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US11126662B2	Computer data distribution architecture connecting an update propagation graph through multiple remote query processors Described are methods, systems and computer readable media for computer data distribution architecture connecting an update propagation graph through multiple remote query processors.
US11126661B2	Voice recognition apparatus Provided is a technique of preventing incorrect execution of a search function that is not intended by a user. A voice recognition apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an estimation unit, an execution frequency storage, and a controller. The acquisition unit acquires a voice. The estimation unit estimates a search function to be executed, by recognizing the voice acquired by the acquisition unit. The execution frequency storage stores the execution frequency of the search function. The controller refers to the execution frequency of an estimation search function, and then controls the execution of the estimation search function. The estimation search function is the search function estimated by the estimation unit.
US11126639B2	Method and apparatus for synchronizing data in a robot operating system This present application discloses a method and apparatus for synchronizing data in a robot operating system. A specific implementation of the method includes: detecting an operation on data being transmitted between communication processes, wherein the operation includes at least one of updating the data, deleting the data, and storing the data; determining whether the data are persistent data, in response to positively detecting an operation on the data being transmitted between the communication processes; and transmitting a change message of the data to communication processes other than the communication processes in response to positively determining that the data are persistent data. In the embodiment, the persistent data may always remain consistent across the communication processes.
US11126637B2	System for dynamic conversion of party objects A system for dynamic and automated conversion of party objects based on a change in party type and/or party classification. Party-type and/or party-classification specific rules are relied on to determine which data and processes to include in the converted party object. As such, the converted party object provides for (i) retaining data and processes that are common to both party types and/or classifications, (ii) disabling or otherwise deleting data and processes not associated with the new party type and/or classification, and (iii) adding new data, data entry fields and processes for data and processes associated with the new party type and/or classification that were not associated with the previous party type.
US11126628B2	System, method and computer-readable medium for enhancing search queries using user implicit data Systems and methods are disclosed for enhancing user queries. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user data from a plurality of users in respective user sessions where the user data for each user includes at least one manufacturer-identified term for a product and at least one user term for the product, associating the user term for the product and the manufacturer-identified term for the product in response to receiving the user term and the manufacturer-identified term within a user session from a threshold number of users, and returning search results based on the associated manufacturer-identified term in response to receiving a search query that includes the user term.
US11126619B2	Apparatuses, methods and systems for a lead generating hub The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A LEAD GENERATING HUB (“HUB”) facilitates the generation, evaluation, and recording of information and activities related to property transactions and associated communications. In embodiments, the HUB may be configured to identify leads for users based on user-entered information, user contacts, and/or the properties associated with a user and/or in which a user is interested. Leveraging connectivity between contract relationship management functionality, property listing service features, intelligent inbox coordination capabilities, and/or the like, the HUB may identify connections between user requirements and/or assets and opportunities to fulfill those requirements and/or to transact those assets.
US11126618B1	Computerized implementation framework to abstract data object definitions across multiple computing environments Methods, systems, and devices supporting a data model abstraction framework are described. Some platforms (e.g., a multi-tenant cloud computing platform) may manage data across a number of persistent systems (e.g., cloud platforms, data stores, packages, etc.). To efficiently manage data across such systems, a platform may implement a metadata-driven abstraction layer. The abstraction layer may support a number of interface objects and interface fields, which may operate as abstracted versions of persistent objects and persistent fields. External entities (e.g., users, triggers, customizations, packages, plugins, or any other entities) may interact with the interface objects, and the abstraction layer may automatically handle mappings from the interface objects to the persistent systems. By using the metadata-driven abstraction layer, the platform may resolve conflicts between the external entities and multiple underlying persistent systems. Additionally, the abstraction layer may dynamically adjust mappings to handle migrations or other updates across the persistent systems.
US11126612B2	Identifying anomalies in user internet of things activity profile using analytic engine Techniques are provided for identifying anomalies in an Internet of Things (IoT) activity profile of a user using an analytic engine. An exemplary method comprises obtaining data from a plurality of IoT devices of a user, wherein at least one IoT device comprises an agent device that performs an action on behalf of the user; applying the obtained data to a feature engineering module to convert the obtained data into time-series features that capture behavior and/or characteristics of an IoT environment of the user; and applying the time-series features to an analytic engine comprising a multi-variate anomaly detection method that learns one or more patterns in the IoT activity profile of the user for a normal state and identifies an anomaly with respect to an action performed by the agent device based on a health score indicating a deviation from the learned patterns.
US11126608B2	Techniques and architectures for partition mapping in a multi-node computing environment Mapping of database partitions to available nodes. Metric information related to the partitions of the database are stored. One or more metrics associated with the partitions are gathered. A plurality of potential mappings of partitions to nodes are evaluated. One of the potential mappings of partitions to nodes to result in improved metric distribution among the nodes and the partition moves are within a pre-selected move constraint is selected. The selected potential mapping is implemented by moving one or more partitions between one or more nodes.
US11126600B2	System and method to accelerate compaction A system and method for accelerating compaction includes a compaction accelerator. The accelerator includes a compactor separate from a processor performing read and write operations for a database or a data store. The compactor is configured to receive a table to be compacted and entries written in the table, each of the entries being associated with a timestamp indicating when they were respectively written; identify, using a plurality of sort engines operating in parallel, the entries that were written last based on the timestamps; mark, using a plurality of marker engines operating in parallel, older copies of the entries for deletion; create, using the plurality of marker engines, tombstones for the older copies; create a compacted table, including the entries that were last written; delete the tombstones and the entries associated with the tombstones; and generate a freemap based on storage locations of the entries associated with the tombstones.
US11126596B2	Blockchain consensus method and device The present application discloses a blockchain consensus method and device. In the blockchain consensus method, a blockchain node obtains service data on which to perform consensus processing. A service type of the service data is determined. At least one consensus node that provides a consensus service is selected by the blockchain node and from a consensus network based on the service type. The blockchain node sends the service data to the at least one consensus node, so that the at least one consensus node performs consensus processing on the service data.
US11126595B2	Network coded storage with multi-resolution codes Multi-resolution encoded files are stored on a plurality of disk drives using systematic network coded storage. In some embodiments, the stored files are used to provide video streaming services for users.
US11126593B2	Scalable, secure, efficient, and adaptable distributed digital ledger transaction network The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable storage media for implementing a scalable, secure, efficient, and adaptable distributed digital ledger transaction network. Indeed, the disclosed systems can reduce storage and processing requirements, improve security of implementing computing devices and underlying digital assets, accommodate a wide variety of different digital programs (or “smart contracts”), and scale to accommodate billions of users and associated digital transactions. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a host of features that improve storage, account/address management, digital transaction execution, consensus, and synchronization processes. The disclosed systems can also utilize a new programming language that improves efficiency and security of the distributed digital ledger transaction network.
US11126592B2	Rapid indexing of document tags Document tags are rapidly indexed using a text based index and a graph index. A tag signal is received. A tag and a type of the tag that are located in the tag signal are stored in a data store. The tag is indexed as a tag document in the text based index. One or more relationships between the tag and a content document are managed in the graph index.
US11126585B1	Data storage device with improved interface transmitter training The present disclosure generally relates to an interface transmitting training method and algorithm. The receiving device can train the transmitting device to choose the correct tap for transmitting from the transmitting device. During the training, the receiving device will send a request for a directional change tap. The transmitting device will note the request, but not act on the request. The receiving device will then send another request for a direction change tap. If the new request is for the same directional change tap as the previous request, and the number of consecutive identical directional change tap requests exceeds a predetermined threshold, the request is executed. By so doing, the effect of randomness for choosing the correct tap is minimized and the link is not degraded by transmitter training. As such, there is an overall improvement in the bit error rate and reliability of the serial interface.
US11126584B2	Method for transferring request in storage device and method for issuing command in host At least one example embodiment provides a method for transferring a request in a storage device. The method includes generating an asynchronous command completion that corresponds to an asynchronous event request command and has a wall clock time request, receiving a set features command having a timestamp, the set features command corresponding to the asynchronous command completion, and updating the wall clock time using the timestamp.
US11126579B2	Remotely controlled technician surrogate device A remote technical support system includes an edge device that operates as a highly secured conduit for a technician to view, access, and control a target device via a secure protocol over a connection medium between the edge device and the target device. The edge device's architecture allows it to selectively present numerous peripheral devices to the target device. The architectural components of the edge device can be controlled by a technician through a secure connection with a trusted server which allows authorized to access the edge device. The edge device also relays technician commands to and obtains diagnostic information from the target device and communicates feedback to the technician over the secure connection. The commands may be relayed to the target via the one or more selectively connected USB peripherals.
US11126571B2	Using unikernels to design high performance integration workflows According to some embodiments, an integration system may include a source data store that contains a plurality of workloads (e.g., data packets). A processing platform may retrieve a workload from the source data store via first unikernel-based workload processing. The processing platform may then process the workload (e.g., filtering or dropping) to generate an output result and arrange for the output result to be provided to a sink destination via second unikernel-based workload processing (e.g., associated with a Linux event loop model of input output multiplexing). In some embodiments, the processing platform initially evaluates the workload in the source data store to determine if the workload meets a predetermined condition. If the workload does not meet the predetermined condition, the retrieving and arranging may be performed via container-based workload processing instead of unikernel-based workload processing.
US11126570B1	System for providing an alternative control interface to specialty devices The invention provides an alternative applications programming interface (API) for a software application to interface with and to control the operation of a variety of one or more specialty devices, including specialty printing and specialty non-printing devices. The alternative API provides a superset of control functionality relative to an API that would typically be provided by a specialty device driver. In some embodiments, this alternative API is provided via a specialty device module (SDM) or a specialty printing module (SPM) that is remotely accessible to a software application via a computer network. The SDM or SPM can provide for interface and control of specialty devices that would otherwise be un-accessible to a software application via a specialty device driver, and can provide such locally or remotely accessible functionality to the software application, without necessarily requiring employment of a specialty device driver.
US11126568B2	Object coherence in distributed shared memory systems Examples may include techniques to enable cache coherency of objects in a distributed shared memory (DSM) system, even where multiple nodes in the system manage the objects. Node memory space includes a tracking address space (TAS) where lines in the TAS correspond to objects in the (DSM). Access to the objects and the TAS is managed by a host fabric interface (HFI) caching agent in HFI of a node.
US11126560B2	System-on-chip module for avoiding redundant memory access A system-on-chip module for avoiding redundant memory access is provided, comprising at least one microprocessor, a DRAM and a DRAM controller. The DRAM and the microprocessor are integrated and formed in the system-on-chip module commonly. The DRAM controller is electrically connected between the DRAM and the microprocessor, and includes at least one column cache unit such that each microprocessor is able to perform read or write command to the DRAM through its corresponding column cache unit. Compared with the prior arts, the present invention is beneficial to provide better data access quality, efficiency and lower cost and complexity of the system architecture. Thus, the present invention is believed to be applied widely and having greater industrial applicability.
US11126559B2	Translation look-aside buffer and prefetch indicator A memory system implements any combination of zero or more cache eviction policies, zero or more cache prefetch policies, and zero or more virtual address modification policies. A memory allocation technique implements parameter receiving and processing in accordance with the cache eviction policies, the cache prefetch policies, and the virtual address modification policies. A compiler system optionally processes any combination of zero or more indicators of extended data types usable to indicate one or more of the cache eviction policies, the cache prefetch policies, and/or the virtual address modification policies to associate with a variable, an array of variables, and/or a section of memory. The indicators comprise any combination of zero or more compiler flags, zero or more compiler switches, and/or zero or more pseudo-keywords in source code.
US11126557B2	Apparatuses and methods for cache operations The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for cache operations. An example apparatus includes a memory device including a plurality of subarrays of memory cells, where the plurality of subarrays includes a first subset of the respective plurality of subarrays and a second subset of the respective plurality of subarrays. The memory device includes sensing circuitry coupled to the first subset, the sensing circuitry including a sense amplifier and a compute component. The first subset is configured as a cache to perform operations on data moved from the second subset. The apparatus also includes a cache controller configured to direct a first movement of a data value from a subarray in the second subset to a subarray in the first subset.
US11126555B2	Multi-line data prefetching using dynamic prefetch depth A system for prefetching data for a processor includes a processor core, a memory configured to store information for use by the processor core, a cache memory configured to fetch and store information from the memory, and a prefetch circuit. The prefetch circuit may be configured to issue a multi-group prefetch request to retrieve information from the memory to store in the cache memory using a predicted address. The multi-group prefetch request may include a depth value indicative of a number of fetch groups to retrieve. The prefetch circuit may also be configured to generate an accuracy value based on a cache hit rate of prefetched information over a particular time interval, and to modify the depth value based on the accuracy value.
US11126550B1	Integrating a resistive memory system into a multicore CPU die to achieve massive memory parallelism Disclosed is a monolithic integrated circuit (IC) computing device with multiple independent process cores (multicore) and embedded, non-volatile resistive memory serving as system memory. The resistive system memory is fabricated above the substrate, and logic circuits embodying the process cores are fabricated on the substrate. In addition, access circuitry for operating on the resistive system memory, and circuitry embodying memory controllers, routing devices and other logic components is provided at least in part on the substrate. Large main memory capacities of tens or hundreds of gigabytes (GB) are provided and operable with many process cores, all on a single die. This monolithic integration provides close physical proximity between the process cores and main memory, facilitating significant memory parallelism, reduced power consumption, and eliminating off-chip main memory access requests.
US11126547B2	Memory controller, memory system having the same, and method of operating memory system A memory controller includes a central processing unit (CPU) configured to translate a logical address corresponding to an operation that is to be performed by a memory device into a physical address, and an addressing component configured to acquire information about an addressing rule supported by the memory device, among a plurality of addressing rules, and to configure an addressing table corresponding to the operation using the acquired addressing rule information and the physical address.
US11126546B2	Garbage data scrubbing method, and device This application provides a garbage data scrubbing method and a device, and relates to the field of terminals, to resolve a problem that delivering a discard message in a file system transaction affects a user foreground operation. The method includes: obtaining an IO busy/idle status of a terminal at a current moment, where the IO busy/idle status includes a busy state and an idle state (S301); and if the IO busy/idle status of the terminal at the current moment is the idle state, delivering a discard message to a storage device (S302), where the discard message includes an initial address and a size of to-be-scrubbed physical space in the storage device, and the discard message is used to unbind a mapping relationship between a physical address of the to-be-scrubbed physical space and a corresponding logical address.
US11126539B2	Data processing system and method A data processing system comprises an information input unit operable to receive information relating to computer gameplay of the computer game, an error characterising unit operable to identify indicators of an error in the computer game based upon the received information, a playtest control unit operable to control one or more playtest bots in the computer game to generate playtest data, the playtest data comprising information relating to the identified indicators of an error, an error reporting unit operable to identify errors in dependence upon the playtest data.
US11126522B2	Method and apparatus for offloading functional data from an interconnect component An interconnect offload component arranged to operate in an offloading mode, and a memory access component for enabling access to a memory element for functional data transmitted over a debug network of a signal processing device. In the offloading mode the interconnect offload component is arranged to receive functional data from an interconnect client component for communication to a destination component, and forward at least a part of the received functional data to a debug network for communication to the destination component via the debug network. The memory access component is arranged to receive a debug format message transmitted over the debug network, extract functional data from the received debug format message, said functional data originating from an interconnect client component for communication to a memory element, and perform a direct memory access to the memory element comprising the extracted functional data.
US11126520B2	Skew detector for data storage system A computing resource service provider may store user data in a distributed data storage system. The distributed data storage system may contain one or more storage partitions configured to store based at least in part on prefixes of keys contained in a key-value store, where the size of the keys may vary. The one or more storage partitions may track requests to access data where the requests include a key such that the data may be located by the service provider based at least in part on the key. When a request is received a skew value associated with the key included in the request may be determined. The skew value may be determined based at least in part on the ratio of rate estimators, where the rate estimators represent a weighted average of the movement of the keys in a key space. If the skew value exceeds a threshold the service provider may take mitigating action.
US11126516B2	Dynamic formation of a failure domain Dynamically forming a failure domain in a storage system that includes a plurality of blades, each blade mounted within one of a plurality of chassis, including: identifying, in dependence upon a failure domain formation policy, an available configuration for a failure domain that includes a first blade mounted within a first chassis and a second blade mounted within a second chassis, wherein each chassis is configured to support multiple types of blades; and creating the failure domain in accordance with the available configuration.
US11126515B2	Data recovery method for RAID system A data recovery method for a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) system is provided. The RAID system includes a plurality of drives and a processor. Each drive includes a plurality of data pages. The drives form a plurality of data strips over the drives through stripping processing. Each data strip includes one of the data pages of every drive. The processor writes data to the data strips in a log-based manner and records whether each data page of each data strip is valid or invalid. During recovery of data from a broken one of the drives, data is recovered from a corresponding valid or written data page but is not recovered from a corresponding invalid or blank data page.
US11126511B2	Memory-based distributed processor architecture Distributed processors and methods for compiling code for execution by distributed processors are disclosed. In one implementation, a distributed processor may include a substrate; a memory array disposed on the substrate; and a processing array disposed on the substrate. The memory array may include a plurality of discrete memory banks, and the processing array may include a plurality of processor subunits, each one of the processor subunits being associated with a corresponding, dedicated one of the plurality of discrete memory banks. The distributed processor may further include a first plurality of buses, each connecting one of the plurality of processor subunits to its corresponding, dedicated memory bank, and a second plurality of buses, each connecting one of the plurality of processor subunits to another of the plurality of processor subunits.
US11126507B2	System and method for data-less backups modification during checkpoint merging A production host includes a persistent storage for storing backup policies and a production agent that obtains a backup generation request for a virtual machine of the virtual machines; in response to the backup generation request, performs a continuity chain verification of a continuity chain associated with the virtual machine to identify a continuity state of backups associated with the virtual machine; makes a first determination, based on the continuity state of the backups associated with the virtual machine, that the backups associated with the virtual machine are in a remediable state; and, in response to the first determination, performs a remediation of the continuity chain to change the backups associated with the virtual machine to be in a continuous state; and generates a backup of the virtual machine using the backup policies while the continuity state of the backups associated with the virtual machine are in the continuous state.
US11126503B2	Pre-filtering of join execution over multi-column range summaries and other synopses Techniques are provided for pre-filtering of join execution over multi-column range summaries and other synopses. An exemplary method comprises maintaining a synopsis for a plurality of data tables, wherein a given synopsis summarizes a set of records in a corresponding data table; and, in response to a request for a join operation for a set of the data tables: joining the synopses associated with the set of data tables to generate a joined synopsis; for joined records in the joined synopsis, obtaining corresponding records from the set of data tables as candidate records; and joining the candidate records. Two or more of the set of data tables can be distributed across a plurality of nodes and the synopses can be replicated and/or broadcasted across the plurality of nodes. Incremental updates to broadcasted and/or replicated synopses are optionally provided to at least one node.
US11126502B2	Systems and methods for proactively preventing and predicting storage media failures A method may include, during a boot of an information handling system, detecting a soft failure associated with a read request to storage media of the information handling system wherein the soft failure is not visible to an operating system of the information handling system and in response to detecting the soft failure, rewriting a sector of the storage media affected by the soft failure to correct the soft failure.
US11126498B2	Memory device with configurable error correction modes Methods, systems, and apparatus to selectively implement single-error correcting (SEC) operations or single-error correcting and double-error detecting (SECDED) operations, without noticeably impacting die size, for information received from a host device. For example, a host device may indicate that a memory system is to implement SECDED operations using one or more communications (e.g., messages). In another example, the memory system may be hardwired to perform SECDED for certain options. The memory system may adapt circuitry associated with SEC operations to implement SECDED operations without noticeably impacting die size. To implement SECDED operations using SEC circuitry, the memory system may include some additional circuitry to repurpose the SEC circuitry for SECDED operations.
US11126490B2	Apparatus and methods for fault detection in a system consisted of devices connected to a computer network A method and apparatus of a management device that determine a root cause of a device failure is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the management device receives an indication of the device failure for a first device, where the first device is part of a system of a plurality of devices. The management device further applies a set of one or more rules to measure a set of input signals of the first device. if the set of input signals are within a corresponding operating range, the management device marks the first device as failed. Alternatively, if one or more of the set of input signals are outside the corresponding operating range, the management device iteratively determines that a second device of the plurality devices that is coupled to the first devices has at least one output signal that is outside of the corresponding operating range and the input signals of the second device is within the corresponding operating range, and marks the second device as a root cause failure of the first device.
US11126487B2	Communication system, communication device, and recording medium A clock value converter in a CPU replaces a value of a carry counter in a safety clock in the CPU to cause the carry counter to show dispersed values. The CPU transmits a frame including a value of a time stamp and a first error detecting code generated based on the value of the time stamp and the value of the carry counter to a CPU. A clock value converter in the CPU causes, as in the CPU, a carry counter in a safety clock in the CPU to show dispersed values. An error detector in the CPU determines whether a second error detecting code generated based on the value of the received time stamp and a value of the carry counter in the safety clock in the CPU satisfies a condition set for the first error detecting code.
US11126480B2	Conservation of electronic communications resources and computing resources via selective processing of substantially continuously updated data In a system including a primary process followed by a secondary process, which are performed serially and sequentially, i.e., in a FIFO manner, where the secondary process is downstream of the primary process, the disclosed embodiments relate to selective/conditional secondary processing of electronic data transaction request messages, which speeds up the primary processing of the electronic data transaction request messages, reduces reduce the amount of computing resources wasted on calculating inaccurate information, and reducing the usage of network resources associated with publishing market data feeds and receiving new responsive messages.
US11126479B2	Disturbance setting adjustment One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, on an information handling device, an active application; adjusting, using a processor and without additional user input, a disturbance setting based on the active application; and reacting to incoming notifications based on the adjusted disturbance setting. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US11126459B2	Filesystem using hardware transactional memory on non-volatile dual in-line memory module A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a request to write to a file and, in response to the request, determining that the file exists in a storage device. In response to the determination that the file exists, the method further comprises mapping the file into a region of a non-volatile dual in-line memory module (NVDIMM); initiating a transaction to write to the mapped file in the NVDIMM without acquiring a speculative lock on the mapped file; and determining whether a conflict occurred in writing to the mapped file in the NVDIMM. In response to a determination that a conflict occurred, the method comprises restarting the transaction to write to the mapped file in the NVDIMM without acquiring the speculative lock on the mapped file. In response to a determination that no conflict occurred, the method comprises committing changes made to the mapped file to the file in the storage device.
US11126456B2	Tracking usage of user interaction data using blockchains A user interaction data storage system stores user interaction data received from online systems as records. Each record of user interaction data describes user interactions performed by a user with an online system. A system, for example, a content provider system performs data access requests to access user interaction data so as to determine whether a user is likely to be interested in a content item. A plurality of online systems store a block chain comprising blocks that records transactions. Some transactions of the block chain are associated with data contribution operations and some transactions of the block chain are associated with data consumption operations.
US11126452B2	Performance modeling for virtualization environments Disclosed are various embodiments for distributing the load of a plurality of virtual machines across a plurality of hosts. A first plurality of efficiency ratings for a current host of a virtual machine are calculated. A second plurality of efficiency ratings for a potential new host of the virtual machine are also calculated. The first plurality of efficiency ratings are compared to the second plurality of efficiency ratings to determine that the potential new host for the virtual machine is an optimal host for the virtual machine. Then migration of the virtual machine from the current host to the optimal host is initiated.
US11126450B2	Computer architecture for emulating a differentiator in a correlithm object processing system A device includes a memory and a node engine. The memory stores a table that includes input values represented by first correlithm objects, previous values represented by second correlithm objects, and output values represented by third correlithm objects. Each output value in the table is the difference between a corresponding input value and a corresponding previous value. The node engine receives an input correlithm object and a previous value correlithm object. The node engine determines a first correlithm object in the table based on the input correlithm object, and a second correlithm object in the table based on the previous value correlithm object. The node engine then determines a third correlithm object from the table based on the determined first correlithm object and the determined second correlithm object, and outputs the third correlithm object as an output correlithm object.
US11126449B2	Content adaptive signal probing in hardware emulation devices Method, computer program stored on a computer-accessible medium and signal probing device can be provided for recording signal values of a first signal generated by an emulated digital circuit which can be emulated by a hardware emulation device. For example, the first signal can be read out, where the first signal comprises a plurality of data units. Furthermore, at least two signal values of the first signal can be stored. Each signal value of the first signal can only be stored, if a predetermined recording condition is fulfilled, such that a non-continuous set of signal values is stored in a data buffer. Moreover, at least one of the stored signal values can be marked with a flag, if the signal value is a boundary of a data unit of the first signal.
US11126447B2	Facilitating user configured assistance requests through a chat in a virtual space A system and method for facilitating a user to initiate and accept an assistance request through a chat session is disclosed. Controls may be provided in a graphical chat interface to enable the user to specify inputs to request assistance from other users participating in the chat session. An assistance request may be generated and communicated to those users through the chat session. Graphical representation for the assistance request and controls that facilitate the users to accept the assistance request may be provided in the graphical chat interface. Upon an acceptance to the assistance request by a responding user through the graphical chat interface, an assistance command may be generated and executed in the virtual space.
US11126431B1	Dynamic memory scheduling routine with enhanced bank-group batching A method for dynamic memory scheduling with enhanced bank-group batching is described. The method includes determining a read-bank group-spread of each rank, as a number of bank-groups of each respective rank targeted by at least one read instruction. The method further includes determining a write-bank group-spread of each rank, as a number of bank-groups of each rank targeted by at least one write instruction. The method also includes stalling a current batch of read instructions in a rank when the read-bank group-spread of the rank is less than a predetermined value. The method further includes stalling a current batch of write instructions in a rank when the write-bank group-spread of the rank is less than the predetermined value.
US11126427B2	Computer-implemented methods and systems for measuring, estimating, and managing economic outcomes and technical debt in software systems and projects An interrelated set of tools and methods is disclosed for: (1) measuring the relationship between software source code attributes (such as code quality, design quality, test quality, and complexity metrics) and software economics outcome metrics (such as maintainability, agility, and cost) experienced by development and maintenance organizations, (2) using this information to project or estimate the level of technical debt in a software codebase, (3) using this information to estimate the financial value of efforts focused on improving the codebase (such as rewriting or refactoring), and (4) using this information to help manage a software development effort over its lifetime so as to improve software economics, business outcomes, and technical debt while doing so.
US11126421B2	Apparatus for providing update for vehicle and computer-readable storage medium An apparatus providing an update for a vehicle includes a plurality of controllers, a communication circuit communicating with a server, a memory configured to store data received from the server, and a control circuit electrically connected to the plurality of controllers, the communication circuit, and the memory. The control circuit is configured to set an order of the update, based on a preset priority and a size of update data, which correspond to each of the plurality of target controllers, when an update for a plurality of target controllers among the plurality of controllers is required, to receive the update data corresponding to each of the plurality of target controllers, from the server using the communication circuit in the set order, and to update the plurality of target controllers in the set order using the received update data.
US11126420B2	Component firmware update from baseboard management controller A baseboard management controller (BMC) of an information handling system may notify an operating system of the information handling system of receipt of a firmware update for a PCI component. The operating system of an information handling system may receive a notification from a BMC of the information handling system, via a basic input/output system (BIOS), of the information handling system that the BMC has received the firmware update. The operating system may halt traffic to the PCI component for which an update has been received, and the update may be applied to the component.
US11126414B1	Method and system for changing the behavior of a connected field device A method and a system for programming one or more behavior of a field device connected to a network comprising an input programming language to define the one or more behaviors to create an input program, transmitting over the network the input program to a translator coupled to the field device, translating the input program to generate a field program comprising a plurality of tasks and executing said field program by an executor coupled to said field device.
US11126412B2	Tool with multi-edit function Computer-implemented design tool functions are described herein for automatically performing edits across different portions of one or more design layouts. According to an example, a method includes causing a display device to display a design interface used to edit a design layout, which includes at least a first frame and a second frame. The method includes receiving first input to initiate a multi-edit mode in the design interface and receiving second input to perform a first operation to edit a first node in the first frame. The method further includes identifying, based at least in part on the second input, a second node in the second frame and corresponding to the first node in the first frame. In this example, the method includes performing, based at least in part on the second input, the first operation to edit the first node in the first frame and a second operation to edit the second node in the second frame.
US11126411B2	Dashboard user interface for data driven applications Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing a dashboard user interface design and integration system. An embodiment operates by receiving a request to generate an interface associated with a data source and establishing a connection with the data source to receive data from the data source. An indication of a component to be displayed on the interface is received and the interface is generated. The interface includes the component and is coupled to the data source.
US11126398B2	Smart speaker Embodiments relate to an electronic device such a smart speaker. The electronic device may include a sensor to identify an environmental condition related to a location in which the electronic device is positioned. The electronic device may further include a processor to identify, based on a neural network, a sound-related parameter related to the environmental condition. The electronic device may further include a speaker to generate a sound based on the sound-related parameter. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
US11126386B2	Image forming device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing system An image forming device includes a processor configured to, when at least a portion of setting information of another image forming device is acquired as transfer information that is new setting information for the image forming device, and setting information having a dependency relationship with the transfer information already exists in the image forming device, update the transfer information in such a way that consistency of the setting information having the dependency relationship is maintained.
US11126377B2	Accessing solid state disk A method of accessing a Solid State Disk (SSD) and an SSD are provided, where the SSD includes: a cache, N physical channels, and flashes mounted to the physical channels. The cache includes a plurality of strips. Each of the plurality of strips includes N sectors, N being an integer greater than or equal to 3. The method is applied to the SSD. According to the method, a data writing command for the SSD is received; a first strip and a first sector that correspond to an LBA of data to be written carried in the data writing command are determined; when the first strip is present in the cache, the data to be written is written into the cache as data of the first sector; and when the first strip is absent in the cache, the first strip is established and the data to be written is written into the cache as data of the first sector.
US11126375B2	Arbiter circuit for commands from multiple physical functions in a memory sub-system A system controller of a memory system can present multiple physical functions (PFs) to a host computing system. The system controller can store commands from the host in separate queues and uses an arbiter circuit to issue commands. The arbiter can determine a difference value between a quota of commands and a count of commands issued from a respective queue. The quota is derived from a share specified by the host for the respective PF. The arbiter circuit determines a subset of queues by excluding queues that are empty and queues having a negative difference value. The arbiter circuit can randomly choose a selected queue from the subset and issue a command from the selected queue.
US11126373B2	Semiconductor device and data processing system A technique is provided which can facilitate management of data in a memory device in a semiconductor device including the memory device and a data processing device. The semiconductor device includes a first external terminal, a second external terminal, a data processing device, and a memory device. The semiconductor device further includes a first bus coupled between the data processing device and the memory device, a second bus coupled between the data processing device and the second external terminal, a third bus coupled to the first external terminal, and a control circuit coupled to the first bus and the third bus. The control circuit has a management function of the memory device using the third bus.
US11126371B2	Caching file data within a clustered computing system A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving, from an application at a metadata node of a clustered computing system, a request for a file, identifying, by the metadata node, a subset of data nodes within the clustered computing system where a portion of the file is stored, determining, by the metadata node, a data node within the subset of data nodes storing the portion of the file in a cache of the data node, and returning to the application, by the metadata node, a location of the portion of the file at the data node storing the portion of the file in the cache of the data node.
US11126364B2	Virtual storage system architecture Servicing I/O operations in a virtual storage system, including: receiving, by the virtual storage system, a request to write data to the virtual storage system; storing, within staging memory provided by one or more virtual drives of the virtual storage system, the data; and migrating, from the staging memory to more durable data storage provided by a cloud services provider, at least a portion of data stored within the staging memory.
US11126362B2	Migrating storage data Methods that can migrate storage data are provided. One method includes receiving, by a processor, an input/output (I/O) request and, in response to receiving the I/O request, simultaneously transmitting data associated with the I/O request to a first controller and a second controller as a portion of a data migration process. Systems and computer program products that can perform and/or implement the method are also provided.
US11126360B2	Dynamically adjusting block mode pool sizes A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, is for managing a plurality of blocks of memory in two or more pools. The computer-implemented method includes: maintaining a first subset of the plurality of blocks in a first pool, where the blocks maintained in the first pool are configured in single-level cell (SLC) mode. A second subset of the plurality of blocks is also maintained in a second pool, where the blocks maintained in the second pool are configured in multi-bit-per-cell mode. Current workload input/output (I/O) metrics are also identified during runtime. Moreover, a size of the first subset of blocks in the first pool and a size of the second subset of blocks in the second pool are adjusted based on the current workload I/O metrics.
US11126344B2	Systems and methods for sharing content Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can provide an interface for associating selected musical content with visual content to be shared through a social networking system. A main playback scrubber for navigating to different parts of the selected musical content can be provided in the interface. A precision playback scrubber for identifying a portion of the selected musical content to be associated with the visual content being shared can be provided in the interface with more precision than the main playback scrubber.
US11126336B2	Dynamic street scene overlay In some implementations, a computing device can present a dynamic street scene overlay when presenting a map view on a display of the computing device. The dynamic street scene overlay can be presented such that a user can clearly view both the dynamic street scene and the map view. The dynamic street scene can be dynamically adjusted in response to the user manipulating the map view to a different location. The dynamic street scene can be presented such that the objects in the images of the dynamic street scene have a three-dimensional look and feel. The dynamic street scene can be presented such that the dynamic street scene does not prevent the user from viewing and interacting with the map view.
US11126330B2	Shaped-based techniques for exploring design spaces In various embodiments, a training application generates a trained encoder that automatically generates shape embeddings having a first size and representing three-dimensional (3D) geometry shapes, First, the training application generates a different view activation for each of multiple views associated with a first 3D geometry based on a first convolutional neural network (CNN) block. The training application then aggregates the view activations to generate a tiled activation. Subsequently, the training application generates a first shape embedding having the first size based on the tiled activation and a second CNN block. The training application then generates multiple re-constructed views based on the first shape embedding. The training application performs training operation(s) on at least one of the first CNN block and the second CNN block based on the views and the re-constructed views to generate the trained encoder.
US11126328B2	Application processing method and apparatus, storage medium, and computing device An application processing method is performed at a computing device, the method including: displaying a first page of a first child application managed by a parent application, the first page of the first child application including a child application jump portal; detecting a child application jump operation corresponding to the first page in response to a user selection of the child application jump portal; presenting, in the first page candidate child application identifiers according to the child application jump operation; determining a child application identifier that is selected from the presented child application identifiers through a user selection operation; and generating, by using a second child application corresponding to the user-selected child application identifier, a second page that is displayed by covering the first page already displayed and that belongs to the second child application.
US11126326B2	Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for viewing and managing electronic calendars In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display. The computer-implemented method includes displaying a multiweek calendar on the touch screen display, detecting a contact on an individual day in the multiweek calendar, and in response to detecting the contact on the individual day, displaying at least a portion of a list of events on the contacted individual day while continuing to display the multiweek calendar, wherein the list of events on the contacted individual day includes an invitation to an event.
US11126323B2	Dynamic bar oriented user interface Method and user interface for controlling an apparatus are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: displaying a dynamic bar on a display of a mobile electronic device, the dynamic bar having an appearance that updates dynamically to reflect a change to information managed by an executable running on the mobile electronic device, wherein the dynamic bar includes a label portion and an icon menu comprising a plurality of icons, each icon in the plurality of icons being associated with a respective application or function; and displaying a dialog for configuring options associated with a particular application or function, the dialog displayed in response to selection of a respective icon of the plurality of icons in the icon menu associated with the particular application or function.
US11126312B2	Touch substrate, display panel and display device The present disclosure relates to a touch substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The touch substrate includes a substrate and an electrode layer disposed on the substrate. The electrode layer includes at least two electrodes. Each electrode includes at least one sub-electrode. The sub-electrode includes an electrode unit array having at least two columns of electrode units, wherein any two columns in the electrode unit array do not intersect, each column in the electrode unit array includes at least two electrode units connected in series, and the any two adjacent columns in the electrode unit array are connected in parallel by a connection component.
US11126311B2	Capacitive sensing acquisition schemes An input device including a sensing region is disclosed. The input device includes: sensor circuitry configured to: operate, during a first timeslot, electrodes as a first cluster; and operate, during a second timeslot, the electrodes as a second cluster, where the electrodes are aligned with an axis, and where at least one of the electrodes operates as a transmitter in the first cluster and as a receiver in the second cluster; and determination circuitry configured to: determine a first set of signal values associated with a first set of electrodes in the first cluster; determine a second set of signal values associated with a second set of electrodes in the second cluster; and generate a profile for the sensing region based on the first set of signal values and the second set of signal values, where the profile reflects an input object in the sensing region.
US11126306B2	Optical touch apparatus and width detecting method thereof An optical touch apparatus and a width detecting method thereof are provided. The optical touch apparatus includes at least two sensing components, a light emitting component, and a width detecting module. The sensing components are configured to sense a touch object located on a touch plane. The light emitting component is configured to be a light source of the touch plane and is disposed adjacent to one of the sensing components. The width detecting module is coupled to the light emitting component and the other of the sensing components. The light emitting component is controlled by the width detecting module to emit a light. The other of the sensing components is controlled by the width detecting module to sense intensity of the light. The width detecting module detects a distance between the sensing components according to the sensed intensity of the light.
US11126297B2	Electronic pen with ring-back and other functionalities An electronic pen includes a pen tip, circuitry, and a shell. The shell houses the circuitry and is coupled to the pen tip. The pen tip includes a primary conductor, a secondary conductor and shielding between the primary conductor and the secondary conductor. The circuitry includes a transmit/receive circuit, a raw data circuit, and a secondary circuit. The transmit/receive circuit receives a signal from a touch screen via the primary conductor, generates a ring-back signal based on the signal, and transmits the ring-back signal via the primary conductor to the touch screen. The raw data circuit generates raw data regarding the electronic pen. The secondary circuit receives the raw data, up-converts the raw data into a data transmit signal, and transmits the data transmit signal via the secondary conductor to the touch screen.
US11126295B2	Devices and methods for processing touch inputs An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface displays a user interface of a first software application that is updated at a first display rate. While displaying a first frame of the user interface in accordance with the first display rate, the device detects respective movement of a touch input across the touch-sensitive surface. An application-independent touch processing module of the device selects a respective touch location of the touch input that was detected during the respective movement to identify as a representative touch location for the respective movement based on touch-processing criteria for the first software application, and sends to an application-specific portion of the first software application touch location information for the touch input that identifies the respective touch location as the representative touch location for the respective movement. The first software application updates the user interface in accordance with the touch location information.
US11126293B2	Electronic device having light absorbing member arranged between display panel and ultrasonic sensor An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a transparent member; a display panel arranged below the transparent member; an ultrasonic sensor, arranged below the display panel, for acquiring biometric information by using ultrasonic waves having passed through the display panel and the transparent member for an external object close to the transparent member; and a light absorbing member for absorbing, through the transparent member and the display panel, at least a part of external light incident on the ultrasonic sensor, wherein the light absorbing member can be arranged between the display panel and the ultrasonic sensor. Other various examples are possible.
US11126288B2	Touch sensor and display device having the same A display device includes a display panel including a display area in which an image is displayed and a peripheral area disposed outside of the display area, and a touch sensor disposed on the display panel. The touch sensor includes a plurality of sensor electrodes formed in a repeated arrangement of sensor patterns that forms a touch active area, a plurality of sensor wirings connected to the sensor electrodes and disposed outside of the touch active area, and at least one insulating layer overlapping the display area and the peripheral area. At least a portion of the sensor electrodes is formed over the display area and the peripheral area.
US11126286B2	Window deco film and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a window deco film includes forming a hard coating layer, forming a deco layer on the hard coating layer, forming a light-shielding layer on the deco layer, and forming an acryl-based coating layer on the hard coating layer before forming the deco layer, or on the light-shielding layer. The window deco film may have a remarkably reduced thickness, and thus an entire thickness of an image display device including a window substrate to which the window deco film is applied may be also reduced. Additionally, even when the window deco film is attached to a curved window substrate, a bubble may not be generated at a curved portion of the window substrate. A mura caused by a retardation or a phase difference due to the window deco film may be suppressed. Thus, the window deco film may have an improved transmittance.
US11126280B2	Electronic stylus having image capabilities An electronic device comprising a stylus; said stylus comprising a pointed end having a touch-capable compression tip and a top end, said top end comprising a rotatable element disposed of at the end of the top end, comprising a first electronic element mounted on said rotatable element, a second electronic element mounted below said rotatable element; a first contact point and a second contact point disposed on said stylus between said second electronic element and said pointed end; and at least one sensing button; said stylus comprising means for electronically communicating with said electronic device.
US11126277B1	Moldable input device system Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a moldable input device. A moldable input device may comprise a thermoplastic polymer layer that is heatable to achieve a moldable condition that allows for a reconfiguration of the thermoplastic polymer layer. After heating, the thermoplastic polymer layer may then be placed on a rigid outer shell of an input device and molded by user engagement (e.g., a user's hand). After a certain period of time, the thermoplastic polymer layer will have cooled and hardened, capturing the molding impressions and imprints of the user's hand. The rigid outer shell may then be affixed to a base plate of an input device, and the rigid outer shell and the base plate may form an enclosed cavity, wherein circuitry for an input device is maintained and protected. In some examples, the thermoplastic polymer may be polycaprolactone or ethylene vinyl acetate.
US11126274B2	Display apparatus Methods and devices for a display apparatus. In one aspect, a display apparatus includes a display device including a transparent layer, a display integrated circuit layer including one or more display control circuits, and a shielding layer between the transparent layer and the display integrated circuit layer, a near-infrared (NIR) light source and a visible light source, and a detector device including a detector integrated circuit layer including one or more detector control circuits, where a surface of the detector device contacts a surface of the display device, and a photodetector electrically coupled to at least one detector control circuit and including a detection region positioned to receive NIR light propagating from a front side of the display device to a back side of the display device along a path, where the shielding layer includes a filter region positioned in the path.
US11126269B2	Facilitating interaction with a vehicle touchscreen using haptic feedback Techniques are described for interacting with a vehicle touchscreen. According to one or more embodiments, a system is provided comprising a processor that executes computer executable components stored in at least one memory, including a display control component that selects graphical touch controls to include in a graphical user interface (GUI) for rendering on the touchscreen based on activation of a haptic feedback mode for interfacing with the touchscreen, wherein the graphical touch controls correspond to controls for one or more applications or functions associated with the vehicle. The system further comprising a positioning component that determines a location of a finger on or over the touchscreen relative to the graphical touch controls as displayed on the touchscreen, and a haptic feedback component that causes a vibration unit of the vehicle to provide vibration feedback based on the location corresponding to a graphical touch control of the graphical touch controls.
US11126265B2	Wearable haptic feedback A computer includes a processor that is programmed to receive input specifying a component in a vehicle and data specifying a location of a wearable device in the vehicle. The processor is programmed to determine a distance of the wearable device from a location of the component and actuate the wearable device to provide haptic output based on the determined distance.
US11126264B2	Transmission of haptic input A tactile telecommunications device including: a tactile device configured to receive input of tactile data and to output tactile data, the tactile device being associated with tactile device properties; a communications interface configured for establishing a connection with a second tactile telecommunications device, the second tactile telecommunications device including a second tactile device associated with tactile device properties; a memory configured for storing the tactile device properties; and a controller configured to: receive the tactile device properties for the second tactile device; determine a common property by comparing the tactile device properties for the tactile device and the tactile device properties for the second tactile device; determine whether an adaptation is required, and if so, adapt operation of the tactile device accordingly.
US11126245B2	Device, system and method to determine a power mode of a system-on-chip Techniques and mechanisms for identifying a power state to be provided with an integrated circuit (IC). In an embodiment, evaluator circuitry of a system-on-chip is programmable based on multiple criteria which are each for a different respective power mode. Programming of the evaluator circuitry enables concurrent evaluations each to determine, for a different respective power mode, whether a detected state of the IC is able to accommodate said power mode. Results of the evaluations are communicated, in parallel with each other, to circuitry which selects one such power mode based on relative priorities of the power modes with respect to each other. In another embodiment, the evaluator circuitry comprises an array of circuit cells which are configurable each to perform a different respective evaluation based on a corresponding combination of a test condition and a detected condition of the IC.
US11126243B2	Portable playback device power management Example techniques related to portable playback device power management. An example implementation includes a main SoC comprising main processor(s), an auxiliary processor, and a kernel that executes on the one or more main processor cores. During kernel suspend of the kernel, a power management microcontroller monitors a battery for conditions corresponding to respective wake-on-battery triggers, detects that the monitored conditions correspond to a particular wake-on-battery trigger; and in response, sends, to the auxiliary processor, an interrupt corresponding to a particular wake-on-battery trigger, wherein the interrupt causes the auxiliary processor core to enable the main processor(s) and resume the kernel from kernel suspend. After resuming from kernel suspend, the kernel adds a first kernel resume source event indicating the particular wake-on-battery trigger to a power event queue. A power coordinator background process reads the power event queue and sends data indicating the particular wake-on-battery trigger to one or more client programs.
US11126242B2	Time varying power management within datacenters Disclosed techniques include time-varying power management within datacenters. A set of power policies for managing power within a datacenter is obtained. The set of policies varies over time. A priority is determined for a policy within the set of policies for managing the power within the datacenter. The policy within the set varies over time. A situation within the datacenter is identified where the situation matches that described in the policy within the set of policies. A power arrangement within the datacenter is modified based on the policy within the set of policies. The power arrangement within the datacenter applies to a section of the datacenter including one or more IT racks. The modifying includes powering a set of loads within the datacenter by a specific power source, changing a topology within the datacenter, powering down a portion of the datacenter, or changing a service level agreement support level.
US11126240B2	Communication node in vehicle network and operation method of the communication node A communication node in a vehicle network may comprise a medium access control (MAC) layer; a physical (PHY) layer; a first port connected to the PHY layer; a second port connected to the PHY layer; and a switch controlling a connection between the first port and the second port. The switch may turn on or off the connection between the first port and the second port under control of the MAC layer.
US11126238B2	Open channel solid state drive, nonvolatile memory system including the same and method of power loss protection of open channel solid state drive An open channel solid state drive includes a flash memory including a first block and a controller which controls the flash memory, the controller receiving write data and a physical address of the first block from a host and attempting a write of the data in the first block. The controller generates first data which is not written in the first block among the write data when a power-off occurs during writing attempt. The write data includes the first data and second data already written in the first block. The controller determines whether successive writing of the first data in the first block is possible or impossible. If the successive writing is possible, the controller successively writes the data in the first block. If the successive writing is impossible, the host or the controller writes the first data and the second data in a second block of the flash memory.
US11126235B2	Detection of transmission medium state for power delivery A first apparatus is disclosed, including: a detection circuitry to detect a first voltage level of reference current received from a second apparatus, where the second apparatus is to provide the reference current at a second voltage level; and a controller to negotiate a power transmission agreement with the second apparatus for transmission of power from the second apparatus to the first apparatus, based at least in part on a difference between the first voltage level and the second voltage level.
US11126234B2	Safe power up generating circuit having reset mechanism activating a chip select and command signal A method is provided for initializing an electronic circuit in dependence on an externally applied voltage. The electronic circuit contains a first input circuit and further circuit elements. In a first step, a first enable signal for the operation of the input circuit and a further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements are deactivated if the voltage falls below a first threshold. In a second step, the first enable signal for the operation of an input circuit is activated and the further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements is deactivated if the voltage exceeds the first threshold. This is followed by the reception, with the first input circuit, of a chip select signal for the activation of the electronic circuit and of a code word at a terminal for the command bus. The activation of the further enable signal for the operation of the further circuit elements takes place if the received chip select signal and the received code word have predetermined values.
US11126230B1	Mechanism for securing and docking an adapter card in a computer chassis A gear assembly for securing an adapter card in a computer chassis includes a guide rail receiver, a gear system, and a lever. The guide rail receiver is configured to receive a guide rail coupled to an adapter card module for docking an adapter card to an electrical connector to a motherboard. The gear system is coupled to the guide rail. The lever is coupled to the gear system. The lever includes an open position to allow the adapter card module to be inserted and removed from the computer chassis, and a closed position to dock an adapter card to the electrical connector.
US11126219B2	Clock phase detection using interior spectral components A receiver apparatus comprises circuitry configured for storing a first sequence of values. At the receiver apparatus, a communications signal is received which conveys a second sequence of values, the second sequence of values being related to the first sequence of values. According to some examples, the second sequence of values is identical to the first sequence of values. At the receiver apparatus, P results are calculated from a cross-correlation of the first sequence of values with at least a portion of a representation of the communications signal, where P is a positive integer. According to some examples, P≥2. An estimate of a phase offset of a continuous clock is calculated as a function of the P results. According to some examples, the function is a non-linear function. The estimate of the clock phase offset may be used to achieve clock recovery at the receiver apparatus.
US11126215B2	Clock signal polarity controlling circuit A clock signal polarity controlling circuit comprises a first latch comprising a clock input, a data input and an output. The data input is coupled to an output of a clock signal generator, the clock input is coupled to a reference clock signal. The clock signal polarity controlling circuit further comprises a second latch comprising a clock input, a data input and an output. The data input is coupled to the output of the first latch, the clock input is coupled to the reference clock signal. The circuit further comprises an XOR circuit comprising a first and second inputs and an output. The first and second inputs are coupled to the output of the second latch and the output of the clock signal generator respectively, and a clock signal having a polarity controlled by the reference clock signal is generated at the output of the XOR circuit.
US11126212B2	Power control device A controller for controlling an energy discharge from an energy saving device to a power grid. The system includes decision logic to implement a local response responsive to events currently occurring in a power grid and in addition remote commands sent from a remote location.
US11126210B2	Electric valve including manual override An electrically operated valve assembly having a manual override includes a valve body, an actuation cam, a shaft, a gear, and a biasing member. The shaft is connected to the actuation cam and includes a projection. The gear defines an opening which selectively receives the projection of the shaft to engage the shaft to the gear. In a first operating condition of the valve assembly, the actuation cam is in an engaged position relative to the valve and the shaft is biased to be engaged with the gear. In a second operating condition of the valve assembly, the actuation cam is in a disengaged position offset along the axis of the shaft from the valve handle and at least partially rotated about the axis of the shaft such that the shaft is disengaged from the gear. Further, a master control module can control one or more such valve assemblies.
US11126202B2	Obstacle-avoidance control method for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), flight controller and UAV An obstacle-avoidance control method comprises acquiring a distance between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a front object in a flying direction of the UAV; and controlling a flying altitude of the UAV according to the distance between the UAV and the front object.
US11126197B2	Verification of iterative closest point alignments for autonomous vehicles Aspects of the disclosure relate to training and using a model for verifying accuracy of ICP alignments or alignments between data points using an iterative closest point algorithm. For instance, a model may be trained using ICP alignment data, including alignments between an object appearing in LIDAR sensor frames. The training may also include setting a definition for a trusted ICP alignment. In this regard, the model may be trained such that, n response to receiving additional LIDAR sensor frames and corresponding additional ICP alignment data, output a value indicative of whether the additional ICP alignment data is trusted according to the definition. The model may then be used to control a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode by determining whether alignment data for object determined using the ICP algorithm should be trusted.
US11126194B2	In-vehicle display system, traffic equipment and the image display method An in-vehicle display system, a traffic equipment and an image display method are disclosed. The in-vehicle display system includes an image generation device, an intermediate image receiving part and a controller. The image generation device is configured to project projection light of a first image; the intermediate image receiving part is configured to receive the projection light of the first image, so as to present the first image, and the intermediate image receiving part is further configured to have a changeable intermediate image receiving position; the controller is configured to control the intermediate image receiving position of the intermediate image receiving part at least based on a current driving speed so as to present the first image at a corresponding position.
US11126186B2	Systems and methods for predicting the trajectory of a road agent external to a vehicle Systems and methods described herein relate to predicting a trajectory of a road agent external to a vehicle. One embodiment generates first and second predicted road-agent trajectories using respective first and second trajectory predictors based, at least in part, on a plurality of inputs including past road-agent trajectory information and vehicle sensor data; generates a confidence score for each predicted road-agent trajectory using a confidence estimator that includes a deep neural network, wherein generating the confidence scores includes computing them as a function of time within a predetermined temporal horizon; outputs the first and second predicted road-agent trajectories and their respective confidence scores; and controls operation of the vehicle based, at least in part, on one or more of the first predicted road-agent trajectory, the second predicted road-agent trajectory, the confidence score for the first predicted road-agent trajectory, and the confidence score for the second predicted road-agent trajectory.
US11126185B2	Systems and methods for predicting vehicle trajectory Systems and methods described herein relate to predicting a trajectory of a vehicle. One embodiment generates first and second predicted vehicle trajectories using respective first and second trajectory predictors based, at least in part, on a plurality of inputs including past trajectory information and vehicle sensor data; generates a confidence score for each of the first and second predicted vehicle trajectories using a confidence estimator that includes a first deep neural network, wherein generating the confidence scores includes computing the confidence scores as a function of time within a predetermined temporal horizon; outputs the first and second predicted vehicle trajectories and their respective confidence scores; and controls operation of the vehicle based, at least in part, on one or more of the first predicted vehicle trajectory, the second predicted vehicle trajectory, the confidence score for the first predicted vehicle trajectory, and the confidence score for the second predicted vehicle trajectory.
US11126181B2	Systems and methods for providing flight control for an unmanned aerial vehicle based on opposing fields of view with overlap This disclosure relates to providing flight control for an unmanned aerial vehicle based on opposing fields of view with overlap. The UAV may include a housing, a motor, a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a first optical element having a first field of view greater than 180 degrees, a second optical element having a second field of view greater than 180 degrees, and one or more processors. The first optical element and the second optical element may be carried by the housing such that a centerline of the second field of view is substantially opposite from a centerline of the first field of view, and a peripheral portion of the first field of view and a peripheral portion of the second field of view overlap. Flight control for the UAV may be provided based on parallax disparity of an object within the overlapping fields of view.
US11126177B2	Speed behavior planning for vehicles Among other things, a system provides speed behavior planning for vehicles with autonomous driving capabilities.
US11126172B2	Methods and systems for applying run-to-run control and virtual metrology to reduce equipment recovery time Described herein are methods, apparatuses, and systems for reducing equipment repair time. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method includes collecting test substrate data or other metrology data and fault detection data for maintenance recovery of at least one manufacturing tool in a manufacturing facility and determining a relationship between tool parameter settings for the manufacturing tool and the test substrate data. The method further includes utilizing virtual metrology predictive algorithms and at least some collected data to obtain a metrology prediction and applying multivariate run-to-run (R2R) control modeling to obtain a state estimation including a current operating region of the at least one manufacturing tool. Applying multivariate run-to-run (R2R) control modeling to obtain tool parameter adjustments for at least one manufacturing tool to reduce maintenance recovery time and to reduce requalification time.
US11126169B2	Systems and methods for controlling a conveyor system during product changeovers A system for controlling a line speed of a conveyor belt of a conveyor system during product changeovers in a wallboard production line includes a computer processor, a calculation module for calculating a predetermined mass rate of a supply of ingredients transported on the conveyor belt and deposited into a mixer during a product changeover period, and a speed adjustment module for adjusting the line speed of the conveyor belt, using the processor, based on at least one of the predetermined mass rate and the line speed of the conveyor belt for reducing an overshoot during said product changeover period.
US11126166B2	Intelligent workpieces An intelligent workpiece system includes a workpiece comprising a portion of a product; and an embedded computing system attached to the workpiece. The embedded computing system is configured to communicate with machines in a manufacturing environment to facilitate assembly of the workpiece into the product at a plurality of assembling areas.
US11126165B2	Vehicle computing system cooling systems Systems and methods for cooling a vehicle computing system are provided. A computing system can include a first cooling baseplate including a first planar cooling surface and a second cooling baseplate including a second planar cooling surface. The computing system can further include one or more computing devices including a processor blade positioned on the first planar cooling surface, a coprocessor blade positioned on the second planar cooling surface, and a flexible connector coupled between the processor blade and the coprocessor blade. The flexible connector can be configured to transfer at least one of data or electric power between the processor blade and the coprocessor blade. The first planar cooling surface can be configured to transfer heat from the processor blade to a cooling fluid via conduction. The second planar cooling surface can be configured to transfer heat from the coprocessor blade to the cooling fluid via conduction.
US11126161B2	Using image analysis to generate an automobile surface protecting device attached with an adhesive A method and system for using image analysis to generate an automobile surface protecting device attached with an adhesive are provided. The method includes generating from a scanned three-dimensional image, using one or more image analysis applications, a protective film template for a vehicle panel based on the dimensions of the vehicle panel, a determined transition point, a determined termination point, and a plurality of relief cuts. Generating the protective film template includes converting a three-dimensional protective film template into a two-dimensional protective film template by flattening the protective film template. The method includes transferring the protective film template to the sheet of protective film. The sheet of protective film includes an adhesive and is used to modify an appearance of the vehicle panel by modifying how light reflects off scratches on the vehicle panel.
US11126159B2	Multi-objective calibrations of lithography models A system may include a model calibration engine configured to determine a candidate lithography model set from which to calibrate a lithography model according to multiple objectives, including by initializing a population of parent candidate models, generating child candidate models, merging the parent and child candidate models into a merged population, classifying the candidate models of the merged population into tiers of non-dominated fronts according to respective objective functions for the multiple objectives, determining a subset of the merged population based on the classified tiers, and identifying, as the candidate lithography model set, a Pareto-optimal front of the subset of the merged population determined based on the classified tiers. The system may also include a model selection engine configured to set a given candidate lithography model in the candidate lithography model set as a calibrated lithography model for simulating a lithographic process.
US11126156B2	Cycle time estimator A cycle time estimator is a device configured to calculate for each block the time required for movement along a tool path specified by a NC command. The cycle time estimator divides the NC command into blocks, divides the tool path into segments, calculates segment travel times individually for the segments, and holds the correspondence between the blocks and the segments. The cycle time estimator further calculates block travel times by integrating the segments individually for the blocks and displays the blocks and the block travel times in association with one another in an editing screen for the NC command.
US11126153B2	Methods and systems for the industrial internet of things The system generally includes a crosspoint switch in a local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to a first sensor and a second input connected to a second sensor. The multiple outputs include a first output and a second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of a first sensor signal and a second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal. Each of multiple inputs is configured to be individually assigned to any of the multiple outputs. The local data collection system includes multiple data acquisition units each having an onboard card set configured to store calibration information and maintenance history. The local data collection system is configured to manage data collection bands.
US11126148B2	Online migration tool and use thereof A migration tool, and the use thereof, for replicating and/or migrating at least one signal, associated with at least one field device, from a pre-existing control system to an external system or new control system, comprising: at least one analog sub-assembly, capable of relaying said at least one signal wherein said at least one signal is an analog signal; at least one discrete sub-assembly capable of relaying said at least one signal wherein said at least one signal is a discrete signal; a first selector for switching said at least one signal between (i) an analog mode where said at least one signal is directed to said at least one analog sub-assembly, and (ii) a discrete mode where said at least one signal is directed to said at least one discrete sub-assembly.
US11126145B2	Wearable electronic device A wearable electronic device includes a body having a first battery and a port electrically connected to the first battery, a band having a connector and a set of first conductors electrically connected to the connector, and a belt having at least one second battery, a set of second conductors and an input port electrically connected to the second battery. The band is connected to the port via the connector so as to be electrically connected to the body. The belt may removably attach to an outer surface of the band, and the second battery may transmit power to the first battery by combining the two sets of conductors. When the belt is removed, the power consumed by the second battery is replenished by an external power source connected to the input port, mastering the information at any time.
US11126138B2	Bushing assembly for an electrophotographic image forming device An assembly for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a housing and a rotatable component. A bushing has an opening defined by an inner circumferential surface of the bushing. A shaft of the rotatable component is received in the opening such that the inner circumferential surface rotatably supports the shaft. A first mating feature is positioned on an outer surface of the bushing that is opposite the inner circumferential surface of the bushing. The first mating feature is positioned between an inner axial end of the bushing and an outer axial end of the bushing relative to a rotational axis of the rotatable component. The first mating feature of the bushing is in contact with a second mating feature on the housing. Contact between the first and second mating features defines an axial position of the bushing relative to the housing along the rotational axis of the rotatable component.
US11126134B2	Multi-function printer and hinge structure The present invention provides a multi-function printer, including a main body, a cover, and a hinge structure. The hinge structure includes a positioning component and a pivoting member. The positioning component is connected to the main body. The pivoting member is connected to the cover and is pivotally connected to the positioning component. The pivoting member is adapted to pivot to a first state so that the cover is closed on the main body and pivot to a second state so that the cover is opened from the main body. The pivoting member includes at least one positioning portion. When the pivoting member pivots to a third state between the first state and the second state, the pivoting member is positioned to the positioning component by the at least one positioning portion.
US11126130B2	Optical sensor and image forming apparatus An optical sensor includes a first light emitting diode (LED), a second LED, a first photodiode (PD), and a second PD. The first LED and the second LED are configured to irradiate an optical-axis center point of an intermediate transfer belt. The first PD is arranged at a position at which specularly reflected light of light emitted from the first LED and diffused reflected light of light emitted from the second LED are received. The second PD is arranged at a position at which diffused reflected light of the light emitted from the first LED is received.
US11126127B2	Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device A sheet conveying device includes a sheet pickup body, a first sheet conveyor, and a second sheet conveyor, which are disposed in this order along a sheet conveyance direction, and circuitry. The first sheet conveyor includes a first sheet feed roller, a second sheet feed roller, and a first motor. The second sheet conveyor includes a conveyance roller and a second motor. The circuitry is configured to determine a sheet conveyance state of a sheet based on at least one of torque of the first motor of the first sheet conveyor and torque of the second motor of the second sheet conveyor. The first sheet conveyor is configured to interpose the sheet between the first sheet feed roller and the second sheet feed roller and convey the sheet to the second sheet conveyor as the first sheet feed roller rotates.
US11126124B2	Image reading device and image forming apparatus incorporating same An image reading device includes a plurality of image reading units arranged at different positions in a width direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of a recording medium to read an image on the recording medium at image reading positions and a conveyance roller pair that conveys the recording medium to the plurality of image reading units. The conveyance roller pair includes a drive roller and a driven roller that contacts the drive roller and rotates following the drive roller. The plurality of image reading units includes an upstream and a downstream image reading units downstream from the upstream image reading unit in the conveyance direction. A reading interval between the image reading positions and a diameter of the drive roller satisfy the relation: X2=n1×π×D1a, where X2 represents the reading interval, n1 represents an integer, and D1a represents the diameter of the drive roller.
US11126122B1	Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An image forming apparatus includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor controls a transporter that transports a sheet and a first image forming section that forms an image on the sheet transported by the transporter. The second processor controls a second image forming section that forms an image on the sheet transported by the transporter. When the first processor and the second processor receive a single image formation command from an external source, the first processor transmits a preparation command for performing image formation preparation in the second image forming section to the second processor, the second processor, when receiving the preparation command, performs the image formation preparation in the second image forming section and transmits a completion notification to the first processor upon completion of the image formation preparation, and the first processor, after receiving the completion notification, subsequently executes an image forming process including causing the transporter to transport the sheet and causing the first image forming section to form the image. If the first processor receives multiple image formation commands from the external source before transmitting the preparation command to the second processor, the first processor transmits multiple preparation commands corresponding to the multiple image formation commands to the second processor and executes the image forming process in a sequence in which multiple completion notifications corresponding to the multiple preparation commands are received from the second processor.
US11126115B2	Image forming apparatus that sets a transfer voltage An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a transfer member, a voltage source, a sensor configured to detect a current value or a voltage value, an image detecting portion, and a controller capable of executing an operation in a mode for setting a transfer voltage to be applied to the transfer member, on the basis of a result of detection of a test chart formed on a test recording material. The controller sets the transfer voltage on the basis of a first detection result acquired by the sensor under application of a voltage to the transfer member when the recording material is absent in the transfer portion and a second detection result acquired by the sensor under application of the test voltages to the transfer member when the test recording material is present in said transfer portion during the operation in the mode.
US11126114B2	Belt running device, transfer device, and image forming apparatus A belt running device includes a plurality of rollers, a belt, a guide, a regulating member, and an abutting member. The belt is wound around the plurality of rollers and configured to rotate. The guide is provided at an end of an inner peripheral surface of the belt. The regulating member is provided at an end of at least one roller of the plurality of rollers in the axial direction of the at least one roller and configured to contact the guide and regulate a movement of the belt in the axial direction of the at least one roller. The abutting member is configured to contact an outer peripheral surface of the belt to press the belt inward in a vicinity of a contact start point at which the guide and the regulating member start to contact when the belt runs.
US11126111B2	Toner amount detector, toner amount detection method, and non-transitory storage medium storing program A toner amount detector detects an amount of toner in a toner bottle. The toner amount detector includes at least one pair of electrodes disposed opposite each other via the toner bottle, grounding members disposed outboard of the at least one pair of electrodes and electrically grounded, circuitry to switch a first detection processing and a second detection processing, and an indicator to indicate that a positional deviation of the at least one pair of electrodes has occurred. The grounding members face the at least one pair of electrodes. The first detection processing detects the amount of toner based on a first capacitance between the at least one pair of electrodes, and the second detection processing detects a positional deviation based on a second capacitance between each of the grounding members and a corresponding one of the at least one pair of electrodes.
US11126109B2	Developing cartridge including coupling and clutch for allowing rotation of coupling in first direction and stopping rotation of coupling in second direction A developing cartridge includes: a developing roller; a coupling for rotating the developing roller; a shaft; and a clutch. The developing roller is rotatable about a first axis extending in an axial direction. The coupling is rotatable about a second axis extending in the axial direction. The shaft rotatably supports the coupling. The clutch is rotatable together with the coupling about the shaft in a case where the coupling rotates in a first rotational direction. In a case where the coupling rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction, the clutch engages with a portion of the shaft and the clutch and the coupling do not rotate.
US11126099B2	Electrostatic-image developing toner, electrostatic-image developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method An electrostatic-image developing toner includes toner particles, layered compound particles, and inorganic particles. The inorganic particles have an average circularity of 0.910 or more and 0.995 or less. A ratio Da/Db of a number-average particle size Da of the layered compound particles to a number-average particle size Db of the inorganic particles is 1.2 or more and 43 or less.
US11126092B2	Methods for determining an approximate value of a processing parameter at which a characteristic of the patterning process has a target value A method including: determining a value of a characteristic of a patterning process or a product thereof, at a current value of a processing parameter; determining whether a termination criterion is met by the value of the characteristic; if the termination criterion is not met, determining a new value of the processing parameter from the current value of the processing parameter and a prior value of the processing parameter, and setting the current value to the new value and repeating the determining steps; and if the termination criterion is met, providing the current value of the processing parameter as an approximation of a value of the processing parameter at which the characteristic has a target value.
US11126084B2	Composition for resist underlayer film formation, resist underlayer film and forming method thereof, production method of patterned substrate, and compound A composition for resist underlayer film formation contains a compound having a group represented by formula (1), and a solvent. R1 represents an organic group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms and having a valency of (m+n), wherein the carbon atoms include two carbon atoms that are adjacent to each other, with a hydroxy group or an alkoxy group bonding to one of the two carbon atoms, and with a hydrogen atom bonding to another of the two carbon atoms; L1 represents an ethynediyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted ethenediyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 to 3; * denotes a bonding site to a moiety other than the group represented by the formula (1) in the compound; and m is an integer of 1 to 3.
US11126074B2	Illumination system and projection apparatus An illumination system and a projection apparatus are provided. The illumination system includes an excitation light source, an auxiliary light source emitting an auxiliary light beam, and a dichroic device located on a transmission path of the auxiliary light beam. The auxiliary light beam has a first polarization light beam having a first polarization state and a second polarization light beam having a second polarization state. A ratio of light intensity of the first polarization light beam to light intensity of the second polarization light beam is greater than or equal to 20. The dichroic device provides a light beam having the first polarization state and a first wavelength with transmittance of 50% and provides the light beam having the second polarization state and a second wavelength with transmittance of 50% when an angle at which the light beam enters the dichroic device is greater than a predetermined angle.
US11126064B2	Optical wavelength conversion device An object is to provide, for example, an optical wavelength conversion device capable of highly efficient wavelength conversion on the surface of, or inside, the main body of any of various shapes, such as a bulky shape and a fiber shape. The optical wavelength conversion device includes a main body configured to allow light to propagate therein, and a plurality of crystal regions arranged inside the main body along a propagation direction of the light. The plurality of crystal regions each have a spontaneous polarization oriented along the propagation direction (i.e., spontaneous polarization having a polarization orientation coinciding with the propagation direction).
US11126061B2	Beam steering devices A beam steering device includes a substrate with a first refractive index that defines a cavity, an electroactive material in the cavity that has a variable refractive index, and two sets of opposing overlays. The overlays in one set of opposing overlays are parallel to each other, while the overlays in the other set are tilted with respect to each other. This allows one or more electric fields between the overlays to be used to align the electroactive material in two different directions to change its refractive index, allowing for a faster speed of beam steering through refraction than conventional approaches.
US11126053B2	Liquid crystal display device It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode.
US11126044B1	Display device comprising a flip chip film connected to a connecting surface of a plurality of bonding pins and manufacturing method thereof A display device and a manufacturing method of the display device are provided. The display device includes a first substrate, and a flip chip film. The first substrate is provided with bonding pins, conductive adhesive layers, and barriers. Each bonding pin is extended to a side edge of the first substrate, and each bonding pin includes a connecting surface which is flush with the side edge of the first substrate. Each conductive adhesive layer covers one side of each bonding pin, each conductive adhesive layer is extended to the side edge of the first substrate, and the conductive adhesive layer includes an auxiliary connecting surface which is flush with the side edge of the first substrate. Each barrier surrounds side surfaces of each conductive adhesive layer. The flip chip film is connected to the connecting surface and the auxiliary connecting surface.
US11126042B2	Horizontal electric field type display panel, method of manufacturing the same, and display device A horizontal electric field type display panel, a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device are provided in embodiments of the disclosure, the horizontal electric field type display panel including: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a first compensation film layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first compensation film layer is configured to compensate for a phase delay of an axial light in a condition that the display panel is subjected to a non-uniform external force.
US11126038B2	Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for display panel A manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus for a display panel are provided, wherein the manufacturing method include steps of: applying an alignment material on a main substrate; placing a lighting baffle between the main substrate and a light source to control the light transmittance; exposing the main substrate to develop and form an alignment layer; cutting the main substrate to obtain a plurality of display panels.
US11126037B2	Liquid crystal display panel, display device and operating method thereof Liquid crystal display panel, display device, operating method are provided. Liquid crystal display panel includes: first substrate and opposite second substrate, where second substrate is on light exiting side of liquid crystal display panel; first electrode, second electrode, liquid crystal layer, between first substrate and second substrate; light extracting component on first substrate, for extracting polarized light propagated in totally reflected manner in first substrate; and filter layer on second substrate, including color filter unit corresponding to a color, where color filter unit is configured to transmit polarized light with the color and prevent transmission of polarized light with a color different from the color; first electrode and second electrode are for controlling deflection direction of liquid crystal molecules in liquid crystal layer in response to electrical signals applied to first and second electrodes, to control propagation direction of polarized light extracted by light extracting component.
US11126024B2	Display apparatus for vehicle A display apparatus of a vehicle may include a display panel; a cover glass covering a front surface of the display panel; a backlight unit mounted behind the display panel and having a width smaller than a width of the display panel; and a housing including a frame portion covering peripheral edge portions of the backlight unit, the display panel, and the cover glass, and a rear surface portion integrally provided with the frame portion and covering a rear surface of the backlight unit; wherein the frame portion includes a stepped portion protruding step-shaped from an internal surface of the frame portion to support a rear surface of the display panel and to cover a peripheral edge portion of the backlight unit.
US11126023B2	Liquid crystal device, electronic apparatus, and mobile body A liquid crystal device (300) includes a liquid crystal panel (200) and a liquid crystal driver (100). The liquid crystal panel (200) includes a segment electrode (ESD1), a segment signal line (LSD1) connected to the segment electrode (ESD1), and a segment signal line (LSD2) connected to the segment electrode (ESD1). The liquid crystal driver (100) includes a segment terminal (TSD1) to be connected to the segment signal line (LSD1), a segment driving circuit that outputs a segment driving signal to the segment terminal (TSD1), a segment terminal (TSD2) to be connected to the segment signal line (LSD2), and an anomalous segment detection circuit that detects anomalous driving of the segment electrode (ESD1) based on a segment monitoring signal that is input to the segment terminal (TSD2) from the segment electrode (ESD1) via the segment signal line (LSD2).
US11126006B2	Optical component for transforming a Gaussian light beam into a light sheet An optical component for transforming an input light beam having a Gaussian irradiance distribution into an output light sheet is provided. The optical component includes a first reflective surface extending around the central optical axis of the optical component and across an input light path of the input light beam, and reflects input light rays into transitional light rays defining a transitional light cone. A second reflective surface extends around the central optical axis and across a light path of the transitional light cone, reflecting the transitional light rays outwardly into output light rays defining the output light sheet. The first and second reflective surfaces are configured to distribute optical power within the output light sheet according to a Gaussian irradiance distribution transversally to the output light sheet. The output light sheet may be planar or conical.
US11126000B2	Systems, devices, and methods for increasing resolution in wearable heads-up displays Systems, devices, and methods for increasing resolution in wearable heads-up displays (WHUD) are described. A WHUD includes a support structure, a scanning laser projector (SLP), a fold mirror, a split mirror, an optical splitter, and an optical combiner. When the WHUD is worn on the head of a user, the optical combiner is positioned in a field of view of the user. The SLP scans light signals onto the fold mirror which reflects light onto one of at least two reflective surfaces of the split mirror, based on a state of the fold mirror. The split mirror redirects the light signals onto the optical splitter, which, in turn, redirects the light signals towards the optical combiner. The optical combiner redirects the light signals to the eye at exit pupils containing the full usable resolution of the SLP.
US11125998B2	Apparatus or method for projecting light internally towards and away from an eye of a user An apparatus including an internal optical projection element configured to project light internally towards an eye of a user of the apparatus; an external optical projection element configured to project light externally away from an eye of the user of the apparatus; and one or more optical engines configured to provide light to the internal optical projection element and the external optical projection element. The apparatus preferably further includes a light guide with diffractive in and out-coupling elements and is configured as a head mounted display.
US11125997B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program An information processing apparatus connected to a display apparatus mounted on a head of a user acquires information regarding a line-of-sight direction of the user and determines a field of view of the user in a virtual three-dimensional space in either a first mode in which the field of view of the user in the virtual three-dimensional space is determined in accordance with the acquired information regarding the line-of-sight information or a second mode in which the field of view of the user in the virtual three-dimensional space is determined without using the information regarding the line-of-sight direction at least in a predetermined direction among the acquired information regarding the line-of-sight direction, and generates an image of an object in the determined field of view to be output.
US11125985B2	Zoom lens and imaging apparatus The zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side, a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a positive fifth lens group. During zooming, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group move. The second lens group has a negative lens and a cemented lens successively in order from a most object side to an image side. The cemented lens of the second lens group has a first negative lens and a first positive lens successively in order from an object side to an image side. A predetermined conditional expression for the first positive lens is satisfied.
US11125984B2	Zooming optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing zooming optical system A compact zooming optical system, an optical apparatus and a method for manufacturing the zooming optical system having a vibration reduction function, a high zooming ratio, a wide-angle view and superb optical performance are provided, the system including, in order from an object side: a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power; a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power; a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group G4 having negative refractive power; upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2, a distance between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3 and a distance between the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 being respectively varied; the third lens group G3 having, in order from the object side, a first segment group G31 having positive refractive power and a second segment group G32; the second segment group G32 being moved to have a component in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis; and predetermined conditional expressions being satisfied.
US11125978B2	Optical lens assembly comprising seventh lenses of −++−−+− or +++−−+− refractive powers, image capturing unit and electronic device An optical lens assembly includes seven lens elements which are, in order from object side to image side: first lens element, second lens element, third lens element, fourth lens element, fifth lens element, sixth lens element and seventh lens element. The first lens element has object-side surface having at least one convex shape in off-axis region thereof. The second lens element with positive refractive power has object-side surface being convex in paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has image-side surface being convex in paraxial region thereof. The sixth lens element with positive refractive power has object-side surface being convex in paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens element has image-side surface being concave in paraxial region thereof, and the image-side surface of the seventh lens element has at least one convex critical point in off-axis region thereof. The optical lens assembly has a total of seven lens elements.
US11125977B2	High-resolution wide angle lens system The present invention relates to a high-resolution wide angle lens system consisting of a total of six lens, wherein the first lens has a negative refractive power, the second lens has a positive refractive power, the third lens has a positive or negative refractive power, the fourth lens has a positive or negative refractive power, the fifth lens has a positive or negative refractive power with a concave shape on an object side and a convex shape on an image side, and the sixth lens has a positive or negative refractive power, and the system is satisfied with 0<\|f/f5\|<1 (herein, f represents an effective focal length of the entire lens system, and f5 represents an effective focal length of the fifth lens).
US11125972B2	Optical imaging lens An optical imaging lens may include a first, a second, a third and a fourth lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through designing concave and/or convex surfaces of the four lens elements, the optical imaging lens may provide improved imaging quality and optical characteristics, increased field of view and increased aperture while the optical imaging lens may satisfy (G34+T4)/AAG≤2.200 and V1+V2+V3+V4≥110.000, wherein an air gap between the third lens element and the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, a thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T4, a sum of the three air gaps from the first lens element to the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG and Abbe numbers of the first to the fourth lens elements are represented by V1, V2, V3 and V4.
US11125955B1	Multi-fiber push-on adapter for a cryogenic laser transmitter A cryogenic laser transmitter includes a multi-fiber push-on (MPO) fiber adapter. The MPO fiber adapter includes an adapter housing and a laser mount. The adapter housing contains a plurality of laser diodes, each laser diode configured to generate a laser emission based on an input signal of a focal plane array. The laser mount is configured to mate with an MPO connector and direct each laser emission through to a corresponding fiber core of the MPO connector.
US11125948B2	Methods and system for microelectromechanical packaging Hybrid optical integration places very strict manufacturing tolerances and performance requirements upon the multiple elements to exploit passive alignment techniques as well as having additional processing requirements. Alternatively, active alignment and soldering/fixing where feasible is also complex and time consuming with 3, 4, or 6-axis control of each element. However, microelectromechanical (MEMS) systems can sense, control, and activate mechanical processes on the micro scale. Beneficially, therefore the inventors combine silicon MEMS based micro-actuators with silicon CMOS control and drive circuits in order to provide alignment of elements within a silicon optical circuit either with respect to each other or with other optical elements hybridly integrated such as compound semiconductor elements. Such inventive MEMS based circuits may be either maintained as active during deployment or powered off once the alignment has been “locked” through an attachment/retention/latching process.
US11125943B2	Optical modulator and optical measurement apparatus An optical modulator includes a substrate having a first face and a second face; an input port provided on the first face; a first waveguide provided on the substrate, the waveguide being connected to the input port; a first coupler provided on the substrate, the first coupler being optically connected to the first waveguide; an output port provided on the first face of the substrate, the output port being optically connected to the first coupler; and a first anti-reflection coating provided on the second face. The first face and the second face are arranged along a first direction. The first face and the second face extend in a direction intersecting the first direction. The first coupler extends in the first direction.
US11125934B2	Optical member and light guide system There is provided an optical member and a light guide system each of which is capable of further thinning, and is achieved to emit light having high brightness and excellent in color reproducibility and uniformity. An optical member of the present invention includes: a light guide plate having a first main surface and a second main surface; a wavelength conversion layer, which is arranged near one end portion of the first main surface of the light guide plate, and is configured to convert a wavelength of light in an ultraviolet to blue region entering the wavelength conversion layer from an opposite side to the light guide plate, to thereby guide the light to the light guide plate; and a first reflective plate arranged on a side surface of the light guide plate on a side where the wavelength conversion layer is arranged.
US11125932B2	Light guide plate and manufacturing method thereof, backlight module and display device A light guide plate and a manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module, and a display device are provided. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface, a light reflection surface, and a light-emitting surface; the light reflection surface includes a first prism structure array, the first prism structure array includes first prisms arranged in sequence in a first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the light incident surface; the first prism structure array is configured to enable light emitted from the light incident surface to be emitted toward the light-emitting surface; and the light-emitting surface includes a second cylindrical structure array, the second cylindrical structure array includes second cylindrical structures arranged side by side in a second direction, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and a first plane including the first direction and the second direction is perpendicular to the light incident surface.
US11125921B2	Reflective stack with heat spreading layer Reflective stacks including heat spreading layers (320) are described. In particular, reflective stacks including polymeric multilayer reflectors (330). Heat spreading layers (320) may include natural or synthetic graphite or copper.
US11125914B2	Three-dimensional ground model generation and automated earthwork target model generation system based on parameter input An earthwork target model generation system comprises a processor. The processor of the earthwork target model generation system stores a three-dimensional topography shape model and drill boring data in the target model generation system, generates a three-dimensional ground model using the three-dimensional topography shape model and the drill boring data, generates three-dimensional normal surface information in consideration of a design condition for each rock quality using the three-dimensional ground model, and sets the design condition.
US11125888B2	Multi-subband methods for reduced complexity, wideband blind resilient detection and geo-observable estimation of global navigation satellite signals A method and apparatus is claimed here for reduced-complexity detection and estimation of geo-observables of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) signals employing civil formats with repeating ranging codes, including true GNSS signals generated by satellite vehicles (SV's) or ground beacons (pseudo-lites), and malicious GNSS signals, e.g., spoofers and repeaters, using multi-subband symbol-rate synchronous channelization architectures that can exploit the full substantive bandwidth of the GNSS signals with managed complexity in each subband. Aspects employing spatial/polarization receivers are also claimed that can remove and geolocate non-GNSS jammers received by the system, as well as targeted GNSS spoofers that can otherwise emulate GNSS signals received at victim receivers. Aspects disclosed herein also provide time-to-first-fix (TTFF) over much smaller time intervals than existing GNSS methods; can operate in the presence of signals with much wider disparity in received power than existing techniques; and can operate in the presence of arbitrary multipath.
US11125883B2	Efficient and scalable three-dimensional point cloud segmentation Efficient and scalable three-dimensional point cloud segmentation. In an embodiment, a three-dimensional point cloud is segmented by adding points to a spatial hash. For each unseen point, a cluster is generated, the unseen point is added to the cluster and marked as seen, and, for each point that is added to the cluster, the point is set as a reference, a reference threshold metric is computed, all unseen neighbors are identified based on the reference threshold metric, and, for each identified unseen neighbor, the unseen neighbor is marked as seen, a neighbor threshold metric is computed, and the neighbor is added or not added to the cluster based on the neighbor threshold metric. When the cluster reaches a threshold size, it may be added to a cluster list. Objects may be identified based on the cluster list and used to control autonomous system(s).
US11125882B1	Laser pulse sampling and detecting circuit, system, and method A laser pulse sampling and detecting circuit includes: a laser driver which is driven by a triggering signal for generating laser pulse signal; a photoelectric converter for converting the laser pulse signal into current pulse signal; an amplifier for amplifying and converting the current pulse signal into voltage pulse signal; an ADC which is driven by a sampling clock signal for sampling the voltage pulse signal and performing analog-to-digital conversion on the voltage pulse signal, so as to obtain output signal of the ADC; a detector for detecting the output signal of the ADC, so as to obtain peak power and FWHM of the laser pulse signal; and a clock generator for generating the sampling clock signal. Phase of the sampling clock signal consecutively changes with respect to the triggering signal.
US11125881B2	Lidar-based trailer tracking The technology relates to autonomous vehicles having articulating sections such as the trailer of a tractor-trailer. Aspects include approaches for tracking the pose of the trailer, including its orientation relative to the tractor unit. Sensor data is analyzed from one or more onboard sensors to identify and track the pose. The pose information is usable by on-board perception and/or planning systems when driving the vehicle in an autonomous mode. By way of example, on-board sensors such as Lidar sensors are used to detect the real-time pose of the trailer based on Lidar point cloud data. The orientation of the trailer is estimated based on the point cloud data, and the pose is determined according to the orientation and other information about the trailer. Aspects also include determining which side of the trailer the sensor data is coming from. A camera may also detect trailer marking information to supplement the analysis.
US11125879B2	Method for processing a signal arising from coherent lidar and associated lidar system A method for processing a signal arising from coherent lidar includes a coherent source that is periodically frequency-modulated; a beat signal being generated by photodetector on the basis of the interference between an optical signal that is referred to as the local oscillator having a local oscillator frequency (fOL(t)) and an optical signal that is backscattered by a target illuminated by the lidar, said beat signal being digitized; the local oscillator frequency (fOL(t)) being made up of the sum of a mean value (f0) and of a modulation frequency (fmod(t)) arising from the modulation of the source, the modulation frequency being periodic according to a modulation period (TFO), each period comprising n linear portions having n frequency slopes (αi), respectively, where n is greater than or equal to 2, the method comprising the steps consisting in: complexly modulating the beat signal; complexly demodulating the modulated signal (Smod) by n demodulation frequencies (fdemod(i)) each having a single slope that is equal to the respective frequency slope (αi) of the modulation frequency (fmod), in order to obtain n demodulated signals (Sdemod(i)); determining n spectral densities (SP(i)) of the n demodulated signals (SdemodO)); determining n characteristic frequencies (ναi) determining information on the velocity and information on the distance of the target on the basis of said n characteristic frequencies (ναi).
US11125858B2	Method for initial calibration of a sensor for a driver assistance system of a vehicle A method for initial calibration of a sensor for a driver assistance system of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: detecting a trajectory of the vehicle by way of a reference device disposed externally to the vehicle; ascertaining a sensor axis of the sensor; ascertaining a travel axis of the vehicle from the detected trajectory; and ascertaining an angle between the sensor axis and the travel axis.
US11125854B2	Time transfer and position determination during simultaneous radar and communications operation A system and a method that enable time transfer and position determination services during operation of a combined radar/communications system. One aspect of the method is broadcasting a signal that any system receiving it can use to synchronize system clocks to the set of master clocks among a selected subset of transmitting platforms. This broadcast signal can occur during both radar and communications operations. In addition, with three or more mobile or fixed platforms broadcasting the signal, any one receiving the signal can also derive position information. The time transfer and position determination service can operate at the same time as operation of both radar and communications functions. The broadcast information is derived from internal time and position information as determined by the individual transmitting platforms. A small set of such platforms are configured to broadcast signals that transfer both accurate time and accurate position to all other platforms within radiofrequency (RF) range.
US11125853B2	System and method for determining position of a receiver relative to a transmitter A method and system for determining a position and orientation of a receiver relative to a transmitter includes transmitted positioning signals having different frequency components that define a common period. One or more of the transmitted positioning signal have identifiable phase characteristics relative to the start of the common period. The positioning signals are received at the receiver. A time point corresponding to the start of the common period is determined from the received positioning signals. The polarities of the received signals can then be determined based on properties of the positioning signals relative to the start of the common period and relative to properties of the transmitted positioning signals. These polarities can be used to track a signed position and uniquely associated orientation of the receiver relative to the transmitter.
US11125845B2	Apparatus and method for deep learning to mitigate artifacts arising in simultaneous multi slice (SMS) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) A deep learning (DL) network is proposed to mitigate artifacts in simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. For example, unaliased images generated from SMS aliased images can exhibit leakage artifacts due to inaccuracies in the receive-coil sensitives used during sensitivity encoding (SENSE) processing. To mitigate leakage artifacts, the DL network learns to correct the receive-coil sensitives before SENSE processing, and/or learns to detect and subtract the artifacts from the unaliased images after SENSE processing. The DL network can also be trained to denoise the unaliased images.
US11125843B2	Method for measuring pH A method for measuring pH includes using amide protons as an endogenous contrast agent, measuring a chemical exchange saturation transfer effect ratio R of amide protons corresponding to a pH-known amide proton solution under different saturation powers, then establishing a function relation between pH and R according to different pH-known amide proton solutions and the corresponding measured R thereto, and finally calculating the desired pH according to experimentally measured Ri and the function relation. The method can eliminate the impact of concentration and does not require any estimation or measurement of the parameters such as the concentration of exchangeable protons, the longitudinal relaxation time of water, etc., and therefore can measure pH more accurately, conveniently and non-invasively.
US11125840B2	Ultra-low RA and high TMR magnetic sensor with radiation reflective lead The present disclosure generally relates to a tunnel magnetoresistive (TMR) device. The TMR device includes a high radiation reflective layer between the bottom shield of the TMR device and the magnetic seed layer. The high radiation reflective layer helps to maintain the TMR device temperature during transportation between processing chambers. Additionally, the high radiation reflective layer decreases the resistance area (RA) of the TMR device while also increasing the magnetoresistance (MR) of the TMR device.
US11125835B2	AMR-type integrated magnetoresistive sensor for detecting magnetic fields perpendicular to the chip An AMR-type integrated magnetoresistive sensor sensitive to perpendicular magnetic fields is formed on a body of semiconductor material covered by an insulating region. The insulating region houses a set/reset coil and a magnetoresistor arranged on the set/reset coil. The magnetoresistor is formed by a magnetoresistive strip of an elongated shape parallel to the preferential magnetization direction. A concentrator of ferromagnetic material is arranged on top of the insulating region as the last element of the sensor and is formed by a plurality of distinct ferromagnetic regions aligned parallel to the preferential magnetization direction.
US11125827B2	Method and apparatus for determining the state of health and state of charge of lithium sulfur batteries Systems and methods for accurately determining the state of health (including state of charge and relative age) of a Lithium Sulfur battery, module or cell. The invention uses an operational model of a Lithium Sulfur cell or battery to predict model parameters under a range of conditions related to state of charge and state of health. Operational models include the memory effect due to the unique chemistry of a Lithium Sulfur cell that precludes the user of other methodologies for State of health determination for Lithium Sulfur batteries. Model parameters are identified in real life applications and parameters are compared to those of the operational Lithium Sulfur model employing Kalman filtering. The output includes an estimate of state of health and other key performance indicators. Key performance indicators are compared with measured values of for example resistance to provide feedback to the estimate process in order to improve accuracy. The system can be implemented as software or firmware in an application.
US11125824B2	Master battery management unit using power from battery module A master battery management unit including a sensing unit generating pack information of the battery pack, a first master power supply unit generating a first operating voltage using voltage of the battery pack, a communication unit outputting a first switching signal in response to the first operating voltage supplied from the first master power supply unit, a second master power supply unit generating a second operating voltage using the pack voltage in response to the first switching signal, and a control unit operating using the second operating voltage supplied from the second master power supply unit, and testing a preset item based on at least one of the pack information and module information.
US11125821B2	Testing device for protective relays in electric power delivery systems Systems and methods for testing a protection relay, such as a primary bus protection relay, may include a testing device for providing current signals imitating current on both sides of a bus to the primary bus protection relay. The signals may be provided using signals corresponding with a signal format from merging units or other monitoring devices. The testing device may be configured to receive communications from the primary bus protection relay for evaluation of the operation of the primary bus protection relay.
US11125809B2	Chip testing device A chip testing device for being transferred among a plurality of working stations includes a circuit board, a control set, and a plurality of connection terminals. The circuit board is provided with a plurality of electrical connection sockets disposed thereon each for carrying a chip. The control set includes a plurality of testing modules disposed on the circuit board. The connection terminals are disposed on the circuit board. When the connection terminals are connected to an external power supply device, the testing modules are connected to the electrical connection sockets, and each of the testing modules is able to test the chip on the electrical connection socket connected thereto.
US11125807B2	Support fixture and probe station having the same A support fixture is adapted for utilization of a test probe, and includes two pedestals and at least one moveable carriage assembly. Each pedestal includes a spacing block and at least one side plate connected to the spacing block extending in a longitudinal direction. The at least one moveable carriage includes a vertical panel and an adjustable holding device. The vertical panel is engaged with the at least one side plate of one of the two pedestals, and is slidable parallel to the longitudinal direction relative to the at least one side plate of each of the two pedestals. The adjustable holding device is operable for fixing the vertical panel to the at least one side plate of the one of the two pedestals and is adapted to hold the test probe.
US11125804B2	Failure positioning method A failure positioning method for positioning leakage defect cell between the gate and the active region of transistor cells arranged in an array. The positioning method includes the steps of: measuring the resistance between a first metal wire connecting the active regions and a second metal wire connecting the gates, and positioning a first region where the defect cell is located by resistance ratio; electrically isolating the active region contact holes and the gate contact holes from each other; shorting the gate contact holes in the first region; and performing active voltage contrast analysis on the plurality of columns of transistor cells in the first region to position the leakage defect in the first region by comparing the voltage contrast images. With the positioning method, the transistor cell having a leakage defect at nA level may be accurately found from a plurality of transistor cells arranged in an array. The positioning method helps to improve the yield of semiconductor device based on the above defect adjustment process.
US11125783B2	Wireless Rogowski coil system A Rogowski coil in a sensor unit has voltage induced by a conductor surrounded by the Rogowski coil. The voltage is integrated to represent current which is converted to digital data representing current in the conductor and sent wirelessly to a multimeter. The sensor unit may receive control signals from the multimeter and a remote control apparatus. A plurality of sensor units may be networked and controlled by the remote control apparatus.
US11125780B2	Test probe assembly with fiber optic leads and photodetectors A test probe assembly for determining the integrity of a test pad of a semiconductor wafer. The test probe assembly includes a probe card, a plurality of test probes mounted to the probe card, a fiber optic lead mounted to each test probe and arranged to direct incident light toward individual test pads of the semiconductor wafer and a plurality of photodetectors arranged about the probe card. Individual photodetectors are configured to receive light reflected off a dielectric coating of the test pad corresponding to a first set of light rays emitted by the test pad and configured to receive light reflected off a metallic base of the test pad corresponding to a second set of light rays emitted by the test pad, and to generate first and second output signals associated with the first and second sets of light rays to create image data of the individual test pads.
US11125777B1	Shielded RF and thermal connection for on-wafer load pull A hermetically sealed adjustable link for low loss coaxial airline connection between the seamless connection of coaxial RF connector of external instruments with 30- or 45-degrees wafer probes allows continuous, micro-positioner controlled, 3-axis horizontal and vertical probe movement. A flexible sealing ring ensures airtight and/or RF-EMI shielded operation. A metallic or plastic collar ensures wafer testing under EMI shielded and high temperature conditions.
US11125764B1	Specimen integrity monitoring device for automated blood sample processing systems Systems, methods, devices, and apparatus for detecting sample defects in blood samples processed in automated processing systems are described herein. One aspect describes an automated blood sample processing apparatus having a pre-analytic specimen integrity monitoring device. Another aspect describes devices, systems, and methods for identifying blood components and properties in blood samples. Further aspects relate to systems and methods for setting reference ranges for sample defects and interference in blood samples. Additionally, devices, systems, and methods for identifying defective samples are described.
US11125758B2	Methods and kits for detecting misfolded proteins Methods, kits and compounds are provided that relate to the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of preeclampsia.
US11125757B2	Methods of culturing and characterizing antibody secreting cells This disclosure relates to methods of culturing and characterizing antibody secreting cells. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to methods of isolating antibody secreting cells, e.g., long lived plasma cells, replicating the isolated cells in growth media disclosed herein, and determining the nucleic acids sequences in the cells that encode the produced antibodies.
US11125744B2	Device, system and method for detecting an analyte in a body fluid sample containing a plurality of cells The present invention relates to a device (100) for detecting an analyte (12) in a body fluid sample (14) containing a plurality of cells (16). The device (100) comprises a sample input (18) for receiving a body fluid sample (14) containing a plurality of cells (16), and an immunoassay unit (20) comprising a detection surface (28) for performing an immunoassay of said body fluid sample (14) containing a plurality of cells (16). The immunoassay unit (20) comprises an activating reagent (22) for activating the plurality of cells (16) contained in the body fluid sample (14) to release an analyte (12), an anti-analyte-antibody (24) capable of binding to said analyte (12) to form a complex (26) comprising said anti-analyte-antibody (24) and said analyte (12), wherein the forming of said complex (26) proceeds at least partially simultaneous to the activating of said plurality of cells (16).
US11125733B2	Digestive tract medication administration system and medication administration capsule A digestive tract medication administration system and a medication administration capsule are provided. In an assembled state, with the constraint of a limit structure formed by a rotation limit pin on an inner shell of the capsule and a rotation limit slot in an outer shell of the capsule, and an angle exists between the N-S directions of the first magnetic column and the second magnetic column, a torque is present between the two magnetic columns, which makes parts inside the capsule tightly coupled. When an external magnetic field is applied, at least one or both of the two magnetic columns rotate under the action of the external magnetic field. When the external magnetic field is applied, the administration ports are in opened state, and when the external magnetic field is removed, the administration ports are in closed state.
US11125731B2	Detection of a suspect counterfeit part by chromatography Parts are exposed to liquid chromatography to generate a corresponding chromatogram, wherein the chromatogram is compared to a chromatogram of a genuine part to determine if the tested part is suspect counterfeit. Depending on the selected predetermined target analytes, the generated chromatogram can be used to assess an associated manufacturing process as conforming or non-conforming.
US11125730B2	Flow passage unit A flow passage unit has a column for used in a liquid chromatograph and a support body that supports the column. The column has: a porous stationary phase; a porous pressure adjusting part disposed at least at the flow-in end of the stationary phase, a liquid entering the flow-in end, the pressure adjusting part being harder than the stationary phase; and a covering part that covers the stationary phase and pressure adjusting part. The support body has a first plate and a second plate that are mutually joined, the support body forming a column holding part and a liquid flow passage, the column holding part holding the column between the first plate and the second plate, the liquid flow passage communicating with the column holding part. Pressure applied from the first plate and second plate to the pressure adjusting part is higher than pressure applied to the stationary phase.
US11125728B2	Reference block for ultrasonic shear waves calibration A reference block for ultrasonic shear waves calibration, comprising slots, wherein the reference block has at least two different thicknesses, each thickness comprising two cavities with at least one slot being provided at each cavity. Preferably, the reference block comprises a plurality of steps, each step defining a different thickness.
US11125725B2	Methods and devices for inspection of pipelines Systems and methods for inspection of pipelines are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) transceiver (TRX) for inspecting a pipe includes a multichannel EMAT transmitter (TX) having multiple collocated transmitter coils. The EMAT TX can generate forward-propagating ultrasound waves and backward-propagating ultrasound waves. The forward-propagating ultrasound waves have higher amplitude than the backward-propagating ultrasound waves. The EMAT TRX also includes a multichannel EMAT receiver (RX) having multiple receiver coils that can receive the ultrasound waves transmitted by the EMAT TX through the pipe.
US11125722B2	Method and apparatus for evaluating damage to magnetic linear body A magnetic detector includes permanent magnets that magnetize a wire rope W in the longitudinal direction, and a search coil that detects a change in the cross sectional area of the wire rope W magnetized by the permanent magnets. The magnetic detector is provided so as to surround a part of the wire rope W. Prior to inspection, the magnetic detector is moved back and forth at least three times across an inspection range of the wire rope W. After the magnetic detector is moved back and forth, the change in the cross sectional area, that is, damage to the wire rope W is inspected by using signals outputted from the search coil.
US11125719B2	Gas sensor A gas sensor is capable of measuring the concentrations of each of a plurality of target components in a gas being measured. The gas sensor has a sensor element, and one or more processors configured to control an oxygen concentration and to acquire a target component concentration. The oxygen concentration is controlled in a first chamber and a second chamber of a first sensor cell, and the oxygen concentration is also controlled in a second chamber of a second sensor cell. The concentration of a second target component is acquired on the basis of a difference ΔIp between a first pump current value and a second pump current value, and the concentration of a first target component is acquired by subtracting the concentration of the second target component from the second pump current value (total concentration).
US11125716B2	Potential measurement device A potential measurement device includes a plurality of read-out electrodes arranged in an array shape and that detects a potential at a potential generation point generated due to a chemical change, and a reference electrode that detects a reference potential. The reference electrode is arranged within the array of the read-out electrodes. With this configuration, a low-noise potential measurement device in which noise superimposed on a wire from each of the read-out electrodes to an amplifier and noise superimposed on a wire from the reference electrode to the amplifier, i.e., wiring noise, can be reduced is achieved.
US11125715B2	Gas sensor A sensor element of a gas sensor includes a solid electrolyte body which has oxygen-ion conductivity, a measuring electrode that is exposed to a measured gas, a reference gas electrode that is exposed to a reference gas, and a porous protection layer. The measuring electrode is mounted on an outer surface of the solid electrolyte body. The reference electrode is mounted on an inner surface of the solid electrolyte body. The protection layer covers a surface of the measuring electrode. A plurality of open portions are formed to penetrate through the measuring electrode. A part of the protection layer is joined to the solid electrolyte body, via the plurality of open portions.
US11125714B2	Potentiometric sensor A potentiometric sensor having a measuring half cell with a conductor element, a reference half cell with a reference element, a measuring circuit connected with the conductor element of the measuring half cell and the reference element of the reference half cell and designed to create a measuring signal that is dependent on a potential difference between the conductor element and the reference element. The measuring half cell further includes a housing having a housing chamber closed off by a first ion-selective membrane and contacted by the conductor element, a first inner electrolyte contained within the housing chamber and contacting the ion-selective membrane. The conductor element includes an inner conductor, especially an inner conductor comprising a metallic conductor, connected with the measuring circuit and a gas-tight barrier separating the inner conductor from the first inner electrolyte.
US11125708B2	Silver alloy-based sputter target The present invention relates to a sputtering target, comprising a silver alloy comprising a first element, selected from indium, tin, antimony and bismuth, in an amount of 0.01 to 2 wt. %, based on the total weight of the silver alloy, and 0.01 to 2 wt. % titanium, based on the total weight of the silver alloy, and having an average grain size of no more than 55 μm.
US11125705B2	Advanced NMR analysis of pore type distribution in core samples using hydraulic fluid exchange A method determining a volume of a pore type of a core sample can include: determining a porosity of a core sample, wherein the core sample has a permeability of 100 milliDarcy (mD) or less; saturating the core sample with a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) saturation fluid to achieve a saturated core sample; taking a NMR measurement of fluids in the saturated core sample; and deriving a volume for a pore type based on the porosity based on a correlation between the NMR measurement and a NMR signal to fluid volume calibration, wherein the pore type is selected from the group consisting of a nanopore, a micropore, a macropore, and any combination thereof.
US11125701B2	Test apparatus for x-ray inspection A test apparatus for challenging contaminant monitoring apparatus. The test apparatus includes contaminant provisions having a pre-selected property including any one or more of the group including composition, material, mass, size and/or shape of a contaminant. The test apparatus also includes identification provisions for identifying the presence of the contaminant provisions and/or for identifying the identity of the test apparatus. The contaminant provisions and the identification provisions are detectable and/or discriminateable by X-rays.
US11125700B2	Apparatus and method to measure semiconductor optical absorption using microwave charge sensing A time-resolved microwave reflectance apparatus comprises a pulsed or modulated optical source that irradiates a semiconductor sample with an excitation pump beam, a microwave oscillator that irradiates the sample with a continuous beam of microwaves, and a microwave detector that detects the microwaves reflected by the sample. Therefore, charge detection, rather than conventional absorption measurements (that detect the loss of photons), can be used to extract the absorption coefficient and band edge of a semiconductor material.
US11125698B2	Method for inspecting semiconductor device Provided is a method for inspecting a semiconductor device which performs an inspection of a semiconductor device as an object to be inspected, including attaching an adhesive tape to a surface to be inspected of the semiconductor device, acquiring a first pattern image based on a light detected from a region including a surface of the surface to be inspected to which the adhesive tape is attached, inputting an electrical signal to the semiconductor device to which the adhesive tape is attached, acquiring a first heat generation image by detecting light according to heat radiation from the region including the surface to which the adhesive tape is attached in a state in which the electrical signal is input, and superimposing the first pattern image and the first heat generation image.
US11125688B2	Use of turbidimeter for measurement of solid catalyst system component in a reactor feed A method of monitoring a solid component of a reactor feed stream in a polymer production system, comprising (a) measuring a turbidity of the reactor feed stream, wherein the reactor feed stream comprises a solid component of a polymerization catalyst system, and (b) translating the turbidity of the reactor feed stream into a concentration of the solid component in the reactor feed stream. A method of monitoring a solid component of a reactor feed stream in a polymer production system, comprising (a) measuring a turbidity of a precontactor feed stream, wherein the precontactor feed stream comprises a solid component of a polymerization catalyst system, and (b) translating the turbidity of the precontactor feed stream into a concentration of the solid component in a precontactor effluent stream, wherein the precontactor effluent stream comprises the reactor feed stream.
US11125686B2	System and method for three-dimensional label-free optical imaging of a biological cell sample in an environmental chamber The present invention relates to a novel label-free tomographic interferometry technique implemented inside an environmental chamber (e.g. imaging incubator) that provides rapid capturing of the three-dimensional (3-D) refractive index distribution of biological cells.
US11125680B1	Methods for determining the activity of an activated chemically-treated solid oxide in olefin polymerizations Methods for determining the catalytic activity of an activated chemically-treated solid oxide using a color measurement technique are described, and these methods are integrated into transition metal-based catalyst preparation processes and systems, as well as into olefin polymerization processes and related polymerization reactor systems.
US11125665B2	Test jig and test method Some materials desired to acquire mechanical characteristics and fatigue characteristics are difficult to make in a large-size bulk material for a test piece. The invention provides a test jig which includes a primary jig which fixes both sides of a test piece, which is a test object, an upper jig which includes a load portion to load a weight on two places of an upper surface and two places of a lower surface of the primary jig, and a lower jig which includes a load portion to load a weight on two places of the upper surface and two places of the lower surface of the primary jig. The upper surface and the lower surface of the primary jig disposed on both sides of the test piece are on almost the same flat surface.
US11125654B2	Abnormality cause identifying system for device including rotating member An abnormality cause identifying system for a device including a rotating member includes: acceleration sensors, a pickup sensor, and a temperature sensor, which observe a state of a rotating member and acquire a measurement data piece; a measurement data piece converting portion configured to convert the measurement data piece into two or more new-format conversion data pieces that are different from each other; and an abnormality cause identifying portion configured to identify an abnormality cause of the device by analyzing the conversion data pieces created by the measurement data piece converting portion.
US11125651B2	Movable platform with a deformable main body for the testing of collisions or near-collision situations The present invention relates to a platform for testing collisions or near-collision situations between a collision body, in particular a vehicle, and a test object. The platform has a base body, which has a bottom surface and an attachment surface formed opposite to the bottom surface, wherein an attachment device is formed on the attachment surface for attaching the test object. Furthermore, the platform has at least one roller element, which is arranged at the bottom surface, wherein the roller element is configured such that the base body is displaceable along a ground by the roller element. The base body is formed of an elastically deformable material having a thickness of less than 2500 kg/m3.
US11125639B2	Pressure sensor for measuring a pressure of a fluid and method for producing a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure of a fluid A pressure sensor for measuring a pressure of a fluid, the pressure sensor including: a sensor element for measuring the pressure of the fluid; a control and/or evaluation circuit for controlling and/or evaluating a measuring signal of the sensor element; a circuit carrier, the control and/or evaluation circuit being disposed on the circuit carrier; a carrier element, the circuit carrier being fastened on the carrier element; and a housing element, the carrier element together with the circuit carrier being fastened in the housing element in a form-locking and/or force-locking manner, wherein the carrier element is configured in one piece from an electrically non-conducting material.
US11125634B2	Residual stress estimation method and residual stress estimation device Provided are a residual stress estimation method and a residual stress estimation device capable of estimating residual stress suitable for a structure in which inherent strain occupied mainly by plastic strain occurs. A constraint condition is introduced to a distribution function used in the residual stress estimation method based on an inherent strain method, the constraint condition being that a plastic-worked structure does not undergo volume change before and after working. Residual stress or elastic strain is measured from a T piece collected from the structure, and a parameter of the distribution function is optimized so as to approximate the inherent strain at each measurement point obtained from the measured value of the residual stress or elastic strain. An estimated value of the residual stress in the structure is calculated using the obtained parameter.
US11125632B2	Piezoresistive detection resonant device in particular with large vibration amplitude Piezoresistive detection resonant device comprising a substrate, a mobile par configured to move with respect the substrate, suspension elements suspending the mobile part to the substrate, a piezoresistive detection device to detect the motions of the mobile part, said piezoresistive detection device comprising at least one strain gauge, wherein the piezoresistive detection resonant device also comprises a folded spring with at least two spring arms, connected to the mobile part and configured to be deformed by the motion of the mobile part, the at least one gauge being suspended between the substrate and the folded spring in such manner that the deformation of the gauge is reduced compared to the motion of the mobile part.
US11125628B2	Semiconductor device and semiconductor system An object of the present invention is to provide a technique of duplexing monitor circuits in which a common cause failure can be eliminated. A semiconductor device has: a first monitor circuit monitoring that temperature or voltage of the semiconductor device is within a normal operation range; and a second monitor circuit monitoring normal operation of the first monitor circuit. The first and second monitor circuits generate information of temperature or voltage on the basis of different principles.
US11125626B2	Cavity blackbody radiation source and method of making the same A cavity black body radiation source is provided. The cavity black body radiation source comprises a blackbody radiation cavity, a black lacquer, and a carbon nanotube layer. The blackbody radiation cavity comprises an inner surface. The black lacquer is located on the inner surface. The carbon nanotube layer is located on a surface of the black lacquer away from the blackbody radiation cavity. The carbon nanotube layer comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a plurality of microporous. A method of making the cavity blackbody radiation source is also provided.
US11125625B2	Microbolometer readout circuit and calibration method using the same A microbolometer read-out circuit includes an extraction circuit configured to detect a voltage signal of a temperature variation; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the extraction circuit and configured to digitalize the voltage signal of the temperature variation; an image processing circuit coupled to the analog-to-digital converter; and wherein the image processing circuit is coupled to a gain digital-to-analog converter and an offset digital-to-analog converter.
US11125621B2	Method and system for polarimetry using static geometric polarization manipulation Embodiments of a system and a method for polarimetry using static geometric manipulation of the state of polarization are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a spectropolarimeter comprises a retarder having a geometrically changing fast axis. The fast axis changes along a polarimetric dimension. The spectropolarimeter has a polarization analyzer and a spectrographic optical platform. The spectrographic optical platform has a slit in a spatial dimension same as the polarimetric dimension of the retarder; a collimator; a dispersing element for dispersing spectral components of light received from the collimator along a spectral dimension that is perpendicular to the spatial dimension of the slit; a focusing optic; and a two-dimensional detector array. Using a quarter wave retarder full Stokes polarimetry can be provided though a half wave retarder can also be used.
US11125618B1	Photonic integrated spectrometer with tunable dispersive element and method of using same A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) spectrometer for sensing the spectroscopic signature of airborne molecules, comprising a dispersive element to separate the spectral information spatially, and a tuning mechanism for said dispersive element to convert the spectral information to time-dependent information. The approach allows the PIC spectrometer to have a single (or a few) output pin(s), enabling sensing of the environment with a simple packaged chip that is compact, lightweight, energy efficient and low cost, making it suitable for platforms that have a small form factor, a small power budget, and are cost sensitive, such as mobile devices.
US11125607B1	Integrated multi-lane weight measuring device A fixture includes a crossbar to which a plurality of brackets are attached. Accessories such as wire hooks, shelves, bins, and so forth may be supported by one or more brackets. Each of the brackets may comprise an accessory support piece and at least one load cell arm which in turn is attached to the crossbar. A load cell sensor affixed to the load cell arm generates a signal that is indicative of weight changes to the bracket as items are added or removed from the accessory. The accessory support piece may include features such as tabs that prevent accessories from moving laterally. The accessory support piece may accommodate accessories of different sizes that in turn may support items of different sizes.
US11125597B2	Volumetric measurement device, system and method An acoustic volume sensing device is disclosed. The device includes a housing comprising a reference volume chamber and a variable volume chamber, the reference volume chamber and the variable volume chamber connected by a resonant port, a first MEMS microphone located in acoustic relation to the variable volume chamber, a second MEMS microphone located in acoustic relation to the reference volume chamber, a MEMS speaker located in acoustic relation to the reference volume chamber, and a circuit board in electric connection with the first and second MEMS microphones and the MEMS speaker.
US11125596B2	Vibronic measuring system for measuring a mass flow rate A measuring system includes a measuring and operation electronic unit (ME) and a transducer device electrically coupled thereto. The transducer device (MW) has at least one tube, through which fluid flows during operation and which is caused to vibrate meanwhile, a vibration exciter, two vibration sensors for generating vibration signals, and two temperature sensors for generating temperature measurement signals (θ1, θ2). The temperature sensors are coupled to a wall of the tube in a thermally conductive manner. The ME is designed to feed electrical power into the at least one vibration exciter to cause mechanical vibrations of the tube by an electrical excitation signal. The ME generates a mass flow sequence representing the instantaneous mass flow rate (m) of the fluid, so that, at least for a reference mass flow rate, the mass flow measurement values are independent of the temperature difference.
US11125587B2	Measurement system and method for operating a measurement system A measurement system comprising a measurement device and at least a first probe unit and a second probe unit is disclosed. The first probe unit and the second probe unit are each connected to the measurement device in a signal transmitting manner. At least one of the measurement device and the first probe unit comprises a control unit. The first probe unit comprises an interface module being configured to generate an input data signal and to provide the input data signal to the control unit. The control unit is configured to generate and provide a control signal at least to the second probe unit based on the input data signal. Moreover, a method for operating a measurement system is disclosed.
US11125586B2	Sensor arrangement and method for operating a sensor arrangement A sensor arrangement has a current mirror structure that is configured to provide respective base currents at each of a plurality of output current paths based on an input current. For each of the output current paths, a respective adjustment current source is provided that is digitally controllable and is connected to the respective output current path for adjusting the base current of said output current path. For each of the output current paths, a current biased sensor element is coupled in said output current path. The sensor arrangement further has a selection element for selectively connecting one of the output current paths to an evaluation block based on a selection signal. The evaluation block is configured to generate a sensing value corresponding to a resulting current in the connected output current path, to compare the sensing value with an average value, and to update the average value based on the sensing value. A digital control is adapted for generating the selection signal and for digitally adjusting the respective adjustment current source of the connected output current path based on the comparison result.
US11125585B2	Rotation angle sensor system, lidar system, and work device A rotation angle sensor system for an optical system that includes a rotor and a stator, includes a stator-based coil system having an inductance and for generating and transmitting a magnetic alternating field, and a rotor-based target that functions as an eddy current element for receiving the magnetic alternating field and generating a magnetic eddy current field. The coil system and the target are mounted or mountable fixedly, with respect to rotation, on the stator and the rotor, respectively, in such a way that different overlaps and/or spatial proximities between the coil system and the target, with correspondingly different effects on the magnetic alternating field of the coil system, result as a function of the rotation angle and/or of the orientation between the stator and the rotor.
US11125584B2	End of shaft inductive angular position sensor with a metal-ferrite complementary coupler In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an inductive sensor assembly is provided. The inductive sensor assembly includes a sensor assembly and a shaft. The sensor assembly include a transmitter coil and a two-part receiver coil. The shaft includes a first end. The first end includes a first planar surface and a second planar surface. The second planer surface extends from the first planar surface. A target is formed from the first planar surface and the second planar surface. When the target is moved about a shaft axis, the first planar and second planar surfaces modify an inductive coupling between the transmitter coil and the two-part receiver coil.
US11125582B2	Rotation detection device A wheel portion allows a shaft body that serves as a detection object to be inserted therein in a direction of a rotational axis from a position in front of the wheel portion, and is rotated about the rotational axis when the shaft body is rotated. The wheel portion includes a tubular portion in which the shaft body is inserted and a projecting edge portion extending away from the rotational axis at a front end of the tubular portion. The housing portion includes a cover portion having a hollow tubular opening portion in which the shaft body is inserted. The cover portion and the wheel portion are engaged with each other such that the opening portion is located on an inner side of the projecting edge portion.
US11125581B2	Method and system for calibrating components of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) using scene-captured data A method and a system for calibrating an inertial measurement unit (IMU) via images of a calibration target are provided herein. The method may include: measuring parameters via an IMU; capturing a plurality of calibration images of a scene that contains at least one calibration target, wherein the calibration images are taken from different locations and/or orientations, wherein each of the calibration images shares a common calibration target with at least one other calibration image; calculating, based on the at least one common calibration target, a position and orientation of the sensing device relative to the calibration target, for each location of the capturing of the calibration images; and calibrating the IMU by comparing relative motion between two of the calibration images based on the calculated relative position and orientation, to measurements of the parameters taken by the IMU in time ranges corresponding to the at least two calibration images.
US11125579B2	Calibration system, and sensor system including the same An aspect of the present disclosure concerns a calibration system including a test tone signal generator that produces a test tone; a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) that comprises two input terminals, receives two output signals from an external sensor device, the test tone, and a calibration signal at the two input terminals, and produces a voltage signal; and a calibration circuit that receives the voltage signal and the test tone to produce the calibration signal that causes the TIA to produce the voltage signal such that an error signal included in the voltage signal is canceled. The external sensor device may be a mode-matched vibratory micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) gyroscope.
US11125578B2	Subscription based smart refueling A smart refueling service for vehicles which predicts when a vehicle will need refueling based on vehicle sensors and historical and/or predictive information. When analysis indicates the vehicle has insufficient fuel to reach a destination, and there are no refueling stations along the route, a drone is dispatched to refuel the vehicle. The service is a subscription service which registers and authenticates a vehicle and monitors the vehicle based on user preferences. The user preferences may be to refuel at a desired time of day, day of the week or at a desired location.
US11125577B2	System and method for parking management A system, computer readable medium, and a method for parking management are provided. The method receives, via communication circuitry, an input from an electronic device. The input includes at least destination information of a user of a vehicle. The method identifies a parking space for the vehicle based on the input and generates navigational directions to the identified parking space. Further, the method provides the navigational directions to at least one output device.
US11125573B2	Pickup system and method for controlling pickup system A pickup system for picking up a product using a vehicle having an autonomous travelling function includes a communication unit configured to accept a pickup request from a user, a travel control unit configured to cause the vehicle to autonomously travel to a user position specified in the pickup request accepted through the communication unit, and an informing unit configured to inform the user that, when the vehicle arrives at the user position, the arrived vehicle is a vehicle that is to pick up a product in response to the pickup request.
US11125571B2	Action support device and action support method An action support device includes one or more memories, and one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more processors configured to calculate, in response to detecting deviation of user's action from a first flow, a plurality of degrees between the first flow and each flow of a plurality of flows generated by changing the first flow, select a second flow from among the plurality of flows in accordance with the plurality of degrees of similarity, and output the selected second flow.
US11125570B2	Method and apparatus for improved toll-booth vehicle handling A system comprising a processor configured to advise a vehicle occupant of an advisable route through a tollbooth determined based on tollbooth traffic, responsive to identifying a vehicle as being within a threshold distance of a tollbooth. The processor is also configured to offer an option for toll prepayment responsive to the advisable route corresponding to a prepaid toll lane.
US11125568B2	Land mapping and guidance system A system and method for generating land maps of a land area. The land maps can include two-dimensional and three-dimensional land maps. The land maps may be efficiently generated based on field data obtained by mobile machines configured to traverse the land area, with the mobile machines associated with one or more sensors. The land maps may be used to accurately and efficiently guide other mobile machines as such mobile machines traverse through or operate within the land area.
US11125565B1	Systems and methods for position-based building guidance The present disclosure relates to system that includes a database including data associated with one or more building features of a building. The system includes a processor of a computing device. The processor is configured to determine an absolute position of the computing device within the building. The processor is configured to identify at least one of the building features located within a threshold distance of the absolute position of the computing device based on a query of the database. Additionally, the processor is configured to generate an alert configured to cause the computing device to display information associated with the at least one of the building features or output an audible signal associated with the at least one of the building features.
US11125548B2	Position-measuring device A position-measuring device includes a carrier body and scanning units movable relative thereto. At least three surfaces of the carrier body each carry a first and second measuring graduation, each having a series of graduation lines. Each of the measuring graduations is associated with a scanning unit for scanning the respective measuring graduation at a scanning location such that, for each surface, two scanning units are disposed for scanning the respective measuring graduations. In each case, these two scanning units are disposed in such a way, and the graduation lines of the two measuring graduations are inclined with respect to each other in such a way, that two normal planes extending respectively in the direction of the respective graduation lines through the respective scanning locations of the two scanning units have a common axis of intersection, whereby the three resulting axes of intersection extend through a common point.
US11125541B2	Modular charge container The invention relates to a modular charge container device formed of one or more combustible modular cartridges, wherein said combustible modular cartridge comprises two ends, a first end comprising a base portion and a second end comprising a top portion, wherein the combustible modular cartridge is formed using a substantially rigid and combustible material, said combustible modular cartridge comprises at least one wall to define a cavity, wherein the cavity further comprises at least one combustible canister, wherein said combustible canister comprises an energetic material.
US11125535B2	Optic tool An optic tool used for adjusting sights. The optic tool has several features, at least one of which can be used to adjust windage, elevation, and other variables on a sight. The optic tool is a single integrally made piece, which provides decreased manufacturing cost, decreased complexity, and decreased opportunity to malfunction. The option tool has a box wrench, two nubs, and a flat-head.
US11125533B1	Quick aim reticle A rifle scope has an eyepiece and a reticle, and wherein the reticle when viewed through the eyepiece displays a horizontal center line that is at the vertical center of the display, and wherein below the horizontal center line there is a set aiming lines, each marked by a first indicium on a first horizontal side of the aiming line, indicating an angle measured in minutes of angle, from the horizontal center line. Finally, a subset of the aiming lines is marked with a second indicium, on a second horizontal side, opposed to the first horizontal side, of the aiming line, and wherein each the second indicium indicates distance in inches from the brisket to the top of the shoulders of a type of deer.
US11125529B2	Bullet decelerator for toy gun A bullet decelerator for a toy gun. In one embodiment, there is provided a bullet decelerator for a toy gun comprising: a first housing having a first outlet, a second housing having a second outlet formed on one end of the second housing, wherein the second housing is screw-coupled to the first housing, and an elastic ring disposed within the first housing. The elastic ring is configured to maintain or reduce speed of the bullet discharged from the second outlet. The first housing includes a first cover unit having the first outlet and a second cover unit integrally connected to the first cover unit configured to accommodate the elastic ring therein. A first screw thread is formed on at least a portion of an inner circumferential surface of the second cover unit, and the first screw thread is configured to couple the first housing and the second housing.
US11125528B2	Multipurpose bleed-off port for a paintball marker The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and method of directing a portion of a pressurize gas flow through a port in the breech after is leaves a bolt in a projectile launching device, such as a paintball marker, to perform additional functions in parallel with launching the projectile from the launching device. For example, the additional function can be a mechanism to prevent, or free, any potential bottlenecks of projectiles at that location when using a gravity fed hopper, for example. An agitating device is at least partially disposed in the outlet of a hopper. A bolt, having key groove or gas port, is configured to bleed air to a port in the breech that is used to fire a loaded projectile, the air is provided from a pressurized air source. An actuator moves the agitating device when air is bled through the key groove and the port.
US11125526B2	Bow release device and method A bow release apparatus includes a wrist strap, a body comprising a bow string keeper and a trigger system for releasing a bow string held in the keeper, and at least one elastic band interconnecting the body and the wrist strap. A method of using the bow release apparatus includes fixing the bow string of a bow to the bow string keeper while the bow is drawn by an archer to cause the body to slide along his/her hand to contact the trigger with the stationary trigger finger to actuate the trigger, or hold his/her trigger finger adjacent the trigger of the trigger system to voluntarily actuate the trigger of the trigger system after the bow is drawn to release an arrow from the bow voluntarily.
US11125516B2	Upper receiver for modular shotgun A gas piston assembly comprises a piston apparatus having a first end and a second end. A piston bonnet has a bonnet end wall with a bonnet aperture defined therethrough and a bonnet sidewall to receive the second end of the piston apparatus therein. A piston gap is between the second end of the piston apparatus and the bonnet end wall and communicates with the bonnet aperture. An adjustable gas regulator communicates with the bonnet aperture and selectively occludes the bonnet aperture in fully open, partially open and fully closed orientations. The bonnet end wall includes a threaded bore in communication with the bonnet aperture. The gas regulator includes a threaded shaft received within the threaded bore which translates to selectively occlude the bonnet aperture. The threaded shaft includes a head portion gripped by a user while a detent engages a recess on a bottom face of the head portion.
US11125514B2	Systems and methods for passive cooling and radiator for same Disclosed herein are systems and methods for passively cooling water vapor to enable efficient condensation, and methods of making such systems. A passive cooler can include a thermally conductive substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a coating disposed on at least a portion of the first side of the substrate, and a housing having one or more insulative walls. The insulative walls may define a vapor flow channel from an inlet to an outlet of the housing such that the second side of the substrate is exposed to water vapor flowing through the vapor flow channel.
US11125511B2	Matrix for an air/oil heat exchanger of a jet engine Matrix (30) for a heat exchanger to exchange heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, the first fluid being for instance air and the second fluid being for instance oil. The matrix (30) comprises: a channel for the first fluid. an array of passages for the second fluid, the passages extending in the channel. The array supports at least two cooling fins. The matrix is made by a process of additive manufacturing. The fins are inclined with respect to each other along the direction of the flow of the first fluid.
US11125497B2	System and method for separating natural gas liquid and nitrogen from natural gas streams A system and method for removing nitrogen and producing a high pressure methane product stream and an NGL product stream from natural gas feed streams where at least 90%, and preferably at least 95%, of the ethane in the feed stream is recovered in the NGL product stream. The system and method of the invention are particularly suitable for use with feed streams in excess of 5 MMSCFD and up to 300 MMSCFD and containing around 5% to 80% nitrogen. The system and method preferably combine use of strategic heat exchange between various process streams with a high pressure rectifier tower and the ability to divert all or a portion of a nitrogen rejection unit feed stream to optionally bypass a nitrogen fractionation column to reduce capital costs and operating expenses.
US11125495B2	Carbon dioxide recycle stream processing in an enhanced oil recovery process A method for recovering natural gas liquids from a recycle stream having natural gas liquids includes receiving a carbon dioxide recycle stream that comprises carbon dioxide, natural gas, and the natural gas liquids. The carbon dioxide recycle stream is separated into a purified carbon dioxide recycle stream and a natural gas liquids stream. The purified carbon dioxide recycle stream comprises the carbon dioxide and the natural gas, and the natural gas liquids stream comprises the natural gas liquids. In another embodiment, a system comprises piping and a separator. The piping is configured to receive a recycle stream, and the separator is coupled to the piping and is configured to separate the recycle stream into a purified recycle stream and a natural gas liquids stream.
US11125493B2	Method and system for controlling use of a portable cooling container An illustrative example method of controlling use of a portable cooling container includes determining at least one characteristic of an amount of use of the cooling container. The at least one characteristic is determined by at least one of a processor at a location remote from the cooling container and a container controller of the cooling container. A relationship between the at least one characteristic and continued use of the cooling container is determined. An indication to a user of the cooling container is provided regarding continued use of the cooling container based on the determined relationship.
US11125490B2	Food-receiving container with a dividing wall held at different height levels in different spatial directions and method for installing a dividing wall A food-receiving container for a household refrigeration appliance includes a receiving bin and a separate dividing wall for insertion from above into the bin to divide the bin. A positioning device, which positions the wall during installation and in a final position, includes a first positioning unit of the bin and a second positioning unit of the wall. The positioning units engage for positioning the wall to the bin. The positioning units automatically establish different holding states of the wall and bin at different insertion height positions, depending on the insertion height position of the wall into the bin. The insertion height positions differ in a number of holding states and a number of spatial directions in which they act. The position of the wall in the bin is fixed in three spatial directions in the final pushed-in position. A method for installing a wall is also provided.
US11125487B2	Ethylene absorber unit and household refrigeration appliance having such a unit An ethylene absorber unit for a household refrigeration appliance includes a housing and at least one absorber pad which is disposed in a receiving chamber of the housing in such a way that it can be exchanged. A holding duct, which is different from the walls of the housing, is formed in the receiving chamber. The absorber pad is inserted in the holding duct. A household refrigeration appliance having the absorber unit is also provided.
US11125467B2	Apparatus for water temperature regulation A water mixing system attached to an existing plumbing system supplying ambient temperature water and providing temperature regulated water to a user. The water mixing system includes an insulated water tank, a heat pump connected to the insulated water tank with a heat rejecting radiator inside the insulated water tank and a heat absorbing radiator outside the insulated water tank, a temperature detector in the insulated water tank, and one outlet of the insulated water tank connected to a first inlet of a first dispensing water tank. Having a second inlet to receive the ambient temperature water from the existing plumbing system and at least one dispensing outlet, the first dispensing water tank provides mixed water of a desirable temperature from heated water from the insulated water tank and the ambient temperature water via control of the valves attached to the first inlet and the second inlet.
US11125465B2	Furnace A furnace is disclosed. The furnace may include an enclosure having a vertical support column formed by a heat exchanger compartment panel and a blower compartment panel. The furnace may include a window assembly having venting openings hidden by a viewing window. The furnace may also include a rail to support a removable heat exchanger system. The furnace may further include a wire retaining fin assembly to retain a wire. A heat exchanger header design including features to retain a sealant is also disclosed.
US11125463B2	Air sweeping blade, air sweeping mechanism and air conditioner Provided are an air sweeping blade, an air sweeping mechanism and an air conditioner. The air sweeping blade includes a blade body (11). A connecting rod shaft (13) rotationally connected with a connecting rod (20) is provided on the blade body (11), and the connecting rod shaft (13) extends to an edge of the blade body (11) along an axis of the connecting rod shaft and is fixedly connected with the blade body (11). By means of the structure, on one hand, the reliability of connection between the connecting rod shaft (13) and the blade body (11) is improved, and the condition of breakage caused by pulling during assembly is avoided; and on the other hand, the rigidity of the blade body (11) is improved, and the blade body (11) is prevented from distorting.
US11125458B2	Controller with programmable reset switch A building controller includes a housing, a plurality of inputs, a plurality of outputs and a programmable reset button. A memory stores programmable instructions pertaining to the programmable reset button. A controller is operably coupled to the memory, the plurality of inputs, the plurality of outputs, and the programmable reset button. The controller is configured to receive signals from the plurality of inputs and to provide control signals to the plurality of outputs that are based at least in part on the received signals from the plurality of inputs. The controller is further configured to implement one or more actions that are based upon the programmed instructions pertaining to the programmable reset button that are stored in the memory when the programmable reset button is activated by a user.
US11125444B2	Vapor extraction device and method for controlling a vapor extraction device A vapor extraction device includes a fan box, a fan having a fan motor accommodated in the fan box, and a first sensor arranged in or on the fan box and configured to determine a first odor status of a cooking environment of the vapor extraction device. The fan motor of the fan can be controlled by performing a cooking process detection, performing an odor pollution determination in response to the cooking process detection, and controlling the fan motor to a fan level in response to the odor pollution determination.
US11125435B2	Bent combustion chamber from a turbine engine A turbine engine combustion chamber including: an outer annular housing; a flame tube connected to the outer housing. The flame tube includes an inner annular wall and an outer annular wall and a second axial outlet portion of the flame tube. The flame tube also includes a chamber base located at the inlet of the flame tube; and a fuel injection system configured to inject fuel into the flame tube via the inlet of the flame tube. The injection system includes an injector axis, and an air manifold to move air towards twists in the injection system. The twists are arranged around an implantation axis. The air manifold includes a circular portion around the injector axis. The circular portion, forms an air inlet of the manifold. The opening places the entering air flow in rotation about the implantation axis.
US11125430B1	LED light and a production method thereof An LED light including a light shell, a light head, electronic components, and a light source component electrically interconnected with the electronic components; the light shell includes a shell body and a mounting section; the mounting section is inserted into the light head; the light column is fitted into the mounting section by interference fit by pressing the light column into the mounting section in order achieve good sealing effect between the light column and the light shell. The water-proof effect for the light source component and the electronic components is good. Also, a production method of the LED light is provided.
US11125427B2	Systems and methods for using a hybrid lighting and inventory system for motion detection Systems and methods for detecting a presence of a person, robot or object in a given area using a hybrid Lighting and Inventory (“LI”) system. The methods comprise: maintaining a data store of identifiers for first tags that are readable by an internal circuit of at least one light provider; tracking (a) changes in which of said first tags are read by the at least one light provider's internal circuit during consecutive tag read processes and (b) changes in power levels of tag read signals received at the at least one light provider during the consecutive tag read processes; and using tracked information (a) and (b) to detect the presence of the person, robot or object in the given area.
US11125423B2	Pole climbing device for positioning a luminaire in a connector atop a pole A pole climbing device that includes a gripping mechanism for gripping a pole, a drive mechanism for moving the pole climbing device along the pole, and a connector for connecting the pole climbing device to a luminaire support. The pole climbing device might be configured to be remotely controlled by a user to carry a luminaire up the pole to be coupled to a connector.
US11125417B2	Focus-adjustable lighting device A focus-adjustable lighting device includes a housing, a light source module, a focus-adjustable mechanism, and a light guiding unit. The focus-adjustable mechanism includes a rotating member and a first limiting member. The rotating member is rotatable relative to the housing, and has a semi-helical guide groove, and an engaging unit that includes a plurality of spaced-apart concave grooves corresponding in position to the semi-helical guide groove. The first limiting member includes a first limiting portion disposed in the semi-helical guide groove, and a second limiting portion spaced apart from the first limiting portion. The light guiding unit is movable with the rotating member.
US11125415B2	Infrared illumination device configured with a gallium and nitrogen containing laser source A light source system or apparatus configured with an infrared illumination source includes a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode based white light source. The light source system includes a first pathway configured to direct directional electromagnetic radiation from the gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode to a first wavelength converter and to output a white light emission. In some embodiments infrared emitting laser diodes are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments infrared emitting wavelength converter members are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments a second wavelength converter is optically excited by a UV or blue emitting gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode, a laser diode operating in the long wavelength visible spectrum such as a green laser diode or a red laser diode, by a near infrared emitting laser diode, by the white light emission produced by the first wavelength converter, or by some combination thereof. A beam shaper may be configured to direct the white light emission and an infrared emission for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting a data signal. In some configurations, sensors and feedback loops are included.
US11125397B2	Optical system for linear lighting Optical systems for linear lighting, particularly linear lighting that is installed in a channel, are disclosed, as are light fixtures that use these optical systems. The optical systems have multiple lenses, usually a first lens adapted to be positioned close to a strip of linear lighting installed in a channel, and a second lens adapted to be positioned farther from the strip of linear lighting. The two lenses are optically aligned with one another such that light from the first lens reaches the second lens. The two lenses may, e.g., form an Abbe condenser lens system. In some embodiments, diffusing features may be integrated into one or both lenses to effect light mixing. The multiple lenses may be adapted to physically support one another, and to engage with structure provided by the channel for securing a cover.
US11125395B2	Lighting system providing combined directional and ambient light Light systems and light fixtures are described herein. In one embodiment, a light system may include a light fixture, a first diffuser attached to the light fixture, where the first diffuser and the light fixture define a cavity, a first LED producing ambient light within the cavity, and a second LED producing directional light in the cavity, where the first diffuser is adapted or configured to receive the ambient light and the directional light and emit the ambient light and the directional light external to the light system. In another embodiment, a light fixture may include a first LED subsystem including a first LED and a diffuser, the first LED subsystem adapted or configured to produce ambient light, a second LED subsystem including a second LED and a reflector, the second LED subsystem adapted or configured to produce directional light, where the directional light passes through the diffuser.
US11125392B2	Innovative thermal management approaches of conformable tanks A storage vessel includes a plurality of storage cells arranged in series. The storage vessel defines a first port that opens into at least one of the storage cells. A fill conduit is connected to the storage vessel at the port. A valve is connected with the fill conduit and is configured to control a supply of fluid through the fill conduit to fill the storage vessel. A heat sink is disposed in the storage vessel and is configured to reduce heat of the fluid during the fill of the storage vessel.
US11125380B2	Multi-remote control holder device A portable hand-held device which consolidates a variety of remote control holders enables an operator to use a single device to hold multiple remote controls of different dimensions. Additionally, as the operator acquires more audio and visual components with accompanying remote controls, the multi-remote control holder device is capable to accommodate hold more remote controls.
US11125373B2	Structural connection between in-line pipes and tubes A structural connection between in-line circular or rectangular pipes. The connection is maintained within the outer dimensions of the pipe or tubes, eliminates the need for numerous large welds, and provides for a large center hole that enables items to pass through the connection inside the pipes.
US11125366B2	Hose end fitting A hose end fitting includes: a body with a continuous channel extending through the body from a first end of the body to a second end of the body, a circumferential groove being arranged around the first end of the body, the first end of the body arranged for receiving an end of a hose, and a coupling device being arranged on the second end of the body; a retaining ring having a radially inwardly extending circumferential rib and a circumferential groove arranged in an outer circumferential surface of the ring; and a socket crimpable on to the retaining ring, the socket having on one end an inwardly extending flange for engagement with the circumferential groove on the retaining ring. The retaining ring has a slit extending in an axial direction allowing for the retaining ring to bend open and accordingly expand, such that the ring is slidable.
US11125347B1	Overmolded valve for a liquid container An overmolded valve is provided for use in a container having a throat. The valve is inserted into the throat of the container and prevents liquid from flowing from the container during shipment or storage. When the container is inverted for use with a dosing and/or dispensing apparatus, the valve remains closed until it is opened by an upward force to permit liquid to flow from the container, by gravity, to the dosing and/or dispensing apparatus. The valve closes when the upward force is removed. A pair of plastic semi-helical springs urge the valve to the closed position.
US11125344B1	Valve having a spool with fluid jet separation features An example valve includes a housing having a first port at a distal end of the housing and a second port at a side of the housing, wherein the housing is configured to receive fluid flowing laterally to the second port at the side of the housing and discharge fluid longitudinally through the first port; and a spool slidably accommodated within the housing, wherein a distal end of the spool is configured to control fluid flow from the second port to the first port, and wherein the distal end of the spool comprises: (i) a metering edge, (ii) a protrusion that protrudes longitudinally outward in a distal direction, and (iii) an undercut laterally interposed between the metering edge and the protrusion, wherein the undercut recedes longitudinally inward relative to the metering edge.
US11125332B2	Sealing plug assembly The disclosure provides a sealing plug assembly including a plug body, a guide ring, a first sealing ring and an elastic component. The plug body has an annular outer surface having a plug side and an exposed side opposite each other and a first annular recess located at the annular outer surface and located between the plug side and the exposed side. The guide ring is sleeved on the plug body and located in the first annular recess. The guide ring has a first inclined surface. The first sealing ring is sleeved on the plug body and located in the first annular recess. The first sealing ring is located farther away from the exposed side of the annular outer surface than the guide ring. The first sealing ring has a second inclined surface matching the first inclined surface. The elastic component is sleeved on the first sealing ring.
US11125328B1	Electric actuator for use on a hydraulic drive device An electric actuator assembly for controlling the output of a variable output drive device such as a hydraulic transaxle or pump having an output shaft connected to a swash plate for rotation thereof to control the output of the drive device. The output shaft is engaged to and driven by a control shaft of an electric actuator. The assembly includes a clamping coupler to connect and align the output shaft and the control shaft, thereby permitting use of the electric actuator with multiple drive device designs without the need to modify the control shaft of the drive device.
US11125326B2	Method and control apparatus for determining reference values of a sensor A method for determining reference values of a sensor is provided. The reference values correspond to a disengaged operating condition or to an engaged operating condition of a form-locking shift element (A, F). With the aid of the sensor, at least one operating parameter of the shift element (A, F) determinable during a disengagement and during an engagement of the shift element (A, F). A torque, an actuation force of the shift element (A, F), and a differential speed between shift-element halves of the shift element (A, F) are varied during the determination of the reference values of the sensor in such that the form-locking shift element (A, F) is transferred into the disengaged operating condition or into the engaged operating condition.
US11125304B2	Tensioner An orifice member is disposed in a plunger including a plunger hole that forms a hydraulic chamber in conjunction with a plunger housing hole in a housing. The orifice member includes a deformed fitting section deformed to fit on the inner circumferential surface of the plunger hole, a communication section that causes a surface in contact with the top surface on the front side of the plunger hole and a surface on the hydraulic chamber side to communicate, and an orifice groove that communicates with the communication section and an external relief hole provided in the plunger on the surface in contact with the top surface on the front side of the plunger hole to constitute an orifice.
US11125303B2	Tensioning device for a chain drive A hydraulic tensioning device for a chain drive of an internal combustion engine, having a receptacle and having a tensioning piston which is guided in displaceable fashion in a cylindrical hollow space of the receptacle and which has a piston hollow space, wherein the piston hollow space together with the cylindrical hollow space of the receptacle forms a pressure chamber, and having a pressure relief valve unit arranged in the piston hollow space. The pressure relief valve unit is a preassembled structural unit and comprises a spring, a closing body and a valve seat and also a valve receptacle which surrounds the valve seat in a first subsection, wherein the valve receptacle forms an interference fit with the valve seat, and wherein the valve receptacle or the valve seat in a second subsection form an interference fit with the inner shell surface of the tensioning piston.
US11125297B2	Adjustment device for a flap assembly and motor vehicle with an adjustment device of this type An adjustment device for a flap assembly includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, two mounting spots spaced from one another along the longitudinal axis, an energy storage unit acting along the longitudinal axis and a friction damping unit acting serially in relation to the energy storage unit.
US11125293B2	Brake device for a utility vehicle A brake device (102), in particular a utility vehicle disc brake, has a brake disc (106), at least one brake pad (104, 104′), a transmission member (114) coupled to the brake pad (104, 104′) for pressing the brake pad (104, 104′) against the brake disc (106), a drive for generating a drive variable, a non-linear mechanism (110) operatively connected to the drive and the transmission member (114) for transmission of the drive variable to the transmission member (114), and an adjusting unit (120) for adjusting a clearance (108) between the transmission member (114) and the brake disc (106). The device includes a brake pad wear sensor for detecting the degree of wear of the brake pad (104, 104′) and a control unit, with a signal-carrying connection to the sensor to vary the clearance (108) as a function of the wear of the brake pad (104, 104′) determined by the sensor.
US11125284B2	Brake dust cover A brake dust cover includes an annular plate in which a cutout for avoidance of a brake caliper is provided in a first predetermined angle region, and a cover portion that overhangs to one side in an axial direction of the annular plate and covers an outer peripheral surface of a brake disc rotor is included at an outer periphery of a second predetermined angle region. The annular plate includes a small diameter region disposed in a third predetermined angle region other than the second predetermined angle region. In the annular plate, an outer diameter of the third predetermined angle region is smaller than an outer diameter of the second predetermined angle region. The annular plate does not include, in the small diameter region, a portion that overhangs to one side in the axial direction of the annular plate and covers the outer peripheral surface of the brake disc rotor.
US11125272B2	Throttle unit and a static pressure bearing device equipped with the throttle unit, and a method of manufacturing a grooved block A throttle unit is equipped with a grooved block including at least one minute groove formed on a plane surface, and an opposite block having a plane surface which is opposite to the minute groove. The grooved block and the opposite block are detachably joined so as to be opposite to each other. A throttle fluid path is formed by the minute groove and the plane surface of the opposite block. At least one surface of each of the minute groove is constituted by a curved surface or an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the plane surface of the grooved block.
US11125267B2	Attachment structure An attachment structure includes a main body and a first adhesive layer. The main body has an upper side as a first side and a lower side as a second side. The first adhesive layer is selectively disposed on one of the first and second sides. The first adhesive layer has multiple first passages. The first passages divide the first adhesive layer into multiple first adhesive blocks. By means of the first passages of the first adhesive layer, when the main body is attached to another unit, the main body can be more easily and tightly attached to the unit without producing any void or blister.
US11125266B2	Stab-connectable sister hook Sister hook type tool assemblies comprise mating arms having C shape lower ends grip portions that terminate in jaws. The arms preferably are held between two spaced apart housings. The arms, and housings when present, are held together by a fastener at the upper end of the assembly. The arms pivot relative to one another and to the mated housings. Each housing has a pair of forks at one end which define a U shape opening. An object received in the opening is retained when the jaw ends arms overlappingly close the fork opening, due to action of spring. The V shape lower end contour of the mated arms and inclined surfaces of the fork tips cause a rigid object to open the jaws when the tool is thrusted at the object. The jaws then close under spring force, capturing the object. Optional locking means are used to keep the jaws from unintentionally opening.
US11125264B2	Tethered stud clip A stud clip is configured to securely couple a fastener to a component. The stud clip includes a first portion, a second portion that is configured to retain a portion of a fastener, and a flexible tether that integrally connects the first portion to the second portion. The first portion is configured to fold relative to the second portion via the flexible tether into a folded state. The stud clip is moveable between the folded state and an extended state in which the second portion is distally located from the first portion.
US11125261B2	Rivet fastener assemblies A rivet fastener assembly is configured to securely clamp onto one or more components. The rivet fastener assembly includes a grommet including a collar and a column extending from the collar. A passage is defined through the collar and the column. The column includes component-engaging legs that are configured to fold and directly contact the component(s) when folded, and reinforcing legs that are configured to fold and reinforce the component-engaging legs when folded as the component-engaging legs directly contact the components).
US11125260B1	Dowel and joint construction method for wooden furniture The invention is a dowel and joint system for wooden construction and wood joinery. It Provides and easy method to assemble wood furniture making it both easy and light weight. Wood is naturally heavy, by using a method to join pieces of wood that is both simple and light weighted, this method provides a stable structure that is earth friendly (uses less wood) and lightweight. It makes it easy for users to assemble and disassemble real wood or wood imitation furniture.
US11125252B2	Hydraulic systems for heavy equipment A hydraulic system may include a reservoir of hydraulic fluid, a hydraulic pump, a directional control valve, a hydraulic work loop, a bypass valve, and a hydraulic motor, as well as a plurality of hydraulic conduits interconnecting such components. When excessive hydraulic backpressures are encountered, the system may employ one or more bypass valves and one or more bypass conduits to automatically, and in an on-demand manner, return some or all of the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic motor to the hydraulic reservoir without the hydraulic fluid passing through flow constrictions causing the excessive hydraulic backpressures.
US11125249B2	Cooling fan apparatus A cooling-fan-apparatus fan shroud includes: a cover wall that closes a space between a heat exchanger and a circumference of a fan; and a passing permitting frame part that is positioned between the fan and an attachment part to a vehicle at an outer side of the cover wall and that allows free passing of traveling air, wherein a reinforcement rib is provided at an opening of the passing permitting frame part, and at least part of the reinforcement rib is a deflection louver that guides the traveling air to a predetermined direction.
US11125246B2	Industrial air blower case A case for an industrial air blower provides noise-reducing foam baffles and vibration absorbing ductile mounting components, mitigating the substantial noise and vibration generated by the blower in operation. Configurable for use of the blower either as pressurized air supply or vacuum source, the case provides circulation of blower inlet air or vacuum outlet air around the blower motor, thereby aiding cooling of the blower motor, reducing the risk of overheating. When configured for use as a pressurized air supply, blower inlet air is heated by the blower motor, the blower thereby providing a heated pressurized air supply suitable for drying wet or water damaged surfaces. Embodiments provide caster wheels and handles for easy transport. Embodiments also provide a pressure relief valve or manometer cut-off to prevent blower overload from excessive pressure.
US11125245B2	Vacuum pump A vacuum pump housing a rotor, comprises: a first case including a first flange; and a second case including a second flange, connected to the first case through the first flange and the second flange, and arranged on an exhaust port side with respect to the first case. The first flange and the second flange are fastened to each other with a bolt, and the first flange includes a first recessed portion formed corresponding to an attachment position of the bolt at a surface, and the second flange includes a second recessed portion formed corresponding to the attachment position of the bolt at a surface.
US11125240B2	Device for driving a compressor A device for driving a compressor of a gaseous fluid, in particular an electric motor. The device comprises a rotor and a stator which are disposed extending along a common longitudinal axis. A carrier element is disposed in contact on a first end side, oriented in an axial direction, of the stator, which carrier element is developed as a coherent unit and integral component with at least one receiving element for a connector for receiving at least one plug connector. In the axial direction the carrier element is in contact with a cylindrical wall on an insulation element fixedly connected with the stator and comprises an axially oriented annular surface.
US11125238B2	Axial flow wind wheel and air conditioner The present disclosure provides an axial flow wind wheel and an air conditioner, the axial flow wind wheel includes a wheel hub and a plurality of blades, the blades are arranged on the wheel hub at intervals, the blade includes a front blade edge and a rear blade edge arranged from front to back, and a top blade edge connecting to outer ends of the front blade edge and the rear blade edge, the top blade edge defines a cut surface inclining from a pressure surface to a suction surface of the blade, and the cut surface extends from the front blade edge to the rear blade edge, the cut surface includes an outer cut edge defined at the top blade edge, and an inner cut edge defined at the pressure surface, and the inner cut edge is defined to concave inwards and protrude outwards, forming a concave-convex shape.
US11125235B2	Centrifugal compressor with diffuser with throat A diffuser is proposed which is formed as the gap between rotationally-symmetric surfaces which face each other. Moving in the radial direction, the axial extent of the gap generally decreases to a minimum value in a throat portion of the diffuser, and then generally increases again. The distance from the rotational axis of the compressor to the throat may be approximately at least 125% of the radius of the compressor wheel. The inventors have found that a throat at this distance from the rotational axis may lead to higher efficiency at high flow rates, especially for relatively low turbo speeds. This is because the spacing between the compressor wheel and the throat permits diffusion of the gas streams leaving the compressor wheel.
US11125234B2	Reducing bearing load in a regenerative turbine pump A regenerative turbine impeller includes a first side and a second side. An impeller housing surrounds the regenerative turbine impeller. The impeller housing includes a seal separating the first side and the second side of the regenerative turbine impeller. A first fluid inlet is fluidically coupled to the first side of the regenerative turbine impeller. A first fluid outlet is fluidically coupled to the first side of the regenerative turbine impeller. A second fluid inlet is fluidically coupled to the second side of the regenerative turbine impeller. A second fluid outlet is fluidically coupled to the second side of the regenerative turbine impeller.
US11125230B2	Scroll compressor having offset portion provided on discharge port to reduce backflow A scroll compressor includes fixed and movable scrolls defining a compression chamber, and a crankshaft. The movable scroll at least partially covers a discharge port formed in the fixed scroll to change a communication area that is a portion of a total area of the discharge port that contributes to communication with the compression chamber. First to third rotation angle positions become larger in order. As the crankshaft rotates from the first to second rotation angle position the communication area increases at a first rate. In the first rotation angle position the compression chamber and the discharge port start communicating with each other. The second rotation angle position is a preliminary discharge interval angle. As the crankshaft rotates from the second to third rotation angle position the communication area increases at a second rate. The second rate of increase is greater than the first rate of increase.
US11125226B2	Adjustable stop for check valve A check valve comprises a housing, a fluid passage, a seat, a valve member and a stop. The fluid passage extends through the housing. The seat is disposed in the fluid passage. The valve member is positioned in the passage to engage the seat. The stop extends through the housing to engage the valve member. The stop is accessible from outside the housing to adjust a distance the valve member can travel from the seat. In one embodiment, the stop includes a variable stop feature, such as an offset pin or a cam. In another embodiment, the stop includes a pump control valve. In yet another embodiment, the housing includes markings to indicate a position of the stop. The valve member comprises a ball or a poppet in different embodiments.
US11125224B2	Actuating and sensing module An actuating and sensing module is disclosed and includes an actuating device, a first substrate, a second substrate, a valve membrane and a sensor stacked sequentially. The first substrate includes an intake channel, an exhaust channel, an inlet and an outlet. The valve membrane is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and includes an intake valve and an exhaust valve to insulate the intake channel and the exhaust channel, respectively. The actuating device is disposed to seal a through slot of the second substrate to form a compressing chamber. The inlet, the intake channel, the compressing chamber, the exhaust channel and the outlet are in communication with each other to define a gas flow loop. The sensor is disposed in the gas flow loop. While the actuating device drives gas from the outside, the gas is transported into the gas flow loop and sensed by the sensor.
US11125222B2	Air compressor An air compressor contains: a torque gear on which a central orifice and a connection rod are arranged. The central orifice has screw threads defined thereon and corresponds to one of multiple positioning orifices of a base, the one positioning orifice is configured to accommodate a bearing, and a screw bolt is inserted through the bearing in the base so as to screw with the central orifice via the torque gear. The connection rod of the torque gear is rotatably connected with a piston so that the piston moves in a cylinder to produce compressed air, the torque gear matingly contacts with the bearing along the screw bolt, and the bearing is not broken in the one positioning orifice, thus moving the piston in the cylinder reciprocately.
US11125221B2	Inflator An inflator includes a mouthpiece, an adjustment mechanism, and an air cylinder mechanism that includes a large-diameter cylinder permitted to move relative to the mouthpiece. When the large-diameter cylinder is moved away from the mouthpiece, air from external environment is sucked into a first space of the air cylinder mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is operable to switch between a pressure relief state, where air in the first space is released to the external environment when the large-diameter cylinder is moved toward the mouthpiece, and a sealed state, where the air in the first space is injected into the mouthpiece when the large-diameter cylinder is moved toward the mouthpiece.
US11125216B2	Refrigerant compressor seal arrangements A centrifugal compressor for HVAC application includes a rotary component rotatable about an axis, a static component, and a brush seal fixed to one of the static component and the rotary component. The brush seal includes bristles that contact the other of the static component and the rotary component.
US11125209B2	Controlling a wind turbine during a low voltage grid event using MPC A wind turbine system comprising a nacelle mounted on a tower, a rotor having a plurality of blades and a boundary layer control system configured to control airflow through blade surface openings in each of the blades. The wind turbine system includes a control system configured to: monitor an operational speed parameter of the wind turbine, and activate the boundary layer control system if it is determined that the operational speed parameter exceeds a predetermined speed parameter threshold; monitor tower motion and to activate the boundary layer control system based on a determination of excessive tower motion; monitor for a wind turbine shutdown condition, activate the boundary layer control system if it is determined that the shutdown condition has been identified; monitor the aerodynamic loads on the blades, and activate the boundary layer control system based on a determination of excessive blade loads.
US11125205B2	Systems and methods for joining blade components of rotor blades Systems and methods for joining blade components of a rotor blade are provided. A method includes positioning a first blade component and a second blade component such that a joint location of the first blade component and a joint location of the second blade component are proximate each other. The method further includes applying a force to an outer surface of the second blade component and an opposing force to an inner surface of the second blade component. The force and opposing force maintain an aerodynamic contour of the second blade component. The method further includes connecting the joint location of the first blade component and the joint location of the second blade component together.
US11125203B1	Multi-strike ignition during variable valve lift camshaft profile switching An ignition control system and method for an engine having a two-step variable valve lift (VVL) system utilizes an ignition control system comprising a plurality of spark plugs each configured to generate one or more ignition strikes during a combustion event in a respective cylinder of the engine and a controller configured to detect a low-to-high or high-to-low lift mode transition of the VVL system and, in response to detecting the low-to-high or high-to-low lift mode transition of the VVL system, command the ignition control system to perform multi-strike ignition for at least one combustion event, wherein commanding the multi-strike ignition mitigates or eliminates at least one of engine torque variations and increased engine emissions resulting from poor combustion quality caused by residual exhaust components within the cylinder from a previous combustion event prior to the low-to-high or high-to-low lift mode transition of the VVL system.
US11125197B2	Vehicle and control method thereof The vehicle includes an engine comprising a crankshaft, a crankshaft position sensor (CKP) configured to generate a pulse signal corresponding to a rotation of the crankshaft, a battery, a hybrid starter generator (HSG) configured to start the engine based on a power of the battery and charge the battery, and a motor controller unit (MCU) configured to determine a rotation angle of the crankshaft based on the pulse signal received from the CKP, and control the HSG based on the determined rotation angle.
US11125188B2	Hydrogen and electric power co-production system and method A system and method for co-production of hydrogen and electrical power includes operating an engine having an electrical power generator connected thereto, and a hydrogen gas production plant, from a single source of gaseous fuel such that hydrogen extracted from a heated reformate provided by a partial oxidation catalyst is removed and collected for storage or sale while a tail gas is recirculated to an engine inlet to reduce NOx emissions during engine operation.
US11125187B2	Turbomachinery transition duct for wide bypass ratio ranges A gas turbine engine includes a case assembly, a splitter, an upstream blade row, and a transition duct. The case assembly defines an outer flow path wall and an inner flow path wall. The splitter is disposed between the outer flow path wall and the inner flow path wall. The splitter has a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface. The transition duct is defined by the outer flow path and the inner flow path and extends between the upstream blade row and the leading edge of the splitter.
US11125186B2	Aircraft comprising two contra-rotating fans to the rear of the fuselage, with spacing of the blades of the downstream fan The invention relates to an aircraft comprising a fuselage (1), which is propelled by a turbine engine with two coaxial fans, namely an upstream fan (7) and a downstream fan (8), driven by two contra-rotating rotors (5, 6) of a power turbine (3). The two fans (7, 8) and the turbine (3) are integrated into a nacelle (14) which projects downstream from the fuselage (1) and through which air flows. According to the invention, at least one of the fans (7, 8) of the aircraft and, in particular, the downstream fan (8) comprises variable-spacing blades, and at least one stator-forming variable-spacing blade ring (25) in the aircraft is placed upstream of the upstream fan (7). The variable-spacing stator blades (25) and the variable-spacing blades of the downstream fan (8) are mutually configured to direct the air flow in a first mode in which the air flows through the nacelle (14) from upstream to downstream and in a second mode in which the air is pushed back upstream through the nacelle (14).
US11125185B2	Engine assembly with heat management system There is disclosed an engine assembly for an aircraft, including: a combustion engine including a coolant circuit in heat exchange relationship with a heat sink, the heat sink including a heat exchanger and at least one component, the at least one component having a main function that differs from thermal exchange. A method of operating the system is also disclosed.
US11125182B2	Engine device An engine device including a cylinder block having one side portion to which a flywheel that is rotated integrally with a crankshaft is disposed. The engine device is provided with a starter that transmits a rotational force to the flywheel at a time of engine start. A flywheel housing, which accommodates the flywheel and includes a starter attachment pedestal for attaching the starter, is attached to the one side portion of the cylinder block. The starter is disposed inner side of the engine than a portion of the flywheel housing, the portion being located outermost in the engine with respect to a direction that is perpendicular to a direction along a crankshaft center and that is parallel to the cylinder head joining surface of the cylinder block.
US11125179B2	Vehicle controller, vehicle control system, vehicle learning device, vehicle learning method, vehicle control method, and memory medium A vehicle controller is provided. An update process updates a relationship defining data by inputting, to a predetermined update map, a state of a vehicle, a value of an action variable used to operate an electronic device, and a reward corresponding to that electronic device. A reward calculating process provides, based on the state of the vehicle obtained by an obtaining process, a greater reward when a characteristic of the vehicle meets a standard than when the characteristic of the vehicle does not meet the standard. A loosening process loosens the standard to a larger extent when the degree of deterioration is large than when the degree of deterioration is small.
US11125178B2	State detection system for internal combustion engine, data analysis device, and vehicle A state detection system for an internal combustion engine includes: a memory configured to store mapping data, the mapping data being data that defines a detection mapping, the detection mapping being a mapping between an input and an output, the input being a rotation waveform variable and a drive system rotation speed variable and the output being a value of a combustion state variable, and the detection mapping including a joint operation of the rotation waveform variable and the drive system rotation speed variable based on a parameter learned by machine learning; and a processor configured to execute an acquisition process and a determination process, the acquisition process being configured to acquire a value of the drive system rotation speed variable, the determination process being configured to determine whether or not the internal combustion engine is in a predetermined operating state.
US11125174B1	Systems and methods for providing simultaneous coolant stagnation and cooled exhaust gas recirculation Systems and methods for simultaneously performing engine coolant stagnation and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler cooling in an engine include providing a coolant circuit configured to flow coolant through both a block of the engine and an EGR cooler of a cooled EGR (CEGR) system of the engine, a main pump on the coolant circuit that is driven by an electric motor or a crankshaft of the engine to pump coolant through a block of the engine, and a secondary pump on the coolant circuit that, when energized, is configured to pump coolant through the coolant circuit, and, during a cold start of the engine, de-energizing the electric motor or disconnecting the main pump from the engine crankshaft to stagnate coolant in the engine block and energizing the secondary pump to flow coolant through the EGR cooler of the CEGR system.
US11125173B2	Exhaust gas purification system for vehicle and method of controlling the same An exhaust gas purification system for vehicle includes: a housing disposed on an exhaust pipe to receive a exhaust gas discharged from an engine and to exhaust the exhaust gas passed rearward; a front end catalyst disposed in the housing to purify the exhaust gas flowing into the housing through a front end of the housing; a rear end catalyst disposed in the housing to purify the exhaust gas passing through the front end catalyst before the exhaust gas flows out to a rear end of the housing; and a controller connected to the exhaust pipe at a front end of the housing to control a concentration of unburned fuel contained in the exhaust gas flowing into the housing.
US11125171B1	Port injection system for reduction of particulates from turbocharged direct injection gasoline engines The present invention describes a fuel-management system for minimizing particulate emissions in turbocharged direct injection gasoline engines. The system optimizes the use of port fuel injection (PFI) in combination with direct injection (DI), particularly in cold start and other transient conditions. In the present invention, the use of these control systems together with other control systems for increasing the effectiveness of port fuel injector use and for reducing particulate emissions from turbocharged direct injection engines is described. Particular attention is given to reducing particulate emissions that occur during cold start and transient conditions since a substantial fraction of the particulate emissions during a drive cycle occur at these times. Further optimization of the fuel management system for these conditions is important for reducing drive cycle emissions.
US11125169B2	Fuel system for heat engine A fuel metering system for a combustion section of a turbo machine is provided. The turbo machine includes a main fuel line configured to provide a flow of fuel and a zone fuel line split from the main fuel line through which at least a portion of the flow of fuel is provided. A fuel valve is disposed at the zone fuel line and is configured to obtain and receive a present fuel valve area value and a present valve position value. A first pressure sensor is disposed upstream of the fuel valve, in which the first pressure sensor is configured to obtain a first pressure value. A second pressure sensor is disposed downstream of the fuel valve, in which the second pressure sensor is configured to obtain a second pressure value. A flow meter is disposed downstream of the fuel valve. A controller is configured to perform operations, in which the operations include determining a demanded fuel valve actuator position based at least on an estimated fuel valve actuator position and a demanded fuel flow; comparing the demanded fuel flow and a present fuel flow; determining an actual fuel valve actuator position based at least on the demanded fuel valve actuator position and the compared demanded fuel flow and present fuel flow; and generating an valve effective area at the fuel valve based at least on the actual fuel valve actuator position.
US11125168B2	Dirt mitigation in a gas turbine engine An aspect includes a dirt mitigation system for a gas turbine engine. The dirt mitigation system includes a plurality of bleeds of the gas turbine engine and a control system configured to determine a particulate ingestion estimate indicative of dirt ingested in the gas turbine engine. The control system is further configured to determine one or more operating parameters of the gas turbine engine and alter a bleed control schedule of the gas turbine engine to purge at least a portion of the dirt ingested in the gas turbine engine through one or more of the bleeds of the gas turbine engine based on the particulate ingestion estimate and the one or more operating parameters.
US11125167B2	Fundamental gear system architecture A fan drive gear system for a gas turbine engine includes a gear system that provides a speed reduction between a fan drive turbine and a fan and a mount flexibly supporting portions of the gear system. A lubrication system supporting the fan drive gear system provides lubricant to the gear system and removes thermal energy produced by the gear system. The lubrication system includes a capacity for removing thermal energy equal to less than about 2% of power input into the gear system.
US11125165B2	Thermal management system A gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine and a thermal management system. The thermal management system includes a heat source heat exchanger configured to collect heat from the turbomachine during operation; a heat sink heat exchanger; and a thermal transport bus having a heat exchange fluid configured to flow therethrough at a pressure within an operational pressure range. The thermal management system defines an operational temperature range for the heat exchange fluid, the operational temperature range having a lower temperature limit less than about zero degrees Fahrenheit at a pressure within the operational pressure range and an upper temperature limit of at least about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit at a pressure within the operational pressure range.
US11125159B2	Low-grade heat optimization of recuperative supercritical CO2 power cycles The present disclosure provides systems and methods for power production. In particular, the systems and methods utilize the addition of heat to an expanded turbine exhaust stream in order to increase the available quantity of heat for recuperation and use therein for heating a compressed carbon dioxide stream for recycle back to a combustor of the power production system and method.
US11125155B2	Geared turbofan arrangement with core split power ratio A gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a fan section including a fan having a plurality of fan blades, and a nacelle surrounding the plurality of fan blades, a compressor section including a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor, the low pressure compressor including a plurality of stages, and the high pressure compressor including 6 or more stages. A turbine section includes a fan drive turbine that drives the fan section through a gear arrangement, and including a second turbine that drives the high pressure compressor. A power ratio is provided by the combination of a first power input of the low pressure compressor and a second power input of the high pressure compressor, the power ratio defined by the second power input divided by the first power input, and the power ratio is less than or equal to 1.0.
US11125151B2	Wireless control of actuated valve in variable compression ratio piston A telescopic piston for use with an internal combustion engine includes an inner piston; an outer piston located over the inner piston; an upper oil chamber formed between the inner piston and the outer piston; and an actuated valve having a controllable peak pressure that opens the actuated valve. A value of the peak pressure is wirelessly received at the telescopic piston.
US11125149B2	Intake device of internal combustion engine An intake device of an internal combustion engine includes a partition, a control valve, and a third passage. The partition divides an interior of an intake pipe that couples with a combustion chamber into a first passage and a second passage. The control valve is capable of opening and closing the first passage. The third passage opens at or near a coupling site between the partition and the intake pipe on an inner face of the second passage. The third passage is configured to be capable of sucking in at least a part of a boundary layer produced at or near the coupling site by a vapor flowing through the second passage in a state in which the control valve is working in a direction of closing the first passage.
US11125141B2	Method and system for an engine assembly Methods and systems are provided for an internal combustion engine assembly comprising a water pump driven by a crankcase venting system. In one example, a method may include adjusting a transmission ratio of a magnetic transmission in response to a temperature of an engine, wherein the magnetic transmission connects a water pump to a crankcase venting system of the engine.
US11125138B2	Pipe, especially exhaust gas-guiding pipe A pipe, especially an internal combustion engine, exhaust system, exhaust gas-guiding pipe, includes a connection area (26). The connection area (26) is at an axial pipe end (12) for connecting the pipe (14) extending in a pipe longitudinal axis (A) to another pipe (16) to be pushed into the connection area (26). The connection area (26) includes two slots (18a, 18b). The slots (18a, 18b) include a first slot area (20a, 20b), located closer to the pipe end (12), and a second slot area (22a, 22b), located axially farther away from the pipe end (12) and offset in a circumferential direction in relation to the first slot area (20a, 20b). The second slot areas (22a, 22b) of the two slots (18a, 18b) are offset toward one another or away from one another in the circumferential direction in relation to the first slot areas (20a, 20b).
US11125137B2	Method of manufacturing an insulator with swaged perforated flanges Provided is a method of manufacturing an insulator including disposing first and second covering members, and swaging the first covering member with the second covering member. The first and second covering members each include a groove and flanges including a perforated flange. The second covering member is disposed on the first covering member such that an inner side of the groove of the second covering member faces an inner side of the groove of the first covering member; the flanges of the second covering member are individually placed on the flanges of the first covering member; and a pin retained on a base is inserted through the perforated flange of the second covering member, to thereby fix the second covering member in position. In the swaging, at least the respective perforated flanges of the first and second covering members are swaged with each other with the pin being inserted therethrough.
US11125134B2	Diffuser assemblies and catalytic reactors comprising the same Briefly, in one aspect, a catalytic assembly described herein comprises a module comprising at least one layer of structural catalyst bodies having an inlet face for receiving a gas stream. A diffuser assembly is arranged a distance of greater than 50 mm from the inlet face, the diffuser assembly including at least one diffuser element comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein a ratio of aperture length (L) in the gas stream flow direction to aperture hydraulic diameter (Da) is less than 1.
US11125120B2	Valve bridge and engine comprising the valve bridge A valve bridge has a valve bridge body being provided with a main piston chamber, an actuating pin mounting chamber, a main piston, and an actuating pin; an elastic member is arranged between the actuating pin and the actuating pin mounting chamber, and a lower end of the actuating pin extends out of the actuating pin mounting chamber under an elastic force of the elastic member; the valve bridge body is provided with a first oil drainage passage in communication with the main piston chamber, and an interior of the actuating pin is provided with a second oil drainage passage having one end in communication with a return oil chamber of an engine.
US11125119B2	Engine system and components for cylinder deactivation and early exhaust valve opening An engine system and valvetrain can comprise a rocker shaft combined with a first block, a first cylinder deactivation oil control valve in the first block, a second cylinder deactivation oil control valve in the first block. Also, a second block can be combined with the rocker shaft with a third cylinder deactivation oil control valve and an early exhaust valve opening oil control valve in the second block. The rocker shaft can comprise oil infeeds and oil outfeeds configured for supplying hydraulic pressure to the first and second blocks, the blocks can distribute the pressure to the control valves, and the blocks can return pressure to the rocker shaft. Intake and exhaust rocker arms can receive the returned pressure to actuate valves, and the rockers arms can be arranged line-to-line with no overlap during motion.
US11125117B2	Apparatus for treating exhaust gas of thermal plant An apparatus for treating exhaust gas of a thermal power plant according to the present invention includes: a diffusion module part controlling an exhaust gas flow between a duct disposed at a rear end of a gas turbine of the thermal power plant and the gas turbine to guide the exhaust gas flow toward an inner wall of the duct; a plurality of injection nozzles installed in a flow section in the duct in which the exhaust gas guided toward the inner wall of the duct from the diffusion module part flows, and protruding from the inner wall of the duct; a fluid supply pipe connected to the injection nozzles and extending outside the duct; a fluid supply part supplying a pollutant treatment fluid in liquid phase to the injection nozzles through the fluid supply pipe; and a catalyst module disposed at rear ends of the injection nozzles.
US11125114B2	Base plate for turbomachinery and method for producing same A turbomachine base plate is disclosed. The base pate includes an upper metal plate and a lower metal plate. The upper metal plate forms a turbomachine supporting surface. The base plate further includes an intermediate layer between the upper metal plate and the lower metal plate and bonded thereto. A frame extends peripherally around the intermediate layer.
US11125111B2	Oil system A method (500) and apparatus (50, 60) for lubrication of a gearbox (30) of an aircraft engine comprise provision (502) of oil to the gearbox (30) through a primary oil system (50) driven by a core (11) of the engine (10) in normal conditions; detection (504) of windmilling conditions and/or failure of the primary oil system (50); and in response to the detected condition or failure, activation (506) of an electric pump (61) of an auxiliary oil system (60), to provide oil to the gearbox (30).
US11125099B2	Boas arrangement with double dovetail attachments A flow path component assembly includes a support structure. A flow path component has a plurality of segments that are arranged circumferentially about an axis and are mounted in the support structure by a carrier. At least one of the segments have a first wall axially spaced from a second wall. The first wall has first and second hooks spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction. The second wall has third and fourth hooks spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction. The first, second, third, and fourth hooks are in engagement with the carrier.
US11125098B2	Blade outer air seal with face seal A blade outer air seal includes a carrier, a ceramic seal segment, and a face seal. The ceramic seal segment is supported on the carrier and has first and second axial ends, first and second circumferential sides, an inner side, and an outer side. The face seal is carried on the ceramic seal segment at the first axial end. The face seal has a radial seal wall and a tongue that extends axially from the radial seal wall.
US11125095B2	Sliding seal A seal for sealing a space defined between first and second components, the seal having: an annular member having a substantially U-shaped cross section along at least a portion thereof, the portion configured to provide a seal interface at each of the first and second components.
US11125082B2	Systems and methods for monitoring changes in a formation while dynamically flowing fluids Methods and systems for measuring neutron sigma of downhole reservoir as a function of time for a predetermined testing volume are disclosed. The methods and systems of the present invention analyze the testing volume while maintaining the formation in the testing volume in an unchanged and undamaged state and while dynamically flowing fluids in and out of the testing volume. The systems and methods of the present invention are especially important in determining petrophysical information about the reservoir as well as the in-situ effect of substances on enhanced oil recovery.
US11125075B1	Wellbore fluid level monitoring system A wellbore fluid monitoring system includes a housing, an air flow sensor, a first sealing element, a second sealing element and a sealing unit. The housing is configured to be securely disposed in a portion of an annulus within a bell nipple below a rotary table of a wellbore drilling assembly. The annulus is formed by a drill string of the wellbore drilling assembly and an inner wall of a wellbore being drilled by the wellbore drilling assembly. The housing includes a hollow internal chamber. The air flow sensor is disposed within the hollow internal chamber. The air flow sensor is configured to sense flow of air through the hollow internal chamber. The first sealing element is attached to a first end of the housing. The second sealing element is attached to a second end of the housing. The sealing unit is disposed in the portion of the annulus. The sealing unit is connected to the housing, the first sealing element and the second sealing element. The sealing unit is configured to seal or unseal the first end and the second end using the first sealing element and the second sealing element, respectively, based on a liquid level in the portion of the annulus.
US11125074B2	Marker signal for subterranean drilling A method of subterranean drilling comprising monitoring at least one drilling criteria at the surface; communicating a marker signal to a bottom hole assembly of a drill string upon meeting a condition of the at least one drilling criteria; and repeating the marker signal at least two consecutive times the condition is met. In an embodiment, the marker signal can be repeated every time the condition is met. A system for subterranean drilling comprising a drill rig adapted to monitor at least one drilling criteria at the surface; a communication element adapted to communicate a marker signal to a bottom hole assembly of a drill string upon meeting a condition of the at least one drilling criteria, wherein the communication element is adapted to communicate the marker signal to the bottom hole assembly at least two consecutive times the condition is met.
US11125070B2	Real time drilling monitoring A method, system, and computer readable medium for managing drilling operations include calibrating a drilling model using collected drilling data, and executing, during a drilling operation, a simulation on the drilling model to generate a predicted measurement value for a drilling property. During the drilling operation and from a drillstring, an actual measurement value for the drilling property is obtained. Based on the actual measurement value matching the predicted measurement value, the simulation is extended to generate a simulated state of the drilling operation during the drilling operation, and a condition of the drilling operation is detected. A notification may be presented based on the condition during the drilling operation.
US11125066B1	Systems and methods to operate a dual-shaft gas turbine engine for hydraulic fracturing Systems and methods to pump fracturing fluid into a wellhead may include a gas turbine engine including a compressor turbine shaft connected to a compressor, and a power turbine output shaft connected to a power turbine. The compressor turbine shaft and the power turbine output shaft may be rotatable at different rotational speeds. The systems may also include a transmission including a transmission input shaft connected to the power turbine output shaft and a transmission output shaft connected to a hydraulic fracturing pump. The systems may also include a fracturing unit controller configured to control one or more of the rotational speeds of the compressor turbine shaft, the power turbine output shaft, or the transmission output shaft based at least in part on target signals and fluid flow signals indicative of one or more of pressure or flow rate associated with fracturing fluid pumped into the wellhead.
US11125061B2	Simultaneous injection and fracturing interference testing Fluids are pumped into the wellbore by pulsing the fluids at a variable, positive pressure relative to the geologic formation until a first pressure threshold in the first fracture zone is satisfied. The pumping results in a first pressure profile in the first fracture zone representing pressures in the first fracture zone over time responsive to the pumping, and a second pressure profile in the second zone representing pressures in the second zone over time responsive to the pumping. In response to determining that the first pressure threshold is satisfied, the fluids are ceased to pump into the wellbore for a duration of time. After the duration of time, the fluids are re-pumped into the wellbore by pulsing the fluids at the variable, positive pressure relative to the geologic formation until a second pressure threshold in the first fracture zone in the first fracture zone is satisfied.
US11125057B2	Downhole perforator having reduced fluid clearance An apparatus comprises a first cluster of perforator guns positioned circumferentially around a central longitudinal axis at a first axial position, wherein the first cluster is configured in a closed position while the apparatus is being lowered to a perforator position in a wellbore. After the apparatus is lowered to the perforator position, the first cluster is to move to an expanded position such that the perforator guns are moved closer to a target that is to be perforated.
US11125040B2	Method and apparatus for clearing a well bore Methods and apparatuses are provided for clearing a wellbore using a component for milling and a component for suctioning within a wellbore. Obstructions such as ball frac seats, bridge plugs, or formation material can be milled within a wellbore. As a result, larger, unrestricted, diameters can be obtained within the liner/wellbore. The cleared wellbore can allow for various remedial tools to be run into the liner/wellbore. In addition, the milled particles can be suctioned/vacuumed up and can be pumped/pushed to surface in an underbalanced fashion. In some embodiments, this can be achieved by incorporating a bottom-hole pump or a venturi component into the bottomhole assembly. The system can be deployed using a spoolable single or multi-conduit coiled tubing system and can be configured as a well intervention or work-over technology. In some embodiments, the clearing equipment can be temporary or mobile.
US11125036B2	Downhole anchor mechanism A downhole anchor mechanism (110) which can be set on at least two successive standard diameters of casing (232). The tool body has a recess into which a split cone (70) is located. The increased thickness of the split cone (70) provides for a greater thickness of slip (90), giving increased radial travel of the slips 90 when moved axially over the split cone (70). The cone (70) and slips (90) are profiled to provide two ramps/slopes for increased structural integrity and a greater ramp angle to reduce the axial travel of the slips to achieve the increased radial travel. The downhole anchor mechanism (110) provides anchoring of a work string on two standard diameters of casing in a single trip in a wellbore.
US11125035B2	Method and system for positioning a magnetic fluid conditioner This disclosure presents methods and systems for positioning a magnetic fluid conditioner in a well. One or more magnetic fluid conditioners are attached to a coupling mandrel operable to engage with the tubing of a well, either with an existing completion component or directly with the tubing. The coupling mandrel includes a locking mechanism, such as keys or dogs, for setting the mandrel to the profile nipple. The coupling mandrel further includes a packing stack or an expandable element that seals with the completion component or the tubing. The seal directs oil through the mandrel and thus, through the magnetic fluid conditioners. In some embodiments, multiple magnetic fluid conditioners are attached in tandem for more effective conditioning operations. The magnetic fluid conditioners can condition the oil to inhibit the formation of paraffin therein.
US11125032B2	MPD with single set point choke Systems and methods for conducting subterranean operations and managing a bottom hole pressure (BHP) in a wellbore include receiving a first signal at a controller indicating a drill pipe connection or disconnection is beginning and switching the controller from a first control mode to a second control mode. The bottom hole pressure (BHP) in the wellbore is determined, a BHP set point is determined by the controller, and a first pressure set point is sent to a single set point choke (SSPC). The BHP is maintained by comparing the determined BHP to the BHP set point and adjusting the first pressure set point based on the comparison. The controller receives a second signal after the drill pipe connection or disconnection is complete prompting the controller to switch back to the first control mode.
US11125029B2	Rod positioning device A rod positioning device for aligning a drilling rod with a rod string having complementary mating threads, comprising a base, an arm mounted to the base about a first rotation axis, and a rod-gripping device mounted on the arm. The arm is for displacement about the first rotation axis between a rod loading position and a rod alignment position. The rod-gripping device is for operating between a rod-gripping configuration and a rod-releasing configuration. The rod-gripping device comprises jaws for gripping the drilling rod while the rod-gripping device is in the rod-gripping configuration and the arm is in the rod loading position, and guiding elements mounted on the jaws, the guiding elements aligning the drilling rod with the rod string and enabling longitudinal displacement of the drilling rod to contact the rod string.
US11125028B2	Tubular lift ring A tubular lift ring for positioning a tubular for making up a string. The ring includes internal threads that match a portion of the external threads on the end of the tubular. The ring further includes an upset that contacts the setting plate of an elevator for clamping about the tubular and lifting it into place above the borehole.
US11125025B1	Wireline cased-hole standoff The present invention relates to a wireline cased-hole standoff (WCSO) for installation on a wireline cable of a wellbore logging tool. In embodiments, WCSO may be capable of significantly reducing wireline cable drag in a cased-hole section of a well or wellbore as well as reduce logging tensions and improve force transmission from wellbore surface to logging tool cable head during wireline logging operations. In one embodiment, WCSO comprises two cable insert halves, two opposing WCSO body halves (an upper body and a lower body), and two outer shells (an upper low-friction shell and a lower low-friction shell). Such components may be fastened together onto the wireline cable using screws, bolts, dowel pins, spigots, or any combinations thereof.
US11125012B1	Reduced visibility window/door screen including a reduced frame profile and method of making same A reduced visibility window/door screen includes a particularly formed narrow profile frame and mesh applied to the frame. The frame is formed from a single elongated member that is bent to form four corners and four corresponding sides, with joining of the adjacent first and second ends. A high-strength adhesive bonds the mesh to the frame, which is pinch rolled thereon for exceptional pull-out strength. Another embodiment includes a leaf spring movably secured to the frame, to bias and center the screen within the master frame. Another embodiment further includes a plunger pin slidably disposed in the frame with one end fixedly secured to the leaf spring, and handle movably connected to the other end of the plunger pin. The handle member being movable between first and second positions to respectively actuate the leaf spring between an undeformed condition, and a deformed, flattened condition permitting installation/removal of the screen.
US11125011B2	Cordless blind apparatus and method of adjusting a cordless blind apparatus The present invention provides a cordless blind apparatus and a method of adjusting the balance of a cordless blind apparatus. The cordless blind apparatus includes a roller, a screen wound or unwound on the roller, and a torsion spring contracting or stretching by rotating with the roller, in which an increasing ratio of torque applied to the roller by the screen and an increasing ratio of torque applied to the roller by the torsion spring are matched to each other through the correlation equation satisfied by parameters as the wire diameter ‘d’ of the torsion spring, the Young's modulus ‘E’ of the torsion spring, the diameter ‘D’ of the torsion spring, the winding number ‘N’ of the torsion spring, the density ‘ρ’ of the screen, the thickness ‘t’ of the screen, the width ‘S’ of the screen, the radius ‘R’ of the roller, and gravitational acceleration ‘g’.
US11124996B2	Quiet trim assembly An exemplary trim assembly includes a mounting bracket and a lever pivotably mounted to the mounting bracket. The lever is pivotable between an actuated position and a deactuated position, and is biased toward the deactuated position. A bumper is mounted to the mounting bracket and engages the lever when the lever is in the deactuated position.
US11124989B2	Deadbolt extension device for an electromechanical lock Certain aspects of the technology disclosed herein include an apparatus and method for a extending a deadbolt. The electromechanical lock can include a deadbolt extending device disposed between a main housing and a deadbolt. The deadbolt extension device can be used to adapt the electromechanical lock to doors of various sizes. The deadbolt extension device can include another electrical connection and another attachment mechanism for the deadbolt. The another electrical connection can be configured to electrically connect the deadbolt with the main housing. The another attachment mechanism can be configured to attach the deadbolt a pre-defined distance apart from the main housing.
US11124971B2	Removable stair system with railings Apparatus to equip an existing stair case with no hand railing with hand railings with the purpose of aiding a person with reduced capacity to climb up and down stairs. The apparatus includes features that permit the system to adjust to a large inventory of existing stair cases and to be installed without making any damage to existing installation. The apparatus is comprised of oversteps, railings, fixed height railing supports, adjustable height railing supports, attachments to prevent tripping, a half step and hardware to attach all the pieces together such as bolts, nuts, butterfly nuts, washers and screws. No need for repairs to existing installation once the adjustable stair system with railings is removed. The apparatus is movable, re-usable and may be installed indoors and outdoors.
US11124969B2	Roof seaming apparatus with multiple tooling stations in a modular format An apparatus for seaming roof assemblies having a modular provision of tooling stations is disclosed herein. Such an apparatus includes multiple tooling stations that may be added or removed on demand in order to facilitate different degrees of seaming engagements as needed. Such a device utilizes horizontal rollers to provide seaming of overlapping roof panel ends to reduce the potential for separation thereof after building erection has been undertaken, further impeding water egress therethrough and wind updraft damage, at least, as well. The modular device thus provides a manner of selecting specific numbers of horizontal rollers for seaming contact with metal roof panels, thereby allowing for different types of panels and end structures thereof, as well as reduce the propensity for jamming of such multiple rollers during utilization. The method of utilization of such a modular device is encompassed herein as well.
US11124968B2	Shingles with increased hydrophobicity A shingle includes a substrate having an asphalt coating on a top surface of the substrate and on a bottom surface of the substrate. A surface layer of granules is embedded in the asphalt on the top surface of the substrate. A backdust layer of particles is embedded in the asphalt on the bottom surface of the substrate. A sealant is disposed on the backdust. A hydrophobic material is applied to the sealant.
US11124967B2	Reroofing shingle An exemplary roofing system for covering an existing shingle roof with an exposure height measured between bottom edges of adjacent courses is disclosed. The roofing shingle system comprising includes a plurality of reroofing shingles. The reroofing shingles have an exposure portion extending from a top edge to a bottom edge for a height that is at least the exposure height of the existing shingle roof. At least one course of reroofing shingles is installed on at least one course of the existing shingle roof, wherein the course of the existing roof is covered by the at least one course of reroofing shingles. The top edge of the reroofing shingles abuts the bottom edge of the adjacent course of existing shingles.
US11124961B2	System and method for 3D construction printing A large-scale additive manufacturing system for printing a structure includes an extrusion system and a knitting system. The extrusion system includes a nozzle configured to receive a supply of structural material and to selectively dispense the structural material in flowable form, and a first gantry configured to move the nozzle along toolpaths defined according to a structure to be printed such that structural material may be dispensed along the toolpaths to print a series of structural layers, wherein the series of structural layers bond together to form all or a portion of the structure. The knitting system includes a tow feeder configured to feed a supply of tow material to a location proximate a current course of loops extending above an upper surface of a current structural layer or extending above a base surface in regions where no structural layer has been printed, and a hooking device configured to engage the tow material and bring it through the current course of loops to form a subsequent course of loops interwoven with the current course of loops. A controller is configured to operate the knitting system to form additional subsequent courses of loops each interwoven with a current course of loops after each of the series of structural layers are printed, wherein the interwoven courses of loops create a reinforcement network of knitted loops embedded in the structure, and wherein the series of structural layers are tied together.
US11124960B1	Drain protector A drain protector having a flexible adsorbent pad, a raised insert, and a cover is described. The pad and the insert each includes aligned apertures. The raised insert is positioned over the flexible adsorbent pad or within the aperture of the flexible adsorbent pad. The cover is connected to the flexible adsorbent pad, a raised insert, forming a space over the insert. The drain protector is made from adsorbent material for blocking sediment, collecting contaminants and filtering water into a drain. The cover of the drain protector reinforces the sheet and insert to protect against damage from traffic over the drain protector.
US11124959B2	Stormwater biofiltration system and method A stormwater treatment system and method for removing sediment, chemical pollutants, and debris from stormwater runoff by utilizing bioretention practices including physical, chemical and biological processes. Stormwater is directed into a primarily open-bottomed, multi-dimensional container whereby entrained sediment and other transportable materials are filtered and treated through a media filter layer consisting of inorganic and/or organic materials. A live plant (preferably a tree) situated within the container with roots resident in the media filter layer with the ability for expansion beyond the perimeter of the container through openings in one or more sidewalls. The treated water may be further conveyed beyond the perimeter of the container by additional openings and/or piping. A vertically positioned overflow/bypass/clean out piping apparatus may be included within the stormwater treatment system to provide additional water conveyance. Additional ancillary conveyance, filtration and storage facilities may be connected to the described stormwater treatment system as conditions warrant.
US11124958B1	Debris catching device for open manhole A debris catching device suitable for an open manhole includes a basket having a diameter slightly less than that of the manhole aperture and a durable flange secured to the periphery of the basket opening. The flange has a plurality of lifting hooks secured to a top face opposite the bottom of the basket. The interior of the rubber flange is reinforced with a ring running throughout the middle circumference thereof.
US11124935B2	Snowplow with ground contour following cutting edge and impact absorption A cutting edge system for a snowplow is described. The system includes a backing plate coupled to a moldboard of the snowplow and cutting edge segments mounted to a front of the backing plate. Each cutting edge segment includes a blade segment slidably mounted to the backing plate. Each blade segment has a lower portion, an upper portion having an uppermost edge, and two upwardly extending lobes that define an intermediate portion therebetween. The two lobes each have a slot having a central slot region to receive a fastener and an upper slot region extending between the central slot region and an opening in an upper edge of the lobe. Each cutting edge segment also includes a compression member retained between the uppermost edge of the intermediate portion and an engaging surface of the backing plate to absorb upward movement of the blade segment when the cutting edge engages the ground.
US11124928B2	Rotary mixing system A rotary mixing system includes a construction machine. The construction machine includes a frame and a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the frame. The construction machine also includes a power source mounted on the frame. The construction machine further includes a milling tool rotatably mounted to the frame and adapted to be selectively coupled to the power source. The milling tool is adapted to provide a reclaimed surface on a work surface. The rotary mixing system also includes an auxiliary vehicle adapted to be removably coupled to the construction machine. The auxiliary vehicle includes a chassis and at least one compaction member rotatably mounted to the chassis. The at least one compaction member is adapted to provide a compaction pass on the reclaimed surface.
US11124924B2	Steel girder pavement structure for high-speed road for bicycle, and roadbed pavement method therefor A steel girder pavement structure (100) for high-speed road for bicycle, and a roadbed pavement method therefor. The pavement structure (100) includes a top plate (10), a bottom plate (20), a web (30), stiffening plates (40), and decorative plates (50). A composite roadbed is paved on a surface layer of the top plate (10). The composite roadbed includes, from bottom to top, a substrate, a primer coating and quartz sand (101), a waterproof coating (102), an anti-slip coating and quartz sand (103), a wear-resistant coating (104) and an anti-ultraviolet coating (105). The roadbed pavement method includes: paving various layers of materials on a surface of the steel plate from bottom to top. The high-speed road for bicycle is easy to seamlessly connect to a transportation hub, and has a high comfort degree.
US11124920B2	Tissue with nanofibrillar cellulose surface layer A method of making a tissue basesheet includes: (a) forming a nascent web from an aqueous furnish of papermaking fiber; (b) applying an aqueous composition of nanofibrillar cellulose to a surface of the nascent web; and (c) drying the nascent web to provide the tissue basesheet. Typically the basesheet is constructed with a tissue substrate of cellulosic papermaking fiber having applied to a surface thereof a layer of nanofibrillar cellulose, the tissue substrate having a basis weight of from 15 g/m2 to 30 g/m2 and the layer of nanofibrillar cellulose having a coatweight of from 0.25 g/m2 to 3 g/m2. The product may be incorporated into 2-ply or 3-ply bath tissue.
US11124900B2	Method for preparing flame-retardant cellulosic fibers A type of flame-retardant cellulosic fiber and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The preparation method includes extruding the cellulosic solution through a spinneret, coagulating, stretching, and water-washing to obtain a water-washed filament, which is then treated with a flame-retardant solution, and then rinsed and dried to prepare the flame-retardant cellulosic fiber. The water-washing temperature is ≤90° C., the temperature of the flame-retardant solution during treatment is 60-90° C., and the rinsing temperature is 20-40° C. The flame retardant contains more than one of a group that forms a covalent bond with a hydroxy group of the cellulosic macromolecule, a group having the ability of self-crosslinking reaction, and a group that forms a hydrogen bond with a hydroxy group of the cellulosic macromolecule. The prepared flame-retardant cellulosic fiber is mainly composed of the cellulosic fiber matrix and the flame retardant dispersed in the matrix.
US11124897B1	Biodegradable core-shell fibrous scaffolds for controlled oxygen and drug release Coaxial electrospinning is used to encapsulate a chitin-lignin based hybrid gel with polycaprolactone (PCL). Antibiotics and/or other bioactive agents loaded into the core and/or shell layer of the fibrous platform are released in a controlled and sustained manner that effectively inhibits both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria without cytotoxicity to mammalian cells. The PCL shell layer provides longer life for the CL gels in a wet environment and allows sustainable drug release. The PCL-coated CL nanofiber scaffolds can be loaded with antimicrobial nanoparticles, antibiotics, oxygen-releasing agents, antioxidants and/or growth factors that promote healing when used as a controlled drug release dressing for chronic wounds, such as diabetic ulcers.
US11124892B2	Defect reduction in seeded aluminum nitride crystal growth Bulk single crystal of aluminum nitride (AlN) having an areal planar defect density ≤100 cm−2. Methods for growing single crystal aluminum nitride include melting an aluminum foil to uniformly wet a foundation with a layer of aluminum, the foundation forming a portion of an AlN seed holder, for an AlN seed to be used for the AlN growth. The holder may consist essentially of a substantially impervious backing plate.
US11124887B2	System and method for purifying depleted brine A system and method for removing impurities to reconstitute a NaCl stream to a saturated solution salt solution and remove any impurities such as sodium bisulfite (NaHSO3), sodium chlorate (NaClO3) and sodium iodide (NaI) to improve brine quality from an electrolytic cell is disclosed, including an evaporation system connected to the electrolytic cell, a brine treatment system connected to the evaporation system and the electrolytic cell. A waste treatment system is connected to the evaporation system. The evaporation system includes a set of evaporators that concentrates the brine. Sodium chloride is precipitated from the set of evaporators to the brine treatment system. Impurities are precipitated from the set of evaporators. The brine treatment system includes a hydrocyclone and a centrifuge that separates sodium chloride from water. The sodium chloride is mixed with water to create a concentrated and purified brine.
US11124885B2	Anode catalyst suitable for use in an electrolyzer An anode catalyst suitable for use in an electrolyzer. The anode catalyst includes a support and a plurality of catalyst particles disposed on the support. The support may include a plurality of metal oxide or doped metal oxide particles. The catalyst particles, which may be iridium, iridium oxide, ruthenium, ruthenium oxide, platinum, and/or platinum black particles, may be arranged to form one or more aggregations of catalyst particles on the support. Each of the aggregations of catalyst particles may include at least 10 particles, wherein each of the at least 10 particles is in physical contact with at least one other particle. The support particles and their associated catalyst particles may be dispersed in a binder.
US11124883B2	Method for inhibiting metal corrosion using a benzimidazole-containing composition Corrosion inhibiting compositions and methods of inhibiting corrosion on a metal surface commonly used in the petroleum industry is disclosed. The corrosion inhibitor includes at least one azole, at least one polypeptide derived from amino acid, at least one intensifier preferably from metal halides, and at least one surfactant. The methods include combining effective amounts of the corrosion inhibitor composition and contacting a metal surface in aqueous environment commonly found in oil and gas industry. The composition is very effective against corrosion of metals in contact with aqueous media when used in a dosage as low as 50 ppm.
US11124878B2	Gas supply member with baffle A gas supply member includes a first side opposite a second side and an inner surface defining a first opening extending between the first and second sides. The gas supply member includes a third side orthogonal to the first side, the third side includes a first extension that has a face partially defining the second side, and the first extension includes a first plurality of holes extending through the first extension to the face. The gas supply member includes a fourth side opposite the third side, the fourth side includes a protrusion that has a face partially defining the second side. The gas supply member also includes a baffle disposed adjacent to the inner surface, the baffle includes a first portion extending from the inner surface and a second portion attached to the first portion, and the second portion orthogonal to the first portion and parallel to the third side.
US11124869B2	Substrate processing method, substrate processing apparatus and pre-drying processing liquid A pre-drying processing liquid containing a sublimable substance that changes to gas without passing through to a liquid and a solvent in which the sublimable substance dissolves is supplied to a front surface of a substrate on which a pattern has been formed. Thereafter, the solvent is evaporated from the pre-drying processing liquid on the front surface of the substrate to thereby form a solidified body containing the sublimable substance on the front surface of the substrate. Thereafter, the solidified body is sublimated and thereby removed from the front surface of the substrate. A value acquired by multiplying a ratio of the thickness of the solidified body to the height of the pattern by 100 is greater than 76 and less than 219.
US11124857B2	Process for separation of antimony and arsenic from a leach solution A stabilization process for an arsenic solution comprising thiosulfates, the process comprising: acidifying the arsenic solution to decompose the thiosulfates, to yield an acidified solution; oxidizing the acidified solution to oxidize residual As3+ to As5+ and reduced sulfur species to sulfates, to yield a slurry comprising elemental sulfur; separating elemental sulfur from the slurry to yield a liquid; oxidizing the liquid to oxidize residual reduced sulfur species, to yield an oxidized solution; and forming a stable arsenic compound from the oxidized solution.
US11124854B2	Non-oriented electrical steel sheet and method for manufacturing non-oriented electrical steel sheet This non-oriented electrical steel sheet including, as a chemical composition, by mass %: C: 0.0100% or less; Si: more than 3.0% and 5.0% or less; Mn: 0.1 to 3.0%; P: 0.20% or less: S: 0.0018% or less: N: 0.0040% or less; Al: 0 to 0.9%; one or more selected from the group consisting of Sn and Sb: 0 to 0.100%; Cr 0 to 5.0%; Ni: 0 to 5.0%; Cu: 0 to 5.0%; Ca: 0 to 0.01%; rare earth elements (REM): 0 to 0.010%; and a remainder including Fe and impurities, in which an area ratio of a crystal structure A composed of crystal grains having a grain size of 100 μm or greater in a cross section parallel to a rolled surface of the non-oriented electrical steel sheet is 1 to 30%, an average grain size of a crystal structure B that is a crystal structure other than the crystal structure A is 25 μm or less, and a Vickers hardness HvA of the crystal structure A and a Vickers hardness HvB of the crystal structure B satisfy HvA/HvB≤1.000.
US11124849B2	Method for operating converter When the decarburization refining of molten iron is performed by top-blowing oxygen gas from the top blowing lance, the oscillation of molten iron, a bubble burst, and spitting due to the bubble burst are suppressed. A refining method for a converter includes decarburizing molten iron in the converter with a top blowing lance having Laval nozzles disposed at the lower end thereof by blowing oxygen gas on the surface of the molten iron in the converter through the Laval nozzles, in which one or both of an oxygen feeding rate from the top blowing lance and lance height LH are adjusted in such a manner that an oxygen accumulation index S(F) is 40 or less.
US11124845B2	PSMA-based molecular-genetic reporter system The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods, reporter gene constructs, and kits for using prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) as an imaging reporter to image a variety of cells and tissues.
US11124837B2	Methods and systems for predicting colorectal cancer incidence and mortality Disclosed are methods and systems that uses GlycA concentration in biosamples to evaluate risks of CRC incidence and mortality.
US11124821B2	Microfluidic testing system with cell capture/analysis regions for processing in a parallel and serial manner A microfluidic chip system includes an input for receiving the biologic sample, and a first reading window for enabling a detection of the biologic material within the biologic sample. A first plurality of pathways is provided each for determining a treatment agent providing a best treatment efficacy for the predetermined biologic material. A first micro-pump is provided for pumping a portion of the biologic sample into each of the first plurality of pathways. A second plurality of pathways is provided, each for determining a dosage level of a particular one of the plurality of treatment agents with respect to the predetermined biologic material. A plurality of second micro-pumps are provided for pumping a second portion of the biologic sample into a selected one of the second plurality of pathways responsive to the determination of treatment efficacy of the treatment agent providing a best treatment of the predetermined biologic material.
US11124797B1	Wheat male-sterility gene WMS and its anther-specific expression promoter and uses thereof The present invention provides a novel gene WMS conferring wheat male sterility, its anther-specific expression promoter, and uses of the same. In wheat, a well-known gene Ms2 causing dominant male sterility has been widely applied in recurrent selection in China. A RNA-seq approach was performed to reveal the anther-specific transcriptome in a pair of Ms2 isogenic lines, ‘Lumai 15’ and ‘Lumai 15+Ms2’. As a result, a WMS gene was identified showing anther-specific expression at the early stage of meiosis and only in wheat carrying the Ms2 gene. The regulation of WMS could alter plant male fertility. The promoter of WMS was found to comprise anther-specific activity. Thus, the present invention might be used to achieve anther-specific gene expression, to develop male sterility in various plant species, to establish recurrent selection in various plant species, and to assist hybrid seed production.
US11124795B2	Genetic and pharmacological transcriptional upregulation of the repressed FXN gene as a therapeutic strategy for Friedreich ataxia Methods of treating subjects having disorders associated with mutations in the FXN gene and/or having reduced expression of frataxin protein, e.g., Friedreich ataxia (FA). Generally, the methods include administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that increases expression of frataxin protein as described herein, e.g., an inhibitor of a FXN Repressing Factor (FXN-RF).
US11124794B2	Compositions and methods to treating hemoglobinopathies Embodiments herein provide specially designed synthetic BCL11A-targeting microRNAs for RNA polymerase II expression, and methods of use to treat hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell disease or thalassemia by increasing the expression levels of fetal hemoglobin levels.
US11124774B2	Engineered liver tissues, arrays thereof, and methods of making the same Engineered, living, three-dimensional liver tissue constructs including: one or more layers, wherein each layer contains one or more liver cell types, the one or more layers cohered to form a living, three-dimensional liver tissue construct free of pre-formed scaffold. Also disclosed are arrays and methods of making the same.
US11124772B2	Method to alter Chinese hamster ovary cell line stability The present invention provides a recombinant eukaryotic cell expressing one or more heterologous double strand break (DSB) repair proteins in an amount effective for enhancing DSB repair in the cell. The recombinant eukaryotic cell may express a recombinant product of interest. Also provided are methods for enhancing double strand break (DSB) repair in eukaryotic cells, establishing host cells for production of a recombinant product of interest, producing a recombinant product of interest, improving production of a recombinant product of interest by eukaryotic cells, and/or investigating suitability of eukaryotic cells as host cells for producing a recombinant product of interest.
US11124768B2	Optimally activated dendritic cells that induce an improved or increased anti-tumor immune response The present disclosure provides populations of cells comprising partially mature and optimally activated dendritic cells that can be used for administration to individuals having a cancer and/or tumor. Partially matured dendritic cells, those contacted with a dendritic cell maturation agent for about 10 to about 19 hours, upon administration efficiently take up and process tumor antigens in the area of the tumor site, complete maturation, and can subsequently migrate to the lymph nodes of a treated individual. Once in a lymph node the now fully mature antigen presenting dendritic cells secrete the appropriate cytokines (e.g., TNFa, IL-6, IL-8, and/or IL-12) and contact T cells inducing a substantial and optimal clinical and/or anti-tumor immune response.
US11124764B2	Incubator apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for monitoring embryos in an incubator are described. The apparatus comprises an incubation chamber defined by an incubation chamber housing and a sample platform comprising a plurality of receptacles for holding embryos within the incubation chamber for incubation. The sample platform may comprise a slide carrier on which embryo slides containing the receptacles may be placed incubation. The sample platform is rotatable about a rotation axis relative to the incubation chamber housing so as to allow receptacles to be selectively rotated to a monitoring position that is aligned with a viewing port provided in the incubation chamber housing, for example an opening or window. An imaging device is located outside the incubation chamber and arranged to image embryos within the incubation chamber at the monitoring position through the viewing port.
US11124763B2	Systems and methods for growing cell cultures Systems and methods for culturing cells are disclosed. A system can comprise an auxetic scaffold substrate. The substrate can comprise scaffold units at least a portion of which comprise living cells. Scaffold units can be configured to transition between a contracted state and an expanded state. Units can comprise an interior void having a contracted volume in the contracted state and an expanded volume in the expanded state, in which the expanded volume is greater than the contracted volume. Units can be configured to pass a fluid into the interior void of the corresponding unit when the unit transitions from the contracted state to the expanded state. Units can be configured to pass the fluid out of the interior void of the corresponding unit when the unit transitions from the expanded state to the contracted state.
US11124761B2	Stabilization of enzyme-immobilized hydrogels for extended hypoxic cell culture Embodiments of the current invention include a hydrogel formed from crosslinked polyethylene glycol into which acrylated glucose oxidase has been immobilized through crosslinking to the gel. These hydrogels can be used to create hypoxia under ambient conditions for at least 72 hours and can be used to create hypoxic gradients. These embodiments permit the study of cells under a variety of hypoxic conditions.
US11124760B2	Methods for overcoming glutamine deprivation during mammalian cell culture The present invention pertains to methods of producing polypeptide of interest in cell cultures lacking glutamine. The present invention further pertains to a method of producing a protein of interest in a large scale cell culture, comprising supplementing the cell culture with nucleic acid synthesis precursors and/or corticosteroids.
US11124759B2	Process for bacterially devulcanizing sulphur-vulcanized rubber particles A new Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain as well as a process for bacterially devulcanizing sulphur-vulcanized rubber particles and devulcanized rubber particles obtainable by the process.
US11124756B2	Method and apparatus for isolating invasive and metastatic cells for evaluating therapeutics and prediction of metastatic capacity Embodiments provide methods to produce an assembly that mimics in vitro the human microenvironment of a primary tumor site, a secondary distant organ, and circulation. Methods and apparatuses that provide a platform for the isolation of primary tumor, invasive, and metastatic cells to be used for evaluation of therapeutic efficacy and diagnostics as applied to metastatic cancers are also provided.
US11124750B2	Ultraviolet irradiation of fluids Ultraviolet irradiation of fluids for the purposes of disinfection, sterilization and modification of a target organic compound found within the fluids. The target compound in the fluids can have an absorption spectra with an ultraviolet wavelength ranging from 230 nm to 360 nm. The absorption spectra includes a first and second set of wavelengths corresponding to absorption peaks and absorption valleys in the absorption spectra, respectively. A-set of ultraviolet radiation sources irradiate the fluids. The set of ultraviolet radiation sources operate at a set of peak wavelengths ranging from 230 nm to 360 nm with a peak full width at half maximum that is less than 20 nm. The set of peak wavelengths are proximate to at least one wavelength in the second set of wavelengths corresponding to the absorption valleys in the absorption spectra with a variation of a full width half maximum of the absorption valley.
US11124747B2	Brewing method A method of preparing a wort with an increased level of free amino nitrogen (FAN) comprising: a) preparing a mash from a grist comprising malt and/or adjunct; and b) adding a protease having at least 80% sequence identity to the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1.
US11124745B2	Composition for use in cleaning metal components A composition for use in cleaning metal components having Hansen Solubility Parameters for the composition of δD≥15, δP<6, and δH from about 5.5 to about 6.9. The composition includes a blend of organic solvents, none of which are classified as a volatile organic compound, a hazardous air pollutant, or a potential carcinogen, or exhibit a vapor pressure of less than 0.1 mmHg at 20° C. Further, the blend of organic solvents includes a halogenated aromatic solvent having one or more halide groups and from 6 to 8 carbon atoms, an organic solvent having one or more ester functional group and from 3 to 9 carbon atoms, and one or more of a linear or branched hydrocarbon solvent with 6-12 carbon atoms with a single polar moiety head group or a solvent containing one or more ketone functional groups and from 2 to 5 carbon atoms.
US11124738B1	Automotive finish protection formulation Potassium carbonate, Cocoglucoside, a Preservative, Sodium gluconate, and Demineralized water. The formulation is intended to be dispensed and/or applied from a spray bottle or wet wipe. Demineralized water is used as a solvent and has a concentration of approximately up to approximately 99 percent of the weight by percentage. Potassium carbonate is the uric acid remover, and has a concentration of approximately 1-25 percent of the formulation. Cocoglucoside or Coco Glucoside is a natural, non-ionic, surfactant and acts as a cleaner and has a concentration of approximately 0.1-15 percent. Sodium gluconate is used as a chelating agent and has a concentration of approximately 0.1-25 percent. A chemical preservative may be added the formulation in any amount or percentage as desired or in any amount or sufficient quantity desired for the preservation or shelf life of the product.
US11124737B2	High oleic acid oils The present invention relates to extracted lipid with high levels, for example 90% to 95% by weight, oleic acid. The present invention also provides genetically modified plants, particularly oilseeds such as safflower, which can used to produce the lipid. Furthermore, provided are methods for genotyping and selecting plants which can be used to produce the lipid.
US11124736B2	Processes for obtaining microbial oil from microbial cells Disclosed herein are processes for obtaining a microbial oil comprising one or more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) from one or more microbial cells by lysing the cells to form a lysed cell composition and then recovering the oil from the lysed cell composition. Further disclosed herein is microbial oil comprising one or more PUFAs that is recovered from microbial cells by at least one process described herein.
US11124735B2	Initial running-in agent composition and initial running-in system including said composition The present invention provides an initial running-in agent composition suitable for forming a low-friction surface (running-in surface) on a sliding member, such as a hard carbon film, in a system in which water is used as a lubricant. The initial running-in agent composition (10) according to an embodiment of the present invention contains water 11 as a lubricant base and nanodiamond particles (12). In the initial running-in agent composition (10), a content of the water (11) is preferably 99 mass % or greater, and a content of the nanodiamond particles (12) is preferably 1.0 mass % or less.
US11124734B2	Traction drive fluid The invention describes a traction drive fluid that comprising a carrier and a particulate solid. The carrier has a boiling point of greater than at least about 100° C., and a melting point of below about 10° C., both being measured at 1 atm pressure. The particulate solid consists of a plurality of laminae. The laminae are homogeneously distributed through the carrier.
US11124733B2	Threaded tubular connection provided with a metallic coating on the threading and on the sealing surface A threaded tubular connection for drilling or operating hydrocarbon wells contains a portion of a tubular element with a male end having an axis of revolution and provided with a first threading extending about the axis of revolution, the male end portion being complementary with a portion of a tubular element with a female end having an axis of revolution and provided with a second threading extending about the axis of revolution, the male and female end portions being capable of being connected by makeup, each of the male and female end portions further comprising a sealing surface with a metal-metal interference, wherein the threading and the sealing surfaces of the male and female end portions are coated with a metallic anti-corrosion and anti-galling layer wherein zinc (Zn) is the major element by weight. One of the metallic anti-corrosion and anti-galling layers is coated with a passivation layer and the other is at least partially coated with a lubricant layer.
US11124730B2	Vacuum pump oil Provided is a vacuum pump oil which contains a mineral oil (A) having a temperature gradient Δ\|η*\| of complex viscosity between two points of t(° C.) and t−10(° C.) (where −15≤t≤−10), as measured using a rotary rheometer at an angular velocity of 6.3 rad/s, of 10 Pa·s/° C. or less, and one or more compounds selected from a phenol-based compound (B) and an amine-based compound (C), and which has a viscosity index of less than 160. The vacuum pump oil has a good ultimate vacuum degree and is excellent in water separability, oxidation stability and shear stability, and is therefore applicable to various applications.
US11124725B2	Process vessel for forming fuel compositions and related systems and methods This disclosure relates to a processing that includes a first shell and a second shell disposed within the first shell. The second shell includes a first end, a second end, and a wall extending between the first end and the second end. The second shell also defines a cavity and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. A cross section of the second shell transverse to the longitudinal axis includes a first arcuate inner wall portion having a first radius of curvature and a second arcuate inner wall portion having a second radius of curvature. The first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature.
US11124724B2	Method for producing a water-resistant, compressed biomass product A method is disclosed for producing a mechanically stable, energy dense and water-resistant biomass product. By utilizing a unique two-step heating process in combination with mechanical compression, the resulting biomass product retains its physical shape and strength after immersion in ambient water for many hours. The treatment is effective for a variety of cellulosic biomass materials including forest slash wood.
US11124716B2	Processes and systems for petrochemical production integrating coking and deep hydrogenation of coking reaction products A feedstock is processed in a coking zone unit to produce at least light gases, coker naphtha, light coker gas oil and petroleum coke. Light coker gas oil, and in certain embodiments hydrotreated light coker gas oil, is subjected to deep hydrogenation to produce a deeply hydrogenated middle distillate fraction. All or a portion of the deeply hydrogenated middle distillate fraction is used as feed to the stream cracking zone to produce light olefins.
US11124713B2	Process for fluidized catalytic cracking of disulfide oil to produce ethylene used for metathesis to produce propylene Relatively low value disulfide oil (DSO) compounds produced as by-products of the mercaptan oxidation (MEROX) processing of refinery hydrocarbon streams, and oxidized disulfide oils (ODSO), are economically converted to value-added light olefins by introducing the DSO and/or ODSO compounds as the feed to a fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) unit and recovering the light olefins, namely, ethylene and propylene, and in some embodiments a minor amount of butylenes which is then recovered and introduced as the feedstream to a metathesis process for the production and recovery of propylene.
US11124706B2	Treatment of thick fine tailings including chemical immobilization, polymer flocculation and dewatering A process for the treatment of thick fine tailings that include constituents of concern (CoCs) and suspended solids is provided. The process includes subjecting the thick fine tailings to treatments including chemical immobilization of the CoCs, polymer flocculation of the suspended solids, and dewatering. The chemical immobilization can include the addition of compounds enabling the insolubilization of the CoCs. Subjecting the thick fine tailings to chemical immobilization and polymer flocculation can facilitate production of a reclamation-ready material, which can enable disposing of the material as part of a permanent aquatic storage structure (PASS).
US11124704B2	Etching compositions The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful for, e.g., selectively removing silicon germanium (SiGe) from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.
US11124702B2	Quantum dots, production methods thereof, and electronic devices including the same A quantum dot having a perovskite crystal structure and including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1: ABX3+α Chemical Formula 1 wherein, A is a Group IA metal selected from Rb, Cs, Fr, and a combination thereof, B is a Group IVA metal selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, and a combination thereof, X is a halogen selected from F, Cl, Br, and I, BR4, or a combination thereof, and α is greater than 0 and less than or equal to about 3; and wherein the quantum dot has a size of about 1 nanometer to about 50 nanometers.
US11124701B2	Phosphor particles Provided are phosphor particles comprising Mn-doped complex fluoride red phosphor particles and inorganic fine particles which are affixed to the surface of each red phosphor particle. The Mn-doped complex fluoride red phosphor-containing phosphor particles are suppressed in mutual adhesion and agglomeration, flow well during mixing with a silicone or epoxy resin, and have excellent humidity resistance.
US11124690B2	Leak-off control in acid stimulation using dissolvable material Reducing leak-off during acid stimulation with dissolvable material sized to preferentially block crevices and wormholes, thus allowing the acid to travel further down the fractures, etching deeper into the reservoir than a similar process not using such dissolvable materials. After stimulation, the materials dissolve and production can proceed and will be improved over what is possible without such dissolvable materials.
US11124687B2	Synthesized lubricants for water-based drilling fluid systems The present application discloses water-based drilling fluid systems and methods of making water-based drilling fluids systems. According to one embodiment, a drilling fluid system may include a drilling fluid and a lubricant. The lubricant may be synthesized from waste vegetable oil.
US11124682B2	Frost-resistant adhesives based on polyisocyanates The present invention relates to the use of hydrophilized polyisocyanates for the production of water-diluted coating compositions which have a polymeric polyol content of not more than 10%.
US11124680B2	Ultraviolet-curable pressure-sensitive silicone adhesive composition and cured object obtained therefrom An ultraviolet-curable pressure-sensitive silicone adhesive composition which comprises: 100 parts of an organopolysiloxane (A) having, in the molecule, two groups represented by general formula (1) (wherein R1 represents a C1-20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, R2 represents an oxygen atom, etc., R3 represents an acryloyloxyalkyl group, etc., p and a respectively indicate numbers satisfying 0≤p≤10 and 1≤a≤3); 1-500 parts of a monofunctional (meth)acrylate compound (B) containing no siloxane structure and/or a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate compound (C) containing no siloxane structure; 1-5,000 parts of an oranopolysiloxane resin (D) comprising R43SiO1/2 units (a) (wherein R4 represents a C1-10 monovalent hydrocarbon group) and SiO4/2 units (b), the (a)/(b) molar ratio being (0.6-1.2)/1; and 0.01-20 parts of a photopolymerization initiator (E). This composition has satisfactory applicability and curability and gives a cured object which, when used as a temporary fixer, has excellent tackiness and strength.
US11124679B2	Laminated sheet and method for producing the same Provided is a laminated sheet including an upper paper layer and a release sheet layer, the upper paper layer including synthetic paper and an adsorbing layer, the synthetic paper, the adsorbing layer and the release sheet layer, in order, being laminated, wherein the adsorbing layer is a foam sheet of a resin composition, the resin composition containing crosslinking resultant of 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin and 1 to 20 parts by mass of a carbodiimide crosslinking agent, the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin having a N-methylol group, a glass transition temperature of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin being no more than −10° C., the release sheet layer consists of a thermoplastic resin sheet, and a rate of tensile elastic moduli is 0.1 to 10, the rate being calculated from a tensile elastic modulus of the upper paper layer and a tensile elastic modulus of the release sheet layer, and a peel strength of the adsorbing layer and the release sheet layer is 5 to 30 N/m, the laminated sheet using a new foamed resin layer having well-balanced properties, the amount of formaldehyde emitted from which is extremely small, as the adsorbing layer, the release sheet and the adsorbing layer having a proper release force.
US11124666B2	Ink set and ink jet recording method An ink set for ink jet recording that adheres ink to a heated recording medium includes first and second water-based ink compositions. The first water-based ink composition contains a first solid content including a first coloring material and a first organic solvent. The second water-based ink composition contains a second solid content including a second coloring material and a second organic solvent. The first ink composition contains 5% by mass or more of the first solid content than the second solid content contained in the second ink composition. The second ink composition contains 7% by mass or more of the second organic solvent than the first organic solvent contained in the first ink composition.
US11124654B2	Method for producing an implant comprising calcium carbonate-containing composite powder having microstructured particles having inhibiting calcium carbonate The invention relates to a method for producing an implant by means of a composite powder having micro structured particles having inhibiting calcium carbonate, wherein the composite powder is obtained by a method in that large polymer particles are joined to small calcium carbonate particles, wherein the calcium carbonate particles are obtained by a method in that calcium carbonate particles are coated with a composition which, in each case based on the total weight thereof, comprises a mixture of at least 0.1 wt % of at least one calcium complexing agent and/or at least one conjugated base which is an alkaline metal or calcium salt of a weak acid, together with at least 0.1 wt % of at least one weak acid.
US11124643B2	Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article manufactured therefrom A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a thermoplastic resin containing an acrylate-based rubber-modified vinyl-based graft copolymer and an aromatic vinyl-based copolymer resin; an ultraviolet stabilizer containing a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS)-based ultraviolet stabilizer and a benzotriazole-based ultraviolet stabilizer; and zinc oxide having an average particle size of about 0.5 to about 3 μm and a specific surface area BET of about 1 to about 10 m2/g. The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent weather resistance and antibacterial properties.
US11124638B2	Process for producing monovinylaromatic polymer incorporating post-consumer recycled polystyrene, monovinylaromatic polymer incorporating post-consumer recycled polystyrene and articles produced thereof The invention relates to a process and an installation to produce a monovinylaromatic polymer (3) comprising post-consumer recycled polystyrene (PCR-PS) wherein the process comprises the steps of mixing the PCR-PS (5) and the monovinylaromatic monomer (7) within a dissolver (9) to dissolve the PCR-PS (5) in the monovinylaromatic monomer (7) so as to produce a polymerization mixture (13); and a step of filtering the polymerization mixture (13) that includes continuously redirecting at least a part of the stream of the filtered polymerization mixture (17) back to the dissolver (9) and mixing it with the polymerization mixture (13) so as to continuously reduce the content of insoluble material in the polymerization mixture (13) contained in the dissolver (9).
US11124628B2	Method of attenuating concerntration of acrolein Disclosed are a method of attenuating concentration of acrolein, materials and manufactured articles prepared by the method. The concentration of acrolein is attenuated with an amine.
US11124625B2	Polymer composites of high dielectric constant and low dielectric dissipation A composition comprising: a) electrically conductive fibers comprising carbon, a conductive oxide, or a metal; and having an average diameter from 1 to 20,000 nm and an average length at least five times the average diameter; and b) electrically nonconductive particles with an average diameter from 1 to 20,000 nm.
US11124621B2	Process for preparing a porous material The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a porous material, at least comprising the steps of providing a gel comprising a solvent (S), wherein the solvent (S) has a volume (V1), pressurizing the gel with carbon dioxide at a temperature and a pressure at which carbon dioxide solubilizes in the solvent (S) forming gas-expanded liquid (EL), wherein the gas-expanded liquid (EL) has a volume (V2) and (V2) is greater than (V1); removing supernatant liquid, and drying the gel. The present invention further is directed to the porous material obtained or obtainable according to the process as such as the use of the porous material according to the invention in particular for medical, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications or for thermal insulation.
US11124614B2	Halogen-free low dielectric resin composition, and pre-preg, metal-clad laminate, and printed circuit board using the same A halogen-free low dielectric resin composition is provided. The halogen-free low dielectric resin composition includes: (A) a polyphenylene ether which has an unsaturated functional group; (B) a cross-linking agent which has an unsaturated functional group; and (C) a phosphorus-containing compound represented by the following formula (I),
US11124606B2	Formaldehyde free crosslinking compositions The present invention relates to reaction products H of at least one cyclic urea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A and at least one polyol P, process for preparing thereof and compositions comprising thereof.
US11124604B2	Process for making polyether diols Polyether diols characterized by a hydroxyl number of 56 or lower, high average functionality and high primary hydroxyl content are prepared by alkoxylating an unsaturated alcohol in multiple steps to form a polyether monol that contains 39% or more primary hydroxyl groups, and then reacting the polyether monol with a mercaptoalcohol that has a primary hydroxyl group.
US11124589B2	Polymerization catalyst composition and method of employing same The cis-1,4 mer content of conjugated diene mer in polymers can be increased by adding any of a class of morpholine compounds to a catalyst composition that includes a lanthanide metal atom.
US11124584B2	Vinylidene chloride polymer composition comprising at least one sorbate ester The invention pertains to an improved PVDC composition including certain dienophiles qualified for food contact, which possess an optimized balance of effectiveness in preventing discoloration upon exposure to radiation, with no negative impact on the barrier properties, in particular sorbate esters of formula (I), wherein R1 is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group, preferably a C1-C6 alkyl group, to layers made therefrom, to multi-layer assemblies comprising the same, and to the use of said assemblies for packaging, in particular for packaging foodstuffs.
US11124578B2	Method of treating transplant rejection with silent Fc variants of anti-CD40 antibodies The present invention relates to silent Fc variants of anti-CD40 antibodies and compositions and methods of use of said antibodies for treating pathological disorders such as autoimmune and inflammatory disorders and/or for preventing or reducing the risk of graft rejection in transplantation.
US11124577B2	Bispecific antibody against BCMA and CD3 and an immunological drug for combined use in treating multiple myeloma The invention relates to a bispecific antibody specifically binding to human B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and to human CD3ϵ (CD3) together with an immunotherapeutic drug for combined use in treating multiple myeloma.
US11124575B2	EGFR-binding agents and uses thereof An Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR, HER1, ErbB1)-binding agent has a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the dimerization loop from EGFR's Domain II is grafted within complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3) of the heavy chain, and the binding agent is affinity matured. The graft directs the binding agent to bind EGFR at its dimerization region, to thereby inhibit EGFR dimerization and activation. In another embodiment, an EGFR-binding agent is panned out of Library F, a Fab library. The binding agents are for detecting and/or quantifying EGFR expression, for targeting EGFR-expressing cells, and for decreasing levels of EGFR in EGFR-expressing cells.
US11124571B2	Methods of sensitizing cancer to immunotherapy A method of sensitizing cancer to immunotherapy in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a CdK5 inhibitor to suppress immune checkpoint PD-L1.
US11124568B1	CD3/CD25 antibodies for neuro-immune diseases The present invention relates to the use of anti-CD3 and anti-CD25 antibodies for the management and treatment of inflammatory diseases and psycho-immune disorders, such as depression, autism (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
US11124566B2	Methods for reducing drug-induced liver injury The present disclosure provides methods of treating a patient with infliximab or alternative therapies to reduce the risk of developing, and/or severity of, an adverse drug reaction such as drug-induced liver injury. The methods include identifying patients at risk for developing DILI by determining the presence or absence of one or more HLA alleles in the patients.
US11124562B2	Anti-ApoE antibodies The present disclosure encompasses compositions and methods for effectively treating at least one symptom or sign of A plaque or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) associated symptoms, or for decreasing amyloid plaque load or CAA load. The method comprises administering an effective amount of an anti-ApoE antibody to a mammalian subject, such as to a human.
US11124557B2	High-affinity and soluble PDL-1 molecule Provided in the present invention is a PDL-1 molecule. The affinity of the PDL-1 molecule to the PD-1 molecule is at least two times the affinity of the wild-type PDL-1 molecule to the PD-1 molecule. Meanwhile, the PDL-1 molecule of the present invention can effectively improve the killing efficiency of lymphocytes. In addition, the present invention also provides nucleic acids encoding the PDL-1 molecule of the present invention, and a complex of the PDL-1 molecules of the present invention. The PDL-1 molecule of the present invention may be used alone or in combination with other molecules.
US11124552B2	Compositions of phosphorylated tau peptides and uses thereof Liposomes containing tau peptides, preferably phosphorylated tau peptides, and conjugates containing tau peptides, preferably phosphorylated tau peptides, conjugated to an immunogenic carrier are described. Pharmaceutical compositions and uses of the liposomes and/or conjugates for treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease or disorder, such as Alzheimer's Disease, are also described.
US11124542B2	Modulators of melanocortin receptors Modulators of melanocortin receptors (MCR) are provided herein. An MC5R peptide ligand is represented by to Formula 1: R1-Nle4-c[Xaa5-Yaa6-(NMe)D-Nal(2′)7-Arg8-Trp9-(NMe)Zaa10]-R2. R1 can be an acetyl, a glycosylated amino acid, —CO—(CH2)nCH3, or —CO—(CH2)nCF3 with n ranging from 1 to 6. R2 can be an —CONH2, —COOH, or —CH2OH. Xaa, Yaa, and Zaa can each be a natural amino acid or an unnatural amino acid.
US11124540B2	Polypeptides for the treatment of diseases A polypeptide having the general amino acid sequence Z1IX2RWX5X6KX8PX10X11SZ3, wherein X2=V, M or L, X5=S or T, X6=K or R, X8=V, M, L or F, X10=Q or C, X11=V, M or F; Z1=0, Z2, or pyro glutamate, wherein Z2 is a modification of the amino group of the N-terminal amino acid having the structure —NR2R3 wherein R2 and/or R3 are independently from each other H or an acyl, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cyclo alkyl and heterocyclo alkyl group; Z3=0, or Z4, wherein Z4 is a modification of the carboxyl group of the C-terminal amino acid having the structure —C(O)—O—R1 or —C(O)—NR2R3, wherein R1 is an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cyclo alkyl and heterocyclo alkyl group; and R2 and R3 are defined as above.
US11124538B2	Neuroactive steroids, compositions, and uses thereof Described herein are neuroactive steroids of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein R1, R2, Ra, G, X, Y, Z, and n are as defined herein. Such compounds are envisioned, in certain embodiments, to behave as GABA modulators. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound described herein and methods of use and treatment, e.g., such for inducing sedation and/or anesthesia.
US11124537B2	Inhibitors of glucocorticoid receptor The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and hypercortisolism. Provided herein are substituted steroidal derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of glucocorticoid receptors. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer and hypercortisolism.
US11124533B2	Organometallic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same Provided are an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting device including the same. The organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer; and at least one organometallic compound represented by Formula 1.
US11124527B2	Compounds for the modulation of Myc activity The present invention provides novel compounds of Formulas (I) and (II) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the compounds or compositions for treating or preventing proliferative diseases, e.g., cancers (e.g., breast cancer, prostate cancer, lymphoma, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, neuroblastoma, or colorectal cancer), benign neoplasms, angio genesis, inflammatory diseases, fibrosis (e.g., polycystic kidney disease), autoinflammatory diseases, and autoimmune diseases in a subject.
US11124505B2	Process for preparing 5-[[4-[2-[5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethoxy]phenyl]methyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione and salts thereof The disclosure provides a process of making the compound of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: and the process of making the intermediate of Formula III: wherein PG is as defined as set forth in the specification.
US11124500B2	Disubstituted pyrazole compounds The present invention provides a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use of compounds of Formula I for treating metabolic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, heart failure, diabetic kidney disease, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
US11124497B1	Inhibitors of cysteine proteases and methods of use thereof The disclosure provides compounds with warheads and their use in treating medical diseases or disorders, such as viral infections. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making various compounds with warheads are provided. The compounds are contemplated to inhibit proteases, such as the 3C, CL- or 3CL-like protease. Exemplary compounds provided include Formula II-I, where R3, RB are provided herein:
US11124494B2	Aryl heterocyclic piperidinone formyl peptide 2 receptor and formyl peptide 1 receptor agonists The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I), which are formyl peptide 2 (FPR2) receptor agonists and/or formyl peptide 1 (FPR1) receptor agonists. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods of using the compounds, for example, for the treatment of atherosclerosis, heart failure, and related diseases.
US11124482B2	C-met modulators and methods of use The present invention provides compounds for modulating protein kinase enzymatic activity for modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, programmed cell death, migration and chemoinvasion. More specifically, the invention provides quinazolines and quinolines which inhibit, regulate and/or modulate kinase receptor, particularly c-Met, KDR, c-Kit, flt-3 and flt-4, signal transduction pathways related to the changes in cellular activities as mentioned above, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat kinase-dependent diseases and conditions. The present invention also provides methods for making compounds as mentioned above, and compositions which contain these compounds.
US11124479B2	Oligopyrroles as antagonists of islet amyloid polypeptide oligomerization The invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions capable of treating amyloid diseases and other diseases characterized by oligomerization and/or fibrillation of amyloidogenic peptides such as islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP).
US11124475B2	Hydrogen sulfide donor in organic salt form and preparation method therefor A hydrogen sulfide donor in an organic salt form and a preparation method thereof. The hydrogen sulfide donor exists as a salt formed by organic compounds with an alkaline motif and hydrogen sulfide with weak acidity. The hydrogen sulfide donor features with a simple structure, and an easy preparation method. Moreover, hydrogen sulfide donors in different forms can be prepared according to research and development needs. After the hydrogen sulfide donor enters an organism, the process of in vivo dissociation and hydrogen sulfide supply is simple, rapid, and effective, and there is no requirement for enzyme or any other complicated condition, and thus, the hydrogen sulfide donor has a great application prospect and value.
US11124471B2	Process for oxidative esterification of aldehydes to carboxylic acid esters The present invention relates to a novel process for performing a heterogeneously catalyzed reaction for oxidative esterification of aldehydes to give carboxylic esters. Against this background, it has been possible by the present process according to the invention to perform such processes for longer periods without disruption, with constant or even increased activities and selectivities. This gives rise to the possibility of performing such processes in a very simple, economically viable and environmentally benign manner.
US11124464B2	High density hybrid rocket motor A high density, generally recognized as safe hybrid rocket motor is described which has a density-specific impulse similar to a solid rocket motor, with good performance approaching or equal to a liquid rocket motor. These high density hybrid motors resolve the packaging efficiency/effectiveness problems limiting the application of safe, low cost hybrid motor technology.
US11124461B2	Fertilizer A dry and solid fertiliser in the form of discreet particles is provided. The particles of the dry and solid fertiliser comprise a homogenous mixture of organic and inorganic materials. The inorganic material comprises at least one of the NPKS nutrients. The organic material comprises a carbon-labile substantially sterile product of organic waste.
US11124459B2	Processes and systems for carbon dioxide sequestration and related concrete compositions A ready-mixed composition and a pre-mix composition for the production of a concrete material containing sequestered carbon dioxide, a CO2-containing water used in such compositions, dry-batch and wet-batch processes for sequestering carbon dioxide in concrete material, general method and process for sequestering carbon dioxide in hardening concrete, system and ready-mixed truck to perform such processes and methods for the production of a ready-to-cure carbonated concrete. Compositions comprise a concrete mixture and a CO2-containing water. The CO2-containing water comprising water and at least one of blended CO2 gas bubbles, dissolved H2CO3, carbonate ions (CO32−), bicarbonate ions (HCO3−), nanosized alkaline earth metal carbonate and nanosized alkali metal carbonate particles. The concrete mixture comprises a cementitious material, aggregates and at least one CO2-sequestering chemical for accelerating a CO2 sequestration speed and maximizing the captured amount of the carbon dioxide.
US11124453B2	Artificial stone with glass as main material and its preparation method This invention discloses an artificial stone with glass as main material, which is characterized by that, its raw materials calculated by mass percent include: resin 8-16%, quartz sand aggregate 0-45%, glass particle aggregate 14-60%, quartz powder 0-32%, glass powder 0-32%, ultrafine quartz powder 0-5% and pigment 0-2%; its main materials also include curing agent and coupling agent, the mass ratio of the curing agent and the resin used is 0.5-2:100, and the mass ratio of the coupling agent and the resin used is 0.5-2:100; in the formula of artificial stone, the total mass of glass particle aggregate and glass powder is greater than the total mass of quartz sand aggregate, quartz powder and ultrafine quartz powder. The artificial stone in this invention takes glass particle and powder materials as main fillers, a new formula system is formed, and a new artificial stone is obtained, with a better permeability.
US11124442B2	Method for manufacturing silicon dioxide preforms employed in the production of optical fibers The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a preform of silica for optical fiber production, as well as to a method for the production of optical fibers comprising a step of drawing the optical fiber from such a preform of silica, the method comprising a step of vaporization of a siloxane feedstock added with a compound having the following formula (I): wherein R, R′ and R″, equal or different each other, are an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and A is a saturated or unsaturated chain of atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon atom, nitrogen atom, and oxygen atom, said chain A forming with the nitrogen atom linked thereto a saturated, unsaturated or aromatic heterocyclic moiety.
US11124438B2	Alcaligenes faecalis for degrading ethylene oxide The present disclosure provides an Alcaligenes faecalis strain capable of degrading ethylene oxide and uses thereof. The deposit number of the strain is CGMCC No. 18435. This strain can be used in pollution treatment, for example, to treat industrial sewage or wastewater containing ethylene oxide, which greatly improves the decontamination ability of ethylene oxide in manufacturing industries. The present disclosure also provides a degradation agent for degrading ethylene oxide and a method for biodegrading ethylene oxide.
US11124436B2	Floating dispensers A floating dispenser for floatingly delivering a dispersant or dispersants to a body of water with the floating dispenser floating in an upright condition when a dispersant is present in a dispenser cartridge of the floating dispenser with the dispenser self inverting 180 degrees in response to consumption of the dispersant in the dispenser cartridge to thereby provide a visual alert that one should replace the dispenser cartridge in the dispenser with a fresh dispenser cartridge.
US11124432B2	Compositions, articles, and methods for abatement of hydrocarbon, metals, and organic pollutants Material compositions have multifunctionality in abatement of water pollution: They are capable of removing hydrocarbons along with various types of other pollutants, such as metals and metal oxides, and phosphates and other organic material, from water streams. In certain embodiments, the multifunctional compositions are comprised of biochar particles, activated carbon particles, or metal (or metal oxide) nanoparticles bound to a cellulosic or other organic matrix material, which are adhered to styrene-butadiene-styrene granules embedded in an M-Class rubber matrix. Methods of synthesis of the multifunctional compositions and products, including filter cartridges and filters, that use such compositions are also disclosed.
US11124416B2	Relating to graphene nanomaterials A process for preparing a graphene nanomaterial product, the process comprising: cavitating a liquid medium comprising a diaromatic hydrocarbon component to synthesise from the diaromatic hydrocarbon component a dispersion of graphene nanomaterial in the liquid medium; and obtaining a graphene nanomaterial product from the dispersion.
US11124413B2	Gaseous oxygen propulsion system with chemical oxygen generation The present invention relates generally in gaseous oxygen propulsion systems with solid-phase chemical oxygen generation for in-space propulsion systems. Chemical oxygen generation is provided by alkali metal chlorates, alkali metal perchlorates or metal peroxides.
US11124411B2	MEMS actuator structures resistant to shock Shock-resistant MEMS structures are disclosed. In one implementation, a motion control flexure for a MEMS device includes: a rod including a first and second end, wherein the rod is tapered along its length such that it is widest at its center and thinnest at its ends; a first hinge directly coupled to the first end of the rod; and a second hinge directly coupled to the second of the rod. In another implementation, a conductive cantilever for a MEMS device includes: a curved center portion includes a first and second end, wherein the center portion has a point of inflection; a first root coupled to the first end of the center portion; and a second root coupled to the second end of the center portion. In yet another implementation, a shock stop for a MEMS device is described.
US11124406B1	System and method for piston detection in a metering mechanism for use with beverage dispensing system A dispensing and pour control system for a regulated beverage having a metering system that provides a discharge in a controlled and metered manner. A sensor system uses a Line Control Board (LCB) that detects a piston location inside a metering conduit. A plurality of magnetic sensors is positioned at equal intervals and in the same plane collinear with the movement of a magnetic piston within the metering mechanism conduit. The piston position is detected by obtaining a set of momentary readings of the magnetic sensors and estimating a location of the piston by interpolation of the piston position as an anticipate location between sensors that are adjacent and showing readings of opposing signs.
US11124404B2	Custom beverage creation device, system, and method A system for carbonating fluid is provided comprising a gas supply and a fluid vessel for carbonating fluid, the fluid vessel having at least one internal surface for obstructing a return path of the gas to an upper surface of the fluid after injection. A retainer retains the fluid vessel relative to the gas supply and a gas injector injects gas from the gas supply into the fluid vessel. During use, the gas injector injects gas below a fluid level within the fluid vessel.
US11124400B2	Personal watercraft lift and transporting cart The present invention is a personal watercraft lift and transporting cart. In particular, the present invention is directed to a lift that can lift and rotate a personal watercraft (“PWC”) so that repairs can be conducted more ergonomically. The lift preferably has two lifting arms attached to upright frame members. In turn, the upright frame members extend vertically from a mounting base. The lift also preferably has two actuators pivotally attached to the lifting arms at one end and attached to the mounting base at the other end. When the actuators extend, the lifting arms lift and rotate. The transporting cart preferably has a cart chassis, a hull bunk and two receivers, where the first and second receiver are spaced to allow insertion of the first and second lifting arms so that the cart can be lifted and rotated by the lift with PWC mounted on the cart.
US11124386B2	Safety brake configuration for elevator application An adjacent safety configuration for an elevator includes a second pair of safeties displaced from a first pair of safeties by at least 0.1 seconds of travel time at a rated speed of the elevator. An adjacent safety configuration for an elevator including a second pair of safeties displaced from the first pair of safeties to provide a predetermined time period before the second pair of safeties pass over a point on a guide rail previously passed over by the first pair of safeties to permit the guide rail surface to decrease by a predetermined temperature. A method of spacing an adjacent safety configuration for an elevator system including de-rating a pair of trailing safeties with respect to a pair of leading safeties as a function of a rated speed of the elevator and a spacing between the pair of trailing safeties and the pair of leading safeties.
US11124382B2	Independently rotatable flanges and attachable arbor hole adapters A pair of flanges attachable to the arbor hole of a reel is disclosed. The flanges provide a mechanism to allow the reel to be easily loaded, and lifted into place. Once loaded into place, the flanges may include a locking mechanism that locks the reel in place, centered on the flanges. Additionally, the flanges are attachable using a hub that allows them to rotate independently from one another, and from the reel to which they are attached.
US11124379B2	Method of producing film, and film winding apparatus A method of producing a film is provided. The method involves a winding step including a point-of-interest detecting step including detecting a point-of-interest on the film, a number-of-turns counting step including counting the number of turns of the film wound around a winding core, and a number-of-turns storing step including storing, in association with the number of turns of the film wound around the winding core, a position of the point-of-interest in a direction of transfer of the film. The method eliminates the need for a step of printing on a film for the purpose of locating a point-of-interest on the film.
US11124367B2	Automated tracking system for baking pans and trays A system for tracking and managing baking pans and trays, comprising a set of baking pans or trays that includes a plurality of individual baking pans or trays, each of which includes a unique identification tag positioned thereon, wherein each unique identification tag includes information about the individual baking pan or tray on which the identification tag is positioned; and a data acquisition system that includes at least one sensor mounted in proximity to a production line conveyor for detecting baking pans or trays positioned on the conveyor; at least one tag-reading device that is activated when the at least one sensor detects a pan or tray on the conveyor, wherein the at least one tag reading device reads information from each identification tag and transmits the information to a controller; and a controller that includes hardware and software that controls the at least one sensor and the at least one tag reading device, and that receives, processes, and outputs the information read from the identification tags on the baking pans or trays.
US11124366B2	Inspection apparatus for display panel and testing method for display panel The present disclosure illustrates an inspection apparatus for a display panel and a testing method for display panel. The inspection apparatus includes a platform, a feeding device, a rotatable bearing stage, an optical panel inspection device, a discharging device, a rotation driving device and a transfer device. The platform includes a support frame having a loading-and-unloading area and an inspection area. The feeding device transports the display panel along a feeding direction. The rotation driving device includes a rotation axis and a rotation driving mechanism. The rotation axis has an end fixed at a central part of a bottom surface of the rotatable bearing stage, and the rotation driving mechanism can rotate the rotation axis. The display panel placed on the rotatable bearing stage can be exchanged between the loading-and-unloading area and the inspection area when the rotatable bearing stage is rotated.
US11124363B2	Device for temporarily storing plate-shaped workpieces Device for temporarily storing plate-shaped workpieces (Wi) having a receiving magazine (1) for the plate-shaped workpieces (Wi), which magazine is formed by storage compartments arranged one above the other, for which it is proposed that the storage compartments have storage surfaces (7) which can each be extended in a first horizontal direction into a storage region and in a second horizontal direction into a removal region and can be retracted into the receiving magazine (1), wherein a receiving device (2) with a receiver (6) for the plate-shaped workpieces (Wi) is arranged in each case in the storage and removal region, which receiving device (2) is movable in the storage or removal region in a plane parallel to the storage surface (7) and in a direction perpendicular to the storage surface (7), and a control and storage unit (9) is provided for controlling the storage and removal movement of the receiver (6) and the movement of the storage surfaces (7) and for storing the storage location of plate-shaped workpieces (Wi) on the storage surfaces (7).
US11124361B2	Storage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassable.
US11124349B2	Shipping system for shipping glass sheets A shipping system for shipping planar substrates includes a plurality of planar substrates stacked to form a pack and a plurality of interleaving material including substantially spherical beads positioned between the substrates of the pack and configured to carry a load. Substantially all of the beads have a diameter within 25% of Dmax, where Dmax is a diameter corresponding to a size of an opening of an upper limit sieve used in the shipping system. Also disclosed are a spacer for use in a shipping system for shipping planar substrates, a wrapped system for shipping planar substrates, a method of wrapping a system for shipping planar substrates, and a powder applicator.
US11124348B2	Heat sealed packaging assemblies and methods of producing and using the same A packaging device can include a resilient member formed of one or more layers of different materials and a frame member. The resilient member can be heat sealed to the frame member or to a coating on the surface of the frame member. The layers can be made from different materials or the same materials having different thicknesses, modules of elasticity, melting index, or other different characteristics.
US11124343B2	Inliner for a pallet container The present invention relates to a cuboid-shaped flexible inliner from a plastics film, having an upper filling connector and a lower removal connector, the cuboid-shaped flexible inliner for a pallet container for storing and for transporting liquid or free-flowing filling materials, having a thin-walled rigid internal container from a thermoplastic plastics material, a tubular lattice frame, and a rectangular base pallet on which the plastics-material internal container bears and to which the tubular lattice frame is fixedly connected cuboid-shaped flexible inliner in the a lower removal region has a corresponding wall recess, directed inward and adapted to the protective-housing-shaped molding of the rigid plastics-material container, having a flexible removal connector molded thereon, which is configured so as to bear completely in an exact fit on the internal surface of the molding that protrudes in a protective-housing manner into the interior of the rigid plastics-material container.
US11124330B2	Shaped elastomeric container with integrated leak resistant seal and pressure shield A container made of an elastomer such as silicone with an integrated leak resistant seal and pressure shield. Seal incorporates press-fit elements with sizes and shapes sufficient to provide a strong seal that resists leakage of liquids from inside the container, seal is integrated into the container and requires no external clips or clasps. The pressure shield increases leak resistance by at least 300% and is formed by adding material to the inside of the container and not to the engaging portions of the seal and works by deflecting pressure away from the two leak resistant seal portions. Additional features are provided to facilitate opening such as extended flaps for pulling the sides open, and asymmetric cavities for press-fit elements to reduce the initial opening force. The container may include a hole and be of asymmetrical shape, such as trapezoidal, to provide a wide opening along with a strong seal.
US11124322B2	Head for grasping and folding insert sheets, inserting device, filling station and method for grasping, folding and loading an insert sheet The invention relates to a gripping head (15) for insert sheets (11) for inserting between rows of folding boxes (3) in a receptacle (2), characterized in that it comprises: at least one first aspiration element (17a, 17b) designed to grasp an insert sheet (11), at least one second aspiration element (18a, 18b) designed to grasp an insert sheet (11), at least one linear element (19a, 19b) on which at least the first aspiration element (17a, 17b) is mounted and able to slide, a controllable actuating mechanism (20), designed to displace at least the first aspiration element (17a, 17b) by sliding on the at least one linear element (19a, 19b) into a position of grasping in which the at least one first aspiration element (17a, 17b) and the at least one second aspiration element (18a, 18b) are positioned at a spacing from each other in order to grasp an insert sheet (11).
US11124321B2	Lid closing device and lid closing method The present invention provides a lid closing device and a lid closing method, each of which does not require a high degree of accuracy when performing a lid closing operation. A holding portion moves such that a lid is located at a position above a container. Holding of the lid by the holding portion is released at the position above the container. The lid falls to cover the container. Thus, the lid closing operation is performed.
US11124317B2	Method for prediction of key performance parameters of aero-engine in transition condition A method for prediction of key performance parameters of an aero-engine in transition condition. Bench test data for an aero-engine in transition condition provided by a research institute is used for establishing a training dataset and a testing dataset first; parameter combination is used for predicting and analyzing engine exhaust temperature based on the idea of information fusion; and the method of rolling windows is used for rolling learning in order to predict the parameters such as low pressure rotor speed and exhaust temperature of an engine from the perspective of practical engineering application.
US11124314B2	Systems and methods for transferring electric power to an aircraft during flight Systems and methods for transferring electric power to an aircraft during flight. Power transfer to the receiver aircraft is effected by means of a donor aircraft using a wired electrical connection. The method for transferring electric power includes: establishing an electrical connection between a receiver aircraft and a donor aircraft during flight; and transferring electric power from the donor aircraft to the receiver aircraft via the electrical connection. In one embodiment, electric power is transferred by way of a power cable deployed by the donor aircraft, a drogue attached to a trailing end of the power cable, and a probe mounted to the fuselage of the receiver aircraft, The probe and drogue are configured to form an electrical connection when fully engaged.
US11124308B2	Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft An aircraft includes a fuselage; a propulsion system including a power source and a vertical thrust propulsor driven by the power source; and a wing extending from the fuselage, the vertical thrust propulsor positioned on or at least partially within the wing, the wing including a diffusion assembly, the diffusion assembly including at least one diffusion member fixed in position and located downstream of the vertical thrust propulsor for diffusing an airflow from the vertical thrust propulsor.
US11124298B2	Foldable UAV An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a central body and a plurality of arms extendable from the central body using one or more actuators. Each of the plurality of arms is configured to support one or more propulsion units. One arm of the plurality of arms is configured to connect to one of the one or more actuators via a linkage mechanism. The one of the one or more actuators is configured to actuate the linkage mechanism between (1) a first dead center position for securing the one arm when the one arm is extended away from the central body in a flight configuration and (2) a second dead center position for securing the one arm when the one arm is folded substantially parallel to the central body in a compact configuration.
US11124297B2	Portable and vehicle-integrated storage and deployment system for unmanned aerial vehicle A portable case for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a system including a portable case for UAV and an adapter for coupling the portable case to a vehicle are disclosed. An example system may include an exterior attachment disposed on an exterior of a vehicle, an adapter configured to couple a portable case for an UAV to the exterior attachment, and a moveable cover connected to the vehicle and configured to cover the portable case when the portable case is coupled to the vehicle. An example portable case may comprise a landing pad for the UAV, a bottom portion having the landing pad and configured to connect to the exterior attachment via the adapter, and a removable upper portion configured to be connected to the bottom portion when the bottom portion is disconnected from the at least one exterior attachment.
US11124294B2	Aircraft An aircraft includes; a plurality of rotor units each of which includes a propeller and a motor which drives the propeller, and generates thrust for flight of the aircraft; a controller which controls rotation of the propellers included in the plurality of rotor units; a balloon which laterally covers the plurality of rotor units; and a detector which detects a state of the aircraft, wherein the controller decreases a rotational speed of the propeller included in at least one rotor unit among the plurality of rotor units, according to a result of detection by the detector.
US11124293B2	Integral bracket manifold for landing gear assemblies A bracket manifold for a landing gear assembly is disclosed. In various embodiments, the bracket manifold includes a mounting plate having a central portion and a first wing portion extending from the central portion; and a first manifold section integrated monolithically into at least one of the central portion and the first wing portion of the mounting plate.
US11124289B2	Prioritizing use of flight attitude controls of aircraft Systems and methods of prioritizing the use of flight attitude controls of aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. A method includes determining an optimal flight attitude state for the aircraft during flight, the aircraft including first and second wings with first and second pylons coupled therebetween forming an airframe with a two-dimensional distributed thrust array and a plurality of aerosurfaces coupled to the airframe; monitoring the current flight attitude state of the aircraft; identifying deviations between the current flight attitude state and the optimal flight attitude state; ordering the flight attitude controls of the aircraft based upon the flight attitude control authority of each in the current flight attitude state; and implementing the highest order flight attitude control to bias the aircraft from the current flight attitude state toward the optimal flight attitude state.
US11124287B2	Fan module with variable-pitch blades for a turbomachine The invention relates to a fan module with variable-pitch blades for a turbomachine, comprising a rotor (2) carrying blades (3), a stationary housing (7), a mechanism (11, 12, 13, 14, 20) for regulating the pitch of the blades (3), which is connected to the rotor, and a control means (16, 17) mounted on the stationary housing (7) and comprising a control part (18) that can be moved in translation according to an axis (X) of rotation of the rotor (2), and a bearing (19) for load transfer between the control part (18) and said mechanism, characterised in that it also comprises a stationary track (23) supporting the elastic restoring means (26, 27) which are arranged so as to exert an axial restoring force on the control part (18) towards a determined position, preferably corresponding to the blade (3) feathering.
US11124286B1	Adjustable shrouds for propeller safety An aerial vehicle may include adjustable shrouds to selectively provide protection for propellers of the aerial vehicle. The adjustable shrouds may be moved to an extended configuration around a periphery of one or more propellers during generally vertical flight or hovering operations, when delivery a payload, and/or upon detecting objects in proximity. Likewise, the adjustable shrouds may be moved to a retracted configuration that eliminates or minimizes adverse aerodynamic effects during generally horizontal flight operations, when operating at high altitude, and/or upon detecting no objects in proximity. The adjustable shrouds may include various designs, such as fan shrouds, telescoping shrouds, folding shrouds, and deployable arm shrouds.
US11124283B1	Wing in ground effect vehicle A modular wing in ground effect vehicle has a fuselage which receives interchangeable cockpit and component modules and may accept a variety of snap-on wing styles and control surfaces for various flying conditions and pilot skill levels. When depleted or due for repairs, modules containing stored energy components or machinery subject to wear or periodic maintenance may be exchanged for fresh units so that a vehicle requiring such an exchange may be returned to service quickly and conveniently.
US11124282B2	Bionic stratospheric airships The present invention discloses bionic stratospheric airships, related to the technical field of aircraft. The hull shape of the bionic stratospheric airship is obtained by lofting the shape of physalia physalis; one or more buoyancy gasbags, one or more ballonets, and a heat regulating gasbag are provided inside the hull; the buoyancy gasbags are filled with lighter-than-air gas and are provided at an upper layer inside the hull; the ballonets are filled with air and are provided at a lower layer inside the hull; the heat regulating gasbag is provided at a middle layer inside the hull and is filled with a working medium reversibly regulated between a gas state and a liquid state; and a thermodynamic cycle device for heating or pressurizing the working medium is provided inside the heat regulating gasbag.
US11124265B1	Clipless pedal A clipless pedal includes a pedal body having a tubular part mounted to an axle. The tubular part divides the pedal body into a first portion and a second portion. A tongue extends from the inside of the first portion. A board is formed between the tubular part and the inside of the second portion of the pedal body. A clip is connected to the pedal body and includes a base and an engaging which is connected to the base. The first end of the baes is fixed to the tongue by two first bolts from the top of the base. The second end of the base is fixed to the board by two second bolds which extend through the board and are connected to the underside of the second end of the base. The base of the clip can bear high torque applied to it.
US11124262B2	Adapter for disc brake caliper of human-powered vehicle An adapter body is configured to be attached to a vehicle body in each of a first orientation in which a caliper body is coupled to the vehicle body via the adapter body in a first position corresponding to a first disc brake rotor having a first outer diameter, and a second orientation in which the caliper body is coupled to the vehicle body via the adapter body in a second position corresponding to a second disc brake rotor having a second outer diameter different from the first outer diameter. The indicator is configured to indicate an correspondence between an orientation of the adapter body and at least one of the first disc brake rotor and the second disc brake rotor.
US11124258B2	Bicycle bottom bracket set A bicycle bottom bracket set has two bearing cups, the bearing cup has a built-in ring, a tightening socket and a bearing. The built-in ring and the tightening socket are provided with a guiding end and a connecting portion. When the bearing cup screw is installed, the guiding end of the built-in ring can be gradually opened and pressed against the inner wall of the bottom bracket. When the bottom bracket has inner diameter offsets caused by the heat expansion and contraction factor or the poor processing, the combination of the forced tension of the bearing cup can achieve the purpose of structurally limiting. The stability of the structural installation while ensuring the safety of the structure.
US11124257B2	Concealable scooter A scooter includes a platform, a shell movably coupled to the platform via a gripper of the shell and a grip surface of the platform, and front and rear wheels rotatably coupled to the platform. The shell defines a cavity, and the platform is movable into and out of the cavity. The scooter may include a retractable pole coupled to the platform and a handlebar coupled to the retractable pole. The retractable pole may be coupled to and steer the front wheel. The shell may include one or two foldable decks.
US11124251B2	Device for attaching a crawler track member of a crawler track to a crawler belt of the crawler track A device for attaching a crawler track member of a crawler track to a crawler belt of the crawler track having a press-in element and a connection element, wherein the press-in element comprises a main body having a continuous opening, wherein when the press-in element is arranged on the crawler belt, the connection element for connecting the crawler track member to the crawler belt engages through the continuous opening. The device is characterized in that the press-in element comprises multiple holding elements projecting from the main body, wherein the holding elements are configured in such a manner that when they are arranged on the crawler belt they penetrate multiple material layers of the crawler belt, in that the holding elements displace material of the material layers, in particular transversely to the penetration direction.
US11124246B2	Roof-attachment system and method A roof-attachment system and method for attaching a glass roof to the bodyshell of a motor vehicle, having a foam surround and having an adhesive, which, for the purpose of fastening the glass roof on the bodyshell in a materially bonded manner, is connected firstly to the glass roof, secondly to the foam surround and thirdly to the bodyshell. At an interface between the glass roof, the foam surround, and the adhesive, a step between the adhesive and the foam surround is provided with a chamfer.
US11124241B2	Panoramic roof stiffener reinforcement A vehicle roof stiffener includes a metal or metal alloy frame defining a central opening and at least one corner. The vehicle roof stiffener also includes a fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) portion including at least one transition structure comprising a metal or a metal alloy. At least some of the fibers of the FRP portion are embedded in the transition structure. The FRP portion is located in the at least one corner. In some examples, the frame includes an opening in the at least one corner, and the FRP portion spans the opening. In other examples, the FRP portion overlaps the frame at the at least one corner. The FRP portion located at the corner may improve rigidity of the roof stiffener to increase resistance to a racking motion and increase the overall stiffness of the vehicle.
US11124234B2	Shared activation button for trailer features A driver assistance system for a vehicle having a hitch includes a trailer detection system, a steering system, and a controller. The controller determines that a trailer is not coupled with the hitch and outputs a reverse hitching path control signal to the steering system and determines that the trailer is coupled with the hitch and outputs a trailer backing path control signal to the steering system.
US11124229B2	Steering apparatus of steer-by-wire system A steering apparatus of a steer-by-wire (SBW) system includes a structure for changing the frictional force of the system and a structure for limiting the rotation range of a steering wheel. The steering apparatus includes: a shaft rotatably interlocked with a steering wheel, a friction member surrounding the shaft and contacting the shaft, a frictional force provision device for narrowing and widening the friction member in the radial direction of the shaft to change the frictional force of the friction member that contacts the shaft, and a steering limitation device for regulating the rotation of the shaft using a stopper provided at the friction member during the rotation of the shaft to limit the steering of the steering wheel.
US11124228B2	Driving assistance apparatus A driving assistance apparatus predicts an appropriate operation amount which is an operation amount performed by a driver in correspondence with the external environment, and sets the appropriate operation amount range including the appropriate operation amount, an appropriate operation amount range including the appropriate operation amount, and changes the reaction force characteristics of the operation device when it is determined that the operation amount of the driver corresponding to the prediction time point of the appropriate operation amount is not included in the appropriate operation amount range.
US11124214B2	Beach trolley A beach trolley includes two lateral arms, a central arm therebetween and a pulling arm that is aligned with the central arm. Each of the two lateral arms and central arm having a removable inflatable wheel at one end and being joined at the other end for pivotal movement between a trolling configuration wherein the two lateral arms and the central arm generally lie within a same plane and a compact configuration wherein the two lateral arms and the central arm are generally parallel. The pulling arm is joined to the two lateral arms and the central arm for pivotal movements towards and away the two lateral arms and the central arm. The beach trolley further includes a flexible seat attached to the arms to form a) a seat therebetween when the two lateral arms and the central arm are in the trolling configuration and b) a bag therewith when i) the two lateral arms and the central arm are in the compact configuration and ii) the pulling arm is pivoted so as to be generally parallel to the two lateral arms and the central arm.
US11124205B2	Body and secondary controller for a rail vehicle, method for controlling a rail vehicle, control panel for a body, and rail vehicle A body (1) for a rail vehicle (100) comprising a control panel (4) for controlling the rail vehicle (100). The control panel (4) has a rest position and an operational position and, in the rest position, is located in a control panel holder (41) while, in the operational position, is at least partially located outside the control panel holder (41) such that control elements (42) are accessible for operation.
US11124197B2	Contextual driver behavior monitoring A database of high risk locations is formed and high risk causal factors for the high risk locations determined. Driver behavior is monitored at the sites in the database using data collection devices such as electronic logging devices or mobile phones to see if the drivers exhibit the same specific behaviors that are considered contributing factors to specific accident types at risk of occurrence at those sites. Warnings are provided to drivers approaching the specific sites to prompt behavioral changes which may further be monitored by the data collection devices.
US11124194B2	Wakefulness inducing system A wakefulness inducing system is capable of appropriately inducing a wakeful state in a driver even in a self-driving vehicle. A wakefulness inducing system includes a wakefulness degree sensing apparatus that senses the degree of wakefulness of a driver, a touch operation apparatus including a touch operation interface that detects contact by the operating hand of the driver, and a self-driving apparatus that controls self-driving of a vehicle. When the wakefulness degree sensing apparatus senses a reduction in the degree of wakefulness of the driver, the self-driving apparatus provides an instruction to the driver to move the operating hand to the touch operation interface, and the temperature of the operating hand is lowered in the touch operation interface upon detection of contact of the operating hand by the touch operation interface.
US11124192B2	Electrified vehicle configured to selectively increase energy recovery threshold based on friction prediction and corresponding method This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle configured to selectively increase an energy recovery threshold based on a friction prediction, and a corresponding method. In particular, an example electrified vehicle includes an energy recovery mechanism configured to apply a negative wheel torque up to a negative wheel torque threshold. The electrified vehicle also includes a controller configured to selectively increase the negative wheel torque threshold based on a predicted coefficient of friction between a tire of the electrified vehicle and a road surface.
US11124191B2	Methods and apparatus to limit a load applied to a rotatable shaft joint Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for limiting a load applied to a rotatable shaft joint. An example apparatus comprises a comparator to, based on at least one of an angle of a rotatable shaft joint or a torque applied to the joint, determine whether at least one of the torque or the angle exceeds a threshold, and a limiter to limit at least one of the angle or the torque when at least one of the torque or the angle exceeds the threshold.
US11124172B2	Method and a device for controlling gear shifting in a vehicle with a transmission The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling a gearshift in a vehicle with a transmission (120) comprising a stepped gearing, the transmission (120) being arranged between an engine (110) and at least one driven axle (123), wherein the engine and the transmission are controlled by an electronic control unit (140), The method involves monitoring at least one parameter related to a vehicle operating condition; registering that a manual upshift command is requested; determining a desired shift point and a target engine speed based on a parameter comprising at least current engine speed; and performing an upshift when the target engine speed is reached.
US11124164B2	Emergency braking control method for vehicle An emergency braking control method for a vehicle may include: controlling, by a controller, an ambient information detector to take an image of surroundings of the road on which a vehicle is traveling; controlling, by the controller, a camera recognition fail state detector to analyze the image taken by the ambient information detector, and to determine a severity level of a temporary camera recognition fail state; and controlling, by the controller, an operation of an emergency braking apparatus or setting a control strategy according to the severity level of the temporary camera recognition fail state.
US11124153B2	Driver condition estimation device A driver condition estimation device includes an estimation unit configured to trigger an event that a webbing of a seat belt device is retracted, and to estimate a condition of a driver based on an amount of retraction of the webbing in the event.
US11124152B2	Buckle assemblies for use with child seats and other personal restraint systems Buckle assemblies having electronic engagement indicating devices for use with child seats and other restraint systems are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a restraint system for use with a child seat can include first and second web connectors which each have a corresponding tongue, and a buckle assembly including a housing that encloses a latch configured to engage the tongues. The buckle assembly can further include a magnet operably coupled to the latch, and an electronic switch operably positioned in the housing. The latch is configured to move between a first latch position in which the latch is disengaged from the tongues, and a second latch position in which the latch is engaged with the tongues. Movement of the latch from the first latch position to the second latch position moves the magnet relative to the electronic switch. In some embodiments, the electronic switch can include a Hall effect sensor that outputs a signal in response to movement of the magnetic field that is indicative of the engagement status of the latch.
US11124149B2	Airbag device with exhaust hole An airbag having an exhaust hole and an opening/closing control device configured to control opening and closing of the exhaust hole are provided. The airbag includes a bag body, and a discharge portion having the exhaust hole, the discharge portion is configured to maintain a blocked state of the exhaust hole by being drawn into the bag body at the time of inflation of the bag body in a state where connection between a connection member and the opening/closing control device is maintained, and to be inflated by protruding from the bag body at the time of inflation of the bag body in a state where the connection between the connection member and the opening/closing control device is released to open the exhaust hole. A dummy inflation portion inflated to partially protrude from the bag body is formed at a position approximately symmetrical to the discharge portion. A volume of the dummy inflation portion at the time of inflating completion is set to be smaller than a volume of the discharge portion in a state where the exhaust hole is open at the time of inflation.
US11124148B2	Seat-mounted vehicle occupant restraint device A vehicle occupant restraint device (10) comprises a pre-assembled head side airbag module (12) installed in a backrest (14) of a vehicle seat (16) and including an airbag (28) which deploys between two places adjacent transversely to the longitudinal vehicle direction and reduces lateral oscillation of a vehicle occupant toward an adjacent vehicle seat and/or an adjacent vehicle occupant. The head side airbag module (12) comprises a module housing (32) surrounding the airbag (28) at least partially in the installed condition which includes a guiding portion (34) extending on the side of the airbag (28) and exerting a force (F) upon the deploying airbag (28) so that during deployment the latter is pressed in the direction of the vehicle occupant to be restrained.
US11124147B2	Seat assembly with deployable belt member A seat assembly includes a seatback having a back support portion centrally disposed thereon. A retractor mechanism is operably coupled to the seatback. A belt member is coupled to the retractor mechanism. The belt member further includes a body portion disposed between first and second ends of the belt member. The body portion of the belt member is operable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The belt member is disposed in front of the back support portion of the seatback in the deployed position. The belt member is disposed in an interior portion of the seatback in the stowed position. The seat assembly further includes an airbag assembly to which the belt member is attached. The belt member is deployed when the airbag assembly is deployed as coupled thereto.
US11124146B2	Airbag system An airbag system includes a main airbag device provided in front of an occupant and having a first bag body deployed by being inflated by a gas being supplied during input of an impact, a seat airbag device provided in a seat back of a vehicle seat and having a second bag body deployed by being inflated in an area including a front of a torso of the occupant at behind the first bag body by a gas being supplied during input of an impact, and a screen airbag device having a third bag body deployed by being inflated in an area including behind the first bag body and above the second bag body.
US11124144B2	Mounting systems for vehicle accessories A vehicle is disclosed that includes an accessory separating a cargo area from a passenger seating area and a mounting system that is configured to support the accessory. The mounting system includes a first bracket that is secured to a body panel of the vehicle and a second bracket that is connected to the first bracket. The first bracket is positioned between the body panel and a headliner of the vehicle such that the first bracket is concealed by the headliner. The second bracket is configured for connection to the accessory and extends through an opening in the headliner such that a first section of the second bracket is concealed by the headliner and a second section of the second bracket is exposed from the headliner, whereby the headliner is movable relative to and about the second bracket upon deployment of an airbag so as to reduce interference therewith.
US11124142B2	Passenger protection apparatus A passenger protection apparatus for a vehicle includes a first airbag configured to deploy from a front part of the vehicle toward a passenger, a second airbag provided under the first airbag and configured to deploy toward the passenger, and a collision type detector configured to detect a collision or collision possibility of the vehicle and detect a collision type. The collision type detector detects a first type of collision and a second type of collision. The second airbag deploys in a first deployment configuration when the first type of collision is detected, and deploys in a second deployment configuration when the second type of collision is detected. The second airbag deployed in the second deployment configuration contacts an in-vehicle component provided in a vehicle compartment, and the second airbag in contact with the in-vehicle component guides the first airbag in a direction in which the collision load is applied.
US11124141B2	Vehicle occupant protection device A vehicle occupant protection device includes: a seat belt device having a selectable force limiter that is configured to switch a force limiter load from a high load to a low load; an airbag device that deploys an airbag in front of the occupant; a movement direction detector that detects a direction in which a head region of the occupant will move relative to the vehicle at the time of frontal collision; an initial position detector that detects a position of the head region prior to the movement; and a control unit that makes a determination whether or not the head region will move outside of an area of protection by the airbag based on detection results of the movement direction detector and the initial position detector and, in a case in which the determination is affirmative, maintains the high load of the force limiter load.
US11124140B2	Kart A kart includes a frame, front and rear wheels rotatable about front and rear axle axes, and an impact protection structure surrounding the frame. The impact protection structure includes: at least one front protective element, at least one rear protective element, and at least one lateral protective element on each lateral side of the kart. Each of the at least one lateral protective element is mounted to a pivot bearing fixed to the frame so as to be pivotally adjustable about a frame vertical axis, and is disposed closer to the rear axle axis than to the front axle axis. Each of the pivot bearings includes a bearing block and a bearing pedestal pivotable relative to the bearing block. Each of the at least one lateral protective element engages the bearing pedestal of a corresponding pivot bearing. Shock-absorbing dampers are disposed between the frame and the protective elements.
US11124138B2	Device for supplying power to a control unit and method for monitoring a power supply A device and related method for supplying power to a vehicle-control-unit, including: a first-connection (FC) for a first power-supply-path (PSP), a second-connection (SC) for a second PSP and a neutral-point for connecting the first- and second-PSPs; a first-switch having a first-contact connected to the FC and a second-contact connected to the neutral-point, and a second-switch having a first-contact connected to the SC and a second-contact connected to the neutral-point; first and second-measuring-contacts for capturing first- and second-measured-values representing voltage-potentials of the first-PSP and the second-PSP; a control-device to keep one of the switches open and the other of the switches closed in response to a test-state; and a monitoring-device providing a monitoring-signal using the first and second measured-values for the test-state.

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