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US11193327B2	Spring winder and curtains using the spring winder The present disclosure relates to a spring winder having a winder base, pulleys disposed at one end of the winder base, at least one constant force spring disposed on the winder base, each constant force spring having an extension end, and a guard plate is disposed at one side of the extension end of each constant force spring. A curtain using the spring winder is also described having an upper beam; a lower beam; and a curtain disposed between the upper beam and the lower beam, the upper beam having a spring winder disposed therein; a fixed plug head disposed at one end of the upper beam, a fixed pulley plug head disposed at the other end of the upper beam, each constant force spring of the spring winder being connected to the fixed plug head, a cord winding around the pulleys, the cord being connected to the pulleys at the fixed pulley plug head after being connected to the curtain.
US11193318B2	Window balance shoes for a pivotable window A balance shoe for a block and tackle window balance system includes an enlarged head portion housing a locking system configured to receive at least a portion of a pivot bar and releasably engage a jamb track. An elongate tail portion configured to couple at least partially within a U-shaped channel of the window balance system. A front face, the front face of the elongate tail portion being adjacent to a base wall of the U-shaped channel when the elongate tail portion is coupled therein. The front face including an elongate channel configured to allow passage of the pivot bar from the elongate tail portion towards the locking system. The balance shoe also including at least one protrusion extending from the front face of the elongate tail portion and disposed at least partially within the elongate channel.
US11193313B2	Electromechanical closure having a rotary latch arrangement with an evaluatable door contact for controlling a display device such as an LED module The disclosure relates to a closure system, comprising a locking arrangement, in particular a rotary latch arrangement for controlling a display device such as a LED module, comprising a sliding shoe, which is to be placed on the locking tongue of a rotary latch mounted in a door, for running onto a sliding ramp supported by the door frame, wherein said sliding shoe includes a housing with a recess for the insertion of alternatively a magnet or a magnetic field sensor acting in a contactless manner.
US11193312B1	Child safety lock An apparatus including a capture device and a processor. The capture device may be configured to generate a plurality of video frames corresponding to an interior view of a vehicle. The processor may be configured to perform operations on the video frames to detect objects in the video frames, detect an occupant of the vehicle and a seat of the vehicle based on the objects detected in the video frames, determine a status of the occupant based on characteristics of the occupant detected in the video frames and generate a signal in response to a comparison of the status of the occupant to a threshold. The characteristics may be determined by performing the operations on the occupant in the video frames. The signal may be configured to control a door lock. The door lock controlled by the signal may correspond to the seat used by the occupant.
US11193310B2	Electronic lock for safes An electronic lock with an electronic sensing arrangement to accurately sense relative positions of a bolt which mechanically locks a door, such as a door of an electronic drop safe, and to also sense an electronically controlled plunger which locks the bolt in place. The arrangement provides a mechanism for sensing a variety of mechanical malfunctions, as well as, potential fraud or tampering situations.
US11193309B1	Electronic sensor and key operated lock An electronic sensor and key operated lock is disclosed which provides users with the option to use at least one of a manually operated mechanism or for example a biometric sensor to unlock the lock. The lock integrates both the manually operated mechanism and a biometric sensor into one device. The manually operated mechanism and a biometric sensor are coupled to a common toggle switch so that operation of at least one of the manually operated mechanism and the biometric sensor moves the toggle switch and a shackle from locked and unlocked positions.
US11193304B2	Key, lock, and locking system A key, comprising: a key head; and a key shank (10), characterized in that the key shank (10) includes a torsion section (20) that is formed, in particular cold formed, along a longitudinal axis (L) at least in sections, wherein the key shank (10) includes a base cross-section (26) in a transition portion to the torsion section (20), wherein a cross-section (30) of the key shank (10) protrudes at least in sections beyond the base cross-section (26) in the torsion section (20) in a direction towards the key tip (70).
US11193289B2	Threaded attachment system for wall-mounted pool skimmer The present disclosure is directed towards skimmer systems for above-ground pools. In particular, the present disclosure relates to skimmer systems that are easily installed to the side wall of an above-ground pool. In addition, aspects of the present disclosure relate to a skimmer system for an above-ground pool that provides for an improved watertight seal between the skimmer system and the side wall of the pool. Further, aspects of the present disclosure relate to a weir that is easily installed into and removed from a skimmer system according to a user's needs.
US11193283B2	Mechanical locking of floor panels with a flexible bristle tongue Floor panels which are provided with a mechanical locking system including a displaceable tongue in a displacement groove. The tongue is moulded and provided with bendable protrusions. A building panel having an edge portion provided with a groove, in which a tongue formed as a separate part is received, wherein the tongue includes at least two bow shaped protrusions at a first long edge of the tongue, and wherein the protrusions are arranged bendable in the groove.
US11193277B2	Strand-to-threadbar coupler block for prestressed concrete A system for a strand-to-threadbar coupler block for prestressed concrete is disclosed. A system includes a concrete member, one or more multi-wire strands disposed within the concrete member, and a strand-to-threadbar coupler block disposed within the concrete member. The strand-to-threadbar coupler block is formed with a threadbar opening to admit a threadbar, and with one or more strand openings. The system includes one or more strand chucks coupled to the strand-to-threadbar coupler block at the one or more strand openings. A chuck diameter for the one or more strand chucks is greater than a diameter for the one or more strand openings, and the one or more multi-wire strands extend through the one or more strand openings and engage the one or more strand chucks.
US11193274B2	Protective divider A protective barrier device adapted for placement within a structure with a particular use adjacent to a vehicle. The device includes a pair of base members comprised of a hollow housing having a cavity for the addition of a weighted material. The device including a top rail and a bottom rail assembled from sections and coupled to the base members to define a perimeter of the device. A central portion generally comprising a panel is shaped for receipt within the perimeter and coupled to the rails in a cohesive assembly. The device is configured for assembly from a collapsed to an extended position for easily transport and shipping.
US11193272B2	Movable screen A movable screen for outdoor use, which can be folded when not in use, the movable screen is provided with a fixed bottom element and two movable elements, which slide vertically with respect to the fixed element. Each element is made of a transparent panel constrained by a frame made up of two vertical uprights. The movable screen has each one of the two movable elements being movable between a first and a second position, in which each one of the movable elements remains stable both in the first and second position without needing user interventions and in which the movable elements lifting occurs without user efforts but by using a gas spring. The screen has a very low visual impact, and allows a very safe and easy lifting and lowering operations of the screen movable portions.
US11193270B2	Multilayer noncombustible wood A multi-layered inflammable wood material A for use as a building material includes a support wood material part 1 for supporting load, an inner inflammable wood material part 2a attached to a periphery of the support wood material part 1, and an outer inflammable wood material part 2b attached to a periphery of the inner inflammable wood material part 2a, wherein the inner inflammable wood material part 2a and the outer inflammable wood material part 2b both contain therein an inflammable agent, and an amount of the inflammable agent contained in the inner inflammable wood material part 2a is smaller than an amount of the inflammable agent contained in the outer inflammable wood material part 2b.
US11193260B2	Air freshener and automated unblocking device for plumbing trap for sinks, wash basins or similar Automated unblocking device for plumbing trap for sinks, wash basins or similar, arranged in an installation with a plumbing trap, a pipe, a siphon, a connecting piece, connected to a valve of the basin that is located between the valve of the basin and the siphon and has a receptacle consisting of a compartment of products, a discharge medium compartment and an electronic compartment for control and command, where the mediums for the air freshener functions are housed, including an air freshener discharge pump, an air freshener compressor and a nebuliser as well as an unblocking compartment having a unblocker discharge pump, an unblocking tank with a nozzle for expelling the unblocker to the water supply pipe.
US11193258B2	Force assisted articulating faucet A faucet that includes a base; a riser having a first end, which couples to the base, and a distal second end; a first pivot member extending between first and second ends, wherein the first pivot member operatively couples to the second end of the riser at a first pivot axis located between the first and second ends of the first pivot member; a spout fluidly connected to the base through the riser and the first pivot member, the spout comprising an inlet end, which couples to the second end of the first pivot member such that the spout is rotatable relative to the riser through the first pivot member; and a biasing member operatively coupled to the first end of the first pivot member such that the biasing member creates a force, which biases and/or dampens relative rotation between the spout and the riser about the first pivot axis.
US11193246B2	Construction machine ride control systems and methods using elevation cylinder control A road work machine comprises a frame, a plurality of ground engaging units, a plurality of vertically moveable legs connecting the plurality of ground engaging units to the frame, respectively, a hydraulic system to control heights of the plurality of vertically moveable legs, pressure sensors for sensing hydraulic pressures in the plurality of vertically movable legs, and a controller configured to, in response to signals received from the pressure sensors, generate a control signal. A method for ride control can comprise adjusting an attitude of the machine in response to sensed pressures.
US11193238B2	Sheet manufacturing apparatus and control method for sheet manufacturing apparatus A defibrating unit that defibrates a raw material including fibers in an atmosphere, an accumulating unit that discharges defibrated matter by rotating a drum unit in which a plurality of openings are formed, a second web forming unit that forms a second web by operating a mesh belt on which the defibrated matter is accumulated, a sheet forming unit that forms a sheet from the second web, a cutting unit that cuts the sheet into a preset size, and a control unit that executes a stop control with a cut operation of the cutting unit as a trigger in a case where an instruction to stop an apparatus is provided are included. In the stop control, the control unit stops operation of the defibrating unit after stopping rotation of the drum unit and movement of the mesh belt.
US11193237B2	Method for enhanced oxygen delignification of chemical wood pulps A method for producing a high yield Kraft pulp is provided. In particular, the method involves adding a composition comprising an organic amine phosphonate and a sulphonated linear alcohol ethoxylate surfactant to a pulping process. The composition enhances the delignification of cellulosic fiber in chemical wood pulps.
US11193216B2	Methods and systems for electrochemical machining of articles formed by additive manufacturing A method for electrochemical machining of a metallic article formed by additive manufacturing includes obtaining or producing the metallic article. The metallic article includes an interior surface and a geometry. The method further includes inserting a flexible, metallic cathode tube into the article. The metallic cathode is spaced apart from the interior surface of the article, and the metallic cathode tube is inserted so as to conform to the geometry of the article. Still further, the method includes introducing an electrolyte fluid into the metallic cathode tube and the interior surface of the article and electrochemical machining the metallic article by applying a voltage across the cathode tube and the metallic article, the metallic article functioning as an anode.
US11193205B2	Source material container A source material container includes a housing, a tray assembly and a plurality of cylindrical members. The housing provides a carrier gas introduction port and an opening through which a gas containing source material vapor is outputted. The tray assembly trays stacked in the housing. The cylindrical members are arranged in a radial direction between the tray assembly and the housing. The outermost cylindrical member provides a slit and each of the other cylindrical members than the outermost cylindrical member provides a plurality of slits. From the introduction port to the gap between the tray assembly and the innermost cylindrical member, the flow path of the carrier gas is branched in a stepwise manner in the height direction.
US11193195B2	Component for hot-dip metal plating bath A component for a hot-dip metal plating bath includes a base material and a thermal spray coating disposed to cover a surface of the base material. The base material includes ferritic stainless steel that contains: C: 0.10% to 0.50% by mass; Si: 0.01% to 4.00% by mass; Mn: 0.10% by mass to 3.00% by mass; Cr: 15.0% to 30.0% by mass; a total of Nb, V, Ti, and Ta: 0.9% by mass to 5.0% by mass; and a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities. The ferritic stainless steel includes a microstructure that includes a ferrite phase as a main phase and a crystallized carbide, an area fraction of a Nb carbide, a Ti carbide, a V carbide, a Ta carbide, and a composite carbide thereof to the crystallized carbide of 30% or more. The hot-dip metal plating bath contains 50% by mass or more of Al.
US11193191B2	Thermal shock synthesis of multielement nanoparticles A formation of multielement nanoparticles is disclosed that includes at least three elements. Each of the at least three elements is uniformly distributed within the multielement nanoparticles forming nanoparticles having a homogeneous mixing structure. At least five elements may form a high-entropy nanoparticle structure. A method for manufacturing a formation of multielement nanoparticles includes providing a precursor material composed of the at least three component elements in multielement nanoparticles; heating the precursor material to a temperature and a time; and quenching the precursor to a temperature at a cooling rate to result in a formation of multielement nanoparticles containing at least three elements and the heating and the quenching representing a multielement nanoparticle thermal shock formation process. A corresponding system for manufacturing the formation of multielement nanoparticles and a method of using the multielement nanoparticles are also disclosed.
US11193190B2	Low-cost cast creep-resistant austenitic stainless steels that form alumina for high temperature oxidation resistance An air castable Fe-based stainless steel alloy comprises in weight % based on the total weight of the alloy 18-22% Cr, 15-22% Ni, 3-6% Al, 0.5-5% Mn, 0-3.5% W, 0-5% Cu, 0-2% Si, 1-2.5% Nb, 0.3-0.6% C balance Fe wherein, Cu+W+Si=0.5-10.5, and the alloy provides an oxidation resistance of 0.5
US11193189B2	Ultra-high strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and manufacturing method therefor Provided is an ultra-high strength steel sheet used as a material of a vehicle and, more specifically, to an ultra-high strength steel sheet having excellent bendability and a manufacturing method therefor. There is an effect of providing a steel sheet by utilizing a continuous annealing furnace without having water quenching equipment, thereby simultaneously ensuring a tensile strength of 1200 MPa or greater compared with that of conventional super high strength martensite steel and having excellent shape and bending properties.
US11193185B2	Producing titanium alloy materials through reduction of titanium tetrachloride Process for producing a titanium alloy material, such as a titanium aluminum alloy, are provided. The process includes reduction of TiCl4, which includes a titanium ion (Ti4+), through intermediate ionic states of an AlCl3-based salt solution that includes Ti3+ and an AlCl3-based salt solution that includes Ti2+, which may then undergo a disproportionation reaction to form the titanium aluminum alloy.
US11193184B2	System for use in producing a metal ion suspension and process of using same Provided herein is a system for producing suspensions comprising soluble metal ions. The system comprises a basket to hold a metal load comprising a permeable floor so as to allow a solution to come into contact with the metal load. The system further comprises a vessel within which the solution and the basket may be maintained while metal ions are leached from the metal load into the solution. Some embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a system used to produce a suspension comprising copper ions. Additionally, provided herein are methods of using the system to produce suspensions comprising soluble metal ions. Some embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of making suspensions comprising copper ions. The resultant suspensions comprising metal ions may be further modified to supply a pharmaceutically acceptable treatment.
US11193183B2	Energy compensated equipower density oblique laser shock method The present invention relates to the technical field of material surface peening, and more particularly to an energy compensated equipower density oblique laser shock method. The method includes: acquiring a radius of curvature of a peening region of a part to be processed, and judging a range of a laser incident angle; determining laser parameters, such as laser pulse width, a spot diameter, and required laser energy under a vertical incidence condition; calculating the required laser energy at the minimum incident angle, and judging whether the energy falls within the technical indexes of a laser; and performing laser shock peening on the part by pulse laser beams with different energies. According to the present invention, the laser power or energy is compensated according to changes in the incident angle and the radius of curvature of the part to be processed.
US11193178B2	Thermal processing of closed shape workpieces Systems and methods for heat treating closed shape workpieces are provided. In one example implementation, a method can include imparting relative motion of the closed shape workpiece such that the perimeter surface of the closed shape workpiece is moved relative to the lamp heat source from a first position where a first portion of the closed shape workpiece is presented to the lamp heat source to a second position where a second portion of the closed shape workpiece is presented to the lamp heat source. The method can include emitting lamp heat onto the perimeter surface of the closed shape workpiece from the lamp heat source during imparting of relative motion of the closed shape workpiece. The method can include implementing a flux control procedure during emitting of lamp heat onto the perimeter surface of the closed shape workpiece.
US11193174B2	Exosomal NANOG DNA as a diagnostic cancer marker Provided are methods of detecting cancer in a patient that involve analyzing DNA in extracellular vesicles. Detection may involve screening for an insert in a 3′ UTR of NANOGP8 present in extracellular vesicles. A method involves (i) obtaining a biological sample containing extracellular vesicles from the patient; (ii) isolating the vesicles from the biological sample; (iii) detecting an amount of NANOG DNA in the vesicles; (iv) comparing the amount of NANOG DNA in the vesicles with vesicles in a non-cancer cell sample, wherein an increased level of NANOG DNA in the vesicles from the patient as compared to the non-cancer cell sample provides a positive indication of cancer in the patient.
US11193165B2	Karyotyping assay This disclosure relates to methods and kits for karyotyping in which chromosomes are interrogated by amplifying loci that are not within copy number variable regions thereof.
US11193163B2	Methods and systems for sample processing or analysis The present disclosure provides methods and systems for detecting nucleic acid sequences in a biological sample having a three-dimensional matrix. The present disclosure also provides methods and systems for processing a biological sample for use in nucleic acid sequence detection.
US11193141B2	Nuclease-mediated genome editing of primary cells and enrichment thereof In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods for inducing a stable gene modification of a target nucleic acid via homologous recombination in a primary cell, such as a primary blood cell and/or a primary mesenchymal cell. In certain other aspects, the present invention provides methods for enriching a population of genetically modified primary cells having targeted integration at a target nucleic acid. The methods of the present invention rely on the introduction of a DNA nuclease such as a Cas polypeptide and a homologous donor adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector into the primary cell to mediate targeted integration of the target nucleic acid. Also provided herein are methods for preventing or treating a disease in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject any of the genetically modified primary cells or pharmaceutical compositions described herein to prevent the disease or ameliorate one or more symptoms of the disease.
US11193139B2	Insecticidal proteins and methods for their use This disclosure relates to the field of molecular biology. Provided are novel genes that encode pesticidal proteins. These pesticidal proteins and the nucleic acid sequences that encode them are useful in preparing pesticidal formulations and in the production of transgenic pest-resistant plants. Methods to create or alter pesticidal proteins are provided for altered or enhanced pesticidal activity.
US11193136B2	Cellulose synthase inhibitors and mutant plants The present invention relates to specific inhibitors of the cellulose synthase subunits 1 and 3 activity in plants, useful as a herbicide. In addition, the invention relates to mutant plants which are tolerant to the identified inhibitors. Specific mutant alleles of CESA1 and CESA3 genes can be used to obtain resistance in a plant when the inhibitors are used as herbicide.
US11193134B2	Methods and compositions for regulation of plant growth The present invention provides methods for regulating plant architecture, improving biomass yield or regrowth after cutting through down-regulation of SPL4 gene function. Also provided are transgenic plants with improved biomass yield or regrowth after cutting produced by such methods.
US11193129B2	Modulatory polynucleotides The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of modulatory polynucleotides.
US11193127B2	Methods for cleaving DNA and RNA molecules Provided herein is a programmable RNA-activated DNA endonuclease activity associated with a Cmr complex. In one embodiment, the enzyme is a general double-stranded DNA endonuclease. Also provided is a programmable RNA endonuclease activity associated with a Cmr complex. In one embodiment, a Cmr2 protein present in a Cmr complex includes a mutation that reduces RNA-activated DNAse activity of the Cmr complex. In one embodiment, a Cmr4 protein present in a Cmr complex includes a mutation that reduces the RNase activity of the Cmr complex. Compositions including components of a Cmr complex and a CRISPR-RNA, and an optional activating RNA, are provided. Also provided are methods for using the compositions, and genetically engineered cells that include components of a Cmr complex and a CRISPR-RNA, and an optional activating RNA.
US11193123B2	Methods and compositions for directed genome editing Provided herein are compositions and methods for increasing editing efficiency of a target nucleic acid. A composition may comprise a guide nucleic acid, a Cas9 nickase, or a reverse transcriptase. The reverse transcriptase may be fused to the Cas9 nickase. The reverse transcriptase may heterodimerize with the Cas9 nickase. The reverse transcriptase may bind to a guide nucleic acid. The reverse transcriptase may be engineered to increase processivity. The guide nucleic acid may be engineered to facilitate synthesis or editing of a sequence. The guide nucleic acid, Cas9 nickase, and reverse transcriptase may be engineered to fit within AAV vectors. The guide nucleic acid may comprise a region that binds to another region on the guide nucleic acid to improve gene editing.
US11193116B2	Methods of using FIX polypeptides The present invention provides methods of administering long-acting Factor IX; methods of administering long-acting, chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor IX; and methods of producing such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides using cells.
US11193108B2	Single cells pluripotent stem cells in a suspension culture Provided is an isolated population of human pluripotent stem cells comprising at least 50% human pluripotent stem cells characterized by an OCT4+/TRA1-60−/TRA1-81−/SSEA1+/SSEA4− expression signature, and novel methods of generating and maintaining same in a pluripotent, undifferentiated state a suspension culture devoid of cell clumps. Also provided are novel culture media, cell cultures and methods for culturing pluripotent stem cells in a suspension culture or a two-dimensional culture system while maintaining the cells in a proliferative, pluripotent and undifferentiated state. The novel culture media comprise interleukin 11 (IL11) and Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF); bFGF at a concentration of at least 50 ng/ml and an IL6RIL6 chimera; or an animal contaminant-free serum replacement and an IL6RIL6 chimera. Also provided are methods for generating lineage-specific cells from the pluripotent stem cells.
US11193106B2	Synthesis of furans from sugars via keto intermediates The present invention provides a method of preparing a furan derivative comprising the steps of (a) converting a monosaccharide to provide a keto-intermediate product; and (b) dehydrating the keto-intermediate product to provide a furan derivative; wherein the keto-intermediate product is pre-disposed to forming keto-furanose tautomers in solution. The method may further comprising a step of oxidizing the furan derivative to provide a furandicarboxylic acid or a furandicarboxylic acid derivative.
US11193098B2	PCR apparatus comprising repeated sliding means and PCR method using same A PCR apparatus comprises a PCR heating block having at least two heater units, wherein the at least two heater units are repeatedly disposed on one side of a substrate in a first direction, and each of the at least two heater units has two or more heaters; and a PCR chip having at least two reaction chambers, wherein the at least two reaction chambers are repeatedly formed in the PCR chip, and when the PCR chip is in contact with the PCR heating block, the at least two reaction chambers are arranged to be contacted with the at least two heater units on the PCR heating block, wherein the PCR chip is repeatedly moved in a back-and-forth direction parallel to the first direction and the at least two reaction chambers of the PCR chip is placed to be in contact with the at least two heater units of the PCR heating block.
US11193087B2	Surfactant composition A process for making a surfactant composition is disclosed. In the process, a mixture comprising a sugar alcohol and fatty is formed. The mixture contains less than 5% by weight of water based on the total weight of the mixture. The mixture is reacted with an alkylene oxide to make a surfactant composition containing an alkoxylated sugar alcohol fatty acid ester and a polyalkylene glycol fatty acid ester. A surfactant composition and use of the surfactant composition to separate an oil phase and/or an aqueous phase from an emulsion is also disclosed.
US11193080B2	Lubricating oil composition The present invention relates to a lubricating oil composition containing a base oil (A), a molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B), an ester-based ashless friction modifier (C), and a metal salicylate (D), wherein the content of a molybdenum atom derived from the molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B) is 650 ppm by mass or more on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; a content ratio [C/BMo] of the ester-based ashless friction modifier (C) to a molybdenum atom derived from the molybdenum dithiocarbamate (B) is 5.0 to 10 in terms of a mass ratio; the content of a salicylate soap group derived from the metal salicylate (D) is 0.50% by mass or more on the basis of the whole amount of the lubricating oil composition; and a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. is 4.0 mm2/s or more and less than 9.3 mm2/s, and a high-temperature high-shear viscosity at 150° C. is 1.7 mPa·s or more and less than 2.9 mPa·s. In accordance with the present invention, a viscosity-reduced lubricating oil composition in which nonetheless a molybdenum dithiocarbamate and an ashless friction modifier are jointly used, not only friction can be reduced early after commencement of lubrication, but also such a state can be maintained, is provided.
US11193079B2	Glycol ether neo-esters, lubricating oil compositions containing same and processes for making same Compositions include ether ester compounds derived from neo-acids, lubricating oil base stocks containing such ester compounds, and lubricating oil compositions containing such ester compounds. Methods can include making and formulating compositions containing ether ester compounds derived from neo-acids.
US11193078B2	Olefins and methods for making the same Provided herein are olefinic feedstocks derived from conjugated hydrocarbon terpenes (e.g., C10-C30 terpenes), methods for making the same, and methods for their use.
US11193076B1	Process and system for producing engineered fuel A process and system for producing an engineered fuel product that meets customer specifications for composition and combustion characteristics is provided. The engineered fuel product is preferably a high-BTU, alternative fuel that burns cleaner than coal or petroleum coke (petcoke) and has significantly reduced NOx, SO2 and GHG emissions.
US11193074B2	All-steam gasification with carbon capture A carbonaceous fuel gasification system for all-steam gasification with carbon capture includes a micronized char preparation system comprising a devolatilizer that receives solid carbonaceous fuel, hydrogen, oxygen, and fluidizing steam and produces micronized char, steam, volatiles, hydrogen, and volatiles at outlets. An indirect gasifier includes a vessel comprising a gasification chamber that receives the micronized char, a conveying fluid, and steam. The gasification chamber produces syngas, ash, and steam at one or more outlets. A combustion chamber receives a mixture of hydrogen and oxidant and burns the mixture of hydrogen and oxidant to provide heat for gasification and for heating incoming flows, thereby generating steam and nitrogen. The heat for gasification is transferred from the combustion chamber to the gasification chamber by circulating refractory sand. The system of the present teaching produces nitrogen free high hydrogen syngas for applications such as IGCC with CCS, CTL, and Polygeneration plants.
US11193073B2	All-steam gasification for supercritical CO2 cycle system A carbonaceous fuel gasification system for a supercritical CO2 power cycle system includes a micronized char preparation system comprising a devolatilizer that receives solid carbonaceous fuel, hydrogen, oxygen, and fluidizing steam and produces micronized char, steam, hydrogen, and volatiles. An indirect gasifier includes a vessel comprising a gasification chamber that receives the micronized char, a conveying gas, and steam where the gasification chamber provides syngas, ash, and steam. A combustion chamber receives syngas and an oxidant and burns the mixture of syngas with the oxidant to provide heat for gasification and for heating incoming flows, thereby generating steam and CO2. The heat for gasification is transferred from the combustion chamber to the gasification chamber by circulating refractory sand. A syngas cooler cools the syngas and generates steam and provides to a supercritical CO2 power cycle system that performs a supercritical CO2 power cycle for generating power.
US11193072B2	Processing facility to form hydrogen and petrochemicals A processing facility is provided that includes a feedstock separation system configured to separate a feed stream into a lights stream and a heavies stream, a hydrogen production system configured to produce hydrogen and carbon dioxide from the lights stream, and a carbon dioxide conversion system configured to produce synthetic hydrocarbons from the carbon dioxide. The processing facility includes a hydroprocessing system configured to process the heavies stream.
US11193058B2	Method for controlling charge-transfer co-crystals growth Methods of preparing hollow charge transfer co-crystals with reproducible habits and morphology are disclosed. The disclosed methods utilize surfactant to guide the crystal growth in aqueous solutions. The size and shape of the co-crystal can be controlled by the surfactant used, the concentration of the surfactant, and electron donor and electron acceptor, incubation temperature, and mixing condition.
US11193052B2	Sealing compositions and methods of plugging and abandoning of a wellbore Sealing composition for plugging and abandoning a wellbore and methods of plugging and abandoning a wellbore are disclosed. Embodiments of a method for plugging and abandoning a wellbore may include introducing a sealing composition into a wellbore and curing the sealing composition to form a plug. The sealing composition may include from 1 weight percent to 20 weight percent of a curing agent, based on the total weight of the composition, and from 20 weight percent to 97 weight percent of an epoxy resin system, based on the total weight of the composition. The epoxy resin system may include an epoxy resin having the formula (OC2H3)—CH2—O—R1—O—CH2—(C2H3O), where R1 is a linear or branched hydrocarbyl having from 4 to 24 carbon atoms; and a reactive diluent having the formula R—O—CH2—(C2H3O), where R is a hydrocarbyl having from 12 to 14 carbon atoms.
US11193050B2	Liquid adhesive composition, adhesive sheet, and adhesive bonding method An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid adhesive composition that, when cured, has a high degree of bond strength and exhibits a relatively constant storage modulus in a wide range of temperatures. A liquid adhesive composition containing (A) an acrylate-functional resin, (B) a hydroxyl-containing (meth)acrylate, and (C) a silicone resin, the acrylate-functional resin (A) having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 25,000 to 100,000 and a Mw/Mn ratio of 2 or less, and the silicone resin (C) having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 450 to 2,000 and a silanol content of 0.1 to 5 wt. %, based on the silicone resin (C).
US11193049B2	Curable composition The present application relates to a curable composition. The curable composition of the present application exhibits excellent adhesion ability and liquid crystal orientation ability simultaneously before or after curing, so that it can be effectively applied to various optical uses.
US11193047B2	Electrically conductive adhesive film and dicing-die bonding film using the same The electrically conductive adhesive film comprises a metal particle (Q), a resin (M), and a prescribed organophosphorus compound (A), the resin (M) comprises a thermosetting resin (M1), and the metal particle (Q) has an average particle size (d50) of 20 μm or less and comprise 10% by mass or more of a first metal particle (Q1) having a fractal dimension of 1.1 or more when viewed in a projection drawing in a primary particle state.
US11193040B2	Coating agent for rubber-coated cylinder head gasket and cylinder head gasket A coating agent for a rubber-coated cylinder head gasket contains a lubricant and a urethane resin. The lubricant is unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene resin particles having an average primary particle size of 1 μm or less. The amount of the unsintered polytetrafluoroethylene resin particles in a solid content is 30 to 80% by volume. The present invention provides a coating agent for a rubber-coated cylinder head gasket that can form a coat that is highly wear-resistant under high contact pressure and high temperature conditions and with which a rubber layer is less likely to stick to the seal face of the cylinder block or the cylinder head after the use under high contact pressure and high temperature conditions, and a cylinder head gasket obtained using the coating agent.
US11193037B2	Tetrafluoroethylene polymer dispersions stabilized with aliphatic non-ionic surfactants An aqueous dispersion comprising a tetrafluoroethylene core-shell polymer and at least one surfactant corresponding to the general formula R10-[CH2CH20]n[R20]m-R3 wherein R1 represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having at least 8 carbon atoms, preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkylene having 3 carbon atoms, R3 represents hydrogen, a C1-C3 alkyl group, or a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, n has a value of 0 to 40, m has a value of 0 to 40 and the sum of n+m is at least 2, wherein the dispersion is free of fluorinated emulsifiers or contains them in an amount of less than 50 ppm based on the weight of the dispersion and wherein the core-shell polymer contains an outer shell of tetrafluoroethylene homopolymer. Further provided are methods of making the dispersions, coating compositions comprising the dispersions and article coated by the coating composition.
US11193027B2	Radiation curable ink compositions, printed articles, and methods of using the same A radiation curable ink composition that includes (A) a mono-ethylenically unsaturated oligomer, (B) a mono-ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and (C) an acrylate ester of a carboxylic acid ester and which is substantially free of a photoinitiator. A printed article including the radiation curable ink composition in cured form, and a method of forming an image with the radiation curable ink composition are also provided.
US11193026B2	Silane compound containing perfluoro (poly)ether group A perfluoro(poly)ether group containing silane compound represented by the formula (1a) or the formula (1b): A-Rf—X—SiQkY3-k (1a) Y3-kQkSi—X—Rf—X—SiQkY3-k (1b) as defined herein. Also disclosed is a process for producing the compound, a surface-treating agent containing the compound, a pellet containing the surface-treating agent and an optical member including a base material and a layer formed on a surface of the base material from the compound.
US11193024B2	AZO dye for waterless dyeing of natural fibers in supercritical CO2 fluid, and preparation method thereof The invention discloses a special-purpose reactive disperse dye for waterless dyeing of natural fibers in supercritical CO2 fluid and an intermediate thereof. The reactive disperse dye has a longer alkane-chain bridging group between a chromophoric parent structure and an active group of the dye, which effectively promotes the donating-withdrawing effect on the electron cloud in the conjugated system, enhances the hyperchromic effect, effectively reduce the influence of the active group itself and its reaction on the dye coloring system, improves the color and stability against acid and alkali of the dye, and facilitate the improvement of the compatibility of the dye with supercritical fluid and the dyeing performance for natural fibers as well. The invention also discloses an intermediate of the reactive disperse dye, and a method for preparing the reactive disperse dye.
US11193019B2	Thermoplastic polymer powder for selective laser sintering (SLS) The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polymer powder and to the use thereof as material for selective laser sintering (SLS). The polymer powder contains a partially crystalline polymer, an amorphous polymer and a compatibilizing agent, and optionally additional additives and/or auxiliary substances, wherein the partially crystalline polymer, the amorphous polymer and the compatibilizing agent are in the form of a polymer blend. The invention also relates to a method for producing the thermoplastic polymer powder and to a method of selective laser sintering (SLS).
US11193013B2	Polymer composition The present invention relates to polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of halogen containing polymer, 10 to 70 parts by weight of plasticizer, 2 to 10 parts by weight of stabilizer, 1-15 parts by weight of a layered double hydroxide (LDH) having the formula (I) wherein M and M′ are different and each is at least one metal cation, z=1 or 2; y=3 or 4, 0
US11193008B2	Methods for making polyolefin polymer compositions A method for increasing the melt strength of a polyolefin polymer composition is provided. The method includes mixing a first polyolefin composition derived from at least one olefin polymerization catalyst (a) and at least one olefin polymerization catalyst (b) with a second polyolefin composition derived from the at least one olefin polymerization catalyst (b) or from at least one olefin polymerization catalyst (c), and obtaining the polyolefin polymer composition.
US11193006B2	Monovinlyaromatic polymers compositions comprising high viscosity metallocene catalyzed poly-alpha-olefin additives The invention relates to a composition comprising a rubber-modified monovinylaromatic polymer comprising: 70 wt % or more of a monovinylaromatic polymer matrix, from 2 to 12 wt % of at least one rubber, and from 0.1 to 3.4 wt % of metallocene-catalyzed poly-alpha-olefins (mPAO) all based on the total weight of the rubber-modified monovinylaromatic polymer, with the mPAO having a kinematic viscosity of at least 950 mm2/s at 40° C. and at most 2,000 mm2/s at 40° C. as measured according to ISO 3104. The invention also relates to articles made from such composition and to the process to produce said composition and said articles.
US11193004B2	Phosphoric ester preparations with reduced hygroscopicity The present invention relates to phosphoric ester preparations with reduced hygroscopicity, to use of these as flame retardants and hydraulic fluids, and to polyurethanes which comprise the phosphoric ester preparations of the invention.
US11193000B2	Reversible self-repairing epoxy resin and preparation and recovery remoulding method therefor This invention provides a self-healable epoxy resin and its preparation, recycling and remolding method. With the catalyst of potassium iodide, an ester solution of 2-mercaptoacetic acid was oxidated by 30% H2O2 to form 2,2′-dithiodiacetic acid; then 2,2′-dithiodiacetic acid was dehydrated and cyclizated by anhydride to form 1,4,5-oxadithiepane-2,7-dione; 1,4,5-oxadithiepane-2,7-dione and methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride were mixed by mass ratio and cured with epoxides to get the self-healable epoxy resin. Through controlling dynamic and permanent three-dimensional crosslinked network, the self-healable epoxy resins provided in this invention exhibit high thermal resistance and improved mechanical properties as well as excellent self-healing ability, recyclability and remoldability. This invention provides a preparation method with the merits of low cost, simple production processes, broad application prospects and strong utility.
US11192997B2	Sintered polymeric particles for porous structures Disclosed are porous elements that include sintered polymeric particles. The polymeric particles can be formed of a thermoplastic composition that includes a polyarylene sulfide. The polymeric particles sintered to form the porous elements have a very narrow size distribution. The porous elements can maintain their functionality and morphology even when utilized in high temperature applications.
US11192988B2	Phenol-furan resin composition The present invention fills a long-felt need for an improved phenol-furan resin composition used as a chimney liner with reduced combustibility, and for the preparation of pre-impregnated fiber-reinforced composite material and its use. The invention shows a higher tolerance for certain conditions that are damaging to other resin compositions including higher heat tolerance and higher tolerance for flue gases and other compounds.
US11192978B2	Reversibly crosslinked micelle systems The present invention provides amphiphilic telodendrimers that aggregate to form nanocarriers characterized by a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic exterior. The nanocarrier core may include amphiphilic functionality such as cholic acid or cholic acid derivatives, and the exterior may include branched or linear poly(ethylene glycol) segments. Nanocarrier cargo such as hydrophobic drugs and other materials may be sequester in the core via non-covalent means or may be covalently bound to the telodendrimer building blocks. Telodendrimer structure may be tailored to alter loading properties, interactions with materials such as biological membranes, and other characteristics.
US11192976B2	Copolymer, polymer, molding material and resin molded body The present invention provides: a copolymer (A) which is a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing one or plural cycloolefin monomers and one or plural acyclic olefin monomers, or a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing two or more cycloolefin monomers, wherein the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the copolymer is 100° C. or higher, the refractive index of the copolymer is 1.545 or higher, and the Abbe's number of the copolymer is 50 or larger, and at least one of the cycloolefin monomers is a deltacyclene.
US11192974B2	Controllable-cure urethane acrylate resin compositions and methods of making same Controllable-cure urethane acrylate resin compositions are disclosed, comprising (A) a urethane acrylate having free hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate prepared from a polyurethane prepolymer having a free terminal isocyanate group and a hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, the urethane acrylate having free hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate being the reaction product of capping the polyurethane prepolymer in the presence excess of the hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, (B) a polyisocyanate-based thickening agent, and optionally an additional hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, wherein the polyisocyanate-based thickening agent (B) and the urethane acrylate having free hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate (A), and optionally the additional hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, are present at NCO/OH molar ratio of from 0.2 to 10.0. Methods for making controllable-cure urethane acrylate resin compositions are disclosed.
US11192966B2	Process for the production of polyacrylonitrile The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyacrylonitrile by polymerisation of a reaction mixture comprising acrylonitrile in a solution where the solvent is a eutectic system comprising a quaternary ammonium compound and a hydrogen donor. Such process allows for the production of a polyacrylonitrile having a desirably high molecular weight, whilst polymerisation time is reduced, and where the solvents are environmentally benign, biodegradable and may be reused in the polymerisation process.
US11192963B2	Borate-activated metallocene catalysts Catalyst system, the catalyst system comprising (i) at least one metallocene complex of formula (I), (I) wherein Mt1 is Hf, X is a sigma-donor ligand, R1, R2, R3 are the same or different from each other and can be hydrogen or a saturated linear or branched C1-C10 alkyl, whereby the alkyl group can optionally contain up to 2 heteroatoms belonging to groups 14-16 of the periodic table, or R1 and R2 or R2 and R3 can form a ring having 4 to 6 C-atoms and 1 to 3 double bonds, R4 and R5 are the same or different from each other and can be saturated linear or branched C1-C10 alkyl, C5-C10 aryl, C6-C20 alkylaryl or C6-C20 arylalkyl groups, which can optionally contain up to 2 heteroatoms belonging to groups 14-16 of the periodic table, n can be 1 to 5, Ar is a C6-C20-aryl or -heteroarylgroup, which can be unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 5 linear or branched C1-C10 alkyl group(s), and (ii) a boron containing cocatalyst.
US11192961B2	Production of heterophasic polymers in gas or slurry phase Methods for the production of heterophasic polymers in gas and slurry phase polymerization processes, and polymer compositions made therefrom, are disclosed herein.
US11192943B2	Protein binding to fibronectin B domain The present invention relates to an epitope on fibronectin B (ED-B) domain, more specifically to an antibody or an antibody fragment of ED-B domain, and can be widely applied in in-vitro detection and in-vivo positioning of ED-B domain as well as in targeted cancer therapy.
US11192940B2	Compounds specific to coronavirus S protein and uses thereof The present disclosure is directed to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, having binding specificity for the S protein of coronaviruses (CoV-S), such as the S protein of the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV-S) and/or the S protein of the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2-S), including neutralizing antibodies and antibodies that bind to and/or compete for binding to the same linear or conformational epitope(s) on CoV-S. Further disclosed are conjugates of anti-CoV-S antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. Methods of making said anti-CoV-S antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof are also contemplated. Other embodiments of the disclosure include the use of anti-CoV-S antibodies, and binding fragments thereof, for the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of diseases and disorders associated with coronaviruses, or the S protein thereof, and conditions where neutralization or inhibition of coronaviruses, or the S protein thereof, would be therapeutically and/or prophylactically beneficial.
US11192934B2	VSIG8-based chimeric proteins The present invention relates, in part, to chimeric proteins which include the extracellular domain of V-set and immunoglobulin domain-containing protein 8 (VSIG8) and their use in the treatment of diseases, such as immunotherapies for cancer and/or inflammatory diseases.
US11192933B2	VSIG8-based chimeric proteins The present invention relates, in part, to chimeric proteins which include the extracellular domain of V-set and immunoglobulin domain-containing protein 8 (VSIG8) and their use in the treatment of diseases, such as immunotherapies for cancer and/or inflammatory diseases.
US11192920B2	Peptides for binding to CD44v6 and use thereof The present invention relates to a peptide bound to CD44v6 and uses for inhibiting cancer metastasis using the same, and the peptide of the present invention specifically binds to CD44v6 and inhibits it, thereby inhibiting cancer cell migration and metastasis. The peptides of the present invention selected two peptides (v6Pep-1 and v6Pep-2) that bind well to cells with high expression of human CD44v6 protein using phage peptide display technology and it was confirmed that it interferes with the binding between c-Met and CD44v6 to inhibit cancer cell migration. The peptide of the present invention is relatively stable in serum and shows a high potential as an anticancer treatment agent that suppresses metastasis due to the progression and migration of cancer in the future.
US11192913B2	C-glycoside amine derivatives and methods of making Disclosed are C-glycoside amine derivatives of the formula: R—CH2—C(CH3)—NH—R2 wherein R is a saccharide (e.g., as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,314,219) and R2 is an acyl moiety derived from any ketone of the formula R3—C(O)—R3 wherein R3 is C1 to C22 straight or branched chain hydrocarbon which may be saturated or unsaturated. In addition, a method for making the C-glycoside amine derivatives involving (1) reacting a saccharide (e.g., glucose) C-glycoside ketone with a catalyst (e.g., Rh), about 10 to about 25 fold excess NH3, and an organic solvent (e.g., methanol) to form a saccharide C-glycoside amine, and (2) reacting said saccharide C-glycoside amine with a catalyst (e.g., Rh), an organic solvent (e.g., methanol), and an acyl moiety derived from any ketone of the formula R3—C(O)—R3 wherein R3 is C1 to C22 straight or branched chain hydrocarbon which may be saturated or unsaturated to form said C-glycoside amine derivative.
US11192907B2	Aminopeptidase A inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same The present invention relates to a novel compound, to a composition comprising the same, to methods for preparing the compound, and the use of this compound in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to a compound that is useful in the treatment and prevention of primary and secondary arterial hypertension, ictus, myocardial ischaemia, cardiac and renal insufficiency, myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease, diabetic proteinuria, Syndrome X and glaucoma.
US11192898B2	MDM2 protein degraders The present disclosure provides compounds represented by Formula I-A: A1-L1-B1 I-A and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, and solvates thereof, wherein A1, B1, and L1 are as defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure also provides compounds of Formula I-A for use to treat a condition or disorder responsive to degradation of MDM2 protein such as cancer.
US11192890B2	FGFR kinase inhibitors and pharmaceutical uses Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor kinase inhibitors and prodrugs thereof of Formula (I) and their use for the treatment of hyper-proliferative diseases such as retinopathy, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, septic arthritis, tumour metastasis, periodontal disease, corral ulceration, proteinuria, coronary thrombosis from atherosclerotic plaque, aneurismal aorta, dystrophobic epidermolysis bullosa, degenerative cartilage loss following traumatic joint injury, osteopenias mediated by MMP activity, tempero mandibular joint disease, and demyelating disease of the nervous system.
US11192875B2	Processes for preparing antiviral compounds The present disclosure provides processes for the preparation of a compound of formula: which is useful as an antiviral agent. The disclosure also provides compounds that are synthetic intermediates.
US11192864B2	Method for producing calcobutrol Disclosed is a method for producing calcobutrol used as an MRI contrast agent. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining butrol represented by chemical formula 2 in the specification by reacting a gadobutrol represented by chemical formula 1 in the specification and a decomplexing agent; and obtaining a calcobutrol represented by chemical Formula 3 in the specification by reacting butrol with calcium ions.
US11192862B2	Microcrystalline diketopiperazine compositions and methods Disclosed herein are DKP microcrystals made by an improved method where they do not irreversibly self-assemble into microparticles. The microcrystals can be dispersed by atomization and re-formed by spray drying into particles having spherical shell morphology. Active agents and excipients can be incorporated into the particles by spray drying a solution containing the components to be incorporated into microcrystalline diketopiperazine particles. In particular, the microcrystalline particle compositions are suitable for pulmonary drug delivery of one or more peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and/or small organic molecules.
US11192854B2	Method for producing semicarbazide compound Provided is a method for producing a high-purity, high-quality semicarbazide compound at a high yield by a simple method. The semicarbazide compound is recrystallized by a solvent containing a halogenated hydrocarbon. Dichloromethane is preferred as the halogenated hydrocarbon.
US11192852B2	Pyrazolyl and pyrimidinyl tricyclic enones as antioxidant inflammation modulators Disclosed herein are novel antioxidant inflammation modulators, including those of the formula: wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds. Methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions thereof are also provided.
US11192848B2	Process for the preparation of droxidopa and its intermediate The present invention provides an improved process for preparation of the L-threo-(2S,3R)-3-(3 4-dihydroxyphenyl)serine (I) or a salt thereof, which is known as Droxidopa; comprising (a) recovery of the by-product compound (V) (as described herein) from the crude compound (I), and (b) recycling and re-use it for the preparation of droxidopa. Accordingly, the present invention relates to an improved economical process for the preparation of L-threo-(2S,3R)-3-(3.4-dihydroxyphenyl)serine (I) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts; wherein the process relates to recovery and recycling of the by-product compound (V) and also to re-use it for the preparation of droxidopa.
US11192835B2	Polyoxometalates comprising noble metals and carboxylate-based capping groups and metal-clusters thereof The invention relates to polyoxometalates represented by the formula (An)m+[M′M12Oy(RCOO)zHq]m− or solvates thereof, corresponding supported polyoxometalates, and processes for their preparation, as well as corresponding metal clusters, optionally in the form of a dispersion in a liquid carrier medium or immobilized on a solid support, and processes for their preparation, as well as their use in reductive conversion of organic substrate.
US11192832B2	Coreless-coil shock tube system with reduced noise A shock tube package system and a method of deploying a shock tube package system is provided. The system includes a coreless bundle of shock tubing. The system further includes an outer covering disposed about the periphery of the bundle of shock tubing. In an embodiment, the outer covering is made from a flexible or elastic material such as a textile.
US11192826B2	Sintered material and method of producing same A sintered material includes a first phase and a second phase, wherein the first phase is composed of cubic boron nitride particles, and the following relational expressions are satisfied when more than or equal to two cubic boron nitride particles adjacent to and in direct contact with each other among the cubic boron nitride particles are defined as a contact body, Di represents a length of an entire perimeter of the contact body, n represents the number of contact locations at which the cubic boron nitride particles are in direct contact with each other, dk represents a length of each of the contact locations, and Σdk (where k=1 to n) represents a total length of the contact locations: Dii=Di+(2×Σdk (where k=1 to n)); and [(Dii−Di)/Dii]×100≤50.
US11192820B2	Coated glass pane A coated glass pane and a method of preparing same comprising at least the following layers in sequence: a glass substrate; a lower anti-reflection layer, a silver-based functional layer; a barrier layer; an upper dielectric layer; and a topmost dielectric layer which comprises an oxide of zinc (Zn), tin (Sn) and zirconium (Zr); and wherein the amount of zirconium in the topmost dielectric layer comprises at least 10 atomic percent zirconium.
US11192818B2	Ion exchangeable, transparent gahnite-spinel glass ceramics with high hardness and modulus A transparent gahnite-spinel glass ceramic is provided. The glass ceramic includes a first crystal phase including (MgxZn1−x)Al2O4 where x is less than 1 and a second crystal phase including tetragonal ZrO2. The glass ceramic may be ion exchanged. Methods for producing the glass ceramic are also provided.
US11192801B2	Water purification system and distillation unit The invention relates to a water purification system and distillation unit. The water purification system (3) comprises an input section (31) for providing water (21), in particular tap water, to a distillation unit (1), and said distillation unit (1) for producing distilled water. Said distillation unit comprises an evaporation section (12) for evaporating said water (21) and producing steam (23), and a condensation section (14) for at least partly condensing said steam (23), producing distilled water. The system further comprises a first admixing unit (32), in particular a cartridge, which is arranged and configured in such a way that it is enabled for admixing compounds, in particular minerals, to said distilled water, producing enriched distilled water, and an output section (33) for dispensing said enriched distilled water. Said evaporation section (12) is provided by a heatable side (101) of a first Peltier effect device (10) and said condensation section (14) is provided by a coolable side (102) of said first Peltier effect device (10).
US11192788B2	Two-dimensional amorphous carbon coating and methods of growing and differentiating stem cells Described is a composite material composed of an atomically thin (single layer) amorphous carbon disposed on top of a substrate (metal, glass, oxides) and methods of growing and differentiating stem cells.
US11192781B2	Semiconductor device having silicon layer with trench A semiconductor device includes: a silicon layer in which a trench is disposed; a surface structure portion disposed on the silicon layer at a position distant from the trench and having a surface provided by a metal layer; and a low electric conductivity portion disposed on the surface of the metal layer or in a part of the resist disposed on the trench side of the metal layer, and having an electric conductivity lower than at least a part of the metal layer covering a trench side portion of the surface of the metal layer.
US11192772B1	Management system for beverage dispensing Systems and methods for use with one or more beverage dispensing systems are provide. A system execution program is stored on a memory device. A database stores data records related to a plurality of users of the system and recipe records related to a plurality of beverages. A server includes a processor programmed to execute the system execution program to establish a creation engine and a licensing engine. The creation engine is programmed to allow a mixologist to create and/or edit a beverage recipe and store/update the beverage recipe in the database in one of the recipe records. The dispensing system is configured to dispense a beverage as a function of the beverage recipe. The licensing engine provides a commission to the mixologist in response to the dispensing system dispensing the beverage as a function of the beverage recipe stored in the one of the recipe records.
US11192768B2	Quality control when filling a container with a filling product A device for filling a container with a filling product (e.g., in a beverage filling system), includes: a product tank for providing the filling product, wherein a head space with a gas atmosphere is located above the filling product in the product tank; at least one filling member with a filling valve which is fluidically connected to the product tank for introducing the filling product from the product tank into the container to be filled and a gas channel for treating the container to be filled with a gas and/or for discharging gas from the container; a measuring apparatus for analyzing the gas atmosphere in the head space; and a control apparatus which is communicatively coupled to the measuring apparatus and which is designed to determine a process performance, (e.g., a quality of the filled filling product), from the analysis of the gas atmosphere in the head space.
US11192767B2	Capping head for the application of caps on containers or bottles A capping head for the application of caps on containers or bottles, as well as a capping assembly, are provided. The capping head comprises a hollow housing internally defining at least a first chamber in which a shaft rotating about a longitudinal axis is housed, the rotating shaft being coupled with the hollow housing through the interposition of a magnetic or electromagnetic decoupling assembly comprising at least a rotor and a stator. The decoupling assembly being suitable to allow a relative rotation between the hollow housing and the rotating shaft when the rotating shaft is subjected to a braking torque exceeding a threshold torque. Means for enhancing the thermal dissipation power generated by the decoupling assembly is located inside the hollow housing.
US11192764B2	Pan assembly for aerial work platform Disclosed embodiments include pan assemblies for aerial work platforms, methods of attaching a pan assembly to an aerial work platform, and methods of fabricating a pan assembly for an aerial work platform. In an illustrative embodiment given by way of non-limiting example, a non-limiting, illustrative pan assembly for an aerial work platform includes a pan configured to be disposed about a lower portion of a basket of an aerial work platform. A plurality of attachment mechanisms are disposed about an exterior of the pan, the plurality of attachment mechanisms being configured to removably attach the pan to a lower portion of a basket of an aerial work platform. A tensioning system is disposed within an interior of the pan, the tensioning system being configured to cooperate with the plurality of attachment mechanisms to hold the pan onto a lower portion of a basket of an aerial work platform.
US11192763B2	Tilting scissor-lift for vehicles A parking lift for vehicles. The parking lift includes a platform on which a vehicle can be parked and lifted by a pair of scissor-lifts configured to raise and lower the platform to enable parking of a second vehicle beneath the platform. A deck of the platform is provided with a gradual slope throughout its length to enable vehicles with low ground clearance to travel onto the platform without contacting an underside of the vehicle with the deck. Each of the scissor-lifts includes short leg and a long leg that is longer than the short leg. Upon actuation between lowered and raised positions, the legs raise an entry end of the platform a greater vertical distance than an opposite terminal end. The platform is thus tilted upward to place a deck thereof in a substantially level or downwardly sloping orientation from the entry end toward the terminal end.
US11192754B2	Elevator arrangement and elevator An elevator arrangement including an elevator with an elevator control system, a safety system and an inspection or maintenance mode, which elevator having an elevator car arranged to run up and down in an elevator shaft along guide rails, and which elevator car is equipped with a roof. The roof of the elevator car is arranged to uncover upper part of the elevator car in order to form a natural safe working space inside the elevator car, and that the arrangement includes a control mechanism in order to control the position of the roof.
US11192753B2	Remote triggering device, governor assembly and elevator A remote trigger apparatus includes: an actuator; and a pivoting member rotatable around an axis, wherein the actuator enables the pivoting member to rotate from an idle position to an operating position, in the idle position, the pivoting member keeps separate from a centrifugal mechanism of the governor component, in the operating position, the pivoting member is jointed to a contact part of the centrifugal mechanism of the governor component, and the pivoting member further rotates along with the centrifugal mechanism and radially pushes the contact part inward, so as to trigger the governor component. In the remote trigger apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the pivoting member guides the centrifugal mechanism gradually and gently, thus avoiding direct impacts on the centrifugal mechanism of the governor component and problems caused by the direct impacts.
US11192751B2	Rescue apparatus and an elevator The invention concerns a rescue apparatus, an elevator as well as a retrofit kit. The rescue apparatus comprises a brake control unit having input terminals for connecting to a power supply, output terminals for connecting to a magnetizing coil of an electromagnetic brake, at least one controllable brake opening switch associated with at least one of the input terminals and adapted, in an open state, to prevent supply of current from the power supply to the magnetizing coil and, in a closed state, to allow supply of current from the power supply to the magnetizing coil. The rescue apparatus further comprises a control cable comprising one or more control signal wires and a remote control panel coupled via the control cable to the brake control unit.
US11192750B2	Handrail assembly, car and elevator A handrail assembly, a car and an elevator. The handrail assembly includes a fixing portion and a moving portion, the fixing portion comprises a plurality of first vertical posts arranged in a vertical direction, wherein the first vertical posts are configured to be hollow; the moving portion comprises: a plurality of lifting portions each comprising a plurality of second vertical posts movable into the first vertical posts and horizontal posts attached between the second vertical posts, wherein each lifting portion is configured to move at least between the extended position and the retracted position, the horizontal post is adjacent to the fixing portion when in the retracted position, and the horizontal post is away from the fixing portion when in the extended position; a limiting component to make each lifting portion ascend or descend in sequence in the vertical direction; and a sensing mechanism.
US11192739B2	Paper path structure, stacker, printer and method for operating a paper path structure The invention provides a paper path structure that is able to perform the following four functions: pass a sheet of paper through the paper path structure with is original orientation maintained; pass a sheet of paper through the paper path structure with its original orientation reversed; stack a sheet of paper in a stack repository with its original orientation maintained; and stack a sheet of paper in the stack repository with its original orientation reversed. The invention also provides a method to operate said paper path structure as well as a stacker and a printer comprising said paper path structure.
US11192722B2	Belt as endless traction means and method for producing such a belt The invention relates to a belt (1) as a continuous traction means, in particular for conveyor belts of agricultural machines, in particular baling presses, comprising at least one fabric layer (2) embedded, at least in certain regions, in a polymer layer (3), in particular rubber layer, whereby end regions (1a, 1b) of the belt (1) lie flat on top of one another in an overlap region (4) and are connected to each other for creating a continuous belt (1) reinforced by the fabric layer (2). According to the invention, it is provided that the end regions (1a, 1b) of the belt (1) are connected to each other by at least one thread (7) forming a seam (9), whereby, to that end, said at least one thread (7) penetrates the end regions (1a, 1b) of the belt (1) in a seam region (6) in several stitches (8), whereby the fabric layer (2) of the belt (1) is embedded in the polymer layer (3) at least across said seam region (6), and the thread (7) is embedded in transition regions (20) between the stitches (8) into the polymer layer (3) in such a manner shallowly at a depth of penetration (T) that the thread (7) runs below surfaces (10a, 10b) of the belt (1).
US11192720B2	Systems and methods for warehouse order sortation Warehouse automation and methods of automatically sorting and sequencing items can be implemented to streamline and expedite order fulfillment and store replenishment processes in a cost-effective manner. Some embodiments described herein include sorting items to a truck-level, inducting items for a first truck into a first portion of a mobile robot field, accumulating the items in the first portion of the mobile robot field until all the items for a first cart of the first truck are in the first portion, moving, by one or more mobile robots, all of the items for the first cart in a sequence that corresponds to a store aisle layout, loading the first cart in the sequence, and moving the loaded first cart into the first truck, which can be accomplished in a particular sequence with other carts for the first truck.
US11192717B2	Scissors-type lifter for intermediate refuse collection container A cart lifter assembly is provided that is adapted to be mounted to an intermediate refuse collection container that includes a scissors-type extension assembly for moving the lifter between a first/retracted and a second/extended position. The scissors extension assembly further comprises an elongated channel member configured to be secured to the wall of the intermediate container; a mounting block slidably received in the elongated channel member; first second, third and fourth scissor arms; and a bracket configured to be fixedly mounted to the wall of the intermediate container in spaced relationship to the elongated channel member. A rotary actuator is secured to the bracket and has a rotatable shaft extending from opposite ends thereof, for moving the lifter relative to the intermediate container between the first/retracted position and the second/extended position, with one end of the second scissor arm being removably secured to the rotatable shaft.
US11192714B2	Silo system and bulk material management system A silo system includes a storage chamber, an intake pathway associated with the chamber, and a discharge pathway associated with the chamber. The system further includes one or more material sensors associated with the chamber, a plurality of actuators, and a controller that is communicatively coupled to the one or more material sensors and to the one or more actuators. The plurality of actuators enable a deposit of additional material from a transport container into the chamber through the intake pathway at least partially simultaneous with a discharge of material from the chamber through the discharge pathway into an operational silo. The material sensors provide indications of the amount of bulk material in the chamber and the controller is configured to control the one or more actuators in response to sensor data from the one or more material sensors to provide for deposit of material simultaneous with discharge of material.
US11192713B2	Folding container A foldable container adjustable between an unfolded condition and a folded condition comprises a roof panel and an opposing base panel, a front panel and an opposing door panel, and a right side panel and an opposing left side panel. Each of the front panel and the door panel is hingedly connected to only the roof panel. The right side panel is offset from the left side panel. A right side roof skirt is associated with the right side panel and an opposing left side roof skirt is associated with the left side panel. A height of the right side roof skirt is disparate from a height of the left side roof skirt. A first compound beam and a second compound beam are provided on opposing ends of the base panel. A height of the first compound beam is disparate from a height of the second compound beam.
US11192710B2	Hair product packaging and method of manufacturing the same A hair product packaging includes a hair product having a plurality of hair strands. Each hair strand has a first end and an opposing second end. The plurality of hair strands are separated into a plurality of bundles. Each bundle has a proximal end and an opposing distal end. The hair strands of each bundle are folded such that the first and second ends are substantially aligned with each other at the distal end while a substantial mid-point of the hair strands form a loop at the proximal end. The packaging also includes a plurality of retaining members with the loop of each bundle positioned within a retaining member. A securing member secures the plurality of retaining members together. The packaging also includes a backing member. The securing member is fixed to the backing member such that the hair product is positioned on the backing member and displayed.
US11192700B2	Child-resistant containers having spinning collar cap assemblies and methods for the manufacture thereof Child-resistant containers or packages having spinning collar cap assemblies are provided, as are methods for manufacturing such containers. In various embodiments, the child-resistant container includes a container body having an inner cavity, an opening to the inner cavity, and a container neck circumscribing the opening. A spinning collar is retained around the container neck and is rotatable relative thereto in at least a first rotational direction. The child-resistant container further includes an overcap, which is sized and shaped to enclose the opening when attached to the spinning collar. Through the provision of a suitable threaded interface the overcap can be (i) detached from the spinning collar by rotation of the overcap relative to the spinning collar in the first rotational direction and (ii) removably attached to the spinning collar by rotation of the overcap relative to the spinning collar in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.
US11192693B2	Bulk bag having a multi-sided shaped bottom A fabric bulk bag and a method for constructing the same, the bag including a continuous sidewall, a top portion, and a bottom, all defining a bulk storage space therein; the bottom further comprising eight sides which define an octagonal shape having an enlarged footprint so that the bag wall is sewn to the bottom in less time than a round shaped bag, yet when filled stands more upright with less tendency to lean than the current square shaped bags thereby providing a safer more dependable stacking bulk bag. In the method of producing the fabric bulk bag, the bag is constructed in less time than the prior art round bottom bags, uses less wall fabric than prior art square bottomed bags and when constructed and filled, supports itself more stable on a floor or pallet because it provides substantially more base for the product to rest on. In other embodiments, the bag would be multi-sided with greater than four sides.
US11192686B2	Box for packaging core samples A box for packaging core samples from rock drilling is provided, used in particular in the field of mineral sampling from geological exploration activities for subsequent analysis. The box is defined by a structure formed by a single body produced by injection molding of a thermoplastic material which includes female fittings and male fittings for laterally interlocking the boxes, closing and locking devices for the cover on the box, anatomical transport handles, openings and channels for draining liquid fractions and texturing for identifying the collected samples.
US11192684B2	Corrugated pallet with improved top-to-bottom locking A corrugated pallet folded together from two planar blanks, including a pallet top that supports a load above a floor, and a pallet bottom that rests on the floor. Each pallet top and pallet bottom has multiple double thickness interior support ribs folded vertically from the plane of the pallet top and bottom. Ribs from the pallet top intersect with ribs from the pallet bottom perpendicularly and support the pallet top on the pallet bottom. Multiple mechanical vertical locks hold the pallet top in vertically spaced relation with the pallet bottom with middle straps folded vertically from the pallet top and/or pallet bottom into contact with interior surfaces of the pallet and lock directly into sides of the interior support ribs at positions intermediate the pallet top and bottom. Reinforcement tubes are provided over intersections of double thickness ribs at the corners of the pallet while folded doubled thickness ribs provide compression support near the center.
US11192673B2	Tool for mounting a tension clamp A tension clamp (19) includes a band (20) surrounding an object to be fastened and a buckle (21) arranged on the inner band end portion (22) and surrounding the band (20), with the outer band end portion (23) extending through the buckle (21). A tool for mounting the tension clamp includes a holding device for holding the buckle (21) along with the band (20) surrounding the object to be fastened, a tensioning device for tensioning the band (20) round the object to be fastened by applying tension to the outer band end portion (23), a locking device (50) for locking the buckle (21) on the band (20), and a severing device for cutting off excessive band length. The locking device (50) has plier jaws (54) adapted to be inserted into lateral windows (25) of the buckle (21) for deforming side edge portions (24) of the other band end portion (23).
US11192659B2	Device providing pivoting connection between at least two components, aircraft comprising a cowl equipped with this pivoting-connection device A pivoting-connection device connecting at least two components and comprising a clevis having first and second branches, an arm positioned between the first and second branches of the clevis, a cylindrical pin connecting the clevis and the arm, at least one guide ring which has a flange configured to bear against an interior face of the first branch, an immobilizing system configured to occupy a free state and a blocked state in which the cylindrical pin and the guide ring are immobilized with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction, in both senses of that direction, and a blocking system configured to occupy an unfitted state and a blocked state in which the blocking system is in contact with the exterior face of the first branch.
US11192656B2	Dual purpose life preserver and inflatable head restraint for parachute assemblies A life preserver head restraint may be configured to inflate in response to deployment of a parachute assembly. The life preserver head restraint may comprise an inflatable volume and a charge tank fluidly coupled to the inflatable volume. In an inflated state, the life preserver head restraint may restrict head movement during line stretch of the parachute assembly.
US11192654B2	Flexible headrest assembly Described are passenger seat headrest assemblies and seats including headrest assemblies having a semi-rigid flap fixedly connected with an upper portion of the seat back or headrest assembly at a first location and movably connected with the seat back or headrest assembly at a receiving element separated from the first location. The distance of the movable connection from the first location can be adjusted to cause the flexible headrest assembly to flex outward from the seat to provide a greater or lesser degree of support for a passenger.
US11192653B2	Pneumatically actuated vehicle seat assemblies Vehicle seat assemblies including support structures having at least two supports parts coupled at an articulating joint and a pneumatic actuator system including at least one pneumatic chamber inflated and deflated to articulate the articulating joint to move one support part relative to the other or to synchronize movement of two support parts. Support structures can include a backrest coupled to a seat bottom or leg rest coupled to a seat bottom, wherein articulation of the joint causes movement of the backrest or leg rest along a non-hinged trajectory to change a sitting position of the support structure, change seat orientation, and generally improve seat comfort.
US11192651B2	Group of seats for a passenger aircraft A group of seats for a passenger aircraft, which is configured as a rotating group of seats and by rotating the group of seats about the rotation axis a relocation of the position of the group of seats in relation to the initial position in the aircraft cabin is simultaneously achieved. The group of seats has a seat frame and at least one seat element. A support plate for fastening the group of seats to the aircraft structure is furthermore provided, the support plate having a rotating element which rotatably connects the support plate and the aircraft structure, the rotation axis of the rotating element being positioned in the region of the front half of the seat element, wherein the support plate is capable of being fastened to the aircraft structure by way of quick-release locks.
US11192639B2	Aerodynamics improvement device for an aircraft and aircraft equipped with such device An aircraft (5) including an aerodynamic surface (6), an aerodynamics improvement device with a first electrode (27) embedded beneath and electrically isolated from the aerodynamic surface (6), a second electrode (28) electrically isolated from the first electrode (27), a voltage generator (30) adapted to apply a voltage between the first and the second electrode, further comprising a layer of electrically insulating material (26) between the second electrode (28) and the aerodynamic surface (6). Methods for detecting ice on and de-icing an aerodynamic surface (6), and for delaying a boundary layer transition and separation from the aerodynamic surface.
US11192626B2	Leading edge cooling systems and methods An impingement cooling system is disclosed, including an airfoil having an aerodynamically sharp leading edge, a fluid source, and a fluid dispersal device connected to the fluid source. The leading edge has a concave internal surface and the fluid dispersal device is configured to project a fluctuating stream of fluid toward the internal surface.
US11192620B1	Propulsion apparatus for watercraft A watercraft propulsion apparatus includes an eccentric crank assembly operatively connected to a pair of fins adapted to sweep back and forth in a generally transverse direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the watercraft. The fins may be rotatable about a longitudinal shaft fixedly secure to the bottom of the hull of the watercraft. A drive linkage assembly operatively connecting the eccentric crank assembly to the pair of fins imparts a torque force to oscillate the pair of fins. The oscillating fins provide a propulsive force to propel the watercraft longitudinally forward during both oscillating directions of the fins as they sweep back and forth.
US11192619B2	Robotic fish A robotic fish includes a front body, a rear body that includes a first segment and a second segment, and a driving unit. The first segment has a front engaging portion projecting toward and pivotally connected to the front body, and a rear engaging portion formed with a recess that recedes toward the front body and pivotally connected to the second segment. The driving unit includes a motor disposed in the front engaging portion, and a shaft extending along a dorsoventral axis and connecting the motor and the rear connecting portion. A ratio of a distance between the shaft and a foremost edge of the front engaging portion to a distance between the foremost edge and an extreme point of the recess ranges from 0.075 to 0.75.
US11192615B2	System for determining location information having a buoy and floating hose The invention relates to a system (2), having: a buoyant buoy (4), and a floating hose (6) which has a plurality of buoyant hose segments (8) which are coupled in series. The buoy (4) has a liquid outlet connection (12) which is connected to the floating hose (6), so that the floating hose (6) is arranged in a geometrical arrangement with respect to the buoy (4). A plurality of node units (18) are fastened in a distributed manner to the floating hose (6) and the buoy (4). Each node unit (18) is designed to establish, by means of an associated radio unit, a respective radio link (22, 24, 26, 28) to each of at least two of the further radio units of the respective node units (18, 42, 44, 46, 48), so that a radio network (30) is created. Each node unit (18) is designed to determine a relative distance (32, 34, 36, 38) from each further node unit (18) on the basis of the respective radio link.
US11192612B1	Non-invasive method of affixing surface components to maritime equipment A minimally invasive method for attaching to a surface is provided. The method utilizes an attachment apparatus for non-penetrating mechanical attachment of components to a target surface. The apparatus includes a cartridge assembly and mounting assembly. Actuation of the cartridge assembly causes first and second exothermic reactants located between outer casing and the inner casing to come into contact and cause an exothermic reaction. This reaction liquefies a bonding material between the cartridge assembly and mounting assembly, allowing it to flow around the mounting assembly and onto a target surface creating a seal. Vacuum pressure will bind the mounting assembly to a target surface.
US11192598B2	Fifth wheel mounting bracket with isolation areas assisting in force measurement A fifth wheel mounting bracket includes a mounting bracket including a coupling portion configured to pivotally couple to a fifth wheel hitch plate, the mounting bracket including an innermost surface and an outermost surface defining a mounting bracket thickness, at least one isolation area having isolation area thickness that is less than the mounting bracket thickness, and at least one strain gauge positioned within the at least one isolation area and configured to measure a strain of the fifth wheel mounting bracket arrangement.
US11192594B2	Rear vehicle-body structure of vehicle There are provided first and second loop-shaped structure sections which are respectively provided to extend continuously along a lower wall part, right-and-left both side wall parts, and an upper wall part of a vehicle body so as to have a loop shape in a vehicle elevational view. The first loop-shaped structure section is positioned in front of a damper support section. A lower-side part of the second loop-shaped structure section which is located at a lower level than the damper support section is formed by a part of the first loop-shaped structure section and its upper-side part is positioned in back of the damper support section. Each of these loop-shaped structure sections is formed by a closed-cross section portion where a closed-cross section is partitioned by plural members and/or a thick plate portion having a thicker plate thickness than a vehicle-body panel.
US11192585B2	Lower body structure of vehicle A lower body structure includes a floor panel forming a floor surface of a vehicle interior, a floor cross member extending in a vehicle width direction above the floor panel, a console support bracket supporting a console at the center of the floor panel and mounted to the floor cross member, and a shift lever support bracket having an upper part supporting the shift lever and a lower part fixed to the console support bracket in front and rear portions. A mount point at which the shift lever is mounted to the shift lever support bracket is offset forward with respect to front and rear side fixing parts in which the shift lever support bracket is fixed to the console support bracket in the front and rear portions, and the front side fixing part of the console support bracket has a rigidity higher than the rear side fixing part.
US11192580B2	Method for steering a vehicle A method for steering a vehicle, having a front axle with steerable wheels, a rear axle with steerable wheels, having a steering system including as its components a steering wheel operable by the driver and at least one automatic steering module, wherein a manual primary steering intervention is undertaken by the driver of the vehicle for the steering wheel, on the basis of which a manual primary steering reaction occurs for the wheels of the front axle, wherein on the basis of the manual primary steering reaction at least one automatic secondary steering intervention is undertaken with the at least one automatic steering module for the wheels of at least one axle.
US11192578B2	Motor drive control device, electric power steering device, and vehicle To provide a motor drive control device, an electric power steering device, and a vehicle which can individually diagnose abnormalities of magnetic detection elements, designed in a multisystem configuration to include at least two systems, for each system. A motor drive control device includes two systems of first and second rotation information detection function units. The first and second rotation information detection function units include first and second rotation position information detection units and first and second rotation information detection units. The first and second rotation information detection units individually diagnose their own abnormalities based on first and second motor rotation position signals detected by the first and second rotation position information detection units.
US11192572B2	Steering system A column jacket includes a hollow outer jacket having a pair of clamped portions disposed to sandwich a slit between the clamped portions and a tubular inner jacket having, in an area where the inner jacket is fitted in the outer jacket, an elongated hole extending in an axial direction. A clamping mechanism clamps the pair of clamped portions with a pair of side plates of a fixed bracket. The elongated hole is disposed on any one of a first side and a second side, in the lateral direction, of a vertical plane passing through a central axis of the inner jacket, at a position other than on a straight line that extends in a vertical direction through the central axis.
US11192569B2	Seating/lying support A seating/lying support (7) includes at least two seating/lying support elements (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) which are movably interconnected, and at least one bearing element (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4). The at least one bearing element (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4) is connected to the seating/lying support elements (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) such that a movement of the seating/lying support elements (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) relative to one another can be produced.
US11192565B2	Anti-collision device and system for use with a railcar An anti-collision system for railcars and locomotives provides a distance ranging and worker coupling protection system utilizing remote-sensing radar techniques for use with a locomotive and railcar. The anti-collision system may include an object detector device attached to a railcar or a locomotive that detects objects in a path of the railcar and the locomotive and a train display device electrically connected to the object detector device. The anti-collision system may also include an emergency action device which enables a crew member to stop the railcar or locomotive without communication to a locomotive operator when a hazard is recognized. The object detector device may include a remote sensor, a radio, and a microprocessor programmed to include data-logging to record and log all data from the anti-collision system.
US11192557B2	Road profile along a predicted path Systems and methods are provided for determining a road profile along a predicted path. In one implementation, a system includes at least one image capture device configured to acquire a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of a user vehicle; a data interface; and at least one processing device configured to receive the plurality of images captured by the image capture device through the data interface; and compute a profile of a road along one or more predicted paths of the user vehicle. At least one of the one or more predicted paths is predicted based on image data.
US11192555B2	Vehicle controller A vehicle controller includes: a determination unit configured to determine a preparatory speed of a vehicle in a merging lane based on a relative speed between a first main lane vehicle traveling on a main lane and the vehicle, the first main lane vehicle being detected by a front sensor of the vehicle; a preparation unit configured to adjust speed of the vehicle such that the speed of the vehicle coincides with the preparatory speed; and a merging control unit configured to merge the vehicle into the main lane from the merging lane based on at least a detection result of a side sensor of the vehicle and the speed of the vehicle, when the vehicle is in a situation where the main lane vehicle is recognizable based on the detection result of the side sensor, after the preparation unit starts speed adjustment of the vehicle.
US11192552B2	Vehicle motion control for trailer alignment A vehicle control system is configured to control a braking operation of a hitch ball to a coupler on a trailer. The system comprises a controller in communication with a maneuvering system and a sensor system. The controller is configured to control the maneuvering system to maneuver the vehicle along a vehicle path and monitor a coupler distance from the hitch ball to the coupler via the sensor system. The controller is further configured to control a deceleration procedure configured to decrease a velocity of the vehicle along a deceleration profile and stop the vehicle with the hitch ball aligned with the coupler. During the procedure, the controller may detect a premature stop condition of the vehicle, where the coupler distance is greater than zero.
US11192550B2	Method, computer-readable medium, system, and vehicle comprising said system for supporting energy-efficient deceleration of the vehicle A method for supporting energy-efficient deceleration of a vehicle includes determining a reference deceleration depending on a current speed or a speed profile of the vehicle, determining a starting time point and a starting speed of a deceleration of the vehicle, and determining a real energy consumption and a real distance between the starting time point and a current time point and/or ending time point of the deceleration. The method also includes calculating a reference time and a reference distance for a deceleration with the determined reference deceleration between the determined starting speed and the current speed and/or the speed at the ending time point of the vehicle, calculating an energy consumption for a differential distance from the determined real distance and the calculated reference distance, and calculating a real total energy consumption as the sum of the determined real energy consumption of the deceleration and the calculated energy consumption for the differential distance. Further, the method includes calculating a reference energy consumption for the reference deceleration from the starting speed to the current and/or ending speed depending on a predefined deceleration type of the reference deceleration and/or depending on the determined real energy consumption of the deceleration, and then providing an energy-saving potential on the basis of a difference between the real total energy consumption and the calculated reference energy consumption.
US11192533B2	Vehicle drive system A vehicle drive system configured to achieve a required driving force of braking force without changing an orientation of a vehicle in the event of slippage of a wheel. The vehicle drive system comprises: a torque generating device; a differential mechanism that allows a relative rotation between a right wheel and a left wheel; a differential restricting device that restricts a differential rotation between the right wheel and the left wheel; and a steering mechanism that controls a turning angle of pairs of the wheels. A first controller controls the relative rotation between the right wheel and the left wheel to be smaller than a predetermined value and second controller further controls a turning angle of the wheels controlled by the steering mechanism.
US11192530B1	Pedal simulator A pedal simulator includes a pedal simulator piston configured to move in a linear direction based on a pedal stroke of a driver, a first stopper that is rotatable in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction and configured to adjust a pedal tactile feedback provided to the driver based on the rotation of the first stopper, a first damper disposed inside the pedal simulator piston to be spaced apart from the first stopper by an air gap, and configured to contract or expand based on the movement in the linear direction, and a second stopper configured to be operatively coupled with the first stopper for causing the air gap to change based on the rotation of the first stopper, wherein the pedal tactile feedback changes based on a change in the air gap.
US11192522B2	Method and device for sharing functions of smart key A device for providing information about a smart key for use in vehicles includes a communicator which receives information about at least one function, performed by the smart key, of controlling a vehicle; and a controller which sets a usage restriction for the at least one function. The communicator may provide information about the at least one function including the usage restriction to an external device.
US11192513B2	Airbag and airbag device An airbag for a front passenger seat is configured to be inflated and expanded between the front passenger seat and an instrument panel. The airbag includes a main bag, a left sub-bag and a right sub-bag. The left sub-bag and the right sub-bag are respectively connected to a left side portion and a right side portion of the main bag. The left sub-bag and the right sub-bag are connected to each other on at least one of an upper portion, a lower portion and a front portion of the airbag.
US11192511B2	Determination device, determination system, and determination method Determination related to an occupant of a moving body is performed in more detail. A determination device includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires facility-side access information that includes specific information of each terminal that accesses a network in a facility; a second acquisition unit that acquires moving body-side access information that includes specific information of each terminal that accesses a network in a moving body; and a determination unit that compares the specific information included in the facility-side access information, and the specific information included in the moving body-side access information to determine whether or not a plurality of the terminals which access the network in the moving body are terminals having a predetermined correlation.
US11192510B2	Wire harness protector A wire harness protector includes a protector body and a cover. The protector body is configured to accommodate a corrugated tube extending in a front-rear direction and through which a wire harness is inserted. The cover is configured to cover an opening of the protector body. A first front end being one of a front end of the protector body or a front end of the cover is arranged rearward of a second front end being the other of the front ends. A portion of the wire harness protector located at the first front end includes a first rib configured to hold the corrugated tube. A portion of wire harness the protector facing the first front end and located rearward of the second front end includes a second rib configured to hold the corrugated tube.
US11192509B2	Wire harness for dissipating heat generated by wires A wire harness including: a plurality of wires each including a core wire and an insulative covering that covers an outer periphery of the core wire; a plurality of protective tubes into which the plurality of wires are respectively inserted, and which are each formed independently; and a fixing member that gathers together and fixes the plurality of protective tubes.
US11192507B2	Electronic control device, in-vehicle system, and power supply device A transient increase or decrease of power supplied to a reconfiguration circuit to be a logic circuit whose circuit configuration can be changed is reduced. An autonomous traveling control ECU 201 has a reconfiguration circuit 209, a main power supply circuit 211, an auxiliary current source circuit 213, and a function control unit 207. The reconfiguration circuit 209 is a reconfigurable logic circuit. The main power supply circuit 211 supplies a power supply voltage to the reconfiguration circuit 209. The auxiliary current source circuit 213 increases or decreases a current supplied from the main power supply circuit 211 to the reconfiguration circuit 209. The function control unit 207 determines an operation mode of the reconfiguration circuit 209 on the basis of a mode determination signal input from the outside and indicating a traveling mode of a vehicle, and controls a reconfiguration of the reconfiguration circuit 209 on the basis of a determination result. The auxiliary current source circuit 213 increases or decreases the current supplied to the reconfiguration circuit 209 in accordance with a load variation of the reconfiguration circuit 209, on the basis of an auxiliary current control signal for giving an instruction on an increase or decrease of the current supplied to the reconfiguration circuit 209.
US11192504B2	Hinge mount system for utility vehicle An accessory mount for a vehicle comprising: (a) one or more hard mounting points, (b) a body mount portion configured to connect to the vehicle, (c) a lateral support portion extending between and connecting the one or more hard mounting points and the body mount portion, and (d) a pivot portion connected to an extending from the lateral support portion, the pivot portion being configured to connect to a moving member of the vehicle; wherein the one or more hard mounting points are configured to accept an accessory bracket and the accessory bracket is configured to accept one or more accessories.
US11192499B2	System and method of avoiding rear-cross traffic collision A system configured to avoid a rear-cross traffic collision includes an obstacle detection unit detecting a position of an obstacle by receiving electromagnetic waves reflected off a reflection point of the obstacle; a direction estimation unit estimating a traveling direction of the obstacle on the basis of the position of the obstacle detected by the obstacle detection unit; and a collision determination unit determining possibility of a collision with the obstacle on the basis of the traveling direction of the obstacle estimated by the direction estimation unit.
US11192498B2	Apparatus for detecting hazardous objects within a designated distance from a surface The subject matter discloses an object detection apparatus, comprising an external housing connectable to a surface, said external housing comprising sensors configured to scan a predetermined scanning space to detect an object located within said scanning space; a sensor extraction mechanism, which exposes the sensors to an environment surrounding the external housing to enable scanning of said environment by the sensors; a detection processor configured to receive a command to activate the sensors to scan the predetermined scanning space; activate the sensor extraction mechanism to expose the sensors for performing the scan; activate the sensors to scan the predetermined scanning space; receive scan data from the sensors; analyze the scan data to determine a hazardous object has been detected; generate a notification that a hazardous object was detected within the scanned area.
US11192491B2	Trailer for transporting fluid A trailer that includes a tank with an enclosed interior space configured to hold fluid. The trailer can include a chassis that supports the tank and wheels for moving to desired locations. The tank can include planar opposing sides with rounded corners. One or more baffles can be located within the interior space. The baffles restrict the movement of the fluid within the interior space while the trailer is being moved between locations. This restriction reduces the forces that the moving fluid exerts on the tank which could cause damage to the tank that could result in leaks and failure.
US11192487B2	Vehicle refrigerator A vehicle refrigerator is disclosed. The vehicle refrigerator may include a body, a refrigerating system and a driving system. The refrigerating system and the driving system are both arranged in the body. The body is removable in a trunk of a vehicle. The driving system is used for driving the refrigerating system to operate normally, and may include an igniter and an air source. The igniter is connected with the air source. The refrigerating system is used for cooling an inner cavity of the body and is provided with a working medium capable of changing gas and liquid.
US11192481B2	Tilting device for armrest The present invention relates to an armrest tilting device which is slimmed in a width direction of the vehicle by including a housing, a shaft which is rotatable relative to the housing, a bracket installed to interlock with the shaft, a first ratchet installed to be rotatable with respect to the bracket, a second ratchet fixed to the housing and engaged with the first ratchet, a lock spring installed between the bracket and the first ratchet so that, with respect to rotation of the bracket, teeth of the first ratchet are sequentially engaged with teeth of the second ratchet, and a leaf spring installed between an inner side surface of the housing and the bracket so as to apply an elastic force in an axial direction of the shaft.
US11192475B2	Rear-facing occupant protection device A rear-facing occupant protection device is provided. The rear-facing occupant protection device is applied to a vehicle in which a seatback of a front seat is mounted in a rear-facing state in which a back surface of the seatback faces a vehicle-body-side vertical wall portion disposed at a front end of a vehicle cabin, or mounted such that the seat back is capable of taking the rear-facing state. The rear-facing occupant protection device includes: an energy absorbing portion disposed on at least one of a back surface of a seatback pad of the seatback and a rear surface of the vehicle-body-side vertical wall portion, the energy absorbing portion being configured to be deformed so as to absorb energy at a time of a frontal collision of the vehicle.
US11192474B1	Retractable car seat The present disclosure provides a retractable car seat that is folded and stowed in a vehicle. The retractable car seat includes: a body configured to be folded or unfolded; a frame movably connected to the body to support the body such that the body is configured to be folded or unfolded; a support having an end connected to a lower portion of the body or the frame and another end movably connected to a floor of the vehicle, being able to move forward and backward in the vehicle, and having a length that can be vertically adjusted; and a rail disposed on the floor of the vehicle and having the support inserted therein, thereby functioning as a path in which the support is moved.
US11192472B2	Sliding device A sliding device includes a fixed rail, a movable rail, a lock plate, a spring member, and a first stopper and a second stopper provided on the lock plate. The lock plate is held by the movable rail, and is displaceable between a locking position where the lock plate engages with the fixed rail and a non-locking position where the engagement is released. The spring member can exert an elastic force to maintain the lock plate in the locking position. The first stopper locks and fixes a first end of the lock plate to the spring member. The second stopper locks and fixes a second end of the lock plate to the spring member.
US11192468B2	Electric vehicle pre-conditioning A method of prompting an operator of an electric vehicle for pre-conditioning the electric vehicle comprises monitoring a location of the electric vehicle, monitoring the temperature of an electric propulsion system within the electric vehicle, accessing historical data of driving patterns for the electric vehicle, monitoring the location of the operator of the electric vehicle, identifying a condition that indicates imminent usage of the electric vehicle based on the location of the vehicle, the location of the operator of the electric vehicle, and the historical data of driving patterns for the electric vehicle, comparing the temperature of the electric propulsion system of the electric vehicle to a pre-determined preferred operating temperature, and sending a prompt to the operator of the electric vehicle suggesting that pre-conditioning of the electric vehicle may be appropriate.
US11192458B2	Hybrid propulsion system and method of controlling same A system for controlling a hybrid propulsion system includes a computer programmed to obtain altitude and terrain information associated with a predetermined route for the hybrid propulsion system comprising a first energy source and a second energy source. The computer is also programmed to obtain current and forecast ambient weather information associated with the predetermined route of the hybrid propulsion system, determine a power requirement and a torque requirement of the hybrid propulsion system associated with the altitude and the terrain along the predetermined route of the hybrid propulsion system, generate a trip plan to optimize at least one of a plurality of performance parameters of the hybrid propulsion system as the hybrid propulsion system travels along the predetermined route, and preferentially select the first energy source and/or the second energy source based on the trip plan.
US11192456B2	Power supply system for electric vehicle A power supply system disclosed herein may include: a first voltage sensor measuring voltage of a main power source; a power converter connected to a main power source through a relay; a voltage converter; and a controller. The power converter includes a capacitor connected to the main power source and a second voltage sensor measuring voltage of the capacitor. The controller precharges the capacitor with the voltage converter before closing the relay. The controller may be configured to: set target voltage by a measurement value of the first voltage sensor; acquire the measurement value of the first voltage sensor again as verification voltage when a difference between the target voltage and control voltage which is a measurement value measured by the third voltage sensor has fallen within a predetermined tolerance; and close the relay if a difference between the control voltage and the verification voltage is within the tolerance.
US11192455B2	Traction controller and method The present disclosure relates to a controller (7) for controlling an electric machine (6) to drive a wheel (4) of a vehicle (1). The controller (7) includes a processor (15) configured to determine an effective torque (T). A speed demand signal (27) for controlling the wheel speed is output by the processor (15). The processor is configured to detect changes in the effective torque (T) as the wheel speed (S) changes and to modify the speed demand signal (27) in dependence on the detected changes in the effective torque (T). The processor (15) may determine a derivative (dT/dS) of the effective torque (T) with respect to the wheel speed (S). The present disclosure also relates to a method of controlling an electric machine (6) to drive a wheel (4) of a vehicle (1).
US11192452B2	Electric vehicle braking system, method, controller and computer program product The present invention relates to a controller (27) for a braking system for a vehicle (10). The braking system has an independent generator (20, 22) on respective front and rear axles (16, 18). The controller (27) comprises an input (44) arranged to monitor a vehicle condition and an operating condition of the generators (20, 22). The controller (27) also comprises a processing means (46) arranged to determine a brake force distribution range between the front and rear axles (16, 18) based on the vehicle condition, and in response to a braking demand and the operating condition of the generators (20, 22), calculate a brake force distribution within the brake force distribution range. In addition, the controller (27) comprises an output (50) arranged to control the generators in accordance with the calculated brake force distribution.
US11192445B2	Air intake grille and vehicle An air intake grille through which air in a passenger compartment of a vehicle V is taken in includes a frame body, a plurality of first grille forming portions and second grille forming portions arranged in a lattice shape inside the frame body, and a flow rate adjusting plate disposed inside the frame body so as to be perpendicular to the first grille forming portions and the second grille forming portions. The flow rate adjusting plate has a flow rate adjusting window having an opening area smaller than an opening portion inside the opening portion formed by the first grille forming portion and the second grille forming portion.
US11192427B2	Pressure decoupling of air intake drainage and drainage of main housing A drainage system for draining water from an air intake and from an air distribution housing of an air conditioning system into the environment. The drainage system including a drainage opening or the drainage of water into the environment, wherein the drainage opening is formed on a lower shell of the air distribution housing and is divided into a drainage area for water from the air intake housing on the one hand, and a drainage area for water from the air distribution housing on the other hand, and wherein the drainage area for water from the air intake housing is formed by the terminus of a separate duct for the drainage of water from the air intake. In this way, the reciprocal effect between the different pressure levels is avoided or reduced to the extent possible.
US11192424B2	Stabilizer device and stabilizer system In a stabilizer device, a stabilizer bar having both ends connected to right and left wheel holding portions is supported at a pair of right and left supported portions of the stabilizer bar by a vehicle body via a pair of cylinders that can be extended and retracted based on vertical movement of wheels. The stabilizer device includes two communication passages, each of which allows one of two liquid chambers of one of the pair of cylinders and the other of two liquid chambers of the other cylinder to communicate with each other. The stabilizer device further includes an inter-passage communication passage that allows the two communication passages to communicate with each other, and an on-off valve that is opened and closed to open and close the inter-passage communication passage.
US11192421B2	Method and device for detecting vehicle turning A method and device utilizing pressure and/or height measurements across an axle of a vehicle to detect when the vehicle turns and, when a turn is detected, a control action is taken to avoid pneumatic pressure loss by inhibiting active leveling via the height adjustable suspension.
US11192415B2	Jointed yoke and actuator having a jointed yoke A joint fork (1) for connection to a joint. The joint fork having two side plates (2a, 3) that are arranged approximately parallel with one another, and each having a side plate surface (F1, F2). A web (2b) connects the side plates (2a, 3) with one another. A fixing bore (6) is arranged in the web (2b) and has a longitudinal axis (a). The joint forks (1) are coupled to an actuator. The side plate surfaces (F1, F2) form, with the longitudinal axis (a), an angle of inclination (α) and the angle of inclination (α) is in the range from 20° to 70°, in particular around 30°. The actuator is fitted with the joint forks (1).
US11192412B2	Land and aerial transportation vehicle and powertrain thereof A powertrain including an engine; a main drive shaft assembly; a primary clutch mechanism coupled to the engine and the a main drive shaft assembly, the primary clutch mechanism being operable to connect or disconnect the main drive shaft assembly and the engine; an axle shaft coupled transversely to the main drive shaft assembly; a secondary clutch mechanism having a driving member coupled to an end of the axle shaft; a drive wheel coupled to a first driven member of the secondary clutch mechanism; and an air propulsion unit coupled to a second driven member of the secondary clutch mechanism. The secondary clutch mechanism being operable to engage or disengage the first driven member and/or the second driven member to the driving member so as to connect or disconnect the drive wheel and/or the air propulsion unit to the axle shaft. A vehicle including the powertrain.
US11192394B2	Cleaning device and image forming apparatus A cleaning device cleans a surface of a sheet conveyance member which conveys a sheet in an image forming apparatus that executes image forming processing using a recording material, the surface carrying a solid substance that originates from the recording material and that adheres to the surface. The cleaning device includes a cleaning member including a contact surface configured to come in contact with the surface of the sheet conveyance member. The contact surface is an irregular surface rougher than the surface of the sheet conveyance member. At cleaning of the surface, the cleaning member makes a relative movement to the surface of the sheet conveyance member. The irregular surface is an irregular surface configured to take away the solid substance adhering to the surface of the sheet conveyance member when the cleaning member makes the relative movement.
US11192390B2	Method for printing a cylindrical printing surface of a beverage can, and printed beverage can The invention relates to a method for printing a cylindrical printing surface of a beverage can with a printing image, and to a beverage can. The method comprises a first and a second printing operation, in the first printing operation, a first section of the printing surface being printed by way of a first printing process in a first printing press, in the second printing operation, a second section of the printing surface being printed by way of a second printing process which is preferably different from the first printing process in a second printing press, the beverage can being positioned before or during the second printing operation in such a way that the second section of the printing surface is oriented in a predefined position with respect to the first section of the printing surface. The beverage can is printed by way of this method, the first section and the second section of the printing surface being arranged in a predefined position with respect to one another.
US11192388B2	Printing head module, system and method for printing laser sources A printing head module, system and method for printing laser light sources. The printing head module comprises one or more printing heads used for printing a plurality of laser light sources on a substrate successively or once for all; ink used for printing comprises a luminescent dye and a host material, as well as a solvent. The system comprises a printing head module and an ink cartridge; the printing head module is used for inkjet printing the laser light sources on the substrate; the ink cartridge is used for storing ink. By means of the technical solution, industrial manufacturing of the laser light sources is achieved, and speckles caused by laser coherence are eliminated.
US11192376B2	Wiping assembly for liquid ejection head and ink jet printer A wiping assembly includes a wiper that wipes a liquid ejection head, a wiper cleaner, and a mover that moves the wiper relative to the wiper cleaner. The wiper cleaner includes a first member, a second member, an absorbent, and a presser. An opening is located in the first member. The second member includes a projecting portion opposed to the opening. The absorbent has a plate shape and is disposed between the first member and the second member. The presser presses the second member toward the first member. The projecting portion presses the absorbent toward the opening. A portion of the absorbent is deformed to form a protruding portion that protrudes in a projection direction of the projecting portion from the opening by pressing by the projecting portion. The mover moves the wiper such that the wiper contacts the protruding portion of the absorbent.
US11192366B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A length of a path between the input section and the third energy generation element in the wiring section is shorter than a length of a path between the input section and the first energy generation element in the wiring section and shorter than a length of a path between the input section and the second energy generation element in the wiring section.
US11192355B2	Printing calibration In an example, a print target may be printed with a calibration target. The calibration target may comprise a first printing fluid figure printed on the print target and a second printing fluid figure printed on the print target. A geometric figure may be defined by the second printing fluid figure. The geometric figure may be negatively outlined in the second printing fluid figure. In an example, the calibration target may be processed to define a geometric relationship between a first printing fluid reference point and a second printing fluid reference point.
US11192350B2	Decorative multi-layer surface covering comprising polylactic acid The present invention is related to decorative multi-layer surface coverings comprising a wear layer, wherein said wear layer comprises a polymer blend, said polymer blend comprising polylactic acid and one/or more (meth)acrylate comprising polymer(s).
US11192348B2	Light shielding tape, method of manufacturing the same, and display device including the same A light shielding tape includes a first adhesive layer, a textile base layer disposed on the first adhesive layer, a resin base layer disposed on the textile base layer, and a first light shielding layer disposed on the resin base layer. The first light shielding layer includes black pigment.
US11192336B2	Zinc alloy plated steel having excellent weldability and corrosion resistance Provided are a zinc alloy plated steel and a method for manufacturing same, the zinc alloy plated steel comprising: a base iron; a Zn plated layer formed on top of the base iron; and a Zn—Mg alloy layer formed on top of the Zn plated layer and obtained through mutual diffusion of Zn and Mg, wherein the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the Zn—Mg alloy layer with respect to the total weight of the Zn plated layer and the Zn—Mg alloy layer is 0.13 to 0.24, and the sum of the adhesion quantity of the Zn layer and the Zn—Mg alloy layer is no more than 40 g/m2 (more than 0 g/m2).
US11192335B2	Polymeric foam board with flexible water resistant intumescent coating An article contains a polymeric foam board having a primary surface and an intumescent coating on a primary surface of the polymeric foam board, the intumescent coating containing a polymeric binder, expandable graphite particles, a phosphorous material and a boron-containing compound and wherein the article is free of an object that is in contact with the intumescent coating and that sandwiches the intumescent coating between it and the polymeric foam board and wherein the intumescent coating has a tensile elongation of at least 50 percent and less than 100 percent at 23 degrees Celsius as measured according to ISO 37, has a storage modulus of less than 1×106 Pascals at 250 degrees Celsius, is halogen-free, free of sodium silicate, free of polyurea elastomer, and free of formals of pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol.
US11192330B2	Porous structure and method of fabricating the same Provided are a porous structure and a method of fabricating the same. The porous structure may include an aluminum oxide containing at least one of fluorine and phenyl group. For example, the porous structure may be formed from alumina which contains fluorine or phenyl group. The method of fabricating the porous structure may include preparing an aluminum precursor including at least one of fluorine and phenyl group; providing a precursor solution by mixing the precursor with a solvent; and forming the porous structure having 3-dimensional network structure including the aluminum oxide containing the at least one of fluorine and phenyl group from the precursor solution through gelation.
US11192328B2	Fire-resistant thermoplastic membrane composite and method of manufacturing the same A thermoplastic membrane composite comprising (i) a planar thermoplastic body having first and second opposed planar surfaces; (ii) a fabric backing fixedly attached to said first planar surface thereby forming an interface between said thermoplastic body and said fabric backing; and (iii) expandable graphite disposed at or near the interface.
US11192322B2	3-D honeycomb foam structure What is presented is a unit cell comprising a cellular geometry that comprises cell walls and cell edges arranged into a combination of a cubic cell geometry and a tetrahedral cell geometry arranged to have a coincident central vertex. The cubic cell geometry comprises three orthogonal cell faces that intersect at its central vertex. The tetrahedral cell geometry comprises an arrangement of eight tetrahedral cells that share its central vertex such that each tetrahedral cell shares three coincident edges with three other tetrahedral cells in a cubically symmetric arrangement. The tetrahedral cell geometry is combined with the cubic cell geometry such that all vertices of the tetrahedral cell geometry are coincident with the vertices of the cubic cell geometry.
US11192319B2	Method for cutting belt-like member, and apparatus therefor When manufacturing a plurality of strip members by cutting a belt-like member along a length direction thereof, the belt-like member having embedded therein a plurality of reinforcement cords arranged parallel to each other, and a weft thread that intersects the reinforcement cords, a captured image showing images of at least the reinforcement cords in a cross section of one end of the belt-like member in the length direction is used to detect the position of the image of each of the reinforcement cords (RC). The number of the actual reinforcement cord (RC) to which each of the images of the reinforcement cords (RC) corresponds is determined on the basis of an interval between the images of the detected adjacent reinforcement cords (RC) in the image and an average cord interval, and a cutting position (Xa) is set.
US11192318B2	Tire vulcanizing apparatus and method In a tire vulcanization device, a vertical position of a container ring is locked at a closed position by a lock mechanism. A pressurizing mechanism is operated so as to decrease a vertical gap between an upper plate and a lower plate. The lower plate is moved upward so that a segment is moved toward a center mechanism by a container ring and sector molds are assembled in an annular shape. A state where a predetermined vertical gap is formed between the container ring and a bolster plate by a vertical connection mechanism is created. An upper side mold disposed on a lower surface of the upper plate is closed by being pressed against an upper surface of each of the sector molds while maintaining a state where the sector molds are assembled in an annular shape.
US11192317B2	Process and plant for building tyres for vehicle wheels A plant for building tyres for vehicle wheels, comprises a sleeve building area (A) in which devices for obtaining carcass sleeves (12) operate, a crown building area (B) in which devices for obtaining crown structures (7) operate and a shaping station (14) tor shaping each carcass sleeve (12) according to a toroidal configuration. Transfer devices (19) for transferring the carcass sleeves (12) from the sleeve building area (A) to the shaping station (14), by means of a first translator (20) configured for picking up each carcass sleeve (12) from an outlet station (D) of the sleeve building area (A), a second translator (21) configured for releasing each carcass sleeve (12) in the shaping station (14), and a storage device (22) operatively interposed between said first translator (20) and second translator (21)″ has been replaced with --A plant for building tyres for vehicle wheels, comprises a sleeve building area (A) in which devices for obtaining carcass sleeves (12) operate, a crown building area (B) in which devices for obtaining crown structures (7) operate and a shaping station (14) tor shaping each carcass sleeve (12) according to a toroidal configuration. Transfer devices (19) for transferring the carcass sleeves (12) from the sleeve building area (A) to the shaping station (14), by a first translator (20) configured for picking up each carcass sleeve (12) from an outlet station (D) of the sleeve building area (A), a second translator (21) configured for releasing each carcass sleeve (12) in the shaping station (14), and a storage device (22) operatively interposed between the first translator (20) and second translator (21).
US11192315B2	System for coating an optical article with a predetermined coating composition, coating device for such a system and method for using the system The invention provides a system for coating an optical article with a coating composition (50), comprising a chamber configured to receive said article, a coating device configured to carry out a coating treatment of said composition for depositing it on said article in said chamber, by vaporizing said composition and by exposing at least a face of said article to the vaporized composition, and a control unit configured to control said coating device for coating said article by vaporizing said composition; said coating device being formed as a single cartridge unit comprising a casing (41) configured to contain said composition, a vaporizing conduit (49) opening both into said casing and outside of said coating device, and a propelling member (52) configured to pressurize said composition; said coating device being configured to put in fluidic communication said propelling member in an operative state with said casing in order to carry out said coating treatment for coating an article.
US11192309B2	Apparatus, system and method of process monitoring and control in an additive manufacturing environment Apparatuses, systems and methods capable of controlling an additive manufacturing print process on an additive manufacturing printer. The disclosed embodiments may include: a plurality of sensors capable of monitoring at least one of an input of print filament to a print head of the printer, and a temperature of a nozzle of the printer, as indicative of a state of the additive manufacturing print process; at least one processor associated with at least one controller and capable of receiving sensor data regarding the monitoring from the plurality of sensors, and comprising non-transitory computing code for applying to the sensor data at least one correct one of the state of the additive manufacturing print process; a comparator embedded in the non-transitory computing code for assessing a lack of compliance of the print process to the correct one of the state; and at least one modifying output of the at least one controller to revise the compliance of the print process to the correct one of the state.
US11192301B2	Dosing mechanisms for 3D printers It is disclosed a 3D printing system and a build material spreading method for a 3D printer that comprises: moving a spreader in a first pass in a first direction over a pile of build material at a first separation distance from a dosing surface thereby sweeping a first amount of build material; modify the first separation distance by the distance adjustment unit to a second separation distance; and moving the spreader in a second pass in a second direction towards the build surface to sweep a second amount of build material in a direction towards the build surface.
US11192293B2	Process for producing 3D structures from rubber material A process is described for producing a three dimensional structure, the process including the following steps a) applying of at least a first material M1 onto a substrate to build a first layer L1 on the substrate; b) layering of at least one further layer Ly of the first material M1 or of a further material Mx onto the first layer L1, wherein the at least one further layer Ly covers the first layer L1 and/or previous layer Ly-1 at least partially to build a precursor of the three dimensional structure; c) curing the precursor to achieve the three dimensional structure; wherein at least one of the materials M1 or Mx provides a Mooney viscosity of >10 ME at 60° C. and of <200 ME at 100° C. before curing. Also, a three dimensional structure is described which is available according to the process according to the invention.
US11192283B2	Manufacturing apparatus and method for molded lens A manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method for a molded lens are provided. A substrate is located between a first molding core and a second molding core, and the first molding core is moved so that the substrate is formed into a lens. A distance sensor sends a plurality of press distance parameters of moving the first molding core, and the press distance parameters may form a press curve. The press curve and a reference press curve is compared for a difference by a processor and a comparator. The processor determines whether the difference is within an error range.
US11192281B1	Rotary molding systems and components thereof A spider for a rotary molding process is provided. The spider includes an upper mold enclosure, a lower mold enclosure, and a clamping assembly. The lower mold enclosure is configured to selectively cooperate with the upper mold enclosure to facilitate retention of a mold housing therebetween. The clamping assembly comprises a collar, a plurality of brace members, and a clamping member. Each brace member is coupled with each of the collar and the upper mold enclosure. The clamping member is rotatably coupled with the lower mold enclosure and is rotatable about an axis in a clamping and unclamping direction. The axis extends through the collar. The collar is spaced from the upper mold enclosure along the axis. Rotation of the clamping member in the clamping direction facilitates translation of the collar towards the lower mold enclosure to facilitate urging of the upper mold enclosure and the lower mold enclosure together.
US11192279B2	Plasticating apparatus screw having grooves of varying angles and depths A screw for a plasticating apparatus has one or more helical flights. A portion of the screw has a plurality of advancing grooves arranged in a noncontinuous helix cut in the screw. The advancing grooves are dimensioned to receive material therein as the material is conveyed through the barrel. The screw has a plurality of noncontinuous cross-cut grooves traversing one or more of the advancing grooves. The cross-cut grooves have a second helix angle greater than the first helix angle and less than ninety degrees; and/or one or more of the cross-cut grooves have a third helix angle of about ninety degrees.
US11192266B2	Variable stiffness series elastic actuator A variable stiffness actuator comprises a flexure plate which comprises a first cantilevered beam that extends inwards from an outer periphery of the flexure plate. A housing and the flexure plate rotatable about a common joint axis. A first contactor is pivotably secured at a revolute joint to the housing. The first contactor rotates about the revolute joint at a first rotation axis. The first rotation axis offset on the housing from the joint axis. The first contactor engages the first cantilevered beam at a variable angle about the rotation axis to adjust a stiffness of a mechanical connection between the flexure plate and the housing.
US11192263B2	Robot hand and control method for the robot hand A robot hand is provided and includes a robot hand control unit that has at least three gripping fingers on a base and controls the robot hand, a plurality of drive mechanisms that brings the three gripping fingers independently close to or separate from each other, a plurality of drive control units that individually controls each of a plurality of drive sources of the plurality of drive mechanisms, and a distribution control unit that is disposed on the base and distributes an instruction value from the robot hand control unit to the plurality of drive control units associated with the plurality of gripping fingers. At least one of the gripping fingers includes an integrally formed drive source and drive control unit.
US11192259B2	Grinding package fitted on robotic arm A grinding package fitted on robotic arm includes a main body, a pneumatic motor, a bridging part and a grinding tool. The main body is formed with a first space, a second space, a communicating hole communicating the first space to the second space, a connecting wall within the first space, an intake channel, an exhaust channel, openings of the first space and the second space respectively located on each of two parallel sides of the main body, the connecting wall having a ventilation hole. The pneumatic motor includes a motor body within the first space, and a transmission shaft connected to the motor body while extended from the second space through the communicating hole. The bridging part is combined with the main body and the robotic arm, the bridging part closing off the first space, the grinding tool facing the second space and being joined to the transmission shaft.
US11192252B2	Robot A robot is provided. The robot includes a lower module includes a wheel and a motor provided inside the lower module, and an upper module disposed at an upper portion of the lower module and including a trash can assembly and a display unit. The upper module includes a body part coupled to the upper portion of the lower module and a head part rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the body part. The body part includes a front case forming a front outer appearance of the body part and including the trash can assembly provided inside the front case, and a rear case forming a rear outer appearance of the body part and including the display unit.
US11192251B2	Method and device for controlling a robot during co-activity A method for controlling the operation of a robot within a system. The system includes the robot and sensors to analyze the concentric environment of the system. The sensors include a contact sensor, a proximity sensor and a vision and location sensor. For each of the axes of the robot, a maximum allowable force value is obtained. If the force on one of the axes of the robot is greater than the maximum value, the robot is stopped in its position. A concentric monitoring space or a security space is obtained as a function of the speed of the robot. The environment of the robot is monitored by the sensors. If the intrusion of an object is detected in the safe space of the robot, the maneuvering speed of the robot is gradually decreased to a safe speed. The process is repeated for the next axis of the robot.
US11192248B2	Predictive robotic obstacle detection Provided are systems and methods by which robots predictively detect objects that may obstruct robotic tasks prior to the robots performing those tasks. For instance, a robot may receive a task, and may obtain dimensions of a task object based on a first identifier obtained with the task or with a sensor of the robot. The robot may determine a first boundary for moving the task object based on the task object dimensions and an added buffer of space that accounts for imprecise robotic operation. The robot may detect a second identifier of a neighboring object, and may obtain dimensions of the neighboring object using the second identifier. The robot may compute a second boundary of the neighboring object based on the dimensions of the neighboring object and a position of the second identifier, and may detect an obstruction based on the second boundary crossing into the first boundary.
US11192240B2	Robot A robot including a second arm supported by a first arm so as to be swingable around an axis line, the second arm has an arm main body supported by the first arm in a swingable manner, and a cover which is attached to the arm main body. The robot further includes an interface member attached to the cover, a cable support member one where end of which is fixed to the arm main body and the other end of which is exposed outside the second arm by passing through a hole or a cutout provided in the interface member, and a seal which seals a space between the cable support member and the interface member and which allows movement of the cable support member in a direction along the axis line with respect to the interface member.
US11192230B2	Multi-voltage battery pack for power tools The invention relates to a power tool and battery pack assembly including a battery pack for connection with the power tool to provide power for the operation of the power tool when connected thereto. The battery pack includes a plurality of power cells and connection means are provided to allow the selective supply of power at least a first or second voltage level to the power tool from the battery pack.
US11192224B2	Tool and method for inserting and removing components A tool for inserting and removing components, in particular bearings, bushes or the like, particularly in the automotive sector, has a spindle, a first sleeve body having a first ramp-form outer circumferential surface and a through-hole, through which the spindle can be axially guided, a second sleeve body having a second ramp-form outer circumferential surface and a through-hole, through which the spindle can be axially guided, and also a first pressure body and a second pressure body.
US11192222B2	Anchor driver A wedge anchor driver for driving an anchor having a bolt into a surface such that a portion of the bolt is exposed, the wedge anchor driver having a flute extending between a top end and a shaft, the flute housing a plurality of cavities having a first cavity configured to fit onto a first nut, the first cavity having a first socket size; a second cavity configured to fit onto a second nut, the second cavity having a second socket size smaller than the first socket size; and a third cavity configured to receive the portion of the bolt; wherein the anchor driver shaft is lockable into a hammer drill, such that a user can drive the anchor into a corresponding hole with the hammer drill in a hammer mode, and then tighten the first nut or the second nut by switching the hammer to a drill mode.
US11192219B2	Hand held magnetic holder A magnetic holder for painting and displaying toy vehicles. An upright T-shaped member fits in a receiving cup affixed to a horizontal plate. The top of the T-shaped member has at least one outwardly facing magnet that latches a corresponding magnet in a toy vehicle.
US11192214B2	Machine tool having a workpiece carrier that is driven on one side The machine tool (10) has an asymmetrically constructed workpiece positioning device (16) which runs on three guide rails (17, 18, 19). It comprises two carriages (20, 45) which are connected together by a workpiece carrier (31) that is mounted so as to be rotatable about the A axis. While the first carriage (20) serves for the longitudinal and rotary positioning of the workpiece carrier (31), the second carriage (45) is provided merely for supplementary weight support. This results in a mechanically slimline, low-weight structure with high positioning accuracy. High dynamic loadability and thus a high machining rate and particularly high vibration resistance is allowed.
US11192210B2	Injector sleeve assembly and method for field repair procedure A retaining ring configured for in-field repair of a fuel injector sleeve upper seal leak, comprising: a circular side wall comprising a barrel-shaped outer surface and a substantially cylindrical inner surface; wherein the outer surface comprises a lower curved portion and a central portion having a curvature that is less pronounced than the lower curved portion; and wherein the lower curved portion is configured to guide the retaining ring into the fuel injector sleeve and the circular side wall has an outer diameter at the central portion that is larger than an inner diameter of the fuel injector sleeve at a location of the upper seal leak such that the retaining ring forces the fuel injector sleeve outwardly at the location of the upper seal leak as the retaining ring is moved into an installed position.
US11192209B2	Laser pretreatment of metal substrates for electrical circuit boards Methods for processing a metal substrate for use in a power electronics device are provided. In one example, the method includes placing a metal substrate on a support associated with a laser system. The method includes performing a pulsed laser treatment process on at least a portion of the surface of the metal substrate. The pulsed laser treatment process exposes the at least a portion of the surface of the metal substrate to a plurality of laser pulses to modify a surface roughness of the at least a portion of the surface of the metal substrate. After performing the pulsed laser treatment process, the method includes creating a metallized interface for coupling an electrical component to the metal substrate at the at least a portion of the surface of the metal substrate.
US11192206B2	Method for producing a cohesive laser bond connection and apparatus for forming a laser bond connection Methods for producing a cohesive laser bond connection, wherein, in a first method step, a bond element (2) made from copper is provided, in a second method step, a contact element (3) made from copper is provided, and, in a third method step, the bond element (2) and the contact element (3) are connected to one another in a joined fashion under the action of green laser radiation (1).
US11192187B2	Additive manufacturing device utilizing EB-laser composite scan An additive manufacturing device utilizing an electron beam and laser integrated scanning comprises: a vacuum generating chamber (1); a worktable means having a forming region at least provided in the vacuum generating chamber (1); a powder supply means configured to supply a powder to the forming region; an electron-beam emission focusing and scanning means (6) and an laser-beam emission focusing and scanning means (7) configured in such a manner that a scanning range of the electron-beam emission focusing and scanning means (6) and a scanning range of the laser-beam emission focusing and scanning means (7) cover at least a part of the forming region; and a controller configured to control the electron-beam emission focusing and scanning means (6) and the laser-beam emission focusing and scanning means (7) to perform a powder integrated-scanning and forming treatment on the forming region.
US11192180B2	Sliding gate for a vessel containing molten metal Sliding gate for a vessel containing molten metal includes a slide housing, a slide unit guided longitudinally in the slide housing and having a push rod, a mounting and a linear drive removably fastened in the latter and has a drive rod. This drive rod can be connected to the push rod by a coupling. The coupling is designed such that, when the linear drive has been pushed into the mounting, it automatically couples by movement of the drive rod towards the slide unit, while it uncouples when the linear drive is removed from the mounting transversely in relation to the direction of movement of the drive rod. A locking device is actuated by the linear drive and interacts with the mounting, by means of which the linear drive after being pushed into the mounting is fixed in the latter and can be unlocked again before it is removed.
US11192176B1	Method for improving center segregation and surface crack of continuous casting medium thick slab of peritectic steel A method for improving center segregation and surface crack of continuous casting medium-thick slab of peritectic steel reduces the cooling intensity at the earlier stage of solidification and enhancing the cooling intensity at the final stage of solidification. For example, the cooling water amount of the wide face of the mould is 3400-3600 L/min, and the cooling water amount of the narrow face of the mould is 480-530 L/min. The cooling water amount of the wide face of the foot roller section is 239-298 L/min, and the cooling water amount of the narrow face of the foot roller section is 61-65 L/min. The total cooling water amount of the sector segment is 1517-2166 L/min.
US11192168B2	Systems and methods for arc and node design and manufacture A metal extrusion and nodes based structure is provided. The structure comprises one or more arc members connected by one or more node members, wherein the arc comprises (i) a wing feature which is configured to mate with one or more non-structural components, (ii) an internal passage feature which is configured to be inserted into a connecting feature of the corresponding node member, and (iii) one or more keying features formed from a mating interface with the corresponding node member.
US11192166B2	Blanking punch A blanking punch which extends from a first portion to a second portion along a blanking direction is provided. The second portion has a cutting edge. An engaging portion is provided/designed between the first portion and the second portion. The engaging portion enables the blanking punch to be removed from a workpiece counter to the blanking direction.
US11192165B2	Method for manufacturing a complex-formed component The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a complex-formed component by using austenitic steels in a multi-stage process where cold forming and heating are alternated for at least two multi-stage process steps. The material during every process step and a component produced has an austenitic microstructure with non-magnetic reversible properties.
US11192148B2	Conductor cleaning apparatus A conductor cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The conductor cleaning apparatus includes a handle; a first arm pivotally connected to a second arm, the second arm being connected to the handle; and a first wire pad connected to the first arm and a second wire pad connected to the second arm, the first and second wire pads being configured to engage and clean a conductor positioned between the first and second wire pads.
US11192145B2	Singulating system for parcels A singulating system for parcels comprises: an inner wall; a first section comprised of a series of driven rollers, which are skewed relative to a longitudinal direction of travel, so that the parcels are conveyed not only in the longitudinal direction of travel, but also toward the inner wall; a second section for receiving the parcels from the first section, and then identifying and moving parcels in a side-by-side arrangement and/or parcels with an irregular shape; and a third section for receiving the parcels from the second section. In some embodiments, the singulating system also includes a visioning subsystem, including a camera for acquiring image data of the parcels as the parcels move toward or into the second section, and a computer to receive and analyze the image data from the camera to identify parcels in a side-by-side arrangement and/or parcels with an irregular shape.
US11192137B2	System and method for automated artificial vision guided dispensing viscous fluids for caulking and sealing operations The present disclosure provides a method and system by which a precise amount of a viscous fluid sealing compound can be dispensed at required locations through computer vision-based observation of the fluid deposited, its rate and amount of deposition and location; and that the dispensed fluid may be accurately shaped through robotic or other special purpose mechanism motion. The invention enables instant quality inspection of the dispensing process in terms of the locations, amounts and shapes of newly created seals.
US11192125B2	Showerhead with pin plate A spray head includes a front cover, a spray plate, and an actuator. The front cover includes a plurality of exit openings. The spray plate is oriented substantially parallel to the front cover. The spray plate includes a pin that is aligned with at least one exit opening of the plurality of exit openings. The pin is configured to selectively engage with the at least one exit opening to control a flow of water through the at least one exit opening. The actuator is coupled to the spray plate and is configured to reposition the spray plate relative to the front cover based on user input.
US11192121B2	Blood component separator with slider for sealing A blood component separator (1) includes a blood storage vessel (20) that includes a first storage part (21) and a second storage part (22), a slider (30) movable from the first storage part to the second storage part, and a flow path (40f) for communicating an inside and an outside of the storage vessel. When the slider is in the first storage part, the first storage part and the second storage part are in communication with each other. When the slider is inserted into the second storage part, a liquid-tight seal is formed between the slider and the inner peripheral surface of the second storage part and the communication between the first storage part and the second storage part is blocked by the slider. The slider is movable in the second storage part while maintaining the liquid-tight seal between the slider and the inner peripheral surface of the second storage part. As the slider enters the second storage part, the blood component in the second storage part is pushed out of the storage vessel through the flow path.
US11192113B2	Treatment apparatus and sterilization treatment method for treatment apparatus There are provided an apparatus capable of treating biological particles in a sterile state, and a treatment apparatus. An apparatus for forming a liquid flow including biological particles includes: a chamber member; a sample liquid supply portion; a sheath liquid supply portion; and a vibrating electrode member. The chamber member includes a chamber and a flow cell extending from an interior to an exterior of the chamber. The sample liquid supply portion is configured to supply a sample liquid including the biological particles into the chamber. The sheath liquid supply portion is configured to supply a sheath liquid into the chamber. The vibrating electrode member extends from the interior to the exterior of the chamber, is made of an electrically conductive material, and is configured to be capable of supplying an electric charge to the sheath liquid and the sample liquid in the chamber and propagating an ultrasonic vibration.
US11192111B2	Droplet collection device Provided is a liquid droplet collection device including: a substrate having a hydrophobic surface; and a hydrophilic channel arranged in the hydrophobic surface, wherein the hydrophilic channel includes: a first-generation channel including a plurality of tapered channel portions radially extending from an origin point and monotonically tapering with increasing distance from the origin point; and a second-generation channel that includes a plurality of tapered channel portions radially extending from an origin point and monotonically tapering with increasing distance from the origin point, and is scaled down in size as compared to the first-generation channel, wherein the second-generation channel is joined to the first-generation channel to face the same direction as the first-generation channel, and wherein one of the tapered channel portions of the second-generation channel overlaps a distal end portion of one of the tapered channel portions of the first-generation channel, and the hydrophilic channel monotonically tapers from a proximal end of one of the tapered channel portions of the first-generation channel to a distal end of one of the tapered channel portions of the second-generation channel.
US11192109B2	Microfluidic devices for the rapid and automated processing of sample populations Microfluidic devices for the rapid and automated processing of sample populations are provided. Described are multiplexer microfluidic devices configured to serially deliver a plurality of distinct sample populations to a sample processing element rapidly and automatically, without cross-contaminating the distinct sample populations. Also provided are microfluidic sample processing elements that can be used to rapidly and automatically manipulate and/or interrogate members of a sample population. The microfluidic devices can be used to improve the throughput and quality of experiments involving model organisms, such as C. elegans.
US11192106B2	Fluidic device, system, method of detecting sample material and method of purifying sample material A fluidic device includes a first circulation flow path and a second circulation flow path which circulate a solution containing a sample material, the first circulation flow path and the second circulation flow path share at least a part of the flow path, and at least one selected from the group consisting of a capture unit which captures the sample material, a detection unit which detects the sample material, a valve, and a pump is provided on the shared flow path.
US11192094B2	Zeolite monolith compositions and methods for the catalytic cracking of alkanes Porous zeolite monolith compositions for the catalytic cracking of alkanes. The compositions may be prepared layer by layer using a 3D printer such that the compositions comprise a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores and may be characterized by macro-meso-microporosity.
US11192090B2	Alcohol dehydration catalyst, preparation method the same and method for preparing alpha-olefins using the same The present invention relates to a catalyst for dehydration of a primary alcohol, a method of preparing the same, and a method of producing an alpha-olefin using the same. The catalyst for dehydration of a primary alcohol according to the present invention has an excellent catalyst stability while having an excellent activity with respect to dehydration, and a high turnover frequency, such that a linear alpha-olefin with high purity may be produced with a high selectivity even in a case where a relatively small amount of a cocatalyst is added as compared with a homogeneous catalyst system.
US11192084B2	Process-intensified flow reactor A flow reactor has a module having a process fluid passage with an interior surface, a portion of the passage including a cross section along the portion having a cross-sectional shape, and a cross-sectional area with multiple minima along the passage. The cross-sectional shape varies continually along the portion and the interior surface of the portion includes either no pairs of opposing flat parallel sides or only pairs of opposing flat parallel sides which extend for a length of no more than 4 times a distance between said opposing flat parallel sides along the portion and the portion contains a plurality of obstacles distributed along the portion.
US11192076B2	Flow-promoting device, a reactor arrangement and the use of such flow-promoting device The invention refers to a flow-promoting device (100; 100; 100″) for performing a biological or chemical transformation, or physical or chemical trapping from, or release of agents to, a fluidic medium. The flow-promoting device (100; 100; 100″) comprises a ferromagnetic material (5) and a retaining structure (1; 1; 1″), the retaining structure having a compartment (9; 9″) defined by a permeable material (11; 11″). The retaining structure (1; 1; 1″) comprises a top wall (3; 3″) and a circumferential side wall (4; 4″), wherein the top wall (3; 3″) and the circumferential side wall (4; 4″) is formed mainly by said permeable material (11; 11″). The compartment (9; 9″) of the retaining structure (1; 1; 1″) is arranged to contain at least one fluid-permeable solid reaction member.
US11192064B2	Electrochemical hydrogen pump and method for operating electrochemical hydrogen pump An electrochemical hydrogen pump includes: a cell including a proton conductive electrolyte membrane having a first main surface and a second main surface, a cathode disposed on the first main surface of the proton conductive electrolyte membrane, and an anode disposed on the second main surface of the proton conductive electrolyte membrane; a voltage applier that applies a voltage between the anode and the cathode; a cooler that cools the cell; and a controller that controls the cooler to increase an amount of cooling per unit time of the cell when a pressure of a cathode gas flow path on the cathode increases.
US11192063B2	Apparatus, method, and system for reducing moisture in LED lighting fixtures Sealed LED lighting fixtures operated under certain conditions (e.g., outdoors, in cold ambient environments, at high operating current, and/or in non-hermetic environments) will oftentimes exhibit condensation on an inner surface of the emitting face of the fixture. When occurring, said condensation impairs the ability to produce useful light—namely, light harnessed and directed in a manner so to provide lighting for a task (or otherwise desired)—by diffusing light emitted from the lighting fixture. Envisioned are apparatus, methods, and systems to reduce moisture in sealed LED lighting fixtures so to reduce or eliminate condensation, and in a manner that addresses both fixtures already in the field and those being assembled.
US11192062B2	Air-liquid amine contactor for gaseous carbon dioxide extraction from a process air stream An air-liquid amine contactor for gaseous carbon dioxide extraction includes a manifold and a contactor. The manifold dispenses liquid amine into the contactor in a controlled manner. The liquid amine dispenses as a film that spreads over a plurality of plenum bodies mounted within the manifold. Each of the plurality of plenum bodies includes a plurality of V-shaped channels which increase the overall surface area of the plenum body. The plurality of V-shaped channels includes a first inner wall and a second inner wall positioned at an angle ranging from 24 to 28 degrees to each other. Further, each of the plurality of wedge-inserts includes a first fluid orifice, a second fluid orifice, and an inlet orifice. Each wedge-insert is positioned within a corresponding V-shaped channel. Finally, the contactor is mounted adjacent to the contactor which positions the plurality of V-shaped channels perpendicular to a bottom surface of the manifold.
US11192057B2	Secondary element for a filter system and filter system with a secondary element A secondary element with a first open end and a second end positioned opposite the first end has a filter medium arranged about a longitudinal axis of the secondary element and extending from the first open end to the second end. A closed end disc is disposed at the second end and seal-tightly closes off the second end. The closed end disc has a first connecting element that, for an intended installation of the secondary element in a filter system, is configured to interact with a second connecting element of a support tube of the filter system to secure the secondary element on the support tube. A filter system with such a secondary element has a support tube provided with a complementary second connecting element, wherein the secondary element is secured on the support tube by the first and second connecting elements engaging each other.
US11192056B1	Automatically scrolling air filter Economical, easy to install and use, and disposable, air filter for an HVAC system. The filter is quasi-universal with respect to the size of the air intake vent over which it can be deployed, and it requires less frequent replacement of filter material than is common with typical throwaway (box-type) air filters. When replacement of filter material is needed, the replacement can be done with less or no direct handling of or exposure to the dirty filter material. In use, the filter maintains relatively consistent cleanliness of the filter material by automatic, periodic scrolling of the filter material to replenish the filtering surface.
US11192055B2	Interlock for genuine filter recognition Various example embodiments relate to a filtration system and methods for the installation and use of such a filtration system. According to a set of embodiments, the filtration system comprises a housing that defines a central compartment therein. The filtration system further comprises a filter cartridge positioned within the central compartment of the housing. The filter cartridge comprises a filter media and an identification element. The filtration system further comprises a sensor. The sensor is structured to sense the identification element of the filter cartridge. The filtration system further comprises a filter blocking mechanism communicably coupled to the sensor. The filter blocking mechanism is structured to prevent installation of the filter cartridge into the housing unless filter cartridge information of the identification element sensed by the sensor is identified as corresponding to an authorized filter cartridge.
US11192051B2	Element assembly and filter A filter has a port block provided with: an inflow port to which compressed air is supplied, and an outflow port from which purified compressed air flows out. A filter container accommodating an element assembly is attached to the port block. The element assembly has a filter element provided between an upper holder and a lower holder, and a blade cylinder provided inside the filter element. Compressed air supplied from the inflow port and filtered through the filter element is swirled by the blade cylinder.
US11192047B2	Method of decomposing by-product in phenol preparation process A method of decomposing a phenol by-product produced in a phenol preparation process, in which acetophenone separated from a distillation column is mixed with tar separated and collected in a decomposition reactor, thereby significantly decreasing viscosity of tar. The decomposition method according to the present invention allows tar to have sufficient viscosity for flowability even at room temperature, whereby transfer and storage of tar may be more smoothly done without using any heating device for transfer of tar.
US11192025B1	Methods and systems for gamification Methods and systems described in this disclosure are directed at gamification. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to methods and systems for tracking actions taken by a user at predetermined gaming levels in a gaming application, the gaming application also facilitating users to interact with the gaming application in the form of questions and answers. If the user is unable to provide a minimum number of correct responses to the questions presented, the gaming application displays actions that are to be performed by the user to continue playing the game. In some embodiments, a game is paused temporarily by a pause signal sent to the gaming application. The game resumes when a resume signal is sent to activate the gaming application.
US11192022B2	Controlled dynamic multi-axis virtual reality system An improved virtual reality system comprises a chair 110 integrated with a pedestal 120, which contains a motion platform 150 and base 160. The chair 110 can be rotated continuously in the yaw axis by a stepper motor 230 and substantially in the pitch axis by an additional stepper motor 240 in coordination with the content of the VR display as directed by a chair controller located on the motion platform 150.
US11192017B2	Mouthguard with lung exerciser An athletic mouthguard with lung exercising variable, two-way airflow-restricting valve is disclosed. The mouthguard has a mouthpiece with a lower tooth bed and an upper tooth bed overlying the lower. Outer and an inner sidewall connects the beds. A channel passes between the lower and upper beds with a first end open within the inner sidewall and a second end open within the outer sidewall. Certain embodiments include a channel wall which separates the channel into multiple channels. A manifold in fluid communication with the channel terminates to a centralized aperture with a valve seat. A rotatable valve member in the valve seat has an aperture therethrough.
US11192010B2	Portable outdoor game kit Disclosed herein is a portable outdoor game kit that includes (a) a portable carrying case; (b) a boundary configured to be positioned on a ground surface and formed into a predetermined shape; (c) a plurality of targets configured to be positioned within the boundary when the boundary is positioned on the ground surface and formed into the predetermined shape; (d) a plurality of offensive implements configured for throwing towards and/or into at least one of the plurality of targets while the game kit is in use; and (e) a plurality of blocking implements configured to block or impede movement of the offensive implements towards the plurality of targets while the game kit is in use. Also disclosed herein is a method of playing a game with the disclosed portable outdoor game kit.
US11192009B1	Retractable and detachably engageable sports net system A net system comprising a first net module including a first housing, a first net and a first connector connected to the first net. The first net being retractably connected to the first housing. The net system additionally includes a second net module including a second housing, a second net and a second connecter connected to the second net, the second net being retractably connected to the second housing. The first connector is connectable to the second connector to detachably connect the first net module to the second net module.
US11192004B2	Golf club head or other ball striking device having one or more face channels A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head with a face having a ball-striking surface configured for striking a ball, a body connected to the face, and at least one channel in the ball-striking surface of the face. The region of highest COR response of the face is directionally enlarged toward the channel. Depending on the size, shape, and location of the channel, the face can be altered to provide greater COR response and increased energy transfer for impacts at specific locations on the face.
US11192003B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having an interior cavity and a front portion, and a face portion attached to the front portion of the body portion to enclose the interior cavity. The face portion may include a face pocket portion having an opening defining a face cavity, and a face plate portion covering the opening to close the face cavity. The golf club head also includes a first filler material at least partially filling the interior cavity, and a second filler material at least partially filling the face cavity. The first filler material and the second filler material may be separated by one or more walls of the face pocket portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US11192002B2	Device for displaying in response to a sensed motion A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.
US11191992B1	Antimicrobial weight lifting plates Embodiments of antimicrobial weight plates with an antimicrobial copper alloy, preferably a cuprous nickel alloy, preferably the alloy contains approximately 91% copper and approximately 9% nickel. A first embodiment having a core weight plate and one or more weight plate handles coupled in a circumferential edge of the core weight plate, the weight plate handles with antimicrobial grip surfaces are each formed from the antimicrobial copper alloy. A second embodiment having a core weight plate in a shape of an annular disk formed from an antimicrobial copper alloy. A third embodiment having an antimicrobial weight plate including two antimicrobial weight plate surfaces, each including the antimicrobial copper alloy, and a core weight plate sandwiched between the two antimicrobial weight plate surfaces. A fourth embodiment having a core weight plate, and an antimicrobial copper alloy coating thermally sprayed on to the core weight plate.
US11191989B2	Safety control system for motorized resistance equipment utilizing one-way clutches An exercise apparatus includes a rope wrapped around a spindle having a one-way clutch rotatably mounted on a driveshaft. The driveshaft is driven by a motor controlled by a motor controller. The controller is capable of driving and braking the motor such that the driving torque and the braking torque can be set at different values to ensure the safety of the apparatus and user.
US11191987B2	Firefighter training assembly An assembly for burning class A fuels during firefighter training. The assembly has enhanced smoke generating characteristics for simulating a realistic room fire in training exercises. In particular, the assembly is designed with ease of setup and to increase the amount of smoke generated during combustion so that a realistic room fire involving modern housing materials can be simulated.
US11191974B2	Charge capacity expanding separated interface nerve electrode (SINE) A capacity-expanding separated interface nerve electrode (SINE) can be used to deliver a nerve conduction block to one or more nerves. The SINE can include a source electrode coupled to a waveform generator. The source electrode can deliver an electrical neuromodulation signal (e.g., a direct current (DC) signal) to an ionically conductive medium. The SINE can also include a vessel holding the ionically conductive medium, which can include a material that facilitates a transformation of the electrical neuromodulation signal to an ionic neuromodulation signal with a high charge capacity. The SINE can also include a nerve interface that can deliver the ionic neuromodulation signal to a nerve. The SINE can be used in combination with a return electrode that is also coupled to the waveform generator.
US11191973B2	Transcutaneous energy transfer systems and methods An external transmitter apparatus for a transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) system for supplying power for use in energising an implantable medical device is disclosed, the apparatus comprising an external transmitter apparatus comprising a plurality of transmitter coils for delivering power transcutaneously to one of a plurality of receiver coils of an implantable receiver apparatus of the TET system when located in proximity thereto. The external transmitter apparatus is provided with power by a pulsed power supply. The coils of the external transmitter apparatus and the implantable receiver apparatus may be printed on flexible substrates. Also disclosed are methods of operating such a system, an external transmitter apparatus for use in such a system, an external transmitter apparatus and an implantable receiver apparatus including flexible coils.
US11191970B2	Electrical contacts on a medical device patch A device for conveying power from a location external to a subject to a location within the subject may include a flexible carrier and an adhesive on a first side of the carrier. A coil of electrically conductive material may be associated with the flexible carrier. A mechanical connector may be associated with the carrier opposite the adhesive, wherein the mechanical connector is configured to retain a housing and permit the housing to rotate relative to the flexible carrier. At least one electrical portion may be associated with the carrier in a manner permitting electrical connection to be maintained between the flexible carrier and the housing as the housing is rotated.
US11191968B1	Movement disorder therapy system, devices and methods of tuning The present invention relates to methods for tuning treatment parameters in movement disorder therapy systems. The present invention further relates to a system for screening patients to determine if they are viable candidates for certain therapy modalities. The present invention still further provides methods of quantifying movement disorders for the treatment of patients who exhibit symptoms of such movement disorders including, but not limited to, Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism, Dystonia, Chorea, and Huntington's disease, Ataxia, Tremor and Essential Tremor, Tourette Syndrome, and the like. The present invention yet further relates to methods of tuning a therapy device using objective quantified movement disorder symptom data acquired by a movement disorder diagnostic device to allow a clinician, technician or physician to determine the therapy setting or parameters to be provided to the subject via his or her therapy device.
US11191966B2	Feedback control of neuromodulation An automated method of controlling neural stimulation. A neural stimulus is applied to a neural pathway in order to give rise to an evoked action potential on the neural pathway, and the stimulus is defined by at least one stimulus parameter. A neural compound action potential response evoked by the stimulus is measured. From the measured evoked response a feedback variable such as observed ECAP voltage (V) is derived. A feedback loop is completed by using the feedback variable to control the at least one stimulus parameter value for a future stimulus. The method adaptively compensates for changes in a gain of the feedback loop caused by electrode movement relative to the neural pathway. A compensating transfer function is applied to the feedback variable, the compensating transfer function being configured to compensate for both (i) a distance-dependent transfer function of stimulation, and (ii) a distance dependent transfer function of measurement which is distinct from (i).
US11191959B2	Monitoring and treatment system for neurological disorders The invention provides a system for inhibition or treatment of an aberrant neurological event in a subject. The system comprises: one or more detectors; a controller; and one or more stimulators of the vagus nerve. The invention also provides a method for treating and preventing epileptic seizures and the onset or pre-onset of epileptic seizures. The method includes the steps of: collecting signals from each of one or more detector indicating the presence of a repetitive movement; analyzing signals received from the one or more detector to determine the intensity of the stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (ABVN) required to control, moderate or prevent current and future repetitive movements; and when required, signaling one or more stimulator to stimulate the ABVN so that the repetitive motion ceases using the determined stimulation intensities.
US11191950B2	High resolution brain-electronics interface Aspects include high resolution brain-electronic interfaces and related methods. Aspects include forming a semiconductor circuit on a substrate, depositing a tensile stress layer on the circuit, and separating the semiconductor circuit from a portion of the silicon substrate. Aspects also include removing the tensile stress layer from the semiconductor circuit and transferring the semiconductor circuit to a biocompatible film.
US11191944B2	Distal tip element for a ventricular assist device Apparatus and methods are described including a left-ventricular assist device that includes a tube configured to traverse a subject's aortic valve, with a distal portion of the tube disposed within the subject's left ventricle. A frame is disposed within the distal portion of the tube. A pump disposed within the frame pumps blood through the tube. A distal-tip element defines a straight proximal portion that defines a longitudinal axis, and a curved distal portion that is shaped such as to curve in a first direction with respect to the longitudinal axis before passing through an inflection point and curving in a second direction with respect to the longitudinal axis, such that the curved distal portion defines a bulge on one side of the longitudinal axis. Other applications are also described.
US11191943B1	Two-way pressure relief valve for blood reservoir A pressure relief valve for a reservoir has a housing body forming first and second subchambers in fluid communication. A first opening in a bottom surface of the housing body forms a first valve seat. At least one second opening in the bottom surface forms a second valve seat along an outer perimeter. A diaphragm member is biased against the second valve seat and is configured to deflect off of the second valve seat under a negative pressure. A sealing ball is gravitationally biased against the first valve seat and raises off the first valve seat in response to a positive pressure. A cover sheet on an upper surface of the housing body partially encloses the chamber and traps the sealing ball in the first subchamber. The cover sheet includes an aperture aligned with the second subchamber providing an ambient pressure port coupled to ambient atmosphere.
US11191940B2	Septum arrangement Disclosed is septum arrangement having a pierceable septum. The pierceable septum has first and second surfaces positioned opposite to one another and a peripheral surface. A compression element has at least two compression members that partially or fully surround the peripheral surface and has at least two gripping members. Each compression member is connected to at least one gripping member, and the gripping members extend from the compression members towards a common axis (A) which intersects the first surface. A resilient element exerts a biasing force on the pierceable septum that is directed towards the common axis (A). The gripping members define an aperture between them such that introduction of a needle into the aperture exerts a force on the gripping members that counteracts the biasing force and moves the gripping members apart from each other.
US11191936B2	Cosmetic device for improved transdermal permeation and manufacturing method thereof Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing a cosmetic device configured to deliver an active component into a skin and a method for manufacturing such a cosmetic device. In an embodiment, the cosmetic device includes an anisotropic magnetic element located in or on the head part of the body and configured to generate a magnetic field which induces diamagnetism in the active component. In an embodiment, the anisotropic magnetic element has a honeycomb magnetization pattern.
US11191933B2	Device for detecting a malfunctioning of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for cerebrospinal fluid The invention relates to a device for detecting a malfunctioning of a valve/catheters assembly for shunting a cerebrospinal fluid or the like, characterized in that it comprises: a chamber (6) which is placed inside the said housing; a laminar canal (4), a sensor (7) for measuring a pressure in the said chamber; a flexible membrane (5) separating the sensor from the chamber (6); control and communications electronics (8,9) able to exchange with an external reader in order to transmit a measurement by the said sensor, the sensor (7) being attached to the flexible membrane (5) with which it is in contact.
US11191931B2	Methods for manually injecting/aspirating fluids through small diameter catheters and needles and manual injection/aspiration systems including small diameter catheters and needles A system for increasing rates at which fluids may be manually forced through injection/aspiration elements, such as catheters and needles, includes the injection/aspiration elements, as well as a syringe including a pair of crossed handles, one associated with the barrel of the syringe, the other associated with the plunger of the syringe, to provide a mechanical advantage. The system may include and injection/aspiration element of small (e.g., 0.052 inch or smaller) inner diameter and small outer diameter (e.g., 5 French or less). Such systems enable the use of a single hand to hold and operate a syringe in a variety or procedures, including angiography, angioplasty, discography, glue/cement injection, and a variety of aspiration procedures (e.g., biopsy, sampling, media removal, etc.).
US11191924B2	Catheter assembly A catheter assembly is disclosed, which includes a catheter, a catheter hub, a guide wire, and a guide wire hub. The guide wire has a guide wire rigidity changing portion that gradually decreases in rigidity from a proximal side toward a distal side, and the catheter has a catheter rigidity changing portion that gradually decreases in rigidity from a proximal side toward a distal side. In the catheter assembly, the catheter hub and the guide wire hub are connected to each other in a state where the distal side of the guide wire is exposed from a distal end of a lumen of a shaft portion and a guide wire rigidity changing point and a catheter rigidity changing point are aligned with each other in an axial direction.
US11191921B1	Convection aromatherapy device A convection aromatherapy device is disclosed. The device has a body made of a suitable material, an air path for transfer of heat, and an electric cartridge heater. A source of heat, and/or hot air and device or means for selective vaporization of desirable compounds from various materials is thereby provided. A kit for convection aromatherapy is also provided.
US11191918B2	Patient interface assembly with self-adjusting anchor points A patient interface assembly having an improved support for use in securing a patient interface device to the head of a patient overcomes the shortcomings of conventional headgear. The improved support provides a self-adjusting anchor point situated anterior to the ear of the patient that provides enhanced stability in mounting the patient interface device to the patient.
US11191910B2	Medical unit dose container A unit dose container for the containment of an intranasal formulation for use with the POD device.
US11191908B2	Syringe shock absorber for use in an injection device An injection device, for example, an auto-injector of any type, includes a sleeve configured to hold a medicament chamber. The sleeve may be sufficiently deformable such that it functions as a shock absorbing member to distribute the force exerted on the medicament chamber during use of the injection device.
US11191906B2	Apparatus and methods for tracking administering of medication by syringe An apparatus and methods for tracking administering of medication by syringes is provided. The apparatus may include a plunger head for a syringe. The plunger head may include a transducer that sends and receives ultrasonic signals. The plunger may also include an antenna and a microcontroller that interfaces with the transducer and the antenna. The plunger may also include a power source that powers the microcontroller and the transducer. The transducer, the antenna, the microcontroller, and the power source may be at least partially encapsulated in an elastomer housing that fits within a barrel of the syringe. The microcontroller may be programmed with instructions to calculate data representative of the quantity of medication dispensed from the barrel and transmit the data to a remote device via the antenna.
US11191899B2	Infusion systems and related personalized bolusing methods Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. A method of operating an infusion device involves obtaining an input qualitative event attribute, such as a meal size, obtaining a quantitative event attribute associated with the qualitative event attribute that is representative of a subset of historical events for a patient associated with the qualitative event attribute, such as a representative carbohydrate amount for the qualitative meal size, and thereafter determine a dosage of fluid based at least in part on the quantitative event attribute and operate the infusion device to deliver the dosage of the fluid to the patient.
US11191894B2	Catheter insertion device A catheter insertion device (10) includes a housing (12) with a base (14), a catheter (28), an introducer needle (30) and an actuator (26) mounted within the housing. The catheter (28) and needle (30) are coupled to the actuator (26) and movable between a first position where the catheter and needle are retracted within the housing and a second position where the catheter (28) and needle (30) extend from the housing, and where the needle retracts into the actuator when the catheter and needle reach the second position. A spring (90) is provided in the housing (12) or the actuator (26) where the spring (90) is released after deployment of the device to retract the needle (20) with respect to the catheter (28).
US11191890B2	Injection system and patient set assembly therefor An injection system is proposed which comprises at least one supply station for supplying a medical fluid to be injected into a patient's vasculature, a pressurizing unit comprising a motor for pressurizing said medical fluid, a delivery arrangement in fluid communication with the at least one supply station and a patient set assembly in fluid communication with the delivery arrangement. The patient set assembly comprises a delivery tube for delivering the pressurized fluid to the patient and a peristaltic pump component comprising a casing which includes an inlet port and an exit port, the inlet port being in fluid communication with the delivery arrangement and the exit port being in fluid communication with the delivery tube. According to an embodiment of the present invention, in proximity of the inlet port, the casing of the peristaltic pump component has a substantially U-shaped configuration. The present invention also relates to a patient set assembly and to a peristaltic pump component.
US11191886B2	Motion-assisted systems, devices and methods for minimizing obstruction of medical devices A device for minimizing obstruction in a medical device that carries fluids includes a housing defining a channel configured to receive and secure a section of the medical device such that the section of the medical device extends coaxially with a central longitudinal axis of the channel. The device also includes components supported in the housing, including a motor, wherein the components are configured to be operated to impart motion to the housing and the attached medical device. The motion is configured to produce oscillatory motion of a frequency sufficient to concentrate shear stresses in a fluid boundary layer adjacent an inner wall of the medical device. The housing and the components supported in the housing are configured and arranged so that a device center of mass lies along or near the longitudinal axis of the channel.
US11191885B2	Flow control system A flow control system for an ultrasonic aspirator handpiece having an aspiration pathway having an inner nosecone operatively connected to the handpiece. A flow control mechanism is disposed over the inner nosecone defining a flow control channel therebetween. The flow control channel is operatively connected to the aspiration pathway. A control aperture of the flow control mechanism is configured for variable engagement by a digit of an operator between an open position and a closed position for corresponding variable adjustment of an aspiration flow rate.
US11191884B2	System for drainage of fluids or wound secretion The invention relates to a system for drainage of fluids or wound secretion from body and/or tissue openings of the human or animal body comprising a bag-like reservoir for collecting the fluid or wound secretion, with an upper inlet opening and a lower outlet opening, and a pre-evacuated container with an inlet opening, wherein the inlet opening of the pre-evacuated container is connected to the lower outlet opening of the bag-shaped reservoir.
US11191882B2	Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment with automatic monitoring of respiratory rate An apparatus and method for extracorporeal blood treatment, especially a dialysis apparatus, are disclosed, the apparatus includes a radar sensor for monitoring a patient located at a place of treatment.
US11191878B2	Kits for local delivery of water soluble agents and methods of use A kit includes a mesh substrate and a polymer that is fixed to the mesh substrate. The polymer includes an active agent that is configured to elute over time. The kit further includes a hemostatic agent. The hemostatic agent is separate from the mesh substrate and the polymer. Systems and methods are disclosed.
US11191874B2	Biomaterials for neuronal implants and use of said biomaterials in the diagnosis and therapy of neuronal diseases The present invention relates to a neural implant comprising a biomaterial having an outer surface with a stochastic nanoroughness (Rq), and the application of said stochastic nanoroughness in the diagnosis and/or treatment of a neurological disorder, such as, for example, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, glioblastoma and/or for disrupting, and/or preventing glial scars in the context of mammalian mechanosensing ion channels selected from the family of PIEZO-1 and PIEZO-2 ion channels.
US11191869B2	High density fibrous polymers suitable for implant This invention includes malleable, biodegradable, fibrous compositions for application to a tissue site in order to promote or facilitate new tissue growth. One aspect of this invention is a fibrous component that provides unique mechanical and physical properties. The invention may be created by providing a vessel containing a slurry, said slurry comprising a plurality of natural or synthetic polymer fibers and at least one suspension fluid, wherein the polymer fibers are substantially evenly dispersed and randomly oriented throughout the volume of the suspension fluid; applying a force, e.g., centrifugal, to said vessel containing said slurry, whereupon said force serves to cause said polymer fibers to migrate through the suspension fluid and amass at a furthest extent of the vessel, forming a polymer material, with said polymer material comprising polymer fibers of sufficient length and sufficiently viscous, interlaced, or interlocked to retard dissociation of said polymer fibers.
US11191858B2	Systems and methods for treating artificial turf A method of reducing or preventing the transfer of pathogens between individuals interacting on artificial turf comprises treating the various components of the artificial turf with a residual antimicrobial coating composition. Treating the artificial turf comprises moving an artificial turf treatment apparatus over the turf in at least one pass, the apparatus being capable of liberating particles of infill material out from between the plastic blades of grass of the artificial turf and spraying the particles with the residual antimicrobial coating composition while the particles are in the air above the turf.
US11191856B2	Visible-light antimicrobial treatment for hand-held device A station for a handheld information device (HID) includes a station body having a periphery and a receiving surface to support at least a portion of the HID. A visible antimicrobial illumination (VAI) emitter is coupled to the station body and arranged to direct a human-visible illumination beam at a target surface of the HID to produce an antimicrobial effect on the target surface. At least a first portion of the target surface is external to the periphery of the station body, and the human-visible illumination beam is projected beyond the periphery to illuminate the first portion of the target surface.
US11191850B2	Molecular probes for detection and imaging of pancreatic cancer Molecular probes for detecting and imaging pancreatic cancer are disclosed. The probes are modified benzoxanthene fluorophores, which are selectively taken up by pancreatic cancer cells, such as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. Embodiments of the disclosed probes are useful for pancreatic cancer detection, therapeutic monitoring, and/or image-guided surgery.
US11191845B2	CD38 antibody drug conjugate There is disclosed an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) having an IgG antibody that binds to a CD38 target conjugated at a Cys site in the hinge region of an IgG antibody. There is further disclosed a method for treating multiple myeloma comprising providing an effective amount of a CD38 ADC.
US11191842B2	Injectable thermoresponsive polyelectrolytes Provided herein are compositions, devices, and systems comprising copolymers of an N-alkyl acrylamide residue and a polyester comprising citric acid, polyethylene glycol, and glycerol 1,3-diglycerolate diacrylate, and methods of use and manufacture thereof.
US11191838B2	Intranasal epinephrine formulations and methods for the treatment of disease Drug products adapted for nasal delivery comprising formulations with epinephrine and devices comprising such formulations are provided. Methods of treating anaphylaxis with epinephrine products are also provided.
US11191837B2	Recombinant VWF formulations The present invention provides long-term stable pharmaceutical formulations of recombinant von-Willebrand Factor (rVWF) and methods for making and administering said formulations.
US11191830B2	Process for preparing pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugates An immunogenic composition having 13 distinct polysaccharide-protein conjugates and optionally, an aluminum-based adjuvant, is described. Each conjugate contains a capsular polysaccharide prepared from a different serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae (1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F and 23F) conjugated to a carrier protein. The immunogenic composition, formulated as a vaccine, increases coverage against pneumococcal disease in infants and young children globally, and provides coverage for serotypes 6A and 19A that is not dependent on the limitations of serogroup cross-protection.
US11191820B2	Method for inducing early T memory response with short peptides anti-tumor vaccine The present invention relates to a therapeutic peptide T specific immune therapy for use in the treatment of a cancer of an HLA-A2 (Human Leukocyte Antigen A2) positive patient, said treatment comprises a priming period consisting in two to three administrations of said therapeutic peptide T specific immune therapy, thereby inducing a memory T cell response.
US11191816B2	Mutant glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) compositions and methods of treating cancer Provided herein are compositions comprising mutant GADPH. Methods for treating or preventing cancer in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of mutant GAPDH compositions are provided.
US11191815B2	Glucose-responsive insulin delivery microneedle system A closed-loop insulin delivery system is described. More particularly, the presently disclosed insulin delivery system can comprise glucose-responsive vesicles that release insulin in response to hypoxia triggered by enzymatic reduction of glucose. In addition or as an alternative to insulin, the delivery system can release other diabetes treatment agents, such as non-insulin-based diabetes treatment agents. The vesicles can be prepared from a hypoxia sensitive polymer, such as a hypoxia-sensitive hyaluronic acid (HS-HA). The HS-HA can comprise hydrophobic groups that can be reduced in hypoxic environments to form hydrophilic groups. The vesicles can be loaded into microneedles and microneedle array patches for use in the treatment of diabetes or to otherwise regulate blood glucose levels in subjects in need of such treatment.
US11191809B2	Composition in powder form comprising iron-milk protein complexes and probiotic bacteria The present invention relates to a composition in powder form comprising probiotic bacteria and at least one iron-milk protein complex. Such iron-milk protein complex advantageously does not cause significant reduction in the viability of the bacteria and thus such iron source is advantageously used to fortify a composition in powder form comprising probiotic bacteria.
US11191807B2	Lebecetin, a C-type lectin, as neovascularization inhibitor The present invention relates to lebecetin, a functional variant or fragment thereof, for use as neovascularization inhibitor, in particular in the treatment of neovascular diseases such as ocular diseases, cancers or inflammatory disorders with a neovascular component.
US11191795B2	Herbal compositions and methods for treating herpes The present invention provides herbal formulations, methods for their preparation, and methods of treating herpes simplex. The formulations can provide good permeability and bioavailability at the target site.
US11191794B1	Packaged hemp products formed from raw cannabis Packaged hemp products formed from raw cannabis are provided. In one example, frozen hemp cubes or frozen hemp ice pops are provided. First, raw cannabis material is collected and blended to form hemp juice purée. Next, the hemp juice purée is poured into molds for manufacturing frozen hemp cubes or into tube-shaped containers for manufacturing frozen hemp ice pops, and the hemp juice purée is frozen. In another example, packaged hemp juice purée is formed by collecting raw cannabis material, blending the material to obtain hemp juice purée, and packaging the hemp juice purée using high pressure processing (HPP). In yet another example, hemp powder is formed by collecting raw cannabis material, drying out the raw cannabis material, and grinding the dried raw cannabis material to obtain a hemp powder. The hemp powder is packaged and provided along with instructions.
US11191791B2	Preparation of dry formulations of dairy probiotics The invention relates to a method for the preparation of dry formulations of dairy probiotic bacteria using a combination of different polymers. The said formulations having increased viability during processing, storage and upon transfers to the rumen of the dairy animals. Further said formulations having high tolerance to lactate and acetate in the rumen of dairy animals.
US11191788B2	Acellular soft tissue-derived matrices and methods for preparing same An acellular soft tissue-derived matrix suitable for use as a medical graft or implant may comprise, for example, a delipidated, decellularized adipose tissue matrix. The delipidated, decellularized adipose tissue matrix is substantially free of substances that pose a significant risk of causing an immunogenic response in a patient receiving the matrix. Methods for producing the delipidated, decellularized adipose tissue matrix include the steps of delipidating an adipose tissue sample, followed by decellularizing the delipidated adipose tissue sample. The resulting delipidated, decellularized adipose tissue matrix contains a proportion of Type IV collagen which is greater than the proportion of Type IV collagen contained in a matrix produced by decellularizing an adipose tissue sample prior to delipidating. Additionally, the delipidated, decellularized adipose tissue matrix contains a proportion of lipids which is less than the proportion of lipids contained in a matrix produced by decellularizing an adipose tissue sample prior to delipidating.
US11191786B2	Agents for promoting tissue regeneration by recruiting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and/or pluripotent stem cells into blood It was revealed that the intravenous administration of HMGB-1 and S100A8 promoted the healing of skin ulcer by recruiting bone marrow-derived cells to the site of skin ulcer. Furthermore, when HMGB-1 was intravenously administered to cerebral infarction model mice after creation of cerebral infarction, bone marrow-derived cells expressing nerve cell markers were detected in their brain. A marked cerebral infarct-reducing effect was observed in mice intravenously administered with HMGB-1 as compared to the control. The post-cerebral infarction survival rate was increased in the intravenous HMGB-1 administration group. The involvement of bone marrow pluripotent stem cells in the process of bone fracture healing was assessed using mice, and the result demonstrated that bone marrow-derived cells distant from the damaged site migrated to the bone fracture site to repair the damaged tissue.
US11191783B2	Materials and methods for engineering cells and uses thereof in immuno-oncology Materials and methods for producing genome-edited cells engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) construct on the cell surface, and materials and methods for genome editing to modulate the expression, function, or activity of one or more immuno-oncology related genes in a cell, and materials and methods for treating a patient using the genome-edited engineered cells.
US11191781B2	Compositions and methods of treating dry eye syndrome and other traumatized non-keratinized epithelial surfaces The present disclosure relates to a composition including non-autologous plasma or serum and a polymer; method of treating ophthalmic diseases (e.g., dry eye syndrome) or moisturizing and/or repairing non-keratinized surfaces including non-healing wounds with a composition including non-autologous plasma or serum and a polymer; and a therapeutic agent delivery device for delivery of the composition to the eye or a non-keratinized surface of a subject.
US11191780B2	Extracellular matrix compositions for the treatment of cancer or immunological diseases The present invention is directed to methods of inhibiting cancer cell growth or proliferation by contacting the cancer cell with an extracellular matrix (ECM) composition. Also provided are methods of delivering a chemotherapeutic agent to a cancer cell by contacting a cancer cell with an extracellular matrix composition containing a chemotherapeutic agent. Also provided are compositions containing ECM and a chemotherapeutic agent.
US11191777B2	Antimicrobial guanidinium macromolecules with bacteria targeting moieties Compositions and methods regarding antimicrobial guanidinium macromolecules with one or more targeting moieties for selectively targeting bacteria are provided. According to an embodiment, an antimicrobial macromolecule is provided that comprises a polymer backbone and one or more guanidinium moieties that extend from the polymer backbone. The antimicrobial macromolecule further comprises a targeting moiety that extends from the polymer backbone. The targeting moiety can comprise a substance favored for consumption by bacteria, such as a monosaccharide.
US11191768B2	Histone acetyltransferase activators and uses thereof The invention provides compounds and compositions comprising compounds that modulate histone acyl transferase (HAT). The invention further provides methods for treating neurodegenerative disorders, conditions associated with accumulated amyloid-beta peptide deposits, Tau protein levels, and/or accumulations of alpha-synuclein as well as cancer by administering a compound that modulates HAT to a subject.
US11191755B2	Compositions and methods for providing cardioprotective effects The invention provides compositions and methods for providing a cardioprotective effect in a subject. Specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods for treating cardiovascular ailments, for example, ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, cardiac arrhythmias, oxidative stress, or cardiac failure by administering a retinoic acid receptor-beta (RARβ) agonist.
US11191749B2	Pharmaceutical compositions for combination therapy The present invention relates to a combination product and its use in therapy.
US11191746B2	Composition for inhibiting a growth of cancer stem cells comprising ciclesonide The present invention relates to a composition for inhibiting the growth of cancer stem cells, which includes ciclesonide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, a pharmaceutical composition or food composition for inhibiting cancer metastasis, or treating or preventing cancer, which includes the composition, and the like. Ciclesonide of the present invention inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells and lung cancer cells, and inhibits the formation of breast cancer stem cells and lung cancer stem cells. In addition, it was confirmed that ciclesonide inhibited the expression of self-renewing genes such as Nanog, C-myc, Oct4, Sox2, Snail, and CD44, which are known to be characteristically expressed in breast cancer stem cells and lung cancer stem cells, inhibited the production of IL-6 and IL-8, which are known to be involved in the formation of mammospheres of breast cancer stem cells and the formation of tumorspheres of lung cancer stem cells, and inhibited the STAT3 signaling pathway. Accordingly, the compound inhibits the growth of cancer stem cells such as breast cancer stem cells, lung cancer stem cells, and the like and the growth of these cancers, and thus may be used for the treatment of cancer such as breast cancer, lung cancer, and the like.
US11191742B2	Methods of treating neurodegenerative disorders in a particular population Disclosed herein are methods for treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing Alzheimer's Disease in a specific patient population using tramiprosate, valyl-3-amino-1-propanesulfonic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof based upon a combination of APOE4 status and disease severity.
US11191734B2	Ketamine transdermal delivery system The present invention is directed to a transdermal delivery device comprising ketamine and formulations thereof. The present invention is also directed to a transdermal delivery device comprising ketamine for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and/or pain. The present invention is further directed to a transdermal delivery device comprising ketamine and abuse deterrent agents.
US11191728B2	Method of preparing degradable and environment responsive composite microgels A method of preparing degradable and environment responsive composite microgels, belonging to polymer material synthesis and biomaterial technology fields. Firstly, a copolymer of L-malic acid and 6-hydroxyhexanoate is prepared; then, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl cystamine is prepared. The copolymer and N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl cystamine are mixed in an organic solvent to form a mixed solution which is added into excess distilled water to produce composite microgels. The microgels have advantages of mild preparing conditions, fast reaction speed without catalysts, no impurity remained, and controllable degradation rate. The microgels can load anticancer drug doxorubicin hydrochloride, showing environment responsive controlled release due to introduction of carboxyl groups and disulfide bonds.
US11191719B2	Controlled absorption water-soluble pharmaceutically active organic compound formulation for once-daily administration The present disclosure provides a once-daily water-soluble pharmaceutically active formulation for oral administration. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises a watersoluble pharmaceutically active organic compound incorporated into a small particulate, each particulate having a core of the water-soluble pharmaceutically active organic compound or an acceptable salt thereof in reversible association with a pharmaceutically acceptable drug-binding polymer. The core of the composition being surrounded by an insoluble water permeable membrane that is capable of delaying the dissolution of the pharmaceutically active compound therewithin and providing for extended release of the pharmaceutically active compound. In some embodiments, the formulation of the invention are designed to extend release of the pharmaceutically active organic compound for about 3 hours to about 8 hours, thereby enabling preparation of an extended release formulation for any pharmaceutically active compound with a half-life of from about 16 hours to about 21 hours.
US11191717B2	Topical therapy for the treatment of skin malignancies using nanoparticles of taxanes Disclosed are methods useful for the topical therapeutic treatment of skin malignancies including skin cancers and cutaneous metastases using compositions containing nanoparticles of paclitaxel or other taxanes.
US11191714B2	Robust sunscreen compositions A robust sunscreen composition is disclosed herein comprising a water soluble polymer and a water insoluble film former providing a synergistic effect in SPF retention and critical wavelength after immersion in water, salt water, and chlorinated water. The water soluble polymer comprises poloxamer 338 (and) PPG-12/SMDI copolymer, poloxamer 407 (and) PPG-12/SMDI copolymer, or a combination thereof.
US11191710B2	Photoprotective cosmetic composition and process for obtaining the same The invention relates to a composition, in particular a cosmetic composition, characterized in that it comprises:—at least one monoglyceride,—at least one tartaric ester of monoglycerides based on C12-C22,—at least one UV filter,—at least one HLB surfactant greater than 10, and—at least one hydrophilic gelling agent wherein the content of said one or more surfactant(s) having a HLB greater than 10 is comprised between 0.2% and 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.
US11191707B2	Methods for treating relaxed hair Methods and kits for treating hair or preventing damage in the relaxing of hair are disclosed herein. Hair that is damaged during a relaxing treatment with hydroxide-containing relaxing agents, can be treated with formulations containing one or more active agents. The active agent formulations can be applied simultaneously with the hair relaxing formulation, or optionally applied immediately following application of the relaxing formulation, to reduce damage and breakage. Use of the active agent formulation along with a relaxing treatment can be used to control the level of curl achieved or retained in the relaxed hair, as compared to the natural amount of curl in the untreated hair.
US11191706B2	Compositions for altering the color of hair The disclosure relates to compositions for treating keratinous substrates, such as the hair, comprising monoethanolamine and at least one carboxylic acid, as well as systems and methods for treating keratinous substrates with the compositions.
US11191697B2	Storage container A storage device having a cylindrical housing with a first end, a second end and cylindrical side, wherein the ends are closed and the cylindrical side has one or more apertures. There is a cylindrical cover for each of the one or more apertures that slidably fit over the cylindrical side of the cylindrical housing and able to slide about the cylindrical side exposing or covering the one or more apertures.
US11191694B2	Exoskeleton system An exoskeleton system is passively powered and pneumatically operated. The system may be a lower-limb system for walking gait restoration. The system may include a first linear actuator located in front of an upper leg section and a second linear actuator located behind a lower leg section.
US11191681B2	Balanced locking pawl for a retractor Provided herein is a balanced locking pawl. In particular, the center of gravity of the locking pawl is located at or near the pivot point of the locking pawl. The balanced approach allows for a faster locking response during the rebound (whiplash/return) forces of a crash.
US11191677B2	Tampon insertion device A tampon insertion device for inserting a tampon from a tampon applicator into a vaginal canal. The devices includes a hollow casing having an open distal end, a proximal end, a top wall extending between the proximal and distal ends, an open bottom opposing the top wall, and a clamp portion located at the distal end of the casing. The device further includes a plunger actuator located in the interior of the casing for linear movement therein, and a handle slidably positioned external to the casing and connected to the actuator such that linear sliding movement of the handle with respect to the casing causes a corresponding linear movement of the actuator within the casing. A method of inserting a tampon is also provided.
US11191675B2	Method for manufacturing absorbent body and device for manufacturing absorbent body An absorbent member manufacturing method of the invention is a method for manufacturing an absorbent member (100) for an absorbent article and including synthetic fibers (10b). The method involves: a cutting step of cutting a continuous synthetic fiber sheet (10bs) at predetermined lengths in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and forming sheet fragments (10bh) including the synthetic fibers (10b); a transporting step of transporting the formed sheet fragments (10bh) to an accumulating portion (41); and an accumulating step of accumulating, in the accumulating portion (41), the sheet fragments (10bh) transported in the transporting step, and obtaining an accumulation (100a) which is a constituent member of the absorbent member (100).
US11191672B2	Zipper pouch with integrated moldable sleeping mask and retractable beanie A zipper pouch integrally forming a sleeping mask enclosing a retractable beanie. The zipper pouch is comprising a top surface and a rear surface, a retractable beanie having a front surface, a rear surface, and two side surfaces; wherein a front surface of the sleeping mask pouch aligns with and joins to two triangular points on each side of the pouch. The inseam copper wire on the inside front surface of the pouch in conjunction with the pull of the beanie is what creates a comfortable fit blocking out light and covering the users head. The zipper mask pouch is compact as it stows the beanie inside by rolling it back into the pouch and fastening it with a zipper.
US11191670B1	Image guidance methods and apparatus for glaucoma surgery An imaging probe comprises a camera or endoscope with an external detector array, in which the probe is sized and shaped for surgical placement in an eye to image the eye from an interior of the eye during treatment. The imaging probe and a treatment probe can be coupled together with a fastener or contained within a housing. The imaging probe and the treatment probe can be sized and shaped to enter the eye through an incision in the cornea and image one or more of the ciliary body band or the scleral spur. The treatment probe may comprise a treatment optical fiber or a surgical placement device to deliver an implant. A processor coupled to the detector can be configured with instructions to identify a location of one or more of the ciliary body band, the scleral spur, Schwalbe's line, or Schlemm's canal from the image.
US11191667B2	Method and system for regulating core body temperature A method for maintaining and/or increasing body temperature of a patient may involve delivering heat to a first location on a limb of the patient, delivering heat to a second location on the limb, apart from the first location, and applying intermittent compression to a third location on the limb, located between the first location and the second location. A device for maintaining and/or increasing body temperature of a patient may include a sleeve for positioning over at least part of one of the patient's limbs, first and second heat delivery members coupled with the sleeve, and an intermittent compression member coupled with the sleeve between the first and second heat delivery members.
US11191666B2	Rectocele guide sheath A rectocele device having an inflatable balloon and extendable armature inside of the balloon as the balloon expands provides added stability when used to push on a rectocele. More specifically, a rectocele handle can include a rectocele paddle, which can extend in length, and balloon combination extending from the handle. A protective sheath that has a tubular body covers the balloon. The paddle, generally comprised by a piston and piston housing, can increase its length by way of a piston extending in and out of the piston housing. When the rectocele paddle and balloon combination is deployed in a vagina, to push on the rectocele, the balloon is inflated which causes the piston to extend from the piston housing with the balloon inflation. The piston and piston housing paddle provide stability for the inflated balloon.
US11191665B2	Method and system for reducing the likelihood of a porphyromonas gingivalis infection in a human being A method and system of reducing the likelihood of a Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in a human being includes the use of a bioadhesive strip that binds to a person's mucosal membrane for at least 1 hour while inside a person's mouth, where the strip has a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-biofilm agent, compounds that facilitate the growth of desired bacteria beneficial to a person's health, and an antibiotic effective amount to kill Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteria. The method and system reduces the virulence factor gingipain. In other embodiments, the likelihood that a subject will suffer from Alzheimer's Disease is reduced by administering, via local gingival application to a subject that has been diagnosed with periodontitis, an effective amount of an antibiotic effective to kill Porphyromonas gingivalis bacteria residing on the subgingival tooth area of the subject.
US11191664B2	Mandibular advancement device A customizable mandibular advancement device for use in treating snoring and obstructive sleep apnea is provided. The device comprises upper and lower trays adapted to be fitted to a person's maxillary and mandibular arches. The upper tray comprises a stop member, which when engaged with a fin located on the lower tray, inhibits the posterior movement of the user's mandible thereby maintaining the mandible in an advanced position. Both the upper and lower trays comprise a core that is overmolded by a thermoplastic material that has a much lower softening temperature than the core.
US11191652B2	Soft tissue repair system A soft tissue repair system is provided for covering or filling openings in the annulus of an intervertebral disc. The soft tissue repair system uses a single plug or a combination of a first plug and a second plug. The second plug is a flowable plug such as an adhesive material or a material that hardens to a flexible plug material. Each plug is configured to close the opening in the annulus and can be positioned within the opening, over the opening at the exterior surface or over the opening at the interior surface. The plug can also be combined with a clamping mechanism that engages the annulus to secure the plug in the opening.
US11191649B2	Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations.
US11191648B2	Variable lordosis spacer and related methods of use An expandable fusion device may include a first endplate and a second endplate. The expandable fusion device may also include first and second ramps configured to mate with both the first and second endplates. The first ramp may include a mating feature having a first angle relative to a vertical axis, and the second ramp may include a mating feature having a second angle relative to the vertical axis such that the first angle is different from the second angle. In particular, the first and second ramps may be configured to provide for symmetrical expansion of the first and second endplates.
US11191647B2	Adjustable distraction cage with linked locking mechanisms A spinal implant which is configured to be deployed between adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant has at least one extendable support element with a retracted configuration to facilitate deployment of the implant and an extended configuration so as to expand the implant and effectively distract the disc space, stabilize the motion segments and eliminate pathologic spine motion. The implant has a minimal dimension in its unexpanded state that is smaller than the dimensions of the neuroforamen through which it typically passes to be deployed within the intervertebral space. The implant is provided with a locking system having a plurality of linked locking elements that work in unison to lock the implant in an extended configuration. Bone engaging anchors also may be provided to ensure secure positioning.
US11191630B2	Systems and methods for protecting the cerebral vasculature Vascular filters and deflectors and methods for filtering bodily fluids. A blood filtering assembly can capture embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. A blood deflecting assembly can deflect embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature.
US11191627B2	Orthopedic brace for animals Orthopedic braces and splints for use on a limb of an animal, that provide stability for unstable joints and limbs for short or long term support and function. These orthoses are designed to prevent the occurrence of or reduce the severity of, a joint injury. These braces and splints can also be fitted immediately after corrective surgery, and can support and stabilize the joint while assisting or restricting the range of motion. Various embodiments of the orthoses are modular, thermoformable and may include an adjustable tensioning system, which in combination provide a custom fit for a wide variety of animals and injuries.
US11191625B2	Method of detecting the position of a lateral canal extending from a root canal to a periodontal space, and detecting an opening direction of the lateral canal, apparatus for the same, and a computer readable storage medium storing program to have a computer execute the method A method comprising: comparing each value of measured signals with a plurality of model tooth position measurement data groups, and storing the measured signal values and an indication value at the time when a fluctuation of the indication value which indicates a distance from a root apex position to a distal end of an electrode for position detection shows an apex in a convex shape, the indication value being indicated by a model tooth position measurement data group in a predetermined relationship; and comparing second-time measured signal values and an indication value with the stored first-time measured signal values and the stored indication value, respectively, if at least two of them correspond or fall within a predetermined error range, stopping the electrode and measuring a position of the distal end of the electrode.
US11191624B2	Mouthpiece for a dental cleaning device, method of brushing teeth, and dental cleaning device comprising the mouthpiece A mouthpiece for a dental cleaning device comprises a supporting structure configured to encompass a plurality of teeth of a dental arch. The supporting structure has an inner surface facing a tooth surface. At least one brushing chamber is provided at the inner surface side. The brushing chamber comprises a flexible wall part being deformable by pressurizing or depressurizing the brushing chamber. Bristles extend externally from the flexible wall part. In a method of brushing teeth, a plurality of teeth is encompassed by the mouthpiece, and the at least one brushing chamber is alternatingly pressurized and depressurized.
US11191623B2	Negative pressure wound therapy for treatment of periodontal disease Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for treating periodontal disease and/or other oral wounds using particularized oral appliances and associated negative pressure systems. The various oral appliances include one or a plurality of surfaces for engagement with various anatomical structures within the oral cavity, where the engagement can include sealing engagement with soft tissue (gingival) surfaces of the upper and/or lower dental arches. Additional features disclosed can further promote healing of regions affected by periodontal pocket formation.
US11191622B2	Method and apparatus for surgically placing a dental implant A method of placing a dental implant without the use of traditional tools such as a mallet or an electric drill to create the opening in the patient's jaw bone that will receive the dental implant is provided. This method may include the steps of creating an implant opening, incising the opening, refining the opening and inserting the dental implant in the opening. A piercing instrument may be used to create the opening, a first cutting tool may be used to incise the opening, a second cutting tool may be used to refine the opening and a hand operated driver may be used to insert the dental implant into the opening. In at least one embodiment, only a hand force is applied to the instruments used to carry out the method without the use additional instruments to create or augment the force being applied to the instruments being used.
US11191616B1	Access guide and drill kit to be used with same for endodontic access cavity preparation and method of use A set of drill bits and/or burrs for attaching to a hand piece and fitting into an access guide during endodontic access cavity preparation is provided. The drill bits are optionally grouped into two types: a high speed, friction grip attachment type drill bit and a slow speed, latch attachment type drill bit. Each of the drill bits has a different longitudinal length for performing different functions during operation procedures. A method of performing an endodontic access cavity preparation with the set of drill bits is also provided.
US11191606B2	Illuminating ophthalmic endoprobe In certain embodiments, an illuminating endoprobe system includes one or more light sources, a housing, a vitreous visualization fiber, and a general illumination fiber. The light sources generate a visualization light and an illumination light. The housing receives the visualization and illumination light, and has a probe tip with a probe axis. The vitreous visualization fiber transmits the visualization light through the probe tip. The visualization light has a visualization axis and a visualization beam angle at the probe tip. The general illumination fiber transmits the illumination light through the probe tip. The illumination light has an illumination axis and an illumination beam angle at the probe tip. The illumination beam angle is greater than the visualization beam angle, and the illumination axis is at an offset angle relative to the visualization axis, where the offset angle greater than 5 degrees.
US11191604B2	Surgical instrument with fastener preload lock-out A surgical instrument may include a handle and an elongated shaft extending distally from the handle. The surgical instrument may also include a fastener deployment system for deploying fasteners from the elongated shaft including a reciprocating driveshaft disposed within the elongated shaft. The fastener deployment system may include a follower disposed within the elongated shaft for displacing one or more fasteners within the elongated shaft towards a distal fastener deployment position. The surgical instrument may include a removable preload lock-out attached to the elongated shaft to prevent the follower from applying a preload to the fasteners.
US11191600B2	Robotic surgical assemblies A robotic surgical system includes a surgical instrument and a robotic surgical assembly. The robotic surgical assembly defines an instrument opening and includes a floating plate and a drive assembly. The floating plate is movable between an extended position and a compressed position. The surgical instrument is laterally receivable in the instrument opening of the robotic surgical assembly while the floating plate is disposed in the compressed position. The floating plate is movable to the extended position to couple the surgical instrument to the robotic surgical assembly while the surgical instrument is received in the instrument opening of the robotic surgical assembly.
US11191597B1	Robotic medical assistant vehicle and interface A robotic medical assistant vehicle and interface (R-MAVI) is disclosed. The robotic medical assistant vehicle and interface helps contain viruses by reducing human interaction. The robotic medical assistant vehicle and interface combines robotics with medicine to achieve the safest and most efficient reception, transportation and initial assessment of a patient.
US11191589B2	Microwave ablation applicators A shaft assembly for a microwave ablation applicator which includes a shaft assembly and an antenna assembly located within the shaft assembly is disclosed. The shaft assembly comprises an elongate shaft which extends from a first end to a second end thereof, and which defines therein a hollow inner volume and a longitudinal axis of the antenna assembly, and an applicator tip mounted on the second end of the elongate shaft. The shaft assembly further includes a coolant delivery tube having a side wall which defines an elongate hollow interior.
US11191579B2	Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the knee A method of changing a bone angle includes creating an osteotomy between a first portion and a second portion of a tibia of a patient; creating a cavity in the tibia by removing bone material along an axis extending in a substantially longitudinal direction from a first point at the tibial plateau to a second point; placing a non-invasively adjustable implant into the cavity, the non-invasively adjustable implant comprising an adjustable actuator having an outer housing and an inner shaft, telescopically disposed in the outer housing, and a driving element configured to be remotely operable to telescopically displace the inner shaft in relation to the outer housing; coupling one of the outer housing or the inner shaft to the first portion of the tibia; coupling the other of the outer housing or the inner shaft to the second portion of the tibia; and remotely operating the driving element to telescopically displace the inner shaft in relation to the outer housing, thus changing an angle between the first portion and second portion of the tibia.
US11191575B2	Systems and methods for off-axis augmentation of a vertebral body Systems and methods for augmenting a vertebral body may include an optional access cannula, introducer device, and a stylet having a stylet shaft. The access cannula includes a hub portion and a cannula shaft extending from the cannula hub. The cannula shaft includes a distal end positionable within the vertebral body that defines a lumen along a longitudinal axis. The introducer device may be a telescoping or pivoting introducer device that is removably coupled to the hub portion of the access cannula. The introducer device controls the movement of the flexible distal portion of the stylet shaft and the flexible sheath from within the introducer device through the access cannula to within a target site in the vertebral body, wherein the flexible distal portion is moved from the constrained to the unconstrained state to displace cancellous bone within the target site.
US11191558B2	Retrieval of material from corporeal lumens Retrieval of material from vessel lumens can be improved by use of a distal element comprising an expandable mesh. a treatment device includes an elongated member having a proximal portion and a distal portion configured to be positioned within a blood vessel at a treatment site at or near a thrombus. A distal element comprising an expandable mesh is coupled to the distal portion of the elongated member via a connection assembly. In an expanded state, at least a portion of the mesh is configured to be in apposition with the blood vessel wall at the treatment site to anchor or stabilize the elongated member with respect to the blood vessel. The distal element can be electrically coupled to an extracorporeal current generator.
US11191554B2	Vascular re-entry device A method for operating an ultrasonic reentry device, includes: providing an ultrasound transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end; providing a catheter body having a lumen surrounding the ultrasound transmission member; providing a dilator slidably disposed within the lumen of the catheter body, the dilator surrounding the ultrasound transmission member; and exposing the distal end of the ultrasound transmission member from a distal end of the dilator.
US11191544B2	Clip applier adapted for use with a surgical robot A clip applier adapted for use with a surgical robot is disclosed. The clip applier comprises a shaft having clips stored therein and jaws adapted for receiving a clip from the shaft. The shaft is in mechanical communication with a robotic mounting portion. The robotic mounting portion contains a gear drive assembly for rotating the shaft, feeding clips into the jaws and forming clips in the jaws.
US11191540B2	Protective cover arrangements for a joint interface between a movable jaw and actuator shaft of a surgical instrument A surgical tool assembly that includes an axially movable closure member and an axially movable firing member that is movable between an unfired position and a fired position. The tool assembly includes a second jaw that has a mounting portion and mounting walls that are movably mounted to a first jaw. The mounting portion defines a cam area that is configured for engagement by the movable closure member to move the second jaw from an open position to a closed position. The mounting walls define an open-topped parking area for accommodating the firing member therein when in the unfired position. A protective cap member is attached to the mounting walls such that it covers at least a portion of the open topped parking area.
US11191537B1	Stapling device with continuously parallel jaws A stapling device includes first and second jaws. The second jaw defines first and second threaded bores. A drive member has a distal end portion supporting a rack. An approximation drive assembly includes a first lead screw received within the first threaded bore. A second lead screw is received within the second threaded bore. A first pinion is supported on the first lead screw. A second pinion is supported on the second lead screw. Moving the drive member from the retracted position toward the advanced position advances the rack to rotate the first pinion and the second pinion, the first lead screw within the first threaded bore, and the second lead screw within the second threaded bore to move the second jaw in relation to the first jaw from an open position to a clamped position.
US11191535B2	Suturing device, in particular for suturing lacerations of the meniscus A suturing device, in particular for suturing lacerations of the meniscus, comprising: a needle provided with a longitudinal cavity extending along a main direction; at least a first and a second member slidably inserted in the cavity and arranged in succession along the main direction; a surgical thread slidably inserted in the cavity and connected to the first and second member, wherein the first and second member each comprise at least one pair of bodies connected together by means of a junction. Other aspects may be disclosed and claimed.
US11191530B2	Urethral catheterless radical prostatectomy A method and device for facilitating the anastomotic healing of a patient after a radical prostatectomy surgical procedure, without a urethral catheter, comprising the steps of performing a radical prostatectomy, fixedly positioning a splinting element between the urethra and the bladder, across the urethral opening, placing the splinting element during the performing of the radical prostatectomy and prior to surgical closure. The fixed positioning is effected from a position within the bladder with anchoring the splinting element in position relative to the interior of the bladder, setting a separate urine drainage tube, and removing the splinting element, after anastomotic healing, with a retrieval element on the splinting element or with dissolving of the splinting element.
US11191529B1	Containment system for laparoscopic morcellation and methods of use A collapsible and expandable containment system for laparoscopic morcellation that can be inserted into a patient's cavity and configured for a targeted tissue specimen to be placed inside through a closable large opening. The containment system includes a thin, flexible membrane defining an internal cavity and having an opening for insertion of the biological specimen into the internal cavity. Said system can include one or more pouches having a proximal opening on the membrane and that extend towards the internal cavity, terminating at a distal segment. The one or more pouches are configured to allow passage of a laparoscopic instrument shaft into the internal cavity, such that the distal segment of the one or more pouches conforms to the instrument shaft. Additional embodiments are directed to containment systems having a retractable sleeve for removal of the morcellation specimen.
US11191526B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method of controlling the same Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus configured to automatically search a cross-section including a desired feature of an object. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a display; a memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the stored one or more instructions to: acquire three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound volume data regarding a region of interest of an object; identify a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) cross-sections, each including at least one feature to be observed, based on the 3D ultrasound volume data; determine priority levels of the plurality of 2D cross-sections based on the at least one feature included in each of the plurality of 2D cross-sections; and control the display to display a plurality of 2D ultrasound images respectively corresponding to at least some of the plurality of 2D cross-sections based on the priority levels.
US11191521B2	Acoustic signal transmission couplants and coupling mediums Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for use in tomographic ultrasound imaging, large aperture ultrasound imaging and therapeutic ultrasound that provide for coupling acoustic signal transducers to body structures for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals. The acoustic signal transmission couplants can conform to the receiving medium (e.g., skin) of the subject such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the transducer. In one aspect, an acoustic coupling medium includes a hydrogel including polymerizable material that form a network structured to entrap an aqueous fluid inside the hydrogel. The hydrogel is structured to conform to the receiving body, and the acoustic coupling medium is operable to conduct acoustic signals between acoustic signal transducer elements and a receiving medium when the hydrogel is in contact with the receiving body such that there is an acoustic impedance matching between the receiving medium and the acoustic signal transducer elements.
US11191519B2	Device, system, and method for hemispheric breast imaging A device, system, and method for volumetric ultrasound imaging is described. The device and system include an array of transducer elements grouped in triangular planar facets and substantially configured in the shape of a hemisphere to form a cup-shaped volumetric imaging region within the cavity of the hemisphere, A plurality of data-acquisition assemblies are connected to the transducers, which are configured to collect ultrasound signals received from the transducers and transmit image data to a network of processors that are configured to construct a volumetric image of an object within the imaging region based on the image data received from the data-acquisition assemblies.
US11191512B2	Radiographic image processing device and radiographic image processing method A radiographic image processing device includes a radiographic image acquisition unit that acquires a radiographic image taken from a subject using radiation, a region discrimination unit that discriminates a plurality of regions using the radiographic image, a scattered radiation component-estimation section that estimates scattered radiation components of the radiation of each region using scattered radiation component-estimation processing varying for each region, a scattered radiation component-subtraction section that subtracts the scattered radiation components of each region, and an image processing unit that generates a scattered radiation component-subtracted image where the scattered radiation components have been subtracted by sequentially estimating and subtracting the scattered radiation components of each region using the scattered radiation component-estimation section and the scattered radiation component-subtraction section.
US11191511B2	Method and apparatus for image reconstruction and correction using inter-fractional information An imaging apparatus and associated methods are provided to efficiently estimate scatter during multi-fraction treatments for improved quality and workflow. Estimated scatter from one fraction during a treatment course can be utilized during subsequent fractions, allowing for measurements with higher scatter-to-primary ratios. The quality of scatter estimates can be maintained, while workflow improves and dosage decreases. Scan configuration limits can be utilized to maintain a minimum level of scatter measurement quality. Patient information can be monitored to ensure that prior fraction scatter estimates are still applicable to current patient status.
US11191510B2	Imaging system and method based on multiple-gamma photon coincidence event Provided are an imaging system and method based on multiple-gamma photon coincidence events. The imaging system includes: a plurality of detector assemblies arranged in a non-parallel manner, a time coincidence module and a computer platform. Each detector assembly includes a collimator and a detector configured to measure time and to detect a multiple-gamma photon coincidence event constituted by a plurality of single-gamma photon events cascade-emitted by a radionuclide within a short time. The method is configured to determine validity of the multiple-gamma photon coincidence event, calculate a plurality of non-parallel projection lines where the decay of the radionuclide takes place, determine a location where the decay of the radionuclide takes place according to the non-parallel projection lines, and obtain a distribution of the radionuclide in the subject according to the location where the decay of the radionuclide takes places.
US11191503B2	Fluid-injector for a simultaneous anatomical and fluid dynamic analysis in coronary angiography A method for imaging a coronary arterial system of an individual includes releasing, using an actuator, pulses of a radio-opaque dye into a coronary arterial tree of the individual. The method further includes obtaining, using an image capture device, a sequence of invasive coronary x-ray angiogram images over time of the pulses of the radio-opaque dye. The method also includes tracking, using a processor, the pulses through the sequence of invasive coronary x-ray angiogram images and locating the pulses on a three dimensional (3D) structural model of the coronary arterial system to generate a three dimensional (3D) functional model of the coronary arterial system that shows a trajectory of the dye as it flows through different arterial branches.
US11191499B2	Radiographic imaging apparatus A radiographic imaging apparatus includes a sensor substrate including a flexible base material, and an active area which is provided on a first surface of the base material and in which a plurality of pixels, which accumulate electrical charges generated in accordance with light converted from radiation, are formed; a conversion layer that is provided on the first surface side in the sensor substrate to convert radiation into the light; and a grid that is disposed on a second surface side opposite to the first surface of the base material and has a removal portion that has a mesh-like radiation absorbing member provided between a plurality of partitions in units of a predetermined number of pixels to remove scattered radiation according to the radiation.
US11191492B2	Early detection and management of eye diseases by forecasting changes in retinal structures and visual function A retinal structure and function forecasting method, system, and computer program product include producing an enriched feature representation of clinical measurements and clinical data combined with optical coherence tomography (OCT) data, training a forecasting model with the enriched feature representation, and forecasting a retinal structure at a forecast date based on the trained forecasting model.
US11191488B2	Apparatus for improving usability and accuracy for physiological measurement Example apparatus are provided to measure characteristics of a test strip. The apparatus may include an accessory for a mobile device to measure characteristics of a test strip. The accessory may include a mobile device adaptor and a test strip adaptor. The mobile device adaptor may include a first sheath and a second sheath coupled to the first sheath to secure the mobile device. The test strip adaptor may be detachably coupled to the mobile device adapter. The test strip adaptor is configured to receive different types of test strips.
US11191487B2	Contact state estimating device, and biological signal measuring device A contact state estimating device includes: a first and a second electrode brought into contact with an object to be measured; a direct current voltage supply unit; a signal switching unit configured to switch a first pathway through which the direct current voltage supply unit supplies direct current voltage to the first electrode and an output signal from the second electrode is output and a second pathway through which the direct current voltage supply unit supplies direct current voltage to the second electrode and an output signal from the first electrode is output to each other; and a contact state estimating unit configured to estimate a contact state of the first electrode or the second electrode with the object, based on the output signal acquired at a timing at which a pulse noise is anticipated to occur in association with switching between the first pathway and the second pathway.
US11191485B2	Parameter upgrade system A physiological monitor has a sensor port configured to attach and communicate with a sensor. A processor board is in communications with the sensor port and has a board digital signal processor (DSP). Firmware residing on the processor board is executable by the board DSP so as to calculate physiological parameters in response to a sensor signal received from the sensor. Upgrade tools are individually attachable to the sensor port in lieu of the sensor so as to designate to the processor board which of the physiological parameters, if any, to calculate when the sensor is attached to the sensor port.
US11191475B2	Method for determining the perceptiveness of a subject The perceptive faculties of a subject are determined by way of a brain-computer interface 20. At least two mutually distinguishable types of stimuli SA, SB which are applicable to a subject are prescribed. A multiplicity of temporally successive stimuli are applied to the subject and combined to form blocks. Calibration data are created from the EEG data ascertained thus by virtue of a number of ascertained EEG data and stimuli associated with these EEG data are combined to form calibration blocks. A classification function is ascertained by a classification analysis on the basis of ascertained calibration blocks. The classification function specifies a position of the stimulus of the first type in the respective calibration block. Finally, the EEG data of a number of test blocks selected from the blocks are subjected to the classification function.
US11191472B2	Sweat absorbing textile electrode A novel sweat absorbing textile electrode comprises a textile electrode body and an electrical coupling member, the textile electrode body comprising a conductive foam and a conductive fabric wrapped around the conductive foam, the electrical coupling member being fixed on the conductive fabric; wherein a through hole is provided on the conductive fabric on the side in contact with the human skin. The textile electrode has a light weight, small size and soft texture. It fits on the skin, has good air permeability, and is capable to absorb sweat, which can prevent short circuit between electrodes caused by sweat and be used for collecting bioelectrical signal when sweat comes out from human body. It may also be applied in bioelectrical signal monitoring in high temperature, high humidity environment, and during daily exercise.
US11191468B2	Vehicular notification apparatus A vehicular notification apparatus detects an emotion of a driver based on a line-of-sight detection result and a brain activity detection result, and performs control to suppress notification in response to that the detected emotion of the driver is uncomfortable.
US11191454B2	Biofeedback for altering gait The present disclosure relates generally to a method for providing motion biofeedback to a user while the user performs an activity, where the biofeedback can occur in real time or after discrete points in time (e.g., after a drive phase or maximum velocity phase). The method includes determining an activity type performed by the user; determining a target value for one or more motion characteristics associated with the activity, wherein the target value is determined by historical collected motion data; receiving motion data related to the activity as the user performs the activity; comparing the motion data to the target value; and transmitting feedback to a feedback device based on the comparison to the target value, wherein the feedback corresponds to a motion adjustment proportional to a deviation of the motion data relative to the target value.
US11191447B2	Breath by breath reassessment of patient lung parameters to improve estimation performance In respiratory monitoring, a breathing cycle detector (44) detects a breath interval in airway pressure and/or flow data. A respiratory parameters estimator and validator (30) asynchronously fits the airway pressure and airway flow data to an equation of motion of the lungs relating airway pressure and airway flow to generate asynchronously estimated respiratory parameters for the breath interval, using a sliding time window that is not synchronized with the breath interval. The asynchronously estimated respiratory parameters for the breath interval are validated using at least one physiological plausibility criterion defined with respect to the breath interval. Responsive to failure of the validation, the airway pressure and airway flow data are synchronously fitted to the equation of motion of the lungs to generate synchronously estimated respiratory parameters for the breath interval. The synchronous fitting is performed in a time window aligned with the breath interval.
US11191446B2	Devices, systems and methods for tissue analysis, locaton determination and tissue ablation An exemplary tissue detection and location identification apparatus can include, for example, a first electrically conductive layer at least partially (e.g., circumferentially) surrounding a lumen, an insulating layer at least partially (e.g., circumferentially) surrounding the first electrically conductive layer, and a second electrically conductive layer circumferentially surrounding the insulating layer, where the insulating layer can electrically isolate the first electrically conductive layer from the second electrically conductive layer. A further insulating layer can be included which can at least partially surrounding the second electrically conductive layer. The first electrically conductive layer, the insulating layer, and the second electrically conductive layer can form a structure which has a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side with respect to the lumen, where the first side can be longer than the second side thereby forming a sharp pointed end via the first side at a distal-most portion. The exemplary configuration can be used for (a) determination/detection of a tissue type using impendence of the electrically conductive layers, and/or (ii) determination of a location of at least one portion of the insertion device/apparatus. Based on such determination, it is possible to effectuate ablation or heating of tissue by applying RF energy across the electrically conductive layers.
US11191444B2	Processing system and dynamic correction method for thermal therapy In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving data indicative of at least one phase image captured using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device during delivery of thermal therapy by a thermal therapy applicator to a target volume within a patient's body; and processing said at least one phase image; wherein said processing said at least one phase image comprises: applying a first mask; applying phase unwrap; and applying a second mask.
US11191441B2	Simultaneous estimation of respiratory mechanics and patient effort via parametric optimization Respiratory variables are estimated on a per-breath basis from airway pressure and flow data acquired by airway pressure and flow sensors (20, 22). A breath detector (28) detects a breath interval. A per-breath respiratory variables estimator (30) fits the airway pressure and flow data over the detected breath interval to an equation of motion of the lungs relating airway pressure, airway flow, and a single-breath parameterized respiratory muscle pressure profile (40, 42) to generate optimized parameter values for the single-breath parameterized respiratory muscle pressure profile. Respiratory muscle pressure is estimated as a function of time over the detected breath interval as the single-breath parameterized respiratory muscle pressure profile with the optimized parameter values, and may for example be displayed as a trend line on a display device (26, 36) or integrated (32) to generate Work of Breathing (WoB) for use in adjusting settings of a ventilator (10).
US11191440B2	Electronic device comprising plurality of light sources An electronic device includes a light emitter emitting visible light, an infrared emitter emitting infrared light, at least one detector detecting an electromagnetic wave, and at least one processor configured to obtain a user input to obtain spectral data of a target object, in response to obtaining the user input, emit the visible light by using the light emitter and emit the infrared light by using the infrared emitter, obtain a first reflected signal of the visible light reflected by the target object and a second reflected signal of the infrared light reflected by the target object, using the at least one detector, and generate the spectral data of the target object based on the first reflected signal and the second reflected signal.
US11191436B2	Body monitoring sensor system for use with articles of apparel of known CLO index to ensure comfort under exposed atmospheric conditions A body monitoring sensor system is described and wherein a sensor module is attachable to a thermally insulated article of warmth, such as an article of apparel, having a thermal insulation of a known clo index value and wherein the sensor system has various sensors to produce various atmospheric and body condition signals to feed a computer having a processor. The processor is programmed to perform calculations to generate a output signals indicative of the corrective action required based on the protection offered by the clo index of the thermal insulation of the article of warmth and taking into account the calculated wind chill temperature and humidity as well as the wearer person's body temperature and humidity conditions to provide warmth and comfort to the user person under the actual atmospheric conditions.
US11191433B2	Apparatus and method for a personalized reminder with intelligent self-monitoring The system and method disclosed collects user reported, self-monitored On-task/Off-task Behavior, Fidgeting Behaviors and Walking/Running behaviors as quantified by motion sensors and an intelligent scheduling system. The collected data tells the reminder device what environment a user is scheduled to be in at any point in time in order to appropriately collect behavioral information and use said information to encourage users to be mindful of their own actions and behaviors in order to increase time spent on-task.
US11191432B2	Wearable health monitoring system Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to remotely monitoring the health of an individual. The individual wears a health monitoring device, with an attached strap, capable of sensing characteristics of the individual. These characteristics may include voice level and tone, movements, blood pressure, temperature, etc. The device allows individuals to constantly monitor their health without having to physically visit a doctor or other health care professional. Wireless communication, for instance with an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) set-top box, allows measurements to be made and evaluated by a computerized healthcare service provider. For a more accurate evaluation, measurements are sent over the INTERNET to a service. The device communicates with services in order to diagnose the individual based upon the characteristics.
US11191426B2	System for capsule endoscope having a diagnostic imaging means and method of using the same The present invention discloses an ingestible endoscopy capsule including a permanent magnetic dipole, and an external positioning and orientation system to position and/or orientate the capsule in a target area including at least one magnet for positioning and/or orientating the endoscopy capsule within a patient, and one diagnostic imaging means.
US11191425B2	Flexible surgical instrument system Disclosed is a flexible surgical instrument system, comprising a distal structural body comprising at least one distal structural segment each comprising a distal fixing disk and structural backbones; a proximal structural body comprising at least one proximal structural segment each comprising a proximal fixing disk, structural backbones and driving backbones; a plurality of cable pulling mechanisms operable to convert a rotational motion into a linear motion to turn the at least one proximal structural segment; and a driving unit to input the rotational motion to the plurality of cable pulling mechanisms; the driving unit comprises: a plurality of driving shafts operable to transfer the rotational motion to the plurality of cable pulling mechanisms, and a first end of each of the plurality of driving shafts is connected with each of the plurality of cable pulling mechanisms.
US11191422B2	Medical surgery imaging device using wireless communication A medical imaging device configured to be inserted to a patient's body, comprising an elongated tube, comprising two or more cameras for capturing visual content in the vicinity of the device in different directions of view, a light source for illuminating a field of view of the two or more cameras, a wireless module configured to transmit data captured by the two or more cameras to a remote devices, and a power source for supplying power to the camera, the light source and the wireless module.
US11191418B1	Cleaning apparatus and system for plates and utensils A cleaning apparatus and system for removing debris from a surface of a plate or utensil. The apparatus has a cleaning area and a pair of brushes disposed in the cleaning area with the bristles of a first brush facing toward the bristles of the second brush so that debris is scraped off the surface as the plate or utensil is pushed through the bristles. The cleaning area may be defined by a container or an opening in a work surface. Brush mounting mechanisms mount the brushes to opposing sidewalls of the container or opposing interior surfaces of the opening. The brush mounting mechanisms and brushes can be cooperatively configured so the bristles of the brushes overlap each other where the plate or utensil will be pushed through the bristles. The mounting mechanism may be a clip that engages a sidewall of the container. The system includes the apparatus.
US11191417B2	Wash arm assembly A wash arm assembly may include wash arm having a tubular connection portion and a tubular receiving means for receiving the tubular connection portion. The tubular connection portion may include a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface, and the tubular receiving means may include a third guiding surface and a fourth guiding surface. The first guiding surface may be aligned to the third guiding surface and the second guiding surface may be aligned to the fourth guiding surface when the tubular connection portion is inserted in the tubular receiving means. The first, second, third and fourth guiding surfaces may be arranged to guide the tubular connection portion and the tubular receiving means into alignment with each other upon rotation of the wash arm. A dishwasher including the wash arm assembly may also be provided.
US11191415B2	Nozzle for cleaner A nozzle for a cleaner includes a nozzle housing including a suction flow path through which air including dust flows and at least a portion of which extends in a front and rear direction. First and second rotation cleaning units are arranged on the lower side of the nozzle housing to be spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction. Each of the first and second rotation cleaning units includes a rotation plate adapted for attachment of a mop. A first driving device including a first driving motor drives the first rotation cleaning unit and a second driving device including a second driving motor drives the second rotation cleaning unit. A water tank mounted on the nozzle stores water to be supplied to the mop.
US11191411B2	Vertical surface cleaning autonomous device A vertical surface cleaning device comprising a main body, a cleaning arm, a cleaning head, and leg mechanisms with grippers. The cleaning head applies a cleaning fluid on a surface to carry out a cleaning operation. A waste collector is provided to collect a waste material arising from the cleaning operation. The grippers may remain in a grip or in a release state. The segments of the leg mechanisms are articulatable to configure a first group of the leg mechanisms to stably hold the main body at a first place with the grippers remaining in the grip state. A second group of the leg mechanisms move in a desired direction with their grippers in release state while the first group stably holds the main body. The first group of the leg mechanisms then moves in the same direction while the second group holds the main body at a second place.
US11191410B2	Cleaner A cleaner includes a nozzle assembly, a cleaner body in communication with the nozzle assembly, and a damp cloth-based wiping unit coupled to the nozzle assembly. The damp cloth-based wiping unit includes a water tank. The water tank includes a storage space defined therein for storing water, an air hole defined in a top face of the water tank for receiving external air, a discharging port formed on a bottom face of the water tank for discharging the water from the storage space, and a deformable member configured to be depressed inwardly into the storage space. A damp cloth is attached to a bottom face of the water tank for receiving the water discharged through the discharging port. A pressing mechanism is configured to selectively press and translate the deformable member.
US11191407B2	Cleaning of pet areas by autonomous cleaning robots An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the autonomous cleaning robot across a floor surface; a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface; a receiver configured to receive an indication of cat activity in a cat box; and a controller configured to navigate the autonomous cleaning robot to the cat box to execute a cleaning mission in response to the received indication of cat activity.
US11191396B2	Hair removal device The Hair Removal Device may be a wall mounted assembly of a base attached to a wall. The base having a plurality of holes extending from a top to a bottom. A cluster of tentacles mounted on a bristle ball body. The body having a suction cup on a stem, the suction cup spaced from the tentacles. The base disposed between the suction cup and the tentacles. The bristle ball having a plurality of tentacles extending radially from the bristle ball. The bristles formed of a flexible, resilient material. The each one of the plurality of holes filled with a stem holding the suction cup on the base and the tentacles spaced from the base.
US11191390B2	Temperature management of cooking medium in fryers around filtration cycles Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for controlling a fryer. In response to determining a filtration cycle is scheduled to occur after a current cooking cycle, a temperature set-point for a cooking medium is increased to pre-heat the cooking medium prior to the end of the cooking cycle. A heating element used to heat the cooking medium may be deactivated prior to entering the filtration cycle, and reactivated during the filtration cycle in response to the filtered cooking medium in the fry pot reaching a predetermined level. Activating the heating element during the filtration cycle may further heat the cooking medium prior to starting the next cooking cycle, thereby reducing the total time needed for filtration and reheating for a subsequent cooking cycle.
US11191388B2	Apparatus for regulating the temperature of a grill, in particular a gas grill An apparatus for regulating the temperature of a grill is disposed between a supply unit for gas and a gas outlet unit, which is part of the grill and is used for grilling the food, wherein the apparatus includes a control element for regulating the gas using a gas outlet regulator, which can generally be operated by hand. The apparatus includes at least one electronic regulation element, a regulation unit, as well as at least one sensor, wherein the regulation element includes a holding element and a transmitter element, wherein the holding element can be coupled with the mechanical control element of the grill, and the transmitter element, and thereby the mechanical control element, is adjustable as a function of the variable that is determined by the regulation unit.
US11191386B2	Coffee maker According to a coffee maker of the present invention, the multi-joint linkage of a drive mechanism is alternately arranged three-dimensionally in a front-back direction, and thus stronger pressing force may be applied and the pressing force may be uniformly transferred to both sides of the pressing portion. When a user simultaneously presses the drive mechanism with his or her both hands, the pressing force applied by the right drive mechanism and the pressing force applied by the left drive mechanism may be uniformly transferred to the pressing portion without loss, and thus the availability of the pressing force may be increased. The coffee maker according to the present invention is robust, has desirable durability, and may be aesthetically decorated with metal and transparent plastic materials.
US11191383B1	Method and system for providing a curtain support and swivel assembly A hanging material (i.e. privacy curtain) support system may include a coupling device, a ceiling mount assembly, and hanging material support tubing. The coupling device may include a removable guide section. The removable guide section may facilitate proper alignment of the coupling device to the hanging material support tubing. If the coupling device is not properly aligned and fixed with the support tubing, the support tubing may not be provided in a level state for allowing support attachment members (i.e.—C-shaped hooks) to flow/move freely across the support tubing. When the support tubing is not secured/fixed in a level state, the attachment members may not move/slide properly across the support tubing which would degrade the operation of the entire system (i.e.—moving a hanging material—i.e. privacy curtain—from open to closed states and vice-versa).
US11191377B2	Gyroscopically stabilized drinkware A cup for use with those having muscular tremors provides a battery-operated gyroscope stabilizing the cup body as supported by a handle communicating with the cup body through one or more pivot joints. The cup body may also be weighted to be naturally stabilized in a vertical orientation.
US11191376B2	Drinking dramatization glass, storage medium, and remote toast counter system A drinking dramatization glass (1) includes: a glass body (10) being a bottomed cylinder body with a top opening (11), a flat part (20) and a curved part (30) made of transparent materials; a fixing mechanism (40) for fixing, on the flat part (20), an image display device (80) with its image display surface (81) oriented in the direction of the flat part (20); and an image aspect ratio control part (200); wherein the curved part (30) has a curved surface (31) that curves along the curved part (30); the curved surface (31) has a radius of curvature R that, when an image (82) shown on the image display surface (81) is viewed from the outer side of the glass body (10) allows a virtual image (83); and the radii of curvature in vertical direction RV and in horizontal direction RH, of the curved surface (31), are different.
US11191371B2	Presentation device, in particular for goods A presentation device is revealed, in particular for goods, comprising a mounting frame (10) having a plurality of mounting profiles (12, 13; 14) arranged parallel and spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of frame or box-shaped inserts (30) releasably attached to the mounting profiles; the inserts (30) each having a plurality of side walls (31) forming a rectangular frame, and the inserts in each case being detached over their backsides. At the same time, it is preferable to supply the inserts with an electrical voltage at the same time. The inserts can be considered as modules which are individually attached to the mounting frame and can be designed differently. The inserts are detachably attached to the mounting profiles via their backsides. This means that the presentation equipment can be configured in a simple way for both retrofitting and new installations in salesrooms.
US11191365B2	Arrangement with a plurality of spring elements for a cushion support An arrangement of spring elements for a cushion support is provided, having a plurality of spring elements, at which between a base and a support disc spring arms are arranged in each case, wherein the spring elements are arranged lying next to one another in such a manner that the support discs of the plurality of spring elements jointly define a support area and connecting elements are interconnected via the spring elements in such a manner that the spring elements are fixed in their position relative to one another, wherein the connecting elements are formed in one piece and are integrally molded onto the spring elements. The application furthermore includes a stack of spring element arrangements.
US11191363B2	Dual-use support cushion A dual-use support cushion includes a seat cushion side and a back cushion side, with the seat cushion side configured to provide seat support and the back cushion side configured to provide back support. The dual-use pillow is an all-in-one design that allows the owner to choose between using the dual-use support cushion as back support or as a seat support and the owner can manually flip the cushion depending on what side is more appropriate for the user at any given moment. The dual-use support cushion provides, in a single item, the option of sitting on the cushion, and the option for using the same cushion, after relocation of the cushion, for back support.
US11191356B2	Fruit holder A fruit holder has a base that includes an upwardly extending trunk, and a plurality of branches that extend outwardly from the upwardly extending trunk, at least one first branch being spaced from at least one second branch from the plurality of branches by a distance that is at least 100 mm. Each first branch forms a top surface adjacent each fruit receiving space that has a thickness of at least 50 mm.
US11191354B2	Adjustable height desk with acoustical dome A novel workstation which incorporates an acoustical dome for increased acoustic and visual privacy for the user. The workstation further is adjustable in height such that it can accommodate a range of users from the 5th percentile seated female to the 95th percentile standing male according to the dictates of ANSI/HFES100-2007 national ergonomic standard. The workstation is further designed to be in electrical and data communication with other workstations to optimize the workstation density in an open working environment without compromising user privacy.
US11191352B2	Exercise bicycle with a desk plate The present disclosure discloses an exercise bicycle with a desk plate, which comprises a frame, a supporting foot, a seat and a desk plate, the frame including a first upright column to support the desk plate and a second upright column to support the seat, wherein a first lifting assembly is provided on the first upright column to connect the desk plate and the first upright column, and enables the adjustment of the upper and lower positions of the desk plate relative to the first upright column. The height of the desk plate can be adjusted by the first lifting assembly to accommodate users with different figures. It's more ergonomic since the height of the upright column supporting the desk plate can be adjusted. When packing, lower the upright column to the minimum can largely reduce the size of the package.
US11191341B2	Notification device, notification method, and storage medium having program stored therein A change in a state of a user is more properly recognized by the user. A notification device includes a physical condition information acquiring section or a makeup information acquiring section, a light emitting section and a display section serving as a notifying section, a control section, and a determining section. The physical condition information acquiring section or the makeup information acquiring section acquires face information. The light emitting section and the display section serving as the notifying section perform a notification on the basis of the face information. The determining section determines a change between the face information before the notification and the face information after the notification. The control section controls the notification by the light emitting section and the display section serving as the notifying section on the basis of a determination result by the determining section.
US11191339B2	Assembly and process for moulding keratin fibres The present invention relates to an assembly including at least one cosmetic composition for the cosmetic treatment of eyelashes or eyebrows, and a device including a mould having two mould parts to be closed on the eyelashes, with at least one of these parts having a concave groove, which is concave towards the proximal edge of the mould, especially curvilinear, allowing the formation of a strip of composition connecting at least part of the eyelashes along the eyelid or the eyebrow arch.
US11191334B2	Sterile enclosure for a hand-held electronic device and methods of using thereof A sterile enclosure to bring a non-sterile hand-held electronic device such as a smartphone or a tablet into a sterile field comprises a rigid frame, a rigid base and a device holder configured to accept the hand-held device thereon. The use of the device holder to contain the hand-held device prior to engaging with the base and positioning the device therein, allows avoiding contamination of sterile components during use. A sterility indicator is also provided to continuously monitor the sterile enclosure for a possible breach in sterility while inside the sterile field.
US11191327B2	Wearable electronic device assembly A wearable electronic device assembly has a strap attached to the device for attaching the device to a wearer, and a connector for securing two overlapping end regions of the strap together. The connector has first and second parts configured to be secured together with the two overlapping end regions of the strap extending between them, to secure the two end regions together. The first part has a projection arranged to extend through or adjacent to the strap. The second part has a main body having an aperture to receive the projection of the first part, and a securement part movable with respect to the main body between a released position and a securement position. The projection is retained in the aperture to secure the first part of the connector to the second part of the connector.
US11191320B2	Footwear with vertically extended heel counter An article of footwear has an upper and a heel system. The heel system may include a heel cage secured to a heel portion of the upper, and a heel counter. The heel counter may extend along the rear of the heel portion to an upper extent above the upper bar.
US11191311B2	Hand covering having a retainer element Embodiments provide a hand covering, such as a glove or mitten, with a retainer for holding the hand covering in a retaining configuration when not being worn covering the hand of a user. The hand covering may include a central hand portion, a finger receiving portion extending from the central hand portion, and a strap. The hand covering may extend generally in a longitudinal direction from a proximal side at the central hand portion to a distal side at the finger receiving portion. The central hand portion may define at the proximal side a cavity configured to receive a hand. The strap may be attached to an inside face of the central hand portion and extend generally lateral to the longitudinal direction. The strap may be separable from the inside face in between a first attached end and a second attached end to define a passageway configured to receive a hand.
US11191310B2	Smock An adjustable smock that facilitates attachment and detachment from a person. The smock includes a body with one or more adjustable tabs. The tabs extend outward from the body and are configured to be inserted into a corresponding receptacle along an opposing section of the body.
US11191305B2	Manufacturing machine for the production of disposable cartridges for electronic cigarettes A manufacturing machine for the production of disposable cartridges for electronic cigarettes provided with a base; a support body, coupled to the base and is provided with a number of electrodes; a heating member electrically connected to the electrodes; and a substrate which surrounds the heating member. The manufacturing machine is provided with feeding conveyor, which feeds a semi-finished disposable cartridges along a forming path; and a number of operating stations arranged along the first forming path to alternatively carry out the supplying of a corresponding component of the semi-finished disposable cartridges or to carry out a processing of the components of the semi-finished disposable cartridges. The feeding conveyor has an annular guide arranged in a fixed position along the forming path; and a number of slides, each of which is coupled to a respective carriage designed to house the semi-finished disposable cartridges.
US11191303B2	Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same An atomizer is provided including an atomizing body, having a proximal end, a distal end opposite to the proximal end, a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end, and a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; an aerosol outlet adjacent to the proximal end of the atomizing body; an air inlet bored at a lateral surface of the atomizing body; a gas pathway within the atomizing body and adjacent to the proximal end of the atomizing body; the gas pathway intercommunicating with the air inlet and the aerosol outlet; a reservoir within the atomizing body and adjacent to the distal end of the atomizing body, the reservoir configured to store tobacco liquid; a heater configured for heating the tobacco liquid to generate an aerosol; the heater being disposed inside the gas pathway; a liquid conductor, extending towards the proximal end of the atomizing body.
US11191295B2	Inductively heatable tobacco product The inductively heatable tobacco product for aerosol-generation comprises an aerosol-forming substrate containing a susceptor in the form of a plurality of particles. The aerosol-forming substrate is a crimped tobacco sheet comprising tobacco material, fibers, binder, aerosol-former and the susceptor in the form of the plurality of particles.
US11191291B2	Compositions for taste masking The use of mucic acid gallate compounds in a non-sugar sweetener such as a steviol glycoside-containing consumable to provide lingering aftertaste specific masking effect is provided.
US11191282B2	Processing and preserving a kava product and process of making it stable Embodiments herein relate to one or more methods comprising heating of a kava product; pressurizing the kava product, electrically pulsing the kava product, homogenizing the kava product or combinations thereof; cooling the kava product; wherein the method is configured to stabilize the kava product against microbiological decomposition or reduce microbial count in order to improve safety and extend shelf life under refrigeration and/or at ambient temperature.
US11191278B2	Systems and methods for delivering nucleic acids to a plant A method of delivering at least one nucleic acid to a plant, comprising: applying a light energy to a surface of the plant to create a pore; and applying at least one nucleic acid to the pore, wherein the at least one nucleic acid comprises RNA, wherein the at least one nucleic acid comprises at least one of a RNA interference (RNAi), an antisense RNA (asRNA), a micro RNA (miRNA), a small interfering RNA (siRNA), a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a non-coding RNA (ncRNA), mitochondrial RNA (mtDNA), and combinations thereof.
US11191277B2	Method of identifying a biologically-active composition from a biofilm The subject invention provides materials and methods that effectively support innate immunity and/or disperse pathogenic biofilms using readily available, nontoxic, natural substances, while supporting restoration of normal microbiotic homeostasis. In one embodiment, the subject invention provides anti-biofilm compositions comprising one or more probiotic organisms, anti-microbial honey, and other ingredients such as prebiotic compounds, other hive products, green tea derivatives, other plant derivatives, and vitamin D3.
US11191275B2	Plant antimicrobial compositions including an emulsifier and/or ozone and methods of use Compositions and methods that utilize a combination of essential oils or other plant-derived extracts or compounds and an emulsifier as an antimicrobial are provided. In some embodiments the compositions further include ozone. In some embodiments, the composition includes one or more plant essential oils, plant extracts, or plant-derived compounds, or combinations thereof, and an emulsifier (such as a saponin). The antimicrobial composition may also include water, peracetic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, and/or hydrogen peroxide. Methods of killing a microorganism, including contacting the microorganism with the disclosed antimicrobial compositions are also provided. The microorganism may be present on a food item or a food contact of non-food contact surface and may be in the form of a biofilm. In some examples, the antimicrobial composition is used one or more times (such as 1 to 5 times).
US11191262B2	Waterfowl decoy A waterfowl decoy may include a decoy body for flotation, a submersible keel projecting from the body and a keel rocker to rock the keel to form ripples in water about the body.
US11191259B1	Fishing spool tool A portable fishing spool tool for quickly, easily and safely re-spooling new fishing line onto any size fishing reel, and unwinding old fishing line from any size fishing reel, in a controlled manner to prevent injury or damage to users or fishing equipment during the process. The fishing spool tool includes a spool mounted on a rod, a tension spring system including a rod collar, and tension collar assembly both mounted on the rod at opposite sides of the spool to permit users to adjust axial tension on the spool to control rotational speed and drag of the spool when adding or removing fishing line. One end of the rod is attachable to a power drill to unwind fishing line, and a pair of suction cups are attachable to opposite ends of the rod to install the spool tool in a receptacle with a ballast for re-spooling fishing line on fishing reels.
US11191256B1	Spray bar axially rotatable along two axes to align with fish tank wall Fish tank spray devices of embodiments of the disclosed technology include a length of horizontal pipe with multiple portals arranged in a row which extend into the length of horizontal pipe. Water is sprayed from these portals in embodiments of the disclosed technology. The other side of the pipe is connected to various lengths of pipe which bring the water to the spray bar including a 270 degree bent length of a pipe followed by a 180 degree bent length of pipe having an interior in fluid and direct connection with the length of horizontal pipe. These turns can be adjusted in a transverse direction by rotating connection points within the pipes in two different planes which are perpendicular to each other allowing the spray bar to be oriented parallel and abutting against a length of an inside of the fish tank wall.
US11191251B1	Collapsible pet pen The collapsible pet pen comprises a screen that may be deployed from within a cannister container and supported by a plurality of support poles. The cannister container and the screen may form a portable fence to confine a pet. Each of the plurality of support poles may comprise a pole body and a pole base. The pole base may be a ground base comprising a stake to push into the ground or a deck base that may be coupled to a deck or other flat surface. The cannister container and the leading edge of the screen may couple to a wall of a building using one or more wall coupler strips. The screen and the plurality of pole may couple to each other via a plurality of screen support fasteners dispersed at equal intervals along the screen and pole support fasteners found on each pole body.
US11191248B2	Tomato hybrid SVTM9016 and parents thereof The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid SVTM9016. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM9016 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM9016 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US11191241B1	Soybean cultivar 92220615 A soybean cultivar designated 92220615 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 92220615, to the plants of soybean cultivar 92220615, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 92220615, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 92220615. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 92220615. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 92220615, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 92220615 with another soybean cultivar.
US11191239B1	Soybean cultivar 2851015 A soybean cultivar designated 2851015 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2851015, the plants of soybean 2851015, to plant parts of soybean 2851015, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2851015 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2851015, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2851015, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2851015 with another soybean cultivar.
US11191232B2	Hybrid cantaloupe plant named HMC454326 A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant, designated HMC454326 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated HMC454326, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated HMC454326, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe HMC454326 with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
US11191228B2	Watermelon with improved processing qualities A watermelon plant that produces fruit having (i) ultra-firm flesh and/or liquid-retaining flesh and (ii) soluble solids of at least about 6 brix.
US11191215B1	Dynamically operated concave threshing bar A dynamically operated concave threshing bar system, method, and apparatus wherein one or more threshing bars within a concave can dynamically move to various positions in real-time based on one or more conditions such as the type crop being harvested and on a determination by a combine harvester's computerized system, artificial intelligence (AI) system, or upon the operators input, among others. The concave can include a concave frame having a pair of arcuate side members, a threshing bar, and an actuator coupled to the threshing bar, wherein the actuator can be configured to move the threshing bar along the arcuate side members of the concave frame.
US11191207B2	Commodity metering system for work vehicle and calibration method for same A metering system includes a plurality of metering elements that are independently controllable. A calibration method of the present disclosure includes generating calibration factors for the individual metering elements. Also, a method of the present disclosure includes operating the metering elements according to the respective calibration factor.
US11197393B2	Fluid connectors for modular cooling systems A method for assembling a modular cooling system includes attaching a support manifold to a first rail of an equipment rack, the support manifold defining a coolant supply channel and a coolant return channel; and mounting a first cold plate to the support manifold including engaging a manifold supply connector with a plate supply connector in fluid communication, the manifold supply connector being connected in fluid communication with the coolant supply channel of the support manifold, the plate supply connector being connected in fluid communication with a cooling system disposed within the first cold plate.
US11197388B2	Automatic opening and closing protection device A protective cover is provided in which connectors on a distal end of a motherboard are protected with the protective cover in a closed configuration. Sliding the motherboard into position within a chassis with the protective cover in the closed configuration automatically causes the protective cover to assume an open configuration, thereby exposing the connectors. Withdrawing the motherboard from the chassis results in automatically closing the protective cover through the operation of biasing elements (e.g., springs) that bias the protective cover into a normally closed configuration.
US11197376B2	Method of forming a low loss electronics assembly A method of forming an electronics assembly includes providing a substrate, attaching an electronics component to the substrate, disposing one or more dielectric ramps on the substrate along at least a portion of a perimeter of the electronics component, disposing a first ground plane over the substrate and the dielectric ramp(s), disposing a first dielectric over the first ground plane, disposing a stripline over the first dielectric, disposing a second dielectric over the stripline and the first dielectric, and disposing a second ground plane over the second dielectric.
US11197375B2	Lighting assembly with high irradiance A lighting module and a lighting assembly provide high irradiance at long working distances. The lighting module includes at least two rows of multiple LEDs separated from each other by an intermediate area between the rows and one integral optical element on top of the at least two rows of multiple LEDs. The one integral optical element includes one collimator lens portion per row of LEDs extending along the row of LEDs. The collimator lens portions of different rows are merged together above the intermediate area. The collimator lens portions, seen in a direction perpendicular to the at least two rows, provide an off-axis focus for the one collimator lens portion, and focus light emitted from the at least two rows of multiple LEDs in a focus line extending parallel to the rows of LEDs at a focus distance above the optical element.
US11197372B2	Capacitor having through hole structure and manufacturing method therefor An embodiment of the present invention provides a capacitor having a through hole structure and a manufacturing method therefor. The capacitor having the through hole structure includes: a baseboard having a through hole penetrating from an upper surface of the baseboard to a lower surface thereof; a first conductive layer formed on an internal surface of the through hole, and the upper surface of the baseboard, the lower surface thereof, or both the upper and lower surfaces thereof; a first dielectric layer formed on the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer formed on the first dielectric layer.
US11197369B2	Camera module and vehicle camera A camera module comprises: a lens barrel disposed in a front body and comprising a lens; a first substrate disposed under the body; a support member partially disposed on an undersurface of the first substrate; and a second substrate disposed under the first substrate and coupled to the support member, wherein the support member comprises: a fence portion disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a hook portion which comprises a region extending from the fence portion and having a coupling hole into which a partial side surface of the second substrate is inserted, and an extended portion inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the region having the coupling hole formed therethrough.
US11197360B1	High-power DALI A digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) controlled device is arranged to communicate information according to a DALI protocol and powered by electrically coupling the controlled device to a DALI bus. The DALI bus is monitored for initiation of a DALI communication sequence. During a period of non-communication on the DALI bus, a high-current power supply is electrically coupled to the controlled device via the DALI bus. The high-current power supply provides a first high-current power signal to the controlled device. Upon detection of any DALI communication sequence on the DALI bus, the high-current power supply is electrically de-coupled from the controlled device for a determined time period. During the determined time period, a storage element is electrically coupled to the controlled device. The storage element provides a second high-current power signal to the controlled device.
US11197354B2	System and method for electromagnetic oven heating energy control using active and passive elements A selective heating device comprises a chamber configured to contain a target to be at least partially heated, an active electromagnetic (EM) element to generate an electromagnetic field in the chamber and a passive EM element in the chamber. The passive EM element is capable of electromagnetically coupling to the active element. The active EM element and passive EM element are controllable to selectively heat a portion of the target.
US11197353B2	Over-the-range microwaves having one or more airflow features A microwave appliance, as provided herein, may include an outer casing, an inner liner, a door, and an air handler. The outer casing may define an air inlet above a cooktop appliance. The outer casing may extend in a lateral direction between a first side end and a second side end. The inner casing may define a cooking chamber. The door may include a peripheral frame and a front window bounded by the peripheral frame. The peripheral frame may define an air outlet downstream from the air inlet and below the front window along the vertical direction. The air handler may be mounted within the outer casing in fluid communication between the air inlet and the air outlet to motivate an airflow therethrough. The air outlet may define an airflow curtain path extending outward from the outer casing in front of the door.
US11197352B2	Thawing method for thawing device A thawing method for a thawing device includes: generating a radio frequency signal; acquiring the radio frequency signal; an upper electrode plate and a lower electrode plate of the thawing chamber generating, according to the radio frequency signal, radio frequency waves having a corresponding frequency in a thawing chamber and thawing an object to be processed, obtaining voltages and currents of the incident wave signal and reflected wave signal, and determining a thawing progress of the object to be processed.
US11197347B2	Apparatus and method for communicating by using bluetooth low energy An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module supporting communication based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and a processor operatively coupled to the communication module. The processor is configured to transmit control information to request the communication module to operate in a first mode. Upon receiving an advertising Packet Data Unit (PDU) of predefined types from an external electronic device, the first mode corresponds to a mode of controlling the communication module so that a scan request is transmitted to the external electronic device in response to reception of the advertising PDU of the predefined types. The communication module is configured to receive the advertising PDU from the external electronic device, while operating in the first mode, on the basis of the control information, identify that a type of the received advertising PDU corresponds to a first type distinct from the predefined types, on the basis of a header included in the received advertising PDU, bypass transmission of the scan request on the basis of the identifying, and transmit to the processor an advertising notification for representing that the advertising PDU of the first type has been received.
US11197346B2	User equipment having multiple subscriber identity modules with improved suspend / resume operation Devices and associated methods for operating a dual-subscriber identity module (SIM) dual-standby (DSDS) user equipment device (UE) configured with a first SIM and a second SIM. The UE performs communications with a first cellular network using the first SIM and a first radio resource control (RRC) connection, and receives a request to perform a higher priority communication using the second SIM. In response to the request to perform the higher priority communication, the UE transmits a request to the first network to suspend the first RRC connection. After transmission of the request to suspend the first RRC connection, the UE receives a message from the first network to place the first RRC connection in an inactive state, and initiates a timer, wherein the timer is used to determine whether the first RRC connection remains in the inactive state or transitions to an idle state.
US11197344B2	Radio link control reassembling techniques in wireless systems Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some wireless communications systems, a transmitting device may identify a Radio Link Control (RLC) service data unit (SDU) to be transmitted to a receiving device. In some cases, the transmitting device may not have access to sufficient resources to transmit the entire RLC SDU. As such, the transmitting device may segment the RLC SDU into RLC SDU segments, and the transmitting device may transmit the RLC SDU segments to the receiving device. If an RLC layer at the receiving device receives one or more RLC SDU segments out of sequence, the RLC layer may initiate a reassembly (or reordering) timer. The RLC layer may reassemble the successfully received RLC SDU segments to be passed to upper layers. Once the timer expires, the RLC layer may declare that the missing RLC SDU segments are lost.
US11197340B2	Method and apparatus for setting discontinuous reception value in wireless communication system A method of operating a terminal in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station, system information including information on a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a request message including information on a second DRX cycle based on the first DRX cycle; receiving, from the AMF, a response message about the request message, wherein the response message includes information determined based on whether the AMF assigns the second DRX cycle; and determining a DRX cycle of the terminal based on the response message.
US11197319B1	Enhanced spatial reuse of radio spectrum in WLAN operation Enhanced spatial reuse of radio spectrum in WLAN operation is described. An example of a storage medium includes instructions for connecting with multiple client devices at an access point in a basic service set (BSS) for transmission over a channel in a network environment; estimating a communication quality value for each of the client devices based at least in part on received signal strength values at the access point and at the client device; prioritizing spatial reuse operation based on the estimated communication quality values for the client devices; establishing a clear channel assessment (CCA) threshold for a spatial reuse operation in a transmission to a first client device, the first client device being selected based on an estimated communication quality value; and dynamically adjusting the CCA threshold based at least in part on success or failure of data transmission between the access point and the first client device.
US11197313B2	Method and user equipment for transmitting data unit A user equipment (UE) receives first configuration information for one or more numerology sets, each numerology set including one or more numerologies. The UE receives second configuration information for one or more logical channels, each logical channel mapped to one or more numerologies. The UE receives a first uplink (UL) grant for new transmission, the first UL grant including information indicating a numerology set associated with the first UL grant. The UE generates a MAC PDU. The UE performs a new transmission of the MAC PDU using the first UL grant. The MAC PDU contains data from a logical channel of which every numerology belongs to the numerology set.
US11197307B2	Method for reporting channel state information in wireless access system supporting unlicensed bands, and apparatus supporting same A method for transmitting channel state information (CSI) by a user equipment in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes receiving a transmission burst; measuring the CSI based on the transmission burst; and transmitting the measured CSI, wherein the transmission burst is received in at least a first time resource and a second time resource, wherein the first time resource is configured as a first number of orthogonal frequency divisional multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, wherein the second time resource is configured as a second number of OFDM symbols, wherein the first number is smaller than the second number, and wherein the first time resource is considered to be an invalid time resource for the CSI.
US11197302B2	Methods, devices, and systems for network assisted transmission with multiple component carriers A method performed by a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes providing a measurement report to a serving cell, the measurement report having measurements of another cell, and receiving beam information based on the measurements of the another cell from the serving cell via a two-stage indication, where the beam information includes a Synchronization Signal (SS) block bitmap having one or more SS block bits corresponding to one or more SS block indices for the another cell.
US11197296B2	Resource configurations and scheduling in multi-network environments In some examples, by a first network node of a first network sends, in response to a request from a user equipment (UE) served by a second network, scheduling information to a second network node of the second network, the scheduling information granting a resource for use by the UE for a direct wireless transmission between the UE and a wireless device, where the first network is different from the second network, and where the sending of the scheduling information to the second network node of the second network is to cause the second network node of the second network to send the scheduling information to the UE.
US11197289B2	Method for transmitting/receiving data in wireless communication system, and device for supporting same A method for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless communication system and a device for supporting same are presented. Particularly, a method by which a terminal receives a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling the PDSCH in a nth transmission time unit; and determining whether the PDSCH is received on the basis of the DCI, wherein the DCI includes information for indicating whether a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the PDSCH exists in the nth transmission time unit.
US11197288B2	Method and apparatus for PDCCH monitoring A method for PDCCH monitoring performed by a UE is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a first PDCCH monitoring configuration and a second PDCCH monitoring configuration, where the second PDCCH monitoring configuration allocates a plurality of PDCCH monitoring occasions within a slot. The method also includes performing PDCCH monitoring based on at least one of the first PDCCH monitoring configuration and the second PDCCH monitoring configuration. The maximum number of non-overlapped CCEs in one slot is bound by a slot CCE limit. The slot CCE limit of the first PDCCH monitoring configuration is different from the slot CCE limit of the second PDCCH monitoring configuration.
US11197287B2	Methods and devices for sending and receiving physical uplink control channel A method for sending a physical uplink control channel includes: generating a physical uplink control channel, where the physical uplink control channel carries a demodulation reference signal and uplink control information, the physical uplink control channel is sent on a resource element set, the resource element set occupies at least two time domain symbols in time domain, the demodulation reference signal is located on at least one time domain symbol of the resource element set, the at least one time domain symbol includes a first time domain symbol, the demodulation reference signal occupies some frequency domain subcarriers of the resource element set on the first time domain symbol, and the some frequency domain subcarriers are the same as frequency domain subcarriers that are occupied by the uplink control information and that are of the resource element set; and sending the physical uplink control channel.
US11197282B2	Method and apparatus for sidelink communications in communication system A sidelink communication method performed by a UE in a communication system may comprise receiving, from a base station, a message including configuration information of a subchannel which is a sensing unit of a resource pool; determining a size of the subchannel based on the configuration information; and performing a sensing operation in units of the subchannel in the resource pool. Therefore, the sidelink communication can be efficiently performed, and the performance of the communication system can be improved.
US11197281B2	Control information transmission method and apparatus Embodiments of the present invention provide a control information transmission method and apparatus. The control information transmission method includes: determining, by a network device, N pieces of to-be-jointly-coded downlink control information DCI, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; coding, by the network device, the N pieces of DCI in a polar coding manner, to obtain one codeword; and mapping, by the network device, the codeword to a time-frequency resource of a downlink control channel for sending. According to the embodiments of the present invention, not only a relatively high coding gain can be obtained, but a relatively low average processing latency on a decoder side can also be obtained.
US11197277B2	User terminal and radio communication method A terminal is disclosed including a transmitter and a processor. The transmitter transmits uplink control information in an uplink control channel. The processor uses either a first uplink control channel format using a cyclic shift that depends on the uplink control information or a second uplink control channel format not using the cyclic shift that depends on the uplink control information, to transmit the uplink control information, based on a number of bits of the uplink control information and a type of the uplink control information. In other aspects, a radio communication method for a terminal is also disclosed.
US11197274B2	Uplink control information transmission method, terminal device, and network device Embodiments of the present invention provide an uplink control information transmission method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device determines multiple uplink control channel units for transmitting target uplink control information, the multiple uplink control channel units being located in a same target time unit in a time domain, and each of the multiple uplink control channel units capable of separately transmitting the uplink control information; and in the target time unit, the terminal device sends the target uplink control information to a network device by means of the multiple uplink control channel units. By means of the embodiments of the present invention, the flexibility of the uplink control information can be improved.
US11197272B2	Wireless system and method for interdeployment basic service set (BSS) color and channel optimization In dense Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) deployments, Access Points (APs) in other Extended Service Sets (ESSs) can be hidden (a first AP does not receive signals from a third AP). However, these APs in other ESSs can still interfere with communications between the third AP and the devices communicating with the first AP. To improve service to that device in that situation, the first AP needs information about the third AP in the first AP's decision making processes. In these situations, a second AP, in contact with the third AP, can share information about the third AP with the first AP so that the first AP can avoid colliding with the third AP.
US11197267B2	Communication method, access network device, and terminal A communication method, an access network device, and a terminal, the method comprising sending, by a first access network device, in a cell of the first access network device and corresponding to a radio network area of a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, and in response to the terminal in the RRC inactive state needing to be paged, a first paging message paging the terminal and sending, by the first access network device to a second access network device, a paging request message requesting to page the terminal, where the second access network device is an access network device other than the first access network device, and where the second access network device corresponds to the radio network area.
US11197265B2	Moving path determining method and wireless positioning device A moving path determining method, applied to a user equipment, the moving path determining method comprises performing positioning to at least three wireless communication devices via a scanning frequency in a cumulative time, to calculate a plurality of sampling positions; determining whether a measured distance value corresponding to each of the plurality of sampling positions of at least three wireless communication devices is less than a predetermined value or not; removing the sampling position corresponding to the measure distance value less than the predetermined value within the plurality of sampling positions, to obtain a plurality of valid sampling positions; calculating a count value of the plurality of valid sampling positions; and determining a current position of the user equipment according to the count value and a smoothing threshold.
US11197261B2	Service location method and system for mmWave cellular environments A method provides location information within a mobile network with beamforming characteristics. The mobile network includes at least one access point or base station that includes a beamforming module. The method includes tracing and maintaining user terminals' location information in a location service deployed in the mobile network, providing the location information of a user's terminal from the location service to the beamforming module of the at least one access point or base station in order to assist beamforming and association between the user's terminal and the at least one access point or base station, and providing the location information of the user's terminal from the at least one access point or base station to the location service in order to populate, update, and/or refine a location information base of the location service.
US11197257B2	Electronically connected environment Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for an electronically connected environment, such as implemented in connection with one or more computing and/or communication networks, devices, and/or protocols, for example.
US11197247B2	Method and apparatus for increasing performance of communication paths for communication nodes A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, obtaining performance measurements, identifying a performance measurement from the performance measurements that is below performance threshold and, in turn, initiating corrective action to improve the performance measurement of an affected network element falling below the performance threshold. The performance measurements can be determined from measurements associated with signals generated by communication devices, noise levels in a spectral portion used by communication devices to transmit the signals, and interference signals exceeding an adaptive inter-cell interference threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11197238B2	Network access method, device, and system A method for accessing a network by a terminal device by using a wireless means in the field of communications technologies, includes: receiving, by a resident node in a communications network, a first message from a terminal device, where the first message includes an authorization request; sending, by the resident node, a second message, where the second message is processed by a network node into a third message; and receiving, by the resident node, authorization result information from the network, and sending the authorization result information to the terminal device.
US11197234B2	Communication system and communication method A communication system for providing access to a network via a second network to a wireless terminal on which an identification number for accessing a first network is stored, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a connection initiation request on C-plane from the wireless terminal; a selection unit for selecting a gateway on U-plane to the network connected to the second network based on an obtained network ID of the second network, in response to the connection initiation request; and a sending unit for sending a gateway ID of the selected gateway on U-plane toward the second network.
US11197230B2	Handling of user equipment coverage enhancement mode B radio capability mismatch due to change in user equipment usage setting Methods, systems, and storage media are provided for user equipment (UE) that supports enhanced coverage and may operate with a voice centric usage setting or a data centric usage setting. When the UE's usage setting is set to voice centric, the UE may not operate in coverage enhancement (CE) mode B. When the UE's usage setting is set to data centric, then the UE may operate in CE mode B. The UE may indicate the UE's usage setting in an Attach or Tracking Area Update (TAU) request message, and a mobility management entity (MME) may indicate to an evolved NodeB that CE mode B is restricted or not restricted based on the usage setting. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11197227B2	Method and apparatus for selecting relay in device-to-device communication Embodiments of the present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for selecting a relay in D2D communication. The method includes: determining, by a relay selection device, link quality of a first link of each candidate relay UE in a candidate relay UE list, where the candidate relay UE list includes at least one candidate relay UE, and the first link of each candidate relay UE is a radio link between each candidate relay UE and a base station; and determining target relay UE from the candidate relay UE list according to the link quality of the first link of each candidate relay UE in the candidate relay UE list, where the target relay UE is used for relaying data transmitted between first UE and the base station.
US11197223B2	Method and apparatus for determining transmission path of packet in wireless communication A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) is provided. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure proposes a transmission path determination method and apparatus for latency reduction.
US11197220B2	Radio terminal, communication device, and base station A radio terminal according to one embodiment comprises a receiver configured to receive from a moving cell, identification information identifying the moving cell. The moving cell is managed by a movable communication device and moves along movement of the communication device. The receiver receives the identification information in a sidelink that is a direct radio link in a Proximity service.
US11197212B2	Cell relations optimization There are provided measures for cell relations optimization. Such measures exemplarily comprise maintaining a table including a plurality of entries, each of said plurality of entries being assigned to a respective one of a plurality of neighboring cells, and each of said plurality of entries comprises overlapping amount information in relation to a source cell and said respective one of said plurality of neighboring cells and overlapping location information in relation to said source cell and said respective one of said plurality of neighboring cells, and utilizing said table for assessment of a suitability of each of said plurality of said neighboring cells for an inter-cell capability.
US11197211B1	Systems and methods for defining an exclusion zone to protect an earth station from user equipment interference A network device may determine a geographical distance between an earth station and the network device. The network device may receive a plurality of geographical distances between the earth station and a corresponding plurality of other network devices. The network device may determine location coordinate points for an exclusion zone, associated with the earth station, based on the geographical distance and the plurality of geographical distances. The network device may generate an exclusion zone system information block that includes the location coordinate points for the exclusion zone. The network device may determine a state of a user equipment associated with the network device. The network device may provide, to the user equipment, the exclusion zone system information block based on the state of the user equipment.
US11197209B2	Efficient computing of application data in mobile communication network There is provided a solution for balancing application content processing in a mobile communication network. According to an aspect, a method comprises: determining to handover content processing of application data of a terminal device from a first network element to a second network element, wherein one of the first network element and the second network element is configured to perform multi-access edge computing and the other one of the first network element and the second network element is an application server in a core network or beyond the core network from a perspective of the multi-access edge computing; and transmitting at least one handover message to handover the content processing of the application data from the first network element to the second network element.
US11197206B1	De-configuring of dual-connectivity service to facilitate voice call continuity When a UE is served with dual-connectivity by a master node (MN) over master connection on a first radio access technology (RAT) and a secondary node (SN) over a secondary connection on a second RAT and where the UE is engaged in a voice call over the master connection, an entity detects that quality of the UE's master connection has become threshold poor and responsively carries out a sequence of operations including (i) releasing the UE's secondary connection with the SN so as to transition the UE from dual-connectivity to standalone-connectivity served by the MN, and (ii) then transferring the UE's voice call from being served by the MN on the first RAT to instead being served by a tertiary node (TN) on a third RAT.
US11197197B2	Dynamic load balancing of gateway access points During operation, an access point receives a message a message from a second access point with second information specifying loading of the second access point. Then, the access point receives a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) request from an electronic device with an Internet protocol (IP) address of the access point and a media access control (MAC) address of the electronic device. Next, the access point determines, based at least in part on information specifying loading of the access point, the second information and the MAC address, an assigned IP address of a gateway for the electronic device to access a second network, where the assigned IP address is one of: the IP address of the access point, or a second IP address of the second access point. Moreover, the access point provides a DHCP response to the electronic device with the assigned IP address.
US11197190B2	Communication device, communication method, communication computer program product, and communication system An electronic apparatus includes processing circuitry functioning as an acquisition part and a change part, and includes communication circuitry. The acquisition part acquires a control command regarding the volume of traffic per unit time. The change part changes a communication parameter to reduce the volume of traffic per unit time in accordance with the control command. The communication circuitry performs multi-hop wireless communications with the volume of traffic according to the changed communication parameter.
US11197188B2	V2X communication device and method for operating multi-channels thereof Disclosed is a method for operating multi-channel of a V2X communication device. The method for operating multi-channels of a V2X communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure comprises the steps of: obtaining channel busy ratio (CBR) information on a reference channel and at least one service channel; selecting a first service channel to be channel-switched on the basis of the CBR information; channel-switching to the first service channel and measuring the CBR information on the first service channel; and transmitting a first transmission packet including first multi-channel CBR information over the first service channel.
US11197182B2	Techniques to provide energy efficient radio resource management A method of wireless communications at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a serving cell associated with a wireless network, a radio resource management (RRM) mode indicator that indicates a set of one or more beams for which cell measurement and reporting is to be performed by the UE; performing at least one cell measurement on at least one synchronization signal (SS) block received from at least one neighboring cell; determining, based at least in part on the RRM mode indicator, whether to decode a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) received in each SS block of the at least one SS block; and transmitting a cell measurement report, the cell measurement report based at least in part on the at least one cell measurement, the cell measurement report selectively including at least one beam index based at least in part on whether the PBCH is decoded.
US11197181B2	Citizen broadband radio service (CBRS) network performance while taking into account privacy preferences Presented herein are methodologies for managing a citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) network. The methodology includes receiving, at an enterprise controller, measurement information from a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, wherein the first UE and the second UE operate in a citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) network; selecting, at the enterprise controller, an information aggregation level based on a predetermined level of privacy associated with the first UE and the second UE; aggregating, at the enterprise controller, the measurement information from the first UE and the second UE in accordance with the information aggregation level to obtain aggregated measurement information; and sending, by the enterprise controller, the aggregated measurement information to a Spectrum Access System that controls allocation of resources in the CBRS network for the first UE and the second UE.
US11197179B2	Device and method for handling radio link monitoring and bandwidth part switching A communication device for handling a bandwidth part (BWP) switching comprises at least one storage device; and at least one processing circuit, coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores instructions, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of performing the BWP switching from a first BWP to a second BWP; generating a BWP adaptation indication according to a BWP configuration; and transmitting the BWP adaptation indication.
US11197171B2	Beam configuration of a smart MMW repeater for forwarding RACH message 2 Various aspects include methods for beam sweep configuration of a millimeter wave (MMW) repeater in a fifth generation (5G) network during random access channel (RACH) procedures. Various embodiments include receiving an RACH 1 message relayed by an MMW repeater, determining a beam sweep schedule for use by the MMW repeater in relaying a random access response (RAR) message in response to the RACH 1 message, wherein the beam sweep schedule indicates a series of RAR messages to be sent successively and a different transmit (TX) beam sweep configuration to be used by the MMW repeater for each of the series of RAR messages, generating an RAR control message indicating the beam sweep schedule, sending, by the processor of the network device, the RAR control message to the MMW repeater, and sending the series of RAR messages to the MMW repeater.
US11197166B2	Synchronous communications mode detection for unlicensed spectrum Synchronous communications mode detection is disclosed for unlicensed spectrum communications. To detect synchronous mode communications, an observing node monitors on-off transitions of communication transmissions on a shared communication spectrum. The observing node detects the on-off transition spacing of the on-off transitions over a sliding window of a detection period duration. The node may determine the number of candidate synchronous on-off transition spacings of the detected on-off transition spacings that are equal to an integer multiple of a synchronization period. If the number of candidate synchronous on-off transition spacings exceeds a threshold value the observing node will declare detection of a synchronous operation mode of the shared communication spectrum.
US11197162B2	Radio access network node, radio terminal, core network node, and method therefor During handover of a radio terminal (1) from a first network to a second network, a target RAN node (3) is operates to: receive, from a core network (5), slice information about a network slice which is included in the second network and to which the radio terminal (1) is to be connected; create, upon receiving the slice information, radio resource configuration information that is to be used by the radio terminal (1) after the handover in the second network; and transmit this radio resource configuration information through the first network to the radio terminal (1). It is possible to contribute to appropriately configuring an AS layer or NAS layer of a target RAT in inter-RAT handover.
US11197160B2	System and method for rogue access point detection Methods, systems and computer readable media for rogue access point detection are described.
US11197159B2	Reducing latency associated with threat detection Latency can be reduced within a network associated with a wireless service provider when detecting threats to the network. Instead of detecting threats before delivering data, data can be delivered to a computing device while threats to the network are detected. When data is received, as received data, at the network, a copy of the data can be provided to a threat detection component, while the received data can further be provided to the target computing device based on the current policies. The time it takes the threat detection component to examine the data and detect a possible threat to the mobile network does not impact the delivery of the data. Instead, the received data is provided to the target computing device while the threat detection component examines the data to identify any possible threats. The threat detection component signals a node within the network when a threat is detected.
US11197152B2	Utilization of component group tables in a computing network A component group table in a receiving node of a computer network stores access permission information for enabling the receiving node to validate an access request issued by a requesting node. An incoming access request at a receiving node includes a subnet ID/component ID (“SID/CID”) tuple. The receiving node selectively computes a component group table address for the requesting node according to an address mapping function determined by the value of at least one predetermined bit within the SID/CID tuple of the incoming access request. Using at least one bit in the SID/CID tuple enables the establishment of at least two address mapping regions in the component group table, such as separate regions for storage nodes and compute nodes in the network.
US11197148B2	Dynamic communication The disclosed embodiments relate to provisioning of a service, such as a financial service, to a device, such as a mobile device operative to access the service wirelessly or otherwise, in a manner which efficiently provides a consistent user experience which meets a user's expectations as to the functionality and quality of the service, including the user interface therefore and service delivery, which leverages the available capacities of the devices through which the service is provided so as to maximize the functionality and quality of the provided service without diminishing the experience, i.e. without substantially reducing the quality or functionality.
US11197141B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium There is provided an information processing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The information processing apparatus performs a device search, displays search results of the device search, and generates tag information to be written into a short range wireless communication tag, using identification information of a device selected by a user based on the displayed search results. Then, the information processing apparatus writes the generated tag information into the short range wireless communication tag with the short range wireless communication.
US11197135B2	Device and method for V2X communication Disclosed is a method of receiving a V2X message from a first V2X communication device by a second V2X communication device associated with a vehicle. The method of receiving a V2X message includes receiving a V2X message for providing information related to air pollution, determining whether the V2X message includes vehicle control information including information associated with at least one type of vehicle control, wherein the vehicle control information includes control mode information indicating a mode of the vehicle control, and controlling the vehicle on the basis of the control mode information if the V2X message includes the vehicle control information.
US11197134B2	Method and device for enhancing V2P communication in wireless communication system In vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication, a first user equipment (UE) transmits, at a transmission timing, first data for a specific logical channel, and determines a reception timing window on the basis of the transmission timing. A second UE transmits second data in a specific time interval that is within the reception timing window or is prior to the reception timing window, and the first UE monitors the reception timing window in order to receive the second data.
US11197133B2	Low energy mesh network with virtual item container A low energy mesh network system, including a mesh network; a central station, a low energy enhanced positional accuracy low energy (EPALE) central station and product local fixed enhanced positional accuracy low energy (EPALE) beacons. The mesh network defines a virtual item container having virtual item container nodes defining boundaries for a physical container. The mesh network tracks items to be positioned within the physical container.
US11197126B2	Identification of user's home location A system and method for home identification is provided. The system selects a set of locations corresponding to a set of calendar dates from user's location history. Each location is associated with a dwell time period which is greater than a first threshold time-period. The system creates a location table by including the set of locations against the set of calendar dates and selects a first location from the location table based on whether a total number of day-wise occurrences of the first location in the location table is above a threshold number in a week period. The system determines a first count of weeks for which the total number of day-wise occurrences of the first location is above the threshold number and determines the first location as a user's home location based on whether the determined first count of weeks is above a threshold number of weeks.
US11197122B1	Crowd-sourced detection and tracking of unmanned aerial systems A method includes receiving a first notification of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) flying in an area. The method also includes sending a second notification to multiple mobile devices of multiple users located in the area, where the second notification requests the multiple users to look for the UAS. The method further includes receiving information about the UAS from one or more of the mobile devices of one or more of the users, where the information is obtained by the one or more mobile devices. The method also includes determining an assessment of the UAS based on the information about the UAS received from the one or more mobile devices. In addition, the method includes sending a third notification to at least some of the mobile devices, where the third notification includes information regarding the assessment of the UAS.
US11197116B2	Method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for focussing sound signals in a shared 3D space Focusing sound signals in a shared 3D space uses an array of physical microphones, preferably disposed evenly across a room to provide even sound coverage throughout the room. At least one processor coupled to the physical microphones does not form beams, but instead preferably forms 1000's of virtual microphone bubbles within the room. By determining the processing gains of the sound signals sourced at each of the bubbles, the location(s) of the sound source(s) in the room can be determined. This system provides not only sound improvement by focusing on the sound source(s), but with the advantage that a desired sound source can be focused on more effectively (rather than steered to) while un-focusing undesired sound sources (like reverb and noise) instead of rejecting out of beam signals. This provides a full three dimensional location and a more natural presentation of each sound within the room.
US11197114B2	Extended cognitive loudspeaker system (CLS) An extended cognitive loudspeaker system (CLS) including a system manager coupled to a basic service set (BSS) of a wireless network, wherein the system manager establishes a CLS network using an independent BSS (IBSS) of the wireless network. A first CLS playgroup is formed by the system manager through the CLS network IBSS, wherein the first CLS playgroup includes a first control station (CS) and a first group of sound production stations (SPSs). A second CLS playgroup is formed by the system manager through the CLS network IBBS, wherein the second CLS playgroup includes a second CS station and a second group of SPSs. The second CLS playgroup can be dissolved, and the first CLS playgroup can be modified to include the second group of SPSs. The second group of SPSs can include mobility functions to enable any required movement of the second group of SPSs.
US11197109B2	Hearing device with active vent comprising solenoid An illustrative hearing device comprises a controller module and a receiver module including a speaker and an active vent which can be switched between an open state and a closed state, wherein the speaker is electrically connected to the controller module by two differential audio lines, wherein the active vent comprises a solenoid with an inductor having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal connected to the controller module via one of the differential audio lines and the second terminal connected to the controller module either via the other one of the differential audio lines or to at least one control output of the controller module via a separate control line.
US11197106B2	Systems and methods for suppressing sound leakage A speaker comprises a housing, a transducer residing inside the housing, and at least one sound guiding hole located on the housing. The transducer generates vibrations. The vibrations produce a sound wave inside the housing and cause a leaked sound wave spreading outside the housing from a portion of the housing. The at least one sound guiding hole guides the sound wave inside the housing through the at least one sound guiding hole to an outside of the housing. The guided sound wave interferes with the leaked sound wave in a target region. The interference at a specific frequency relates to a distance between the at least one sound guiding hole and the portion of the housing.
US11197104B2	MEMS transducer including free plate diaphragm with spring members A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) transducer includes a transducer substrate including an opening; a back plate including a plurality of protrusions oriented substantially perpendicular to the back plate; and a diaphragm between the transducer substrate and the back plate. The diaphragm includes a lead and a plurality of spring members. The lead is structured to suspend the diaphragm over the transducer substrate. The spring members are structured to separate the diaphragm from the transducer substrate and the back plate in the absence of a bias voltage.
US11197098B2	Speaker The present invention discloses a speaker having a frame, a vibrating system and a magnetic circuit system. The vibrating system has a vibrating diaphragm, a voice coil for driving the vibrating diaphragm, and an elastic supporting assembly fixed on the frame and connected to the voice coil. The magnetic circuit system has a main magnet, a secondary magnet spaced on two opposite sides of the main magnet, a magnetic plate stacked on the secondary magnet and spaced away from the elastic supporting assembly, and an auxiliary magnet fixed on the magnetic plate and spaced away from the main magnet. The elastic supporting assembly is positioned on the other two opposite sides of the main magnet. The auxiliary magnetic located close to the vibrating diaphragm and facing to the elastic supporting assembly. The speaker of the present invention has advantages of good reliability and excellent acoustic performance.
US11197094B2	Noise reduction method and apparatus based on in-vehicle sound zones, and medium The present disclosure discloses a noise reduction method and apparatus based on in-vehicle sound zones and a medium. The method includes: determining, based on voice signals obtained by sound zones, a target sound zone to which a voice signal waking up a vehicle-mounted terminal belongs, in which each sound zone has a corresponding noise reduction module; and sending a noise reduction termination instruction to noise reduction modules of sound zones other than the target sound zone, in which the noise reduction termination instruction is configured to instruct the noise reduction modules of the sound zones other than the target sound zone to terminate noise reduction algorithms in a process of performing voice interaction for the target sound zone.
US11197093B2	Echo suppression device, echo suppression method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium which records echo suppression program An echo suppression device includes an echo canceller which suppresses a linear echo signal from an input signal acquired by a microphone; a nonlinear echo estimation unit which, by using a nonlinear echo model indicative of a relationship between at least one of a call reception signal to be output to a speaker and the input signal, and a nonlinear echo signal, estimates the nonlinear echo signal included in the input signal from at least one of the call reception signal and the input signal; a nonlinear echo suppression unit which, by using the estimated nonlinear echo signal, suppresses the nonlinear echo signal from an output signal of the echo canceller; and an echo suppressor which suppresses a residual linear echo signal not suppressed by the echo canceller from an output signal of the nonlinear echo suppression unit.
US11197092B2	In-vehicle independent sound field system and control system based on mini-speakers An in-vehicle independent sound field system and control system based on mini-speakers are provided. The system includes a mini-speaker array installed in front of a user and a mini-speaker installed near the user's ear. Each mini-speaker is provided with a coupling rear cavity, and the mini-speaker near the user's ear is provided with a sound guide front cavity. A controller is provided to control the mini-speaker array to perform an intermediate-and-high frequency directional replay, and control the mini-speakers near the user's ear to perform low-frequency replay and autonomous counterbalance, to solve the problem that a speaker array cannot be installed with a traditional in-vehicle speaker size and that a low-frequency effect is bad when merely using a speaker array to control sound direction, Besides, when different sources are being played, they rarely interfere with each other, thereby improving personalized requirements for sound and user experience of users in a vehicle.
US11197091B2	Sound pickup device and sound pickup method A sound pickup method includes splitting a sound pickup signal of a microphone of which sound pickup in a predetermined range is blocked by an acoustic obstacle, into a plurality of sound pickup signals and subjecting at least one sound pickup signal among the plurality of sound pickup signals to band limitation processing, and comparing characteristic amounts of the plurality of sound pickup signals including the sound pickup signal after being subjected to the band limitation processing and controlling a gain of the microphone in accordance with a result of comparing the characteristic amounts.
US11197090B2	Dynamic wind noise compression tuning An image capture device with dynamic wind noise compression tuning techniques is described. A technique includes detecting of the presence of wind noise by measuring coherence between at least two microphones. For a compressor, adjusting a default compression threshold and default compression parameters based on the coherence measurements. For each microphone, applying by the compressor the adjusted compression parameters when an audio signal is above the adjusted compression threshold and applying the default compression parameters when the audio signal is below the adjusted compression threshold.
US11197072B2	Merging permissions and content access Aspects of the disclosure relate to determining that a wireless device associated with one user account is proximate to a computing device associated with another user account. In response to determining the proximity of the two devices, one or more of the devices may receive merged access to permissions and/or content associated with the two user accounts. In response to determining that the wireless device is not proximate to the computing device, the devices may no longer receive merged access to permissions and/or content associated with the two user accounts.
US11197062B2	Delivery of different services through different client devices A system that handles delivery of service(s) through a client device, includes an interactive service provider, a video service provider, and a client device. The interactive service provider inserts at least one of digital watermarks and digital fingerprints in non-programming media content. The video service provider transmits a media stream of the media content that includes programming media content and the non-programming media content. The client device detects at least one of the inserted digital watermarks and the digital fingerprints in the playback duration of the media content and renders overlay graphics on the media content. The client device activates at least one of input devices paired with the client device and the rendered overlay graphics. The client device further receives trigger responses over activated overlay graphics and displays an interactive view to enable delivery of service(s) in response to the trigger responses.
US11197060B2	Methods and apparatus to count people in an audience Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to count people in an audience are disclosed. An apparatus includes a location determiner to determine a location of a portable device was outside of a media exposure environment, and a proximity determiner to determine a person was in proximity to the portable device. The apparatus also includes a presence detector to: generate first presence information based on the location of the portable device and the proximity of the person to the portable device, the first presence information to indicate that the person was absent from the media exposure environment; compare the first presence information to second presence information collected by a people meter; and, when the second presence information indicates the person was present in the media exposure environment, modify the second presence information based on the first presence information.
US11197049B1	Devices, systems and processes for facilitating seamless digital video recording of content and use thereof across multiple devices within a local area network Systems, devices, and process described facilitate use of a first user device communicatively coupled to a local area network (LAN) The first user device may include a first hardware processor configured to execute first, non-transient, computer instructions for facilitating a first seamless DVR engine configured to identify a first content. A second user device is also coupled to the LAN. The second user device may include a second hardware processor configured to execute second, non-transient, computer instructions for facilitating a second seamless DVR configured to identify a second content. Each of the seamless DVR engines may be configured to generate a common universal directory identifying the first content and the second content as being available for use by each of the first user device and the second user device. User devices may independently populate the common universal directory. The universal directory may identify a distinct status for the content.
US11197027B2	Three-dimensional data encoding method, three-dimensional data decoding method, three-dimensional data encoding device, and three-dimensional data decoding device A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: generating a bitstream by encoding subspaces included in a current space in which three-dimensional points are included. The bitstream includes encoded data respectively corresponding to the subspaces. In the generating of the bitstream, a list of information about the subspaces is stored in first control information included in the bitstream. The subspaces are respectively associated with identifiers assigned to the subspaces, and the first control information is common to the encoded data. Each of the identifiers assigned to the subspaces respectively corresponding to the encoded data is stored in a header of a corresponding one of the encoded data.
US11197017B2	Methods and apparatuses for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information for a current block in a current coded picture. The prediction information indicates a motion vector predictor index (MVP_idx) for selecting a motion vector predictor in a motion vector predictor list. The processing circuitry determines whether the MVP_idx is smaller than a threshold. When the MVP_idx is determined to be smaller than the threshold, the processing circuitry decodes a motion vector difference (MVD) corresponding to the motion vector predictor and reconstructs the current block based on the motion vector predictor and the MVD. When the MVP_idx is determined to be equal to or larger than the threshold, the processing circuitry reconstructs the current block based on the motion vector predictor without the MVD which is not signaled in the coded video sequence.
US11197015B2	Moving picture coding method and moving picture decoding method A moving picture coding apparatus includes a co-located block information determination unit which determines which one of a forward reference block and a backward reference block will be a co-located block and further determines whether only the unidirectional motion vector of the motion vectors of the co-located block is to be stored in a colPic memory; a temporal motion vector predictor calculation unit which derives a candidate motion vector predictor in temporal motion vector predictor mode using the colPic information stored in the colPic memory; and an inter prediction control unit which determines to code a motion vector using a candidate motion vector predictor having least error from the motion vector derived by motion estimation among candidate motion vector predictors.
US11197008B2	Method and system of content-adaptive denoising for video coding Methods, articles, and systems of denoising for video coding using content-adaptive temporal and spatial filtering.
US11197004B1	Inter-prediction mode-dependent transforms for video coding Transform modes are derived for inter-predicted blocks using side information available within a bitstream. An inter-predicted encoded video block and side information are identified within a bitstream. Based on the side information, a trained transform is determined for inverse transforming transform coefficients of the inter-predicted encoded video block from amongst multiple trained transforms. The transform coefficients of the inter-predicted encoded video block are inverse transformed according to the trained transform to produce a prediction residual. A video block is reconstructed using the prediction residual and the reference frame. The video block is then output within an output video stream for storage or display. To determine the trained transforms, a learning model uses individual side information types and combinations of the individual side information types processed against a training data set.
US11197002B2	Method and apparatus for sample adaptive offset parameter estimation for image and video coding A method and apparatus for decoding video. The method includes determining a sample adaptive offset edge type of at least a portion of the image, determining a boundary edge type of the at least a portion of the image, modifying the sample adaptive offset edge type of the at least a portion of the image according to the determined edge type of the at least a portion of the image, selecting a sample adaptive offset type according to at least one of the determined sample adaptive offset edge type or the modified sample adaptive offset edge type, and filtering at least a portion of the image utilizing the selected filter type.

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