scope and the sheath.
US11109912B2	Side-fire laser system with stand-off catheter, standoff catheter, and method of using surgical laser to achieve both tissue vaporization and rapid coagulation to prevent or halt bleeding A side-firing laser system with a standoff catheter includes an optical fiber configured to emit therapeutic laser radiation in a direction generally transverse to an axis of the fiber; and a catheter through which the optical fiber is inserted during a surgical procedure. The catheter includes a transparent end section through which the therapeutic laser radiation passes to vaporize tissue outside the catheter, an open distal end to permit exit of irrigation fluid from the catheter, and an opening in a side of the end section, the opening having dimensions that are approximately equal to or less than cross-sectional dimensions of the therapeutic laser radiation. When the fiber is moved to a position at which the therapeutic laser radiation passes through the opening, the laser radiation causes coagulation or vaporization of tissues.
US11109906B2	Bone cement applicator with retractable mixing rod and method for production of a bone cement A bone cement applicator comprising a cartridge with an internal space. The cartridge has a head with a dispensing opening for expulsion of bone cement, a dispensing plunger, a receptacle mobile in the cartridge, and a mixing rod with a mixer fastened to it and arranged in the internal space of the cartridge. The mixing rod is detachably connected, on a side opposite from the mixer, to a front side of the receptacle that faces the cartridge head. When the mixing rod is detached from the receptacle and the receptacle is propelled in the direction of the cartridge head the mixing rod can be pushed into the receptacle. A method is also disclosed for production of a bone cement using the bone cement applicator.
US11109905B2	Bone cement applicator with retractable mixing rod and method for production of a bone cement A bone cement applicator comprising a cartridge with an internal space. The cartridge has a head with a dispensing opening for expulsion of bone cement, a first thread, a dispensing plunger, a threaded tube having a counter thread engaging the first thread, a receptacle mobile in the threaded tube, and a mixing rod with a mixer fastened to it and arranged in the internal space of the cartridge. The mixing rod is detachably connected to the receptacle and is guided through a feedthrough in the dispensing plunger and is supported in the feedthrough so as to be axially mobile. When detached from the receptacle, the mixing rod can be pushed into the receptacle when the receptacle is propelled in the direction of the cartridge head. A method is also disclosed for production of a bone cement using the bone cement applicator.
US11109904B2	Devices for performing a medical procedure within an appropriate interval and related systems and methods Systems and methods for indicating an interval in which a procedure (or sub-procedure) should be carried out are disclosed. Some systems and methods involve timing various sub-procedures and alerting a practitioner at the completion of a sub-procedure period. Some systems and methods include a sensor, such as a temperature sensor, that is used determine a window of time in which a variable-viscosity material is of suitable viscosity for delivery to a patient.
US11109900B2	Extramedullary compression and fixation device, system and method An extramedullary compression and fixation apparatus consists of a pre-curved, malleable band having a first end and a second end, and at least one bone engaging structure protruding from the band toward an interior space defined by the band. The band is configured to be compressed (e.g., crimped) over a bone fracture site to conform the curvature of the band to a curvature of a surface of bone around the bone fracture site. The at least one bone engaging structure is configured to dig into the outer cortex of the bone when the band is compressed. The band is configured to maintain compression of the bone across the bone fracture upon the band being compressed without additional external fixation devices.
US11109898B2	Fixation systems and methods of repairing a pars fracture A method of repairing a pars fracture includes docking a needle guide on a lamina of the pars, inserting a needle at least partially through the needle guide, inserting a stylet at least partially through the needle, inserting a guidewire at least partially through the needle, removing the needle from the needle guide, removing the needle guide, positioning a screw assembly in contact with the lamina and co-axially with the guidewire, rotating an elongated portion of the screw assembly with respect to the lamina to move the screw assembly distally with respect to the lamina such that a distal end of the elongated portion of the screw assembly travels through an interior portion of the pars and into a superior portion of the pars, and approximating the distal end of the elongated portion of the screw assembly and a collar of the screw assembly to approximate the interior portion of the pars and the superior portion of the pars.
US11109888B1	Tissue graft splitter A tissue splitting device for splitting a harvested soft tissue to provide a layer of tissue having a uniform thickness and methods for tissue transplantation using uniform layers of tissue.
US11109887B2	Pixel array medical systems, devices and methods Embodiments include devices and methods configured to fractionally resect skin and/or fat. Fractional resection is applied as a stand-alone procedure in anatomical areas that are off-limits to conventional plastic surgery due to the poor tradeoff between the visibility of the incisional scar and amount of enhancement obtained. Fractional resection is also applied as an adjunct to established plastic surgery procedures such as liposuction, and is employed to significantly reduce the length of incisions required for a particular application. The shortening of incisions has application in both the aesthetic and reconstructive realms of plastic surgery.
US11109886B2	Surgical knife safety handle having user operable lock A surgical knife safety device having a handle, a blade connected to the handle, and a guard carried by the handle for sliding movement between a retracted position in which the blade is exposed for use, and an extended position for covering the sharp cutting edge of the blade. A spring, such as leaf spring or a cantilever beam, and a pair of detents or slots are provided to fix the guard in the extended or retracted position and to provide resistance during movement between the two positions.
US11109883B2	Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space Devices and methods for exploiting intramural (e.g., subintimal) space of a vascular wall to facilitate the treatment of vascular disease, particularly total occlusions. For example, the devices and methods disclosed herein may be used to visually define the vessel wall boundary, protect the vessel wall boundary from perforation, bypass an occlusion, and/or remove an occlusion.
US11109881B2	Ultrasound device and ultrasound device system used for anchor fixation and anchor fixation method using ultrasound device Ultrasound oscillation can be propagated to a distal end of an elongated probe. A cross-sectional surface of the probe is perpendicular to the length of the probe, and has to the same shape as a shape of a cross-sectional surface of an anchor. The probe is configured to forma bottomed hole in a bone for placing the anchor and the shape of its cross-sectional surface can prevent rotation of the anchor in the bottomed hole. An area of the cross-sectional surface of the probe at the distal end can be larger than an area of a cross-sectional surface of the probe at a proximal end. The distal end of the probe includes a treatment portion that extends outward from a center of the proximal end of the probe in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and in a second direction different from the first direction.
US11109865B1	Nerve repair device and method of use A device may include a shaft with a dispensing channel, an evacuating channel, a proximal end, and a distal end. The device may further include an enclosure attached to the distal portion of the shaft, the enclosure having a first portion and a second portion that form a bore when the enclosure is closed. The device may further include a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft, which is configured to open and close the enclosure. A method of delivering a solution to a nerve repair site may include obtaining such a device, closing its enclosure around the nerve repair site, delivering one or more solutions through the dispensing channel to the nerve repair site, removing one or more solutions through the evacuating channel from the nerve repair site, and opening the enclosure to remove it from the nerve repair site.
US11109863B2	Grasping for tissue repair The invention provides improved devices, systems, and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The invention provides devices, systems, and methods that may more successfully approximate and repair tissue by improving the capture of tissue into the devices. The invention may be a one-way mechanism that allows tissue to enter the mechanism but not easily exit, such as a leaf-spring, a protrusion, a pivoting arm and one or more frictional elements.
US11109861B2	Surgical stapler cartridge loading and unloading An exemplary surgical method includes possessing a loader that holds a curved-tip cartridge, and a surgical stapler that includes an anvil and channel at a distal end thereof; causing at least one of the loader and the channel to move toward the other; as a result of the causing, engaging the loader and the curved-tip cartridge with the channel; and causing at least one of the loader and the channel to move away from the other, such that the curved-tip cartridge remains engaged with the channel. That method further may include actuating the surgical stapler; grasping the unloader; sliding the unloader toward the channel; disengaging the curved-tip cartridge from the channel with the unloader; and withdrawing the unloader away from said channel, wherein the withdrawing causes the curved-tip cartridge to disengage from the channel.
US11109852B2	Suture anchor apparatus In various examples, a suture anchor includes a sheath including a lumen. A frame member is disposed at least partially within the sheath. The frame member includes at least two suture loops extending from the sheath. The suture loops are configured to receive a suture, wherein tightening of the suture causes compression of the frame member to constrict the lumen of the sheath.
US11109850B2	Tissue retraction device and delivery system Medical devices and methods of using medical devices are disclosed. An example tissue retraction device includes a first engagement member having a first end and a second end, a second engagement member having a first end and a second end, a first elastic member attached to the second end of the first engagement member, and a first alignment member having a first end, a second end and a lumen extending therethrough. Further, the tissue retraction device has a first length, the first alignment member has a second length, the first elastic member extends within the lumen of the first alignment member and the second length of the first alignment member is less than or equal to the first length of the tissue retraction device.
US11109848B2	Biopsy devices and related methods of use A biopsy device may include a first jaw having a first distal tip configured to pierce tissue, and a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between a closed configuration where the first jaw and the second jaw are axially aligned, and an open configuration where the first jaw and the second jaw are offset from one another, the second jaw having a second distal tip proximal to the first distal tip in the closed configuration.
US11109839B2	Imaging systems and methods for positioning a 3D ultrasound volume in a desired orientation Methods and systems are provided for displaying a 3D ultrasound image volume in a desired view orientation. A 3D ultrasound image can be acquired of an anatomical feature in a patient. The actual orientation of the anatomical feature can be determined in space. The 3D ultrasound image including the anatomical feature can be displayed such that the anatomical feature is positioned in a selected orientation that is different than the actual orientation, and in relation to a lighting model for generating lighting and shadowing on the anatomical feature.
US11109838B2	System and catheter for image guidance and methods thereof A catheter-based imaging system comprises a catheter having a telescoping proximal end, a distal end having a distal sheath and a distal lumen, a working lumen, and an ultrasonic imaging core. The ultrasonic imaging core is arranged for rotation and linear translation. The system further includes a patient interface module including a catheter interface, a rotational motion control system that imparts controlled rotation to the ultrasonic imaging core, a linear translation control system that imparts controlled linear translation to the ultrasonic imaging core, and an ultrasonic energy generator and receiver coupled to the ultrasonic imaging core. The system further comprises an image generator coupled to the ultrasonic energy receiver that generates an image.
US11109834B2	Ultrasonic image pickup apparatus The ultrasonic image pickup apparatus includes a transmission/reception control unit that transmits an ultrasonic wave by applying a DC bias voltage and an AC driving voltage between electrodes of the electrostatic capacity type micro-machined ultrasonic transducer and picks up an image by transmitting and receiving two or more kinds of ultrasonic waveforms which have different signs, amplitudes, or phases from each other for one scanning line. In addition, as the AC driving voltage, the ultrasonic image pickup apparatus uses a voltage waveform that is obtained by adding a high frequency pulse waveform and a low frequency waveform that has a longer cycle than that of the high frequency pulse waveform and has such a voltage amplitude as makes the total voltage of the low frequency waveform and the DC bias voltage is equal or smaller than a pull-in voltage.
US11109832B2	Evaluation of cardiac infarction by real time ultrasonic strain imaging Real time strain imaging is provided by acquiring a sequence of cardiac image frames and estimating tissue displacement in the myocardium over a heart cycle. The displacements may be estimated using speckle tracking and are used to calculate strain over the myocardium. A color map is formed of the strain values. During the next heart cycle the color map is warped to fit the myocardium in each image frame and the warped color map is displayed as a color overlay over the myocardium of each image of the new heart cycle as they are displayed in real time. A new color map is also produced over the new heart cycle for use with the following heart cycle. An ultrasound system which performs real time strain imaging is also described.
US11109831B2	Ultrasound patch for detecting fluid flow An ultrasound patch includes one or more transmit and receive piezoelectric transducer elements. In some embodiments, the transducer elements are positioned on a ramp on a patient pad of the patch that is configured to fit within an anatomic space between the trachea and the sternocleidomastoid muscle to orient the transducer elements toward a carotid artery. In some embodiments, a flexible phased array transducer includes a number of pillar piezoelectric elements joined by a flexible adhesive with metal electrodes deposited thereon. The phased array transducer is mounted to a flexible circuit board that allows the transducer to bend and conform to a subject's anatomy.
US11109822B2	Method of needle localization via partial computerized tomographic scanning and system thereof There is provided a method of locating a tip of a metallic instrument inserted in a body, utilizing a baseline sinogram comprising projections in N exposure directions and derived from a prior computerized tomography (CT) scanning of the body, the method comprising: performing three-dimensional Radon space registration of a sparse repeat sinogram to the baseline sinogram, the repeat CT scanning having the metallic instrument inserted into the body, the metallic instrument having an attached marker located at a known distance from the instrument tip; subtracting the baseline sinogram from the repeat sinogram in accordance with the registration parameters to obtain projection difference images; and using the projection difference images and the known distance of the attached marker from the metallic instrument tip to determine a three-dimensional location of the metallic instrument tip.
US11109819B2	System and method for quantitatively mapping mitochondrial membrane potential A system, and method, for quantitatively mapping of mitochondrial membrane potential of a tissue in a subject is provided. In some aspects, the provided method includes administering to the subject a detectably effective amount of a tracer as an emission tomography imaging agent; acquiring, using an emission tomography system, emission tomography data associated with the tissue; analyzing the emission tomography data to determine a concentration distribution of the tracer within the tissue; correlating the concentration distribution of the tracer with the membrane potential of the tissue; determining, using the correlating step, a membrane potential distribution of the tissue; and generating a report indicating the membrane potential distribution of the tissue.
US11109812B2	Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal based authentication apparatus and method An authentication apparatus includes one or more processors configured to temporally implement a neural network, used to extract a feature value from hidden nodes, that is connected to input nodes to which an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is input so as to share a weight set with the input nodes, and to match the ECG signal and the extracted feature value to a user for registration.
US11109802B2	Invasive sense measurement in prosthesis installation and bone preparation A system and method for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a replacement procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the replacement procedure. Force sensing is included to aid in quantifying installation of an implant, particularly a cup into a pelvic bone.
US11109797B2	Portable electronic device having an integrated bio-sensor An electronic device includes a translucent layer that forms a portion of an exterior of the electronic device, an opaque material positioned on the translucent layer that defines micro-perforations, and a processing unit operable to determine information about a user via the translucent layer. The processing unit may be operable to determine the information by transmitting optical energy through a first set of the micro-perforations into a body part of the user, receiving a reflected portion of the optical energy from the body part of the user through a second set of the micro-perforations, and analyzing the reflected portion of the optical energy.
US11109788B2	Catheter with Fibonacci distributed electrodes A catheter has a mapping assembly having a plurality of splines mounted at its distal portion. The splines each have a proximal end disposed at the distal portion of the catheter body and a distal end and configured as a Fibonacci spiral arm that diverges outwardly from the proximal end. The splines have a support arm with shape memory, a non-conductive covering in surrounding relation to the support arm, at least one location sensor mounted at or near the distal end, a plurality of electrodes mounted in surrounding relation to the non-conductive covering, and a plurality of electrode lead wires extending within the non-conductive covering. Each electrode lead wire is attached to a corresponding one of the electrodes.
US11109779B2	Chemical modification of analyte permeable membrane for enhanced oxidative stability A sensor that may be used to detect the presence, amount, and/or concentration of an analyte in a medium within an animal. The sensor may include a sensor housing, an indicator element embedded within and/or covering at least a portion of the sensor housing, and a membrane over the indicator element. The sensor may include one or more of a first coating on an inner surface of the membrane, a second coating on an outer surface of the membrane, and a layer on the outside of the indicator element. One or more of the first coating, second coating, and layer may reduce deterioration of the indicator element by catalyzing degradation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The one or more coatings on the membrane may increase the light blocking capability of the membrane, which may improve the accuracy of the sensor.
US11109775B2	Shape sensing assisted medical procedure A system and method for shape sensing assistance in a medical procedure includes a three-dimensional image (111) of a distributed pathway system (148). A shape sensing enabled elongated device (102) is included for insertion into the pathway system to measure a shape of the elongated device in the pathway system. A pathway determination module (144) is configured to compute a planned path to a target in the three-dimensional image and compute permissible movements of the elongated device at diverging pathways in the pathway system to provide feedback for deciding which of the diverging paths to take in accordance with the planned path.
US11109773B2	Treating patients with TTFields with the electrode positions optimized using deformable templates Embodiments receive images of a body area of a patient; identify abnormal tissue in the image; generate a data set with the abnormal tissue masked out; deform a model template in space so that features in the deformed model template line up with corresponding features in the data set; place data representing the abnormal tissue back into the deformed model template; generate a model of electrical properties of tissues in the body area based on the deformed and modified model template; and determine an electrode placement layout that maximizes field strength in the abnormal tissue by using the model of electrical properties to simulate electromagnetic field distributions in the body area caused by simulated electrodes placed respective to the body area. The layout can then be used as a guide for placing electrodes respective to the body area of the patient to apply TTFields to the body area.
US11109767B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for obtaining cleaner physiological information signals An earpiece module includes a housing configured to be attached to an ear of a person, a first audio sensor within the housing configured to detect auscultatory sounds from an ear canal of the ear and generate a physiological information signal from the auscultatory sounds, and a second audio sensor within the housing and oriented in a direction towards an outside environment of the person. The second audio sensor is configured to detect sounds external to the person including voice sounds and footstep sounds, and to generate an environmental information signal from the external sounds. A processor is configured to receive the physiological information signal and the environmental information signal, process the external sounds in the physiological information signal and the environmental information signal to reduce the voice sounds and the footstep sounds from the physiological information signal and generate a cleaner physiological information signal.
US11109765B2	Wearable thermometer patch comprising a temperature sensor array A wearable thermometer patch for monitoring healing of a wound on a user's skin includes a circuit substrate comprising an electric circuit and a plurality of temperature probe units distributed in a two-dimensional array. Each of the plurality of temperature probe units can include a temperature sensor in electric connection with the electric circuit in the circuit substrate. The plurality of temperature probe units can measure temperature values on a user's skin at different positions defined by the two-dimensional array.
US11109764B2	Single heat flux sensor arrangement The invention describes a single heat flux sensor arrangement (1) comprising a sensor (10) comprising a layer (100) of thermally insulating material, an inner temperature measurement means (S1) arranged at an inner region of the insulating layer (100) and an outer temperature measurement means (S2) arranged at an outer region of the insulating layer (100); an evaluation unit (11) adapted to receive a temperature input from the inner 5 temperature measurement means (S1) and to receive a temperature input from the outer temperature measurement means (S2); and a heating means (12, S2) realized to deliberately raise the temperature of a region of the insulating layer (100). The invention further describes a non-invasive method of measuring a core body temperature (T0) of a subject (3).
US11109761B2	High signal-to-noise ratio light spectroscopy of tissue A diagnostic system includes a light source having semiconductor sources, optical amplifiers, and fibers configured to deliver a first optical beam to a nonlinear element configured to broaden a spectrum of the first optical beam to at least 10 nanometers through a nonlinear effect in the nonlinear element, wherein a broadened-spectrum output beam comprises a near-infrared wavelength between 600-1000 nanometers. An interface device, having a cap with fiber leads configured to couple to the light source and to a receiver having one or more detectors, delivers the output optical beam to a tissue sample. The receiver is configured to receive a diffuse spectroscopy output beam resulting from light diffusion of the output optical beam into a top two (2) millimeters of the sample and to process the diffuse spectroscopy output beam to generate an output signal that monitors absorption or scattering features of the tissue sample.
US11109759B2	Apparatus and method for assessment of interstitial tissue A handheld optical coherence tomography imaging and tissue sampling system and method of imaging and sampling a tissue is disclosed. The method includes inserting a catheter probe into a biopsy needle. The biopsy needle can be attached to a hand-held scanning and sampling device. The biopsy needle is maneuvered to an investigation site. A three-dimensional image of the tissue at the investigation site is captured with the catheter probe.
US11109753B2	Tissue retractor and method of use Methods and devices for retracting tissue in a surgical procedure to allow access to the surgical site. Retractor systems and methods that comprise a retractor frame comprising rotatable arms and a linearly translatable arm, the rotatable arms and the linearly translatable arm each coupled to blades that can angulate.
US11109745B2	Endoscope An endoscope having a proximal end, a distal end, a handle, and an insertion tube that terminates in a tip section. The tip section includes a bending section and an articulated tip part, and the bending section includes articulated segments, each articulated segment including a guide passage for a control member. The proximal end of the elongated control member is attached to an operating member arranged at the handle and the distal end of the elongated control member is attached to the most distal articulated segment of the bending section. An intermediate section of the elongated control member passes through said guide passages. The intermediate section has a reduced overall cross-sectional area as compared to the majority of said elongated control member.
US11109734B2	Combined robot A combined robot includes a self-moving robot and a functional module, in which the functional module is detachably combined into the self-moving robot through a connecting piece. Driving wheels and a driven wheel are disposed at a bottom of a machine body of the self-moving robot. By taking an advancing direction when the self-moving robot operates as a forward direction, the driving wheels are located on a left side and a right side of the bottom of the machine body. The driven wheel is located at a front end or a rear end of the bottom of the machine body. A control center is disposed in the combined robot and controls the combined robot to operate. One end away from the driven wheel of the bottom of the machine body of the self-moving robot is a supporting end, and floating supporting mechanisms are disposed at the supporting end.
US11109726B2	Modular vacuum cleaner Vacuum cleaners to be mounted in a vehicle are disclosed. Some of the vacuum cleaners have a modular design that allows the vacuum cleaners to be arranged, assembled, and/or installed in different configurations and to fit in different spaces within the vehicle. Vacuum cleaners may include a vacuum module, a collector module, and/or a hose storage module. An interconnecting duct is configured to operatively couple the vacuum module and the collector module in any one of a plurality of different predefined assembly configurations. The collector module may have a debris canister that may be lifted straight out of a collector housing. The vacuum cleaner may be installed in a vehicle in a manner to allow easy removal of the debris canister without disconnecting and/or removing other portions of the vacuum cleaner.
US11109719B2	Outdoor shower device An outdoor shower device includes a hollow water container, a gas bag disposed in the water container, and an inflating device configured to inflate the gas bag. The water container has a mouth, a water outlet pipe communicating with an inside of the water container, and a cover for tightly closing the mouth. An inside of the gas bag is in communication with the inflating device through a gas pip. When in use, the user pours water through the opening into the water container and inflates the gas bag by using the inflating device. As the gas bag is continuously inflated with gas, the water in the water container is discharged from the water outlet pipe for taking a comfortable shower.
US11109711B2	BBQ grill scraper A barbeque grill scraper and related methods of use that utilize a scraping end formed of a heat-responsive material to remove char and other debris from the grilling surface. The grill scraper includes a conformable scraping edge formed of the heat-responsive material. As the conformable scraping edge is drawn back and forth along the heated grilling surface, a combination of pressure applied by a user as well as the heat of the grill surface results in the formation of individual grooves along the conformable scraping edge, wherein each groove is formed to match an upper profile of the grilling surface. Over time, the grooves fully conform to the upper profile of the grilling surface such that an entire cooking surface can be scraped clean of char and debris.
US11109709B2	Griddle and cooking appliance having a griddle A griddle and a cooking appliance having a griddle are provided. The griddle may include a housing having an accommodation space formed therein and an open top, a heating plate formed to have a predetermined width and length and seated on a top of the housing, a burner provided in the housing to heat the heating plate, and a temperature sensor module provided in the housing to measure a temperature of the heating plate. The temperature sensor module may include a cover provided in the housing and having an accommodation space formed therein, and a temperature sensor provided in the housing with at least a portion thereof accommodated in the accommodation space of the cover to measure a temperature of an inside of the cover.
US11109707B2	Portable beverage press mug and methods A portable beverage press mug is includes a vessel and a press head assembly. The press head assembly includes a screen (or filter) and a valve arrangement covering the screen. The valve arrangement is movable in response to fluid pressure to create a gap between the valve arrangement and the frame and permit fluid to pass through the screen and the gap.
US11109702B2	Clear hanger A completely clear hanger that has a thickness that is between about 0.19 and 0.40 inches. By being completely clear, the hanger is adaptable for use with any décor and takes a minimal amount of space in a closet or other storage area.
US11109698B1	Pillowcase whose internal cavity accommodates an open pocket into which is fitted a neck support cushion A method of making a pillowcase and a pillowcase having a cavity that accommodates therein a pillow and having a pocket within the cavity that accommodates therein a neck support cushion. The pocket may have an opening that is fully accessible after folding the pillowcase inside out. The opening may be closed by a releasable fastener, such as fabric strips that tie to each other into knots across the opening.
US11109695B1	Picture framing hardware component A one piece inexpensive essentially universal compressive loading type hardware component that is quickly installed/uninstalled particularly designed for clamping a variety of common objects, e.g.; photos, canvas paintings, books, etc. directly onto the back of a common mat board comprising an appropriately sized aperture to provide a popular sized border within many common popular back-loading off-the-shelf picture frame assemblies with or without glaze. In particular, installing at least two said hardware components is required for complete installation eliminating need for other type fasteners to complete the assembly. More particular, adjusting art object location is easily performed by sliding said art object laterally under load of said hardware component due to the effective distribution of compressive loads to secure said assembly while mitigating risk of damage to said art object, mat and frame as well as employing a particular manufacturing process to mitigate risk of fatigue.
US11109687B1	Configurable ergonomic pad An ergonomic pad includes a bladder formed of a pliable material and a granular material disposed within the bladder and at least partially filling the bladder. A port is coupled to the bladder and configured to enable evacuation of air from the bladder. The bladder also includes a sealable opening distinct from the port to add or remove the granular material.
US11109682B2	Folding chair, folding recliner and folding chair frame thereof A folding chair frame, a folding recliner and a folding chair frame are provided. A foot tube assembly includes a front foot tube and a rear foot tube hingedly connected at a top, the rear foot tube is provided with a first connector, the front foot tube is provided with a seat tube, which has one end hinged to the front foot tube and another end hinged to the first slider, and the first slider is hinged to a backrest tube; two sets of the foot tube assemblies are oppositely provided, each rear foot tube is respectively provided with a second connector connected to a connecting tube having one end hinged thereto and another end hinged to one front foot tube, the front end of each seat tube is respectively provided with a front cross tube having one end hinged thereto and another end hinged to a bottom end of the foot tube of the other set of the foot tube assembly opposite to the foot tube assembly in which the seat tube is located. In this assembly, the front foot tubes and the rear foot tubes are unfolded by gravity and secured by the first sliders and the second sliders on the rear foot tubes, to solve the more complicated problem of manual operation on the supporting structure to achieve the folding in the conventional technology.
US11109679B2	Shelving assembly and hardware A shelving assembly includes a shelf bracket having a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, wherein a cavity is defined between the base and the sidewalls. The sidewalls collectively form an upper edge, and the base includes at least one aperture. The shelving assembly further includes a fastener having a head and a shank extending therefrom with a distal end, and an anchor including a channel sized to receive the fastener, where the anchor is arranged to be received in the shelf bracket with the channel aligned with the at least one aperture. The anchor is capable of retaining the fastener in a preinstallation position with respect to the shelf bracket wherein the head is below the base and the distal end of the shank is disposed within the cavity beneath the upper edge.
US11109673B2	Desk with integrated light source A desk with integrated light source comprises a worktop (2) having a top working surface (4) and a perimetral edge (5), lighting means (8) of the top working surface (4) comprising at least one adjustable arm (9) having a first end (11) associated with the perimetral edge (5) to move from a lowered rested position wherein it is parallel to the worktop (2) to an operative position raised with respect of the worktop (2) and a second end (12) provided with a light source (10) suitable for directing a light beam towards the top working surface (4) when the adjustable arm (9) is in the raised position, wherein the at least one adjustable arm (9) is adapted to be brought into a plurality of raised operative positions to vary the direction of origin of the light beam emitted by the light source (10).
US11109672B2	Vertically adjustable desk with under-carriage mounting system A vertically adjustable desk with an under carriage mounting system is described. The vertically adjustable desk may have a planar work surface and telescoping support legs which are operable to raise and lower the work surface. The vertically adjustable telescoping support legs may be height adjustable by at least one electronic motor. The under-carriage mounting system may include a first and a second U-shaped support bracket that each receives a first and second runner support, the U-shaped brackets affixed to respective first and second vertically adjustable telescoping support legs. The U-shaped support brackets may be used to mount accessories underneath the work surface.
US11109656B2	Jewelry case A jewelry case that is portable, secure, prevents tangling, inexpensive, and easy to use, comprising a box containing a plurality of display surfaces and indentations, and a lid containing a plurality of compression bars.
US11109649B2	Fastener There is provided a fastening tape. A plurality of fastening cells on a surface of an elongated substrate. Each of at least some of the fastening cells includes: a fastening element array; one or more barriers at least partially surrounding the fastening element array; at least one slit provided in an upper portion of at least one of the one or more barriers; and a fastening element at least partially filling the slit. At least some of the fastening cells which are adjacent to each other in a longitudinal direction are separated from each other by an open space extending across the substrate in a lateral direction. The fastening element extends inward of the respective fastening cells in a direction away from a respective one of the open spaces.
US11109647B2	Connector A connector is described having a female part defining a recess, a male part including a section receivable within the recess of the female part, and a lock pin insertable into an opening provided in the female part. The lock pin is engageable with the section of the male part when the male part is located within the recess to retain the male part within the recess. The female part is provided, around a periphery of the opening, with a stabilizing recess. The lock pin includes a feature receivable within the stabilizing recess, engageable with a base of the stabilizing recess to limit the distance by which the lock pin can be inserted into the opening.
US11109643B2	Article of footwear with dynamic edge cavity midsole An article of footwear that offers different levels of cushioning and support depending on the direction of force applied to the midsole. An outer edge of the midsole includes an inwardly-extending elongate groove with a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration. An elongate insert having a V-shaped cross-sectional configuration is secured to the elongate groove. The insert forms a spring that dynamically alters the character of the support provided by the footwear to a foot of a wearer during “banking” or side-to-side movement.
US11109636B2	Customizable shoe A shoe system includes a sole and a shoe upper connected with the sole. A gap is disposed between a first upper portion and a second upper portion. The shoe system also includes a first permanent connector permanently connected to the first upper portion; a second permanent connector permanently connected to the second upper portion, and a removable and printable connector strap connectable with the shoe upper. First and second releasable connector portions of the removable and printable connector strap are releasably connectable with the first and second permanent connectors, respectively.
US11109631B2	Device and system for detecting a force A device for detecting a force or pressure applied to an object is disclosed. The device (200) comprises a first flexible substrate layer (101) having a first plurality of pressure sensors (103) thereon; and a first plurality of electrically conductive tracks (102); wherein the first plurality of electrically conductive tracks are arranged to provide an electrical connection to the plurality of pressure sensors.
US11109629B2	Article of apparel including fabric having auxetic structure An article of apparel has at least one panel including a first material having a first modulus of elasticity and a second material having a second modulus of elasticity, the first modulus of elasticity being greater than the second modulus of elasticity. An auxetic structure is provided by the first material on the panel, the auxetic structure comprising a pattern of reentrant shapes. A fill portion is provided by the second material on the panel, the fill portion formed by a plurality of stitches positioned inside of each reentrant shape of the auxetic structure, and the fill portion substantially filling an interior area defined by each reentrant shape. The fill portion is a base layer of the at least one panel and the auxetic structure is an auxetic layer positioned on the base layer.
US11109628B2	Headband with impact protection A protective clothing device having an article of clothing having an inner layer and/or an outer layer is disclosed. The protective clothing device may have thin force absorbing members coupled to the inner layer or outer layer of the article of clothing. The force absorbing members can have overlapping or interlaced portions for enhanced protection even when the protective clothing device expands. In one embodiment, the protective clothing device may be a protective hat. In another embodiment, the protective clothing device may be a headband.
US11109615B2	Vitamin A composition The present invention relates to a composition comprising triglycerides, surfactant, self-assembled structures and vitamin A or provitamin A. Further aspects of the invention are a food product, the use of a composition comprising triglycerides, surfactant and self-assembled structures to stabilize vitamin A or provitamin A and a process for preparing a stabilized vitamin A or provitamin A composition.
US11109613B2	Recipe for vegetable gnocchi and the production process thereof A recipe industrially produces vegetable gnocchi, and, in particular, cauliflower gnocchi, and a production process thereof. Moreover, the gnocchi is obtained by the process in order to provide a food product that is nutritionally advantageous and easy to produce on an industrial level without any disadvantages.
US11109610B2	Rapidly cooling food and drinks Systems and methods have demonstrated the capability of rapidly cooling the contents of pods containing the ingredients for food and drinks.
US11109604B2	Dairy processing systems and methods Systems and methods for filtering dairy may filter milk with a wide-pore filter to produce a wide-pore retentate and a wide-pore permeate, wherein the wide-pore retentate may comprise casein and beta-lactoglobulin. The systems and methods may further ultra-filter the wide-pore permeate to produce an ultra-filtered retentate and an ultra-filtered permeate, wherein the ultra-filtered retentate comprises alpha-lactalbumin. The systems and methods may further nano-filter the ultra-filtered permeate to produce a nano-filtered retentate and a nano-filtered permeate, wherein the nano-filtered retentate comprises lactose. The systems and methods may further perform reverse osmosis (RO) on the nano-filtered permeate to produce a reverse osmosis retentate and a reverse osmosis permeate.
US11109599B2	System and method for regulating the flow of smoke in an indoor smoker An indoor smoker includes a smoking chamber fluidly coupled with an exhaust duct comprising a catalytic converter. A smoke regulating assembly selectively directs a flow of smoke through the smoking chamber and/or the exhaust duct. The smoke regulating assembly includes an outer housing defining an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture and a firebox positioned within the outer housing and defining a smoldering chamber. A control cylinder is rotatably mounted within the outer housing and around the firebox, the control cylinder defining a plurality of flow regulating apertures and being rotatable to selectively align the flow regulating apertures with the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture to regulate a flow of fresh air and the flow of smoke.
US11109587B2	Limonene: formulation and insecticide use The current invention concerns a composition, in the form of an emulsifiable concentrate, comprising more than 50% limonene as active ingredient and a surfactant system with an anionic wetting agent and a non-ionic polymeric surfactant and with less than 10 wt % solvent. The composition with high load of nature derived active ingredient remains stable, preferably even when subjected to cold storage. The invention also provides in the use of a limonene comprising composition as acaricide or insecticide, and in a method of treating plants and crops with a limonene comprising composition.
US11109583B2	Insect trapping light There is disclosed an insect trapping light which includes a visible light housing defining a visible light chamber and an insect trapping housing defining a separate UV light chamber. The visible light housing includes a floor having a matrix white light LEDs on one side while the insect trapping housing includes a plurality of UV LEDs mounted on the floor other side. The visible light housing also includes a rectangular frame, a translucent light diffuser plate and a translucent logo plate. The diffuser plate is mounted to the frame such that there are no gaps that enable an insect to enter the visible light housing. The insect trapping housing includes a mounting plate and an adhesive board with removable adhesive strips.
US11109574B2	Platform bird feeder with an adjustable wobbling baffle A platform bird feeder including a base platform with a seed tray, a baffle and a center pole having a bottom end connected the tray, the baffle being tiltably and adjustably mounted to the pole above the base. Preferably, the seed tray has a seed protecting grate to hinder squirrels from accessing the seed in the tray. The height of the baffle above the seed tray may be adjusted up and down to allow the user to increase and decrease the seed access space, respectively, between the baffle and the tray. When the baffle is at a desired height, it is secured in place by an adjustable securing mechanism that, while holding the baffle at the desired height, allows the baffle to tilt or wobble when sufficient weight is placed on one side of the baffle.
US11109572B2	Object release enclosures and methods of making and using the same Object release enclosures are disclosed. Methods of making and using object release enclosures are also disclosed.
US11109566B2	System for the controlled distribution of food for feeding animals A system for the controlled distribution of food for feeding animals, which includes a plurality of concentric circular sections with feeders for animals, a self-propelled central pivot machine arranged in a center of concentric circular sections, the self-propelled machine having a pivot base and a main head; a first pivoting span connected to the pivot base and at the proximal end of which the main head is arranged, while at the distal end a food discharge head is arranged; a main pipe that moves food to the main head and from the latter to the food discharge head and to the respective feeders arranged in the circular concentric sections.
US11109565B2	Hay bale cradle This manger style hay bale handling apparatus comprises a manger shell structure positioned within a structural frame and pivotably mounted to the structural frame and moveable between a first bale retaining position and a second bale retaining position; and wherein the manger shell structure comprises a plurality of curved shaped ribs being spaced apart to form a cradle framework providing longitudinal support for a horizontally positioned round hay bale. Rotatable locking mechanisms rotate the manger shell structure between positions.
US11109556B2	Soybean cultivar 2478752 A soybean cultivar designated 2478752 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2478752, the plants of soybean 2478752, to plant parts of soybean 2478752, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2478752 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2478752, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2478752, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2478752 with another soybean cultivar.
US11109551B2	Soybean variety 01073253 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01073253. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01073253. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01073253 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01073253 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US11109545B2	High-pressure water mist ecological cultivation system An ecological cultivation system with a high pressure fine water mist. A nutrient solution supply system and a cultivation frame, a root of a crop seedling being wrapped within a planting sponge body, a planting sponge body being fixed on the cultivation frame, a nutrient solution supply system including a nutrient solution storage tank, a filter, a magnetizer, a low pressure ball valve, a high pressure pump, a high pressure ball valve, and a high-pressure fine water mist sprayer, a liquid outlet of a nutrient solution storage tank being connected to a water inlet of the high pressure pump by a filter, a magnetizer, and the low pressure ball valve being connected in series, and a water outlet of the high pressure pump being connected by the high pressure ball valve, to the high-pressure fine water mist sprayer provided within the cultivation frame.
US11109543B2	Soil irrigation and restoration method and system of the same A soil irrigation and restoration system comprises a water transmitting device having a water containing tank, a water pumping element, and a pipe. The water containing tank has a containing space formed therein. The water pumping element is disposed in the containing space and has at least one water inlet, a water outlet, and an overflow portion. The water outlet is spaced apart from the at least one water inlet. The overflow portion is disposed between the at least one water inlet and the water outlet, and is disposed at a position higher than that of the at least one water inlet and the water outlet. The pipe has a connecting end connected to the water outlet. A portion of the pipe away from the connecting end extends downwardly and is buried in the soil layer. A soil irrigation and restoration method executed with syphon effect is also provided.
US11109532B2	Lawn mower with speed controlled shutter device Uneven distribution of grass clippings in a grass clippings receptacle of a lawn mower can be minimized. A lawn mower includes: a work unit including a housing having a downward-facing opening and a cutter blade rotatably provided in the housing such that the cutter blade cuts grass and generates a transport air flow flowing from the opening of the housing to inside; a grass clippings receptacle configured to receive mowed grass clippings; a grass clippings transport passage connecting an interior of the housing with the grass clippings receptacle; a shutter device including a shutter configured to open and close the grass clippings transport passage and an actuator configured to open/close-drive the shutter; a controller configured to control the shutter device; and a speed sensor for detecting a travel speed of the lawn mower, wherein the controller is configured to open/close-control the shutter device based on the travel speed.
US11109526B1	Seed planting device and method of planting A seed planting device adapted to planting seeds at regular intervals into the ground.
US11109524B2	Single disk fertilizer opener for an agricultural planter A single disk fertilizer opener assembly for opening a trench in soil includes a frame support and a cutting disk for forming the trench. The cutting disk is coupled to an axle and rotates about the axle as the assembly moves in a working direction. The assembly also includes a first arm pivotally coupled to the frame support and the axle, and a second arm pivotally coupled to the frame support at a location spaced from the first arm. A bracket is coupled to the axle and the second arm, and a scraper is coupled to the bracket and disposed substantially perpendicularly to the working direction.
US11116121B2	Mounting target working device A mounting target working device includes a head unit, a first mounting target work area in which the head unit mounts a component on a first mounting target having a flat plate shape, and a second mounting target work area in which the head unit mounts the component on a second mounting target having a three-dimensional shape as compared with the first mounting target.
US11116109B2	Electrically insulating thermal connector having a low thermal resistivity A thermal connector comprising an electrically insulating beam having a first end face at a first end and a second end face at a second end is provided. The second end face may be opposite the first end face in an X direction. The beam may have a width in a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction. The beam may also have a top face and a bottom face offset from the top face in a Z direction. The thermal connector may include a first terminal attached to the bottom face and adjacent the first end and a second terminal attached to the top face and adjacent the first end. The connector may have an overall thickness in the Z direction, which includes the first and second terminals and is greater than 1.27 mm and less than 3.81 mm.
US11116101B2	Movable standoffs with posts In an example, a movable standoff may include or be attached to a bracket having a post opening, and a post insertable into the post opening. The post may include a low shoulder portion disposed at a first end and a high shoulder portion. Further, the movable standoff may include a nut to fasten to a second end of the post, the first end being opposite from the second end. The high shoulder portion may be disposed in between the first end and the second end. The movable standoff may additionally include a bias member disposed in between the nut and the bracket.
US11116100B2	Implementation module for stacked connection between isolated circuit components and the circuit thereof The present invention discloses a modularized circuit for isolated circuit, wherein the isolated circuit includes at least two circuit components connecting in parallel and/or series, the circuit components, according to a circuit connection configuration, weld corresponding pins of the components directly, forming an integrated module in accordance with a desired connection method of the circuit, and saving circuit boards and wires; the circuit components are designed as a parallelepiped, and a plurality of bonding pads are arranged on part of an area on a surface of the parallelepiped. Due to constructing a circuit unit by welding connections in a way of building blocks, welding directly between components in a 3D space, comparing to the circuits limited in a circuit board plane as a PCB, it owns a wider design space.
US11116091B1	Flexible display screen and display device The present invention provides a flexible display screen and a display device. The flexible display screen includes a display panel, a reel mechanism, and a support structure. The display panel includes a display surface and a support base away from the display surface. The support base is a stepped structure. The reel mechanism is disposed on a side of the display panel. A part of the display panel is wrapped around inside the reel mechanism. The support structure includes a plurality of support plates.
US11116087B2	Display module and display device Disclosed are a display module and a display device. The display module includes a display panel having a light emitting surface and a back surface opposite to the light emitting surface; a drive circuit board disposed adjacent to an edge at a side of the display panel, and a wiring gap is formed between the drive circuit board and the display panel; a chip-on-film, a first connecting end of which is disposed on the light emitting surface and connected to the display panel, and a second connecting end of which passes through the wiring gap and extends to the back surface of the display panel; and an adapter structure disposed on a side of the second connecting end of the chip-on-film facing away from the display panel, connected between the chip-on-film and the drive circuit board.
US11116086B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a display panel including a first surface portion, a second surface portion, and a third surface portion which is disposed between the first surface portion and the second surface portion. The electronic apparatus operates in one of a first mode and a second mode. When the electronic apparatus operates in the first mode, the third surface portion is bent from the first surface portion, and the second surface portion is bent from the third surface portion. When the electronic apparatus operates in the second mode, the first surface portion, the second surface portion, and the third surface portion are substantially parallel to each other.
US11116077B2	Wiring board, electronic device, and electronic module A wiring board comprising an insulation substrate comprising a main surface and a penetrating portion that has an insulation property; and an external connection conductor, a portion of which is positioned in the insulation substrate and a different portion of which is exposed at the main surface, wherein the penetrating portion penetrates into the external connection conductor.
US11116073B2	Connector-cable module A connector-cable module includes a multicore cable including first, second, and third signal lines; and a connector connected to one end of the multicore cable and including a board and first, second, and third pads connected to the first, second, and third signal lines and provided on the board. A first signal and a second signal transmitted through the first and second signal lines form a differential signal. The connector is configured such that when a line passes through a first gravity center of the first pad and a second gravity center of the second pad, a foot of a perpendicular drawn from a third gravity center of the third pad to the line is located between the first gravity center and the second gravity center.
US11116072B2	Discrete circuit having cross-talk noise cancellation circuitry and method thereof An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a semiconductor chip having cross-talk noise cancellation circuitry disposed between a disturber trace and a trace to be protected from cross-talk noise emanating from the disturber trace. The trace is to be coupled to a receiver disposed on a different semiconductor chip.
US11116063B2	Identification of load control devices A load control system may include a load control device for providing power to an electrical load and a control device that may send instructions to the load control device for providing the power to the electrical load. The control device may communicate with the load control device using a link address assigned to the load control device. The load control device may provide power to the electrical load in a manner that causes the electrical load to indicate the link address assigned to the load control device. The link address may be identified by a user or a user device. The identified link address may be associated with a load control device identifier that may identify a physical location of a load control device that is assigned the link address. A user may control a load control device at a physical location by sending instructions via the link address.
US11116061B2	Light source driving device A light source driving device includes: a storage unit that stores therein three or more combinations of a level indicating brightness of light emitted from a light source, and a control value used when light with brightness corresponding to the level is emitted, the control value having a nonlinear relation with the level; and a control unit that controls the light source so that the brightness of the emitted light is gradually changed to brightness corresponding to a level of a target indicated by a light control instruction signal, by calculating a level indicating the brightness of the emitted light between a level when a light control instruction signal is supplied and the level of the indicated target, by using two or more combinations for calculating the control value corresponding to the calculated level, among the stored combinations.
US11116055B2	Time slicing method for multi-channel color tuning using a single current source input A system may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to determine a PWM frequency of the input PWM signal and generate a first PWM signal to power a first light emitting diode (LED), a second PWM signal to power a second LED, and a third PWM signal to power a third LED. Each of the first PWM signal, the second PWM signal, and the third PWM signal may have the PWM frequency of the input PWM signal and may be in phase with the input PWM signal.
US11116054B2	Lighting device including solid state emitters with adjustable control Lighting devices and methods utilize multiple independently controllable groups of solid state light emitters of different dominant wavelengths, with operation of the emitter groups being automatically adjusted by processor(s) to provide desired illumination. Operation of the emitter groups may be further affected by sensors and/or user input commands (e.g., sound patterns, gesture patterns, or signal transmission). Operation may be adjusted to compensate for presence, absence, intensity, and/or color point of ambient or incident light. Presence of five or more groups of solid state light emitters provide desirable luminous flux, color point, correlated color temperature (CCT), color rendering index (CRI), CRI R9, and luminous efficacy characteristics of aggregate emissions over a wide range of CCT values, and may permit adjustment of vividness (e.g., relative gamut) and/or melatonin suppression characteristics for a selected color point or CCT.
US11116049B2	Door opening speed controller and automatic opening structure for an appliance An appliance includes a hinge module between a main body and a pull-down door. The hinge module includes a housing, a rotational axis member disposed in the housing serving as a center of rotation between the pull-down door and the main body, an inner link housing movably disposed in the housing that moves with the opening of the pull-down door in a direction of the rotational axis member, and a damper installed in the inner link housing, the damper including a piston and a cylinder and providing damping force according to a relative movement of the piston and the cylinder. Any one of the piston and the cylinder of the damper moves with the inner link housing and the other of the piston and the cylinder of the damper moves by a predetermined distance as the inner link housing moves and then is interfered by the housing so as not to move further, and the piston and the cylinder of the damper starts damping, wherein the predetermined distance corresponds to an opening angle of the pull-down door in which the damping is started.
US11116045B2	Variable pitch resistance coil heater A heater includes a first conducting pin, a second conducting pin, and a plurality of resistance coils. Each resistance coil includes a first end connected to the first conducting pin and a second end connected to the second conducting pin. At least one resistance coil among the plurality of resistance coils has a continuously variable pitch. In one form, the plurality of resistance coils are connected in a parallel circuit with the first and second conducting pin. A first resistance coil among the plurality of resistance coils may have a diameter that is different than a second resistance coil among the plurality of resistance coils.
US11116037B2	Data transmission method and related product Embodiments of the present application disclose a data transmission method and a related product. The method includes: a receiving end receives a data packet from a transmitting end, where the data packet includes a media access control MAC protocol data unit PDU, and the MAC PDU includes multiple MAC subPDUs, each of which includes an MAC sub-header; where the MAC sub-header includes a first information field used for indicating whether a current MAC subPDU has a same format as a next adjacent MAC subPDU. The embodiments of the present application allow for incorporating a first information field into an existing MAC sub-header format, where the first information field may be used for dynamically indicating whether a current MAC subPDU has a same format as a next adjacent MAC subPDU, it is thus advantageous to improve data processing flexibility and efficiency at the receiving end.
US11116035B2	Wireless communication method using enhanced distributed channel access, and wireless communication terminal using same Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver and a processor for processing a radio signal received through the transceiver or a radio signal to be transmitted through the transceiver. The processor accesses a channel according to according to a priority of data to be transmitted to the base communication terminal by the wireless communication terminal.
US11116033B2	Method and apparatus for disassociating from a network A method and apparatus for quickly disassociating/unpairing a device from a PAN is describe herein. During operation a charger identification is utilized as a trigger to disassociate/unpair a device from a PAN. Thus, a device will sense proximity to a charging device. Once proximity to a particular charging device is detected, the device will disassociate/unpair from the PAN.
US11116031B2	Handling of inactive parameters upon release and re-suspend Systems and methods are disclosed herein for updating stored User Equipment (UE) context information upon re-suspend of the UE in response to a resume request from the UE. In some embodiments, a method in a UE comprises transmitting a Radio Resource Control (RRC) resume request message and, in response to the RRC resume request message, receiving an RRC connection release message with an indication for suspend. The method further comprises, in response to receiving the RRC connection release message with an indication for suspend, replacing information in a stored Access Stratum (AS) context of the UE with new information.
US11116029B2	Mobility management entity, network entity, and method and computer readable medium therefor A network entity (5) sends, to a mobility management entity (6) or a subscriber server (9), a request message in order to configure the mobility management entity (6) to report a second identifier to be used by a radio access network node (2) for identifying a radio terminal (1). Further, the network entity (5) receives the second identifier from the mobility management entity (6) directly or through the subscriber server (9) and communicates with the radio access network node (2) by using the second identifier. It is thus, for example, possible to allow an MEC server (or an MEC application hosted on the MEC server) and the radio access network (RAN) node to directly exchange therebetween control messages regarding a specific radio terminal.
US11116027B2	Electronic apparatus and operation method thereof Provided is a method of storing information on a face of a passenger in a vehicle in association with a terminal of the passenger, and an electronic apparatus therefor. In the present disclosure, at least one of an electronic apparatus, a vehicle, a vehicle terminal, and an autonomous vehicle may be connected or converged with an artificial intelligence (AI) module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device associated with a 5G service, and the like.
US11116026B2	Random access method and apparatus for use in wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity A random access method and an apparatus of a terminal for performing random access procedure to multiple base stations in parallel in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system supporting dual connectivity are provided. The method includes determining whether a first preamble transmission to a first cell of a first base station is overlapped with a second preamble transmission to a second cell of a second base station in a time domain, determining, when the first preamble transmission is overlapped with the second preamble transmission in the time domain, whether a sum of transmit powers calculated for the first and second preamble transmissions is greater than a maximum allowed transmit power of the terminal, and controlling, when the sum of the first and second preamble transmit powers is greater than the maximum allowed transmit power, the transmit power calculated for the second preamble transmission.
US11116022B2	Method for relaying messages in low power wide area network and apparatus therefor Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for relaying messages in LPWAN. An operation method of a terminal may comprise transmitting a first join request message to a base station without IQ inversion; when a number of failed transmissions of the first join request message is greater than or equal to a preconfigured threshold, transmitting an IQ-inverted second join request message to a relay; and receiving a join response message from the relay that is a response to the second join request message. Accordingly, the performance of the communication system can be improved.
US11116021B2	Communication apparatus and terminal apparatus There is provided a communication apparatus including a setting unit that sets a resource for device-to-device communication, in which the setting unit sets a resource pool including a plurality of sub resource pools as a resource for the device-to-device communication. One of the sub resource pools is an anchor sub resource pool that stores control information for monitoring by the device that performs the device-to-device communication.
US11116020B2	Power efficient tunneled direct link setup apparatus, systems and methods An emulated wireless access point (AP) at a first PMC device (PMC1) establishes a first tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) session between a first station module (STA1) incorporated into the PMC1 and a second station module (STA2) incorporated into a second PMC device (PMC2). Following establishment of the TDLS session, the wireless AP is allowed to sleep; and most infrastructure management duties are handled by the STA1 during the session. PMC device battery charge may be conserved as a result. The emulated wireless AP may also establish a second TDLS link to a third station module (STA3) incorporated into a third PMC device (PMC3). The STA1 may then bridge data traffic flow between the STA2 and the STA3. Such bridging operation may enable communication between two PMC devices otherwise unable to decode data received from the other.
US11116015B2	Efficient method of DL-CINR measurement and reporting in NB IoT An aspect of the present disclosure includes methods, systems, and computer-readable media for receiving, at the UE, a random access response including a first signal via a first physical channel and a second signal via a second physical channel from a base station (BS), generating a connection request based on the random access response, estimating a carrier to interference plus noise ratio (CINR) of a random-access channel based on at least one the first signal or the second signal, and sending a message including the CINR and the connection request to the BS in response to the random access response.
US11116012B2	Data transmitting method and apparatus The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present invention provides a method performed by a terminal comprising, transmitting, to a base station, an uplink signal, identifying hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) related information corresponding to the uplink signal, and adjusting a contention window (CW) for performing an LBT mechanism based on the identified HARQ related information. According to the method provided by the present disclosure, the flexibility that the base station controls the LBT mechanism of the uplink transmission of the UE can be improved, the waste of uplink resources and downlink resources can be avoided, and coexistence with another device can be ensured.
US11116011B2	Channel access method, access point and station Provided are a channel access method, an access point (AP) and a station. The method includes that the access point sends a radio frame to a station. The radio frame carries a predefined identifier or a partial predefined identifier for indicating one or more Basic Service Sets (BSSs) in a BSS set of the access point.
US11116008B2	Method and device for radio resource allocation in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An operation method of a base station in a radio communication system and an apparatus therefor are provided. The operation method includes transmitting, to a terminal, configuration information including a configuration of a bandwidth part in an unlicensed spectrum, the bandwidth part including a plurality of subbands, performing a channel access procedure for each of the plurality of subbands included in the bandwidth part, initiating channel access via at least one subband, among the plurality of subbands, determined to be an idle channel according to a result of the channel access procedure, transmitting, to the terminal, the result of the channel access procedure for each subband, among the plurality of subbands, and transmitting, to the terminal, a data channel according to the result of the channel access procedure for each subband, among the plurality of subbands.
US11116006B2	Uplink transmission parameter selection for random access initial message transmission and retransmission Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described that provide for selecting different uplink transmission parameters for transmission or retransmission of a random access message. A user equipment (UE) may retransmit a random access message to a base station during a random access procedure if an initial transmission of the random access message was unsuccessfully received by the base station. The UE may select a different transmission beam, uplink resource, or transmission power for retransmission of the random access message. The selection may be based on path loss associated with synchronization signals or previous transmissions. The selection may also be based on a maximum number of retransmissions.
US11116003B2	Communication method, access point, and station for improving bandwidth utilization A communication method disclosed in the present disclosure includes: receiving, by an access point, a sending request sent by a first station, and sending clear to send information to the first station; when the access point receives feedback information sent by the first station, allocating, by the access point, a channel to the first station, and allocating a channel to a second station based on remaining bandwidth; generating a first trigger frame, and sending the first trigger frame to the first station and the second station; and receiving uplink data sent by the first station and the second station. The present disclosure further provides an access point and a station that can implement the communication method. According to the present disclosure, bandwidth utilization of the access point and data transmission efficiency can be improved.
US11115998B2	Scheduling offset management for wireless communications Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques adjusting scheduling offset for wireless communications. For example, certain aspects provide techniques for modifying the time domain resource allocation configuration to prevent any configurations being used to indicate a scheduling offset of at least a first value.
US11115993B2	Data transmission method, terminal device, and access network device This application provides a data transmission method, a terminal device, and an access network device. The data transmission method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, information, sent by an access network device, about a carrier corresponding to the terminal device; determining, based on the information about the carrier, a process quantity corresponding to the carrier; and transmitting data based on the process quantity corresponding to the carrier. In this way, the process quantity can be determined accurately and efficiently, thereby improving data transmission reliability.
US11115973B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal by using multiple beams in wireless communication system A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station (BS), physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration information including a list of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, receiving, from the BS, a PDSCH media access control element (MAC CE) including information indicating activation of at least one TCI state in the list, identifying whether the PDSCH MAC CE is a MAC CE capable of indicating two or more TCI states for one TCI codepoint, receiving, from the BS, downlink control information (DCI) including information indicating a TCI codepoint, and receiving, from the BS, data via a PDSCH based on the information indicating activation of the at least one TCI state, a result of the identifying, and the information indicating the TCI codepoint.
US11115972B2	Techniques for updating resource types A parent access node may establish a first link with a child access node. In some cases, the parent access node may determine to release a resource of the first. The parent access node may transmit downlink signaling indicating release of the resource. As such, the child node may schedule a child link resource (e.g., a parent-controlled resource) corresponding to the released resource. The child node may then communicate with a child node of its own in accordance with the scheduling of the child link resource. In some cases, the resource release indication may be associated with a one-time resource release, or may be associated with a semi-persistent release (e.g., until the parent node reclaims the released resources). In some examples, the child node may transmit an uplink message to request resources from the parent node (e.g., and the resource release may be based on the request).
US11115970B2	Techniques for configuring transmission configuration states in wireless communications Aspects described herein relate to configuring transmission configuration states in wireless communications. A capability of a number of transmission configuration states supported for detecting downlink beamformed signals can be indicated. One or more configurations of active transmission configuration states can be received from at least an access point and based on the capability. The one or more configurations can be processed to determine the active transmission configuration states, where at least one of the active transmission configuration states in the one or more configurations corresponds to a distinct state of a given reference signal. One or more downlink beamformed signals received from the access point can be detected based on processing the one or more configurations.
US11115964B2	System and method for auto-detection of WLAN packets using header A system and method of auto-detection of WLAN packets includes transmitting in a 60 GHz frequency band a wireless packet comprising a first header, a second header, a payload, and a training field, the first header carrying a plurality of bits, a logical value of a subset of the plurality of bits in the first header indicating the presence of the second header in the wireless packet.
US11115962B2	Method for transmitting/receiving uplink channel in wireless communication system, and device therefor Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving an uplink channel in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), an uplink channel may include: receiving a specific reference signal from a base station; determining the number of beams for transmitting an uplink control channel for reporting uplink control information generated based on the specific reference signal; and transmitting, to the base station, the uplink control channel via a single beam or a plurality of beams, in which the number of beams may be determined based on at least one of measurement information by a downlink reference signal received by the base station or a type of uplink control information.
US11115958B2	Method whereby terminal transmits and receives sidelink signals in wireless communication system One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method whereby a first terminal transmits and receives sidelink signals in a wireless communication system, the sidelink signal transmission and reception method comprising the steps of: selecting a resource for executing a second transmission, the selection of which is restricted by the position of a resource selected for a first transmission; and executing the second transmission in the resource selected for the second transmission.
US11115935B1	Use of power headroom on first air interface as basis to dynamically control UE service capability with respect to second air interface A method and system for dynamically controlling service capability configuration in a system in which a UE is served concurrently on at least two air-interface connections including a first air-interface connection with a first access node and a second air-interface connection with a second access node and in which the UE applies a dynamic power sharing to control uplink transmit power of the UE respectively on each connection. In an example method, the UE's power headroom on the first connection is determined and is used as a basis to control service capability configuration for service of the UE on the second connection. For instance, based on the UE's power headroom on the first connection, second-connection capabilities data of the UE could be reconfigured to add or remove a service feature capability.
US11115933B2	Sounding reference signal power control for multiple input multiple output wireless system A technique includes selecting, by a user device independently for each of a plurality of sounding reference signal resources, an uplink data channel power control parameter set for an uplink data channel beam pair to be used to adjust a sounding reference signal transmission power for a sounding reference signal beam pair, adjusting, by the user device for each sounding reference signal resource based on a selected uplink data channel power control parameter set, a sounding reference signal transmission power for a sounding reference signal, and transmitting, by the user device, each of a plurality of power-adjusted sounding reference signals via a corresponding sounding reference signal resource and a corresponding sounding reference signal beam pair.
US11115932B2	Reference signal power boosting in a telecommunication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of boosting power of a phase tracking reference signal, PTRS, in a telecommunication system, wherein PTRS is used in an uplink transmission and two PTRS ports are configured and whereby the power boosting is defined based on relationship of the power to a number of PUSCH layers.
US11115920B1	Method and system of template-based dynamic network slicing A method and system for template-based dynamic network slicing is disclosed. The method includes creating a service requirement set associated with a service request based on a plurality of characteristics of the service request. The method includes identifying a network slice template hierarchy based on the service requirement set and selecting one of reusing one of at least one of existing network slice instance and creating a new network slice instance. The method includes instantiating a service associated with the service request using one of the at least one of existing network slice instances and the new network slice instance. The method further includes monitoring the service and one of the at least one of existing network slice instances and the new network slice instance. The method includes performing adaptation of at least one thresholds and at least one factor.
US11115919B2	Network selection method and base station A network selection method is provided that includes acquiring, by a first base station, core network type information of a core network node from UE, a second base station or a first core network node; and selecting, by the first station, a core network node for the UE according to the acquired core network type information and information about a second core network node provided by the UE.
US11115917B2	Device and method A device includes: N communication modules, a selector that selects one communication module, an obtainer that obtains a reception strength of a signal, a generator that generates an image that includes 2N display regions associated with the N communication modules in order of communication speed from slower to faster per two display regions counted from a reference position along one direction, and a display. The generator generates, as the image, an image displaying (i) a graphic of a first type in, among the two display regions associated with the one communication module, more display regions counted from proximity to the reference position along the one direction, with an increase in the reception strength of the one communication module, and (ii) the graphic of the first type in each of two display regions associated with a communication module that communicates at a slower speed than the one communication module.
US11115913B2	Wireless communication core network and method for analyzing user equipment mobility in the same In a wireless communication core network, an Application Function (AF) make an analysis request for a mobility analytics report of a UE, which includes first UE mobility information of the UE. In the wireless communication core network, a Network Data Analysis Function (NWDAF) obtains an identity of an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) serving the UE from a Unified Data Management (UDM), on its own or via a Network Exposure Function (NEF), based on the request. Then, the NWDAF obtains second UE mobility information of the UE from the AMF according to the identity of the AMF, and generates and transmits the mobility analytics report to the AF according to the first and second UE mobility information.
US11115912B1	Distributed ledger directory service for wireless communication networks In a wireless communication network, network circuitry executes wireless network slices that store values for network attributes in distributed ledgers. Access circuitry authorizes directory access for a user and transfers a directory access token to the user. Directory circuitry serves information to the user like slice, ledger, and attribute that are within the scope of the directory access token. The access circuitry authorizes ledger access for the user and transfers a ledger access token. The network circuitry serves attributes and values from the distributed ledgers to the user that are within the scope of the ledger access token.
US11115903B2	System information delivery Various aspects of the disclosure relate to delivering a limited amount of system information. For example, the delivery of system information may be divided into broadcasting a limited amount of the system information and using unicast signaling for delivery of the remaining system information. In some aspects, the delivery of a limited amount of system information may involve broadcasting a compressed PLMN ID list (e.g., broadcasting indications of PLMNs). In some aspects, the delivery of a limited amount of system information may involve broadcasting an indication of the version of system information that is valid for a cell. In some aspects, the delivery of a limited amount of system information may involve broadcasting multiple configurations of system information along with indications of each configuration. In some aspects, the delivery of a limited amount of system information may involve broadcasting compressed non-cell-related system information.
US11115902B2	Broadcast isochronous relay over ESCO Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A device may communicate with a second device, which may be a Bluetooth device, using a relay profile (e.g., a low energy (LE) isochronous (ISO) relay profile). In accordance with broadcast discovery signaling by the device and decisions made by the Bluetooth device, the device may synchronize to a broadcast isochronous stream (BIS) from another device. The device may then establish a communication link with the second device (e.g., a synchronous connection oriented (SCO) link, an enhanced synchronous connection oriented (eSCO) link, an asynchronous connection less (ACL) link) to be used for relay of the BIS. The device may then convert, based on the relay profile, broadcast isochronous data packets of the BIS to SCO packets, eSCO packets, and/or ACL packets, and relay the converted packets to the second device via the established communication link.
US11115892B2	Beam failure information for radio configuration A wireless device may detect a beam failure on at least one beam. The at least one beam may be of a first cell. A beam failure recovery procedure may be started in response to the beam failure. The beam failure recovery procedure may comprise transmitting a recovery request for a first beam. A beam failure recovery timer for the beam failure recovery procedure may be started. The wireless device may determine a connection failure based on expiration of the beam failure recovery timer. The wireless device may transmit a radio link failure report to a first base station based on the connection failure. The radio link failure report may comprise an index of the first beam.
US11115886B2	Method for obtaining radio capability information of terminal, core network entity, base station, and terminal Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for obtaining radio capability information of a terminal, a core network entity, a base station, and a terminal. When a first terminal changes from a first communication path for the first terminal to directly access a network to a second communication path for the first terminal to access the network by using a second terminal, the first terminal receives a first message that is sent by a base station to obtain radio capability information of the first terminal; and then sends the radio capability information of the first terminal to the base station, where the radio capability information includes information about a manner of connection between the first terminal and the second terminal and identification information of the second terminal.
US11115885B2	Audio synchronization during handover Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for initiating, at a first wireless audio device, a handover interval including one or more extended synchronous connection-oriented (eSCO) windows, buffering a set of one or more audio (e.g., microphone) data packets during the handover interval, discarding at least a portion of the set of one or more audio data packets during the handover interval, receiving a handover indication from a second wireless audio device during an extended retransmission portion of a first eSCO window of the handover interval, and transmitting one or more audio data packets during a second eSCO window that is subsequent to the handover interval.
US11115877B2	Communication fallback in 5G systems and methods Systems and methods for performing Evolved Packet System (EPS) fallback from a 5G system to an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) system are disclosed. The method, performed in a mobile device, detects a communication at the mobile device. The method then determines whether either the mobile device or a base station supports the communication over new radio. Directly in response to determining that either one of the mobile device or the base station does not support the communication over new radio, the method generates and transmits an EPS fallback message from the mobile device to the base station, wherein the EPS fallback message instructs the base station to initiate a fallback procedure from the 5G system to the EPC system.
US11115875B2	Method and device for performing improved communication in wireless communication system Disclosed are a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system thereof. The present disclosure can be applied to an intelligent service (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety-related services, and the like), based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method by which a terminal updates system information, and a terminal for performing the method, which comprises the steps of: acquiring first system information and second system information from a first cell; starting a timer corresponding to the second system information; determining whether the second cell is a cell that shares the second system information with the first cell, if the terminal has moved from the first cell to the second cell; and updating the second system information on the basis of the determination result.
US11115873B1	Dynamic policy exchange Dynamic policy mapping is provided via mapping, by an Access Point (AP), a plurality of applications to a set of privilege groups for Quality of Service (QoS) levels in a network; transmitting the mapping of the privilege groups to a client device; receiving packets from the client device including QoS markers; and in response to determining that the QoS markers received from the client device do not match the privilege groups for the packets, performing a corrective action on the client device, wherein the corrective action includes one or more of: disassociating the client device from the network; and retransmitting the set of privilege groups to the client device. In some embodiments, the privilege groups are transmitted before the client device is associated with the AP, enabling the client device to select what AP to associate with based on the privilege groups.
US11115872B2	Hierarchical and intelligent distributed controllers for an access network Aspects include identifying an application executed by a communication device, identifying a first edge device capable of providing a first portion of a service in accordance with a first access technology and a second edge device capable of providing the first portion of the service in accordance with a second access technology that is different from the first access technology, selecting one of the first edge device or the second edge device as a first selected edge device, wherein the selecting is based on the identifying of the application, and establishing a communication session between the first selected edge device and the communication device in accordance with the access technology of the first selected edge device to facilitate a transfer of first data associated with the first portion of the service from the first selected edge device to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11115867B2	Method and system for managing utilization of slices in a virtual network function environment Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a first group of virtual network functions of a first network slice instantiated within a software defined network and adapted to perform a first activity that facilitates delivery of a service to wireless equipment of a first user. Access is facilitated to a second group of virtual network functions of a second network slice responsive to a determination of an occurrence of a condition. The second group of virtual network functions, when instantiated within the software defined, network are configured to deliver the service to the wireless equipment of the first user. The second network slice is further adapted to perform another activity that facilitates delivery of another service. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11115857B2	Bandwidth sentinel Minimum guaranteed wireless network bandwidth is provided to client network devices by monitoring the performance of network connections to identify client network devices experiencing network congestion. Congested network connections are then analyzed to determine the source of the network congestion. Depending upon the source of the network congestion, an embodiment of the invention may undertake steps to either improve the quality of the network connection or to mitigate the impact of this network connection on other network connections. High quality network connections may be allocated additional bandwidth, airtime, or other resources to reduce the network congestion. Low quality network connections are not allocated additional bandwidth, airtime, or other resources. Instead, the impact of this network connection on the other network connections is mitigated. Additionally, the low quality network connection may be transferred to another wireless networking device that may be able to provide a better quality network connection.
US11115850B2	Service indication method, base station, terminal, and system Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a service indication method, a base station, a terminal, and a system. The method includes: sending, by the base station, first service indication information to the terminal, where the first service indication information includes an identifier of a first frequency channel number and an identifier of a first service associated with the first frequency channel number; determining, by the base station, a second service associated with a second frequency channel number; and sending second service indication information to the terminal, where the second service indication information includes the identifier of the first frequency channel number and an identifier of the second service. In the solution in the embodiments of the present disclosure, after indicating a service associated with a frequency channel number, a service identifier may further indicate a service associated with another frequency channel number with a same physical frequency.
US11115848B2	Apparatus, method and computer program An apparatus means for performing: communicating with a serving node in a wireless communication system; and storing preconfigured beam information for communication between the apparatus and one or more candidate nodes; and when the apparatus initiates a connection with a candidate node of the one or more candidate nodes, using the preconfigured beam information for at least initial communication with the candidate node; wherein the preconfigured beam information is obtained by the apparatus based on or more measurements performed by the apparatus with the one or more candidate nodes.
US11115845B2	Citizens broadband radio service network interference management using dual subscriber identification module devices Methods and systems for citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) interference management using dual subscriber identification module (SIM) devices are described. The method includes assigning a physical cell identity (PCI) to each CBRS device (CBSD) granted unlicensed spectrum by a spectrum access system (SAS). Each spectrum granted CBSD may exchange PCIs with neighbor spectrum granted CBSDs to resolve PCIs and maintains a PCI table. A dual SIM device may be connected to a CBSD via a first SIM. Each spectrum granted CBSD having a connected dual SIM device reports a number of PCIs detected by the dual SIM device(s). A SAS designated dual SIM device may use a second SIM to measure power values of PCIs detected by the designated dual SIM device which are absent from a provided PCI table. The measured power values may be used by the SAS to make cluster interference decisions.
US11115841B2	Identifiers for network devices Examples disclosed herein provide the ability to handle situations that may arise when error conditions exist for a networking device. In one example method at a client device, the client device scans for a first identifier associated with the networking device and, upon finding the first identifier, connects to the networking device. As an example, the client device disconnects from the networking device if an error condition exists for the networking device. As an example, if the error condition exists, the client device decreases a priority of the networking device relative to other networking devices for subsequent scans.
US11115828B2	Network management method and system for a shared radio access network, RAN, infrastructure A method for performing network management for a shared Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure provided by a mobile network operator includes managing the shared RAN infrastructure by a master operator network manager of the mobile network operator; and allocating, by the master operator network manager upon receiving service requests from one or more tenants, resources to accommodate the service requests. The master operator network manager cooperates with a capacity or resource broker residing inside the network of the mobile network operator that considers information on mobility of a user or a set of users involved in a particular service request for deciding on resource allocations to the particular service request.
US11115824B1	5G cybersecurity protection system The disclosed technology includes a method and system for preventing or reducing cyber-attacks in a 5G network. The system can register a connected device with the 5G network, monitor the connected device by the computing device associated with the 5G network, and detect or determine that the connected device is at risk of a cyber-attack based on one or more conditions. The conditions can include detecting that the connected device is obsolete or unmaintained, the connected device fails to respond to status checks, or a service provider associated with the connected device is not supporting the connected device or is out of business. In response to detecting or determining that the connected device is at risk of the cyber-attack, the system can deauthorize the connected device.
US11115821B2	Systems and methods for mobile peer-to-peer content sharing System and methods are disclosed that enable data sharing across networks, including peer-to-peer sharing of content over wireless networks using peer mobile devices. A database may store content associated with a first peer mobile device. A request from a requester peer mobile device for content associated with a user of the first peer mobile device may be received at a server. The encrypted request is transmitted by the server to the first peer mobile device which may decrypt the request. An authorization token may be transmitted by the first peer mobile device to the server which may then enable the requesting peer mobile device to access the requested content, which may be accessed from the first peer mobile device and/or a cloud storage system.
US11115816B2	Communication apparatus, control method of communication apparatus, computer program, and storage medium A communication apparatus connectable to a communication network notifies the presence of the communication apparatus using a communication channel assigned to the communication apparatus, then sets one communication channel different from the assigned communication channel of those available in the communication network, and searches for a communication partner apparatus which functions as a providing apparatus that provides communication parameters using the set communication channel. The communication apparatus repetitively executes the notification processing and the search processing, and changes a communication channel used in the search processing every time the repetition is executed one or a plurality of number of times.
US11115810B1	Bootstrap electronic subscriber identity module configuration A method of provisioning an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) of a wireless communication device. The method comprises receiving a request for electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) provisioning data by a provisioning application executing on a computer system from a wireless communication device, wherein the request comprises contextual information, searching a data store by the provisioning application based on the contextual information, receiving a plurality of eSIM provisioning data bundles by the provisioning application from the data store, wherein each eSIM provisioning data bundle provides credentials and data operable for use to establish a wireless communication link to a communication network, and sending the plurality of eSIM provisioning data bundles by the provisioning application to the wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device is enabled to establish wireless communication links to different communication networks and access different communication services by activating a different one of the eSIM provisioning bundles.
US11115809B2	Indication method of terminal capability and terminal A terminal capability indication method and a terminal are provided. The method includes sending, to network side, capability indication information indicating whether the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission per band combination; wherein the capability indication information includes at least one: first indication information of a band combination supported by the terminal; second indication information of a channel combination if the channel combination exists in the band combination; third indication information indicating RF characteristic of the terminal, the first indication information includes type information of the band combination or information about whether the band combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the second indication information includes type information of the channel combination or information about whether the channel combination must support uplink dual-transmission, the third indication information includes indication about whether the RF characteristic of the terminal supports uplink dual-transmission.
US11115795B2	Early activation of mobile device to enable use at service terminal A communication system (100) comprises a service terminal (ST) and a first transmitter function (TX1) in or at the service terminal (ST). The first transmitter function (TX1) is configured for sending a first short-range wireless communication signal (S1) to cause a first reaction (R1) when received by a mobile device (MD) being located within a first distance (D1) or distance range (DR1) from the service terminal (ST). The communication system (100) also comprises a second transmitter function (TX2) in or at the service terminal (ST). The second transmitter function (TX2) is configured for sending a second short-range wireless communication signal (S2) to cause a second reaction (R2) when received by the mobile device (MD) being located within a second distance (D2) or distance range (DR2) from the service terminal (ST), the second distance (D2) or distance range (DR2) being closer to the service terminal (ST) than the first distance (D1) or distance range (DR1).
US11115794B2	Using wireless data transmission to maintain intrinsic safety of a gas meter A gas meter is outfit with near field communication (NFC) devices for in-situ exchange of data. The NFC devices reside in separate compartments. A first compartment houses electronics necessary to generate values for volumetric flow of material in a pipe. The gas meter includes a second compartment with an access point that allows data, including telemetry data, to transmit from the gas meter to a remote device. In operation, the NFC devices exchange data between the first compartment and the second compartment, often through a wall or barrier that prevents flow of fluid between the compartments.
US11115793B2	LTE gateways for home and commercial sensor data Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that receives data from a machine-type communication (MTC) device located at a premises, determines an identifier for the MTC device; compares the identifier with a list of identifiers; and, responsive to determining that the MTC device is a listed device, transmits the data to a first network element remote from the premises. The device and the first network element do not receive data from devices at the premises generating human traffic communications (HTC). The first network element transmits the data to a second network element for aggregation and subsequent transmission to a cloud data facility comprising cloud storage. A data path from the device to the first network element, from the first network element to the second network element, and from the second network element to the cloud data facility forms a secure data path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11115787B1	Method and system for assigning ownership of a marked physical item involving track and trace A code attribution control system includes unique codes. Each code is arranged or marked openly accessible legible or scannable on a sales item. One or more of the sales items is openly and freely displayed and for sale within a physical border of a physical shop. The item initially is allocated a status code attribute as “not sold” in said attribution control system, wherein for a consumer to establish ownership or indication of ownership of the item, the consumer scans and registers the code outside the border of the shop. The status code attribute is changed to “sold” in the attribution control system, after which owner restricted services related to the item will be made available to the consumer.
US11115782B2	Configuring a wireless mesh network for locationing A locationing platform may receive, via a mesh network, a locationing communication associated with a waypoint beacon. The locationing platform may identify an entry node of the locationing communication. The locationing platform may determine a waypoint location associated with the waypoint beacon based on locationing information in the locationing communication. The locationing platform may determine a node location of the entry node based on the waypoint location. The locationing platform may configure, based on the node location, a relay node of the mesh network to forward or drop subsequently received locationing communications that are associated with the waypoint beacon.
US11115781B2	Providing points of interest to user devices in variable zones Receiving point of interest zones and alerts on user devices comprises communicating, by a user computing device to a remote computing device, a request for point of interest data corresponding to points of interest within a proximity of the user device; presenting the received point of interest data; identifying a particular point of interest; and outputting an alert regarding the particular point of interest. Receiving point of interest zones on user devices comprises communicating a request for point of interest data; receiving the point of interest data from the remote network device wherein a size of the point of interest zone is determined based on a density of points of interest in the proximity of the user, and wherein the shape of the point of interest zone is expanded in a direction of travel and contracted in the opposite direction; and presenting the received point of interest data.
US11115778B2	Method to configure user positioning information sharing A method is of monitoring a user is provided. The method comprising: receiving a position request from a first user device, the position request requesting visibility to a current position of a second user device; requesting a granularity level of the second user device in relation to the first user device; receiving the granularity level when the granularity level is established; determining a current position of the second user device; determining a mapped position in response to the granularity level and the current position; and transmitting the mapped position to the first user device.
US11115776B2	Methods, apparatus and systems for position-based gain adjustment of object-based audio The positions of a plurality of speakers at a media consumption site are determined. Audio information in an object-based format is received. Gain adjustment value for a sound content portion in the object-based format may be determined based on the position of the sound content portion and the positions of the plurality of speakers. Audio information in a ring-based channel format is received. Gain adjustment value for each ring-based channel in a set of ring-based channels may be determined based on the ring to which the ring-based channel belongs and the positions of the speakers at a media consumption site.
US11115775B2	Method and apparatus for acoustic crosstalk cancellation An acoustic crosstalk canceller is determined for an asymmetric audio playback device, by determining a transfer function of an acoustic stereo playback path having asymmetries defined by speakers of the playback device. The transfer function is inverted to determine an inverse transfer function. The inverse transfer function is regularised by applying frequency dependent regularisation parameters to obtain an acoustic crosstalk canceller. Also, the inverse transfer function could be regularised for symmetric playback paths by applying aggregated frequency dependent regularisation parameters to obtain an acoustic crosstalk canceller without band branching.
US11115772B2	Computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored therein sound processing program, information processing apparatus, sound processing method, and information processing system An exemplary embodiment includes: disposing at least one virtual sound source in a virtual space; calculating a parameter relevant to a sound volume on the basis of a distance from a first reference in the virtual space to the virtual sound source; calculating a parameter relevant to a sound quality on the basis of a distance from a second reference in the virtual space to the virtual sound source, the second reference being different from the first reference; and outputting, with a sound volume based on the parameter relevant to the sound volume and a sound quality based on the parameter relevant to the sound quality, a sound associated with the virtual sound source.
US11115769B2	Systems and methods for providing a user with enhanced attitude awareness Systems and methods for using auditorily-induced vection (AIV) to enhance a person's attitude awareness are provided herein. In at least one embodiment, an auditory object is projected based on the orientation of the person or a vehicle and the projected auditory is provided to the person. By projecting the auditory object, the attitude of the person or the vehicle can be conveyed to the person to enhance the person's attitude awareness.
US11115765B2	Centrally controlling communication at a venue One example may include a method that includes receiving, at a presentation server, an audio data signal from a mobile device located in a presentation space, identifying a mobile device identification characteristic of the mobile device based on the received audio data signal, determining a mobile device location via a location determination procedure, and playing the audio signal via a loudspeaker.
US11115762B2	Hearing device for own voice detection and method of operating a hearing device A hearing device configured to be worn at a head of a user. The hearing device includes a vibration sensor to detect a vibration conducted through the user's head to the hearing device and to output a vibration signal including information about the vibration. At least part of the vibration can be caused by an own voice activity of the user. A method of operating the hearing device allows a reliable own voice detection at rather low processing effort. The processor determines a presence of an own voice characteristic in the vibration signal at a vibration frequency associated with the own voice characteristic and identifies the own voice activity based on an identification criterion including the presence of the own voice characteristic in the vibration signal at the associated vibration frequency. The own voice characteristic indicative of part of the vibration can be caused by the own voice activity.
US11115761B2	Methods and systems for hearing device signal enhancement using a remote microphone An exemplary hearing device is configured to receive a first signal output by a local microphone that is a part of the hearing device at a first location. The first signal is representative of a degraded version of audio content as detected by the local microphone. The audio content is provided by an audio source at a second location. The hearing device is further configured to receive a second signal from a remote microphone system located in proximity of the second location. The second signal is representative of a cleaner version of the audio content as detected by the remote microphone system. The hearing device is further configured to determine a relatedness factor between the first signal and the second signal and apply, based on the relatedness factor, a signal enhancing operation to the first signal to output an enhanced first signal.
US11115759B1	System and method for aiding hearing A system and method for aiding hearing are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a programming interface is configured to communicate with a device. The system screens, via a speaker and a user interface associated with the device, a left ear—and separately, a right ear—of a patient. The system then determines a left ear hearing range and a right ear hearing range. The screening utilizes harmonic frequencies of a harmonic frequency series, where the harmonic frequency series includes a fundamental frequency and integer multiples of the fundamental frequency. In some embodiments, the harmonic frequencies may include classical music instrument sounds.
US11115753B2	Sound reproduction device and sound reproduction system A sound reproduction device including a sound reproduction control circuit that performs a required computation on audio source data so as to generate sound reproduction data to send to a speaker; a first communication interface circuit that performs communication with a control device; a counter circuit whose count operation is controlled by a control signal received from the control device through the first communication interface circuit, and that outputs a state of the count operation; and an error control circuit that stops generation of the sound reproduction data by the sound reproduction control circuit based on the state of the count operation.
US11115751B2	Apparatus and methods for bone conduction speaker A bone conduction speaker is provided herein. The bone conduction speaker may include a magnetic circuit component for providing a magnetic field, a vibration component located in the magnetic field, and a case. At least a part of the vibration component may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical vibration signal. The case may include a case panel facing a human body side and a case back opposite to the case panel, and accommodate the vibration component that causes the case panel and the case back to vibrate. A vibration of the case panel may have a first phase, and a vibration of the case back may have a second phase. When frequencies of the vibration of the case panel and the case back are within 2000 Hz to 3000 Hz, an absolute value of a difference between the first and the second phase(s) may be less than 60 degrees.
US11115746B1	Dynamic latching of hinged devices A charging case for a pair of earbuds that comprises: a body having one or more cavities configured to receive the pair of earbuds; a lid attached to the body and operable between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the one or more cavities covering the pair earbuds and an open position that allows a user to remove the pair of earbuds from the body; one or more sensors that generates sensor data; a controller coupled to receive the sensor data from the sensor and operable to detect when the charging case is in freefall and/or suffers an impact event based, at least in part, on the sensor data and generate a trigger signal in response to detecting the impact event; and an earbud protection mechanism responsive to the trigger signal and operable to retain the pair of earbuds within the charging case.
US11115745B2	Systems and methods for antenna and ground plane mounting schemes for in-ear headphone Systems and methods are directed to a wireless headphone comprising a wireless headphone cap comprising an antenna, and a printed circuit board configured to be directly mechanically connected to the wireless headphone cap at a fixed distance from the wireless headphone cap, and electrically connected to the antenna.
US11115741B2	Artificial intelligence sound output apparatus, hub for communication network, method of manufacturing the apparatus, and grille for the apparatus Disclosed is an artificial intelligence hub including: a main body having a speaker for outputting sound; a communication module for wirelessly communicating with a surround ding device; a base arranged below the main body to support the main body; a cover coupled to a top of the main body, the cover having an upper surface for displaying a screen based on information exchanged via the communication module; and a grille having a vertically elongated cylindrical shape and provided with a plurality of through-holes therein, the main body being arranged within the grille, the grille being coupled at an upper end thereof to the cover housing and coupled at a lower end thereof to the base.
US11115723B1	On demand linear programming Linear content holds great value to consumers, and by delivering it to consumers on demand, service providers can improve the user experience for their consumers. A consumer requests linear on demand content by selecting channels and time ranges or content items, or bundles thereof, which the service provider broadcasts as linear content. The requested content is broadcast, and repackaged as an unbroken block of content for the consumer during the requested time range or the duration of the content item. By repackaging the linear on demand content, the service provider may provide greater options to consumers without significantly increasing the amount of bandwidth used in its network to deliver that content. Channel guides and viewing features are tailored for the requested content to further improve the user experience.
US11115722B2	Crowdsourcing supplemental content Methods and systems for sourcing supplemental content are disclosed. Secondary devices may be used to identify content streaming on first screen devices and to generate supplemental data for the content. In this manner, users may be leveraged to create various data for a variety of content. The data may be collected and organized so that users watching content at a later time may have access to the data. Methods and systems for using second screen devices to access metadata created by the crowd are also disclosed.
US11115720B2	Providing a live poll within a video presentation The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for providing a live poll with a video presentation. In particular, the systems and methods described herein provide a video stream received from a broadcaster client device to one or more viewer client devices. Additionally, the systems and methods described herein provide a live poll to the one or more viewer client devices together with the video stream. The systems and methods receive poll responses from the one or more viewer client devices, compile poll results based on the received responses, and provide the poll responses to the broadcaster client device and the one or more viewer client devices.
US11115713B2	Management and delivery of over-the-top services over different content-streaming systems An event trigger management system, which handles management and delivery of services on a user device that streams media content from a distribution network, determines one or more media items present in media content of the distribution network. One or more interactive items are overlaid over the one or more media items in the media content and one or more event triggers are received from a client application engine, operational on the user device, based on selection of one or more interactive items. A personalized list is generated based on one or more received event triggers for selection of one or more overlaid interactive items and the generated personalized list is displayed or transmitted to distribution network(s) or application engines associated with the user device.
US11115711B2	Thumbnail cache A thumbnail management system is provided for an intelligent TV. Thumbnails may accumulate over time and require removal from a data storage device. Thumbnails may expire based, in part, on the type of media they represent, such as broadcast programs, movies, pay-per-view, games, and user content, such as music and images. Thumbnails may also be removed upon removal of the referencing media file.
US11115702B1	Device for controlling TV viewing, capable of bi-directional video calling A device for controlling TV viewing, capable of bi-directional video calling, may: connect a TV and a smartphone via a communication network; transmit an image captured by an embedded camera to the smartphone; establish bi-directional TV video calling between the embedded camera, TV, and smartphone by displaying an image signal of the smartphone via the TV; control TV viewing by linking to the smartphone via the wireless communication network; and support video calling between the TV and smartphone via a simple button operation when the elderly, infirm, and children, young and old, who have difficulty using a separate communication means are in an emergency situation.
US11115699B2	System and method for delivering media based on viewer behavior Methods, systems and devices are provided for communicating multimedia content over a service provider network. A network server may receive an audio-video stream from a content provider server, relaying the audio-video stream to a receiver device via the service provider network, receive an operating mode notification identifying a user behavior from the receiver device, and ceasing the relaying of the audio-video stream to the receiver device based on the user behavior. The network server may also alter the audio-video stream based on the received operating mode notification and send the altered audio-video stream to the receiver device via the service provider network.
US11115697B1	Resolution-based manifest generator for adaptive bitrate video streaming Techniques for resolution-based manifest generation for adaptive bitrate video streaming are described. As one example, a computer-implemented method includes performing a first, convex hull optimization on a video file for a first device resolution, performing a second, convex hull optimization on the video file for a second, lower device resolution, generating a first video representation for a point on both the first, convex hull optimization and the second, convex hull optimization for the first device resolution and the second, lower device resolution, generating a second video representation for a point only on the second, convex hull optimization for the second, lower device resolution, receiving a request for a manifest for the video file from a client device at the second, lower device resolution, generating the manifest for the client device that identifies the first video representation and the second video representation, and sending the manifest to the client device.
US11115696B2	Programmatic ingestion and STB delivery in ad auction environments The disclosed technology teaches streamlining use of Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) 130 framework for delivery of addressable advertising, via a campaign management delegate system that carries out a method that includes receiving an ad management service placement request from a broadcast cable provider for ad insertion into a program and conducting real time bidding for ad insertion during the program. The disclosed method also includes accepting new content provided by a successful bidder, after receiving the placement request and automatically formatting the new content, and uploading the new content to the broadcast cable provider in time for playback with content that prompted the placement request. The method includes responding to the placement request with a placement response that includes a VMAP as reference to the new content. New content can also be uploaded to a CIS managed by the cable provider or provided on behalf of the provider.
US11115695B2	Using machine learning and other models to determine a user preference to cancel a stream or download A system and method are disclosed for training a machine learning model using information pertaining to transmissions of one or more media items to user devices associated with a user account. In an implementation, training data for the machine learning model includes first contextual information associated with a first user device and second contextual information associated with a second user device. The number of the transmissions to the user devices for the user account exceeds a threshold number of transmissions allowed for the user account. Training data further includes generating a first target output that identifies an indication of a preference of a user preference to keep or cancel each of the transmission. The method includes providing the training data to train the machine learning model. The trained machine learning model may be used to determine which of the new transmissions is to be canceled.
US11115688B2	Global approach to buffering media content In various embodiments, a graph streaming application computes a first distance along a first potential playback path between a first playback position and a first media content block. The graph streaming application then computes a first score for the first media content block based on the first distance and a first probability associated with the first potential playback path. Similarly, the graph streaming application computes a second score for a second media content block based on a second playback position, a second potential playback path, and a second probability associated with the second potential playback path. The graph streaming application compares the first score and the second score to determine that the first media content block should be buffered by a client device. The graph streaming application then causes the first media content block to be stored in a playback buffer for subsequent playback on the client device.
US11115687B2	Multi-user intelligent content cache for bandwidth optimization Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, communicating with a server via a first type of communication path to obtain permission to provide media content, that is stored locally at a device, to another device; and responsive to obtaining the permission from the server, providing at least some of the media content to the another device, the media content being provided to the another device via a second type of communication path that is different from the first type of communication path. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11115686B2	Method of recording, in a mass memory of an electronic device, at least one multimedia content Method of recording a multimedia content broadcast streamwise, comprising the following steps: initialize a current throughput of recording of the stream in a mass memory; acquire a current portion of the multimedia content at the current recording throughput, and store it temporarily in the buffer memory; evaluate a rate of fill of the buffer memory; if the fill rate is greater than a predetermined high threshold of fill, decrease the current recording throughput; if the fill rate is less than or equal to a predetermined low threshold, increase the current recording throughput.
US11115685B2	Systems and methods for sharing video data via social media Disclosed are efficient and user-friendly systems or methods configured to capture and share video data in real time, at a later date, or a combination thereof in an authorized manner via social media. In certain aspects, these systems and methods include capturing video, for example, from a “Jumbotron” during a sporting event or other live venue event in an authorized manner (e.g., abiding by applicable copyright laws) and sharing this captured footage with other via social media.
US11115681B2	Hybrid video coding supporting intermediate view synthesis Hybrid video decoder supporting intermediate view synthesis of an intermediate view video from a first- and a second- view video which are predictively coded into a multi-view data signal with frames of the second-view video being spatially subdivided into sub-regions and the multi-view data signal having a prediction mode is provided, having: an extractor configured to respectively extract, from the multi-view data signal, for sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, a disparity vector and a prediction residual; a predictive reconstructor configured to reconstruct the sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, by generating a prediction from a reconstructed version of a portion of frames of the first-view video using the disparity vectors and a prediction residual for the respective sub-regions; and an intermediate view synthesizer configured to reconstruct first portions of the intermediate view video.
US11115674B2	Method and device for inducing motion information between temporal points of sub prediction unit According to the present invention, there is provided A method of encoding a three-dimensional (3D) image, the method comprising: determining a prediction mode for a current block as an inter prediction mode; determining whether a reference block corresponding to the current block in a reference picture has motion information; when the reference block has the motion information, deriving motion information on the current block for each sub prediction block in the current block; and deriving a prediction sample for the current block based on the motion information on the current block.
US11115663B2	Codebook generation for cloud-based video applications Techniques are disclosed for the improvement of vector quantization (VQ) codebook generation. The improved codebooks may be used for compression in cloud-based video applications. VQ achieves compression by vectorizing input video streams, matching those vectors to codebook vector entries, and replacing them with indexes of the matched codebook vectors along with residual vectors to represent the difference between the input stream vector and the codebook vector. The combination of index and residual is generally smaller than the input stream vector which they collectively encode, thus providing compression. The improved codebook may be generated from training video streams by grouping together similar types of data (e.g., image data, motion data, control data) from the video stream to generate longer vectors having higher dimensions and greater structure. This improves the ability of VQ to remove redundancy and thus increase compression efficiency. Storage space is thus reduced and video transmission may be faster.
US11115654B2	Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method An encoder is disclosed which includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry, in a first operating mode, derives first motion vectors for a first block obtained by splitting a picture, and generates a prediction image corresponding to the first block, with a bi-directional optical flow flag settable to true, and by referring to spatial gradients of luminance generated based on the first motion vectors. Using the memory, the circuitry, in a second operating mode, derives second motion vectors for a sub-block obtained by splitting a second block, the second block being obtained by splitting the picture, and generates a prediction image corresponding to the sub-block, with the bi-directional optical flow flag set to false.
US11115647B2	Privacy display apparatus An imaging directional backlight apparatus including a waveguide, a light source array, for providing large area directed illumination from localized light sources. The waveguide may include a stepped structure, in which the steps may further include extraction features optically hidden to guided light, propagating in a first forward direction. Returning light propagating in a second backward direction may be refracted, diffracted, or reflected by the features to provide discrete illumination beams exiting from the top surface of the waveguide. The directional backlight may be arranged to switch between at least a first wide angular luminance profile mode and a second narrow angular luminance profile mode. The directional backlight is arranged to illuminate an LCD with a bias electrode arranged to switch liquid crystal directors in black state pixels between a first wide angular contrast profile mode and a second narrow angular contrast profile mode. Performance of privacy operation for off-axis snoopers is enhanced in comparison to displays with only directional backlights or switchable contrast properties.
US11115645B2	Generating novel views of a three-dimensional object based on a single two-dimensional image Embodiments are directed towards providing a target view, from a target viewpoint, of a 3D object. A source image, from a source viewpoint and including a common portion of the object, is encoded in 2D data. An intermediate image that includes an intermediate view of the object is generated based on the data. The intermediate view is from the target viewpoint and includes the common portion of the object and a disoccluded portion of the object not visible in the source image. The intermediate image includes a common region and a disoccluded region corresponding to the disoccluded portion of the object. The disoccluded region is updated to include a visual representation of a prediction of the disoccluded portion of the object. The prediction is based on a trained image completion model. The target view is based on the common region and the updated disoccluded region of the intermediate image.
US11115639B2	System and method of generating panoramic virtual reality image using a plurality of photograph images The described technology provides a system and method of generating a 360-degree panoramic virtual reality (VR) image by using a plurality of photograph images. A plurality of image capturing devices capture and transmit the plurality of photograph images, respectively. An image conversion device receives the plurality of photograph images from the plurality of image capturing devices, calibrates each of the plurality of photograph images using characteristic information of respective one of the plurality of image capturing devices, and stitches calibrated photograph images to generate the 360-degree panoramic VR image. According to embodiments, the user can check a situation of a monitoring area while changing the viewpoint of the 360-degree panoramic VR image or enjoy the generated VR contents at a high degree of immersion.
US11115637B2	Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising. An identification unit identifies a target color that a pixel of a shot image corresponding to an object having a specific color is to have as a result of white balance processing performed on the shot image. A determination unit determines a target region of a virtual light source in the shot image. An image processing unit performs image processing for adding an effect of virtual light irradiation by the virtual light source to the target region. A control unit controls a color of the virtual light source such that a color close to the target color approaches the target color in the target region.
US11115632B2	Image processing device, image processing method, program, and projection system There is provided an image processing device, an image processing method, a program, and a projection system that reduce processing in a case where images based on an equidistant cylindrical image are projected using a plurality of projectors. The image processing device of an aspect of the present technology generates a second equidistant cylindrical image whose center pixel is equal to a center pixel of each of projection regions of a plurality of projectors in a first equidistant cylindrical image and that includes pixels within an angle range including the each of the projection regions, as an image used to generate each of projection images that are projected from the plurality of projectors. The present technology is applicable to a computer that causes the plurality of projectors to project images.
US11115620B2	System for facilitating interactions between consumers and individuals having marketable public recognition Systems and methods are disclosed for processing transactions and associated dated. In one exemplary implementation, there is provided a method for processing information associated with transactions involving a product, wherein the product may comprise an experience, a physical product, and/or a digital product. Moreover, illustrative methods may include performing processing associated with a plurality of subroutines, such as a first subroutine for handling an experience, a second subroutine for handling a physical and/or a digital product, and/or one more additional subroutines associated with fulfillment.
US11115618B2	Television power supply driving device and television The present disclosure discloses television power driving device and television, standby control module controls power supply module to turn on resonance control module and PFC circuit successively when receiving power-on signal, PFC circuit outputs PFC voltage to first and second LLC resonance modules, first LLC resonance module converts PFC voltage into first voltage and second voltage according to first control signal, outputs respectively to mainboard and secondary LLC control module for power, after being rectified and filtered by rectifying filter module. Second LLC resonance module converts PFC voltage to third voltage according to second control signal, outputs to backlight module for power after synchronous rectified by synchronous rectifier module; standby control module controls power supply module to shut down PFC circuit to stop outputting PFC voltage, when receiving standby signal, making resonance control module enter standby state, simplifying power supply architecture and avoiding limiting power efficiency or heat dissipation.
US11115617B2	Audio device for HDMI An apparatus, method and system for connecting High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) devices. A loopback device connects between a first source device and a sink device on a first connection; a second source device connects to the sink device on a second connection. The loopback device manages the first connection, passes transition-minimized differential signaling (TMDS) or fixed-rate link (FRL) signals through to the sink device, and outputs audio received from the sink device on the audio return channel (ARC) or enhanced audio return channel (eARC). In this manner, audio that originates from any source device may be output without requiring a direct connection to the loopback device.
US11115613B2	Readout arrangement for an image sensor, image sensor system and method for reading out an image sensor A readout arrangement for an image sensor is configured to receive from a plurality of column leads of the image sensor in parallel a plurality of image sensor analog signals describing in an analog manner brightness values detected by the image sensor. The readout arrangement is configured to select which subset of a plurality of analog values represented by the image sensor analog signals or based on the image sensor analog signals is to be stored in an analog memory for further processing, and to cause storage of the selected analog values in the analog memory, or to store the selected analog values in the analog memory.
US11115607B2	Control system for structured light projector and electronic device A control system (100) for a structured light projector (200) and an electronic device (1000) are provided. The control system (100) includes a first driving circuit (10) and an application processor (40). The first driving circuit (10) is connected with the structured light projector (200), and is configured to drive the structured light projector (200) to project laser. The application processor (40) is configured to control the first driving circuit (10) to be switched on and switched off based on a detection signal.
US11115606B2	Motherboard and operating system capable of outputting image data A motherboard is capable of outputting image data and includes an image transmission port, an on-board video graphics array (VGA) card, a switching circuit, a control circuit, and a first network connection port. The image transmission port is configured to receive an external image signal. The on-board VGA card is configured to provide an internal image signal. The switching circuit selectively uses the external image signal or the internal image signal as image data. The control circuit selectively uses the image data or Ethernet network data as output data. The first network connection port is configured to transmit the output data.
US11115604B2	Camera apparatus for generating machine vision data and related methods Example camera apparatus for generating machine vision data and related methods are disclosed herein. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a first camera coupled to a movable turret and a second camera coupled to the movable turret. The first camera and the second camera are co-bore sighted. The first camera and the second camera are to generate image data of an environment. The example apparatus includes a processor in communication with at least one of the first camera or the second camera. The processor is to generate a first image data feed and a second image data feed based on the image data. The first image data feed includes a first image data feature and the second image data feed includes a second image data feature different than the first image data feature. The processor is to transmit the second image data feed for analysis by a machine vision analyzer.
US11115601B2	Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and image processing method An image processing apparatus including a first acquisition unit for acquiring a visible-light image signal representing a visible-ray image which comes into focus at a first distance and an infrared image signal representing an infrared-ray image which comes into focus at a second distance that is shorter than the first distance and an infrared-ray image which comes into focus at a third distance that is longer than the first distance; a second acquisition unit for acquiring first brightness information, hue information, and saturation information from the visible-light image signal and at least second brightness information from the infrared image signal; a third acquisition unit for acquiring third brightness information based on edge information obtained from the first brightness information and edge information obtained from the second brightness information; and a generation unit for generating a second visible-light image using the third brightness information, the hue information, and the saturation information.
US11115598B2	Electronic device and method for changing magnification of image using multiple cameras An electronic device and method are disclosed. The device includes a display, a plurality of cameras, a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor. The processor implements the method, including: displaying on the display, a preview of a first image acquired using a first camera from among the plurality of cameras, receiving a first input while the preview is displayed, wherein the first input is received before reception of a second input adjusting a magnification level of the preview, in response to receiving the first input, activating a second camera from among the plurality of cameras, receiving the second input for adjusting the magnification of the preview when a second image, distinct from the first image, is acquired using the activated second camera, and displaying the preview, based on at least a part of the second image and at least partially based on receiving the second input.
US11115597B2	Mobile terminal having first and second AI agents interworking with a specific application on the mobile terminal to return search results The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal having a plurality of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. More particularly, a mobile terminal according to the present disclosure includes: a camera, a touch screen configured to display screen information, and a controller configured to activate the camera in response to a request of a user, and store an image received through the camera. The controller extracts a search keyword from a search command when the search command for searching image information is input via a first AI agent, retrieves at least one piece of image information corresponding to the search keyword from pre-stored image information through a second AI agent, and controls the touch screen such that a search result is displayed on an execution screen of the first AI agent.
US11115590B1	Intelligent sensor switch during recording An image capture device may obtain first frames at a first frame rate from a first image sensor and obtain second frames at a second frame rate from a second image sensor. The image capture device may process the first frames from the first image sensor and store the processed first frames in a memory. The image capture device may partially process the second frames from the second image sensor to obtain first camera control statistics. The image capture device may switch a capture mode to obtain third frames at the second frame rate from the first image sensor obtain fourth frames at the first frame rate from the second image sensor.
US11115586B2	Systems and methods for covertly monitoring an environment Systems and methods are provided for covertly monitoring an environment. In addition, solutions are provided for utilizing a camera to covertly monitor an environment by capturing images of a subject without the subject's awareness. In accordance with some embodiments, a system for capturing images is provided that comprises a device, a first cable, and a second cable. The device may comprise a housing having a top and a bottom, and a circuit board disposed within the housing. The first cable is may be connected to the circuit board and may extend through the top of the housing. The second cable may be connected to the circuit board and may extend through the bottom of the housing.
US11115584B2	Viewing device An apparatus to capture and display an image of an object includes a frame, at least one optical sensor for capturing the image of the object, means for moving the frame relative to a surface of the object in a first direction, and means for moving the optical sensor relative to the frame in a second direction.
US11115579B2	Method for switching optical fields of view A digital camera has a dual field of view optical system with two separate focal planes, whose images fall simultaneously on a single imaging sensor, an actuator to move the optical system along an optical axis, and a digital processor associated with the imaging sensor. The actuator moves the optical system so that the imaging sensor is sequentially in each of the focal planes, and the digital processing element co-processes images sampled from each of the focal planes to as to derive images with two fields of view.
US11115572B2	Automatic focusing system, method, and vehicular camera device therefor A camera device in or on a vehicle includes a lens module, a driving module having at least one shape memory alloy wire, and a converting module. The camera device is connected to a control device and receives control signals from the control device. The control signal drives the lens module to move for purpose of automatic focusing by applying heat to energize or de-energize the length or shape of the shape memory alloy wire.
US11115570B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes a finder unit including a finder rotation unit movable between two states, a retracted state and a protruded state. The finder rotation unit is rotatably held in the protruded state.
US11115566B2	Camera system with exchangeable illumination assembly This invention provides a vision system with an exchangeable illumination assembly that allows for increased versatility in the type and configuration of illumination supplied to the system without altering the underlying optics, sensor, vision processor, or the associated housing. The vision system housing includes a front plate that optionally includes a plurality of mounting bases for accepting different types of lenses, and a connector that allows removable interconnection with the illustrative illumination assembly. The illumination assembly includes a cover that is light transmissive. The cover encloses an illumination component that can include a plurality of lighting elements that surround an aperture through which received light rays from the imaged scene pass through to the lens. The arrangement of lighting elements is highly variable and the user can be supplied with an illumination assembly that best suits its needs without need to change the vision system processor, sensor or housing.
US11115565B2	User feedback for real-time checking and improving quality of scanned image A smartphone may be freely moved in three dimensions as it captures a stream of images of an object. Multiple image frames may be captured in different orientations and distances from the object and combined into a composite image representing an image of the object. The image frames may be formed into the composite image based on representing features of each image frame as a set of points in a three dimensional point cloud. Inconsistencies between the image frames may be adjusted when projecting respective points in the point cloud into the composite image. Quality of the image frames may be improved by processing the image frames to correct errors. Reflections and shadows may be detected and removed. Further, optical character recognition may be applied. As the scan progresses, a direction for capturing subsequent image frames is provided to a user as a real-time feedback.
US11115559B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium An information processing apparatus includes plural communication units, a determination unit, and a controller. The plural communication units are configured to be capable of conducting a wireless communication. The determination unit is configured to determine a communication unit from among the plural communication units in accordance with whether a mobile communication terminal that is attempting to conduct a communication is approaching the information processing apparatus. The controller is configured to perform a control so as to start the communication using the communication unit determined by the determination unit.
US11115550B2	Multifunction peripheral A multifunction peripheral includes: a conveyor reeling out a recording medium from a roll medium and conveying the recording medium; a recording device; a cutter; a reading device; and a controller configured to: record a test image on the recording medium and cut the recording medium to form a rear end of the recording medium; generate read data of the test image; generate correction data relating to a cutting position of the recording medium based on a difference between a length obtained from the generated read data and an ideal value of the length; and record an image on the recording medium based on a recording command and cut the recording medium in a cutting position based on image data included in the recording command and the correction data to form the rear end of the recording medium.
US11115539B2	Smart voice system, method of adjusting output voice and computer readable memory medium A smart voice system is disclosed. The smart voice system includes a data receiving module, a voice message receiving module, a voice response module and a voice message output module. The data receiving module receives a hearing evaluation data of a user, and acquiring a hearing parameter according to the hearing evaluation data. The voice message receiving module receives a voice message inputted by the user. The voice response module acquires a response voice message corresponding to the voice message and the frequency of the response voice message is adjusted according to the hearing parameter. The voice message output module outputs the response voice message.
US11115535B2	Techniques for sharing control of assigning tasks between an external pairing system and a task assignment system with an internal pairing system Techniques for sharing control of assigning tasks may be realized as a method for sharing control of assigning tasks between an external pairing system and a task assignment system with an internal pairing system comprising receiving, from the task assignment system, a plurality of task pairing requests and an agent pairing request, wherein each task request of the plurality of task pairing requests is assigned to one of a first pairing strategy and a second pairing strategy. The agent pairing request may indicate an agent that is available for pairing. The method may further comprise transmitting, to the task assignment system, a pairing recommendation being based in part on the plurality of task pairing requests, the first pairing strategy, the second pairing strategy, and the agent pairing request.
US11115529B2	System and method for providing and managing third party content with call functionality Systems and methods for implementing an online content item campaign with selective call functionality can include a processor determining a rendering frequency of instances of a third-party content item for rendering with a call icon, based on a resource of the third-party content provider. The processor can provide a first instance of the content item for rendering with the call icon in accordance with the rendering frequency of instances. A call bridge device can receive a call from the client computing device upon actuation of the call icon, direct the call to a phone number of the third-party content provider, and determine a parameter of the call. The processor can adjust the rendering frequency of instances based on the parameter of the call and provide instances of the content item for display by client computing devices with the call icon in accordance with the adjusted rendering frequency of instances.
US11115523B2	Method for selectively accepting phone calls and text messages In a method for selectively authorizing calls and text messages, it is determined if an identification code, such as CallerID or phone number, included with a call or text from a remote phone is also included in a table or list of identification codes accessible to a user phone. In the event of no match, a user notification means of the user phone is not activated and a prompt is sent to the remote phone requesting entry of a passcode into the remote phone. Upon receipt of the passcode entered into remote phone at the user phone, it is determined if the received passcode is also included in a table or list of passcodes accessible to a user phone. In the event of a match, the user notification means of the user phone is activated. Otherwise, the user notification means of the user phone is not activated.
US11115513B2	Mobile telephone case facilitating wireless charging A mobile telephone case that includes a housing structured to receive a mobile telephone, the housing includes a perimeter frame disposed about a perimeter of the mobile telephone to substantially cover and protect the mobile telephone, an at least partially open front face to provide access to a display screen of the mobile telephone, and a protective rear panel that is at least partially movable between an open orientation and a closed orientation when the housing is operatively disposed on the mobile telephone. The protective rear panel substantially covers and protects a rear surface of the mobile telephone when in the closed orientation, with at least a portion thereof being at least partially separable from the perimeter frame to define the open orientation that provides wireless charging access to the rear surface of the mobile telephone with the housing still disposed on the mobile telephone.
US11115506B2	Inner VXLAN tunnel packet detection An apparatus for writing an L2 frame type in a VXLAN header includes a VXLAN stripper configured to strip encapsulation headers in layers above a VXLAN packet encapsulating a L2 frame of a data packet in response to receiving the data packet over a VXLAN. The apparatus includes a L2 frame type reader configured to read a L2 frame type stored in the VXLAN header in response to stripping the encapsulation headers, and a VXLAN re-encapsulator configured to re-encapsulate the VXLAN packet in a same format as the layers and associated encapsulation headers stripped from the received data packet in response to the L2 frame type indicating the L2 frame comprises data for transmission.
US11115494B1	Profile clustering for homogenous instance analysis Techniques for profile clustering for homogenous instance analysis are described herein. An aspect includes collecting for each of a plurality of homogenous instances in a cloud computing environment, respective profiling information, the profiling information comprising counter data. Another aspect includes identifying a code unit for analysis. Another aspect includes aggregating counters corresponding to the code unit for each of the plurality of homogenous instances from the respective profiling information. Another aspect includes determining a cluster comprising a subset of the plurality of homogenous instances based on the aggregated counters.

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