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US11176144B2 Source code search engine
A syntax-based ranking technique is provided that ranks search results from multiple source code files in an order that considers the relevance of each matched term with a corresponding code type and the relevance of the type of file that contains the matched term. Boost values are provided for each code type of a matched term in order to weigh certain occurrences of the matched term with more relevance. Boost values are provided for each type of file that contains the matched term in order to weigh the occurrence of the term in a particular file with more relevance.
US11176140B2 Updating a table using incremental and batch updates
The invention relates to computer-implemented method for updating a target table with changes introduced into a source table. New data records are stored into partitions of the source table. An incremental update module copies the new data records from the source table into the target table, thereby assigning a new target partition ID contained within a first value domain to each copied data record. A view specifies a set of visible partition IDs as a union of the first value domain and of a current target partition ID set and allows the execution of database queries selectively on target table partitions having assigned a target partition ID that is element of the visible partition ID set. A batch update module performs an atomic batch update operation that comprises copying partitions of the source table into a respective new partition in the target table.
US11176139B2 Systems and methods for accelerated contextual delivery of data
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on computer-readable media, for accelerated contextual delivery of content. In some implementations, a data cache associated with the application may be identified, the data cache comprising a plurality of data chunks. At least a portion of the plurality of data chunks may be received. Upon completed receipt of a first data chunk, the text associated with the user interface may be searched for at least one term associated with the first data chunk to identify one or more matched terms. Additional data may be determined associated with the one or more matched terms, and the text associated with the user interface may be updated with at least one annotation corresponding to the one or more matched terms, the at least one annotation corresponding to the additional data.
US11176138B2 Caching techniques for query runtime state
Caching runtime plan data that is determined not to change for different invocations of a query plan. In some embodiments, a computing system accesses information that specifies a query plan generated for a first database query and generates a first runtime plan for the first database query based on the query plan. In some embodiments, the system caches information generated for the first runtime plan that is determined not to change for different invocations of the query plan. For example, transformation code may include separate functions for mutable and immutable state. In some embodiments, the system retrieves and uses the cached information to generate a second runtime plan for a second database query. Disclosed techniques may improve performance of query plan transformations that hit in the runtime plan cache.
US11176130B2 Derivation of a query based on filter criteria
A method is provided for deriving different queries from the same filter criteria. The method includes receiving filter criteria specifying a condition for a set of first objects. The method includes generating a first query specifying a selection from the set of first objects based on the filter criteria, causing a result set of the first query to be displayed using a list-related view, and receiving a request to switch from the list-related view to a calendar-related view. The method includes in response to receiving the request, determining a foreign key for the set of first objects, the foreign key being a primary key for a set of second objects. The method includes generating a second query specifying a selection from the set of second objects based on the filter criteria and causing a result set of the second query to be displayed using the calendar-related view.
US11176127B2 Accelerating queries based on zone expression maps
Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receives, from a requestor, a query for data comprising a condition on a column of a table. The table includes a plurality of records divided into a plurality of zones. The program further determines a set of zones in the plurality of zones that include records that satisfy the condition based on metadata associated with each zone in the plurality of zones comprising a data interval of an expression on data values in the column of the table. The program also determines a result set of records in the table that satisfy the condition based on records in the set of zones. The program further sends the result set of records to the requestor.
US11176123B2 Offloading constraint enforcement in a hybrid DBMS
The present disclosure relates to a method for enforcing constraints on data in a data processing system. The method comprises providing a set of constraints on the data. A first data update request may be received at the transactional engine and executes on the first dataset. A second data update request associated with the received data update request is determined and sent by the transactional engine to the analytical engine. The analytical engine executes the second data, resulting in a set of changes in the second dataset. The transactional engine commits the update of the first dataset before or after receiving the results of the checking of the set of constraints. The update on the first dataset is aborted by the transactional engine in response to receiving the results of the checking of the set of constraints, wherein the results indicate that the set of constraints are not met.
US11176121B2 Global transaction serialization
A method, computer program product, and a system to globally serialize transactions where a processor(s) establishes a communications connection a (serialization) resource and a resource manager for a distributed computing system. The processor(s) obtains a first request from an application executing on the resource for access to a global resource managed by the resource manager, for executing a transaction. The processor(s) implements a lock for the global resource in an object store of the resource manager over the communications connection. The processor(s) communicates the lock to the application, which executes the transaction and the processor(s) updates a memory with a record comprising attributes of the lock. The processor(s) obtains a second request from the application to terminate the lock, obtains, identifies the lock for the transaction, in the object store, and updates the object store to delete the lock.
US11176110B2 Data updating method and device for a distributed database system
A method and an apparatus for updating data for a distributed database system are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a data table stored in each of servers in the distributed database system, and for each obtained data table, reading each row of data in this obtained data table (S101); determining, for each row of data read, whether a key for this row of data exists in the hash table stored in the server (S102); if the key for this row of data does not exist in the hash table, writing the row of data into the hash table, and writing the key and version information for the row of data into the hash table (S105); if the key for this row of data exists in the hash table, reading a first version number of the row of data in the data table, and determining whether the first version number is greater than a second version number for the row of data stored in the hash table (S103); if the first version number is greater than the second version number, updating the row of data into the hash table and updating version information for the row of data (S104); sending the hash table to a master server so as to cause each of servers in the distributed database system to perform data recovery based on the hash table received by the master server (S106). The method can recover the latest data in a distributed database system.
US11176089B2 Systems and methods for implementing dynamic file systems
Representative embodiments set forth herein disclose techniques for implementing dynamic file system volumes that can share storage space with other file system (FS) volumes within the same partition/storage device. According to some embodiments, techniques are disclosed for establishing an FS volume within a container. According to other embodiments, techniques are disclosed for handling input/output (I/O) requests across different FS volumes. According to yet other embodiments, techniques are disclosed for efficiently establishing, within a storage device, an FS volume from an image of the FS volume.
US11176085B2 Reconfigurable parallel processing with various reconfigurable units to form two or more physical data paths and routing data from one physical data path to a gasket memory to be used in a future physical data path as input
Processors, systems and methods are provided for thread level parallel processing. A processor may comprise a plurality of processing elements (PEs) that each may comprise a configuration buffer, a sequencer coupled to the configuration buffer of each of the plurality of PEs and configured to distribute one or more PE configurations to the plurality of PEs, and a gasket memory coupled to the plurality of PEs and being configured to store at least one PE execution result to be used by at least one of the plurality of PEs during a next PE configuration.
US11176084B2 SIMD instruction sorting pre-sorted source register's data elements into a first ascending order destination register and a second descending destination register
A computer-implemented method is provided for performing bitonic merge operations. The computer-implemented includes receiving a plurality of first values in a first hardware register from a first input stream in ascending order, receiving a plurality of second values in a second hardware register from a second input stream in descending order, performing a bitonic merge operation on the first and second values in the first and second hardware registers, and reversing comparison operations performed by one or more comparators in the bitonic merge operation, outputs of the one or more comparators being loaded into the second hardware register so that output values of the second hardware register are arranged in descending order and placed into an output stream.
US11176079B2 Semiconductor device and memory system
A semiconductor device capable of communicating with a host apparatus includes a symbol generation unit, a coding unit, and a transmission unit. The symbol generation unit includes a random number generation circuit and generates a symbol according to a random number generated by the random number generation circuit. The coding unit performs 8 b/10 b coding for the symbol. The transmission unit transmits the symbol coded by the 8 b/10 b coding unit to the host apparatus.
US11176072B2 Flexible mobile device connectivity to automotive systems with USB hubs
A method to enable a vehicle's embedded USB Host system to connect to multiple mobile devices through a USB Hub, regardless of whether the mobile devices are configured to act as USB Hosts or USB Devices, without USB On the Go (OTG) controllers or additional vehicle wiring, or inhibiting the functionality of any consumer devices connected to the same USB Hub. Preferably, the method is configured to provide that no additional cabling is required, and no hardware changes are required to be made to the HU. The method can be employed between a vehicle's embedded USB Host, USB Hub and at least one consumer accessible USB port. When the consumer device is acting as a USB Host, signals between the consumer device and the vehicle's embedded USB Host are processed through a USB bridge, thereby rendering the consumer device compatible with the vehicle's embedded USB Host.
US11176067B2 Integrated circuit with combined interrupt and serial data output
An integrated circuit includes a combined serial data output and interrupt output terminal, a serial communication control circuit; an interrupt generation circuit, and an output circuit. The output circuit includes a serial data input, an interrupt input, and a combined serial data and interrupt output. The serial data input is coupled to a serial data output of the serial communication circuit. The interrupt input is coupled to an interrupt output of the interrupt generation circuit. The combined serial data and interrupt output is coupled to the combined serial data output and interrupt output terminal.
US11176060B2 Dynamic memory protection
Presented herein are methods and systems for adjusting code files to apply memory protection for dynamic memory regions supporting run-time dynamic allocation of memory blocks. The code file(s), comprising a plurality of routines, are created for execution by one or more processors using the dynamic memory. Adjusting the code file(s) comprises analyzing the code file(s) to identify exploitation vulnerable routine(s) and adding a memory integrity code segment configured to detect, upon execution completion of each vulnerable routine, a write operation exceeding from a memory space of one or more of a subset of most recently allocated blocks allocated in the dynamic memory to a memory space of an adjacent block using marker(s) inserted in the dynamic memory in the boundary(s) of each of the subset's blocks. In runtime, in case the write operation is detected, the memory integrity code segment causes the processor(s) to initiate one or more predefined actions.
US11176059B2 System, apparatus and method for page granular,software controlled multiple key memory encryption
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a processor to read a data line from memory in response to a read request from a VM. The data line comprises encrypted memory data. The apparatus also comprises a memory encryption circuit in the processor. The memory encryption circuit is to use an address of the read request to select an entry from a P2K table; obtain a key identifier from the selected entry of the P2K table; use the key identifier to select a key for the read request; and use the selected key to decrypt the encrypted memory data into decrypted memory data. The processor is further to make the decrypted memory data available to the VM. The P2K table comprises multiple entries, each comprising (a) a key identifier for a page of memory and (b) an encrypted address for that page of memory. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11176051B2 Multi-way cache memory access
A cache memory is disclosed. The cache memory includes an instruction memory portion having a plurality of instruction memory locations configured to store instruction data encoding a plurality of CPU instructions. The cache memory also includes a tag memory portion having a plurality of tag memory locations configured to store tag data encoding a plurality of RAM memory address ranges the CPU instructions are stored in. The instruction memory portion includes a single memory circuit having an instruction memory array and a plurality of instruction peripheral circuits communicatively connected with the instruction memory array. The tag memory portion includes a plurality of tag memory circuits, where each of the tag memory circuits includes a tag memory array, and a plurality of tag peripheral circuits communicatively connected with the tag memory array.
US11176050B2 Information processing device and computer-readable recording medium having stored therein cache control program
An information processing device includes: a cache memory; and a processor configured to: manage the number of times of reference to be used for deduplication control of a data block; store, among data blocks in the cache memory, a first management list in which the data block in which writing is requested and the number of times of reference is 1 is managed by a least recently used scheme, and, among the data blocks in the cache memory, a second management list in which the data block in which writing is requested and the number of times of reference is equal to or larger than 2 is managed by the LRU scheme; and in a case where a data block to be written is registered in the first management list when a write request is processed, maintain the data block registered in the first management list over the cache memory.
US11176046B2 Graph-computing-oriented heterogeneous in-memory computing apparatus and operational method thereof
The present invention relates to a graph-computing-oriented heterogeneous in-memory computing apparatus, comprising a memory control unit, a digital signal processing unit, and a plurality of analog signal processing units using the memory control unit.
US11176040B2 Method and apparatus for uniform memory access in a storage cluster
The present application presents a Uniform Memory Access (UMA) network including a cluster of UMA nodes each having at least one UMA memory unit and a server local to the at least one UMA memory unit. A respective UMA memory unit in a respective UMA node comprises persistent memory; non-persistent memory, a node control device operatively coupled to the persistent memory and the non-persistent memory, a local interface for interfacing with the local server in the respective UMA node, and a network interface for interfacing with the UMA network. The node control device is configured to translate between a local unified memory access (UMA) address space accessible by applications running on the local server and a global UMA address space that is mapped to a physical UMA address space. The physical UMA address space includes physical address spaces associated with different UMA nodes in the cluster of UMA nodes. Thus, a server in the UMA network can access the physical address spaces at other UMA nodes without going through the servers in the other UMA nodes.
US11176039B2 Cache and method for managing cache
A cache and a method for managing a cache are provided. The cache includes a storage circuit, a buffer circuit and a control circuit. The buffer circuit stores data in a first-in first-out (FIFO) manner. The control circuit is coupled to the storage circuit and the buffer circuit and is configured to find a storage space in the storage circuit and write the data to the storage space.
US11176024B1 Software patch application and testing optimization
One or more computer processors receive a patch request containing a testing requirement for a target platform. The one or more computer processors create a plurality of clusters containing a plurality of previously patched platforms associated with the target platform. The one or more computer processors calculate a similarity index of previously patched platforms and the target platform utilizing the created plurality of clusters, wherein the similarity index represents a similarity between the target platform and the plurality of patched platforms. The one or more computer processors adjust the testing requirement utilizing one or more similar platforms that are determined by the calculated similarity index and associated testing requirements. The one or more computer processors execute the requested patch utilizing the adjusted testing requirement.
US11176015B2 Log message analysis and machine-learning based systems and methods for predicting computer software process failures
In general, embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for software process failure prevention are provided herein. Such embodiments may include steps of: generating error logs at one or more phases of a software process lifecycle; preprocessing each error log to standardize error log data; grouping the preprocessed error logs based on similar characteristics of the preprocessed error logs; associating each group of preprocessed error logs with one or more discrete events of the software process lifecycle; converting each preprocessed error log into a sequence of associated discrete events of the software process lifecycle; merging redundant sequences of associated discrete events of the software process lifecycle; and identifying one or more error causing patterns for software process failure prediction from the sequences of associated discrete events of the software process lifecycle.
US11176004B2 Test continuous log replay
A method, a system, and a computer program product for performing testing of continuous log replays in a database system. A redo log generated for a data record in a database is received. The redo log is indicative of a change in persistency of the data record in the database. Based on the change in persistency recorded in the redo log, a redo handler in the plurality of handlers is selected for execution of a replay of the received redo log. Using the selected redo log, replay of the redo log is executed to generate a state of the data record prior to the change in persistency recoded in the redo log.
US11176000B2 Methods and systems for custom metadata driven data protection and identification of data
Systems and methods for classification of backup data are disclosed. The methods include maintaining a plurality of backup data storage systems in communication with an external metadata management system, and operating the metadata management system to store tagged metadata corresponding to backup data residing on the plurality of backup data storage systems. The tagged metadata includes a plurality of custom tags indicative of information about the backup data.
US11175999B2 Management of backup volume extents via a tiered storage mechanism
A determination is made that a point-in-time copy of a consistency group of a production volume has to be stored in a backup storage that is configured to store a plurality of point-in-time copies generated at a plurality of time instants. An extent of a thin provisioned volume of a highest storage tier of a tiered storage is allocated to store the point-in-time copy of the consistency group. A process is initiated for storing the point-in-time copy of the consistency group to the extent of the highest storage tier of the tiered storage.
US11175996B2 Efficient deduplication database validation
According to certain aspects, a method can include receiving an indication that a restoration of a deduplication database using a secondary copy of a file associated with a secondary copy job is complete; retrieving a first data fingerprint from a data storage database, wherein the first data fingerprint is associated with the secondary copy job used to restore the deduplication database; retrieving a second data fingerprint from a deduplication database media agent, wherein the second data fingerprint is associated with the secondary copy job used to restore the deduplication database; comparing the first data fingerprint with the second data fingerprint to determine whether the first data fingerprint and the second data fingerprint match; and transmitting an instruction to the deduplication database media agent to rebuild the restored deduplication database in response to a determination that the first data fingerprint and the second data fingerprint do not match.
US11175995B2 Data protection for a document database system
In an example, method of data protection in a document database system includes grouping documents input to the document database system into super documents, each of the super documents including a plurality of chunks, each of the plurality of chunks including one of the documents. The method further includes operating an object storage system according to a storage policy that implements parity processing, where the parity processing includes computing parity chunks for the super documents and storing the parity chunks in an object store, where a plurality of the parity chunks are computed for each of the super documents. The method further includes sending each of the super documents to the object storage system for parity processing according to the storage policy.
US11175994B2 Copying data from multiple point-in-time copies to a log storage to use to roll-back a source storage
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for copying data from multiple point-in-time copies to a log storage to use to roll-back a source storage managing point-in-time copies of a source storage. A plurality of point-in-time copies of a source storage at different point-in-times are established. In response to receiving writes to the source storage after establishing each of the point-in-time copies, point-in-time data in the source storage is copied, before being updated by the received writes, to a log storage, wherein the log storage stores point-in-time data for multiple of the point-in-time copies. The log storage is used to roll-back the source storage to a selected point-in-time of one of the point-in-time copies.
US11175993B2 Managing data storage system
In one embodiment, a method for managing a data storage system includes: in response to receiving a data object, sorting data records in the data object on the basis of a first query so as to form a first backup; causing the first backup to be stored in the data storage system; and cause to be stored, in an index of the data storage system, the first query and a first address of the first backup in the data storage system.
US11175980B2 Mitigation of solid state memory read failures
Read error mitigation in solid-state memory devices. A solid-state drive (SSD) includes a read error mitigation module that monitors one or more memory regions. In response to detecting uncorrectable read errors, memory regions of the memory device may be identified and preemptively retired. Example approaches include identifying a memory region as being suspect such that upon repeated read failures within the memory region, the memory region is retired. Moreover, memory regions may be compared to peer memory regions to determine when to retire a memory region. The read error mitigation module may trigger a test procedure on a memory region to detect the susceptibility of a memory region to read error failures. By detecting read error failures and retirement of a memory region, data loss and/or data recovery processes may be limited to improve drive performance and reliability.
US11175971B1 Method for serving cloud of quantum computing and computing device for executing the method
A method for serving cloud of quantum computing according to an embodiment may include receiving a request to perform quantum computing from a client and providing a standard resource description to the client, receiving, from the client, resource-related information corresponding to the standard resource description, providing a standard application program interface (API) to the client, and receiving, from the client, standard quantum computing code created through the standard API, selecting quantum computing hardware, which is to execute the standard quantum computing code, among a plurality of quantum computing hardware, based on one or more among the resource-related information and the standard quantum computing code, converting the standard quantum computing code into quantum computing code executable on the selected quantum computing hardware, and executing the converted quantum computing code using the selected quantum computing hardware.
US11175965B2 Systems and methods for dynamically evaluating container compliance with a set of rules
An orchestrator platform may receive information identifying container attributes from a plurality of containers. The orchestrator platform may create aggregated information regarding the container attributes. The orchestrator platform may analyze the aggregated information to assign containers to container clusters. The orchestrator platform may analyze script information to assign scripts to script clusters. The orchestrator platform may match the script clusters and the container clusters. The orchestrator platform may generate information regarding a set of scripts for a container cluster based on the matching. The orchestrator platform may send the information regarding the set of scripts to a container to cause the container to obtain one or more scripts and execute the one or more scripts. The orchestrator platform may receive execution results. The orchestrator platform may determine whether a set of rules are satisfied. The orchestrator platform may perform one or more actions based on the determination.
US11175954B2 Multi-layer QoS management in a distributed computing environment
A system for multi-layer quality of service (QoS) management in a distributed computing environment includes a management node hosting a workload scheduler configured to receive a workload and identify a workload QoS class for the workload. The workload scheduler schedules running of the workload on compute nodes, translate the workload QoS class to a plurality of different resource layer QoS classes, and communicates the plurality of QoS classes to a workload execution manager of the compute nodes. The workload execution manager is configured to extend the plurality of different resource layer QoS classes to respective resource layers involved in the running of the workload.
US11175952B2 Leveraging thermal profiles of processing tasks to dynamically schedule execution of the processing tasks
Embodiments relate to a system, program product, and method for leveraging thermal profiles of processing tasks to dynamically schedule execution of the processing tasks. Thermal profiles of the processing tasks are generated, where the thermal profiles include core hardware and core processing measurements and predictions of thermal performance based on the measurements. The execution of the processing tasks are scheduled in processing devices to mitigate a potential for reducing a margin to a hardware thermal limit.
US11175940B2 Scheduling framework for tightly coupled jobs
Managing execution of a job in a computing environment. A method establishes, for a job to be executed in the computing environment, an execution plan for processing the job. The execution plan identifies computationally intensive tasks of the job and data intensive tasks of the job. The method selects a virtual machine of the computing environment to process the identified computationally intensive tasks of the job and identified data intensive tasks of the job. The method assigns the identified computationally intensive tasks of the job for foreground processing of the virtual machine and assigns the identified data intensive tasks of the job for background processing of the virtual machine. Execution of the job executes the identified computationally intensive tasks of the job in foreground processing of the virtual machine and executes the identified data intensive tasks of the job in background processing of the virtual machine.
US11175937B2 Virtualized avionics systems for operational environments
The present disclosure is directed to emulating special-purpose hardware devices using virtual hardware. A process in accordance with various implementations consistent with the present disclosure includes emulating hardware devices using virtual devices of a virtualization system configured to emulate the hardware devices. The process also includes installing in a physical system, instances of the virtualization system including the virtual devices. The process further includes emulating the hardware devices of the physical system using the virtual devices. Additionally, the process includes communicating with equipment of the physical system using the virtual devices.
US11175936B2 Dynamic I/O virtualization system having guest memory management for mapping virtual addresses in a hybrid address space
A system and method for providing dynamic I/O virtualization is herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, a device capable of performing hypervisor-agnostic and device-agnostic I/O virtualization includes a host computer interface, memory, I/O devices (GPU, disk, NIC), and efficient communication mechanisms for virtual machines to communicate their intention to perform I/O operations on the device. According to one embodiment, the communication mechanism may use shared memory. According to some embodiments, the device may be implemented purely in hardware, in software, or using a combination of hardware and software. According to some embodiments, the device may share its memory with guest processes to perform optimizations including but not limited to a shared page cache and a shared heap.
US11175933B2 Application documentation effectiveness monitoring and feedback
Responsive to a detected user access by a user to help content of an application, at least one subsequent detected user interaction with the application is recorded that documents the user's actual use of the application in response to instructions within the accessed help content. The help content includes tracking metrics that include at least one configured expected user interaction with the application to perform the instructions within the accessed help content. The usability of the application is improved by automatically changing the application based upon results of a comparison of the recorded at least one subsequent detected user interaction with the application after the help content was accessed with the at least one configured expected user interaction with the application to perform the instructions within the accessed help content reaching a threshold for modification of the application.
US11175931B2 Automated graphical user interface configuration
Automated configuration of graphical user interface screens of industrial software applications. An application executing on a computing device utilizes a navigation model representing hierarchies of navigation items to automate placement of graphical components in appropriate locations on the graphical user interface.
US11175930B1 Deducing a requirement to present optional data entry fields based on examining past user input records
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for determining that a user has been presented an element in a user interface. In certain embodiments, a certain dataset of past user-inputs may be de-duplicated. The de-duplicated dataset may then be reduced to a set of data structures by identifying all the data fields of the dataset that correspond to questions that were presented to certain users but were not required to be answered.
US11175927B2 Fast boot
Initializing a computing system using dormant pages includes marking a set of guest physical addresses as dormant. It further includes, for each node in a plurality of physical nodes, designating a set of real physical addresses for zeroing. An operating system is executing collectively across the physical nodes.
US11175911B2 Reactive storage system-based software version analysis using machine learning techniques
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for reactive storage system-based software version analysis using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining user service requests, each comprising a description of problems and data pertaining to storage systems associated with the requests; calculating similarity measures for the user service requests by applying a machine learning algorithm to the user service requests; automatically grouping the user service requests into a set based on the similarity measures; automatically grouping, within the set, two or more of the user service requests into subsets based on a software version attributed to the storage systems associated with the two or more user service requests; generating an output pertaining to actions related to a software version update; and transmitting the output to at least one of the users corresponding to the user service requests in at least one of the subsets.
US11175909B2 Software discovery using exclusion
An exclusion database is maintained for software discovery scans where directories within a file system are excluded according to discovered software artifacts, scan time parameters, and pre-defined exclusion definitions associated with software applications. A file system tree having directory-specific attributes for causing software discovery scans to limit scanning within the file system.
US11175895B2 Code generation and simulation for graphical programming
A graphical block diagram can be used to execute multiple operating modes, such as a code generation or simulation mode. The graphical block diagram may include at least a first graphical block used solely in a first operating mode and a second graphical block used solely in a second operating mode. Each of the first and second graphical blocks includes a respective input receiving an input from a defined mode block. The defined mode block produces a mode output indicating a selection of one of the multiple operating modes. Other blocks of the graphical block diagram may be used in more than one operating mode. Depending on the value of the mode output, the graphical block diagram is interpreted according to the first or second operating mode. More than two operating modes are possible. The techniques described herein improve a model-based development platform.
US11175891B2 Systems and methods to perform floating-point addition with selected rounding
Disclosed embodiments relate to performing floating-point addition with selected rounding. In one example, a processor includes circuitry to decode and execute an instruction specifying locations of first and second floating-point (FP) sources, and an opcode indicating the processor is to: bring the FP sources into alignment by shifting a mantissa of the smaller source FP operand to the right by a difference between their exponents, generating rounding controls based on any bits that escape; simultaneously generate a sum of the FP sources and of the FP sources plus one, the sums having a fuzzy-Jbit format having an additional Jbit into which a carry-out, if any, select one of the sums based on the rounding controls, and generate a result comprising a mantissa-wide number of most-significant bits of the selected sum, starting with the most significant non-zero Jbit.
US11175886B2 Music discovery dial
Example techniques may involve tuning a music discovery dial. An implementation may include displaying, on the touch-sensitive circular graphical display, a circular graphical user interface including multiple wedge-shaped selectable regions arranged around the circumference of the circular graphical user interface, each wedge-shaped selectable region corresponding to a respective streaming audio channel. The implementation may include detecting a touch input in a circular motion to the touch-sensitive circular graphical display and causing a paired playback device to play back an audio content snippet corresponding to each selectable regions that the touch input enters. The implementation may further include switching the playback device from playing back a given pre-cached audio content snippet to playing back the full audio track from one or more servers of a streaming audio service.
US11175884B2 Pre-caching of media
Example techniques involve pre-caching media content. An example implementation involves a first playback device detecting, via at least one proximity sensor, motion in proximity to the proximity sensor. In response, the first playback device sends, to a second playback device, one or more first messages indicating that the first playback device detected motion. Afterwards, the first playback device receives, via the network interface from the second playback device in response to the one or more first messages, one or more second messages that instruct the first playback device to pre-cache, from a network source, a portion of audio content indicated in a playback queue associated with a playback device group including the first playback device and the second playback device. The first playback device receives a command to play back the playback queue and plays back the audio content indicated in the playback queue jointly with the second playback device.
US11175883B2 Playback session transitions across different platforms
As noted above, example techniques relate to playback transitions between platforms. In an example implementation, while a first playback device is playing back audio content during a first playback session in a first domain, a mobile device detecting a first event configured as a trigger to transfer playback to a second domain on a second playback device. In response to detecting the first event, the mobile device determining playback information for the playback session and sends, via a network interface, instructions to initiate a playback session in the second domain to reproduce the first playback session in the first domain.
US11175878B1 Connecting to remote access session based on proximity of mobile device
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes storing first client information identifying a first client device, identifying a location of the first client device, and identifying a first remote access session that provides the first client device access to resources of the remote access system. The method further includes receiving access information identifying an access device and a user account associated with the first client information. The access information indicates that the user account has been successfully authenticated by the access device. The method further includes, in response to the receipt of the access information, causing the first client device to connect to the first remote access session with the remote access system as a background process of the client device while a user interface of the client device remains locked.
US11175869B2 Policy-based printing system and methods using a mobile device
A policy-based printing system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server receives requests from the printing device to process a print job of a document in the private domain. A mobile device is used to coordinate the retrieval and printing of the document using an application. A kiosk may be used to send the document to the printing device from the mobile device.
US11175867B2 Information processing apparatus and computer readable medium storing information processing program
An information processing apparatus includes a processor, and the processor is configured to: accept an order related to production and including objects and a quantity about at least one user; and change the quantity of the accepted order so that, of a resource used for the production of the objects, a portion which cannot be used for the production is not larger than a predetermined standard.
US11175862B2 Computer-readable medium having program for portable terminal and information processing apparatus configured to group devices and perform setting thereof, and portable terminal and information processing apparatus for same
A portable terminal has a memory having a program stored thereon and readably by a computer. The program causes the portable terminal to perform acquiring group ID and setting information, storing the group ID and the setting information in association with each other, receiving first instruction information for instructing execution of association processing for the stored group ID, acquiring device ID to identify the device, to which the portable terminal is brought close, from the device through the data acquisition interface, executing the association processing of associating the stored group ID and the device ID acquired through the data acquisition interface after receiving the first instruction information and acquiring the device ID through the data acquisition interface, and storing the association, and after executing the association processing, transmitting the setting information associated with the group ID to the device associated with the group ID, through the network interface.
US11175860B2 Virtual memories to load operating systems
An example electronic device includes a volatile memory to store a virtual memory device. A processor is to generate an operating system boot sequence in the virtual memory device. The processor uses a firmware interface system driver to create a device path comprising a location in the volatile memory containing the virtual memory device. The processor saves computer operating system files in the virtual memory device. The processor loads the operating system boot sequence by processing the computer operating system files from the virtual memory device.
US11175857B2 Storage device and storage management method
To provide a storage device by which distribution of data to an added memory device may be carried out in a short period of time. In a case where any new SSD is added to the storage device, a storage controller carries out first data distribution processing moving any piece of user data in a parity group from existing SSDs to the added SSD and second data distribution processing increasing the number of pieces of the user data configuring the parity group from a first number to a second number after the first data distribution processing and storing the user data in a plurality of memory devices SSDs.
US11175851B2 Method and system for fast, secure, and complete certification of memory status
A method of verifying erasure of data from a data storage device, the method including retrieving a first metadata portion associated with a first block of data included in the plurality of blocks of data; determining, based on the retrieved first metadata portion, a current content classification associated with the first block of data and a current erasure state associated with the first block of data; and determining an erasure status associated with the first block of data based on the current content classification associated with the first block of data and the current erasure state associated with the first block of data.
US11175849B2 Systems and methods for defining replication of data
In one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including sequencing a plurality of rows into a first sequence based on a first criteria and determining to store a first set of the plurality of rows in a first block of a first storage unit in accordance with the first sequence. The operations further include determining to store, in a first block of the second storage unit, a block identification of the first block of the first storage unit and a row identification for each row of the first set of the plurality of rows. The operations further include re-creating the first set of the plurality of rows of the first block of the first storage unit using information stored in the second storage unit.
US11175848B2 Self-determination for in-progress volume draining
In an approach, a processor receives a request to vacate a first page volume of a plurality of page volumes. A processor causes data stored to the first page volume to be moved to a second page volume of the plurality of page volumes. A processor monitors paging rate between a primary storage device and the plurality of page volumes. A processor, responsive to the paging rate exceeding a first predetermined threshold, adjusts a rate of data transfer from the first page volume to the second page volume.
US11175842B2 Method and system for performing data deduplication in a data pipeline
In general, the invention relates to a method for processing data. The method includes receiving a write request from a host, and in response to the write request, obtaining system metadata for a system, selecting, based on the system metadata, a selected component of the system to perform a data processing operation, and initiating the data processing operation on the selected component.
US11175836B2 Enhanced data clock operations in memory
Methods and apparatuses for improve data clock to reduce power consumption are presented. The apparatus includes a memory configured to receive a data clock from a host via a link and to synchronize the data clock with the host. The memory includes a clock tree buffer configured to toggle based on the data clock to capture write data or to output read data and a command decoder configured to detect a data clock suspend command while the data clock is synchronized between the host and the memory. The clock tree buffer is configured to disable toggling based on the data clock in response to the command decoder detecting the data clock suspend command. the host includes a memory controller configured to provide a data clock suspend command to the memory via the link while the data clock is synchronized between the host and the memory.
US11175829B2 Automatic identification of workloads contributing to behavioral changes in storage systems using machine learning techniques
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for automatic identification of workloads contributing to behavioral changes in storage systems using machine learning techniques are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes obtaining a primary time series and a set of candidate time series; calculating, using machine learning techniques, similarity measurements between the primary time series and each candidate time series in the set; for each similarity measurement, assigning weights to the candidate time series based on similarity values; generating, for each candidate time series, a similarity score based on the assigned weights; automatically identifying, based on the similarity scores, a candidate time series as contributing to an anomaly exhibited in the primary time series; and outputting identifying information of the at least one identified candidate time series for use in one or more automated actions associated with the storage system.
US11175822B2 Touchscreen with group filtering
A low-cost single-layer mobile touch-screen is disclosed, including a highly sensitive capacitive sensing circuit, and a corresponding finger 3D position estimation and gesture recognition algorithms compatible with mobile device platforms and that can be readily programmed into the mobile device's application processor.
US11175816B2 Digital processing systems and methods for automatic user time zone updates in collaborative work systems
Systems and methods for enabling automatic time zone updates in tablature are disclosed. A system may include at least one processor configured to maintain a data structure containing information related to a plurality of tasks assigned to a plurality of geographically disbursed individuals, indications of tasks, identities, and geographical locations. The processor may retrieve and display at least one task assigned to a particular individual, together with a display of a subgroup of the plurality of tasks assigned to others. For each task of the plurality of tasks, the processor may retrieve and display an indication identifying an assigned individual, an indication identifying an assigned current geographical location, and receive, via a computing device of the particular individual, an indication that the assigned current geographical location of the particular individual has changed to a new location and update the new location associated with the tasks of the particular individual.
US11175813B2 Smart sound box screen control method, apparatus, device and computer readable storage medium
A screen control method, an apparatus, a device and a computer readable storage medium are provided. A display interface of a display screen includes a main display interface and a secondary display interface. The method includes: receiving a component call request sent by a user; switching the main display interface to the secondary display interface according to the component call request; and displaying preset component content on the secondary display interface according to a preset component display mode. Thus, the component content preset by the user can be uniformly displayed on the secondary display interface, which thus improves the user stickiness, makes the presented content more personalized and more compatible with the user's needs, thereby improving the user experience.
US11175792B2 Systems and methods for interactive conversational graphical user interfaces
Provided herein are exemplary systems, methods and interactive conversational graphical user interfaces, including a networked computing device comprising a processor and a display screen, the computing device configured to dynamically display a specific, structured interactive conversational graphical user interface paired with a prescribed functionality directly related to the interactive conversational graphical user interface's structure. The networked computing device may be a networked server having a processor and communicatively coupled to the computing device, the networked server including a user identification mechanism to identify a user of the networked computing device. The networked server may further include a profile for the user and a sponsorship engine configured to send an advertising icon to the user.
US11175790B2 System and method for providing real-time product interaction assistance
A method for providing virtual aid templates includes capturing images of a physical environment including a physical object at a first location, rendering a 3-D virtual environment including a representation of the physical object, capturing a first hand gesture in the physical environment, translating the first hand gesture into a first operation of displaying a virtual aid template associated with the physical object, rendering the virtual aid template associated with the physical object adjacent to the location of the representation of the physical object, capturing a second hand gesture in the physical environment, translating the second hand gesture into a first interaction with the representation of the physical object, determining a second operation on the virtual aid template associated with the physical object in accordance with the first interaction, and rendering the second operation on the virtual aid template associated with the physical object.
US11175788B2 Safely capturing subsequent keystroke inputs intended for a first window when a second window changes system focus from the first window to the second window
Methods to perform an operation comprising receiving a first subset of keystroke inputs, of a plurality of keystroke inputs, in a first text input area in a first window, determining that a second window has changed a system focus from the first window to the second window in the absence of an explicit user request to change the system focus, wherein the second window does not include a text input area, wherein a second subset of keystroke inputs of the plurality of keystroke inputs are not received by the first text input area subsequent to changing the system focus, configuring the second window to include a safe-capture area, and capturing the second subset of keystroke inputs in the safe-capture input area while the system focus remains on the second window.
US11175787B2 Capacitance sensing and inductance sensing in different modes
An apparatus for inductive sensing or capacitive sensing is described. The apparatus may include a signal generator to output on a first terminal a first signal in a first mode and a second signal in a second mode. The apparatus may include a charge measuring circuit to receive on a second terminal a third signal in the first mode and a fourth signal in the second mode. The third signal is representative of an inductance of a sense unit coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal. The fourth signal is representative of a capacitance of the sense unit.
US11175780B2 Display device, display method, and display system
A display device includes: a display unit displaying an image on a display surface; a detection unit detecting a position of a pointing unit on the display surface; and a control unit causing the display unit to display an image based on the position detected by the detection unit. The control unit causes the display unit to display a first image group including a plurality of sample images having different settings of a first attribute from each other and a same setting of a second attribute that is different from the first attribute, the first image group being scrollable in a first direction, and a second image group including a plurality of sample images having a same setting of the first attribute and different settings of the second attribute from each other, the second image group being scrollable in a second direction that is different from the first direction.
US11175776B2 Electronic device including an optical sensor mounted on back surface of a display
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a space between the front surface and the rear surface, a display located inside the housing and viewed through the front surface of the housing to the outside of the electronic device, a support member supporting the display by protruding from the side surface toward the inside of the housing, an optical sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit wherein the optical sensor is located on a rear surface of the display and overlaps at least one area of the display when viewed from top of the front surface; and a partition wall member formed of an elastic material wherein the partition wall member is located between the display and the optical sensor, and at least a part region of the partition wall member is located between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit to separate the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit.
US11175767B2 Unwanted touch management in touch-sensitive devices
An optical touch-sensitive device is able to determine the locations of multiple simultaneous touch events on a surface. The optical touch-sensitive device includes multiple emitters and detectors. Each emitter produces optical beams which are received by the detectors. Touch events on the surface disturb the optical beams received by the detectors. Based on the disturbed beams, a map of the touch activity on the surface is generated. Touch characteristics and touch types for each touch event are determined from the map. By applying the touch characteristics and touch types to contextual information, a machine learned model, or a set of predefined rules, touches can be classified as wanted or unwanted touch events. Unwanted touch events may be ignored to improve user experience.
US11175766B2 Display apparatus
Disclosed is a display apparatus capable of sensing a pen touch without malfunction even when a user's hand or palm touches the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a touch driving circuit dividing a plurality of touch electrodes arranged in a display panel into a plurality of touch groups, supplying a common voltage to the plurality of touch electrodes at each of a plurality of display periods, and sensing a position of a touch pen through some of the plurality of touch electrodes at each of a plurality of pen sensing periods, wherein the touch driving circuit supplies an uplink signal to some of the plurality of touch groups at each of at least one pen position sensing period among the plurality of pen sensing periods and senses a downlink signal transmitted from the touch pen through the touch groups to which the uplink signal has been supplied to generate pen touch raw data.
US11175765B1 Touchpad module and computing device including the same
A touchpad module includes a substrate, a touch member, a switch, an elastic element and at least four protrusion structures. The substrate includes at least four first openings. A bottom surface of the touch member faces a top surface of the substrate. The switch is coupled with the bottom surface of the touch member. When any point of the touch member is pressed down, the switch is in contact with the substrate. The elastic element includes a fixed part and a movable part. The fixed part is coupled with a portion of a bottom surface of the substrate. The movable part is arranged around the fixed part. The movable part is located beneath the at least four first openings. The at least four protrusion structures are coupled with the touch member and inserted into the corresponding first openings.
US11175758B2 Wearable control device, virtual/augmented reality system and control method
A wearable control device for connecting with a head-mounted audio-visual device, includes: a housing including a top housing portion and a bottom housing portion arranged in parallel, wherein a gap is formed between two opposite surfaces of the top housing portion and the bottom housing portion, and tail portions of the top housing portion and the bottom housing portion are connected through a transition portion; at least one physical remote control unit disposed on a top surface of the top housing portion; and a processor disposed inside the housing and electrically connected with the physical remote control unit.
US11175752B1 Roller mouse operable in two clicking modes
A roller mouse includes a casing, a wheel module, a swingable assembly and an adjusting element. The wheel module includes a wheel element. The swingable assembly is fixed on the wheel module, and located near the wheel element. When the adjusting element is in a first position, the swingable assembly is contacted with the wheel element, so that the wheel module is in a first clicking mode. When the adjusting element is moved to a second position, the swingable assembly is pushed by the adjusting element, and the swingable assembly is separated from the wheel element, so that the wheel module is in a second clicking mode.
US11175751B2 Multi-peripheral position-based synchronous lighting
A method can include: determining a physical location of each of a plurality of peripheral devices communicatively coupled to a host computing device; generating a lighting sequence configured to activate visual output elements on the each of the plurality of peripheral devices, wherein the lighting sequence is a time based sequence that traverses the plurality of peripheral devices; and modifying a timing parameter of the lighting sequence based on the respective physical location of each of the plurality of peripheral devices. In some cases, modifying the lighting sequence can include: determining a distance between at least two of the plurality of peripheral devices and modifying the timing parameter of the sequential pattern based on the distance between the at least two of the plurality of peripheral devices.
US11175746B1 Animation-based auto-complete suggestion
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, on a keyboard of an information handling device, typing input from a user, wherein the typing input comprises at least one letter; determining, using a processor, at least one completion suggestion stemming from the at least one letter; and presenting, responsive to the determining, the at least one completion suggestion to the user, wherein the presented at least one completion suggestion comprises at least one animation portraying a signed motion corresponding to the at least one completion suggestion. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US11175740B2 Haptic feedback device and method for providing haptic sensation based on video
A haptic feedback device for providing haptic sensation comprises a haptic feedback interface that includes a plurality of haptic elements. The haptic feedback device detects a plurality of different motion associated with a plurality of objects in an upcoming scene of a video based on a look-ahead buffer of the video played on an external display device or the haptic feedback device. A haptic feedback is determined for the upcoming scene of the video based on the look-ahead buffer of the video and the detected plurality of different motion associated with the plurality of objects. One or more movable haptic cues are generated on the haptic feedback interface using the plurality of haptic elements in synchronization with a current scene played on the external display device or the haptic feedback device, based on the determined haptic feedback.
US11175738B2 Systems and methods for proximity-based haptic feedback
One illustrative device disclosed herein includes a proximity sensor capable of detecting a non-contact interaction with a touch-sensitive device and outputting a first sensor signal. The device also includes a touch sensor for detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive device and outputting a second sensor signal. The disclosed device also includes a processor configured to receive the first and second sensor signals, generate a haptic output signal based at least in part on the first and second sensor signals, transmit the haptic output signal to a haptic output device. The haptic output device in the disclosed device then outputs the haptic effect.
US11175737B2 Electronic device for receiving line of sight input, method of controlling electronic device, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An electronic device comprising: a control unit performs control such that a selected position in a display is changed, wherein the control unit performs control such that the selected position is changed based on gazing at a first position in response to satisfaction of a viewed point condition corresponding to a fact that gazing at the first position at a first distance from the selected position has been performed for a first period, and the selected position is changed based on gazing at a second position in response to satisfaction of a viewed point condition corresponding to a fact that gazing at the second position at a second distance which is farther from the selected position than the first distance, has been performed for a second period shorter than the first period.
US11175736B2 Apparatus, systems and methods for using pupillometry parameters for assisted communication
The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to pupillary assisted communication systems, devices and methods. A classification algorithm such as a hybrid classification algorithm is utilized to utilize at least one pupillary-response sensing device and at least one non-pupillary response sensing device to generate and process subject data to improve feedback systems and improve non-verbal communication and stimulus-response operations systems.
US11175733B2 Method of view frustum detection and a corresponding system and product
An image signal indicative of the head pose of a person in a scene, as provided by a camera may be processed by estimating, as a function of the image signal received by the image sensor, the head pose of the person. A view frustum of the person may be generated from the estimated head pose. A visual frustum of attention or VFOA of the person may be generated from the view frustum. From the visual frustum, a predicted movement trajectory of the person or an estimated scene attention map as a function of the visual frustum of attention, preferably by identifying in the attention map at least one object to be controlled may be generated.
US11175728B2 Enabling negative reputation submissions in manners that reduce chances of retaliation
Certain technology disclosed herein relates to a server, that supports a portion of a computer implemented virtual reality (VR) environment, submitting negative reports on behalf of users in order to reduce the probability of users of the VR environment retaliating against one another in response to receiving negative ratings. Certain technology described herein relates to using ring signatures to sign the negative reports that are to be submitted to a public database, which technology is also used to reduce the probability of users retaliating against one another in response to receiving negative ratings.
US11175724B2 Method and electronic device for enabling at least one battery management function for managing battery usage
A method of battery management of an electronic device, the electronic device, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium are provided. The method includes detecting, by the electronic device, that a battery management criterion is met, enabling at least one of a plurality of battery management functions, in response to detecting that the battery management criterion is met, and performing at least one action corresponding to the enabled at least one of the plurality of the battery management functions.
US11175723B2 System and method of power mode management for a processor
A system and method of power mode management for a processor providing safe and robust transitioning between normal and low power modes to meet low current requirements and to ensure accurate power mode transition communications. A two step process includes receiving a digital code, starting a standby entry timer, and receiving a low power request indication before timeout of the standby entry timer to ensure a valid request, and otherwise resetting upon timer timeout. A watchdog timer ensures that a maximum standby duration is not exceeded. An acknowledge timer ensures valid communication between modules of a power management IC. Memory elements ensure and maintain valid states of reset and safe state pins during standby. Self tests are performed in which test failure prevents transition to the low power mode. A power good indication ensures the processor that the supply voltages are suitable for both low power and normal operation.
US11175716B2 Mid-cycle electricity outage monitoring system
A method, computer program product, and system for tracking scheduled and unscheduled tasks of devices in case of an electrical power outage is provided. The method includes providing a hub connected to an electrically powered device, where the hub is powered by an uninterruptible power source. The method further includes continually recording data regarding the operational state of the electrically powered device using one or more sensors attached to the electrically powered device. The method further includes tracking progress of tasks associated with the electrically powered device, based on the continual recording of data regarding the operational state of the electrically powered device. The method further includes, upon detecting a power outage followed by a restore of power, identifying an expected activity to resume a task associated with the electrically powered device, based on the tracked progress of the task prior to the power outage.
US11175704B2 On-demand torque engagement mechanism for second display adjustability
Technologies for a hinge for a dual-screen clamshell computing device include a hinge having a drive shaft and a driven shaft. The drive shaft is fixed to a member such as a secondary display housing of the computing device. The driven shaft is rotatably coupled to another member such as a base housing of the computing device. The hinge includes a one-way needle bearing fixed to the same member as the driven shaft. The driven shaft passes through the one-way needle bearing, which allows free rotation of the driven shaft in one direction and prevents rotation of the driven shaft in the other direction. The hinge includes a coupling joint that selectively couples the drive shaft and the driven shaft. The computing device includes a trigger that is operable to selectively engage and disengage the coupling joint of the hinge. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11175692B2 Back cover and display device including the same
A display device includes a back cover. The back cover of display device can include a plurality of limiting screw through holes arranged at intervals along an edge of the back cover of the display device and a fixing screw through hole located in the middle of the back cover of display device. A first diameter of the limiting screw through hole can larger than a second diameter of a screw rod of the limiting screw, and the diameter of the fixing screw through hole is equal to the diameter of the screw rod of the fixing screw. The back cover of display device can have a thickness between 1 mm and 1.5 mm.
US11175689B2 System and method of early turnaround indication for a D-PHY communication interface
A communication system including a physical layer circuit, a timer circuit, and a turnaround controller. The physical layer circuit provides an early turnaround indication upon detection of a turnaround command and before completion of the turnaround command. The timer circuit is programmed with a timeout value indicative of a maximum time of a turnaround procedure initiated by the turnaround command. The turnaround controller starts the timer circuit in response to the early turnaround indication. A transmit controller may begin retrieving information to transmit from a memory in response to the early turnaround indication, and may begin transmitting the retrieved information if the turnaround procedure completes before timeout of the timer circuit. The retrieved information may be configuration information for a sensor. The turnaround controller provides an error indication if the timer circuit times out indicating a turnaround error. The error indication enables remedial action to be taken.
US11175686B2 Low-temperature drift ultra-low-power linear regulator
A low-temperature drift ultra-low-power linear regulator includes eight PMOS transistors, two resistors, two capacitors and three NMOS transistors. The eight PMOS transistors include PMOS transistor PM1 to PMOS transistor PM8. The two resistors include resistor R1 and resistor R2. The two capacitors include capacitor C1 and capacitor C2. The three NMOS transistors include NMOS transistor NM1, NMOS transistor NM2 and NMOS transistor NM3. From right to left, the linear regulator includes a PTAT voltage core starting circuit, a PTAT voltage core circuit, a negative temperature characteristic generating circuit and a driver stage closed-loop control circuit. PM5-PM8 form a feedback circuit. The feedback circuit clamps the current flowing through PM6 to be proportional to PM2 to obtain a temperature-stable output voltage, and can dynamically adjust the gate voltage of PM5 according to the change of load current to output different currents according to the load demand.
US11175685B2 Automatic input/output voltage control
An integrated circuit includes an input terminal, an input buffer circuit, an interface voltage control circuit, an output voltage selection circuit, an output driver circuit, and an output terminal. The input buffer circuit is coupled to the input terminal. The interface voltage control circuit is coupled to the input terminal. The output voltage selection circuit is coupled to the interface voltage control circuit. The output driver circuit is coupled to the output voltage selection circuit. The output terminal is coupled to the output driver circuit.
US11175684B2 Thermostatic single-control cartridge and mixer tap provided with such a cartridge
A thermostatic single-control cartridge is provided with ceramic discs with a member for controlling a flow rate and a temperature of a mixed fluid by moving a thermostatic element, thus adjusting the temperature of the mixed fluid between end adjustment positions, an overtravel spring inserted between a regulating slide valve and the thermostatic element being compressed by an overtravel between the end adjustment positions. A retractable blocking system temporarily blocks the temperature adjustment of the mixed fluid in intermediate position of the control member between the end adjustment positions, so as to cut the overtravel in half in the intermediate position.
US11175669B2 Increasing consumer confidence in autonomous vehicles
Methods, systems, and apparatus for a confidence enhancement system. The confidence enhancement system includes a navigation unit configured to obtain navigational map information including a current location of the vehicle. The confidence enhancement system includes a sensor configured to obtain sensor data. The confidence enhancement system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the navigation unit and the sensor. The electronic control unit is configured to determine a confidence score. The confidence score is related to safe operation of the autonomous driving of the vehicle based on the current location of the vehicle and the sensor data. The electronic control unit is configured to determine that the confidence score exceeds a confidence threshold and indicate that autonomous driving is safe at the current location.
US11175659B2 Driving assistance system and display device
The present invention contributes to safe driving by facilitating recognition of the timing at which driving assistance is switched. In the present invention, an advance notice display unit obtains information relating to vehicle driving assistance to be disabled and displays a advance notice image for giving advance notice of disabling of the driving assistance on the basis of said information, and a completion display unit obtains information relating to the detection of a disabling operation required for disabling the driving assistance and/or the completion of disabling of the driving assistance and displays a completion image for giving notice of the completion of disabling of the driving assistance or the completion of the disabling operation on the basis of said information.
US11175657B1 Safe system controller for autonomous aircraft
The method and corresponding system for autonomous operation may include implementing a safe system controller for autonomous vehicles to receive a set of event data for an event encountered during operation of a vehicle from a status engine of the vehicle; analyze the received set of event data; determine a vehicle system state based on the analyzed set of event data; receive a set of automation operational parameters from an automation engine of the vehicle; receive a set of autonomy operational parameters from an autonomy engine of the vehicle; determine a response to the event from the set of automation operational parameters and the set of autonomy operational parameters based on the determined vehicle system state; and provide the determined response to the automation engine and the autonomy engine to adjust an operational parameter of the vehicle.
US11175653B2 Systems for data collection and storage including network evaluation and data storage profiles
Systems for data collection in an industrial environment are disclosed. A system may include a sensor communication circuit to interpret a plurality of sensor data values, a sensor data storage profile circuit to determine a data storage profile, the data storage profile comprising a data storage plan for the plurality of sensor data values. A system may also include a network coding circuit to provide a network coding value in response to the plurality of sensor data values and the data storage profile, and a sensor data storage implementation circuit to store at least a portion of the plurality of sensor data values in response to the data storage profile and the network coding value.
US11175652B2 Real-time detection and visualization of potential impairments in under-floor appliances
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for predictive maintenance is provided. The present invention may include recording, using an autonomous robot moving along a surface through a plurality of positions in a room, a plurality of data associated with an under-floor appliance provided beneath the surface of the room. The present invention may also include calculating, based on the recorded plurality of data associated with the under-floor appliance provided beneath the surface of the room, a material composition associated with the plurality of positions in the room. The present invention may further include generating, based on the calculated material composition associated with the plurality of positions in the room, a layout diagram for visualizing a layout of the under-floor appliance provided beneath the surface of the room.
US11175647B2 Motor controller
A controller of a motor that drives a driven body includes: an inertia estimating unit that estimates inertia on the basis of feedback information (torque and current) of the motor; a computing unit that computes an acceleration or deceleration time constant of the motor from the estimation inertia estimated by the inertia estimating unit; a storage unit that stores an inertia difference which is a difference between the estimation inertia and at least one known actual inertia and a time constant difference which is a difference between an actual acceleration or deceleration time constant corresponding to the actual inertia and an acceleration or deceleration time constant calculated on the basis of the estimation inertia; and a correction unit that corrects the acceleration or deceleration time constant calculated by the computing unit using the inertia difference and the time constant difference stored in the storage unit.
US11175645B2 Numerical controller, numerical control method, and numerical control program
Provided are a numerical controller, a numerical control method, and a numerical control program capable of suppressing reduction in machining surface quality while increasing machining efficiency. A numerical controller comprises: a program analysis unit that analyzes a machining program for controlling a machine tool and calculates a cumulative moving distance for each command block based on a designated coordinate; a control point generation unit that generates, based on the moving distance and a designated speed for each command block, a control point as a set of the moving distance and the speed at a start point and an end point in the command block; a commanded speed generation unit that generates a parametric curve defining a commanded speed for the moving distance based on the control points; and a commanded speed output unit that outputs the generated commanded speed per interpolation unit.
US11175644B2 Distributed automation control
A distributed automation control system includes a network for connecting members of the system to a central server for communication between the members and the central server. The members can include a device controlled by a microcontroller in communication with the network, a mobile object digitized to communicate with the central server via the network, and a facility component in communication with the central server. A member can be assigned to one or more groups of members for group learning and for generating a group heartbeat. Each member defines a safety volume which is monitored by the central server. When the safety volume of one member overlaps the safety volume of another member, the central server initiates a responsive action which can include ceasing the operation of at least one of the members.
US11175643B2 Rich contextualization of automation data
A method of operating an intelligent programmable logic controller (PLC) as part of a production process within an automation system includes the intelligent PLC receiving automation system data and a semantic context model comprising a plurality of ontologies providing formal specifications of conceptual entities associated with the automation system. The intelligent PLC creates one or more semantic annotations for the automation system data using the semantic context model. These semantic annotations are stored along with the automation system data in a non-volatile storage medium included in the intelligent PLC.
US11175642B2 Methods and systems for the industrial internet of things
The system generally includes a crosspoint switch in a local data collection system having multiple inputs and multiple outputs including a first input connected to a first sensor and a second input connected to a second sensor. The multiple outputs include a first output and a second output configured to be switchable between a condition in which the first output is configured to switch between delivery of a first sensor signal and a second sensor signal and a condition in which there is simultaneous delivery of the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal. Each of multiple inputs is configured to be individually assigned to any of the multiple outputs. The local data collection system includes multiple data acquisition units each having an onboard card set configured to store calibration information and maintenance history.
US11175638B2 Self-diagnostic electrical circuit
A self-diagnostic circuit includes an electrical conductor configured to multiplex, a first switch interposing the electrical conductor, and a first module crossing the first switch. The first module includes a first receptor antenna associated with the conductor on one side of the first switch, a first emitter antenna associated with the conductor on an opposite side of the first switch, and a first interfacing microprocessor. The first interfacing microprocessor is configured to receive no signal from the first receptor antenna when the first switch is open thus generating a first open signal and a first address signal indicative of the first module and outputting the first open signal and the first address signal to the conductor via the first emitter antenna. The first interfacing microprocessor is further configured to receive a first induced frequency signal from the first receptor antenna when the first switch is closed thus generating a first closed signal and the first address signal indicative of the first module and outputting the first closed signal and the first address signal to the conductor via the first emitter antenna.
US11175635B2 Wearable electronic device
A wearable electronic device includes a body having a first battery and a port electrically connected to the first battery, a band having a connector and a set of first conductors electrically connected to the connector, and a belt having at least one second battery, a set of second conductors and an input port electrically connected to the second battery. The band is connected to the port via the connector so as to be electrically connected to the body. The belt may removably attach to an outer surface of the band, and the second battery may transmit power to the first battery by combining the two sets of conductors. When the belt is removed, the power consumed by the second battery is replenished by an external power source connected to the input port, mastering the information at any time.
US11175631B2 Analog electronic timepiece, stepping motor control device, and analog electronic timepiece control method
There is provided an analog electronic timepiece including a stepping motor in which a rotor magnetized in two poles is rotationally driven in a stator connected to a driving coil, a drive circuit for applying a drive pulse to the driving coil, the drive pulse being a pulse for driving the rotor, and a control unit for controlling application of the drive pulse by the drive circuit, in which when an induced voltage induced in the driving coil by rotation of the rotor satisfies a predetermined condition related to the induced voltage, the control unit controls the drive circuit so that the drive pulse is applied to the driving coil before free vibration of the rotor is settled.
US11175627B2 System and method for reconstruction of holographic lens-free images by multi-depth sparse phase recovery
A system for lens-free imaging includes a processor in communication with a lens-free image sensor. The processor is programmed to operate the image sensor to obtain a hologram ??. The processor is further programmed to generate, from the hologram, a reconstructed image X and phase W at a focal depth z using an assumption of sparsity.
US11175626B2 On-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device and method
Provided are on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device and method. The on-axis and off-axis digital hologram generating device includes an object phase generator configured to access a phase file of an object stored in a storage device and generate object phase information from the phase file of the object; a digital object light generator configured to generate digital object light information based on a light property of object light input by a user and the object phase information generated by the object phase generator; a digital reference light generator configured to generate digital reference light information based on a light property of reference light input by the user; and a digital hologram generator configured to generate a digital hologram based on hologram property information input by the user, the digital object light information generated by the digital object light generator, and the digital reference light information generated by the digital reference light generator.
US11175621B2 Replaceable units of an electrophotographic image forming device having a shipping or storage separator
A toner cartridge according to one embodiment includes a body having a reservoir for storing toner and a rotatable developer roll mounted on the body and in fluid communication with the reservoir. A portion of an outer surface of the developer roll is exposed along a front of the body for supplying toner from the reservoir to a corresponding photoconductive drum on an imaging unit when the toner cartridge is installed on the imaging unit in an operative position of the toner cartridge relative to the imaging unit. A first engagement member positioned on a rear of the body is configured to engage a corresponding second engagement member on the imaging unit when the toner cartridge is installed on the imaging unit to retain the toner cartridge in a storage position of the toner cartridge relative to the imaging unit with the developer roll spaced away from the photoconductive drum.
US11175620B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a drive source, a driving gear provided on an output shaft of the drive source, a first gear engaging with the driving gear, a first drive transmission portion for transmitting a driving force from the first gear to an image bearing member, a second gear engaging with the driving gear, and a second drive transmission portion for transmitting a driving force from the second gear to a feeding portion. The first gear and the second gear are provided coaxially with each other. A positional relationship between the first gear and the second gear with respect to an axial direction is that the first gear is disposed closer to the drive source than the second gear is.
US11175617B2 Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an exposure device, a developer image forming unit, a memory, and a processor. The image carrier carries a developer image. The exposure device exposes the image carrier. The developer image forming unit forms the developer image by transporting a developer to a latent image formed on the image carrier. The processor generates correction data for correcting density unevenness in a main scanning direction detected based on an image generated by the developer image, corrects the density unevenness in the main scanning direction occurring in the developer image by changing an exposure amount when the image carrier is exposed by the exposure device, using the generated correction data, and when a position change of the developer image forming unit in the main scanning direction is detected, adjusts the correction data by a detected position change amount.
US11175614B2 Image forming apparatus that controls a fixing temperature of a toner cartridge
According to one example, an image forming apparatus includes a detection unit that detects temperature information on a temperature of a toner stored in a toner cartridge, an image forming unit that forms a toner image on a sheet with the toner supplied from the toner cartridge, a fixing unit that fixes the toner image formed on the sheet by the image forming unit, and a control unit that controls a fixing temperature in the fixing unit according to the temperature information detected by the detection unit and an accumulated time in which the temperature information is detected.
US11175613B2 Cooling device and image forming system
An external cooling device 101 is connectable to an image forming apparatus 100. The external cooling device 101 improves cooling power of a recording material S after toner image fixation. In this case, even when a heating amount of the fixing device 11 is increased, a temperature of the recording material S stacked on a stacking unit 60 can be lowered to not more than a predetermined temperature at which sticking does not occur. Further, the number of sheets stackable on said stacking unit 60 can be increased. By this, a user is capable of adjusting glossiness without concern for the sticking of the recording materials S on the stacking unit 60. Further, the user is not required to frequently carry out the recording material S of the stacking unit 60. That is, it is possible to provide an image forming system 1X capable of flexibly meeting the recording materials S of various kinds.
US11175608B2 Developing apparatus
A developing apparatus includes a developer bearing member and a developer container having a first chamber and a second chamber. A first conveyance screw in the first chamber conveys developer in a first direction, and a second conveyance screw in the second chamber includes a first rotation shaft portion and a first blade portion to convey the developer in a second direction. The second conveyance screw also includes a second rotation shaft portion formed coaxially with the first rotation shaft portion and a second blade portion disposed downstream of the first blade portion to convey the developer in the first direction. Each of the first blade portion and the second blade portion are disposed in the second direction to face a first communicating portion. In addition, a developer discharging portion disposed downstream of the second blade portion in the second direction discharges a part of the developer from the developing apparatus.
US11175599B2 Electrophotographic photoreceptor, manufacturing method of electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
Provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor, which is excellent in abrasion resistance and scratch resistance, has excellent electrical characteristics, and is capable of inhibiting an image defect, a manufacturing method of an electrophotographic photoreceptor, a process cartridge, and an electrophotographic apparatus. A surface layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains a copolymer of a composition which contains resin particles containing fluorine atoms, a charge transport compound having 2 or more polymerizable functional groups, a compound represented by General Formula (1), and a resin having a structure represented by General Formula (2) and a structure represented by General Formula (3). The polymerizable functional groups t are independently selected from an acryloyloxy group and a methacryloyloxy group, and a content of the compound represented by General Formula (1) in the composition is 0.10% by mass or more.
US11175596B2 Particle traps and barriers for particle suppression
Designs are provided to reduce the possibility of contaminant particles with a large range of sizes, materials, travel speeds and angles of incidence reaching a particle-sensitive environment. According to an aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an object stage comprising first and second chambers, a first structure having a first surface, and a second structure. The second structure is configured to support an object in the second chamber, movable relative to the first structure. The second structure comprises a second surface opposing the first surface of the first structure thereby defining a gap between the first structure and the second structure that extends between the first chamber and the second chamber. The second structure further comprises a third surface within the first chamber. The object stage further comprises a trap disposed on at least a portion of the third surface, the trap comprising a plurality of baffles.
US11175591B2 Method of obtaining measurements, apparatus for performing a process step, and metrology apparatus
Measurements are obtained from locations across a substrate before or after performing a lithographic process step. Examples of such measurements include alignment measurements made prior to applying a pattern to the substrate, and measurements of a performance parameter such as overlay, after a pattern has been applied. A set of measurement locations is selected from among all possible measurement locations. At least a subset of the selected measurement locations are selected dynamically, in response to measurements obtained using a preliminary selection of measurement locations. Preliminary measurements of height can be used to select measurement locations for alignment. In another aspect, outlier measurements are detected based on supplementary data such as height measurements or historic data.
US11175584B2 Methods for detecting traumatic brain injury
The present invention provides detection reagents and method for determining risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI), assessment of the amount of neuronal damage, and/or susceptibility to neurodegenerative disease in a subject.
US11175580B2 Resist composition and patterning process
A resist composition comprising a base polymer and an acid generator containing a sulfonium salt having an iodized benzene ring offers a high sensitivity, minimal LWR and improved CDU independent of whether it is of positive or negative tone.
US11175573B2 Light source device and projector
A light source device includes: a fluorescent rod that contains a fluorescent substance; at least one light-guide element including a first end face, a second end face having a smaller area than that of the first end face, and a side surface portion that reflects incident light from the first end face to condense on the second end face, the second end face being optically joined to a surface of the fluorescent rod except for the emission surface; a plurality of excitation light sources arranged to face the first end face of the light-guide element; and a dichroic film provided on the surface of the fluorescent rod expect for the emission surface and having the properties of transmitting excitation light and reflecting fluorescent light.
US11175572B2 Light emitting device and projector
The light emitting device includes an excitation light source, and a light emitting light source, wherein the light emitting light source includes a substrate, a photonic crystal structure which is provided to the substrate and has a light emitting layer, and an electrode configured to inject an electrical current into the light emitting layer, the excitation light source irradiates the light emitting layer with excitation light, the light emitting layer generates light due to the electrical current injected from the electrode and the excitation light, and in the photonic crystal structure, the light emitted in the light emitting layer resonates in an in-plane direction of the substrate, and a laser beam is emitted in a normal direction of the substrate.
US11175570B2 Mount for an image capturing device
A mount for an image capturing device comprising a fixed frame, and a support frame arranged to support an image capturing device. The support frame is attached to the frame by a pivot joint defining a pivot axis for the support frame relative to the fixed frame, and an adjustment joint for adjusting a pivot position for the support frame comprising a first element forming a first contact surface, and a second element forming a second contact surface. The first element is arranged to be moved along a linear axis that traverses the pivot axis and that extends trough a plane of the contact surfaces. At least one of the contact surfaces is curved. The first and second elements are arranged to be magnetically connected during abutment. A system and method for adjustment are also disclosed.
US11175566B2 Imaging device
An imaging device, having a substrate on which an imaging portion is mounted, a lens barrel for holding a lens, and a case disposed so as to cover the lens barrel and the substrate, wherein: the lens barrel and the case are fitted radially, and the lens barrel and the case comprise a rotation constraining portion for constraining mutual rotation thereof, in respect to the optical axial direction.
US11175565B2 Camera frame with side door
A camera housing includes four walls configured to enclose and secure a camera: a top wall, a bottom wall, a right wall, and a left wall. The bottom wall includes a first segment and a segment coupled by a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism comprises a tongue component coupled to the second segment and a groove component coupled to the first segment. The tongue and groove components are configured such that the tongue component securely couples the second segment to the first segment when the camera frame is in the closed configuration. In the open configuration, the first and second segment can decouple and the left wall and second segment rotates upwards relative to the top wall such that a camera can be inserted or removed from the camera system. The camera housing also includes a button interface, an input/output interface, and a mounting mechanism.
US11175559B2 Electrochromic device
An electrochromic device is provided. The electrochromic device includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposed to the first electrode at an interval, and an electrochromic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrochromic layer contains an electrochromic material and a first ion-conducting material partially comprising a non-ion-conducting portion that does not conduct ions. The non-ion-conducting portion comprises a molecular unit structure having an atomic arrangement in which 8 or more atoms having a valence of 2 or more are bonded with each other. The atoms comprise heteroatoms in a number of 15% or less based on a total number of the atoms.
US11175553B2 Circuit substrate and display device
A circuit substrate has a first area and a second area. The second area includes a rounded corner region and a first rectangular region connected to the rounded corner region. The first rectangular region extends along a second direction. The circuit substrate includes: a plurality of gate lines disposed in the first area, and a gate driver on array (GOA) circuit disposed in the second area. The GOA circuit including at least one GOA unit disposed in the rounded corner region and a GOA unit disposed in the first rectangular region. Along the first direction, a length of a GOA unit in the rounded corner region is less than a length of the GOA unit in the first rectangular region; and along the second direction, a width of the GOA unit in the rounded corner region is greater than a width of the GOA unit in the first rectangular region.
US11175552B2 Display device
According to an aspect, a display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a display region in which a plurality of pixels are provided; a peripheral region positioned between an edge of the first substrate and the display region; a plurality of scanning lines extending in a first direction; a plurality of signal lines extending in a second direction; a plurality of terminals arranged in the first direction in the peripheral region of the first substrate; a plurality of connection lines that connect the terminals and the signal lines; a plurality of spacers provided between the first substrate and the second substrate in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate; and a plurality of dummy electrodes separated from the connection lines in planar view and provided between the first substrate and the spacers in the direction perpendicular to the first substrate.
US11175548B2 Display panel, display apparatus and driving method for the same
A display panel includes an array substrate having a first substrate, a gate line, a data line, and a thin film transistor (TFT); and a plurality of sub-pixel regions defined by the gate and data lines; and an opposite substrate including a second substrate, a plurality of additional electrodes arranged on a side of the second substrate facing the array substrate; at least one sub-pixel region including at least one of: a first overlap region at an intersection region by the gate and data lines, a second overlap region between the TFT gate and source electrodes, or a third overlap region between the TFT gate and drain electrodes; and an orthographic projection of the additional electrodes on the first substrate substantially overlaps with orthographic projections of at least one of the first, second, or third overlap regions on the first substrate.
US11175542B2 Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device is provided, which includes a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer having an opening, a light-transmitting chromatic-color resin layer between the thin film transistor and the second electrode layer, and a liquid crystal layer. One of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer is a pixel electrode layer which is electrically connected to the thin film transistor, and the other of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer is a common electrode layer. The light-transmitting chromatic-color resin layer is overlapped with the pixel electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor.
US11175535B2 Backlight module, liquid crystal display, and spliced display device
A backlight module, a liquid crystal display and a spliced display device are provided. The backlight module is configured to provide a back light source to the display panel. The backlight module includes a backlight panel. The backlight panel includes a frame and an opening; the opening corresponds to the display area of the display panel. The frame corresponds to the non-display area of the display panel. A first extension portion extends from the first sub-frame in a direction away from opening. In the above manner, the present application is capable of physically reducing the width of the seam between the two adjacent splicing screens by half.
US11175534B1 Liquid crystal display module, display device, and fabricating method thereof
A liquid crystal display module, a display device, and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The liquid crystal display module has: a first substrate having a first display portion and a first bending portion; a second substrate having a second display portion, a second bending portion, and a binding portion, wherein an edge of the binding portion exceeds an edge of the first bending portion; a packaging unit; a first circuit board connected to the binding portion by the package unit; and the backlight module.
US11175533B2 Light redirecting film, backlight, and display system
A light redirecting film, a backlight including the light redirecting film, and a display system including the backlight are described. The light redirecting film may be a microstructured film including a plurality of substantially parallel spaced apart structures on a substrate. The backlight includes a plurality of discrete spaced apart light sources configured to illuminate a plurality of non-overlapping illumination zones in a display surface in a one-to-one correspondence relationship; and a microstructured film disposed on the plurality of light sources, such that when the display surface is disposed on the microstructured film and the light sources are energized, at least 80% of light emitted by each light source illuminates a corresponding illumination zone in the display surface, and a luminous intensity distribution across the plurality of the illumination zones has an average I and a standard deviation S, where S/I<1.
US11175531B2 Light guide film, backlight unit and display device
Provided are a light guide film, a backlight unit, and a display device. Light guide portions are disposed in holes of a reflection plate on which light sources are disposed, and a light guide film is directly disposed on the reflection plate and the light guide portions to provide a light guiding function and a light shielding function. Therefore, a method of facilitating implementation of a backlight unit with a small thickness, which satisfies image quality is provided. Further, each of the light shielding patterns has different reflectances in different areas, thereby increasing the amount of light supplied to an area between light sources. Therefore, a backlight unit with a reduced number of light sources and improved image quality may be provided.
US11175529B2 Bridged micro louvers for active privacy screen
Disclosed herein are techniques related to privacy at display devices. The techniques include an apparatus having an electroactive privacy layer of a display device. The electroactive privacy layer is configured to restrict a propagation direction of light emission associated with a display layer of the display device. The restriction of propagation is generated by micro louvers formed in the electroactive privacy layer.
US11175526B2 Image generating device comprising a thermal contact zone, and associated head-up display
The invention relates to an image generating device (20) comprising:—at least one light source (23),—a screen (21) designed to be backlit by said light source, and—a reflector (25) arranged between said light source and screen and designed to reflect at least some of the light emitted by the light source. According to the invention, the reflector defines a housing (280) designed to receive the screen such that the reflector has a zone (290) of thermal contact with the screen. The invention also relates to a head-up display comprising an image generating device of this type.
US11175517B2 Spectacle lens and method for producing a spectacle lens
A spectacle lens, which is manufactured by additive manufacturing, includes interspersing first volume elements and second volume elements. The first and second volume elements are arranged on the grid points of a geometric grid to form a first sub-grid and a second sub-grid, respectively. The first sub-grid forms the first part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a first object distance and the second sub-grid forms the second part of the spectacle lens having a dioptric effect for vision for a second object distance, which differs from the first object distance.
US11175508B2 Display device with varifocal optical assembly
A varifocal optical assembly includes a plurality of optical elements configured to transmit light in successive optical stages. Each respective optical stage of the successive optical stages includes at least one respective optical element of the plurality of optical elements and is configurable to be in one of a first state and a second state. The respective optical stage in the first state has a first respective optical power for light of a first polarization and a second respective optical power for light of a second polarization. The respective optical stage in the second state has a third optical power for light of the first polarization and a fourth optical power for light of the second polarization. The optical power of varifocal optical assembly is adjustable by changing the states of one or more of the successive optical stages.
US11175503B2 Optical system for head-mounted display
A head-mounted display may include a display system and a lens system in a housing. The head-mounted display may include control circuitry that operates the head-mounted display in an active use mode and a protected mode. In the protected mode, the display system may be protected from collisions with the lens system. Placing the head-mounted display in the protected mode may include using an actuator to increase the distance between the display system and the lens system, may include injecting fluid between the display system and the lens system, and/or may include deploying a protective layer between the display system and the lens system. The control circuitry may determine whether to operate the head-mounted display in protected mode or active use mode based on sensor data, on/off status information, location information, and/or other information.
US11175493B2 Lens module
A camera module includes a lens base, a lens group, and a switching mechanism. The lens base defines a through hole. The lens group is received within the through hole. The switching mechanism includes a switching base, an optical path conversion member, and a driving member. The switching base is mounted on the lens base and defines a light guide cavity communicating with the through hole. The switching base defines a front aperture and a rear aperture. The front aperture and the rear aperture communicate with the light guide cavity. The optical path conversion member includes a reflective surface. The driving member is mounted within the light guide cavity. The driving member drives the optical light conversion member to rotate to cause the reflective surface to reflect light entering through the front aperture or the rear aperture to the lens group.
US11175488B2 Mobile microscope assembly
A microscope assembly can be used during microbiological processes. The microscope assembly includes a lens assembly for magnified imaging of an object range in an imaging plane along an optical path; a sample receiving unit for a sample arranged in the object range; and a camera receiving unit for receiving a camera in a range of the imaging plane the camera adapted to generate a digital image of the sample; where the lens assembly is a ball lens, a halved ball lens, or a lens in the form of a rotational spheroid; and the camera receiving unit is adapted to receive a customary mobile end device equipped with a camera or a camera cooperating with a mobile end device.
US11175486B2 Zoom lens and imaging apparatus
The zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side, a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a stop, and a negative fourth lens group. During zooming, the second and third lens groups move. The fourth lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a fourth A lens group, a negative fourth B lens group moving during image blur correction, a positive fourth C lens group, and a negative fourth D lens group moving during focusing, and a positive fourth E lens group. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.
US11175474B2 Lens barrel
A lens barrel includes a plurality of lens moving frames configured to move in an optical axis direction, a drive unit provided to each of the plurality of lens moving frames and configured to move a corresponding one of the plurality of lens moving frames in the optical axis direction, an iris unit configured to move in an integrated manner with a first lens moving frame among the plurality of lens moving frames, and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the iris unit, wherein the flexible printed circuit board is disposed on one side of sides divided by a plane passing through an optical axis, and the drive unit is disposed on other side of the sides divided by the plane passing through the optical axis.
US11175470B2 Enclosure assemblies for handling MDC connectors and associated cabling
Fiber optic assemblies for receiving, managing and facilitating access to optical fiber connectors are disclosed. The assemblies include an adapter panel slidably mounted in a chassis and defining a plurality of receiving bays each for receiving at least one cassette containing an optical fiber adapter. Each cassette includes retention features for being received within paired openings in the adapter panel to register a position of the cassette relative to the receiving bay and adapter panel. Cassettes are independently and selectively accessible and removable from either the front or back of the adapter panel.
US11175467B2 Fluid detection panel
A fluid detection panel is disclosed. The fluid detection panel includes a microfluidic substrate, an optical unit and a sensor. The microfluidic substrate includes a sample detection area and a comparison detection area which are arranged in parallel, and the sample detection area is configured to allow a liquid sample to arrive at the sample detection area; the optical unit is configured to provide first light and to allow the first light to be incident on both of the sample detection area and the comparison detection area; and the sensor collects the first light which passes through the sample detection area and the first light which passes through the comparison detection area.
US11175465B2 Fiber management enclosure for a fiber optic connector assembly and method of use
A managed fiber optic connector assembly formed with an optical fiber management enclosure. The optical fiber management enclosure is formed with a back body as one-piece to form an integrated fiber optic management enclosure, or fiber optic management enclosure is inserted into the back body form a two-piece enclosure. The fiber management enclosure has a plural of channels, for example, an upper channel and a lower channel that retain, separate and guide a plural of optical fibers that are accepted through a port at a distal end of the managed fiber optic connector assembly.
US11175442B2 Color filter substrate and display panel
The present disclosure provides a color filter substrate and a display panel. The color filter substrate is divided into a display region and a non-display region around the display region, and includes a base and a color filter layer on the base. The color filter layer includes a plurality of columns of color resists arranged at intervals, any two adjacent columns of color resists in the display region define one of a plurality of first openings, any two adjacent color resists in the non-display region define one of a plurality of second openings, and a width of an orthographic projection of the second opening on the base is greater than a width of an orthographic projection of the first opening on the base.
US11175435B1 Multilayer optical barrier
A liquid lens architecture includes a transparent substrate, a multilayer thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)-based membrane overlying at least a portion of the transparent substrate, and a liquid layer disposed between and abutting the transparent substrate and the multilayer thermoplastic polyurethane-based membrane. The TPU-based membrane may exhibit a reversible elastic response to imposed strains of up to approximately 2% and is configured to limit the transpiration of fluid to less than approximately 10−2 g/m2/day.
US11175430B1 Processing nuclear magnetic resonance signals in a downhole environment
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to processing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data. An NMR downhole tool may include a housing, magnets disposed within the housing, an antenna extending along a circumference of the housing, and an information handling system configured to receive NMR signals via the antenna, wherein the NMR signals are based on an operating frequency, a static magnetic field B0, and a radio frequency (RF) field B1, which are defined by the antenna and the magnets. The information handling system may be further configured to project the NMR signals to a forward modeling space, and transmit vectors resulting from projecting the NMR signals to the forward modeling space.
US11175427B2 Buried utility locating systems with optimized wireless data communication
Systems for locating buried or hidden utilities including a portable locator and associated portable transmitter are disclosed. The portable locator may include a magnetic field measurement module for determining a current signal in the buried utility based on a received magnetic field, and a receiver module for receiving data from the portable transmitter. The portable transmitter may include a data transmitter module for sending information associated with a current signal provided to the buried utility to the portable receiver module.
US11175424B2 Seismic data de-blending
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for training a seismic data de-blending model. In one aspect, a method comprises: obtaining a plurality of de-blending training examples, wherein each de-blending training example defines: (i) one or more blended seismic traces, and (ii) for each blended seismic trace, a corresponding plurality of target unblended seismic traces; using the de-blending training examples to train a de-blending model having a plurality of de-blending model parameters, comprising, for each de-blending training example: processing the one or more blended seismic traces of the training example using the de-blending model to generate an output which defines, for each of the one or more blended seismic traces of the training example, a corresponding plurality of estimated unblended seismic traces; and adjusting values of the plurality of de-blending model parameters.
US11175414B2 Satellite navigation receiver for relative positioning with bias estimation
A tracking module processes the determined correlations to track a carrier of the received composite signal for estimation of a change in phase over a time period between a receiver antenna and one or more satellite transmitters that transmit the received signal as the receiver changes position with respect to an initial position during the time period. A relative position estimator estimates the relative position of the navigation receiver with respect to an initial position over the time period time by time-differencing of the phase measurements of the one or more tracked carrier signals. Bias estimators can estimate or compensate for errors in initial position and temporal changes in receiver clock and tropospheric delay.
US11175413B2 Phase-comparison for assisting the determination of position or time
Two wireless signals are received from transmitters in different locations transmitting at different frequencies. Phase information from the two signals is gathered for use in positioning and/or timing calculations. Calibration information is preferably also gathered to support the calculations. Information about the rate of change of phase may be gathered for use in velocity and timing drift calculations. The transmitters may be stations in a wireless infrastructure network. Assistance information may be gathered and shared to support the interception of uplink/downlink signals from the stations. Also disclosed are User Equipment, Base Stations, remote supporting services, elliptic hyperbolic relationships for interpreting and using the spatial variation of the phase difference, and positioning engines for use in the system.
US11175411B2 Positioning augmentation device, positioning augmentation method, and computer readable medium
A correction generation unit generates an amount of correction for a phase pseudorange between a positioning satellite and each of a plurality of evaluation points, as an amount of evaluation point correction for each of the plurality of evaluation points, based on a carrier phase of a positioning signal observed at each of a plurality of electronic reference points. A reference calculation unit calculates a difference between the phase pseudorange between the positioning satellite and each of the plurality of evaluation points and a geometric distance between the positioning satellite and each of the plurality of evaluation points, as an amount of reference correction for each of the plurality of evaluation points. A ranging error calculation unit removes a bias component due to ambiguity from a difference between the amount of evaluation point correction and the amount of reference correction and thereby calculates a ranging error at each of the plurality of evaluation points.
US11175408B2 Apparatus and method for precise position correction using positioning difference
According to an embodiment, an apparatus for precise position correction using a positioning difference comprises a first distribution information obtaining unit gathering first distribution information from an external terminal, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver obtaining a GNSS positioning value of the apparatus based on a GNSS, and a positioning correcting unit obtain a corrected location of the apparatus by correcting the GNSS positioning value using the gathered first distribution information. The first distribution information includes a GNSS positioning value of the external terminal, a GNSS positioning time, a precise positioning value, and a positioning difference between the GNSS positioning value and the precise positioning value.
US11175400B2 Road identification system using enhanced cross-section targets
An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to and provides radar-reflecting systems and apparatus that employ metasurfaces to produce enhanced radar cross sections that are greater than those produced by the geometry of the surfaces alone. Another aspect of the present disclosure is directed to and provides heat-ducting systems and apparatus that include metasurfaces. A further aspect of the present disclosure is directed to and provides cards with metasurfaces. Exemplary embodiments utilize fractal plasmonic surfaces for a metasurface.
US11175385B2 Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system using a wavelength converter
Embodiments of the disclosure provide an apparatus for emitting laser light and a system and method for detecting laser light returned from an object. The system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes one or more laser sources, at least one of the laser sources configured to provide a respective native laser beam having a wavelength above 1,100 nm. The transmitter also includes a wavelength converter configured to receive the native laser beams provided by the laser sources and convert the native laser beams into a converted laser beam having a wavelength below 1,100 nm. The transmitter further includes a scanner configured to emit the converted laser beam to the object in a first direction. The receiver is configured to detect a returned laser beam having a wavelength below 1,100 nm and returned from the object in a second direction.
US11175380B2 Estimating device and estimating method
An estimating device includes: a transmission antenna; a transmission signal generator that generates a multicarrier signal; a transmitter that outputs the multicarrier signal to the transmission antenna; a reception antenna; a receiver that measures reception signals including a reflected signal which is the transmitted multicarrier signal that has been reflected or dispersed by the moving body; a complex transfer function calculator that calculates, from the measured reception signals, a plurality of complex transfer functions indicating propagation characteristics between a transmission antenna element and a reception antenna element; a moving body correlation matrix calculator that calculates, for each of subcarriers, a moving body correlation matrix from the complex transfer functions; a subcarrier integrator that integrates the moving body correlation matrices; and an estimation processor that estimates the direction or position in which the moving body is present, using the integrated moving body correlation matrix obtained by the integration.
US11175375B2 Position tracking system and method using radio signals and inertial sensing
An RF position tracking system for wirelessly tracking the three-dimensional position of a tracked object. The tracked object has at least one mobile antenna and at least one inertial sensor. The system uses a plurality of base antennas which communicate with the mobile antenna using radio signals. The tracked object also incorporates the inertial sensor to improve position stability by allowing the system to compare position data from radio signals to data provided by the inertial sensor.
US11175373B2 Apparatuses, methods and computer-readable code relating to radiomap data
This specification describes a method comprising accessing radiomap data including location information indicating locations of plural nodes of a first class, each of the plural nodes of the first class being identifiable only by a locally-unique identifier, the locally unique identifier of each of the plural nodes being included in the radiomap data, and using the radiomap data to determine a location within a space of a radio communication apparatus based on at least one transmission received by the radio communications apparatus from at least one of the plural nodes of the first class, the at least one transmission including the locally-unique identifier of the node from which the transmission is received.
US11175372B1 Beam rejection in multi-beam microphone systems
The systems, devices, and processes described herein may identify a beam of a voice-controlled device that is directed toward a reflective surface, such as a wall. The beams may be created by a beamformer. An acoustic echo canceller (AEC) may create filter coefficients for a reference sound. The filter coefficients may be analyzed to identify beams that include multiple peaks. The multiple peaks may indicate presence of one or more reflective surfaces. Using the amplitude and the time delay between the peaks, the device may determine that it is close to a reflective surface in a direction of the beam.
US11175359B2 Reducing voltage non-linearity in a bridge having tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) elements
In one aspect, a magnetic field sensor includes a plurality of tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) elements that includes a first TMR element, a second TMR element, a third TMR element and a fourth TMR element. The first and second TMR elements are connected to a voltage source and the third and fourth TMR elements are connected to ground. Each TMR element has a pillar count of more than one pillar and the pillar count is selected to reduce the angle error below 1.0°.
US11175347B2 Device and method for diagnosing battery deterioration
The present invention relates to a device and a method for diagnosing battery deterioration, the device comprising: a battery comprising at least one cell; a charging unit for charging the cell, and performing cut-off during a stabilization time in which the charged cell is stabilized; a sensing unit for measuring a current of the cell with respect to time; and a control unit for, by using the measured current, detecting an inflection point of the measured current, calculating a slope of the measured current in a first period after a time corresponding to the inflection point; and comparing the current slope of a reference cell, corresponding to the slope of the measured current, so as to diagnose whether the cell has deteriorated.
US11175346B2 Power supply monitoring systems and methods using ultrasonic sensors
Systems and methods to measure states of charge of a battery may include an ultrasonic sensor and a control system. For example, the control system may instruct the ultrasonic sensor to emit ultrasonic waves toward a battery, and may instruct the ultrasonic sensor to receive echoes of the emitted ultrasonic waves reflected back from the battery. In addition, the control system may process data associated with the emitted waves and received echoes, including properties associated with the waves and echoes, such as a time of flight, frequency, amplitude, wavelength, phase, duration, or others. Based on the properties of the received echoes, and by comparison with expected properties, various physical, mechanical, chemical, and/or material characteristics of the battery may be determined, based on which a state of charge and/or a state of health of the battery may further be determined.
US11175345B2 System and method for determining an operational status of a battery
A method for detecting an operational status of a battery including a plurality of cells includes obtaining static voltages and dynamic voltages of the cells and determining the operational status of the battery based on the static voltages and dynamic voltages.
US11175340B1 System and method for managing testing and availability of critical components on system-on-chip
A system-on-chip (SoC) is disclosed. The SoC includes a set of fake fault injection circuits and a critical intellectual property (IP) core that includes first and second control circuits. The first and second control circuits are each operable in a test mode and a functional mode. The first and second control circuits are operated in the functional mode in lockstep in an absence of a fake fault input. In a presence of the fake fault input, one of the first and second control circuits is switched from the functional mode to the test mode. One of the first and second control circuits operating the test mode generates a fake fault response for the fake fault input. The critical IP core is determined as one of error-free and erroneous based on a detection of the generated fake fault response as one of error-free and erroneous, respectively.
US11175337B2 Over-the-air measurement system
An over-the-air measurement system for performing over-the-air measurements on a device under test is described. The measurement system comprises a measurement device having several measurement antennas, several waveguides, wherein at least one waveguide is assigned to each measurement antenna, several waveguide-to-cable adapters, and a positioning unit assigned to the measurement antennas. The number of the waveguide-to-cable adapters is at least identical to the number of the measurement antennas. The positioning unit is configured to move the measurement antennas with respect to the waveguide-to-cable adapters.
US11175335B2 Diagnostics in TMR sensors
A computer-implemented method includes, by one or more processors in electronic communication with a tunneling magnetoresistive sensor, wherein the tunneling magnetoresistive sensor is a component of a magnetic storage drive configured to read magnetic data from a magnetic storage medium, detecting a short across the tunneling magnetoresistive sensor, measuring a change in resistance of the tunneling magnetoresistive sensor, measuring a change in voltage amplitude for the tunneling magnetoresistive sensor, and dividing said change in voltage amplitude by said change in resistance to yield a ratio. The computer-implemented method further includes, responsive to the ratio being greater than a predetermined ratio threshold, determining that the short is caused by a magnetic shunt. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.
US11175328B1 Testing apparatus for detecting insulation resistance of a high voltage line and method for same
A testing apparatus and a method for detecting insulation resistance of an unshielded high voltage line are provided. The testing apparatus has a voltage source for providing a measurement voltage for the high voltage line, an accommodating device for accommodating the high voltage line and for connecting the high voltage line to the voltage source, an insulation tester for detecting the insulation resistance on the basis of the measurement of a leakage current via the insulating sheath, two electrically conductive half shells which, when combined, form hollow cylindrical sheathing for the high voltage line, and two contact probes which can be electrically connected to the sheathing and to an inner conductor of the high voltage line. The insulation tester is designed to measure a current between the contact probes as the leakage current.
US11175327B2 Radiated emission measurement method and radiated emission measurement system
A radiated emission measurement method includes a prescan measurement step of performing broadband measurement including detection of a peak and detection of a quasi-peak by one fast Fourier transform in a target measurement frequency range; a calculation step of calculating a difference in level between the peak and the quasi-peak obtained for a measurement frequency to be a candidate for a result of measurement; a determination step of determining whether the obtained difference is less than a reference value; and an output step of outputting a result obtained as an interference level of the radiated emission in the broadband measurement when it is determined that the difference is less than reference value, and performing narrowband measurement and outputting the obtained result as the interference level of the radiated emission, when it is determined that the difference is equal to or higher than the reference value.
US11175317B2 System for detecting a drop in voltage of an AC power supply
A device for detecting a drop in voltage of an AC supply delivering electrical energy to an energy converter in order to supply electrical equipment, the device being connected to an electrical energy reserve for supplying the energy converter. The device includes a full-wave rectifier for rectifying the AC supply, a comparator that compares a first predetermined voltage with a full-wave rectified voltage, a circuit for charging a capacitor in order to charge the capacitor when the rectified voltage is below the predetermined threshold, a circuit for discharging the capacitor in order to discharge the capacitor when the rectified voltage is above the predetermined threshold, a comparator for comparing the voltage at the terminals of the capacitor with a second predetermined voltage, and a circuit for controlling the reserve of electrical energy.
US11175313B1 Thin-film probe card and test module thereof
A thin-film probe card and a test module thereof are provided. The test module includes a carrying unit, a plurality of vertical probes fixed in position by the carrying unit, an elastic cushion disposed on the carrying unit, and a thin sheet. The thin sheet includes a carrier partially disposed on the elastic cushion, a plurality of signal circuits disposed on the carrier, and a plurality of electrically conductive protrusions that are respectively formed on the signal circuits. An end of the vertical probes is arranged at an inner side of the electrically conductive protrusions and is coplanar with free ends of the electrically conductive protrusions.
US11175311B1 High-frequency layered testing probe
A high-frequency testing probe is disclosed. The probe includes a layered probe substrate having a first and second PCB, as well as first and second conducting traces disposed on opposite sides of the substrate. The probe substrate has an ungrounded differential region including two probe tips coupled to the traces, a grounded differential region, and a decoupled differential region including two probe connectors coupled to the traces. The probe also includes a ground plane between the two PCBs and between the two traces in the decoupled and grounded differential regions. In the ungrounded differential region, the first and second traces form a first differential transmission pair having a differential impedance. In the grounded differential region, the first and second traces form a second differential transmission pair having the differential impedance. The probe connectors are configured to couple to one of a vector network analyzer and a time domain reflectometer.
US11175301B2 Automatic analyzer and reagent bottle loading method
An automatic analyzer includes: a reagent mounting unit 103 in which a plurality of reagent bottles 10 are installed when a reagent bottle 10 is loaded into the automatic analyzer; a reagent conveying mechanism 101 including a gripper mechanism 106; and a reagent mounting mechanism 102 for moving the reagent mounting unit 103 between an installation position at which an operator installs the reagent bottle 10 in the reagent mounting unit 103 and a position at which the gripper mechanism 106 grips the reagent bottle 10. It is thereby possible to achieve saving of a mechanism installation space and reduction of the number of constituent components, automatically carry out an operation from opening of the reagent bottle to loading of the reagent bottle into the reagent disk, and alleviate an operator's burden.
US11175286B2 Immunolipoplex nanoparticle biochip containing molecular probes for capture and characterization of extracellular vesicles
The present invention disclosed a method of fabricating an antibody immunolipoplex nanoparticle (Ab-ILN) biochip and antibody tethered lipoplex nanoparticle (Ab-TLN) biochip. The aforementioned antibody-based lipoplex nanoparticle biochip or the related array contains molecular probes and is applied for detecting the presence of a disease or condition in a subject obtaining a body fluid sample by capturing and identifying both membrane protein and intra-vesicular DNA/RNA/proteins of extracellular vesicles (EVs).
US11175282B2 Method for predicting and monitoring clinical response to immunomodulatory therapy
The present invention provides a method to quantitatively measure the response of a patient to an immune-modulator drug that will aid clinicians in the determination of the optimal combination/posology of immunosuppressant/immune-modulator drugs. In addition, this method will open the possibility for clinicians to make the necessary adjustments in immunosuppressive therapy, as a way to avoid organ rejection to actually take place. Furthermore, this method will significantly reduce side effects of immunosuppressant drugs, optimizing therapeutic scheme and dosages, enabling the determination of the most effective immunosuppression regimen at the lower dosages for each patient individually and monitoring of treatment efficiency along time, thus opening the door to treatment personalization.
US11175273B1 Earth soil electrode installation and removal device
A device for the manual installation and removal of conductive sensor electrodes into and from the earth for repeated testing of soil electrical properties, utilizing a screw machine principle to drive electrodes fabricated with an auger or drill structure and with a hardware fitting at the electrode top. A user can stabilize the device with their mass while standing on the ground interface platforms, which are connected to the device with angled rigid support members, and then actuate the electrode driving mechanism with ergonomic grips attached perpendicularly to a dual moment arm lever. The device can also rotate along a single axis to drive electrodes at specific angles.
US11175268B2 Mini point of care gas chromatographic test strip and method to measure analytes
A mini point of care gas chromatographic test strip and method to measure analytes is disclosed. A system for determining the concentration of at least one analyte in a fluid sample having a plurality of analytes includes a base substrate, a first electrode pair disposed over the base substrate, and a first sensing chemistry responsive to at least one analyte in the sample. The first sensing chemistry is in electrical communication with the first electrode pair, and a first chromatographic layer is disposed over the at least one sensing chemistry. At least one analyte of the plurality of analytes moves through the first chromatographic layer at a different rate relative to the movement of other analytes of the plurality of analytes.
US11175259B2 Sensing device and ion detection method
A sensing device including a transistor, at least one response electrode, and a selective membrane is provided. The transistor includes a gate end, a source end, a drain end, and a semiconductor layer, wherein the source end and the drain end are located on the semiconductor layer, and the gate end is located between the source end and the drain end. The at least one response electrode is disposed opposite to the gate end of the transistor and spaced apart from the transistor. The selective membrane is located on the at least one response electrode or on the transistor.
US11175250B2 Methods of selecting material compositions and designing materials having a target property
The disclosed technology relates to a method of selecting a material composition and/or designing an alloy. In one aspect, a method of selecting a composition of a material having a target property comprises receiving an input comprising thermodynamic phase data for a plurality of materials. The method additionally includes extracting from the thermodynamic phase data a plurality of thermodynamic quantities corresponding to each of the materials by a computing device. The extracted thermodynamic quantities are predetermined to have correlations to microstructures associated with physical properties of the material. The method additionally includes storing the extracted thermodynamic quantities in a computer-readable medium. The method further includes electronically mining the stored thermodynamic quantities using the computing device to rank at least a subset of the materials based on a comparison of at least a subset of the thermodynamic quantities that are correlated to the target property.
US11175249B2 Physical property value measurement device, physical property value measurement method, and recording medium
This physical property value measurement device irradiates a specimen with a heating beam arrived at through intensity-pulse modulation of output light of a heating laser and irradiates the specimen with a temperature probe beam that is output light from a temperature probe laser and is delayed relative to the heating beam. The component of a detection signal for the reflected light of the temperature probe beam that is synchronous with the frequency of the intensity-pulse modulation is amplified using a lock-in amplifier, and a computer that performs regression analysis on the thermoreflectance signal obtained from the lock-in amplifier. A thermophysical property value is determined by using a theoretical formula of a transfer function that is a Laplace transform in relation to time of a response function by single pulse heating to perform regression analysis on Fourier coefficients obtained when the detection signal for the reflected light of the temperature probe beam is expanded into a Fourier series in relation to time.
US11175247B2 X-ray imaging apparatus
An X-ray imaging apparatus implements a fluoroscopy that irradiates a weaker dose of X-rays than a dose on the long-length imaging toward a subject M at each location in the long-length imaging range, while moving an X-ray tube in a body axis direction relative to the subject M prior to the long-length imaging, when the long-length imaging is implemented by moving the X-ray tube 2 in the body axis direction relative to the subject M. The dose D1 at the location having the thick body thickness is less, so that the tube voltage is set up to be high as the tube voltage V1 and vice versa, the dose D2 at the location having the thin body thickness is high, so that the tube voltage is set up to be low as the tube voltage V2.
US11175245B1 Scatter X-ray imaging with adaptive scanning beam intensity
This specification describes an X-ray scanning system that adaptively generates a scatter signal, in the course of a single scan, based on the detected brightness areas of a scanned object. An X-ray source is configured to emit an X-ray beam towards an area over a target object. At least one detector detects radiation scattered from the target object and generates a corresponding scatter radiation signal. The scatter radiation signal is characterized, at least in part, by one or more brightness levels corresponding to one or more scanned areas of the target object. A feedback controller receives the scatter radiation signal from the detector, generates a signal that is a function of the one or more brightness levels and that is based on the received scatter radiation signal, and transmits the signal to the X-ray source. In response, the X-ray source is configured to receive the signal and adjust the X-ray beam intensity based on the signal.
US11175243B1 X-ray dark-field in-line inspection for semiconductor samples
An x-ray imaging/inspection system includes an x-ray source having a plurality of sub-sources in thermal communication with a substrate. The system further includes a first grating positioned to receive at least some of the x-rays from the x-ray source, a stage configured to hold a sample positioned to receive at least some of the x-rays from the x-ray source, at least one x-ray detector, and a second grating having periodic structures. The x-ray source, the first grating, and the second grating are configured such that a ratio of a pitch p0 of the plurality of sub-sources to a pitch p2 of the periodic structures of the second grating is substantially equal to a ratio of a distance dS-G1 between the plurality of sub-sources and the first grating and a distance dG1-G2 between the first grating and the second grating: (p0/p2)=(dS-G1/dG1-G2).
US11175242B2 Geometric alignment, sample motion correction, and intensity normalization of computed tomography projections using pi-line optimization
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed herein to correct for inconsistencies in CT scans based on pi-lines. An example method at least includes acquiring a plurality of projections of a sample, each projection of the plurality of projections acquired at a different location around the sample based on a trajectory, determining pairs of opposing projections from the plurality of projections based on a respective pi-line, and determining an amount of inconsistency between respective pi-line data for each pair of opposing projections, where the pi-line data is based, at least in part, on attenuation data.
US11175232B2 Standoff ultra-compact micro-raman sensor
Standoff ultra-compact micro-Raman sensors configured to receive Raman scattering from a substance are disclosed. A laser device may be configured to transmit a laser at a first wavelength. The laser may be expanded to a predetermined size, focused through a lens, and made incident on an unknown substance. A filter may reflect the laser and Rayleigh scattering from the substance, but may permit Raman scattering and laser-induced fluorescence from the substance. One or more lenses and/or filters may receive and pass the Raman scattering and/or laser-induced fluorescence to a light sensor. The received Raman scattering and/or laser-induced fluorescence may be compared to known fingerprints of substances to determine an identity of the substance. The wavelength of the laser, the width of the laser, and other parameters may be varied based on the distance between the standoff ultra-compact micro-Raman sensor and the substance.
US11175231B2 Method for evaluating carbon concentration
A method for evaluating a carbon concentration where ions of a predetermined element are implanted into a silicon wafer, and then a carbon concentration is measured by a low-temperature PL method from an emission intensity of a CiCs composite, where the ions are implanted under implantation conditions of 1.1×1011×[atomic weight of the implanted element]−0.73
US11175223B2 In-situ measurement of nitrate in soil
A system for measuring with the aid of light absorption spectrometry the concentration of one or more analytes in porewater in soil, the system comprising: one or more monitoring unit(s), each monitoring unit comprising a porewater sampler (1), an optical flow cell (2) with a tube connecting the liquid inlet port of said optical flow cell to said porewater sampler; and vacuum arrangement to enable extraction of porewater; at least one light source (5) for generating a light beam to be transmitted through said optical flow cell (2); and at least one detector (8) for obtaining spectral information from the beam exiting said optical flow cell. A method of measurement is also provided.
US11175216B2 Measurement sensor and measurement method for measuring bond-slip at steel-concrete interface
Disclosed are a measurement sensor and a measurement method for measuring bond-slip at a steel-concrete interface (SCI). The measurement sensor mainly includes a specially-made spring steel sheet, strain gauges, force transmission clamps, flat-head rounded-corner limiting rods, a Π-shaped metal jacket, rectangular metal jackets, inverted T-shaped metal jackets, and wires. Two electric resistance strain gauges are respectively bonded on the front and back sides of the specially-made spring steel sheet; each electric resistance strain gauge is welded with a thin wire; two force transmission clamps are respectively fastened on the front and back sides of the specially-made spring steel sheet though rivets; a core measurement element is inserted into a measurement box assembled by three metal jackets above; the inverted T-shaped metal jackets are fastened through screws. Finally, the assembled structure is installed on a to-be-measured SCI using flat-head rounded-corner limiting rods, so as to form the measurement sensor.
US11175210B2 System and methods for evaluating an air purification system
A method for evaluating an air purification system. The method includes generating, with an air flow generator, a flow of air through a test filter so that an upstream air flow exists an upstream side of the test filter and a downstream air flow exists on a downstream side of the test filter. A multiple contaminant mixture is injected, with a fluid injector, into the upstream air flow. Downstream concentrations for each contaminant of the multiple contaminant mixture in the downstream air flow are measured with a contaminant measurement device. Test filter breakthrough curves for each contaminant of the multiple contaminant mixture in the downstream air flow are generated based on the downstream concentrations for each contaminant of the multiple contaminant mixture.
US11175206B2 Tube pure shear loading device and method
Disclosed are a tube pure shear loading device and method. A first mandrel penetrates into a first half tube, and a second mandrel penetrates into a second half tube. The size of the first mandrel matches the size of the first half tube, and the size of the second mandrel matches the size of the second half tube. A first connecting portion of the first mandrel and a second connecting portion of the second mandrel are loaded, and a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion transmit a force to a to-be-tested tube, so that a material of a whole tube in the same plane as a right plane or a left plane of the first half tube and a left plane or a right plane of the second half tube is in a pure shear stress state.
US11175200B2 Rotating body load measuring device
A rotating body load measuring device according to the present invention includes: a first support section which supports one end portion of a shaft body, which protrudes from one end face of a rotating body, so as to be immovable in a first direction and a second direction along a central axis; a second support section which supports the other end portion of the shaft body, which protrudes from the other end face of the rotating body, so as to be immovable in the first direction and movable in the second direction; and a measuring part capable of measuring a force acting in the first direction on at least one of the first support section and the second support section from the shaft body and capable of measuring a force acting in the second direction on the first support section from the shaft body.
US11175194B2 Load detection device, load detection method, and walking support device
A load detection device capable of preventing deterioration of the accuracy of a load detection with the lapse of time is provided. A first exemplary aspect is a load detection device, including: a load detection part including a curved surface; an application member comprising a flat surface; and a transmission member located between the load detection part and the application member. The curved surface of the load detection part and a first surface of the transmission member come into point contact with each other, and the flat surface of the application member and a second surface opposite to the first surface of the transmission member come into surface contact with each other.
US11175193B2 Distributed optical fibre sensor for sensing stress state
A distributed optical fiber sensor of dynamic stress state comprises: an optical assembly configured to generate a series of optical pulses; an optical fiber of optical length L; an optical system configured to: inject through the first end at least the series of optical pulses; receive at the level of the end at least one series of output optical pulses, arising from the input pulses after propagation and retro-propagation in the fiber; generate at least one continuous reference beam or reference optical pulses on the basis of the optical assembly or of output optical pulses; produce a series of interference zones corresponding to the interference between the reference beam or a reference pulse and a signal optical pulse arising from an output optical pulse; a holographic detector comprising: a liquid-crystal light valve, the valve disposed so that it at least partially covers the interference zones, and producing holograms on the basis of the interference zones; at least one optical detector configured to detect output optical signals diffracted by the holograms.
US11175192B2 Sensor assembly having an overload stop
A sensor assembly includes a sensor and an overload stop disposed on a surface of the sensor. The sensor has a resilient central region and an outer region surrounding the central region. The overload stop includes a center stop disposed on the central region and a peripheral stop disposed on the outer region.
US11175189B2 Electronics device
An electronics device includes a power semiconductor device including a temperature detection diode, a first semiconductor integrated circuit device including a detection circuit for detecting VF from the temperature detection diode and a second semiconductor integrated circuit device. The second semiconductor integrated circuit device includes, an outside air temperature acquisition unit which acquires outside air temperature information, a storage which stores temperature characteristic data of the temperature detection diode and a first value based on a signal from the detection circuit at a first temperature and a temperature arithmetic processing unit which calculates a temperature of the power semiconductor device from a third value based on a signal from the detection circuit, the temperature characteristic data, the first temperature acquired by the outside air temperature acquisition unit and the first value.
US11175188B2 Probe port and related container system
A container system includes a flexible bag, a probe port, and a probe. The probe port includes an elongated tubular member having an interior surface bounding a first passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the tubular member being made of a polymeric or elastomeric material and being flexible. The probe port also includes a flange coupled to the tubular member and radially outwardly projecting therefrom, the flange being secured to the flexible bag so that the first end of the tubular member projects into a chamber of the flexible bag while the second end of the first passageway of the tubular member is accessible from outside of the flexible bag. The probe can be received within the first passageway of the probe port.
US11175179B2 Calibration circuit for use in sensor and related sensor thereof
A calibration circuit configured to calibrate a signal of a sensing unit comprises: an amplifier, a first impedance element and a second impedance element. The amplifier has a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal. The first input terminal is coupled to a first terminal of the sensing unit, the second input terminal is coupled to a reference voltage, and the output terminal is feedback to the first input terminal and outputs the readout signal. A first terminal of the first impedance element is coupled to the first input terminal of the amplifier, and a second terminal of the first impedance element is coupled to a calibration voltage. A first terminal of the second impedance element is coupled to the first terminal of the first impedance element, and a second terminal of the second impedance element is coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier.
US11175176B2 Electronic balance having mechanically independent windshield
Provided is an electronic balance that includes a windshield having a door to be automatically opened and closed, and has a high degree of freedom of design. An electronic balance including a balance main body that holds a weighing mechanism connected to a weighing pan, and a windshield including a frame and doors disposed slidably on the frame, and configured to form a weighing chamber by covering the weighing pan, and configured so that the windshield includes inside air cylinders connected to the doors to open and close the doors, and air pumps to drive the air cylinders, and is configured to be detachable from the balance main body. The windshield that has doors to be automatically opened and closed is detachable from the balance main body, so that the windshield and the balance main body can be designed separately, and therefore, the degree of freedom of design of the electronic balance is high.
US11175165B2 Acoustic measurement of a fluid flow
Methods and systems for measuring a fluid flow comprise a plurality of transceivers disposed at predetermined locations distributed along a perimeter around the fluid flow. The transceivers transmit and receive acoustic signals through the fluid flow there between. A plurality of different acoustic paths through the fluid flow are formed between different transceiver pairs. Different time intervals are measured between respective times of transmitting and receiving the acoustic signals; and along the plurality of different acoustic paths. A velocity map of the fluid flow is calculated by fitting the measured different time intervals to a model of the fluid flow. The model of the fluid flow defines a velocity map with different flow velocities in a cross-section plane transverse to the fluid flow.
US11175162B2 Integrated circuit sensor package and method of manufacturing the same
An integrated circuit sensor package (1) with a package body (5) moulded at least in part around a substrate (2) and a plurality of lead frame members (6, 8). The substrate (2) has a first sensor element (3) on a first side surface (2a). The package body (5) comprises an aperture (5a) exposing a sensitive surface (4) of the first sensor element (3). Electrically conductive glue connections (7, 9) are provided between contact terminals of the first sensor element (3) and one or more of the plurality of lead frame members (6, 8).
US11175160B2 Magnetic field sensor and method with reduced distortion measurement in sideshaft applications
A magnetic field sensor includes an analog front end having first and second magnetic field sensing elements arranged at approximately 90-degrees with respect to each other, a pre-processor and an arctangent processor. The first and second magnetic field sensing elements are arranged in a sideshaft orientation with respect to a rotating object and offset with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotating object, the rotating object having a radial axis and a tangential axis. The pre-processor is configured to receive the first and second magnetic field signals from the analog front end and to apply a correction factor to one or both of the first and second magnetic field signals to produce first and second scaled magnetic field signals. The arctangent processor is configured to calculate an arctangent value of the first and second scaled magnetic field signals.
US11175152B2 Method and system for risk determination of a route
A method for risk determination of a route includes collecting a set of inputs and determining a set of risk scores. Additionally, the method can include any or all of: processing the set of inputs; organizing the set of inputs; determining a model based on the set of inputs; determining a set of risk scores; producing an outputs based on the set of risk scores; and/or any other suitable processes.
US11175149B2 Vehicle localization method and apparatus
A vehicle localization method and a vehicle localization apparatus are disclosed. The vehicle localization method includes estimating an initial position of a vehicle based on data sensed by a position sensor, determining a driving lane of the vehicle based on a front-view image captured from the vehicle, correcting the initial position of the vehicle based on the driving lane, and determining a position of the vehicle in the driving lane based on geometry information of a lane boundary in the front-view image.
US11175148B2 Systems and methods to accommodate state transitions in mapping
Described herein are systems and methods that involve abnormality detection and a carefully designed state machine that assesses whether mapping, such as simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) processing, should be skipped for the current image frames, whether relocalization may performed, or whether SLAM processing may be performed. Thus, embodiments allow mapping processing to timely and smoothly switch between different tracking states, and thereby prevent bad tracking status to occur.
US11175141B2 Checking map alignment
A method, performed by an apparatus (2)(4), is disclosed, the method comprising: obtaining alignment information pertaining to a map (10), which is or is to be aligned in a reference frame; performing or receiving a result of a check of the alignment of the map (10) at least based on the obtained alignment information and on reference information allowing for an at least partial check of the alignment of the map (10) in the reference frame.
US11175140B2 Resonator fiber optic gyroscope with integrated photonics interface
A resonant fiber optic gyroscope (RFOG) comprises two integrated photonics interfaces coupling the optical resonator coil to the multi-frequency laser source that drives the RFOG; wherein the two integrated photonics interfaces comprise a first waveguide layer and a second waveguide layer wherein the first waveguide layer comprises two waveguide branches which come together to form a single waveguide branch; the second waveguide layer comprises two waveguide branches which remain separate from each other; and wherein the waveguide structure is configured to match an integrated photonics mode to a fiber mode supported by an optical fiber.
US11175129B2 Sample shape measuring method and sample shape measuring apparatus
A sample shape measuring method includes a step of preparing illumination light that is to be passed through a predetermined illumination region, a step of irradiating the illumination light to a sample, and a predetermined processing step. The predetermined illumination region is set such that an area of a region of the illumination light passing through a pupil of an observation optical system is smaller than an area of the pupil of the observation optical system. The predetermined processing step includes a step of receiving light emerged from the observation optical system, a step of computing a position of an image of the predetermined illumination region from light received, a step of computing a difference between the position of the image of the predetermined illumination region and a reference position, and a step of calculating an amount of inclination at a surface of the sample, from the difference calculated.
US11175124B2 Strain sensor unit
Provided is a strain sensor unit that enables inhibition of a positional deviation of a strain sensor. The strain sensor unit includes: a substrate that is stretchable; at least one strip-shaped or string-shaped strain sensor that is arranged on the substrate along a direction of stretching and contracting of the substrate; and a deformation restraining member that is arranged in proximity to longitudinal end portions of the at least one strain sensor respectively, to extend in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the strain sensor, and restrains deformation of the substrate.
US11175098B2 Wall-mounted radiant cooling device
In the field of building and of cooling systems there is disclosed a wall-mounted radiant cooling device for rooms, including: at least two cooling tubes positioned on two different levels adapted for cooled water to flow through; a fixing unit of the cooling tubes to the outside of the walls of the rooms. Each cooling tube includes two shaped longitudinal fins, and the radiant cooling device further includes a channel, arranged parallel to and underneath the cooling tubes, adapted to collect the condensate that is generated through contact with the hot air present in the rooms provided with the cooling tubes. The longitudinal fins of the cooling tubes are adapted to cooperate with one another to convey the condensate into the channel.
US11175097B2 Packing for heat and/or mass transfer
A packing for heat and/or mass transfer between liquid and gaseous media in counter-flow, in particular for water cooling by air in cooling towers, includes a plurality of film elements contoured by corrugations. The corrugations provide flow passages and the film elements are successively arranged behind each other in the thickness direction forming points of contact. Adjacent film elements are connected to one another at their points of contact and mutually facing large surfaces of adjacent film elements have a fine contouring. The fine contouring includes a ribbing with rib webs and rib grooves running transversely to the flow passages. A rib groove is disposed between two adjacent rib webs. The transitions between successive rib webs and rib grooves are designed such that they are substantially free of radii.
US11175073B2 Carbon dioxide cooling system with subcooling
A subcooling controller includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor measures one or more of a temperature external to a first heat exchanger that removes heat from carbon dioxide refrigerant, a temperature of the carbon dioxide refrigerant, and a pressure of the carbon dioxide refrigerant. The processor determines that one or more of the measured temperature external to the first heat exchanger, the temperature of the carbon dioxide refrigerant, and the pressure of the carbon dioxide refrigerant is above a threshold and in response to that determination, activates a subcooling system. The subcooling system includes a condenser, a second heat exchanger, and a compressor. The condenser removes heat from a second refrigerant. The second heat removes heat from the carbon dioxide refrigerant stored in a flash tank. The compressor compresses the second refrigerant from the second heat exchanger and sends the second refrigerant to the condenser.
US11175072B2 Air conditioner
A notifier notifies a user of a warning when a ratio of first refrigerant is different from a suitable value, the ratio being determined from a first difference between a first temperature and a second temperature and from a second difference between a third temperature and a fourth temperature. The first temperature is a temperature of a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture between a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The second temperature is a temperature of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture between the second heat exchanger and a first expansion valve. The third temperature is a temperature of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture between a first decompressor and a first connecting point. The fourth temperature is a temperature of the non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture between a second decompressor and the first connecting point.
US11175063B2 Switching device for multi-split air conditioner and multi-split air conditioner having same
A switching device for a multi-split air conditioner and a multi-split air conditioner having same. The switching device has a base, a drain tank, multiple damping pads, and multiple fixing members. The base has a bottom wall and side walls, the side walls surrounding the bottom wall and extending upward from the edge of the bottom wall. The drain tank is disposed in the base, and the bottom surface of the drain tank is vertically spaced apart from the bottom wall of the base. The multiple damping pads are disposed on the drain tank and arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the drain tank. The multiple fixing members are respectively disposed on the damping pads and are connected to the side walls of the base. The multiple fixing members are all spaced apart from the drain tank.
US11175058B2 Air cleaner and network system
Provided herein is an air cleaner (200) that includes: a communication interface (260) that receives information concerning operation contents from a server (100); and a processor (210) that, upon partial or complete termination of communication with the server (100), initializes the information concerning operation contents, or initializes a setting concerning acquisition of the information concerning operation contents.
US11175057B2 HVAC multi-zone management screen systems and methods
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a control system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a user interface configured to display a zone management screen having a first selectable representation of a first zone of the HVAC system including a first temperature set point and a first operating mode of the first zone, and a second selectable representation of a second zone of the HVAC system having a second temperature set point and a second operating mode of the second zone. The control system further includes a controller configured to receive a first input via the zone management screen to adjust the first temperature set point or to adjust the second temperature set point, and receive a second input via the zone management screen to adjust the first operating mode or to adjust the second operating mode.
US11175047B2 Pellet stove
A pellet stove includes a hopper for storing pellets, a basket for receiving the pellets by gravity, a duct for conveying combustion air to the basket, and a conduit for conducting heated air away from the basket. The position of the basket is adjustable, such as by raising and lowering it, or by rotating it, so as to control the number of pellets in the area of most intense combustion. One or more optional burn plates, positioned below the basket, provide platforms on which pellets falling through the basket can burn down to a smaller size. The pellet stove requires no external source of power. The stove so constructed enables quiet, efficient and clean burning of the pellets.
US11175046B2 Combustor premixer assembly including inlet lips
A premixer assembly for a combustor includes: at least one ring of premixers, each premixer having a central axis, an annular peripheral wall surrounding a centerbody, and at least one swirler disposed between the centerbody and the peripheral wall, wherein the peripheral wall defines an inlet area of the premixer; and a lip extending forward along the central axis from the peripheral wall, the lip extending at an oblique angle to the axis of symmetry.
US11175045B2 Fuel nozzle for gas turbine engine combustor
A method and structure for operating a combustion system of a gas turbine engine to mitigate low frequency combustion acoustics is generally provided. The method includes flowing an oxidizer through a fuel nozzle passage defining an inner wall and an outer wall, in which each of the inner wall and the outer wall are contoured from a first radius to a second radius smaller than the first radius; flowing the oxidizer at a higher axial velocity at the inner wall relative to the outer wall upstream of a fuel injection port; flowing a fuel through the fuel injection port to the fuel nozzle passage to mix with the flow of oxidizer to produce a fuel-oxidizer mixture; and igniting the fuel-oxidizer mixture downstream of the fuel injection port.
US11175041B2 Systems and methods for combustor panel
A combustor panel of a combustor may include a combustion facing surface, a cooling surface opposite the combustion facing surface, and heat transfer pins extending from the cooling surface. A grouping of the heat transfer pins may include a metallic coating.
US11175040B2 Over firing protection of combustion unit
A method and an apparatus for protection of a combustion unit of a chemical process against over firing, the burner(s) of the combustion unit are limited by a fuel and duty limiter which limits the duty based on process feeds, combustion gas and fuel flows.
US11175039B2 Regulating turbulent flows
The present disclosure deals with the regulation of fluid flows in the presence of turbulence. The teachings thereof may be embodied in regulating a fluid in a combustion device. For example, a method for regulating a burner device may include: requesting a flow of a fluid through a feed duct; assigning the requested flow to a setting of a first actuator; transmitting a first signal to set the first actuator; generating a mass flow signal representing an actual flow through the side duct; correlating the second signal to an actual value of the flow through the side duct; correlating the requested flow through the feed duct to a required flow through the side duct; generating a regulation signal with the regulator for the second actuator as a function of the actual value of the flow through the side duct and the requested value of the flow through the side duct; and transmitting the generated regulation signal to the second actuator.
US11175033B2 Swivel head assembly for an oxy-fuel torch
A swivel head assembly for a dual head oxy-fuel torch which incorporates a fixed oxygen delivery head and a 360 degree rotatable fuel delivery head mounted coaxially upon the oxygen delivery head, such that regardless of whether the torch is pushed forward, drawn backward or manipulated to either side, the fuel delivery head can be readily repositioned relative to the oxygen delivery head so as to always lead the delivery of oxygen for preheating, thus accommodating ease of arm movement and avoiding the need for cumbersome body movement and positioning around the target cutting surface.
US11175029B1 Lamp
A lamp includes a housing, a heat sink, a light source and at least a bracket. The heat sink is disposed within the housing. The light source is connected with the heat sink. The bracket is disposed within the housing, and the bracket includes a main body and a first fixing portion arranged along the outer edge of the main body. The main body of the bracket connected to a side surface of the heat sink is connected to the housing through the first fixing portion to dispose the heat sink in the housing. When the bracket is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing, the heat sink can be firmly installed inside the housing and it is not easy to loosen during use, so that the heat sink can continuously and stably dissipate for the lamp.
US11175022B2 Lighting module assembly
A lighting module assembly (1000) comprising a stack of optical elements (1001), a plurality of elongated arms (1010, 1020, 1030, 1040) forming a frame (1005) for supporting the stack of optical elements (1001), at least one arm (1010) having a cavity (1015) extending in an elongation direction of the arm (1010), and at least one lighting element (1090). The cavity (11015) is arranged for receiving the at least one lighting element (1090) and for directing the light (1006) of the lighting element (1090), in use, to the stack (1001), and each elongated arm (1010, 1020, 1030, 1040) is formed by a first elongated arm part (1011). The stack (1001) comprises a diffuser (1002), a light guide plate (1003), and a reflector (1004). At least one first elongated arm parts (1011) is integrally formed with at least one of the diffuser (1002), and the light guide plate (1003).
US11175019B2 Carrier for lighting modules and lighting device
The invention refers to a carrier for at least one lighting module, the carrier comprising: at least one mounting portion for receiving the at least one lighting module, wherein the carrier has a triangular cross section at least in sections with the at least one mounting portion being arranged on an edge of the triangular cross section; and a heat sink body portion arranged adjacent to the at least one mounting portion, wherein the heat sink body portion protrudes sidewards from the at least one mounting portion. The invention further relates to a lighting device and a method for producing such lighting device.
US11175009B1 Portable indication system
The present invention relates to a portable indication system, including an indication device and a control device. The indication device has a cover, a printed circuit board, and an indicator. The control device has an operation interface, a wireless transmission module, and a micro-processor. The indicator has a light transmissive member detachable with the cover and a light emitting member that is assembled inside the light transmissive member. A length of the light emitting member penetrates into the interior of the cover to form a connection portion electrically connected with the printed circuit board, and the rest of length of the light emitting member is located outside the cover to form a projection portion coved by the light transmissive member. This invention is designed with a fast-detached mechanism facilitating users to replace the destructed light emitting member or modify the light emitting member by themselves according to their need.
US11175006B2 Adaptive lighting system for even illumination
An adaptive lighting system for even illumination is provided. In an embodiment, multiple lamps illuminate light in different areas or zones of the surroundings. These lamps modulate their light output in a known (but imperceptible) pattern. One or more light detectors detects light from the surroundings. Light sourced from each lamp is disambiguated and one or more light time-of-flight delays are calculated for each lamp-light detector pair. Based on these calculated delays, illumination levels of the lights are adjusted so as to produce even illumination.
US11174986B2 Joint structure for adjustably suspending equipment from a ceiling track
A joint structure as part of a framework for temporarily suspending equipment such as a movie screen from a ceiling track can include an oblong C-channeled beam adjustably mounted to the track. A first locking pivot mechanism can secure to a middle part of the beam by having an axially movable axle upon which a housing can rotate. A cam mechanism drives the axle axially between an unlocked and locked position where a collar on the housing pinches the track against a T-shaped head attached to the axle. A second locking pivot mechanism having a rotation axis mutually orthogonal to the first pivot mechanism can provide additional adjustability.
US11174984B2 Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display assembly, and a mounting device on which the display assembly is supported. The mounting device may include a stand having a supporting boss, a rail disposed on a rear surface of the display assembly, and configured to move the display assembly in a straight line direction with respect to the supporting boss, and a rotation guide disposed at an end of the rail such that the display assembly rotates with respect to the supporting boss, wherein the display assembly is rotatable when the supporting boss is positioned on the rotation guide.
US11174983B1 Support stand structure with quick-release wheel mechanism
The disclosure relates to a support stand structure with a quick-release wheel mechanism, which includes a stand, a detachable wheeled seat, and multiple fasteners. The stand includes a base. The base has multiple slots and a rear wall. The detachable wheeled seat includes a board and multiple wheels. The board has a front plate disposed above the base and a rear plate projecting over the rear wall. The front plate has multiple tabs extended downwardly and inserted in each slot. Each tab has a through hole. The wheels are mounted on a bottom of the rear plate. The fasteners are installed on a bottom of the base. Each fastener includes a movable pin. Each movable pin is attachable to and detachable from each through hole. Therefore, the support stand has the advantages of stability and saving space with detachable wheels.
US11174981B2 Supporting device
A supporting device includes a bottom seat with a first positioning member, a first supporting frame pivotally connected with the bottom seat, a second supporting frame, a third supporting frame pivotally connected with the first supporting frame and a fourth supporting frame to be coupled with a supported object. The second supporting frame is pivotally connected with the first supporting frame so as to change a height as a result of an angle of the first supporting frame relative to the bottom seat. The second supporting frame has a second positioning member to be coupled with the first positioning member in order to fix the first and second supporting frames. The fourth supporting frame is pivotally connected with the second and third supporting frame so that an angle and a height of the supported object are simultaneously changed with a pivoting motion of the first, second, third and fourth supporting frames.
US11174979B2 Console for an operating unit of technical installations
The invention relates to a console for an operating unit of technical installations, in particular workpiece processing machines, comprising a base element (14); a stand element (16) held on the base element, the stand element having a first segment (18) and a second segment (20), the first segment being provided on the base element (14), and the second segment being angled on the first segment and having a free end; and a mounting support (22) for the operating unit, wherein an adjusting device is provided for adjusting the mounting support on the second segment relative to the free end; wherein the second segment with the first segment forms an angle greater than 180°.
US11174973B2 Connection device
A connection device for at least one plug-in portion including an annular external groove includes a housing, into which at least one plug-in portion can be plugged, and also at least in each case one integral locking element and a securing device. A locking element includes a securing portion and a locking portion which can be preassembled in the housing. In the preassembled state, the locking portion, by elastic deflection, permits a plug-in portion to be plugged into the housing and brings about the locking of the plug-in portion in the housing. By means of the securing device, the securing portion can be secured on an outer side of the housing opening against displacement in a circumferential direction. A securing device is designed as a ring which engages around the housing and is movable on the housing at least axially counter to a resistance and has an axial recess in a plugging-in direction. A cam arranged on the securing portion of the locking element engages in the recess, as a result of which displacement of the locking element in relation to the securing device is prevented.
US11174967B2 Ripper shank trailer hitch systems and methods
Techniques for implementing a pipe transport system. The pipe transport system includes a tow vehicle that moves a pipe trailer on which a pipe segment is loaded, in which the pipe segment includes tubing that defines a pipe bore and a fluid conduit implemented in an annulus of the tubing, and the tow vehicle includes a ripper assembly having a ripper shank. Additionally, the pipe transport system includes a hitch assembly to be secured to the ripper shank of the tow vehicle to enable the tow vehicle to be coupled to a trailer coupler of a tongue assembly implemented on the pipe trailer.
US11174965B2 Detecting maintenance statuses of valves
A valve system includes a valve, which is operated by a pneumatic actuator and forms part of an industrial plant, wherein the valve system includes a diagnostic system that includes either a pressure detection unit for acquiring data on a pressure variation in the pneumatic actuator and/or at least one acoustic detection unit for detecting an acoustic variation in the valve system, where the valve system additionally includes a pilot valve, preferably a solenoid valve, which controls the pneumatic actuator, an electrical connection to an electrical power supply network supplying the pilot valve to supply electrical power to either the pressure detection unit and/or the acoustic detection unit, and where the diagnostic system additionally includes a measurement unit for identifying changes in the electrical power supply network for the pilot valve to identify a starting point of a closing or opening action of the valve.
US11174962B2 Pneumatic servo valve with adjustable drive unit
A servo valve for an actuator comprises a housing, a sleeve provided within the housing comprising an axis (A) and having a plurality of metering holes for communication with a cavity within. A metering rod extends within the cavity for metering flow of pneumatic fluid through the metering holes. The metering rod is coupled to a drive unit for axial movement within the cavity, the drive unit comprising a drive unit housing, a solenoid and an adjustable core. The adjustable core comprises a threaded first portion having a thread and a second portion. The thread of the first portion engages a thread extending through the drive unit housing for adjustment of the relative position of the adjustable core with respect to the solenoid.
US11174954B2 Control valve
A control valve includes a valve housing, a joint member, a valve body, and a sealing tube member. The sealing tube member has a biasing pressure receiving surface that receives a pressure of a liquid inside the valve housing and biases the sealing tube member to the valve body side. An area S1 of the biasing pressure receiving surface and an area S2 of a valve sliding contact surface of the sealing tube member are set to satisfy Expressions (1) and (2), S1
US11174952B2 High-flow fluid valve block
An illustrative valve block includes a plate, a fluid transfer block, and a diaphragm. The plate includes a channel configured to receive a first fluid and a recess connected to the channel. The fluid transfer block includes an inlet connection configured to receive a second fluid and an outlet connection. The fluid transfer block also includes a plurality of valve inlet bores connected to the inlet connection. The plurality of valve inlet bores are distributed along at least part of a first curved shape. The fluid transfer block further includes a plurality of valve outlet bores each fluidly connected to the outlet connection. The plurality of valve outlet bores are distributed along at least part of a second curved shape. The diaphragm is between the pressure plate and the fluid transfer block. The plurality of valve inlet bores and the plurality of valve outlet bores adjoin the recess.
US11174943B2 Seal structure
A seal structure includes a ring-shaped seal member. The seal member is disposed in a seal groove. The case includes a low-pressure lateral face in a cross section of the seal structure, the cross section being taken along an imaginary plane in parallel with a shaft axial direction of the shaft and passing through a center line of the shaft. The seal member includes a first protruding portion. The first protruding portion protrudes from a main portion having a bottom face in contact with the low-pressure lateral face, and has a shape such that the first protruding portion extends toward the shaft as the first protruding portion extends toward the low-pressure side. The first protruding portion includes a tip. The first protruding portion includes a contact region in contact with the shaft. The tip is closer to the low-pressure side than the contact region is.
US11174938B2 Transfer structure for vehicle
A transfer structure for a vehicle which retains a stable amount of lubricant in a coupling chamber and maintains a cooling effect for a coupling by agitation of the lubricant irrespective of an inclination of a vehicle in a front-rear direction. The transfer structure includes a gear chamber housing first and second gears meshing with each other; a coupling chamber housing a coupling provided coaxially with the first gear; an introduction path which introduces a lubricant in the gear chamber into the coupling chamber; and a return path through which the lubricant in the coupling chamber is returned to the gear chamber. The return path is inclined downward toward the gear chamber from an opening that opens in a lower part of an intermediate part of the coupling chamber in a vehicle front-rear direction to an oil discharge hole that opens in the gear chamber.
US11174937B2 Speed reducer cooling fins and method of manufacturing
A speed reducer system includes a speed reducer having a housing. The housing includes an outer surface. The speed reducer system also includes a plurality of cooling fins added to the outer surface via a metal additive manufacturing process.
US11174929B2 Strain wave gear system
A strain wave gear system (10) includes first and second sets of ball bearings (80, 82) located intermediate a flange (84) and a retainer plate (88) rotatable with an output (54) and a radially oriented flat disc (74) of the input including strain relief (76). Strain relief (76) is a helical slot in a coupling (70) located radially within the wave generator (94) and the ring gear (22). The ring gear (22) is sealed by a sealing system including sealant (42) forced by a protrusion (34) of the cap (24) entering into a cavity (36) through a channel (40) into a relief volume (38) of the housing (12). The bearing (48) rotatably mounting the housing (12) to the output (54) is lubricated by a lubricating system including plungers (110) threadably received in axial bores (102) intersecting with radial bores (104) in communication with radial holes (47) of the bearing (48).
US11174927B2 Electric drive assembly
An electromotive drive assembly comprises a housing arrangement with a first and second housing element between which an intermediate plate is arranged; a drive unit comprising a drive shaft which is rotatably drivable about a first axis of rotation; a transmission arrangement with an intermediate shaft which extends through an opening of the intermediate plate and is rotatably drivable by the drive shaft, and with a power split unit which is drivingly connected to the intermediate shaft and is rotatably supported about a third axis of rotation coaxial with the first axis of rotation by a first bearing in the intermediate plate and a second bearing in the second housing element; and a clutch arrangement by which the power path between the drive unit and the power split unit can be selectively connected and disconnected, wherein the opening comprises a clutch receptacle on which at least one element of the controllable clutch arrangement is axially supported.
US11174921B2 V tensioner and endless drive arrangement
In an aspect, a V tensioner is provided and includes a first arm and a second arm. A damping structure and a damping system biasing member are provided. The damping system biasing member is positioned axially in between the first and second arms.
US11174918B2 Reduction gear
A reduction gear includes an external gear, an internal gear which meshes with the external gear, a first member which synchronizes with a rotation of the external gear, a second member which synchronizes with a rotation of the internal gear, and a main bearing which is disposed between the first member and the second member, in which one of the first member and the second member is connected to a driven member and the other is fixed to an external member, and the first member, the second member, and the main bearing are formed of a material having a larger Young's modulus and larger specific gravity than those of a material constituting the external gear and the internal gear.
US11174917B2 Systems and methods for compact gear reduction with anti-backlash gearing
Example systems, apparatuses and methods are disclosed for gear reduction. An example system comprises a second gear configured to be disposed in mesh with a first gear coupled to an input shaft. The system further comprises a carrier housing configured to be fixably disposed within the second gear. The system further comprises a third gear configured to be disposed within the carrier housing; a fourth gear configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear, wherein the third gear is further configured to rotate about the fourth gear; an anti-backlash gear coupled to the fourth gear and configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear; and a fifth gear configured to be disposed in mesh with the third gear. The second gear, the fourth gear, the anti-backlash gear, and the fifth gear are configured to be disposed along a common axis of rotation.
US11174914B2 Suspension device for hanging chairs and/or hammocks
A suspension device for hanging chairs and hammocks, the suspension device including a basic body and the basic body having defined therein apertures arranged for receiving and guiding a suspension rope. The basic body including at least two halves which are configured pivotably in respect of one another about a common connection axis, the connection axis forming a lower part of the suspension device and simultaneously a support for a holding loop of a hanging chair or a hammock, and the apertures for a length-adjustable arrangement of the suspension rope run in an upper part of the suspension device formed from both halves of the basic body.
US11174903B1 Clutch assembly and system
Power transmission systems including clutch arrangement and control systems are adapted to be used in numerous different operational environments. Such power transmission systems may include clutch arrangements that provide more effective power transmission capabilities, reduced vibration, greater durability and longer life. Control arrangements are provided to more effectively control and monitor clutch operation in ways that provide for greater system flexibility and drive options. Structures that minimize vibrations may be included in a clutch housing as well as in clutch and separator discs of a disc pack.
US11174902B2 Frictional part for a frictionally acting device
The present invention relates to a frictional part (2) for a frictionally acting device comprising an annular friction surface (26), which has an inner edge (34) and an outer edge (36), wherein a circumferential groove (42) which extends in a zig-zag or undulating fashion between radially interior and radially exterior deflection points (44, 46), a plurality of outer grooves (64, 70) which each have an outer opening (66, 72) at the outer edge (36) and open into the circumferential groove (42) at opening points (68, 74) between the deflection points (44, 46), and a plurality of inner grooves (56, 60) which each have an inner opening (58, 62) at the inner edge (34) and open into the circumferential groove (42) between the opening points (68, 74), are provided in the friction surface (26). The outer opening (66, 72) of at least one of the outer grooves (64, 70) has a groove cross section which is larger than a groove cross section of the inner opening (58, 62) of at least one of the inner grooves (56, 60).
US11174898B2 Wiring structure of magnetic suspension bearing, compressor and air conditioner
The present disclosure provides a wiring structure of a magnetic suspension bearing, a compressor and an air conditioner. The wiring structure of a magnetic suspension bearing, for electrically connect a control coil of the magnetic suspension bearing with an external power source, includes a circuit board; wherein the number of the magnetic suspension bearing is two or more, and the control coils of the two or more magnetic suspension bearings are all configured to electrically connect to the circuit board, and the circuit board is configured to connect to the external power source. The present disclosure has the advantages of reasonable design, simple structure, implementation of integrating wiring of multiple magnetic suspension bearings, simplification of wiring work, improvement of production efficiency, and improvement of wiring reliability.
US11174891B2 Bolts and bolt capture systems
A bolt configured for preventing loss of the bolt during removal can include a bolt head, a bolt shaft extending from the bolt head in an axial direction, the bolt shaft including threads, and a bolt capture channel defined through the bolt head and the bolt shaft in the axial direction. The bolt capture channel can include a head opening and shaft opening.
US11174887B2 Wood screw and method for producing a wood screw
The invention relates to a wood screw having a screw head having a drive configuration, a screw shank which emanates from the screw head and which at least in portions is provided with a thread, and a drilling tip which adjoins the thread, wherein the drilling tip is configured without a thread, wherein the drilling tip has two longitudinal cutters which continue up to a terminal point of the drilling tip and which run so as to be curved in relation to a central longitudinal axis of the screw, and wherein a circumference of the drilling tip between the two longitudinal cutters does not have any further cutters.
US11174883B2 Laser welded joint and method of production of same
A laser welded joint improving the tensile shear strength without causing an increase in the welding time and without using an expensive remote laser head, that is, a laser welded joint obtained by arranging metal sheets overlaid and welding them by a laser beam from the overlaid direction, wherein when a total thickness of the metal sheets welded overlaid is “t” (mm), the width of the weld metal at the joined interface is 0.6t1/3+0.14 (mm) or more.
US11174877B2 Submerged reverse osmosis system
A submersible reverse osmosis desalination apparatus and method employs airlift to remove desalinated water from the apparatus via as annular flow regime over a substantial portion of the product water discharge conduit. Use of a high air fraction for airlift operation and an annular flow regime significantly lowers the weight of the product water column, as well as the backpressure on the downstream side of the osmotic membranes and at the bottom of the discharge water conduit. This permits deployment of the apparatus at reduced depths and in many eases closer to shore. In preferred embodiments the apparatus relies wholly upon hydrostatic pressure to drive seawater through the osmotic membranes, and continuously desalinates seawater and delivers pure water to the discharge water conduit without using any submerged moving parts subject to wear or breakage.
US11174874B2 Multistage centrifugal pump with compression bulkheads
A multistage centrifugal pump includes an upstream housing and a downstream housing. The upstream housing and the downstream housing each have a first end, a second end and a plurality of turbomachinery stages. Each of the plurality of turbomachinery stages includes a diffuser and an impeller. A compression bulkhead is connected between the second end of the upstream housing and the first end of the downstream housing. The compression bulkhead applies a compressive force to the diffusers within the upstream housing.
US11174871B2 Air duct assemblys, and fan heaters
Disclosed are an air duct assembly and a fan heater applying in the air duct assembly, which includes a volute tongue positioned in the volute forms an air duct with the volute. The air duct is configured with an air inlet and an air outlet. A cross-flow wind turbine positioned in the air duct introduce the airflow into the air duct from the air inlet, and blow out the airflow in the air duct through the air outlet. The volute includes a first volute tongue member, the size of the angle between the line connecting the root portion M of the first volute tongue member to the axis O of the cross-flow wind turbine and the line connecting the root portion N of the second volute tongue member to the axis O of the cross-flow wind turbine on the same cross-section is from 110° to 170°.
US11174865B2 Hermetic compressor having inlet port arrangement including a suction passage defined in an intermediate plate
A hermetic compressor includes a casing, a cylinder in the casing, a first bearing and a second bearing defining a compression space together with the cylinder, a roller located at an eccentric position with respect to an inner surface of the cylinder and configured to vary a volume of the compression space, and a vane inserted into the roller to rotate together with the roller, and drawn out toward the inner surface of the cylinder to divide the compression space into compression chambers. An inlet port in communication with the compression space is defined in the first bearing, and an intermediate plate is located between the cylinder and the inlet port and defines a suction passage connected to the inlet port, where a peripheral length of an inner peripheral surface of the suction passage is greater than a peripheral length of an outer peripheral surface of the suction passage.
US11174858B2 Pump for melted thermoplastic materials
An improvement to surface marking devices for pumping and circulating melted thermoplastic material to various surfaces including roads, parking lots and the like is provided. The pump for melted thermoplastic is comprised of a cold section and a hot section. The hot section is connected to a fluid or electric motor, or alternatively, an internal combustion engine for providing rotation to the pump. The connection to provide rotation to the hot section is through the cold section, which is spaced away from the hot section and connected with shafting to provide rotation to the hot section. A heating jacket is secured to the hot section for transferring heat from an external source to the hot section. The spacing between the hot and cold sections provides the ability to rebuild the hot section of the pump without removal from the cold section and without removal from the vehicle to which it is attached.
US11174856B2 Apparatus and methods for counterbalancing a pumping unit
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods for counterbalancing a pumping unit. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for operation a pumping unit. The method includes measuring an orientation of a component and one or more parameters of the pumping unit while running the pumping unit, and determining an imbalance of the pumping unit according to the measured orientation and one or more parameters.
US11174849B2 Hysteresis manipulation of SMA or NTE material for use in an energy recovery device
The application discloses an energy recovery device comprising a drive mechanism; an engine core comprising a plurality of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) elements or Negative Thermal Expansion (NTE) elements fixed at a first end and connected at a second end to the drive mechanism. A block mechanism is positioned between the engine core and the drive mechanism to restrict movement of the drive mechanism until the elements reach a desired temperature.
US11174845B2 Assembly system for assembling of a first wind turbine component of a wind turbine and second wind turbine component of the wind turbine and method for assembling of a wind turbine by using the assembly system
An assembly system and method for assembling at least one first wind turbine component assembly section of a first wind turbine component of a wind turbine and at least one second wind turbine assembly section of a second wind turbine component of the wind turbine is provided. The assembly system includes at least one assembly assisting element for joining the two wind turbine components. The assembly assisting element is arranged at the first wind turbine component and the second wind turbine component. The assembly assisting element is arranged at the first wind turbine component and at the second wind turbine component. The assembly assisting element includes at least one guiding element for guiding of the first wind turbine component assembly section and/or for guiding of the second wind turbine assembly section. The wind turbine components are a blade, a hub, a nacelle, a generator or a tower (segments).
US11174844B2 Generating energy using airflow from a moving elevator cabin
Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for controlling energy generation by an airflow originating from a moving elevator cabin. Wing pressure pads are positioned outside the elevator cabin extending to walls of the elevator shaft for preventing an airflow in the elevator shaft from above the elevator cabin to an area in the shaft below the elevator cabin. The elevator shaft is pressure-tight, and the elevator shaft has, at one end of the elevator shaft, an air conduit in which a first power generator stage having a propeller-driven electrical power generator is positioned. The method further intercepts a floor selection for the cabin and disables the power generators if a floor difference from a current position of the elevator cabin to a target position of the elevator cabin is below a predefined threshold value.
US11174841B2 Method for increasing the yield of a wind farm under icing conditions
The invention relates to a method for monitoring a wind farm. The method includes determining a first ice mass on a first wind turbine of the wind farm; determining at least one second ice mass on at least one second wind turbine of the wind farm; comparing a first ice mass with a second ice mass and determining a primary wind turbine, which serves as a reference, and at least one secondary wind turbine from the group of the first wind turbine and the at least one second wind turbine; switching off the at least one secondary wind turbine on the basis of a first ice mass from the primary wind turbine; and switching on the at least one secondary wind turbine on the basis of a second ice mass from the primary wind turbine.
US11174840B2 Wind power plant having a plurality of wind turbine generators and a power plant controller
A wind power plant supplies power to a utility grid in accordance with an active power reference, where the wind power plant comprises a plurality of wind turbine generators and a power plant controller arranged to send an active power set point to the wind turbine controller of each of the plurality of wind turbine generators.
US11174837B2 Method of controlling a wind turbine and wind turbine
a method of controlling a wind power installation comprising the steps: detecting a precipitation in the region of the wind power installation by a precipitation sensor, and controlling the wind power installation in a first operating mode based on a first pitch angle characteristic in which the pitch angle is set in dependence on the power, and in a second operating mode based on a second pitch angle characteristic, wherein the first operating mode is selected if there is no precipitation and the second operating mode is selected if there is precipitation.
US11174832B2 Hydraulic device using gravity and buoyancy forces and method for operating such a device
The invention relates to a hydraulic device that uses gravity and buoyancy forces, in which during a rotation of the assembly, movable masses (M1, . . . , Mn) are displaced by means of a force acting on the masses that counteracts the weight force in such a way that said masses contribute to the rotational movement.
US11174830B2 Floating wave energy device
A floating wave energy converter intended to be installed in an aquatic environment comprising a surface, water and a bed, realized by a cylinder including an energy-production device, and connectors connected to anchors, wherein the connectors intersect.
US11174827B1 Fuel injector with internal radial seal with thin wall counterbore
A fuel injector body includes an at least partially annular configuration defining a longitudinal axis, a circumferential direction, and a radial direction. A first counterbore and a first cavity extend from the first end toward the second end, and an external interface portion includes a sealing surface disposed axially between the first end and a shoulder. The first cavity defines a bottom surface and a peripheral surface defining a first cavity diameter, and the sealing surface defines a sealing surface diameter. A ratio of the sealing surface diameter to the first cavity diameter ranges from 0.3 to 4.4.
US11174825B2 Seal configuration for fuel injector
A seal configuration for a fuel injector is disclosed. The seal configuration may include a seal ring within a seal groove of the fuel injector. The seal ring may be formed from a first material. The seal configuration may include a spacer ring within the seal groove of the fuel injector. The spacer ring may be formed from a second material. An outer diameter of the spacer ring may be greater than a diameter of a fuel injector bore of the fuel injector. The spacer ring may be configured to be adjacent the seal ring within the seal groove to form a seal of a fuel injector slot of an engine head of an engine, and the fuel injector slot is configured to support the fuel injector.
US11174823B2 Valve
A hot gas exhaust recirculation valve includes a housing containing a duct for conducting gases, a drive chamber, and a valve stem which is mounted in the housing. The valve stem can be displaced in its longitudinal direction thereof and extends from the drive chamber into the duct. The end of the valve stem that is situated in the drive chamber is coupleable to a drive device. A closing body is fastened to the other end of the valve stem. The closing body is situated in the duct and has a closed position in which it separates an upstream section of the duct from a downstream section of the duct. A sealing ring surrounds the valve stem and is arranged between the duct and the drive chamber. The valve stem is supported within two bearing bushings that are spaced apart from each other, between which the sealing ring is arranged.
US11174815B2 Inlet deep cavity flutter liner
A nacelle inlet may comprise an aft bulkhead, an attachment ring extending in an aft direction from the aft bulkhead, an acoustic liner disposed radially inward from the attachment ring, the acoustic liner comprising a proximal skin, a distal skin, and a core disposed between the proximal skin and the distal skin, and a shroud extending longitudinally between a forward side of the shroud and an aft side of the shroud and extending circumferentially between a first end of the shroud and a second end of the shroud, wherein the shroud defines a plenum disposed between the acoustic liner and the shroud, the plenum is in fluid communication with the core via perforations in the distal skin. The plenum may serve to attenuate low frequency noise known as “buzz saw” tones and/or alleviate pressure resonance conditions that may cause structural damage to the engine fan blades.
US11174812B2 Sliding member and production method therefor
A sliding member capable of improving friction characteristics under an environment of a lubricant containing Mo, and a production method therefor, is provided. The sliding member contains a sliding portion formed of a metallic material having a Ti-containing thermally sprayed coating on a surface layer part of the sliding portion. The sliding member slides under the environment of the lubricant containing Mo as an additive, in which active Ti exposed on a surface by sliding accelerates decomposition reaction of the additive contained in the lubricant to form a molybdenum disulfide-containing low-friction coating having low friction on the surface of the sliding portion.
US11174805B2 Split lambda fueling operation systems and methods
Methods and systems for operating an engine with split lambda modes are provided. At least one example method comprises, while operating an engine in a condition that is within a resonant frequency region for a default split lambda mode, carrying out a rolling split lambda mode. The engine may be operated with only stoichiometric engine cycles in the default split lambda mode, the stoichiometric engine cycles including enleaned and enriched cylinders. Further, the engine may be operated with a plurality of non-stoichiometric engine cycles when carrying out the rolling split lambda mode, the plurality of non-stoichiometric engine cycles including at least one rich engine cycle and at least one lean engine cycle.
US11174802B2 Control system for internal combustion engine, and internal combustion engine
A control system includes a controller. The controller counts the number of driving times of a high pressure fuel pump, which is the number of reciprocating motions of a plunger based on a crank counter. The controller estimates a high pressure system fuel pressure based on the calculated number of driving times, a fuel temperature detected by a fuel temperature sensor, and a low pressure system fuel pressure detected by a low pressure system fuel pressure sensor when the high pressure system fuel pressure is not able to be acquired from a high pressure system fuel pressure sensor. The controller sets an opening period of an in-cylinder fuel injection valve based on the estimated high pressure system fuel pressure and to perform an engine start by an in-cylinder fuel injection when the high pressure system fuel pressure is not able to be acquired from the high pressure system fuel pressure sensor.
US11174801B2 Engine and vehicle having throttle control
An engine includes: an engine main body including a plurality of cylinders; a plurality of exhaust pipes connected to exhaust sides of the plurality of cylinders; a plurality of throttle valves positioned on intake sides of the plurality of cylinders; a catalyst device connected to the plurality of exhaust pipes; and a controller configured to control opening and/or closing operations of the plurality of throttle valves. One of the exhaust pipes is formed shorter than other exhaust pipe. And the controller opens one of the throttle valves upstream of the one of the exhaust pipes at a higher speed or a larger opening degree than other throttle valve upstream of the other exhaust pipe when the engine is started.
US11174776B2 Optimized component for purifying exhaust gases
A purification component comprises at least one block for purifying exhaust gases, and a casing that defines a circulation channel for the exhaust gases extending along a longitudinal axis, and in which the purification block is housed. The casing comprises an inlet portion, an outlet portion, and a central portion arranged between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, and with the central portion surrounding the purification block. A thermal insulator covers the whole of the casing. The thermal insulator comprise a first part, having a first temperature resistance, arranged radially facing the purification block, and a second part, having a second temperature resistance greater than the first temperature resistance, covering at least the inlet portion of the casing.
US11174767B2 Air exhausting device
An air exhausting device includes an inlet pipe that couples an exhaust pipe of an engine to a muffler, an outlet pipe that is a path to discharge an exhaust gas inside the muffler to outside air, and the muffler divided into a plurality of chambers by separators. The muffler is configured of a first expansion chamber, a second expansion chamber with which the outlet pipe is communicated, and a third expansion chamber. The inlet pipe is communicated with the first expansion chamber. The outlet pipe is communicated with the second expansion chamber. The first expansion chamber is adjacent to and communicated with the second expansion chamber via a first pipe. The second expansion chamber is communicated with the third expansion chamber via a second pipe. The first expansion chamber is communicated with the third expansion chamber via a third pipe.
US11174764B2 Method for controlling the oil pressure of an oil pump in a combustion engine and an oil pressure arrangement
The invention relates to a method for controlling the oil pressure of an oil pump (40, 140) in a combustion engine (100). The combustion engine (100) comprises a crankcase (11) and a separator (14, 114) for separating oil present in a blow-by gas from the crankcase (11). The method comprises the step (201) of providing oil pressure demand for a set of different engine operation conditions, the oil pressure demand defining the theoretical required oil pressure of the oil pump (40, 140); the step (203) of controlling the oil pressure of the oil pump (40, 140) based on the oil pressure demand for at least one engine operation condition in the set of different engine operation conditions; the step (205) of driving the separator (14, 114) using oil from the oil pump (40, 140), the oil being pressurized based on the oil pressure demand.
US11174749B2 Abradable coating having variable densities
A method of fabricating an abradable coating of varying density, and an abradable coating of varying density. The method comprises the following steps: providing a substrate having a first portion and a second portion; depositing a first precursor material on the first portion of the substrate; compressing the first precursor material between the substrate and a first bearing surface; sintering the first precursor material as compressed in this way in order to obtain a first abradable coating portion on the first portion of the substrate, and possessing a first density; depositing a second precursor material on the second portion of the substrate; and compressing the second precursor material between the substrate and a second bearing surface.
US11174747B2 Seal assembly with distributed cooling arrangement
An assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal arc segment that has a sealing portion and a pair of opposed rails extending outwardly from the sealing portion. The sealing portion includes a sealing face dimensioned to bound a core flow path and has a backside face opposed to the sealing face. The backside face includes a first localized region, a second localized region between the pair of rails, and a third localized region. A support includes a mounting portion and a first interface portion. At least one retention pin is dimensioned to engage the first interface portion of the support and at least one of the pair of rails such that the seal arc segment is carried by the at least one retention pin. A support plate is arranged relative to the support such that the at least one retention pin is trapped between the support plate and the support. A cooling cavity is established between the support, the support plate, and the second localized region. A method of sealing is also disclosed.
US11174745B2 Turbine stator blade
A stator blade of an embodiment includes: a blade effective part having hollow portions; an outer shroud having an outer plate flange portion provided on a radial-direction outer side of the blade effective part, and a pair of outer mounting portions provided in a circumferential direction on a front edge side and a rear edge side; an inner shroud having an inner plate flange portion provided on a radial-direction inner side of the blade effective part; cooling medium introduction passages which introduce a cooling medium via opening portions formed in the outer plate flange portion and passing through the outer plate flange portion in a radial direction, to the hollow portions; and a cooling medium introduction passage formed in a direction along a surface of the outer plate flange portion in a wall thickness of the outer plate flange portion, which introduces a cooling medium to the hollow portion.
US11174743B2 Turbine shroud assembly with multi-piece support for ceramic matrix composite material seal segments
An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine or other engine has a carrier component and a blade track segment. The assembly includes a mounting system for coupling the blade track segment to the carrier component. In an illustrative embodiment, the assembly is a turbine shroud segment for blocking gasses from passing over turbine blades included in the gas turbine engine.
US11174739B2 Damped turbine blade assembly
A damped turbine blade assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The damped turbine blade assembly includes a damper positioned within a first small slot of a first turbine blade and a second large slot of the second turbine blade. A portion of the damper can slidably mate with the second large slot providing a radial and angular connection between the first turbine blade and second turbine blade while allowing movement in a direction tangent to a radial of a center axis of the gas turbine engine. The tangential movement is resisted by friction between the damper contacting the second large slot and provides friction damping against vibrations felt by the turbine blades during operation of the gas turbine engine. The damper can be shaped and/or pre-stressed to control the normal force component of the friction between the damper and the second large slot.
US11174737B2 Airfoil with cover for gas turbine engine
An airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil body defining a recessed region and including at least one rib dimensioned to loop about a respective pocket within a perimeter of the recessed region. At least one cover skin is welded to the airfoil body along the at least one rib to enclose the recessed region. The at least one cover skin is welded to the at least one rib along a respective weld path. The weld path defines a weld width, the at least one rib defines a rib width, and a ratio of the weld width to the rib width is equal to or greater than 3:1 for each position along the weld path. A method of forming a gas turbine engine component is also disclosed.
US11174734B2 Life extension of power turbine disks exposed to in-service corrosion damage
A repair method (72) for extending a service life of a power turbine disk (12) having corrosion damage, wherein the power turbine (14) includes stages (16, 18, 20, 22) and interstage gaps (26, 28, 30, 32). The method (72) includes conducting a first thermal analysis (74) of a baseline configuration of a baseline disk that does not have corrosion to determine a first steady state temperature distribution (44). A corrosion damaged disk (12) is then machined (76) to a depth suitable for repairing the corrosion to form a machined disk. A second thermal analysis (78) of the machined disk is conducted to determine a second steady state temperature distribution of the machined disk. A first predicted safe cyclic life (PSCL) (80) is then calculated for disk axisymmetric features (1-10) of the machined disk. A second PSCL (82) is also calculated for disk firtree features (70) of the machined disk. Further, the method (72) is qualified (84) to ensure that the quality of the machined disk is consistent with a new disk.
US11174733B2 Method for repairing a rotor of a multi-stage axial compressor of a gas turbine
The method comprises the steps of: a) cutting the shaft of the rotor at a section plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the shaft so as to separate the end portion of the shaft on which the bladed discs to be replaced are mounted from the remaining portion of the shaft; b) providing, for each bladed disc to be replaced, a corresponding new bladed disc with a respective hub having a solid cross-section; c) providing a new end portion of the shaft with a solid cross-section; and d) clamping the new bladed discs between the remaining portion of the shaft and the new end portion of the shaft, securing them to the remaining portion of the shaft by anchor bolts.
US11174732B1 Rotary engine lubrication system using intensifier injector
A rotary internal combustion engine (ICE) has: a housing defining a rotor cavity; a rotor received within the rotor cavity to define working chambers of variable volume around the rotor, the rotor having circumferentially spaced peripheral apex seals biased radially outwardly in sliding engagement against a peripheral wall of the housing to separate the working chambers from one another, the housing having a fluid passage defined therethrough and opening into an inner surface of the peripheral wall; and an injector having a lubricant inlet hydraulically connected to a lubricant source, an actuation inlet hydraulically connected to a source of an actuation fluid, and a lubricant outlet, the injector having an open state in which the lubricant outlet is in fluid flow communication with the fluid passage upon the actuation fluid received within the injector and a closed state in which the lubricant outlet is disconnected from the fluid passage.
US11174730B2 Frost-resistant assembled initial support structure of tunnel and construction method thereof
The frost-resistant assembled initial support structure of the tunnel for supporting a surrounding rock includes a bearing layer, an elastic compressible structure and an inflatable airbag. A gap space is formed between the bearing layer and the surrounding rock, and the inflatable airbag and the elastic compressible structure are provided in the gap space; and the inflatable airbag after being inflated and the elastic compressible structure jointly fill up the gap space. A construction method includes providing the bearing layer in the tunnel, and forming the gap space between the bearing layer and the surrounding rock; providing the inflatable airbag and the elastic compressible structure in the gap space; and inflating the inflatable airbag and filling up the gap space with the inflatable airbag and the elastic compressible structure.
US11174723B2 Method for determining well depth
A method for determining along-hole well depth of a wellbore. A value for a calibrated drill string length is calculated, by determining length of drill pipe sections which form a drill string, prior to insertion of the drill pipe sections in the wellbore as part of the drill string. A correction which is calculated based upon one or more physical characteristics of the drill string. At least one of the physical characteristics is derived from measurements made at defined locations in the wellbore when the drill string is under tension whilst being pulled out of the wellbore. The correction to the calibrated drill string length is applied to obtain a value for a corrected drill string length as a measure of along hole depth. Advantageously, by calculating the correction based upon physical characteristics of the drill string associated with the process of pulling the drill string out of the well, the present invention reduces the number of physical characteristics which affect the correction.
US11174720B2 Automated drilling methods and systems using real-time analysis of drill string dynamics
Methods and apparatus for identifying downhole dynamics in a drilling system are provided. Acceleration-detecting sensors are mounted at multiple locations near to a drill bit, such as at a drill collar. The sensors may be spaced 90° apart along a circumference of the drill collar. The sensors detect acceleration measurements in a plane orthogonal to the drill string's axis of rotation, with respect to a first reference frame that moves with the drill string. The acceleration measurements are received by a processor and processed to determine rotational and revolution positions of the drill string within the wellbore with respect to a static reference frame. Whirl dynamics may, in particular, be determined based on the results in real time.
US11174717B2 In-situ leaching mining method and system
The present invention discloses an in-situ leaching method and system. The ISL mining method provided by the present invention includes: constructing a vertical guiding well into an ore body; constructing a horizontal well towards the vertical guiding well, where the horizontal well includes a vertical section and a horizontal section; one end of the horizontal section is connected to the vertical section, and the other end of the horizontal section is connected to the vertical guiding well; constructing a plurality of vertical extraction wells towards the horizontal section; and simultaneously injecting lixiviant into the vertical section and the vertical guiding well by means of pressurized injection, and extracting leachate through the vertical extraction well. The ISL mining method and system provided by the present invention accomplish the injection through a horizontal well.
US11174715B2 Coupling enhanced oil recovery with energy requirements for crude production and processing
Systems and methods for utilizing fluid produced from a geothermal source to generate electrical power and provide energy for upstream oil processing as part of a binary power generation station. Use of the geothermally-heated fluid continues in an enhanced oil recovery operation. Thermal energy of the geothermally-heated fluid heats a working fluid of a binary power generation plant to operate a turbine and to heat an oil heating medium as part of a gas-oil separation plant. The enhanced oil recovery operation may be a waterflooding operation.
US11174703B2 Inflow assembly
An inflow assembly for use in a subterranean well, which inflow assembly is arranged to prevent one or more fractions of the produced medium from entering the production tubing, comprises at least one chamber containing within it at least three floating/sinking elements, the chamber having an inlet/opening facing in the inflow direction into the chamber, and having an outlet that is open to flow directly from the inlet/opening without being blocked by the floating/sinking element when a desired medium is produced, where the middle one of the elements is arranged to block the outlet aperture from the chamber when undesired medium is produced, whilst the two other elements have the task of forming a movable floor and a movable ceiling in the chamber.
US11174700B2 Swellable metal for non-elastomeric O-rings, seal stacks, and gaskets
Swellable metal sealing elements and methods for forming a seal in a wellbore using said swellable metal sealing elements. An example method comprises providing a swellable metal sealing element selected from the group consisting of an O-ring, a gasket, or a seal stack; wherein the swellable metal sealing element is disposed in or around a downhole tool disposed in the wellbore. The method further comprises exposing the swellable metal sealing element to a brine and allowing or causing to allow the swellable metal sealing element to swell.
US11174698B1 Rotating control device element reinforcement petals
A reinforced seal for use in a rotating control device in a wellbore includes an annular elastomeric body and an internal support embedded within the elastomeric body and extending in an axial direction, the internal support comprising a plurality of overlapping petals. A system for sealing a drill string includes a rotating control device including the reinforced seal configured to accommodate the drill string therethrough.
US11174696B2 Blowout preventer with choke and kill line pass through conduits
Blowout preventers having bodies with internal choke and kill line pass-through conduits are provided. In one embodiment, a blowout preventer body (42) includes a drill-through bore (44) extending through the blowout preventer body and a ram cavity (58) transverse to the drill-through bore. The blowout preventer body can also include choke and kill line conduits (136, 138) extending through the blowout preventer body, as well as choke and kill line access branch conduits (148, 150) extending between the choke and kill line conduits and the drill-through bore. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US11174695B2 Integrated function block for use in subsea systems
An integrated function metallic block is capable of integrating into a single metal block the functions of valve blocks, block of hydraulic components of the pumping system, channels for transporting produced and separated fluids, flanges for choke connections and sensors, connection fittings and other components capable of being manufactured mutually within a single metallic block. The integrated function block is composed of complex geometry circuits having curves, slants and connections with other channels occurring within the block mass, and is preferably manufactured through the powder metallurgy process of hot isostatic pressing to obtain complex geometries having the lowest possible weight.
US11174665B2 Camera based hands-free power lift gate
A method and system for a camera based hands free power liftgate is described herein. The system may power on following a key approach and/or the doors unlocking and then initialize. If there is an approach detected, the lights may be activated and the gesture detection feature of the system may then determine whether a gesture was detected. If a gesture was detected, the liftgate may then be activated. If no gesture was detected, the lights may be activated. For example, if there is a key approach, the system may power and initialize. The system may then determine whether an approach is detected. If an approach is detected, lights of the vehicle may activate and a determination whether a gesture is detected is made. If a gesture is detected, a liftgate of the vehicle may be activated.
US11174661B2 Motor vehicle door latch, in particular a tailgate latch
A motor vehicle door latch, in particular a tailgate latch, which is equipped with a locking mechanism comprising a catch and a pawl. Furthermore, a triggering element working on the pawl is provided for which is set up at least to lift the pawl. Furthermore, a memory element, which at least guarantees an unimpeded opening movement of the catch when the pawl is lifted. The memory element maintains the pawl in its elevated position.
US11174651B1 Tensioning system and method
A system can tension a cable that is to be strung through a plurality of columns. The tensioning system is disposed at the last column and includes a spacing device and a barrel with a tapered cavity. A number of tapered elements are slidably mounted in the barrel's cavity and will encompass the cable and favor unidirectional movement of the cable. The barrel and the tapered elements have opposite openings that allow the cable to emerge from opposite ends thereof. With the barrel at the outward side of the last one of the plurality of columns, the cable is pulled through the tapered elements, away from the plurality of columns. Next, at a side opposite the outward side of the last column, the cable is grasped and pulled away from the barrel to seat the tapered elements. Working again on the outward side, the barrel is then moved away from the last column. The spacing device is applied at the barrel to set the spacing between the barrel and the last column.
US11174647B2 Method for manufacturing floor panels
A method for manufacturing a floor panel with a substrate and a top layer of laminate, which floor panel, at one or more edges, is provided with a lower edge region, where the laminate extends in one piece from the actual upper surface of the substrate over the lower edge region at least up to a point. The laminate surface is situated at a level in a horizontal plane which intersects the substrate and that the substrate material, at the location of the lower edge region, has the same or a lower density than at the actual upper surface of the substrate material.
US11174645B2 Elbow joint connector
An elbow joint connector includes an elbow portion and a locking mechanism detachably coupled to a distal end of the elbow portion. The locking mechanism including a pair of locking members translatable relative to one another along an interface transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elbow joint connector. Divergent translation of the pair of locking members relative to one another along the interface increases a portion of an outer periphery of the locking mechanism to lock the elbow portion to an adjoining member. The elbow joint connector is configured for detachable coupling to an adjoining elbow joint connector and pivotally rotatable relative thereto from a first configuration in which respective center axes of the connectors form an acute angle to a second configuration in which the respective center axes are collinear.
US11174640B2 Fixture for mutually fixing a grid and a second grid
The present invention provides a fixture with which a plurality of grids can be definitely constructed in a short period of time even by an inexperienced worker without causing the worker to do heavy work. In substantially center positions in the lengthwise direction of bottom portions of first frame members, a pair of third frame members included in connecting means are provided. In the third frame member, a base portion is caused to stand on a bottom portion of the first frame member. One of arms of a U-shape of the base portion works as a holding portion included in the connecting means, and the end of the holding portion is bent inward of the base portion to form a connection bent portion having a function to engage with a circumferential surface of a vertical wire material or a lateral wire material of a second welded wire mesh, and a function to prevent the vertical wire material or the lateral wire material of the second welded wire mesh from coming off from the connecting means.
US11174627B2 Shower bar system
An assembly for a shower system having first and second shower members and connectable to a water supply with a supply pipe having a pipe outlet. The assembly includes an adjustable supply assembly and a diverter valve. The adjustable supply assembly includes an adapter coupleable to the pipe outlet, a supply member having a supply outlet and coupled to the adapter for movement along the axis, and a seal positioned to provide a sealed connection in adjusted positions. The diverter valve includes a valve inlet in fluid communication with the supply outlet, and first and second valve outlets in fluid communication with the first and second shower members, respectively. The shower system is mounted in an enclosure having a wall. The adapter connects to the pipe outlet on one side of the wall, and the diverter valve is located on another side of the wall.
US11174623B2 Flow rate control valve
A flow rate control valve includes a first flow line to connect to a first fluid line connected to a hydraulic actuator, a second flow line to connect to a second fluid line connected to the hydraulic actuator, a third flow line to connect to a third fluid line connected to a hydraulic pump, a fourth flow line to connect to an operation fluid tank or a fourth fluid line connected to a suction portion of the hydraulic pump, a fifth flow line to connect a first control valve and a second control valve, and a spool including a first connecting portion being configured to connect the first flow line and the third flow line at a first position and to connect the first flow line and the fifth flow line at a second position.
US11174621B2 Implement and a method for obtaining information related to said implement
The present disclosure relates to an implement connectable to a work vehicle. The implement comprises an arm, a fastening arrangement arranged at a first part of the arm, and an attaching arrangement. The fastening arrangement is connectable to the work vehicle. The attaching arrangement is connected to a second part of the arm. The implement further includes a first hydraulic circuit configured to carry hydraulic fluid to at least one first hydraulic function, at least one first sensor arranged to obtain sensor signals at least related to the at least one first function, a local control element, and a digital interface. The local control element is arranged to receive the obtained sensor signals, to calculate at least one state parameter related to the implement based on the obtained sensor signals, and to feed the calculated state parameter to the digital interface.
US11174605B2 Mezzanine gate assembly
A mezzanine gate assembly is adapted to provide ingress and egress to an elevated platform while safely preventing falls and injury to workers positioned thereon or even below the mezzanine platform. The mezzanine assembly generally includes a support assembly which has a first and second upright support members. Each of the first and second upright support members has a base portion fixedly attached to the elevated platform and an upper portion which is configured to function as a post adjacent to the respective terminating railing. The mezzanine gate assembly comprises an interior gate assembly and an exterior gate assembly. Generally, each of the interior and exterior gate assemblies are designed to move and pivot through a path of motion which provides a plurality of points of travel. The interior gate assembly is operably designed to engage with and deviate rearward while the load is delivered to the platform via forklift in order to provide a barrier between the respective railing and side of the load. The exterior gate assembly is operably designed to provide a barrier while the load of goods is manually removed from the pallet.
US11174602B2 Broom attachment for vehicle
An apparatus for grooming a sports field is provided. The apparatus includes a broom assembly. The broom assembly may include a broom head having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface, a plurality of bristles extending outwardly from the bottom surface of the broom head, a plate secured to the top surface of the broom head and extending longitudinally along the top surface of the broom head, and a stiffener secured to the plate and extending longitudinally along the top surface of the broom head. The apparatus may further include a first connection assembly extending forwardly from the plate and a second connection assembly parallel with and spaced apart from the first arm and extending forwardly from the plate. The broom assembly may have an operative position wherein bristles of the broom assembly engage the ground and a stowed position wherein the broom assembly is positioned above the ground and locked in place such that the broom assembly does not engage the ground.
US11174600B2 Artificial turf filament and articles incorporating same
Artificial turf filaments formed from polyethylene are provided that can have desirable properties. In one aspect, an artificial turf filament comprises a composition comprising a first composition, wherein the first composition comprises at least one ethylene-based polymer and wherein the first composition comprises a MWCDI value greater than 0.9, and a melt index ratio (I10/I2) that meets the following equation: I10/I2≥7.0−1.2×log (I2).
US11174594B2 Sheet manufacturing apparatus
A sheet manufacturing apparatus includes: a defibration unit that defibrates a raw material containing fibers in a gas atmosphere; and a sheet former that forms a sheet by using at least a part of defibrated substances obtained through a defibrating process performed by the defibration unit. The defibration unit and the sheet former are thermally blocked from each other.
US11174589B2 Clothes steamer head
This steamer head includes a body enclosing a steam distribution circuit and an air distribution circuit which are separated by a dividing partition, the steam distribution circuit including at least one steam inlet orifice intended to be connected to a steam generator and at least one steam outlet for diffusing a stream of steam, the air distribution circuit including a blower, an air inlet orifice and an air outlet for diffusing a stream of air, the at least one steam outlet and the air outlet being arranged at the one same end of the body of the steamer head. The steamer head includes a shut-off member that can be moved between a shut-off position in which the shut-off member closes off the air outlet and an open position in which the shut-off member uncovers the air outlet.
US11174588B2 Method and apparatuses for supplying items of laundry to a feeding machine
The automatic supply of items of laundry to a feeding machine for supplying the items of laundry to a mangle requires the formation of adjacent corners of an edge of the item of laundry, which edge is to be spread upstream of the feeding machine, which hitherto has not been able to be achieved automatically with sufficient reliability. The invention brings the respective item of laundry into a U-shaped configuration before same is supplied to the feeding machine and, starting from said configuration, to stretch apart said item of laundry with a spreading device having a conveyor cascade. This reliably forms the adjacent corners of the edge, which is to be stretched out, of the item of laundry, said corners being required for automatically feeding the item of laundry into the feeding machine. A reliable automatic supply of the respective item of laundry to the feeding machine is therefore ensured.
US11174584B2 Integrated cap cleaner for a washing machine appliance
A washing machine appliance having an integrated cap cleaning device is provided. The device includes features for cleaning soiled caps of liquid cleaning agent bottles. A water valve selectively allows water to flow from a water supply to the cap cleaning device. When a soiled cap is pressed against the cap cleaning device, the soiled cap depresses an activation device that triggers the water valve to allow water to flow to the cap cleaning device. The cap cleaning device includes a spout defining one or more exit nozzles. Water flowing through the cap cleaning device exits through the exit nozzles of the spout and sprays onto the soiled cap. The cap cleaning device can also include an outer rim defining a plurality of rim exit nozzles. Water flowing through the cap cleaning device can exit through the rim exit nozzles and onto exterior surfaces of the soiled cap.
US11174579B2 Single chain stitch sewing device
This single chain stitch sewing device is provided with a sewing mechanism provided on a front end arm of a delivery robot. The sewing mechanism comprises a sewing motor for supplying power to sewing needles and loopers. When the sewing motor is energized, power is transmitted to the sewing needles via a first power transmission mechanism, this causing the sewing needles to move reciprocally. At the same time, power is transmitted to the loopers via a second power transmission mechanism to rotate the loopers. Accordingly, sewing is performed. The loopers are provided at an end of a post bed on the side closer to the sewing needles.
US11174566B2 Aqueous acidic copper electroplating bath and method for electrolytically depositing of a copper coating
Aqueous acidic copper electroplating bath comprising: copper ions; at least one acid; halide ions; at least one sulfur containing compound selected form the group consisting of sodium 3-mercaptopropylsulfonate, bis(sodiumsulfopropyl)disulfide, 3-(N,N-dimethylthiocarbamoyl)-thiopropanesulfonic acid or the respective sodium salt thereof and mixtures of the aforementioned; at least one amine reaction product of diethylamine with epichlorohydrin or an amine reaction product of isobutyl amine with epichlorohydrin or mixtures of these reaction products; at least one ethylene diamine compound selected from the group having attached EO-PO-block polymers, attached EO-PO-block polymers and sulfosuccinate groups and mixtures thereof; at least one aromatic reaction product of benzylchloride with at least one polyalkylenimine and a method for electrolytically depositing of a copper coating using the electroplating bath.
US11174555B2 Chromium-free plating-on-plastic etch
The present invention relates to a chrome free etch for plating on plastic processes, wherein plastic surfaces are contacted in a first etching step with an etching solution at least comprising Mn(IV)-ions and, in a second etching step, with a solution at least comprising Mn(III)- and Mn(VII)-ions prior to the metal plating step.
US11174553B2 Gas distribution assembly for improved pump-purge and precursor delivery
Gas injector inserts having a wedge-shaped housing, at least one first slot and at least one second slot are described. The housing has a first opening in the back face that is in fluid communication with the first slot in the front face and a second opening in the back face that is in fluid communication with the second slot in the front face. Each of the first slot and the second slot has an elongate axis that extends from the inner peripheral end to the outer peripheral end of the housing. The gas injector insert is configured to provide a flow of gas through the first slots at supersonic velocity. Gas distribution assemblies and processing chambers including the gas injector inserts are described.
US11174551B2 Methods for depositing tungsten on halosilane based metal silicide nucleation layers
Methods for forming a nucleation layer on a substrate. In some embodiments, the processing method comprises sequential exposure to a first reactive gas comprising a metal precursor and a second reactive gas comprising a halogenated silane to form a nucleation layer on the surface of the substrate.
US11174540B2 Hot-rolled and annealed ferritic stainless steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same
Provided is a hot-rolled and annealed ferritic stainless steel sheet excellent in surface quality after bending work has been performed. A hot-rolled and annealed ferritic stainless steel sheet has a thickness of 5.0 mm or more and a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.001% to 0.025%, Si: 0.05% to 0.70%, Mn: 0.05% to 0.50%, P: 0.050% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 10.0% to 18.0%, Ni: 0.01% to 1.00%, Al: 0.001% to 0.10%, N: 0.001% to 0.025%, Ti: 0.01% to 0.40%, and a balance of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a difference between maximum and minimum values of an average crystal grain diameter determined by using measuring method 1 is 50 μm or less, and in which a difference between maximum and minimum values of a crystal grain elongation rate determined by using measuring method 2 is 5.0 or less.
US11174533B2 Cu-based microcrystal alloy and preparation method thereof
The disclosure relates to a Cu-based microcrystal alloy and a preparation method thereof. Through being measured in percentage by mass, the Cu-based microcrystal alloy provided by the disclosure includes 20 to 30 percent of Mn, 0.01 to 10 percent of Al, 5 to 10 percent of Ni, 0.3 to 1.5 percent of Ti, 0 to 1.5 percent of Zr, 0.05 to 2 percent of Si and 45 to 74.64 percent of Cu.
US11174531B2 Local heat treatment method for controlling residual stress with primary and auxiliary heating
A primary heating band is applied to a weld to control a microstructure and hardness of the weld and uniformity of the structure to realize micro-control of the residual stress; an auxiliary heating band is applied a certain distance away from the weld to generate compressive stress on an inner surface of the weld to realize macro-control of the compressive stress. Reinforcement with a rib plate is eliminated, and a labor intensity and a construction period are reduced. The method reduces deformation near the weld and transfers the largest deformation to a non-weld zone; by applying the auxiliary heating and strictly controlling a time interval between primary heating and auxiliary heating, the structure is improved and the welding residual stress is controlled at the same time; a local heat treatment effect is optimized, and a small tensile stress or compressive stress is generated on the inner surface of the weld.
US11174527B2 Heat-treatment apparatus and heat-treatment method
A heat-treatment apparatus includes a casing, a loader which loads a workpiece to an inner part of the casing in order to apply a heat-treatment to the workpiece, and a canopy surface provided in the casing to cover the workpiece. The canopy surface includes a slope way with a sectional configuration where the canopy surface is cut on a plane vertical to a conveying direction of the workpiece inside the casing. The slope way includes a highest point and a downward inclined surface extending from the highest point to an outside of a zone between a perpendicular line extending from a left end of the workpiece and a perpendicular line extending from a right end of the workpiece.
US11174517B2 Gene signatures for cancer prognosis
Biomarkers and methods using the biomarkers for classifying cancer in a patient (e.g., predicting the risk of cancer-specific death or cancer recurrence) are provided.
US11174513B2 Disposable, integrated microfluidic cartridge and methods of making and using same
A stack of fluidics layers of a microfluidic cartridge for sequencing nucleic acid molecules includes a sequencing chamber layer having a sequencing chamber area configured for carrying out clustering and sequencing reactions, and a sequencing chamber bottom layer disposed under the sequencing chamber layer. The sequencing chamber bottom layer has an opening configured to hold an image sensor with the image sensor having an active area disposed under the sequencing chamber area. The sequencing chamber area spans substantially all of the active area of the image sensor. The stack of fluidics layers includes a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) layer under the sequencing chamber bottom layer, and a fluidics channels layer disposed under the flexible PCB layer. The fluidics channels layer includes fluidics channels that are configured to deliver reactants to the sequencing chamber area. The fluidics channels do not substantially overlap with the active area of the image sensor.
US11174509B2 Distinguishing rare variations in a nucleic acid sequence from a sample
The invention generally relates to methods for distinguishing a rare genetic variation in a nucleic acid sequence.
US11174508B2 Method for detecting chromosomal abnormalities
The invention relates to a method for identifying chromosomal abnormalities, particularly structural and/or numerical chromosomal abnormalities, and preferably structural chromosomal abnormalities, using in situ hybridization by detecting chromosomes and/ or DNA regions in a biological sample, preferably in one or more cell(s) and/or in one or more cell nuclei.
US11174507B2 Genomic probes
Labeled probes, and methods of use thereof, comprise a Cas polypeptide conjugated to gRNA that is specific for target nucleic acid sequences, including genomic DNA sequences. The probes and methods can be used to label nucleic acid sequences without global DNA denaturation.
US11174503B2 Systems and methods for combined detection of genetic alterations
Disclosed are systems and methods for simultaneous detection of DNA and RNA genetic alterations comprising gene splicing variants, mutations, indel, copy number changes, fusion and combination thereof, in a biofluid sample from the patient without physically separating RNA from DNA. The systems and methods are similarly applicable to the simultaneous detection of DNA and RNA genetic alterations in solid tissues comprising gene splicing variants, mutations, indel, copy number changes, fusion and combination thereof. The present method utilized a barcoding method for analysis. The streamlined methods improve the simplicity, quantification accuracy and detection sensitivity and specificity of non-invasive detections of biomarkers.
US11174496B2 Genetically modified acetogenic cell
There is provided an acetogenic microbial cell which is capable of producing at least one higher alcohol from a carbon source, wherein the acetogenic microbial cell is genetically modified to comprise an increased expression relative to its wild type cell of at least one enzyme, E8, a butyryl-CoA:acetate CoA transferase (cat3). There is also provided a method and use of the cell to produce higher alcohols.
US11174491B2 Modulating light response pathways in plants, increasing light-related tolerances in plants, and increasing biomass in plants
Methods and materials for modulating low light and/or shade tolerance, and red light specific responses in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low light and/or SD+EODFR-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low light and/or SD+EODFR tolerance. In addition, methods and materials involved in increasing UV-B tolerance in plants and methods and materials involved in modulating biomass levels in plants are provided.
US11174484B2 Means and methods for reducing tumorigenicity of cancer stem cells
Provided are RNA inhibitory molecules, particularly siRNA molecules silencing the expression of Voltage-Dependent Ion Chanel-1 (VDAC1) for the induction of cancer stem cell differentiation and reduction of TAMs abundance and tumor angiogenesis, thereby preventing tumor invention and recurrence.
US11174461B2 Colony forming medium and use thereof
The invention relates to a method for producing a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC), the method comprising culturing a primitive mesoderm cell in a mesenchymal colony forming medium (M-CFM) comprising LiCl and FGF2, but excluding PDGF, under normoxic conditions for sufficient time for a mesenchymal colony to form, and culturing the mesenchymal colony adherently to produce the MSC, wherein the MSC has superior T-cell immunosuppressive properties relative to an MSC not produced in said M-CFM. The invention also relates to an MSC produced by the method, a population of MSCs produced by the method, a therapeutic composition comprising the MSC produced by the method, an M-CFM and an M-CFM in concentrated form, and method and uses of the MSC or population in treating a disease.
US11174454B2 Beverage maker and method for controlling beverage maker
A beverage maker may include a fermenter having a space therein to make a beverage; a fluid tank configured to contain fluid; a fluid supply pump connected with the fluid tank; a flow rate detection sensor disposed in a channel connected with the fluid supply pump to detect a flow velocity or a flow rate of fluid which is discharged through the channel by the fluid supply pump; and a controller configured to perform a plurality of operations related to making of a beverage or cleaning of an inside of the beverage maker. The controller may be configured to when an operation requiring a supply of fluid is ongoing from among the plurality of operations, turn on the fluid supply pump to discharge fluid contained in the fluid tank; detect a lack of fluid in the fluid tank based on a first flow velocity or a first flow rate detected by the flow rate detection sensor; and generate a fluid replenishment request for the fluid tank based on a result of detecting.
US11174451B2 Anionic surfactants and detergents and cleaning agents containing same
An anionic surfactant of general formula (I) in which n and m are, independently of one another, numbers from 0 to 17 and 2
US11174437B2 Circular economy for plastic waste to polypropylene via refinery FCC and alkylation units
Provided is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polypropylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene and passing the waste plastics through a pyrolysis reactor to thermally crack at least a portion of the polyolefin waste and produce a pyrolyzed effluent. The pyrolyzed effluent is separated into offgas, a naphtha/diesel fraction, a heavy fraction, and char. Pyrolysis oil and wax, comprising the naphtha/diesel fraction and heavy fraction, is sent to a refinery FCC unit. A liquid petroleum gas C3-C5 olefin/paraffin mixture is recovered from the FCC unit and passed to a refinery alkylation unit. A propane fraction is recovered from the alkylation unit and passed to a dehydrogenation unit to produce propylene. The propylene is passed to a propylene polymerization reactor.
US11174436B2 Circular economy for plastic waste to polyethylene via refinery crude unit
Provided is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into a feedstock for polyethylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene, and then passing the waste plastics through a pyrolysis reactor to thermally crack at least a portion of the polyolefin waste and produce a pyrolyzed effluent. The pyrolyzed effluent is then separated into offgas, a pyrolysis oil comprising a naphtha/diesel/heavy fraction, and char. The pyrolysis oil is passed to a crude unit in a refinery from which a naphtha fraction (C5-C8), or a propane and butane (C3-C4) fraction, is recovered. The naphtha fraction, or propane and butane (C3-C4) fraction, is then passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production.
US11174435B2 Levoglucosan-based flame retardant compounds
A levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound, a process for forming a flame retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a polymer that contains the levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound. The levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound has phosphorus-based flame retardant functional groups. At least one of the phosphorus-based flame retardant groups includes a phenyl substituent. The process for forming the flame retardant polymer includes providing a phosphorus-based flame retardant molecule, providing levoglucosan, chemically reacting the phosphorus-based flame retardant molecule and the levoglucosan derivative to form a levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound, and incorporating the levoglucosan-based flame retardant compound into a polymer by covalent binding to form the levoglucosan-based flame retardant polymer.
US11174430B2 Fluoride fluorescent material, light emitting device, and method for producing fluoride fluorescent material
A fluoride fluorescent material includes a composition including K, Ge, Mn4+, and F and having a molar ratio of K of 2, a total molar ratio of Ge and Mn4+ of 1, a molar ratio of Mn4+ of more than 0 and less than 0.2, and a molar ratio of F of 6 in 1 mol of the composition, has a light emission spectrum having a first light emission peak in a range of 615 nm or more and less than 625 nm having a full width at half maximum of 6 nm or less, and a second light emission peak in a range of 625 nm or more and less than 635 nm, and has an internal quantum of 85% or more efficiency under excitation of light having a wavelength of 450 nm.
US11174425B2 Carbonate reservoir filtration-loss self-reducing acid
The present invention relates to a carbonate reservoir filtration-loss self-reducing acid fracturing method. The carbonate reservoir filtration-loss self-reducing acid fracturing method comprises the steps: (1) calculating a fracture pressure and a fracture extension pressure of a reconstructed reservoir; (2) injecting an agent A into a stratum under a pressure higher than the stratum fracture pressure, so that fractures are generated on the stratum; (3) injecting an agent B into the stratum under a pressure higher than the stratum fracture pressure, such that the agent B extends the fractures and communicates with a natural fracture net; (4) pumping an acid liquor system agent C with a high etching power into the stratum under a pressure higher than the extension pressure but lower than the fracture pressure to improve the conductivity of the fractures; (5) injecting a displacing liquid agent D under a pressure lower than the stratum fracture pressure to jack acid liquor in a well casing into the stratum; and (6) shutting down a well and performing flow-back. The agent A is a gel acid or VES acid, the agent B is a filtration-loss self-reducing gel acid or filtration-loss self-reducing VES acid, the agent C is closed acid, and the agent D is a displacing liquid. According to the method of the present invention, precipitation type solid filter cakes are formed on wall surfaces of the fractures by utilizing a filtration-loss self-reducing system, so as to perform temporary blocking to reduce the filtration loss. The technology is simple with easy injection, and the filtration-reducing agent is easy to disperse and flow back, and the method is safe and environment-friendly.
US11174421B2 Metod for preparing mineral ore powder using vegetable organic matters and microorganisms
The present invention provides a method for preparing mineral ore powder using vegetable organic matter and microorganisms. The method comprises a step of pulverizing seven minerals consisting of 20 wt % of zeolite, 20 wt % of hornblende, 10 wt % of elvan, 10 wt % of illite, 10 wt % of biotite, 20 wt % of tourmaline, and 10% of white clay into 325 mesh; a step of discharging impurities by heating the pulverized mineral powder at a temperature of 1,100° C. for a few days; a step of preparing a mineral ore powder by adding microorganisms and pulverized vegetable organic matter consisting of 30 wt % of mulberry bark, 25 wt % of pine needles, 20 wt % of cypress, 15 wt % of ginger plant, and 10 wt % of bush clover; and a step of drying the mineral ore powder at a temperature of 30° C. for 2 days to activate the microorganisms.
US11174419B2 Light stable transparent adhesive compositions and methods for use thereof
Provided herein are high refractive index compositions with excellent light stability, and methods for the use thereof, as well as assemblies and articles prepared using invention formulations and methods.
US11174408B2 Peroxide-curable polyolefin composition
A peroxide-curable polyolefin composition comprising a peroxide-curable polyolefin prepolymer, an organic peroxide, and 4-[[4,6-bis(octylthio)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-phenol. Also, a peroxide-cured polyolefin product prepared therefrom, methods of making and using same, and articles containing or made from same.
US11174407B2 Photosensitive printing composition
The invention relates to a photosensitive printing composition comprising a photocatalyst which exhibits a photocatalytic effect when exposed to UV and/or visible radiation, a colouring agent that exhibits a colour change in response to the photocatalytic effect, and a film forming agent. The composition has a viscosity suitable for printing. The invention further relates to a sun-exposure sensor comprising a photosensitive layer printed on a surface of a support, the photosensitive layer comprising a photocatalyst which exhibits a photocatalytic effect when exposed to UV and/or visible radiation, a colouring agent that exhibits a colour change in response to the photocatalytic effect, and a film forming agent.
US11174394B2 Surface treatment compositions and articles containing same
This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for treating a wafer having a pattern disposed on a surface of the wafer.
US11174392B2 Water-based coatings for improved print performance with multiple print technology
Various aqueous coating formulations are described. The compositions include one or more UV curable polyurethane dispersions, and optionally one or more of the following: non-UV curable acrylic polymers, a polyester dispersion, a non-UV curable polyurethane dispersion, and one or more additives. The compositions can be used to form top coats that exhibit good resistance to scratches and solvents, and improved ink adhesion and image quality.
US11174390B2 Gardenia pigment preparation
Provided is a Gardenia pigment preparation that can stably maintain a dissolved state of Gardenia blue pigment in an acidic range. The Gardenia pigment preparation comprises Gardenia blue pigment and lecithin.
US11174389B2 Phosphole compound
A phosphole compound represented by the formula (wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are the same or different, and represent an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an optionally substituted heteroaromatic ring; Ar3 represents a divalent π-conjugated unit; R1 represents an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group, or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; R2 and R3 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group, or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; and Z represents a reactive group) can provide a fluorescent dye capable of maintaining a high fluorescence quantum yield irrespective of solvent polarity, and providing an improved fluorescence quantum yield and light resistance even in environments containing large amounts of water.
US11174387B2 Use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in polymer compositions comprising polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polyamide 6 (PA6), reinforcing agents, wherein the weight ratio of PPS/PA6 is at least 2, with the proviso that the composition does not comprise an elastomer or comprises an elastomer in an amount not exceeding 1 wt. %. The present invention also relates to articles incorporating the polymer composition and the use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in a polymer composition.
US11174380B2 Rubber composition for torsional damper and torsional damper
A rubber composition for a torsional damper has (A) a minimum value of tan δ at −30° C. to 120° C. of 0.140 or more, (B) a ratio of tan δ at −30° C. to tan δ at 60° C. of 3.5 or less, and (C) a ratio of E′ at −30° C. to E′ at 60° C. of 21 or less.
US11174377B2 High processability polyethylene compositions for injection molded articles
The present disclosure includes a polyethylene composition that may include a first polyethylene resin having a density of from 0.915 g/cc to 0.970 g/cc and a melt index (I2) from 10 g/10 min to 200 g/10 min, when measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load, and a second polyethylene resin having a density of from 0.860 g/cc to 0.930 g/cc and a melt index (I2) of from 400 g/10 min to 2000 g/10 min. The density of the first polyethylene resin may be greater than the density of the second polyethylene resin and the first polyethylene resin, the second polyethylene resin, or both are copolymers of ethylene monomer and at least one α-olefin comonomer, the α-olefin comonomer including C3-C12 α-olefins. Injection molded articles produced from the polyethylene composition are also disclosed herein.
US11174371B2 Graphene-augmented composite materials
Composite materials having carbon reinforcement fibers impregnated with a matrix material are augmented with functionalized graphene nanoplatelets having amine groups formed on a surface of the graphene nanoplatelets and epoxide groups formed on at least one edge of the graphene nanoplatelets as a supplement to or a replacement for resin matrix material to increase strength of the composite materials. Related methods of increasing strength of composite materials include mixing the functionalized graphene nanoplatelets into the matrix material prior to impregnating the carbon reinforcement fibers, depositing the functionalized graphene nanoplatelets onto the matrix material to form an interlayer, and depositing the functionalized graphene nanoplatelets onto a bed of carbon reinforcement fibers with no resin matrix material. The composite materials and related methods for increasing strength of composite materials may include graphene nanoplatelets having holes formed through the graphene nanoplatelets.
US11174365B2 Foam particles and foam particle molded body
The present invention is concerned with expanded beads of a block copolymer of a polyethylene block and an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer block, wherein a xylene insoluble fraction (A) of the expanded beads by a hot xylene extraction method is 10 to 70% by weight, and a ratio (A/B) of the xylene insoluble fraction (A) to a xylene insoluble fraction (B) of the expanded beads by a hot xylene extraction method when divided into two equal parts and measured is 1.0 to 1.1, and is able to provide expanded beads with excellent in-mold moldability and an expanded beads molded article with excellent fusion bondability and restorability.
US11174364B2 Process for producing isocyanate-based foam construction boards
A process for producing a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate construction board, the process comprising: (i) providing an A-side reactant stream that includes an isocyanate-containing compound; (ii) providing a B-side reactant stream that includes a polyol, where the B-side reactant stream includes a blowing agent that includes a pentane and a blowing agent additive that has a Hansen Solubility Parameter (8t) that is greater than 17 MPa°′5; and (iii) mixing the A-side reactant stream with the B-side reactant stream to produce a reaction mixture.
US11174359B2 Stress-responsive composites
Composite material can include a matrix material, a fiber dispersed in the matrix material, and an ultraviolet (UV)-light sensitive mechanophore grafted to a surface of the fiber. A method for making a fiber-reinforced polymer composite can include contacting a fiber in a first solution, rinsing and then drying intermediate fiber, contacting dried fiber in a third solution, rinsing, and then drying the rinsed fiber thereby generating functionalized fiber that is sensitive to ultraviolet light. The functionalized fiber can be combined with a polymer matrix material, cured, and irradiated, thereby generating a fiber-reinforced polymer composite.
US11174358B2 Reprocessing of polymeric compositions
A method may include reprocessing a polymer composition comprising a crosslinked polymeric composition, wherein the crosslinked polymeric composition comprises a matrix polymer having a polar polymer internal phase that is selectively crosslinked with a crosslinking agent, wherein the reprocessed polymer composition retains an environmental stress cracking resistance within 60% of the value for the initial polymer composition when measured according to ASTM D-1693 procedure B and wherein the reprocessed polymer composition presents a Normalized Property Balance Index (NPBI) greater than about 1.0.
US11174357B2 Crosslinked polysaccharides and related methods
Methods of forming cross-linked polysaccharides are disclosed in which one or more polysaccharides are dissolved in solution, gelled, modified to have a desired concentration, and subsequently irradiated. The irradiation of the gel crosslinks the polysaccharide(s) present. The disclosed techniques may be applied to various polysaccharides, including but not limited to agarose and/or hyaluronic acid.
US11174332B2 Compatibilized thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions
This invention relates to a thermoplastic vulcanizate having excellent elongation comprising an isotactic polypropylene matrix phase in which a cross-linked ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) is dispersed, the vulcanizate comprising the reaction product of: a) 35 to 55 wt % of an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM); b) 10 to 40 wt % of isotactic polypropylene (iPP); c) 0.5 to 25 wt % of a propylene-ethylene-diene terpolymer (PEDM) compatibilizer, said compatibilizer having a heat of fusion of less than 2 J/g; and d) 0.015 to 0.03 wt % of curatives; wherein the percentages of components (a) to (d) are based on the total weight of the mixture.
US11174327B2 Method for producing modified polyvinyl alcohol resin
There is provided a method for producing a modified polyvinyl alcohol resin, comprising step (A) of acetalizing polyvinyl alcohol particles swollen with a solvent capable of swelling the polyvinyl alcohol particles by reacting them with a carbonyl compound and/or an acetalized carbonyl compound in the presence of the solvent, wherein a content of an organic solvent in the solvent is 5% by mass or more.
US11174326B2 Polymerization photoinhibitor
Provided herein is technology relating to polymerization and producing polymers and particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, systems, and compositions for producing articles using three-dimensional printing and for improving control of polymerization using a polymerization photoinhibitor having fast back reaction kinetics such as hexaarylbiimidazole compounds and bridged hexaarylbiimidazole compounds.
US11174323B2 Method of treating renal cancer using carbonic anhydrase IX (G250) antibodies
The invention provides scFv antibodies and monoclonal antibodies that bind to and decrease an activity of Carbonic Anhydrase IX (G250). Also provided are the methods of treating and/or preventing cancer, such as renal clear cell cancer. Also provided are methods of identifying a carbonic anhydrase IX (G250) protein. The invention additionally provides methods of modifying immune effector cells, and the immune effector cells modified thereby.
US11174312B2 Nav1.9 target polypeptide, antibody and antibody fragment combined with same, and related pharmaceutical composition
Provided is an antibody or a fragment thereof, which can be specifically bound to an S3-4 ring of a voltage sensor paddle of a domain III of voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.9 α sub-unit, and is able to inactivate a voltage sensor valve to keep sodium ions from entering nerve cells normally. Also provided is an epitope polypeptide specifically bound to the antibody or the fragment thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody or the fragment thereof, and a use of the antibody or the fragment thereof in preparing a drug for treating and diseases related to pains.
US11174311B2 Antibody against trimeric TNFα complex
It has been demonstrated that certain compounds bind to TNF and stabilise a conformation of trimeric TNF that binds to the TNF receptor. Antibodies which selectively bind to complexes of such compounds with TNF superfamily members are disclosed. These antibodies may be used to detect further compounds with the same activity, and as target engagement biomarker.
US11174304B2 Neutralizing anti-influenza B antibodies and uses thereof
The invention relates to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that are capable of binding to influenza B virus hemagglutinin (HA) and neutralizing influenza B virus in two phylogenetically distinct lineages. In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen binding fragment is capable of binding to influenza B virus hemagglutinin and neutralizing influenza B virus in Yamagata and Victoria lineages.
US11174303B2 Single-chain insulin analogues stabilized by a fourth disulfide bridge
A single-chain insulin analogue comprises a B-chain insulin polypeptide connected to an A-chain insulin polypeptide by a C-domain polypeptide. The B-chain insulin polypeptide contains a Cysteine substitution at position B4. The A-chain insulin polypeptide contains a Cysteine substitution at position A10. The C-domain polypeptide is 4 to 11 amino acids long. The analogue mitigates the unfavorable activity of this 4th disulfide bridge in conventional two-chain insulin analogues resulting in a duration of insulin signaling similar to that of wild-type insulin. A method of treating a patient with diabetes mellitus comprises the administration of a physiologically effective amount of the protein or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof to a patient. Use of a single-chain insulin analogue of the present invention in an insulin delivery device (such as a pump or pen) or as part of a high-temperature polymer-melt manufacturing process.
US11174297B2 Tentoxin synthesis gene, a method for producing tentoxin or dihydrotentoxin using the same, and a transformant comprising the same
An object of the present invention is to identify an enzyme having activity of synthesizing dihydrotentoxin that is a tentoxin precursor and an enzyme having activity of synthesizing tentoxin using dihydrotentoxin as a substrate. The present invention concerns a tentoxin synthesis-related gene encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 and having activity of nonribosomal peptide synthesis of dihydrotentoxin and a tentoxin synthesis-related gene encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 and having activity of converting dihydrotentoxin to tentoxin.
US11174293B2 Proteins for the treatment of epithelial barrier function disorders
The disclosure relates to therapeutic proteins and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said proteins, which have utility in treating various human diseases. In particular aspects, the disclosed therapeutic proteins are useful for treating human gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases and gastrointestinal conditions associated with decreased epithelial cell barrier function or integrity. Further, the disclosed therapeutic proteins are useful for treating human inflammatory bowel disease, including inter alia, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
US11174267B2 Spiroindolinones and therapeutic uses thereof
Small molecules comprised of spiroindolinone analogues are provided. Some spiroindolinones are provided with a particular relative stereochemistry in which the indolone carbonyl and all three hydrogens are on the same face of the central pyrrolidine ring. A stereoselective method of synthesis is provided for making some of the spiroindolinones described above. Formulations and medicaments are also provided that are directed to the treatment of disease, such as, for example, fungal infections. Therapeutics are also provided containing a therapeutically effective dose of one or more small molecule compounds, present either as pharmaceutically effective salt or in pure form, including, but not limited to, formulations for oral, intravenous, or intramuscular administration.
US11174252B2 Heterocyclic compounds as kinase inhibitors
Heterocyclic compounds of Formula (J) as CDK4 or CDK6 or other CDK inhibitors are provided. The compounds may find use as therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases and may find particular use in oncology.
US11174250B2 Substituted carboxamides as inhibitors of WDR5 protein-protein binding
The present application is directed to compounds of Formula I: compositions comprising these compounds and their uses, for example as medicaments for the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions mediated or treatable by inhibition of binding between WDR5 protein and its binding partners.
US11174245B2 Benzimidazole compounds and derivatives as EGFR inhibitors
The present invention encompasses compounds of formula (I) (I), wherein the groups R1 to R5 have the meanings given in the claims and specification, their use as inhibitors of mutant EGFR, pharmaceutical compositions which contain compounds of this kind and their use as medicaments/medical uses, especially as agents for treatment and/or prevention of oncological diseases.
US11174244B2 Isoquinolin-3-yl carboxamides and preparation and use thereof
Isoquinoline compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure concerns the use of an isoquinoline compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease, lung disease, inflammation, auto-immune diseases and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as neurological conditions/disorders/diseases linked to overexpression of DYRK1A.
US11174236B2 Method for preparation of 1,4-sorbitan
The invention discloses a method for preparation of 1,4-sorbitan by dehydration of D-sorbitol, wherein one equivalent of water is removed and a cyclization occurs, followed by a treatment with ethanol and isopropanol.
US11174233B1 Anti-cancer compounds having oxazolone derivation
Cytotoxic compounds containing a phenyl core, amide link(s), an imidazolinone or a propenamide moiety. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions incorporating the cytotoxic compounds and methods for treating cancer. These compounds are cytotoxic against breast, prostate, and leukemia cancer cell lines via dual inhibition of Src kinases and tubulin.
US11174223B2 Compositions, methods, and systems for the synthesis and use of imaging agents
The present invention generally relates to novel synthetic methods, systems, kits, salts, and precursors useful in medical imaging. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions comprising an imaging agent precursor, which may be formed using the synthetic methods described herein. An imaging agent may be converted to an imaging agent using the methods described herein. In some cases, the imaging agent is enriched in 18F. In some cases, an imaging agent including salt forms (e.g., ascorbate salt) may be used to image an area of interest in a subject, including, but not limited to, the heart, cardiovascular system, cardiac vessels, brain, and other organs.
US11174222B2 Multistep process for the preparation of diisocyanates
Provided is a process for preparing an organic diisocyanate of the formula: OCN—R—NCO (1), wherein R represents a bivalent hydrocarbon radical containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms, the carbon atoms being arranged in a way that the two nitrogen atoms are separated from each other by at least 3 carbon atoms, the process comprising, Step (I) preparing a diurethane of the formula wherein R is the same as in formula (1), R′ and R″ independently represent organic radicals selected from the group consisting of 4 to 36 carbon atoms, 4 to 74 hydrogen atoms, 0 to 12 oxygen atoms that have the oxidation state −2, and 0 to 1 halogen atoms from a diarylurethane of the formula, wherein R is the same as in formula (1), Ar and Ar′ independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl radical selected from the group containing a total of 4 to 20 carbon atoms by transesterification, Step (II) subjecting the diurethane of the formula (2) to a cleavage reaction to form the hydroxy compounds R′—OH and R″—OH and the organic diisocyanate of the formula (1), Step (III) separating the diisocyanate of the formula (1) from the hydroxy compounds R′—OH and R″—OH by distillation, wherein the hydroxy compounds R′—OH and R″—OH have higher standard boiling points than the standard boiling point of the diisocyanate OCN—R—NCO and the sum of the molecular weights of the radicals Ar and Ar′ is lower than the sum of the molecular weights of the radicals R′ and R″.
US11174220B2 Metal salts and uses thereof
The present invention relates to metal salts of 2-[3-[(3R)-3-[[2-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl-(2,2-diphenylethyl)amino]butoxy]phenyl]acetic acid which exhibit improved physical properties and stability. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including an effective amount of the metal salts, as well as methods of treating cancer including administration of a pharmaceutical composition including a salt of the invention to a subject in need thereof.
US11174217B2 Polymerizable compound and liquid crystal composition
A compound represented by formula (i) has, as Ki1 in the formula (i), a structure represented by any one of formula (K-1) to formula (K-3). When used in a liquid crystal composition, it adheres to substrates which hold the liquid crystal composition (liquid crystal layer) therebetween, thereby permitting liquid crystal molecules to be maintained in the state of being aligned in the vertical direction. The liquid crystal composition using the compound enables liquid crystal molecules to be aligned even when the PI layer is not provided (vertical alignment of liquid crystal molecules is induced without the voltage applied and horizontal alignment of liquid crystal molecules is realized with the voltage applied). It is possible to provide a polymerizable compound being excellent in storability and capable of uniform vertical alignment of liquid crystal molecules with no PI layer provided.
US11174216B2 Lipids that increase insulin sensitivity and methods of using the same
The invention provides, inter alia, fatty acyl hydroxy fatty acid (FAHFA; a novel class of estolide-related molecules) and diagnostic and treatment methods for a variety of disorders—including diabetes-related disorders, Metabolic Syndrome, polycyctic ovarian syndrome, cancer, and inflammatory disorders—using them; as well as methods of screening for additional compounds that are useful in treating these disorders and/or that modulate FAHFA levels, FAHFA-mediated signaling, and FAHFA-mediated biological effects.
US11174215B2 Method of producing methyl methacrylate or methacrylic acid
There is described a method of reducing polymer tar build-up in the production of methyl methacrylate and/or methacrylic acid by the acetone cyanohydrin process. In the method a stabiliser is contacted with the amide stage reaction medium. The stabiliser includes a hydrocarbon moiety capable of donating a labile hydrogen atom to a methacrylamide derivative capable of reaction with said labile hydrogen atom under the conditions in the said medium. The method herein is especially useful for the continuous production of methyl methacrylate and/or methacrylic acid.
US11174210B2 Compound, coating composition comprising same, organic light-emitting device using same and method for preparing same
The present specification relates to a compound of Chemical Formula 1, a coating composition including the compound of Chemical Formula 1, an organic light emitting device using the same, and a method for manufacturing the same.
US11174208B2 Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane using carbon dioxide
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems suitable for chemical production by dehydrogenation of ethane utilizing carbon dioxide as a soft oxidant. Ethane and carbon dioxide are reacted in a catalytic reactor to produce a reaction product stream comprising at least ethylene and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide can be separated for recycling back into the catalytic reactor, and the ethylene can be upgraded using a variety of process units. Heat from the reaction product stream can be recycle for further uses, including reducing the amount of added heating needed in the catalytic reactor. Additional materials, such carbon monoxide, hydrogen, syngas, methanol, methane, ethane, and even heavier hydrocarbons can be provided.
US11174196B2 Material comprising a single functional layer containing silver and an absorbent layer
A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers I including a lower coating including at least one absorbent layer, a single silver-based functional metal layer and an upper coating including at least one dielectric layer. The absorbent layer is separated from the substrate and from the functional layer by one or more dielectric layers. The material, once fitted in a double glazing, makes it possible to obtain a high selectivity, in particular of greater than 1.45, an interior and exterior light reflection of less than 25% and bluish hues in exterior reflection and in interior reflection.
US11174190B2 Lubrication of parison moulds in a method for producing hollow glass products
A method for producing a hollow glass product by an I.S. machine, said method being a press-blow or blow-blow method and implementing at least one parison mould and one blow mould, said method comprising the lubrication of said parison mould, the lubrication comprising spraying via a nozzle, said nozzle being carried by the arm of a mobile robot movable along the parison mould side of the I.S. machine, characterised in that said mobile robot is configured to bring said nozzle into the lubricating position after the glass gob has left the parison mould for the blow mould; spray the lubricant into said parison mould; withdraw said nozzle from the lubricating position before the transfer arm returns between the two half-moulds of the parison mould.
US11174188B2 Bending of sheets of glass
The invention relates to a device for bending sheets of glass, comprising an upper bending form and a bending support, the upper bending form and/or the bending support being laterally mobile relative to one another, the bending support comprising a pre-bending mold for the gravity bending of a sheet of glass and a press-bending mold configured for pressing the sheet of glass against the upper form, of these two molds of the bending support one being surrounded by the other when viewed from above, at least one of these two molds of the bending support being able to be given a relative vertical movement with respect to the other.
US11174184B2 Method and device for controlling pollutants in basin water used for irrigating farmland in extremely water-scarce areas
The present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling pollutants in basin water used for irrigating farmland in extremely water-scarce areas. The device includes an alternate vertical flow constructed wetland, which is constructed 4-10 m far from basin revetment. After feeding basin water into the constructed wetland, pollutants, such as heavy metals, nitrogen, phosphorus and organic matters, are adsorbed or degraded through the constructed wetland, and then the treated basin water is transported to the farmland.
US11174183B2 Beverage dispenser and method therefore for suppression of germ formation
The present invention discloses a beverage dispenser, including: an inlet connected to a water source; an outlet for dispensing the water to a user vessel; at least one filter element having an input and an output for filtered water; a pump for pumping water to the input of the filter element; a flow sensor connected between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the flow sensor determines the actual flow rate of the water; at least one water preparation element connected between the output for outputting filtered water and the outlet and adapted to prepare the water for drinking by a human, wherein the water preparation element comprises a water preparation rate input by which the water preparation rate of the water preparation element can be controlled; and a controller connected to the water preparation rate input of the water preparation element and the flow sensor, wherein the controller controls the water preparation rate of the water preparation element by a signal to the water preparation rate input such that the water preparation rate is proportional to the actual flow rate.
US11174180B1 Removing sulphur-based contaminants and nitrogen-based contaminants from water streams
A small-scale system for removing hydrogen sulfide and ammonia from a wastewater stream includes a sulfur recovery stage, an ammonia recovery stage, and a separation stage. Sulfur species are oxidized and converted into solid sulfur and solid sulfur species by exposure to a combination of chelated iron and oxidizer. The solid sulfur and solid sulfur species are removed by filtration to yield a sulfur-free stream to which oxidizer is added and electromagnetic radiation is inputted to break the N—H bonds of the ammonia into amine radicals. The combination of additional oxidizer and electromagnetic radiation promotes the creation of water and nitrogen gas.
US11174179B2 Flocculant, filter, and waste liquid treating method
A flocculant for treating a processing waste liquid into fresh water being formed by pulverizing an ion exchange resin for purification of fresh water into pure water to a size of 100 μm or below. With the ion exchange resin pulverized and used as a flocculant, it is ensured that even when the processing waste liquid is subjected to flocculation and separation, the fresh water separated from the processing debris does not show an increased electric conductivity, and worsening of water quality can be restrained. In addition, since the flocculant is pulverized down to a size of 100 μm or below, flocculation of the processing debris is promoted.
US11174174B2 Ultraviolet irradiation of a flowing fluid
A solution for irradiating a flowing fluid through a channel with ultraviolet radiation is provided. Ultraviolet radiation sources can be located within the channel in order to direct ultraviolet radiation towards the flowing fluid and/or the interior of the channel. A valve can be located adjacent to the channel to control the flow rate of the fluid. A control system can control and adjust the ultraviolet radiation based on the flow rate of the fluid and a user input component can receive a user input for the control system to adjust the ultraviolet radiation. The ultraviolet radiation sources, the control system, the user input component, and any other components that require electricity can receive power from a rechargeable power supply. An electrical generator located within the channel can convert energy from the fluid flowing through the channel into electricity for charging the rechargeable power supply.
US11174161B2 Molecular motor
There is disclosed a microscale or nanoscale stepper motor in which one or more arrays of corresponding types of optically switchable molecular actuators are used to drive progressive motion between bodies of the motor.
US11174159B2 Micro-electromechanical device having a soft magnetic material electrolessly deposited on a metal layer
A micro-electromechanical device and method of manufacture are disclosed. A sacrificial layer is formed on a silicon substrate. A metal layer is formed on a top surface of the sacrificial layer. Soft magnetic material is electrolessly deposited on the metal layer to manufacture the micro-electromechanical device. The sacrificial layer is removed to produce a metal beam separated from the silicon substrate by a space.
US11174156B2 Bonding process for forming semiconductor device structure
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first wafer comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face and having a plurality of predetermined die areas. A plurality of recesses are disposed in the first face of the first wafer. A first recess of the plurality of recesses extends in a direction substantially parallel to a first edge of at least one of the plurality of predetermined die areas and laterally surrounds the at least one of the plurality of predetermined die areas. A second wafer is bonded to the second face of the first wafer.
US11174155B2 Method of providing a plurality of through-holes in a layer of structural material
A method of providing a MEMS device including a through-hole in a layer of structural material using a multitude of MEMS method steps. A versatile method to create a through-hole, in particular a multitude thereof, involves a step of exposing a polymeric layer of positive photoresist in a direction from the outer surface of the positive photoresist to light resulting in an exposed layer of positive photoresist including relatively strongly depolymerized positive photoresist in the top section of a recess while leaving relatively less strongly depolymerized positive photoresist in the bottom section of the recess.
US11174150B2 Flexible membrane
There is provided a flexible membrane for use in a microelectromechanical transducer, the flexible membrane comprising an electromagnetic waveguide. There is further provided a microelectromechanical system comprising a substrate which comprises the flexible membrane, and a process for forming the flexible membrane. The flexible membrane may be configured to operate within an optical microphone system.
US11174148B2 Devices and methods for heating fluid dispensers, hoses, and nozzles
Various exemplary devices and methods for heating fluid dispensers, hoses, and nozzles are provided. In general, the devices and methods for heating fluid dispensers, hoses, and nozzles can be configured to heat fluid dispensable by a user into a fuel tank or other type of container. In some embodiments, a fuel dispensing device can include a first passageway configured to pass fluid therethrough and can include a second passageway fluidically isolated from the first passageway and having a heating element disposed therein. The heating element can be configured to heat the fluid passing through the first passageway. The first and second passageways can extend through at least a distal portion of a hose of the fluid dispensing device and through at least a proximal portion of a nozzle of the fluid dispensing device that has a proximal end attached to a distal end of the hose.
US11174145B2 Aseptic filling system
An aseptic filling system includes a heat sterilizer and a filler. The heat sterilizer has a heating unit, a holding tube, a first stage cooling unit and a second stage cooling unit. A circulation line composed of a heating-water line and a cooling-water line is connected to the heating unit and the first stage cooling unit. A connection line is connected to the cooling-water line, and aseptic cooling water in the cooling-water line is sent to the filler through the connection line.
US11174143B1 Automatic cosmetic bottle capping device by means of pneumatic absorption
An automatic cosmetic bottle capping having a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, and a third conveyor belt. A sliding convex is provided at a surface of the first conveyor belt, a capper is movably sleeved on the first conveyor belt, a suction tip is provided in the capper, rolling balls are provided inside the capper, a through-hole is provided in an external surface of the capper, a capping claw is provided on a lower end of the capper, a positioning plate is provided on an upper end of the capper, springs are provided at a lower end of the positioning plate, a hole plug is movably connected outside the through-hole, and a cap is provided on a front end of the second conveyor belt.
US11174139B2 Lifting system for lifting a vehicle comprising one or more lifting devices and a release system, and method there for
Lifting system for lifting a vehicle and a method there for. The system comprises one or more lifting devices, wherein each lifting device includes: a frame with a carrier configured for carrying the vehicle; a drive for driving the carrier in at least one of the ascent or decent of the carrier; a sensor for measuring at least one of the ascent or descent of the carrier; and a controller including: a connection for connecting to the sensor; a release system for releasing the carrier enabling the lifting system to lift the vehicle.
US11174132B2 Rock tongs
A tong assembly for use with a work vehicle for grasping irregular shaped objects such as large rocks and smaller sized boulders. The tong assembly includes specially designed load engagement pads having a rectangular configuration of steel bars and attachable to the tong arms proximate their lower ends. A pair of the bars that extend parallel to one another, but normal to the tong arms have a serrated arcuate load engaging surface for enhancing the ability of the tong assembly to grasp and retain irregular shaped objects.
US11174128B2 Elevator door control for deboarding passengers in multi-door elevators
Embodiments include a system and method for controlling doors in a multi-door system. Embodiments a controller configured to control the multi-door system, wherein the multi-door system includes a first door and a second door, wherein the first door is on a different side than the second door, and one or more sensors operably coupled to the multi-door system and the controller, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more conditions. The controller includes a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive an input from the one or more sensors, wherein the input comprises at least one of call information and crowd sensing information, responsive to the input, prioritize an operation of the first door and the second door based at least in part on the input, and operate the first door and second door based on the prioritization.
US11174125B2 Overwinding buffer device and method for vertical hoisting system
An overwinding buffer device and method are employed for a vertical hoisting system including a derrick and a hoisting container. A hydraulic buffer device is disposed on the derrick, the hydraulic buffer device including at least one buffering hydraulic cylinder and buffering pressure rollers disposed corresponding to the buffering hydraulic cylinders; the buffering hydraulic cylinders are disposed on the derrick; piston rods of the buffering hydraulic cylinders are disposed horizontally and outer ends of the piston rods face towards the hoisting container; the buffering pressure rollers are horizontally fixed on an outer side wall of the hoisting container and arced surfaces of the buffering pressure rollers face towards the piston rods of the buffering hydraulic cylinders.
US11174123B2 Connection establishment in elevator system, escalator system or autowalk system
The present invention relates to a method for initiating a data connection between a central server and a control unit communicatively coupled to an elevator, escalator or autowalk. The method comprises: receiving a trigger signal from the central server, wherein the trigger signal is delivered with a service of a mobile communication network into which the control unit is communicatively coupled to; detecting if the trigger signal complies with at least one pre-defined requirement; and in response to a positive outcome of the detection initiating a data connection establishment from the control unit to the central server. The invention also relates to a control unit for an elevator, escalator or autowalk.
US11174121B2 Device for imparting a torsional force onto a wire
A device for imparting a torsional force onto a wire has a base and a support mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to the base around an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation coincides with a wire path extending through the base and the support. Further, a wire clutching device is mounted on the support and adapted to engage at a wire guided along the wire path, and a rotation mechanism is provided which is adapted for rotating the support with respect to the base.
US11174119B2 Sheet sorting apparatus and image forming apparatus
A sheet sorting apparatus includes a second tray arranged below a first tray detachable from a main body having a first discharge port corresponding to the first tray and a second discharge port corresponding to the second tray, a discharge unit, a tray detecting unit, and a control unit. The discharge unit discharges a sheet toward the first or second discharge port. In a state that the first tray is detached from the main body and the discharge unit discharges sheets from the first discharge port to the second tray and then the first tray is detected as attached to the main body, the control unit selects a discharge destination of a second sheet, subsequent to a first sheet discharged and stacked first after the first tray is attached to the main body, such that the second sheet is stacked on a tray having the first sheet thereon.
US11174105B2 Tube storage and transport device for a textile machine producing cross-wound packages
A tube storage and transport device for a textile machine producing cross-wound packages, which has a plurality of similar workstations arranged side-by-side on both longitudinal machine sides, having a central tube magazine and two empty-tube conveyor belts arranged in the region of the longitudinal machine sides is provided. To improve the known tube storage and transport devices, and in particular to optimize the clock times that can be achieved during the empty-tube delivery, the tube magazine has at least two elevator units, that the elevator units have stacked and vertically displaceable holders for empty tubes, that the holders are designed for the empty tubes to be set down in a manner oriented the longitudinal direction of the machine, and that each of the elevator units is connected to one of the empty-tube conveyor belts and is designed in such a way that empty tubes are removed from the elevator units from the longitudinal machine side and transferred onto the empty-tube conveyor belts.
US11174102B2 System for the transfer, storage and distribution of intermodal containers
A system for the transfer, storage and distribution of intermodal containers of a plurality of lengths. The system comprises a first storage area comprising a first plurality of shafts arranged in a grid pattern along a first and second axis, a plurality of gantry cranes slidably disposed along the first axis and extending beyond the storage area, a roof structure disposed at a distance above the plurality of shafts, and a plurality of overhead cranes slidably associated with the plurality of tracks. The shafts disposed in rows along the first axis are configured to store intermodal containers of a plurality of lengths. The shafts disposed in a given row along the second axis are configured to store intermodal containers of a corresponding length. The plurality of gantry cranes are each configured to attach to and transport an intermodal container from a first location to one of a plurality of platforms slidably disposed along the first axis. The platforms delivering the intermodal container to one of the rows of the shafts along the first axis are based on the length of the intermodal container. The roof structure comprises a plurality of tracks corresponding to the rows of the shafts along the second axis. The overhead cranes are each configured to attach to and transport the intermodal container from the platforms to either one of the shafts or to a second location.
US11174095B1 Crate apparatus for artificial stone slabs, or the like
A crate apparatus can at least partially contain and protect articles that may be artificial stone slabs. The crate apparatus can include a crate and one or more partitions mounted to the crate and at least partially positioned in the interior of the crate. The partitions can extend crosswise to, and be spaced apart from one another in, an upright direction. The partitions and holes therein can be cooperatively configured to at least partially define upright receptacles for respectively receiving the articles. The upright receptacles and/or articles therein can extend vertically or be in an inclined configuration.
US11174088B2 Vacuum packaging and sealing appliance
The invention comprising an appliance for vacuum sealing a bag member. The appliance has a housing including a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls. The front wall includes an opening for receiving an open top portion of the bag member, where the bag member can then be received within a drip tray placed within a cavity located within the housing, where vacuum pressure may be applied. The drip try includes a barrier member that extends upwardly at a rear portion to redirect the open top portion of the bag member into the drip tray when the bag member has been inserted into the opening. The cavity also includes a heating bar used to apply a seal to the open top portion of the bag member. The front wall of the housing is angled between 15° and 45° relative to a surface on which the appliance rests.
US11174086B2 Paper container for cosmetic products
A paper container for cosmetic products is provided with a casing made of cardboard and including a cover, a base, and an intermediate section hingedly interconnected to the cover and the base; a flap made of paper and being partially attached to an inner surface of the cover; a receiving member made of cardboard attached to a top of the base and including at least one receptacle and a groove on a front end of a bottom wherein the flap is configured to insert into the groove; and a through hole disposed through the base and the receptacle.
US11174084B2 Device for securing palletized materials
Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to a reusable wrapping device for securing loaded goods on a transportation carrier. In one embodiment, the wrapping device includes a flexible wrap body having a first side and a second side opposing the first side, and a fastening device removably connected to the flexible wrap body, wherein the fastening device is disposed along the first side of the flexible wrap body. The wrapping device also includes a plurality of straps removably attached to the fastening device.
US11174076B2 Fully recyclable environmental protection packaging structure
A fully recyclable environmental protection packaging structure applied to express deliveries, postal services and logistics and made of a planar structure of paper. The packaging structure includes a first surface and a protecting layer overlapped on the surface. The protecting layer includes at least one layer of liner which is a three-dimensional network structure. The packaging structure of the present disclosure can overcome problems that kraft paper bubble bags or envelopes, and paper and plastics can't be separated and recycled to pollute environment in the prior art. At the same time, it can solve technical problems of dust pollution and poor air quality caused by using powdery and granular soft structures used as buffers.
US11174073B1 Protective cover apparatus for bottles and containers
A protective cover apparatus designed to couple to a container to minimize abrasions, deformation and damage to the container due to impact forces generated from contact with an object is provided. The container includes a top open end continuously connected to a closed bottom end by a side wall. The protective cover apparatus includes an upper bumper disposed around the container proximate the top open end, and a lower bumper coupled to the bottom closed end of the container. The lower bumper has a base continuously connected to a side wall. The base of the lower bumper has a plurality of internal ridges in contact with the bottom closed end of the container. The internal ridges of the lower bumper are designed to deform to absorb and redirect the impact forces from contact with the object away from the container.
US11174066B2 Food box container and method
The invention is a food box container and a method for operating same, the food box container comprises an open top box body pivotally connected to double-hinged top, the open top box body further defining a hollow interior configured to receive and hold food; the double-hinged top has a first hinge and second hinge that have a spaced-apart and parallel orientation to one another, the first hinge pivotally sections the double-hinged lid into a support panel and a top lid, the second hinge pivotally connects the support panel to the open top box body; the support panel further defines one or more removable caps which when opened from the support panel reveal support apertures to receive other containers of drinks, condiments and the like; and the top lid controls a second access to the hollow interior that is smaller than an access as provided by the double-hinged top.
US11174062B1 Interchangeable vacuum-sealed beverage bottle and associated methods
An interchangeable, vacuum-sealed beverage bottle includes a body having a cap housing, a plug assembly disposed at the cap housing, a handle engaged to the cap housing, an inner flask in fluid communication with the plug assembly, and an outer flask sealed to the inner flask such that a sealed vacuum cavity is defined between an outer surface of the inner flask and an inner surface of the outer flask (single liquid-containing chamber is double-walled and a vacuum is created between the walls). An exterior cover is positioned about the inner flask and the outer flask, and an end cap mated to the exterior cover and the outer flask. Downward and upward axial displacement of a portion of the plug assembly permits and prohibits fluid to freely flow outwardly from the inner flask to an exterior of the plug assembly, respectively.
US11174055B2 Conveyor assembly for packages of containers for pharmaceutical use
A conveyor assembly for packages of containers for pharmaceutical use which include an outer bag. The assembly includes a handling line for gripping elements and a dispensing apparatus for a laminar flow of gas positioned above the top of the line and directed towards the line itself. Each gripping element includes at least one clamping jaw for at least one flap of said bag to hang it so that each of its outer surfaces is invested by the laminar flow of gas during its handling.
US11174043B1 Systems and methods for thrust reverser corrosion damage repair
Systems and methods for repairing corrosion damage of a part of a thrust reverser assembly. The method includes removing the part having an inner surface and an outer surface. The method also includes removing an outer skin from the inner surface and the outer surface of the part. The method further includes installing a ply of synthetic fiber material onto an area of the inner surface or the outer surface of the part. The method also includes installing one or more doublers onto the ply of synthetic fiber material and heat curing layers of film adhesive. The method further includes applying an edge seal to gaps between the one or more doublers and the inner surface or outer surface of the part. The method also includes installing the outer skin to the inner surface and the outer surface of the part and installing the part to the thrust reverser assembly.
US11174042B2 Wing join system and method for a wing assembly
A method of manufacturing a wing assembly for joining to a fuselage of an aircraft includes the steps of loading a center wing section into a wing join station, loading a right wing section into the wing join station proximate to the center wing section, loading a left wing section into the wing join station proximate to the center wing section, joining the right and left wing sections to the center wing section to form a complete wing assembly, moving the complete wing assembly to a processing station, performing drilling operations on the complete wing assembly at the processing station, installing fasteners in the complete wing assembly at the processing station, and moving the complete wing assembly to a wing-body join station to join the complete wing assembly to the fuselage.
US11174035B2 Hybrid flight vehicle
In a hybrid flight vehicle, having four rotors configured to produce thrust to propel a frame, a gas turbine engine incorporating a compressor and a first turbine adapted to rotate integrally with the compressor, a generator configured to generate electric power, a battery configured to store power generated by the generator, four motor-generators connected to the battery and the multiple rotors to drive the rotors when power is supplied from the battery, while generating power when driven by the rotors. In the vehicle, there is provided a second turbine provided independently of the gas turbine engine and configured to drive the rotors when supplied high pressure gas outputted from the gas turbine engine.
US11174033B2 Metal insulating part
The invention concerns an insulating part comprising a sealed casing defining an inner enclosure (7), the part having thermal conductivity of less than 100 mW/m.K, the sealed casing (3) comprising at least one thin metal sheet (30, 31) having a thickness of less than 1 mm and welded peripherally to keep the enclosure under low pressure and/or controlled atmosphere, the weld, which is produced in a chamber under low pressure and/or controlled atmosphere, having a leakage rate of less than 10−6 Pa·m3/s, after a first thermal treatment according to the standard RTCA-DO 160-G, section 5, Cat A (from −55° C. to 400° C.) and a second thermal treatment at −196° C. for 1 hour.
US11174031B2 Environmental control system of an aircraft
An environmental control system for providing a conditioned medium to one or more loads of an aircraft includes a compressing device including a compressor and a turbine operably coupled to the compressor. The turbine is arranged downstream from the compressor relative to a flow of first medium. At least one power turbine is operably coupled to the compressor. The at least one power turbine is configured to receive a flow of a second medium, and the flow of second medium includes a cabin discharge air.
US11174020B2 Fluidic roll control systems for use in forward flight
An active flow control system for generating roll control moments for an aircraft during forward flight. The system includes right and left roll effectors disposed on a trailing edge of the wing. A pressurized air system includes a pressurized air source and a plurality of injectors operably associated with the right and left roll effectors that influence the path of airflow across the wing. Based upon which of the injectors is injecting pressurized air, the right and left roll effectors generate no roll control moment, generate a roll right control moment or generate a roll left control moment.
US11174003B2 Variable camber system
A flap and spoiler system of an aircraft wing including a spoiler having a spoiler leading edge and a spoiler trailing edge. The flap and spoiler system also includes a flap having a flap leading edge and a flap trailing edge, an axis of rotation through the flap, and a top surface portion above the axis of rotation. The top surface portion has a first semi-circular shape such that, when the flap rotates about the axis of rotation, the spoiler trailing edge remains substantially stationary. When the spoiler trailing edge remains substantially stationary the spoiler is not driven by a spoiler drive.
US11173990B2 Floating support structure comprising a floater and a heave plate with section varying with depth
The present invention relates to a floating support structure (1) provided with a main floater (2) and with a heave plate (3). Heave plate (3) comprises a section varying with depth. Furthermore, heave plate (3) has a minimum horizontal section Sd1 greater than horizontal section Sc of main floater (2).
US11173986B2 Fin mount for an inflatable watercraft
A fin mount for an inflatable watercraft is an apparatus used as a universal fin box that connects a variety of fins. The apparatus includes a clamp and a fin. The clamp mounts the fin into a fin box-receiving hole of an inflatable watercraft. The clamp includes a lower press, an upper press, and a length-adjustable fastener. The lower press and the upper press seal the fin box-receiving hole. The lower press and the upper press tighten together with the length-adjustable fastener. The lower press and the upper press tensionably tether to each other by the length-adjustable fastener. The apparatus further includes a fin-attachment mechanism that secures the fin into the lower press. The fin removably attaches into a fin-receiving slot of the lower press. The apparatus further includes a plurality of lower counterforts and a plurality of upper counterforts which structurally reinforce the lower press and the upper press.
US11173984B2 Clamped chainring assembly for electric bicycle
An electric bicycle includes a frame assembly, wheels supporting the frame assembly, a motor assembly coupled to the frame assembly and having a motor output shaft, and a chainring assembly including a mounting portion clamped onto the motor output shaft.
US11173982B2 Active air spring
An active air spring regulates and controls compression and rebound travel, speed, and shock position by modulating internal pressures in an air bag and/or air cylinder in real time by varying the internal volume of discrete air reservoirs in fluid connection with one another as controlled by valves, venting, and self-pressurization.
US11173980B2 Electric vehicle
An electric self-balancing vehicle including a top cover, a bottom cover, an inner cover, a rotating mechanism, two wheels, two hub motors, a plurality of sensors, a power supply, and a controller is described herein. The top cover includes a first top cover and a second top cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The bottom cover is fixed to the top cover and includes a first bottom cover and a second bottom cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The inner cover is fixed between the top cover and the bottom cover and includes a first inner cover and a second inner cover disposed symmetrically and rotatable relative to each other. The rotating mechanism is fixed between the first inner cover and the second inner cover. The two wheels are rotatably fixed at two sides of the inner cover, respectively. The two hub motors are fixed in the two wheels, respectively. The plurality of sensors is disposed between the bottom cover and the inner cover, respectively. The power supply is fixed between the first bottom cover and the first inner cover. The controller is fixed between the second bottom cover and the second inner cover, the controller is electrically connected with the plurality of sensors, the power supply, and the hub motors, and the controller controls the hub motors to drive the corresponding wheels to rotate according to sensing signals transmitted by the sensors.
US11173976B2 Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles
A communication system for a vehicle comprises a mechanism for sensing a change in speed of the vehicle and a control device for sending a signal to a headlight activation circuit to modulate the vehicle's headlights based upon the change in speed. In particular, a headlight of the vehicle is able to be modulated as the vehicle reduces speed and/or is decelerating as it approaches an intersection. Additionally, the headlight of the vehicle is able to be modulated as the vehicle accelerates from a stopped position or reaches a certain traveling speed. The headlight activation circuit is able to modulate the headlight between an on position and an off position or modulate the headlight between a high beam position and a low beam position. Consequently, the vehicle is better seen as it approaches likely congestion areas such as intersections and slowing or stopped traffic and attempts to enter traffic.
US11173974B2 Moldable bicycle saddles, external saddle heaters, fitting procedures, and related technologies
A bicycle saddle can be customized to a rider's body to achieve desired support and comfort. The support shell is configured to support a rider's body and can be heated by an external heater and/or at least one internal thermal element operable to heat the bicycle saddle such that the saddle is molded to the rider.
US11173972B2 Crawler bar of a crawler track
A crawler bar of a crawler track of a crawler vehicle is provided, including a linear bar base body and a cutting element. The cutting element contains a plurality of cutting element portions, each including a cutter-connecting member and a cutter. When installed, the crawler bar engages on a driving surface of the vehicle. The cutter-connecting member protrudes from and extends on the bar base body in a longitudinal extension of the bar base body. A main face of a first cutter-connecting member of a first cutting element portion lies in a plane (H1), a main face of a further cutter-connecting member of a further cutting element portion lies in a plane (H2), and the two planes (H1) and (H2) have a single intersection line (S)with each other.
US11173969B2 Four-point cab suspension system
In one embodiment, a suspension system for a vehicle cab, the suspension system comprising: a structural assembly; a cab mounted to the structural assembly; and plural suspension units arranged between the cab and the structural assembly, the plural suspension units comprising, fore and aft, a first pair of suspension units and a second pair of suspension units, wherein a lateral distance between the second pair of suspension units is greater than a lateral distance between the first pair of suspension units.
US11173961B2 Vehicle rear body structure
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear body structure in which a meeting section is constructed at an upper corner of a rear gate opening that is opened rearward in a body rear portion, and in the meeting section, a roof side rail that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction in a body side portion and a rear header that extends in a vehicle width direction in the body rear portion meet. The vehicle rear body structure that improves rigidity of the body rear portion while suppressing relative displacement between the rear header and the roof side rail.
US11173954B2 Power steering gear assembly having an end of travel valve assembly
A self-setting valve assembly for a power steering gear assembly includes a plug, a first plunger, a second plunger, and a biasing member. The plug extends between a first end and a second end. The plug defines a cavity that is disposed between the first end and the second end, a first bore that extends from the first end to the cavity, and a second bore that extends from the second end to the cavity. The first plunger has a first head that is disposed within the cavity and a first stem that extends from the first head through the first bore. The second plunger has a second head that is disposed within the cavity and a second stem that extends from the first head through the second bore. The biasing member is disposed within the bore and extending between the first head and the second head.
US11173951B2 Electric power steering device and control method therefor
Provided is an electric power steering device including a phase compensation unit having a desirable phase compensation characteristic for each vehicle speed region, which suppresses deterioration in stability of a steering system in a case where the phase compensation characteristic is changed to a different phase compensation characteristic, in which the phase compensation unit includes: a plurality of phase compensation calculation units configured to execute phase compensation calculation based on each phase compensation characteristic; a phase compensation characteristic determination unit configured to determine a phase compensation characteristic based on a vehicle speed signal output from a vehicle speed sensor; and a selection unit configured to select a phase-compensated torque signal output by the phase compensation unit from phase compensation calculation results output by the plurality of phase compensation calculation units in consideration of an amount of change in phase compensation calculation result at a time of switching the phase compensation characteristic.
US11173948B2 Vehicle steering apparatus
Disclosed herein is a vehicle steering apparatus that includes a main rack housing configured to surround a rack bar, a reduction-unit-side rack housing extending to one side of the main rack housing and connected to a reduction unit for reducing motor power, and an input-unit-side rack housing extending to the other side of the main rack housing and connected to a steering input unit having a pinion gear installed thereto, wherein the reduction-unit-side rack housing is formed with a first resonance reduction rib for reducing resonance.
US11173946B2 Steering column for a motor vehicle
A steering column may include an actuating unit with a steering spindle rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis in a casing tube, a support unit in which the actuating unit can be received, and an energy absorbing device that includes a transmission element that is supportable on the support unit and an energy absorbing element secured to the actuating unit. In a crash event, the transmission element is movable in a direction of the longitudinal axis relative to the plastically-deformable energy absorbing element. The energy absorbing element has an elongated hole parallel to the longitudinal axis and into which an expansion part of the transmission element that is oversized relative to the elongated hole engages. The energy absorbing element may be connected to the actuating unit via a securing element that engages in securing recesses of the energy absorbing element and of the casing tube.
US11173942B2 Steering control system for snow vehicles
Steering control system for snow vehicles, suitable for equipping vehicles like snowmobile type or more specifically of the standing snowmobile style (1), with a basic configuration of, at least, two front skis (4a, 4b) and one drive track (3). The system acts on one or the other ski independently, and depending of the chosen path left or right, the rider can activate the left ski system or the right ski system using a mechanism that can be manual or assisted. This swing arms system (5a, 5b) and rotating ski spindle (6a, 6b) allow an easy and stable lateral tilt of the snowmobile, and besides generate a multiple and simultaneous orientation on the ski (4a) or (4b). All these factors gives the snowmobile high maneuverability and efficient control of the trajectory.
US11173941B2 Wheeled device for snowmobile ski
A device for attaching to a ski of a snowmobile includes first and second spaced apart legs includes a ski engaging portion that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the ski. At least one wheel is attached to the first and second legs. A cross bar connects the first and second legs proximate first ends thereof. A lever arm extending from the cross bar and is angularly positionable relative to the first and second spaced apart legs. A retaining member is attached to a distal end of the lever arm and has a surface configured to engage a tip end or a ski handle of the ski.
US11173940B2 Child stroller apparatus and child seat suitable for use on the same
A child seat detachably installable on a child stroller apparatus includes a seat frame including a first and a second frame portion rotatable relative to each other for unfolding and collapsing the child seat, a side coupling part fixedly connected with the first frame portion and pivotally connected with the second frame portion, a tray connected pivotally with the side coupling part, a tray latch assembled with the side coupling part and operable to engage with the tray for locking the tray in a deployed position for use, and a linking member operatively connected with the tray latch and the second frame portion. A rotation of the second frame portion for collapsing the child seat causes the linking member to move for urging the tray latch to disengage from the tray.
US11173938B1 Shopping cart extender
An expandable rectangular platform, comprises a central panel to which two side panels are pivotally attached on either side by at least one pair of panel hinges. The platform can be expanded, with the side panels extended, so as to extend over the sides of the cart basket, in which extended configuration it can serve a load-bearing function. When the platform is not in use, the side panels are pivoted under the central panel, and their lengthwise sides are secured together by one or more panel connectors.
US11173936B1 Collapsible frame for a cart
A collapsible cart frame includes four vertical bars defining four corners of the cart frame, four scissor linkages extending between different pairs of the vertical bars to define four sides of the cart frame and four wheels mounted at the bottom ends of the vertical bars. The scissor linkages are configured to expand and collapse independently from one another. Each of the lower scissor ends are attached to a pair of vertical bars at a fixed height and each of the upper scissor ends are slidably attached to the pair vertical bars. Height defining elements selectively define heights of at least one of the upper scissor ends of each of the scissor linkages.
US11173934B2 Automated railroad safety systems
A control unit for controlling a rolling stock includes a user interface. The control unit is configured to receive, via the user interface, a plurality of user inputs corresponding to a plurality of users servicing the rolling stock, determine whether at least one user of the plurality of users remains servicing the rolling stock, and if at least one user of the one or more users remains servicing the rolling stock, prevent unauthorized movement of the rolling stock. Other example control units, computer systems including one or more control units, and computer-implemented methods for preventing unauthorized movement of a rolling stock are also disclosed.
US11173918B1 Autonomous vehicle control assessment and selection
Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having one or more autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, a computer-implemented method for operating an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be provided. With a vehicle owner's permission, a vehicle operator identity may be determined; and operating data regarding the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be received from one or more vehicle-mounted sensors. Based upon the received operating data, (i) autonomous operation risk levels associated with autonomous vehicle operation; and (ii) operator risk levels associated with autonomous vehicle operation by the vehicle operator may be determined. Based upon a comparison of the autonomous operation versus vehicle operator risk levels, the autonomous features may be engaged if it is safer for the vehicle to travel autonomously. Insurance discounts may be provided to risk averse vehicle owners having this safety functionality.
US11173915B2 Hybrid vehicle drive apparatus
A drive apparatus of a hybrid vehicle including a first and second rotors arranged movably in axial direction so as to separate from or approach each other, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform selecting a drive mode from among drive modes including a first mode in which the engine drives a planetary gear mechanism, a second mode in which the engine is stopped, and a third mode in which the engine is driven through the planetary gear mechanism, and controlling a first motor-generator and a clutch mechanism so that the first motor-generator generates regenerative energy when the drive mode is switched from the first mode to the second mode, and then so that the clutch mechanism is engaged and the first motor-generator generates drive torque when the drive mode is switched to the third mode.
US11173914B2 Vehicle control apparatus and method
Vehicle control apparatus and method are disclosed. A method for controlling a vehicle control apparatus includes: measuring a vehicle speed to measure a first vehicle speed and a second vehicle speed of a vehicle, calculating an error rate to calculate an error rate of a vehicle speed using the first vehicle speed and the second vehicle speed measured in the measuring of the vehicle speed, and correcting a vehicle speed to correct a speed of the vehicle by calculating a third vehicle speed of the vehicle based on the error rate calculated in the calculating of the error rate.
US11173912B2 Apparatus and method for providing safety strategy in vehicle
An apparatus for providing a safety strategy in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense information about an external object and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the sensor. The control circuit is configured to initiate a minimum risk strategy (MRM), when a predetermined condition is met, to determine a lateral location of the vehicle based on information obtained by the sensor and a location of a driving lane of the vehicle on a road, and to move the vehicle to the determined lateral location while executing the MRM.
US11173908B2 Method to control a road vehicle provided with a dual-clutch, servo-assisted transmission and standing still with the internal combustion engine turned on
A method to control a road vehicle provided with a dual-clutch, servo-assisted transmission and standing still with the internal combustion engine turned on; the control method generally includes, when the road vehicle is standing still with the internal combustion engine turned on, the steps of: engaging a forward gear associated with a first clutch; engaging a reverse gear associated with a second clutch, which is different from and independent of the first clutch; closing the first clutch so as to cause the first clutch to transmit a first torque; and closing the second clutch so as to cause the second clutch to transmit a second torque, which is equal to the first torque multiplied by the quotient between a gear ratio of the reverse gear and a gear ratio of the forward gear.
US11173903B2 Method and apparatus for controlling vehicle driving
A method and an apparatus for controlling vehicle driving are provided. The method includes: determining, by a computing device according to a speed of a preceding vehicle, a distance between a present vehicle and the preceding vehicle, and a preset expected collision time, a speed limit imposed by the preceding vehicle on the present vehicle; and determining a road-condition-related speed limit on the present vehicle according to road attribute information of a current location of the present vehicle. The method also includes determining, by the computing device, a comprehensive speed limit on the present vehicle according to the speed limit imposed by the preceding vehicle on the present vehicle and the road-condition-related speed limit; and generating, by the computing device, a driving control signal for the present vehicle based on the comprehensive speed limit.
US11173891B2 Torque distribution control to improve steering performance in through-the-road electrified vehicles
Torque distribution control systems and methods for through-the-road electrified vehicles having distinct first and second torque generating systems for distinct first and second axles, respectively, utilize existing vehicle sensors to (i) obtain measured wheel rotational speeds and a measured steering wheel angle, (ii) estimate virtual yaw rates of the first and second axles using these measured values and other known vehicle parameters, (ii) predict whether oversteer or understeer of the vehicle is likely to occur based on the estimated first and second axle virtual yaw rates, and (iv) when oversteer or understeer of the vehicle is predicted to occur, adjust a torque distribution between the first and second torque generating systems to prevent the oversteer or understeer from occurring and to keep the vehicle on a constant turn path.
US11173888B2 Parking brake actuation system for a vehicle
A parking brake actuation system mounted to a tail shaft of a vehicle's transmission is operably connected to a brake assembly of the vehicle having brake pads housed within a brake drum. The parking brake actuation system includes a mounting bracket coupled to the tail shaft of the vehicle's transmission, an actuator coupled to the mounting bracket, and a bell crank coupled to the tail shaft of the vehicle's transmission and the actuator, and also connected to an engagement cam by a linkage assembly. Actuation of the actuator to a retracted position permits rotational movement of the bell crank to transfer through the linkage assembly to engage the pair of brake pads with the brake drum. Actuation of the actuator to an extended position permits rotational movement of the bell crank to transfer through the linkage assembly to disengage the pair of brake pads from the brake drum.
US11173879B2 Streamlined flat windscreen wiper
Streamlined flat windscreen wiper (1), in particular of a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises: a longitudinal wiper blade (8), at least one longitudinal stiffening spine (6), a longitudinal member (7) for holding said wiper blade and said stiffening spine, a longitudinal fairing (2, 3) comprising two end caps (3) and a central mount (2) extending between the end caps and being linked thereto, the mount comprising means for fixing to said stiffening spine or to said member for holding this spine.
US11173877B2 Automatic access and starting system for motor vehicle and method for managing access to a vehicle
The invention concerns an automatic access and starting system for a motor vehicle, comprising an on-board access management system and at least one identifier (3) such as an electronic key, the access management system being configured to detect and authenticate the identifier (3) when it is close to the vehicle (1), the identifier (3) being configured to emit an authentication signal in response to an interrogation signal emitted by the management and access system, the identifier (3) comprising a memory for storing an instruction relative to a command issued by the carrier of the identifier (3) if this command is issued during the phase of detection and authentication by the on-board system, the instruction being stored temporarily in order for the identifier to be able to emit a signal related to the command when the detection and authentication phase is complete.
US11173875B2 Delivery assistance device, delivery assistance method, and recording medium
A delivery assistance device assists in an operation of a delivery service in which a vehicle cabin including a trunk of a vehicle used by a requester is able to be designated as a luggage delivery destination. The delivery assistance device includes a key information distribution unit configured to distribute key information that a deliverer of a company that provides the delivery service is to use to unlock a door for access to the vehicle cabin of the vehicle, to the company, and an entry authority information distribution unit configured to distribute entry authority information regarding an authority for the deliverer to enter a predetermined area in which the vehicle is present, to the company when the key information is distributed to the company by the key information distribution unit.
US11173873B2 Method, system, and computer program product for detection of securely fastened seat belts
An electronic tag programmed with an identification in a seat belt assembly is identified by reading the programmed identification via an electronic device embedded in a seat. In response to identifying the electronic tag, a determination is made that an occupant has not fastened a seat belt of the seat belt assembly to secure the occupant in the seat.
US11173869B2 Airbag device
An airbag device is to be mounted on a vehicle and includes an airbag, an inflator, and a deformation member. The airbag configured to expand and deploy outward of the vehicle. The inflator configured to supply expansion gas into the airbag. The deformation member provided in the airbag and configured to be deformed by heat of the expansion gas supplied from the inflator.
US11173867B2 Airbag for a passenger seat
An airbag for a passenger seat adapted to be stored in a storage which is disposed in an instrument panel in front of a passenger seat is disclosed. The airbag includes a passenger-side wall which is disposed in a rear portion of the airbag as deployed for arresting a passenger, and a vehicle-side wall that extends from an outer circumferential edge of the passenger-side wall towards a front end of the airbag as deployed in a narrowing fashion for mounting on the storage by the front end. The vehicle-side wall includes a recessed area for circumventing an adjoining object disposed in the vehicle when deployed. The recessed area is composed of a tuck formed in a base member of the vehicle-side wall. The tuck is formed by jointing one or more pair of tuck jointing portions that are distant from one another in the base member as laid flat.
US11173866B2 Airbag having knee chamber and upper chamber
An airbag assembly includes an airbag having a knee chamber and an upper chamber. A wall fluidly isolates the knee chamber and the upper chamber. A sleeve extends from the knee chamber through the wall to the upper chamber and fluidly communicates the knee chamber and the upper chamber. A one-way vent is in the sleeve. The one-way vent allows for the knee chamber and the upper chamber to be maintained at different relative pressures.
US11173862B2 Passenger airbag chute
Disclosed herein is a passenger airbag chute that includes a chute frame, a door plate disposed in an opening of the chute frame, a hinge allowing the door plate to be rotatably connected to the chute frame, and a screen including a frame coupling part coupled to the chute frame, a door coupling part coupled to the door plate, and a hinge coupling part formed between the frame coupling part and the door coupling part and coupled to the hinge.
US11173858B2 Vehicle power supply system
A vehicle power supply system configured to be installed in a vehicle. The vehicle power supply system includes a battery having a rated voltage lower than a first voltage; a capacitor having a rated voltage higher than the first voltage; circuitry configured to discharge electric charge stored in the capacitor; and a controller configured to control the circuitry to charge the battery by discharging the electric charge stored in the capacitor in response to detection of a collision of the vehicle or detection of a process to replace the capacitor.
US11173855B2 Electric device installation structure in vehicle
An electric device installation structure in a vehicle includes an electric device configured to be fixed on a vehicle structural object in a front compartment of a vehicle. A cover is attached to an upper part of a case of the electric device. A first connector projects from a rear portion of the cover. A projection is provided on a rear surface of the case, the projection extending upward to a position above a boundary between the case and the cover.
US11173853B2 Wire harness
To provide a technique for enabling a single exterior member to be easily used for both a region of a wire harness that is disposed in a flat state and a region thereof that is disposed in a bent state. The wire harness includes an exterior member formed in a sheet shape, and a wire disposed overlapping the exterior member in at least a partial region extending along an extension direction of the wire. At least a part of a portion where an insulating covering of the wire and the exterior member overlap is welded. A partial region of the exterior member that extends along the extension direction of the wire is in a flat state, and at least another partial region of the exterior member that extends along the extension direction of the wire is rolled up in a direction intersecting the extension direction of the wire.
US11173845B2 Retractable vehicle step
A retractable vehicle step is attachable to a vehicle or truck, such as at the rear portion. The vehicle step facilitates access to a cargo hold of the vehicle. Advantageously, the vehicle step provides clearance space relative to a tailgate of the vehicle by displacing a stepping member of the vehicle step in a generally lateral direction. The vehicle step desirably has a covered and protected biasing mechanism for transitioning between retracted and extended positions of the stepping member. Another advantage is that the vehicle step is readily attachable to the vehicle using already existing connection members, thereby generally eliminating or mitigating the need for customized retrofitting and avoiding undesirable installation cost and time. Further, the vehicle step may be pulled out from under the vehicle by the foot of a user.
US11173841B2 Multicamera system for autonamous driving vehicles
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a camera system and a sensing method using such a camera system. The camera system includes a plurality of distributed cameras, collectively keeping a predetermined image space relative to the camera system in focus. The plurality of cameras are configured to capture image data of at least one object located in the predetermined image space. The camera system further includes a controller configured to determine position information of the at least one object relative to the camera system based on the image data.
US11173840B2 Electronic mirror apparatus
An electronic mirror apparatus includes: a camera provided on a lateral surface of a vehicle, the camera being configured to pick up an image of a predetermined pickup range in a vehicle lateral direction and in a vehicle rearward direction; a display device disposed at such a position that a driver visually recognizes the display device; and an electronic control unit configured to perform a process for displaying the image picked up by the camera, on the display device, the electronic control unit being configured to display, on the image, an assist image expressing at least one of an outer part of a region where the vehicle occupies a road surface in planar view of the vehicle and an outside position a predetermined distance away from the outer part of the region where the vehicle occupies the road surface in planar view of the vehicle.
US11173839B2 Camera device and motor vehicle therewith
A camera module for use in a vehicle includes a camera for capturing a surrounding of the vehicle, and which is configured to move from a retracted position to a deployed position, a camera lens forming a housing or part of the housing around the camera, a camera holder which carries the camera and the surrounding camera lens, and a drive system including a motor for moving the camera from the retracted position to the deployed position or from the deployed position to the retracted position.
US11173838B2 Switchable display during parking maneuvers
An apparatus includes a plurality of capture devices and a processor. The plurality of capture devices may each be configured to generate video frames corresponding to an area outside of a vehicle. The processor may be configured to receive the video frames from each of the plurality of capture devices, generate video data for a display in response to the video frames, store a view preference for the display corresponding to (i) a location and (ii) a vehicle status, determine a current location and a current status of the vehicle and generate an output signal to select a view for the display. The output signal may be generated in response to the current location matching the location and the current status matching the vehicle status. The view selected may be determined based on the view preference.
US11173825B2 Carriage roller for refuse vehicle
A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a plurality of tractive elements coupled to the chassis, and a lift assembly including a carriage, a grabber arm selectively repositionable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, a track configured to be coupled to a chassis of the refuse vehicle, and a roller assembly slidably coupling the carriage to the track. In the engaged position, the grabber arm is configured to couple a refuse container to the carriage. The track defines a track groove extending at least partway along a length of the track. The roller assembly includes a base coupled to the carriage, a shaft coupled to the base and extending outward from the base, a roller extending at least partially into the track groove, the roller defining first a central aperture that receives the shaft, and a bushing that rotatably couples the roller to the shaft.
US11173824B1 Top-loading rear-dumping slide trailer
A transportable, top-loadable, and rear-unloadable slide trailer includes a frame, a secondary wheeled frame configured to translate relative to the frame between a forward position and a rearward position via a slideable assembly between the frame and the secondary wheeled frame, a bulk material carrier positionable in a load position and an unload position, and an unloader assembly coupled to the bulk material carrier and the frame. The trailer is loadable with the bulk material carrier in the load position. The trailer is transportable with the secondary wheeled frame in the rearward position and the bulk material carrier in the load position. The trailer is unloadable with the bulk material carrier in the unload position and the secondary wheeled frame in the forward position.
US11173823B2 Utility, farm, and garden dump wagon unloading facilitator
The unloading facilitator of the present invention includes a shaped unloading facilitator and grab-strap. The unloading facilitator is designed to fit into utility, farm and garden dump wagons and is shaped to conform to the body of the utility, farm and garden dump wagons and to overlap the top edge of the dump wagons. The overlap design stabilizes the unloading facilitator while material is loaded into the dump wagons. The unloading facilitator is used for removing all the material from the dump wagons when the dump wagons are in the dumping position. When material-loaded dump wagons are placed in the dumping position, most of the material remains in the dump wagons because the material stops sliding out as soon as the material contacts the ground. Presently all material would have be removed manually with a shovel, rake or garden hoe.
US11173817B2 Ventilated child car seat system
A ventilated child car seat system. The system includes a child car seat attachable to a base, which is securable to a seat of a vehicle. The seat comprises a cushioned seat portion affixed to a frame. The frame includes a canopy and a handle affixed thereto. The frame includes several pluralities of air vents positioned thereon, and the base also includes several pluralities of air vents positioned thereon. The air vents facilitate air flow therethrough for cooling a baby laying therein, and in this manner the system prevents the baby from overheating in the vehicle.
US11173816B2 Air conditioner device for a seat
The present teachings relate to an air conditioner device with at least one ventilation device, which has at least one fluid transport device and at least two fluid exchange devices, wherein the fluid transport device has at least two attachment openings, of which one is a fluid inlet and one additional a fluid outlet. Provision is made that in at least one operational state at least a first fluid exchange device is attached to a fluid inlet of a fluid transporting device and a second fluid exchange device is attached to a fluid outlet of a fluid transporting device.
US11173815B2 Submarining avoidance system
Aspects of the disclosure relate to reducing the likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. In one example, a system for reducing the likelihood of a passenger submarining, may include a restraining device for restraining the passenger. A second restraining device for further restraining the passenger may also be included in the system. A locking mechanism may be configured to prevent a seat back from reclining when the second restraining device is not activated.
US11173813B2 Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat is provided with a wire that, in the event of a vehicle frontal collision, enables a pulling load applied by a vehicle occupant to a webbing to be transmitted between a cushion frame of a seat cushion and a movable rail of a sliding device. One end portion of the wire is anchored to a first anchoring member of the movable rail, while another end portion of the wire is anchored to a second anchoring member of the cushion frame.
US11173810B2 Seat opening concealment structure
A seat opening concealment structure is provided including a cover member that covers part of a vehicle seat, and that includes an outer wall including a curved face portion with a circular arc shaped cross-section profile, the outer wall being formed with an opening having an elongated profile along a peripheral direction of the curved face portion, and the outer wall being formed with a larger radius of curvature at an inner face of the curved face portion than a radius of curvature at an outer face of the curved face portion. The seat opening concealment structure further includes a rotatable body that is supported via a coupling section inserted through the opening so as to be rotatable relative to the cover member, and a concealing sheet that is provided with an attachment hole at which the coupling section is attached, that is longer than a length of the opening, that is supported at two width direction end portions of the concealing sheet so as to be slidable along the inner face of the outer wall, and that covers the opening.
US11173800B2 Method for controlling a vehicle external charging device and, charging device
A method for controlling a vehicle-external charging device for charging a vehicle. The charging device has an AC current grid having a neutral conductor, a protective conductor and at least one phase conductor, a protection and monitoring apparatus, and a DC current charging terminal. The vehicle includes a high-voltage on-board power system and an electrical energy storage element connected to the on-board power system. The method includes electrically connecting the on-board power system to the DC current charging terminal of the charging device, and detecting a protective conductor resistance between the neutral conductor and the protective conductor by feeding in a test current by way of the protection and monitoring apparatus. A frequency of the test current is either outside of a compensation frequency range of the protection and monitoring apparatus or within the compensation frequency range and is filtered out of the compensation frequency range on a narrowband basis.
US11173795B2 Vehicle with AC-to-DC inverter system for vehicle to-grid power integration
Vehicles that are capable of connecting to the AC grid are described that comprise a prime mover and at least one motor generator. In one embodiment, a vehicle may be constructed as a plug-in hybrid system and using the powertrain under controller instruction to either place power on an AC power line (to service AC grids) or to draw power from the AC power line to add electrical energy to the batteries on the vehicle. In some aspects, vehicles may test whether the power needed to service the AC power line may be satisfied by the on-vehicle batteries or, if not, whether and how much power to extract from the prime mover. In some aspects, vehicles may have a thermal management system on board to dynamically supply desired heat dissipation for the powertrain, if the powertrain is using the prime mover to supply power to the AC grid.
US11173790B2 Wire supporting structure supporting electric wire extending between bogie and carbody in railcar and method of connecting electric wire
A wire supporting structure supporting an electric wire extending between a bogie and a carbody in a railcar includes: a support supported by the carbody and including a fitted portion; a carbody-side coupling device supported by the carbody; an electric wire connected to an electrical apparatus of the bogie; an electric wire-side coupling device provided at a tip end of the electric wire and connected to the carbody-side coupling device; and a bracket connected to a part of the electric wire, the part being located close to the electric wire-side coupling device, the bracket including a fitting portion fitted to the fitted portion of the support, the bracket being supported by the support with the fitting portion fitted in the fitted portion.
US11173788B2 Method and device for operating a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle (2) which has an electric high-voltage network (3) and an electric low-voltage network (4), wherein the high-voltage network (3) has at least one traction battery (5) and at least one electric drive machine (6), the low-voltage network (4) has a vehicle electrical system battery (9), and the high-voltage network (3) is monitored for an electrical short-circuit and, upon detection of a short-circuit, the traction battery (5) is disconnected from the high-voltage network (3). According to the invention, in order to check the plausibility of the detected short-circuit before the traction battery (5) is reconnected to the high-voltage network (3), a boost current (IHV) is applied to the high-voltage network (3) through the low-voltage network (4) by means of a DC/DC converter (11), and a boost voltage (UHV) measured in the high-voltage network (3) is compared with an expected boost voltage (UHV,soll).
US11173786B2 Resin molded article and vehicle display device
A resin molded article is applied to a vehicle display device for displaying information on a vehicle, and a high gloss region having a relatively high surface glossiness and a low gloss region having a relatively low surface glossiness are integrally molded. As a result, since the high gloss region and the low gloss region having different surface glossiness are integrally formed in a single resin molded article 1, the resin molded article and the vehicle display device obtain an effect such that various appearances are created with a simple structure.
US11173783B2 Magnetic control wheel based on electromagnetic propulsion system
A magnetically controlled wheel based on electromagnetic propulsion system includes a magnetron wheel body, a stator core, a main shaft, a bearing part, a rotor core and a wear-resistant tire, wherein the main shaft is mounted on the middle part of the magnetron wheel body; the outer end of the main shaft is connected with a shaft cap; the inner end of the main shaft is welded with a fixed shaft; the stator core is welded on the main shaft; the outer side of the stator core is provided with a plurality of protruding claw poles; the claw poles are wound with a stator winding; the rotor core is sleeved on an outer of the stator core; the inner wall of the rotor core is provided a plurality of rotor teeth poles; and the rotor teeth poles are wound with a field winding. The assembling is convenient, the shock absorption performance of the magnetic control wheel body is enhanced, the movement of the magnetic control wheel body is realized, the consumed energy is provided through conversion by electric energy, the speed of the existing vehicle is raised, the bearing piece increases rotation stability of the rotor iron core, a plurality of tire surface inner supporting pieces, a magnetic insulation ring and the wear-resisting tire, the magnetic control wheel body can be driven to rotate reversely conveniently, and steering of the magnetic control wheel body is realized.
US11173774B1 Systems and methods for automatic deployment of self-inflatable vehicle covering apparatus
Systems and methods described in this disclosure provide methods and systems for automatic deployment of a vehicle covering apparatus to protect the vehicle from environmental conditions such as severe weather.
US11173766B1 Suspension system with locking structure
A suspension component includes a suspension spring, a screw actuator that is operable to compress and decompress the suspension spring upon supply of electrical power to the screw actuator, and locking structure that engages a portion of the screw actuator to restrain motion of the screw actuator to maintain a current degree of compression of the suspension spring.
US11173765B2 Method and apparatus for an adjustable damper
A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a vehicle. A control signal associated with user-induced input is also accessed. The method compares the measured vehicle speed value with a predetermined vehicle speed threshold value to achieve a speed value threshold approach status, and then compares the set of values to achieve a user-induced input threshold value approach status. The method monitors a state of a valve within the vehicle suspension damper, and determines a control mode for the vehicle suspension damper. The method also regulates damping forces within the vehicle suspension damper.
US11173763B2 Chassis link for a motor vehicle
A component part for a motor vehicle having a hollow profile portion of a fiber-reinforced plastic and a load introduction element of a metal material. The hollow profile portion and the load introduction element are connected in a common connection portion via a nondetachable, glued plug-in connection in which an end portion of the load introduction element and an end portion of the hollow profile portion engage in one another by positive engagement. The end portion of the load introduction element has a spline with teeth extending in longitudinal direction of the common connection portion so that the stiffness of the end portion of the load introduction element reduced in longitudinal direction of the common connection portion.
US11173756B2 Pneumatic tire
A pneumatic tire mountable on a 15° tapered specified rim includes a bead core, a carcass, a steel cord reinforcing layer, a bead rubber layer, and a first reinforcing rubber layer. A distance from a second line segment to a third line segment is from 4 mm to 8 mm; a side of an outer portion and a side of an inner portion of a bead base portion bend at an inflection point located in a range from 8 mm to 18 mm from the first intersection point; and an angle γ formed by an extension line drawn from the side of the outer portion inward in the tire radial direction and the side of the inner portion is from 4.5° to 14.5°.
US11173751B2 Pneumatic tire
Regions on an outer side, in a radial direction, of maximum width positions of outer surfaces of sidewall portions of a pneumatic tire have indications formed as protrusion portions protruding from the outer surface of a corresponding one of the side wall portions by 0.8 mm or more and depicting an alphanumeric, a pattern, or a symbol, the number of indications being N, an angle θ between one end and another end of each of the indications in the circumferential direction about a tire axis satisfies 30°≤θ≤150°, the indications are arranged in the sidewall portions at an interval of (360°/N)±20°, and the indications in one of the sidewall portions on one side and the indications in the other one of the sidewall portions are positioned shifted from each other in the circumferential direction, with a shift angle about the tire axis between the indications being in a range of (180°/N)±20°.
US11173746B2 Bicycle hub assembly
A bicycle hub assembly comprises a hub axle, a hub shell, a sprocket support body, a first ratchet member, a second ratchet member, a first biasing member, at least one receiving member, and a second biasing member. The first ratchet member is provided between the second ratchet member and the first biasing member in an axial direction. The at least one receiving member is provided between the first ratchet member and the first biasing member in a radial direction with respect to a rotational axis. The at least one receiving member includes a radially receiving part having a radially outer surface. The second biasing member contacts the radially outer surface of the radially receiving part to bias the radially receiving part toward the rotational axis in the radial direction.
US11173727B2 Printing apparatus and printing method
A printing apparatus includes a printing portion that performs printing on a printing medium, a heating portion that heats the printing medium, which is performed downstream of the printing portion in transport of the printing medium, and a controller. The heating portion is disposed in a position facing a back surface, on which the printing is performed. The controller executes first control for putting the heating portion in a first state in which the heating portion is in contact with the back surface during a transport stop period, in which transport of the printing medium is stopped, and executes second control for putting the heating portion in a second state in which the heating portion contacts the back surface at a lower degree than in the first state during a transport period, in which the transport of the printing medium is performed.
US11173725B2 Label printer
A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein when controlling a current value supplied to a peeling motor configured to rotate the peeling roller, the control unit supplies, to the peeling motor, a current value that is greater in an acceleration period for accelerating the rotation of the peeling roller than in any of a constant-speed period for rotating the peeling roller at a constant-speed and a deceleration period for decelerating the rotation of the peeling roller.
US11173724B1 Woodgrain suppression in inkjet printing
The present embodiments relate to a printing apparatus capable of mitigating/preventing instances of turbulent deviation of ink jetted from print heads when printing onto a substrate, a severe form of which looks like woodgrain. The printing apparatus can include a jet plate disposed on a subjacent surface of the printing apparatus that can include a series of apertures formed in the jet plate that are configured to receive corresponding print heads of the printing apparatus. The jet plate can also include a set of wings extending from a first end of a central portion of the jet plate. The set of wings can form a cutout portion of the jet plate that can modify a direction and/or velocity of a flow of air from the cutout portion along the printing area to mitigate/prevent a woodgrain defect occurring when distributing a material onto the substrate.
US11173713B2 Liquid discharge head
A liquid discharge head includes a flow passage forming member, an element substrate including a liquid discharge element and a surface on which a conductive member made from a metallic material is disposed, and an intermediate layer made from a resin material and configured to join the flow passage forming member and the surface of the element substrate to each other. The intermediate layer is disposed in a state, separated from the conductive member, where the conductive member is exposed from the intermediate layer. The conductive member is covered with the flow passage forming member.
US11173710B2 Image forming apparatus and signal control method in image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a rotational conveying unit for conveying a recording medium by rotating about a rotational axis. A head unit includes n nozzle rows in a conveying direction perpendicular to an axial direction parallel to the rotational axis. Each of the n nozzle rows includes nozzles aligned as a nozzle row in the axial direction. Each n nozzle row is arranged at a distance of d1 to d(n−1) from a predetermined reference nozzle row. A circuit outputs a rotational amount detection signal, and a conveying amount detection signal, and generates a discharge synchronization signal based on the detected rotational amount detection signal and the detected conveying amount detection signal, then generates a nozzle row timing signal based on the distance of the d1 to d(n−1) and the discharge synchronization signal, and generates discharge data based on the discharge synchronization signal and the nozzle row timing signal.
US11173696B2 Conduction heating for HVA lamination process
A method of laminating a contoured part including heating a flexible membrane, positioning the heated flexible membrane into thermal contact with the contoured part, maintaining the heated flexible membrane in thermal contact with the contoured part to raise a surface temperature of the contoured part, moving the flexible membrane out of thermal contact with the contoured part, positioning a laminate between the flexible membrane and the contoured part, conforming the laminate to a surface of the contoured part, and heating the conformed laminate and contoured part to adhere the conformed laminate to the surface of the contoured part. The laminate may be conformed to a surface of the contoured part by applying a vacuum between the flexible membrane and the contoured part.
US11173685B2 Method for erecting boxes
A method for erecting a box includes positioning an unerected box in an automated erecting apparatus. The method further includes bending major and minor flaps on the unerected box relative to sides of the unerected box. The method further includes, while the major and minor flaps are bent relative to the sides of the unerected box, performing an automated opening operation on the unerected box, wherein the unerected box comprises a stacking fold.
US11173678B2 Compactor
A compactor has a plunger housing with a door for insertion of waste. The plunger presses waste into a bag on a pallet within an enclosure with panels and a pair of panels in the form of doors at the rear. Side panels, are joined along their lower edges to a floor panel, the side panels supporting the end panels at vertical hinges. There is resilience due to the ability of the various panels to move, in which each side panel is cantilevered about the corner at which it is joined to the floor panel, and the end panels can rotate about the relevant vertical axis of the hinges. As the plunger presses axially to compact waste within a bag when the bag approaches being full.
US11173671B2 Electric heating device
An electric heating device includes a control portion adapted to control electric energy supplied to a heater, based on a before-heating temperature, which is a temperature of at least one of an object, the heater and a heat dissipation portion before the heater generates heat, the control portion is adapted to calculate the temperature of the object, based on the before-heating temperature and the electric energy supplied to the heater.
US11173666B2 Additive manufacturing of deformable objects
Described are techniques for additive manufacturing of deformable objects. The techniques including a method comprising generating printing parameters for a deformable component. The method further comprises fabricating the deformable component by additive manufacturing, where a smart material is located at an articulation point of the deformable component, and where a base material is located at a static portion of the deformable component. The method further comprises supplying an environmental stimulus to the deformable component that causes the deformable component to transition from a first state to a second state.
US11173664B2 Nanostructures for process monitoring and feedback control
Various techniques are provided to utilize nanostructures for process monitoring and feedback control. In one example, a method includes forming a layer of material including nanostructures distributed therein. Each nanostructure includes a quantum dot and a shell encompassing the quantum dot. The shells and quantum dots are configured to emit a first and second wavelength, respectively, in response to an excitation signal. The method further includes applying the excitation signal to at least a portion of the layer of material. The method further includes detecting an emitted signal from the portion of the layer of material, where the emitted signal is provided by at least a subset of the nanostructures in response to the excitation signal. The method further includes determining whether a manufacturing characteristic has been satisfied based at least on a wavelength of the emitted signal. Related systems and products are also provided.
US11173648B2 Thermoforming device and thermoforming method
A thermoforming device includes: an upper hot plate including a first heating surface configured to heat a sheet from above; a lower hot plate including a second heating surface configured to heat the sheet from below; and a substrate-supplying unit including a base configured to hold a molded substrate, and configured to attach the molded substrate to and detach the molded substrate from the base and to dispose the molded substrate at a molding position below the first heating surface with the sheet interposed therebetween, in which the upper hot plate and the lower hot plate are configured to heat the sheet simultaneously from an upper surface and a lower surface of the sheet, the lower hot plate is provided to be movable in a horizontal direction with respect to a position below the upper hot plate, and the thermoforming device die-molds or adheres, onto the molded substrate held by the base, the sheet softened by being heated by the upper hot plate and the lower hot plate.
US11173644B2 Casting apparatus for manufacturing polymer film
A casting apparatus for manufacturing polymer film includes a die for discharging a molten polymer and having discharge direction oriented at a discharge angle offset from horizontal. The apparatus includes a first chill roll having a first diameter and a second chill roll having a second greater diameter. There is a first gap between the first chill roll and the second chill roll. The discharge angle is of a predetermined magnitude to gravity assist delivery of the molten polymer to the first gap. The second chill roll is positioned to gravity support the film exiting the first gap along a first length of a first side of the film. A first polishing roll is positioned downstream first and second chill rolls. The first polishing roll engages and cools a second length of a second opposite side of the film. The first length is substantially equal to the second length.