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US11143488B2	Rotatable firearm bolt assembly and firearms including the same Firearm bolt assemblies and firearms including the same are described. In embodiments the firearm bolt assemblies are configured to localize compressive forces applied during a transition from an initial position to a firing position to a first cam system on one side of the firearm bolt assembly, and to localize compressive forces applied during a transition from the firing position to the initial position to a second cam system another side of the firearm bolt assembly. Localizing the forces in that manner enables the use of a first cam system that is relatively robust compared to the second cam system.
US11143465B2	Protection device for a shell-and-tube equipment Shell-and-tube equipment includes a shell that surrounds a plurality of tubes. At least one end of each tube is joined to an inlet tube-sheet provided with respective tube-sheet bores. The inlet tube-sheet is provided with a first side and with a second side. The inlet tube-sheet is connected to each tube of the tube bundle, on its second side, in such a way that each tube does not extend inside the respective tube-sheet bore. The inlet tube-sheet is provided, on at least part of its tube-sheet bores, with respective tubular protection devices. Each tubular protection device is made in the form of a butt, or a piece of tube, that extends from the first side of the inlet tube-sheet at a respective tube-sheet bore.
US11143463B2	Thermal stress relief stiffener A stiffener for a heat exchanger includes a top plate and at least two legs extending from opposing sides of the top plate. Each of the at least two legs includes a bent portion, an angled portion, and a straight portion. The bent portion attaches the leg to the top plate. The angled portion increases a width of the stiffener from a width of the top plate. The straight portion extends perpendicular to a plane of the top plate.
US11143455B2	Spinning dryer system and methods for use A system for drying wet food articles (such as produce) is disclosed herein. The system can comprise a turntable capable of rotating multiple barrel stations. The system can comprise various loading, drying, dumping, and cleaning positions, and the barrel stations can be rotated to each of these positions. The present disclosure also describes various methods for drying wet food articles utilizing such systems.
US11143454B2	System and method of removing moisture from fibrous or porous materials using microwave radiation and RF energy A method for reducing moisture of a material includes applying microwave radiation combined with RF to the material to heat and evacuate moisture from the material during a heating cycle and optionally alternating heating cycles with drying/cooling cycles. In particular, a method is disclosed to reduce a moisture content level of a material that comprises irradiating a portion of the material with microwave to heat and vaporize moisture therewithin during a heating cycle; combining or alternating the microwave with RF heating for a time interval during the heating cycle to reduce the moisture content level of the material; and alternating the heating cycle with a cooling cycle. In certain aspects or embodiments, the system comprises at least an enclosure, a microwave delivery device, a radio-frequency emitter and power supply.
US11143451B2	Household appliance having a part being releasably attached A household appliance contains a part that is releasably attached onto to the household appliance through a snap-fit connection. The part is provided with two or more engagement sites including a first engagement site and a second engagement site distributed around an axis along a direction to be followed at a process for releasably securing of the part. Each of the first engagement site and the second engagement site has a different respective orthogonal projection on the axis.
US11143450B2	Refrigerator and camera device A refrigerator (1) is provided with an image capturing camera 18 (image capturing unit) configured to capture an image of an interior of a storage chamber (such as a refrigeration chamber 3); a communication portion (52) (communication unit) configured to transmit image of the interior of the storage chamber captured by the image capturing camera (18) to an exterior device; wherein the image capturing unit is stored in a recess provided in the interior of the storage chamber.
US11143448B2	Transport device Provided is a transport device which can perform easily thermal storage temperature controlling treatment of the thermal storage material even at a cell transport destination. The transport device of the present invention includes: a thermally insulated container that has a cylindrical shape and a bottom, a thermal storage material disposed along the inner circumferential surface of the thermally insulated container, and a temperature control unit that is detachably fitted on the thermally insulated container and is for performing thermal storage temperature controlling treatment on the thermal storage material, wherein the temperature controlling unit comprises a heat transferring body for performing the thermal storage temperature control processing on the thermal storage material when the unit is fitted on the thermally insulated container, and a storage space formed inside the heat-transferring body for storing a stored object so that the object can be freely put in and taken out.
US11143446B2	Refrigeration device controlling a temperature of compressor-discharged refrigerant As a refrigerant, a refrigerant containing a fluorocarbon having a property of causing a disproportionation reaction is used. A refrigeration apparatus includes: a refrigerant temperature detector configured to detect a discharged refrigerant temperature which is a temperature of the refrigerant that is being discharged from the compression mechanism or immediately after the discharge; and a controller configured to control the discharged refrigerant temperature detected by the refrigerant temperature detector such that the discharged refrigerant temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature Ts.
US11143443B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes: a heat exchanging portion configured to exchange heat between a refrigerant flowing through therein and air; a liquid reservoir configured to separate a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flowing out of the heat exchanging portion into a gas-phase refrigerant and a liquid-phase refrigerant, the liquid reservoir storing the liquid-phase refrigerant; and a refrigerant adjustment portion configured to adjust a flow state of the refrigerant flowing into the refrigerant adjustment portion through a refrigerant passage of the refrigeration cycle, supply the refrigerant to the heat exchanging portion and adjust an outflow state and an outflow destination of the refrigerant flowing out of the heat exchanging portion or the liquid reservoir. At least a part of the refrigerant adjustment portion is inserted into the liquid reservoir.
US11143439B2	Heat pump with refrigerant leak detection and pump-down method A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a gas leakage sensor and a control device. When refrigerant leakage is detected by the gas leakage sensor, the control device performs a first mode operation to operate a compressor in such a state that a four-way valve is set to a cooling operation state, an expansion valve is opened, and a first shutoff valve is closed. After performing the first mode operation, the control device performs a second mode operation to operate the compressor in such a state that the four-way valve is set to a heating operation state and the first shutoff valve is closed.
US11143438B2	Compressor and refrigerator having the same A compressor includes a shell that defines an enclosed space inside the shell, an electric motor unit located in the enclosed space of the shell and configured to generate a driving force, and a compression unit located in the enclosed space of the shell and configured to compress refrigerant. The compression unit includes a cylinder and a piston that is configured to reciprocate in the cylinder based on the driving force transmitted from the electric motor unit. The shell includes a plurality of heat radiation fins that are located at an outer circumferential surface of the shell and that are configured to emit heat generated inside the shell to an outside of the shell.
US11143435B2	High energy-efficient device, system and method for the use of thermal energy of solar origin A device for accumulation and exchange of thermal energy of solar origin is provided. The device includes: a casing which defines an internal compartment and has an irradiation opening configured to allow the entry of concentrated solar radiation, the opening puts in direct communication the inner compartment with the external environment being devoid, in use, of closure or screen means; a bed of fluidizable solid particles, received within the inner compartment of the casing, the bed has an operative region directly exposed to the concentrated solar radiation that enters through the opening, in such a way that the particles of the operative region absorb thermal energy from solar radiation; and fluidization means of the bed of particles, configured to adduce a fluidizing gas into the compartment at the operative region.
US11143427B2	Fan motor control A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a motor configured to drive rotation of a fan, and an HVAC controller configured to control operation of the HVAC system. The HVAC controller is configured to determine an operating mode target value of the HVAC system, calculate an operating parameter target value of the motor based on the operating mode target value of the HVAC system and a control algorithm of the HVAC controller, and control operation of the motor toward or at the operating parameter target value.
US11143426B2	Thermal demand adjustment device for energy network and thermal demand adjustment method for energy network The purpose of the present invention is to minimize impact on the comfort of people in a room and to achieve energy conservation in heat-source functions in an energy network comprising a plurality of heat-source functions that generate cold water and/or warm water, and a plurality of air-conditioning functions that obtain an air-conditioning effect by consuming the cold water and/or warm water generated by the heat-source functions. Disclosed is an energy network comprising a plurality of heat-source functions that generate thermal energy, and a plurality of air-conditioning functions that obtain an air-conditioning effect by consuming the thermal energy generated by the heat-source functions, wherein the energy network comprises: a first control function that selectively starts or stops the heat-source functions; and a second control function that controls the output of the air-conditioning functions. When the first control function starts or stops the heat-source function(s), the second control function controls the total load of the plurality of air-conditioning functions to a desired magnitude.
US11143421B2	Sequential hot gas reheat system in an air conditioning unit A reheat system of an air conditioning unit includes a bypass line that fluidly couples an outlet of a reheat coil to an input end of a metering device. Further, the reheat system includes a reheat exit line that fluidly couples the outlet of the reheat coil to an input of a condenser. A bypass valve is disposed in the bypass line and a reheat valve is disposed in the reheat exit line. A controller is configured to control the bypass valve and the reheat valve such that a refrigerant from the outlet of the reheat coil is routed to the metering device via the bypass line when an ambient temperature is greater than or equal to a cut-off temperature value that is indicative of a high ambient temperature condition at which the condenser begins operating as an evaporator.
US11143412B2	Knob assembly for cook top A knob assembly includes a front panel, a knob located at a front side of the front panel and configured to rotate based on operation by a user, a knob shaft that is coupled to the knob and that extends through the front panel, a supporting pipe that receives the knob shaft and that supports the knob shaft, the supporting pipe being configured to maintain a position relative to the front panel, a valve configured to control supply of gas to the appliance, a valve shaft connected to the valve and configured to control the valve to adjust a flow rate of gas based on rotation of the valve shaft, and a joint that couples the knob shaft to the valve shaft and that is configured to transfer at least one of a rotational motion or a linear motion of the knob shaft to the valve shaft.
US11143389B2	Site light A site light including body, an arm coupled to the body having an adjustable arm length, a light assembly coupled to the arm opposite the body, and a drive mechanism with a crank arm rotatable about a first axis, where rotating the crank arm in a first direction causes the arm length to increase, and where rotating the crank arm in a second direction causes the arm length to decrease. The site light also includes a damper assembly in operable communication with the drive mechanism, where the damper assembly resists rotation of the drive mechanism when the crank arm rotates in the second direction, and where the damper assembly does not resist the rotation of the drive mechanism when the crank arm rotates in the first direction.
US11143374B2	Light module Disclosed is a vehicle lighting module. The module uses material that is configured into conical reflectors which are defined into the body. The reflectors include light guides which, along with the reflectors direct illumination from aligned LEDs into a condenser lens.
US11143368B2	Wallpack light fixture The present disclosure is directed to wallpacks containing at least one light source, such as a light-emitting diode (LED). The wallpack light fixtures disclosed herein generally contain a housing, at least one light source, a power supply, and a plurality of heat sink fins.
US11143366B1	LED ring lamp structure Provided is an LED ring lamp structure, including: an annular base provided with a plurality of bumps and a plurality of grooves radially and alternately arranged on the annular base; and an LED strip light shaped in a long strip, bendable and deformable, and capable of emitting light after being supplied with power. A plurality of LED light emitting portions are evenly disposed on the LED strip light. The plurality of LED light emitting portions are correspondingly arranged on respective bumps, remaining portions of the LED strip light are evenly disposed in respective grooves, and an arrangement of the LED light emitting portions is changed from a linear arrangement to an annular arrangement. The LED light emitting portions are arranged toward a same predetermined direction.
US11143365B2	Light-emitting device having wavelength conversion members A light-emitting device includes: a plurality of light sources configured to be disposed on a substrate; a light diffusion member configured to commonly cover the plurality of light sources; and a plurality of wavelength conversion members configured to be disposed between the light sources and the light diffusion member in a thickness direction and disposed in regions corresponding to the plurality of light sources in a plane, respectively, and configured to convert light with a first wavelength from the light sources into light with a second wavelength.
US11143353B2	System and method for fiber reinforced aerogel insulation A fiber reinforced insulation product may include a first layer of fiber reinforced aerogel composite and a second layer of fiber reinforced aerogel composite. The first layer may include entangled fibers, aerogel particles dispersed within the entangled fibers, and a first binder that may form a first binding framework that bonds the entangled fibers and the aerogel particles of the first layer together. The second layer may include entangled fibers, aerogel particles dispersed within the entangled fibers, and a second binder that may form a second binding framework that bonds the entangled fibers and the aerogel particles of the second layer together. The fiber reinforced insulation product may further include a third binder that may form a third binding framework that bonds the first layer and the second layer together. The third binder may be dispersed throughout the first layer and the second layer.
US11143345B2	Deflation apparatus A deflation apparatus includes a cylindrical deflation main body including a socket portion and an exhausting portion. The socket portion includes an opening for receiving a spool of a valve and the opening is connected to an inner space, being through the socket portion and the exhausting portion, and an outer wall of the exhausting portion includes a plurality of exhausting holes connected to the inner space. An exhausting direction of the exhausting holes is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the deflation main body. A flat stream leading portion, in the inner space, is configured to separate the inner space to form at least two exhausting channels. Each of the exhausting channels is connected to at least one of the exhausting holes. The flat stream leading portion has an abut side, wherein the abut side is extended toward the opening and abuts the spool of the valve.
US11143336B1	Connector, method of making connector and tubing assembly method A fitting or connector for use in constructing a tubing assembly is made by bonding an olefin gasket to an end face of a polypropylene fitting member. The gasket is bonded to the fitting member via a heat fusion technique that causes localized melting together of the gasket and the fitting and generates a composite fitting or connector.
US11143335B2	Flexible hose with helical stiffener A flexible hose assembly includes a length of tubular hose formed from a spiral-wrapped layer of polymer material. A helical stiffener is disposed on an outer surface of the tubular hose. The helical stiffener comprises an elastomer material that is configured to bond or adhere to the polymer material of the tubular hose.
US11143328B2	Health monitoring for proportional actuators A computer-implemented method for determining a scheduled maintenance session for a proportional actuator includes transmitting a command signal to a controller of the proportional actuator and generating, using the controller, a drive signal for controlling the proportional actuator using the command signal. The position of a component actuator of the proportional actuator is changed, on the basis of the drive signal, and the position of the component actuator is measured, using a sensor, and a position feedback signal is generated on the basis of the measurement. A condition indicator is estimated, with a processor, using only one of the command signal, the drive signal, or the position feedback signal. A health indicator is estimated, with the processor, using the condition indicator, and a scheduled maintenance session of the proportional actuator is determined, with the processor, using the health indicator.
US11143326B2	Fluid flow control valve equipped with an electric actuator and system including such a valve A fluid flow control valve includes a valve body, a closing member arranged in the valve body and configured so that it can have at least one first position, called the open position, in which it allows the flow of fluid to flow freely in the valve body, and at least one second position, called the closed position, in which it prevents the fluid flow from flowing in the valve body between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, an electric actuator of the closing member that is suitable for being able to control the position of the closing member in the valve body, characterized in that the electric actuator is arranged in the valve body so that it can be cooled by the flow of fluid flowing in the valve body.
US11143322B2	Systems and methods for providing surge relief The present disclosure pertains to a system configured to protect flows in piping systems using minimal spare components. Some embodiments may provide: a first piping subsystem configured to receive a portion of the input flow; a second piping subsystem configured to receive the portion of the input flow by substituting for the first subsystem; a test subsystem configured to detect whether each of the first and second subsystems is able to vent when at least one, in the each subsystem, of a respective pressure and a respective pressure rate satisfies first and second criteria, respectively; and first and second pilots configured to detect a maximum pressure and a maximum pressure rate, respectively, of the portion of the first and second subsystems.
US11143316B2	Valve assembly and seal member applied to the valve assembly The present disclosure provides a seal member that is applied to a valve assembly. The seal member includes: a cylindrical metal part supporting the seal member and defining a channel through which cooling water flows; and a valve seat provided to surround an outer surface of the cylindrical metal part and keeping the valve assembly hermetic, in which the valve seat has a first sealing portion protruding from a second end of the cylindrical metal part in an opposite direction to a direction in which the cylindrical metal part extends.
US11143312B2	Eccentric rotary valve An eccentric rotary valve includes valve elements arranged symmetrically around the valve shaft axis, and valve element valve seats and valve body valve seats which are elliptic conical surfaces made of metal. Each valve element has an elliptic spherical surface, an elliptic conical surface, or a completely spherical surface to which one of the valve element valve seats is continuously and steplessly connected. The axes of the valve seats are offset from the valve shaft axis in the valve closing direction such that, when the valve shaft is rotated in the valve opening direction, the valve element valve seats instantly separate from the valve body valve seats. Flow regulating plates are disposed in the valve body between the valve elements to ensure smooth flow of fluid. Ribs are disposed on opposite sides of the valve shaft and forwardly, in the valve opening direction, of the respective valve elements.
US11143309B2	Disconnect bearing and input seal for a variable frequency starter generator A sealing assembly of an input shaft includes a support structure, a bearing assembly, and an input seal. The input seal including an input seal housing having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is arranged adjacent the bearing assembly. At least one face plate anti-rotation pin is coupled to the input seal housing and positioned adjacent the input shaft. A face plate is positioned adjacent the second portion. The face plate is configured to directly contact the input shaft.
US11143306B1	Self-aligning seal A self-aligning dust seal assembly for rock crusher machines and particularly gyratory crusher machines has a dust seal and a seal guide that extends from the dust seal in a cone shape to enable alignment of the dust seal when the main shaft is lowered into position. The dust seal has a body portion that is disc shaped. There is an inner seal surface around the inner perimeter of the dust ring that seals against an inner element of the crusher. The seal guide extends down and outward from a connected portion with the dust seal that is proximal the inner perimeter of the dust seal. The seal guide is cone shaped and extends outward in a convex shape from the connected portion. The cone shape of the seal guide may nest on a corresponding flange that is fixed in the rock crusher machine, for example.
US11143303B2	Non-metallic engine case inlet compression seal for a gas turbine engine A non-metallic engine case inlet compression seal for a gas turbine engine includes a non-metallic longitudinal leg section that extends from the non-metallic arcuate interface section and a non-metallic mount flange section that extends from the longitudinal leg section.
US11143299B2	Device for locking a piston rod of a piston of an actuator which is pressurizable in order to disengage a parking lock and is spring-loaded in order to engage the parking lock A device for locking a piston rod of a piston of an actuator is provided. An electrically actuatable electromagnet includes an armature rod, which is axially movable counter to a first preloading spring and on which two actuating elements are axially displaceably mounted between two stops of the armature rod. A second preloading spring is axially mounted between the two actuating elements. The actuating elements each include actuating contours, which are associated with latching mechanisms, via which the piston is mechanically fixable in a disengaged condition and in a engaged condition of the parking lock.
US11143292B2	Operating method for a hydraulic system of an automatic transmission A method for operating a hydraulic system for an automatic transmission includes determining a defined primary pressure value (p_PE) to be adjusted based on a measurement of an input current (I_22) of an electric motor and also includes adjusting a secondary flow rate (Q_SZ) to be adjusted based on calculation and adjustment of a target speed (n_Z) of the electric motor.
US11143285B2	Launch assist mechanism for a continuously variable transmission A primary clutch of a continuously variable transmission with a launch mechanism is provided. The primary clutch includes a central post, a fixed sheave assembly, a movable sheave assembly and a locking mechanism. The central post is configured to receive rotational torque from a motor. The fixed sheave assembly is statically mounted on the central post. The movable sheave assembly is mounted on the central post. The movable sheave assembly includes a movable sheave system that is configured to move axially on the central post towards the fixed sheave assembly as RPM of the primary clutch increase. The locking mechanism is configured and arranged to selectively prevent movement of the movable sheave system independent of the RPM of the primary clutch.
US11143284B2	Floating worm bearing bore offset A power steering assembly is provided. The power steering assembly may include a housing, a first bearing, a second bearing, a worm, and a worm gear. The first bearing is disposed within the housing and defines a first central axis. The second bearing is disposed within the housing and defines a second central axis offset from the first central axis. The first bearing and the second bearing are arranged with the housing such that the second bearing is movable to align the first central axis with the second central axis responsive to a load applied to the second bearing.
US11143281B2	Vehicle axle device A differential case (23) is therein provided with a plurality of rotating discs (38) that are spline-coupled to an outer peripheral side of aright side gear (35), and a plurality of non-rotating discs (39) that are respectively arranged between the respective rotating discs (38) and are non-rotatable relative to the differential case (23) and are movable in a left-right direction. A pressure ring (43) that presses the non-rotating discs (39) toward the rotating discs (38) is disposed between a right retainer (41) positioned in the right side gear (35)-side and the non-rotating disc (39). The right retainer (41) is therein provided with a piston accommodating part (41D) in a position facing the pressure ring (43) in the left-right direction. The piston accommodating part (41D) is therein provided with a piston (46) that is displaced by hydraulic pressure to press the non-rotating discs (39) against the rotating discs (38) through the pressure ring (43).
US11143268B2	Vibration isolation system with thermal growth compensation A vibration isolation system includes multiple isolators between an inner object and an outer housing that surrounds the object. In one example the inner object may be a rack or container that holds electronics, such as printed circuit boards, and the outer housing may be a housing for a missile, such as a supersonic or hypersonic missile. The isolators have flexures to attenuate vibrations, isolating the inner object at least in part from vibrations encountered by the outer housing. The flexures may be oriented in different directions for different isolators to change the resonant frequency of the system for a given axis. In addition the isolators are able to compensate for differences in expansion between the inner object and the outer housing. The isolators may also include multi-part isolators that have spring-loaded wedge elements used to expand the isolators in one or more radial directions.
US11143265B2	SMA-STF based viscous damper An SMA-STF based viscous damper includes a first connector, a piston rod, a piston which is sheathed on the piston rod; a damping cylinder; first and second end covers which are respectively provided at two sides of the damping cylinder; a second connector which is fixedly connected to the second end cover; and first and second SMA springs which are respectively sheathed on the piston rod. The damping cylinder has first and second damping cavities between which the piston is arranged. One end of the piston rod passes through the first end cover and is connected to the first connector, and the other end passes through the second connector. The first and second SMA springs are respectively held in the first and second damping cavities in an elastic state. The first and second damping cavities are respectively filled with the STF.
US11143264B2	Cylinder apparatus Electrorheological fluid is loaded in a shock absorber 1 as hydraulic fluid 2. The shock absorber 1 controls a generated damping force by producing a potential difference in an electrode passage 19 to thus change viscosity of electrorheological fluid flowing in the electrode passage 19. A plurality of partition walls 20 is provided in the electrode passage 19 formed between an inner tube 3 and an electrode tube 18. Due to this configuration, a plurality of helical flow passages 24 is formed in the electrode passage 19. In this case, the flow passages 24 are each provided with a flow passage cross-sectional area change portion that allows the flow passage 24 to have a larger cross-sectional area on one side spaced apart from an entrance 24A1 side (an intermediate region F) at least compared to the entrance 24A1 side of the extension-side flow passage 24 (an inflow region E).
US11143261B2	Shock damping systems and methods for using shock damping systems This disclosure includes a shock damping system that has a pressure storage reservoir, a check valve in fluid communication with the pressure storage reservoir, and a needle valve in fluid communication with the pressure storage reservoir. The needle valve is in a parallel fluid-communication configuration with the check valve.
US11143257B2	Steel wire for spring A steel wire for a spring includes a steel wire that has Ca or Na adhered thereto in an amount of 0.2 g/m2 or less. The steel wire has an oxide film on a surface thereof, and the oxide film has a thickness of, for example, from 2.0 μm to 20 μm.
US11143255B2	Brake assembly having a retraction spring and method of assembly A brake assembly having a retraction spring and a method of assembly. The retraction spring may extend between first and second brake pad assemblies. The retraction spring may include a coil and may have an end or tip that may be received in a hole in a backplate of a brake pad assembly.
US11143253B2	Brake disc for a vehicle disc brake The present disclosure relates to a brake disc for a vehicle disc brake. The brake disc has a brake disc body, with a friction ring on which friction surfaces are formed, and a brake disc pot that is designed for fastening the brake disc to a vehicle axle. The brake disc pot is connected to the brake disc body in a connecting area via at least one connecting element, and at least one reinforcing ring in the connecting area is mounted on the brake disc in a force-fit manner.
US11143246B2	Switching arrangement and transmission A connecting arrangement includes first and second idler gears (6, 7) arranged coaxially and connectable via an engagement unit. The engagement unit includes a coupling element coupled to the first idler gear (7) in a direction of rotation and axially movable between a home position and a coupling position. In the coupling position, the coupling element is coupled to the second idler gear (6) in addition to being coupled to the first idler gear (7) in the direction of rotation. In the home position, the coupling element and the second idler gear (6) are freely turnable with respect to each other. The first and second idler gears (6, 7) are helical-cut spur gears. The coupling element is guided in a helically extending guide (18) on the first idler gear (7) and, in the coupling position, engages into a helically extending engagement geometry (21) on the second idler gear (6).
US11143245B2	Selectable dog clutch coupler for hybrid transmission A clutch coupler assembly for a hybrid transmission having a first torque input, a second torque input, and a torque output comprises a sleeve fixed to the first torque input and an output hub connected to an output shaft of the torque output. A first ring is disposed on an outer diameter of the output hub and fixed to the sleeve such that the first torque input is always coupled to the torque output. An input hub is connected to an input shaft of the second torque input and a second ring is disposed on an outer diameter of the input hub. A sliding collar is mounted on the first ring and is configured to engage with the second ring to selectively connect the second torque input to the torque output.
US11143231B2	Blade flexure assembly with replaceable elements A blade flexure assembly that includes first and second mounting structures. Two or more flexure blades are connected to and extend between the first and second mounting structures. Clamping blocks clamp the flexure blades to the mounting structures. The modular design of the assembly provides for replacing one or more of the flexure blades to adjust one or more functional aspects of the assembly.
US11143228B2	Locator guide extension A locator guide extension connected to a locator on a host component by at least one retention barb or like feature. The locator guide extension effectively extends the length of the locator to assists an operator in the initial alignment of the host component part to the assembly. An operator locates apertures in the assembly with the locator guide extension prior to inserting attachment clips of the host component. Once initially aligned, the operator pushes the locator guide extension and locator into the aperture, where the locator provides the final fit/finish location. The attachment clip connects the host component to the final assembly.
US11143224B1	Latch assembly A latch assembly for latching a battery to a portable communication device includes a latch holder having an elongate body defining an axis, and a latch catch configured to be coupled to the latch holder and to slide linearly relative to the latch holder along the axis. The latch assembly additionally includes a latch spring configured to be coupled to both the latch holder and the latch catch to bias the latch catch along the axis, and a latch button configured to be coupled to the latch holder. The latch assembly additionally includes a latch pin configured to removably engage and disengage the latch holder to retain the latch assembly inside the portable communication device and allow removal of the latch assembly.
US11143221B2	Securing mechanism for device housing A device housing comprises a front panel, a back panel, and a support structure. The front panel further comprises at least one threaded interface position on an edge of the front panel. The back panel further comprises at least one securing interface positioned on an edge of the back panel. The support structure is configured to mount the front panel and the back panel. The support structure further comprises a slot configured to couple the threaded interface on the front panel and a securing to configured to couple the securing interface on the back panel.
US11143217B2	Hydraulic system for working machine A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic pump, an output fluid tube connected to the hydraulic pump, an operation fluid tube connected to a hydraulic device, an unload valve connected to the output fluid tube, and having: a supply position in which the operation fluid in the output fluid tube is supplied to the operation fluid tube; and a restrain position in which supply of the operation fluid to the operation fluid tube is restrained, an operation valve connected to the output fluid tube, a control fluid tube connecting the operation valve and the hydraulic device, a warmup fluid tube connecting the control fluid tube and the operation fluid tube, and a check valve provided in the warm-up fluid tube and being for allowing the operation fluid to flow from the control fluid tube side toward the operation fluid tube, and for blocking the operation fluid from flowing side from the operation fluid tube toward the control fluid tube.
US11143213B2	Application-based control of a valve disk An electronic execution unit controls and regulates a pneumatic valve assembly for a pneumatic movement. An application for controlling and regulating a valve assembly is or can be loaded so that it can be carried out on the electronic execution unit to carry out the pneumatic movement on the pneumatic valve assembly. An electronic valve controller for the open-loop control and closed-loop control of a valve assembly has at least one pneumatic valve for a pneumatic movement task.
US11143210B1	High-low hydraulic system for balers, compactors and transfer station compactors The present invention provides an improved high-low hydraulic system for compacting machinery, such as balers, horizontal balers, compactors, transfer station compactors, and the like. The high-low hydraulic system comprises at least one double rotary pump, a plurality of directional control valves, a pilot-operated back pressure reducing valve, a flow control valve, a plurality of one-way valves, and a plurality of pressure switches. The high-low hydraulic system may be regenerative or non-regenerative and provides many advantages over conventional hydraulic systems. Such advantages include greater system efficiency due to a reduced back pressure during the time of the retraction stroke and clever flow sequencing, mitigation of hydraulic shocks at the beginning and end of compaction and retraction strokes, and reduced cycle time of the cylinder during operation due to the concurrent filling of the rod end side during decompression of the blind end side after the compaction stroke. Moreover, the present high-low hydraulic system allows for the cylinder to operate at three or more independent speeds.
US11143209B2	Hydraulic circuit having a combined compensation and energy recovery function A hydraulic circuit having a function of compensation and energy recovery comprises a distribution module, a three-way compensated regulator device, a variable flow rate or pressure feeding assembly, an energy recovery device connected to the three-way compensated regulator device. The distribution module comprises a spool including an inlet recess and a drain recess configured so that the flow rate of fluid inlet to the utility is equal to or less than the one outlet therefrom, possibly net of a correction factor. There is also a respective first driving channel and a second driving channel configured so that a pressure taken upstream of the drain recess acts on a first side of the regulator device, and so that a pressure taken downstream of the drain recess in the first channel acts on a second side of the regulator device, and an additional force.
US11143207B2	Axial thrust loading mitigation in a turbocharger Methods and systems are provided for a turbocharger system to reduce and balance axial thrust load on the turbine shaft and the associated bearing system and sealing. In one example, a partial back plate compressor may be used in combination with an axial turbine to reduce axial thrust load and to improve turbocharger transient response time. In another example, a regenerative turbocharger system with back-to-back turbo pump may be used to reduce and balance axial thrust load.
US11143196B2	Fan system Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an inline centrifugal mixed flow fan system that includes a wheel assembly disposed within an outer housing and comprising a hub cone, a plurality of fan blades directly coupled to and extending radially outward from the hub cone, and a shroud directly coupled to and at least partially radially surrounding the plurality of fan blades. The wheel assembly is configured to receive an air flow at an inlet axial end of the outer housing axially upstream of the wheel assembly, and to redirect the air flow axially downstream relative to a central longitudinal axis, circumferentially about the central longitudinal axis, and radially outward from the central longitudinal axis.
US11143190B2	Pump assembly having an impeller, a motor, and a shaft, with the shaft passing from the motor to the impeller through a fluid reservoir and a seal arrangemnet with a tration A pump assembly includes an electrical drive motor (2) and an impeller which is connected to the drive motor (2) via a shaft (14). The shaft extends between the drive motor (2) and the impeller, through a seal arrangement with a fluid reservoir (22). A method is provided for detecting a concentration change in a fluid reservoir in the seal arrangement in the pump assembly. A concentration sensor (30) detects a concentration change in the fluid reservoir (22), and a second sensor (32) detects at least one further parameter of the fluid reservoir (22). The sensors are arranged on the fluid reservoir (22). The sensors are connected to an evaluation device (22). The evaluation device (34) is configured to carry out an evaluation of at least one reading of the concentration sensor (30), taking into account at least one reading which is detected by the second sensor (32).
US11143185B2	Scroll compressor A scroll compressor includes a flow path that is disposed in a portion of a bearing holder, which corresponds to each formation position of a plurality of stator groove portions, and that penetrates the bearing holder in an axial direction, a first recess portion (72) disposed in a portion of a thrust bearing, which faces the flow path, and recessed from one side in the axial direction to the other side in the axial direction, and a first groove portion (74) disposed in an outer peripheral portion of the first recess portion (72), extending from a bottom surface (72a) of the recess portion (72) to a surface located on a side opposite to a surface having the first recess portion (72) formed thereon, and communicating with the first recess portion (72) in the axial direction.
US11143181B2	Pump comprising a spring A pump, wherein a first pressure space and a second pressure space are formed between an end-facing wall of an accommodating housing and a second housing part of a pump insert, wherein an annular sealing element which is arranged between the end-facing wall and the second housing part encloses the second pressure space and seals it off in relation to the first pressure space, wherein the first pressure space is connected via a first outlet channel to a first delivery chamber which is formed between a rotor and a stroke ring of the pump insert, and the second pressure space is connected via a second outlet channel to a second delivery chamber which is formed between the rotor and the stroke ring.
US11143178B2	Piston pump A piston pump, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a piston that is movably mounted in a housing. The piston pump further includes a linear actuator for moving the piston in a first direction. The piston pump further includes a return spring for moving the piston in a second direction. The end face of a first end of the piston delimits a first pressure chamber that is associated with a first hydraulic circuit. The end face of a second end of the piston delimits a second pressure chamber.
US11143176B2	Linear compressor Provided is a linear compressor. The linear compressor includes a piston, a cylinder, and a bearing inflow passage. The bearing inflow passage includes a first bearing inflow passage extending inward from an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder in the radial direction and a second bearing inflow passage extending from the first bearing inflow passage to an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder. The second bearing inflow passage extends from the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder in a circumferential direction.
US11143175B2	Pressure booster and cylinder apparatus provided with same A pressure booster constituting a cylinder apparatus is provided with a first piston and a second piston that are coupled to each other by a rod. A connection member provided to the second piston is configured so as to be displaceable from a connection position to a blocking position as a result of the connection member making contact with a cylinder body when the second piston is displaced in a direction where a boosting chamber contracts, and so as to be displaceable from the blocking position to the connection position as a result of the connection member making contact with the cylinder body when the second piston is displaced in a direction where the boosting chamber expands.
US11143167B2	Estimating a characteristic of a wind turbine electrical signal A method and apparatus for estimating a characteristic of a wind turbine electrical signal comprises buffering a sequence of sample values of the wind turbine electrical signal and a sequence of sample times corresponding with the sequence of sample values. The time periods represented by the sample times are variable. A sub-sequence of the buffered sample values to integrate is determined, based at least in part on a sum of the time periods. The characteristic is estimated by integrating the sample values in the sub-sequence.
US11143165B2	Blade load sensing system for a wind turbine A method for determining the load on a wind turbine blade, comprising: measuring the blade load by way of a wind turbine blade load sensor; estimating the temperature of the blade; and determining, based on the estimated temperature and the measured load, a temperature-corrected value for the load on the wind turbine blade. The invention also relates to a sensor system for a wind turbine blade, the system comprising a load sensor; a processing unit interfaced with the load sensor and configured to provide a temperature-corrected load parameter as an output, wherein the processing unit includes: a temperature estimation module that determines an estimated temperature of the blade in the vicinity of the load sensor based on at least one wind turbine parameter; and a load compensation module that determines the temperature-corrected load parameter based on the estimated temperature and the measurement of the load sensor.
US11143161B2	Wind power generation device A wind power generation device includes a wind blocking structure, which is in a box-shaped structure fixed on ground by a bottom plane thereof; a wind vane rotating body including a rotating shaft and vanes fixed on the rotating shaft and arranged at equal angle intervals, wherein the rotating shaft is mounted on two bearings of the wind blocking structure, and the vanes are rotatable inside the box-shaped structure; a power generator connected to the rotating shaft and fixed on the box-shaped structure by a linking plate. When wind blows to the wind blocking structure to rotate the wind vane rotating body, the power generator is driven by the rotating shaft to generate electrical power. The wind power generation device can include at least two wind vane rotating bodies, or area enlarging structures added on the vanes, to increase windward areas of the vanes.
US11143159B2	Magnus rotor A Magnus rotor is provided. The Magnus rotor is located in a flowing fluid and driven to rotate by a power source. The Magnus rotor includes a Magnus rotor main body and a blade assembly. The Magnus rotor main body includes a cylinder side wall, a first end and a second end. The first end and the second end are disposed in one end and the other end of the cylinder side wall, respectively. The Magnus rotor is rotated around an axis connected between a first center point of the first end and a second center point of the second end. The blade assembly includes a plurality of blades which are disposed around the first end. Each blade is inclined toward a direction. A gap is formed between each two adjacent blades. Each gap is formed as a flowing channel for allowing the fluid to flow therethrough.
US11143155B2	Automobile and method of restarting engine of automobile An automobile power system in a vehicle may include an intake pipe supplying external air to an engine supplying power to driving wheels, a canister connected with a fuel tank to absorb evaporation gas produced in the fuel tank, an active purging system compressing and supplying the evaporation gas absorbed in the canister to the intake pipe, a diverging line extending from the active purging system to the engine, a diverging valve mounted on the diverging line, and a starting motor rotating a crankshaft when the engine is started. In addition, the evaporation gas absorbed in the canister is supplied to the engine through the diverging line before the engine is restarted, and then the starting motor is operated.
US11143153B2	Fluid injector orifice plate for colliding fluid jets An injector nozzle used with an internal combustion engine for shaping a fluid flow is provided. The nozzle has a body and an orifice plate provided at an outlet of the body. The body and the plate extend symmetrically with respect to a central axis. The plate has an interior surface and an opposite exterior surface, which are substantially parallel to each other to define a thickness of the plate. The plate has fluid passageways each having an orifice on the exterior surface. The fluid flow diverges through the fluid passageways to create stream jets. The imaginary extensions the passageways converge to create a focal point and an included angle associated with the focal point.
US11143144B2	Rocket propulsion system and method for operating a rocket propulsion system A rocket propulsion system comprises a combustion chamber, a hydrogen-oxygen supply system connected to the combustion chamber, which hydrogen-oxygen supply system is configured to conduct hydrogen and oxygen into the combustion chamber, and a coolant supply system connected to the combustion chamber, which coolant supply system is configured to conduct a combustible coolant into the combustion chamber. An ignition system of the rocket propulsion system is configured to initiate combustion of the hydrogen-oxygen-coolant mixture in the combustion chamber.
US11143143B1	Extinguishable divert system Various implementations of an extinguishable, solid propellant divert system for a flight vehicle are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using the divert system to control the flight of a flight vehicle. In one implementation, a divert system includes a hot gas generator pneumatically linked to one or more divert thrusters and an extinguishment valve. The extinguishment valve can be opened to rapidly depressurize the hot gas generator and extinguish the solid propellant burning inside. In another implementation, a method of controlling the trajectory of the flight vehicle includes repeatedly igniting and extinguishing the solid propellant in a hot gas generator and using the hot gas to provide divert thrust for the flight vehicle.
US11143141B2	Nacelle equipped with a thrust-reversing system comprising doors and anti-vibration systems for the doors in stowed position A nacelle having a window open between a secondary jet and the outside of the nacelle and comprising a fixed structure and a thrust-reversing system having a frame and outer doors articulated on the frame. The frame is translationally mobile on the fixed structure between an advanced position and a retracted position. Each outer door is mobile between a stowed position and a deployed position. The nacelle comprises at least one anti-vibration system which comprises a chock fixed to the fixed structure and having a hole, and a finger fixed to the outer door. The finger and the hole are configured so that the finger lodges in the hole when the frame is in advanced position. Such a nacelle makes it possible to limit the vibrations of the outer doors when they are in stowed position and before the mobile frame begins to be displaced to the retracted position.
US11143137B1	Engine system, combustion control system, and operating method with close-coupled early pilots and cylinder temperature control Operating a direct-injection compression-ignition engine includes injecting early pilot shots of fuel, and controlling a cylinder temperature timing to combust the early pilot shots according to a combustion phasing that is based on the cylinder temperature timing. A main charge of the fuel is combusted based on the combustion of the early pilot shots. A combustion control unit is structured to command actuation of a fuel injector and a cylinder temperature controller to phase combustion of early pilot shots of the fuel, prior to a TDC position of a piston in an engine cycle. The cylinder temperature controller is a variable valve actuator or other apparatus controlling cylinder temperature in a manner decoupled from piston position.
US11143131B2	Vehicle control device An object of the present invention is to provide a control device of an injector capable of suppressing the influence of pressure reduction boiling even if pressure in a combustion chamber is low. In a case where the temperature of fuel injected from a fuel injection valve is within a set high temperature region and the pressure of the combustion chamber is within a set low pressure region, the control device of an in-cylinder direct injection-type injector according to the present invention controls to increase a lift amount of the injector as compared to the case of a low temperature region or a high pressure region.
US11143127B2	Vehicle controller and control method performing fuel feeding process while stopping combustion for filter regeneration A controller for a vehicle includes a combustion stoppage period processor and a combustion period processor. The combustion stoppage period processor is configured to selectively execute one of a fuel cut process or a fuel feeding process when stopping combustion in the cylinder in a situation in which a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine is rotating. The combustion period processor is configured to execute an increase process that increases flow speed of exhaust gas in the exhaust pipe when the fuel feeding process is executed while combustion is stopped in the cylinder and then combustion is resumed in the cylinder in which the combustion has been stopped.
US11143121B2	Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same A vehicle includes an engine including an injector of cylinder injection type and a forced induction device, a second motor generator that generates electric power with an output torque of the engine, and an ECU that controls the engine and the second motor generator. When an amount of intake air and a fuel pressure of the engine decrease in boosting of suctioned air by the forced induction device, the ECU reduces a decrease in the amount of intake air during a period in which an injection amount is equal to a minimum injection amount, and when an excessive torque is generated in the output torque of the engine along with reducing a decrease in the amount of intake air, the ECU absorbs the excessive torque by a power generation operation of the second motor generator.
US11143108B2	Annular heat shield assembly for combustor An annular heat shield arrangement for a combustor liner comprises annular heat shield assemblies. The annular heat shield assemblies include heat shield segments circumferentially distributed around an axis of the annular heat shield assembly. The heat shield segments extend from a first lateral edge face to a second lateral edge face, a first overlap joint portion being defined at the first lateral edge face, a second overlap joint portion being defined at the second lateral edge face. The first overlap joint portion and the second overlap joint portion are complementary to form an overlap joint when pairs of the heat shield segments are side by side in any one of the heat shield assemblies. An adjacent pair of the annular heat shield assemblies are connected to one another at an overlap between the pair, and wherein the overlap joints from a first of the annular heat shield assemblies of the pair are circumferentially offset from a second of the annular heat shield assemblies of the pair.
US11143106B2	Combustion section heat transfer system for a propulsion system The present disclosure is directed to a propulsion system including a wall defining a combustion chamber inlet, a combustion chamber outlet, and a combustion chamber therebetween, a nozzle assembly disposed at the combustion chamber inlet, the nozzle assembly configured to provide a fuel/oxidizer mixture to the combustion chamber, a turbine nozzle coupled to the wall and positioned at the combustion chamber outlet, wherein the turbine nozzle defines a cooling circuit within the turbine nozzle, and a casing positioned radially adjacent to the wall, wherein a channel structure is positioned between the casing and the wall, the channel structure in fluid communication with the cooling circuit within the turbine nozzle, and wherein a flowpath is formed between the wall and the casing, the flowpath in fluid communication from the cooling circuit at the turbine nozzle to the nozzle assembly to provide a flow of oxidizer to the thereto.
US11143103B2	Nose cone and fan assembly A nose cone and fan assembly are disclosed. The fan assembly comprises a fan rotor and a nose cone retention flange. The fan rotor at least partly defines a fan assembly air flow boundary surface. The nose cone retention flange extends from the fan rotor and comprises a retention flange air flow boundary surface adjacent the fan assembly air flow boundary surface and a nose cone mating surface. The nose cone comprises a nose cone flange having a rotor mating surface. The nose cone is affixed to the nose cone retention flange with the rotor mating surface overlaying the nose cone mating surface of the nose cone retention flange.
US11143093B2	Fluid-cooled manifolds and engine systems A fluid-cooled manifold is configured to cool exhaust from an engine. The fluid-cooled manifold includes a plurality of exhaust runners. Each of the exhaust runners includes a runner body having an inlet end and an outlet end, an exhaust conduit extending through the runner body, and a coolant passage extending through the runner body. The fluid-cooled manifold also includes an exhaust collection manifold including a plurality of inlets. Each inlet of the exhaust collection manifold is coupled to the exhaust outlet opening of a respective one of the exhaust runners. The fluid-cooled manifold also includes a coolant feed pipe and a coolant exit pipe. The coolant feed pipe includes a plurality of outlets coupled to the coolant inlets of the exhaust runners. Likewise, the coolant exit pipe includes a plurality of inlets coupled to the coolant outlets of the exhaust runners.
US11143087B2	Pump for recirculating a cooling liquid for combustion engines with hybrid control system comprising electromagnetic friction coupling and electric motor which are axially offset A pump for recirculating the cooling liquid of combustion engines, in particular of vehicles, with a hybrid control system that includes an electromagnetic friction coupling and electric motor. The pump is capable of recirculating cooling liquids to produce a variation in the speed of the rotation of the impeller depending on the requirements of the engine.
US11143085B2	Cooling structure for internal combustion engine A cooling structure of an internal combustion engine includes a thermostat provided to switch circulation between a radiator passage and a bypass passage in an engine body, to thereby enable acceleration of early warming up via the bypass passage without impairing the external appearance or increasing the size of the internal combustion engine. The cooling structure also includes an in-cylinder-block fluid passage partitioned up and down in an axial direction of a cylinder axis into an in-cylinder-block upper fluid passage and an in-cylinder-block lower fluid passage by a partition wall. The bypass passage is partially composed of the in-cylinder-bock lower fluid passage.
US11143080B1	Systems and methods for monitoring a temperature of a particulate filter of an exhaust aftertreatment system A method includes determining an amount of particulate mass in a particulate filter of an exhaust aftertreatment system. The method includes, when the amount of particulate mass in the particulate filter is greater than a threshold particulate mass value, receiving engine state information, providing electric power to the particulate filter, and obtaining an impedance value of the particulate filter in response to providing the electric power. The method includes, when the amount of particulate mass in the particulate filter is greater than a threshold particulate mass value, determining a temperature of the particulate filter based on the impedance value, and adjusting a magnitude of the electric power in response to at least one of (i) the temperature of the particulate filter satisfying one or more temperature metrics and (ii) the engine state information satisfying one or more engine state metrics.
US11143069B2	Method and apparatus to enable package space reduction in a vehicle exhaust system A vehicle exhaust system includes a hot end having one or more hot end exhaust components that treat emissions generated by an engine and a cold end that includes at least one cold end component that attenuates noise. At least one acoustic volume is in parallel or serial to the hot end to further attenuate noise.
US11143058B2	Exhaust device and an associated method thereof An exhaust device for a combined cycle power plant, includes a diffuser and a plenum. The diffuser includes a first wall, a second wall, a diffuser inlet, a diffuser outlet, and a diffuser flow path. The first and second walls extend circumferentially about a centerline axis of the exhaust device. The second wall is spaced from the first wall. The diffuser flow path is defined between the first and second walls, and extends from the diffuser inlet to outlet. The plenum includes an inlet wall portion and a non-circular plenum outlet, where the inlet wall portion is coupled to the diffuser outlet. The non-circular plenum outlet is spaced from the diffuser outlet along an axial direction of the exhaust device.
US11143056B2	System and method for gas turbine compressor cleaning In one embodiment, a method includes sensing first operations for one or more turbine systems in a fleet of turbine systems via a plurality of sensors disposed in the one or more turbine systems before a first wash operation. The method further includes sensing second operations for the one or more turbine systems via the one or more sensors after the water wash operation. The method also includes deriving at least one forecasting model based on the sensing first operations and the sensing second operations, wherein the at least one forecasting model is configured to predict a performance of a turbine system of the one or more turbine systems. The method additionally includes applying the at least one forecasting model to derive a predictive improvement in the performance for the turbine system.
US11143048B2	Labyrinth seal with variable tooth heights A labyrinth seal for a gas turbine engine is provided. The labyrinth seal includes a stator and a rotor spaced apart from the stator. The rotor includes a first tooth at a first side having a first radial height, and a second tooth between the first tooth and a second side. The second tooth has a second radial height that is less than the first radial height. The rotor includes a third tooth between the first tooth and the second side having a third radial height that is substantially the same as the first radial height. A first clearance between a first tip of the first tooth and the stator is different than a second clearance between a second tip of the second tooth and the stator, and a third clearance between a third tip of the third tooth and the stator is substantially the same as the first clearance.
US11143034B2	Multiple piece engine component One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a gas turbine engine, including a component having a first portion formed using one of a casting and a forging process, and a second portion formed using an additive manufacturing process.
US11143020B2	Subsea well equipment landing indicator and locking indicator A subsea well equipment landing body (1) includes an indicator assembly to indicate landing of the landing body or to indicate locking of the landing body. The indicator assembly has a stem bore (7), a sliding stem (11) within the stem bore that has a stem head (23) protruding beyond an external face of the landing body. A stem channel (25) in the sliding stem extends between the stem head and a stem channel mouth (27), and is in fluid communication with the outside of the landing body. A hydraulic channel (9) in the landing body is in fluid communication with the stem bore. The stem channel mouth is positionable in a communicating position, in which there is fluid communication between the hydraulic channel and the stem channel, and a non-communicating position, without fluid communication between the hydraulic channel and the stem channel.
US11143011B2	Real-time modification of a slide drilling segment based on continuous downhole data A method of modifying a slide drill segment while implementing the slide drill segment includes receiving downhole data from a BHA during slide drilling of a slide drill segment. The method also includes calculating, based on the downhole data, a build rate and altering, while performing the slide drill segment, sliding instructions based on the build rate and the downhole data. The method also includes implementing the altered sliding instructions.
US11143005B2	Electric pump flow rate modulation for fracture monitoring and control The systems and methods described herein are be used in controlling an injection treatment. An electric pump is used to provide variable modulation of the flow rate of a treatment fluid. Modulating the flow rate in real-time provides pressure diagnostics that can be used to improve fracture growth parameters, wellbore conditions, and well performance. A method of stimulating a wellbore, comprises of injecting, by an electric pump, one or more fluids downhole into the wellbore; producing, based on the one or more injected fluids, one or more fractures that extend from the wellbore into a subterranean formation; receiving, by one or more sensors, one or more measurements; modulating an injection flow rate of the one or more injected fluids; evaluating fracture growth parameters of the one or more fractures; and adjusting fracture complexity of the one or more fractures based on the evaluation of the fracture growth parameters.
US11143000B2	Mobile power generation system The present invention discloses a mobile power generation system. A power generation apparatus is respectively quickly connected, through expansion joints, to an intake assembly and an exhaust duct which are separately transported, to implement the quick installation and connection of the power generation system at the fracturing operation site. Two conveyances are respectively provided for the intake assembly and the exhaust duct to achieve more flexible adjustment during connection. While the position of the power generation apparatus is fixed, the intake assembly is moved to connect to an intake chamber of the power generation apparatus, and the exhaust duct is moved to connect to an exhaust collector of the power generation apparatus.
US11142990B2	Anti-preset for packers Disclosed herein are embodiments of a packer assembly and a well system. In one embodiment, a packer assembly includes an inner mandrel; a packing element at least partially surrounding the inner mandrel; a packing element activation sleeve coupled to the packing element; a hydrostatic setting assembly engageable with the packing element activation sleeve; and a hydraulic setting assembly positioned between the packing element and the hydrostatic setting assembly. The hydrostatic setting assembly includes a hydrostatic piston; a hydrostatic prop piston engageable to push the hydrostatic piston to engage the packing element activation sleeve; and a hydrostatic locking mechanism to maintain the hydrostatic piston in a locked position. The hydraulic setting assembly includes a hydraulic piston; a hydraulic locking mechanism coupled to the hydraulic piston; and a hydraulic prop piston engageable with the hydraulic locking mechanism and operable to move the hydraulic locking mechanism between locked and unlocked position.
US11142975B2	Slip and cone arrangement A slip and cone arrangement including a mandrel having a groove, the groove having a run in end and a set end, a deepest portion of the groove on the run in end having a distance from a longitudinal axis of the mandrel that is less than a deepest portion of the groove on the set end; and a slip disposed in the groove, the slip having a radially inward surface having a convex portion in nested contact with the groove.
US11142970B2	Bit change mechanism for a drill rig A bit changer assembly includes a bit basket actuator assembly configured to be coupled to a drill rig. The bit basket actuator assembly includes an actuator, a guiderail, and a bit basket that is movably coupled to the guiderail via actuation of the actuator. The bit changer assembly also includes a bit carousel configured to be coupled to the drill rig, such that the bit carousel is rotatably and vertically moveable relative to the drill rig.
US11142957B2	Tunneling for underground power and pipelines The present application describes a rapid burrowing robot (RBR) that can dig tunnels using ultra high temperature rotating plasma torches.
US11142949B2	Retractable ladder A stretchable ladder, having inner leg bar and outer leg bar, the side edge of the outer leg bar forming an opening. The outer leg bar is sleeved on the inner leg bar, with the inner leg bar and the outer leg bar being relatively slidable. The ladder has a lock structure for locking the inner leg bar and for preventing the inner leg bar from separating from the outer leg bar. The lock structure is disposed at the outer leg bar, and is hookable to the inner leg bar, so as to make the inner leg bar embedded in the outer leg bar.
US11142944B2	Slat angle adjustment mechanism for window blinds An apparatus for adjusting a tilt angle of a plurality of slats in a window blind. The window blind includes a headrail having disposed therein a shaft that rotates responsive to rotation of an externally accessible angle adjustment wand. The apparatus includes a pulley coupled with the shaft and the slats. The pulley causes adjustment of the tilt angle of the slats in response to rotation of the shaft, provides a first torque at a first position corresponding to an open position of the slats and a second torque at a second position corresponding to an approximately closed position of the slats, where the second torque is greater than the first torque.
US11142936B2	Storage cabinet A storage cabinet a cabinet body with a top opening, an upper cover, and two support elements is provided. Each of the two support elements is connected between the upper cover and the cabinet body. Each of the two support elements comprises a pneumatic bar, an upper cover connector, a cabinet body connector, and a swing piece. The upper cover connector is connected to a side of the upper cover, and the cabinet body connector is connected to a side of the cabinet body. A first end of the upper cover connector is pivotally connected to a first end of the cabinet body connector, and a first end of the swing piece is pivotally connected to the cabinet body connector. Two ends of the pneumatic bar are respectively connected to a second end of the swing piece and a second end of the upper cover connector.
US11142930B2	Earring security display hanger configured to secure dangle earrings and stud earrings An earring security display hanger includes a body member, first and second arms, and first and second closure members connected to the body member via the first and second arms. Each of the first and second closure members has a top wall and a side wall extending between the top wall and an open end such that a recess is formed therebetween. A closure member aperture is defined on the top wall of each of the closure members, and a plurality of first closure apertures and a plurality of second closure apertures are defined on the sidewall of the first and second closure members, respectively. A plurality of first closure hooks and a plurality of second closure hooks are formed from the body member and are configured to engage with the plurality of first closure apertures and the plurality of second closure apertures, respectively, to provide a locking mechanism.
US11142929B2	Exit device Embodiments described herein relate to an exit device having a construction that facilitates visual inspection of the state of the exit device. Embodiments of the exit device include a visual indicator as to the state (dogged or undogged) of the exit device.
US11142927B2	Door locking apparatus A door locking apparatus is provided including a first plate, a second plate, a front assembly, a lock clip, and at least one control. The first plate includes at least one vertical slot. The lock clip is rotatably attached to the front assembly and includes at least one horizontal slot in a first end. The at least one control is mounted to the first plate and includes at least one protrusion. The at least one protrusion projects through the at least on vertical slot and through the at least one horizontal slot. The at least one control moves vertically between a first position and a second position. The lock clip is in an open position when the at least one control is in the first position and a locked position when the at least one control is in the second position.
US11142923B2	Hybrid heater A water heater includes a heat exchanger, a heat pump, a first valve in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and the heat pump, and a controller configured to control the first valve. The first valve can be configured to direct water flow toward at least one of the gas heater or the electric heat pump. A second valve in fluid communication with the first valve and the heat pump can be provided, and the controller can be further configured to control the second valve. A water heater inlet and a water heater outlet can be included and in fluid communication with the first valve, and the controller can be configured to monitor a temperature of water entering the water heater inlet and control the first valve dependent upon the monitored temperature.
US11142921B2	Molding removal tool assembly A molding removal tool assembly for prying molding off of a wall surface without damaging the molding or the wall surface. A pry bar is provided at its proximal end with a pry bar plate that extends at an angle from the pry bar and a striker shoe plate is secured with a hinge to the pry bar at and aligned with an edge of hinge securement of the pry bar plate to the pry bar. The striker shoe plate is provided with a cutout portion that receives the pry bar plate therein whereby the pry bar plate and striker plate are substantially flush with each other in a common plane when the pry bar plate is fully received in this cutout portion of the striker shoe plate. The striker shoe plate is provided with an exposed striker edge for receiving hammer blows in order to simultaneously wedge the flush striker shoe and pry bar plates between a wall surface and a molding attached to the wall surface. Once embedded, the pry bar is rotated to pry the molding away from the wall surface.
US11142915B1	Apparatus, systems, and methods for use in a cavity space to connect to a veneer tie that joins an inner wythe and an outer wythe of the cavity space A wall anchor for use in a cavity space to connect to a veneer tie that joins an inner wythe and an outer wythe of the cavity space. In one embodiment, the wall anchor system for use in a cavity space to connect to a veneer tie that joins an inner wythe and an outer wythe of the cavity space is disclosed. The wall anchor includes a straight elongated shaft with a longitudinal axis. The wall anchor also includes a first receiving space defined by a first curved section and a second receiving space defined by a second curved section that are both in the cavity space upon installation. A first end of the wall anchor fusibly attaches to the single location at an outward facing side of the wire element.
US11142911B2	Connection structure, concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube column and construction method The present invention discloses a concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) column connection structure, a concrete-encased CFST column comprising such a connection structure, and a construction method for constructing such a concrete-encased CFST column, in the technical field of connection of concrete-encased CFST columns. Exposed steel tubes at the connection ends of two split concrete-encased CFST columns are connected through a core positioning sleeve of a concrete-encased CFST column connection structure. Exposed longitudinal bars of the two split concrete-encased CFST columns are connected through longitudinal bar sleeves of the concrete-encased CFST column connection structure. A space between the two split concrete-encased CFST columns is sealed by an external sealing sleeve of the concrete-encased CFST column connection structure; and the space in the external sealing sleeve and around the first and second exposed steel tubes is filled with a concrete slurry.
US11142909B2	Microencapsulation of materials using cenospheres Disclosed are methods for incorporating core materials such as phase change materials or admixtures into building materials like concrete. The methods use cenospheres, which are then etched and loaded with the core material. The composition can also be coated with a thin film. Compositions containing cenospheres loaded with the various core materials are disclosed, as are building materials containing such compositions.
US11142903B1	Protective enclosure for interior and exterior spaces Disclosed herein is a protective enclosure deployable within an interior space such as a school classroom or an office, or an exterior space. The deployable protective enclosure is to protect multiple occupants against projectiles such as flying or falling debris resulting from a natural disaster such as a tornado, hurricane or earthquake, or rounds fired. Occupants may be corralled into the protective enclosure and be protected against projectiles. The protective enclosure comprises three or more articulated partitions comprising ballistic materials or high-impact resistant materials. The protective enclosure may be affixed to one wall or two walls at a corner of a classroom, office or other space. The articulated partitions may be readily and rapidly secured in a protective configuration, forming a triangular, square or other polygonal enclosure. When not in use, the partitions may be folded and stowed against the walls.
US11142898B2	Modular fluid valve A fluid valve with a modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly is disclosed, and is configured and arranged to require maintenance over a product life of the fluid valve. The modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly includes at least one portion including a setting or presetting configured and arranged to control fluid flow behavior in the fluid valve. The setting or presetting is useable to control fluid flow in the modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly after an upgrade or replacement of at least a portion of the modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly. Further, the setting or presetting enables the modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly to retain the fluid flow behavior following one or more upgrades or replacements of one or more portions of the modular and/or replaceable fluid control assembly.
US11142897B2	Internal drain hair and debris straining assembly Various embodiments for a drain debris straining assembly are described, where the drain debris straining assembly can be positioned inside a drain to collect hair and other debris. A drain debris straining assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a basket assembly. The basket assembly includes a basket body surrounding a hollow core and at least one opening configured to filter fluid to entrap debris. The basket assembly further includes a flexible rib configured to compress against an internal diameter of a drain flange to form a seal between the basket assembly and the drain flange. The drain debris straining assembly may also include a pop-up assembly having an interference ridge sized and positioned to contact at least one inner wall of the basket assembly to retain a vertical position of the pop-up assembly relative to the basket assembly.
US11142891B2	Working machine Work efficiency is improved while necessary and sufficient monitoring on the surroundings of a working machine is performed. A working machine includes an undercarriage 132 on which an upperstructure 131 including a front working device is mounted in a swingable manner, and includes a surrounding monitoring device 200 that monitors surroundings. The surrounding monitoring device 200 has an information controller 161 that: sets a working region by use of terrain data and work states received from sensors detecting work states of the front working device of the working machine; calculates proximity for each of the obstacles around the working machine by use of the working regions and relative positions of each of obstacles and the working machine, the obstacles being detected by an obstacle sensor that detects obstacles around the working machine; and outputs a control instruction in accordance with the proximity.
US11142884B1	Excavator scraper attachment A scraper attachment for excavators for removing synthetic coatings on cylindrical surface object and the like. The scraper attachment has fixed and movable jaws with opposing scraper blades to grasp, hold and scrape an applied bonded coating from the object by oppositional fixed and movable action of the scraper blades in repetitive engagement.
US11142882B2	Small hydraulic excavator To provide a small hydraulic excavator, which even may have an upperstructure formed such that at least its rear end swings within a body width range and having a limited installation space for devices, that allows an accumulator to be disposed and allows the accumulator to be protected from external force generated during work. The present invention relates to a rear small-swing type mini excavator that includes an accumulator 30 accommodating and recovering potential energy and hydraulic energy used by at least one of drives of an undercarriage 1, an upperstructure 2 formed such that its rear end swings within the body width range of the undercarriage 1, and a working device 3. In the rear small-swing type mini excavator, the accumulator 30 is disposed between a valve block 26 and a front longitudinal board 41 of a longitudinal board member included in a main frame 10 along the front longitudinal board 41, and a pipe connected to the accumulator 30 and the valve block 26 is disposed closer to the accumulator 30 and the valve block 26.
US11142878B1	Bio-inspired deep foundation pile and anchorage system An expanding anchor and/or pile system wherein an outer shell of the pile/anchor is split lengthwise into at least two pieces and can be placed or driven into a hole in the earth in a retracted state and can subsequently be expanded such that the two or more pieces are forced outwardly—away from one another, thus causing them to exert a lateral force against the sides of the hole and thereby resulting in greater axial load carrying capacity in tension or compression of the anchor/pile.
US11142873B2	Artificial turf and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to an artificial turf. In the present invention, nylon is used as the main material. Through selecting straight fibers and curve fibers with certain cross-sectional shapes, lengths and widths and using the straight fiber and curve fiber together, the obtained grass fibers not only have relatively good temperature resistance, but also good handfeel, wear resistance, anti-aging performance, grass fiber resilience, trampling resistance and grass uprightness.
US11142866B2	Triangle quilting template The Triangle Quilting Template is a template utilized by quilters to fabricate triangularly-shaped quilting blocks. The Triangle Quilting Template comprises two templates: a trapezoid shaped template and a template with a triangular shape. A quilter utilizes the templates to cut three trapezoid-shaped fabric pieces from the trapezoid-shaped template and a single fabric piece with a triangular shape from the template with a triangle shape. These four fabric pieces are sewn together to create a unique triangle-shaped quilting block. A number of triangle-shaped quilting blocks may be sewn together to create a quilt.
US11142856B2	Treatment unit for in-line treatment of thread A treatment unit for in-line treatment of at least one thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided.
US11142854B2	Upper-torso garment with three-dimensional knit structures An upper-torso garment includes a chest-covering portion having a knit textile region, which includes a plurality of courses fully spanning a dome-shaped portion. In addition, the knit textile region includes a plurality of partial-length courses partially spanning the dome-shaped portion.
US11142850B2	Easy-to-dye porous modified polyester fiber and preparing method thereof A type of easy-to-dye porous modified polyester fibers and preparing method thereof are disclosed. The preparing method is using the modified polyester melt through a porous spinneret with FDY process; wherein the modified polyester is a product of an esterification and successive polycondensation reactions of an evenly mixed terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol, main chain silicated diol, 2,2,3,4,5,5-hexamethyl-3,4-hexanediol, and metal oxide doped Sb2O3 powder; wherein the main chain silicated diol is selected from the group consisting of dimethylsiloxane diol, dimethyldiphenyldisiloxane glycol and tetramethyldisiloxane diol. The structural formula of 2,2,3,4,5,5-hexamethyl-3,4-hexanediol is as follows: The dye uptake and the K/S value of the prepared easy-to-dye porous modified polyester fiber are high. This invention features a method with ease of application and a product with good dyeing performance and good quality.
US11142849B1	Method of forming hollow fiber using multi-angle spinneret A multi-angle spinneret for forming hollow fibers is provided. The multi-angle spinneret includes a body defining a dope chamber, a bore needle channel, and multiple dope channels being oriented at a minimum of two distinct dope channel angles relative to the dope chamber. The body includes a bore needle disposed in the bore needle channel and oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the dope chamber. The bore needle extends though the dope chamber, such that a bore fluid flow through the bore needle is kept separate from a dope flow through the dope channels. A bore fluid outlet is positioned within a dope outlet of the dope chamber, such that a bore fluid flow out of the bore fluid outlet is substantially coaxial with and substantially centered within a dope flow out of the dope outlet.
US11142839B2	Silver-plated product and method for producing same A silver-plated product is produced by forming a surface layer of silver on a base material by electroplating at a liquid temperature of 10 to 35° C. and a current density of 3 to 15 A/dm2 in a silver plating solution so as to satisfy (32.6x−300)≤y≤(32.6x+200) assuming that a product of a concentration of potassium cyanide in the silver plating solution and a current density is y (g·A/L·dm2) and that a liquid temperature of the silver plating solution is x (° C.), the silver plating solution containing 80 to 110 g/L of silver, 70 to 160 g/L of potassium cyanide and 55 to 70 mg/L of selenium.
US11142838B2	Electrolytic copper foil for secondary battery, having enhanced flexural resistance, and method for producing the same The present invention relates to an electrolytic copper foil for a secondary battery, having excellent flexural resistance, and a method for producing the electrolytic copper foil. The electrolytic copper foil for a secondary battery has excellent flexural resistance even without the use of many additives in a copper electrolyte when producing a copper foil. The electrolytic copper foil for a secondary battery according to the present invention is an electrolytic copper foil for a secondary battery, which is produced from a plating solution, containing total organic carbon (TOC), cobalt and arsenic, by using a drum and is coated with a negative electrode active material, wherein the ratio between the TOC, cobalt and arsenic contained in the electrolytic copper foil follows the following formula 1: TOC/(cobalt+arsenic)=1.30−1.55. [Formula 1]
US11142832B2	Methods and systems for syngas production and for efficient, flexible energy generation Methods for producing syngas (e.g., H2 and CO) include introducing a stream comprising H2O and CO2 to a high-temperature co-electrolysis (HTCE) unit. A CO2 sweep gas is also introduced to the HTCE unit. Both H2O and CO2 are reduced in the HTCE unit to form the syngas and to form O2 that is swept away from the HTCE unit by the CO2 sweep gas, and the O2 and CO2 are then introduced to a combustion device (e.g., a gasifier), which may be configured to generate electrical power, as a result of combusting a carbonaceous fuel in the presence of the O2 and CO2. The HTCE unit is powered at least in part by power from an electricity-generating sub-system (e.g., at least one nuclear power plant). Related systems are also disclosed.
US11142831B2	Corrosion control for supercritical carbon dioxide fluids A method of preventing or mitigating corrosion on a metallic surface exposed to a supercritical fluid is disclosed. The method includes adding a corrosion inhibitor composition to a supercritical fluid comprising a supercritical carbon dioxide; and contacting the supercritical fluid with a metallic surface, wherein the corrosion inhibitor composition comprises a corrosion inhibitor that has a solubility of greater than 5,000 ppm in the supercritical fluid at 48.9° C. and 2,200 psi.
US11142829B2	Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus member, and display manufacturing apparatus and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprising semiconductor manufacturing apparatus member According to one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus member includes a base and a particle-resistant layer. The base includes a main portion and an alumite layer. The main portion includes aluminum. The alumite layer is provided at a front surface of the main portion. The particle-resistant layer is provided on the alumite layer and includes a polycrystalline ceramic. An Al purity of the main portion is 99.00% or more.
US11142828B2	Method for applying ultrafine phosphate conversion crystal coatings A method for providing phosphate conversion crystal coating, the method including the steps of: pre-treating a substrate by depositing metal oxide particles on the substrate; treating the substrate with a phosphate coating solution, resulting in the phosphate conversion crystal coating forming (crystallizing) on the substrate.
US11142825B2	Coating of nano-scaled cavities Methods, systems, and apparatus for coating the internal surface of nano-scale cavities on a substrate are contemplated. A first fluid of high wettability is applied to the nano-scale cavity, filling the cavity. A second fluid carrying a conductor or a catalyst is applied over the opening of the nano-scale cavity. The second fluid has a lower vapor pressure than the first fluid. The first fluid is converted to a gas, for example by heating the substrate. The gas exits the nano-scale cavity, creating a negative pressure or vacuum in the nano-scale cavity. The negative pressure draws the second fluid into the nano-scale cavity. The conductor is deposited on the interior surface of the nano-scale cavity, preferably less than 10 nm thick.
US11142823B2	Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method, and storage medium A substrate processing apparatus that places a substrate on a placing portion and performs a heating processing on the substrate includes a plurality of heating control regions that are set plurally along a circumferential direction of the placing portion to heat the substrate placed on the placing portion, and are independently controlled in temperature, and an adjusting unit that adjusts a relative direction of a circumferential direction of the substrate with respect to an arrangement of the circumferential direction of the plurality of heating control regions based on information on deformation of the substrate different in height from a plane orthogonal to a center axis of the substrate in the circumferential direction.
US11142804B2	Top combustion stove A burner assembly for top combustion hot blast stove including a burner surrounded by a burner shell, where the burner has a circular cross-section; a number of air nozzles arranged for tangentially feeding air to the burner, the air nozzles being connected to one or more air distribution chambers; a number of gas nozzles arranged for tangentially feeding gas to the burner, the gas nozzles being connected to one or more gas distribution chambers; wherein the air nozzles are arranged in one or more inclined or vertical stacked arrays of air nozzles, each inclined or vertical stacked array being in connection with one inclined or vertical air distribution chamber; the gas nozzles are arranged in one or more inclined or vertical stacked arrays of gas nozzles, each inclined or vertical stacked array being in connection with one inclined or vertical gas distribution chamber; and the inclined or vertical air distribution chamber(s) and the inclined or vertical gas distribution chamber(s) are arranged along the circumference of the burner shell.
US11142798B2	Systems and methods for monitoring lifelong tumor evolution field of invention Disclosed are for monitoring tumor load in a patient by selecting a predetermined number of biomarker genes from DNA extracted from a tumor tissue sample from the patient to form a panel of biomarker genes (“customized genes”); isolating circulating cell-free DNA from a bodily fluid (body fluid) sample of the patient; enriching DNA sequences containing the biomarker genes in the cell-free DNA fragments; sequencing the enriched DNA; counting the number of mutated DNA and normal DNA sequencing reads in enriched DNA; and obtaining a tumor load of the patient. Optionally, the detection of mutations in genes related to therapeutic treatments (“medicine genes”) are carried out simultaneously with the testing of customized genes.
US11142796B2	MIR-18B for use as a marker of cancer progression and target for therapies to treat cancer The disclosure provides methods for predicting and/or determining whether a subject has cancer based on the level of expression of miR-18b. The disclosure also provides methods for determining whether a cancer in a subject is progressing or regressing based upon the change of expression levels of miR-18b between two time points. The disclosure further provides methods to treat a subject with a cancer by administering a polynucleotide comprising miR-18b and/or an agent that enhances the expression of miR-18b.
US11142781B2	Method for producing high quality maltodextrin The disclosure herein relates to a method for producing high-quality maltodextrin, and belongs to the technical field of maltodextrin. On the basis of a traditional enzymatic production process of maltodextrin, starch branching enzyme derived from Rhodothermus obamensis is introduced, an α-1,4-glycosidic bond is cleaved, the cleaved short chain is ligated to a receptor chain to form an α-1,6-branch point, so the degree of branching is increased and the maltodextrin has more cluster structures. Thereby, the aims that the stability of the maltodextrin is enhanced and the maltodextrin is not easy to retrograde are achieved, and the freeze-thaw stability of the maltodextrin is also improved. The method specifically comprises the steps of slurry preparation, spray liquefaction, starch branching enzyme action, filtration, decolorization, ion exchange, concentration, spray drying, and the like. The method can produce high-quality maltodextrin with good solubility and high transparency, good viscosity stability and good freeze-thaw stability during storage.
US11142779B2	O-succinyl homoserine transferase variant and method of producing O-succinyl homoserine using the same Provided are an O-succinyl homoserine transferase variant, a polynucleotide encoding the variant, a microorganism comprising the variant, and a method of producing O-succinyl homoserine using the microorganism.
US11142774B2	Fungal resistant plants expressing RLK1 The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an RLK1 protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an RLK1 protein.
US11142771B2	Method for changing the intercellular mobility of an mRNA The present invention relates to a method for changing the intercellular mobility of an min RNA of a gene in an organism, comprising: modifying a t RNA-like structure present in the m RNA by mutating the gene from which the m RNA is transcribed, or including the sequence of at RNA-like structure in the transcribed part of the gene. The method is in particular suited for plants. The intercellular mobility can be between different organs. Mutating the gene is for example for inducing loss of mobility of the transcript and comprises deleting the sequence of the tRNA-like structure from the gene, mutating the sequence of the t RNA-like structure to change the tridimensional configuration thereof, or inserting a genetic element into the gene to remove the tRNA-like structure from the transcribed part of the gene, or for inducing a change in the destination of the transcript and comprises modifying the sequence of the t RNA-like structure from the gene such that the transcript is addressed to a location different from the original destination of the transcript.
US11142769B2	Single-stranded nucleic acid molecule having delivery function and gene expression regulating ability The present invention provides a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule having a delivery function and capable of inhibiting expression of a target gene. The single-stranded nucleic acid molecule of the present invention is a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule composed of a region (Xc), a linker region (Lx) and a region (X), wherein said region (Xc) is complementary to said region (X), at least one of said region (X) and said region (Xc) contains an expression inhibitory sequence that inhibits expression of the target gene, and a bio-related substance having a delivery function is bonded to at least one selected from the group consisting of the 5′-terminus, the 3′-terminus, and said linker region (Lx).
US11142768B2	Control of insect infestation Provided herein are methods for using RNAi molecules targeting a proteasome beta 5 (PSMB5) gene for controlling Coleopteran insects, methods for producing RNAi molecules targeting PSMB5, and compositions comprising RNAi molecules targeting PSMB5.
US11142763B2	RIG-I ligands and methods for producing them The present invention relates to new triphosphate-modified oligonucleotides which may act as RIG-I ligands as well as a new method allowing the synthesis and purification in high yield and purity suitable for pharmaceutical applications.
US11142751B2	CRISPR-cas system for Clostridium genome engineering and recombinant strains produced thereof A system for modifying the genome of Clostridium strains is provided based on a modified endogenous CRISPR array. The application also describes Clostridium strains modified for enhanced butanol production wherein the modified strains are produced using the novel CRISPR-Cas system.
US11142747B2	Stromal stem cells Stromal stem cells are prospectively isolated from human bone marrow then expanded into clonal populations and cultured and used, the isolation being on the basis of expression of a cell surface marker, wherein the cell surface marker binds an antibody and wherein said antibody cross reacts with a cell surface marker found on mouse stromal stem cells or rat stromal stem cells, and optionally also on a cell of at least one other mammalian species selected from mouse, rat, horse, rabbit and pig cells. Useful stromal stem cell populations are positive for SDC2.
US11142742B2	Incubator An incubator which can uniformly maintain a temperature/humidity in a culture chamber and prevent dew condensation from occurring in the culture chamber is provided. Further, an incubator which raises an air pressure in a culture chamber higher than that of the external environment to maintain an aseptic environment and prevents water vapor to be supplied from adversely affecting the inner aseptic environment is provided. An incubator includes a culture chamber including an insulated door and insulated wall, circulating means for circulating air in the culture chamber, temperature regulating means for regulating a temperature of the air in the culture chamber, and humidifying means for humidifying the air in the culture chamber. The humidifying means includes compressed gas generating means for generating a compressed gas, water supplying means for supplying water, a mixed gas-liquid regulator which regulates a mixed gas-liquid having compressed air and the water mixed therein, and a vaporizer which vaporizes the mixed gas-liquid to produce water vapor. Furthermore, the water vapor produced by the vaporizer can be directly supplied to the air circulated by the circulating means without passing through an air filter.
US11142740B2	Detection of nuclease edited sequences in automated modules and instruments The present disclosure provides automated modules and instruments for improved detection of nuclease genome editing of live cells. The disclosure provides improved modules—including high throughput modules—for screening cells that have been subjected to editing and identifying and selecting cells that have been properly edited.
US11142734B2	Device and microfluidic system for studying cell cultures The present invention relates to a novel microfluidic device and a microfluidic system for culturing cell samples based on: one or more culture wells (2) forming cell housing volumes for three-dimensional cell culture; one or more capillary channels (1) for circulating cells and/or fluid media, said channels (1) being connected to the wells (2) as well perfusion means; and an inlet port (3) and an outlet port (3′) for seeding cells and/or for circulating fluid in said channel (1), said ports (3, 3′) being connected to the ends of each capillary channel (1). The novel configuration of the ports (3, 3′) and their corresponding channels (1) allows known microfluidic perfusion media to be improved, dispensing with the use of complex elements for injecting the fluid media, such as syringe pumps, for example. The invention also allows two-dimensional and three-dimensional culture studies to be performed simultaneously.
US11142722B2	Purification of feedstock by heat treatment Present invention relates to a novel process for purification of feedstock for further use as a source of fuel or chemicals.
US11142720B2	Lubricant spray polymers Disclosed are copolymers of alkyl methacrylate monomers wherein said alkyl methacrylate monomers comprise at least: a. Monomers (A) selected from C6-C10 alkyl methacrylate monomers, and b. Monomers (B) selected from C10-C18 alkyl methacrylate monomers, wherein the mass ratio of Monomers (B) in the copolymer to Monomers (A) in the copolymer is about 99:1 to about 60:40 by weight. In some cases, the copolymers are of lauryl methacrylate and C8alkyl methacrylate. Also disclosed are methods for the preparation of the copolymers.
US11142718B2	Ecofriendly and biodegradable lubricant formulation and process for preparation thereof The present invention discloses with the development of ecofriendly and biodegradable lubricant formulation useful for micro electro mechanical systems and process thereof. The new generation Mineral oil free lubricant formulations were developed by esterification of polyols such as 2,2-dimethyl, 1,3-Propanediol, 2,2-diethyl-1,3-propane diol, and aliphatic di carboxylic acids like adipic and azelaic and with mono alcohol, using heterogeneous catalyst Indion 140 with cation exchange properties. The said formulation has a viscosity in the range of 31 to 47 cSt at 40° C., a high viscosity index of 139-196, pour point of approximately <−39° C. with a multifunctional EP additive of recommended dose of 1.5-4%. These new generation lubricants exhibited excellent biodegradability, a high viscosity index, and a low pour point, a high flash point, good lubricity, good oxidative stability, very good protection, against wear, no evaporation loss, good adherence to metal, corrosion inhibiting characteristics and suitability for use with commercial additives. In addition the products are non toxic to the sewage bacteria.
US11142713B2	Asphaltene-inhibiting method using aromatic polymer compositions The present invention generally relates to nonylphenol-free alkoxylated 4-(alkyloxy)phenol/aldehyde resins and processes for making alkoxylated 4-(alkyloxy)phenol/aldehyde resins. The invention also relates to methods of breaking emulsions of oil and water comprising the dosing of an effective amount of an emulsion breaker composition into a stable emulsion to destabilize the emulsion, wherein the emulsion breaker composition comprises an alkoxylated 4-(alkyloxy)phenol/aldehyde resin.
US11142710B2	Processes and systems for petrochemical production integrating deep hydrogenation of middle distillates obtained from residue hydrocracking Process scheme configurations are disclosed that enable deep hydrogenation of middle distillates. The hydrogenated middle distillates are processed in a steam cracker for conversion into light olefins. Feeds to the deep hydrogenation zone include diesel range streams from a diesel hydrotreating zone, a gas oil hydroprocessing zone, and/or a vacuum residue hydrocracking zone. The deep hydrogenation zone operates under conditions effective to reduce aromatic content in a diesel range feedstream from a range of about 10-40 wt % or greater, to a hydrogenated distillate range intermediate product having an aromatic content of less than about 5-0.5 wt %.
US11142709B2	Processes and systems for petrochemical production integrating deep hydrogenation of middle distillates from gas oil hydroprocessing Process scheme configurations are disclosed that enable deep hydrogenation of middle distillates. The hydrogenated middle distillates are processed in a steam cracker for conversion into light olefins. Feeds to the deep hydrogenation zone include diesel range streams from a diesel hydrotreating zone, a gas oil hydroprocessing zone, and/or a vacuum residue hydrocracking zone. The deep hydrogenation zone operates under conditions effective to reduce aromatic content in a diesel range feedstream from a range of about 10-40 wt % or greater, to a hydrogenated distillate range intermediate product having an aromatic content of less than about 5-0.5 wt %.
US11142700B2	Distillation system and method using microwave-assisted pyrolysis A distillation apparatus for use in microwave-assisted pyrolysis includes a microwave, a pyrolysis reactor, a microwave-absorbent bed, and a condenser. The pyrolysis reactor is located within the microwave and configured to receive a liquid input stream and to output a vapor. The microwave-absorbent bed is located within the pyrolysis reactor that converts microwave energy provided by the microwave to thermal energy to initiate pyrolysis within the pyrolysis reactor, wherein the pyrolysis reactor provides a vapor output. The condenser is configured to receive the vapor output of the pyrolysis reactor and to cool and condense the vapor into a recoverable product.
US11142699B2	Vent stack lids and associated systems and methods The present technology is generally directed to vent stack lids and associated systems and methods. In particular, several embodiments are directed to vent stack lids having improved sealing properties in a coke processing system. In a particular embodiment, a vent stack lid comprises a first lid portion proximate to and at least partially spaced apart from a second lid portion. The vent stack lid further comprises a first sealing portion coupled to the first lid portion and a second sealing portion coupled to the second lid portion. In several embodiments, the second sealing portion at least partially overlaps the first sealing portion over the space between the first and second lid portions. In further embodiments, at least one of the first or second sealing portions includes layers of tadpole seals, spring seals, rigid refractory material, and/or flexible refractory blanket.
US11142697B2	Liquid crystal aligning agent composition, method for producing liquid crystal alignment film using same, and liquid crystal alignment film using same The present invention relates to a liquid crystal aligning agent composition capable of securing a high imidization rate under relatively mild curing conditions, minimizing side reactions and thus having excellent stability, a method for producing a liquid crystal alignment film using the same, and a liquid crystal alignment film and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
US11142688B2	Preservation method of quantum dot and quantum dot composition A preservation method of a quantum dot and a quantum dot composition are provided. The method includes the following steps. A quantum dot is mixed with a preservative to form a quantum dot composition, wherein the preservative is a long-chain unsaturated compound, and based on the total weight of the quantum dot composition, the content of the quantum dot is 5 wt % to 80 wt %, and the content of the preservative is 20 wt % to 95 wt %. The quantum dot composition is sealed for preservation.
US11142679B2	Two-part thixotropic lost circulation slurry Methods and systems of reducing lost circulation in a wellbore are provided. An example method includes providing a pozzolan slurry comprising a pozzolanic material and water; and providing a calcium slurry comprising a calcium source, a high pH activator, and water. The method further comprises allowing the pozzolan slurry and the calcium slurry to remain separate; wherein at least one of the pozzolan slurry and the calcium slurry comprise a thixotropic material; wherein at least one of the pozzolan slurry and the calcium slurry comprise a dispersant; wherein at least one of the pozzolan slurry and the calcium slurry comprise a weighting agent. The method additionally comprises mixing the pozzolan slurry and the calcium slurry to form a two-part thixotropic lost circulation slurry after the allowing the pozzolan slurry and the calcium slurry to remain separate. The method also includes introducing the two-part thixotropic lost circulation slurry to a lost circulation zone within the wellbore; and allowing or causing to allow the two-part thixotropic lost circulation slurry to set into a hardened mass within the lost circulation zone.
US11142672B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive compound containing a cross-linked nanoparticle network, method of production and use thereof Pressure-sensitive adhesive compound comprising at least two components forming one phase each, from which an IPN with at least two phases is produced by a cross-linking build-up reaction, the first phase having at least a softening point temperature of less than 23° C., and the second phase, after the build up reaction, having a softening temperature of greater than 23° C., the two phases having a morphology of a cross-linked nanoparticle network after the build-up reaction.
US11142670B2	Multilayer marking film and manufacturing method for multilayer marking film An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a multilayer marking film including: an adhesive layer; a colored base layer having a first color; and a colored coating layer having a second color, in which the first color and the second color are different from each other, the colored coating layer, the colored base layer, and the adhesive layer are sequentially provided, the colored base layer includes a cured material of a base composition including: a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer; a (meth)acrylate monomer including one or more selected from the group consisting of a cyclo-aliphatic (meth)acrylate monomer, an epoxy-based (meth)acrylate monomer, an aliphatic (meth)acrylate monomer, and a polyol-based (meth)acrylate monomer; and a pigment, and the colored coating layer is etched by laser irradiation.
US11142663B2	UV-curable ink jet ink composition A UV-curable ink jet ink composition includes: 10.00% by mass or more and 60.00% by mass or less, relative to a total mass of the ink composition, of a compound represented by formula (A); 10.00% by mass or more and 50.00% by mass or less, relative to the total mass of the ink composition, of one or more monofunctional monomers having an alicyclic hydrocarbon group or a cyclic ether group; 0.05% by mass or more and 0.50% by mass or less, relative to the total mass of the ink composition, of one or more fluorescent brighteners including a compound represented by formula (b1), (b2), (b3), or (b4); and 3.00% by mass or more and 8.00% by mass or less, relative to the total mass of the ink composition, of one or more acylphosphine oxide polymerization initiators.
US11142653B2	Method for producing antifouling film The present invention provides a method for producing an antifouling film having excellent antifouling properties and rubbing resistance. The method for producing an antifouling film of the present invention includes Process (1) of applying a resin to a surface of a substrate; Process (2) of pushing the substrate to a die with the resin in between to form an uneven structure on a surface of the resin; and Process (3) of curing the resin including the uneven structure on the surface thereof to form a polymer layer. The resin contains an antifouling agent that contains a compound containing a perfluoro(poly)ether group. The die includes a surface having undergone release treatment using a release agent containing a compound that contains a perfluoro(poly)ether group, a hydrolyzable group, and a Si atom.
US11142649B2	α-alumina flakes The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments. and organic dyes.
US11142640B2	Silicon-containing compound, urethane resin, stretchable film and method for forming the same This is to provide a stretchable film having excellent stretchability and strength and excellent water repellency on the surface of the film, a method for forming the same, a urethane resin used for the stretchable film and a silicon-containing compound as a material of the urethane resin. A silicon-containing compound represented by the following general formula (1), wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 each represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl group or a group represented by —(OSiR7R8)n—OSiR9R10R11; R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are the same as those of R1 to R6; “n” is an integer in the range of 0 to 100; A represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; and “m” is an integer in the range of 1 to 3.
US11142634B2	Solution polymerization process This disclosure relates to a continuous solution polymerization process wherein production rate is increased. Process solvent, ethylene, optional comonomers, optional hydrogen and a single site catalyst formulation are injected into a first reactor forming a first ethylene interpolymer. Process solvent, ethylene, optional comonomers, optional hydrogen and a heterogeneous catalyst formulation are injected into a second reactor forming a second ethylene interpolymer. The first and second reactors may be configured in series or parallel modes of operation. Optionally, a third ethylene interpolymer is formed in an optional third reactor, wherein an optional heterogeneous catalyst formulation may be employed. In a solution phase, the first, second and optional third ethylene interpolymers are combined, the catalyst is deactivated, the solution is passivated and following a phase separation process an ethylene interpolymer product is recovered.
US11142632B2	Resin composition and molded resin object A resin composition includes: a cellulose acetate propionate and cellulose fibers in which a part or all of primary hydroxyl groups of glucose moieties are oxidized into a carboxylic acid, the cellulose fibers having an average fiber diameter of 1 to 8 nm.
US11142630B2	High thermal stability melamine octamolybdate and use thereof as a smoke suppressant in polymer compositions Processes for producing melamine octamolybdates having high thermal stability include a step of reacting molybdenum trioxide and melamine in an acidic aqueous system at a pH of less than or equal to about 4 to form a slurry of the melamine octamolybdate. The resulting melamine octamolybdate can be characterized by a decomposition onset temperature (or a temperature at a weight loss of 1%, or a temperature at a weight loss of 2%) on a thermogravimetric analysis curve of greater than 300° C., and is useful in polymer compositions as a smoke suppressant.
US11142623B2	Athletic gear or other devices comprising post-molded expandable components A device (e.g., an article of athletic gear) comprising a post-molded expandable component, which is a part of the device that is configured to be expanded or has been expanded after being molded. This may allow the post-molded expandable component to have enhanced characteristics (e.g., be more shock-absorbent, lighter, etc.), to be cost-effectively manufactured (e.g., by using less material and/or making it in various sizes), and/or to be customized for a user (e.g., by custom-fitting it to the user).
US11142618B2	Biaxially stretched polypropylene film, metallized film for capacitors, and capacitor A biaxially stretched polypropylene film including a polypropylene resin and satisfying the following: (a) the crystallite size Sa, which is determined using the Scherrer equation from the full width at half maximum of the α-crystal (040) plane reflection peak as measured by wide-angle x-ray diffraction after treatment for 200 hours at 105° C., is not more than 12.9 nm; and (b) the planar orientation coefficient ΔPa, which is calculated from the birefringence values ΔNyz and ΔNxz with respect to the thickness direction as determined by optical birefringence measurement after treatment for 200 hours at 105° C., is at least 0.013 (ΔPa=(ΔNyz+ΔNxz)/2).
US11142616B2	Method for producing pultruded products on the basis of polyurethane Described herein is a process for the production of a pultrudate by mixing (a) di- or polyisocyanates, (b) compounds having at least two groups reactive toward isocyanates, (c) catalyst, (d) mold-release agent, and optionally, (e) other auxiliaries and additional substances, to give a pultrusion resin system, and wetting and hardening a fiber material therewith, where the di- and polyisocyanates (a) are mixed with a polyol component (B) including compounds (b) having at least two groups reactive toward isocyanates, catalysts (c) mold-release agents (d) and optionally other auxiliaries and additional substances (e), and the pH of the polyol component (B) is in the range from 6.5 to 8.5. Also described herein is a pultrudate obtainable by this process.
US11142612B2	Mesogen-silicon compound (co)polymer and thermoplastic elastomer Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer comprising a mesogen-silicon compound (co)polymer which is represented by formula (1) below and has a number average molecular weight of 1,000-500,000. The thermoplastic elastomer has transparency and rubber properties (rubber elasticity) and can be (repeatedly) molded thermally and reversibly, and thus can be suitably used in potting materials or various sealing materials. In formula (1), Ar represents a mesogenic group selected from among structures represented by formula (2) below, a represents an integer of 0.5-1, b represents a number of 0-0.5 (a and b respectively represent the ratio of the number of respective repeating units to the sum of all the repeating units in the molecule, and a+b=1), R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group that does not contain a C1-8 aliphatic unsaturated bond, and R2 is a hydrogen atom, —Si(CH3)3, —Si(CH3)2(OH), —Si(CH3)2(CH═CH2) or —Si(CH3)2(CH2—CH═CH2).
US11142608B2	Method for producing compounds having oxazolidinone groups Described herein are processes for producing moldings comprising oxazolidinone groups, where polyisocyanate (a) is mixed with at least one organic compound (b) having two or more epoxide groups, at least one catalyst (c) for the isocyanate/epoxide reaction, and optionally auxiliary and additive materials (d) to form a reaction mixture, which is introduced into or applied to a mold and reacted to give moldings including oxazolidinone groups, where the catalyst (c) for the isocyanate/epoxide reaction includes a compound of the general formula [M(R1)(R2)(R3)(R4)]+ [X In]−, where M is a nitrogen atom or a phosphorus atom, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are an organic radical, X is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, I is iodine, and n stands for rational numbers from 0.1 to 10.
US11142603B2	Process for preparation of patiromer The present application relates to a commercially viable process for the preparation of Patiromer, a crosslinked polymer. More particularly the present application relates to a commercially viable process for the preparation of Patiromer sorbitex calcium, an active ingredient useful in the treatment of hyperkalemia.
US11142600B2	Ethylene/1-hexene copolymer An ethylene/1-hexene copolymer has a density from 0.9541 to 0.9600 gram per cubic centimeter (g/cm3), a molecular mass dispersity (DM=Mw/Mn) from greater than 2.0 to 3.5; and a Z-average molecular weight (Mz) from 120,000 to 240,000 grams per mole (g/mol). Methods of making and using same. Articles containing same.
US11142582B2	Anti-CD40 antibodies and uses thereof This disclosure relates to anti-CD40 (TNF Receptor Superfamily Member 5) antibodies, antigen-binding fragments, and the uses thereof.
US11142573B2	Anti-Notch3 antibody Monoclonal antibodies that bind and inhibit activation of human Notch3 are disclosed. The antibodies can be used to treat cell proliferative diseases and disorders, including certain forms of cancer, associated with activation and/or overexpression of Notch3.
US11142572B2	Antibodies to human erythroferrone and uses thereof Disclosed herein are antibodies specific for erythroferrone and assays comprising the antibodies. Also disclosed are methods for using the assays for the diagnosis or monitoring of disease.
US11142562B2	Antimicrobial peptide and its use thereof The present invention relates to a novel peptide that exhibits effective antimicrobial activity against various gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria that are involved in food-borne pathogenesis, food spoilage and other pathogenic conditions. Therefore, this peptide can be a good candidate as antibacterial in agricultural, food and beverage industry, as well as for other medical applications and societal use.
US11142559B2	Glucagon derivative, conjugate thereof, composition comprising same, and therapeutic use thereof The present invention relates to a glucagon derivative, a conjugate thereof, and a composition comprising the same, and a therapeutic use thereof, and in particular, for metabolic syndrome, hypoglycemia, and congenital hyperinsulinism.
US11142558B2	Tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) binding protein complex with improved binding and bioactivity The present invention relates to a tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) binding protein complex comprising 12 or more protein ligands (PLs) that specifically bind to the extracellular part of the same TNFR. Preferably, the TNFR binding protein complex binds to the extracellular part of TNFR2. Preferably, the TNFR binding protein complex of the present invention further comprises two or more polymerization domains (PD).
US11142552B2	Protein against fungal pathogens The present invention relates to a novel protein comprising novel genes that is extracted from Burkholderia gladioli strain NGJ1. A nucleotide sequence encoding the novel protein is represented by sequence SEQ ID No. 1 and amino acid sequence of the novel protein is represented by the sequence SEQ ID No. 2 is further provided. A nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are obtained from genetically engineered Bg_9562 gene. The novel protein as well as encoding gene is adapted for broad spectrum anti-fungal and mycophagous activities.
US11142548B2	Agents that activate CD47 and their use in the treatment of inflammation Disclosed are agents activating CD47 and their use in the treatment of inflammation, in particular non-resolving low grade inflammation, characterized by chronic MP infiltration, such as age-related macular degeneration. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, medicaments and kits including the agents.
US11142544B2	Phosphorothioate DNAzyme complexes and use thereof A novel substrate-bound DNAzyme complex is provided comprising a DNAzyme bound to a nucleic acid-based substrate. The DNAzyme comprises a pair of binding arms which hybridize to binding regions on the substrate, and a catalytic domain between the binding arms. The nucleic acid-based substrate comprises a phosphorothioate-modified ribonucleotide cleavage site between the binding regions of the substrate. The catalytic domain of the DNAzyme catalyzes heavy metal-dependent cleavage of the substrate cleavage site. The DNAzyme complex is useful in a method of heavy metal sensing. A novel cadmium-selective DNAzyme is also described for cadmium sensing.
US11142543B2	Antidepressant compound and preparation method and application thereof An antidepressant steroid compound and a preparation method and an application thereof; the structure of said compound is shown in formula (I), and the definition of each substituent is as described in the description and claims. Compound of the present invention may be used in the prevention, treatment, therapy or alleviation of a plurality of diseases and conditions such as depression.
US11142542B2	Method for synthesizing sucrose-6-ester A method for synthesizing sucrose-6-ester includes: (a) in the presence of a polar aprotic solvent, contacting an organic phosphine compound represented by formula I with sucrose and an organic tin compound; (b) removing water to obtain a reaction liquid containing a tin-sucrose adduct; and (c) contacting the reaction liquid containing the tin-sucrose adduct with an acid anhydride compound to prepare a sucrose-6-ester. In formula I, R1, R2, and R3 each are a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aryl having 6 to 10 carbon atoms; moreover, the R1, R2, and R3 are identical groups, partially identical groups, or different groups from each other. According to the method, the reaction conversion rate and selectivity are greatly improved; moreover, it is easy to realize industrial application.
US11142528B2	Substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines as Bruton's tyrosine kinase modulators The invention is fused heterocyclic compounds of formula (I), and salts thereof, compositions thereof, and methods of use therefor. In particular, disclosed herein are certain fused heterocyclic compounds that can be useful for inhibiting protein kinase, including Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), and for treating disorders mediated thereby.
US11142526B2	Spirocycle compounds and methods of making and using same Provided herein are compounds and compositions useful as modulators of MAGL. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of pain.
US11142520B2	LDHA activity inhibitors The invention provides compounds of formula (I), stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof: (I) wherein A1 to A6 and R1 to R4 are as defined herein. Such compounds are suitable for use in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions which are mediated by the activation of lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA), for example cancer.
US11142519B2	Pesticidally active pyrazole derivatives Compounds of formula (I) as defined herein, to processes for preparing them, to pesticidal, in particular insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control pests such as insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests.
US11142516B2	Process for the preparation of an amino-pyrimidine and intermediates thereof Provided herein is a novel process for the preparation of an amino-pyrimidine and salts thereof. Also provided herein are novel intermediates used in this process and their preparation.
US11142513B2	Method for simultaneously preparing 2-ethoxyphenol and 1,3-benzodioxolane-2-one The present invention belongs to the field of organic chemical synthesis, and provides a method for simultaneously preparing 2-ethoxyphenol and 1,3-benzodioxol-2-one. In the present invention, catechol and diethyl carbonate are subjected to a transesterification reaction under the action of a catalyst to obtain 2-ethoxyphenol and 1,3-benzodioxol-2-one. In the present invention, the combined selectivity of 2-ethoxyphenol and 1,3-benzodioxol-2-one can reach 97%. The method has the advantages of high conversion rate, high selectivity, high economic benefit, environmental friendliness and the like.
US11142503B2	(−)-huperzine A processes and related compositions and methods of treatment The invention provides (1) processes for making substantially-pure (−) huperzine A and substantially-pure (−) huperzine A derivatives; (2) compositions useful in making substantially-pure (−) huperzine A and substantially-pure (−) huperzine A derivatives; and (3) methods of treating or preventing neurological disorders using substantially-pure (−) huperzine A and substantially-pure (−) huperzine A derivatives.
US11142500B2	Nanohoop compound embodiments comprising meta-substitution and molecular systems comprising the same Disclosed herein are embodiments of nanohoop compounds, methods of making, and methods of using the same. The nanohoop compounds disclosed herein have discrete ring system(s) that comprise a unique meta-substituted motif that affords a strained cavity in which myriad reaction chemistries can take place. The unique structures and properties of the nanohoop compounds disclosed herein also lend to their use in a variety of biological applications, and as interlocked structures in molecular machines.
US11142497B2	Plant growth inhibiting agent, and plant growth inhibiting method using same An object of the present invention is to provide a novel plant growth inhibiting agent and a plant growth inhibiting method using the same. The plant growth inhibiting agent of the present invention comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by the following formula (I′) and/or a salt thereof. In the formula (I′), R1a represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C14 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C13 heteroaryl group, or the like; R2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C20 alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C14 arylene group, or the like; R3a represents OH, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 alkoxy group, or the like; X represents an oxygen atom; Y represents a substituent; q represents any integer of 0 to 3; n represents 0 or 1; and m represents 0 or 1.
US11142496B2	Method for synthesis of 9-cis-beta-carotene and formulations thereof The present invention relates to a method for total chemical synthesis of 9-cis-β-carotene (9CBC), and further provides stable formulations thereof.
US11142474B2	Facility and method for biologically treating organic waste and effluents The facility comprises: —a first tank (1) comprising separation means (15) extending over a portion of the height of the tank, so as to define a central compartment, or tube (11), a peripheral compartment, or ring (12), and a compartment for stirring and biochemical exchanges (16) in the bottom portion of the tank, comprising stirring means (17), —a second tank (2) comprising separation means (25) extending over a portion of the height of the tank, so as to define a central compartment, or tube (21), a peripheral compartment, or ring (22), and a compartment for stirring and biochemical exchanges (26) in the bottom portion of the tank, comprising stirring means (27), —means (ALIM) for feeding the waste to be treated into the first ring—means (T) for transferring the partially treated waste from the first tube to the second ring, —means (EVAC) for discharging the treated waste out of the second tube, —advantageously pneumatic means (4, 43, 44) for circulating the waste from the first ring to the second tube.
US11142471B2	Water system floor interface with ultraviolet light treatment An ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection system for treating water prior to its delivery to a water usage device. One or more UV light emitting diodes (LEDs) are positioned within a water system floor interface in order to expose water flowing through the system to germicidal light treatment.
US11142462B2	Trichlorodisilane Disclosed is a Silicon Precursor Compound for deposition, the Silicon Precursor Compound comprising trichlorodisilane; a composition for film forming, the composition comprising the Silicon Precursor Compound and at least one of an inert gas, molecular hydrogen, a carbon precursor, nitrogen precursor, and oxygen precursor; a method of forming a silicon-containing film on a substrate using the Silicon Precursor Compound, and the silicon-containing film formed thereby.
US11142461B2	Method for recycling carbon dioxide The method for recycling carbon dioxide according to the present invention includes: injecting a reaction gas containing carbon dioxide and a carbon raw material into a rotary heating furnace; reacting the reaction gas and the carbon raw material with each other in the rotary heating furnace to generate a hydrocarbon precursor containing carbon monoxide; and converting the hydrocarbon precursor into a hydrocarbon compound, thereby exhibiting excellent conversion rate of carbon dioxide.
US11142446B2	Gravitational water dispensing system Presented is a gravitational water dispensing system that includes a tank portion for water storage, a lid assembly having a top cap and a bottom cap. The lid assembly further includes a vent system that allows atmospheric air to pass from outside into the tank portion, and restrict unintended flow of water outside of the water dispensing system through the vent system while the water dispensing system is in use. The dispensing system further includes a valve with a control handle for controlling flow of water from the tank portion and through a faucet stem laid directly in the direction of gravity. The system further includes a base stand for providing support to the tank portion fitted with the lid assembly, a handle to provide portability for the system, and a drip pan assembly for collecting water dripped during dispensing of water from the water dispensing system.
US11142443B2	Method and filling system for filling containers Using a filling point to fill a container with liquid filling-material fed by a supply line through which filling material at a supply-line pressure is made available for filling the containers includes using a control circuit to regulate flow velocity at which filling material flows into the container by opening a liquid valve, opening a regulating valve upstream of the liquid valve, sensing flow velocity of the filling material, comparing the flow velocity with a target flow velocity, and using the regulating valve to regulate the flow velocity such that the flow velocity is independent of a pressure difference between the supply-line pressure and a filling pressure set in the container.
US11142442B2	System and method for dynamically controlling the stability of an industrial vehicle A system and method for monitoring the dynamic load moment and stabilization of a lifting vehicle is provided. The system is adapted for monitoring the stability of the vehicle on a real-time basis, and displaying the real-time dynamic load moment of the vehicle/cargo combination on a continuous scale on a user interface. The system may also include an object detection device oriented for determining the presence or absence of a floor surface within a specified distance from the vehicle in order to detect drop-offs in the floor surface surrounding the vehicle and alert the operator of same. A method for calibrating the system is also provided. The calibration method can include a series of lift and acceleration steps for collecting static and dynamic data in order to determine one or more coefficients associated with the vehicle.
US11142439B2	Snubbing jack capable of reacting torque loads A snubbing jack including a jack assembly including a base plate, a traveling plate, an axis extending through the base plate and the traveling plate, and a plurality of piston-cylinder assemblies, a rotary drive including a rotary base and a hub, wherein the rotary drive is configured to rotate the hub relative to the rotary base, a clamp coupled to the rotary base and configured to grip a first tubular member, a power tongs coupled to the rotary base and configured to grip a second tubular member and to rotate the second tubular relative to the rotary base, and a torque transfer device coupled between the rotary drive and the jack assembly and configured to allow the rotary drive to move axially relative to the base plate and configured to restrict rotation of the rotary drive relative to the jack assembly.
US11142432B2	Safety load hook A safety load hook with a lower part having a hook throat to which a pivotable upper part is fastened, which, in an open position, allows a load to be suspended on the hook throat and, in a closed position, blocks the hook throat. The upper part is blockable in the closed position by a locking arrangement which includes a locking lever that is pivotable into a release position and a locked position, is pre-tensionable into the locked position by a tensioning spring, is fastened to the lower part with the tensioning spring via the support bolt and, in the locked position, engages in a receiver on the upper part by way of a shaped projection. The locking lever includes a lever on its side opposite the shaped projection, with a center of mass on the lateral surface of the receiving bore for the support bolt.
US11142430B2	Attic lift system An attic lift system is provided, comprising a loading platform attached to a lifting frame having a plurality of vertical frame members, wherein the lifting frame includes a closure member positioned below the loading platform. The closure member includes a plurality of telescopic guide members, wherein the support frame is positioned on an attic floor above an opening in the attic floor. A plurality of support rods extend from the closure member and are threadably engaged with the vertical frame members of the lifting frame. A drive assembly is positioned on the support frame and connected to the lifting frame for raising and lowering the loading platform relative to the opening. Limit switches are present to detect when the drive assembly should be stopped based on the position of the lift platform.
US11142428B2	Scarf-joint structure for the paper tube of a film dispenser A scarf-joint structure for the paper tube of a film dispenser is mounted in a film dispenser, which includes a frame connected with a film installation unit and an adjustment unit. The film installation unit is installed with a film roll and consists of a first positioning member and a second positioning member. The adjustment unit is formed with an operating part and a connecting part, and the operating part is connected with an adjusting member, which is threadably fixed with a screw fastener and further, an elastic member is mounted between the operating part and the connecting part. Thus, the film roll, the first positioning member and a second positioning member can be rotated synchronously, able to prevent the film roll from running idle, causing dislocation and falling off.
US11142426B2	Sheet processing device The sheet processing device includes a processing tray, a processing device, a discharge port, a discharge rollers pair, a supporting arm and an interlock mechanism. The discharge rollers pair has a lower roller and an upper roller. The supporting arm supports the upper roller and is turnable between a first position where the upper roller comes into contact with the sheet and a second position where the upper roller separates upwardly from the sheet. The interlock mechanism includes an actuator, a switch and a switch moving mechanism. The actuator is turned with an upwardly turning of the supporting arm. The switch detects the actuator to detect that the supporting arm is turned to the second position. The switch moving mechanism moves the switch to a switch non-detective position when the processing is not performed and moves the switch to a switch detective position when the processing is performed.
US11142418B2	Image forming device, paper feeding mechanism deterioration determining method and non-transitory recording medium An image forming device comprising: a tray in which multiple number of sheets are stored; a feeder that feeds the sheet stored in the tray; and a hardware processor that: measures a carrying speed of the sheet fed by the feeder; determines whether or not the measured carrying speed is affected by the following sheet; corrects the carrying speed upon determining the carrying speed is affected by the following sheet; and detects a wear status on the feeder based on the measured carrying speed or the corrected carrying speed.
US11142417B2	Sheet feeder apparatus A sheet feeder apparatus includes a width detector for a sheet placed on a sheet placement portion, a conveyor for conveying sheets while separating the sheets one by one, a first detector for detecting a sheet having a first width at a plurality of first positions, a second detector for detecting a sheet having a second width that is not detected by the first sheet detector at a plurality of second positions, and a controller for determining skewing of a sheet based on a result of the detection of the sheet performed by the first detector if the width of the sheet is the first width, and determining skewing of a sheet based on a result of the detection performed by the second detector if the width of the sheet is the second width.
US11142416B2	Robotic document feeder A robotic document feeder system may comprise a robotic arm coupled to a Bernoulli cup assembly powered by a vacuum source; a base disposed over an imaging surface of a document scanner, wherein the base comprises a designated scan area through which a document may be imaged by the document scanner; an input bin for storing at least one document to be imaged by the document scanner; and an output bin for storing the at least one document after it has been imaged by the document scanner. The system may further comprise an alignment mechanism in proximity to the designated scan area and configured to align the document substantially over the imaging surface of the document scanner; at least one automated door configured to close the designated scan area after the document has been placed in the designated scan area; and a camera positioned above the designated scan area for imaging a second side of the document.
US11142411B2	Cargo handling method The availability of a container crane or a dock is improved. A cargo handling method includes steps of: moving a lighter 601 to a different dock, the lighter 601 carrying a freight container wheeled platform 501 loaded on the lighter 601, the freight container wheeled platform 501 carrying a container 401 placed on the freight container wheeled platform 501 in a container yard; and unloading the freight container wheeled platform 501 from the lighter 601 to the different dock.
US11142398B2	Order fulfillment system An order fulfillment system is disclosed including a multi-level tote storage structure, one or more autonomous mobile robots configured to pick, transport and place one or more tote; one or more workstations configured to accommodate a picker that transports one or more eaches from a tote on one of the autonomous mobile robots to a “put” location, wherein the autonomous mobile robots are configured to move from level to level in the order fulfillment apparatus.
US11142394B1	Bulkhead securement system and method for intermodal shipment of dry flowable commodities The invention provides a disposable bulkhead for use with containing dry flowable commodities inside an intermodal container. The invention involves supporting a custom-fit cardboard ply bulkhead across the rear of an intermodal container using tension straps arranged to position resistant force at desired locations where pressure against the bulkhead is greatest, while utilizing existing eyelet anchors fixed to the interior of the intermodal container. Breakaways are provided to simplify release of the bulkhead. Straps are positioned to secure the cardboard ply against the interior sidewalls of the container.
US11142390B1	Aerosol actuator The aerosol actuator includes a shroud. An actuation member situated within the shroud has a stem bore pocket adapted to receive the valve stem of the aerosol container. In high speed production, entrance of the stem into the pocket as the shroud is mounted on the aerosol container is facilitated by providing the pocket with a plurality of inwardly extending compressible ribs and a tab extending from the shroud which stabilizes the actuation member within the shroud. The tab is pivoted out of the path of movement of the actuation member upon initial depression of the actuation member by the user. To prevent accidental depression of the actuation member by a top load, the shroud wall is extended above the plane of the surface of the actuation member.
US11142387B2	Alert handheld food storage container and method A handheld food storage container including a body having a food storage area and an opening for receiving food items into the food storage area. The container may include a handle mounted to the body, a primary alert device housed in the handle, a secondary alert device housed in the body and a metal detector for detecting metal objects located in the food storage area and for causing the actuation of the primary alert device and the secondary alert device.
US11142373B1	Stabilized cosmetic tray display Stabilizing cosmetic trays adapted to restrain cosmetic items in a steadfast emplaced position are provided by equipping the cosmetic tray beds with a cohesive and adhesive thermoset overlay typically provided by overlaying a bed of the cosmetic tray therewith. The overlay adhesively restrains emplaced cosmetic items until physically removed by force from the overlay by the cosmetic user.
US11142370B2	Interlocking pallet with wheels and braking system A pallet with wheels and braking system, that can be interlocked with other pallets. The pallet has wheels underneath that allow the pallet to move in all directions. The pallet's braking system slows and stops the wheels on the pallet. There is interlocking connection capabilities on all four sides of the pallet that interlocks and connects multiple pallets together, and synchronizes the interlocked pallet's braking systems. There is also forklift access on all four sides of the pallet that allows the forklift to push, pull or lift the pallet, and operate the pallet's braking and interlocking systems. The pallet further includes corner bumpers to protect pallet, load stabilizers that prevent pallet from moving during transit, shelf rack bars that are installed or extended for additional support of goods and shelving, and wheel insets that prevent wheels from moving when pallets are stacked.
US11142366B2	Adhesive tape dispenser with puncturing blade An adhesive tape dispensing device having a narrow top portion with an opening, across which opening the tape is tensioned, and a blade that cuts the tape by first puncturing it and then proceeding to cut across the remainder of the tape.
US11142362B2	Film sealing and wrapping machine with rotary cut and seal jaw The film sealing and wrapping machine with a rotary cut and seal jaw is provided. The rotary cut and seal jaw has an internal sliding mechanism which provides for smooth and quiet operation. The rotational speed of the jaw may be varied to increase through put and to provide for a title bag around products. The rotary cut and seal jaw may comprise a seal bar and pressure pad may both be spring loaded to self align the seal bar and pressure pad during the sealing and cutting process. Lastly, a gap defined by a belt disposed upstream and downstream of the seal bar and pressure pad may be mechanically linked to the pressure pad through a control carriage.
US11142352B2	Apparatus and method for filling bulk materials into a container A system and method for dispensing a powdered pharmaceutical into a bottle is disclosed. The system includes a filler having a powder filler head and respective weight sensor, two or more draft shields, and one or more static reduction devices. In some embodiments, the system also includes one or more dust extractors. In some embodiments, the static reduction device is an active static reduction device, such as one or more static bars. The two or more draft shields may include an inner draft shield to reduce small pressure and/or airflow changes and an outer draft to reduce large pressure and/or airflow changes.
US11142348B2	Solar sail for orbital maneuvers A solar sail includes a bus and a plurality of separate movable vanes coupled to the bus. Each movable vane includes a reflective surface for generating solar radiation pressure and propel the solar sail in space. Each vane may be movable relative to the bus in a fully deployed configuration such that an amount of thrust generated by solar radiation pressure on each vane is controllable.
US11142347B1	System and method for the assembly of large distributed structures in space A system includes a satellite assembly. The assembly includes a plurality of satellite devices, where each satellite device includes a processor device, an impulse actuator, and a memory storing instructions. The instructions are executable by the processor device to access a sequence of waypoints. The sequence of waypoints identifies a first waypoint and is associated with formation of a distributed structure including the plurality of satellite devices. The instructions are further executable by the processor device to initiate movement of the satellite device toward the first waypoint at least by initiating activation of the impulse actuator.
US11142334B2	Bird impact resistant protection system An in-flight impact protection system for aircraft. An aircraft having a panel, with a sensor disposed on the aircraft and adapted to transmit a signal and receive a reflection of the signal. A controller coupled to the sensor and adapted to receive the reflection from the sensor to determine whether an object is near the aircraft's panel. An inflation device, which includes a tube member, is coupled to the controller and positioned inside the aircraft, proximate the panel. After determining that the object is near the panel, the controller can activate the inflation device so that the tube member inflates, thereby buttressing at least a portion of the panel. The panel can be a windshield, fuselage member, or other suitable component.
US11142327B2	Aircraft turbomachine assembly comprising an articulated cowl A turbomachine assembly comprising a nacelle having an air inlet and comprising a structure. A forward hood is fixed to the structure and extends backwards from the air inlet. An articulated hood is arranged in the upper part of the nacelle and at the rear of the forward hood and comprises a front edge arranged at the front of the articulated hood. A rear edge is arranged at the rear of the articulated hood. A joint is disposed at the front edge between the articulated hood and the structure and ensures a displacement of the articulated hood between a closed position and an open position. A locking system is arranged at the rear edge, and is mobile between a locked position and an unlocked position, where in the closed position, the front edge is under the forward hood.
US11142323B2	Features to prevent ice accumulation on heated faceplate A wall for a heated faceplate includes a base and tines protruding from the base and spaced from each another. The tines are configured to accumulate ice in a manner which promotes shedding of small ice formations to prevent large accumulations of ice father aft on the faceplate.
US11142312B2	Flying vehicle retractable wing hinge and truss A truss for a flying vehicle supports a pair of wings in a manner which facilitates pivoting of the wings between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration. The truss includes parallel top and bottom plates with the gap therebetween. The wings have wing brackets affixed thereto with the wing brackets pivotably supported by hinge assemblies to the top plate and bottom plate of the truss. Latch assemblies can be selectively actuated to secure the wing brackets and associated wings to the truss in either the deployed configuration or the retracted configuration, so that loads between the wings and the truss are primarily carried through the latch assemblies rather than through the hinge assemblies. A hinge position on the truss and on the wing brackets is selected to maximize wing length tip to tip while minimizing an outline required for the vehicle when the wings are fully retracted.
US11142311B2	VTOL aircraft for external load operations An aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes an airframe having first and second wings with first and second pylons extending therebetween. The first and second wings each having first and second outboard nacelle stations. A two-dimensional distributed thrust array is attached to the airframe. The thrust array including a plurality of outboard propulsion assemblies coupled to the first and second outboard nacelle stations of the first and second wings. A flight control system is coupled to the airframe and is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. A cargo hook module is coupled to the airframe. The cargo hook module is operable for external load operations.
US11142310B2	Dual tiltwing aircraft having a quadrilateral linkage An aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode. The aircraft includes a fuselage and a dual tiltwing assembly having a vertical lift orientation and a forward thrust orientation relative to the fuselage. The dual tiltwing assembly includes a forward wing and an aft wing coupled together and to the fuselage by a quadrilateral linkage. A distributed propulsion system is coupled to the dual tiltwing assembly and includes a plurality of forward propulsion assemblies coupled to the forward wing and a plurality of aft propulsion assemblies coupled to the aft wing. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed propulsion system and the dual tiltwing assembly. The flight control system is operable to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies and is operable to transition the dual tiltwing assembly between the vertical lift orientation and the forward thrust orientation.
US11142297B2	Heating tool In one aspect, a heating tool includes a heat source having a discharge outlet; and a manifold including an intake conduit configured to releasably connect to the discharge outlet of the heat source and a chamber coupled to the intake conduit having a ventilation path. The chamber includes a diverging portion configured to provide uniform airflow through the ventilation path to provide heating to a surface. In an embodiment, the chamber has a first portion and a second portion configured for assembly and disassembly. A method of curing an aircraft component is provided.
US11142291B2	Floating platform with canted columns This invention provides a floating platform with canted columns, and a new method of mooring line makeup and installation method that can be used for the canted columns. In one embodiment, the platform includes 3 columns having upper ends projecting above water surface. The columns are canted or inclined inward from the corner of hull toward the top of column. The 3 columns converge at the top of column such that each column will lean against the other 2 columns. Each column connects to the other 2 columns. Horizontally disposed pontoons interconnect adjacent columns at the lower ends. The columns and pontoons form a closed structure hull to support a foundation structure directly above the top of column.
US11142289B1	Accessory support device for boat seat An accessories mounting arrangement for a recreational seat includes a planar mounting plate adapted and configured to be mounted superjacent to a pedestal seat plate or pedestal, or otherwise a pedestal assembly, with the plate supporting the attachment and positioning of a seat. The mounting plate is disposed between the pedestal assembly and the underside surface of the seat that is generally attached to the pedestal assembly. The mounting plate has a tubular member upwardly depending and extending the top surface of the plate and adapted to slidably receive an umbrella support post/shaft in a snug-fit manner.
US11142286B2	Snowmobile The present invention generally relates to snowmobiles. More particularly, the present invention relates to the components of a snowmobile such as the frame, skis, motor, and endless belt assembly.
US11142282B2	Bicycle shoe cleat for clipless pedals A bicycle shoe cleat includes a first slot defined through a front portion of the bicycle shoe cleat, and two second slots defined through a rear portion of the bicycle shoe cleat. Bolts extend the first and second slots, and are connected to the outsole of a racing bicycle shoe. A protrusion extends from one of two surfaces of the rear portion and has a convex and curved outer surface. A stepped portion is formed between the protrusion and the rear portion. Two bores are defined through the protrusion and the bicycle shoe cleat. Two fixing bolts extend through an engaging member and are connected to the two bores. The bicycle shoe cleat and the engaging member are installed to a racing bicycle shoe and can be clipped to clipless pedals of mounting bikes.
US11142280B2	Bicycle crank with spindle attachment structure A composite bicycle crank with an integral spindle attachment structure provides a unique method for attaching a bicycle crank arm to a bicycle crank spindle, and also for attaching a bicycle crank arm to a crank arm insert. A light-weight crank arm is able to be manufactured separately from the crank spindle or insert, and then securely attached after both pieces have been made. This allows for the pieces of the crank assembly to be manufactured from one or more different materials, and securely connected after manufacturing, to create a lower weight assembly than would be possible otherwise.
US11142279B2	Brake control device and brake system A brake control device includes an electronic controller that controls a brake unit configured to brake a rotation body of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller limits ABS control in a case where a first predetermined condition for executing ABS control and a second predetermined condition for limiting ABS control are satisfied. The second predetermined condition is set based on limitation information that differs from information related to a traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle.
US11142278B2	Tow arm assembly to detachably attach a trailer to a bicycle A tow bar assembly detachably attaches a trailer to a bicycle. The tow bar assembly has a first end having a bicycle hitch adapted to detachably attach to a bicycle, a second end having a swiveling mechanism and a connection member adapted to connect to a trailer, and an intermediate portion connecting the first end to the second end. The swiveling mechanism allows the connection member to rotate relative to a non-rotatable portion of the second end, the rotation being about a second end axis that extends in the forward direction. The swiveling mechanism limits rotation to 10 degrees. When detached from the bicycle the first end can be grasped by a user so the trailer can be used as a cart.
US11142275B2	Saddle type vehicle A motorcycle (saddle type vehicle) includes a vehicle body frame, an engine, a bracket and an ignition coil. The engine is mounted to the vehicle body frame. The bracket is mounted to the vehicle body frame. The ignition coil is mounted to the bracket. The bracket includes a frame mounting part, an extension part, and an ignition coil mounting part. The frame mounting part is mounted to the vehicle body frame. The extension part extends away from the frame mounting part toward an outer side in a left-right direction. The ignition coil is mounted to the ignition coil mounting part such that the ignition coil is positioned in the outer side in the left-right direction of the vehicle body frame.
US11142265B2	Anti-jackknifing apparatus Multiple exemplary systems for preventing jackknifing are disclosed. The systems comprise an electric motor for extending a shaft into a fifth wheel coupling when a tractor trailer is traveling at above a predetermined speed in a forward direction, physically preventing the tractor trailer from jackknifing. In order to avoid dependence on integration with a tractor, sensors on a trailer are used to determine speed without communication with the tractor or any instruments therein, via reception of one or more emitted waves. When the trailer is determined to be traveling at below the predetermined speed in a forward direction, or at any speed in a backward direction, the shaft is retracted to allow the trailer to freely rotate with respect to the tractor.
US11142263B2	Vehicle tailgate enclosure An improved vehicle cargo tailgate enclosure particularly adapted for ease of installation and removal. The tailgate enclosure comprises two side walls and a rear wall. The rear wall is configured to slope upwardly and rearwardly to provide additional storage space to a cargo bed of a vehicle. The cargo tailgate enclosure further comprises tubular members which comprise a non-circular cross section which provide exceptional strength a structural stability to the cargo tailgate enclosure. The cargo tailgate enclosure further comprises a plurality of upright members. Some of the upright members are configured to attach the cargo tailgate enclosure to a vehicle and to cap the tubular members. Other upright members are configured to support the tailgate enclosure against the surface cargo bed or a tailgate of a vehicle.
US11142261B2	Lower vehicle-body structure of vehicle The support stiffness of a suspension supporting portion can be improved to reduce floor vibration. Arm front-end supporting portions, each supporting a front end portion of a trailing of a rear suspension, are formed on lower portions of rear frames extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and each include a squared U-shape portion including outer, inner and front wall portions, with a rear side being open when viewed from the bottom, and an extending outer wall portion extending from the outer wall portion to in front of the front wall portion. The outer wall portion and extending outer wall portion are formed by a side sill inner portion joined to each rear side frame. Also, each arm front-end supporting portion includes an extending inner wall portion extending from the inner wall portion to in front of the front wall portion and joined to each of the rear side frames.
US11142260B2	Flow restricting deflector Drag reducing systems for vehicles are provided. In one aspect, a drag reducing system generally includes a flow restricting deflector couplable to a mount and positioned upstream in a path of airflow to an object. The flow restricting deflector generally includes a body portion and a plurality of flow choking orifices configured to provide a choked airflow condition. In another aspect, the drag reducing system is configured for positioning adjacent a wheel and tire combination of a vehicle upstream in a path of airflow to the wheel and tire combination. The flow restricting deflector may be coupled to and extending downward from a splash shield adjacent the wheel and tire combination.
US11142259B2	Mud flap suspension apparatus and method of use A mud flap system is provided comprising a mounting device having a top and bottom including a walled recess extending into an inner volume of the mount and exiting out the bottom. The assembly also includes an elongated suspension bracket having a proximal end to the recess, a distal end defining a length and a thru slot running along the length, a stem extending from a bottom of the bracket at the proximal end, enabled to be inserted into the recess and out of the mounting device. A mud-flap is provided having a top having a thickness and a bottom of the mud flap is inserted through the slot and the thickness at the top suspends the mud flap until force applied to the mud flap causes the thickness at the top to deform and pass through the slot thereby releasing the mud flap from the suspension bracket.
US11142255B2	Pillar structure for vehicle There is provided a pillar structure for a vehicle, that has: a pillar frame member having a superposed portion, at which a second wall portion, which faces a vehicle cabin side, of a second member that extends in a length direction of a pillar is superposed with a first wall portion, which faces the vehicle cabin side, of a first member that extends in the length direction of the pillar, and linearly welded portions that are formed due to an edge end portion of the second wall portion being linearly welded to the first wall portion; and a pillar garnish that is mounted at least to the second wall portion, and covers the first wall portion and the second wall portion from the vehicle cabin side.
US11142254B2	System of a sealed and reinforced structural element A system of a sealed and reinforced structural element of a motor vehicle includes: a structural element, which has a cavity with a longitudinal axis; a carrier. A first material for reinforcing the structural element, wherein the first material has a modulus of elasticity of at least 100 MPa; and a second material for sealing the structural element, wherein the second material has a modulus of elasticity of at most 20 MPa.
US11142243B2	Steering control device Provided is a steering control device that controls a steer-by-wire steering system for a vehicle and that is capable of reducing erroneous detection of a grip state and improving the robustness in controlling a steering reaction force. The control device includes a road surface axial force calculation circuit that calculates a road surface axial force, based on road surface information. The control device includes a second estimated axial force calculation circuit that calculates a lateral force applied to a rack shaft, based on a yaw rate and a lateral acceleration. The control device includes a grip factor calculation circuit that calculates a grip factor, based on the road surface axial force and the lateral force. The control device varies the steering reaction force in accordance with the grip factor.
US11142238B2	Travel stop support bushing A travel stop support bushing includes a body and an extension. The body has a first outer surface that extends between a first body face and a second body face along an axis. The body defines a plurality of fins that are at least partially defined between the first outer surface and the second body face. The extension has a second outer surface that extends between the first body face and an end face.
US11142237B2	Tilt steering assembly for a vehicle A tilt steering assembly includes an adjustable steering column and a damper connected to the steering column for maintaining the steering column position relative to an instrument panel. A column cover partially covers the steering column and the damper. The column cover includes a lower skirt, a cover member partially closing an opening defined by the lower skirt and the instrument panel for the steering column and damper, and a seal member provided beneath the cover member. The steering column and damper extend through the cover member. The seal member is fitted over the damper and includes an opening sized to receive the column cover. During adjustment of the steering column, the cover member is configured to flex outwardly creating a gap for movement of the steering column and damper, and the seal member is configured to press against an inner surface of the cover member to close the gap.
US11142231B2	Utility handcart A utility handcart includes a container body, a coupling tube, a handle arm, a collapsing wheel support, an axle, and wheels. The container body is defined by a base panel and sidewalls, The coupling tube is coupled to a bottom of the base panel and includes a hitch receiver on each end of the coupling tube. A first hitch receiver is accessible at a front of the container body, and a second hitch receiver is accessible at a rear of the container body. The handle arm is engaged within a corresponding handle arm passage disposed along one of the sidewalls of the container. The collapsing wheel support is coupled to the container body. The axle is coupled to the collapsing wheel support. The wheels are attached to the collapsing wheel support via the axle.
US11142230B2	Broken wheel detection system A broken wheel detection system for detecting broken wheels on rail vehicles even when such vehicles are moving at a high rate of speed by determining the positions, lengths, or orientations of structured light lines projected against passing wheels.
US11142225B2	Covered hopper car A covered hopper railroad freight car having a car body whose opposite longitudinal sides include generally flat, parallel, substantially vertical upper side wall portions free from outwardly protruding structural strength members. A top chord of each of the side walls of the car is defined by a pair of parallel bend lines extending longitudinally along the upper margin of each side wall, and a roof is welded to the top chords of the side walls.
US11142217B2	Method for monitoring the supply of power to a motor vehicle having an automated driving function A method for monitoring a motor vehicle having an automated driving function. Specific operating modes are each assigned, in each instance, at least one load profile, which is a function of the load circuit needed for the operating mode and normally occurs during this operating mode. At least one characteristic quantity of the energy store is predicted as a function of the load profile. The corresponding operating mode and/or the automated driving function is enabled as a function of the predicted characteristic quantity of the energy store. The predicted characteristic quantity is ascertained as a function of a base load and/or a switching-off potential of the load circuit not needed for the operating mode.
US11142213B2	Longitudinal control system for a motor vehicle A longitudinal control system is provided for a motor vehicle equipped with a sensor system for detecting a traffic event lying ahead, in particular in order to locate vehicles traveling ahead, and a control unit for automatically controlling the speed or the acceleration of the motor vehicle to a standstill on the basis of the traffic event lying ahead. An automatic drive-off is allowed without a driver confirmation within a specified time interval after reaching the standstill, and after the time interval has expired, an automatic start-up is allowed after a start-up confirmation is triggered by the driver. A start-up confirmation is triggered if a contacted state of the steering wheel is detected starting from a non-contacted state of the steering wheel.
US11142211B1	Vehicle rider behavioral monitoring Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for vehicle rider behavioral monitoring. A behavioral monitoring system uses sensor data received from vehicles to monitor the behavior of the vehicle riders (e.g., vehicle operator and/or vehicle passengers) and performs predetermined actions if undesirable behavior is detected. For example, the behavioral monitoring system can transmit a notification or generate a record if inappropriate language or actions are detected.
US11142207B2	Methods and systems for NVH-based vehicle powertrain control Methods and systems are provided for adjusting noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) limits for a vehicle based on an occupancy level of the vehicle. The occupancy level is inferred based on a number of occupants and their position within a vehicle, and further based on a degree of interaction of a primary occupant with vehicle controls. As the occupancy level decreases, NVH constraints for operating the vehicle are reduced and one or more vehicle operating parameters nay be based on the reduced NVH constraints.
US11142206B2	Control device for vehicle When a noise generation duration time predicted by a prediction unit is equal to or less than a predetermined time and it is predicted that generation of noise can be further curbed in comparison with a case in which the noise generation duration time in which noise is generated is relatively short and the noise generation duration time is greater than the predetermined time, an engine operating point control unit controls an engine and a differential unit such that an engine operating point reaches an engine operating point in an optimal fuel-efficiency operating line and thus it is possible to curb generation of noise and to curb a decrease in fuel efficiency.
US11142201B2	Vehicle launch control system A vehicle launch control system for a vehicle (10) comprising an input for receiving an indication signal to indicate that vehicle launch is imminent; a sensor system (12, 22) configured to determine a terrain characteristic of the terrain in the path of the vehicle if the indication signal is received; and a processing module (33) configured to determine whether the terrain characteristic is likely to result in an unwanted level of wheel slip if the vehicle is launched, wherein the processing module (33) is further configured to provide an output to indicate that an unwanted level of wheel slip will occur based on the outcome of the determination.
US11142192B2	Imaging device, signal processing device, and vehicle control system The present technology relates to an imaging device, a signal processing device, and a vehicle control system enabling proper driving support when a vehicle enters a road from the outside of the road. An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that captures an image of a front of a vehicle; and an object detection unit that performs object detection processing on the basis of the image captured by the imaging unit, wherein the object detection unit changes an object detection method on the basis of a positional relationship between the vehicle and a road where the vehicle enters from an outside. The present technology can be applied to an imaging device installed in, for example, various vehicles that perform driving support.
US11142191B2	Driving support apparatus In a driving support apparatus mounted in an own vehicle, an obstacle detector detects an obstacle present on a front side in a traveling lane. A rear vehicle detector detects a rear vehicle. An operation controller determines an avoiding operation by one of a lane change operation for changing to a lane adjacent to the traveling lane, a steering operation for steering in the traveling lane, and a braking operation for applying a brake in the traveling lane and controlling the own vehicle to perform the avoiding operation to avoid the obstacle. A collision estimator estimates presence or absence of a collision between the rear vehicle and the obstacle in a case in which the own vehicle performs the avoiding operation by one of the lane change operation and the steering operation. The operation controller determines the avoiding operation based on the estimated presence or absence of the collision.
US11142171B2	Tire pressure maintenance apparatus and method An air pressure maintenance apparatus and method uses one or more high-pressure gas storage tanks coupled to an inflation hose via a calibrated rigid measurement chamber and automated system of valves to permit rapid inflation of a tire or other inflatable device to an accurate target pressure accounting for temperature effects, and recording accurate pre- and post-inflation pressure for analysis of deflation over time.
US11142153B2	Vehicle-body structure A vehicle-body structure comprises a pair of right-and-left crash cans provided at an end portion of a vehicle body, being spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction, a bumper reinforcement extending in the vehicle width direction and connecting respective tip portions of the crash cans, set plates interposed between each of the crash cans and a vehicle-body side frame, wherein each of the crash cans is fixed to the vehicle-body side frame via the set plates, and a brace extending obliquely, in a plan view, from an inward side, in the vehicle width direction, of the crash can or the set plate to the bumper reinforcement such that a space is formed, in the vehicle with direction, between the brace and the crash can. The brace is fixedly joined to a lower face of the bumper reinforcement.
US11142150B2	Apparatus for managing power of vehicle and method of controlling the same An apparatus for managing power of a vehicle includes a processor that controls a bypass path for bypassing an input power or a boosting path for boosting the input power corresponding to an idle mode signal, a booster that boosts the input power corresponding to a driving signal to generate an output power, a control circuit that selectively supplies a power for operating the booster corresponding to an output signal of the processor in a boost mode, and a pulse width control circuit that controls a duty of the driving signal corresponding to an output signal of the control circuit.
US11142143B2	Clamp for wire harness A clamp attached to a wire harness is attached to a section of a vehicle body where a clamp hole cannot be formed in the vehicle body. The clamp is constituted by a band clamp that wraps a band around the wire harness, a base plate-type clamp that uses a piece of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, or a corrugated clamp to be attached to a corrugated tube in which a wire harness is inserted. The clamp includes a wire harness attachment portion constituted by a band and a band locking box of the band clamp, a base plate of the base plate-type clamp, or an externally fitted portion of the corrugated clamp; and a suction cup protruding from the wire harness attachment portion, wherein the clamp has a structure in which the suction cup is pressed against and spread out on a vehicle body surface for suction thereto.
US11142142B2	Service trailer There is disclosed a service trailer which may be quickly deployed to a site to provide potable water, electricity, lighting and a storage of grey water.
US11142141B1	Display health check system for a digital license plate A digital license plate comprising includes a display system capable of showing a first image and a power supply rail connected to the display system. A display controller is provided with a data connection to the display system and arranged to measure at least one of power consumption and impedance of the power supply rail. The display controller is further configured to prevent sending a second image to the display system if display failure is indicated by measured power consumption or impedance as being below a defined threshold.
US11142135B2	Mount and accessory such as a camera for mounting in a vehicle A mount for mounting an accessory, the mount comprising: an attachment member to attach the mount to a support structure; and a mount coupling member configured to have a profile complementary to a corresponding accessory coupling member of an accessory to be coupled to the mount. The mount coupling member comprises a first material operative to couple to a second material of an accessory coupling member through an attractive force between the first material and second material; and wherein the attractive force is of a magnitude to permit slideable movement of the mount coupling member relative to an accessory coupling member while maintaining mechanical contact between the mount and an accessory. The first material comprises a complementary configuration with a second material of an accessory coupling member to permit a greater magnitude of the slideable movement in a first direction compared to a second direction transverse to the first direction.
US11142133B1	Bike racks including adjustable hooks Bike racks configured to mount to a hitch of a vehicle and to support a bike. The bike racks include a frame, a rack, and an adjustable hook. The frame is configured to selectively couple to the hitch of the vehicle. The rack is supported on the frame in a horizontal orientation and at an elevated position on the frame. The adjustable hook includes a first hook member and a second hook member spaced from the first hook member. The bike hangs vertically by a handlebar or a fork from the adjustable hook. The handlebar is tilted relative to the horizontal orientation of the rack when the handlebar or the fork is supported by the adjustable hook to allow tighter lateral packing of adjacent bikes. The spacing between the first hook member and the second hook member is adjustable.
US11142118B2	Systems and methods for autonomous vehicles with lighting control An autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle comprises a chassis, two or more drive wheels extending below the chassis, a drive motor housed within the chassis for driving the drive wheels, and a payload surface on top of the chassis for carrying a payload. An illumination system, for emitting light from at least one portion of the chassis, is mounted substantially around the entire perimeter of the chassis. The illumination system may be implemented using an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) that are arranged as segments. For example, there may be “headlight” segments on the front left and front right corners of the chassis.
US11142117B2	Regulating assembly for light source, and lighting and/or signaling device, adjusting device, lighting device and motor vehicle, bezel device, gas guiding device, and lighting and/or signaling device containing the same A regulating assembly for a light source and a lighting and/or signaling device, an adjusting device, a lighting device and a motor vehicle, a bezel device, and a gas guiding device and a lighting and/or signaling device containing the same are provided in the present disclosure. The regulating assembly and the adjusting device are used to adjust the lighting and/or signaling module in the lighting device provided in the housing of the lighting device. The bezel device and the gas guiding device may be used for the lighting and/or signaling device. The regulating assembly comprises a supporting frame coupled in a displaceable manner to the light source, a fixed regulating portion which is rotatable, and horizontal and vertical regulating portions in a form of a ball-headed screw-thread part. The adjusting device includes an adjusting screw, a slider and a base, and the bezel device includes a top bezel having a flat plate-like body and a main bezel including a first bezel and a second bezel. The gas guiding device comprises a gas channel and a flow guiding component for guiding an air flow through one or more readily condensable locations of the lighting and/or signaling device.
US11142116B1	Headlamp adjuster blocking assembly and method A headlamp assembly includes, among other things, a lamp housing, a headlamp adjuster system within the lamp housing, and an access control member moveable from an accessing position to a covering position while coupled to the lamp housing. The headlamp adjustor assembly is accessible through an aperture in the lamp housing when the access control member is in the accessing position. The headlamp adjustor assembly is inaccessible through the aperture in the access control member when the access control member is in the covering position.
US11142109B2	Audio system for a vehicle A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat back having a center portion disposed on the upper part of the seat back. The center portion of the seat back includes a receptacle and an audio system selectively disposed in the receptacle and the receptacle includes a retention feature and a battery charge unit.
US11142091B2	Series power storage dual voltage power supply device A power supply device includes: a first power storage device; a second power storage device that outputs voltage higher than the output voltage of the first power storage device and is connected in series to the first power storage device; a voltage converter connected to the output terminal of the first power storage device to output converted voltage; a second load connected to the output terminal of the voltage converter; and a control unit that controls the voltage converter at fixed boost ratio such that the converted voltage is the sum of the output voltage of the first power storage device and output voltage of the second power storage device. The output terminal of the first power storage device is connected to the second power storage device. The output terminal of the second power storage device is connected to the output terminal of the voltage converter.
US11142085B2	Battery-to-vehicle charging system A battery-to-vehicle charging system includes: a vehicle including an on-board charger including a power factor correction circuit having a boost converter circuit, a first battery that is charged with a charge voltage output from the on-board charger, and a first controller controlling a charge process based on a type of a charge power source provided from the outside; and a mobile energy storage device including a second battery storing a direct current (DC) charge power to be provided to the first battery, and a second controller providing a determination signal for the type of the charge power source to the first controller, in which when the first controller receives the determination signal from the second controller and the charge power source is determined as a mobile energy storage device, the first controller controls the power factor correction circuit to operate as a boost converter.
US11142080B2	Method for controlling non-contact electric power supply system, and non-contact electric power supply system A method for controlling a non-contact electric power supply system in which an electric power receiving coil mounted on a host vehicle is opposed to an electric power transmitting coil set on a ground, the non-contact electric power supply system supplying electric power from the electric power transmitting coil to the electric power receiving coil in a non-contact manner and, when a moving object is detected in a detection region around the electric power receiving coil or the electric power transmitting coil during the electric power supply, stopping or reducing the electric power supply, the method including: determining whether another vehicle is parked around the host vehicle; and expanding, when determining that the other vehicle is parked, the detection region as compared to when not determining that the other vehicle is parked.
US11142078B2	Electric drive system of a hybrid or electric vehicle Electric drive system of a hybrid or electric vehicle comprising at least a first and a second battery pack, said first battery pack being formed by a first plurality of equal cells, wherein a cell of said first plurality of cells identifies a first predetermined C-rate coefficient (power/capacity) and said second battery pack being formed by a second plurality of equal cells, wherein a cell of said first plurality of cells identifies a second predetermined C-rate coefficient (power/capacity) higher than said first predetermined coefficient, and wherein the drive system comprises at least a first and a second set of electromagnetic induction windings, respectively independently powered by said first and second battery pack by means of relative first and second inverter.
US11142075B2	Efficient regenerative electrical braking Provided are embodiments for a braking system, where the system includes a controller, a motor coupled to an H-bridge network, a DC link coupled to the motor, and an electrical braking system electrically coupled to the motor. The electrical braking system includes a sense circuit configured to sense a condition of the DC link, a brake resistor coupled to the DC link, a drive circuit coupled to the sense circuit, and a transformer for regeneration. Also, provided are embodiments of a method for operating an efficient regenerative resonance electrical braking system.
US11142070B2	Vehicle and method of controlling the same Provided is a vehicle including a vehicle communicator configured to receive image information of a home device and position information derived on the basis of a signal transmitted by the home device, a display configured to display an image on the basis of the image information, and a vehicle controller configured to identify a selection area of the home device on the image on the basis of the image information and the position information, wherein the display shows the identified selection area.
US11142066B2	Rear drive module having a ring gear disconnect and synch-lock mechanism A rear drive module for an all-wheel drive motor vehicle includes a differential assembly having an outer differential housing and an inner differential housing, the inner differential housing being fixed for rotation with an output shaft of the differential assembly; a ring gear assembly having a ring gear mounted to and fixed for rotation with the outer differential housing; and a disconnect and synch-lock mechanism: operable to synchronize and lock the inner differential housing and the outer differential housing, and to disconnect the inner differential housing and the outer differential housing to prevent rotation of the outer differential housing and the ring gear. The disconnect and synch-lock mechanism may include a synchronizer clutch and a clutch actuator. The clutch actuator may be a ball-ramp or face cam mechanism which is configured to control the operation of the synchronizer clutch and locking between the inner and outer differential housings.
US11142065B2	Vibration attenuation of mating gears in a power take-off A power take-off includes an input mechanism having an input gear that is rotatably supported on a housing of the power take-off portion. The input mechanism also has a portion that extends outwardly through the opening provided through the mounting surface of the housing of the power take-off portion and that is adapted to extend within and be rotatably driven by the source of rotational energy. The power take-off further includes an output mechanism that is disposed within the housing and includes a driven gear that is rotatably driven by the input gear of the input mechanism. A rotational axis of the input gear and a rotational axis of the driven gear are misaligned so as to minimize the transmission of torque transients and other vibrations therethrough during operation.
US11142058B2	Battery box floor for electric vehicles and corresponding vehicle body A battery box floor for electric vehicles for being arranged at the lower part of a vehicle body is disclosed. The battery box floor comprises a battery pack supporting panel for supporting a plurality of battery cells, a plurality of lower cooling channels for containing a cooling fluid, a plurality of lower cooling channels being arranged adjacent to and below the battery pack supporting panel such that they can cool the battery cells and an underbody protection arranged below the lower cooling channels. The battery box floor further comprises a deformation inner cavity between said plurality of lower cooling channels and said underbody protection. Additionally, the battery box floor is integrally formed from a metallic material. Also a vehicle body comprising the battery box floor is disclosed.
US11142052B1	Advanced tarpaulin support bracket assembly A bracket assembly for a tarpaulin support device for an open top of a trailer or vehicle. The bracket may have an axial bore and one or more vertical bores for receiving an end or socket of a bow assembly. The bracket may interchangeably hold a variety of bow assemblies, such as a traditional curved bow, a rod, one or more concentric tubes, or a combination of one or more tubes and a rod. The bracket assembly may comprise a plurality of brackets for holding a series of bow assemblies in place on a trailer or vehicle.
US11142040B2	Method and system for heating vehicle cabin with water-cooled alternator Methods and systems are provided for heating a cabin of a vehicle using an alternator of the vehicle. In one example, a method may include operating in a first operating mode to heat a cabin of a vehicle, the first operating mode including shorting an alternator output of an alternator of the vehicle to ground, and closing a coolant valve positioned between a coolant system of an engine of the vehicle and an alternator coolant circuit.
US11142032B2	Wheel suspension A wheel suspension (1), for a motor vehicle, having a hub carrier (2) for holding a wheel (3), a wheel-guiding link (4) for an articulated connection of the hub carrier (2) to a body (6), and a steering rod (8) for steering the wheel (3). The hub carrier (2) and the wheel-guiding link (4), for steering the wheel (3), are pivotally connected to each other such that the hub carrier (2) can be swiveled about a steering axis relative to the wheel-guiding link (4). The hub carrier (2) is directly connected to the wheel-guiding link (4), in a first connection area (20), and the hub carrier (2) is indirectly coupled to the wheel-guiding link (4), in a second connecting area (21), via an integral link (5) connected to a chassis element (12).
US11142028B2	Electronic unit for measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel A tire monitoring system electronic unit suitable for being mounted either on the tire inflation valve or on the internal surface of the tire. The system includes electronics for managing the electronic unit including sensors for measuring parameters of the tire, a microprocessor and a supply battery, and an antenna configured to be mountable on the management electronics; a way of securing the antenna and the electronic managing device to each other; the management electronics thus forming a common base capable of being used with an antenna that can be adapted to the intended location of the electronic unit, either on the tire inflation valve or on the internal surface of the tire.
US11142024B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a shoulder block in which first shoulder blocks and second shoulder blocks are alternately aligned. Each first shoulder block has a first edge that is on the outer side in a tire axial direction of a tread surface of the first shoulder block. Each second shoulder block has a second edge that is positioned on the outer side in the tire axial direction of a tread surface of the second shoulder block and more toward the inner side in the tire axial direction than the first edge.
US11142022B2	Support structure A wheel assembly includes a mounting plate for attachment to a rotatable axle; a plurality of friction plates each engaging one of a plurality of parts of a tire assembly; and a plurality of cable members each connecting the mounting plate to the tire assembly such that each cable member extends radially outward through a first hole in one of the friction plates and radially inward through a second hole in the one friction plate to form a loop about the one friction plate and the one part of the plurality of parts of the tire assembly.
US11142007B2	Printing apparatus and printing adjustment method Provided is a printing apparatus including a platen portion including a platen surface on which a medium is disposed, and a carriage including a printing head and a distance sensor, the carriage being configured to move in a direction B on the platen surface. The printing apparatus further includes a control unit configured to move the carriage to measure, by using the distance sensor, a distance to the medium at each position to which the carriage moves, and to specify, based on information of the position and the distance, a position of an adjustment pattern printing range in which an adjustment pattern is printed on the medium.
US11141987B2	Fluid delivering in a printer Operating a fluid delivering system in a printer, wherein the fluid delivering system comprises a fluid supply including a fluid bag which contains a fluid to be delivered to a fluid delivering tube connected to a printhead, and a closed pressurizing volume which surrounds the fluid bag to expel fluid from the fluid bag to the fluid delivering tube when applying pressure from a pressurizing system to the pressurizing volume, wherein pressure in the pressurizing system relative to atmosphere is measured by a first sensor, and wherein a second sensor provides an output signal which indicates a pressure difference between the pressurizing system and the fluid delivering tube, comprising disconnecting the pressurizing volume of the fluid supply from the pressurizing system, providing a connection of the pressurizing volume to atmosphere to transmit atmospheric pressure to the fluid, generating pressure in the pressurizing system, performing measurements of the pressure in the pressurizing system relative to atmosphere by the first sensor, and calibrating the second sensor by the measurements of the first sensor.
US11141984B2	Tank with tank main body and lid A tank includes a tank main body configured to house liquid and a lid configured to cover an upper side of the tank main body. The tank main body includes an atmosphere communication hole having an opening opened on an upper surface of the tank main body and a lowered step portion dug down from a periphery of the opening. The lid includes a recess formed on a lower surface of the lid and facing the opening.
US11141978B2	Agent for the formation of channels in an entrained polymer, entrained polymer containing such an agent, process for producing such an entrained polymer and product containing the same An entrained polymer includes a base polymer, an active agent that is immiscible with the base polymer and reacts with a selected material, and a channeling agent that is a water insoluble polymer, is immiscible with the base polymer, and has an affinity to transmit a selected material through the entrained polymer at a faster rate than in solely the base polymer.
US11141977B2	Inkjet printer and nonvolatile memory storing computer program An inkjet printer includes a first ink head, an ink collector, and an intermittent flushing controller. The first ink head includes a first sub-head that includes a first nozzle to discharge first ink, a second sub-head that includes a second nozzle to discharge second ink different from the first ink, and a nozzle surface provided with the first nozzle and the second nozzle. The ink collector collects the ink discharged from the first ink head. The intermittent flushing controller performs an intermittent flushing operation for at least the first sub-head. The intermittent flushing operation involves repeating a first operation and a second operation for a predetermined number of iterations. The first operation involves discharging the first ink into the ink collector from the first nozzle a predetermined number of times. The second operation involves being on standby for a predetermined time without discharging the first ink from the first nozzle.
US11141970B2	Screen printing device A screen printing device includes a printing work part; a mask storage part including a plurality of accommodating sections each capable of accommodating a screen mask; a transfer device that transfers the screen mask between each of the accommodating sections and the printing work part; a pair of first guide members that is disposed in the printing work part, and guides the screen mask during the transfer, the pair of first guide members having a variable interval; a pair of second guide members that is disposed in the accommodating sections, and guides the screen mask during the transfer; and a guide width determination device that determines whether or not the interval between the pair of first guide members coincides with the interval between the pair of second guide members.
US11141958B2	Interlayer for laminated glass, and laminated glass An interlayer film for laminated glass includes a first layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer; and a second layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, wherein the second layer is laminated on a first surface of the first layer, wherein a concentration of hydroxyl groups of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer is different from a concentration of hydroxyl groups of the polyvinyl acetal resin in the second layer, and wherein at least one of the first layer, the second layer, or a portion of an interface between the first layer and the second layer contains a filler.
US11141955B2	Films for use as interleaves between substrates Films may be used as interleaves between hard and non-compressible surfaces such as surfaces of sheets or plates made of glass, metal, such as steel, polycarbonate, and/or poly(methyl methacrylate). The films may be embossed and/or may include a foamed core layer having a plurality of micro-voids. In particular, the films may include a polyolefin, a basis weight of between about 30 gsm and about 70 gsm, an embossed thickness of between about 150 microns and 800 microns, and a stiffness of between about 150 grams and about 750 grams according to the Circular Bend Stiffness Test.
US11141942B2	Multi-material stretchable optical, electronic and optoelectronic fibers and ribbons composites via thermal drawing The present invention concerns a thermal drawing method for forming fibers, wherein said fibers are made at least from a stretchable polymer. The present invention also concerns drawn fibers made by the process.
US11141939B2	Repair of refillable or reusable polymer-based packaging This disclosure provides economical and effective methods and apparatus for repairing scratches and scuffs on refillable bottle surfaces that minimally contaminates the bottle during the refurbishing process. In one aspect, the method comprises the steps of: a) adding at least one fluid into the polymeric packaging material such as a bottle to form at least a partially filled packaging material; and b) applying at least one heat source to an exterior surface of the at least partially filled packaging material to form a repaired polymeric packaging material. Apparatus and recycling systems that incorporate this method are also disclosed.
US11141938B2	Method for manufacturing a composite material part comprising a body extended by a reinforced attachment end The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a turbomachine flow straightener made from composite material having a blade extended by at least one attachment end, comprising the operations of: forming a fibrous blank from a three-dimensional fabric comprising warp threads oriented in a direction corresponding to the longitudinal direction of the blade to be manufactured; dividing at least one end of the fibrous blank by separating in order to constitute at least two sets of integrated layers; shifting at least one set of integrated layers in a planar configuration such that the warp threads are inclined in this set of integrated layers relative to the orientation of the warp threads in the fibrous blank portion of the blade.
US11141931B2	Smart joint for similar and dissimilar materials including polymers, fiber reinforced composites, metals, concrete, wood based products, and other structural materials Joints, such as adhesive and welded thermoplastic joints, comprising embedded and/or surface mounted components of a sensor system are provided. The embedded and/or surface mounted component can be an optical fiber. Strain and/or stress can be monitored in the joint in a spatially resolved manner periodically or continuously, for example, to warn of potential failure of the joint or estimate residual/remaining life of a bonded component. The stress and/or strain information can also be used to improve the design of the joint. Methods and systems for monitoring stress and/or strain in a joint, and methods of preparing the joints are provided, as well.
US11141926B2	High speed welder A welder for constructing and welding plastic fenestration structures, including parts storage bins structured to store and support parts to be assembled to create the plastic fenestration structures; wheels that receive the parts from the parts storage bins; aligners that position the parts relative to one another; heating plates that apply heat to ends of the parts thereby rendering at least a portion of the ends of the parts molten; parts shifters operably shiftable between a first position adjacent the wheels and a second position remotely located from the wheels that shift the parts to a fusing position in which adjacent parts are abutted together at a fusing station to produce the plastic fenestration structure; and at least one cooling station at which the plastic fenestration structure is held.
US11141923B2	Method and device of detecting part quality of a three dimensional manufacturing object Disclosed is a method of determining a quality indicator of an object that has been manufactured by layer-wise additive manufacturing. The method includes providing a first dataset that is assigned to a process monitoring device, detecting a relative frequency of occurrence of a process irregularity in a layer and of assigning a grade indicator value to the solidified object cross-section in a layer according to the detected relative frequency, generating a second dataset, in which a grade indicator value is assigned to the object cross-section in each of said several layers following upon one another, and determining a quality indicator by using the second dataset (or several further datasets).
US11141922B2	System and method of manufacturing an additively manufactured object Methods and systems according to the invention may be used to modify a manufacturing plan for an object manufactured by an additive manufacturing process. A digital representation of a desired object and a manufacturing plan may be compared to manufacturing information generated via an evaluation of such an object. Based on that comparison, the manufacturing plan may be modified so that that object or a subsequent object is highly similar to the desired object.
US11141907B2	Filling cylinder insert to reduce volume A filling cylinder assembly for a container forming and filling system that simultaneously forms and fills a container from a preform with fluid. The filling cylinder assembly includes a cylinder having an inner wall defining a cavity. A piston head is at a distal end of a piston rod. An insert is configured to be seated in the cavity to provide the cavity with a reduced volume such that with the insert seated within the cavity the cavity has a first volume, and without the insert seated in the cavity the cavity has a second volume that is greater than the first volume.
US11141895B2	Shaping machine and method of operating a shaping machine A shaping machine includes a stationary first mold mounting plate, a second mold mounting plate movable with respect to the first mold mounting plate, a tubular snorkel fixedly secured to the second mold mounting plate, and an injection unit for plasticizing and injecting a molding material. An abutment is designed so that, in the opened condition of the closing unit, the injection unit can be braced against the abutment, and so that, in a closed condition of the closing unit, the injection unit is freed from the abutment by the force action of the snorkel on the injection unit.
US11141894B2	Injection unit for shaping machine and shaping machine including an injection unit An injection unit for a shaping machine includes an injection element suitable for introducing a plasticized material into a mold tool by a linear movement of the injection element. The injection element is coupled in linear motion-transmitting relationship to a bearing element, and at least two linear drives are adapted to exert a force on the injection element by the bearing element. The force can be transmitted by a transmission element from the at least two linear drives to the bearing element and thus to the injection element, and at least one clearance is arranged between the bearing element and the transmission element such that deformations of the bearing element are not transmitted to the transmission element or are transmitted to a reduced degree.
US11141892B2	System and method for gas bleed lines in composite part molding operations An apparatus for molding a composite material comprising a plurality of mold pieces that cooperate to form a mold having a mold cavity for molding a composite part, the plurality of mold pieces split along a plurality of part lines configured to reduce voiding, the plurality of part lines comprising part lines running from a plurality of voiding areas of the mold cavity to an outer surface of the mold and adapted to provide bleed lines for the plurality of voiding areas.
US11141885B2	Process for manufacturing a precursor material comprising a polymer material and a fibre material A process for producing a precursor material comprising the steps of, agitating a polymer material and a fibre material in a blending device comprising a blending means operating at a velocity sufficient to bring about an increase of the temperature to at least a temperature beyond the VI CAT softening point or within or beyond the melting temperature range of the polymer material. Thereafter, maintaining the velocity of the blending means and, when the specific motor power needed to maintain the velocity of the blending means increases by a predetermined amount or reaches a predetermined value, reducing the velocity. Repeating the previous step as necessary, until the velocity falls below a first threshold value to form an intermediate material. Finally, comminuting the formed intermediate material in a comminuting device comprising a comminuting means operating at a velocity allowing a decrease in temperature, until the temperature falls below a second threshold value.
US11141883B2	Apparatus and method for making a rubber finish mixture containing at least one reactive additive The invention is directed to an apparatus for making a finished rubber mixture which includes a reactive additive. The apparatus includes a tandem mixer with an upper machine having an upper mixing chamber and a lower machine having a lower mixing chamber. The lower mixing chamber is larger than the upper mixing chamber and there are rotors disposed in each mixing chamber. Mixture components are introduced into the lower mixing chamber via a loading shaft of a loading unit. The loading unit has at least two metering devices, a cutting or preheating unit connected upstream of a metering device and a first conveyor belt to the loading shaft. All conveyor belts of the apparatus can be switched on and off automatically, such that mixture components weighed in can be held in a “wait position” thereon.
US11141876B2	Vehicle supported wood splitter and methods of use Disclosed is a vehicle supported wood splitter comprising a blade portion and a fixation portion extending from the blade portion. The blade portion comprises a generally upward facing cut edge situated between a primary deflector face and a secondary deflector face and wherein at least a portion of the fixation portion is sized and shaped to be received in a hitch receiver or similar apparatus of a vehicle such as an automobile, RV, camper, trailer, or UTV. Methods of use for various embodiments of the apparatus are described. In preferred embodiments, the wood splitting device is supported entirely by a vehicle's hitch receiver. Also disclosed in various embodiments is a kindling collection system, a guide system, and splitter forms adapted to one or more of casting, machining, and welding.
US11141870B1	Clips for multi-purpose tools A clip that is configured to be reversibly attached to a multi-purpose tool is disclosed. The clip includes a body that has a top area and a bottom area. The bottom area includes a concave section that is configured to contact a person wearing the clip and to facilitate immobilizing the clip on the person. The top area includes a loop formed by two parallel and integrally connected sides, with a space located between the two parallel and integrally connected sides being configured to receive a portion of the person's clothing. The top area further includes an attachment means that is configured to reversibly connect the clip to a key ring hole of the multi-purpose tool.
US11141869B2	Robot-arm harness connection structure and multi-joined welding robot A harness connection structure has a first arm; a second arm which has a base side that is rotatably coupled to the first arm via an arm joint; and a harness that extends from a leading end of the first arm and is guided into an arm interior at the arm joint. The leading end of the first arm has a harness holding part that holds one longitudinal side of the harness. The arm joint has a harness fixing part that fixes the other longitudinal side of the harness inside the arm joint. The harness fixing part is disposed such that the harness is inclined from the longitudinal axis of the second arm toward the leading end of the first arm.
US11141860B2	Method for operating an automatically moving cleaning device and cleaning device of this type An automatically moving cleaning device includes a device housing, at least one obstacle detection device and a control device for controlling the cleaning device within an environment according to a detection result of the obstacle detection device, wherein the obstacle detection device is at least partially moveably mounted on the device housing, such that a detection region of the obstacle detection device is shiftable relative to the device housing. In order to optimize the detection of obstacles within the environment of the cleaning device, the control device is configured to shift the detection region of the obstacle detection device relative to the device housing depending on a position and/or orientation of the cleaning device.
US11141854B2	Cutting mat assembly and method for making the same A method for making a cutting mat assembly includes a step of arranging two mats side-by-side and a assembling line being formed along two respective first sides of the two mats, each mat including a first slot or a first handle formed to a second side thereof; and a step of arranging an inner piece located between the two mats and a second slot or a second handle being formed to each of two opposite ends of the inner piece, the first handles of the two mats respectively extending through the two second slots of the inner piece, or the two second handles of the inner piece respectively extending through the two first slots such that the two mats are located corresponding to one face of the inner piece. The users hold the handles to carry the cutting mat assembly, and tools are stored by the inner piece.
US11141845B2	Combustion-powered tool with sleeve-retaining lockout device The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a combustion-powered-fastener-driving tool that include a lockout device to ensure the tool's valve sleeve doesn't move to an unsealed position and the tool's combustion chamber remains sealed until the piston returns to the pre-firing position. The lockout device is engageable with a lockout device engaging member operably connected to the tool's trigger, which gives the operator direct control over locking the valve sleeve in the unsealed position.
US11141843B2	Mounting device for lockup mechanism between transmission and shift cable The present invention provides a mounting device for a lockup mechanism between a transmission and a shift cable, which comprises a pliers body, wherein an upper end of the pliers body is arranged with a positioning member used for positioning a lockup piece, an upper end of the positioning member is provided with a barb portion fitting with the lockup piece, a push rod movable along the lengthwise direction of the pliers body is arranged at the bottom side of the positioning member, a handle is rotatably mounted on the lateral portion of the pliers body, the handle is connected to the push rod by means of a connecting element, and the handle can be rotated about the pliers body to cause the push rod to perform extending and retracting movements along the lengthwise direction of the pliers body.
US11141836B2	Method of fabricating sandpaper for grinding industrial parts and sandpaper fabricated by the method Disclosed herein are a method of fabricating sandpaper for grinding industrial parts and sandpaper fabricated by the method. The method includes: a cutting step of cutting sandpaper to a set length; a cutoff hole formation step of forming a plurality of cutoff holes in one side periphery of the sandpaper in a lengthwise direction; a winding step of forming a roll of sandpaper by winding the sandpaper around one side of a spindle; a taping step of temporarily fastening the roll of sandpaper by winding tape; a bonding step of securely fastening the one side of the roll of sandpaper by applying bond to a side surface of the roll of sandpaper; and a drying step of drying the bond for a set time. In the sandpaper, a plurality of cutoff holes is formed in one side periphery of the sandpaper in a lengthwise direction.
US11141829B2	Method of machining Ti, Ti-alloys and Ni-based alloys The use of cryogenic coolant in a machining operation in Ti, Ti-alloys or Ni-alloys together with a cutting tool of a cemented carbide substrate with a gradient surface zone with a thickness of between 50-400 μm is provided. The cemented carbide substrate has a binder phase gradient with the lowest binder phase content in the outermost part of the gradient surface zone and the cemented carbide having graphite. The arrangement leads to a significantly prolonged tool life.
US11141823B2	Systems and methods of applying materials to components Disclosed are systems for applying materials to components. The system comprises a tool operable for transferring a portion of a material from a supply of the material to a component. A first portion of the tool may be configured for cutting along a side or edge of the portion of the material. A second portion of the tool may be configured for tamping, pressing, or pushing against the portion of the material to cause uncut sides or edges of the portion of the material attached to the supply of the material to be torn, severed, detached, or separated from the supply of the material.
US11141820B2	Systems, apparatus and methods for forming metal strips into dies A system for forming a metal strip into a die having a predetermined shape through a series of forming operations is described herein. The system includes a base configured to support the metal strip as the metal strip undergoes the series of forming operations; a feeding device configured to advance the metal strip between each forming operation of the series of forming operations and grip the metal strip during each forming operation; a bending device configured to bend a portion of the metal strip extending from the feeding device as one of the series of forming operations; a forming head configured to house a pair of forming tools and provide features to the portion of the metal strip extending from the feeding device as one of the series of forming operations using the one or more forming tools; a robotic arm configured to selectively provide the one or more forming tools to the forming head; and a computing unit in communication with the robotic arm and configured to transmit a control signal to cause the robotic arm to retrieve the pair of forming tools and provide the pair of forming tools to the forming head.
US11141818B2	Rotating direct metal laser melting systems and methods of operation A direct metal laser melting (DMLM) system includes a rotatable base, and a build plate mounted on and supported by the rotatable base, where the build plate includes a build surface. The DMLM system also includes a first actuator assembly, a first powder dispenser disposed proximate the build plate and configured to deposit a weldable powder on the build surface of the build plate. In addition, the DMLM system includes a first powder spreader disposed proximate the build plate and configured to spread the weldable powder deposited on the build surface of the build plate, and a first laser scanner supported by the first actuator assembly in a position relative to the build plate, such that at least a portion of the build surface is within a field of view of the first laser scanner. The first laser scanner is configured to selectively weld the weldable powder. The first laser scanner is further configured to translate axially relative to the build surface on the first actuator assembly.
US11141808B2	Fume extractor for welding applications A welding system having a welding power supply coupled to a fume extractor is provided. The fume extractor may be coupled to control circuitry configured to operate the welding power supply. The control circuitry may be configured to begin, terminate or modify the operation of the fume extractor prior to the establishment of a welding arc, after the termination of the welding arc, or both. The control circuitry may be further configured to modify the operation of the fume extractor based upon a type of welding process used.
US11141804B2	Power tool A power tool includes a motor; a fan configured to be rotated by the motor to generate a cooling air; a housing accommodating therein the motor and the fan and defusing an air passage for the cooling air; an output shaft rotatable by the motor; and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit rotation of the motor to the output shaft. An end bit being attachable to and detachable from the output shaft. The transmission mechanism includes an intermediate shaft provided in the housing, a first belt transmitting a rotational force of the motor to the intermediate shaft, a second belt transmitting a rotational force of the intermediate shaft to the output shaft, and a rotation member transmitting a rotational force of the second belt to the output shaft. The first belt and the second belt are positioned inside a space through which the cooling air passes.
US11141803B2	Broach This broach includes a broach body having a shaft shape and a cutting edge section in which cutting edges protrude and are arranged in a longitudinal direction on an outer circumference of the broach body. The cutting edge section includes, in the order from a front side of the broach body, an circumference cutting section in which an outer diameter of each of the cutting edges sequentially increases rearward, and a tooth thickness cutting section in which a thickness of each of the cutting edges sequentially increases from the cutting edges at a rear end of the circumference cutting section toward the rear side. At least a rear end portion of the circumference cutting section is a high-feed cutting section in which the cutting depth per cutting edge is set in a range of 0.15 mm or more and 0.30 mm or less.
US11141801B2	Cutting tool having partially-removed film formed thereon The present invention relates to a cutting tool, which performs, like a drill or a ball end mill, cutting while rotating in a state in which the center of the tip end is in contact with a work material, and includes a wear-resistant layer formed at the tip end thereof, wherein a portion of the wear-resistant layer is selectively removed through tip end polishing from the center of the tip end of the drill or the ball end mill to a predetermined area, so as to restrain micro-brittle wear generated in an ultra-low speed region, and thus remarkably improving the cutting lifespan of the cutting tool such as the drill or the ball end mill.
US11141797B2	Cooling device for cooling a shrink-fit chuck A device for cooling a shrink-fit chuck with a cooling head, which contains a cooling attachment that can be mounted on the shrink-fit chuck and an intake tube connected to the cooling attachment for the drawing of air at an input of a passage opening in the cooling attachment. In order to make possible a limited noise emission, the cooling head includes a cooling air feed at least partially insulated by a sound insulation device to supply air to the input of the passage opening on the cooling attachment.
US11141789B2	Powder module Powder module (1) for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, the powder module (1) comprising a powder chamber (6) having a power chamber volume (7) and a carrying device (9), the carrying device (9) comprising: a carrying unit (8) being moveably supported along a motion axis between a first position, particularly a lower end position, and a second position, particularly an upper end position, relative to the powder chamber (6), a drive unit (10) for generating a drive force for moving the carrying unit (8) between the first position and the second position or vice versa, a coupling unit (11) for coupling the carrying unit (8) with the drive unit (10), and a second extension state, particularly corresponding to the second position of the carrying unit (8), a guiding unit (12) surrounding the coupling unit (11).
US11141784B2	Mg-based alloy for hydrogen storage A range of alloys of Mg and at least one of Cu, Si, Ni and Na alloys that is particularly suitable for hydrogen storage applications. The alloys of the invention are formed into binary and ternary systems. The alloys are essentially hypoeutectic with respect to their Cu and Ni contents, where one or both of these elements are present, but range from hypoeutectic through to hypereutectic with respect to their Si content when that element is also present. The terms hypoeutectic and hypereutectic do not apply to Na if it is added to the alloy. The alloy compositions disclosed provide high performance alloys with regard to their hydrogen storage and kinetic characteristics. They are also able to be formed using conventional casting techniques which are far cheaper and more amenable to commercial use than the alternative ball-milling and rapid solidification techniques which are much more expensive and complex. Each of the individual binary Mg-E systems, where E=Cu, Ni or Si, forms a eutectic comprising of Mg metal and a corresponding MgxEy intermetallic phase.
US11141782B2	Heat transfer-based width adjustment method for continuous casting mold The present invention provides a heat transfer-based width adjustment method for a continuous casting mold. A boundary condition of a horizontal acceleration velocity α used in heat transfer-based width adjustment of a continuous casting mold is set to a minimum value subject to constraints of a maximum air gap and shell strength. The present invention can constrain a maximum air gap between a copper plate of a narrow mold wall and a casting billet in a heat transfer-based width adjustment process for a continuous casting mold, thereby ensuring sufficient contact between the copper plate of the narrow mold wall and the casting billet, so as to prevent cracks and other defects of the casting billet due to excessive thermal resistance of the air gap, insufficient corner cooling of the casting billet, delayed solidification and concentrated thermal deformation stress. Moreover, a strain of the shell is controlled to be less than a critical strain, thereby preventing collapse of the casting billet, and preventing the casting billet from being scrapped as a result of an uneven narrow wall. Furthermore, since parameter settings of a width adjustment model dynamically change with a casting speed change, width adjustment can be performed within a full casting speed range without having to increase or decrease the casting speed.
US11141769B2	Method and apparatus for forming varied strength zones of a vehicle component A die apparatus including a first die element, a plurality of second die elements, a plurality of actuators, and a controller is provided. Each of the plurality of actuators is mounted to one of the plurality of second die elements. The controller is programmed to activate the actuators to contact and compress portions of a blank disposed between the die elements at separate pressures to influence microstructure forming for one of a geometry transition region, a deformation region, and a joining region. One of the separate pressures applied to one of the portions of the blank may be approximately 5 N/mm2 or less to form a soft strength zone. The pressure of approximately 5 N/mm2 or less may be applied to the one of the portions of the blank for approximately one to two seconds.
US11141768B2	Automated press brake or bending machine for bending metal sheet material and method for bending metal sheet material with such an automated press brake or bending machine An automated bending machine for bending metal sheet material, provided with driving means which are integrated in a table and/or ram depending on whether the driving means are designed for moving and arranging bottom tools and/or top tools respectively on the respective tool holder of the automated bending machine, whereby the driving means are such that several tool segments can be simultaneously controlled with the latter in order to make these multiple tool segments simultaneously undergo a movement, independently from one another, along the tool holder concerned.
US11141753B2	Coating system A coating system (1) is provided which includes an ultrasonic sprayer (3) capable of spraying a coating fluid onto a target surface (5). A convective or infrared heater (21) is associated with the sprayer and is operable to heat the spray (23) produced by the sprayer (3).
US11141748B2	Self-foaming hot melt adhesive compositions and methods of making and using same The present invention relates to self-foaming hot melt adhesive compositions and methods of making and using the same. Self-foaming hot melt adhesive compositions are formed by admixing a dispersion concentrate including a chemical blowing agent and a compatible carrier (liquid or molten) with a molten base hot melt adhesive composition at a temperature below the decomposition temperature of the chemical blowing agent. The resolidified material is processed through a device that heats the material above the decomposition temperature of the chemical agent and cools it below such temperature before being dispensed. The device preferably includes sensors and a controller configured to prevent the material from accumulating an adverse thermal history during processing.
US11141736B2	Micronizer Apparatus for micronizing an inorganic salt, having a receiving vessel for receiving the salt to be micronized in an interior of the receiving vessel; a grinding unit for comminuting the salt located in the receiving vessel and for forming micronized salt particles; an ascending pipe, which is connected fluidically to the receiving vessel and transports the micronized salt particles, wherein one end of the ascending pipe has an outlet orifice through which the micronized salt particles can flow out of the apparatus; a fan; and a housing with an air outlet and an air duct connecting the fan to the air outlet, wherein the air duct is separated by at least one wall from the interior of the receiving vessel, such that the air stream generated by the fan does not flow through the interior of the receiving vessel.
US11141733B2	Optical density instrument and systems and methods using the same Instruments, systems, and methods for measuring optical density of microbiological samples are provided. In particular, optical density instruments providing improved safety, efficiency, comfort, and convenience are provided. Such optical density instruments include a handheld portion and a base station. The optical density instruments may be used in systems and methods for measuring optical density of biological samples.
US11141732B2	Kit for quickly detecting lead content in sample A detection kit for quickly detecting a lead content lead a sample is provided, and belongs to the technical field of medical in vitro immunoassay. The kit includes a detection card and a quality control; the detection card includes a bottom plate, and a sample pad, a glass fiber membrane, a nitrocellulose membrane and an absorbent paper which are arranged on the surface of the bottom plate sequentially from a loading end. The provided kit has advantages of having simple preprocessing, having no need of digestion, and being economic, fast and convenient, and the like, can realize storage at room temperature, a rapid speed, a high throughout, a low instrument cost, simple and convenient operations, single-person packaging, and detection at any time, which greatly improves the simplicity and convenience of clinical use.
US11141720B2	Coating apparatus and method The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a respective process, which can be used in the production of exhaust catalysts. In particular, the present apparatus is used in a process to supply the liquid coating slurry to substrates, like honeycomb monoliths.
US11141713B2	Exhaust gas purification catalyst and exhaust gas purification method using the same In order to provide an exhaust gas purification catalyst capable of purifying hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas at low temperatures, the exhaust gas purification catalyst according to the present invention includes: a region (2) containing palladium on a three-dimensional structure (1), and a first region (3) and a second region (4) provided on the region (2) in order from an inflow side of exhaust gas to an outflow side of exhaust gas. The concentration of rhodium contained in the first region (3) is higher than the concentration of rhodium contained in the second region (4).
US11141709B2	Automated exposition of known and novel multiple myeloma genomic variants using a single sequencing platform A sequencing capture array for identifying mutations in Multiple Myeloma is disclosed. Also disclosed are targeted next generation sequencing methods for identifying SNV, CNV, and translocation mutations in Multiple Myeloma tumor cells. A capture array representing fewer than 500 genes implicated in Multiple Myeloma can be used to analyze tumor mutations and create a personalized treatment plan for a Multiple Myeloma patient. Analytical methods are presented that allow tumor mutations to be elucidated with coverage at a sequencing depth of no more than 500×, or as low as 100×, with optimal efficiency achieved at a sequencing depth of about 300×.
US11141708B2	Cell culture apparatus and cell culture method A cell culture apparatus, includes a connected culture container including n number of units disposed in parallel along a second direction that is a different direction from a first direction where each of the n number of the units is constituted of m number of culture chambers and one or more communication-channels, the m number of the culture chambers each having a cell-holding portion that holds seeded cells, the m number of the culture chambers storing liquid culture media, the m number of the culture chambers being disposed in parallel along the first direction, the communication-channels communicating the m number of the culture chambers with each other; and a plurality of pneumatic pipes communicating same-row-disposed culture chambers that are disposed on a same row along the second direction with each other in the connected culture container.
US11141703B2	Porous support-zeolite membrane composite, and method for producing porous support-zeolite membrane composite An object of the present invention is to provide a porous support-zeolite membrane composite ensuring that at the time of separation or concentration with a zeolite membrane, both sufficient throughput and high separation performance are achieved in practice and the present invention relates to a porous support-zeolite membrane composite having a porous support and a zeolite membrane formed on the porous support, wherein part of the zeolite membrane penetrates into the inside of the porous support and the distance from the surface of the porous support to the inside into which the zeolite film penetrates is 5.0 μm or less on average.
US11141702B1	Multi-functional multi-layer hollow fiber membrane containing embedded magnetic particles This invention relates to a dual-layer, multifunctional hollow fiber membrane having at least two layers that perform two respective functions: 1) a layer that performs a separative function separating a solvent such as a liquid or gas from its solute species; and 2) a layer that performs the function of generating a magnetic field. The layer generating the magnetic field preferably has magnetic nano or micro particles embedded therein to attract, capture and/or position paramagnetic draw solute particles to maximize their osmotic effect.
US11141700B2	Membrane filter and filtering method A membrane filter for filtering a liquid to be filtered, having a downwardly open base element through which flow can pass and which has a tubular shell and precisely one membrane carrier arranged therein, wherein the membrane carrier is connected to the shell by way of at least one anchoring point, having hollow fiber-type membranes fastened at the top in the membrane carrier, having a circumferentially closed pipe which, adjoining the top of the shell of the base element, surrounds the hollow fiber-type membranes, having a gas inlet into the base element, having at least one permeate collecting chamber, having at least one permeate outlet, and having at least one downwardly open flow chamber between the shell and the membrane carrier, which flow chamber has an outlet at the top, wherein the at least one flow chamber, in every horizontal section, adjoins both the shell and the membrane carrier.
US11141696B2	Single module integrated aftertreatment module A selective catalytic reduction system may include a single housing defining a single centerline axis. The selective catalytic reduction system may also include a diesel particulate filter disposed within the single housing and having a DPF center axis aligned with the single centerline axis. The selective catalytic reduction system may also include an SCR catalyst disposed within the single housing and having a center axis aligned with the single centerline axis. In some implementations, the diesel particulate filter may include one or more SiC filters. In some implementations, the SCR catalyst may include one or more extruded SCR catalysts.
US11141675B1	Stacking toy system According to some embodiments, a first toy body comprises a first level oriented in a first direction, and a second level oriented in a second direction. A second toy body comprises a third level oriented in the first direction, and a fourth level oriented in the second direction, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.
US11141659B2	Information processing system and storage medium storing information processing program At least one first group and at least one second group each including contents chosen by a user are previously stored into a storage medium. The first group of the groups stored in the storage medium is presented as an option to the user, with a higher priority than that of other options, during a first period of time. The second group of the groups stored in the storage medium is presented as an option to the user, with a higher priority than that of other options, during a second period of time. One of the presented groups chosen by the user is determined as a group to be used in a game process. The game process is performed using contents included in the determined group.
US11141654B2	Game controller An example game controller is removably attachable to a main unit. The game controller includes a controller-side slide member. The controller-side slide member protrudes from a first surface of the game controller and is configured to slidably engage with the main unit-side slide member in a slide direction. The controller-side slide member has a first end and a second end in the slide direction, and the game controller is configured to be attached to the main unit by inserting the controller-side slide member into the main unit-side slide member. The controller-side slide member includes a protruding portion and at least one terminal. The protruding portion protrudes from the first end side of the controller-side slide member in the slide direction and has a facing surface that faces the first surface of the game controller. The at least one terminal is between the facing surface and the first surface.
US11141640B2	Eye gaze training device and method An eye gaze training device is disclosed, including associated methods to record an impact and to provide a cue or feedback with a proper delay between action and instinctual eye tracking, improve hand-eye coordination, and thereby to improve one's performance in a sport, athletic event, or the like. This training device and associated methods provides for detection, recording, classification, translation, transmission, and learning, all associated with teaching and learning the proper way of striking an object with another object with proper hand-eye coordination. In various embodiments associated systems and methods of the eye gaze training device are included. In at least one embodiment, the eye gaze training device includes a microcontroller, impact sensor, power source, feedbacks, alert device, control settings and switches, accelerometers, position detectors, any one or more of which may be used in an eye gaze training device, as well as additional devices such as headbands, waist devices, leg devices.
US11141639B2	Basketball set A blow molded basketball goal having an inner post, an outer post, a rim, and a backboard. The inner post having a top end, a bottom end, a length measured from the top end to the bottom end, and a plurality of protrusions positioned near the bottom end. The outer post having a bottom end, a hollow interior defined by an interior wall, an open top end adapted to receive the inner post, and at least one protuberance on the interior wall. When the inner post is received in the outer post, the plurality of protrusions of the inner post bear against the interior wall of the outer post and the at least one protuberance of the outer post bears against the inner post. The rim is securable to the inner post, and the backboard is securable to the rim. The components are easily removable for disassembly.
US11141629B2	Device for displaying in response to a sensed motion A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.
US11141621B2	Combined friction resistance and elastic resistance exercise device A frictional exercise device includes a shell body to be attached to a stationary object, for instance a door, a doorjamb or a floor, either directly or via a resistance band. A core cylinder in the shell body has an arcuate friction surface. A non-elastic strap winds partially around the core cylinder and hugs the friction surface. When said strap is pulled at one end, a frictional force between the friction surface and the strap opposes a movement of the strap across said friction surface. The magnitude of the frictional force is proportional to a resistive force applied at the opposite end. The arcuate friction surface is formed with a depression and adjoining elevations. A counterbrake projects towards the depression in the friction surface and deflects the strap towards the depression to define an undulating course of the strap along the friction surface and the counterbrake.
US11141620B2	Seated exercise device A seated exercise unit includes a base raised from a floor and supported thereby. The base extends between a first end and an opposed second end. A resistance-generating assembly includes a stationary band anchor attached to the base. The resistance-generating assembly includes a displaceable seat member removably mounted to the base and displaceable therealong between the first and second ends of the base. The seat member has a displaceable band anchor spaced apart from the stationary band anchor and displaceable with the seat member relative to the stationary band anchor. At least one resilient band is mountable to the stationary and displaceable band anchors and extends therebetween. The at least one resilient band generates resistance upon being elastically deformed by displacement of the displaceable band anchor relative to the stationary band anchor.
US11141614B2	Dryer appliance having a fire extinguishing system A dryer appliance that includes a fire extinguishing system is provided. In one aspect, the dryer appliance includes a drum rotatably mounted within a cabinet. The drum defines a chamber for receipt of articles for drying. The dryer appliance includes a water inlet valve in fluid communication with a steam nozzle operable to deliver water into the chamber to form mist or steam. The dryer appliance also includes an extinguishing nozzle in fluid communication with the chamber of the drum and with the water inlet valve. Upon detection of a fire, water is provided to the extinguishing nozzle and the extinguishing nozzle directs a stream of water into the chamber to extinguish the detected fire.
US11141612B2	Chemical protective shelter system A chemical protective shelter system for encapsulating an uncontaminated person or persons is presented. The chemical protective shelter system has a cover assembly extending a length between a top end and a bottom end and having interior surface and an exterior surface and an opening which can be opened and closed repeatedly while still sealing. The chemical protective shelter system includes a layer of a chemical adsorbent material capable of filtering chemical agents while allowing oxygen and carbon dioxide to pass through the material. The chemical protective shelter is specially adapted to house a plurality of people and facilitate a tent like function. The system also includes a port for auxiliary filtered air. The system may also include a powered air purifying respirator which positively pressures the interior space of the system.
US11141611B2	Filter tube respirator A filter tube respirator having a filter tube and at least one breathing orifice interface. The filter tube is made of filtration material so that it is gas permeable, is substantially hollow, and has a pair of ends. The breathing orifice interface may include a nose piece, a mouth piece, and a flap piece. The filter tube has a tube breathing hole located between the ends for accepting the breathing orifice interface and has a tube valve hole opposed to the tube breathing hole for accepting a one-way valve. An attachment device selectively connects the filter tube to an individual during use.
US11141610B2	Hair modification system The present invention relates to hair modification system including a range of hair colour modifiers and associated hair modification process and regime. The invention has been developed primarily for use by hair care professionals in a salon environment, but is not limited to this particular field of use.
US11141609B2	Dose guided real-time adaptive radiotherapy Techniques for adjusting radiotherapy treatment for a patient in real-time are provided. The techniques include determining a patient anatomy at a first time within a given radiotherapy treatment fraction after a radiotherapy treatment dose has been delivered by a radiotherapy device; retrieving a reference patient anatomy for the given radiotherapy treatment fraction that indicates a prescribed dose parameter to be delivered within the given radiotherapy treatment fraction; comparing the patient anatomy at the first time with the reference patient anatomy during the given radiotherapy treatment fraction; and based on the comparison of the patient anatomy at the first time with the reference patient anatomy, adjusting a parameter of the radiotherapy device to change an amount of radiotherapy treatment dose delivered at a second time, following the first time, within the given radiotherapy treatment fraction in accordance with the prescribed dose parameter to be delivered within the given radiotherapy treatment fraction.
US11141608B2	Compact proton beam energy modulator A proton beam imaging system includes: a proton beam generator to generate a proton beam; a proton beam modulator through which the proton beam passes positioned between the proton beam generator and an image target; and a proton beam detector positioned to detect the proton beam existing the image target; wherein the proton beam modulator comprises: a rotating wheel having an axis of rotation positioned so that the proton beam passes through the axis of rotation and the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the proton beam; a first modulating portion comprising a first material portion and a second material portion through which a proton beam passes; and a second modulating portion comprising a third material portion and a fourth material portion through with the proton beam passes; wherein the first and second wedges are positioned opposite each other on the rotating wheel.
US11141598B2	Failed diagnostic test alert override in an automated external defibrillator (AED) A defibrillator such as an automated external defibrillator (AED) includes a manual override feature which enables the AED to reduce the power consumption and owner annoyance after a self-testing fault. The AED, upon sensing a press of a manual override button or a receipt of an acknowledgement signal from a remote service provider, defers one or both of an alarm output and a subsequent self-test for a predetermined correction period. The deferral allows the user to correct the self-test fault during the correction period without further annoyance.
US11141595B2	Systems and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmias An implantable medical device (IMD) may include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end and a set of one or more electrodes connected to but spaced apart from the housing. The IMD may further include a controller disposed within the housing, wherein the controller is configured to sense cardiac electrical signals, and deliver electrical stimulation pulses via the first set of one or more electrodes. In some embodiments, a first portion of the housing is configured to be disposed at least partly within a coronary sinus of a patient's heart and a second portion of the housing is configured to be disposed at least partly within a right atrium of the patient's heart.
US11141588B2	Electrical substance clearance from the brain A method is provided that includes implanting a first electrode in a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled space of a brain of a subject identified as at risk of or suffering from Alzheimer's disease. One or more second electrodes are implanted superficial to brain parenchyma of the subject, such that the brain parenchyma is spatially disposed between a ventricular system of the brain and the one or more second electrodes. Control circuitry is activated to drive the first and the one or more second electrodes to clear amyloid beta and/or tau protein from the brain parenchyma into the ventricular system by applying current between the first electrode and the one or more second electrodes using an average voltage of less than 1.2 V. Other embodiments are also described.
US11141586B2	System, method, and apparatus for applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation A system, method, and apparatus for treating a medical condition by applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation to a target peripheral nerve of a subject. Electrical stimulation is applied to the peripheral nerve via a stimulation electrode pattern under closed-loop control in which EMG responses are monitored and used to adjust stimulation parameters. In response to detecting an unacceptable recording, electrical stimulation is applied to the peripheral nerve under open-loop control.
US11141585B2	Non-invasive neural interface A neuromodulator includes an electromagnetic (EM) wave generator configured to generate EM waves remote from a patient and to direct the EM waves to one or more target regions within the patient. Frequencies of the EM waves fall outside a range of frequencies that activates neurons. Intersection of the EM waves in each target region creates envelope-modulated electric and magnetic fields having one or more frequencies that fall within the range of frequencies that activates neurons. The neuromodulator includes control circuitry configured to control parameters of the EM waves produced by the EM wave generator. The neuromodulator may use feedback based on one or more of patient input and/or sensing of physiological signals in order to close the loop and control the EM waves.
US11141578B2	Device for aseptically connecting large bore tubing A connector for facilitating the connection of one piece of tubing to another so that fluid can flow from one piece to the other in a sterile manner. Characteristics of the connector include, but are not limited to, a flange at one of the connector, the flange comprising a recess for storage of at least part of a protective shield which Is removable after the flange is connected to the flange of a second connector.
US11141577B2	Fluid system connector A universal fluid system connector creates an airtight seal between a variety of smoke evacuation system receptacles and various hoses. The universal connector includes a body, a seal having a plurality of radially extending flexible fins, and a swivel. A plurality of fins on the seal are disposed along the length of the body with the outer edges of the fins forming a frustoconical shape. The fins also include one or more flexion zones of various stiffness and one or more flexible fin extensions. The fins deform against the inner wall of a receptacle and form an airtight friction fit between the universal connector and the receptacle, regardless of the taper angle, size, threads, or other features of the receptacle. The swivel facilitates rotational movement between the universal fluid system connector and an associated hose.
US11141573B2	Method for plaque serration A device and method for intravascular treatment of atherosclerotic plaque prior to balloon angioplasty which microperforates the plaque with small sharp spikes acting as serrations for forming cleavage lines or planes in the plaque. The spikes may also be used to transport medication into the plaque. The plaque preparation treatment enables subsequent angioplasty to be performed at low balloon pressures of about 4 atmospheres or less, reduces dissections, and avoids injury to the arterial wall. The subsequent angioplasty may be performed with a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) or drug-coated balloon (DCB). The pre-angioplasty perforation procedure enables more drug to be absorbed during DEB or DCB angioplasty, and makes the need for a stent less likely. Alternatively, any local incidence of plaque dissection after balloon angioplasty may be treated by applying a thin, ring-shaped tack at the dissection site only, rather than applying a stent over the overall plaque site.
US11141567B2	Electrical arrangements for sensor assemblies in electromagnetic navigation systems A sensor assembly includes a multilayer circuit, a first magnetic field sensor, and a second magnetic field sensor. The multilayer circuit extends between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis. The multilayer circuit includes a plurality of electrical pads positioned at the proximal end. The first magnetic field sensor is coupled to the multilayer circuit and has a primary sensing direction aligned with the longitudinal axis. The second magnetic field sensor is coupled to the multilayer circuit and oriented with respect to the first magnetic field sensor such that the second magnetic field sensor has a primary sensing direction aligned with an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.
US11141565B2	Echogenic coil member for a catheter assembly The present invention is directed to an echogenic catheter assembly. The catheter assembly includes a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end that defines a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Further, the catheter assembly includes a coil member configured with at least a portion of the lumen of the catheter. The coil member forms a plurality of outwardly extending projections. One or more of the outwardly extending projections define a cross-sectional shape having at least one non-arcuate edge. As such, the non-arcuate edges of the outwardly extending projections are configured to enhance ultrasonic imaging of the catheter when inserted into a patient.
US11141561B2	Urinary catheter with guide wire A urinary catheter is readily removed and replaced with a second urinary catheter without introducing foreign matter or contaminants into the bladder. The first urinary catheter includes an extra lumen that houses a sheath, which sheath seals the extra lumen from introduction of fluids. The sheath seals an opening hole at or near the tip of the catheter. After the sheath is extracted from the catheter, a guidewire is threaded through the extra lumen and into the patient's bladder. The first urinary catheter is withdrawn from the patient, leaving the guidewire in the patient. A second urinary catheter is inserted into the patient over the guidewire, with the guidewire present in the urine lumen of the second urinary catheter. The guidewire then is extracted from the patient. The second urinary catheter may also have an extra lumen and a sheath with a break-away seal so that the second urinary catheter may be removed and replaced in like manner.
US11141553B2	Ventilation control system and method utilizing patient oxygen saturation A patient ventilation system includes a ventilator configured to deliver ventilation gas to patient, a CO2 concentration sensor configured to provide EtCO2 measurements for the patient, and an SpO2 monitor configured to determine an SpO2 value for the patient. A ventilation control module is executable on a processor and configured to compare the SpO2 value to a threshold SpO2 and determine from this comparison that the SpO2 value indicates inadequate oxygenation. A minimum ventilation amount is then set, and the ventilator is then controlled based on the EtCO2 measurements and the minimum ventilation amount so as to deliver at the least the minimum ventilation amount to the patient while the SpO2 value indicates inadequate oxygenation.
US11141552B2	Systems and methods for providing low-noise positive airway pressure The application discloses a noise attenuating system (100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800) for use with a positive airway pressure system providing a flow of gas, comprising: an expansion chamber (140, 240, 340, 434, 740) having a volume; an intake tube (115, 215, 315, 415, 715, 815) having an inlet (117, 217, 317, 410, 717, 812) and outlet port or portion separated by a length, wherein a portion of the inlet port or portion extends outside of the expansion chamber; and either: a noise attenuator (110, 120, 170, 210, 220, 223, 224, 226, 228, 232, 270, 320, 411, 413, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 428, 431, 720, 722) having a bottom and protruding sidewall forming a cavity, wherein the noise attenuator is positioned near the inlet portion of the intake tube such that a portion of the intake tube extends into the cavity of the noise attenuator; or: an acoustic deflector (110, 120, 170, 210, 220, 223, 224, 226, 228, 270, 232, 320, 411, 413, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 428, 431, 720, 722) positioned near the outlet port or portion of the intake tube, wherein noise is deflected away from the outlet port or portion of the intake tube. The application also discloses positive air pressure apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800) comprising a housing (180, 480, 880, 884), first and second acoustic chambers, an intake vent or port (125, 225, 410, 812) in the first chamber, an inlet port or tube coupling the first and second chambers, a noise attenuator in the first chamber, and a blower unit (150, 250, 350, 440) in the second chamber.
US11141550B2	Systems and/or methods for guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with treatment and/or diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method of guiding transitions between therapy modes in connection with the treatment and/or diagnosis of a patient for a respiratory disorder is/are provided. Respiratory disorder treatment according to a first therapy mode is provided. Input indicating a second therapy mode to be transitioned to following provision of the first therapy mode is received, with the second therapy mode being different from the first therapy mode. At least one default treatment parameter suitable for the second therapy mode is assigned or calculated. Each default treatment parameter of the second therapy mode is presented, with each default treatment parameter being adjustable by an operator during the presenting. Transitioning from the first therapy mode to the second therapy mode is performed by providing respiratory disorder treatment in accordance with the second therapy mode and each default treatment parameter and any adjustments made thereto prior to the transitioning. Advantageously, the chances of a patient being disturbed by transitioning from mode-to-mode are reduced.
US11141545B2	Sprayer technology A spray apparatus adapted to be connected to a fluid supply such as a syringe to spray a predetermined pattern of spray fluid to a target area such as the tissues of an animal or human. The sprayer delivers a predetermined dose of a medicament, vaccine or the like to the nasal or other cavity of an animal or human patient. The sprayer includes a base member and a cap member which is connected to the base member. The base member is connectible to the fluid supply. Spray is discharged from the distal or outward end of the cap member. The base member has a central, longitudinal lumen having a predetermined configuration. Fluid traverses the lumen and is discharged through a central aperture of the cap, which also has a predetermined configuration. The cap central lumen and spray discharge aperture are aligned with the base lumen.
US11141544B2	Subcutaneous needle The present invention relates to a type of medical instrument, in particular a fifth generation FSN needle, being a special tool for Fu's subcutaneous needling (FSN), comprising a needle handle, a needle core, a soft casing pipe and its handle, and a protective sleeve. The needle core is fixed on top part of the needle handle and consists of a needle core body and a needle core tip. On top part of the needle handle, a round-hole-type groove is provided. On this groove, a positioning notch is provided, including first longitudinal position point, and inlet and second longitudinal position point at two sides of the first longitudinal position point. The soft casing pipe handle is a round tube that can be inserted into said groove. On the soft casing pipe handle, a first bulge and second bulges are provided: the first bulge is used to fix the soft casing pipe and its handle; the second bulges are used to prompt sweep position.
US11141541B2	Event capture device for medication delivery instruments Described herein is a dose monitoring device configured to couple with one or more medication delivery instruments to capture, record and/or process dosing events or events of delivering a medication dose. The dose monitoring device may include electronics such as a sensor, a clock module and a temperature module related to monitoring the time of dosing events.
US11141520B2	Fluid collection An apparatus and method for collecting fluid are disclosed. The apparatus includes a body portion comprising a fluid inlet and an outlet, an expandable container secured to the body portion, at least one wicking element extending from within the body portion into the container, and at least one super absorber element arranged inside the container.
US11141508B2	Macro-encapsulated therapeutic cells, devices, and methods of using the same Described are macro-capsules, barriers, and devices that can be used to prepare therapeutic cell implants, methods of encapsulating therapeutic cells, and methods of using the encapsulated cells in the treatment of disease.
US11141503B2	Device for diffusing a fragrance, such as a scent A Fragrance diffusion system is provided having a diffusion device which has two opposing walls spaced apart from one another, at least one wick, and at least one air intake. An upper first bottle has a first neck the opening of which is positioned facing one of the two opposing walls referred to as the upper wall, a lower second bottle having a second neck the opening of which is positioned facing the other wall referred to as the lower wall. The upper first bottle has the fragrance which, by impregnating the wick, on the one hand causes the fragrance to diffuse into the cavity and to outside of the device via said at least one opening, and on the other hand causes dripping drop by drop into the lower second bottle. The lower second bottle having a capacity which is dimensioned so that the level of the liquid transferred into said lower second bottle is situated below a lower end of the wick.
US11141483B2	Methods for manufacturing phthalocyanine dye conjugates and stable conjugates Provided are methods for manufacturing a conjugate containing a phthalocyanine dye, including methods that include one or more steps of preparing or producing the conjugate, formulating the conjugate and packaging the conjugate. In some aspects, the manufacturing methods result in the generation of a stable conjugate. Also provided are stable phthalocyanine dye conjugates, compositions and articles of manufacture containing the stable conjugates, and methods for their administration to subjects for photoimmunotherapy. In some embodiments, the phthalocyanine dye conjugates are conjugated to a targeting molecule, such as an antibody, that targets the conjugate to a cell or pathogen, such as by binding to a cell surface protein.
US11141467B2	Methods of reducing extravasation of inflammatory cells A method for modifying access of cells to extravascular spaces and regions comprising administering to a patient an enzyme that cleaves chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans is provided. It has been found that administration of an enzyme that cleaves chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans to a patient disrupts extravasation of cells from the blood stream into tissue. The present invention provides methods of reducing penetration of cells associated with inflammation into tissue of a patient. Several methods are also provided for the regulation and suppression of inflammation comprising administering enzymes that digest chondroitin sulfates. Also provided are methods of treating and preventing inflammation associated with infection, injury and disease.
US11141463B2	Fusion proteins with extended serum half life Peptides derived from NKp44 protein, chimeric peptides, nucleotides encoding same and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, are provided. Further, methods of extending the biological half-life of a protein of interest are provided.
US11141459B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising Lefty The present disclosure relates to suppression of cellular transformation and dysplasia by topical application of Lefty. In particular, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods for topically applying Lefty to treat and prevent cancers.
US11141454B2	Application of earthworm protein peptide in preparation of medicine for preventing and/or treating thrombotic disease Provided is an earthworm protein peptide for preparing a medicine for treating a thrombotic disease. The earthworm protein peptide is any one selected from a group consisting of Leu-Val-Thr-Leu-Gly-Asn-Glu (SEQ ID NO.: 1), Leu-Leu-Ala-Pro-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 2), Leu-Leu-Pro-Ala-Pro (SEQ ID NO: 3) and Thr-Val-Ala-Pro-Phe (SEQ ID NO: 4). The earthworm protein peptide can significantly inhibit the thrombin activity, thus achieving the anticoagulant effect. In vivo, the earthworm protein peptide has a significant inhibitory effect on carrageenan-induced rat tail thrombosis; and in vitro and in vivo studies of rats with thrombus, the earthworm protein peptide provided by the present invention shows good anticoagulant effects. The earthworm protein peptide has effects of thrombosis inhibition, thrombolysis, anticoagulation and fibrinolysis promotion, and can effectively prevent and treat thrombotic disease.
US11141451B2	Pharmaceutical composition and health functional food comprising oat extract avenanthramide C or derivative thereof as effective ingredient for prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disease A pharmaceutical composition and a health functional food including an oat extract as an effective ingredient for prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disease. More specifically, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition and a health functional food including an oat extract such as avenanthramide C or a derivative thereof, for example, avenanthramide methyl ester as an effective ingredient for prevention or treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
US11141449B2	Method of extracting flavonoids and/or polyphenols from dried and powdered citrus peels, compositions therefrom, and methods of treatment of diseases associated with chronic inflammation Improved processes for extracting polyphenols and/or flavonoids from citrus peels are provided that comprise 1) heating a ground peel to form a pre-treated, ground peel; and 2) extracting the compounds of interest from the pre-treated, ground peel using a basic solution of pH greater than 7 and less than 12. Such processes serve to increase the efficiency of extraction of the polyphenols and/or flavonoids. In preferred embodiments, the flavonoids extracted include hesperidin and narirutin. These extracts are useful in the preparation of anti-inflammatory medicaments for the treatment of chronic inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and multiple sclerosis.
US11141445B2	Botanical antioxidants A botanical extract that exhibits antioxidant activity, wherein the botanical extract is at least an extract from the leaf of a plant from the genus Vaccinium.
US11141443B2	Inhaled respiratory probiotics for lung diseases of infancy, childhood and adulthood The respiratory microbiomes of neonates and those with bronchopulmonary disease have been characterized. Provided are probiotic compositions, which can include at least one living bacterial strain and at least one killed bacterial strain, that can comprise a combination of Lactobacilli species, 5 that when delivered to the bronchi or lungs of a patient can provide a reduction in the symptoms of a bronchopulmonary disease.
US11141441B2	Microbial hyperswarmers and uses thereof Bacterial hyperswarmers are disclosed for treatment, prevention and diagnosis of conditions such as intestinal inflammation.
US11141436B2	Immune cells engineered to express CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptors and uses thereof in immunotherapy Provided for herein in several embodiments are immune cell-based (e.g., natural killer (NK) cell) compositions comprising CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptors. In some, embodiments the anti-CD19 binder portion of the CAR is humanized. In several embodiments, the humanized anti-CD19 CAR expressing cells exhibit enhanced expression of the CAR as well as enhanced cytotoxicity and/or persistence. Several embodiments include methods of using of the anti-CD19 CAR expressing immune cells in immunotherapy.
US11141422B2	Methods for treating pulmonary hypertension The present invention relates to methods for treating or preventing pulmonary hypertension, reducing mortality in a subject experiencing pulmonary hypertension, or inhibiting ADP-mediated vasoconstriction of pulmonary arteries in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a reversible P2Y12 receptor antagonist. Also provided are related medicaments, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for preparing the medicaments.
US11141421B2	Antitumor agent for biliary tract cancer and method for treating biliary tract cancer It is an object of the present invention to provide an antitumor agent for biliary tract cancer that exhibits effects on biliary tract cancer, and a method for treating biliary tract cancer. According to the present invention, provided is an antitumor agent for biliary tract cancer, comprising 1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-4-thio-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)cytosine, a salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof.
US11141420B2	Flavanones for use in treating visceral hypersensitivity The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), such as hesperitin-7-rutinoside 2S, for use in the treatment of visceral hypersensitivity. Compounds and compositions of the invention are particularly useful in the treatment of visceral hypersensitivity in a subject having irritable bowel syndrome or age-associated low grade systemic inflammation of the gut, but lacking spasmodic intestinal contractions.
US11141415B2	Compositions and kits useful for treatment of respiratory illness A stable liquid composition in a clear bottle where the composition contains, at least, phenylephrine and acetaminophen. The composition is substantially free of aldehydes and has a pH from 3.5 to 5. The clear bottle is a polyethylene terphthalate bottle.
US11141403B2	Benzimidazoles and indoles as taro inhibitors Novel compounds of the structural formula I, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of TarO and may be useful in the prevention, treatment and suppression of diseases mediated by TarO, such as bacterial infections, including gram negative bacterial infections and gram positive bacterial infections such as MRSA and MRSE, alone or in combination with a β-lactam antibiotic.
US11141387B2	Memantine-containing transdermally absorbable liquid An external preparation containing memantine which has less skin irritation and excellent skin permeability, and also, which is suitable for continuous administration for a long period of time. The external preparation contains memantine or a salt thereof, and further contains 0.05 to 1.5% by weight of phosphatidylcholine, 35 to 55% by weight of propylene glycol, 18 to 30% by weight of glycerine, and 22 to 32% by weight of water. The content of water less than 22% by weight may increase skin irritation, and the content of water more than 32% by weight may decrease skin permeability. The content of glycerin less than 18% by weight may increase skin irritation, and the content of glycerin more than 30% by weight may decrease skin permeability.
US11141372B2	Hair dye removing composition and preparation method therefor The present invention relates to a hair dye removing composition. The present invention provides: a hair dye removing composition, which contains one or more extracts selected from the group consisting of a squeezed lemon juice, a Gardenia jasminoides extract, a black rice extract and a mugwort extract, and thus does not use chemical surfactants, has low skin irritation, and can sooth the skin while effectively removing hair dye from the skin or the hair; and a preparation method therefor.
US11141371B2	Extracts of Nannochloropsis sp. and their applications New extracts of Nannochloropsis sp. and related species of Nannochloropsis are suggested, obtainable by treating said microalgae with a solvent selected from the group consisting of C1-C1 aliphatic alcohols, ethyl acetate, water or their mixtures, removing the dissolved extracts from the residues and recovering the pure extracts from the solvent. The extracts show excellent properties particularly in modulating the metabolism of human skin and hair follicles.
US11141370B2	Hair compositions comprising a cationic polymer mixture and providing improved in-use wet feel A hair care composition. Where the hair care composition contains from about 20% to about 45% detersive surfactant; from about 0.01% to about 2.5% of a cationic synthetic polymer that is a homopolymer and/or a copolymer with charge density from about 2 to about 10 meq/g, and a molecular weight from about 1,000 g/mol to about 2,000,000 g/mol; from about 0.01% to about 2.5%, of a cationic guar polymer with a molecular weight of from about 50,000 g/mol to about 2,500,000 g/mol and charge density from about 0.1 meq/g to about 2.5 meq/g; and from about 0.5% to about 10% silicone.
US11141363B2	Ultraviolet-shielding particle coated with silicon oxide, aqueous composition containing ultraviolet-shielding particle coated with silicon oxide, and cosmetic In an ultraviolet-shielding particle coated with silicon oxide of the present invention, a surface of the ultraviolet-shielding particle is coated with a silicon oxide coat, at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and a cycloalkyl group is present on a surface of the silicon oxide coat, and a content of the functional group is 0.0001% by mass or more and 0.30% by mass or less.
US11141359B2	Anhydrous cosmetic composition The present disclosure relates to anhydrous cosmetic composition comprising hydrophobic silica particles, PMMA particles, silicone oil, hydrocarbon oil, silicone elastomer and silicone emulsifier.
US11141357B2	Dental adhesive The present invention relates to an aqueous dental composition having a pH of at most 7. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of a specific composition for the preparation of an aqueous dental composition.
US11141353B2	Flowable composition A dental composition comprising a pre-reacted particulate mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) dispersed in a polymer matrix wherein the content of MTA in the composition is in the range of 20 to 50 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.
US11141352B2	Manufacture of peanut formulations for oral desensitization The present application relates to a method for managing the development and manufacturing process of a therapeutically effective formulation. Peanut proteins are characterized from peanut flour and encapsulated formulations made using the peanut flour for oral immunotherapy of peanut allergies.
US11141351B2	Syringe The present invention relates to a syringe, and more particularly, to an apparatus obtained by improving an conventional syringe formed with an injection flow passage including an injection needle, so as to share a portion of the injection flow passage except the injection needle or to form a suction flow passage completely independent of the injection flow passage, thereby further smoothing suction of a liquid medicine. The syringe is configured such that the separate suction flow passage bypassing the injection needle is formed in an conventional syringe to more smoothly perform the suction of the liquid medicine, thereby maximizing user's convenience and marketability of the product.
US11141344B2	Assistant apparatus for degenerative joint An assistant apparatus for degenerative joint includes an apparatus main body, a first leg-lifting mechanism, and a second leg-lifting mechanism. The apparatus main body has an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. The middle section is connected between the upper section and the lower section. The upper end of the upper section is provided with a supporting member. The lower end of the lower section is provided with a carrying member. The upper section is bendable relative to the middle section, and the middle section is bendable relative to the lower section. The upper section, the middle section, the lower section, the first leg-lifting mechanism, and the second leg-lifting mechanism each include an elastic buffering mechanism for providing elastic buffering effects.
US11141343B2	Walking training apparatus and walking training method therefor A walking training apparatus includes a walking assistance apparatus attached to a leg of a user, a first pulling mechanism to pull the leg upward and forward, a controller configured to control the first pulling mechanism so that a vertically-upward component of a pulling force applied by the first pulling mechanism reduces a weight of the walking assistance apparatus, and a joint angle detector disposed in the walking assistance apparatus or an image pickup device to take an image of the leg of the user. The controller is configured to make the first pulling mechanism generate an additional pulling force in addition to the pulling force at a start of forward swinging of the leg or during a swinging period of the leg in a walking motion of the user, by using information detected by at least one of the joint angle detector and the image pickup device.
US11141341B2	System and method for stroke rehabilitation using position feedback based exoskeleton control introduction An improved dual glove exoskeleton system and method for rehabilitation of stroke victims is provided to increase recovery through optic, neural, and muscular stimulation. The proposed approach employs an algorithm that is configured to determine a degree of dysfunction, of certain extremities, and in particular, an upper extremity. During rehabilitation and recovery, the proposed system is designed to monitor a position of a healthy limb and allow a patient to attempt a mirrored position in a damaged limb. The system and method then completes the movement in an assisted-control manner. The system detects how each finger responds individually to the treatment and chooses an exercise program that is appropriate under the circumstances to further assist with rehabilitation.
US11141330B2	Elevated height wheelchair Embodiments of the present disclosure include a wheelchair configured to reposition an occupant between a lowered and a raised position. The wheelchair can include a frame, a seat moveable relative to the frame, a drive wheel, and one or more pairs of arm assemblies. The arm assembly includes a wheel configured to move from a first spatial location when the wheel chair is operating on flat, level ground to a second spatial location that is different than the first spatial location. Arm limiters that can selectively engage the arm assembly dependent on the position of the arm assembly and surface conditions of ground and can limit the range of motion of the arm assembly and sometimes other operational aspects of the chair.
US11141329B2	Single-handedly operable wheelchair Provided is a lightweight and inexpensive wheelchair that can be easily operated with either a right or left hand. The wheelchair according to the present invention is provided with; a pair of handrims having a first portion connected to each handrim spoke and a second portion connected to a base of each wheel; a drive mechanism for transmitting a first rotational force generated by the first portion on one side and/or another side to the wheel on the one side and the wheel on the other side, wherein the drive mechanism includes an axle on the one side, an axle on the other side connected to the axle on the one side via a rotary shaft, a first two-way clutch located on the axle on the one side, and a second two-way clutch located on the axle on the other side.
US11141322B2	Methods and apparatuses for making elastomeric laminates The present disclosure relates to methods for making elastomeric laminates that may be used as components of absorbent articles. Aspects of the methods for assembling elastomeric laminates may utilize elastic strands supplied from beams that may be joined with first and second substrates, and may be configured to carry out various types of operations, such as bonding and splicing operations.
US11141306B2	Urinary catheter connector A catheter connector for fluidly connecting a catheter to a receptacle, the catheter connector comprising two body portions, one body portion for attachment to the catheter and the other body portion for attachment to the receptacle, the connector providing a fluidly open passage from the catheter to the receptacle when the first body portion is coupled to the second body portion, each body portion automatically fluidly closing off the respective catheter and receptacle when disengaged from the other body portion.
US11141304B1	Device for assisting human body bending/stretching using elastic body The present invention relates to a bending/stretching capability improving device worn on a human body, which reduces a load on the waist in an equivalent amount to the combination of an acting repulsive force from an elastic body and an action of a tension winch during a bending/stretching exercise or when a weight is lifted, and which accordingly reduces damage to the waist.
US11141298B2	Suture esophageal stent introducer A stent delivery system includes an elongate shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion, at least one lumen extending at least partially therethrough, and a stent receiving portion on the distal portion of the elongate shaft. A stent is positioned on the stent receiving portion of the elongate shaft, the stent having a first configuration and a second configuration. A sheath is positioned longitudinally around the inner elongate shaft, the elongate shaft extending coaxially at least partially within the lumen of the sheath is also included. A proximal constraining arrangement is engaged with a proximal end of the stent. A distal constraining arrangement is engaged with a distal end of the stent. A handle assembly comprising an axially moveable outer shuttle, a first inner shuttle operably connected to the proximal constraining arrangement and a second inner shuttle operably connected to the distal constraining arrangement and outer sheath.
US11141297B2	Endovascular delivery device having an improved top-cap assembly An endovascular delivery device is disclosed. The device comprises a handle assembly at a distal end thereof and a top-cap assembly at a proximal end thereof. The top-cap assembly has an open configuration and a closed configuration and comprises: a capsule comprising an inner portion and an outer tubular portion and defining a cavity within the outer tubular portion, the cavity receiving the proximal portion of the endograft in the open configuration; and a retriever assembly having a body portion arranged and constructed to fit within the cavity of the capsule in the closed configuration. The device further comprises: a guide wire catheter extending through the handle assembly, the guide wire catheter being affixed at a proximal end thereof to the top-cap assembly; and an endograft receiving portion extending distally with respect to the top-cap assembly. In the closed configuration, the cavity is closed by the body portion of the retriever assembly.
US11141292B1	Prosthetic having interchangeable internal cartridges A voluntary closing and locking prosthetic terminal device (1) having complex internal mechanisms configured into interchangeable cartridges (10) that provide end users with the capability of servicing the prosthetic on their own.
US11141286B2	Intervertebral spinal implant An intervertebral implant for implantation in an intervertebral space between vertebrae. The implant includes a body extending from an upper surface to a lower surface. The body has a front end, a rear end and a pair of spaced apart first and second side walls extending between the front and rear walls such that an interior chamber is defined within the front and rear ends and the first and second walls. The body defines an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter extending about the internal chamber. At least one of the side walls is defined by a solid support structure and an integral porous structure, the porous structure extending from the outer perimeter to the inner perimeter. The porous structure embeds or encapsulates at least a portion of the solid support structure.
US11141283B2	Arthroplasty implant systems for generating and applying dynamic compression Arthroplasty implant systems and procedures are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an arthroplasty implant of an arthroplasty system includes a shape memory material connecting member attached to two points of fixation of the arthroplasty implant.
US11141279B2	Reconfigurable hip prosthesis, method of use and kit Disclosed is a reconfigurable hip joint prosthesis and elements therefor which is adapted to be surgically implantable in a human body, a part in the upper femur, another part in the pelvis. The implantable prosthesis may be configured in a reversible manner, and provide alternative configurations as may be desired or necessary. The present invention also includes a method of implanting into a human body a prosthesis as described herein, and subsequently reconfiguring the prosthesis as may be desired or necessary. A still further aspect of the invention is a kit of component parts used in providing a configured implantable prosthesis.
US11141267B2	Prosthetic aortic heart valves A prosthetic aortic valve includes an annular, annulus inflow portion that is designed to reside in or near the patient's native aortic valve annulus, and an annular, aortic outflow portion that is designed to reside in the patient's aorta downstream from at least a portion of the valsalva sinus. The annulus inflow portion and the aortic outflow portion are connected to one another by a plurality of connecting struts that are confined to regions near the commissures of the patient's native aortic valve. The connecting struts are designed to bulge out into the valsalva sinus to help anchor the prosthetic valve in place. The valve is circumferentially collapsible to a relatively small diameter for less-invasive delivery into the patient. The valve circumferentially expands to a larger operational diameter when deployed at the implant site.
US11141266B2	Transcatheter valve prosthesis A heart valve system, the system including a radially self-expandable tubular body and a valve. The tubular body having an inflow end and an outflow end, and the tubular body including a proximal-most end at the inflow end and a distal-most end at the outflow end. The tubular body including a plurality of arched beams at the outflow end of the tubular body such that the arched beams form the distal-most end of the tubular body. Connection points linking the inflow end of the tubular body and the arched beams, a number of connection points being equivalent to a number of the valve leaflets. Each arched beam being directly attached to an adjacent arched beam such that the arched beams are continuous along the entire circumference of the tubular body at the outflow end. The valve being coupled to the tubular body and including a plurality of valve leaflets.
US11141264B2	Artificial valve An artificial valve for implantation in a mammal body, in or adjacent to a mammal blood vessel, the artificial valve comprising a casing and a closing mechanism. The closing mechanism comprises a curved part with a groove in it, said groove comprising parts which are alternatingly slanted with respect to each other, and the closing mechanism also comprises at least one pin arranged on one of the moving parts, said pin being arranged to run in said groove, with the moving part being caused to move as a result of the pin's movement in the groove.
US11141257B2	Embolus blood clot filter utilizable with a single delivery system or a single retrieval system in one of a femoral or jugular access A blood filter delivery system for delivering a filter into a vein from either a femoral or jugular access. The preferred system includes an introducer and a push-rod with a spline member disposed along the push-rod and a pusher member disposed on a distal end. The spline member has a main body, first and second boss portions spaced apart along the longitudinal axis to provide a gap for retaining anchor members of the filter during delivery via the introducer. In an alternative embodiment, a preferred filter includes first and second filter structures diverging in opposite directions. A link is connected to portions of each of the first and second filter structures so that each filter structure can be independently collapsed into a generally cylindrical shape.
US11141251B2	Apparatus for dental treatment An apparatus for treatment of teeth, including one or more dental treatment applicators having at least two walls and a floor, the walls and floor defining a well configured to accommodate at least one human dental arcade and an active agent. Furthermore, one or more energy-applying elements such as electrodes or light sources are located on at least one of the walls.
US11141246B2	Tip for an intraoral scanner A tip for an intraoral scanner, the tip having a housing body, including an imaging unit through which images are transferred to an imaging module of the intraoral scanner, one or more apertures adapted to provide gas streams therethrough and configured such that the oral region is cleansed from blood or oral particles by the gas streams prior to scanning the oral region by the imaging unit, while during the scanning the gas streams diffuse around the periphery of the oral region.
US11141238B2	Deployment marker The present disclosure relates to the field of endoscopy. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which allow the distal portion of a catheter to be visualized within the body using a colored marker and one or more secondary markers. In particular, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods which indicate when a medical device is properly positioned for deployment within a body lumen.
US11141232B2	Teleoperated surgical instruments Systems and methods for computer-assisted systems using robotic technology are described. For example, this disclosure describes systems and methods that can be used in various contexts such as, but not limited to, minimally invasive computer-assisted tele-operated surgery using robotic technology. The disclosure describes instruments and mechanisms for actuating and controlling the motions of such instruments. The instruments and actuator mechanisms may be used in medical operations and non-medical operations.
US11141231B2	Surgical tool performance via measurement and display of tissue tension A method includes advancing an end effector of a surgical tool to a surgical site, setting a desired force vector to be assumed on the end effector during actuation of the end effector, engaging tissue at the surgical site with the end effector and calculating a force vector assumed on the end effector, and maneuvering the end effector to obtain the desired force vector.
US11141226B2	Method of graphically tagging and recalling identified structures under visualization for robotic surgery A system and method for augmenting an endoscopic display during a medical procedure including capturing a real-time image of a working space within a body cavity during a medical procedure. A feature of interest in the image is identified and an overlay is displayed on the image marking the feature. Computer vision is used to detect in real time changes in the image that are indicative of the feature of interest being at least partially obscured. In response to such detected changes, a quality of the overlay is altered, e.g. to make it more bright or opaque, based on the change in visibility of the feature of interest in the image.
US11141225B2	Image matching device and image matching method The present disclosure provides an image matching device. The image matching device according to the present disclosure includes a 3D scanner configured to three-dimensionally scan a dorsal surface of a patient to obtain a first dorsal surface scan image, a tracking sensor configured to obtain position and posture information of a reference marker and position and posture information of a scanner marker, and a processor configured to generate a virtual first vertebrae measurement image for estimation of a position of the vertebrae of the patient based on a human body correlation model and the first dorsal surface scan image and match a coordinate system of the virtual first vertebrae measurement image with a coordinate system of the patient based on the position and posture information of the reference marker and the position and posture information of the scanner marker.
US11141222B2	Universal fiber-optical realshape insert A universal FORS insert (20-22) for a plurality of different surgical instruments with each surgical instrument (50) including a lumen (51). Universal FORS insert (20-22) employs a FORS sensor (30) for generating sensing data indicative of a reconstructed shape of a tracking segment (30T) of FORS sensor (30). Universal FORS insert (20-22) further employs a protective sleeve (40) permanent encircling a portion or an entirety of tracking segment (30T) for inserting tracking segment (30T) into and retracting FORS insert (20-22) from within the lumen (51) of each surgical instrument (50). The plurality of surgical instruments may be a same version or different versions of a same instrument type of surgical instrument (e.g., same sized k-wires and/or different sized k-wires), or different instrument types of surgical instruments (e.g., a j-needle and an awl).
US11141221B2	Method of preoperative planning to correct spine misalignment of a patient This invention relates to a method of preoperative planning to correct spine misalignment of a patient, comprising a step of making a translation and a rotation, in a sagittal plane, of each vertebra of a set of several cervical and/or thoracic and/or lumbar imaged spine vertebrae, so that said set of imaged vertebrae presents afterwards, in the sagittal plane, the same cervical lordosis and/or the same thoracic kyphosis and/or the same lumbar lordosis as a model adapted for said patient, wherein it also comprises, before said step of making said translation and said rotation in a sagittal plane: a step of making a translation and a rotation, in a coronal plane, of each vertebra of said set of several cervical and/or thoracic and/or lumbar imaged spine vertebrae, so that said set of imaged vertebrae becomes straight in said coronal plane, and of making a rotation, in an axial plane, of each vertebra of said set of several cervical and/or thoracic and/or lumbar imaged spine vertebrae, so that said set of imaged vertebrae becomes axially aligned.
US11141220B2	Method and system for determining a risk of cardiac conduction abnormalities A method and system for determining a measure of a risk of a patient developing cardiac conduction abnormalities as a result of transcatheter cardiac treatment. The method includes providing a patient-specific anatomical model representing cardiac region and an implant model representing a finite element representation of a cardiac implant. The method includes virtually placing said implant model into said patient-specific anatomical model. A measure of mechanical interaction between the implant model and the patient-specific anatomical model is determined and a measure of risk of the patient developing cardiac conduction abnormalities is determined on the basis of the determined mechanical interaction.
US11141214B2	Thoracoscopic methods for treatment of bronchial disease A method and apparatus for treatment of pulmonary conditions, including a device having an end effector sized and shaped to contact a nerve component on the exterior of a bronchial segment and apply energy to that nerve component.
US11141212B2	Surgical operation system A surgical operation system includes a US signal output section, an HV signal output section, a probe having a treatment section which has an HV signal applied thereto and vibrates by ultrasound, an HV signal main controller that performs feedback control of the HV signal output section based on the HV signal, a US signal main controller that performs feedback control of the US signal output section based on a US signal, and an HV signal auxiliary controller that controls the HV signal output section based on the US signal, and has a response time shorter than that of the HV signal main controller.
US11141208B2	Expandable support device and method of use An expandable support device for tissue repair is disclosed. The device can be used to repair hard or soft tissue, such as bone. The expandable support device can have interconnected struts. A method of repairing tissue is also disclosed. The expandable support device can be inserted into a damaged bone and radial expanded. The radial expansion of the expandable support device struts can cause the struts to cut mechanically support and/or the bone.
US11141207B2	Photodynamic articular joint implants and methods of use Photodynamic devices for replacement of an articular head of a bone are provided. In an embodiment, a photodynamic device includes a photodynamic support member and an articular member attachable, either fixedly or removably, to the photodynamic support member and having a bearing surface. In an embodiment, the articular member includes a recess designed to receive the photodynamic support member. In an embodiment, the photodynamic support member includes an opening into which a shaft of the articular member can be inserted to attach the articular member to the photodynamic support member.
US11141203B2	Device for fixation of bone fragments A device for fixation of bone fragments (4, 8) comprises a locking plate (1) for fixation on the outside of an outer bone fragment (4). The locking plate has a distal portion (1 a) with at least one first hole (6), extending through the locking plate, for a distal fixing means (2) and a proximal portion (1 b) with a second hole (7), extending through the locking plate, for a proximal fixing means (3). The locking plate (1) is configured also with a third hole (9) which is located between said at least one first hole (6) in the distal portion (1 a) of the locking plate and said second hole (7) in the proximal portion (1 b) of the locking plate and this third hole extends as the other holes through the locking plate. The device further comprises a rotary-preventing and load-carrying means (10) which is configured for inser¬tion and fixation in said third hole (9) in the locking plate (1) and by cooperating with the proximal fixing means (3) prevent rotation of the proximal fixing means but permit displa¬cement thereof in its longitudinal direction relative to the rotary-preventing and load-car¬rying means during compression after surgery of the outer and inner bone fragments (4, 8) and facilitate for the proximal fixing means to carry loading forces acting on the inner bone fragment (8).
US11141202B1	Method to stabilize an intramedullary nail A method to secure and stabilize an intramedullary nail in the medullary canal of a fractured hip including the steps of positioning the intramedullary nail within the medullary canal, positioning an alignment tool including a plurality of alignment bores on the intramedullary nail to align drill bits to drill holes or channels in the femur neck, femur cortex and upper and lower portions of the intramedullary nail, threading a femur neck screw through the corresponding alignment bore into a channel in the femur neck, through the hole in the upper portion of the intramedullary nail and into the head, threading a locking screw through the corresponding alignment bore and a hole in the proximal cortex and channel in the lower portion of the intramedullary nail and into the distal cortex, threading a stabilizer member through the corresponding alignment bore until the distal end portion engages the proximal surface of the intramedullary nail to limit lateral movement of the intramedullary nail thereby stabilizing the intramedullary nail in the medullary canal and removing the alignment tool from the upper portion of the intramedullary nail.
US11141200B2	Spinal fixation device Provided is a spinal fixation device, which includes a cage which is placed between adjacent vertebrae to form a gap between the vertebrae, a middle plate which is detachably coupled to the cage, and deployment plates which are hinge-pivotably coupled to the middle plate at one side end, thereby stably fixing the cage in a correct position between the vertebrae.
US11141199B1	Large shank polyaxial pedicle screw system A pedicle screw fastening system that consists of an anchoring bone screw having a first diameter with threads on one end for use in anchoring the screw to the bone and a spherical ball connector member having a second diameter on the other end, with the second diameter smaller than the first diameter; the spherical ball connector member operating as a pivot point about which a connecting assembly moves in a polyaxial fashion. The connecting assembly has a lower connector member with an attachment ring to secure the spherical ball connector member, allowing the use of the small diameter spherical ball connector member with a large shank anchoring bone screw. A biased retainer member maintains a positive tension between the connecting assembly and the anchored screw. The system allows for large shank screws with small connecting assemblies.
US11141198B2	Coupling device for in an orthopaedic system Coupling device for connecting an annular fixation member to a bone pin, wherein the coupling device comprises pin connecting means arranged for connecting the bone pin to the coupling device and ring connecting means arranged for removably connecting the annular fixation member to the coupling device, wherein the coupling device further comprises fixator connecting means arranged for removably connecting a fixator to the coupling device, wherein the ring connecting means and the fixator connecting means are arranged for simultaneously connecting the annular fixation member and the fixator while the pin connecting means are connected to the bone pin.
US11141195B2	Uterine manipulator Embodiments disclose uterine manipulators, dye delivery systems and fornix delineators that address several issues, such as minimizing surgical error, minimizing loss of parts inside a patients, enabling easy manipulation of a patient's anatomy, securing and removing the device into and from the patient atraumatically, preventing loss of pnuemoperitoneum, and securing the device fastener and components efficiently and atraumatically. An embodiment includes a uterine manipulator having a fornix delineator, uterine shaft, outer tube, fastener, handle, inlet, tip, ring and connecting string, and/or occluder.
US11141193B1	Incising tool for easing childbirth and improving maternal healing and method of its use Embodiments of pelvic floor muscle incising tool of this disclosure include a housing that provides an effective way to shoe-horn the tool and its surgical cutting blade into a precise location between a baby's head and the mother's pelvic floor muscles. The housing provides a duckbill shape that allows for precise placement of the blade to create the incision, protects the baby from the cutting blade (creating only a posterior incision in the vaginal canal), distributes forces applied by and to the baby's head, and allows for concealed extraction of the blade after the incision has been made.
US11141189B2	Short-bevel non-coring needle A non-coring needle for use in accessing an implanted medical device is disclosed. The non-coring needle is configured to include a compact bevel face relative to standard non-coring needles. In one embodiment, the non-coring needle comprises a hollow cannula that defines a lumen and terminates at a sharpened distal tip. The cannula includes a proximal portion and a bent distal portion. The distal portion defines a bevel face extending proximally from the distal tip, and the bevel face includes the lumen distal opening. The bevel face defines an open angle of at least about one degree with respect to a longitudinal axis of the proximal portion of the cannula. The bevel face is also laterally offset from the proximal portion of the cannula by an offset distance of no more than about 0.010 inch. A portion of the bevel face is dulled to prevent access port septum coring.
US11141186B2	Systems and methods for percutaneous division of fibrous structures A device for dividing a fibrous structure comprising a catheter; an expandable member positioned near a distal end of the catheter and in fluid communication with a lumen of the catheter; and a cutting element situated on an outer surface of the expandable member. A method for dividing a fibrous structure comprising positioning, proximate the fibrous structure, an expandable member having a cutting element situated thereon; expanding the expandable member outwards to tension the fibrous structure across the cutting element; and activating the cutting element to weaken or cut the fibrous structure. A method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome comprising inserting a needle into the carpal tunnel; directing a guidewire to a position proximate the transverse carpal ligament; advancing, along the guidewire, a device having an expandable member and a cutting element; positioning the cutting element; tensioning the ligament across the cutting element; and weakening or cutting the ligament.
US11141179B2	Setting of sonothromobolysis ultrasound output power An apparatus for patient-specific adjusting of ultrasound output pressure includes a controller (118) configured for adjusting, based on an estimate of thickness of a temporal bone (140) in a head of a medical treatment recipient, a pressure setting. It may also be based on treatment depth (134). Ultrasound at the adjusted pressure setting is applied. A user interface may be provided for user entry of the estimate, the user interface being further configured for user indication of the treatment depth. Both the entered estimate and the indicated treatment depth may be used in calculating ultrasound attenuation (148). The user indication can be interactive by virtue of designating, on a display, a location of a treatment target. The calculated attenuation may be a value, in decibels, that is in a range from 0.9×(2.70×0.1+16.60×T+0.87×(D−T−0.1)+3.02) to 1.1×(2.70×0.1+16.60×T+0.87×(D−T−0.1)+3.02), where T is the estimate in centimeters and D is the treatment depth in centimeters.
US11141178B2	Systems, devices, and methods for obstruction retrieval and treatment Systems, devices, and methods for removing and/or treating obstructions in the vascular channels, such as blood clots, are provided. The systems may include a capture sock device including a shaft defining a lumen; and a mouth coupled to the shaft. The mouth includes a distal end portion defining a distal opening and is sized and configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration within a body channel. The mouth is formed of a mesh having porosity large enough to allow blood flow to pass through it but small enough to prevent an obstruction or a fragment of the obstruction from escaping from the mouth back into the body channel. In some embodiments, the mesh is folded to create at least two mesh layers at least at the distal opening to create a smooth atraumatic edge. In some embodiments, the system further includes a trap and/or retriever assembly.
US11141173B2	Guide for flexible bone drill and bone resection instrument Disclosed is a guide for a flexible bone drill, including: a first body provided internally with a through channel; a second, internally hollow body, into which said first body can be inserted; said second body being provided with a through hole suitable to be placed in fluidic connection with the internal through channel of said first body; and said second body and said first body sliding relative to one another to vary the relative position of the hole with respect to said through channel. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US11141172B2	Method and apparatus for locking a drill guide in a polyaxial hole Devices, systems, and methods for locking a drill guide into a polyaxial hole while maintaining the form and function of the polyaxial hole are provided herein. In some embodiments, the drill guide includes a hollow outer body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a slot disposed proximate the proximate end, wherein the distal end is configured as a reverse collet having a plurality of prongs; an inner body having a central channel extending therethrough; and a lever coupled to the inner body through the slot, wherein the slot is shaped such that rotation of the lever results in motion along a central axis of the drill guide, and wherein a distal end of the inner body is configured to prevent radially inward deflection of the plurality of prongs when the inner body is in a lowermost position.
US11141169B2	Universal cut guide with pin engaging member A saw guide for guiding a surgical saw or drill includes a guide portion having one or more guide slots, the one or more guide slot or hole configured to guide a surgical saw or drill. The guide portion has an attachment portion forming a clamping slot between the guide portion and the attachment portion. A clamp locking mechanism is assembled to the guide portion and has one or more cams in contact with the attachment portion. An alignment system for surgical bone cutting procedures is provided that includes bone pins inserted within a virtual plane relative to a cut plane to be created on a subject's bone. One of the aforementioned guides is configured to be received onto the bone pins, one or more guide slots within said guide, said one or more guide slots configured to guide a surgical saw to make surgical cuts on the subject's bone.
US11141163B2	Circular stapling device with anvil rotation locking structure A circular stapling device includes an anvil assembly and an adaptor assembly including a shell assembly. The adaptor assembly includes an anvil retainer including an asymmetric tip. The anvil assembly has a center rod, an anvil head supported on the center rod, and an alignment member. The center rod has a proximal portion and a distal portion and defines a channel that extends from the proximal portion to the distal portion. The alignment member is positioned within the channel and is configured to engage the asymmetric trocar tip of the anvil retainer of the adaptor when the anvil assembly is attached to the anvil retainer to properly align the anvil assembly with the shell assembly.
US11141162B2	Loading unit locking collar with linearly actuated release A loading unit includes a shell assembly, a lock collar, and a release collar. The shell assembly has a coupling ring that defines a lock slot and a proximal opening configured to receive a distal end portion of a surgical instrument. The lock collar is disposed about the coupling ring and has a radially extending lock that is configured to be received within the lock slot. The lock collar is transitionable between a locked configuration in which the lock is positioned within the lock slot and an unlocked configuration in which the lock is lifted from within the lock slot. The release collar is disposed about the coupling ring proximal of the lock collar and is transitionable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. The release collar transitioning the lock collar to the unlocked configuration as the release collar is translated from the unactutated position towards the actuated position.
US11141156B2	Surgical stapling assembly comprising flexible output shaft A surgical tool for use with a robotic system that includes a tool drive assembly that is operatively coupled to a control unit of the robotic system that is operable by inputs from an operator and is configured to robotically-generate output motions. A drive system is configured to interface with a corresponding portion of the tool drive assembly for receiving the robotically-generated output motions and applying the output motions to a drive shaft assembly which is configured to apply control motions to a surgical end effector operably coupled thereto. A manually-actuatable control system operably interfaces with the drive shaft assembly to facilitate the selective application of manually-generated control motions to the drive shaft assembly.
US11141136B2	Ultrasound observation device, processing device, method of operating ultrasound observation device, and computer readable recording medium A processing device includes a controller including hardware. The controller is configured to execute: generating an ultrasound image based on an ultrasound signal acquired by an ultrasound probe, the ultrasound probe being configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to a subject that is an observation target and receive an ultrasonic wave reflected by the subject; generating shift information including a shift direction of a display area of the ultrasound image displayed on a display unit in accordance with a command position with respect to the ultrasound image; shifting the ultrasound image in accordance with the shift information; and generating a character image indicating an area targeted for a process performed on the ultrasound image in relation to the command position in the ultrasound image after being shifted.
US11141134B2	Focused rotational IVUS transducer using single crystal composite material An ultrasound transducer for use in intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging systems including a single crystal composite (SCC) layer is provided. The transducer has a front electrode on a side of the SCC layer; and a back electrode on the opposite side of the SCC layer. The SCC layer may have a bowl shape including pillars made of a single crystal piezoelectric material embedded in a polymer matrix. Also provided is an ultrasound transducer as above, with the back electrode split into two electrodes electrically isolated from one another. A method of forming an ultrasound transducer as above is also provided. An IVUS imaging system is provided, including an ultrasound emitter and receiver rotationally disposed within an elongate member; an actuator; and a control system controlling emission of pulses and receiving ultrasound echo data associated with the pulses. The ultrasound emitter and receiver include an ultrasound transducer as above.
US11141122B2	Methods and devices for performing three-dimensional blood vessel reconstruction using angiographic images The disclosure provides a method and device for performing three-dimensional blood vessel reconstruction using projection images of a patient. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a first two-dimensional image of a blood vessel in a first projection direction and a three-dimensional model of the blood vessel. The method further includes determining, by a processor, a first optical path length at a selected position of the blood vessel based on the first two-dimensional image. The method also includes determining, by the processor, a second optical path length at the selected position of the blood vessel in the three-dimensional model. The method additional includes adjusting the three-dimensional model of the blood vessel, based on a comparison of the first optical path length and the second optical path length.
US11141116B2	Systems and methods for health data visualization and user support tools for continuous glucose monitoring Disclosed are systems and methods for generating graphical displays of analyte data and/or health information. In some implementations, the graphical displays are generating based on a self-referential dataset that are modifiable based on identified portions of the data. The modified graphical displays can indicate features in the analyte data of a host.
US11141110B2	Body movement detection sensor A body movement detection sensor includes a sensor section having a piezoelectric film, a right belt member, a left belt member, and an engagement member configured to engage the right and left belt members. In the body movement detection sensor, the piezoelectric film exhibits piezoelectric effect in a length direction, the right belt member and the left belt member have substantially no elasticity, the body movement detection sensor further includes an elastic sheet directly or indirectly connected to the right belt member and the left belt member, the piezoelectric film and the elastic sheet are arranged substantially without irregularities when viewed from a side, and the elastic sheet has a maximum amount of expansion larger than an amount of change of a thorax during breathing and has a length equal to or smaller than one-sixth of a total length of the right belt member and the left belt member.
US11141106B2	Surgical guidance and planning software for astigmatism treatment Software for calculating an astigmatism treatment is operable upon execution to perform the following steps: receiving biometric information for a patient; determining based on the biometric information an astigmatic correction comprising at least one of (a) a position for one or more limbal relaxing incisions and (b) a power and an orientation for a toric intraocular lens (IOL); generating an output comprising the astigmatic correction; receiving a selection of a different ratio of astigmatic correction attributable to the one or more limbal relaxing incisions and the toric IOL; determining an updated astigmatic correction including at least one of (a) an updated position for the one or more limbal relaxing incisions and (b) an updated power and/or orientation of the toric IOL.
US11141105B2	Long-term therapeutic pressure applicator and real-time monitoring system A therapeutic pressure applicator with a sensor and transceiver is worn by a patient during daily activity to apply pressure to a specific body part, and used in a system with a device such as a cell phone to receive and display real-time pressure data to alert the patient and physician when the pressure is outside a desired range. The applicator includes a securement member and a pressure adjusting device with a pressure adjusting dial, pressure sensing component, pressure focusing plate and cushion. Rotating the dial retracts or extends the sensing component, focusing plate and cushion. The applicator has a computer module with a CPU, memory, transceiver, power source and a force sensor. A pressure button is pressed into engagement with the sensor to transmit real-time focused pressure data to the CPU. The transceiver communicates the real-time cushion pressure data to the cell phone that displays and stores the data.
US11141092B2	Method and system for incorporating physiological self-regulation challenge into geospatial scenario games and/or simulations A method of providing physiological self-regulation challenges prior to participating in a series of activities or exercises at a series of predefined locations includes determining a physiological goal associated with each location. A sensing device measures a physiological state of a user, and a mobile communication device communicates to a user whether or not the user has achieved the physiological goal for the challenge. The level of difficulty of the physiological goal may be reduced if the user does not meet the goal. The physiological goal may comprise a brain state that is conducive to learning, and the sensing device may be configured to measure brain state values representing cognitive engagement. Upon achievement of each physiological goal, the participant is provided with a reward such as information concerning the current predefined location and/or information concerning the next predefined location.
US11141091B2	Device features and design elements for long-term adhesion An electronic device for long-term adhesion to a mammal includes a housing with an electronic component. The electronic device may include a first wing and a second wing, each being integrally formed with the housing. An electrode is positioned on a bottom surface of each of the wings, the electrodes electrically connected to the electronic component. An adhesive layer is provided for adhesion to a surface of the mammal. The adhesive layer may cover a portion of the bottom surfaces of the wings but generally does not cover the electrode or a bottom surface of the housing. A method of applying an electronic device to a mammal includes removing first and second adhesive covers from first and second wings of the electronic device to expose an electrode and an adhesive coated on a bottom surface of each wing.
US11141082B2	Method for non-invasive analysis of a substance concentration within a body Embodiments of the present methods measure a concentration of a substance, such as glucose, in a body. The described embodiments change the temperature of the surface of a body from a first temperature to a second temperature, then change the temperature of the surface of the body from the second temperature back to the first temperature, and measure a first amount of infrared (“IR”) radiation absorbed or emitted from the surface of the body in a first wavelength band, and a second amount of IR radiation absorbed or emitted from the surface of the body in a second wavelength band at predetermined time intervals during the time period that the temperature of the surface of the body changes from the second temperature back to the first temperature. The described embodiments also measure a temperature at the surface of the body and an ambient temperature. A normalized ratio parameter is calculated from the four measurements, and the concentration of the substance in the body is determined by correlating the normalized ration parameter with the body surface temperature and the ambient temperature.
US11141072B2	Necklace-shaped physiological monitor The invention provides a neck-worn sensor (referred to herein as the ‘necklace’) that is a single, body-worn system that measures the following parameters from an ambulatory patient: heart rate, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, temperature, thoracic fluid levels, stroke volume, cardiac output, and a parameter sensitive to blood pressure called pulse transit time. From stroke volume, a first algorithm employing a linear model can estimate the patient's pulse pressure. And from pulse pressure and pulse transit time, a second algorithm, also employing a linear algorithm, can estimate systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Thus, the necklace can measure all five vital signs along with hemodynamic parameters. It also includes a motion-detecting accelerometer, from which it can determine motion-related parameters such as posture, degree of motion, activity level, respiratory-induced heaving of the chest, and falls.
US11141066B2	Modulator arrays, and modulation devices and medical imaging apparatuses including the same A method includes: controlling a first layer of a panel so that first electrical signals generated based on the first driving signal are applied to first cells of the first layer, and light incident on the first layer is modulated into a first modulated light according to the first electrical signals; and controlling a second layer of the panel so that second electrical signals generated based on the second driving signal are applied to second cells of the second layer, and the first modulated light received from the first layer is modulated into a second modulated light according to the second electrical signals. A modulation resolution of the second modulated light output from the second layer is greater than that of the first modulated light due to at least two second cells of the second layer that modulate light modulated by one first cell of the first layer.
US11141062B2	System and method for animal location tracking and health monitoring using long range RFID and temperature monitoring The invention includes a location tracking device in an RFID environment, a system and method for tracking tag objects. Preferred embodiments include location tracking for livestock and a system and method for categorizing animal health. The location tracking device is an active or passive RFID device having a low power, long range transceiver for tracking the location and movement of the tag animal. The RFID device further includes a temperature reader circuit that induces an activation voltage on an inductive coupled temperature sensor having an LC circuit. The activation voltage is selectively cycled on and off to measure the decay of the LC circuit by its resonant frequency. Changes in capacitance of the LC circuit are converted to temperature readings thereby providing temperature monitoring of the animal. The system and method includes logic in the form of predetermined movement categories which indicate whether an animal may be potentially sick or healthy. The movement categories include frequency of movement and distances traveled by a monitored animal.
US11141059B2	Method for manufacturing optical device, optical device, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and color adjusting device A method for manufacturing an optical device, includes obtaining a plurality of test images in each of which spectral intensities of a first color component, a second color component and a third color component are separately changeable, changing the spectral intensity of the first color component in at least a first test image, changing the spectral intensity of the second color component in at least a second test image, obtaining a spectral intensity Rs of the first color component and a spectral intensity Gs of the second color component satisfying a particular test condition when a subject is looking at the first and second test images, and manufacturing the optical device including an optical element configured to adjust spectral intensities of the first color component and the second color component, in light transmitted through the optical element, based on the spectral intensities Rs and Gs.
US11141050B2	Autofocus control device, endoscope apparatus, and operation method of autofocus control device An autofocus control device includes a processor. The processor performs an image acquisition process of acquiring an object image captured by an imaging section, a treatment determination process of determining whether or not treatment is being performed based on the object image, a focus evaluation area setting process of setting either a preset area or a treatment area set based on the object image, as a focus evaluation area in the object image based on a determination result of the treatment determination process, and a focus control process of performing focus control of the imaging section based on a focus evaluation value of the focus evaluation area.
US11141045B2	Endoscope with variable profile tip A single-use electronic endoscope has a hub, a shaft extending from the hub, flexible or rigid as desired, and an expandable distal tip extending from the shaft. Within the distal tip, an image sensor provides a field of view external from the endoscope. Illuminating elements or light guides within the distal tip emit light to illuminate the field of view. The distal tip also has a variable profile working channel that permits tools to be passed from the hub and into the field of view. The expandable working channel changes cross-sectional shape from a generally noncircular shape to a shape to accommodate the cross-sectional shape of the tool when expanded.
US11141042B2	Method for producing an endoscope and such an endoscope A method for producing an endoscope that includes an endoscope head and an optic tube, including the steps of providing the endoscope head, providing the optic tube, and pushing a proximal end area of the optic tube into a distal end area of the endoscope head. The distal end area of the endoscope head is press-fitted with the proximal end area of the optic tube.
US11141036B2	Electrical household appliance comprising a base having a gravity-fed boiling chamber An electrical household appliance includes a base for producing steam having a steam generator including a boiling chamber and a liquid reservoir supplying the boiling chamber by gravity, the liquid flowing by gravity from the reservoir toward the boiling chamber until the liquid level in the boiling chamber reaches an equilibrium level, called the reference level, at which the liquid level prevents air from entering the reservoir, the boiling chamber including a steam outlet through which steam can escape toward a work tool, such as a smoothing brush, and a communication opening connected to a pipe having an evacuation opening closed with a removable stopper, wherein the pipe includes a scale-collecting container that is removable through the evacuation opening.
US11141029B1	Waste processing toilet for use in locations having limited utility service A waste burning toilet may operate on power generated from burning waste deposited in the toilet without connection to external electricity, a sewer, or water supply. A dryer connected to the toiled dries the waste prior to burning. The waste may be burnt in a firebox that is connected to the dryer. Heat from the firebox may be used to generate electricity that can power the components of the toilet system. The waste may be reduced to sterile ash.
US11141017B2	Control method of cooking apparatus A control method of a cooking apparatus. The control method of the cooking apparatus includes controlling an operation of the water supply pump to supply water to the steam generator, controlling an operation of the water supply pump for a period of time to additionally supply water to the steam generator when a level of water supplied to the steam generator reaches a position. The method includes controlling an operation of a drain pump to discharge the water from the steam generator when the period of time expires, and respectively controlling an operation of a steam heater installed in the steam generator and a bottom heater installed on a bottom surface of the cooking apparatus, when the level of the water in the steam generator reaches the position at which the water is discharged from the steam generator.
US11141011B2	Heat retaining dish assembly and method of heating same A dish assembly for serving food includes a dish housing that defines a surface, upon which the food can be placed, and an inner compartment, a phase-change material within the inner compartment, and an electrically-conductive element inside the inner compartment and thermally coupled to the phase-change material. In a typical implementation, the phase-change material is adapted to melt in response to the electrically-conductive element being heated by an electromagnetic induction heater. The thus heated dish assembly can facilitate getting hot food to a table while it is still hot, and once at the table, keeping that hot food at least warm for quite some time, while it is consumed.
US11141003B1	Baby carrier and backpack system and method of use A baby carrier and backpack system that allows for the convenient carrying of baby or child in a carrier that is attached to a backpack. The backpack supports the straps and buckles to hold the baby on the adult's chest. The backpack also carries the items such as diapers, wipes, toys, treats and the like as need to care for the baby.
US11141001B2	Reciprocation device and crib An alternative solution for pacifying an infant in his own bed or cradle is herein disclosed. The solution is based on a novel reciprocation device that has a membrane, which supports at least one being and extends along a first Cartesian dimension (Y) and a second Cartesian dimension (Z) to cover an area and has a thickness in the third Cartesian dimension (X). The reciprocation device also includes a tensioning mechanism, which is attached to the membrane and adjusts the tension of the membrane in at least either first or second Cartesian dimension (Y, Z) for repeatedly reciprocating the at least one being lying on the membrane.
US11140998B2	Fire retardant mattress core cap and method of making same A fabric made by the method of providing a non-woven batt having flame retardant fibers, stitch bonding the non-woven batt with an elastic yarn, and heat treatment the stitch bonded, non-woven batt. The stitch bonded non-woven batt is exposed to a temperature in a range of 65° C. to 200° C. for a period in a range of 30 seconds to 120 seconds, and contracts in the machine direction in a range of 5% to 65% and in the cross-direction in a range of 20% to 70%. In an embodiment, the fabric is adapted for use as a mattress core cover.
US11140993B2	Headboard apparatus for holding a decorative cover and having diatomaceous earth incorporated therein for pest control An apparatus for holding a decorative cover. The apparatus includes a body having front and rear opposite sides, the front side of the body having a front surface having a perimeter, the rear side of the body having a rear surface, and the body having an outwardly facing lateral surface between the front and rear surfaces; and a first connector on the body, the first connector detachably connectable, continuously adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the front surface, to a second connector, complementary to the first connector, on the decorative cover. A furniture apparatus includes at least one substantially thermoplastic body and one or both of diatomaceous earth and a PA1b-related peptide incorporated in one or more of the at least one body.
US11140989B2	Chair and structure body thereof Provided is a chair including a support member that is at least a seat body and a backrest to support an occupant. The support member includes a composite portion at least a part of an outer periphery of the support member. The composite portion includes a first outer periphery that is a part of the first member and a second outer periphery that is a part of the second member. The first outer periphery and the second outer periphery are arranged to overlap each other in a thickness direction of the support member. In the composite portion, at least a part of the first outer periphery is formed into a thin portion thinner in the thickness direction than a part located on an outside of at least the part of the first outer periphery in the first member.
US11140988B2	Reclining seating unit with wall-proximity capability A wall-proximity reclining seating unit includes: a frame having a back member and a pair of arms, the back member extending between the arms; a backrest; a seat; a first footrest; and a reclining mechanism connected between the frame, backrest, seat, and first footrest. The reclining mechanism comprises a series of pivotally interconnected links and is configured to move the seating unit between: (a) an upright position, (b) a TV position, in which the first footrest is extended in front of the seat and is generally horizontally disposed, and the seat and backrest are moved forwardly relative to the frame between about 2.5 and 4 inches; and (c) a fully reclined position, in which the first footrest remains extended in front of the seat, and the seat is moved forward of its position in the TV position between about 4 and 7 inches.
US11140979B2	Variable height support assembly for an electronic device with a monitor The combination of: an electronic device having a monitor; and a support assembly made up of a collection of components. A first plurality of the components can be selectively changed between: a) a first state wherein at least two of the components in the first plurality of components are separated from each other and a third component; and b) a second state wherein the first plurality of components cooperatively define a first support assembly configuration with a device support surface to elevate the supported device. The first plurality of components is changeable between the first and second states without requiring use of any fasteners.
US11140976B2	Leg assemblies A table may include a tabletop, a frame, and a leg assembly. The leg assembly may include a support element, a translation mechanism, and a lock device. The support element may include an end structure attached to an elongated structure. The end structure may be rotatably coupled to the frame such that the support element is rotatable relative to the frame between a first position and a second position. The translation mechanism may be retained relative to the support element and the frame. The translation mechanism may be configured to translate along the support element as the support element rotates. The lock device may be configurable in an engaged arrangement in which the lock device fixes the translation mechanism to the support element and in a disengaged arrangement in which the translation mechanism is not fixed relative to the support element.
US11140970B2	Portable device holder Disclosed is a configuration of a portable device holder. The portable device holder according to the present invention includes: a strap, a fixing plate, a closing plate, a movable plate and an attachment means. The portable device holder is attached to the back side of the portable device so that the portable device can be more stably hold or installed, can display promotional words and phrases on the central part of the strap where the central part is protruded if pushing both side tip ends and thus, can be used for sales promotion, and further, can reduce the occupied volume by spreading the strap when not in use.
US11140963B2	Cap for scalp care container capable of applying liquid A cap for a scalp care container is capable of applying a liquid which is coupled to the scalp care container. The cap includes an upper cap provided with a plurality of bristles, and a lower cap coupled to the upper cap and fastened to the scalp care container.
US11140958B1	Travel suitcase The present invention is a travel suitcase that is easily deployed to be used as a table for supporting electronic devices charging thereof. Travel suitcase includes a swiveled tray, securing element, pair of telescopic legs and charging unit. Swiveled tray is connected to travel suitcase by a swivel connection that swivels swiveled tray between a first and second positions. Securing element secures swiveled tray in its in-operative configuration at first position. Telescopic legs extend out to reach the ground to support swiveled tray in second position so that swiveled tray is usable as a table. Charging unit has a removable frame that houses a power storage battery and charging socket with at least one three-pin port and USB charging port to charge various devices. Travel suitcase is further provided with a telescopic wheel adjuster for front and/or rear wheels to displace travel suitcase steadily with stability and without much tumbling.
US11140957B2	Protective cradle and modular pouches A modular medical device employs a defibrillator/monitor (20) and one or more pouch modules (60). The defibrillator/monitor (20) includes a defibrillator and/or an electrocardiogram (“ECG”) monitor (e.g., a defibrillator module and a ECG monitor module). Each pouch module (60) is permanently or detachably adjoined to the defibrillator/monitor (20) and is structurally configured to store one or more accessory items (40, 50) in support of an operation of the defibrillator/monitor (20) (e.g., ECG cable(s), electrode(s), transducer(s), pad(s), data storage device(s), paper, communication device(s), first aid product(s)/fluid(s) and medical supply(ies)/tool(s)). Alternatively, a cradle module (70) having a frame may be employed by the modular medical device to adjoin the pouch module(s) (60) to the defibrillator/monitor (20) and may partially, if not entirely, encircle the defibrillator/monitor (20). The pouch module(s) (60) and/or the cradle module (70) may include storage covers to secure the stored accessory item(s) (40, 50) within the pouch module(s) (60).
US11140956B2	Folding mechanism A folding mechanism contains a rail which forms a guide for a series of runners which are slideable in relation to each other on the rail, whereby each runner or at least a part thereof is provided with a rib which is attached hingeably on the runner around a shaft largely perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rail between an open position whereby the ribs are turned away from the rail and a closed position whereby the ribs are turned towards the rail and whereby at least some of the ribs lying on the same side of the rail are connected with each other using a transmission which, when sliding the runners towards or away from each other on the rail, makes the ribs hinge on the runners.
US11140955B2	Locking mechanism for foldable pole and foldable pole A locking mechanism is adapted for a foldable pole including a pole body and an elastic drawstring disposed therein, and the pole body being composed of a plurality of pole sections foldably connected with each other through the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a connector and a connecting sleeve. The connecting sleeve is disposed on one end of adjacent two ends of two pole sections and the connector is disposed on another end of adjacent two ends of two pole sections. The connecting sleeve has a through hole for receiving the connector. An elastic buckle for locking the connector is disposed on the connecting sleeve. One end of the elastic buckle passes through the connecting sleeve and is inserted into the clamping groove of the connector. The locking sleeve is pressable against the elastic buckle so as to lock or unlock the connecting sleeve with the connector.
US11140948B2	Snap-type fastener arrangement A snap-type fastener arrangement includes various elements. For example, the snap-type fastener arrangement includes a socket component and a stud component. The stud component is insertable into the socket component to releasably couple two items together. The snap-type fastener includes a construction having a relatively low profile that does not extensively protrude outward from the underlying article to which the snap-type fastener is attached. The socket component includes a portion for securing the socket component to a textile layer and a central portion that extends through the textile layer. The stud component may be inserted into a socket aperture in the central portion of the socket in order to mate the two components.
US11140944B2	Multi-style moisture-permeable waterproof shoe A multi-style moisture-permeable waterproof shoe includes an outer shoe body unit defining an insertion space, and a plurality of sock-like inner shoe body units inserted removably and selectively into the insertion space. Each sock-like inner shoe body unit includes a moisture-permeable waterproof shoe-like inner sleeve and an outer sock body. The shoe-like inner sleeve defines a foot space and is made from at least one cut piece. The outer sock body has a sock body portion sleeved on the shoe-like inner sleeve. An inner adhesive layer is adhered between an outer surface of the shoe-like inner sleeve and an inner surface of the sock body portion.
US11140942B2	Skate boot having a lace member with at least one opening A skate boot comprising an outer shell including medial and lateral side portions for facing the medial and lateral sides of the foot. Each of the medial and lateral side portions has an upper edge. The skate boot also comprises a lace member mounted to either of the upper edges of the medial and lateral side portions. The lace member has at least one opening for receiving an insert. The lace member has a first flexion mode when no insert is received in the at least one opening and a second flexion mode when the insert is received in the at least one opening. The second flexion mode is different from the first flexion mode.
US11140932B2	Waistband base layer construction A structure for an article of clothing is provided and may include a first material layer defining an opening of the article of clothing and having a first portion defining an inner surface of the opening and an outer surface formed on an opposite side of the first portion than the inner surface and defining an outer surface of the opening. The structure may additionally include a plastic film attached to the inner surface and movable between a relaxed state and an expanded state, whereby the plastic film substantially surrounds the opening of the article of clothing.
US11140929B2	Cool comfort suit Various exemplary embodiments relate to a business suit. The business suit includes front facing panels and upper sleeve panels formed of a first facing fabric; and an inner lining formed of a second moisture wicking fabric. The suit may further include exterior back panels or lower sleeve panels formed of the second moisture wicking fabric. The suit may further include a sleeve liner interior to a respective upper sleeve panel and the lower sleeve panel, the sleeve liner formed of a third fabric. In various embodiments, the business suit further includes pants. The pants include exterior facing panels formed of the first facing fabric; a waistband formed of the first facing fabric; and a pants liner formed of the second moisture wicking fabric and joined to the waistband. The pants may further include an exterior crotch insert panel formed of the second moisture wicking fabric.
US11140925B2	Sculpting clothing capable of quick assembly, disassembly and replacement of clothing pieces A piece of sculpting clothing capable of quick assembly, disassembly and replacement of clothing pieces includes clothing pieces and first, second tightening clothing pieces, where the two sides of each clothing piece are respectively configured with longitudinally arranged first, second fasteners, allowing the clothing pieces pieced together. The first, second tightening clothing pieces are also respectively configured with longitudinally arranged first, second fasteners engaging with the first, second fasteners of clothing pieces, forming a complete piece of sculpting clothing. The clothing pieces enable the quick assembly of a piece of sculpting clothing that conforms to the shape and size of a wearer, thereby substantially reducing customization cost and labor. The first, second fasteners also jointly form a rib structure providing a longitudinal support to the wearer's torso. The present invention therefore completely eliminates the shortcoming of traditional sculpting clothing that must be additionally installed with metal supporting bars.
US11140920B2	Compact sized vaping device with a child proofing mechanism A compact vaping device with a child proofing mechanism is provided. The vaping device includes a mouthpiece, battery, vaping liquid pod cartridge, and heating coil. During operation, a user takes a drag on the mouthpiece, the battery heats up the coil which turns the liquid into vapor which may be inhaled by the user. The child proofing mechanism provides solutions preventing the tamper and unauthorized use of the device.
US11140916B2	Aerosol-generating article having an aerosol-cooling element An aerosol-generating article is provided, including a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod, the elements including an aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-cooling element located downstream from the aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-cooling element includes a plurality of longitudinally extending channels and has a porosity of between 50% and 90% in the longitudinal direction. The aerosol-cooling element may have a total surface area of between about 300 mm2 per mm length and about 1000 mm2 per mm length. An aerosol passing through the aerosol-cooling element is cooled, and in some embodiments, water is condensed within the aerosol-cooling element.
US11140914B2	Production method of normal-temperature instant cooked rice The present disclosure discloses a production method of normal-temperature instant cooked rice and belongs to the technical field of food processing. The method of the present disclosure comprises the main steps of rice washing and soaking, flavor blending, sub-packaging, cooking, sterile vacuum sealing, cooling and crystallization and normal-temperature storage, wherein an aqueous solution containing flavor substances is adopted to perform flavor blending, and a fast cooling mode is adopted to perform cooling and crystallization. The normal-temperature instant cooked rice obtained through the production method provided in the present disclosure can keep the original flavor after being stored for 90 days.
US11140902B2	Insect toxin delivery mediated by a densovirus coat protein A coat protein of Junonia coenia densovirus (JcDNV) is used to deliver attached peptide insect toxin across the gut epithelium of a fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. A fusion protein comprising VP4 attached to an insect toxin via a peptide linker is developed. A composition comprising a JcDNV coat protein attached to an insect toxin via a peptide linker can be used for insect pest control.
US11140897B2	Liquid-core capsules for pest control Liquid-core capsules (10) for pest control are provided, wherein the liquid-core capsules (10) have an aqueous core (11) and a diffusion-inhibiting, functional outer shell (13). The core (11) contains at least one pest control agent. The outer shell (13) contains at least one attractant for the pests.
US11140893B2	Method for stopping swimming or crawling of adhesion-stage larvae The present invention provides a method of stopping larvae of sessile invertebrates in the settlement stage from swimming or crawling in water, by irradiating light comprising the spectrum of 409 to 412 nm and a part of 400 to 440 nm, to the larvae in the settlement stage.
US11140890B2	Agricultural vehicle having an improved application boom with a composite tube An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis, wheels supporting the chassis for moving the vehicle, an application system supported by the chassis and including a product tank storing a volume of agricultural product for delivery onto an agricultural field, and an application boom configured to deliver the agricultural product to the agricultural field. The application boom includes a composite tube, and a sleeve surrounding the composite tube to support the composite tube at a stress point of the composite tube.
US11140885B2	Universal bracket attachment system and method of use A fishing caddy system which generally includes a rod holder assembly having at least one rod holder which may be rotatable to different angles to suit the user. There are hooks in the rod holder assembly for receiving the fishing line and thereby preventing the wind from blowing the line around, resulting in faster detection of catches. The rod holder assembly can be mounted to a universal mounting receiver which can be placed on any stationary body. Cup holders and other accessories may also be mounted in proximity to the rod holder assembly using other universal mounting receivers. An accelerometer may also be included which detects vibrations caused by the fishing line against the hook, alerting the user via LEDs or a wireless alert sent to the user's wireless computing device, such as a smart phone.
US11140884B2	Fishing lures The disclosed fishing lure systems have a fishing lure, bead sleeve, and a stop that can be used in combination with a fishing line and hook. The fishing lure has a pliable body and a pre-formed hole. The bead sleeve can be fitted within the pre-formed hole with an interference fit because the pliable body expands to fit around the bead sleeve to hold it in place within the pre-formed hole. The stop is positioned on one side of the fishing lure and bead sleeve to prevent it from sliding down towards the hook or possibly over some portion of the hook. The stop can be positioned spaced apart from the hook on a fishing line so that the distance between the fishing lure and the hook remains at a desirable spacing while in use.
US11140883B2	Gene editing of reproductive hormones to sterilize aquatic animals Disclosed are fish with impaired reproductive capacity and methods and compositions for producing the same. The reproductively impaired fish may include catfish, such as Ictalurus punctatus. The disclosed methods may be generally useful for mitigating environmental impact of escaped genetically engineered fish.
US11140879B2	Methods for controlling sex of oviparous embryos using light sources The sex of embryos in eggs is influenced or controlled through the application of light having selected wavelengths in order to promote the development of embryos of a selected sex. An incubating device is provided having an interior cavity that can be sealed from an outside, and having a plurality of lighting elements disposed on each of a plurality of trays disposed in the interior cavity. Eggs are disposed on the trays, and pre-determined environmental conditions are applied to the interior cavity to promote hatching of the eggs. Concurrently with the application of the environmental conditions, the eggs are irradiated according to pre-determined lighting conditions. The lighting conditions include applying light having wavelengths substantially concentrated in selected ranges, such as light wavelengths within the 390-419 nm, 410-450 nm, 420-450 nm, 450-495 nm, or other narrow range.
US11140878B2	Methods for controlling sex of oviparous embryos using light sources The sex of embryos in eggs is influenced or controlled through the application of light having selected wavelengths in order to promote the development of embryos of a selected sex. An incubating device is provided having an interior cavity that can be sealed from an outside, and having a plurality of lighting elements disposed on each of a plurality of trays disposed in the interior cavity. Eggs are disposed on the trays, and pre-determined environmental conditions are applied to the interior cavity to promote hatching of the eggs. Concurrently with the application of the environmental conditions, the eggs are irradiated according to pre-determined lighting conditions. The lighting conditions include applying light having wavelengths substantially concentrated in selected ranges, such as light wavelengths within the 390-419 nm, 410-450 nm, 420-450 nm, 450-495 nm, or other narrow range.

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