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US11188661B2 Semi-rule based high performance permission management
Described herein includes a permission management system that optimizes determination of whether a user has permission to perform an operation using an attribute table. The system may include a permission processor for: determining whether the requesting user has permission to perform the operation, the determining including: generating an attribute table comprising the one or more target users and one or more user attributes, the one or more user attributes comprising metadata associated with the one or more target users; storing the attribute table on the database; generating a reduced attribute table, the generating comprising removing one or more target users from the attribute table; and applying the one or more permission rules to each of the target users remaining in the reduced attribute table.
US11188659B2 Concurrent enablement of encryption on an operational path at a host port
A host port is enabled for security. The host port performs Input/Output (I/O) in plaintext on a path between the host port and a storage port, in response to determining that an audit mode indicator has been enabled to allow I/O even if authentication or security association negotiation between the host port and the storage port cannot be completed successfully. Concurrently with performing of I/O in plaintext on the path, the host port enables encryption of data for I/O on the path.
US11188654B2 Method for defending control flow attacks based on XOR gates
The disclosure discloses a method for defending control flow attacks. When a data processor gives a response to an interrupt routine, a return address and a binary key are input to an encryption circuit to be encrypted to obtain an encrypted return address, and the obtained encrypted return address is synchronously written into a stack of the data processor and an built-in register bank; when the response given to the interrupt routine by the data processor is finished, the encrypted return address is read from the tack of the data processor and the built-in register bank; afterwards, the two encrypted return addresses are decrypted by first and second decryption circuits respectively to obtain two decrypted return addresses; and the two decrypted return addresses are compared to draw a conclusion whether the data process suffers from a control flow attack, and data processor determines to continue or terminate the routine accordingly.
US11188652B2 Access management and credential protection
Secure computer architectures, systems, and applications are provided herein. An exemplary system includes a legacy environment which is an off-the-shelf computing system, a trusted environment device that communicates with a network, and at least one peripheral that is communicatively coupled with the trusted environment device or having an authentication module.
US11188645B2 Identifying whether an application is malicious
A first application being presented for installation on a processing system can be detected. The first application can be scanned, via a static analysis, to determine whether a user interface layout of the first application is suspiciously similar to a user interface layout of a second application installed on the processing system. If the static analysis is indeterminate, a runtime analysis of the first application can determine whether the interface layout implemented by the first application is suspiciously similar to the user interface layout of the second application. If the user interface layout implemented by the first application is suspiciously similar to the user interface layout of the second application installed on the processing system, the first application can be identified as being unsafe.
US11188642B2 Displaying real-time security events
A system and method for displaying a number of real-time security events comprises a number of client devices and an administrator device communicatively coupled to the client devices. The administrator device may comprise a preferences module and an event rate adapter module communicatively coupled to the preferences module. The preferences module receives input describing how to display a number of security events on the screen of a graphical user interface the event rate adapter module displays a number of real-time scrolling security events for a relatively longer period of time than other security events.
US11188625B2 User authentication system, user authentication method, program, and information storage medium
A stranger who has come across user information of a user is prevented from being successfully authenticated as the user. A user authentication system includes: an authentication information acquisition unit (20) configured to obtain an entered password of a user; a user authentication unit (22) configured to execute authentication of the user based on the entered password; and an authentication procedure change unit (28) configured to change, when the authentication of the user fails and the entered password matches or is similar to a password candidate that is based on information associated with the user, a procedure of the authentication of the user which is executed by the user authentication unit (22), based on whether or not a genuine password of the user matches or is similar to the password candidate.
US11188623B2 Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable record medium for providing content copyright in chatroom
Disclosed is a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable record medium for protecting content copyright in a chatroom. A content protection method includes adding, by at least one processor, a mark to content in a chatroom, the mark including chatroom information for identifying the chatroom in response to a user request from a user associated with the content in the chatroom, and executing, by the at least one processor, a function corresponding to the user request using the content to which the mark is added.
US11188622B2 Systems and methods for computer security
Computer security techniques are described. One example determines whether to allow a program (e.g., native executable, script, etc.) to execute. This decision is based at least in part on the source of the program, such as whether the program is provided by a privileged source. A privileged program source may be any module, mechanism, or process that can provide executable instructions, such as directory or folder (e.g., on a local disk or network-accessible store), a computing device (e.g., server computer), another program (e.g., a Web server), or the like.
US11188617B2 Method and network node for internet-of-things (IoT) feature selection for storage and computation
The method includes compiling data into mutual information columns, determining mutual information for each pairing of the mutual information columns and creating a matrix using the mutual information, the matrix including a first set of data columns, wherein each of the first set of data columns represents at least one feature of the data. The method further includes computing eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix, ordering the eigenvalues using an absolute value of the eigenvalues, iteratively selecting at least one second set of data columns by successively removing data columns from the first set of data columns based on the ordered eigenvalues, and controlling an operation of an electronic device based on the at least one second set of data.
US11188601B2 Diversifying search results
Disclosed is a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating search results. A data access module accesses search results data indicative of a plurality items and that is indicative of ranking values of the plurality of items. A controller module generates page data based on the search results data. The controller module selects a first item from the plurality of items. A diversification module accesses a first rule of the page data. The diversification module determines a deviance value and a reordering-cost value of a second item from the plurality of items. The controller module can select, based at least on a first combination of the deviance and the reordering-cost values of the second item, the second item for placement ahead of the first item on the page data.
US11188599B2 Systems and methods for discovering social accounts
Methods and systems allow organizations to discover accounts, subscriptions, properties, sites and other online portals within each distinct social network platform and across disparate social network platforms, publishing platforms and networks that represent, claim to represent or are relevant to their organization and/or brands based on search terms and facilitate the statistical reporting and analysis of activities on the discovered properties.
US11188592B2 Quantum superposition and entanglement of social sentiment and natural language generation
Generating a natural language text response to a user query is provided. Sentiment attributes of the user query are encoded into qubits as particle spins. The particle spins in encoded sentiment qubits are observed to generate spin data. A sentiment value is derived for each sentiment key term of the user query based on the generated spin data. A total sentiment of the user query is determined by combining derived sentiment values corresponding to each sentiment key term of the user query. A natural language text response to the user query is generated based on the determined total sentiment of the user query. The natural language text response is transmitted to a client device via a network.
US11188590B2 Playlist update corresponding to playback queue modification
Embodiments are provided for updating a playlist that has been added to a playback queue in response to changes to the playback queue. The playback queue may be associated with a zone of a network media system such that items in the playback queue are to be rendered by the zone. The playlist may include one or more items playable by the zone, and may be stored separately from where the playback queue is maintained. Embodiments are also provided for updating a playback queue in response to modifications to a playlist included in the playback queue.
US11188586B2 Organization, retrieval, annotation and presentation of media data files using signals captured from a viewing environment
A computer system automatically organizes, retrieves, annotates and/or presents media data files as collections of media data files associated with one or more entities, such as individuals, groups of individuals or other objects, using context captured in real time from a viewing environment. The computer system presents media data from selected media data files on presentation devices in the viewing environment and receives and processes signals from sensors in that viewing environment. The processed signals provide context, which can be used to select and retrieve media data files, and can be used to further annotate the media data files and/or other data structures representing collections of media data files and/or entities. In some implementations, the computer system can be configured to be continually processing signals from sensors in the viewing environment to continuously identify and use the context from the viewing environment.
US11188582B2 Method for resource search and related products
A method for resource search and related products are provided. The method is applicable to a server and includes the following. A search request is received from a mobile terminal, where the search request includes a target search term. Search for a target search result set from a preset application library according to the target search term. The target search result set is pushed to the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal is instructed to display the target search result set, when the target search result set has a conversion rate greater than a first threshold value, where the target search result set is displayed with preset display contents, and the preset display contents at least include a conversion rate.
US11188581B2 Identification and classification of training needs from unstructured computer text using a neural network
Methods and apparatuses are described for generation of a data model for identifying and classifying training needs of individuals. A computer data store stores unstructured text. A server computing device generates a vector for search queries in the unstructured text, and generates a training course classification data model that comprises a multi-layered neural network. The server computing device executes the training course classification model using the vectors as input to generate a training course recommendation output vector. The server computing device updates the training course classification data model based upon a rating value for a training course.
US11188580B2 Mapping natural language utterances to nodes in a knowledge graph
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for mapping natural language to stored information. The method generally includes receiving a long-tail query comprising a natural language utterance from a user of an application associated with a set of topics and providing the natural language utterance to a natural language model configured to identify nodes of a knowledge graph. The method further includes, based on output of the natural language model, identifying a node of a knowledge graph associated with the natural language utterance, wherein the output of the natural language model includes a node identifier for the node of the knowledge graph and providing the node identifier to the knowledge engine. The method further includes receiving a response associated with the node of the knowledge graph from the knowledge engine and transmitting the response to the user in response to the long-tail query.
US11188579B2 Personalized dynamic content via content tagging and transfer learning
Systems and methods are described for serving personalized content using content tagging and transfer learning. The method may include identifying content elements in an experience pool, where each of the content element is associated with one or more attribute tags, identifying a user profile comprising characteristics of a user, generating a set of user-tag affinity vectors based on the user profile and the corresponding attribute tags using a content personalization engine, generating a user-content affinity score based on the set of user-tag affinity vectors, selecting a content element from the plurality of content elements based on the corresponding user-content affinity score, and delivering the selected content element to the user.
US11188577B2 Distributed transaction management with tokens
A system, method and computer product for managing distributed transactions of a database. A transaction manager is provided for each of a plurality of transactions of the database. Each transaction manager is configured to perform functions that include generating a transaction token that specifies data to be visible for a transaction on the database. The database contains both row and column storage engines, and the transaction token includes a transaction identifier (TID) for identifying committed transactions and uncommitted transactions. A last computed transaction is designated with a computed identifier (CID), record-level locking of records of the database is performed using the TID and CID to execute the transaction, and the plurality of transactions of the database are executed with each transaction manager.
US11188576B1 Sensitive data evaluation
Evaluating risk of sensitive data associated with a target data set includes a computer system receiving a pattern that defines sensitive data and a selection of a data set as the target data set for evaluating. The system determines portions of the target data set from which to select sample data sets and determines, responsive to a confidence limit and sizes of the respective portions of the target data, a size of a sample data set for each respective target data set portion. The system randomly samples the target data set portions to provide sample data sets of the determined sample data set sizes and determines whether there is an occurrence of the sensitive data in each sample data set by searching for the pattern in the sample data sets. The system determines a proportion of the sample data sets that have the occurrence of the sensitive data.
US11188567B2 Data analysis support apparatus and data analysis support system
A data analysis support apparatus includes a relationship network generation section that analyzes a relationship between operating systems, a relationship between operation data tables, a relationship between data items possessed by the operation data tables and a relationship between data values possessed by records of the operation data tables and stores them, as a relationship network; a data item classification section that classifies data items that become a data analysis target into a first data type based on an actual value and a second data type based on a planned value; an analysis data table generation section that generates and accumulates an analysis data table to be used for data analysis; a data model generation section that generates, as a data model, a data item group that allows data analysis in combination; and an analysis target item presentation section that recommends a data item to be made an analysis target.
US11188566B2 Grouping of objects into clusters in an object-based storage environment
In one general embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes determining attributes of a plurality of objects in an object-based storage environment, grouping the objects into clusters based on similarities of the attributes using a clustering algorithm, storing indication of which objects are in which clusters, detecting occurrence of a trigger event associated with an object, determining to which cluster the object belongs using the clustering algorithm in response to detecting the trigger event, and performing a deduplication process for the object against other objects in the cluster to which the object belongs. In another general embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se. The program instructions are readable and/or executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method.
US11188564B1 Shippable storage devices for bulk data transfer, storage, and remote synchronization
Multiple shippable storage devices may be used for a bulk data transfer, local storage, and remote synchronization to a remote storage service. A storage service provider ships multiple shippable storage devices to a client, which are then attached to the client network. The client data on the client network is transferred to the shippable storage devices according to a redundancy encoding scheme. A subset of the shippable storage devices are then shipped back to the remote storage provider to store a copy of the client data at the remote storage service. The remainder of the shippable storage devices are sufficient in number to store the client data. When the client data is updated on the shippable storage devices, the shippable storage devices send an update via network transmission to the remote storage service. The remote storage service then updates the copy of the client data.
US11188562B2 Adaptive distribution for hash operations
A method, apparatus, and system for join operations of a plurality of relations that are distributed over a plurality of storage locations over a network of computing components.
US11188547B2 Differentially private budget tracking using Renyi divergence
A differentially private security system communicatively coupled to a database storing restricted data receives a database query from a client. The database query includes a relation indicative of data to perform the query upon and at least one privacy parameter indicative of a level of differential privacy with which to perform the query. The differentially private security system determines a noise type for the query. The differentially private security system determines a representation of probabilistic privacy loss for the query based on the determined noise type. The differentially private security system determines a privacy spend for the query using the generated representation of probabilistic privacy loss. The differentially private security system determines whether the determined privacy spend exceeds a privacy budget associated with the client.
US11188546B2 Pseudo real time communication system
Aspects of the invention include determining artifact data associated with an artifact, segmenting the artifact data into a plurality of portions, associating each portion in the plurality of portions with one or more resources, receiving a query associated with the artifact, determining a candidate resource from the one or more resources based on the query, and initializing a communication session with the candidate resource and a requesting application associated with the query.
US11188544B1 Modifying search result ranking based on implicit user feedback
The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to ranking search results of a search query. In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a computer-implemented method that includes determining a measure of relevance for a document result within a context of a search query for which the document result is returned, the determining being based on a first number in relation to a second number, the first number corresponding to longer views of the document result, and the second number corresponding to at least shorter views of the document result; and outputting the measure of relevance to a ranking engine for ranking of search results, including the document result, for a new search corresponding to the search query. The subject matter described in this specification can also be embodied in various corresponding computer program products, apparatus and systems.
US11188543B2 Utilizing social information for recommending an application
Utilizing social information for recommending an application includes providing an application recommendation system based on social characterizations, and responsive to a user searching for an application meeting a criteria, utilizing the application recommendation system by searching for applications meeting the criteria, characterizing the applications according to a social proximity factor to the user, and presenting the applications ordered by the social proximity factor.
US11188537B2 Data processing
A method and associated system. Multiple virtual triples for an entity of multiple entities identified within a first data source are generated. Each virtual triple consists of a subject, a predicate, and an object. The subject is the entity. The predicate is a relationship between the entity and other entities identified within the first data source. The object is associated with an attribute of the entity. The subject, the predicate, and the object are each identified within the first data source. A degree of similarity between two entities of the two or more entities is identified by comparing the respective frequency metrics of the two entities. The two entities within the data structure are associated in response to a determination that an identified degree of similarity between the two entities exceeds a first predetermined threshold.
US11188535B2 Distributed join operation processing method, apparatus, device, and storage medium
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for distributed data processing. One of the methods includes: generating a first Bloom filter based on data of a local device, and sending the first Bloom filter to a remote device; receiving a second Bloom filter from the remote device, wherein the second Bloom filter is generated by the remote device based on data of the remote device; filtering data of the local device by using the first Bloom filter and the second Bloom filter to produce successfully filtered data and unsuccessfully filtered data; and performing a join operation on unsuccessfully filtered data.
US11188528B1 Systems and methods for rapid detection of software bugs in SQL-like platforms
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for rapid detection of software bugs in data platforms. One embodiment takes the form of a method that includes a comment-analysis system of a data platform receiving query comments associated with a query that was submitted to the data platform. The data platform determines that the query comments include a reference to a software bug of the data platform, and responsively causes one or more software-bug alerts pertaining to the software bug to be transmitted to one or more endpoints.
US11188523B1 Distributed ledger object router for transactions, contracts and data
A system, method and apparatus in which a client computer initiates and communicates a distributed ledger transaction either to an individual node in a network of distributed ledger nodes or to the network itself, which transaction is labeled with a nanosecond scale timestamp, encrypted using quantum event generated random binary data and then securely transmitted to other ledger nodes in the network at substantially the same time. Networks may consist of traditional wireline and wireless networks, cloud networks and 5G wireless networks in any combination and configuration. Using the invention, distributed ledger networks may take the forms of blockchains, transactionally integrated multiple distributed ledgers, decentralized exchanges, or immutable distributed databases. After the transaction is transmitted, additional messages necessary to the completion of the transaction are communicated between ledger nodes in the network using the same or similar system, method and apparatus.
US11188519B2 Automated intelligent data scraping and verification
A server computer system for parsing non-uniformly presented data from a variety of unique non-uniform third-party web portals can comprise a scripting processor configured to automatically execute a web-portal specific script for each of the one or more third-party web portals accessed by a network communication device. Each of the web-portal specific scripts can be configured to imitate inputs from a user input device and to automatically adapt interactions with each of the one or more third-party web portals to access and parse data elements from one or more non-uniformly available data fields. Further, the server computer system can comprise a database processor configured to compare a first set of data received from the one or more non-uniformly available data fields with a second set of data, which is stored within the local database device.
US11188515B2 Preview processing and automatic correction of bulk data for software as a service applications
The present invention may include a method for automatic correction and migration of a plurality of bulk data. The method may identify sources, where the sources include the plurality of bulk data. The method may identify a subset of the bulk data, where the subset represents one or more records selected from the plurality of bulk data. The method may upload the subset to an enterprise application. The method may determine an error list from the enterprise application based on the uploaded subset. The method may roll back the subset from the enterprise application and based on the determined error list, the method may match one or more rules to a one or more errors in the error list.
US11188513B2 Logfile collection and consolidation
Mechanisms for consolidating log information from remote computing devices are provided. Connections with a plurality of remote computing devices are established. Each remote computing device has a corresponding logfile. For a plurality of iterations, logfile contents from each logfile on each remote computing device are retrieved, and the logfile contents are sent to a centralized monitoring service.
US11188511B2 Offloading file-indexing to memory card firmware
Systems and methods are disclosed for a self-indexing removable storage device. In certain embodiments, the removable storage device is configured to be connected to a memory reader of a host device. The removable storage device comprises storage media, a controller configured to run firmware, and a buffer. The controller is configured to, while connected to a first host device, receive a write operation from the first host device, monitor changes to the storage media caused by the write operation, and update a file index stored on the removable storage device with the monitored changes. The controller is further configured to, in response to connecting the removable storage device to a memory reader of a second host device, provide the file index to an application on the second host device, and cause the application to display files on the storage media based on the file index.
US11188499B2 Storing and retrieving restricted datasets to and from a cloud network with non-restricted datasets
Provided are techniques for storing and retrieving restricted datasets to and from a cloud network with non-restricted datasets. A request to dump datasets from one or more storage devices to the cloud storage is received, wherein the datasets include restricted datasets and non-restricted datasets, and wherein the restricted datasets are in a format that is not supported by the cloud storage. The restricted datasets are identified. The restricted datasets are converted to a format that is supported by the cloud storage to generate converted datasets. The converted datasets and the non-restricted datasets are dumped to one container in the cloud storage.
US11188494B2 Asymmetric data communication for host-device interface
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for performing asymmetric data communication at a host-device interface of a system. The methods include identifying devices coupled to a host of the system and generating a system topology that identifies a connectivity of the devices and identifies bus lanes that enable data transfers at the system. The host determines that a first connection between the host and a first device of the multiple devices has an asymmetric bandwidth requirement. The host configures a set of bus lanes of a data bus connecting the first device and the host to allocate a different number of the bus lanes to data egress from the host than to data ingress to the host. The bus lanes are configured to allocate the differing number of bus lanes based on the asymmetric bandwidth requirement of the first connection.
US11188490B1 Systems and methods for switching a console connection between CPUs
In one embodiment, a method includes establishing a connection between a hardware switch and a console port, connecting the console port to a first central processing unit (CPU) using the hardware switch, and receiving, from the console port, a first character stream. The method also includes detecting, by the hardware switch, a first special character within the first character stream. The method further includes connecting, by the hardware switch, the console port to a second CPU in response to detecting the first special character within the first character stream.
US11188486B2 Master chip, slave chip, and inter-chip DMA transmission system
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of a multi-chip system, and provides a master chip, a salve chip, and an inter-chip DMA transmission system. The master chip is connected to the slave chip through at least one first transmission channel (17) and a second transmission channel (18). The master chip includes a DMA controller (2) and an MCU (3). For each of the first transmission channels, when it is detected that any first transmission channel (17) is in an idle state, the MCU (3) configures one of a plurality of first peripherals (12) of the slave chip into a DMA mode. The DMA controller (2) is configured to receive, through the first transmission channel (17), a DMA request (req_s_0-req_s_N) generated by the first peripheral (12) in the DMA mode, and obtain a DMA data of the first peripheral (12) through the second transmission channel (18).
US11188481B2 Systems and methods for executing sensor applications on network platforms
In an implementation, a method is provided. The method may include: receiving a sensor application by a network platform, the network platform comprising a processing module and a plurality of ports, and wherein a first portion of the processing module is allocated to an operating system of the network platform; allocating a second portion of the processing module to the sensor application by the network platform; executing the sensor application by the second portion of the processing module; emulating a port of the plurality of ports by the second portion of the processing module; and allowing the executed sensor application to interact with the operating system through the emulated port.
US11188473B1 Cache release command for cache reads in a memory sub-system
A memory device includes a page cache comprising a cache register, a memory array configured with a plurality of memory planes, and control logic, operatively coupled with the memory array. The control logic receives, from a requestor, a first cache read command requesting first data from the memory array spread across the plurality of memory planes, and returns, to the requestor, data associated with a first subset of the plurality of memory planes and pertaining to a previous read command, while concurrently copying data associated with a second subset of the plurality of memory planes and pertaining to the previous read command into the cache register. The control logic further receives, from the requestor, a cache release command, and returns, to the requestor, the data associated with the second subset of the plurality of memory planes and pertaining to the previous read command, while concurrently copying data associated with the first subset of the plurality of memory planes and pertaining to the first cache read command into the cache register.
US11188460B2 Arena-based memory management
An arena-based memory management system is disclosed. In response to a call to reclaim memory storing a plurality of objects allocated in an arena, a garbage collection of the arena is triggered based on heap-related parameter. A live object of the plurality of objects is preserved with the garbage collection.
US11188457B1 Nonvolatile memory geometry export by memory controller with variable host configuration of addressable memory space
This disclosure provides for improvements in managing multi-drive, multi-die or multi-plane NAND flash memory. In one embodiment, the host directly assigns physical addresses and performs logical-to-physical address translation in a manner that reduces or eliminates the need for a memory controller to handle these functions, and initiates functions such as wear leveling in a manner that avoids competition with host data accesses. A memory controller optionally educates the host on array composition, capabilities and addressing restrictions. Host software can therefore interleave write and read requests across dies in a manner unencumbered by memory controller address translation. For multi-plane designs, the host writes related data in a manner consistent with multi-plane device addressing limitations. The host is therefore able to “plan ahead” in a manner supporting host issuance of true multi-plane read commands.
US11188455B2 Media import and export in storage management systems
A computer-implemented method can include obtaining tape data for one or more tapes. The tape data can include pointer data corresponding to a first file. The method can further include determining, based on the tape data, that the first file is stored on a first tape of the one or more tapes. The first tape can have an export status. The method can further include determining that the pointer data includes a pointer to the first tape and a pointer to a second tape. The second tape can have a non-export status. The method can further include storing at least a portion of the tape data. The method can further include initiating, based on the first tape having the export status, a deactivation of the pointer to the first tape.
US11188454B2 Reduced memory neural network training
Methods and systems for training a neural network include determining a graph representation of a set of neural network training operations based on definition-use chains. A memory allocation queue is determined based on a slack value for each neural network training operation in the graph representation. Memory for each neural network training operation in the memory allocation queue is allocated. Execution of neural network training operations with non-zero slack is delayed to minimize an amount of memory allocated at any one time. Neural network training is executed using the allocated memory for each neural network training operation.
US11188451B2 Test data generation for automatic software testing
An embodiment features a method of generating test data. An application-level schema corresponding to a source relational database is received. The schema defines constraints comprising one or more of inter-field, inter-record, and inter-object constraints between related data in the source relational database. A random walk is performed on a graph of nodes representing data in the source relational database. At respective ones of the nodes, corresponding ones of the data in the source relational database are selected along a path ordered in accordance with the constraints defined in the schema. Synthetic test data is generated based on one or more statistical models of the data selected from the source relational database. Data values are generated for respective fields of an object defined in the schema, and data values are generated for records related to the object based on one or more of the constraints defined in the schema.
US11188449B2 Automated exception resolution during a software development session based on previous exception encounters
Automated exception resolution during a software development session based on previous exception encounters is disclosed. A first software development session of a user is monitored. A first exception during the first software development session is detected. In response to detecting the first exception, first contextual information is obtained from the computing device. The first contextual information and first exception information that identifies the first exception is stored in a storage device.
US11188445B2 Generating a temporal topology graph of a computing environment based on captured component relationship data
In a computer-implemented method for generating a temporal topology graph of a computing environment, managed component relationship data is received for a plurality of managed components of a computing environment, the managed component relationship data including parent/child information for a managed component of the plurality of managed components at a moment in time. The managed component relationship data is transformed into graphical data of a temporal topology graph of the computing environment, wherein the temporal topology graph includes the moment in time for each instance of the managed component relationship data within the temporal topology graph. The temporal topology graph including the managed component relationship data is generated based at least in part on the graphical data. The temporal topology graph for the computing environment is maintained at a service provider.
US11188440B2 Monitoring task output within a system
A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes simulating, for a predetermined time period, output of a first task that periodically runs within a system to create a simulated output, comparing the simulated output to actual output of the first task for the predetermined time period, and generating an alert in response to determining that the simulated output does not match the actual output for the predetermined time period.
US11188437B1 Remote deployment of monitoring agents on computing systems
User input is obtained at a central monitoring device to deploy a monitoring agent at a host computing node. The user input at least includes an identity of a user requesting the deployment, an identity of the host computing node, an indication of the monitoring agent and an indication that the monitoring agent is to be deployed at the host computing node. Based on the user input, a job is identified to be executed by a deployment server to deploy the monitoring agent at the host computing node. An execution time window is identified to execute the job at the host computing node. The deployment server is accessed using a service account that does not require human intervention and the execution of the job is triggered within the execution time window to cause the deployment server to deploy the monitoring agent at the host computing node.
US11188431B2 Transfer track format information for tracks at a first processor node to a second processor node
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for managing failover from a first processor node including a first cache to a second processor node including a second cache. Storage areas assigned to the first processor node are reassigned to the second processor node. For each track indicated in a cache list of tracks in the first cache for the reassigned storage areas, the first processor node adds a track identifier of the track and track format information indicating a layout and format of data in the track to a cache transfer list. The first processor node transfers the cache transfer list to the second processor node. The second processor node uses the track format information transferred with the cache transfer list to process read and write requests to tracks in the reassigned storage areas staged into the second cache.
US11188422B2 Techniques for preserving clone relationships between files
The described embodiments set forth techniques for preserving clone relationships between files at a computing device. In particular, the techniques involve identifying clone relationships between files in conjunction with performing operations on the files where it can be beneficial to preserve the clone relationships. The operations can include, for example, preserving clone relationships between files that are being copied from a source storage device (that supports file cloning) to a destination storage device that supports file cloning. Additionally, the operations can include preserving clone relationships when backing up and restoring files between a source storage device (that supports file cloning) and a destination storage device that does not support file cloning. In this manner, the various benefits afforded by the clone relationships between files can be retained even as the files are propagated to destination storage devices that may or may not support file cloning.
US11188418B2 Shared blockchain data storage based on error correction code
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for storing blockchain data. One of the methods includes determining, by a blockchain node, one or more blocks that are infrequently visited; performing error correction coding of the one or more blocks to generate one or more encoded blocks; dividing, based on one or more predetermined rules, each of the one or more encoded blocks to a plurality of data sets; selecting one or more data sets from the plurality of data sets of each of the one or more encoded blocks based on the one or more predetermined rules; hashing the one or more data sets to generate one or more hash values corresponding to the one or more data sets; storing the one or more hash values; and deleting the one or more data sets.
US11188413B1 Methods and systems for self-healing in connected computing environments
Methods and systems for networked systems are provided. A reinforcement learning (RL) agent is deployed during runtime of a networked system having at least a first component and a second component. The RL agent detects a first degradation signal in response to an error associated with the first component and a second degradation signal from the second component, the second degradation signal generated in response to the error. The RL agent identifies from a learned data structure an action for fixing degradation, at both the first component and the second component; and continues to update the learned data structure, upon successful and unsuccessful attempts to fix degradation associated with the first component and the second component.
US11188412B2 System and method for improving server usage based on anomaly detection
A management server includes linear regression circuitry to receive the data as input data, based on the input data, the linear regression circuitry generates a linear regression line for the input data. Gradient circuitry analyzes angles between two points of data within the input data. In response to a first angle between a first point of data and a second point of data being greater than a threshold angle, the gradient circuitry determines that an interval of data including the first and second points of data is an abrupt interval, removes first data within the abrupt interval from the input data, and updates the linear regression line accordingly. Support vector machine circuitry receives the input data, classifies outliers in the input data, and removes the outliers. The linear regression line is updated based on the removal of the outliers.
US11188410B2 Diverse integrated processing using processors and diverse firmware
Fault detection devices, systems, and methods are provided which implement identical processors. A first processor is configured to receive a first measurement, execute a first firmware based on the first measurement, and output a first result of the executed first firmware. A second processor is configured to receive a second measurement, execute a second firmware based on the second measurement, and output a second result of the executed second firmware. The first firmware and the second firmware provide a same nominal function in a diverse manner for calculating the first result and the second result, respectively, such that the first result and the second result are expected to be within a predetermined margin.
US11188388B2 Concurrent program execution optimization
An architecture for a load-balanced groups of multi-stage manycore processors shared dynamically among a set of software applications, with capabilities for destination task defined intra-application prioritization of inter-task communications (ITC), for architecture-based ITC performance isolation between the applications, as well as for prioritizing application task instances for execution on cores of manycore processors based at least in part on which of the task instances have available for them the input data, such as ITC data, that they need for executing.
US11188383B2 Scheduling tasks using work fullness counter
A method of activating scheduling instructions within a parallel processing unit includes checking if an ALU targeted by a decoded instruction is full by checking a value of an ALU work fullness counter stored in the instruction controller and associated with the targeted ALU. If the targeted ALU is not full, the decoded instruction is sent to the targeted ALU for execution and the ALU work fullness counter associated with the targeted ALU is updated. If, however, the targeted ALU is full, a scheduler is triggered to de-activate the scheduled task by changing the scheduled task from the active state to a non-active state. When an ALU changes from being full to not being full, the scheduler is triggered to re-activate an oldest scheduled task waiting for the ALU by removing the oldest scheduled task from the non-active state.
US11188379B2 Thermal capacity optimization for maximized single core performance
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for processing a thread of execution on a plurality of independent processing cores. In various embodiments, a run state and a local maximum thermal power is assigned to each of at least part of the cores. A first one of the cores is set to the active state. The thread on the first core in the active state is processed. The processing of the thread on the first core for fulfilment of an interrupt condition is monitored. A second one of the cores is set to the active state. The processing of the thread on the first core is halted. The processing of the thread to the second core is transferred. The processing of the thread on the second core in the active state continues and the first core is set to the cooling state.
US11188378B2 Management of control parameters in electronic systems
The machine implemented method for operating at least one electronic system comprises detecting a pattern of use of plural control parameters in a path through a graph of operational context switches to reach a target operational context; storing a representation of the pattern in association with an indicator identifying the target operational context; responsive to detecting at least one of a request for a switch of operation from a source operational context to the target operational context, a trapping on a resource access, and a detection of a breakpoint, retrieving the representation in accordance with the indicator identifying the target operational context; and responsive to the retrieving, applying at least one control parameter to said at least one electronic system to match the pattern.
US11188376B1 Edge computing system
Devices and techniques are generally described for an edge computing system. In various examples, the edge computing system may comprise a host kernel comprising a kernel-based virtual machine hypervisor. In some examples, the edge computing system may comprise virtualization software effective to communicate with the kernel-based virtual machine hypervisor to execute guest virtual machines. In various further examples, the edge computing system may comprise an engine virtual machine with access to at least one hardware component. The edge computing system may further comprise a control plane virtual machine. The control plane virtual machine may include components effective to receive a first request and determine an application corresponding to the first request, and a virtual machine manager effective to control the virtualization software to generate a virtual machine, configured in accordance with a configuration specific for the virtual machine, for executing the application.
US11188372B2 Computing system with dual VDA registration and related methods
A computing system may be in communication with client computing devices. The computing system may include a cloud infrastructure, an offline cache, and a VDA configured to concurrently have a first registration with the cloud infrastructure, and a second registration with the offline cache, and provide corresponding virtual desktop instances for the client computing devices based upon either the first registration or the second registration. The offline cache may be configured to broker local resources for the virtual desktop instances when the cloud infrastructure is unavailable. The VDA may be configured to transition to the offline cache using the second registration when the cloud infrastructure is unavailable.
US11188368B2 Asynchronous workload migration control
Systems and methods for workload migration control. Migration control operations commence upon identifying a workload comprising two or more virtual machines to be migrated from a source computing environment to a target computing environment. A migration process initiates migration of the two or more virtual machines to the target computing environment. After the migration process has begun, a user identifies a prioritized virtual machine from among the two or more virtual machines that are in the process of being migrated. In response to receiving the user input, a migration manager suspends progression of selected virtual machines while accelerating progression of the migration of the prioritized virtual machine that is not suspended. The migration of the re-prioritized virtual machine preferentially receives computing resources. After migration of the re-prioritized virtual machine that is not suspended has completed, then the migration manager releases the suspension of the suspended virtual machines to continue migration.
US11188367B2 Guest operating system physical memory page protection using hypervisor
A method is provided for a protection module or a process to use a hypervisor to protect memory pages of a guest operating system on the hypervisor. The method includes modifying a shared memory page in a context of the process, which causes the guest operating system to allocate a private memory page to the process, copy data from the shared memory page to the private memory page, and modify the private memory page. The method further includes causing the hypervisor to protect the private memory page by monitoring the private memory page and generating an alert when the private memory page is accessed.
US11188366B2 Independent access to virtual machine desktop content
Methods, systems, and techniques for facilitating access to content stored remotely, for example, as part of a virtual machine infrastructure or elsewhere in a networked environment, using a uniform mechanism are provided. Example embodiments provide an Enhanced Virtual Desktop Management Server/System with a Content Abstraction Layer which enables users to access their data stored as part of a virtual machine environment, or replicated otherwise on a network, using a generic API. The API can be incorporated into a web browser or other third party interface to provide access to the users' data without needing to remote a bitmap representation of a virtual desktop display. Accordingly, users can access their data, applications, and settings regardless of the type of access device and regardless of whether the corresponding virtual desktop is running in the data center, provisioned in the datacenter but running on a client device, or not running at all.
US11188363B2 Systems and methods for automatic data management for an asynchronous task-based runtime
A compilation system can define, at compile time, the data blocks to be managed by an Even Driven Task (EDT) based runtime/platform, and can also guide the runtime/platform on when to create and/or destroy the data blocks, so as to improve the performance of the runtime/platform. The compilation system can also guide, at compile time, how different tasks may access the data blocks they need in a manner that can improve performance of the tasks.
US11188350B2 Method and apparatus for streaming map data based on data types
An approach is provided for streaming map data based on data types. For example, the approach involves receiving a request to initiate a streaming of a mapping database to a client device. The mapping database includes at least one original data block including data records corresponding to tiles. The approach also involves processing the data records to generate data bundle entries for an after-processing bundle block. Each of the data bundle entries corresponds to a subset of the tiles, and the after-processing bundle block includes a bundle file and a bundle index file. The approach further involves selecting one of the data bundle entries based on a tile of interest in the request. The approach further involves generating a mapping data stream based on the selected data bundle entry. The approach further involves initiating the streaming of the content data in response to the request.
US11188347B2 Virtual function driver loading method and server using global and local identifiers corresponding to locations of the virtual functions
A driver loading method and a server, where when receiving a service request, the server determines a first global index and a first global virtual function (VF) identifier corresponding to a first function description of a designated function included in the service request, determines a virtual machine (VM) corresponding to the service request, associates the first global VF identifier with the VM, allocates a first local index on the VM to the designated function, creates a correspondence between the first local index and the first function description, and sends the correspondence to the VM. The VM loads, according to the correspondence, a driver of the designated function for a first VF corresponding to the first global VF identifier. According to the foregoing method, different drivers can be loaded for VFs that have different functions and that are virtualized by a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) device.
US11188343B2 Apparatus, systems, and methods for low power computational imaging
The present application discloses a computing device that can provide a low-power, highly capable computing platform for computational imaging. The computing device can include one or more processing units, for example one or more vector processors and one or more hardware accelerators, an intelligent memory fabric, a peripheral device, and a power management module. The computing device can communicate with external devices, such as one or more image sensors, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or any other suitable sensor devices.
US11188342B2 Apparatus and method for speculative conditional move operation
An apparatus and method for a speculative conditional move instruction. A processor comprising: a decoder to decode a first speculative conditional move instruction; a prediction storage to store prediction data related to previously executed speculative conditional move instructions; and execution circuitry to read first prediction data associated with the speculative conditional move instruction and to execute the speculative conditional move instruction either speculatively or non-speculatively based on the first prediction data.
US11188340B2 Multiple streams execution for hard-to-predict branches in a microprocessor
Techniques for parallel execution of instructions in an instruction set are described. The techniques include determining a plurality of instruction streams and paths for a branch in an instruction set and executing the determined paths in parallel such that a mis-predicted path does not cause significant mis-prediction penalties.
US11188322B2 Similarity of binaries
A computer implemented method of estimating a similarity of binary records comprising executable code, comprising converting a first binary record and a second binary record to a first intermediate representation (IR) and a second IR respectively, decomposing each of the first IR and the second IR to a plurality of strands which are partial dependent chains of program instructions, calculating a probability score for each of the plurality of strands of the first IR to have an equivalent counterpart in the second IR by comparing each strand of the first IR to one or more strands of the second IR, adjusting the probability score for each strand according to a significance value calculated for each strand and calculating a similarity score defining a functional similarity between the first IR and the second IR by aggregating the adjusted probability score of the plurality of strands.
US11188318B1 Systems and methods to configure customer-specific deployments of sets of enterprise software applications
Systems and methods for configuring deployments of sets of enterprise software applications to users are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: store information, including executable code for a set of enterprise software applications and a configuration database including deployment-specific configuration settings and corresponding setting values; effectuate deployment of the set of enterprise software applications on a first deployment server; present an administrative user interface to an administrative user; generate a first modification database with user-provided configuration settings in accordance with user input received through the administrative user interface; and modify the configuration settings of the first deployment server based on the first modification d.
US11188315B1 Method and apparatus for reusable and relative indexed register resource allocation in function calls
The disclosed systems, apparatuses and methods are directed to optimizing by a compiler register resource allocation for functions of a module, using a Register File comprising a limited number of registers. After performing interprocedural analysis in the module, the compiler computes the number of registers used by each function, and compiles the function to final machine code, except at callsites where a call is detected to be made to another function. At each callsite and for each called function, the compiler expands call instructions to final machine code after computing and setting a relative index to be used by a called function for running in an available part of the Register File. The relative index optimizes register resource allocation by minimizing the number of spilled registers before a function is called.
US11188308B2 Interactive code editing
Techniques for interactive code editing are described. A system can provide for display a code editing environment that resembles a text editor. Upon detecting various user inputs, the system can display, in place of text, widgets in the code editing environment. The widgets can have the appearance of text, and have functions to interact with the user to provide various conveniences including, for example, line management, step completion, calculation completion, parameter management, and code folding.
US11188303B2 Floating point multiply hardware using decomposed component numbers
A processor system comprises one or more logic units configured to receive a processor instruction identifying a first floating point number to be multiplied with a second floating point number. The floating point numbers are each decomposed into a group of a plurality of component numbers, wherein a number of bits used to represent each floating point number is greater than a number of bits used to represent any component number in each group of the plurality of component numbers. The component numbers of the first group are multiplied with the component numbers of the second group to determine intermediate multiplication results that are summed together to determine an effective result that represents a result of multiplying the first floating point number with the second floating point number.
US11188298B2 Electronic device and method for generating short cut of quick command
An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, a microphone, a communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, implement the method. The method includes determining whether the electronic device is communicatively coupled to an external display device, when the electronic device is not communicatively coupled to the external display, receiving a first user utterance, executing a task corresponding to at least one of a word, phrase or sentence included in the first user utterance as indicated by the mapping, the task preconfigured by a user, and when the electronic device is communicatively coupled to the external display device, displaying at least one of a text and a graphical user interface (GUI) indicating the at least one word, phrase, and sentence on the external display.
US11188281B2 Computer-readable storage medium to store instructions for controlling user interfaces in an information processing apparatus having multiple processing channels
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus has a display interface, an operation interface, and a communication interface, and is connected with a printer through the communication interface. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, causing the computer to control the display interface to display a setting screen to accept entry of print settings applicable to the printer, including a first special setting which is feasible to a first channel but infeasible to a second channel, and in response to a specific operation related to the first special setting to the setting screen through the operation interface, determine the first channel to be a processing channel to be used to cause the printer to print the image.
US11188277B2 Printing apparatus that supports a tenant of cloud computing
Tenant information in which a printing apparatus is registered and tenant information of a user that is included in a print job are compared in the printing apparatus, and a user of another tenant is controlled not to freely use the printing apparatus, by providing an appropriate printing permission control method for a job of another tenant.
US11188273B2 Image forming apparatus using calendar information and method of using image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus and method for using calendar information are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a display to display a user interface window for selecting a function supported by the image forming apparatus, a communication device to receive, from a calendar server, schedule information of the image forming apparatus and user information corresponding a particular schedule, and a processor to control the display to display a user interface window for a schedule corresponding to a current time and user information corresponding to the schedule.
US11188268B1 Programmable processor in an integrated memory assembly
A programmable and reprogrammable processor on a control semiconductor die is disclosed. The processor controls various operations on a memory semiconductor die to which it is bonded, such as read, write, and erase. The processor issues control signals to operate circuits such as voltage regulators, sense amplifiers, and data latches. Because the processor is reprogrammable, it is possible to modify the operation of the circuits. For example, the processor can execute updated instructions to control the voltage regulators to modify the timing and/or magnitude of voltages applied to control lines in the memory semiconductor die. In one aspect, a page mapping scheme is updated in order to more evenly distribute a bit error rate (BER) across the pages. In one aspect, a read equalization scheme is updated. In one aspect, a technique for reading soft bits is updated.
US11188259B2 Storage device and method of operating the storage device
A method of operating a storage device including a non-volatile memory includes: the storage device receiving from a host a first write command; determining, based on the first write command, whether first write data for the first write command is sequential data required to be written according to a write request order; writing the first write data in the non-volatile memory; and when the first write data and second write data for a second write command are sequential data, sequentially updating first mapping data including a mapping relationship between a first logical address and a first physical address for the first write data, and updating second mapping data including a mapping relationship between a second logical address and a second physical address for the second write data, according to an order in which the first write command and the second write command are received.
US11188256B2 Enhanced read-ahead capability for storage devices
Enhanced read-ahead capabilities for storage devices are disclosed herein. In an implementation, data for a given write operation may be written to storage such that the location of the next write is stored with the data. Later, when the data is being read from storage, other data may be pre-fetched from the location of the next write that was written with the data. If the next location is the target of a subsequent read operation, the other data may be returned to the host immediately, since it will have already been read from the location where it was stored, thereby speeding-up the subsequent read operation.
US11188248B2 System and method to achieve an uninterrupted file level backup using a pass-through snapshot engine
A pass-through snapshot engine records lifecycle data and chronological status of files or objects, in one or more pass-through snapshots during a backup. If there is an abort, the pass-through snapshot engine freezes the pass-through snapshot(s) and terminates the backup. To restart after the abort, the pass-through snapshot engine sends one or more pass-through snapshots to the backup agent. The backup agent restarts the backup, and enforces states of lifecycle and chronology to files or objects, and discards files or objects that have already been backed up to the target device, in accordance with the one or more pass-through snapshots.
US11188244B2 Adjusting trim settings to improve memory performance or reliability
A memory device stores data for a host. In one approach, a trim operation is initiated for the memory device (e.g., based on a context that is determined for the memory device). During the trim operation, read and/or write tests are performed on one or more portions of a non-volatile storage media of the memory device. One or more characteristics associated with the memory device are observed during the test. Based on these observed characteristics, one or more trim settings are determined. Then, the memory device is updated to store the determined trim settings to configure subsequent read or write access to the non-volatile storage media (e.g., access performed in response to commands from a host).
US11188240B2 Information processing system and non-transitory computer readable medium for access permission control
Provided is an information processing system including plural information processing devices each of which is accessible using first authentication information that is given to each of users, that varies among the users, and that is common to the plural information processing devices, access to a specific service from an accessed information processing device among the plural information processing devices being permitted using second authentication information that is given for the specific service to each of the users and that varies among the users. The information processing system includes a display controller and a storage controller. In a case where first access permission information that corresponds to the first authentication information used to access the accessed information processing device and that is for permitting access to the specific service is not stored in a storage unit, the display controller performs control to display an input screen for inputting the second authentication information for accessing the specific service. In a case where the first access permission information is stored in the storage unit and in a case where authentication information input from the input screen matches the second authentication information that is predetermined, the storage controller permits access to the specific service and performs control to cause the storage unit to store new first access permission information for the specific service in association with the first authentication information used to access the accessed information processing device.
US11188234B2 Cache line data
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods related to a memory system with cache line data. An example apparatus can store data in a number of cache lines in the cache, wherein each of the number of lines includes a number of chunks of data that are individually accessible.
US11188221B1 Mobile device merchant availability interface
Techniques for providing merchant slot availability management using graphical user interfaces for mobile devices are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include a mobile device with processing circuitry configured to generate a multi-level graphical user interface (mGUI), and provide the mGUI to a touch screen display of the mobile device. The processing circuitry may be further configured to monitor a touch screen for various predefined user inputs for traversing tiered levels, and updating the mGUI. The mGUI may be used to implement interfaces various mobile device interfaces used for organizing hierarchal or structured data. For example, the mGUI may be used to implement a merchant slot management interface that allows merchants to dynamically adjust slot availability and associated properties, manage slots such as by creating tabs, or generate promotions for available slots.
US11188213B2 Edit experience for transformation of digital content
Techniques for edit experience for transformation of digital content are delivered in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image editor system receives edits to a digital image to transform the digital image and generate an edited image. An edit experience is then generated that is presentable to recreate the image transformation process. The image editor system outputs the edit experience to enable a user to interact with the edit experience to reproduce the image transformation, such as via a step-by-step process. In at least some implementations, edits to a particular digital image are saved as presets that can be suggested for editing other images, such as images that are determined to be similar to an edited image.
US11188207B2 Portable terminal device and display control method
A portable terminal device has enclosures with a movable portion, a display section that displays visible information showing an operation target area, and a touch sensor that detects a position on a display screen of the display section touched by a user's finger, or the like. A shape detection section detects a change in the shape of the enclosure; an input operation management section manages a position detected by the touch sensor and an operation target area of each of pieces of visible information displayed on the display section in an associated manner; and a display control section automatically makes a change to at least display positions of the respective pieces of visible information about the operation target displayed on the display section in accordance with a change in shape of the enclosure detected by the shape detection section.
US11188194B2 Personalization and synonym hierarchy for smart replies
Techniques for generating smart replies are disclosed herein. A computer system may generate candidate replies to a message from a first device of a first user to a second device of a second user based on content of the message using a first model, and determine synonym replies based on the candidate replies using a hierarchical graph data structure, with the synonym replies including the candidate replies in addition to synonyms of the candidate replies, the hierarchical graph data structure comprising a tree of concepts ranging from root nodes to leaf nodes of synonym replies. The computer system may generate smart replies using a second model based on the synonym replies and corresponding user selection data for each one of the plurality of synonym replies, with the user selection data indicating a number of times the second user has selected the corresponding synonym reply for replying to messages.
US11188190B2 Generating animation overlays in a communication session
Method of generating animation overlays starts with a processor causing a communication interface for a communication session to be displayed at client devices. The processor receives from a first client device an animation sending request and causes an animation sending interface to be displayed in the communication interface of the first client device. The animation sending interface comprises animation overlay icons. Each of the animation overlay icons comprise a first avatar associated with the first user. The processor receives from the first client device a selection of a first animation overlay icon and causes the first animation overlay corresponding to the first animation overlay icon to be displayed as an overlay on the communication interface of each of the plurality of client devices. The first animation overlay is an animation that includes the first avatar. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11188187B2 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium
There is provided an information processing apparatus including an image acquisition part that acquires an image captured by an imaging part, and a display controller that causes a virtual object to be displayed in accordance with a recognition result of a real object shown in the image. The display controller controls the virtual object on a basis of a size of the real object in a real space.
US11188184B2 Electromagnetic touch structure, direct-backlight display module and display
The present disclosure discloses an electromagnetic touch structure, a direct-backlight display module and a display. The electromagnetic touch structure includes a frame structure and an electromagnetic screen structure disposed on the rim structure; the frame structure includes a groove-shaped metal rear shell and a rim structure disposed at a peripheral edge of the metal rear shell. The electromagnetic screen structure includes a diffusion panel and an electromagnetic film which are stacked between the metal rear shell and the rim structure, and a permanent magnet structure disposed at a peripheral edge of the electromagnetic film, and the permanent magnet structure is located between the metal rear shell and the rim structure, and the electromagnetic film is disposed above or below the diffusion panel.
US11188177B2 In-cell liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display device
An in-cell type liquid crystal panel is disclosed containing: an in-cell type liquid crystal cell provided with a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules homogeneously aligned in the absence of an electric field, a first transparent substrate and a second transparent substrate sandwiching the liquid crystal layer, and a touch sensing electrode unit related to touch sensor and touch-driven functions disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer attached polarizing film disposed, via a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and without interposing a conductive layer, to the first transparent substrate side on the viewing side of the in-cell type liquid crystal cell; wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer attached polarizing film contains a first polarizing film, an anchor layer, and a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; the anchor layer includes a conductive polymer; and the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes an antistatic agent.
US11188172B2 Detection apparatus
According to an aspect, a detection apparatus includes: a plurality of detection electrodes; a drive signal generation circuit configured to generate a drive signal; a detection circuit configured to be coupled to the detection electrodes to detect a detection signal based on the drive signal; and a first selection circuit. A first point in time when the drive signal makes a transition from a first potential to a second potential overlaps a first period in which the first selection circuit couples a detection electrode as a first selection target among the detection electrodes to the detection circuit. A second point in time when the drive signal makes a transition from the second potential to the first potential overlaps a second period in which the first selection circuit couples a detection electrode as a second selection target, which is not included in the first selection target, to the detection circuit.
US11188163B2 Touch display device and fabrication method thereof
A touch display device comprises a display panel including a plurality of light-emitting diodes respectively including an anode electrode and a cathode electrode; a touch sensor disposed at a first area of the display panel; a light-emitting element disposed on the cathode electrode at a second area of the display panel; and a light-receiving sensor disposed on a rear surface of the display panel.
US11188158B2 System and method of determining input characters based on swipe input
Provided are an artificial intelligence (AI) system and an application thereof, which simulate functions of a human brain, such as recognition and determination, by using a machine learning algorithm, such as deep-learning. A method of processing, by a device, a keyboard input, based on training, may include: displaying a keyboard on a screen of the device; receiving a swipe input of a user, the swipe input connecting a plurality of keys on a displayed keyboard; extracting a trajectory connecting the plurality of keys; applying, to a trained model for a keyboard input, based on the trajectory, trajectory information indicating a shape of the trajectory and a relative position of the trajectory with respect to the keyboard; and determining at least one character corresponding to the trajectory, based on a result of the applying the trajectory information.
US11188157B1 Touchless input device with sensor for measuring linear distance
An input assembly comprises a plurality of visual indicators differentiating between key regions on a plane. The input assembly also comprises a plurality of sensors, each arranged behind one of the key regions, and configured to determine a linear distance of the object from each of the sensors when the object is coming into proximity with the plane. Processing circuitry is configured to, based on input from the sensors, determine a location of a selected key region that the object is approaching; instruct changing of a display of at least one of the plurality of visual indicators to highlight the selected key region with a first visual indication when an object approaches within the first predefined proximity of the selected key region; select, from among a plurality of values, a value that is associated with the selected key region, and output the selected value as a user-selected keypad value.
US11188155B2 Method and apparatus for inputting character based on motion recognition of body
A motion-based character input method and apparatus are provided. The method includes following steps: matching each of a plurality of representative objects with one of bodies, where the plurality of representative objects are respectively included in object groups each of which includes one or more objects; when a first motion of a first body part matched with a representative object among the plurality of representative objects is detected, recognizing the representative object as a first input; and when a second motion of a second body part matched with an object in an object group including the representative object is detected after the detection of the first motion, recognizing the object as a second input.
US11188154B2 Context dependent projection of holographic objects
A computing device associated with a user obtains contextual data associated with the user. The contextual data includes information indicating a current location of the user relative to the computing device. The computing device selects one or more applications provided by the computing device based on results of an analysis of the contextual data, and projects one or more holographic objects representing the one or more applications into a viewable area located a predetermined distance from the user.
US11188147B2 Display control method for highlighting display element focused by user
A display control method for a display control system includes: acquiring eye gaze information concerning eye gaze of a user; specifying, as a highlight target display element, among at least one display element to be displayed based on data indicating at least one item of information, a display element that has a predetermined positional relationship with the eye gaze of the user indicated by the eye gaze information and that satisfies a certain requirement as a highlight target candidate; and performing display control so that the specified highlight target display element is highlighted.
US11188142B1 Power management network for communication between racks in a data center
A rules-based mechanism is described for powering down racks in an ordered and autonomous way in a data center. Power shelf controllers (PSCs), on different racks or on the same rack, communicate together through a network, called the PSC network, separate from the data network. The PSCs are aware of the other PSCs that share the same input power domain. When the racks are configured for use, each PSC is assigned a priority value, based upon the management provisioning layer assignment. Each PSC creates a table of all the other PSCs and tracks each assigned priority value. When a power event occurs, the PSC can power down components within the rack in accordance with the priority table. Recovery can also be carried out in conformance with the priority table.
US11188137B2 Slave communication apparatus and master communication apparatus
A slave communication apparatus including a clock recovering section that recovers a clock signal from a transmission signal having a first signal value when the clock is a first level, a second signal value when the clock is a second level and data has a first data value, and a third signal value between the first and second signal values when the clock is the second level and the data has a second data value; and a data recovering section that recovers the data, wherein the data recovering section sets the data threshold value to be a first setting value between the second and third signal values in response to the recovered data having the second data value, and sets the data threshold value to be a second setting value between the first and third signal values in response to the recovered data having the first data value.
US11188136B2 Managing content based on battery usage in displaying the content on devices
Systems and methods for managing content to improve battery life of client devices. A data processing system receives requests for content items from client devices. The data processing system selects the content items from a set of content items and transmits the content items to the respective client devices. The client devices acquire battery status information related to the displaying or rendering of their respective content item. The data processing system receives the battery status information from the client devices and determines a power consumption value associated with the content items. Based on the power consumption value being greater than a threshold power consumption value, the data processing system modifies a policy for selecting the content items from the set of content items.
US11188135B2 Battery controller, electronic device, battery pack, and battery controlling method
A battery controller used in an electronic device supplied with electric power from a battery pack including a rechargeable battery includes a battery monitor for monitoring remaining battery charge in the rechargeable battery, and a power supply controller. The battery monitor issues an alarm when the remaining battery charge lowers to a threshold or below, and, after that, shuts down upon receiving a shut-down command from the power supply controller. The power supply controller sends the shut-down command to the battery monitor upon receiving the alarm from the battery monitor and determining that the remaining battery charge is equal to or below the threshold.
US11188134B2 Connector and second electronic device including the connector
The present disclosure provides a connector for coupling a first electronic device and a second electronic device with a power source to enable the power source to provide a current to the first electronic device and the second electronic device, the connector includes: a first connector component configured to be coupled with the first electronic device; a power-supplying connector component configured to be coupled with the power source; a power line configured to couple the second electronic device and the first connector component to the power-supplying connector component; a data line having a first end coupled with the second electronic device, and a second end coupled with the first connector component; and a power-supplying state detection circuit configured to be coupled with the power-supplying connector component and detect whether the power-supplying connector component is coupled with the power source; and a message transmission line having a first end coupled with the power-supplying state detection circuit, and a second end of the message transmission line is coupled with the second electronic device, and the power-supplying state detection circuit is configured to transmit a power source connection message to the second electronic device via the message transmission line when it is detected that the power-supplying connector component is coupled with the power source.
US11188133B2 System for transmitting power to a remote PoE subsystem by forwarding PD input voltage
The present disclosure describes a system 400 for transmitting power to a remote Power over Ethernet (PoE) subsystem by forwarding Powered Device (PD) input voltage where the subsystem includes a PD and a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) device. Included is a master PSE device 402, a first subsystem 410, and a second subsystem 428. The first subsystem 410 includes a first PD 418 that includes a first power switching device 426 and a first PSE device 424. The first power switching device 426 forwards the input power from the first PD 418 to the first PSE 424 without disturbing the PoE handshaking between the devices. The first power switching device 426 uses a switching device with level detection that detects the required input voltage. The second subsystem 428 receives the power from the first subsystem's 410 first PSE device 424. And the second subsystem 428 operates in a manner similar to the first subsystem 410.
US11188130B2 Method and apparatus for thermal management using different customization modes
An information handling system having improved thermal management includes a policy that is used by a basic input output system during a system startup. A mode controller customizes the policy by adjusting fan speed and/or workload. The customization utilizes a manual mode, an intelligent mode, or a historical data mode.
US11188122B2 Low-profile wearable scanning device
A code reader may include a housing configured to be wearable by a user, a scanning unit configured to scan machine-readable indicia of a target area, a user interface connected to the housing and configured to present identification data associated with the machine-readable indicia to the user, a power source disposed within the housing, a processing unit disposed within the housing, and a plurality of electrical conductors in electrical communication with the processing unit and the user interface. The processing unit may be configured to communicate a scan signal to the scanning unit to cause the scanning unit to scan the target area, receive response data from the scanning unit representative of the machine-readable indicia, generate the identification data in response to receiving the response data, and communicate the identification data to the user interface for display thereon. The electrical conductors may provide power and enable signals to be communicated.
US11188121B2 Case for portable electronic computing device
Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to an apparatus including a traylike structure including one or more apertures being positioned along one or more of a first wall portion, a second wall portion, a third wall portion, and a fourth wall portion; and a flangelike structure including one or more protrusions being positioned to extend from one or more of a first lower interior surface of a first elongated member, a second lower interior surface of a second elongated member, and a third lower interior surface of the third elongated member to engage with the one or more apertures of the traylike structure thereby coupling the flangelike structure with the traylike structure. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US11188117B2 Low latency analog adaptive clocking
An apparatus is provided for low latency adaptive clocking, the apparatus comprises: a first power supply rail to provide a first power; a second power supply rail to provide a second power; a third power supply rail to provide a third power; a voltage divider coupled to the first, second, and third power supply rails; a bias generator coupled to voltage divider and the third power supply rail; an oscillator coupled to the bias generator and the first supply rail; and a clock distribution network to provide an output of the oscillator to one or more logics, wherein the clock distribution network is coupled to the second power supply rail.
US11188099B2 Method, system and apparatus for an autonomous routing algorithm with a failsafe provision at a final drop-off location
Systems and methods are provided for preventing a loss of throughput data connectivity from one or more active autonomous vehicles of the fleet communicating with a back office network by: collecting an average aggregate of the throughput data from the one or more active AVs communicating with the back office network; updating a set of records in a throughput data table corresponding to a plurality of mapped AV routes for the one or more active AVs, by processing a throughput data table record in the temporary buffer of updated throughput data to eliminate identified duplicate or out-of-date throughput data recorded in the throughput data table; and determining, by the back office network, whether one or more of the AV route segments or the final drop-off location exhibits the effect of an instance of the loss of throughput data connectivity between the AV and the back office network.
US11188096B2 Control apparatus, control method, and storage medium
Provided is a control apparatus includes, a state information obtainment unit configured for, with respect to each of at least some nodes including an assigned node among a plurality of nodes being mobile nodes, obtaining state information that represents a state related to a predetermined value corresponding to a position of each of the some nodes; a control information generation unit configured for generating control information for controlling movement of the assigned node based on the state information of each of the some nodes; and a control unit configured for controlling movement of the assigned node based on the control information.
US11188090B2 Autonomous driving control apparatus, vehicle having the same and method for controlling vehicle
A vehicle includes a first image obtainer configured to obtain an external image; a second image obtainer configured to obtain an internal image; an obstacle detector configured to detect obstacles; a controller configured to control autonomous driving based on obstacle detection information detected by the obstacle detector and image data obtained by the first image obtainer and encrypt brightness data among the image data obtained by the first and second image obtainers during the control of the autonomous driving; and a storage configured to store the encrypted brightness data.
US11188086B2 Identification and localization of a base station of an autonomous mobile robot
In the following, a system having an autonomous mobile robot and a base station for the robot is described. In accordance with one example, the robot comprises a navigation module with a navigation sensor for detecting geometric features of objects in the environment of the robot. The base station has at least one geometric feature which can be detected by the robot by means of the navigation sensor. The robot includes a robot controller that is coupled with the navigation module, the robot controller being configured to identify and/or localize the base station and/or to determine a docking position of the robot based on the at least one geometric feature of the base station.
US11188084B2 Method for operating a motor vehicle in a navigation surrounding area, and motor vehicle
The disclosure relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle in a navigation surrounding area, e.g., a parking area. A digital navigation map, which describes a of the navigation surrounding area is used to describe a roadway network. A navigation route to a destination contained in the navigation map is determined by a navigation system of the motor vehicle according to the navigation map. Sensor data from a sensor device on the motor vehicle is used to describe environment of the motor vehicle. The navigation system carries out a vehicle guidance algorithm based on the sensor data and is trained by a machine learning process using training data. The motor vehicle is guided along the navigation route automatically according to a lateral and/or longitudinal guidance action ascertained by the vehicle guidance algorithm.
US11188083B2 Method, device, and computer readable storage medium with instructions for motion planning for a transportation vehicle
A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for motion planning for a transportation vehicle wherein motion candidates are determined based on an action and state gridding. This involves applying at least one measure for optimizing the motion candidates. Final states of motions of the transportation vehicle corresponding to the movement candidates are determined in a discretized state space and a motion for the transportation vehicle is selected.
US11188063B2 System for controlling manufacturing of door and method thereof for vehicle
A system for controlling manufacturing of a vehicle door can set a position of the door by predicting a deflection thereof. The system includes a control unit detecting weight data of the door by vehicle model and position range data, generating a door deflection amount and a body deflection amount based on the weight data and the position range data, detecting a gap prediction value and a step difference prediction value according to the door deflection amount and the body deflection amount, and generating a result list including positioning data of the hinge unit if the gap prediction value and the step difference prediction value exist within a quality reference range, and a prediction unit configured to predict the gap prediction value and the step difference prediction value at which the body and the door are spaced apart based on the door deflection amount and the body deflection amount.
US11188059B2 Method for monitoring a plant of the automation technology
The present disclosure comprises a method for managing a plant of the automation technology, including a step of acquiring and storing all data transmitted via a communication network, consisting of process values, control variables and status data, and operating telegrams by a field detection unit, and providing the data and the operating telegrams with time stamps. The method also includes steps of temporally assigning the operating telegrams to the data, and analyzing the assignment and creating an intervention system. The intervention system contains plant states and interventions, wherein a plant state is created on the basis of transmitted data from a sensor unit and from an actuator unit, and wherein an intervention consists of at least one operating telegram following the transmitted data from the sensor unit and from the actuator unit.
US11188053B2 Computer system, operation verification method, and program
Provided are a computer system, and a method and a program for operation verification that easily know the operation of a machine tool more exactly. The computer system acquires operating data while a machine tool operates for a predetermined time, generates computer graphics virtually showing that the machine tool operates for the predetermined time from the acquired data, acquires an image of the machine tool that has taken for the predetermined time, and compares the image with the computer graphics for the predetermined time. The computer system also notifies the abnormality if an abnormality has been detected as the result of the comparison.
US11188052B2 Systems and methods to provide vendor managed inventory with active tracking
Disclosed is a system and method to track the consumption and use period of various consumable and/or durable welding-type products via tracking the consumption and/or use of various other consumable and/or durable welding-type products. The system and method may provide alerts when the use period of a consumable and/or durable welding-type product satisfies a threshold and therefore should be replaced.
US11188048B2 Programmable logic controller and main unit
A PLC collects a device value stored in any one of a plurality of devices and stores information relating to collecting time at which the device value is collected and the device value in association with each other in a first buffer. The PLC collects data input from a monitoring apparatus and stores information relating to acquiring time at which the data is acquired and the data in association with each other in a second buffer. A saving section saves, when a predetermined saving condition is satisfied, the device value and the information relating to the collecting time stored in the first buffer, and the data and the information relating to the acquiring time stored in the second buffer in correspondence with each other.
US11188047B2 Automatic visual and acoustic analytics for event detection
Systems and methods are provided for detecting events in industrial processes. An acquisition system may include one of a camera and an audio recorder to acquire monitoring data in the form of one of imaging data and acoustic data, respectively. A computer system, may include a machine learning engine and may be programmed to classify the monitoring data under a classifier, quantify, based on the classifier, the monitoring data with at least one quantifier, and detect an event when the at least one quantifier satisfies a predetermined rule corresponding to the at least one quantifier.
US11188046B1 Determining alerts based on video content and sensor data
One or more video gateway devices configured to: access pre-configured criteria including at least a first condition, a second condition, and a first event; access video content captured by cameras configured to capture video of areas of a manufacturing facility; determine, based on an analysis of the video content, that the first condition is satisfied; access sensor data from one or more sensors; determine, based on an analysis of the sensor data, that the second condition is satisfied; and based on determining that the first and second conditions are satisfied, cause the first event to be executed.
US11188043B2 Motor drive input adaptation with in-line drive-sense circuit
A rotating equipment system with in-line drive-sense circuit (DSC) electric power signal processing includes rotating equipment, in-line drive-sense circuits (DSCs), and one or more processing modules. The in-line DSCs receive input electrical power signals and generate motor drive signals for the rotating equipment. An in-line DSC receives an input electrical power signal, processes it to generate and output a motor drive signal to the rotating equipment via a single line and simultaneously senses the motor drive signal via the single line. Based on the sensing of the motor drive signal via the single line, the in-line DSC provides a digital signal to the one or more processing modules that receive and process the digital signal to determine information regarding one or more operational conditions of the rotating equipment, and based thereon, selectively facilitate one or more adaptation operations on the motor drive signal via the in-line DSC.
US11188042B2 Building management system with space-based and equipment-based notification system
A building management system (BMS) includes a storage device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include receiving an indication of an event relating to building equipment operable to serve spaces of a building, the indication identifying at least one of a space or a type of equipment associated with the event, determining, based on the indication, that the one or more criteria are satisfied for a first filter of a plurality of filters, each filter of the plurality of filters associated with a subset of users and specifying one or more criteria for satisfying the filter, the one or more criteria comprising at least one of a space criterion or an equipment criterion, and providing a notification of the event to the subset of users associated with the first filter in response to a determination that the one or more criteria are satisfied for the first filter.
US11188038B2 Systems and methods of occupant path prediction
A method for predicting a path of a specific occupant of a number of occupants including receiving user access data, the user access data including a user identifier, an access time, and an access location, generating, a first model describing general sequences of access events associated with the number of occupants and a frequency of each of the general sequences, generating a second model describing specific sequences of access events associated with the specific occupant and a frequency of each of the specific sequences, and generating a path prediction model based on the first and second models, the path prediction model including a weighted score for each of the number of access control points, the weighted score associated with a probability the specific occupant accesses the access control point based on a last accessed access control point.
US11188034B2 System for monitoring and influencing objects of interest and processes carried out by the objects, and corresponding method
The invention relates to a system for monitoring and influencing at least one object of interest and/or processes carried out by the object, containing: at least one object for obtaining information, which is designed to obtain information on the object of interest and at least one influencing object which is designed to exert influence on the object of interest. The object for obtaining information and the influencing object being subject to a geo-referencing process. The system also includes a central control unit which is coupled to the object for obtaining information and the influencing The central control unit controls an exchange of information with or between the object for obtaining information and the influencing object, requests information from the object for obtaining information in response to an alarm trigger, and on the basis of information from the object for obtaining information causes the influencing object to carry out measures for influencing the object of interest and/or processes carried out by the object. The system also includes a communication network via which the exchange of information between the objects or between the objects and the central control unit is carried out.
US11188028B2 Button for a timepiece
A button (1) for a timepiece, comprising:—a rod (4);—a tube (2) for guiding of the rod (4) along a longitudinal axis (A);—a ring (3); and—a mechanical connection (3d, 2c, 5) between the ring and the tube, the mechanical connection being of the bayonet type and/or comprising a spring (5).
US11188026B2 Apparatus for manufacturing holographic optical element, and apparatus for reconstructing holograms
An apparatus for manufacturing a hologram includes a holographic optical element on which a first interference pattern of a first signal beam and a first reference beam is recorded and a second interference pattern of a second signal beam modulated by a Fourier lens and a second reference beam is recorded. Also, an apparatus for reconstructing a hologram by using the holographic optical element is provided.
US11188025B2 Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a detector and a reception unit. The detector detects approaching of a user toward an image formed in midair. The reception unit receives an action of the user as an operation in a case where the user approaches the image from a predetermined direction.
US11188022B2 Process cartridge and image forming apparatus
A process cartridge includes: a toner cartridge including: a toner housing accommodating toner and having a toner discharge hole; and a toner shutter movable between a closed position closing the toner discharge hole and an opened position opening the toner discharge hole with respect to the toner discharge hole; and a drum cartridge including: a photosensitive drum rotatable about a drum axis extending in a first direction; and a drum frame supporting the photosensitive drum, wherein in a state the toner cartridge is mounted to the drum cartridge, the toner housing is rotatable about an axis between a first position in which the toner shutter is located in the closed position and a second position in which the toner shutter is located in the opened position, the axis extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction.
US11188020B2 Method of producing blade, blade, image forming apparatus, and image forming method
There is provided a method of producing a blade for cleaning a toner image retainer, the method including: binding an abutting layer that abuts against the toner image retainer and a supporting layer that supports the abutting layer, wherein the maximum value D of a difference between a first loss tangent at 1 Hz and a second loss tangent at 100 Hz of the blade that includes the abutting layer and the supporting layer satisfies the formula: 0.2≤D≤0.7, wherein the maximum value D is a maximum value of a difference between the first loss tangent and the second loss tangent at temperatures within a range of 0° C. to 50° C.
US11188007B2 Developer container which discharges toner from a lower side and includes a box section
A toner container includes a container body, an opening, a cover, a toner discharge port, a shutter, a cylindrical structure, protrusions, and an identifier. The shutter is attached to the cover and includes a main shutter covering the toner discharge port. The main shutter moves between a closed position to close the toner discharge port and an open position to open the toner discharge port. The protrusions are on both sides of the cover and protrude in a direction orthogonal to a toner container mounting direction. The identifier is on the cover to indicate a toner color. The cylindrical structure's leading end is downstream of leading ends of the protrusions in the mounting direction. The main shutter's leading end is downstream of the protrusions' leading ends in the mounting direction when the main shutter is in the closed position. The protrusions are downstream of the identifier in the mounting direction.
US11188005B2 Liquid developer
A liquid developer containing toner particles and a carrier liquid, the toner particles containing a resin component, wherein the resin component includes a resin A and a resin B, the resin A has a unit Y1 represented by the formula (1) and a unit Y2 represented by the formula (2), the resin B has a unit Y3 represented by the formula (3) and a unit Y4 selected from the units represented by the formulae (4) to (8), the resin A has a unit Y2 content of 1% to 20% by mass, the resin B has a unit Y3 content of 5% to 90% by mass, the resin component has a resin A content of 50% to 99% by mass, and the resin component has a resin B content of 1% to 50% by mass.
US11188000B2 Method and device for characterizing a mask for microlithography
A method and a device for characterizing a mask for microlithography in a characterization process carried out using an optical system, wherein the optical system includes an illumination optical unit and an imaging optical unit and wherein in the characterization process structures of the mask are illuminated by the illumination optical unit, the mask is imaged onto a detector unit by the imaging optical unit and image data recorded by the detector unit are evaluated in an evaluation unit. A method includes the following steps: determining a temporal variation of at least one variable that is characteristic of the thermal state of the optical system, and modifying the characterization process depending on the temporal variation determined.
US11187995B2 Metrology using a plurality of metrology target measurement recipes
A method of measuring a parameter of a patterning process, the method including obtaining a measurement of a substrate processed by a patterning process, with a first metrology target measurement recipe; obtaining a measurement of the substrate with a second, different metrology target measurement recipe, wherein measurements using the first and second metrology target measurement recipes have their own distinct sensitivity to a metrology target structural asymmetry of the patterning process; and determining a value of the parameter by a weighted combination of the measurements of the substrate using the first and second metrology target measurement recipes, wherein the weighting reduces or eliminates the effect of the metrology target structural geometric asymmetry on the parameter of the patterning process determined from the measurements using the first and second metrology target measurement recipes.
US11187992B2 Predictive modeling of metrology in semiconductor processes
Implementations described herein generally relate to improving silicon wafer manufacturing. In one implementation, a method includes receiving data from one or more manufacturing tools about a manufacturing process of a silicon wafer. The method further includes determining, based on the data, predictive information about a quality of the silicon wafer. The method further includes providing the predictive information to a manufacturing system, wherein the predictive information is used to determine whether to take corrective action.
US11187987B2 Exposure apparatus and exposure method, and flat panel display manufacturing method
A control system, of a plurality of heads, acquires grating correction information related to at least two of scales in a first grating group and scales in a second grating group, based on position information of a movable body measured using at least four heads irradiating measurement beams on at least two of the scales and scales. The grating correction information is used to control movement of the movable body using at least three heads irradiating at least two of the scales and scales.
US11187977B2 Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and method of manufacturing article
An imprint apparatus cures an imprint material on a shot region of a substrate by light irradiation and forms a pattern on the shot region in a state in which a mold is in contact with the imprint material. The apparatus includes a shutter mechanism including a shutter plate configured to control light irradiation to the imprint material on the shot region and an actuator configured to drive the shutter plate, and a driving mechanism configured to change relative positions of the substrate and the mold. The shutter plate includes a first passing portion configured to irradiate a part out of a whole of the imprint material on the shot region with light and a second passing portion configured to irradiate the whole of the imprint material on the shot region.
US11187963B2 System and method for programmable nonlinear silicon photonic circuit
According to various embodiments, an all-optical thresholder device is disclosed. The all-optical thresholder device includes a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) coupled to a Mach-Zehnder coupler (MZC). The MZI includes at least one microring resonator (MRR) and a first tunable element, where the MRR further includes a second tunable element. The MZC includes a third tunable element. The first, second, and third tunable elements are configured to control biases of the all-optical thresholder device to achieve a desired power transfer function.
US11187961B2 Liquid crystal lens and imaging device using the same
A liquid crystal lens and an imaging device including the liquid crystal lens are provided. The liquid crystal lens includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer located between the first substrate and the second substrate; the liquid crystal layer is configured to transmit a first portion of incident light transmitted through the first substrate, and converge the first portion of incident light to a predetermined region of the second substrate; and a light adjustment structure arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, and configured to enable a second portion of incident light transmitted through the first substrate to be transmitted through the liquid crystal layer and converged to the predetermined region.
US11187956B2 Electrochromic element and electrochromic device
An electrochromic element includes: a first electrode which transmits light; a second electrode disposed opposite the first electrode; and an electrolyte containing metal and located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The metal is depositable on one of the first electrode and the second electrode, according to a voltage applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a second deposition voltage at which deposition of the metal on the second electrode starts is higher than a first deposition voltage at which deposition of the metal on the first electrode starts.
US11187954B2 Electrochromic cathode materials
Various embodiments herein relate to electrochromic devices and electrochromic device precursors, as well as methods and apparatus for fabricating such electrochromic devices and electrochromic device precursors. In certain embodiments, the electrochromic device or precursor may include one or more particular materials such as a particular electrochromic material and/or a particular counter electrode material. In various implementations, the electrochromic material includes tungsten titanium molybdenum oxide. In these or other implementation, the counter electrode material may include nickel tungsten oxide, nickel tungsten tantalum oxide, nickel tungsten niobium oxide, nickel tungsten tin oxide, or another material.
US11187950B2 Array substrate and method of manufacturing same
An array substrate and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The array substrate includes a substrate, a gate layer, a first insulating layer, a gate tracking layer, and a second insulating layer. The method of manufacturing the array substrate includes a substrate providing step, a gate layer forming step, a first insulating layer forming step, a gate tracking layer forming step, and a second insulating layer forming step.
US11187946B2 Display device
A display device includes: a display substrate including an upper surface, a lower surface facing the upper surface, and a side surface connected to the upper surface and the lower surface; a plurality of drivers disposed on the side surface of the display substrate; and a connection wiring film attached to the side surface of the display substrate, and electrically connecting the drivers.
US11187942B2 Color conversion panel and display device including the same
A color conversion panel includes a substrate and a red color conversion layer, a green color conversion layer, and a transmission layer which are disposed on the substrate. The transmission layer includes at least one of a pigment and a dye.
US11187937B2 Color filter, fabrication method thereof, display panel and display device
Disclosed are a color filter, a fabrication method thereof, a display panel and a display device. The color filter comprises a plurality of filter units distributed in an array; each filter unit comprises: a substrate and a color film layer arranged on the substrate; the color film layer comprises a red color film, a green color film, a blue color film and a white color film; and the areas of the red color film, the green color film and the blue color film are all larger than the area of the white color film.
US11187933B2 LCOS display panel having UV cut filter
A LCOS display panel comprises a silicon substrate, a pixel structure on the silicon substrate, a first and a second PI (polyimide) layers, a LC (liquid crystal) layer between the first and the second PI layers, wherein the second PI layer is disposed on the pixel structure, and the LC layer is disposed on the second PI layer, a glass substrate, an ITO (indium tin oxide) layer, a dam sealing a perimeter of the LCOS display panel to enclose the LC layer within the dam, wherein the dam is disposed between the first and second PI layers, and holds the silicon substrate and the glass substrate together, and a UV (ultra violet) cut filter in an active area of the LCOS display panel, wherein the active area of the LCOS display panel includes the LC layer and the pixel structure.
US11187927B2 Display device
A display device according to a present disclosure comprises: a display region; a frame region disposed around the display region; a plurality of first wirings extending in a first direction in the display region; a first drive circuit electrically connected to one end of each of the plurality of first wirings; a first inspection wiring electrically connected to another end of each of the plurality of first wirings through each of a plurality of inspection thin film transistors; a second inspection wiring connected to a gate electrode of each of the plurality of inspection thin film transistors; an inspection drive circuit electrically connected to the second inspection wiring; and an inspection circuit electrically connected to the first inspection wiring, wherein at least a part of the second inspection wiring extends in the first direction in the display region.
US11187925B2 Coupling sensor information to an optical cable using ultrasonic vibrations
An apparatus includes an electronic circuit, an electro-acoustic transducer and a coupler. The electronic circuit is configured to receive data to be transmitted over an optical cable, and to convert the data into a modulating signal. The electro-acoustic transducer is configured to convert the modulating signal into an acoustic wave. The coupler is configured to be mechanically coupled to a section of the optical cable, and to apply to the section a longitudinal stretching force that varies responsively to the acoustic wave, so as to modulate the data onto an optical carrier traversing the optical cable.
US11187912B2 Light source module
A light source module includes: laser light sources; parallel light lenses that converts laser beams from the laser light sources to collimated laser beams; a demagnification optical system including that demagnifies the collimated laser beams; an optical fiber; and a condenser lens that converges and couples the laser beams demagnified by the demagnification optical system with the optical fiber; wherein an Abbe number of each of the parallel light lenses is set to a set value suppressing an output fluctuation from the optical fiber to a predetermined value or less, the set value determined based on: a transverse magnification defined by a focal length of a corresponding one of the parallel light lenses, a demagnification of the demagnification optical system, and a focal length of the condenser lens; and a corresponding one of wavelength shifts of the laser beams generated by the laser light source.
US11187908B2 Head mounted display assembly with structural frame and separate outer frame
A method for assembling a head mounted display includes providing a rigid structural frame, and forming an inner optical assembly by assembling optical components to the structural frame including at least one micro-display configured to generate an image, and at least one reflective optical component configured to direct the image to a user's eye. The method includes assembling an outer frame to the inner optical assembly to provide protection for the optical components and customization of the head-mounted display for the user.
US11187906B2 Hybrid see through augmented reality systems and methods for low vision users
Provided herein are augmented reality visual aid systems, software, and methods which enhance vision, to simulate natural vision, by utilizing hybrid see through occlusion enabled hardware, and software through image manipulation, reprocessing, blending, for presentation and display to the eyes thus enabling a range of tasks previously lost or impacted.
US11187891B1 Spatial light modulator using phase-change matertals with improved fill factor
A spatial light modulator includes a substrate, a phase change material cell on the substrate, the phase change material cell including an electrical heater on the substrate, an optical reflector layer on the electrical heater, and a phase change material layer on the optical reflector layer.
US11187869B2 Accessory
An accessory for a camera includes: a first terminal; a second terminal; a third terminal; a fourth terminal; a fifth terminal; a sixth terminal; an eighth terminal that receives a first clock signal of a first cycle from the camera; a seventh terminal that receives a first data signal in synchronization with the first clock signal; a ninth terminal that outputs a third data signal to the camera in synchronization with the first clock signal; a tenth terminal that outputs a second clock signal of a second cycle to the camera, the second cycle being longer than the first cycle; and an eleventh terminal that outputs a second data signal to the camera in synchronization with the second clock signal, wherein: the eighth terminal is positioned between the seventh terminal and the ninth terminal, and the tenth terminals is positioned between the ninth terminal and the eleventh terminal.
US11187856B2 Method and arrangements for stacking adapters
In one implementation, a connection system includes an adapter block assembly (130, 160) and methods for making thereof. In one aspect, the adapter block assembly (130, 160) includes a plurality of adapters (20), each of which having a slot structure (50). The adapter block assembly 130 can be built by providing a support structure (100) having a plurality of extension members (102) that engage with the adapter slot structures (50). In one implementation, a flange clip (200, 220) is removably inserted into the slot structure (50), wherein the flange clip (200, 220) has a second width (W3, W4) that is greater than first width (W1).
US11187846B2 Lighting fixture
A lighting fixture defines a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction. The light fixture includes a frame and a first panel supported by the frame. The first panel includes a first edge extending between a front surface of the first panel and a rear surface of the first panel. The lighting fixture includes a second panel supported by the frame. The second panel includes a second edge extending between a front surface of the second panel and a rear surface of the second panel. The lighting fixture includes at least one light source configured to illuminate the first panel and the second panel. The lighting fixture includes a light reflector extending adjacent to the rear surface of the first panel and the rear surface of the second panel. The light reflector reflects light emitted from at least one of the first panel and the second panel.
US11187842B2 Light emitting module
A light emitting module includes: a light emitting element unit including: a light-emitting element that has a main-light-emission surface, an electrode-formation surface and a side-surface, a light-transmissive member that covers the main-light-emission surface, and a first light-reflection member that covers the side-surface; a light-transmissive light guide plate including a first main-surface as a light emission surface, and a second main-surface opposed to the first main-surface and has a recess accommodating the light emitting element unit so that the first light-reflection member is partially arranged out of the recess in a cross-section; a light-transmissive interposition member that contacts an interior side-surface of the recess and an exterior side-surface of the light emitting element unit; and a second light-reflection member that partially covers the second main-surface and the interposition member. The interposition member is at least partially exposed from the second light-reflection member in a plan view. The hardness of the interposition member is lower than a hardness of the first light-reflection member and a hardness of the second light-reflection member.
US11187840B1 Optical fiber apparatus corresponding to environmental condition and lamp module with optical fiber apparatus corresponding to environmental condition
An optical fiber apparatus corresponding to an environmental condition and a lamp module with the optical fiber apparatus corresponding to the environmental condition may include an optical fiber, in which the movement of the optical fiber is guided upon a change in the length of the optical fiber by a high temperature or low temperature environmental condition such that the change in the length thereof is absorbed, preventing damage due to the change in the length of the optical fiber to improve durability.
US11187839B2 Display device having an eyepiece
A display device including a display panel and an eyepiece is provided. An image realized by the display panel can be provided to a user by passing through the eyepiece. The display device can further include a front quarter-wave plate and a rear quarter-wave plate in order to increase the path of light traveling toward the eyepiece from the display panel. A barrier can be disposed between the front quarter-wave plate and the rear quarter-wave plate. The barrier can reflect or transmit the light traveling toward the eyepiece from the display panel on a region-by-region, so that the loss of light recognized by the user through the eyepiece can be minimized.
US11187834B2 Multi-colored dielectric coating
A multi-color dielectric coating is formed using interleaved layers of dielectric material, having alternating refractive index, to create reflections at selected wavelengths, thus appearing as different colors. Etching of selected layers at selected locations changes the color appearance of the etched locations, thus generating a coating having multiple colors. The thicknesses of the layers are chosen such that the path-length differences for reflections from different high-index layers are integer multiples of the wavelength for which the coating is designed.
US11187830B2 Polarizing plate, method for manufacturing polarizing plate, and optical display device comprising same
Provided are: a polarizing plate; a method for manufacturing the polarizing plate; and an optical display device comprising the same, the polarizing plate having an adhesive layer, a barrier layer, a polarizer, and a protective film, which are sequentially stacked, wherein the barrier layer is formed from a barrier layer composition containing an epoxy-based compound and an antimony sulfonium-based initiator.
US11187817B2 Radiation detector, radiography apparatus, and method for manufacturing radiation detector
A radiation detector includes a substrate having flexibility, a plurality of pixels which are provided on a surface of the substrate and each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element, and a scintillator that is stacked on the substrate and has a plurality of corners. An outer edge of each of the corners of the scintillator is disposed closer to the inside of the substrate than an extension line of each of sides sharing the corner.
US11187808B2 Methods and systems for performing global navigation satellite system (GNSS) orbit and clock augmentation and position determination
Methods and systems for methods and systems for performing GNSS orbit and clock augmentation and position determination are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for performing GNSS augmentation and position determination includes obtaining orbit/clock initial parameters with a receiver device, generating a numerically-integrated orbit and extrapolated clock in response to the orbit/clock initial parameters with a processing device, and processing the observations of a GNSS receiver and the numerically-integrated orbit and extrapolated clock to derive an improved positioning solution with a processing device.
US11187806B2 LIDAR scanning system
A LIDAR scanning system. The LIDAR system comprises a laser configured to transmit laser light. An optical switch is optically coupled to the laser to receive laser light via an input port. The optical switch includes a plurality of output ports for transmitting received laser light to an environment to be scanned. Each of the plurality of output ports is oriented in a different direction. A detector subsystem is positioned to receive reflected laser light. A processor is coupled to the detector subsystem. The processor is configured to receive data signals from the detector subsystem. The processor is also configured to determine a distance from the LIDAR scanning system to one or more objects in an environment of the LIDAR scanning system based on a time between a transmission of beams of laser light and a reception of a reflection of the beams of laser light.
US11187797B2 Method for range ambiguity suppression based on multi-degree-of-freedom frequency modulation signal
Provided are a method and an apparatus for range ambiguity suppression based on orthogonal nonlinear frequency modulation (NLFM) waveforms. The method includes that: according to transmitted orthogonal NLFM signals, a waveform sequence of the transmitted signals corresponding to an obtained echo signal is determined; a set of range matched filters is constructed according to the waveform sequence and the orthogonal NLFM signals; range compression is performed on the echo signal by using the set of range matched filters to obtain range-compressed data; and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging is performed according to the range-compressed data, to obtain an imaging result, and the imaging result is outputted. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is also provided.
US11187792B2 Device for converting a temporal delay of a signal transmitted between a transmitter and a receiver
The device executes a method for determining the delay time of a first wavelet in a transmission path (I1). For this purpose, the first wavelet is transmitted into the transmission path (I1) at a time after a reference time. After passing through the transmission path (I1), the delayed and typically deformed transmission wavelet is scalar-multiplied with a second (analysis) wavelet. The result is compared to a reference value. The scalar product value adopts the reference value at a time (ts). The delay of the first and/or second wavelet in relation to the reference time is adjusted according to said time (ts) in relation to the reference time. An amplitude adjustment is not carried out.
US11187791B2 Lidar and intelligent sensing device
This application relates to the field of radar technologies, and in particular, to a laser radar and an intelligent sensing device. The laser radar includes a radar body, a laser emitter board, a laser receiver board, and a counterweight structure. The laser emitter board and the laser receiver board are separately disposed on the laser body. The laser emitter board is configured to emit an emergent laser toward a detection target. The laser receiver board is configured to receive a reflected laser reflected by the detection target, and convert an optical signal into an electrical signal, so as to analyze a position, a three-dimensional image, a speed, and the like of the detection target. The radar body is connected to a power apparatus, and the power apparatus drives the entire radar body and the laser emitter board and the laser receiver board that are located on the radar body to rotate, so that the laser radar can detect a range of 360° around. In the present disclosure, the counterweight structure is disposed on the radar body, so that the radar body rotates more stably, thereby effectively ensuring precision of the radar and extending a service life of the radar.
US11187789B2 Devices incorporating integrated detectors and ultra-small vertical cavity surface emitting laser emitters
A semiconductor device includes a detector structure. The detector structure includes an integrated circuit on a substrate, and a photo detector on an upper surface of the integrated circuit that is opposite the substrate, where the substrate is non-native to the photo detector. A System-on-Chip apparatus includes at least one laser emitter on a non-native substrate, at least one photo detector on the non-native substrate, and an input/output circuit. The at least one photo detector of the second plurality of photo detectors is disposed on an integrated circuit between the at least one photo detector and the non-native substrate to form a detector structure.
US11187788B2 Nonlinear array antenna radar and method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a array radar system. More particularly, to a technique for determining a ghost target in a radar equipped with a nonlinear array antenna. There is provided a radar apparatus including a receiver configured to receive real non-linear array signals of N channels through N channel non-linear array antennas arranged at mutually different intervals, a signal generator configured to generate virtual non-linear array signals of M channels capable of spacing equal intervals between the adjacent channels together with the N channels based on N real channel non-linear array signals, and configured to generate virtual linear array signals of M+N channels including the real non-linear array signals of N channels and the virtual non-linear array signals of M channels M channels, and a determiner configured to determine a ghost target based on the virtual linear array signals of M+N channels.
US11187778B2 Method and system for radiolocation
A system for estimating a location of a source transmitting a spectral-diversity signal having a known form but at least one unknown parameter is disclosed. The system comprises signal receiving circuits, each receiving the spectral-diversity signal and computing, for each signal carrier component in the spectral-diversity signal, a cross-ambiguity function based on the known form and on the received spectral-diversity signal. A central processor circuit estimates the location of the source, by calculating an extremum of an objective function constructed from all the cross-ambiguity functions.
US11187772B2 Method for calibrating current measurement device, current measurement method and device, display device
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for calibrating a current measurement device, a current measurement method and device, and a display device. The method for calibrating a current measurement device includes: inputting a plurality of given currents to the current measurement device; detecting a plurality of time parameters corresponding to the plurality of given currents; establishing the functional relationship between the current and the time parameter based on the plurality of given currents and the corresponding plurality of time parameters. According to the embodiments of the disclosure, the precision of the current measurement is improved.
US11187769B2 Computer implemented method and system for magnetic resonance imaging
The disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for magnetic resonance imaging. The method includes: receiving at least a first and a second subset of k-space data as radio frequency signals emitted from excited hydrogen atoms of a subject; sampling the first and second subset of k-space data; choosing the first subset of k-space data as a base subset of k-space data; estimating motion parameters of the second subset of k-space data against the base subset of k-space data; and correcting the second subset of k-space data based on the estimated motion parameters of the second subset of k-space data. The motion parameters of the second subset of k-space data are parameters of a non-linear motion estimating function representing a motion of the subject between receiving the first subset of k-space data and receiving the second subset of k-space data.
US11187768B2 Controlled excitation and saturation of magnetisation transfer systems
The present invention relate to a system and associate method of MRI and MR spectroscopy which provide stable measurements of the relaxation times, T1 and T2, by using tailored multi-band RF pulses that direct control of the saturation conditions in the background pool of macro-molecular protons, and hence provide a flexible means to induce constant Magnetisation Transfer (MT) effects. In doing this, equal saturation of the background pool is obtained for all measurements independent of the parameters that may be changed, for example, the rotation rate used to obtain a desired flip angle, that is, the degree of change in the magnetisation of the free pool of protons.
US11187767B2 MAS probehead with a thermally insulated sample chamber
An MAS probehead (1) positioned in a magnet bore (2) includes a sample chamber (3) with a stator (4) for receiving a rotor and an RF coil that radiates RF pulses into and/or receives RF signals from an NMR sample (5). A temperature-control apparatus guides gas at a first variable temperature T1 into the sample chamber and through the stator during an NMR measurement, and guides a pressurized gas stream at a second variable temperature T2 around the sample chamber. The sample chamber is surrounded by an encapsulation device (6), at least in the azimuthal direction around the axis of the magnet bore and counter to the flow direction of the pressurized gas, and is oriented to provide an air gap (7′) between the sample chamber and the magnet bore. This prevents dissipation of the gas temperature to outer parts of the probehead, and yields larger NMR measurement temperature ranges.
US11187765B2 Apparatus and method for lower magnetometer drift with increased accuracy
The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods for stimulating a magneto-optical defect material with defect centers in a magnetic detection system using a stimulation process to significantly increase magnetic sensitivity of the detection system. The system utilizes a Ramsey pulse sequence pair or a shifted magnetometry adapted cancellation (SMAC) pair to detect and measure the magnetic field acting on the system. Utilizing a pair of magnetic measurements that are approximately in quadrature improves the dynamic range and accuracy of the magnetic detection.
US11187764B2 Layout of magnetoresistance element
In one aspect, a bridge includes a first magnetoresistance element that includes a first set of pillars, a second magnetoresistance element that includes a second set of pillars, a third magnetoresistance element that includes a third set of pillars and a fourth magnetoresistance element that includes a fourth set of pillars. The first set of pillars and the fourth set of pillars are disposed in a first matrix and the second set of pillars and the third set of pillars are disposed in a second matrix. The second magnetoresistance element is in series with the first magnetoresistance element, the third magnetoresistance element is in parallel with the first magnetoresistance element and the fourth magnetoresistance element is in series with the third magnetoresistance element.
US11187763B2 Offset compensation for magnetic field detector
Apparatus and methods provide sensing of quadrants, angles, or distance using magnetoresistive elements. A quadrant or angle sensor can have magnetoresistive elements split into multiple angles to generate an output with reduced harmonics. A distance sensor can have magnetoresistive elements split and spaced apart to generate an output with reduced harmonics. A biasing conductor can alternatingly carry different amounts of current (different in at least one of magnitude or direction) for DC offset compensation or cancellation.
US11187761B1 Three-axis measurement modules and sensing methods
Sensor modules for measuring parameters such as magnetic fields, tilts, orientation, or other parameters in high resolution in three orthogonal axes using single-axis sensor arrays are disclosed.
US11187756B2 Apparatus and method for acquiring degradation information of lithium-ion battery cell
Provided are an apparatus and method of obtaining degradation information of a lithium ion battery cell. The apparatus according to an embodiment estimates a first positive electrode usage region related to a first state of health of the lithium ion battery cell. The apparatus estimates a second positive electrode usage region related to a second state of health of the lithium ion battery cell. Then, the apparatus calculates an amount of change of maximum storage capacity of a positive electrode of the lithium ion battery cell with respect to a usage period from the first state of health to the second state of health, based on the first positive electrode usage region and the second positive electrode usage region.
US11187747B2 Inspection system and malfunction analysis/prediction method for inspection system
An inspection system includes a prober, a tester and a malfunction analysis/prediction unit. The prober has a stage holding a substrate having multiple devices formed thereon, a transport unit that transfers the substrate to the stage, and a probe card that brings a plurality of probes into contact with electrodes of the multiple devices on the substrate. A tester applies electrical signals to the multiple devices on the substrate through the probe card and inspects electrical characteristics of the multiple devices. The malfunction analysis/prediction unit, when a malfunction or a sign indicating a stage leading to the malfunction has occurred during an inspection, analyzes history information of the prober and tester related to the malfunction to determine or predict a location of the malfunction.
US11187742B2 Display panel and method for testing for occurrence of crack in display panel
The present disclosure provides a display panel and a method for testing for occurrence of a crack in the display panel. The display panel includes a panel body, a ground line, a first ground connecting portion, a first testing portion, a second ground connecting portion, a second testing portion, a first switch and a second switch, the ground line surrounds the display region, the first ground connecting portion and the first testing portion are parallel connected to one end of the ground line, the second ground connecting portion and the second testing portion are parallel to another end of the ground line, the first switch is electrically connected between the first ground connecting portion and one end of the ground line, the second switch is electrically connected between the second ground connecting portion and another end of the ground line.
US11187740B2 Time dependent dielectric breakdown test structure and test method thereof
A time dependent dielectric breakdown test structure includes a plurality of test units connected in parallel between a constant voltage and a ground. Each of the plurality of test units includes a dielectric test sample connected to the constant voltage; and a current restraint unit connected between the dielectric test sample and the ground, for restraining a breakdown current from flowing on the dielectric test sample after the constant voltage has broken the dielectric test sample.
US11187739B2 Systems and methods for vehicle event detection
Systems and methods for determining vehicle operational status in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle event detection device includes a low pass filter configured to sense a vehicle voltage and filter the sensed voltage to remove noise, and a plurality of first high pass filter configured to detect either a drop or a rise in the vehicle voltage and several low power comparators configured to determine whether the drop or rise in voltage is indicative of a vehicle event.
US11187734B2 Systems for electrically connecting metering devices and distributed energy resource devices
A meter collar includes a connection path to form an electrical connection between a distributed energy resource (DER) meter and line voltage wirings of an electric distribution system and a second connection path to form an electrical connection between the DER meter and neutral wires of the electric distribution system, a DER device, and a load. Further, the meter collar includes a third connection path within the meter collar to form an electrical connection between the DER meter and output voltage wirings of the DER device. Furthermore, the meter collar includes mating connectors electrically connected to a first end of a corresponding connection path to accept mating connectors of the DER meter. The meter collar also includes mating connectors electrically connected to a second end of the corresponding connection path to mate with the line voltage wirings, the neutral wires, and the output voltage wirings.
US11187730B2 Probe head, probe coupler and probe arrangement
The present invention provides an electrically isolated acquisition of a measurement signal by means of a measurement probe. For this purpose, a probe arrangement is provided with a probe head for electrically measuring a signal. The probe head is coupled to a probe coupler via optical links. In particular, optical links are used for power supply of the probe head and for forwarding optical signals corresponding to the measured electrical signal.
US11187729B2 Current sensor chip with magnetic field sensor
A current sensor chip includes a first magnetic field sensor element and a second magnetic field sensor element respectfully configured to generate a first analog sensor signal and a second analog sensor signal responsive to a magnetic field caused by a primary current passing through an external primary conductor; an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the second magnetic field sensor element and configured to generate a digital sensor signal based on the second analog sensor signal; a digital signal processor coupled to the analog-to-digital converter to receive the digital sensor signal and configured to determine, based on the digital sensor signal and calibration parameters stored in a memory, a corresponding current measurement signal, which represents the primary current; and an external output pin coupled to the first magnetic field sensor element to receive the first analog sensor signal or an analog signal derived therefrom by analog signal processing.
US11187725B2 Shunt resistor and current sensing device using shunt resistor
A shunt resistor including first and second terminals made of an electrically conductive metal material, and a resistive element disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal. Each of the first terminal and the second terminal has a through-hole formed therein. At least one of the first terminal and the second terminal has a protruding portion protruding on a side thereof opposite to a portion bonded to the resistive element.
US11187719B2 In-motion initialization of accelerometer for accurate vehicle positioning
Techniques provided herein are directed toward addressing these and other issues by providing robust means for initializing an accelerometer that can take place even while a vehicle is in motion. Specifically, linear acceleration and velocity data can be estimated from wheel speeds, and angular velocity can be estimated with a gyroscope. The vehicle's acceleration can then be computed from these estimates, and subtracted from a total acceleration measured by the accelerometer to determine gravitational acceleration, which can then be accounted for in subsequent measurements taken by the accelerometer. A vehicle velocity may also be determined based on the vehicle's estimated angular velocity and linear velocity. Embodiments may also employ techniques for translating measurements taken in one coordinate frame to another coordinate frame for estimate determination and/or outlier compensation.
US11187713B2 Laboratory module for storing and feeding to further processing of samples
A laboratory module for storing and providing access to a plurality of samples, the laboratory module comprising a plurality of bays comprising a plurality of guiding rails and a plurality of rack tray bays for accommodating a plurality of rack trays, and a transport chamber for transporting at least one sample rack to a storage location and for delivering at least one sample rack at predetermined times to a processing system. The transport chamber is adapted to align with any one of the plurality of guiding rails, comprised in the bays and in the rack trays, for placing and moving on the guiding rails the at least one sample rack, and a sensor for sensing the presence and location of a sample rack on any one of the guiding rails, and a barcode scanner that identifies the sample rack and a storage device for storing data.
US11187712B2 Automated analyzer and automated analysis method
The present invention makes it possible for an automated analyzer including two or more types of photometers to obtain suitable output of the measurement results of the plurality of photometers and suitable data alarm output even if there is an abnormality, or the like, at the time of measurement. This automated analyzer includes, for example, two types of photometers having different quantitative ranges and an analysis control unit for controlling analysis that includes measurement of a given sample using the two types of photometers. If two types of data alarms corresponding to abnormalities, or the like, during measurement have been added to the two types of measurement results from the two types of photometers, the analysis control unit selects measurement result and data alarm output corresponding to the combination of the two types of data alarms and outputs the same to a user as analysis results.
US11187709B2 Release reagent for vitamin D compounds
A reagent composition for releasing vitamin D compounds bound to vitamin D-binding protein and an in vitro method for the detection of a vitamin D compound in which the vitamin D compound is released from vitamin D-binding protein by the use of this reagent composition as well as the reagent mixture obtained in this manner. Also disclosed is the use of the reagent compositions to release vitamin D compounds as well as a kit for detecting a vitamin D compound.
US11187707B2 Method of characterization of visible and/or sub-visible particles in biologics
A method for characterizing or quantifying one or more proteins in visible and/or sub-visible particles formed in a sample by detecting the at least one visible or sub-visible particle in the sample, isolating and capturing the at least one visible or sub-visible particle to identify a presence of a protein, and using a mass spectrometer to characterize the protein.
US11187703B2 Method for cancer diagnosis and prognosis
Disclosed herein is a method of determining whether a subject has or is at risk of developing a cancer. The method comprises, obtaining a sample from the subject; determining the levels of at least two target polypeptides, which are selected from the group consisting of, ANXA2, HSPA5, KNG1 and MMP1; and assessing whether the subject has or is at risk of developing the cancer based on the levels of target polypeptides. The present method provides a potential means to diagnose and predict the occurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma, and accordingly, the subject in need thereof could receive a suitable therapeutic regimen in time.
US11187699B2 Methods and systems for providing labelled biomolecules
Aspects of the present disclosure include systems for use in preparing a labelled biomolecule reagent. Systems according to certain embodiments include an input manager for receiving a request for a labelled biomolecule reagent, a memory for storing a dataset having a plurality of labelled biomolecule reagent storage identifiers, a processing module communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to identify one or more labelled biomolecule reagent storage identifiers from the dataset that corresponds to the labelled biomolecule reagent request and an output manager for providing the one or more identified labelled biomolecule reagent storage identifiers. A reagent preparatory apparatus for preparing the labelled biomolecule reagent from an activated biomolecule and activated label is also described. Methods for communicating and receiving a labelled biomolecule reagent request and preparing the subject labelled biomolecule reagents are also provided.
US11187698B2 Sensor for infrared communication using plant nanobionics
A living plant can function as self-powered auto-samplers and preconcentrators of an analyte within ambient groundwater, detectors of the analyte contained therein. For example, a pair of near infrared (IR) fluorescent sensors embedded within the mesophyll of the plant leaf can be used as detectors of the nitroaromatic molecules, with the first IR channel engineered through CoPhMoRe to recognize analyte via an IR fluorescent emission and the second IR channel including a functionalized nanostructure that acts as an invariant reference signal.
US11187697B2 Substrate clearance assays for lysosomal enzymes
The present invention provides, among other things, improved substrate clearance assays for lysosomal enzyme that are particularly useful for measuring potency of lysosomal enzymes or other therapeutics for treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In particular, the present invention combines a physiologically relevant substrate cell assay and an efficient scintillation based detection method.
US11187689B2 Biodegradable parameter monitor
A method and apparatus for monitoring a product is provided, the sensor includes a first sensor element formed from a first biodegradable material and having a first sensor element height, wherein the first sensor element height changes in response to a first parameter of interest of the product.
US11187688B2 Systems and methods to track cleanliness of vehicle exterior and reduce operating expenses
Systems and methods are provided for dynamically tracking the cleanliness of a vehicle's exterior. In particular, a dynamic strategy for cleaning vehicles is provided. In a system including a fleet of vehicles, the vehicles are regularly cleaned to remove dirt, dust, and any other matter that has stuck to the vehicle.
US11187679B1 Beam steering for laser ultrasonic inspection systems
Disclosed herein is a laser ultrasonic testing (UT) apparatus for inspecting a surface of an object. The laser UT apparatus comprises an excitation laser, which is selectively operable to generate an excitation laser beam. The laser UT apparatus also comprises a first acousto-optic deflector (AOD) and a second AOD. The laser UT apparatus additionally comprises a detection laser, which is selectively operable to generate a detection laser beam. The laser UT apparatus further comprises a third AOD and a fourth AOD.
US11187678B2 Solid-liquid distribution detection apparatus
A solid-liquid distribution detection apparatus is adapted to detect a solid-liquid distribution state of a content in a solid-liquid separation column of a freeze concentration device and includes a sound source adapted to emit a sound wave to a column surface of the solid-liquid separation column, a measuring device adapted to measure a resonance waveform on the column surface of the solid-liquid separation column, and an analysis device adapted to analyze the resonance waveform measured by the measuring device and determine the solid-liquid distribution state of the content in the solid-liquid separation column based on an analysis result.
US11187677B1 Combined ultrasonic and thermomechanical property measurement
Apparatus and method of characterizing a material. A sample of a material to be characterized is placed into a thermomechanical analyzer (TMA) instrument, the material sample being a cylindrically- or rectangularly-shaped pellet having parallel top and bottom faces. The TMA has a measurement probe with a single buffer rod intermediate an ultrasound transducer and the top face of the material sample. Ultrasound waves are transmitted through the buffer rod and the top face of the material sample. Signals from the ultrasound waves passing through the material sample are received using a receiving sensor below the bottom face of the material sample. The TMA instrument is then used to control the temperature and forces applied to the material sample and to measure changing length of the material sample. Finally, the ultrasonic attenuation and velocity properties of the material are calculated as a function of the material sample length measurement and received ultrasound signals.
US11187675B2 Analyte sequencing with nanopores
Provided herein are methods and systems pertaining to sequencing units of analytes using nanopores. In general, arresting constructs are used to modify an analyte such that the modified analyte pauses in the opening of a nanopore. During such a pause, an ion current level is obtained that corresponds to a unit of the analyte. After altering the modified analyte such that the modified analyte advances through the opening, another arresting construct again pauses the analyte, allowing for a second ion current level to be obtained that represents a second unit of the analyte. This process may be repeated until each unit of the analyte is sequenced. Systems for performing such methods are also disclosed.
US11187666B2 Method for manufacturing a relative humidity sensor and relative humidity sensor
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a relative humidity sensor comprising the step of; a) providing a first electrode on or over a substrate, b) providing a non-porous inorganic dielectric layer over the first electrode, c) providing a second electrode over the inorganic dielectric layer, and d) forming a pattern of voids in the second electrode and the inorganic dielectric layer through the second electrode. The invention also relates to a relative humidity sensor, in particular one obtained by the inventive method.
US11187665B2 Method for determining a calibration specification, method for determining an absolute humidity, and NMR measuring device
A method determines a calibration specification specifying a functional correlation between an NMR measurement variable, determined using an NMR measuring device, for a material to be analyzed and a humidity contained in the material to be analyzed. The method includes provision of a relaxation curve of the material having a known humidity; determination of a relaxation time distribution from the relaxation curve provided; and determination of an approximate relaxation time distribution relative to at least one other humidity. The at least one other humidity is less than the known humidity. The method further includes reconstruction of another relaxation curve from the approximate relaxation time distribution; determination of an expected NMR measurement variable from the reconstructed other relaxation curve for the at least one other humidity; and determination of the calibration specification as a function of the humidity contained in the material, in accordance with the determinable NMR measurement variable.
US11187657B2 Hyperspectral imaging with fixed pattern noise cancellation
Hyperspectral imaging with reduced fixed pattern noise is disclosed. A method includes actuating an emitter to emit a plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation and sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation resulting from the plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation with a pixel array of an image sensor. The method includes reducing fixed pattern noise in an exposure frame by subtracting a reference frame from the exposure frame. The method is such that at least a portion of the plurality of pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 513 nm to about 545 nm, from about 565 nm to about 585 nm, or from about 900 nm to about 1000 nm.
US11187655B2 Compact gas sensors
Systems and methods herein provide low power non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) gas sensors. The gas sensors comprise a thin film plasmonic light source that produces a time modulated parallel light beam at multiple selected wavelengths. The parallel light beam from the light source passes through a gas chamber without using focusing or collimating optical components. The gas sensors are continuously self-calibrated against environmental changes, such as temperatures and relative humidity, and aging. The gas sensors are suitable for use in hazardous environments because their low power and small thermal mass reduces the risk of explosion. The gas sensors can be integrated into conventional mobile device platforms.
US11187654B2 Imaging reflectometer
An imaging reflectometer includes a source module configured to generate a plurality of input beams at different nominal wavelengths. An illumination pupil having a first numerical aperture (NA) is arranged so that each of the plurality of input beams passes through the illumination pupil. A large field lens is configured to receive at least a portion of each of the plurality of input beams and provide substantially telecentric illumination over a sample being imaged. The large field lens is also configured to receive reflected portions of the substantially telecentric illumination reflected from the sample. The reflected portions pass through an imaging pupil having a second NA that is lower than the first NA and are received by an imaging sensor module that generates image information.
US11187641B2 Particle number counting device and particle number counting method
The present invention reduces the effects from variations in the outside air pressure on particle number counting, and is provided with an exhaust gas processing unit that performs predetermined processing on exhaust gas, a particle number counting unit that counts a number of particles contained in exhaust gas that has passed through the exhaust gas processing unit, a fluid resistance element that is provided downstream from the particle number counting unit, a suction pump that is provided downstream from the fluid resistance element, a gas supply path that is connected to a flow path between the fluid resistance element and the suction pump, and supplies gas to a downstream side of the fluid resistance element, and a flow rate adjustment unit that is provided on the gas supply path, and adjusts a flow rate of the gas that is supplied to the downstream side of the fluid resistance element.
US11187636B1 Dielectrostriction measurement with electrical excitation frequency sweep method and rheo-dielectric coefficient for process monitoring, quality examination, and material characterization
A method for detecting components of dielectric materials is disclosed. The method includes use of a sensor to obtain at least one of a strain-dielectric coefficient data series at multiple frequencies or a stress-dielectric coefficient data series at multiple frequencies and using a processor to analyze resulting data, when a strain field or a stress field is known. The method also includes use of a sensor to obtain rheo-dielectric coefficient data at single frequency or data series at multiple frequencies and using a processor to analyze resulting data, when shear rate is known. The resulting data is used to perform material process or operation monitoring and control, quality examination, and characterization. Systems for detecting components of dielectric materials and for dielectrostriction measurement are also disclosed.
US11187632B2 Test chamber and method
A test chamber and a method for conditioning air includes a temperature-insulated test space which can be closed off from the surroundings, and a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of the test space. The temperature control device allows a temperature in a temperature range of −20° C. to +180° C. to be established within the test space, and includes a cooling circuit with a refrigerant, a heat exchanger, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion element. The cooling circuit has an internal storage device connected to a high-pressure side of the cooling circuit upstream of the expansion element and downstream of the condenser and to a low-pressure side of the cooling circuit upstream of the compressor and downstream of the heat exchanger via a bypass of the cooling circuit. Thermal energy is stored and exchanged with the refrigerant through the internal storage device.
US11187627B2 Pressure controlled fluid sampler and method
A fluid sampler system includes a fluidic head including a gas aperture capable of communication with a pressurized gas source, a liquid conduit capable of communication with a sample reservoir, and a seal capable of forming a compression seal to the sample reservoir when gas pressure is applied to the sample reservoir through the gas aperture and capable of displacing a portion of the sample through the liquid conduit; and a positioning apparatus capable of positioning the fluidic head and the sample reservoir in communication with one another. A method for providing an aliquot of sample, includes forming a releasable compression seal to a reservoir including a liquid sample; pressurizing the reservoir with compressed gas; displacing an aliquot of the sample from the reservoir; and transferring the displaced aliquot of the sample to a location.
US11187616B2 Optical power detector and reader
An optical power detection system comprises a sensor and a reader. The sensor is configured to detect light in the cladding of an optical fiber. The sensor is positioned both within a ferrule of the optical fiber and proximate the cladding. The sensor is additionally configured to produce an output signal representative of the detected light. The reader is electrically coupled to the sensor and is configured to receive the sensor output signal. The reader is additionally configured to operation on the output signal to produce a corresponding visual and/or audible indication of the optical power in the optical fiber.
US11187610B2 Liquid leak detection device and oven
A liquid leak detection device is used in an oven. The oven has an oven casing having a sealed inner space provided with a sample flow path through which a liquid sample flows and a heater provided in the inner space that heats the inner space. The liquid leak detection device includes a gas sensor that is provided in the inner space and detects a liquid sample that has leaked from the sample flow path to the inner space and has been evaporated. The liquid leak detection device further includes a liquid leak pipe path that communicates with the inner space and leads a non-vaporized liquid sample that has leaked from the sample flow path to the inner space out of the oven casing, and a liquid sensor that is provided outside of the oven casing and detects a liquid sample led out by the liquid leak pipe path.
US11187606B2 Pressure transducer with integral bleed valve
The disclosed technology is a pressure transducer with a bleed valve built into the body of the transducer for purging liquid systems. The transducer assembly includes a body, a bleed valve port defined in the body and configured to accept a bleed valve, an interface port attached to the body, an adapter attached to a portion of the interface port, a header attached to the adapter and the body, a pressure transducer mounted to the header, and an internal cavity in communication with the interface port, the pressure transducer, and the bleed valve port. The bleed valve port is configured to vent a gas from the internal cavity. A bleed valve disposed in the bleed valve port is configured to controllably vent a gas from the internal cavity.
US11187600B2 Torque sensor
A connector (130) is arranged between an inner support (110) and an outer support (120), and connects the inner support (110) and the outer support (120). A deformable body (140) has one end connected to the inner support (110) at a first position with respect to the direction of rotation about a Z-axis and the other end connected to the outer support (120) at a second position different from the first position, and is bent to be deformed in a radial direction by applying compressive force or tensile force between the first position and the second position. A detection body (150) includes a capacitative element including respective electrodes disposed to face the deformable body (140) and the outer support (120), and detects an elastic deformation generated in the deformable body (140) on the basis of the characteristic value of the capacitative element.
US11187599B2 Strain body and force sensor provided with the strain body
A strain body according to the embodiments includes a central portion, an outer peripheral portion, connecting portions each includes a first connecting portion adjacent to the outer peripheral portion and a second connecting portion adjacent to the central portion, strain sensors provided on main surfaces of the connecting portions, reference resistors provided on a main surface of the central portion, and a strain increasing portion configured to increase strain occurring at the first connecting portion more than strain occurring at the second connecting portion, on a back surface side opposed to the main surface of the first connecting portion.
US11187598B2 Strain body and force sensor provided with the strain body
A strain body according to an embodiment includes a central portion, an outer peripheral portion, connecting portions, strain sensors provided on main surfaces of the connecting portions, reference resistors provided on a main surface of the central portion, and constructing a bridge circuit with the strain sensors, an electrode for taking a detection signal of the bridge circuit, a lead wire making electric connection between the electrode and the outside, and an anisotropic conductive film provided between the electrode and the lead wire to make electric connection between a terminal of the electrode and a terminal of the lead wire.
US11187594B2 Bonded assembly with integrated temperature sensing in bond layer
An assembly, for example an electrostatic chuck assembly, includes a first member, a second member disposed proximate the first member, a bond layer disposed between the first member and the second member, and at least one optical sensor disposed proximate the bond layer to detect a temperature of the bond layer in a field of view of the at least one optical sensor. The bond layer includes a phosphorescent material and provides a dual function of bonding the second member to the first member and emitting phosphorescent radiation towards the at least one optical sensor. In one form, the first member is an electrostatic chuck member and the second member is a heating plate. The assembly may further include a cooling plate and an additional bond layer disposed between the heating plate and the cooling plate.
US11187586B2 Temperature sensing system
A temperature sensing device comprising a housing including a display, an extension at least 1.5 inches long extending from the housing, a temperature sensor, and a connector from the sensor to the housing for transmitting the output to the housing. The extension has a proximal section at the housing and an opposed distal section, the distal section being movable relative to the housing. The temperature sensor is at the distal section of the extension for sensing the temperature of a target material and providing an output related to the temperature of the target material. Optionally, the device includes a thermal insulator at the distal section of the extension protecting the temperature sensor from heat from the target material. Optionally, the device includes a light source at the distal section of the extension for aiming the sensor at the target material.
US11187584B2 Photon counting and spectroscopy
A measurement system includes an optical source (e.g., laser) to irradiate a sample (e.g., a cell); a solid-state photon detector (SSPD) to receive resultant light from the sample; and a photon counter to count photons received by the SSPD. The photon counter can include a differentiator to provide a differentiated photon signal and a crossing detector configured to count photons based on a number of times the differentiated photon signal crosses a predetermined threshold level. In some examples, a pulse detector can provide a pulse-width signal from the SSPD output photon signal, and a pulse counter can count based on both a number of pulses and widths of the pulses. The SSPD can include a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) array or a solid-state photomultiplier. Some examples use the measurement system to measure samples in fluids, e.g., in flow cytometers or multi-well plates.
US11187582B2 Folded metasurface hyperspectral imager
Hyperspectal imagers including reflective and transmissive metasurfaces are disclosed. The described metasurfaces are used collectively to disperse and focus light of different wavelengths and incident angles on a focal plane. The disclosed devices are compact and light, and can be used in systems and applications requiring stringent form factors.
US11187581B2 Micro-spectrometry measurement method and system
Disclosed is an optical micro-spectrometry system including an optical microscope, a spectrometry system and an optical system adapted to direct an excitation light beam on the sample through the at least one microscope objective and to collect a Raman or PL light beam from a sample. The optical micro-spectrometry system includes an imaging system configured for acquiring a first image and a second image of the sample, by reflection or transmission of an illumination beam from a sample surface, the first image having a large field of view and the second image having a small field of view, a processing system configured for determining an area in the first image corresponding to the second image, a display system configured for displaying the first image, the second image, and a third image representing the area in overlay on the first image.
US11187575B2 High density optical measurement systems with minimal number of light sources
An illustrative optical measurement system may include a wearable assembly configured to be worn by a user and comprising a plurality of light sources each configured to emit light directed at a target and a plurality of detectors configured to detect arrival times for photons of the light after the light is scattered by the target, wherein a ratio of a total number of the detectors to a total number of the light sources is at least two to one.
US11187561B2 Methods and apparatus for pressure based mass flow ratio control
A system and method for dividing a single mass flow into secondary flows of a desired ratio. The system and method include paths for the secondary flows that include a laminar flow element and two pressure sensors. The nonlinear relationship between flow and pressure upstream and downstream of the laminar flow elements can be transformed into a function comprised of the upstream and downstream pressure that has a linear relationship with the flow. This transformation allows for flow ratio control applications using signals from pressure sensors even if there is no information the fluid species and the flow rate into the flow ratio controller.
US11187557B2 Multi-phase differential synthesis resolver apparatus
A novel multi-phase resolver topology and apparatus is provided for measuring a displacement of movement body more precisely and economically. In variable reluctance (VR) resolvers, N coil-poles are placed at N equally spaced positions over one turn of the stator, N being an odd number greater than or equal to 5. Each coil serves both as an excitation and a sensing coil, and all N coils are wound with the same number of turns at an identical electrical polarity. Depending on the installed rotor lobe shape, N sinusoidal or quasi-square waveform displacement signals are sensed on multi-phase resolver, and from which two-phase orthogonal displacement signals are optimally and differentially synthesized. The multi-phase resolver topology and differential synthesis method is also applied to other types of resolvers, such as wound-rotor, inductance, capacitive, and magnetic resolvers.
US11187556B2 Rotational angle detection device
A rotational angle detection device includes: a main driving gear; two driven gears; two sensors that detect the respective rotational angles of the two driven gears; and a computation circuit configured to compute the rotational angle of the main driving gear based on the respective rotational angles of the two driven gears. The computation circuit includes a difference computation circuit and a wear detection circuit. The difference computation circuit is configured to compute a first difference. The wear detection circuit is configured to detect wear of the two driven gears through a comparison between a value of the first difference that is computed by the difference computation circuit and a first ideal value.
US11187544B2 Determining and dispatching a ride-share vehicle
A method may include determining a transportation situation of a person. The method may also include selecting, based on the transportation situation, a particular ride-share vehicle from a plurality of ride-share vehicles for use by the person with respect to the transportation situation. The particular ride-share vehicle may be of a particular vehicle type based on the transportation situation.
US11187532B2 Process flow for fabricating integrated photonics optical gyroscopes
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to configurations of compact ultra-low loss integrated photonics-based waveguides for optical gyroscope applications, and the methods of fabricating those waveguides for ease of large scale manufacturing. Four main process flows are described: (1) process flow based on a repeated sequence of oxide deposition and anneal; (2) chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP)-based process flow followed by wafer bonding; (3) Damascene process flow followed by oxide deposition and anneal, or wafer bonding; and (4) CMP-based process flows followed by oxide deposition. Any combination of these process flows may be adopted to meet the end goal of fabricating optical gyroscope waveguides in one or more layers on a silicon substrate using standard silicon fabrication technologies.
US11187521B2 Rotating chromatic range sensor system with calibration object and method
A calibration configuration for a chromatic range sensor (CRS) optical probe of a coordinate measurement machine (CMM) includes a calibration object. The calibration object includes at least a first nominally cylindrical calibration surface having a central axis that extends along a Z direction that is intended to be aligned approximately parallel to a rotation axis of the CRS optical probe. The first nominally cylindrical calibration surface is arranged at a known first radius R1 from the central axis that extends along the Z direction. A first set of angular reference features is formed on or in the first nominally cylindrical calibration surface. The angular reference features are configured to be sensed by the radial distance sensing beam and are located at known angles or known angular spacings around the central axis from one another on or in the first nominally cylindrical calibration surface.
US11187519B2 Imaging method and imaging apparatus
In an OCT imaging, a focus position in a tomographic image is determined by a first distance, a second adjustment amount, a third adjustment amount and a refractive index of a medium. The first distance is a distance between a first surface and a second surface of a wall part of a container. The second adjustment amount is a focus position adjustment amount of an objective optical system at which an intensity of reflected light from the second surface is maximized when a reference mirror is positioned at a position where an object optical path length to the first surface and a reference optical path length are equal in a condition that the objective optical system is focused on the first surface. The third adjustment amount is a focus position adjustment amount in the imaging.
US11187508B2 Warhead
A warhead includes an outer casing and an inner shell, which delimits a central space for an explosive substance. The inner shell receives a series of preformed elements, which are arranged in contact with the outer side of the inner shell. The inner shell is arranged for a controlled fragmentation upon a detonation of the explosive substance. The preformed elements are arranged with a surface contact against the inner shell.
US11187507B2 Interception missile and warhead therefor
A fragmentation warhead is provided, capable of being mounted in a carrier vehicle, the warhead having a longitudinal axis. In at least one example the warhead includes a shell that extends along the longitudinal axis. The shell includes a fixed shell portion and a fragmentation portion, and defines therebetween a cavity for accommodating therein an explosive charge. The fragmentation portion includes at least one set of serially adjacent fragments in correspondingly serially contiguous relationship in the fragmentation portion and in generally helical relationship with respect to the longitudinal axis. A corresponding carrier vehicle and a corresponding missile are also provided.
US11187503B1 Lighted nock device
Methods and systems for illuminating an arrow nock or bolt end are disclosed, including providing a lighted nock having: a nock body which has a portion for attachment to an arrow or shaft and a slotted proximate end adapted to receive a bowstring; and a detent member, a luminous assembly, and a push member all of which are at least partially disposed within the nock body, wherein the push member comprises a recess and at least a portion of the push member protrudes into the proximate end; attaching the lighted nock to the bowstring, thereby releasing the portion of the detent member from within the recess of the push member; drawing the bowstring; and releasing the bowstring, thereby withdrawing the bowstring from the slot, and illuminating the nock. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11187498B2 Systems and methods for calibrating a conducted electrical weapon
Systems and methods for calibrating a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) to provide a predetermined amount of current for each pulse of the stimulus signal. Providing the predetermined amount of current, close thereto, increases the effectiveness of the stimulus signal in impeding locomotion of a human or animal target. The calibration process enables a CEW to calibrate the amount of charge in a pulse of the stimulus signal in the environmental conditions where the tester operates and also in the field where the environmental conditions may be different from the environmental conditions during calibration.
US11187495B2 Compensating mechanism
A compensating mechanism includes a base, an adjusting unit, an adjusting cover and a stop unit. The adjusting unit is disposed in the base. The adjusting cover connects to the adjusting unit and includes a curved groove. The stop unit is disposed between the adjusting unit and the base and includes a pin. When the adjusting cover is rotated, the adjusting unit is only rotated with respect to the base and the stop unit is axially moved with respect to the base so that the pin enters or leaves the curved groove.
US11187489B1 Mechanical pneumatic valve system of paintball gun
A mechanical pneumatic valve system of a paintball gun is disclosed herein. It comprises a trigger activated valve body, a firing control valve body connected at a top of the trigger activated valve body, a firing control piston disposed in the firing control valve body, a push pilot piston positioned at a posterior end of the firing control piston and having a diameter greater than a diameter of the firing control piston, a dump chamber air reservoir communicated with the trigger activated valve body and having a volume adjustable piston to increase or decrease a volume of the dump chamber air reservoir, and a dump chamber control valve piston housed in the trigger activated valve body.
US11187486B2 Recoil buffer for machine gun mount
Recoil buffers are described that can complete a displacement cycle in about 0.06 seconds or less. The buffer can include two springs and three one-way valves through the piston within the buffer housing or can include a single spring and a one-way shim valve through the piston within the buffer housing.
US11187483B2 Sear mechanism and firearm
A sear mechanism for a firearm pivotably mounts a sear body on a sear lever which is pivotably mounted on the firearm frame. An actuator lever is also pivotably mounted on the frame. The actuator lever is pivoted by a trigger bar connected to the firearm's trigger. Pivoting of the actuator lever when the trigger is pulled allows the sear lever to pivot. Pivoting of the sear lever allows the sear body to fall off of a surface on a striker, releasing the striker to discharge the firearm.
US11187477B2 Magnetic shock absorbing buffer
A magnetic shock absorbing buffer system having a buffer element with a buffer element cavity having internal buffer threads and a buffer cavity shoulder; a plunger element having a plunger head that is slidable within the buffer element cavity, wherein a plunger body extends through the buffer cavity second open end, and wherein a plunger shoulder contacts the buffer cavity shoulder to maintain the plunger head within the buffer element cavity; an adjustment screw, wherein external adjustment screw threads interact with the internal buffer threads to allow the adjustment screw to be adjustably positioned within the buffer cavity; and at least one dynamic magnet and at least one static magnet positioned within the buffer cavity, wherein like poles face one another such that the magnets act to repel one another within the buffer cavity, and wherein the adjustment screw maintains the magnets within the buffer cavity.
US11187470B2 Plate fin crossflow heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a body that includes an at least two opposing surfaces and the at least two opposing surfaces are a trapezoidal. The body of the heat exchanger also includes, an area of cross sectional flow channels through the body. The area of cross-sectional flow channels in a direction perpendicular to the bases of the trapezoid increase or decrease between the two bases.
US11187454B2 Edge protection module for attachment to an outer edge of a shelf
An edge protection module for attachment to an outer edge of a shelf of a domestic refrigerator, includes a metallic carrier strip having a strip axis, a lighting rod which is mounted on the carrier strip and extends along the strip axis and which has two axially opposite rod ends and a row of lighting elements, which are arranged in an axially distributed manner, and two connection points in electrical connection with the row of lighting elements, which connection points are arranged axially on both sides of the row of lighting elements in a defined axial position relative to the carrier strip and are accessible from outside the edge protection module, where at least one of the connection points is part of a contacting unit which is structurally separate from the lighting rod and is mounted on the carrier strip at an axial distance from the lighting rod.
US11187450B2 Transport container
A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods comprising a chamber for receiving the transport goods, a casing enclosing the chamber and at least one cooling element for temperature control of the chamber, wherein the cooling element comprises an evaporation element with a cooling surface, a desiccant for receiving coolant evaporated in the evaporation element and a reservoir for the coolant which is fluidly connectable with the evaporation element. Means are provided for evaporating the coolant stored in the desiccant and the desiccant is connected to the reservoir for transporting the vaporized coolant to the reservoir.
US11187447B2 Refrigeration cycle apparatus
A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, through which refrigerant is circulated, including a compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger, a first expansion device, and a load side heat exchanger, a controller controlling the refrigerant circuit, and a bypass pipe that branches off from a high-pressure pipe extending from the compressor to the first expansion device and that is connected to a low-pressure pipe on a suction side of the compressor. The apparatus further includes a precooling heat exchanger that is provided in the bypass pipe and that cools the refrigerant diverted to the bypass pipe, a second expansion device that is provided in the bypass pipe and that reduces a pressure of the refrigerant cooled by the precooling heat exchanger, and a refrigerant cooler that is provided in the bypass pipe and that cools the controller with the refrigerant reduced in pressure by the second expansion device.
US11187445B2 Cooling system
A system includes a flash tank, a first load, a second load, a first compressor, a second compressor, a first valve, and a second valve. The flash tank stores a refrigerant. The first and second loads use the refrigerant to cool first and second spaces. The first compressor compresses the refrigerant from the first load during a first mode of operation and a flash gas from the flash tank during a second mode of operation. The second compressor compresses a mixture of the refrigerant from the first and second loads during the first mode of operation. The first valve directs the flash gas from the flash tank to the first compressor during the second mode of operation. The second valve directs the compressed flash gas from the first compressor to the first load during the second mode of operation to defrost the first load.
US11187438B2 Part for Joule-Thomson cooler and method for manufacturing such a part
A part for a Joule-Thomson cooler, comprising a gas discharge pipe and a seal closing the gas discharge pipe, the seal being capable of breaking, at least partially, under the effect of gas expansion triggered by the cooler so as to allow the gas to be discharged out of the cooler through the gas discharge pipe. The part is obtained by an additive manufacturing method that comprises stacking layers of powder along a stacking axis in order to form the part, the stacking axis being parallel to a central axis of a second gas discharge pipe separate from the first discharge pipe.
US11187434B2 Heat pump apparatus and method for installing the same
A heat pump apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit which circulates refrigerant; a heat medium circuit which makes a heat medium flow; a heat exchanger which cause heat exchange to be performed between the refrigerant and the heat medium; and an indoor unit which houses at least the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has a double-wall structure. The indoor unit includes a container which houses the heat exchanger. In the container, a first opening port is formed to communicate with an outdoor space without communicating with an indoor space.
US11187423B2 Control device with current protected solid state relays
A control device, such as a smart thermostat, employs solid state relays as switches to activate and deactivate systems controlled by the device. By measuring the current flow through the power buses to one or more of the solid state relays of the control device, potentially damaging over current conditions can be distinguished from permissible transient over-current conditions and the control device can deactivate any solid state relays which would be damaged while allowing solid state relays which are experiencing allowable transients to remain operating. In the case of a severe over current condition, a current monitoring device can issue a fault signal, triggering an interrupt condition which will cause a processor in the controller to shut down the affected solid state relays very quickly.
US11187414B2 Fuel nozzle with improved swirler vane structure
A fuel nozzle for a turbomachine includes a centerbody that extends axially with respect to a centerline of the fuel nozzle. A confining tube is positioned radially outward of the centerbody. A plurality of swirler vanes is disposed between the centerbody and the confining tube. Each of the plurality of swirler vanes includes a radially inner base and a radially outer tip. Each of the swirler vanes further includes an upstream portion that extends generally axially from a leading edge. A downstream portion extends from the upstream portion to a trailing edge. The downstream portion defines a bend length between the upstream portion and the trailing edge. The bend length at the radially outer tip is greater than the bend length at the radially inner base.
US11187412B2 Flow control wall assembly for heat engine
A heat engine including a wall assembly is generally provided. The wall assembly includes a plurality of radial walls coupled together via a connecting member. The radial wall defines a flow opening therethrough. A flow cavity is defined between the plurality of radial walls and the connecting member.
US11187407B2 Mixing device and burner head for a burner with reduced nox emissions
To further reduce the NOx emission, the invention provides a mixing device (10) for a burner (16) having reduced NOx production, comprising a centrally arranged first mixing unit (18) for producing a first fuel-air mixture for a primary flame zone (120), wherein the first mixing unit (18) has at least one first fuel nozzle (38) and a baffle plate (40), a second mixing unit (20) for producing a second fuel-air mixture for a secondary flame zone (122), which encloses the primary flame zone (120), wherein the second mixing unit (20) has multiple second fuel nozzles (70), characterized by a sealing air producing unit (24) for producing a sealing air flow in a sealing air zone, which encloses the primary flame zone (120) of the first mixing unit (18) arranged downstream of the baffle plate (40), wherein the second mixing unit (20) is designed to deliver the second fuel-air mixture into the secondary flame zone (122), which encloses the sealing air zone (126), and wherein the second mixing unit (20) is arranged around the sealing air producing unit (24), and by a third mixing unit (22) which is arranged radially between the sealing air producing unit (24) and the second mixing unit (20) and has a swirl generator (76) and at least one third fuel nozzle (74), which is arranged upstream of the swirl generator (76) in a premixing zone (78), through which a swirled air flow flows to the swirl generator (76), to premix fuel from the third fuel nozzle (74) with the swirled air flow before the swirl generation.
US11187405B2 System and method for cell phone cases with charging port illumination
Implementations of a system and method for cell phone cases with charging port illumination are provided. In some implementations, the system for cell phone cases with charging port illumination comprises a circuitry comprising a battery, a switch, and a light emitting diode (LED). In some implementations, the circuitry is configured to securely attach to a cell phone case. In some implementations, the circuitry is configured to illuminate a charging port opening of the cell phone case. In some implementations, the method for cell phone cases with charging port illumination comprises securely attaching the circuitry to the cell phone case. In some implementations, the method further comprises illuminating the charging port opening of the cell phone case with the circuitry.
US11187396B1 Exterior light assembly for vehicle and method of using the same
This disclosure relates to an exterior light assembly for a motor vehicle and a method of using the same. An example light assembly includes a light source and a lens arrangement including a near field lens, a reflective plate, and an outer lens. The light assembly further includes a reflector including a first surface configured to reflect light exiting the near field lens toward the reflective plate and further includes a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface is configured as a decorative surface and is visible from an exterior of the motor vehicle.
US11187391B2 Lamp with selectable illumination and flame effects
A lamp has a single, flat, and rigid PCB disposed within a light-scattering cylindrical enclosure. A white set of LEDs is mounted on the faces of the PCB and arranged in a plurality of white rows. A colored set of LEDs is mounted on the two faces and arranged in a plurality of colored rows, the white rows interleaved with the colored rows. A battery rechargeable by solar cell powers the LEDs. Electronic circuitry selectively controls the white LEDs and colored LEDs, the circuitry configured to perform an off mode (white set and colored set are off), an illumination mode (white set is powered on continuously and the colored set is off), and a flame mode (colored LEDs of the colored set are powered on selectively to simulate a flame).
US11187390B2 Decorative decal device with light
A decal assembly includes a film, a power source including a positive contact and a negative contact, a light having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, and a layer of electrically conductive ink applied to the film, the layer of electrically conductive ink forming a line to connect the positive contact of the power source to the positive terminal of the light, and to connect the negative contact of the power source to the negative terminal of the light.
US11187389B2 LED track element for track lighting systems
An LED luminaire for a track lighting system, that takes the form of a track section rather than a more customary separate device attached to a track section. The new luminaire has an elongated, extruded housing configured to correspond to the exterior of standard track sections to visually blend in with the overall track system. A circuit board, mounting a plurality of longitudinally aligned LED elements, extends for the full length of the housing, providing downward illumination through an optic member closing the bottom of the housing. The LED housing has a plug-in type connection to an adjacent track section providing physical alignment, electrical power and data functions. Successive luminaires can be connected together, and the new luminaires can be connected to additional standard track sections. The new luminaires can be installed throughout an overall track lighting system, substantially without limitation as to number and/or order.
US11187385B2 Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate, and light emitting elements between the metal plates. The device further includes a wavelength conversion member excited by a first light from the light emitting elements to emit a second light having a wavelength different from the first light, a bulb including a base, a first lead connected to the first metal plate, and a second lead connected to the second metal plate. The base of the bulb includes terminals connected to respective leads. The conversion member covers the light emitting elements entirely, opposite surfaces of the first metal plate partially, and opposite surfaces of the second metal plate partially. The first lead is connected to a portion of the first metal plate exposed from the conversion member, and the second lead is connected to a portion of the second metal plate exposed from the conversion member.
US11187383B2 Passive diode-like device for fluids
The present invention is directed to an improved fluid diode using topology optimization with Finite Element Method (FEM). Topology optimization as a flexible optimization method has been extended to the fluid field. For given boundary conditions and constraints, it distributes a specific amount of pores (or remove materials to get channel) in the design domain to minimize/maximize an objective function. In this design, inlet and outlet ports are aligned and inflow and outflow are in the same direction. The present invention features an intricate network of fluid channels having optimized fluid connectivity and shapes, which significantly improves the diodicity of fluidic passive valves.
US11187380B2 Sealed and thermally insulating tank
Sealed and thermally insulating tank incorporated into a polyhedral bearing structure, the tank having a plurality of tank walls, a thermally insulating barrier and a sealed membrane, a first bearing wall and second bearing wall forming an edge corner, the thermally insulating barrier of a first tank wall having a row of edging blocks, a row of anchor strips anchored to the second bearing wall by a row of anchor rods, a first and second of edging blocks each having a groove formed in thickness of said edging block, a first and a second of said anchor rods being housed respectively in the groove of the first and second edging blocks, one anchor strip in the row of anchor strips is supported overlapping the first edging block and the second edging block, the anchor strip being coupled to the first anchor rod and to the second anchor rod.
US11187376B2 Translation axis assembly and gimbal platform using same
A translation axis assembly includes a supporting arm, a connecting plate configured to be movably mounted to the supporting arm, and a center-of-gravity adjusting device connected between the supporting arm and the connecting plate. The center-of-gravity adjusting device is configured to adjust a center of gravity of the translation axis assembly by adjusting a position of the supporting arm on the connecting plate. The center-of-gravity adjusting device includes a lead screw and a moving member rotatably and movably arranged on the lead screw. The moving member is received by the connecting plate and is fixedly connected to the supporting arm. The moving member includes a threaded hole in a threaded connection with the lead screw.
US11187373B2 Television mounting brackets
A television mounting bracket for hanging a television on a wall that include a first body that is designed to be connected to the wall and a second body that is designed to be connected to the television. The first body has a vertical c-profile channel that has a top opening and a vertical slot. The bottom part of the c-profile channel is narrower than the rest of it. The first body has a horizontal springy pin that is connected to its back part with a spring and protrudes from it into the c-profile channel in a way that enable the springy pin to move backward and forward. The second body has a horizontal pin with a locking piece that includes a vertical channel. The locking piece corresponds with the vertical slot and the vertical channel corresponds with the horizontal springy pin.
US11187370B2 Image photographing-assisting accessory of electronic device
Proposed is an image photographing-assisting accessory of an electronic device, which corrects shaking of an electronic device, the accessory comprising: a coupling unit to which the electronic device is coupled; a plurality of link rods connected to the coupling unit and rotatably coupled to each other; and a correcting unit formed at a part to which the link rods are rotatably coupled, wherein the correcting unit includes a fixing unit, a rotating unit rotating about the fixing unit, and a rotation locking unit for restraining the rotation of the rotating unit. Other embodiments are also possible.
US11187367B2 Insulation blanket having a deposited passivator for industrial insulation applications
A passivating flexible insulation blanket positionable about a pipe includes an insulation core, an enclosing fabric, and a non-consumable passivator. The insulation core is substantially hydrophobic and includes a microporous material. The enclosing fabric fully encapsulates the insulation core to form a capsule or pouch about the insulation core. The non-consumable passivator is non-consumable such that there is no appreciable change to a mass of the non-consumable passivator after an extended time of activation. The non-consumable passivator is deposited into the insulation core and has a composition soluble in water. The non-consumable passivator includes a leachable component that leaches from the insulation core and is capable of neutralizing acidic components. The leachable component is water soluble and is capable of reacting with a surface of the pipe to form a protective coating on the pipe to aid in inhibiting corrosion formation on the surface of the pipe.
US11187349B2 Micro electrical mechanical system (MEMS) valve
A micro electrical mechanical system (MEMS) valve is provided. The MEMS valve includes first and second bodies, a medium and a thermal element. The first body defines a first channel and a second channel intersecting the first channel. The second body defines a third channel and is movable within the first channel between first and second positions. When the second body is at the first positions, the second and third channels align and permit flow through the second and third channels. When the second body is at the second positions, the second and third channels misalign and inhibit flow through the second channel. The medium is charged into the first channel at opposite sides of the second body. The thermal element is proximate to the first channel and is operable to cause the medium to drive movements of the second body to the first or the second positions.
US11187338B2 Method of transporting a viscous fluid through a heat exchanger line
A method for transporting a viscous fluid through a heat exchanger line that includes transporting a viscous fluid through a connecting piece with an excess pressure release component, where the excess pressure relief component separates an interior of the connecting piece from a discharge line in the connecting piece, and is fixed to an edge of the discharge line, mixing a fluid flow in a region of the excess pressure relief component using a mixing element disposed in the interior of the connecting piece and causing the excess pressure release component to release at least a portion of the fluid through the discharge line when the pressure of the fluid is equal to or greater than a preset excess pressure.
US11187334B2 Manual reset actuator for diaphragm control valve
A manual reset actuator is disclosed, which includes a main drain, a diaphragm release aperture fluidly coupled to a flow control valve, an upper chamber, a control port, a control orifice, an upper chamber supply orifice, and a sealing assembly, which includes a button, and a plunger. A pressure in the upper chamber exerts a downward force on the plunger. A spring exerts an upward force on the plunger. The fluid in the upper chamber is released via the control orifice, which lowers the pressure in the upper chamber, decreasing the downward force exerted on the plunger. When the downward force is less than the upward force, the spring forces the plunger upwards into an open configuration, which unseals the diaphragm release aperture. When the upward force is less than the downward force, the plunger remains in a closed configuration, which keeps the diaphragm release aperture sealed.
US11187327B2 Butterfly valve
Butterfly valve for shutting off or regulating a medium, which flows through a pipeline, containing a housing, wherein the housing is configured in one piece and is preferably composed of plastic, a disc and a shaft, wherein the disc can be pivoted along the shaft between an open position and a closed position, wherein the disc comprises a core composed of plastic and a shell composed of plastic, wherein the plastic of the core and the plastic of the shell are different.
US11187326B2 Mechanical seal
A mechanical seal in which a rotary ring can be more reliably positioned. A rotary ring unit 100 includes: a sleeve 120 fixed to a rotary shaft 500; and a rotary ring 110 of which a movement in an axial direction and a rotation with respect to the sleeve 120 is restricted, a fixed ring unit 200 includes: a fixed ring 210 configured to slide on an end surface of the rotary ring 110; and a bellows 250 which presses the fixed ring 210 toward the rotary ring 110, and the sleeve 120 is provided with a stopper 140 which restricts a movement of the rotary ring 110 toward the fixed ring 210.
US11187315B1 Diameter saving ring gear flexure
A ring gear assembly includes a ring gear, a gear box case, and a set of bolts. The ring gear includes a set of gear teeth inside the ring gear and arranged in a circle around the ring gear axis. The ring gear further includes a set of flanges arranged along at least one side of the ring gear. Each flange has a respective flange bolt hole therethrough, and each flange bolt hole has a respective bolt axis that is oriented perpendicular to the ring gear axis. The gear box case has a set of gear box bolt holes therethrough, each gear box bolt hole corresponding to a respective one of the flange bolt holes. Each of the bolts passes through a respective one of the gear box bolt holes and its corresponding flange bolt hole to fasten the ring gear to the gear box case.
US11187292B2 Brake actuator and electromechanical brake using the same and control method thereof
Disclosed herein are a brake actuator and an electromechanical brake using the brake actuator and a control method thereof. The brake actuator provided in a disc brake to press or release a piston and controlled by an electrical signal includes a first actuator including a first power transmission unit configured to transmit power to the piston side; and a second actuator including a second power transmission unit configured to transmit power to the piston side; wherein the first and second power transmission units are arranged coaxially.
US11187289B2 Bellows, and at least one disc brake having a bellows
A rotationally symmetrical bellows has a first end ring and a second end ring with a smaller diameter, and multiple folds, which in a relaxed position each have two flanks running in opposite directions with respect to one another while forming a bend. The flanks extend approximately parallel to an axis of rotation of the bellows. The rotationally symmetrical bellows is designed such that in a relaxed position of the bellows, the second end ring is arranged at an axial distance to the first end ring.
US11187274B2 Slidable constant speed universal joint
A sliding constant velocity universal joint includes an outer joint member connected to a power transmission member and an inner joint member connected to an end portion of a shaft, for torque transmission between the outer joint member and the inner joint member while allowing an angle change and an axial change therebetween. The outer joint member incorporates therein an elastic member axially expandable/retractable between a tip of the shaft connected to the inner joint member and the outer joint member; the tip of the shaft is provided with a shaft protruding portion for supporting an inner diameter portion of a shaft-side end of the elastic member; the elastic member has its outer-joint-member side end provided with a receptacle for fitting into an inner diameter portion of the elastic member; the outer joint member has its inner surface press-fitted by an end plate; and the receptacle is pressed onto the end plate in the inner surface of the outer joint member.
US11187272B2 Method for mounting a sensor bearing unit, and sensor bearing unit adapted to such a method
A method for mounting a sensor bearing unit providing a bearing and an impulse ring provided with a target holder and with a target mounted on an axial portion of the target holder. The method including measuring an eccentricity E1 between the target and the axial portion of the target holder, measuring an eccentricity E2 between a groove made in the bore of an inner ring of the bearing and the bore, introducing the target holder inside the groove, turning the target holder inside the groove to an angular position in which the eccentricity Etotal between the target and the bore of the inner ring is less than or equal to a predetermined value which is lower than the sum of the eccentricities E1 and E2, and securing the target holder inside the groove of the inner ring at the angular position.
US11187271B2 Polymer joining ring for a bearing assembly
The present disclosure discloses a polymer joining ring for a bearing assembly and is configured to retain a first inner ring and a second inner ring together to the bearing assembly. The polymer joining ring includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface includes a W or E shaped geometry throughout and includes a pair of flanges extending radially outwards at corners from outer surface, and a semi-circular protrusion extending at middle of the polymer joining ring. The pair of flanges are placed in tapered narrow grooves of the first inner ring and the second inner ring, and the semi-circular protrusion is placed in a triangular shape space produced between the first inner ring and the second inner ring can be tightly connected to each other. The joining ring is made of a polymer material that facilitates ease in assembling and accurate positioning of the inner rings.
US11187269B2 Bearing assembly
A bearing assembly comprising a first component and a second component, the first and second components being slidably disposed with respect to each other, wherein the first component slides relative to the second component in a first direction, wherein the first component comprises a plurality of first recesses formed in a first surface facing the second component, wherein the first recesses are distributed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with neighboring first recesses being spaced apart in the second direction with a first spacing, wherein the second component comprises a plurality of second recesses formed in a second surface facing the first surface of the first component, wherein the second recesses are distributed in the second direction with neighboring second recesses being spaced apart in the second direction with a second spacing, wherein the first recesses are sized to fit within the second spacings and the second recesses are sized to fit within the first spacings, and wherein the first and second components are urged into a relative position in the second direction in which the first and second recesses do not overlap one another.
US11187268B2 Magnetic bearing assembly as well as a linear guideway assembly implementing one or more such magnetic bearing assemblies
The invention relates to a magnetic bearing assembly for contactless linear displacement of a rigid body relative to another rigid body along a linear displacement path. The invention also relates to a linear guideway assembly implementing one or more such magnetic bearing assemblies. The invention aims to provide a solution for the above identified problems, allowing linear displacement of a rigid body relative to another rigid body along a linear displacement path and in particular allowing control of a translational degree of freedom of a rigid body relative to another rigid body, said magnetic bearing assembly comprising: at least one magnetic bearing module being mounted to one of said rigid bodies and consisting of at least: a ferromagnetic core; a first magnetic element positioned on a first side of said ferromagnetic core; a coil being wound around said ferromagnetic core; at least a first static back iron being mounted to the other one of said rigid bodies and positioned, during use, at some gap distance from said one bearing module.
US11187264B2 Bearing device, compressor and method for producing such a bearing device
A bearing device, a compressor and a method, in which a first radial bearing element is measured in at least the radial direction, an axial distance of the first axial bearing element from the first radial bearing element being measured, the second radial bearing element being measured in at least the radial direction, the first radial bearing element being positioned with respect to the second radial bearing element as a function of the predefined first width of the radial gap, the adjustment arrangement being situated in such a way that the axial gap has the predefined second width.
US11187263B2 Device to minimize vibrations from a motor vehicle transmission to a gear shift lever
A device (1) for removably securing an actuating member to an input or output element, such as to a gear shift lever or a transmission of a motor vehicle, has a mounting point (10) for the actuating member, and a receptacle (20) for a mounting element of the input or output element. The receptacle (20) has an outer receptacle element (30) and an inner receptacle element (40) arranged therein, between which is an elastic damping element (50). To reduce undesired vibrations from the transmission or the actuating member to the interior of the vehicle, while securing the actuating member to the mounting device in a simpler manner, the damping element is a separate component which has a wave profile (52) on its wall (51) facing the outer receptacle element (30), and the mounting point (10) has a threaded insert (11) for securing the actuating member.
US11187262B2 Hinge having a rotation-stop lock
A hinge is configured for selectively retaining and removing at least one rotation stop without a supplementary tool. The hinge includes a locking device having at least one lever arranged to selectively rotate a retaining member for engagement and disengagement with the at least one rotation stop. The retaining member forms an abutment portion extending from a first portion and a second portion extending from the abutment portion. A non-abutment portion is located opposite the abutment portion along a same segment of the axis of the retaining member.
US11187261B2 Liner bolt
A liner bolt (10) comprising an elongate stud (12) and a head (14) engageable with a first end (16) of the stud (12). The head (14) including an inwardly tapered first end portion (24) adjacent a first end (21) thereof. A threaded portion (18) is provided adjacent a second end (17) of the stud for receiving a nut (20). The first end (21) of the head (14) includes an inwardly tapered opening (28) having an internal thread (30) and the first end (16) of the stud (12) includes an inwardly tapered end portion (32) having an external thread (34) such that the first end (16) of the stud (12) is engageable in the opening (28) in the head (14).
US11187253B2 Clutch stack wear sensor system for a power transmission device
A power transmission device with a clutch plate wear sensor system includes a power transmission shaft configured to transmit torque and a clutch configured to selectively deliver power into or out of the power transmission shaft. The clutch includes a clutch stack and clutch piston that moves to selectively actuate the clutch stack between an engaged state to deliver power through the clutch and a disengaged state to not deliver power through the clutch. The clutch stack wear sensor system includes at least one detectable element arranged for movement in unison with the clutch piston and a sensor arranged to detect the detectable element and provide a signal indicative of a wear characteristic of the clutch stack.
US11187242B2 Multi-stage centrifugal compressor
A multi-stage centrifugal compressor according to at least one embodiment includes: multiple stages of impellers arranged in an axial direction; a casing surrounding the impellers; and a diffuser channel for guiding a working fluid discharged from the impellers outward in a radial direction. In a cross-section along the axial direction, a first diffuser wall surface on a hub side of a pair of diffuser wall surfaces that are opposed in the axial direction across the diffuser channel has a retreating surface retreating toward the hub side from a connection position with a downstream end of a first upstream wall surface to a radially outer side with respect to a tangential direction of the first upstream wall surface at the downstream end of the first upstream wall surface, the first upstream wall surface being positioned upstream of the first diffuser wall surface and connected to the first diffuser wall surface.
US11187241B1 Portable blowing device
A portable blowing device includes a body and fans arranged in the body. Air channels are arranged in the body and extend in the length direction of the body to allow airflow to pass through. Wind shields are arranged in the air channels, and a periphery of the wind shield is closely connected with a side wall of the air channel so that a sub-air channel is formed between the wind shield and the side wall of the air channel. Air outlets are formed in the side wall for communicating with outside and the sub-air channel, and airflow generated by the fan can enter the sub-air channel and then exits the air outlets. Because of the reduced volume of the sub-air channel, the airflow is concentrated after entering the sub-air channel, and airflow exiting the air outlets is strengthened, so that the cooling effect and the user experience are improved.
US11187234B2 Wheel blade for turbomachine, comprising a winglet at its tip and at the leading edge
A wheel blade for a turbomachine compressor. The blade comprises a body extending between the root of the blade in the direction of the height of the blade. The body extends from a leading-edge to a trailing edge in a direction of the camber line of the blade. The blade comprises a winglet located in the extension of the body in the direction of the height. The winglet is located at the tip of the blade and at the leading edge of the blade. The body has a curvature oriented in a first direction of rotation with respect to the direction of the camber line, the winglet having a curvature in a second direction of rotation counter to the first direction of rotation.
US11187228B2 Liquid pumping device with concave caves and convex liquid extruding component
Disclosed is a liquid pumping device, including a first component, a second component and a third component, wherein the second component moves relative to the first component in a fixed manner; a medium inlet and a medium outlet not in communication with each other are provided in a contact surface of the first component in liquid tightness sliding fit with the second component; a groove is provided in a contact surface of the second component in liquid tightness sliding fit, and the groove moves along a fixed path in the range of the contact surface in liquid tightness sliding fit; and the movement path of the groove respectively passes the medium inlet, the medium outlet and the third component, the third component is arranged on the side of the medium outlet in the forward movement direction of the groove, and when the groove moves forward through the third component, the part of the third component entering the groove extrudes the medium in the groove to the medium outlet. The quantification of liquid by the device of the present invention is determined by the groove, and the principle facilitates the control of the output precision of the pump.
US11187220B2 Compressor for pressurized fluid output
A compressor moves a fluid from an inlet to an outlet and provides a pressure differential there between due to respective pistons moving in and out of a plurality of piston chambers via a piston rod. A rotating shaft extends through a grooved end plate, and the rotating shaft is connected to either the grooved end plate or the piston rod. The grooved end plate defines an off center or eccentric groove. A bearing extends from the piston rod and fits within the groove such that when the rotational motion of the shaft rotates either the piston rod or the grooved end plate, the piston rod slides back and forth relative to the rotating shaft. Each position of the bearing within the groove determines a corresponding position of the piston rod relative to the rotating shaft. Each pair of pistons may extend from a single, continuous piston rod.
US11187215B2 Air quality notification device
An air quality notification device is disclosed. The air quality notification device includes an actuating and sensing module, a microprocessor, a first communication module and a power source. The actuating and sensing module includes a sensor and an actuating device. The actuating device is disposed near the sensor. The sensor senses air transmitted by the actuating device to generate air quality information. The microprocessor is electrically connected to the actuating and sensing module. The first communication module is electrically connected to the actuating and sensing module to receive and transmit the air quality information. The power source is electrically connected to the microprocessor.
US11187211B2 Energy supply system
Disclosed is an energy supply system using hot waste water that controls a supply of energy required according to a situation of agricultural facilities. The energy supply system includes a hot waste water pipe connecting a power plant and at least one facility so as to supply thermal energy to the at least one facility through hot waste water discharged from the power plant; a ground heat exchanger buried under a ground and connected to the at least one facility so as to supply geothermal energy to the at least one facility; at least one solar cell module disposed in the at least one facility and supplying electric energy to the at least one facility; and a server configured to individually control the thermal energy, the geothermal energy and the electrical energy supplied to the at least one facility according to an environmental state of the at least one facility.
US11187210B2 Detecting water on a wind turbine using a temperature-controlled sensor
Embodiments herein describe a system used to estimate the presence of water on a sensor. A parameter maintains a wind sensor temperature. The parameter can be tracked and evaluated to indicate a likelihood of water on the sensor. Alternatively, or in combination with the above, the sensor is adjusted intentionally or deactivated and reactivated to track a parameter response which is then used to indicate a likelihood of water on the sensor.
US11187204B2 Method for fabrication of a profile for a spar cap for a wind turbine blade, spar cap and wind turbine blade
Provided is a method for fabrication of a profile for a spar cap for a wind turbine blade, wherein the profile is fabricated in a pultruding process using one or more strands and/or layers of unidirectional fibres or rovings of unidirectional fibres arranged along a longitudinal direction of the profile and a tool for moulding of the fibres, wherein one or more additional fibres or rovings of additional fibres are introduced in the pultruding process prior to the moulding, wherein the additional fibres are arranged under an angle to the unidirectional fibres, and/or wherein one or more surficial fibres or rovings of surficial fibres are introduced in the pultruding process after the moulding, wherein the surficial fibres are arranged on the outer surface of the moulded profile.
US11187201B1 Ion current sensing for estimation of combustion phasing in an internal combustion engine
A combustion control system for an engine of a vehicle includes an ion sensing system configured to generate an ion current signal indicative of a measured current across electrodes of a spark plug associated with a cylinder of the engine and a controller configured to monitor for peaks in the ion current signal and, upon detecting at least a first peak and a second peak in the ion current signal, estimate a location of peak pressure (LPP) based on the detected second peak in the ion current signal, estimate an angle (CA50) of a crankshaft of the engine at which approximately 50% of the heat generated during combustion in the cylinder of the engine is released, and control combustion phasing of the engine based on the estimated CA50 angle.
US11187200B1 Brushless motor starter box
A starter box for small scale fuel powered vehicles includes a rigid container with two sets of mounting hardware on the top surface of the container. The mounting hardware engages suspension components of the vehicle. The starter box includes a drive wheel assembly connected to a brushless motor. The assembly includes a drive wheel with a frictional perimeter surface. The drive wheel extends partially through an opening in the top surface to engage a flywheel of the vehicle. Both sets of mounting hardware are horizontally movable to adapt to different vehicles. One set of mounting hardware is spring loaded and moves vertically when the vehicle is pressed downwardly to engage the drive wheel and a switch connecting the motor to a battery through an electronic speed control (ESC). The ESC is programmable to control the motor speed, acceleration, and latency of engagement while monitory the charge level of the battery.
US11187192B2 Systems and methods for conducting vehicle evaporative emissions test diagnostic procedures
Methods and systems are provided for conducting diagnostics to indicate whether a fuel system and/or an evaporative emissions system of a vehicle has a source of undesired evaporative emissions, or not. A method comprises conducting such a diagnostic via evacuating the fuel system to a target vacuum, then sealing the fuel system from atmosphere and monitoring a pressure bleed-up in the fuel system, and dynamically adjusting a pressure bleed-up threshold responsive to one or more conditions that impact the pressure bleed-up during the diagnostic, and indicating undesired evaporative emissions responsive to the pressure bleed-up reaching the adjusted pressure bleed-up threshold. In this way, interpretation of the results of such a diagnostic may be more robust, completion rates may improve, and engine operation may be improved.
US11187186B2 Exhaust nozzle of a gas turbine engine
An exhaust nozzle of a gas turbine engine which includes an outer nozzle wall, a flow channel which is limited radially outwards by the nozzle wall, a centerbody arranged in the flow channel, and exactly one strut connecting the centerbody to the nozzle wall. The strut is connected to the nozzle wall by means of a connecting structure that is displaceable in the axial direction of the outer nozzle wall. At least one actuator is provided interacting with the connecting structure or the outer nozzle wall for displacing the strut in the axial direction.
US11187184B2 Articulated plenum for transfer-expansion-regeneration combustion engine
The articulated plenum (1) forms an intake pipe (3) which is ended with tight ball joint links (16) held by restraining means (17), said plenum (1) connecting a heat source (39) to an expansion cylinder (32) and including a plenum inlet orifice (4), a plenum outlet orifice (6) which receives a valve seat (9), and an actuator orifice (8) which receives an intake valve actuator (50) which controls a valve (10), the latter engaging with the valve seat (9) to close the intake pipe (3).
US11187183B2 Lower structure of internal combustion engine
To minimize the risk of damaging an internal oil passage for conducting oil, the lower structure of an internal combustion engine includes a bottom wall (6), a side wall (7) provided along a peripheral edge of the bottom wall to define the oil chamber in cooperation with the bottom wall, a device mounting seat (52) provided on the side wall and configure to have a prescribed device (51) attached thereto; and an oil passage portion (57) formed in the side wall to define the oil passage (56), wherein the oil passage opens at the device mounting seat, and a part of the side wall adjacent to the oil passage portion is provided with a load absorbing portion (61) configured to be more readily deformable than the oil passage portion.
US11187177B2 Method and device for detecting and characterizing fuel leakage, and vehicle
A method and a device detect and characterize fuel leakage in an injection system of an internal combustion. The injection system has an injection device for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, a closable high-pressure branch for supplying the injection device with fuel placed under a first fuel pressure, and a closable low-pressure branch for feeding fuel placed under a second, lower fuel pressure from a fuel supply to the high-pressure branch. The high-pressure branch and the low-pressure branch are each closed, wherein in the high-branch branch and in the low-pressure branch an associated curve of fuel pressure over time is sensed at the same time during a measurement time period. On the basis of the sensed curve of fuel pressure of the high-pressure branch, it is checked whether fuel loss occurred in the closed-off high-pressure branch during the measurement time period. By way of the sensed curve of fuel pressure of the low-pressure branch, it is checked whether a flow of fuel into the closed-off low-pressure branch occurred during the measurement time period. If the existence of fuel loss was determined in the first checking step and additionally it was determined in the second checking step that no flow of fuel into the low-pressure branch occurred, a signal is output, which indicates fuel leakage from the high-pressure branch into the combustion chamber.
US11187176B2 Systems and methods for increasing engine power output under globally stoichiometric operation
Methods and systems are provided for increasing engine power via partial engine enrichment and exhaust gas recirculation. In one example, a method may include enriching a first set of engine cylinders, enleaning a second set of the engine cylinders, and operating a third set of the engine cylinders at stoichiometry, exhaust gas from all of the engine cylinders producing a stoichiometric mixture at a downstream emission control device, and providing exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) to an intake passage of the engine from the first set of cylinders. In this way, cooling effects from the partial enrichment and the EGR enable engine air flow, and thus engine power, to be increased while an efficiency of the emission control device is maintained, thereby decreasing vehicle emissions.
US11187173B2 System for limiting a revolution speed of an internal combustion engine
A method for limiting a revolution speed of an internal combustion engine (E) of a sports car, the method comprising a first step (Step 1) of acquiring a nominal speed value of said internal combustion engine, a second step (Step 2) of measuring a revolution speed of said internal combustion engine, when (CHK) a measured revolution speed of said internal combustion engine has reached (yes) an activation speed approximately equal to said nominal speed, the method comprising a third step (Step 3) of setting a predetermined initial torque value (a) to be delivered by said internal combustion engine and simultaneously a fourth step (Step 4) of carrying out a feedback control of a torque delivery of said internal combustion engine.
US11187166B2 Internal combustion engine and method of controlling same
An internal combustion engine (1) is provided with a turbocharger (2), and is configured to be switchable between a stoichiometric combustion mode having a theoretical air-fuel ratio as a target air-fuel ratio and a lean combustion mode having a lean air-fuel ratio as a target air-fuel ratio. An air bypass valve (20) is provided in an air bypass passage (19) communicating a collector (11a) on the downstream of a throttle valve (12) with the upstream side of a compressor (2b) in an intake passage (11). At the time of the shifting from the lean combustion mode to the stoichiometric mode, the throttle valve (12) is closed and the air bypass valve (20) is temporarily opened to decrease the pressure inside the collector (11a) quickly.
US11187158B2 Gearing arrangement and method for manufacturing the gearing arrangement
A gearbox assembly for a gas turbine engine comprises a planetary gearbox having at least one ring gear and at least one planet gear, which exerts a force on the ring gear in the direction of a force vector as it rolls on said ring gear; and a holding device for fastening the at least one ring gear on another structure, having a first section, which extends in the axial direction on one side of the force vector and/or of a straight-line extension thereof, and having a second section, which extends in the axial direction on the other side of the force vector and/or of the straight-line extension thereof. A gas turbine engine and a method for producing a gearbox assembly are furthermore made available.
US11187152B1 Turbomachine sealing arrangement having a cooling flow director
A sealing arrangement includes a transition duct having an aft frame that circumferentially surrounds the downstream end of the transition duct. The aft frame defines a cooling circuit that has an outlet configured to direct cooling air in a radial direction. A first stage nozzle is spaced apart from the aft frame and defines a gap therebetween. A sealing assembly that extend circumferentially along at least a portion of the aft frame and is coupled to the aft frame. The sealing assembly includes a flexible sealing element that extends from the aft frame, across the gap, to the first stage nozzle. The flexible sealing element is forced into sealing engagement with the first stage nozzle by pressure from a compressed working fluid. A cooling flow director that is disposed between the outlet of the cooling circuit and the flexible sealing element.
US11187151B2 Heat exchanger
A heat exchanger for a ducted fan gas turbine engine has a low temperature side and plural high temperature sides. The heat exchanger is configured such that heat is extracted from respective engine fluids flowing through the high temperature sides and is received by a portion of a bypass airflow of the engine which, on passing through the fan duct, is diverted through the low temperature side of the heat exchanger thereby cooling the engine fluids.
US11187147B2 Work machine
A pressure variation in a fuel tank can be prevented, and leakage of liquid fuel can be prevented even if the fuel tank is inclined in a predetermined direction, without operation for opening and closing a breather passage. An engine generator includes: a first breather passage having an opening at a position above a liquid fuel in a tank bulge section when the engine generator is inclined to the right (corresponding to a first direction); and a second breather passage having an opening at a position above the liquid fuel in the tank bulge section when the engine generator is inclined in the left direction (a second direction).
US11187145B2 Branch communication valve for a twin scroll turbocharger
Methods and systems are provided for a branch communication valve in a twin turbocharger system. A branch communication valve may be positioned adjacent to a dividing wall separating a first scroll and a second scroll of the twin turbocharger. In an open position, the branch communication valve increases fluid communication between the first scroll and the second scroll and in a closed position, the branch communication valve decreases fluid communication between the first scroll and the second scroll.
US11187141B2 Ignition insert with an active pre-chamber
The ignition insert with an active pre-chamber (1) comprises an insert well (72) arranged in a cylinder head (3) of an internal combustion engine (2), said well (72) accommodating a cylindrical insert body (70) which is indexed in rotation and in which are arranged an ignition pre-chamber (71), an insert spark plug well (83) receiving a spark plug (12), and a injector radial orifice (88) which is aligned with a injector lateral well (73) arranged in the cylinder head (3) so as to receive an injector nose (16), said body (70) being terminated by a pre-chamber nose (75) opening into a combustion chamber (5), and being held in the insert well (72) by fixing means (82) cooperating with clamping means (74).
US11187134B2 Exhaust flow control valve with integrated wastegate
An exhaust manifold for an internal combustion engine is provided. The manifold comprises at least one first exhaust gas inlet connectable to a first bank of cylinders of the engine, and at least one second exhaust gas inlet connectable to a second bank of cylinders of the engine. First and second exhaust gas outlets are connectable to respective first and second volutes of a twin volute turbocharger. At least one wastegate outlet is connectable to a bypass passage which bypasses the turbocharger. A diverter valve is located within the manifold, wherein the diverter valve is adapted to selectively direct exhaust gas from the first and second inlets to at least one of the first and second exhaust gas outlets and the wastegate outlet. A turbocharger is also provided having the same diverter valve arrangement, as are internal combustion engines having either the manifold or turbocharger, and a vehicle having such an internal combustion engine.
US11187132B2 Exhaust gas after-treatment mixing device
The present application discloses an exhaust after-treatment mixing device including a housing and a mixing assembly located within the housing. The mixing assembly includes a first space, a second space and a third space. A top portion of the first space and a top portion of the second space are both in communication with the third space. The mixing assembly is provided with a first raised portion protruding upwardly into the third space and a second raised portion located below the first raised portion. A fourth space is formed between the first raised portion and the second raised portion. As a result, the distance and time for urea evaporation are increased and the uniformity of gas flow mixing is also improved.
US11187122B2 Diesel particulate filter cleaning machine with filter cleaning time prediction
A diesel particulate filter cleaning machine. The filter is filed with a soaking solution comprising water and a surfactant and retained within the filter during a soaking interval. The filter is placed in a rinsing station after the soaking interval. A rinse water head positioned above an upper surface of the filter supplies rinse water into the filter, the rinse water passes through and drains from the filter. During the rinsing process, an actuator moves the rinse water head relative to the upper surface of the filter. A drain receives the rinse water after draining from the filter.
US11187119B2 Latch pin for use in valve lifter and valve lifter
Shown is a latch pin for use in a valve lifter and a valve lifter including the same. The latch pin for selectively latching within a pin chamber provided in the valve lifter is configured as a whole as a cylindrical pin with one end in the shape of a spherical crown, wherein a stepped flat is formed on radially one side of said one end and is dimensioned to be received within the pin chamber to engage with an axial latching surface thereof. On the top side of said one end, a first relief is formed by beveling the spherical crown, and on the radially other side opposite to the stepped flat across said first relief, a second relief is formed by beveling the spherical crown, wherein the second relief radially adjoins the first relief and circumferentially adjoins a remaining pin face in the shape of the spherical crown.
US11187118B2 Charge changing control device, reciprocating engine and method for operating a charge changing control device
The present invention refers to a charge changing control device for a reciprocating engine, comprising at least one cam follower configured for being pivotably actuated around a pivot axis (P) upon rotational movement of a camshaft, and an adjustment unit configured for setting at least three different charge-changing modes of the device by translationally displacing the pivot axis relative (P) to a rotational axis (R) of the camshaft.
US11187116B2 Sliding member, and sliding member of internal combustion engine
A sliding member includes a base substrate and a coating layer formed on the base substrate. The coating layer includes an inorganic part derived from at least one type of inorganic particles selected from the group consisting of iron base alloy particles, cobalt base alloy particles, chromium base alloy particles, nickel base alloy particles, molybdenum base alloy particles, and ceramic particles, and a metal part derived from at least one type of metal particles selected from the group consisting of iron base alloy particles other than listed in the above group, copper particles, and copper alloy particles. The inorganic part is bonded to another inorganic part and/or the metal part via interfaces therebetween, and the metal part is bonded to another metal part and/or the inorganic part via interfaces therebetween. The sliding member includes an interface layer including at least one of a diffusion layer and an intermetallic compound layer on at least one part of an interface between the base substrate and the coating layer or interfaces between the inorganic part and the metal part, the inorganic parts, and the metal parts. The interface layer has a thickness of equal to or less than 2 μm.
US11187114B2 Mechanical system for generating mechanical energy from liquid nitrogen, and corresponding method
The invention relates to a system for generating mechanical energy, comprising at least: a compressor; an expander; a heat exchanger; said system having a motor operative mode in which said system additionally comprises: means for the intake of pressurised liquid nitrogen in a liquid nitrogen intake inlet of said exchanger, means for the intake of air or gaseous nitrogen in an air or gaseous nitrogen intake inlet of said exchanger, means for discharging vaporised nitrogen at a vaporised nitrogen outlet of said exchanger, and means for discharging air or cooled nitrogen at another outlet of said exchanger for air or cooled gaseous nitrogen; means for the intake of said vaporised nitrogen into the interior of said expander in order to expand same; means for the intake of the air or cooled gaseous nitrogen into said compressor so as to produce compressed air or gaseous nitrogen therein.
US11187104B2 In-situ heating/cooling tool for turbine assembly on a shaft
A method of assembling a first part to a second part while applying thermal energy to at least one of the parts. The application of thermal energy is terminated when the first part and second part are in a completed assembly position relative to each other. The thermal energy absorbed by the at least one of: the first part; and the second part is then dissipated until the first part and second part are engaged in an interference fit.
US11187103B2 System configuration and operation method for improving steam turbine power generation efficiency
A steam turbine power generation facility and an operation method of such facility not only overcome the thermal elongation difference between a revolving body and a stationary body of a turbine so as to shorten start-up time but also suppress the efficiency of such facility from deterioration. The steam turbine power generation facility includes a boiler to generate steam; a high-pressure turbine into which the steam generated by the boiler flows; an intermediate-pressure turbine into which steam worked at the high-pressure turbine flows; and a low-pressure turbine into which steam worked at the intermediate-pressure turbine flows, in which the high-pressure turbine and the intermediate-pressure turbine are respectively provided with a heating section which is formed by communicating through the high-pressure turbine and the intermediate-pressure turbine, and further includes a pipe to make the steam worked at the high-pressure turbine flow into the heating section.
US11187092B2 Vane forward rail for gas turbine engine assembly
A vane for a gas turbine engine, the vane having: an airfoil; and a root portion disposed on a side of the airfoil and including a platform, the platform having a vane forward rail and an extension extending from the platform, the extension defining portions of an outer diameter platform cavity and an airfoil leading edge cavity. The extension extends from the platform such that an upper portion of each of the outer diameter platform cavity and the airfoil leading edge cavity is spaced equidistant from the platform.
US11187071B2 Systems and methods for detecting a subsurface event
Systems and methods for estimating reservoir productivity as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interest are disclosed. The systems and methods may: obtain subsurface data and well data corresponding to a subsurface volume of interest; obtain a parameter model; use the subsurface data and the well data to generate multiple production parameter maps; apply the parameter model to the multiple production parameter maps to generate refined production parameter values; generate multiple refined production parameter graphs; display the multiple refined production parameter graphs; generate one or more user input options; receive a defined well design and the one or more user input options selected by a user to generate limited production parameter values; generate a representation of estimated reservoir productivity as a function of position in the subsurface volume of interest using the defined well design and visual effects; and display the representation.
US11187069B2 Multiple generator mobile electric powered fracturing system
The present invention provides a method and system for providing on-site electrical power to a fracturing operation, and an electrically powered fracturing system. Natural gas can be used to drive a turbine generator in the production of electrical power. A scalable, electrically powered fracturing fleet is provided to pump fluids for the fracturing operation, obviating the need for a constant supply of diesel fuel to the site and reducing the site footprint and infrastructure required for the fracturing operation, when compared with conventional systems.
US11187041B2 Sensor equipped downhole motor assembly and method
A downhole motor for drilling a borehole includes a stator assembly including a helical-shaped stator, a rotor assembly rotatably disposed in the stator assembly, wherein the rotor assembly includes a helical-shaped rotor, and a sensor package received in the rotor assembly, wherein the sensor package includes a first pressure sensor, a second pressure sensor, and a plurality of accelerometers.
US11187029B1 Flexible drip cap
Flexible drip cap for use with fenestration units and related methods. The flexible drip cap includes a flange member and a cap member attached to each other along a length of the drip cap, with a seal member located between the flange member and the cap member. The seal member provides a seal to limit water infiltration between the flange member and the cap member when the drip cap is positioned on a fenestration unit.
US11187024B2 Drive device for a window opener, with a bearing structure on a carrier element
It is provided a drive device for an adjustment installation for adjusting a vehicle part, in particular a power window actuator, comprising a carrier element; a cable drum; and a cable exit housing which is disposable on the carrier element and which mounts the cable drum so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis and which by way of at least one housing portion is attachable to the carrier element; and a motor unit for electromotively driving the cable drum. The carrier element has a contact structure having a plurality of elevations and depressions that are successively lined up and are mutually disposed in an alternating manner, the at least one housing portion of the cable exit housing by way of a base portion being attachable to the contact structure.
US11187023B2 Piston assembly for aircraft door
Disclosed is an aircraft piston assembly, having: a piston housing fluid port formed in a piston housing; a piston shaft, disposed within the piston housing, configured for translation in either forward or aft directions when fluid is respectively supplied to or removed from the piston housing; a screw shaft, disposed within the piston housing, that includes a first gear that rotates without translation while the piston shaft translates; and a slider, disposed within the piston housing, that includes a second gear, and that is configured for translation without rotation, wherein: the slider moves between a first position where the first gear and the second gear are separated from one another to allow the piston shaft to translate and a second position where the second gear surrounds the first gear so that the first and second gears are engaged with one another and the piston shaft is prevented from translating.
US11187022B1 Intelligent door restraint
A method for controlling a door, comprising the steps of storing energy during a manual opening of a door, sensing an object within a doorway, selectively applying a force derived from the stored energy, to close the door, based on the sensing of an object in the doorway. The closure is preferably controlled by an electronic control. A door closing device comprising an energy storage device for storing energy during door opening and releasing the stored energy to subsequently close the door, a damping system for damping a closure of the door, a sensor for detecting an object within a doorway, having an output, a controllable device for selectively restraining the energy storage device from closing the door, and a control system for controlling the controllable device based on the output.
US11187021B2 Hinge device with dampening of end strokes
A hinged device with dampening of the opening (A) and/or closing (C) end strokes of a door of an appliance includes a first element (3) to be fixed to a body and a second element (5) to be fixed to the door of the appliance and hinged by a hinge pin (7) so that the door rotates along the opening (A) and closing (C) end strokes and an intermediate (I) stroke around the hinge pin (7). The device includes a cradle (11) sliding into the first element (3) and a connecting rod (13) connected to the cradle (11) and to the second element (5) for translation, following the door rotation, of the cradle (11) that slidably houses a damper (21) of variable length and provided with sliding members (25, 27) sliding into first slots (31) of the cradle (11) and into second slots (33) of the first element (3).
US11187016B2 Power child lock operating device
A power child lock operating device may include a rotating drive device; a first operating lever which receives the torque of the rotating drive device to be rotated; a second operating lever connected to the first operating lever to be moved together; a third operating lever connected to a door catch to lock or unlock the door catch; an inside handle lever connected to an inside handle disposed at a door of a vehicle to be moved together; a fourth operating lever selectively connecting the inside handle lever and the third operating lever; and an elastic member pressurizing to the fourth operating lever so that the third operating lever may be connected to the inside handle lever, improving the operation reliability the power child lock device.
US11187010B1 Forced-entry-resistant sash lock
A forced-entry resistant sash lock includes a housing, a shaft pivotally mounted to the housing, a cam mounted on the shaft using an elongated opening permitting selective rotational and translational movements, and a separation member secured to the shaft. In the unlocked position, upon shaft rotation in a first direction a cam surface on the separation member engages a follower surface on the cam causing co-rotation of the cam into a non-forced entry-resistant locked position, and upon continued rotation the cam surface moves relative to the follower surface causing cam translation into a forced-entry-resistant locked position through movement of the shaft within the elongated opening, until an engagement surface of the separation member engages a contact surface of the cam, preventing forced reverse cam translation. The cam translation causes a cam stop surface to engage a housing stop surface preventing forced cam counter-rotation.
US11187009B2 Striker for use in latch assembly
A striker assembly includes a housing, a striker, and a spring. The housing has opposed sidewalls, each of which defines an aperture. The striker extends between the sidewalls of the housing with end portions of the striker positioned within respective apertures defined in the sidewalls. Each of the pair of end portions defines a surface extending in a transverse direction. The spring has a pair of end portions. Each spring end portion contacts the surface of a respective striker end portion. The spring is engaged with the housing to bias the end portions of the striker toward a centered position of the respective apertures. At least one of the end portions of the striker is movable transversely within the respective aperture away from the centered position of the respective aperture and is biased toward the centered position of the respective aperture.
US11187005B2 Protective barrier
A protective barrier includes a first end post including a first plastic outer cover, the first plastic outer cover including a first opening with a first pin-receiving socket formed therein, a second end post including a second plastic outer cover, the second plastic outer cover including a second opening with a second pin-receiving socket formed therein, a first hollow plastic rail including a first end disposed in the first opening of the first end post such that a first through hole in the first end is aligned with the first pin-receiving socket, and a second end disposed in the second opening of the second end post such that a second through hole in the second end is aligned with the second pin-receiving socket, a first pin extending through the first through hole in the first end of the hollow plastic rail, the first pin having a proximal end disposed in the first pin-receiving socket and a distal end disposed in a third pin-receiving socket, and a second pin extending through the second through hole in the second end of the hollow plastic rail, the second pin having a proximal end disposed in the second pin-receiving socket and a distal end disposed in a fourth pin-receiving socket.
US11187001B1 Multi-sectioned boom concrete conveyor assembly having hinged
A portable multi-sectioned boom concrete conveyor assembly includes a main conveyor boom section and a distal conveyor boom section. The distal conveyor boom section is hinged, relative to the main conveyor boom section, so that the distal conveyor boom section can be adjusted in order to provide concrete to a desired location.
US11186996B2 Friction picket system
A unitary railing portion for a railing assembly may include a top portion, a bottom portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion. At least one aperture in the unitary railing portion may be configured for inserting a baluster along an axis of insertion between the first side portion and the second side portion. A channel may be extended from the first side portion and a cantilevered arm may be extended from the second side portion. A retaining element may be disposed at least partially in the channel. The retaining element and the cantilevered arm may be configured to retain the baluster relative to the unitary railing portion. In some examples, the unitary railing portion may be included in a railing assembly. The railing assembly may include at least one unitary railing portion and at least one baluster inserted into the unitary railing portion.
US11186995B2 Handrail wall mount adapter
A handrail wall mount adapter for mounting a handrail wall mounting bracket of a handrail assembly to a wall, the bracket including a mounting plate having a plurality of mounting openings, the adapter comprising: a body having at least one unthreaded opening for receiving a wall mounting fastener and a plurality of bracket mounting openings for receiving at least one bracket mounting fastener, the body being selectively positionable relative to the mounting plate in a first orientation in which the at least one unthreaded opening is aligned with the mounting openings to allow the mounting fasteners to extend through the mounting openings and through the unthreaded openings and securely engage the wall, and in a second orientation in which the bracket mounting openings are aligned with the mounting openings of the mounting plate to secure the mounting bracket to the adapter using the bracket mounting fasteners.
US11186986B2 Sleeve assembly for a poured concrete deck
A sleeve assembly for poured concrete decks has a tubular sleeve connected to a base flange by stiffeners or an optional base wall. An intumescent ring and fire ring plate are fastened to the base flange. The stiffeners and optional base wall are configured so concrete passes between the stiffeners to entrain a fire ring plate and ring of intumescent material in the concrete by passing through a gap between the base wall and the sleeve or through open windows in the base wall to entrain the base wall when it is present.
US11186985B2 Vapor permeable, water resistive, air barrier polyester membrane having a polyacrylic coating with porous pressure sensitive adhesive added to the rear surface of the membrane
An ultra violet stable polyester membrane with a polyacrylic coating on one side and a coated pressure sensitive adhesive coating on its other side capable of allowing water vapor to pass through it. The pressure sensitive adhesive is formed of a copolymer comprising a backbone of n-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and vinyl acetate which is mixed with at least one surfactant and emulsified to produce air bubbles which form pores when the copolymer is set with about 80% to about 90% of the pore sizes ranging from about 200 microns to about 300 microns and being uniformly distributed to form a flow path through the pressure sensitive adhesive.
US11186975B2 Flush water tank apparatus and flush toilet apparatus comprising flush water tank apparatus
A flush water tank apparatus supplying flush water to a flush toilet by using electrical power generated in the flush water tank apparatus, and a flush toilet apparatus including the flush water tank apparatus are provided. The flush water tank apparatus includes a discharge valve hydraulic drive portion, a discharge control device, an electromagnetic valve, a branching portion causing supplied tap water to flow into the discharge control device and into the water supply valve respectively, and a generator generating electrical power to operate the electromagnetic valve. The generator is provided on a water conduit in a downstream side of the branching portion, and on the water conduit in an upstream side of the water supply valve or in a downstream side of the water supply valve.
US11186969B2 Shower water catcher
A water-saving apparatus provides a means to reduce residential shower water waste by catching open-to-touch showerhead spray water via an interior shower/tub surround-wall catch member, such as a tray, funnel or gutter, before the water contacts the shower floor during shower water startup and shower idle times, and directs the water into a holding member, such as a bucket, tank or container, so it can be later repurposed.
US11186965B2 Excavator pedal valve
An excavator pedal valve, including: a body part in which a flow path for controlling forward and backward traveling is formed in a front and a rear of an interior in a vertical direction; a cam part provided at an upper end of the body part and provided so as to be rotatable in a forward direction and a rear direction with respect to a central axis by driving of a pedal; a rod part provided in each of a front lower portion and a rear lower portion of the cam part to apply force in a vertical direction along the flow path of the body part; and a return elastic part provided in a lower portion of the rod part to return the rod part upward. A rotation part is formed at a lower portion of the cam part having a contact surface with the rod part.
US11186964B2 Shovel
A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper rotating body rotatably mounted on the lower traveling body, a cab mounted on the upper rotating body, a left monitor mounted on a left pillar inside the cab, a right monitor mounted on a right pillar inside the cab, a left camera configured to capture an image of an area on a left side of the upper rotating body, a right camera configured to capture an image of an area on a right side of the upper rotating body, and a controller configured to control both the left monitor and the right monitor. The controller is configured to cause the left monitor to continuously display a mirror image generated from the image captured by the left camera, and to cause the right monitor to continuously display a mirror image generated from the image captured by the right camera.
US11186958B2 Material placer and high volume supply hopper
A material placer having an augmented hopper, which can receive and convey concrete or other material at a greater rate than other material placers known in the industry. The augmented hopper has a relatively large volume, a bumper structure, a hinged flop gate, and a sliding gate plate that improves the process of receiving concrete or other discharged material from delivery trucks. The hinged flop gate and/or the sliding plate can optionally be vibrated to aid in moving concrete or other material into the trough of the augmented hopper. The material placer is further configured to have ease of access for cleaning and maintenance.
US11186956B1 Dowel assembly alignment apparatus and method
In one aspect, a dowel is configured to join two adjacent concrete sections. The dowel includes a cylindrical rod having a length and a reflective marker disposed on the cylindrical rod at a midpoint of the length. The dowel is attached to a basket proximate one of the ends.
US11186955B2 Linkage brick assembly and assembly method thereof
A linkage brick assembly, comprising: a least one first linkage brick, at least one second linkage brick and at least one third linkage brick, each linkage brick comprising a top face, a bottom face and four side faces between the top face and the bottom face. Each of the side faces of the first linkage brick forms a traverse engaging groove extending laterally. Each of two opposite side faces of the four side faces of the second linkage brick forms a traverse engaging protrusion extending laterally and each of the other two opposite side faces forms a vertical engaging portion extending vertically. Each of the side faces of the third linkage brick forms a vertical engaging groove extending vertically. Each of the traverse engaging grooves of the first linkage brick is used to engage with each of the traverse engaging protrusions of the second linkage brick through lateral sliding. Each of the vertical engaging grooves of the third linkage brick is used to engage with each of the vertical engaging protrusions of the second linkage brick through downward sliding. Assembly of the linkage brick assembly of a large area can be achieved by way of the interlocking of only three types of linkage bricks.
US11186953B2 Fibrous structures comprising regions having different micro-CT intensive property values and associated transition slopes
Fibrous structures containing solid additives, and more particularly, fibrous structures containing two regions that exhibit at least one common micro-CT intensive property that differs in value and wherein the common micro-CT intensive property transitions between the two regions and methods for making same are provided.
US11186952B2 Composition which contains composite fibers composed of inorganic particles and fibers
A composition in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes: composite fibers composed of inorganic particles and fibers; and at least one of (i) different-type inorganic particles which are different in type from the inorganic particles, (ii) different-type fibers which are different in type from the fibers, and (iii) organic particles.
US11186949B2 Method for impregnating biomass and device for impregnating biomass
The invention relates to a method for impregnating biomass (10). In a step (S100) of the method, a reactor unit (11) is fed with biomass (10) by means of a plug screw (12). In another step (S200), the reactor unit (11) is at least partially filled up to a predetermined fill level (13) with a reactant (18), such that a reaction between the fed biomass (10) and the reactant (18) takes place in order to obtain an impregnated biomass. In another step (S300), the impregnated biomass (10) is discharged from the reactor unit (11) for further processing (S300). The invention further relates to a device (1) for impregnating biomass (10).
US11186942B2 Laundry treatment apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment apparatus including a cabinet having an entrance, a drawer comprising a drying chamber, a bottom surface, a front surface extending upward from the bottom surface, a rear surface to face the front surface, and first and second side surfaces to connect the front and rear surfaces. The laundry apparatus includes a first rack disposed in the drying chamber, the first rack comprising a first vent portion allowing a space above and below the first rack to communicate with each other, a second rack disposed in the drying chamber and positioned between the first rack and the bottom surface, the second rack comprising a second vent portion, a supply port formed through the rear surface, an air supply unit located outside the drying chamber, and a guide in the supply port to guide air to at least one of the spaces.
US11186940B2 Washing machine
Provided is a washing machine including: a cabinet including a plurality of side frames, a back frame, a top frame and a bottom frame; a front frame that is disposed in front of the cabinet and includes an internal laundry port through which laundry is put into a rotating tub, and a front cover that is disposed in front of the front frame, extends from the top frame to the bottom frame, includes an external laundry port corresponding to the internal laundry port and is integrally formed. Thus, no line is formed in a front side of the washing machine so that the exterior of the washing machine can be enhanced.
US11186938B2 Actuator, clutch device, and washing machine
To provide a structure in which a fixing member having the same shaft length can be employed in both two cases, wherein an actuator of a first case is fixed together with an auxiliary unit to a supporting member, and the actuator of a second case is fixed solely to the supporting member; a clutch device; and a washing machine.
US11186932B2 Magnetic pin holder
A pin cup that may be disposed within a shell, with the shell moving along a vertical axis to accommodate an open or closed position. In an open position the shell may lower, exposing the pins in the pin cup. In a closed position the shell may raise, so as not to disturb the pins in the pin cup, but to allow the lid to cover the pins in a position above the pins. A disclosed embedment (100) may comprise a lid (110) a shell (120) a pin cup (130) and other components. Outer surfaces of a pin cup may interact with inner surfaces of a shell so as to allow the pin cup to lock in a lower position, travel to an upper position, lock in the upper position and be toolessly removed from the shell.
US11186930B2 System and method for knitting shoe uppers
Systems and methods for manufacturing knitted shoe uppers. An article of fully finished three-dimensionally weft knitted footwear is manufactured through a knitting process which can be performed by an automated V-bed flat knitting machine. During the knitting process, a plurality of knitted members are knitted into shape sequentially and connected to one another through knitted live hinges, each member being a ply, a layer, a layer portion or an appendage. The knitting machine manipulates the knitted members into their destined places as in the final product without cutting and sewing, thereby forming a seamless unitary textile construction. The process creates a seamless, full gauge, dimensionally stable footwear upper, as a unitary textile construction with an integrated anatomically appropriate heel. The entire upper, including the closure element of the upper, may be completed exclusively by the knitting machine, ready for the following shoe making process.
US11186927B2 Hollow porous fibers
A hollow fiber that generally extends in a longitudinal direction is provided. The hollow fiber comprises a hollow cavity that extends along at least a portion of the fiber in the longitudinal direction. The cavity is defined by an interior wall that is formed from a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a polyolefin matrix polymer and a nanoinclusion additive dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domains. A porous network is defined in the composition that includes a plurality of nanopores.
US11186924B2 Machine and process for decorticating plant matter
A decorticating machine comprising modular drum assemblies of different tooth and surface patterns that are installed between pairs of left and right lower and upper rails is described. The modular drum assemblies (usually provided in upper and lower drum pairs) and the number thereof can be chosen based on the particulars of the type of stalk being processed.
US11186920B1 Apparatus capable of local polishing and plasma-electrolytic polishing system
An apparatus capable of local polishing and suitable for performing a plasma-electrolytic polishing process on an object is provided. The apparatus capable of local polishing includes a fixing seat, a motion mechanism, and a jet module connected to the motion mechanism and including an electrolyte communication port, a gas communication port, a power connection area, and a jet flow outlet. The jet flow outlet faces the fixing seat and is communicated with the electrolyte communication port and the gas communication port to be suitable for performing the plasma-electrolytic polishing process on the object fixed on the fixing seat. A plasma-electrolytic polishing system including an apparatus capable of local polishing is also provided.
US11186918B2 Micro-roughened electrodeposited copper foil and copper clad laminate using the same
The present disclosure provides a micro-rough electrolytic copper foil and a copper clad laminate. The electrolytic copper foil has a micro-rough surface formed with mountain-shaped structures and recessed structures. A multiplication value of an arithmetic mean height (Sa) and a vertex density (Spd) of the mountain-shaped structures measured according to ISO 25178 is between 150000 μm/mm2 and 400000 μm/mm2. An arithmetic mean undulation (Wa) of the mountain-shaped structures measured according to JIS B0601:2001 is between 0.06 μm and 1.5 μm. Therefore, the electrolytic copper foil with good binding strength and electrical properties can be obtained.
US11186913B2 Corrosion inhibitor and water conditioning agent
A composition with corrosion inhibiting properties is provided that includes a first phosphate salt of at least one of trimetaphosphate, hexametaphosphate, or tripolyphosphate. A second phosphate salt of at least one of a disodium phosphate and tetrasodium pyrophosphate is also present with the first phosphate salt present in a weight ratio relative to the second phosphate salt of from 1-4:1. Upon dissolution from 0.1 to 5 total weight percent in a solvent a corrosion inhibiting solution results that is well suited for usage as a water conditioner in cooling systems. A process of protecting an iron containing metal from corrosion is also provided that includes exposing the metal to the solution. The corrosion of the metal over time is monitored to assure the protection of the metal.
US11186911B2 Microwave plasma and ultraviolet assisted deposition apparatus and method for material deposition using the same
A deposition apparatus for depositing a material on a substrate is provided. The deposition apparatus has a processing chamber defining a processing space in which the substrate is arranged, an ultraviolet radiation assembly configured to emit ultraviolet radiation and a microwave radiation assembly configured to emit microwave radiation into an excitation space that can be the same as the processing space, and a gas feed assembly configured to feed a precursor gas into the processing space and a reactive gas into the excitation space. The ultraviolet radiation assembly and the microwave radiation assembly are operated in combination to excite the reactive gas in the excitation space. The material is deposited on the substrate from the reaction of the excited reactive gas and the precursor gas. A method for using the deposition apparatus to deposit a material on a substrate is provided.
US11186909B2 Methods of depositing low-K films
Methods for atomic layer deposition (ALD) of plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) of low-κ films are described. A method of depositing a film comprises exposing a substrate to a silicon precursor having the general formula (I) or general formula (II) wherein X is silicon (Si) or carbon (C), Y is carbon (C) or oxygen (O), R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are independently selected from hydrogen (H), substituted or unsubstituted alkyl alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted vinyl, silane, substituted or unsubstituted amine, or halide; purging the processing chamber of the silicon precursor; exposing the substrate to an oxidant; and purging the processing chamber of the oxidant.
US11186898B2 Corrosion resistant nickel-based alloys
Nickel-based alloys having improved localized corrosion resistance, improved stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) resistance and impact strength are disclosed. The improvements come from the provision of compositions that are resistant to deleterious phase formation and from the addition of alloying elements that improve corrosion resistance, impact strength, and SCC resistance. The nickel-based alloys of the present invention have controlled amounts of Ni, Cr, Fe, Mo, Co, Cu, Mn, C, N, Si, Ti, Nb, Al, and B. When subjected to post-cladding heat treatments or welding, the nickel-based alloys retain their corrosion resistance and possess desirable impact strengths.
US11186894B2 Preparation of rare earth metals and other chemicals from industrial waste coal ash
A process disclosed herein is related to the isolation and purification of substantially pure chemicals, including silica gel, sodium silicate, aluminum silicate, iron oxide, and rare earth elements (or rare earth metals, REEs), from massive industrial waste coal ash. In one embodiment, the process includes a plurality of caustic extractions of coal ash at an elevated temperature, followed by an acidic treatment to dissolve aluminum silicate and REEs. The dissolved aluminum silicate is precipitated out by pH adjustment as a solid product while REEs remain in the solution. REEs are captured and enriched using an ion exchange column. Alternatively, the solution containing aluminum silicate and REEs is heated to produce silica gel, which is easily separated from the enriched REEs solution. REEs are then isolated and purified from the enriched solution to afford substantially pure individual REE by a ligand-assisted chromatography. Additionally, a simplified process using one caustic extraction and one acidic extraction with an ion exchange process was also investigated and optimized to afford a comparable efficiency.
US11186893B2 Rare earth amide compositions
A method for extracting a rare earth element from a rare earth-containing substance, the method comprising mixing the rare earth-containing substance with a protic ionic liquid, such as: wherein R1 is selected from hydrogen atom and hydrocarbon groups containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are independently selected from hydrocarbon groups containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and X− is an anionic species; to produce a composition of the formula (RE)(amide)yXz at least partially dissolved in the protic ionic liquid, wherein RE is at least one rare earth element having an atomic number selected from 39, 57-71, and 90-103; y is 2-6; z is a number that charge balances the total positive charge of RE; and the amide is the conjugate base of the cationic portion of the protic ionic liquid of Formula (1) and has the following formula:
US11186889B2 High-strength steel sheet and manufacturing method therefor
A high-strength steel sheet contains, in mass %, C: 0.07 to 0.14%, Si: 0.65 to 1.65%, Mn: 1.8 to 2.6%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.08% or less, N: 0.0060% or less, Ti: 0.005 to 0.030%, B: 0.0002 to 0.0030%, and either or both of Cr: 0.01 to 0.40% and Mo: 0.01 to 0.50% and satisfies the expression (1); where: an average grain size of a ferrite phase is 1.5 μm or less; an area ratio of the ferrite phase is 2% or more and 15% or less; an area ratio of a tempered martensite phase is 75% or more and 96% or less; and a total length per unit area of an interface between an untempered martensite phase and the ferrite phase and an interface between the untempered martensite phase and the tempered martensite phase is 6.3×108 μm/m2 to 5.0×1011 μm/m2.
US11186881B2 Method and apparatus for manufacture of dry powders
A method of production of a homogeneous powdered product from a starting product in a liquid state, the starting product having sugars as at least 60% of its total solids, the method comprising: in the absence of air; pressurizing the starting product to a pressure greater than 1 bar; injecting a gas into the starting product to form a mixture in which the starting product is substantially saturated by the gas; and degassing the mixture into a continuous stream of transport gas such that, on contact with the transport gas, water from the mixture evaporates to leave the homogeneous powdered product.
US11186877B2 Terminal erythroid differentiation as a biomarker for prognosis and treatment, and therapeutic target in myeloid malignancies
The present invention relates to utilizing terminal erythroid differentiation (TED) as a biomarker for prognosis and as a therapeutic target in myeloid malignancies, in particular myelodyplastic syndromes. The present invention relates to identifying patients with myelodysplastic syndromes at risk for poor survival/outcomes who would benefit from aggressive treatment, by characterizing their TED profile using protein and gene expression markers and combinations thereof.
US11186875B2 Targeted therapies for cancer
Various embodiments provide compositions and methods for detecting cancers containing an NRG1 fusion event and treating a patient with a therapeutic agent that is targeted to the NRG1 fusion. Exemplary compositions for treating cancers containing the NRG1 fusion may comprise therapeutic agents inhibiting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and/or ERBB2 such as cetuximab, panitumumab, Sym004, MM-151, mAb 806, mAb 528, MEHD794A, gefitinib, erlotinib, lapatinib, afatinib, PD153035, AG1478, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab. In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent may be a combination of trastuzumab, and pertuzumab.
US11186871B2 Articles having localized molecules disposed thereon and methods of producing same
Methods of producing substrates having selected active chemical regions by employing elements of the substrates in assisting the localization of active chemical groups in desired regions of the substrate. The methods may include optical, chemical and/or mechanical processes for the deposition, removal, activation and/or deactivation of chemical groups in selected regions of the substrate to provide selective active regions of the substrate.
US11186870B2 FRET-labeled compounds and uses therefor
FRET-labeled compounds are provided for use in analytical reactions. In certain embodiments, FRET-labeled nucleotide analogs are used in place of naturally occurring nucleoside triphosphates or other analogs in analytical reactions comprising nucleic acids, for example, template-directed nucleic acid synthesis, DNA sequencing, RNA sequencing, single-base identification, hybridization, binding assays, and other analytical reactions.
US11186861B2 Methods and apparatus for handling microbial samples
This invention pertains to the general field of microbiology, and more specifically to transfer, inoculation and/or streaking of micro-organisms, e.g. for the purpose of obtaining individual colonies. Provided is a method for streaking a microbial sample onto a solid carrier, comprising the steps of: a) contacting at least one ferromagnetic particle with a solid carrier, followed or preceded by providing the particle with at least part of said sample, and b) applying a magnetic field gradient to allow for magnetically controlled motion of said particle on said surface, such that at least part of the sample is streaked onto the solid carrier. Also provided is an apparatus for carrying out such method in an (semi-)automated fashion.
US11186850B2 Recombinant yeast cell
The present invention describes a recombinant yeast cell functionally expressing one or more heterologous nucleic acid sequences encoding for ribulose-1,5-phosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (EC4.1.1.39; Rubisco), and optionally one or more molecular chaperones for Rubisco, and one or more phosphoribulokinase (EC2.7.1.19; PRK), wherein the phosphoribulokinase is under control of a promoter (the “PRK promoter”) that enables higher expression under anaerobic conditions than under aerobic conditions.
US11186847B2 Minimal piggyBac vectors for genome integration
Disclosed are genetic delivery systems that utilize genetic elements of the piggyBac family transposon system, and methods of introducing nucleic acid into target cells using the genetic delivery systems.
US11186843B2 Compositions and methods for site directed genomic modification
The disclosure provides novel corn, tomato, and soybean U6, U3, U2, U5, and 7SL snRNA promoters which are useful for CRISPR/Cas-mediated targeted gene modifications in plants. The disclosure also provides methods for use for U6, U3, U2, U5, and 7SL promoters in driving expression of sgRNA polynucleotides which function in a CRISPR/Cas system of targeted gene modification in plants. The disclosure also provides methods of genome modification by insertion of blunt-end DNA fragments at a site of genomic cleavage.
US11186840B2 CTLA-4 aptamer conjugates
Provided herein are, inter alia, nucleic acid compounds useful for targeting CTLA-4-expressing cells and modulating cell activity of the CTLA-4-expressing cells. The compositions provided herein may be part of pharmaceutical compositions and may be used for treatment of cancer, inflammatory diseases, infectious diseases or metabolic diseases.
US11186837B2 Compositions and methods for controlling Diabrotica
The present invention provides methods for controlling invertebrate pest infestations, for instance in plants, and related compositions and polynucleotides useful in such methods. More specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides and methods of use thereof for modifying the expression of genes in an invertebrate pest, for instance through RNA interference.
US11186829B2 Isolated mammalian somatic cells containing modified RNA encoding OCT4, SOX2, and KLF4
Described herein are synthetic, modified RNAs for changing the phenotype of a cell, such as expressing a polypeptide or altering the developmental potential. Accordingly, provided herein are compositions, methods, and kits comprising synthetic, modified RNAs for changing the phenotype of a cell or cells. These methods, compositions, and kits comprising synthetic, modified RNAs can be used either to express a desired protein in a cell or tissue, or to change the differentiated phenotype of a cell to that of another, desired cell type.
US11186827B1 Genetically modified stem cells
Described herein are human transgenic beta cells expressing fugetactic levels of CXCL12 to a subject in need thereof. Also described herein are beta cells comprising a transgene comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding CXCL12.
US11186823B2 Method for ex-vivo expansion of regulatory T cells with enhanced suppressive function for clinical application in immune mediated diseases
The invention provides methods for the ex-vivo expansion of CD4+CD25+ Tregs. The invention provides a method for producing ex vivo expanded Tregs that may be used to inhibit unwanted human immune responses against self-antigens or allergens. Additionally, the ex vivo expanded Tregs may provide treatment for inflammatory/autoimmune diseases.
US11186821B2 Method for inducing differentiation of neural crest cells into neurons of the autonomic nervous system
Provided is a method for inducing differentiation of neural crest cells into neurons of the autonomic nervous system, the method including the step of culturing neural crest cells in the presence of at least one of a BMP signaling pathway activator, an SHH signaling pathway inhibitor, and a Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor.
US11186815B2 Methods of using Lactobacillus plantarum strains for protecting animals from pathogenic bacterial infection
Disclosed are new uses of lactic acid bacteria, in particular Lactobacillus plantarum, for protecting animals from pathogenic bacterial infection, specifically, methods for reducing the mortality rate of animals against infection of pathogenic bacteria, methods for reducing the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of the animals, as well as methods of increasing and/or stimulating immune system of the animal through the use of such lactic acid bacteria.
US11186813B2 Method and device for placing disks, such as antibiotic disks
A device for placing disks contained in a cartridge comprises a disk cartridge receiving area, a piston, means for moving the piston between a high position and a low position to enable, in the state in which a disk is positioned in the path followed by the piston during the transition from the high position to the low position of the piston, the disk to be placed on a surface vertically in line with the disk, a transfer system capable of transferring a disk from the cartridge in the cartridge receiving area to a location, arranged in the path to be followed by said piston, the said transit area. The device comprises a disk motion assist guide positionable in the transit area and moveable in a direction parallel to the up and down direction of movement of the piston.
US11186803B2 Particulate laundry softening wash additive
A composition including a plurality of particles, the particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight a quaternary ammonium compound; and about 0.5% to about 10% by weight a cationic polymer; wherein the plurality of particles comprises individual particles; wherein each of the individual particles has a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g; wherein each of the individual particles has a density less than about 0.98 g/cm3.
US11186802B2 Process for the decarboxylation, isomerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation and cyclization aromatization of fatty acids yielding products with significant aromatic content
Disclosed herein are processes for the decarboxylation, isomerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, and cyclization/aromatization of fatty acids involving contacting a starting material which is an unsaturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid derivative, or an unsaturated triglyceride, in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature at which decarboxylation, isomerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, and cyclization/aromatization occurs and recovering the unsaturated organic compound product; wherein the catalyst is chloro-1,5-cyclooctadiene iridium (I) dimer. The product may contain at least about 8% by volume aromatic content and less than about 25% by volume aromatic content, and wherein the product contains less than about 1% by volume of naphthalenes.
US11186800B2 Metalworking fluid
A metalworking fluid includes a pH buffer system having one or more organic acids and one or more organic amines. The organic acids, which include aromatic carboxylic acids and C10 or higher aliphatic carboxylic acids, may replace boric acid, such that boric acid may be excluded from the metalworking fluid. The organic acids may include at least one of phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, and terephthalic acid. The one or more organic amines include aliphatic and aromatic amines having an amine value of at least 50 mg KOH/g. A method of using the metalworking fluid includes shaping a metal by contacting the metal surface with a tool while cooling and lubricating at least one of the metal surface or tool with the metalworking fluid.
US11186796B2 Liquid anti-friction composition
A liquid anti-friction composition includes an ester product having a number average molecular weight that is greater than 3800 g/mol, and obtained by subjecting a mixture that includes diglycerol, a monobasic acid component, and a dibasic acid component to an esterification reaction. The monobasic acid component includes at least one C14-C24 branched chain fatty acid.
US11186791B2 Composition, method and use
A quaternary ammonium compound of formula (I): (I) wherein R0, R1, R2 and R3 is each independently an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group, X is a linking group, R4 is an optionally substituted alkylene group, R5 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group, and n is 0 or a positive integer, provided that n is not 0 when R5 is hydrogen.
US11186778B2 System and method for repairing a coke oven
A system and method for repairing a coke oven having an oven chamber formed from ceramic bricks. A representative system includes a insulated enclosure insertable into the oven chamber and includes removable insulated panels that define an interior area for workers to work in. The insulated enclosure is movable between an expanded configuration and a compact configuration and moving the enclosure to the expanded configuration will decrease the distance between the insulated enclosure and the walls of the oven chamber. Removing the panels exposes the ceramic bricks and allows workers within the interior area to access and the bricks and repair the oven chamber while the oven chamber is still hot. A loading apparatus lifts and inserts the insulated enclosure into the oven chamber. The insulated enclosure can be coupled to additional insulated enclosures to form an elongated interior area.
US11186771B2 Etching solution for selectively removing silicon nitride during manufacture of a semiconductor device
Described herein is an etching solution comprising water, phosphoric acid solution (aqueous), and a hydroxyl group-containing solvent. Such compositions are useful for the selective removal of silicon nitride over silicon oxide from a microelectronic device having such material(s) thereon during its manufacture.
US11186770B2 II-VI based non-Cd quantum dots, manufacturing method thereof and QLED using the same
The present disclosure provides II-VI based non-Cd visible light emitting quantum dots (QDs) and a manufacturing method thereof to solve the problems with broad full width at half maximum (FWHM) and low quantum efficiency. The present disclosure further provides a QD light emitting diode (QLED) using the II-VI based non-Cd visible light emitting QDs. The QDs according to the present disclosure include a II-VI based ternary ZnSeTe core, wherein a Se:Te ratio in the ZnSeTe core is 1:10 to 100:1. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide QDs that emit visible light ranging from red to blue by adjusting the Se:Te ratio in the II-VI based ternary ZnSeTe core.
US11186769B2 Wavelength conversion luminescent resin composition, method for producing wavelength conversion luminescent resin composition, wavelength conversion member, and light-emitting element
An object of the present invention is to provide a wavelength conversion luminescent resin composition that exhibits a high quantum yield, a wavelength conversion member, and a light-emitting element; as well as a method for producing the wavelength conversion luminescent resin composition that exhibits a high quantum yield. The present invention provides a wavelength conversion luminescent resin composition that contains at least one compound represented by Formula (1) and a resin. The substituents in the formula are as defined in the present specification.
US11186763B2 Acid sensitive emulsifier for use in subterranean treatment operations
Methods and systems for using an invert emulsion fluid that is beneficial in the drilling, completing and working over of subterranean wells are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes: preparing a treatment fluid including an invert emulsion, wherein the invert emulsion further includes an aqueous dispersed phase, an oleaginous continuous phase, and an amine surfactant emulsifier and placing the treatment fluid in a wellbore penetrating at least portion of a subterranean formation.
US11186755B2 Reactive hot-melt adhesive
The present technology provides a reactive hot-melt adhesive including a urethane prepolymer formed from a polyol and a polyisocyanate; and a thermoplastic poly (meth)acrylic resin; the polyol including a bifunctional polyol including polypropylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, a trifunctional polyol, and a polyester polyol having a glass transition temperature of from 20 to 60° C.
US11186752B2 Low-dust products using microcrystalline wax emulsion
The present invention relates generally to wall repair compounds such as joint compounds, spackling compounds, and the like used to repair imperfections in walls or fill joints between adjacent wallboard panels. Particularly, the present invention relates to such a wall repair compound comprising a dust reducing additive that reduces the quantity of airborne dust generated when the hardened compound is sanded. The dust reducing additive also imparts adhesion to the wall repair compounds to which it is added, for example to a joint compound. The dust reducing additive comprises microcrystalline-wax based emulsion.
US11186749B2 Slurry composition and method of manufacturing integrated circuit device by using the same
A slurry composition is disclosed which includes: a corrosion inhibitor including a material selected from carbon allotropes and derivatives thereof; and an oxidant. A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device is disclosed which includes: forming a first metal film and a second metal film on a substrate, the first metal film and the second metal film respectively including different metals; and polishing, by using the slurry composition, a polishing target surface at which the first metal film and the second metal film are exposed.
US11186743B2 Waterborne epoxy coating composition
A stable two-component waterborne coating composition comprising an epoxy component A comprising a waterborne epoxy resin, a polymeric dispersant, and pigments and/or extenders; and a component B comprising a curing agent; providing coatings made therefrom with improved anti-corrosion properties; and a method of preparing the coating composition.
US11186741B2 Aqueous dispersion of multistage polymer particles
The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of multistage polymer particles comprising a first and a second phase, wherein the first phase comprises structural units of a carboxylic acid monomer or a salt thereof, and a nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and wherein the second phase comprises a first and second polymer, wherein the first phase or the second phase first polymer or both comprise structural units of a high Tg hydrophobic monomer; and wherein the second phase second polymer comprises at least 80 percent structural units of styrene. The high Tg hydrophobic monomer is defined as being one or more of the following monomers: cyclohexyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, 4-t-butyl methacrylate, t-butylstyrene, or n-butyl methacrylate. The multistage polymer particles are useful as opaque polymers, which are used in pigmented coating formulations to reduce the load of TiO2. The particles exhibit excellent collapse resistance and unusually low dry bulk density, and do not require acrylonitrile to achieve this desired combination of properties.
US11186740B2 Inorganic particle dispersion
An inorganic particle dispersion having high spinnability comprises an inorganic powder, hydrophilic fumed silica, and a resin having a hydroxyl group.
US11186739B2 Printing method and white ink composition
A printing method is provided. The printing method includes applying a treatment liquid containing a flocculant operable to flocculate at least one constituent of an ink composition onto a printing medium, and applying at least one ink composition including a white ink composition containing a white coloring material and resin particles onto the printing medium. The volume average particle size of the resin particles varies 50% or less when the white ink composition is mixed with the treatment liquid.
US11186732B2 Vertically-aligned carbon nanotube substrate having increased surface area
A method for manufacturing a vertically aligned carbon nanotube substrate includes the steps of treating a vertically aligned carbon nanotube array in an untreated state with a plasma to generate a vertically aligned carbon nanotube array in a plasma-treated state and adhering a coating onto at least a portion of the vertically aligned carbon nanotube array in the plasma-treated state to generate a vertically aligned carbon nanotube array in a coated state. The step of treating can include exposing the vertically aligned carbon nanotube substrate in the untreated state to the plasma in a plasma chamber. The step of adhering can include using a process of thermal evaporation or e-beam ablation. The method can also include the step of adhering a plurality of fluorophores to at least a portion of the vertically aligned carbon nanotube array in the coated state.
US11186727B2 Reinforced powder paint for composites
A fiber reinforced powder paint provides improved flexural fatigue resistance for composites substrates. Fiber loading in the powder is greater than 40%. Aramid fiber loading in an epoxy based powder paint is exemplified. A composite bow limb coated with the powder paint survives a remarkably greater number of bending cycles before failure when coated with the powder paint.
US11186723B2 Liquid (meth)acrylic syrup, method for impregnating a fibrous substrate with said syrup, and composite material produced after polymerisation of said impregnation syrup
The invention relates to a viscous liquid (meth)acrylic syrup comprising: a) a (meth)acrylic polymer, b) a (meth)acrylic monomer, c) an initiator to start the polymerization of the (meth)acrylic monomer, said initiator being in the form of a peroxide compound that is liquid in a temperature range of between 0° and 50° C., said syrup being characterized in that the initiator is combined with an accelerating system comprising: d) a vanadium salt and e) a tertiary amine.
US11186719B2 Hemicyanine dyes
The present disclosure embodies compounds of Formula I, methods of use thereof, and kits thereof: that are useful in connection with the detection of analytes of all types (e.g., biological molecules such as proteins, organic molecules, natural or synthetic molecules). The disclosure is particularly applicable to detection of proteins and nucleic acids using all types of membrane-based assays by techniques such as Western blotting, Dot blotting, Southern blotting, and Northern blotting.
US11186715B2 Polyphenylene ether resin composition and vehicle lighting fixture bezel
Provided are a polyphenylene ether resin composition having excellent fluidity and heat resistance, and a vehicle lighting fixture bezel formed of this resin composition and having light weight, excellent external appearance, and low water absorbency. The resin composition contains: (A) 42-57 mass % of a polyphenylene ether resin having a reduced viscosity of 0.39-0.43 dL/g (in chloroform solvent at 30° C.); (B) 11-26 mass % of a polyphenylene ether resin having a reduced viscosity of 0.31-0.34 dL/g (in chloroform solvent at 30° C.); (C) 9-15 mass % of a block copolymer including a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer block (c1) and a hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer block (c2); and (D) 15-23 mass % of a homopolymer of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon. The (C) block copolymer includes 62-70 mass % of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon-derived monomer units, has a weight-average molecular weight Mw of 50,000-70,000, and has a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn (Mn is number-average molecular weight) of 1.00-1.30.
US11186703B2 Plasticizer composition and resin composition including same
The present invention relates to a plasticizer composition, which includes a terephthalate-based material in which alkyl groups bonded to a diester group have a weight average carbon number of greater than 7 and less than 9; and a monobenzoate-based material including one or more compounds represented by Chemical Formula 1, wherein a weight ratio of the terephthalate-based material and the monobenzoate-based material is 99:1 to 1:99. Such a plasticizer composition is environmentally friendly, and can also improve properties such as tensile strength, elongation rate, hardness, and the like and migration resistance to stress so as to be suitable for use.
US11186700B2 Method for preparation of a stable polymer dispersion with colloidal silica particles
A method of preparing a polymer dispersion comprising (i) contacting an aqueous dispersion of de-ionized acidic colloidal silica particles with a first mixture of monomers to form a combination; (ii) polymerizing such combination at an initial pH of from 2 to 5 to at least 90% in completion; and (iii) adding a second mixture of monomers at a rate substantially equal to the rate of consumption of such second mixture of monomers to continue and complete the polymerization. The present invention further provides a polymer dispersion made from the above method.
US11186699B2 Calcium carbonate filler for resins, and resin composition containing same
Provided is a calcium carbonate filler for resins that has uniform particles, high dispersibility and thermal stability, and, in particular, excellent smoothness, peelability, resistance to detachment, and the like and is useful as an antiblocking material. The calcium carbonate filler for resins includes calcium carbonate particles and satisfies formulae (a) to (e) below: (a) 1.0≤Sw≤12.0 (m2/g); (b) 0.1≤Dx≤5.0 (μm); (c) 0.1≤Dy≤5.0 (μm); (d) 0.8≤Dy/Dx≤3.5; and (e) 0.1≤Tw≤0.8 (% by weight), where Sw is a BET specific surface area (m2/g); Dx is a primary particle diameter (μm) expressed as a calculation formula: Dx=6/(2.7·Sw); Dy is a 50% diameter (μm); and Tw is a thermal weight loss (% by weight) between 100 and 300° C.
US11186697B2 Composite particles, composition and foam compositions containing composite particles, articles, and methods of making and using same
Composite particles are provided including a chemical blowing agent particle encapsulated within a shell including an uncrosslinked thermoplastic material. The uncrosslinked thermoplastic material exhibits at least a certain minimum complex viscosity at a decomposition temperature of the chemical blowing agent particle. Also described are compositions and foam compositions containing the composite particles. Further, articles are provided including the foam compositions, such as a sheet, tape, or hearing protection article. Methods of making and using the foam compositions are additionally described herein.
US11186683B2 Process of manufacturing surfactants and lubricants
A method of producing an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 1, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R1)1(R2)1(R3)1(R4)0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R1, R2 and R3 each includes a same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, and optional R4 includes a functional group or functional polymer group. R1, R2, and R3 are the same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group. The method further includes forming the alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.
US11186682B2 Copolycarbonate and method for preparing the same
Provided is a copolycarbonate comprising a first repeating unit of Chemical Formula 1, a second repeating unit of Chemical Formula 2, and a terminal capping group of Chemical Formula 3: Also provided are a method of preparing the copolycarbonate and a molded article including the copolycarbonate.
US11186672B2 Polymer, composition, coating film, layered product, back sheet, and solar cell module
Provided is a polymer capable of providing a coating film that has good initial adhesiveness to a base material and good adhesiveness thereto after a pressure cooker test, and has excellent abrasion resistance as determined by a falling sand abrasion test. The polymer includes a perhaloolefin unit, a vinyl ester unit that contains neither a hydroxy group nor an aromatic ring; and a hydroxy group-containing monomer unit. The polymer has a hydroxyl value of 110 mgKOH/g or greater.
US11186666B2 Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets, and multilayer structure
An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition is provided, which contains an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and an iron compound, wherein the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer has an ethylene content of 20 to 60 mol %, wherein the iron compound is present in a proportion of 0.01 to 100 ppm on a metal basis based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition.
US11186664B2 Propylene ethylene random copolymer
A propylene ethylene copolymer having: i) xylene soluble fraction at 25° C. ranging from 14 wt % to 27 wt %; ii) intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 1.0 to 2.4 dl/g; iii) melt flow rate, MFR, ranging from 1.0 g/10 min to 50.0 g/10 min; iv) an ethylene derived units content ranging from 5.0 wt % to 12.0 wt %; v) the ethylene derived units content on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 2.5 wt % to 6.0 wt %; vi) the ethylene derived units content on the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 15.2. wt % to 30.2 wt %; and vii) C13 NMR sequences PEP measured on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 3.5 mol % to 5.5 mol % and C13 NMR sequences PEP measured on the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 11.0 mol % to 14.2 mol %.
US11186660B2 Internal electron donor compound for preparing α-olefin polymerization catalyst component
An internal electron donor compound for preparing α-olefin polymerization catalyst component, including two kinds of electron donors; the proportion of the two kinds of electron donors in the compounding preparation of the catalyst is determined via designed experiments so as to obtain a catalyst component having good comprehensive performance or a particular performance. The electron donor compound of the present invention can be used in the preparation of α-olefin polymerization and co-polymerization catalyst component, particular the preparation of propylene polymerization catalyst component, and is applicable to prepare the propylene polymerization catalyst component by reacting magnesium chloride-ethanolscomlex compound carrier with titanium tetrachloride and electron donors, or to directly prepare the propylene polymerization catalyst component by reacting magnesium chloride, alcohols, titanium tetrachloride, and internal electron donor. In addition, also provided is a theoretical basis for selecting a proper electron donor combination from a plurality of electron donors.
US11186653B2 Process of making polyolefins
The present invention relates to a process for the continuous production of a polyolefin, preferably polypropylene, in a horizontal stirred bed polymerization reactor by contacting one or more olefins, preferably propylene, with a catalyst system while stirring, said catalyst system comprising: * a procatalyst comprising i) titanium; ii) a magnesium-containing support, preferably a magnesium chloride-containing support, and iii) an internal electron donor; * optionally an external electron donor; and * a co-catalyst, being a alkyl aluminum catalyst having formula AlXnR3-n, wherein each X is independently a halide or a hydride and wherein n is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 0, and wherein R is an C1-C12 alkyl group, preferably ethyl, wherein the molar ratio of aluminum (Al) from the co-catalyst to titanium (Ti) from the procatalyst (Al/Ti) is at least 75. The present invention also relates to polyolefin prepared using said process and a shaped article comprising said polyolefin. The present invention moreover relates to the use of a titanium to aluminum ratio during the Ziegler-Natta polymerization of olefins in a horizontal stirred bed reactor to reduce the energy (power) consumption in view of a situation wherein the titanium to aluminum ratio is lower.
US11186651B2 Monoclonal antibody for the detection of the antiretroviral drug emtricitabine (FTC, 2′,3′-dideoxy-5-fluoro-3′-thiacytidine)
Disclosed are monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind emtricitabine (FTC). Methods are also disclosed for using these antibodies to detect FTC in samples. In some embodiments, these methods are of use for determining if a subject is complying with a therapeutic or prophylactic protocol. In other embodiments, methods are disclosed for determining the dose of FTC to administer to a subject.
US11186646B2 Antibodies that bind colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R)
Antibodies that bind CSF1R are provided. Antibody heavy chains and light chains that are capable of forming antibodies that bind CSF1R are also provided. Polynucleotides encoding antibodies to CSF1R are provided. Polynucleotides encoding antibody heavy chains and lights chains are also provided. Methods of treatment using antibodies to CSF1R are provided. Such methods include, but are not limited to, methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis, bone loss, and multiple sclerosis.
US11186642B2 Development of masked therapeutic antibodies to limit off-target effects: application to anti-EGFR antibodies
In one embodiment, a masked monoclonal antibody (mAb) is provided, the mAb, encoded by a nucleic acid sequence or an amino acid sequence molecule comprising a signal sequence, a masking epitope sequence, a linker sequence that is cleavable by a protease specific to a target tissue; and an antibody or a functional fragment thereof. In another embodiment, a cross-masked mAb heterodimer complex is provided, comprising a first masked mAb, comprising a first signal sequence, a first masking epitope sequence, a first linker that is cleavable by a protease specific to a target tissue, and a first antibody or fragment thereof; and a second masked mAb, comprising a second signal sequence, a second masking epitope sequence, a second linker that is cleavable by a protease specific to a target tissue, and a second antibody or fragment thereof.
US11186638B2 Anti-αβTCR antibody
The present invention relates to humanized monoclonal antibodies comprising the CDRs of murine antibody BMA031, which bind to the apTCR.CD3 complex and possess improved biological properties.
US11186637B2 Anti-PD1 antibodies and their use as therapeutics and diagnostics
Provided are antibodies that specifically bind to Programmed Death-1 (PD1, Pdcd-1, or CD279) and inhibit PD1-mediated cellular signaling and activities in immune cells, antibodies binding to a set of amino acid residues required for its ligand binding, and uses of these antibodies to treat or diagnose cancer, infectious diseases or other pathological disorders modulated by PD1-mediated functions.
US11186628B2 RSV-specific antibodies and functional parts thereof
This application provides antibodies and functional equivalents thereof which are capable of specifically binding RSV, as well as means and methods for producing them.
US11186624B2 HBV antigen specific binding molecules and fragments thereof
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) antigen specific binding molecules, in particular T Cell Receptors (TCRs), TCR polypeptides and fragments thereof. The invention is also related to modified cells containing the TCRs, TCR polypeptides or fragments, pharmaceutical composition or kits including the same or methods of making or using the same as is described. In particular, the invention discloses TCRs or a fragments thereof, capable of binding to a peptide of a Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Env polypeptide presented by an MHC class I molecule comprising an MHC class I σ-chain encoded by an HLA-Cw*08 allele.
US11186623B2 Ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins and methods of use
The present disclosure provides recombinantly manufactured ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins for use in treating canine diabetes. The insulin-Fc fusion proteins comprise an insulin polypeptide linked via a peptide linker to an Fc-fragment of canine origin. Based on the results obtained, creating a treatment that is amenable to low cost manufacturing, exhibits sufficient in vivo bioactivity, displays extended duration of bioactivity, does not induce anti-drug antibodies, and substantially retains is potency over multiple administrations, requires a non-obvious combination of insulin polypeptide, peptide linkers, and species-specific Fc fragment, in addition to selective mutations on one or more of these components. Exemplary ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins, polynucleotides encoding these insulin-Fc fusion proteins, and pharmaceutical formulations of exemplary insulin-Fc fusion proteins are provided, in addition to methods of use and preparation.
US11186622B2 PAC1 receptor agonists (MAXCAPS) and uses thereof
In certain embodiments novel PAC1 receptor agonists are provided wherein the agonists comprise a targeting sequence that binds to the PAC1 receptor and said targeting sequence is attached to an amino acid sequence comprising a fragment of the maxadilan amino acid sequence, wherein the targeting sequence comprises a full-length 38 amino acid PACAP peptide or an N-terminus fragment thereof containing the amino acid sequence HSDGIF, wherein said targeting sequence optionally comprises an amino acid insertion between residues 11 and 12 of said PACAP peptide or fragment thereof; and the fragment of the maxadilan amino acid sequence comprises a fragment of the maxadilan sequence effective to activate PAC1 signaling.
US11186621B2 Methods for enhancing the pluripotency of stem cells
Described herein is the finding that increasing the frequency of Zscan4 activation in mouse ES cells not only enhances, but also maintains their developmental potency in long-term cell culture. As the potency increases, even a whole animal can be produced from a single ES cell injected into a 4N blastocyst at an unexpectedly high success rate. The studies disclosed herein indicate that ES cells acquire higher potency by going through the transient Zscan4 activation state more frequently than the regular state. Particularly disclosed herein is the finding that the constitutive presence of Zscan4-ERT2, even in the absence of its usual activator tamoxifen, can increase the frequency of endogenous Zscan4 activation in ES cells, resulting in the increase of developmental potency of the ES cells. Accordingly, provided herein are Zscan4-ERT2 fusion proteins and nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding Zscan4-ERT2 fusion proteins. Further provided are methods of prolonging and/or enhancing stem cell pluripotency using the disclosed Zscan4-ERT2 nucleic acid molecules and fusion proteins.
US11186618B2 Dendritic-cell-targeted peptide, fusion peptide utilizing said peptide, and vaccine utilizing said fusion peptide
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a peptide that is capable of efficiently delivering an antigen to dendritic cells and improving the vaccine effects of the antigen. A peptide that has at least one motif sequence comprising the amino acid sequence of sequence listing 1, or an amino acid sequence comprising the aforementioned amino acid sequence, but in which a mutation has been induced in the amino acid residue at the first and/or second position of the amino acid sequence, is bound to an antigen protein or an antigen peptide to efficiently deliver the antigen protein or antigen peptide to dendritic cells, allowing for significantly superior vaccine effects to be exhibited.
US11186617B2 Epitope
The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising an epitope of an antigen; a kit and a composition for diagnosing allergy, wherein the kit and the composition comprise the aforementioned polypeptide, and a method for diagnosing allergy and a method for treating allergy, wherein the methods use the aforementioned polypeptide; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the aforementioned polypeptide; and a raw material or a processed product in which the antigen comprising the aforementioned polypeptide is removed or reduced. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a tester for determining the presence or absence of the antigen in an object.
US11186616B2 Increased production of ginsenosides through yeast cell organelle improvement
Provided are a recombinant yeast having improved ability to produce ginsenoside, which is prepared by overexpressing INO2 and INO4 or deleting OPT1 in a yeast having ability to produce ginsenoside, a method of preparing the yeast, and a method of producing ginsenoside by using the yeast.
US11186614B2 Anti-HIV peptides
Simple β-hairpin peptides in linear and cyclic form that specifically bind to HIV-1 Trans-Activation Response element (HIV-1 TAR), as well as compositions and use thereof are described.
US11186607B1 Pleuromutilin ursodeoxycholic acid ester with antibacterial activity and a method of preparing the same
A compound with antibacterial activity having the following formula (I): is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.
US11186602B2 Glucopyranosyl derivative and use thereof
A glucopyranosyl derivative is used as an inhibitor of sodium-dependent glucose transporters (SGLTs), particularly being used as an inhibitor of sodium-dependent glucose transporter-1 (SGLT1), and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, further relating to a pharmaceutical composition containing the derivative. The compound and a pharmaceutical composition is used thereof in the preparation of a drug for treating diabetes and diabetes-related diseases.
US11186582B2 Substituted [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl compounds as PDE2 inhibitors
The invention provides a chemical entity of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, X, Y and Z have any of the values described herein, and compositions comprising such chemical entities; methods of making them; and their use in a wide range of methods as disclosed herein, including metabolic and reaction kinetic studies; detection and imaging techniques; radioactive treatments; modulating and treating disorders mediated by PDE2 activity; treating neurological disorders, CNS disorders, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, and trauma-dependent losses of function; treating stroke, including cognitive and motor deficits during stroke rehabilitation; facilitating neuroprotection and neurorecovery; enhancing the efficiency of cognitive and motor training, including animal skill training protocols; and treating peripheral disorders, including hematological, cardiovascular, gastroenterological, and dermatological disorders.
US11186579B2 Therapeutic heterocyclic compounds
Compounds having the following Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or pharmaceutically acceptable tautomer thereof, and methods of their use and preparation are disclosed:
US11186577B2 Vasopressin receptor antagonists and products and methods related thereto
Compounds are provided that antagonize vasopressin receptors, particularly the V1a receptor products containing such compounds, as well as to methods of their use and synthesis. Such compounds have the structure of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable isomer, racemate, hydrate, solvate, isotope, or salt thereof: wherein A, B, G, R1, R1b, R1c, R2 and X are as defined herein.
US11186558B2 Synthetic methods
Methods for the preparation of the following compound are disclosed. The compound can be incorporated into pharmaceutical formulations, including tablets and such tablets can be used for treating cholestatic liver diseases.
US11186555B2 Methods and compositions for gamma-glutamyl cycle modulation
The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising Gamma-glutamyl cycle inhibitors (GGCI) and certain pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of use.
US11186554B2 Non-fused tricyclic compounds
Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds that are useful for treating cancers. Specific cancers include those that are mediated by YAP/TAZ or those that are modulated by the interaction between YAP/TAZ and TEAD.
US11186552B2 Tebuconazole polymorph and preparation method therefor
A tebuconazole polymorph and a preparation method therefor are described. In particular, a polymorph of (RS)-1-(4-chloropheny)-4,4-dimethyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl) pentan-3-ol, a preparation method therefor and use thereof are provided. The tebuconazole polymorph has a high purity and excellent crystallization properties, is stable under high humidity, high temperature and light conditions, has excellent solubility, and has high processing properties for formulations, high biological activities and good sterilization effects. The preparation method is simple, has stable processes, and can be implemented on a large scale. The polymorph can greatly improve the quality control and industrial application of tebuconazole-containing pesticides.
US11186550B2 Small molecule compound
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer and other diseases associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, including but not limited to, neurodegenerative disease, brain injuries, and certain non-neurological disorders, using a novel compound CPT-2008 and derivatives thereof.
US11186547B2 High-purity quinoline derivative and method for manufacturing same
Provided is a compound represented by formula (IV) or a salt thereof, wherein the content of the compound represented by formula (I) is 350 ppm by mass or less.
US11186532B1 Dinuclear copper catalyst for the oxidation/oxygenation of hydrocarbons
The subject invention provides synthetic compounds, and compound complexes having catalytic activities towards oxidation or oxygenation, and/or dehydrogenation of various substrates comprising C—H bonds. The catalysts of the subject invention comprise a dinuclear Cu(I)/Cu(II) center that can convert between a resting state and a reactive species. The subject invention also provides methods of using such catalysts for the oxidation of substrates comprising C—H bonds, e.g., hydrocarbons, to synthesize chemicals for use as pharmaceuticals and industrial feedstock.
US11186519B2 Methhod for producing a biocidal glass surface of a soda-lime glass
In a method for producing a biocidal glass surface of a soda-lime glass, a glass surface of a soda-lime glass is indirectly or directly contacted with silver, silver salt, or silver ions and directly or indirectly heated using at least one laser beam of a laser such that an ion exchange of sodium ions from the soda-lime glass with silver ions of the silver ions or from the silver or the silver salt results and silver ions of the silver ions deposit in the region of the glass surface. Before being heated, the glass surface is coated with a transfer support including a layer of silver and a protective layer covering the silver layer, such that the protective layer directly contacts the glass surface, the glass surface then being heated using the laser. Also, a soda-lime glass having a biocidal glass surface is produced by the method.
US11186516B2 Substrates for use in fluorescent-detection methods having glass substrate portion
A substrate for use in fluorescent-detection methods is provided. The substrate includes at least one glass substrate portion, the at least one glass substrate portion including: between about 60 mol % to about 80 mol % SiO2; between about 0 mol % to about 15 mol % Al2O3; between about 0 mol % to about 15 mol % B2O3; and about 2 mol % to about 50 mol % RxO, wherein R is any one or more of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and x is 2, or wherein R is any one or more of Zn, Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba and x is 1.
US11186513B2 Systems and methods for minimizing SHR from pharmaceutical part converting using negative pressure evacuation
Systems for producing articles from glass tube include a converter having a base with a plurality of processing stations and a turret moveable relative to the base. The turret indexes a plurality of holders for holding the glass tubes successively through the processing stations. The systems further include a gas flow system or a suction system for producing a flow of gas through the glass tube during one or more heating, forming, separating or piercing operations. The flow of gas through the glass tube produced by the gas flow system or suction system may be sufficient to evacuate or purge volatile constituents of the glass from the glass tube and/or pierce a meniscus formed on the glass tube during separation, thereby reducing the Surface Hydrolytic Response (SHR) of the interior surface of the glass tube and articles made therefrom.
US11186507B1 Algal harvesting and water filtration
Systems for algae-based water filtration and algae harvesting are described herein. A flow-way comprises a channel and a divider positioned within the channel that separates the channel into sub-channels. The flow-way further includes an algal growth that grows on a sidewall of the channel and/or the divider. The algal growth can be established in the flow-way by positioning a pre-seeded mesh element within the channel, the pre-seeded mesh element having an algae culture growing thereon prior to positioning the pre-seeded mesh within the channel. A harvesting system comprises a hinged container that includes a straining screen. The hinged container is positioned downstream from a flow-way and receives water from the flow-way. Biomass in the water is strained by and accumulates on the screen. Weight of the accumulated biomass causes the hinged container to tip and deposit the accumulated biomass in a second container.
US11186504B2 Waste water treatment plant
The invention relates to a waste water treatment plant including at least a multi-step water treatment reactor arranged for receiving influent waste water, for carrying out at least a biological step and a sedimentation step and for providing effluent pure water, by means of an effluent weir. The wastewater treatment plant further includes means for increasing the sedimentation velocity, and means for hindering floating elements to get into the effluent weir.
US11186502B2 Treatment of fecal matter by smoldering and catalysis
Described are methods and devices for the treatment of fecal matter. A column reactor is used to smolder fecal matter to produce and a volatile components stream and smoldered media. The volatile components stream may be subject to catalysis to reduce the emission of noxious substances and/or generate heat energy. Also described is the use of a turntable for removing smoldered media from the column reactor.
US11186498B2 Filtration medium for removal or inactivation of microorganisms from water
A filtration medium useful to remove bacteria and/or inactivate virus in water. Examples of the medium include two outer layers made from cellulose fibers and an inner layer made of packed ceramic granules. Methods for producing the medium are also provided.
US11186496B2 Indicator for filtering cartridge management for a filtering bottle, a filtering bottle comprising such an indicator for filtering cartridge management and a set comprising a filtering bottle and such an indicator for filtering cartridge management
An indicator for management of a filter cartridge for a filtering bottle, the bottle including a container with a neck, a filter cartridge and a cap with a coat. The indicator includes a first ring, a second ring arranged coaxially on the first ring, wherein the first and the second rings are rotatable relative to each other. One of the rings includes markings relating to the filter cartridge arranged around the ring and defining a time unit. The other ring includes an indicating element for indicating a selected marking relating to the filter cartridge by rotating one of the rings relative to the other. The indicator for management of the filter cartridge is also adapted to be mounted around the neck of the container of the filtering bottle under the coat of the cap. Furthermore, a filtering bottle and such an indicator for management of a filter cartridge and a set of a filtering bottle and such an indicator for management of a filter cartridge are described.
US11186482B2 Hydrogen generating system
The present invention relates to a solid fuel, a system and a method for generating hydrogen. The solid fuel comprises sodium borohydride, catalyst loaded fibres and a binder, wherein the catalyst loaded fibres and the binder form a scaffold structure within which the sodium borohydride is positioned. The system comprises a fuel cartridge containing the solid fuel of the present invention for generating hydrogen gas, a reactor configured to house the fuel cartridge, a tank for storing water, a pump and a liquid conduit for conveying water from the tank to the fuel cartridge housed within the reactor to induce a hydrolysis reaction of the solid fuel contained in the fuel cartridge and a controller for regulating flow of the water.
US11186481B2 Sensor device and manufacturing method thereof
A sensor device includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) force sensor, and a capacitive acceleration sensor. In the method of manufacturing the sensor device, a sensor portion of the MEMS force sensor is prepared over a front surface of a first substrate. The sensor portion includes a piezo-resistive element and a front electrode. A bottom electrode and a first electrode are formed on a back surface of the first substrate. A second substrate having an electrode pad and a second electrode to the bottom of the first substrate are attached such that the bottom electrode is connected to the electrode pad and the first electrode faces the second electrode with a space therebetween.
US11186478B2 MEMS and method of manufacturing the same
A MEMS includes a substrate having a cavity, and a moveable element arranged in the cavity, the moveable element including a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode that is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode and is fixed in an electrically insulated manner from the same at discrete areas. The moveable element is configured to perform a movement along a movement direction in a substrate plan in response to an electric potential between the first electrode and the third electrode or in response to an electric potential between the second electrode and the third electrode. A dimension of the third electrode perpendicular to the substrate plane is lower than a dimension of the first electrode and a dimension of the second electrode perpendicular to the substrate plane.
US11186469B2 Caster wheel with constant force mechanism
A wheel assembly includes a wheel having an axle, and a constant force mechanism coupled to the wheel. The constant force mechanism includes a horizontal support, a horizontal carriage associated with the horizontal support, a vertical support oriented perpendicular with respect to the horizontal support, a vertical carriage associated with the vertical support, and a rigid arm that is pivotally coupled with the horizontal carriage, the vertical carriage, and the axle. The rigid arm is coupled with the vertical carriage at a point intermediate where the rigid arm is coupled with the horizontal carriage and the axle. The horizontal carriage is capable of being urged along the horizontal support, and the vertical carriage is capable of being urged along the vertical support.
US11186464B2 Method for fixing a rail bracket of an elevator system, and elevator system
A method for fixing a rail bracket for mounting a guide rail on a shaft wall of an elevator shaft of an elevator system includes applying an adhesive layer between a support surface of the rail bracket and a final fixing region of the shaft wall in the fixed state of the rail bracket. The rail bracket is thus adhered to the shaft wall, and the rail bracket can also be additionally fixed to the shaft wall by at least one fixing element such as a nail.
US11186461B1 Apparatus and method for spooling wire
A reel apparatus and method comprising an inner flange assembly, an outer flange assembly, and a bearing assembly coupled to the inner flange assemblies. The inner flange assembly is capable of freely rotating relative to the outer flange assembly. In another embodiment, wire is spooled from a reel assembly comprising an inner flange assembly and an outer flange assembly.
US11186458B2 Splicing device for web materials, unwinder including the splicing device, and operating method
The splicing device for splicing a trailing edge of a first web material to a leading edge of a second web material includes members defining a feed path of the web material. The device also includes a first cutting member and a second cutting member, cooperating with the first cutting member. One of the two cutting members is provided with a movement transverse to the feed path of the web material, to move the cutting member from an operating position, in which it is in front of the other cutting member, to an idle position, withdrawn with respect to the feed path of the web material.
US11186451B2 Conveying and sorting apparatus
A conveying and sorting apparatus has a plurality of tilting conveyor units in a row in the conveying direction. Each tilting conveyor unit is able to switch between a horizontal conveying orientation and a tilted orientation for ejecting the object being conveyed, by means of gravity, laterally with respect to the conveying direction and has a belt conveyor with a plurality of ridge portions which extend in the width direction on the inside surface, and on the outside surface the ridge portions which extend in the width direction are provided an equivalent intervals in the length direction of the belt. A plurality of recessed grooves which engage with each of the ridge portions on the inside surface of the belt are provided to the peripheral surfaces of a front pulley and a rear pulley of the belt.
US11186449B2 Gripping method and component
A gripping method is for gripping an object using a gripping mechanism including a roller and a frame that houses the roller. The gripping method includes a first stage and a second stage. In the first stage, the gripping mechanism moves relative to the object such that a first portion of the object is gripped between an outer surface of the roller and an inner surface of the frame. In the second stage, the gripping mechanism further moves relative to the object such that the roller is lifted by a second portion of the object before gripping of the object is released.
US11186447B2 Multiple axis work-piece transfer apparatus
A work-piece transfer apparatus, comprising at least one work-piece engagement structure; at least one first robot arm pivotally connected to the work-piece engagement structure; a first motor coupled to the first robot arm and being adapted for translating the first robot arm fore and aft in a generally horizontal direction; a second motor, at least one second robot arm being in operating driving relationship with the second motor and operatively coupled with the work-piece engagement structure for raising and lowering the work-piece engagement structure; and a support structure for supporting the apparatus or portions thereof; wherein the first motor and second motor are operated synchronously to raise, lower, and/or translate the work-piece engagement structure in a fore and aft direction by way of one or both of the first robot arm and second robot arm.
US11186444B2 Apparatus for unscrambling randomly arranged containers
An apparatus for unscrambling articles includes a transport system for transporting randomly-arranged articles on a transport plane and a system for extracting articles arranged with a predefined orientation and/or position. Devices for picking and releasing the articles are configured to pick up the articles randomly arranged on the transport system and release them to an extraction system with a predefined orientation and/or position. A detection system is designed to detect position and arrangement of the articles in transit and to provide information for controlling gripping and release devices, while a unit for processing and controlling components and drives of the apparatus is designed to receive the position and/or arrangement information of the articles and to control the gripping and release devices. The pick and release devices include a robot for picking up articles only from the first section, and a robot for picking up articles only from the second section.
US11186443B2 Plant for processing containers
A plant for processing containers (2), comprising a feeding device, a pick-up device (3) and a conveying device (1) interposed between the two, and comprising a gripping unit (7) which comprises a first retaining element (8) and a second retaining element (10) which are slidably coupled to a fixed supporting unit (5), move along it by means of respective linear motor actuators, and which between them define a housing (12) for a container (2), wherein respectively the containers feeding device and/or the containers pick-up device (3) comprise a supporting plate (16) couplable at the bottom to the gripping unit (7), respectively, in a starting station and/or in an arrival station (4), and equipped with one or more raised or raisable portions which are inserted into the housing (12) from below in order to support the container (2) independently of the gripping unit (7).
US11186438B2 Support device for a rigid chain provided with support pins
The invention relates to a support device for a rigid chain (401) composed of links (402) that are connected in pairs by rollers (403). The movement of the rigid chain is guided by an internal housing (406) of a support casing (405). One or more support pins (404) project from one side of the chain, parallel to the axis of the link rollers. Furthermore, a face (411) of the casing extending substantially perpendicularly to the axes of the rollers has a through-groove (412) communicating with the internal housing (406). This groove (412) extends along the entire length of the housing and has dimensions, in a plane perpendicular to the axes of the rollers (403), that are sufficient to allow through only the support pin(s) (404), which pass through the groove (412) and protrude from the support casing (405) by a predetermined length allowing the fastening of one or more functional elements.
US11186435B2 Receptacle for yard waste
The receptacle for yard waste will allow the user to quickly combine the collecting, compacting and bagging of leaves and yard waste by providing a single receptacle that a user can collect yard waste into a bag within, and then compact. The bag is quick and easy to install within the receptacle, and is removed through the front opening so that the user doesn't have to lift the compacted bag out of the top of the receptacle. The front opening also makes it possible to do away with the step of having to eliminate one or more air pockets between a traditional plastic yard waste bag and the bagging container.
US11186434B2 Convertible bag with packaging mailer and drawstring bag configurations, and components and methods of use thereof
A convertible bag is provided. It may include a bag front, a bag back, a drawstring retention compartment, and at least one drawstring. The bag front may include a front perforation, a front part of the drawstring retention compartment, and a mailer front top with a top flap. The bag back may include a mailer back top, a back perforation, and a back part of the drawstring retention compartment. The convertible bag may be configured for converted from a packaging mailer configuration to a drawstring bag configuration. In the packaging mailer configuration, the top flap of the mailer front top may be folded over and secured to the mailer back top to close the convertible bag. In the drawstring bag configuration, the convertible bag may be configured to be cinched closed by pulling a portion of the at least one drawstring out of the drawstring retention compartment.
US11186426B2 Glass storage tool and glass storage system
A glass storage tool capable of preventing a glass from being broken is provided. The glass storage tool includes: a side wall that surrounds a glass; and a bottom plate that has a glass placement part on which the glass is placed and of which the glass placement part is held at a position higher than a lower end of the side wall. The glass placement part has a substantially circular opening and two or more annular support parts substantially concentrically arranged within the opening, an outermost one of the annular support parts is connected to a circumferential edge part of the opening by three or more beam parts extending in a radial direction, and the annular support parts are mutually connected by three or more beam parts extending in the radial direction.
US11186423B2 Liquid spray system
A spray system for dispensing a homogenous mixture of a liquid formulation and propellant as an atomized aerosol where a fill cup containing a liquid base is connected to a charge can to pressurize the inside of the fill cup and to act as a propellant. The charge can is attached to the fill cup through a fitting in fluid communication with the interior of the fill cup, where the fitting may be configured to allow the pressurized charge can to be detached after adding a propellant compatible with the liquid base to the fill cup. Preferably the liquid formulation is a paint base that can be tinted at the point of sale before charging with the charge can.
US11186422B2 Insulating device and method for forming insulating device
An insulating device can include an aperture having a waterproof closure which allows access to the chamber within the insulating device. The closure can help prevent any fluid leakage into and out of the insulating device if the insulating device is overturned or in any configuration other than upright. The closure may also prevent any fluid from permeating into the chamber if the insulating device is exposed to precipitation, other fluid, or submersed under water. This construction results in an insulating chamber that is substantially impervious to water and other liquids when the closure is sealed.
US11186417B2 Storage container
A box with a lid having first and second opposed pairs of downwardly projecting legs which partially overlie the sides of the box to close the same. The length of the first pair of downwardly projecting legs is less than the length of the second pair of downwardly projecting legs. A generally horizontal ledge is formed in each side of the box with the ledges of two opposed sides of the box located at one level below the lid and those of the other opposed sides at a different level below the lid. In use, the first and second pairs of legs can either be supported on either one or the other pair of opposed ledges to vary the height of the lid above ground level. Also, the lid can be removed from the box to define a stool or support surface.
US11186413B1 Dripless cap and cup
A liquid bottle or container, such as for liquid detergent, and corresponding cap and cup is disclosed for operation in a horizontal position with the cap and cup side wall substantially parallel to the ground, the cap and cup shape providing a built-in drip collector cavity positioned around a portion of the circumference or perimeter of the cap and cup rim on the open end of the cap. The cap and cup may be used to cover a nozzle or other valve dispenser during storage. The drip collector cavity has a volume sufficient to collect liquid residue remaining after normal use of the cap as a measuring and dispensing cup, and any post-use drops from the dispenser nozzle. Thus, the cap and cup of the present disclosure is dripless or nearly drip less. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the cap rim perimeter around which no built-in drip collector cavity is positioned is shaped as a pouring spout. In another embodiment, the area of the liquid container body which receives the cap is shaped to have an indent to accept the pouring spout, thus acting as an orientation key. In yet another embodiment, the drip collector cavity includes one or more radial partitions providing additional rigidity and support to the rim. In another alternative embodiment, the cap and cup shape provides a built-in drip collector cavity at the closed end of the cap. The side wall along the lowest elevation has a negative slope such that when the cap and cup is in the generally horizontal storage position covering the nozzle dispenser, the lowest point of elevation of the rim of the cap and cup is a higher elevation than the lowest point of elevation of the closed end of the cap and cup, thus resulting in collection of liquid residue at and/or near the closed end of the cap and cup.
US11186408B2 Hanger for packaging assembly
A packaging assembly for a product includes a tray for holding the product, a sleeve for slidably receiving the tray, and a hanger insertable into a slot in the sleeve. The hanger includes a spring arm configured to exert a spring force between an inside surface of the sleeve and the tray when the tray is in the sleeve to increase a force required to remove the tray from the sleeve. The hanger also provides a hang point for the packaging assembly.
US11186406B2 Tamper evident locking folded box
A tamper resistant latching mechanism is provided with an insert tab and wings on a first section used in conjunction with a slot and release panel on an opposite hingedly connected section.
US11186399B2 Automated container cutting apparatus
An automated container cutting apparatus configured to cut various sized rectilinear containers without unnecessary costs or lack of transportability. The automated container cutting apparatus includes a right angle transfer conveyor that positions a container in a first cutting position. The apparatus also includes a cutting mechanism configured to cut the container on two adjacent edges while in the first cutting position. The cutting mechanism further includes two cutting elements supported at right angles to one another for horizontally cutting a container on two adjacent edges.
US11186398B2 Automated carton closing and conveying device
A device is provided for closing, sealing and conveying corrugated cartons having a top flap and a next adjacent flap, and includes a frame, a moving conveyor belt associated with the frame and defining a track with an inlet end and an outlet end, and a fixed bracket secured to the frame and having a first plurality of linearly aligned rollers defining a first side of the track. A movable bracket is associated with the frame, having a second plurality of linearly aligned rollers defining a second side of the track and being transversely movable relative to the track under operator control.
US11186384B2 Adaptive flight display for autonomous aircraft operations
A technique relates to adaptive flight display. The technique includes rendering a first flight instrument display during autonomous flight operation of an aircraft, the first flight instrument display comprising autonomous mode information; determining, by a processor, that a trigger is met to transition from the first flight instrument display for the autonomous flight operation to a second flight instrument display for providing an increased perception of aircraft operating parameters for at least one of increased human awareness and human operation of the aircraft, the trigger being associated with a requirement for human intervention; and in response to the trigger being met, rendering the second flight instrument display for the human operation of the aircraft, the second flight instrument display comprising additional information.
US11186380B2 Energy management system for minimum fuel cell load, aircraft having an energy management system and method for ensuring minimum fuel cell load
An energy management system for an aircraft, wherein the energy management system comprises a fuel cell configured to convert chemical energy into electric energy, at least one energy source configured to provide electric energy, at least one electrical load, an electric bus electrically coupled to the fuel cell, the at least one energy source, and the at least one electrical load, and a controller configured to control the at least one electrical load in such a manner that a minimum load to the fuel cell is ensured. Furthermore, an aircraft comprises such energy management system. A method for managing energy in a system comprises electrically coupling a fuel cell, at least one energy source, and at least one electrical load by an electric bus, and controlling at least one electrical load in such a manner that a minimum load to the fuel cell is ensured.
US11186373B1 System including resettable cupholder apparatus
A system may include a resettable cupholder apparatus. The resettable cupholder apparatus may include a cupholder member and a cantilever spring. The cupholder member may have a cup hole and may include a cupholder member pivot portion having a stowed detent, a deployed detent, and a bearing face positioned between the stowed detent and the deployed detent. The cantilever spring may have a spring bearing face, and the cantilever spring may apply a force to the cupholder member pivot portion. The resettable cupholder apparatus may be in a stowed position when the spring bearing face is located in the stowed detent. The resettable cupholder apparatus may be in a deployed position when the spring bearing face is located in the deployed detent.
US11186369B2 Pivotable luggage locker, and vehicle having a luggage locker
A pivotable luggage locker for a vehicle, the luggage locker including a luggage compartment which has a bottom and the rear wall, and a first holder. The first holder is attached on an outer side of the rear wall and is set up to hold the luggage compartment rotatably. In addition, the luggage locker includes a second holder which is attached in a region of an upper side of the luggage compartment, and an actuating mechanism which is coupled rotatably to the luggage compartment on the second holder and is set up to rotate the luggage compartment about the first holder. Furthermore, a vehicle having a pivotable luggage locker of this type is disclosed.
US11186368B2 Methods and systems for door-enabled loading and release of payloads in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Example implementations may relate to door-enabled loading and release of payloads in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which could be a type of UAV in a group of UAVs that is assigned to carry out certain transport tasks. In particular, the UAV may include a fuselage having a first side and a second side, as well as a chamber formed within the fuselage and arranged to house a payload. A first door may be arranged on the first side of the fuselage, such that an opening of the first door enables loading of the payload into the chamber. And a second door may be arranged on the second side of the fuselage, such that an opening of the second door enables release of the payload from the chamber. Moreover, the UAV may include a control system configured to control flight of the UAV, and possibly opening and/or closing of door(s).
US11186363B2 Electric propulsion system for a rotary wing aircraft
A rotary wing aircraft includes an airframe, a stationary mast fixedly engaged to the airframe and extending along a first axis, and an electric motor. The electric motor includes a stator assembly engaged to the mast and a rotor assembly disposed radially outward from the stator assembly and configured to rotate with respect to the stator assembly. A plurality of rotor blades project radially outward from the rotor assembly.
US11186355B2 Morphing control surface
The invention relates to an aerodynamic profiled body for an aircraft, in particular a winglet, comprising a front profiled element having a profile front edge, a rear profiled element having a profile rear edge, and an adjusting unit, which connects the front profiled element to the rear profiled element and by means of which the rear profiled element can be moved in relation to the front profiled element, wherein the adjusting unit has a front mounting device connected to the front profiled element, a rear mounting device connected to the rear profiled element, and a force-transmitting device, which connects the front mounting device and the rear mounting device to each other.
US11186351B2 Outboard-motor mounting device
An outboard-motor mounting device is provided with: a clamp bracket (20) to be attached to a stern portion (15) of a hull; a swivel bracket (60) disposed between the clamp bracket and an outboard motor body (1); a trim-tilt equipment (40) that swings the outboard motor body back and forth via the swivel bracket; and a lift equipment (30) that lifts or lowers the outboard motor body via the swivel bracket. The lift equipment having a lift cylinder (33) for lifting is liftably supported on the clamp bracket, and the trim-tilt equipment having a tilt cylinder (44) and a trim cylinder (47) is disposed behind the lift equipment so that the tilt cylinder is positioned behind the lift cylinder and the trim cylinder is positioned on the side of the tilt cylinder.
US11186345B1 Marine vessel door system
A marine vessel door system implemented within or on a marine vessel gunwale, wherein the door can be easily opened to allow easy loading or unloading of passengers and cargo and closed in order to prevent passengers and cargo from entering or exiting the vessel. The marine vessel door system includes a door body and a door-moving mechanism which translates the door body frontward and rearward aligned to the marine vessel gunwale. The door-moving mechanism can include an articulated parallelogram attached to a fixed structure of the marine vessel and carrying the door body such that the door body translates forward and rearward jointly with a movable part of the articulated parallelogram.
US11186343B2 Multi-pinion arrangement and bicycle drive having a multi-pinion arrangement of said type
A bicycle drive includes a multi-sprocket arrangement for rotatable mounting on a rear-wheel axle an engagement with a bicycle chain having inner link plate pairs and chain outer link plate pairs. The multi-sprocket arrangement includes a sprocket having, between an axial inner side and an oppositely situated axial outer side, a flat sprocket body and a plurality of teeth formed on a circumference of the sprocket. The plurality of teeth include at least one tooth of a first tooth group, the axial width of which is dimensioned to be greater than a chain inner link plate spacing and smaller than a chain outer link plate spacing, and a second tooth group, the axial width of which are dimensioned to be smaller than the chain inner link plate spacing.
US11186342B2 Motorized wheel system for pediatric stander
A motorized and controllable wheel system for a non-motorized stander is disclosed. Micro-controllers are programmed to be capable of acquiring and processing multiple inputs from the user and therapist and controlling the motors. Additional sensors are implemented in order to enhance safety and provide some device autonomy with the goal of providing a device that improves the mobility, autonomy, and educational experience of children.
US11186337B1 Retaining assembly to attach one or more mobile devices to a mobile object
A retaining assembly to attach one or more mobile devices to a mobile object. The retaining assembly may include a mounting plate that attaches to the mobile object by way of a mounting bracket or scorecard clip-on. The mounting bracket provides dovetails for selecting engaging the mounting plate in different orientations. The mounting plate facilitates various magnetized components to removably attach to the mobile device. If the mobile device has a third-party extensible grip, a retaining ring may be employed to attach the mobile device or the extensible grip modified to one of the various magnetized components.
US11186335B1 Bicycle and supporting frame thereof
A supporting frame is applied on a bicycle. The bicycle includes a main frame. In relation to the bicycle, the supporting frame has a supporting state and a folded state. The supporting frame includes a connector, a front supporting frame assembly, two connecting bars and two rear supporting frames. The connector is located on the main frame. The front supporting frame assembly includes two first pivotal connecting portions and two second pivotal connecting portions. The front supporting frame assembly is pivotally connected to the connector via the two first pivotal connecting portions. The two connecting bars both include a first connecting end and a second connecting end opposite the first connecting end. The two first connecting ends are respectively and pivotally connected to the two second pivotal connecting portions.
US11186334B2 Object adjusting apparatus and related methods for use with automotive manufacturing systems
Object adjusting apparatus and related methods for use with automotive manufacturing systems are disclosed. A disclosed object adjuster for an automotive manufacturing system includes a frame. The object adjuster also includes a guide supported by the frame and positioned near a conveyor configured to convey an object. The object adjuster also includes a receiver slidably coupled to the guide. The receiver includes a portion that is configured to engage an attachment movably coupled to the object to adjust the attachment when the object moves.
US11186328B2 Fifth wheel turntable lubrication device
A turntable lubrication device for lubricating sliding mating surfaces of a base plate and an upper plate, the device comprising; —a casing, and—a lubricating grease contained and sealed within the casing, which lubrication device is intended to be manually positioned on the mating surface of the base plate and ruptured under pressure of the upper plate when the upper plate is positioned on top of the base plate, thereby allowing the grease to be distributed between the mating surfaces. The lubrication device is elongated and plastically formable, thus allowing the device to be shaped and curved so that it substantially follows a circumferential shape of the base plate such that the grease is evenly distributed over the sliding mating surfaces.
US11186320B2 Upper body structure of vehicle
An upper body structure includes a pair of left and right roof side rails coupled to respective ends of a roof panel in a vehicle width direction and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction and a roof reinforcement 30 configured to couple intermediate portions in the vehicle width direction of the pair of roof side rails. A vehicle-width-direction inner side end of each roof side rail has a concave-convex shape in a side view along the vehicle front-rear direction, a vehicle-width-direction outer side end of the roof reinforcement has a concave-convex shape in the side view, and the concave-convex shaped end of each roof side rail and the concave-convex shaped end of the roof reinforcement 30 intersect each other in the side view.
US11186318B2 Transportation trailer with space frame
Systems and methods for transporting small, dense cargo over roadways via a specialized transportation trailer are provided. The disclosed transportation trailer includes a space frame including a lower central portion designed to directly receive and support the cargo that is being carried by the trailer, as well as an upper portion that extends above the height of the cargo. The space frame also includes lower side portions that extend longitudinally in opposite directions from the lower central portion to connect the space frame to the wheels and trailer hookup of the transportation trailer. The space frame may further include a truss structure formed between the lower central portion and the upper portion to increase the rigidity of the trailer. The transportation trailer is designed to minimize the height of the cargo's center of gravity, increase trailer rigidity, increase cargo capacity, and maximize ground clearance compared to existing trailer designs.
US11186317B2 Vehicle body structure
A vehicle body structure includes a sill structure, a floor panel and a reinforcing bracket. The sill structure extends along a lower end of a door opening in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The floor panel is fixed to the sill structure. The reinforcing bracket has a first flange fixed to the sill structure, a second flange fixed to the floor panel and a mid-section that extends from the first flange to the second flange. The mid-section has a contoured surface with an overall surface length as measured along the contoured surface from the first flange to the second flange that is greater than a distance measured between the first flange and the second flange.
US11186314B2 Articulated vehicle assembly and articulation system for use therein
An articulated vehicle assembly comprising a master vehicle having a master steering system and an onboard sensor arrangement configured to monitor at least said master steering system; a slave vehicle having a slave steering system and an onboard actuator arrangement configured to manipulate at least said slave steering system; an articulation system for articulating in a queue the master and the slave vehicles along a common longitudinal axis; and a processing unit configured to receive input signals from the onboard sensor arrangement and produce corresponding output signals to the onboard actuator arrangement to manipulate said slave steering system so as to maintain the master vehicle and the slave vehicle aligned along the common longitudinal axis, at least when the master vehicle performs a turn on a horizontal plane.
US11186306B2 Handle folding mechanism, three-fold handle employing the folding mechanism, and stroller having the same
A handle folding mechanism, a three-fold handle employing the folding mechanism, and a stroller having the same are provided. The folding mechanism includes an intermediate component and a pair of connecting components. The intermediate component includes a tubular casing, a press block, and an unlocking piece. A rear part of the press block passes through a front surface of the casing to extend into the casing, and is movable back and forth. The connecting component includes a tubular housing and an engaging piece. The engaging piece is slidably mounted in the housing. In a locked state, a front end of the engaging piece penetrates into the casing. The unlocking piece has a fixing part, and the fixing part is disposed with a free end extending between a rear end of the press block and the front end of the engaging piece.
US11186303B2 Train control and management system, central command device, screen information transmission system and screen information transmission method
Included are a CN serving as a communication unit that receives a screen information item request from an OCC serving as a ground-based central command device, a CCU serving as a controller, and a VDU serving as a display unit. The VDU includes an onboard image display unit that displays the screen information item on the basis of the control performed by the CCU, an image processor that generates first image data by putting the screen information item displayed by the onboard image display unit into image form, and an information adder that generates second image data by adding an identification information item on an operational component to the first image data when an image represented by the first image data includes an image of the operational component that receives an operation from a user. The CN transmits the second image data to the OCC.
US11186302B2 Section based safety functions for independent cart applications
An independent cart system with safety functions prevents unintended motion independently within different sections of the track while permitting motion along other sections of the track. A safety controller receives one or more input signals corresponding to operating conditions along the track. A safety program executing in the safety controller monitors the state of the input signals to determine whether a safety function is to be executed. When a safety program is executed, the safety controller transmits an output signal to one or more segment controllers present in one section along the track. Each segment controller is responsible for regulating current flow to the coils mounted to the corresponding track segment. In response to the signal from the safety controller, each segment controller in the section controls the power output to the coils along that section of track to achieve the safe operation desired in that segment.
US11186295B2 Vehicle with escape feature using synthesized vehicle view
Embodiments of the present invention provide an autonomous vehicle with an emergency escape mode. When fleeing a scene is critical, embodiments provide an AV that can operate in an emergency escape mode (EEM) to enable the AV to flee a scene, protecting its occupants. Typically, a passenger or operator invokes EEM in an AV when they are in imminent danger from criminal activity such as carjacking. A least resistance route can be computed to determine an escape route that provides for reduced chance of injury and/or increased probability of a successful escape.
US11186293B2 Method and system for providing assistance to a vehicle or driver thereof
A method, system, and computer program product is provided for assisting a driver of the vehicle or providing guidance based on one or more geo-fences. The method comprises displaying one or more geo-fences super-imposed on a map display for a vehicle, wherein the one or more geo-fences comprises a tolerance zone; identifying a driving maneuver profile for the vehicle associated with the one or more geo-fences, and displaying the driving maneuver profile on the map display, wherein displaying the driving maneuver profile comprises: displaying a distance of the vehicle from the tolerance zone, and displaying a prohibited maneuver for the vehicle based on the one or more geo-fences and the distance of the vehicle from the tolerance zone.
US11186291B2 Method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle, and control device and brake system
A method for operating a brake system of a motor vehicle includes actuating a first actuating device of the brake system, exerting an electromechanical braking force to decelerate the motor vehicle in an event of a fault in the hydraulic braking device and when the first actuating device is actuated, and generating the electromechanical braking force after a start of the actuation of the first actuating device for a minimum generation period and/or generating the electromechanical braking force after an end of the actuation of the first actuating device for an additional continued generation period. The brake system includes a hydraulic braking device, an electromechanical braking device, and a first actuating device, in particular a brake pedal.
US11186290B2 Emotion inference device and emotion inference system
An emotion inference device and an emotion inference system that are capable of inferring a user's emotion with higher precision. A motorcycle includes an individual personality that is configured on the basis of information on a user from a plurality of products associated with the user, connected to a communication network, and including the motorcycle, an automobile, a rice cooker, a vacuum cleaner, a television receiver, and a refrigerator, the individual personality forms a base personality, and the motorcycle includes an emotion detecting section that detects an emotion.
US11186287B2 Cant estimating method, cant estimating apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program
A cant estimating method of estimating a cant of a travelling road of a vehicle includes a step of acquiring vehicle information including information on a speed, a lateral acceleration, a steering angle, a yaw rate, and a position of each of a plurality of vehicles including a first vehicle, a step of estimating a cant of a travelling road of the first vehicle based on the vehicle information, and a step of storing the estimated cant, in association with information on the position of the first vehicle, in a cant angle database usable by the plurality of vehicles.
US11186283B2 Control apparatus for electric vehicle, control system for electric vehicle, and control method for electric vehicle
Provided is control apparatus for an electric vehicle, which is capable of suppressing simultaneous slip of front and rear wheels. The control apparatus for an electric vehicle controls a front electric motor and a rear electric motor so that a difference between a torque command value of the front electric motor and a torque command value of the rear electric motor is larger than a predetermined value.
US11186278B2 Driving control apparatus for vehicle
An ACC function for performing constant speed cruise according to a target speed when there is no preceding other vehicle in a vehicle's own driving lane and performing following cruise by maintaining a predetermined inter-vehicle distance when there is a preceding other vehicle, an LKA function for maintaining cruise in the vehicle's own driving lane by following control to a target path, a function for performing automated lane change to a neighboring lane when there is no other vehicle in a predetermined range in the neighboring lane, an override function for stopping the automated lane change function by a driver's operation intervention, and a function for performing fallback control of the automated lane change function, with notifying the driver of stopping the automated lane change function and operation takeover.