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US11199855B2	System and method for lube cost control on heavy machinery A system is provided for automatically reporting all the lubes delivered from the lube truck in the field and on the lube bay at the workshop in mining & related business. All the lubes dispensed from both sides need to be accounted for on each machine due to the high cost and volume. The system improves the actual lube process on mining environment avoiding human mistakes and creating a reliable lube report.
US11199849B2	Occupant assist apparatus An occupant assist apparatus (12) has: a receiving device (121) for receiving an occupant information relating to an occupant of a vehicle; an estimating device (122) for estimating, on the basis of the occupant information, at least one of a desire of the occupant to urinate and a desire of the occupant to defecate in a future than a timing when the occupant information is received; and an executing device (123) for executing an occupant assist on the basis of a result of an estimation by the estimating device.
US11199843B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus is provided with: an executor configured to perform an automatic steering control of steering a vehicle so as to go away from an avoidance target object; a determinator configured to determine, during execution of the automatic steering control targeting a first object, whether or not a second object is detected; and a comparator configured to compare a first interval, which is an interval between the vehicle and the first object, with a second interval, which is an interval between the vehicle and the second object. The executor is configured to change the offset amount to an offset amount corresponding to the second object if the second interval is narrower than the first interval, and to maintain the offset amount at an offset amount corresponding to the first object if the second interval is wider than the first interval.
US11199842B2	Determining driving paths for autonomous driving using parallel processing An autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) may determine a predicted path for a moving obstacle and speeds for different portions of the path. The ADV use multiple threads in parallel to determine the path and speeds for the different portions of the path.
US11199826B2	Field device for determining a process variable in process automation A field device which outputs a measured value and includes a self-diagnosis function which, when at least one specified error is detected, signals this error, marks the output measured value as temporarily invalid, and initiates the output of a substitute value that is used to trigger a safety-oriented response, where to prevent interventions when temporary errors occur, but without losing safety-relevant information, the field device includes a first and second timers having different expiration times that are started when the error is detected and are reset at the end of the detected error, where the first timer initiates the output of the substitute value when the first expiration time expires, where the second timer signals the error when the second expiration time expires, and where the signal is resettable if, at the same time, the output measured value is marked as valid via the second binary status signal.
US11199824B2	Reducing controller updates in a control loop A control technique controls a process in a manner that reduces the number of controller changes provided to a controlled device, and so reduces the power consumption of the controlled device along with the loading of a process control communications network disposed between the controller and the controlled device. This technique is very useful in a control system having wirelessly connected field devices, such as sensors and valves which, in many cases, operate off of battery power. Moreover, the control technique is useful in implementing a control system in which control signals are subject to intermittent, non-synchronized or significantly delayed communications and/or in a control system that receives intermittent, non-synchronized or significantly delayed process variable measurements to be used as feedback signals in the performance of closed-loop control.
US11199819B2	Building system with user presentation composition based on building context A building system includes one or more storage devices having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive an unstructured user question from a user device of a user and query a graph database based on the unstructured user question to extract context associated with the unstructured user question from contextual information of a building stored by the graph database, wherein the graph database stores the contextual information of the building through nodes and edges between the nodes, wherein the nodes represent equipment, spaces, people, and events associated building and the edges represent relationships between the equipment, spaces, people, and events. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to retrieve data from one or more data sources based on the context and compose a presentation based on the retrieved data.
US11199815B2	Orientable screwed crown A watch case, including an orientable screwed crown including axially movable, a subassembly including a setting body including a pattern, a tube suitable for being axially inserted into a hole of the case and including an axial indexing profile engaging complementarily with a complementary axial indexing profile of the hole, and the indexing profile is a cone of apex angle less than 15°, arranged to engage by friction with the complementary indexing profile of the hole.
US11199814B2	Gasket for smartwatch cover In various implementations, a cover for a smartwatch is provided that includes a housing and a flexible member (e.g., a gasket). The cover may increase user satisfaction with the smartwatch by increasing the aesthetics of the watch for the user, providing flexibility in appearance, and/or inhibiting damage to the watch itself. The gasket may secure the smartwatch in the cover, inhibit damage to the outer housing of the cover by an inner surface of the cover, and/or inhibit interference from the cover with operations of the smartwatch.
US11199811B2	Developing device with structure to release inner pressure The developing device includes a developing roller, a developer conveying unit, a developer discharge unit, and an air discharge port. The developer conveying unit includes a developing chamber provided with the developing roller and extending in a longitudinal direction of the developing roller, a stirring chamber arranged in parallel to the developing chamber, and a barrier wall having a first communication port and a second communication port, at respective ends in the longitudinal direction, to connect the developing chamber with the stirring chamber. The developer discharge unit extends from the developer conveying unit in the longitudinal direction of the developing roller and includes a developer discharge port to discharge excess developer. The air discharge port is to house a filter to filter a developer, the air discharge port being provided between the developer conveying unit and the developer discharge unit to discharge air in the developer conveying unit.
US11199808B2	Image forming unit and image forming apparatus Provided is an image forming unit including a photosensitive unit including an image bearing member, a developing unit including a developer bearing member and a container capable of containing a developer, a rotation shaft, the developing unit being rotated around the rotation shaft and positioned at one of a development position where the developer bearing member supplies the developer to the image bearing member and a separation position where the developer bearing member separates from the image bearing member, and a sensing portion sensing a variation or an amount corresponding to an amount of the developer contained in the developing unit. When the developing unit is at the separation position, the sensing portion restricts the rotation of the developing unit thereby receiving a force from the developing unit.
US11199805B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly; an openable member, provided with a portion-to-be-engaged, for covering a mounting portion; an engaging member provided on the main assembly for engaging with the portion-to-be-engaged of the openable member positioned at a closed position so as to restrict movement of the openable member relative to the main assembly; a locking portion for locking the engaging member in an engaged state with the portion-to-be-engaged by restricting movement of the engaging member; an electric driving portion for unlocking the locking portion; a discriminating portion for discriminating that a consumable mounted is in an exchange state in which the consumable is to be exchanged; and a controller for driving the electric driving portion so as to unlock the locking portion when the controller receives, from the determining portion, a signal for determining that the consumable is in the exchange state.
US11199804B2	Metal frame of image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus A metal frame of an image forming apparatus includes first and second sheet metal in which the first sheet metal includes a first engaging portion which is provided between first and second plate portions of the first sheet metal and is bent away from the first plate portion in the plate thickness direction of the first plate portion, wherein the first plate portion, the second plate portion, and the first engaging portion are formed integrally with each other. The second sheet metal includes a third plate portion with which the first engaging portion engages and a second engaging portion which is bent away from the third plate portion in a plate thickness direction of the third plate portion and engages with the first plate portion, wherein the second engaging portion is adjacent to the third plate portion. The second sheet metal further includes a third engaging portion which is bent away from the third plate portion and engages with the second plate portion, the third engaging portion being adjacent to the third plate portion. The third plate portion, the second engaging portion, and the third engaging portion are formed integrally with each other.
US11199803B2	Driving device, image forming device, and method of manufacturing driving device A driving device includes a motor including a rotating shaft, a drive transmission member attached to the rotating shaft and including a contact portion, and a drive output member including a contacted portion with which the contact portion comes into contact, and configured to be rotated around the rotating shaft when the rotating shaft of the motor is driven and the drive transmission member is rotated together with the rotation shaft in a first direction. The drive transmission member further includes an engaging portion. The drive output member includes an engaged portion with which the engaging portion is to be engaged when the drive output member is rotated relative to the drive transmission member in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A driving force is transmittable to the drive output member whether the drive transmission member is rotated in the first direction or the second direction.
US11199799B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit (LBP) to form an image on a sheet, a conveyance unit configured to convey the sheet, a sensor, which is configured to move in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction in which the conveyance unit conveys the sheet, and to read the image on the sheet, and a controller. The image forming unit forms a first trigger image and a first pattern image on the sheet, and the image forming unit forms a second trigger image and a second pattern image at a position on the sheet different from a position of both the first trigger image and the first pattern image in the conveying direction. A formation area of the first trigger image in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction overlaps with a formation area of the second pattern image.
US11199783B2	Optical component holding apparatus for holding optical component, and optical device An optical component holding apparatus which is capable of easily correcting tilts of optical components by reducing distortion of the optical components themselves even if the optical components are not substantially circular. A first lens and a second lens which are the optical components are housed in a lens holder. An elastic member urges the first lens against a lens holder to determine a position of the first lens in a direction of an optical axis. The lens holder, the first lens, and the elastic member abut against one another at three positions that are substantially the same when the lens holder, the first lens, and the elastic member are viewed in the direction of the optical axis.
US11199777B2	Resist underlayer film-forming composition containing novolac polymer having secondary amino group A resist underlayer film which has an excellent hard mask function and can form an excellent pattern shape. A resist underlayer film-forming composition to be used for a lithography process, including a novolac polymer obtained by reaction of an aldehyde compound and an aromatic compound having a secondary amino group. The novolac polymer contains a unit structure of Formula (1): A method for producing a semiconductor device, including the steps of: forming a resist underlayer film from the resist underlayer film-forming composition on a semiconductor substrate; forming a hard mask on the resist underlayer film; further forming a resist film on the hard mask; forming a resist pattern by irradiation with light or an electron beam and development; etching the hard mask by using the formed resist pattern; etching the resist underlayer film by using the patterned hard mask; and processing the semiconductor substrate by using the patterned underlayer film.
US11199770B2	Imprint apparatus and method of manufacturing an article An imprint apparatus includes a processing unit that forms a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate by using a mold, a chamber that accommodates this processing unit and includes a first gate to which a first containment unit that contains the substrate before being processed by the processing unit is connected and a second gate to which a second containment unit that contains the substrate after being processed by the processing unit is connected, and a control unit that prohibits opening of the first gate until a predetermined time elapses since the substrate on which the pattern is formed by the processing unit is contained in the second containment unit and the second gate is closed.
US11199768B2	Pellicle frame and pellicle The present invention is to provide a pellicle frame characterized by including a metal or alloy having a linear expansion coefficient of 10×10−6 (1/K) or less and further a density of 4.6 g/cm3 or less, and a pellicle characterized by including the pellicle frame as an element.
US11199762B2	Wavelength conversion element having anti-reflective layer with pores and manufacturing method thereof A wavelength conversion element includes a substrate, a wavelength conversion layer and an anti-reflective layer. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the substrate. The anti-reflective layer is disposed on the wavelength conversion layer. The anti-reflective layer includes a first adhesive layer having a plurality of pores. A thickness of the anti-reflective layer is 500 nm to 3000 nm, a pore diameter of each of the plurality of pores is 100 nm to 2500 nm, and the thickness of the anti-reflective layer is greater than the pore diameter of the plurality of pores. A manufacturing method of the aforementioned wavelength conversion element is also provided, through which the wavelength conversion element has the anti-reflective effect.
US11199758B2	Vehicular camera assembly process with dual focusing feature A vehicular camera includes a lens barrel, a lens holder and an imager PCB. The lens barrel accommodates a lens and has a threaded inner end. The lens holder has a threaded passageway for threadedly receiving the threaded inner end of the lens barrel. The lens barrel is threadedly attached to the lens holder with a biasing element applying a biasing force at the lens barrel to urge the lens barrel in a direction outward away from the lens holder. The imager PCB is attached to the lens holder with an imager of the imager PCB facing the lens, and the imager PCB is adjusted relative to the lens holder and lens barrel construction to optically align the lens at the imager. After the imager PCB is secured relative to the lens holder, the lens barrel is rotated to adjust focus of the lens at the imager.
US11199756B2	Lighting device and method for operating a lighting device A lighting device and a method for operating a lighting device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a lighting device includes at least one semiconductor component comprising a plurality of pixels and configured to generate light illuminating a field of view and a drive circuit, wherein the field of view is divided into a plurality of regions, wherein each pixel is configured to illuminate a region of the field of view, wherein each pixel comprises at least a first type subpixel and a second type subpixel, and wherein the first type subpixel is configured to emit light of a white color location and the second type subpixel is configured to emit light of a non-white color location.
US11199754B2	Demodulator with optical resonator A demodulator can include an optical resonator. The optical resonator can include a resonant cavity that extends between a first surface that is partially reflective and a second surface that is at least partially reflective. The first surface can receive a phase-modulated optical signal that has a time-varying phase. The resonant cavity can accumulate resonant optical signal energy based at least in part on the phase-modulated optical signal. The first surface can direct a fraction of the resonant optical signal energy out of the optical resonator to form an intensity-modulated optical signal that has a time-varying intensity. A data detector can receive at least a portion of the intensity-modulated optical signal and, in response, generate an intensity-modulated electrical signal that has a time-varying intensity that corresponds to the time-varying phase of the phase-modulated optical signal.
US11199752B2	Display device The display device includes a first substrate; an active layer disposed on the first substrate; a first insulation layer disposed on the active layer; a first electrode layer disposed on the first insulation layer including a gate electrode line extending along a first direction and a protruding portion extending along a second direction; a second insulation layer disposed on the first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer disposed on the second insulation layer. The second electrode layer includes a date line extending along the second direction and a conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion, wherein the first conductive portion has a first maximum width A along the first direction, and the second conductive portion has a second maximum width B along the first direction. The first maximum width A is less than the second maximum width B.
US11199751B2	Array substrate and display panel An array substrate and a display panel are provided. The array substrate includes: a plurality of sub-pixels arranged along a row direction and a column direction, four or six adjacent sub-pixel columns constituting a sub-pixel column group; a plurality of data lines extending along the column direction and comprising a first data line and a second data line. In the row direction, the first data line and the second data line are respectively provided on two sides of the sub-pixel column group, and a data line pair including the first data line and the second data line is located between adjacent sub-pixel column groups.
US11199749B2	Display device This disclosure discloses a display device including: a display panel; a backlight module including a light-emitting diode group; the display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate successively along the direction from the backlight module, wherein the first substrate includes an exposed area which is not covered by the second substrate, and an orthographic projection of the light-emitting diode group on the first substrate lies in the exposed area; a protective cover plate on the light exit side of the display panel; a housing on the side of the backlight module away from the display panel, and is grounded; and a conductive structure, wherein an orthographic projection of the conductive structure on the first substrate at least partially overlaps with the orthographic projection of the light-emitting diode group on the first substrate, and the conductive structure connects the protective cover plate with the housing.
US11199747B2	Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel in which a frame-shaped sealing member is provided between a first substrate and a second substrate, a third substrate facing the second substrate on a side opposite from the first substrate, and a bonding member that adheres the second substrate and the third substrate to each other. The bonding member is frame-shaped and a width thereof is narrower than a width of the sealing member. In plan view, the bonding member extends at a position closer to a pixel region than a center, in the width direction, of the sealing member. Therefore, an extending length of the bonding member can be shortened and a fixing area between the second substrate and the third substrate can be reduced, and thus, stress acting on the second substrate from the third substrate can be reduced.
US11199746B2	Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a method of manufacturing a display apparatus and the display apparatus. A method of manufacturing a display apparatus includes preparing a first substrate including a display; adhering a second substrate to the first substrate by using a sealing element; exposing the sealing element by using a blocking member including a plurality of blocking patterns arranged apart from one another; and cutting the first substrate and the second substrate along portions thereof inside the blocking member.
US11199740B2	Display device, display method, and color separation device According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first arrangement layer and a second arrangement layer. The first layer includes a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel are arranged periodically in one direction. The second layer is opposed to the first layer, and the second layer includes a first element, a second element, and a third element which are arranged periodically to correspond to the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel, respectively, and separate emission light to light of wavelength corresponding to a first color, light of wavelength corresponding to a second color, and light of wavelength corresponding to a third color to be emitted on the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel, respectively.
US11199739B2	Color film substrate, display panel, backlight module, display device and display system The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and particularly discloses a color film substrate, a display panel, a backlight module, a display device and a display system. The color film substrate includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, each of the plurality of pixel units including a first-class filtering unit and a second-class filtering unit, wherein the first-class filtering unit allows visible light to pass through and blocks invisible light, and the second-class filtering unit allows the invisible light to pass through and blocks the visible light.
US11199729B2	Optical article with high reflection in the near infrared region and in the blue light region This invention relates to an optical article comprising a transparent substrate coated with an antireflective coating comprising at least two layers having a low refractive index, and at least two layers having a high refractive index, one layer having a high refractive index being the nearest from said substrate, characterized in that the total physical thickness of said antireflective coating is equal to or lower than 600 nm, and such that: —the mean reflection factor in the near infrared region is higher than or equal to 20% at an angle of incidence lower than 35°, and —the mean reflection factor RmB of blue light at a wavelength ranging from 420 to 450 nm is higher than or equal to 7.0% at an angle of incidence lower than 15°.
US11199725B2	Diffractive trifocal lens A diffractive multifocal lens is disclosed, comprising an optical element having at least one diffractive surface, the surface profile comprising a plurality of annular concentric zones. The optical thickness of the surface profile changes monotonically with radius within each zone, while a distinct step in optical thickness at the junction between adjacent zones defines a step height. The step heights for respective zones may differ from one zone to another periodically so as to tailor diffraction order efficiencies of the optical element. In one example of a trifocal lens, step heights alternate between two values, the even-numbered step heights being lower than the odd-numbered step heights. By plotting a topographical representation of the diffraction efficiencies resulting from such a surface profile, step heights may be optimized to direct a desired level of light power into the diffraction orders corresponding to near, intermediate, and distance vision, thereby optimizing the performance of the multifocal lens.
US11199724B2	Slip-resistant eyewear system A slip-resistant eyewear system comprising an eyewear frame generally comprises first and second hinges coupled to the eyewear frame which are also coupled to first and second tension adjusters. First and second bows are coupled to first and second tension adjusters. The system may comprise an eyewear retainer comprising a first end configured to couple to the first bow and a second end configured to couple to a second bow such that a tension is maintained on the unitary eyewear retainer when the unitary eyewear retainer extends around a back of a head of a user.
US11199721B1	Polarization volume hologram lens A lens includes a substrate with optically anisotropic molecules arranged in helical configurations between first and second surfaces. A first portion of the substrate includes a first helical structure having a first phase and a second helical structure adjacent to the first helical structure having a second phase. A difference between the first and second phases corresponds to a first phase difference. A second portion includes a third helical structure having a third phase and a fourth helical structure adjacent to the third helical structure having a fourth phase. A difference between the third and fourth phases corresponds to a second phase difference. A third portion includes a fifth helical structure having a fifth phase and a sixth helical structure adjacent to the fifth helical structure having a sixth phase. A difference between the fifth and sixth phases corresponds to a third phase difference.
US11199713B2	Polychromatic light out-coupling apparatus, near-eye displays comprising the same, and method of out-coupling polychromatic light The present invention provides an apparatus (3) comprising a first out-coupling diffractive optical element (10) and a second out-coupling diffractive optical element (20). Each of the first and second out-coupling diffractive optical elements comprises a first region (12a, 22a) having a first repeated diffraction spacing, d1, and a second region (12b, 22b) adjacent to the first region having a second repeated diffraction spacing, d2, different from the first spacing, d1. The first region (12a) of the first out-coupling diffractive optical element (10) is superposed on and aligned with the second region (22b) of the second out-coupling diffractive optical element (20). The second region (12b) of the first out-coupling diffractive optical element (10) is superposed on and aligned with the first region (22a) of the second out-coupling diffractive optical element (20).
US11199712B2	Virtual image display device including incident side and emission side diffraction elements A virtual image display device includes a display light guiding unit, and an image forming unit that emits image light to the display light guiding unit, the display light guiding unit includes a first light guiding unit that guides image light corresponding to a first angle of view, and a second light guiding unit that guides image light corresponding to a second angle of view, among angles of view of image light emitted from the image forming unit, and the first light guiding unit and the second light guiding unit respectively include incident side diffraction elements that take the image light beams into the inside, and emission side diffraction elements that emit the image light beams to the outside.
US11199711B2	Enhanced reality systems A method of deriving data of a user's body pose in an enhanced reality system includes, with at least one camera coupled to a body-mounted housing, capturing at least one image in three-dimensional (3D) space of at least one extremity of a body of a user on which the body-mounted housing is mounted, and with a processor executing a body pose module, deriving data of a user's body pose based on the at least one image captured by the camera.
US11199703B2	In-vehicle display system and vehicle The present disclosure provides an in-vehicle display system and a vehicle. The in-vehicle display system includes an optical fiber holographic projection portion and a holographic image display portion. The optical fiber holographic projection portion is configured to holographically project image information of a vehicle component onto the holographic image display portion, and the holographic image display portion is configured to present an original image of the vehicle component.
US11199691B2	Imaging signal extraction apparatus and methods of using same An imaging signal extraction apparatus comprising: an interface; a processing device, the processing device operatively coupled to the interface; and a computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the processing device, perform operations comprising: a) generating a two-dimensional image from imaging information obtained from the interface, thereby estimating ballistic component of the imaging information; b) generating a three-dimensional image by remapping the two-dimensional image; c) identifying a candidate object in the three-dimensional image; d) obtaining an estimated spatial forward model of the candidate object by mapping the three-dimensional image of the candidate object with a point-spread-function associated with the imaging apparatus; e) obtaining background-corrected data by using the estimated spatial forward model of the candidate object and estimated temporal components; and f) iteratively updating the estimated spatial forward model and estimated temporal components until convergence is reached for the candidate object, thereby extracting the signal information.
US11199689B2	Method for microscopic analysis The invention relates to a method for microscopic evaluation (120) of a sample (2), in particular at least one uncolored object or cell sample (2), in an optical detection system (1), where the following steps are performed: providing at least two different detection information (110) about the sample (2), in particular by the detection system (1), performing an evaluation (120) of the detection information (110), in particular by an analysis means (60), on the basis of machine-learned transfer information (200), in order to determine result information (140) about the sample (2), the transfer information (200) being trained for a different detection parameterization of the detection information (110), in which the detection information (110) differs from one another in terms of at least one illumination parameter of the detection system (1), in particular in terms of polarization and/or color coding.
US11199681B2	Compact camera lens of highest imaging quality for a camera with full-framed sensor A camera lens, e.g., for a full-frame camera, may have a first compound lens leading on the object side, a second compound lens following the first compound lens, a third compound lens that terminates on the sensor side and follows the second compound lens, and an aperture stop arranged between the first compound lens and the second compound lens. The first compound lens may have a converging refractive power. The second compound lens may comprise at least two lens elements arranged movably along the optical axis, and the third compound lens may have at least one aspheric lens element which is fixedly arranged in the longitudinal direction of the optical axis, wherein the aspheric lens element has a diameter of at least 25 mm.
US11199680B2	Optical assembly with high accuracy stable alignment between optical surfaces An optical assembly is manufactured by combining a first optical component with a second optical component. The optical components each comprise respective optical surfaces and alignment structures. The first optical surface is aligned with respect to the second optical surface by a connection between the alignment structures and their predefined relative positions with respect to the optical surfaces. The relative positions are determined by a high-accuracy manufacturing process such as diamond turning wherein, for each optical component, a respective alignment structure is manufactured together with a respect optical surface from a single work piece.
US11199679B2	Elastic mounting bracket for optical assembly Assembly with connecting element connecting a first and a second component, the connecting element has a base part connected to the first component, a first spring element and a second spring element. First and second spring elements are connected to the second component and each have a spring constant in two mutually perpendicular directions in space which is respectively at least twice as high as that in the third direction in space which is perpendicular to the first two directions in space, known as the elasticity direction. Elasticity directions of the two spring elements do not run parallel and define a first plane of elasticity. The base part comprises a floor element to which the first spring element is fastened and a first limb element to which the second spring element is fastened, wherein the first limb element comprises a fastening element for fastening the assembly to a third component.
US11199678B2	Optical systems for cameras incorporating lens elements formed separately and subsequently bonded to low CTE substrates Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement optical systems incorporating lens elements formed separately and subsequently bonded to low coefficient of thermal expansion substrates. Optical systems in accordance with various embodiments of the invention can be utilized in single aperture cameras, and multiple-aperture array cameras. In one embodiment, a robust optical system includes at least one carrier characterized by a low coefficient of thermal expansion to which at least a primary lens element formed from precision molded glass is bonded.
US11199675B2	Indexing architecture including an optical fiber cable fan-out arrangement The present disclosure relates to indexing cables for use in building fiber optic networks using an indexing architecture. In certain examples, fan-out structures are used. Certain types of indexing cables have one or more branch cable sections at each end. Certain types of indexing cables have multiple interface cable sections at one or both ends.
US11199671B2	Glass-as-a-platform (GaaP)-based photonic assemblies comprising shaped glass plates Glass-as-a-Platform (GaaP) assemblies are provided. Embodiments of the GaaP assembly comprise a first glass plate and a second glass plate, each disposed under one or more switch ASICs and one or more opto-electronic devices co-packaged on the same substrate. Each glass plate includes a plurality of waveguides. The co-packaged substrate is disposed on top of one or more of the first glass plate and second glass plate, the first glass plate configured to couple to one or more opto-electronic devices and the second glass plate configured to couple to one or more other opto-electronic devices. A faceplate interface end of each glass plate is configured to connect to one or more optical cable connectors. The glass plates are configured to route optical signals to and from one or more opto-electronic devices and one or more optical cable connectors through the one or more waveguides and openings in the co-packaged substrate.
US11199664B2	Flexible waveguide having an asymmetric optical-loss performance curve and improved worst-case optical-loss performance Embodiments of the invention are directed a waveguide having a first waveguide segment that includes a set of first waveguide segment confinement parameters; a second waveguide segment having routing bends and a set of second waveguide segment confinement parameters; and a third waveguide segment having a set of third waveguide segment confinement parameters. The waveguide is configured to guide optical data according to an asymmetric optical-loss performance curve that is a plot of the sets of first, second, and third waveguide segment confinement parameters on a first axis; and a level of optical-loss performance that results from the sets of first, second, and third waveguide segment confinement parameters on a second axis. The sets of first, second, and third waveguide segment confinement parameters are configured to, collectively, maximize a predetermined worst-case optical-loss performance level of the asymmetric optical-loss performance curve within a range of waveguide fabrication tolerances.
US11199662B2	Ultra-scalable, multi-tiered, robotic fiber optic cross-connect utilizing trunk line physical aggregation Apparatus and methods to cross-connect large numbers of fiber optic ports using a multi-tiered fiber interconnection system incorporating physical aggregation are disclosed. Robotic reconfiguration of multi-fiber trunk lines enables scalability and software management from hundreds of connections up to and including 100,000 connections. Examples of two-tiered automated cross-connect systems are described.
US11199657B2	Electro-optical assembly An electro-optical assembly comprises a substrate having a support-surface, and a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) mounted with a contact surface on the support-surface. The (PIC) comprises an integrated optical waveguide structure defining at least two waveguide end faces, at an edge surface of the PIC, perpendicular to its contact surface, and forming optical ports. An optical coupling device, mounted with a contact surface on the support-surface, optically connects at least two optical fibers to the PIC and comprises an optical waveguide structure-defining at least two front waveguide end faces provided at a front edge surface thereof, perpendicular to its contact surface. The number of front waveguide end faces corresponds to the number of the waveguide end faces. The optical coupling device is positionable during an active positioning process to align the respective waveguide end faces. A method of manufacturing such an electro-optical assembly is also provided.
US11199652B2	Active privacy screen An assembly juxtaposed with a computer display has rows and columns of movable louvers that move as the user's head moves to permit light from the display to reach the user's eyes but to screen light from the display in other directions, to reduce the risk of eavesdropping.
US11199641B2	Seismic modeling A method of seismic modeling using an elastic model, the elastic model including a grid having a grid spacing sized such that, when synthetic seismic data is generated using the elastic model, synthetic shear wave data exhibits numerical dispersion, the method including: generating generated synthetic seismic data using the elastic model, wherein the generated synthetic seismic data includes synthetic compression wave data and synthetic shear wave data, and modifying the generated synthetic seismic data to produce modified synthetic seismic data by attenuating at least some of the synthetic shear wave data in order to attenuate at least some of the numerically dispersive data.
US11199636B2	Scintillator plate, radiation detecting apparatus, and radiation detecting system A scintillator plate is provided. The scintillator plate comprises a substrate, a scintillator including a plurality of columnar crystals arranged above the substrate, a first protective film, and a second protective film. The first protective film chemically bonds to the plurality of columnar crystals in interfaces with the plurality of columnar crystals, and the substrate and the second protective film seal the scintillator and the first protective film.
US11199623B2	Ultrasonic imaging device with programmable anatomy and flow imaging An imaging device includes a transducer that includes an array of piezoelectric elements formed on a substrate. Each piezoelectric element includes at least one membrane suspended from the substrate, at least one bottom electrode disposed on the membrane, at least one piezoelectric layer disposed on the bottom electrode, and at least one top electrode disposed on the at least one piezoelectric layer. Adjacent piezoelectric elements are configured to be isolated acoustically from each other. The device is utilized to measure flow or flow along with imaging anatomy.
US11199622B2	Distance measurement apparatus A distance measurement apparatus of an embodiment includes a first device provided in a vehicle and a second device provided in a key-fob, and calculates a distance between the vehicle and the key-fob based on carrier phase detection. In at least one of the first device and the second device, transmission powers at which a plurality of first distance measurement signals are respectively transmitted when the key-fob is inside the vehicle are set to be lower than transmission powers at which a plurality of first distance measurement signals are respectively transmitted when the key-fob is outside the vehicle.
US11199617B2	Radar sensor for motor vehicles A radar sensor for motor vehicles, having a signal generator that is configured to generate a radar signal that contains a cyclically repeating sequence of N wave trains, where j=1, . . . , N, which are transmitted successively at time intervals T′c,j and which occupy respective frequency bands that differ from one another in terms of their center frequencies fc,j, wherein the relationship applicable to the time intervals T′c,j and the center frequencies fc,j is: T′c,j*fc,j=X, where the parameter X is constant.
US11199612B2	Direct wave suppression method and system for microwave imaging system Provided are a direct wave suppression method and system for a microwave imaging system. The method includes a series of filtering operations, such as conversion from a frequency domain to a time domain, filtering, conversion from the time domain to the frequency domain, and cancellation subtraction, on an echo signal set composed of echo signals obtained by a vertical linear array antenna at all the equivalent antenna collection positions thereof.
US11199604B2	MRI involving the acquisition of an angiography weighted image and of a perfusion weighted image The present invention provides a method for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of a subject of interest (120) using arterial spin labeling, comprising the steps of performing a labeling module (200) by applying magnetic and/or radio frequency (RF) fields to the subject of interest (120) for labeling arterial blood in at least a labeling region (144) thereof, performing a first readout module (202) to obtain first MR information of the subject of interest (120) in a region of interest (142) using first parameters, performing a second readout module (204) to obtain second MR information of the subject of interest (120) in a region of interest (142) using second parameters, and performing MR image generation of a region of interest (142) based on the first and second MR information, wherein the first and second parameters of the first and second readout module (202, 204) are chosen to be different parameters. The invention also provides a MR imaging system (110) adapted to perform the above method and a software package for upgrading a MR imaging system (110), whereby the software package contains instructions for controlling the MR imaging system (110) according to the above method.
US11199602B2	Methods and devices for generating sampling masks related to imaging Methods and systems for acquiring a visualization of a target. For example, a computer-implemented method for acquiring a visualization of a target includes: generating a first sampling mask; acquiring first k-space data of the target at a first phase using the first sampling mask; generating a first image of the target based at least in part on the first k-space data; generating a second sampling mask using a model based on at least one selected from the first sampling mask, the first k-space data, and the first image; acquiring second k-space data of the target at a second phase using the second sampling mask; and generating a second image of the target based at least in part on the second k-space data.
US11199601B2	Quantitative measurement of relaxation times in magnetic resonance imaging A magnetic resonance imaging system that includes machine executable instructions to control the system with pulse sequence commands to acquire a series of magnetic resonance data and noise magnetic resonance data. The pulse sequence commands are configured to control the system to acquire a series of magnetic resonance data from a subject according to a quantitative magnetic resonance imaging protocol for quantitatively determining a relaxation time. The quantitative magnetic resonance imaging protocol includes pulse sequence repetition having a magnetic gradient portion, a radio frequency portion, and an acquisition portion. The quantitative magnetic resonance imaging protocol includes a pause cycle between at least two of the multiple pulse sequence repetitions, wherein the pulse sequence commands are configured for acquiring noise magnetic resonance data during the pause cycle using the magnetic gradient portion and the acquisition portion.
US11199598B2	MRI scanner with active interference suppression and interference suppression method for an MRI scanner An MRI scanner and a method for operation of the MRI scanner are provided. The MRI scanner has a first receiving antenna for receiving a magnetic resonance signal from a patient in a patient tunnel, a second receiving antenna for receiving a signal having the Larmor frequency of the magnetic resonance signal, and a receiver. The second receiving antenna is located outside of the patient tunnel or near an opening thereof. The receiver has a signal connection to the first receiving antenna and the second receiving antenna and is configured to suppress an interference signal by the second receiving antenna in the magnetic resonance signal received by the first receiving antenna.
US11199595B2	Radio frequency atomic magnetometer through differential magnetic field polarization selection and operation method thereof The atomic magnetometer includes a light source device configured to output a linearly polarized irradiation light and a circularly polarized pump light, a first vapor cell including an alkali metal atom, receiving the linearly polarized irradiation light, and outputting a first transmitted light, a second vapor cell including an alkali metal atom, receiving the linearly polarized irradiation light, and outputting a second transmitted light, a magnetic field application device configured to apply a bias magnetic field in opposite directions to the first vapor cell and the second vapor cell, and a measuring device configured to obtain the magnetic field signal based on a differentiation of a first polarization rotation signal corresponding to a polarization state of the first transmitted light and a second polarization rotation signal corresponding to a polarization state of the second transmitted light.
US11199594B2	TMR sensor with magnetic tunnel junctions with a free layer having an intrinsic anisotropy Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a large field range TMR sensor of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with a free layer having an intrinsic anisotropy. In one embodiment, a tunnel magnetoresistive (TMR) based magnetic sensor in a Wheatstone configuration includes at least one MTJ. The MTJ includes a free layer having an intrinsic anisotropy produced by deposition at a high oblique angle from normal. Magnetic domain formations within the free layer can be further controlled by a pinned layer canted at an angle to the intrinsic anisotropy of the free layer, by a hard bias element, by shape anisotropy, or combinations thereof.
US11199593B2	Magnetic sensor A magnetic sensor suppressing bias magnetic field effects includes a magnetic detecting unit including first to fourth magneto-resistive elements to which a first magnetic field to be detected is applied, a differential amplifier into which the output voltage of the magnetic detecting unit is input, a first magnetic field generating conductor which, by a first feedback current output by the differential amplifier, applies to the magnetic detecting unit a second magnetic field to cancel the first magnetic field detected by the magnetic detecting unit, a bias magnetic field detector which detects a bias magnetic field applied to the magnetic detecting unit and outputs a second feedback current corresponding to the bias magnetic field, and a second magnetic field generating conductor which, by the second negative feedback current, applies to the magnetic detecting unit a correcting magnetic field to cancel the bias magnetic field detected by the magnetic detecting unit.
US11199591B2	Current detection circuit A current detection circuit includes an N-type first transistor configured to supply a first current to an output terminal, an N-type second transistor that constitutes a current mirror circuit with the first transistor, a comparison circuit configured to output a detection result showing whether or not the first current is larger than a predetermined threshold based on a current flowing through the second transistor, a ground fault detection circuit configured to output a result detecting a ground fault of the output terminal, and a logical circuit configured to output a current detection signal showing whether or not the first current is an overcurrent based on the detection result of the comparison circuit and the ground fault detection result of the ground fault detection circuit.
US11199590B2	Safety estimation device for batteries and safety estimation method for batteries A safety estimation device for batteries includes a parameter acquirer that acquires a design parameter of a battery, a calculator that calculates voltage behavior of the battery from the design parameter, based on a machine-learned logical model, and an outputter that outputs the voltage behavior as information about safety regarding heat generation of the battery.
US11199586B2	JTAG scans through packetization A Joint Test Access Group (JTAG) device can include a Joint Test Access Group (JTAG) port, transport layer circuitry to provide a communication to and from a debug device, and packet interpreter circuitry communicatively coupled between the JTAG port and the transport layer circuitry, the packet interpreter circuitry to translate data in a packet from the debug device into a sequence of bits to be provided to the JTAG port.
US11199581B1	Device monitoring using satellite ADCS having local voltage reference Systems and methods for monitoring a number of operating conditions of a programmable device are disclosed. In some implementations, the system may include a root monitor including circuitry configured to generate a reference voltage, a plurality of sensors and satellite monitors distributed across the programmable device, and a network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect system coupled to the root monitor and to each of the plurality of satellite monitors. Each of the satellite monitors may be in a vicinity of and coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of sensors via a local interconnect.
US11199573B2	Display panel and display device A display panel includes: a pixel region comprising a plurality of pixels; an open/short test region comprising a plurality of open/short test pads; a dummy stage configured to generate a carry signal in response to a scan start signal; and a plurality of stages configured to sequentially provide a plurality of scan signals to the plurality of pixels in response to the carry signal, wherein the plurality of stages is spaced apart by a first distance from the pixel region, and the dummy stage is spaced apart by a second distance greater than the first distance from the open/short test region.
US11199557B2	Remote testing of laboratory instruments Experimental studies can be conducted in an environment where one or more laboratories communicate with a network instrument monitoring center over a network. In such an environment, an individual at the network instrument monitoring center can be enabled to simultaneously oversee studies at multiple remote laboratories, rather than requiring dedicated individuals at each of the laboratories to oversee the studies at their respective labs.
US11199554B2	Method and kit for sample preparation and endotoxin determination The invention relates to a method for preparation of a sample (10) of a formulation (11) for subsequent endotoxin determination, the formulation (11) suspected of comprising an endotoxin, the formulation (11) preferentially being a pharmaceutical formulation. The method comprises the following steps: application of the sample (10) to an endotoxin-free centrifugation column (2) containing a size exclusion chromatography matrix (5) that has been equilibrated with a suitable equilibration buffer (6) and elution of a flow through (15) of the sample by centrifugation, which flow through (15) can then be used for endotoxin determination. The equilibration buffer (6) is selected according to a subsequently used method of endotoxin determination, the equilibration buffer (6) only containing components not interfering with subsequently used method of endotoxin determination. Furthermore, the invention relates to a kit (20) for preparation of a sample (10).
US11199547B2	Methods and systems for LC-MS/MS proteomic genotyping Disclosed are methods and systems using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS and 2D-LC-MS/MS) for the proteomic analysis of genotypes. In certain embodiments, samples used in the analysis comprise dried bodily fluids.
US11199543B2	Methods for diagnosing and treating eosinophilic esophagitis Disclosed are methods of diagnosing and treating a subject with active or inactive eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). The methods may include the steps of detecting whether a level of eosinophil lineage-committed progenitor (EoP) is elevated in a blood sample obtained from a subject, diagnosing the subject with active EoE when an EoP level in the sample is elevated above a pre-determined cut-off value and diagnosing the subject with inactive EoE when the EoP level in the sample is below a pre-determined cut-off value; and treating the subject diagnosed with active EoE. Kits related to same are also disclosed.
US11199534B2	Process and system for predicting responders and non-responders to mesalamine treatment of ulcerative colitis A process and system directed to a more effective, individual based treatment regimen which is built on clinical identified target biomarkers associated with gender differential responses to mesalamine, and includes one or more panels of target biomarkers that distinguishes mesalamine response differences between genders and determines the efficacy of mesalamine for patients being treated for various UC conditions and effectively identifies and validates novel drug targets for new UC therapeutics, new diagnostics and diagnostics standards for UC therapeutic strategies.
US11199531B2	Diagnostic support for skins and inspection method of skin A diagnostic support for a skin includes a radio-transparent structure that defines a folding surface of the skin and on which the skin may be stretched and consequently folded, thereby defining folded, mutually superimposed portions spaced apart from each other. The support may be used for radiographic inspection of a folded animal skin.
US11199527B2	Microtube A microtube comprises a sample receptor, a lid and a strip storage storing a chromatography strip. The chromatography strip is stored in a hollow part of the strip storage. The hollow part of the strip storage and an inner space of the sample receptor may be communicated in a closed condition under a state where the sample receptor and the lid are engaged.
US11199523B2	System and method for pantograph fault monitoring A method for monitoring a pantograph. The method includes acquiring an impulse response of the pantograph, extracting a natural frequency and a damping coefficient of the pantograph from the impulse response, obtaining a similarity factor of a plurality of similarity factors, and detecting a fault in the pantograph from the plurality of fault types based on the plurality of the similarity factors. Acquiring an impulse response of the pantograph includes generating the impulse response by tapping the head of the pantograph and recording the impulse response utilizing a recording equipment.
US11199522B2	Electro-acoustic sensors for remote monitoring Ultrasonic transmitting elements in an electroacoustical transceiver transmit acoustic energy to an electroacoustical transponder, which includes ultrasonic receiving elements to convert the acoustic energy into electrical power for the purposes of powering one or more sensors that are electrically coupled to the electroacoustical transponder. The electroacoustical transponder transmits data collected by the sensor(s) back to the electroacoustical transceiver wirelessly, such as through impedance modulation or electromagnetic waves. A feedback control loop can be used to adjust system parameters so that the electroacoustical transponder operates at an impedance minimum. An implementation of the system can be used to collect data in a vehicle, such as the tire air pressure. Another implementation of the system can be used to collect data in remote locations, such as in pipes, enclosures, in wells, or in bodies of water.
US11199520B2	Electrochemical chlorine gas sensor and fabrication thereof An electrochemical chlorine gas sensor is disclosed with a working electrode, a counter electrode, and a reference electrode. The working electrode may be coated with a nanoporous gold layer, a first solution comprising an ionic liquid, and a second solution that may be selected from a Nafion solution, a chitosan solution, an agar solution, or combinations thereof. The reference and counter electrodes may be further coated with the ionic liquid.
US11199501B2	Methods and systems for identifying features Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for transmitting a light such that it is incident on a multi-layer stack, wherein the multi-layer stack includes the feature and a region without the feature, detecting a narrow-band light from the feature and the region without the feature, wherein the feature has a first optical response in response to a wavelength of the narrow-band light and the region without the feature has a second optical response in response to the wavelength of the narrow-band light, and generating, based on the narrow-band light, an image indicative of where the first optical response and the second optical response occur on the multi-layer stack.
US11199496B2	Methods and devices for measuring changes in the polarization response of a sample by field-resolved vibrational spectroscopy A method of measuring a polarization response of a sample (1), in particular a biological sample, comprises the steps of generating a sequence of excitation waves (2), irradiating the sample (1) with the sequence of excitation waves (2), including an interaction of the excitation waves (2) with the sample (1), so that a sequence of sample waves (3) is generated each including a superposition of a sample main pulse and a sample global molecular fingerprint (GMF) wave (EGMF(sample)(t)), irradiating a reference sample (1A) with the sequence of excitation waves (2), including an interaction of the excitation waves (2) with the reference sample (1A), so that a sequence of reference waves (3A) is generated each including a superposition of a reference main pulse and a reference GMF wave (EGMF(ref)(t)), optically separating a difference of the sample waves (3) and reference waves (3A) from GMF wave contributions which are common to both of the sample waves (3) and reference waves (3A) in space and/or time, and detecting the difference of the sample waves (3) and the reference waves (3A) and determining a temporal amplitude of differential molecular fingerprint (dMF) waves (ΔEGMF) (4) each comprising the difference of the sample and reference GMF waves. Furthermore, as a spectroscopic apparatus for measuring a polarization response of a sample (1) is described.
US11199495B2	Terahertz full polarization state detection spectrometer The invention relates to a terahertz full polarization state detection spectrometer, which comprises a terahertz wave generator, a polarizer, a polarization splitter, a horizontal terahertz detector and a vertical terahertz detector. The terahertz wave generator generates a terahertz wave and the polarizer optimizes the terahertz wave for purity. The sample to be detected modulates the terahertz wave after purity optimization to obtain the terahertz modulated wave. The terahertz modulated wave is decomposed by the polarization splitter into a horizontal terahertz wave and a vertical terahertz wave whose polarization states are perpendicular to each other. The two terahertz waves are detected by two corresponding terahertz detectors respectively. According to the detected result, the characteristic of the sample is analyzed. The terahertz full polarization state detection spectrometer can quickly and accurately detect all kinds of full polarization state terahertz waves and improve the detection accuracy and efficiency of the sample.
US11199492B2	Apparatus for measuring spectrum, method of correcting temperature change of light source in spectrum, and apparatus and method for estimating analyte concentration An apparatus for measuring a spectrum includes a light source array configured to emit light towards an object, a photodetector configured to detect light reflected by the object; and a processor configured to measure, using the light source array and the photodetector, a plurality of temperature correction spectra based on a temperature change of the light source array, obtain a light source temperature drift vector by analyzing the measured plurality of temperature correction spectra, measure, using the light source array and the photodetector, an analysis spectrum by using the light source array and the photodetector, and adjust the measured analysis spectrum to reduce an effect of the temperature change of the light source array by using the obtained light source temperature drift vector.
US11199487B2	Information processing system An information processing apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: select, by referring to the memory that stores a plurality of correlations between a second mass concentration of particles in a gas and a second number concentration of the particles in the gas with respect to second humidity of the gas, two correlations from the plurality of correlations; and calculate a first mass concentration of particles in a gas based on the two correlations, a first number concentration of the particles in the gas measured by a first number concentration measuring instrument, and first humidity of the gas measured by a first hygrometer.
US11199482B2	Fluid sampling probe The invention relates to a probe for sampling a drilling fluid comprising a handle extending along an axis, and a sampling head located at a first end of the handle, the head defining an inner space opening outward through an opening. The head comprises a filtration device comprising a filtering wall disposed through the opening; and an extraction duct extending into the handle and opening into the inner space of the head. The filtration device comprises a cleaning blade designed to sweep an outer face of the filtering wall, the blade being mounted to move in translation in a direction parallel to the axis.
US11199479B2	Dispensing device and dispensing method An object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing device that can inhibit a dead volume from occurring and can dispense a liquid of a small quantity with a high degree of accuracy while reducing the variation of dispensing quantities. A dispensing device according to the present invention has a detachable dispensing tip and the dispensing tip has a configuration of arranging a plunger in a hollow part of a metal pipe (refer to FIG. 2).
US11199462B1	Fiber optic pressure sensor A temperature correcting pressure gauge which has a diaphragm having at least one surface coupled to a source of pressure to be measured, the diaphragm first surface having a first FBG from a first optical fiber attached in an appropriately sensitive region of the diaphragm, a FBG from a second optical fiber attached to the opposite surface from the first FBG, the first and second FBGs reflecting or transmitting optical energy of decreasing or increasing wavelength, respectively, in response to an applied pressure. The first and second FBGs have nominal operating wavelength ranges that are adjacent to each other but are exclusive ranges and the FBGs also have closely matched pressure coefficients and temperature coefficients.
US11199456B2	Temperature sensors A temperature sensor can include a resistor, a first electrical contact at a first end of the resistor, a second electrical contact at a second end of the resistor, and a resistance measuring device. The resistor can be formed of a matrix of sintered elemental transition metal particles interlocked with a matrix of fused thermoplastic polymer particles. The resistance measuring device can be connected to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact to measure a resistance of the resistor.
US11199450B2	Optical sensor and method for detecting electromagnetic radiation An optical sensor comprises at least four detection channels, where each detection channel comprises a photodetector and a filter with a respective transmission spectrum. The transmission spectra of the at least four filters are different from one another, and the transmission spectra are set such that each of the three CIE color matching functions is a linear combination of the transmission spectra of at least two of the filters. Furthermore, a method for detecting electromagnetic radiation is provided.
US11199441B2	Optical detector device An optical detector device includes a housing with a projecting neck that is closed off towards the outside by a light-transmissive pane, under which at least one optical waveguide that tapers in the direction of an optical sensor is disposed. An optical waveguide arrangement has a plurality of optical waveguides which are retained in the neck by a holding mechanism.
US11199438B2	Triboelectric-based cable sensors Systems and methods for monitoring an environmental parameter. A system includes a sensing cable configured to produce a triboelectric signal along at least one conductor of the cable and an electrostatic voltmeter coupled to the sensing cable and configured to provide an output signal responsive to the triboelectric signal. A conversion module is configured to convert the output signal to one or more parameter values indicative of the environmental parameter, and an interface provides a usable representation of the parameter value. The environmental parameter monitored may exemplarily be temperature monitored by the sensing cable as a thermally expandable/contractible semi-rigid coaxial cable, or the monitored environmental parameter may exemplary be vibration, movement, or force monitored by the sensing cable as a deformable coaxial cable.
US11199432B2	Apparatus and method for detecting shortage of cooling water in vehicle In a urea injection system of a vehicle, to detect the shortage of the cooling water by using an electric water pump (EWP) to cool a dosing injector during the running of the vehicle engine, the apparatus for detecting shortage of the cooling water in the vehicle includes a urea injector that injects urea into an exhaust pipe of the vehicle, a pump that cools the urea injector, and a controller that applies a reference current to the pump, measures a time taken until a revolutions per minute (RPM) of the pump reaches a reference RPM, and detects the shortage of the cooling water in the pump by comparing the measured time and a reference time.
US11199422B2	Compensated demodulator for in-phase and quadrature modulated signals, MEMS gyroscope including the same and demodulation method A demodulator for demodulating the in-phase component of an input signal which is in-phase and quadrature modulated. The demodulator includes a register storing a phase calibration value and a temperature sensor that performs a plurality of temperature sensings. A compensating stage generates for each temperature sensed a corresponding first sample on the basis of the difference between the sensed temperature and a calibration temperature and a compensation function indicative of a relationship existing between the phase of the input signal and the temperature. A combination stage generates a plurality of second samples, each second sample being a function of the phase calibration value and a corresponding first sample. A generating stage generates a demodulating signal having a phase which depends on the second samples and a demodulating stage demodulates the input signal by means of the demodulating signal.
US11199417B2	Distributed system for dynamic sensor-based trip estimation An example distributed system for trip estimation is described. The system includes a plurality of sensors disposed in a plurality of geographically distributed facilities. Each of the plurality of geographically distributed facilities includes departments including retrievable items, and each one of the plurality of geographically distributed facilities includes at least one of the plurality of sensors in each of the departments. The system includes a computing system in communication with the plurality of sensors and the one or more databases. The computing system can be configured to receive an item and a source geographic location from a user device, select a subset of the geographically distributed facilities, establish a contemporaneous density of people at a particular department corresponding to the item received from the user device, and output to a user interface on the user device an estimated first transit value based on the contemporaneous density.
US11199414B2	Method for simultaneous localization and mapping A method for simultaneous localization and mapping is provided, which can reliably handle strong rotation and fast motion. The method provided a simultaneous localization and mapping algorithm framework based on a key frame, which can support rapid local map extension. Under this framework, a new feature tracking method based on multiple homography matrices is provided, and this method is efficient and robust under strong rotation and fast motion. A camera orientation optimization framework based on a sliding window is further provided to increase motion constraint between successive frames with simulated or actual IMU data. Finally, a method for obtaining a real scale of a specific plane and scene is provided in such a manner that a virtual object is placed on a specific plane in real size.
US11199413B2	Navigation techniques for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles Techniques for operating a navigation system are provided. An example method according to these techniques includes determining a first localization solution associated with a location of the vehicle in a navigable environment using a radar transceiver of the navigation system, determining a second localization solution associated with the location of the vehicle in the navigable environment using a LiDAR transceiver, a camera, or both of the navigation system, selecting a localization solution from the first and second localization solutions based on whether an accuracy of the first localization exceeds an accuracy of the second localization solution, and utilizing the selected vehicle localization solution for navigation of the vehicle through the navigable environment.
US11199410B2	Dead reckoning by determining misalignment angle between movement direction and sensor heading direction A device including microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors is used in dead reckoning in conditions where Global Positioning System (GPS) signals or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are lost. The device is capable of tracking the location of the device after the GPS/GNSS signals are lost by using MEMS sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes. By calculating a misalignment angle between a sensor frame of the device with either the movement direction of the vehicle or the walking direction of a pedestrian using the MEMS sensors, the device can accurately calculate the location of a user of the device even without the GPS/GNSS signals. Accordingly, a device capable of tracking the location of a pedestrian and a user riding in a vehicle without utilizing GPS/GNSS signals can be provided.
US11199403B2	Spirit level Spirit level (10) for checking the alignment of an object (12), having a first elongated body (22) and a second body (26) movable therealong and connected thereto, and a fixing device (502, 614) by means of which the first and the second body are fixable relative to one another, the first and the second body each having at least one section (24, 28; 25, 29) of at least one measuring plate of the spirit level. The spirit level has a clamping element of a clamping device (18, 20) subjected to force in the longitudinal direction of the spirit level for fixing the spirit level between object areas (14, 16).
US11199396B2	Compensation optical system for an interferometric measuring system A compensation optical unit (30) for a measurement system (10) for determining a shape of an optical surface (12) of a test object (14) by interferometry generates a measuring wave (44), directed at the test object, with a wavefront that is at least partly adapted to a target shape of the optical surface from an input wave (18). The unit includes first (32) and second (34) optical elements disposed in a beam path of the input wave. The second optical element is a diffractive optical element configured to split the input wave into the measuring wave and a reference wave (42) following an interaction with the first optical element. At least 20% of a refractive power of the entire compensation optical unit is allotted to the first optical element, and this allotted refractive power has the same sign as the refractive power of the entire compensation optical unit.
US11199395B2	Profile inspection system for threaded and axial components A system for inspecting a component includes a fixture for holding the component, a light source disposed on one side of the component, and an optical detector disposed on the other side of the component. The detector images a portion of the outer edges of the component. A translation stage is operative to move the light source and detector in unison along the length of the component. The component is rotated through a predetermined angle about its axis.
US11199390B2	Tape measure with reinforced tape blade A tape measure including a reinforced or coated tape measure blade is provided. The reinforcement layer is thicker than the metal inner layer of the tape blade. The reinforcement layer provides a reinforced tape blade such that the elongate tape blade may have a pinch load threshold of greater than 30 lbs. and/or a pinch height at break of less than 1.5 mm.
US11199385B2	Foam dart having a safety cap A toy dart includes a deformable cap that safely impacts a target. The cap includes two layers of openings that provide spaces that allow the cap to deform. The lower layer, having two openings, is supported by exterior posts and an interior wall between the two openings. The upper layer, having two openings, is supported by exterior posts and an interior wall that is laterally offset from the interior wall of the lower layer. The upper and lower layers are separated vertically by a substantially flat divider. The upper layer is more rigid than the lower layer such that the lower layer of the cap deforms more than the upper layer of the cap upon initial impact with the target.
US11199384B2	Lightweight cartridge case The present invention discloses a lightweight hybrid cartridge case (100) for a cartridged ammunition and a method of manufacture (200). The lightweight hybrid cartridge case (100) includes a cap (110) with a cylindrical sidewall (112) connected a base (120); a polymer shell (150) is insert-molded onto the sidewall of the cap; and an overmolded sleeve (180) is formed to cover the metal-polymer joint between the cap (110) and the polymer sleeve (150). The cylindrical sidewall (112) covered by the overmolded sleeve (180) has a plurality of stepped ridges (132, 132a), preferably with one stepped ridge (133) having a C-stepped edge (134).
US11199383B2	Device for controlling a rate of gas pressure increase in a gun barrel A device is disclosed for controlling a rate of gas pressure increase generated by a propellant for propelling a projectile from an upstream towards a downstream end of a gun barrel. The device includes a first surface area defined by the propellant and a deterrent applied to a second surface area defined by the first surface area, the second surface area being less than the first surface area. The arrangement is such that the second surface area defines a deterrent free third surface area of the propellant. A primer is operatively disposed relative to the third surface area such that when the primer is activated, the third surface area of the propellant is ignited. The arrangement is such that firstly, while the third surface area is burning and generating gas between the upstream end of the gun barrel and the projectile, the rate of gas pressure increase begins to propel the projectile towards the downstream end of the gun barrel. Secondly, the third surface area of the propellant while burning exposes a progressively increasing surface area of the propellant for burning together with an associated increased generation of gas, the increasing surface area of the propellant defining a concave crater, the crater having a wall which progressively increases in surface area during the burning such that the rate of increase in gas pressure continues to increase for accelerating the projectile towards the downstream end of the gun barrel.
US11199381B2	Landmine excabator and neutralizer and related methods Clearing landmines is a dangerous activity and the danger is increased when trying to clear a landmine without triggering an explosion. An excavator for landmines is provided, which includes a first actuator that vertically moves a mounting plate. Two or more secondary actuators are mounted to the mounting plate, and each of the secondary actuators are able to extend and retract a tool. Each respective tool has drill bits or prongs for penetrating a ground surface. A neutralizer is also provided, and it includes: a robotic clamp to grip a landmine and to reposition the same; a cutting tool to cut an opening into the landmine; a steaming module to eject steam into the opening; and a catcher to collect melted explosive material that exits the landmine.
US11199380B1	Radio frequency / orthogonal interferometry projectile flight navigation The system and method of projectile flight management using a combination of radio frequency orthogonal interferometry for the long range navigation and guidance of one or more projectiles and a short range navigation and guidance system to provide for more accurate targeting, especially in GPS-denied and GPS-limited environments.
US11199378B2	Portable apparatus and method for adjusting handgun sights A sight adjustment assembly has a frame with a clamping mechanism for receiving and clamping a handgun slide with an attached stationary sight and an adjustment mechanism for engaging and adjusting the sight in a lateral position with respect to the slide. The sight adjustment mechanism and the clamping mechanism are contained within an outer periphery of the frame during storage and use to thereby provide a compact device that can conveniently accompany a user for sight adjustments in the field.
US11199377B2	Holster having rotatable locking element A locking holster having a holster body defining an at least partial cavity portion; a locking element having a helical portion, wherein the locking element is at least partially rotatable between an engaged position wherein at least the locking projection portion of the locking element protrudes into at least a portion of the at least partial cavity portion of the holster and a disengaged position wherein at least a portion of the locking element is at least partially withdrawn from at least a portion of the at least partial cavity portion of the holster; a rod element, attached or coupled to a first end of the locking element; and an engagement lever attached or coupled to a second end of the rod element, wherein angular manipulation or rotation of at least a portion of the engagement lever results in angular manipulation or rotation of the locking element.
US11199374B2	Firing mechanism of a firearm A firing mechanism for a firearm includes a trigger, a forcing structure, and a spring within a cylinder, wherein while the trigger is pulled, the forcing structure moves to force the cylinder to contact a barrel and to force the spring to compress, and while the trigger is returned to an idle position, the forcing structure moves to allow the spring to decompress and to force the cylinder away from the barrel.
US11199365B2	Heat exchanger An air to air heat exchanger is provided including a core having a plurality of alternately stacked first layers and second layers. Each first layer includes a plurality of first modules having corrugated fins that define a plurality of first fluid flow paths. The first modules are aligned to fluidly couple the first fluid flow paths. Each second layer includes at least one second module having corrugated fins that define a plurality of second fluid flow paths. At least one second layer includes a third module having a plurality of corrugated fins that define a plurality of third fluid flow paths. The third module is arranged such that the third fluid flow paths are parallel to the second fluid flow paths. A number of corrugated fins formed in the third module is less than a number of corrugated fins formed in the second module.
US11199360B2	Plant and method for recovering metals and/or metal oxides from industrial process waste, in particular refinery waste A plant for recovering metals and/or metal oxides from industrial process waste, in particular oil product refining waste, comprises a furnace; a feed line connected to a main inlet of the furnace and configured to feed the furnace with a solid waste containing metals, in particular in oxide form; an outlet line, connected to a solid phase outlet of the furnace and configured to draw a metal-enriched solid phase out of the furnace; the furnace is a belt conveyor furnace having a belt conveyor closed in a loop with a substantially horizontal configuration and having a top face, which receives the waste to treat and conveys it between two longitudinal opposite ends of the belt conveyor furnace respectively provided with the main inlet and the solid phase outlet.
US11199346B2	Vapour-liquid filter mesh, heat exchanger and air conditioner Disclosed are a vapour-liquid filter mesh, a heat exchanger and an air conditioner. The vapour-liquid filter mesh includes a first area located in the middle and a second area located at the periphery of the first area, and the thickness of the second area is greater than the thickness of the first area.
US11199332B2	Bracket for walls A bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, comprises a transverse support element and at least one support bracket. The at least one support bracket has an L-shape comprising an attachment arm and a support arm. The attachment arm comprises a first end provided with fastening means to said transverse support element and a second end adapted to couple with a corresponding end of the support arm. The attachment arm comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion are connected to each other by means of hinging means, suitable for allowing a rotation and a relative translation between the first portion and the second portion.
US11199328B2	Method for manufacturing a burner assembly for a gas turbine combustor and burner assembly for a gas turbine combustor A method for manufacturing a burner assembly for a gas turbine combustor, having a pilot burner extending along a longitudinal axis, and a premix burner surrounding the pilot burner, wherein the method includes manufacturing at least one portion of the pilot burner by an additive manufacturing technique which includes manufacturing at least one first thermal bridge connecting parts of the pilot burner having a temperature difference not greater than a threshold value.
US11199318B2	Lighting device A lighting device is disclosed in the present disclosure. The lighting device includes a support assembly, an illuminant assembly, and a switch assembly. The illuminant assembly is connected to the support assembly and capable of being rotated to the support assembly. When the illuminant assembly is rotated to a position at which an angle between the illuminant assembly and the support assembly is less than or equal to a first angle threshold, the switch assembly turns to an on-state. In this way, the lighting device has a function of a switch.
US11199305B2	Line source lighting system A line source lighting system including the following: lamp holder; printed circuit board; a plurality of point light sources; at least one lens, located in a light-emitting direction of the point light source for adjusting the light distribution of the point light source on a plane perpendicular to the length direction of the lamp holder; strip-shaped convex lens array, arranged along the length direction of the lamp holder for converting each point light source into a plurality of continuous sub-point light sources, the sub-point light sources converted by the adjacent point source is connected or coincident. the invention adopts a strip-shaped convex lens array for diffusing light from the point source only in the length direction of the lamp holder to form a line source, which can well prevent the light from diffusing in multiple directions, so that the line source get purified.
US11199304B2	Vehicle lamp with controlling unit and reflective body A vehicle lamp includes a first lamp unit that includes a light source, a driving unit, and a reflective body that is driven by the driving unit to repeat a periodic motion and thus scans an exit beam from the light source; and a controlling unit that controls the first lamp unit. The controlling unit instructs that the driving unit be driven until a first duration T1 has passed even in a case where the controlling unit has received an illumination instruction instructing the first lamp unit to emit a beam and then received a stop instruction instructing the first lamp unit to stop emitting a beam.
US11199293B2	Grease gun and network Systems and methods for dispensing lubricant, of which the systems include a grease gun including an outlet. The grease gun is configured to eject lubricant into a machine through the outlet. The grease gun also includes a sensor configured to sense an amount of the lubricant ejected through the outlet, and a communication module in communication with the sensor and configured to transmit first data representing the amount of lubricant ejected through the outlet. The systems further include an intermediary computing device in communication with the communication module, the intermediary computing device being configured to receive the first data from the communication module, transmit the first data to a remote server, and receive second data representing a maintenance action to take on the grease gun, the machine, or both from the remote server.
US11199290B2	Adjustable computer stand The invention provides an automatically adjustable computer stand for thin as well as thick computers, e.g., laptops and tablets. The stand has a first support arm and a second support arm, each arm being connected to the other arm by at least one living hinge, said living hinge exhibiting a relatively flexible central portion whereby weight from a computer pressing on the central portions of each living hinge causes each support arm to rotate inwardly towards the other support arm and into contact with said computer.
US11199287B1	Multi-layer pipe tubing repair systems and methods Techniques for implementing and/or operating a pipeline system that includes a pipe segment and a pipe repair assembly. The pipe segment includes tubing having an inner barrier layer that defines a pipe bore through the pipe segment, an intermediate layer including solid strip wraps implemented around the inner barrier layer such that gaps are defined between adjacent solid strip wraps, and an outer barrier layer implemented around the intermediate layer. The pipe repair assembly includes an auxiliary patch secured at least across a break in a solid strip wrap in the intermediate layer of the pipe segment that is exposed by a hole in the outer barrier layer of the pipe segment; and outer material disposed over the auxiliary patch via an injection machine to fill the hole in the outer barrier layer of the pipe segment.
US11199286B1	Bushing shield for fire detection A bushing shield is used primarily but not exclusively in a commercial kitchen fire suppression system where pipes and EMT (electric metallic tube) carry detection line cables from a fusible link to a detection control. The bushing shield includes a guide bushing and a vapor barrier. The bushing shield minimizes grease vapors and foreign contaminant migration into a pipe or EMT of the commercial kitchen fire suppression system by forming a barrier, while simultaneously allowing the detection line cable to slide back and forth as intended by the fire suppression system manufacturer.
US11199285B2	Plug-type connector for media lines A plug-type connector for media lines having a coupling part into which a plug part can be inserted. The plug part can be retainingly engaged in the coupling part by a retaining clip that has at least two pairs of spring arms. The clip can be premounted on the coupling part by latching of the spring arms. The clip is U-shaped wherein legs of the U-shape form the two pairs of spring arms, which pairs are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction and are separated by a slot and are elastic in the radial and axial directions. The first pair of the spring arms interlockingly blocks the plug part against being pulling out of the coupling part, and the second pair of spring arms holds the retaining clip captively in the coupling part in pre-assembly and assembly positions.
US11199281B2	Dual-latch quick connector A dual-latch system requiring two distinct and sequential operations to verify that a proper connection has been made is disclosed. In the first operation, the fluid line is installed into the quick connector and is attached. In the second operation, the fluid line is locked into the quick connector using a separate sliding lock latch. The connector assembly comprises a housing having an inner bore for receiving a portion of the fluid line, a spring latch having radially-spaced engaging bodies for engaging the raised upset or bead of the fluid line, and a sliding lock latch having spring release interference abutments. The sliding lock latch is movable from an unlocked position in which the abutments allow movement of the engaging bodies relative to the raised upset or bead to a locked position in which the abutments restrict movement of the engaging bodies to the raised upset or bead engaging position.
US11199280B2	Joint restraint device A gland includes an annular ring, the annular ring defining a gland bore, the gland bore defining a gland axis extending through the annular ring; and a joint restraint assembly, the joint restraint assembly including a restraint base, the restraint base attached to the annular ring, the restraint base defining a restraint pocket, the restraint base including a structural rail; a gripper, the gripper disposed within the restraint pocket and configured to move in the restraint pocket; a spring biasing the gripper to move inwards towards the gland axis; and a cover contacting at least a portion of the restraint base.
US11199277B2	Non-welded type branch piping reinforcement apparatus A non-welded type branch piping reinforcement apparatus capable of preventing damage to a branch pipe system by increasing the strength of the branch pipe system by covering and protecting the branch pipe system connected to a header pipe, by a joint clamp, a connection pipe clamp, and a valve clamp includes: a joint clamp arranged to cover the branch pipe joint and the connection pipe and having an arc-shaped cross section; a connection pipe clamp arranged to cover the connection pipe and having an arc-shaped cross section; and a valve clamp arranged to cover the connection pipe and the valve and having an arc-shaped cross section, wherein one end of the connection pipe clamp is connected to the joint clamp and the other end of the connection pipe clamp is connected to the valve clamp.
US11199276B2	Backflow testing device A handheld-sized, single-hand-holdable, single-hand-operable battery-powered digital backflow prevention assembly testing gage capable of measuring a differential pressure between high and low side fluid sources, providing a capture value function for easily recording pressure values while continuing display of live pressure measurements, and providing a rate of change graph display for immediate visual indication of changes in the differential pressure being sensed. The design utilizes a true differential pressure sensor for more accurate measurements, provides for use as a 5-valve, 3-valve, or 2-valve tester conforming to standard industry field testing procedures, and permits wireless transmission of measurement and related data as well as remote wireless calibration of the testing device.
US11199270B1	System and method for valve seat arrangements A valve assembly includes a valve body and a valve member extending through at least a portion of the valve body. The valve assembly also includes a seat pocket forming an annular recess in the valve body and a seat arrangement positioned at least partially within the seat pocket. The seat arrangement includes a lower seat extending radially inward from the annular recess toward the valve cavity axis. The seat arrangement also includes an upper seat at least partially overlapping the lower seat, the upper seat extending radially inward toward the valve cavity axis to contact the valve member along a seat face. The seat arrangement further includes an interface seal positioned along an interface between the upper seat and the lower seat, the interface seal receiving a fluid pressure to drive the lower seat radially outward and into the annular recess.
US11199268B2	Fluid control valve A regulator performing fluid control includes an annular protruding portion having a valve seat on its leading end and an annular diameter-decreasing surface formed by decreasing an inner diameter of the annular protruding portion toward a valve hole. The regulator includes a valve element provided with a contact surface to be in contact with the valve seat and a columnar step portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the valve seat protruding from the contact surface toward the valve hole, the step portion having a diameter larger than an inner diameter of the valve hole and being coaxially formed with the valve hole. An annular ridge is formed by an outer peripheral surface of the step portion intersecting an end face of the step portion on the valve-hole side with the annular diameter-decreasing surface to constitute a passage narrowing portion.
US11199266B2	Butterfly valve and method of manufacturing the same A butterfly valve which may enhance corrosion resistance or acid resistance with keeping its strength, have light weight and realize mass production, and method of manufacturing the same. are disclosed. The butterfly valve comprises a body in which an inserting space is formed and a disk inserted into the inserting space of the body, wherein fluid flow is opened or closed in response to rotation of the disk. Here, the disk includes a disk body formed of a metal, and at least one plastic layer formed on the disk body.
US11199262B2	Segment seal A segment seal is configured to seal an annular clearance between a housing and a rotary shaft in a state in which a pair of seal rings are attached in an unrotatable state between one end portion of the housing and a support member attached to the housing so as to be opposite to the one end portion in an axial direction. The segment seal includes an anti-rotation member placed not to rotate relative to the housing or the support member, provided with a pair of raised portions fitted to the pair of seal rings to prevent rotation of the pair of seal rings, and configured such that at least one of the raised portions has a shape fittable only to either one of the seal rings.
US11199261B2	Play-free oil scraper ring A play-free oil scraper ring has a cross section with a running surface leg having at least one scraper web that is situated on a running surface, an upper piston ring flank leg that is connected to the running surface leg, and the upper surface of which forms an upper piston ring flank. A lower piston ring flank leg is likewise connected to the running surface leg, the lower surface of which forms a lower piston ring flank. The upper and/or the lower piston ring flank leg are/is elastic, taper(s) inwardly in the radial direction, and their/its piston ring flank(s) essentially form(s) a conical surface in an uninstalled state. The uninstalled piston ring has an axial height that exceeds a width of a piston ring groove for which the piston ring is intended.
US11199260B2	Work vehicle and control method for work vehicle A work vehicle includes an engine, a hydrostatic transmission, a storage device storing leakage flow rate data defining a relationship between a differential pressure of hydraulic fluid between the first drive circuit and the second drive circuit and a leakage flow rate of the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic circuit in stalling, and a controller in communication with the storage device. The hydrostatic transmission includes a traveling pump, a hydraulic circuit with first and second drive circuits, and a traveling motor. The controller is configured to determine a target traction force of the work vehicle, determine a target differential pressure that is a target value of the differential pressure from the target traction force, determine the leakage flow rate from the target differential pressure with reference to the leakage flow rate data, and determine a target flow rate of the traveling pump from the leakage flow rate.
US11199259B2	Control device for shift-by-wire system A control device supplies electric power to a shift-by-wire system to a sub power supply until starting of an engine by automatic start control is completed after the engine has been stopped by automatic stop control. The control device performs a stopped range switching process in response to outputting of a signal for requiring switching of a shift range from a selection device when electric power is supplied from the sub power supply to the shift-by-wire system. In the stopped range switching process, the shift range is switched to a selected shift range when a voltage of the sub power supply is equal to or greater than a threshold value. On the other hand, the shift range is switched to a neutral range when the voltage of the sub power supply is less than the threshold value.
US11199258B2	Transmission A gear shift control system controls an actuator so that a pushing force will be a constant gearing-phase pushing force, during a gearing phase. The gear shift control system performs control on the basis of the number of rotation of the engine in the gearing phase, which is measured at the start of the gearing phase, so that the constant gearing-phase pushing force will increase as a number of rotation of the engine in the gearing phase increases. Thus, the hitting sound due to collision between the sleeve and the shift gear in shifting gears is reduced.
US11199257B2	Method for controlling a shifting operation in a drive system and control device therefor The invention relates to a drive system, a control device, and a method for controlling a mechanical shifting operation in the drive system. The drive system has at least one first multi-gear transmission, having a first input shaft and a first mechanical shifting means. Torques coming from the first input shaft are transmitted to a drive system output shaft. The torques are produced by an internal combustion engine and/or at least one first electric motor. For the purpose of disengaging a gear of the multi-gear transmission, the first electric motor is connected to the internal combustion engine and operated in a generator operating mode at least at times during the shifting operation, whereby the internal combustion engine is loaded and the first mechanical shifting means is unloaded. The mechanical shifting means is thus free of load or torsion and can be easily disconnected/opened.
US11199246B2	Automatic transmission An automatic transmission which includes a first rotating member and a second rotating member is provided. The first rotating member includes an outer rotating member having a first outer power transmission part and an outer extending part, and an inner rotating member which is made of a different material from the outer rotating member and has a first inner power transmission part and an inner extending part. The outer and inner extending parts are coupled through a first extending part formed by axially joining them to each other at a caulking part. The second rotating member includes a second extending part having a recess indented on an opposite side of the first extending part. The caulking part has a protrusion protruding by being recessed from the first extending part to the second extending part. At least a part of the protrusion is located inside the recess.
US11199242B2	Bit support assembly incorporating damper for high frequency torsional oscillation Methods and systems for damping torsional oscillations of downhole systems are described. The systems include a downhole string, a bit support assembly configured to support and receive a disintegration device, wherein the disintegration device is disposed on an end of the downhole string and mounted to the bit support assembly, and a damping system configured at least one of on and in the bit support assembly, the damping system comprising at least one damper element arranged in contact with a portion of the bit support assembly.
US11199236B2	Suspension device In a suspension device, a first piston is movable in an axial direction inside of a cylinder, and an inner pipe that extends in the axial direction is provided inside of the cylinder. A first rod is coupled to the first piston and inserted into the inner pipe. A second rod is coupled to the first piston and projects outwardly from the cylinder. A second piston is movable in the axial direction while sealing a space between an outer surface of the inner pipe and an inner surface of the cylinder. A first gas chamber is located between the second piston and a closure to be arranged outside of the inner pipe. A second gas chamber is located inside of the inner pipe. The first rod includes a first inner passage that communicates with the second gas chamber, and the second rod includes a second inner passage that communicates with the first inner passage.
US11199235B2	Multilayer damping material A multilayer damping material for damping a vibrating surface comprising: at least one constraining layer; at least one dissipating layer; and at least one kinetic spacer layer comprising multiple spacer elements. The kinetic spacer layer is arranged between the constraining layer and the vibrating surface, when used for damping the vibrating surface. Each spacer element has opposite ends. At least one end of each of the multiple spacer elements is embedded in, bonded to, in contact with, or in close proximity to the dissipating layer, such that energy is dissipated within the multilayer damping material, through movement of the at least one end of each of the multiple spacer elements.
US11199226B2	Rolling bearing A rolling bearing includes a first raceway surface; a second raceway surface; and a plurality of rolling elements rotatably arranged between the first raceway surface and the second raceway surface. Multiple recesses are provided on at least one surface among the first raceway surface, the second raceway surface, and rolling surfaces of the plurality of the rolling elements. An area ratio of openings of the recesses to the at least one surface is in a range of 5% to 37%. An equivalent circle diameter of the opening of each of the recesses is in a range of 1 μm to 27 μm. A depth of each of the recesses in a direction normal to the at least one surface is in a range of 3 μm to 10 μm. A surface waviness of the at least one surface excluding the recesses is smaller than or equal to 0.2 μm.
US11199225B2	Bearing cage for a rolling-element bearing First and second bearing cage halves each having an annular base body and a plurality of pins extending from the base body and a plurality of pin receptacles, the first and second cage haves forming a bearing cage when the pins are received into the pin receptacles. A body of sacrificial material is located on the pins and/or in the pin receptacles which body is configured to be melted ultrasonically to join the first cage half to the second cage half and form the bearing cage.
US11199215B2	Nut clip A nut clip is disclosed. The nut clip may have a nut and a clip. The clip may have a forward reaction wall and an aft reaction wall structured to react tightening and loosening forces associated with the nut and to facilitate caging of the nut.
US11199214B2	Quick fastening screw A quick fastening screw includes a head, a shank with spirally-disposed thread convolutions, and a drilling portion. Each thread convolution has at least three flank sections and at least three arc sections each formed between any two adjacent flank sections. Two ends of each arc section and the flank sections adjacent to the arc section are respectively intersected to thereby form two joints. Between the two joints is formed a curved cutting portion which forms a radian not more than a quarter of a maximum thread radius so that each curved cutting portion becomes sharp to cut quickly, speed up a screwing operation, decrease the friction between the thread convolutions and a workpiece, and reduce the resistance and torque. The non-circular thread convolutions also receive cut debris efficiently and prevent the cracking of the workpiece caused by the undue accumulation of the debris.
US11199211B2	Bracket pool with a detachable storage tray A joint assembly for a bracket pool. The joint assembly includes at least one receiving channel for receiving a supporting tube of the bracket pool. The joint assembly also includes an installation portion defining at least one coupling region. A detachable storage tray including a containing portion for storing objects and at least one connector is removably coupled to the at least one coupling region of the installation portion for removably connecting the detachable storage tray the installation portion. The detachable storage tray is very convenient to install and disassemble, very stable in use, does not occupy extra space, and has low economic costs and manufacturing time and costs.
US11199210B2	Self-retaining spacer and clip device A spacer and clip device includes a body including a clip portion and a spacer portion separated by a channel edge defining a channel extending longitudinally through the body, the clip portion and the spacer portion connected by a joining portion. The body includes an attachment edge defining an attachment opening that extends laterally through the body, the spacer portion establishes a standoff height, and the body is compressible to adjust the standoff height.
US11199208B2	Dowel for arranging in lightweight building boards, method for fixing at least one dowel and arrangement comprising a dowel and a lightweight building board The invention relates to a dowel for arranging in lightweight building boards, wherein a lightweight building board has a first cover layer and a second cover layer made of compact, pressure-resistant material and, arranged between the cover layers, a core layer made of material having a lower density than the cover layers, comprising a first dowel part and a second dowel part, wherein the first and the second dowel part are designed to be displaceable relative to one another, in which dowel the first dowel part and the second dowel part each have at least two fingers which extend parallel to a longitudinal direction of the dowel, wherein, in the plugged-together state of the first and second dowel part, the fingers of the first dowel part and the fingers of the second dowel part inter-engage at least in certain portions.
US11199202B2	Acoustic attenuator for a turbomachine and methodology for additively manufacturing said acoustic attenuator An acoustic attenuator for a turbomachine and methodology for additively manufacturing the acoustic attenuator are provided. The acoustic attenuator includes an annular body (202) having an outer surface (204) and an inner surface (206). The inner surface of the annular body may define a bore (208) extending along a longitudinal axis (209) of the acoustic attenuator between a first end and a second end of the acoustic attenuator. The annular body may be formed by a plurality of axially-successive cross-sectional layers (e.g., 632, 634, 636) unitized between the first end and the second end of the acoustic attenuator. The plurality of axially-successive cross-sectional layers may be transversely disposed relative to the longitudinal axis of the acoustic attenuator. At least some axially-successive cross-sectional layers of the plurality of axially-successive cross-sectional layers (e.g., 632, 634, 636) defining a pocket (214) disposed between the outer surface and the inner surface of the annular body. At least a segment of a periphery of the pocket comprises two sides (1452, 1454) arranged to join at a common end point to form an apex (1460) of the pocket.
US11199195B2	Shroud with continuous slot and angled bridges A shroud configured to be disposed around an impeller of a centrifugal compressor, the shroud has a wall extending around a central axis of the centrifugal compressor, the wall having an inner face oriented toward a gaspath and an outer face oriented away from the gaspath, a slot extending all around the central axis and from the inner face to the outer face of the wall, bridges secured to the wall, the bridges circumferentially distributed around the central axis and spanning across the slot, the bridges extending from roots to tips, the tips of the bridges circumferentially offset from the roots relative to the central axis.
US11199191B2	Electric water pump and manufacturing method for thereof An electric water pump of which productivity, maintainability, and use convenience may be improved by simplifying a production process through a change in a structure, and a method of manufacturing the same. The electric water pump includes: a pump housing accepting a motor therein; an acceptor having a cylindrical shape of which one side is opened and formed at one side of the pump housing; a control substrate installed in the acceptor; an external terminal formed of a conductor and penetrating through the acceptor to electrically connect the control substrate to an external power supply; and an internal terminal formed of a conductor and penetrating through the pump housing and the acceptor to electrically connect the motor and the control substrate to each other.
US11199186B2	Pressurized fluid supply apparatus and method of supplying pressurized fluid A pressurized fluid supply apparatus and method of supplying pressurized fluid is provided. The pressurized fluid supply apparatus includes a housing configured to rotate about an axis, at least one fluid pump coupled to the housing and configured to pressurize a fluid therein, and at least one movable element disposed within the housing. The at least one movable element is configured to move within the housing when the housing rotates about the axis, which causes the at least one movable element to be in periodic driving engagement with the at least one fluid pump to cause the fluid to be pressurized.
US11199185B2	Bicycle tire pump A pump that includes a body having a base and a top portion, wherein the base is configured to be anchored to the ground and the top portion is detachably connected to an upper plate in the body. The pump includes a handle assembly including a piston rod, handle bar, and cap that are detachably connected to each other by a fastener. The pump includes a tube positioned in the body. The tube slidably receives the piston rod and is connected to an air line. A hose is connected to the air line and extends from the body. The hose has a head configured to engage the nozzle of a tire. When the piston rod is moved downward within the tube, air is displaced from the tube and through the air line to the hose such that the head dispenses air.
US11199184B2	Variable displacement swash plate compressor A variable displacement swash plate compressor includes a displacement control valve that is configured to change crank chamber pressure, and an opening adjusting valve that adjusts an amount of refrigerant sucked into a suction chamber. The opening adjusting valve includes a valve case, a first valve element, a second valve element, and an urging spring. The valve case has a valve seat on which the second valve element is seated. The valve seat regulates movement of the second valve element toward the first valve element. A sealing member is provided between an inner peripheral surface of the valve case that defines a second valve chamber and an outer peripheral surface of the second valve element to prevent refrigerant in the second valve chamber so that leakage between a bleed passage and a control passage is prevented.
US11199183B2	Shape memory alloy actuators and methods thereof SMA actuators and related methods are described. One embodiment of an actuator includes a base; a plurality of buckle arms; and at least a first shape memory alloy wire coupled with a pair of buckle arms of the plurality of buckle arms. Another embodiment of an actuator includes a base and at least one bimorph actuator including a shape memory alloy material. The bimorph actuator attached to the base.
US11199172B2	Renewable energy generation based on water waves Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for wave power generation. In one aspect, a wave power generator device includes a stator assembly and a rotor assembly encased within a tube frame. The stator assembly includes an array of inductor coils in a fixed position within a cavity of the tube frame and a plurality of bearings coupled to the tube frame. The rotor assembly includes a turbine rotor having a central hub and peripheral blades coupled to a high inertia annular flywheel that is moveably engaged with the bearings of the stator assembly, and an array of magnets arranged to be evenly spaced and of alternating axial polarity from one another extending from the annular flywheel into the cavity between the array of inductor coils, such that electric currents are produced based on magnetic field interaction of the magnets with the inductor coils during the rotation of the annular flywheel.
US11199154B1	Nested cylinder head A cylinder head assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a cast cylinder head defining a combustion chamber and fabricated from a first material, and an internal support structure at least partially encapsulated within the cast cylinder head. The internal support structure is fabricated from a thermal strain and fatigue resistant second material, different from the first material, such that during engine operation, thermal and mechanical loads are transferred to the internal support structure to reduce combustion chamber displacement. The internal support structure and the cylinder head are bonded via a hot isostatic pressing (HIP) process to eliminate internal porosity and gaps therebetween.
US11199149B2	Diagnosis device for fuel supply system A diagnosis apparatus of a fuel supply system includes an operation state detector, an air-fuel ratio sensor, a fuel injection amount calculator, a threshold value table, an abnormality information acquiring device, and an abnormality determining device. In the threshold value table, operation ranges of an internal combustion engine are provided based on an engine speed and a throttle opening. In the threshold value table, a lean side threshold value and a rich side threshold value of an air-fuel ratio correction factor to determine abnormality of the fuel supply system are set beforehand for each of the operation ranges. The abnormality information acquiring device is configured to determine whether the air-fuel ratio correction factor has exceeded the lean side threshold value or the rich side threshold value extracted from the threshold value table according to an operation state so as to acquire abnormality information.
US11199140B2	Engine Provided is an engine, including: a cylinder including a cylinder liner; a piston provided inside the cylinder liner; a piston ring provided on the piston; a contact detector configured to detect a contact between a step formed in an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder liner and the piston ring; and a compression ratio controller configured to control a top dead center position of the piston so that the piston ring at the top dead center position is located on a combustion chamber side with respect to the step when the contact is detected.
US11199132B2	Air intake systems and methods of assembly thereof An air intake system includes an exterior housing for a vehicle, the exterior housing including an outer surface including a recessed portion defined therein. The recessed portion includes an angled bottom member having a first end and a second end that is coupled to the outer surface. The recessed portion further includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, and an inlet opening defined within the recessed portion. The inlet opening is bounded by the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the second end, and the inlet opening is configured to receive a fluid stream therethrough. The air intake system further includes an actuation component coupled to the angled bottom member. The actuation component includes a shape memory alloy, and the actuation component is responsive to a change in a thermal condition and configured to move the second end, thereby regulating the inlet opening.
US11199130B2	Length-adjustable piston rod with a control device that can be hydraulically actuated and a switching valve that can be electromagnetically actuated, a reciprocating piston engine and a vehicle The invention relates to a longitudinally adjustable connecting rod (7) for a reciprocating piston engine, in particular a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, a reciprocating piston engine, and a vehicle comprising a reciprocating piston engine. The longitudinally adjustable connecting rod (7) comprises a longitudinal adjusting mechanism (8) for adjusting an effective length (L) of the connecting rod, a hydraulically actuated control device (12), switchable at least between two control modes, for controlling the longitudinal adjustment, and an electromagnetically actuated hydraulic switching valve (9) for hydraulically actuating the control device (12).
US11199121B2	Exhaust device An exhaust device includes a supporting component and an exhaust component. The supporting component is configured to support the exhaust component. The supporting component includes a rod and a bracket. The bracket is supported from above by the rod. The exhaust component includes a joining target portion. The joining target portion includes a first joining surface and a second joining surface, to which the bracket is joined. An intermediate surface, which is between the first joining surface and the second joining surface, is provided with a reinforcing portion that reinforces the intermediate surface.
US11199118B2	Systems and methods for reducing cold start emissions for autonomous vehicles Methods and systems are provided for reducing emissions and improving fuel economy for vehicles participating in car-sharing models. In one example, a method comprises while a vehicle is stationary with an engine deactivated, actively raising a temperature of an exhaust catalyst positioned in an exhaust system of the engine to maintain the temperature of the exhaust catalyst above a threshold temperature until a subsequent request for engine torque to propel the vehicle is requested. In this way, cold-starts of engines for vehicles participating in car-sharing models may occur less frequently, and accordingly release of undesired emissions to the environment may be reduced.
US11199113B2	Combined cycle power plant and method for operating the combined cycle power plant A combined cycle power plant includes a gas turbine, a steam turbine and a heat recovery steam generator. The heat recovery steam generator is arranged to receive exhaust gas from the gas turbine for reheating condensate from the steam turbine and generating steam for the steam turbine. And the heat recovery steam generator includes at least one drum evaporator configured to receive a first part of the condensate; a pump configured to receive a second part of the condensate and increase the second part of the condensate to an elevated pressure; and a high-pressure assembly configured to receive the condensate from the pump and operate the condensate from the pump at a subcritical up to a supercritical pressure range.
US11199097B2	Air-film cooled component for a gas turbine engine A component for a gas turbine engine that separates a cooling air plenum from a heated gas environment. The component defines a hot section surface adjacent to the heated gas environment having a plurality of cooling apertures fluidically connecting the cooling air plenum to the heated gas environment to allow a cooling air to flow from the cooling air plenum to the heated gas environment through the plurality of cooling apertures. The plurality of cooling apertures each have an aperture diameter of less than about 3 millimeters (mm) and an average surface roughness of less than about 1 micrometer (1 μm).
US11199085B2	Detecting downhole sand ingress locations A method of detecting sand ingress within a wellbore includes obtaining a sample data set, determining a plurality of frequency domain features of the sample data set over a plurality of depth ranges, determining a presence of sand ingress at a first depth range of the plurality of depth ranges within the wellbore based on determining that the plurality of frequency domain features over the first depth range match a sand ingress signature, and determining a presence of sand migration along a second depth range of the plurality of depths within the wellbore based on determining that the plurality of frequency domain features over the second depth range match a sand migration signature. The sample data set is a sample of an acoustic signal originating within a wellbore including a fluid. The sample data set is representative of the acoustic signal across a frequency spectrum.
US11199081B2	Gas-lift system with paired controllers Systems and methods for controlling operation of a well, of which the method includes receiving an operation setting for operation of a system that provides lift gas into and produces gas from the well, monitoring operation of the system using a first controller, determining, using the first controller, that the system is not operating at the operation setting, and in response to determining that the system is not operating at the operation setting, sending, using a two-way communication link from the first controller to a second controller, a control signal to the second controller. The control signal is configured to cause the second controller to modify an operation of a compressor of the system.
US11199077B2	Oil field pump An oil field pump installed within a pipe that connects to an oil field, feeds accumulated extraction oil in a predetermined direction and includes a rotor, a stator mounted on the outer circumference of the rotor, a flow path for flow of the extraction oil connecting an area formed within the rotor to an area formed between the rotor and the stator, a thrust bearing that supports the axial weight of the rotor and the stator, and a supply pipe that supplies a portion of the extraction oil in the flow path to the thrust bearing. The thrust bearing includes a protrusion part fixed to the outer circumference of the rotor and rotating as one piece with the rotor, and a facing part fixed to the stator and facing opposite a surface in the axial direction of the protrusion.
US11199074B2	Actuator for multilateral wellbore system A lateral wellbore access system is used for moving an isolation sleeve relative to a window of a completion sleeve to adjust access through the window. The system includes an actuator having an isolation sleeve coupling mechanism and a driving mechanism. The isolation sleeve coupling mechanism is configured to engage with an isolation sleeve. The driving mechanism is configured to longitudinally reciprocate the isolation sleeve coupling mechanism within a bore of a completion sleeve to longitudinally move an isolation sleeve coupled to the isolation sleeve coupling mechanism within the bore relative to a window of the completion sleeve. Movement of the isolation sleeve adjusts a position of the isolation sleeve relative to the completion sleeve window for permitting or blocking access through the window into the bore.
US11199073B2	Plug with a resettable closure member A plug with a resettable closure member including a body defining a flow bore and a closure member seat, a closure assembly connected to the body, the assembly includes a closure member and a magnetic catch disposed to hold the closure member in an open position, the magnetic catch being configured to release the closure member upon a selected hydrodynamic load upon the closure member.
US11199068B2	Real-time perforation plug deployment and stimulation in a subsurface formation A flow distribution may be monitored to one or more clusters of perforations. Plugging criteria may be identified based on the flow distribution and characteristics associated with perforation plugs to be dropped into a wellbore associated with the subsurface formation may be determined based on the flow distribution, characteristics of the one or more clusters, and the plugging objective. The perforation plugs may be dropped into the wellbore. The perforation plugs may have tracers which indicate whether the perforation plugs reached a location associated with the one or more clusters.
US11199065B2	Latch mechanism and system for downhole applications A system and method for conveying a tool to a target sub within a tubular string having a number of subs. Each sub may include at least one ledge or shoulder in or on its interior surface that can be used as a latch stopper or stopper, for receiving and engagement with a latch. The subs may also have a latch deflector or deflector. In one embodiment, the latch deflector is a latch-deflection shoulder protruding into the internal diameter (ID) of the string for deflecting a latch, to be subsequently introduced, out of or into the latch-stopping shoulder. The distance between the latch stopper and the latch deflector, referred to as the “deflection radius,” may be used as an address that uniquely identifies each sub, and can vary from sub to sub.
US11199063B2	Gas tight horizontal decanter for drilling waste solids washing A hermetically sealed horizontal washing decanter centrifuge for enhanced drilling fluid recovery and drilled solids washing. A process and apparatus for liquid phase-solid phase separation of oil based drilling mud-containing drill cuttings is described including flowing the drilling mud-containing drill cuttings into a horizontal washing decanter wherein the stresses imposed within the decanter act as a wash as the diluent and oil based drilling mud move away from the drill cuttings. Diluent is added prior to flowing the drilling mud containing drill cutting to the hermetically sealed horizontal washing decanter centrifuge. The entire process is performed in a gas-tight environment preventing escape of diluent from the process into the external atmosphere and preventing introduction of gases into the process from the external atmosphere.
US11199047B1	Safety guard for door gaps A safety guard for door gaps preferably includes a telescoping tube cover, a compression spring, a top bushing, a top hinge tube and a bottom pin bushing. The telescoping tube cover includes a first tube and a second tube. The compression spring is inserted into first tube and the second tube is inserted into the first tube. The top bushing is inserted into a top of the second tube. The second bottom bushing is inserted into a bottom of the first tube. A second embodiment of the safety guard includes the telescoping tube cover, the top bushing, the top hinge tube, the bottom pin bushing and a fastener. A third embodiment of the door safety guard preferably includes a safety tube, a top pin bushing, the bottom pin bushing and an extra length hinge pin.
US11199034B2	System for opening/closing a bonnet A system for opening and closing a vehicle hood includes a manual maneuvering element that is able to control positioning of the hood on a vehicle body and a mechanism for locking and unlocking the maneuvering element.
US11199029B2	Security system for portable consumer article In combination: a) a portable consumer article having a U-shaped portion; and b) a security system having: a frame; and a closure assembly movable to change the security system between a loading state and a secured state. The frame, closure assembly, and portable consumer article are configured so that: i) with the security system in the loading state the U-shaped portion can be displayed to straddle a part of the frame; and ii) with the portable consumer article displayed the security system can be changed from the loading state into the secured state wherein the article is prevented from being separated from the security system.
US11199026B2	Magnetic anti-theft device A magnetic anti-theft device, includes: a control circuit, in connection with a plurality of magnetic sensors and a control unit; the plurality of magnetic sensors, allowing different magnetic induction strengths to be preset; and an unlock piece, configured with a plurality of magnetic elements corresponding to the magnetic induction strengths of the plurality of magnetic sensors, whereby, when the correct unlock piece is placed on the magnetic sensors, the plurality of magnetic sensors will induct correct magnetic forces, the control unit is driven to release a monitoring state after interpretation of the control circuit; if the induction is incorrect, the control unit is driven to form a warning action after the interpretation of the control circuit so as to achieve an anti-theft effect and increase safety effectively probably because the magnetic force of the magnetic element of the unlock piece is too small or too large.
US11199022B2	Collapsible low-profile privacy structure Aspects are directed to a collapsible privacy structure that has a low profile when in an un-deployed state to preserve the sight lines of observers. The collapsible privacy structure may then be deployed causing a canopy structure to extend upwardly forming an internal volume that provides privacy and seclusion to the user of the structure. The internal volume may be used for a bathroom, a shower, a medical evaluation/treatment space, and/or a changing space. Upon the departure of the user from the internal volume, the collapsible privacy structure may return to the low-profile nature provided by the un-deployed state.
US11199016B2	Swimming pool cleaning vehicle with adjustable rollers to control water flow velocity and method therefor A swimming pool cleaner has a housing. The housing has an intake formed on a bottom section thereof. The intake runs along a width of the bottom section of the housing. A first rolling flap is proximate the intake. The first rolling flap is approximately equal in length to a length of the intake. The first rolling flap runs along the width of the bottom section and is hingly coupled to the bottom section of the housing along a front edge of the intake. The first rolling flap follows a contour of a surface of a swimming pool upon which the swimming pool cleaner is traveling upon to control a water flow into the intake.
US11199001B2	Plastic wall panel with edge reinforcement The present invention relates to a modular building structure that can be used for storage in a yard or the like. It comprises a plurality of sidewall panels and roofing panels. At least some of the sidewall panels have a pair of opposing marginal edges with adjacent marginal edges being provided with flanges that can overlap one another. At least one of the marginal edges has a reinforcing channel secured to a bead portion thereof and extending along a substantial portion of the length of the bead edge.
US11198992B2	Drain assembly and faucet lift rod coupling device A drain assembly for a faucet includes a lift rod configured to be carried by the faucet and actuated relative to the faucet. A lever arm is configured to actuate a drain plug. A coupling device includes a first coupling portion coupled to the lift rod, a second coupling portion coupled to the lever arm, and a living hinge coupling the first coupling portion to the second coupling portion. The living hinge facilitates actuation of the lever arm and the drain plug upon actuation of the lift rod.
US11198987B2	Hydraulic circuit for a swing system in a machine A hydraulic circuit is disclosed. The hydraulic circuit may include a hydrostatic pump to provide, at a flow rate, a fluid to a hydraulic motor, wherein the hydrostatic pump has a displacement, and wherein the hydraulic motor drives a swinging element; a swing circuit pressure sensor to sense a circuit pressure of the hydraulic circuit; a pilot pressure actuator to control, based on a supply pressure, the displacement of the hydrostatic pump; a pilot pressure override valve to control the supply pressure; and a controller configured to adjust, based on sensed signals and with the pilot pressure override valve, the supply pressure, wherein the sensed signals include: a circuit pressure signal based on the circuit pressure sensed by the swing circuit pressure sensor; and a sensed swing speed signal based on a swing speed of the swinging element sensed by one or more machine sensors.
US11198982B2	Skid wheel system A skid wheel system that has a shoe with two wheels attached. The first wheel is positioned adjacent to one side of the shoe and the second wheel is positioned adjacent to the other. The skid shoe has at least one connection opening to connect the skid shoe to a snow removal device. The circumferential edges of the wheels extend past at least the bottom, and protrude beyond the sides of the skid shoe, so as to protect the bottom, front and rear of the housing of the snow removal device from contact with concrete seams, and other uneven surfaces. The wheels can also, extend past the top of the shoe, so the system can be removed, rotated, and reattached in the event the bottom of the shoe wears to the point of no longer protecting the bottom of the snow removal device.
US11198975B2	Railway roadbed dformation detection and early warning system A system for detecting and pre-warning railway roadbed deformation includes: a control box and an optical fiber-pressure sensor group. The optical fiber-pressure sensor group is formed by disposing a plurality of optical fiber-pressure sensors into a cuboid shape, and is buried in the railway roadbed for detecting magnitude of roadbed deformation in each direction. The direction of the deformation can be acknowledged easily, allowing the staff to eliminate potential risks purposefully. A time series prediction algorithm is performed to forecast a trend of the roadbed deformation in each direction, such that the staff may purposefully overhaul and correct the tracks where the roadbed is deformed excessively. At the same time, the staff may overhaul the track before the magnitude of the roadbed deformation reaches a predetermined value. Potential safety hazards may be eliminated in advance, ensuring the safety for the operation of the railroad.
US11198962B2	Entangled filament molded product A polymer filament molded product and a method of making a filament network that includes coating filaments with a latex polymer and shaping the filaments into a molded product; one in which a polymer is shaped and molded into a larger filament network. The molded products can be objects for apparel, home and garden, furnishings, health care, engineering, industrial and consumer goods. The molded filament mesh is “fractal” in nature because it is a filament interconnected network at the molecular scale and at the scale of the molded product. The natural tendency of the long molecule filaments to be an entangled structure is maintained.
US11198957B2	Fabric for electric-arc protective clothing, and electric-arc protective clothing A fabric for arc-protective garments includes first yarns and second yarns different from the first yarns. The first yarns include first modacrylic fibers, and the first modacrylic fibers contain an infrared absorber in an amount of 2.5 wt % or more with respect to a total weight of the first modacrylic fibers. The weight of the infrared absorber per unit area in the fabric for arc-protective garments is 0.05 oz/yd2 or more. An arc-protective garment includes the fabric for arc-protective garments.
US11198956B2	Multipoint textile machine A textile machine with a plurality of similar workstations as well as display means and a central control device, wherein the display means is connected to the central control device and/or a workstation control device. The textile machine comprises a display means, which is designed as an LED light bar, a section of the LED light bar is assigned respectively to a workstation, and the LED light bar displays the respectively produced yarn batch and/or operating states of the respective workstation.
US11198953B2	Method for separating unreacted monomer from mixture solution including unreacted monomer The present invention relates to an energy saving method for separating an unreacted monomer, by which an unreacted monomer may be easily recovered from a mixture solution including an unreacted monomer, and a separation system which is capable of performing the method.
US11198946B2	Integrating nanopore sensors within microfluidic channel arrays using controlled breakdown Nanopore arrays are fabricated by controlled breakdown in solid-state membranes integrated within polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices. This technique enables the scalable production of independently addressable nanopores. By confining the electric field within the microfluidic architecture, nanopore fabrication is precisely localized and electrical noise is significantly reduced during sensing.
US11198942B2	Electrolysis system for carbon dioxide The present disclosure relates to electrolysis systems and methods. The teachings thereof may be embodied in methods and systems for the utilization of carbon dioxide and production of carbon monoxide. For example, a method may include: passing an electrolyte and carbon dioxide in front of a cathode through a cathode chamber; and removing electrolysis byproducts from an electrolyte/electrolysis product mixture using a catalytic filter system. The cathode may include material to reduce carbon dioxide. The process may generate a hydrocarbon compound or carbon monoxide as the electrolysis product and a formate as an electrolysis byproduct. The filter system may include a functionalized complex or a functionalized support material which catalyzes a cleavage reaction of formates (a) to hydrogen and carbon dioxide, or (b) to water and carbon monoxide.
US11198939B2	Recursive inject apparatus for improved distribution of gas Apparatus and methods for processing a substrate including an injector unit insert with a plurality of flow paths leading to a first plenum, each of the flow paths providing one or more of substantially the same residence time, length and/or conductance. Injector units including the injector unit inserts have increased flow uniformity.
US11198927B1	Niobium alloys for high temperature, structural applications The present invention relates to Nb-based refractory alloys that are less expensive and less dense than some of the current Nb-based refractory alloys, have similar or better ductility, strength specific yield strength and oxidation resistance when compared to current Nb-based refractory alloys. Such Nb-based refractory alloys typically continue to be compatible with current coating systems for Nb-based refractory alloys. Such Nb-based refractory alloys are disclosed herein.
US11198925B2	Aluminum alloys having improved tensile properties The present disclosure provides Al—Si—Mg aluminum alloys comprising a deliberate addition of Mn between 0.05-0.40 weight percent to increase at least one tensile property (such as the yield strength) of an aluminum product comprising such alloy. The Al—Si—Mg alloy comprises, in weight percent, 5-9% Si, 0.35-0.75% Mg, 0.05-0.4% Mn, less than 0.15% Fe, up to 0.15% Ti, 0.005-0.03% Sr and the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, wherein the unavoidable impurities may be present in an amount of up to 0.05% each and up to 0.15% total. The present disclosure provides a foundry ingot comprising the above Al—Si—Mg aluminum alloy, a process for making the above Al—Si—Mg aluminum alloy and an aluminum alloy obtainable by said process.
US11198919B2	Wellbore tubular air quenching A system for air quenching a heat treated element comprises a tubular component, an internal air quench device moveably disposed within the interior of the tubular component, and an external air quench device moveably disposed about the tubular component. The internal air quench device comprises a nozzle configured to induce an airflow within the tubular component. The external air quenching device can comprise an annular ring disposed about the tubular component that is configured to generate a cone of air about the tubular component.
US11198909B2	Risk scores based on human phosphodiesterase 4D variant 7 expression Methods are described for stratifying patient risk for patients with prostate cancer and for providing a treatment recommendation to a patient based on a phosphodiesterase 4D variant 7 (PDE4D7) risk score. A diagnostic kit and a computer program product for the analysis and determination of the PDE4D7 risk score are also described.
US11198905B2	Methods for non-invasive prenatal ploidy calling The present disclosure provides methods for determining the ploidy status of a chromosome in a gestating fetus from genotypic data measured from a mixed sample of DNA comprising DNA from both the mother of the fetus and from the fetus, and optionally from genotypic data from the mother and father. The ploidy state is determined by using a joint distribution model to create a plurality of expected allele distributions for different possible fetal ploidy states given the parental genotypic data, and comparing the expected allelic distributions to the pattern of measured allelic distributions measured in the mixed sample, and choosing the ploidy state whose expected allelic distribution pattern most closely matches the observed allelic distribution pattern. The mixed sample of DNA may be preferentially enriched at a plurality of polymorphic loci in a way that minimizes the allelic bias, for example using massively multiplexed targeted PCR.
US11198896B2	7-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase mutants and process for the preparation of ursodeoxycholic acid One aspect of the invention provides a nucleic acid encoding a 7β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (7β-HSDH) that catalyzes at least the stereospecific enzymatic reduction of a 7-ketosteroid to the corresponding 7-hydroxysteroid. The enzyme includes a mutation at position 64 of SEQ ID NO:2 or in the corresponding sequence positions of an amino acid sequence derived therefrom with at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2. The mutation at position 64 is the mutation R64X1, wherein X1 represents E, D, T, L, S, P, V, K, C, A, G, Q, F, W, I or Y. The enzyme shows the following property profile in comparison with the 7β-HSDH with SEQ ID NO:2: (a) an increased specific activity (Vmax [U/mg]) for NADPH in the enzymatic reduction of dehydrocholic acid (DHCA) with NADPH as cofactor.
US11198895B2	Method for the fermentative production of L-lysine using an L-lysine excreting bacterium of the species Corynebacterium glutamicum having a completely or partly deleted WHIB4 gene Fermentative production of L-lysine using an L-lysine excreting bacterium of the species Corynebacterium glutamicum having a completely or partly deleted whiB4 gene is provided.
US11198894B2	Method of producing an l-amino acid involving a carotenoid biosynthesis enzyme A method for producing an L-amino acid such as L-lysine is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium having an L-amino acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the activity of a carotenoid biosynthesis enzyme is increased, in a medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium.
US11198886B2	Methods and compositions for PPO herbicide tolerance in plants The invention relates to biotechnology and provides novel recombinant DNA molecules and engineered proteins for conferring tolerance to protoporphyrinogen oxidase-inhibitor herbicides. The invention also provides herbicide tolerant transgenic plants, seeds, cells, and plant parts containing the recombinant DNA molecules, as well as methods of using the same.
US11198884B2	Methods and platforms for sustainable high yield terpenoid production Transgenic plants and methods for terpenoid production leveraging such transgenic plants are provided. Such transgenic plants may comprise a first heterologous nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide having 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylCoA reductase activity and a second heterologous nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide that introduces de novo formation of isopentenyl phosphate in the plant. Such de novo IP production may be achieved through the overexpression of phosphomevalonate decarboxylase in conjunction with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutarylCoA reductase, which can result in up to a 130-fold increase of terpenoid production as compared to a wild-type plant.
US11198883B2	Methods and compositions for integration of an exogenous sequence within the genome of plants Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for parallel or sequential transgene stacking in plants to produce plants with selected phenotypes.
US11198881B2	Yeast expressing heterologous glucoamylase The present disclosure concerns recombinant yeast host cell for saccharification of a biomass. The recombinant yeast host cell has a genetic modification for expressing a heterologous polypeptide having glucoamylase activity (Rasamsonia emersonii glucoamylase). In some embodiments, the heterologous polypeptide comprises the signal sequence associated with the alpha-mating 1 factor. The present disclosure also concerns a process for saccharification of a biomass using the recombinant yeast host cell as well as a process for fermenting the saccharified biomass into a fermentation product.
US11198877B2	Molecular switches Genetically modified microorganisms that have the ability to convert carbon substrates into chemical products such as 2,3-BDO; 1,4-BDO; isobutyraldehyde; isobutanol; 1-butanol; n-butanol; ethanol; fatty alcohols; and fatty acid methyl ester are disclosed. For example, genetically modified methanotrophs that are capable of generating 2,3-BDO; 1,4-BDO; isobutyraldehyde; isobutanol; 1-butanol; n-butanol; ethanol; fatty alcohols; and fatty acid methyl ester at high titers from a methane source are disclosed. Methods of making these genetically modified microorganisms and methods of using them are also disclosed. These microorganisms and methods make use of molecular switches to regulate gene expression.
US11198872B2	Angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
US11198862B2	Method for promoting acetylglucosamine synthesis of bacillus subtilis The present invention relates to a method for promoting acetylglucosamine synthesis of Bacillus subtilis, which belongs to the field of genetic engineering. The present invention adopts the recombinant Bacillus subtilis BSGNKAP2 as a starting strain, exogenously introducing pyruvate carboxylase BalpycA derived from Bacillus cereus, eliminating the central carbon metabolism overflow of the Bacillus subtilis and avoiding the synthesis of the by-product acetoin; further, five exogenous reducing force metabolic reactions are introduced to replace the reaction of generating NADH in glycolysis pathway and tricarboxylic acid cycle to reconstruct intracellular reducing force metabolism, which specifically comprise glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate ferredoxin dehydrogenase, isocitrate NAD+ dehydrogenase, a malate quinone dehydrogenase, a ketoacid ferredoxin oxidoreductase and a nitrogenase ferritin. In a shake-flask fermentation process using a complex medium, acetylglucosamine yield of the recombinant strain BSGNKAP8 is 24.50 g/L, acetylglucosamine/glucose yield is 0.469 g/g, respectively 1.97 times and 2.13 times of those of the starting strain BSGNKAP2.
US11198854B2	Modified polymerases for improved incorporation of nucleotide analogues Presented herein are polymerase enzymes for improved incorporation of nucleotide analogues, in particular nucleotides which are modified at the 3′ sugar hydroxyl, as well as methods and kits using the same.
US11198846B2	Medium for culturing Balantidium ctenopharyngodoni in vitro, method for preparing the medium and method for culturing Balantidium ctenopharyngodoni in vitro A medium for culturing Balantidium ctenopharyngodoni in vitro, method for preparing the medium and method for culture in vitro are provided, which belongs to technical field of in vitro culture of intestinal protozoa. The formulation of the culture medium includes: 100 ml of Ringer's solution, 0.5 g of yeast extract, 1.0 g of proteose peptone, 3-6 ml of fetal bovine serum, 6-10 ml of horse serum, 300-500 μl of Bacillus licheniformis suspension, 200-300 mg of aseptic starch. Culture steps include: inoculating collected Balantidium ctenopharyngodoni into a prepared medium, filling with nitrogen and sealing, culturing at 15° C. for 48-72 hours, then transferring to another fresh medium, cycling back and forth, proliferating the Balantidium ctenopharyngodoni continuously. Balantidium ctenopharyngodoni are capable of achieving cell division and proliferation in the culture medium, and lays foundation for the physiological and experimental ecology research of the Balantidium ctenopharyngodoni.
US11198845B2	System, method, and apparatus facilitating automated modular manufacture of cell therapy A rigid cartridge for housing and removably coupling with a soft body bioreactor is provided. The rigid cartridge includes rigid walls defining a rigid housing. The rigid walls expose a fixed interior configured to house the soft body. An interior surface of a first rigid wall includes a first mating mechanism to engage a second mating mechanism of the soft body to removably coupled with the rigid cartridge and accommodate the soft body in the fixed interior of the rigid cartridge. A rigid wall includes a planar upper surface including an aperture. Each aperture is encompassed by an annular hood protruding upwardly from the substantially planar upper surface and integrally formed with the at least one rigid wall. The aperture is configured to receive and fixed engage a corresponding connector. Each connector includes a rigid coupling mechanism that provides communication with a corresponding plurality of ports of the soft body.
US11198838B2	Whitening agents for cellulosic substrates This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by having a dispersion component value of the Hansen Solubility Parameter of less than or equal to about 17 MPa0.5. This invention also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
US11198835B2	Method for cultivation of hybrid mint plant designated 13-S12-2 for production of essential oil composition A hybrid mint plant characterized by an essential oil composition profile, methods of cultivating the hybrid mint plant, and methods of producing an essential oil composition with the essential oil composition profile using the hybrid mint plant are disclosed.
US11198833B2	Polymeric-inorganic nanoparticle compositions, manufacturing process thereof and their use as lubricant additives The invention relates to polymeric-inorganic nanoparticle compositions and preparation processes thereof. The invention also relates to an additive and lubricant compositions comprising these polymeric-inorganic nanoparticle compositions, as well as to the use of these polymeric-inorganic nanoparticle compositions in an oil lubricant formulation to improve tribological performance, in particular to improve extreme pressure performance and friction reduction on metal parts.
US11198821B2	Monitoring of residual metals in paraffinic froth treatment operations and process control Techniques provided herein relate to regulating at least one operating parameter of a paraffinic froth treatment (PFT) operation and controlling the quality of the produced bitumen in response to a determined concentration of at least one residual metal in a PFT process stream. Determination of the residual metal concentration is based on acquired NIR spectral measurements of the PFT process stream. An alkaline agent dosage in primary extraction operation can be for example regulated in response to a difference between a determined calcium concentration and a calcium concentration specification.
US11198820B2	Conversion process for an organic material Provided is a conversion process for an organic oil, relating to the field of biomass utilization, energy and chemical industry. The conversion process is carried out in presence of an aqueous slurry and a catalyst selected from the group consisting of an iron oxide compound, a waste agent resulting from use of an iron oxide compound as desulfurizer, and a regeneration product of the waste agent, under a controlled molar ratio of iron element to sulfur element. It is found that free radical condensation polymerization of organic oil during cracking process can be blocked effectively by using carbonylation, and hydrogenation is achieved with active hydrogen produced from the conversion of CO and water. In the conversion process, organic material, especially biomass solid, can be directly converted without dehydration, and water can be additionally added to the biomass liquid or the mineral oil.
US11198818B2	Brominated flame-retardant tetrazines A flame-retardant compound, a process for forming a flame-retardant compound, and an article of manufacture. The flame-retardant compound includes a tetrazine moiety and at least one ligand comprising a brominated moiety. The process includes providing starting materials, which include a nitrile compound, a bromine source, and hydrazine. The process also includes reacting the starting materials to form a tetrazine flame retardant. The article of manufacture includes a polymer and a flame-retardant compound having a tetrazine moiety and at least one ligand comprising a brominated moiety.
US11198817B2	Maleic anhydride homopolymer and maleic acid homopolymer and methods for preparing thereof, and non-phosphorus corrosion inhibitor and use thereof Maleic anhydride homopolymer corrosion inhibitors, maleic acid homopolymer corrosion inhibitors, methods for preparing the same, and methods of inhibiting corrosion are provided. The corrosion inhibitors may exclude phosphorus and may contain a hydrolysate of a maleic anhydride homopolymer or a hydrolysate of a maleic acid homopolymer. The maleic acid homopolymer may include from about 2 to about 5 maleic acid repeating units and the maleic anhydride homopolymer may include from about 2 to about 5 maleic anhydride repeating units.
US11198815B2	Etching composition and method for fabricating semiconductor device by using the same An etching composition may include a peracetic acid mixture, a fluorine compound, an organic solvent (e.g., acetate-series organic solvent), and water. The etching composition may be used to selectively etch silicon-germanium (SiGe).
US11198813B2	Systems for providing tunable white light with high color rendering The present disclosure provides systems for generating tunable white light. The systems include a plurality of LED strings that generate light with color points that fall within blue, yellow/green, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.
US11198811B2	Multifunctional friction reducers Methods of treating a subterranean formation are described. The methods include introducing a treatment fluid that includes a friction reducing polymer (e.g., a cationic friction reducing polymer) into the subterranean formation. The cationic friction reducing polymer is allowed to degrade and release choline chloride or polyDADMAC, which can each act as a clay stabilizer.
US11198810B2	Scale inhibition in high pressure and high temperature applications Methods are provided to inhibit scale formation in oil or gas production systems. In one embodiment, the scale inhibiting treatment comprises: A) an AAA terpolymer and B) a polycarboxylate such as a polyepoxy succinic acid (PESA). The treatment can be added to these systems in the well area itself, to the well annulus and its associated tubes, casings, etc., to the oil or gas bearing subterranean formation, to injection conduits for injection of steam or fracking fluid to the subterranean formation, to the produced water, or to equipment in fluid contact with the produced water.
US11198809B2	Amphiphilic polymers for filtrate control The present invention relates to the use of amphiphilic sequenced copolymers as an agent for controlling the filtrate in a fluid (F) injected under pressure into an underground formation, comprising—at least one chain (C) soluble in the fluid (F); and—at least one block (B) that is insoluble in the fluid (F).
US11198807B2	Thermal interface materials with radiative coupling heat transfer A thermal interface material, a process of forming a thermal interface, the thermal interface including the thermal interface material, and an article of manufacture including the thermal interface material, where the thermal interface material includes polar nanoparticles embedded in one or more carrier materials. The polar nanoparticles may have a diameter of approximately 50-60 nanometers or less, and near-field radiative coupling between the polar nanoparticles. The process of forming the thermal interface including: obtaining the polar nanoparticles; adding the polar nanoparticles to one or more carrier materials to form a carrier mixture, where the polar nanoparticles are embedded in the one or more carrier materials; creating a thermal interface material using the carrier mixture; applying the thermal interface material to a first electronics component and a second electronics component; and compressing the electronics components, where the compressing densely packing the polar nanoparticles.
US11198803B2	Aminobenzoate-terminated materials for laminated adhesives A process comprising a) mixing i) an isocyanate reactive component that contains from 2 to 100 weight percent of an aminobenzoate terminated composition wherein the isocyanate reactive component does not contain a solvent; and ii) an isocyanate terminated component having an isocyanate functionality of from 2 to 6 wherein the isocyanate terminated component does not contain a solvent; at a stoichiometric ratio of NCO to reactive hydrogen in the range of from 0.9 to 2.5; to form an adhesive composition; b) applying the adhesive composition to a primary substrate; and c) laminating the primary substrate with a secondary film to form a laminate structure, is disclosed. The laminate structure can be used as a laminating adhesive.
US11198789B2	Hardener composition for epoxy resin based coating compositions, process for their preparation and use thereof This invention relates to a hardener composition for an epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulation wherein the hardener composition comprises moieties having at least one structural element of formula >N-D1-NH2, and moieties having at least one structural element of formula >N-D2-NH—C(O)-Q, wherein D1 is a bivalent group, D2 is a bivalent group, and Q is a univalent group, to epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulations comprising at least one epoxy resin which is a polymer containing, on average, at least two epoxide groups per molecule, and the hardener composition, and at least one of diglycerides which are esters of glycerol with two molecules of fatty acid, monoglycerides which are esters of glycerol with one molecule of fatty acid, or glycerol, or the reaction products of at least one of diglycerides or monoglycerides or glycerol with organic compounds having at least one reactive group selected from the group consisting of acylesters, acylanhydrides, isocyanates, epoxides, cyclocarbonates, and aziridines, and to the use of these epoxy resin based two-pack coating formulations as protective coatings on metallic and mineral substrates.
US11198784B2	Resin composition A resin composition is provided which includes a resin component, a fibrous filler, and a plate-like filler. With respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin component, the content of the fibrous filler is from 30 parts by mass or more to 100 parts by mass or less, the content of the plate-like filler is from 20 parts by mass or more to 80 parts by mass or less, and the total content of the fibrous filler and the plate-like filler is from 50 parts by mass or more to 180 parts by mass or less. The resin component includes an amorphous resin, and the content of the amorphous resin is from 60 parts by mass or more to 100 parts by mass or less.
US11198783B2	Dope for producing film and film production method Provided is a dope used when a film containing an acrylic-based resin and a core-shell type graft copolymer is made by a solution casting method, in which turbidity is less likely to occur despite the use of a core-shell type graft copolymer having a core layer with a large particle diameter. A dope for producing a film by a solution casting method contains a thermoplastic acrylic-based resin, a graft copolymer, and a solvent. In this dope, the graft copolymer has a core layer and a shell layer, the core layer has an average particle diameter of 125 to 400 nm, the graft copolymer has a degree of swelling by methyl ethyl ketone of 3.5 or more, and the solvent has a hydrogen bonding term δH in a Hansen solubility parameter of 6.0 or more and 8.0 or less.
US11198780B2	Antistatic carbon composite, molded product, and preparation method therefor The present invention relates to a carbon composite, which comprises a polymer resin and a carbon material having specific conditions, thereby controlling a dielectric constant. According to the present invention, the carbon composite and a method for controlling a dielectric constant by using the same can be variously applied to a circuit, an electronic material and the like by establishing a correlation between the specific surface area of the carbon material and the dielectric property of the carbon composite.
US11198779B2	Propylene-butene copolymer resin composition and method of preparing the same The present invention relates to a propylene-butene copolymer resin composition used for non-woven fabric, a method of preparing the same, and spunbond non-woven fabric manufactured using the composition, and particularly, by optimizing a content of 1-buttene in a metallocene polypropylene resin composition to 0.5 to 5.0 wt %, while simultaneously optimizing both of a melt index and a residual stress ratio of the resin composition, has a merit of having a reduced modulus together with a high conversion rate to manufacture non-woven fabric which is softer than existing products while maintaining high strength.
US11198764B2	Drastic reduction of viscosity in biomass The present invention pertains among others to a method of preparing a biomass mash from a biomass comprising lignin. The invention also pertains to a biomass mash comprising reduced viscosity.
US11198763B2	Oral care compositions comprising phosphono-phosphate and anionic group containing polymers Disclosed are oral care compositions of novel phosphono-phosphate and anionic group containing polymer compositions that have targeted uses with divalent cations and surfaces having divalent cations. These compounds can be used to deliver anionic character to surfaces such as calcium hydroxyapatite for use in oral care applications.
US11198760B2	Process of manufacturing polyols A method of producing a polyether polyol that includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a number average molecular weight of less than 1,000 g/mol and a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 2, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R1)1(R2)1(R3)1(R4)0 or 1. Whereas, M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R1, R2, and R3 each includes a same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, and optional R4 includes a functional group or functional polymer group. R1, R2, and R3 are the same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group. The method further includes forming a polyether polyol having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.
US11198757B2	Compositions including a photolatent amine, camphorquinone, and coumarin and related methods A composition includes a photolatent amine, camphorquinone, and a coumarin sensitizer. The coumarin sensitizer is triplet photosensitizer and has an absorbance with a wavelength of maximum absorbance in a range from 390 nanometers to 510 nanometers. Compositions that further include a polymerizable material are also disclosed. Polymer networks preparable from such compositions and methods for making the polymer networks are also disclosed.
US11198746B2	Ethylene copolymers and process for the production thereof The present invention relates to an ethylene copolymer obtained by radical polymerisation through a high-pressure process comprising (i) ≥78.0 and ≤99.99 mole % of recurring units derived from ethylene; (it) ≥0.01 and ≤22.0 mole % of recurring units derived from comonomer A according to Formula (I), wherein R1 is composed of a saturated aliphatic moiety comprising 5-40 carbon atoms or R1 is composed of a saturated aliphatic moiety and consists of hydrogen atoms and 5-40 carbon atoms; R2 is selected from —H or —CH3; R3 is selected from —O—, —(CO)—(NH)— or —(CO)—O—; n=0 or 1 The ethylene copolymers have a reduced peak melting temperature and reduced enthalpy of fusion, indicating that these ethylene copolymers have a reduced degree of crystallinity and improved clarity, combined with a desired melt mass-flow rate.
US11198740B2	Metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofiber dispersion and method of producing the same Disclosed is a dispersion of metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers with superior dispersibility, which is applicable to various uses. The disclosed metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofiber dispersion comprises a dispersion medium, and metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers containing a metal other than sodium in salt form, wherein the metal-containing oxidized cellulose nanofibers have a number-average fiber diameter of 100 nm or less and an average degree of polymerization of 100 to 2,000.
US11198739B2	Fc variants with altered binding to FcRn The present application relates to optimized IgG immunoglobulin variants, engineering methods for their generation, and their application, particularly for therapeutic purposes.
US11198735B2	Anti-GITR antibodies and methods of use thereof The present invention provides antibodies that bind Glucocorticoid Induced Tumor necrosis factor Receptor family related protein (GITR) and methods of using same. The anti-GITR antibodies can be used therapeutically alone or in combination with other therapeutics to treat cancer and other diseases.
US11198727B2	Methods and systems for predicting response to anti-TNF therapies Methods and systems for administering anti-TNF therapy to subjects who have been determined to display a gene expression response signature established to distinguish between responsive and non-responsive prior subjects who have received the anti-TNF therapy.
US11198726B2	Anti-cancer combination therapy The invention relates to the combined use of certain bispecific, VEGF and Ang2 binding molecules with PD1 antagonists for the treatment of cancer. It further relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising such binding molecules and antagonists.
US11198700B2	Process for preparation of O,O dimethyl phosphoramidothioate and N-(methoxymethylsulfanylphosphoryl) acetamide Preparation of O,O-dimethyl phosphoramidothioate and O,O-dimethyl phosphoroamidothioate. A process of making O,O-dimethyl phosphoroamidothioate is described including reacting sulfur with PCl3 to form PSCl3, reacting the PSCl3 formed with methanol to form O-methyl phosphorodichloridothioate, and reacting the O-methyl phosphorodichloridothioate formed with methyl lye to form O,O-dimethyl phosphorochloridothioate in solution in CH2Cl2, and reacting the O,O-dimethyl phosphorochloridothioate formed with sodium hydroxide and ammonium hydroxide to form O,O-dimethyl phosphoroamidothioate in solution in CH2Cl2. Reacting the O,O-dimethyl phosphoroamidothioate formed with catalytic dimethyl sulfate to form methamidophos and reacting the methamidophos formed with acetic anhydride to form N-(methoxy-methylsulfanylphosphoryl) acetamide is also described. Throughout the process, the O,O-dimethyl phosphorochloridothioate and the O,O-dimethyl phosphoroamidothioate formed are maintained in solution in CH2Cl2 at all times.
US11198697B1	Processes for the preparation of (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-e]-pyrazin-8-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide and solid state forms thereof The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-e]pyrazin-8-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, solid state forms thereof, and corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment (including treatment of rheumatoid arthritis), kits, methods of synthesis, and products-by-process.
US11198693B2	Functionalized heterocycles as antiviral agents The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof: which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US11198684B2	Intermediates useful for the synthesis of a selective inhibitor against protein kinase and processes for preparing the same The present invention provides intermediates useful for the synthesis of an aminopyrimidine derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having a selective inhibitory activity against protein kinases, especially against the protein kinases for mutant epidermal growth factor receptors; and processes for preparing the same. And also, the present invention provides novel intermediates useful for said process and processes for preparing the same.
US11198683B2	Method for preparing tyrosine kinase inhibitor and derivative thereof A method for preparing a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a derivative thereof are described. In particular, the present method has a short synthesis route, low costs, easy operation, and is suitable for large-scale production.
US11198681B2	Heteroaryl inhibitors of PAD4 The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of PAD4, compositions thereof, and methods of treating PAD4-related disorders.
US11198669B2	Method for preparing primary diamines by Kolbe electrolysis coupling reaction The present invention relates to a method for preparing primary diamines from amino acid compounds. Specifically, this invention is related to the preparation of a primary diamine from an amino acid and/or its salt by Kolbe electrolysis coupling reaction.
US11198661B2	Process for recovery of propylene from a propane dehydrogenation process In a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) process, the purpose of the deethanizer and chilling train systems is to separate the cracked gas into a methane-rich tail gas product, a C2, and a C3 process stream. By the use of staged cooling, process-to-process inter-change against propane feed to the reactor and use of high efficiency heat exchangers and distributed distillation techniques, refrigeration power requirements are reduced and a simple and reliable design is provided by the process described herein.
US11198656B2	Hypergolic hydrocarbon fuel The present application generally relates to hypergolic hydrocarbon fuel compositions comprising a convenient fuel and a cycloheptatriene and/or its analogs, and methods of making and using the hypergolic hydrocarbon fuel compositions.
US11198654B2	Synthetic agricultural product The disclosure relates generally to a synthetic agricultural product and methods and systems for producing a synthetic agricultural product or composition. The method of producing a synthetic agricultural product may comprise providing an effective amount of fertilizer and/or other agricultural product sufficient to effectuate a response in a plant, an effective amount of a mineral substance having a high cation exchange capacity, and an effective amount of water sufficient to effectuate a desired result in a plant. The fertilizer and/or other agricultural product and mineral substance may be added into the effective amount of water, thereby creating the synthetic agricultural product. Known ions, such as fertilizer ions, and native ions in the native mineral substance may be exchanged to produce a synthetic agricultural product.
US11198653B2	Liquid formulations of urease inhibitors for fertilizers An improved solvent system for the formulation and application of N-alkyl thiophosphoric triamide urease inhibitors. These formulations provide safety and performance benefits relative to existing alternatives and enable storage, transport and subsequent coating or blending with urea based or organic based fertilizers. These formulations are comprised primarily of environmentally friendly aprotic and protic solvents (particularly dimethyl sulfoxide and alcohols/polyols) to stabilize the urease inhibitor.
US11198648B2	Cordierite-based sintered body, method for producing the same, and composite substrate A cordierite-based sintered body according to the present invention contains cordierite as a main component and silicon nitride or silicon carbide. The cordierite-based sintered body preferably has a thermal expansion coefficient less than 2.4 ppm/° C. at 40° C. to 400° C., an open porosity of 0.5% or less, and an average grain size of 1 μm or less.
US11198645B2	Fire resistant calcium sulphate-based products The present invention provides calcium sulphate-based product having reduced shrinkage after exposure to high temperatures, the product comprising gypsum, a pozzolan source e.g. in an amount between 4-27 wt %) and a metal salt additive in an amount between 0.5 and 10 wt %). The pozzolan source may be selected from a kaolinitic clay material, fly ash, rice husk ash, diatomaceous earths, volcanic ashes and pumices, micro-silica, silica fume and silicone oil, The metal salt additive may be a metal salt which decomposes between a temperature of 300-500° C. to yield a metal oxide, e.g. magnesium nitrate.
US11198644B2	Surface crack filler compound Disclosed herein are concrete and asphalt crack filler compounds and methods for utilizing them. According to some embodiments, the crack filler compounds can include (1) silica sand, (2) ethylene vinyl acetate, (3) and cement, and/or (4) color additives. According to some embodiments, a method of utilizing one of the compounds can include the steps of (1) obtaining a surface crack filler compound, (2) depositing the surface crack filler compound into a surface crack (e.g., concrete, asphalt, etc.), and (3) depositing water onto the surface crack filler compound to cause the surface crack filler compound to solidify and fill the surface crack. Additionally, and according to some embodiments, the method can further include, prior to depositing the surface crack filler compound into the surface crack: removing debris from the surface crack using at least one of a brush, pressurized air, or pressurized water.
US11198637B2	Glass composites having a gradient index of refraction and methods for production thereof Gradient refractive index (GRIN) materials can include multi-phase composites having substances with differing refractive indices disposed non-uniformly within one another. Particular glass composites having a gradient index of refraction can include: an amorphous phase, and a phase-separated region disposed non-uniformly within the amorphous phase. The glass composites include a mixture containing: GeZ2 and A2Z3 in a combined molar ratio of about 60% to about 95%, and CsX and PbZ in a combined molar ratio of about 5% to about 40%, where A is As, Sb or Ga, X is Cl, Br or I, and Z is S or Se. When A is As, the glass composites include PbZ in a molar ratio of about 15% or less. The amorphous phase and the phase-separated region have refractive indices that differ from one another. More particularly, A is Ga or As, X is Cl, and Z is Se.
US11198629B2	Method for actively treating mining wastewater for pigment production Systems and methods for actively treating mining wastewater, such as acid mine drainage, using a mixed culture of iron oxidizing bacteria, in a manner that results in both remediation of the water and the production of a useful end product. Exemplary systems and methods employ a reaction vessel where the bacteria can oxidize the iron in the mining wastewater for some amount of time, and a settling tank into which reacted water may be transferred and retained to permit iron oxyhydroxide contained in the water to settle as iron oxyhydroxide sludge. The iron oxyhydroxide sludge may be dried to produce iron oxyhydroxide solids that can be employed in the manufacture of a usable pigment.
US11198625B2	Method for the treatment of wastewater A system and method for backwashing a sand filter in a wastewater treatment system. In one aspect, the invention can be a system for backwashing a sand filter comprising: a sand filter configured to remove solids from an untreated wastewater; a container storing chlorine fluidly coupled to the sand filter by a chlorine supply manifold; a flow control mechanism positioned on the chlorine supply manifold between the container and the sand filter, the flow control mechanism alterable between a first position whereby chlorine cannot flow from the container to the sand filter and a second position whereby chlorine flows from the container to the sand filter, the flow control mechanism being biased into the first position; and a processor operably coupled to the flow control mechanism and configured to automatically actuate the flow control mechanism into the second position upon detecting that the sand filter is being backwashed.
US11198621B2	Lithium-rich layered oxide material with phase structure gradient and its preparation method A lithium-rich layered oxide material with a phase structure gradient and method for making the same are disclosed, used as cathode material for lithium ion battery. The invention has the following technical features: the spherical granule-shaped lithium-rich layered oxide material contains two types of structural units whose ratio gradually changes from the center to the surface of the spherical granule, wherein the monoclinic Li2MnO3 structural unit is gradually reduced, and the rhombohedral LiTMO2 structural unit is gradually increased from the center to the surface of the spherical granule. By controlling the ratio of the monoclinic Li2MnO3 structural unit versus the rhombohedral LiTMO2 structural unit along from the center to the surface the spherical granule, the performance of the Lithium-rich layered oxide materials as cathode for lithium ion battery, such as cyclic stability, specific discharge capacity, safety and other properties, is improved. The preparation process is simple and easy to control, the cost of raw materials is low and the environment is friendly. It can be industrialized on a large scale and has a good prospect of application.
US11198619B2	Method for efficiently preparing ferrate based on nascent interfacial activity A method for efficiently preparing ferrate based on nascent state interfacial activity. The method is as follows: (a) preparing nascent iron solution; (b) adding an oxidizing agent to the iron solution of step (a); (c) adding alkali solution or alkali particles to the mixed solution of step (b), mixing by stirring, and carrying out solid-liquid separation; (d) adding a stabilizing agent to the liquid separated out in step (c), and thus obtaining ferrate solution. The yield is 78-98%. The prepared ferrate solution is stable and can be stored for 3-15 days.
US11198616B2	Zirconium and yttrium-based composition, method for preparing same and use thereof in a catalyst system Zirconium and yttrium oxide-based composition with a specific surface area of at least 12 m 2/g following calcination at 1000° C. for 10 hours. This composition is obtained via a method wherein a mixture of zirconium and yttrium compounds is precipitated with a base; the resulting precipitate-containing medium is heated; a compound selected from anionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, polyethylene glycols, carboxylic acids and the salts thereof and carboxymethylated fatty alcohol ethoxylate-type surfactants is then added to said precipitate, and, finally, the precipitate is calcined. Said composition can be used as a catalyst.
US11198615B2	Method of pretreatment and bromine recovery of PCB incineration ash A method of pretreatment and bromine recovery of PCB Incineration ash is disclosed that relates to the field of comprehensive recovery of valuable metals by full wet method, especially relates to a method of valuable metals and bromine recovery, precious metals enrichment in pretreatment process of PCB Incineration ash. The major steps includes alkali leaching, Cu extraction back-extraction, neutralization-precipitation to separate, Bromine evaporative crystallization, regeneration, acid pickling, Zn evaporative crystallization, removal of Zn and Cu. Compared with the traditional comprehensive recovery process of ash, the invention can separate bromine from ash and recover valuable metals such as copper, zinc and lead with the maximum extent, at the same time, the enrichment of silver and other precious metals is beneficial to the subsequent recovery of precious metals. It has high added recovery value and no tailless discharge.
US11198610B2	Method for making molecule carrier The disclosure relates to a method for making carrier for use in single molecule detection. The method includes: providing a rigid substrate; coating a polymer layer on a surface of the rigid substrate, the polymer layer is in semisolid state; transferring a nano-scaled pattern of a template on a surface of the polymer layer by pressing the template on the surface of the polymer layer; obtaining a flexible substrate by removing the template; and applying a metal layer on the flexible substrate. The carrier for use in single molecule detection has a relative higher SERS and can enhance the Raman scattering.
US11198608B2	Metal-based structure or nanoparticles containing hydrogen, and method for producing same To provide a metal-based structure or nanoparticles whose homogeneity is not deteriorated and whose sticking formation is easy, and a production method thereof with a high safety. A metal-based structure comprises a hydrogen compound, cluster, or an aggregate thereof, represented by the general formula: MmH. The M is a metal-based atom. The m is an integer of 3 or more and 300 or less. H is a hydrogen atom.
US11198607B2	Light absorbing member, member for hydrogen production, and hydrogen production apparatus A light absorbing member includes a ceramic composite having a plurality of first ceramic particles exhibiting positive resistance temperature characteristics in a first ceramics having an open porosity of 5% or lower.
US11198606B2	Structure for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices to control pressure at high temperature Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip including a capping structure over a device substrate. The device substrate includes a first microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device and a second MEMS device laterally offset from the first MEMS device. The capping structure includes a first cavity overlying the first MEMS device and a second cavity overlying the second MEMS device. The first cavity has a first gas pressure and the second cavity has a second gas pressure different from the first cavity. An outgas layer abutting the first cavity. The outgas layer includes an outgas material having an outgas species. The outgas material is amorphous.
US11198596B2	Crane The present invention addresses the problem of providing a crane that can ascertain the state of an area surrounding a hook or a cargo suspended on the hook and that can simultaneously ascertain a braking distance during stopping operations. The invention comprises: drive devices 31-34 that move a boom 7; a control apparatus 20 that controls the operation state of the drive devices 31-34; a camera 41 that photographs, from the distal end portion of the boom 7, an area below said portion; and image display devices 43 and 65 that display the image photographed by the camera 41. For the purpose of stopping the movement of the boom 7, the control apparatus 20 filters basic control signals S for the drive devices 31-34 to create filtered control signals Sf, controls the drive devices 31-34 on the basis of the filtered control signals Sf, estimates the braking distance for the boom 7, and displays the same on the image display devices 43 and 65.
US11198594B2	Elevator car apron Elevator systems including an elevator car having a car door sill and car apron assembly movable along an elevator shaft having a pit floor, are provided. The car apron assembly includes a collapsible guard with at least one guard element that is moveable from a deployed state to a compressed state. In the compressed state the at least one guard element is positioned within the car door sill. A guard frame is fixedly connected to the at least one guard element by one or more reinforcement elements, a translating member is arranged at each end of the guard frame, and a guide member fixedly connected to the elevator car. The collapsible guard is urged from the deployed state toward the compressed state as the guard element contacts the pit floor, and when transitioning from the deployed state to the compressed state, the translating member translates along the guide member.
US11198585B2	Systems and methods for controlling working fluid in hydraulic elevators A hydraulic elevator may comprise a bidirectional pump that controls up and down motion of an elevator car. A VVVF drive may cause the bidirectional pump to provide working fluid in a controlled manner to a hydraulic jack that supports the elevator car. A control valve may be disposed between the bidirectional pump and the hydraulic jack so that the control valve can be closed when the elevator car needs to be held in place. To avoid pressure waves that propagate when the control valve is opened with disparate pressures on the pump and jack sides of the control valve, the bidirectional pump may adjust the pressure on the pump side of the closed control valve to the pressure on the jack side of the control valve before the control valve is opened.
US11198582B2	Paper tray hold down finger system and method A hold down finger for a finisher process tray contacts the top sheet of paper on a paper tray to prevent subsequently printed pages from disturbing pages disposed on the paper tray. The hold down finger includes gears that move a portion of the hold down finger that contacts the top sheet of paper from a retracted position to a forward hold down position along a substantially elliptical path. After each sheet is printed and placed on top of other pages in the paper tray, the paper tray lowers and the hold down finger continues along the substantially elliptical path back to the retracted position. A rack gear associated with the paper tray engages a cylindrical gear of the hold down finger to return the hold down finger to the retracted position if the paper tray is forced upwards while the hold down finger is in the forward position.
US11198581B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance member to convey a sheet, a pair of alignment members to move relatively in a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the sheet by the conveyance member, so as to align a position of the sheet in the width direction, and a lower portion to support a lower surface of the sheet between the pair of alignment members in the width direction. In addition, a pair of upper portions are arranged on one side and the other side of the lower portion in the width direction and each hold an upper surface of the sheet, wherein the pair of upper portions is positioned lower than the lower portion in a plane vertical to the conveyance direction.
US11198574B2	Sheet detection mechanism and image forming apparatus equipped therewith According to the present disclosure, a first guide unit is provided with a first opening portion through which light in an optical path connecting a first optical element unit and a second optical element unit passes, a second guide unit is provided with a second opening portion through which light in the optical path connecting the first optical element unit and the second optical element unit passes, the first guide unit is provided with a duct for sending air to the first optical element unit, and the air coming out from the first opening portion hits the second optical element unit via the second opening portion.
US11198573B2	Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus have a plurality of models including a common control board and different in number of electrical components used. The image forming apparatus includes a wire harness including: a third connector removably connected to a first connector provided to the control board; fourth connectors removably connected to second connectors provided to the electrical components; and a plurality of cables connecting the third connector and the fourth connectors. In all of the plurality of models, cables are connected to pins located at both ends of the third connector. In a model in which the number of the plurality of cables is smaller than the number of pins of the third connector, pins of the third connector to which the plurality of cables are not connected are arranged at a central portion in a longitudinal direction of the third connector or near the central portion.
US11198558B2	Cylindrical twist lock device The present invention comprises a hollow elongated shaft defined by an opened top and bottom end. The tool can be made of steel or another strong material. Formed on the top end and the bottom end of the shaft are coupling members specifically designed to attach to twistlock disposed between stacked shipping containers.
US11198550B2	Flexible container The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container include (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to from a chamber. (B) Each peripheral seal has (i) an arcuate body seal inner edge (ABSIE) with opposing ends, (ii) a tapered seal inner edge (TSIE) extending from each end of the body seal. (C) The flexible container includes at least one ABSIE having a radius of curvature, Rc, from 1.0 mm to 300.0 mm.
US11198547B2	Closure with means for introducing two additives into a beverage container A closure device for use with a container having a container neck comprises a cap member having a first fluid chamber and a housing having a second fluid chamber. The housing is arranged to move relative to the cap member between a first armed position and a second firing position. The housing includes a first plug member adapted to close a bottom aperture in the first fluid chamber in the first armed position. The cap member includes a second plug member adapted to close a bottom aperture in the second fluid chamber in the first armed position. In the second firing position the first plug member is removed from the aperture in the first fluid chamber and the second plug member is removed from the aperture in the second fluid chamber.
US11198531B2	Resin made container A resin made container includes a spout portion to/from which a cap can be attached/detached, a shoulder portion continuous with the spout portion, a body portion continuous with shoulder portion and a bottom portion continuous with body portion and disposed at a lowermost portion of the bottle. Bottom portion includes a bottom face which comes into contact with a disposing surface and a sloped portion extending with a slope from the bottom face to the body portion. At least a portion of a vertical cross sectional shape of the sloped portion is a linear portion or a curved portion which protrudes to the inner side of the container. An angle formed between the linear portion of sloped portion and disposing surface or an angle formed between a straight line interconnecting an upper end and a lower end of the curved portion and disposing surface ranges from 15 to 70 degrees.
US11198527B2	Custom packaging process and equipment for stretch wrapping easels A method of packaging easel includes attaching an easel packaging fixture to a rotatable turntable of a stretch wrapping apparatus that includes a tower and a carriage movable along the tower. An easel bundle is positioned on the easel packaging fixture. Each easel bundle includes one or more easels with a lower portion inserted into a bottom cap and an upper portion inserted into a top cap. The turntable is rotated, causing rotation of the easel packaging fixture and the easel bundle with respect to the stretch wrapping apparatus. As the easel packaging fixture rotates, a wrapping material from the carriage of the stretch wrapping apparatus wraps around the easel bundle. The carriage moves along the length of the tower to wrap a length of the easel bundle.
US11198525B2	Method of packaging siding panels One aspect of the disclosure is a method of packaging a plurality siding panels. The method includes providing a plurality of siding panels, each siding panel having a front face, a rear face, top edge, a bottom edge, and a support member secured to the rear face, placing a first siding panel vertically within a box, the box having a first side, a second side, a top side, and a bottom side, and placing a second siding panel vertically within the box next to the first siding panel.
US11198524B2	Terrestrially observable displays from space A nanosatellite with an illumination element, and an arrangement of nanosatellites in low earth orbit (LEO) arranged to controllably apply their illumination to be visible on the ground. The nanosatellites may be coordinated to provide illumination events visible on the ground at particular locations and particular times. Each nanosatellite has an illumination element that provides a sustained external illumination event being of at least momentary duration and to be visible from the ground. The event forms at least part of a display for viewing from the ground.
US11198522B2	Method of containing contaminants during processing of an aircraft wing-body section A spray containment system for a wing-body section includes a forward module, a center module, and an aft module. The forward module has a forward closeout panel configured to engage a forward end of a fuselage center section of the wing-body section. The center module has opposing module side panels each configured to engage a wing lower surface of a wing of the wing-body section. The aft module has an aft closeout panel configured to engage an aft end of the fuselage center section. The forward module and the aft module are independently movable and are configured to be assembled around the wing-body section to define an internal environment that is sealed from an external environment for containing contaminants including at least one of vapors, overspray, and liquids generated during application of one or more of coatings, sealants, and adhesives to localized areas of the wing-body section.
US11198521B2	Deformable shim and mounting arrangement In order to improve and facilitate shimming between two parts, a deformable shim is provided that comprises a main structure of an at least partly cellular region. The main structure is compressible by plastic deformation from an initial volume to a deformed volume, wherein the deformed volume is smaller than the initial volume. In a deformed state, the main structure maintains the deformed volume without further or continuing compression force. Further, the main structure is arrangeable between a first aircraft component and a second aircraft component to create a predefined distance between the first and the second aircraft component.
US11198513B1	Anti-icing/de-icing system and method An anti-icing/de-icing system for an airfoil structure having multiple layers is provided and includes a thermal article, wherein the thermal article is embedded within the airfoil structure to be located between the multiple layers. The thermal article includes a first terminal end, a second terminal end and a thermal expanded mesh material which connects the first terminal end with the second terminal end, and wherein the thermal expanded mesh material is configured to have at least one predetermined resistance between the first terminal end and the second terminal end.
US11198509B2	Tiltrotor aircraft having tiltable forward and aft rotors A tiltrotor aircraft has a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode. The aircraft includes an airframe having a wing with oppositely disposed wing tips. Tip booms respectively extend longitudinally from the wing tips. Forward rotors are coupled to the forward ends of the tip booms and aft rotors are coupled to the aft ends of the tip booms. The forward rotors are reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the forward rotors are above the tip booms, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the forward rotors are forward of the tip booms. The aft rotors are reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the aft rotors are below the tip booms, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the aft rotors are aft of the tip booms.
US11198507B2	Cycloidal rotor or propeller with performance and flows optimization A cycloidal rotor is provided having a flexible by actuators or self-flexing blade-positioning tack, which can be brought into shape corresponding to currently desired blade orbit. This rotor can also be provided with frontal shielding or partial enclosure to assure that rotor operates at any speed as if in hovering flight; rotor track can be inclined to produce forward thrust or external thrusters can be used. Optionally in other embodiments blade orbit shape is determined by a variable cam mechanism or the inclination of blade positioning track of fixed shape to produce a change of its projected shape onto blades' plane of operation thus changing blades elliptic orbit. Blade centrifugal force countervailing mechanism is also proposed.
US11198506B2	Aircraft with versatile aviation An aircraft including a body, a first propeller assembly, a second propeller assembly, a flight control surface, and a parachute. The first propeller assembly is coupled to the body and configured to provide vertical lift. The second propeller assembly is coupled to the body and configured to provide horizontal thrust. The flight control surface is operably coupled to the body. The parachute extends from the body and is arranged to facilitate aircraft takeoff.
US11198503B2	Aircraft with active support An aircraft is disclosed having a structure at least part of which is capable of generating aerodynamic lift. A body having a mass is movably mounted to a portion of the structure by an active support. The active support includes an actuator to move the body relative to the portion of the structure, and a controller for controlling movement of the actuator in response to a dynamic input. The active support provides a range of movement for the body in at least one degree of freedom. The actuator moves the body across the entire range of movement in that one degree of freedom in a time period of less than 3 seconds. The actuator moves the body sufficiently rapidly to generate an inertial force that is equal to or greater than any aerodynamic force generated by the body during that movement of the body. The active support may be used to reduce loads on the aircraft structure.
US11198493B2	Marine outboard motor with crankcase ventilation A marine outboard motor is provided with an internal combustion engine comprising an engine block defining at least one cylinder, an air intake configured to deliver a flow of air to the at least one cylinder, a crankcase in which a crankshaft is mounted for rotation about a crankshaft axis which is substantially vertical when the marine outboard is vertical, and a crankcase ventilation system configured to vent blow-by gases from the crankcase and to supply vented blow-by gases to the air intake. The crankcase ventilation system comprises a lubricant separation chamber for separating lubricant from the blow-by gases. The lubricant separation chamber is defined by the crankcase and extends along the length of the crankcase substantially parallel to the crankshaft axis.
US11198490B2	Disconnectable spread mooring and riser tower system and method A disconnectable spread mooring and riser tower system for a vessel floating at a water surface. The system comprises a forward chain table assembly releasably connected to the vessel at the bow via a first connector assembly, and an aft chain table assembly releasably connected at the stem via a second connector assembly. Mooring legs are attached to the chain table assemblies and are capable of being anchored at spaced locations on a seafloor. The first and second connector assemblies are arranged and designed to unlock and release the forward and aft chain table assemblies from the vessel. A riser tower system fixed to the seafloor may be located near the moored vessel and flexible jumper hoses can be extended between the riser tower system and the vessel to transfer fluids, air, power and control signals.
US11198482B2	Oscillation-type vehicle An oscillation-type vehicle includes a front vehicle body that suspends a front wheel in a steerable manner, a rear vehicle body that suspends left and right drive wheels, and an oscillation mechanism that causes the front vehicle body and the rear vehicle body to oscillate relative to each other. The oscillation-type vehicle being capable of carrying out drive control of the left and right drive wheels such that the drive wheels behave differently from each other in response to oscillation of the oscillation-type vehicle, wherein the drive control of the left and right drive wheels is carried out using information on the oscillation and information on a speed of vehicle.
US11198480B2	Headlamp with sensor A motorcycle headlamp includes a carrier, a light fixture mounted on the carrier, and at least one sensor for detecting features of an area lying in front of the motorcycle in the direction of travel. An opening is provided in the carrier, and the sensor can be arranged in the opening.
US11198473B2	Subframe structure A subframe structure includes a subframe disposed below a vehicle body structure of a vehicle, and an extension frame extending forward from the subframe and configured to absorb an impact load from forward of a vehicle body. The subframe has a body part extending in a vehicle front-and-rear direction and a mount support part supporting a power train through a mount. The body part is fixed to the vehicle body structure through the mount support part.
US11198472B2	Vehicle lower-part structure Provided is a vehicle lower-part structure including a pair of center side members arranged under a floor of a vehicle; a first cross member and a second cross member connecting the pair of center side members; a main battery arranged in an underfloor space; one or more support plates arranged at a corner of the underfloor space; and a water tank placed on the support plate, in which the support plate is connected to both the center side member and the first or second cross member and connects the two.
US11198445B2	Apparatus for controlling driving assistance of vehicle, system including the same and method for the same An apparatus for controlling the driving assistance of a vehicle, a system including the same and a method for the same are provided. The apparatus for controlling the driving assistance of the vehicle includes a processor to adjust a driving assistance controlling setting value, based on at least one of whether a user looks ahead, whether the user performs a driving manipulation, and a driving condition during driving assistance of the vehicle, and a storage to store the driving assistance controlling setting value.
US11198444B2	Automated factory testflow of processing unit with sensor integration for driving platform Diagnosing a sensor processing unit of an autonomous driving vehicle is described. An example computer-implemented method can include transmitting an executable image of a sensor processing application from a host system to the sensor processing unit via at least one of a universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) or an Ethernet connection. The method also includes causing the sensor processing unit to execute and launch the executable image of the sensor processing application in the DRAM from the eMMC storage device. The method also includes transmitting a sequence of predetermined commands to the executed sensor processing application to perform a plurality of sensor data processing operations on sensor data obtained from a plurality of sensors or sensor simulators associated with an autonomous driving vehicle. The method also includes comparing processing results of the sensor processing operations against expected processing results to determine whether the sensor processing application operates properly.
US11198443B2	Message content selection based on uncertainty for cooperative vehicular systems The disclosure includes embodiments for selecting Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) data to be shared among vehicles in a cooperative vehicular system based on an uncertainty criterion. In some embodiments, a method for an ego vehicle includes: determining, by a sensor set of the ego vehicle, ego V2X data describing ego object information about a set of objects included in a roadway environment; receiving remote V2X data provided by a remote vehicle, where the remote V2X data describes remote object information about the set of objects from a perspective of the remote vehicle; determining uncertainty data describing an uncertainty about the ego object information based at least in part on an analysis of the ego object information relative to the remote object information; and updating the ego V2X data to form updated ego V2X data that describes ego object information that satisfies the uncertainty criterion.
US11198442B2	Method and system for determining tire-to-road friction in a vehicle A method for estimating a tire property of a vehicle based on tire-to-road friction properties for a fleet of vehicles. The method includes: determining a tire-to-road friction for a plurality of vehicles, belonging to the fleet of vehicles, at a plurality of specified locations; determining a reference tire-to-road friction for the fleet of vehicles at each specified location; in a vehicle, determining a current tire-to-road friction at a first location being one of the specified locations; determining a difference between the current tire-to-road friction and the reference tire-to-road friction of the fleet for the first location; and estimating a tire property of the vehicle based on the determined difference. There is also provided a system configured to perform the described method.
US11198434B2	Vehicular lane centering system A lane centering system for use in a vehicle driving in a lane on a road includes a camera and a controller. Based on processing by a processor of image data captured by the camera, the controller determines position of a left lane delimiter on the road on a left side of the vehicle and position of a right lane delimiter on the road on a right side of the vehicle. The controller is operable to determine a target path for the vehicle based on processing of image data captured by the camera. The determined target path maintains the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle centered between the left lane delimiter and the right lane delimiter. The lane centering system may be enabled responsive to the vehicle speed exceeding a threshold speed, and may be disabled during a braking event of a collision mitigation system of the vehicle.
US11198433B2	Apparatus, method and system for autonomous driving An autonomous driving device may include: a sensor configured to sense a surrounding object of an own vehicle, a controller configured to generate an autonomous driving path of the own vehicle based on movement data of the surrounding object sensed by the sensor unit, and a surrounding object analyzer configured to receive the movement data of the surrounding object from the controller and stochastically analyze an expected movement trajectory of the surrounding object. The controller may generate the autonomous driving path based on the expected movement trajectory of the surrounding object that is stochastically analyzed by the surrounding object analyzing unit.
US11198424B2	Method and control apparatus for operating a hybrid electric vehicle A method for operating a hybrid electric vehicle including an electric machine, a battery and an internal combustion engine, the load point of which is shifted upward to drive the electric machine for charging the battery in the generator mode, wherein a target state of charge of the battery is specified; a required target charging capacity is determined; the load point of the internal combustion engine initially is only shifted upward within an engine-map range of the internal combustion engine.
US11198422B2	Adapter assembly for braking system An adapter assembly for an electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) manifold system includes a housing having a mounting face that includes a plurality of ports. The housing also has a brake cylinder passageway, a reservoir passageway, and a brake cylinder exhaust passageway that are in fluid communication with the ports. The adapter assembly also includes an adapter valve configured to be in fluid communication with the brake cylinder passageway, the reservoir passageway, and the brake cylinder exhaust passageway. The adapter valve has a first position where the brake cylinder passageway and the reservoir passageway are in fluid communication while the brake cylinder passageway is isolated from the brake cylinder exhaust passageway. The adapter valve also has a second position where the brake cylinder passageway is isolated from the reservoir passageway while the brake cylinder passageway is in fluid communication with the brake cylinder exhaust passageway.
US11198420B2	System and method for operating a motor vehicle with an electric parking brake A system and method for operating a motor vehicle with an electric parking brake. The system includes a clutch sensor, generating a clutch sensor signal representing operation of a clutch of the motor vehicle. A gear selection sensor generates a sensor signal indicating a particular gear selection or position of a manual gearbox of the motor vehicle. Using these and if needed other various inputs, the system generates a deactivation signal for releasing the electric parking brake when a clutch operation is detected and the vehicle gearbox is positioned or has a gear selection other than a neutral position of the manual gearbox.
US11198419B2	Method for producing a brake force device for a vehicle brake system and such a brake force device The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a brake force device for a vehicle brake system, in which a housing is produced, wherein a recess is formed in the housing, wherein a piston device is arranged in the recess, wherein the piston device is movably guided in the axial direction of a longitudinal axis of the recess and along a specified maximum stroke path, and the length of the maximum stroke path of the piston device is modified for different embodiments of the brake force device. In order to improve and/or to simplify the implementation of different embodiments of the brake force device.
US11198395B2	Automated retractable vehicle step Powered retractable vehicle step assist systems and methods are provided. The steps systems are configured for installation (e.g., after market installation) and use with a vehicle. The system can include a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position with respect to the vehicle. The system can further include a vehicle interface. A controller of the step system can be configured to process information received from the vehicle interface and, based at least partly on the processing of the information, cause movement of the stepping member between the retracted position and the deployed position.
US11198386B2	System and method for controlling operation of headlights in a host vehicle A system and method are described for controlling operation of host vehicle headlights. The system includes a communication unit to receive a vehicle-to-x communication including data indicative of a characteristic of a second vehicle. The system also includes a controller to determine that a high-beam is generated by the host vehicle headlights, determine a state of the second vehicle based on the second vehicle characteristic data, determine a state of the host vehicle based on data indicative of a characteristic of the host vehicle, determine that a pre-defined condition exists involving the host vehicle and second vehicle based on the second vehicle state and the host vehicle state, and, in response to the determination that the high-beam is generated and the pre-defined condition exists, generate a headlight control signal that effectuates an automatic change of the host vehicle headlights from a high-beam to a low-beam operating state.
US11198379B2	Seat unit, vehicle, and conveyance seat The time required to complete current-to-target state transitions of a plurality of movable portions constituting a seat is shortened. A seat unit 1 includes an occupant support portion S1, a plurality of movable mechanisms respectively moving a plurality of parts constituting the occupant support portion S1, and an ECU 40 controlling respective operations of the plurality of movable mechanisms. The ECU 40 causes each of the plurality of movable mechanisms to undergo a transition from a current state to a target state and the plurality of movable mechanisms have a first movable mechanism requiring a longest time for the transition. The ECU 40 causes the transitions of the plurality of movable mechanisms other than the first movable mechanism to be completed by completion of the transition of the first movable mechanism from the current state to the target state.
US11198361B2	Hydrogen filling structure A drainage portion extending from one to the other of a bottom wall of a recess and a lid is provided at least above a hydrogen filling port in the recess when the lid is in a closed state. Therefore, water, which has entered the recess from a gap (parting) when the lid is in a closed state, reaches an upper surface of the drainage portion and flows along the upper surface of the drainage portion, and then, the water flows down from the drainage portion while avoiding the hydrogen filling port. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the water having entered the recess while the lid is in a closed state from adhering to the hydrogen filling port.
US11198354B2	Hybrid power system having CVT A hybrid power system includes a CVT, an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a clutch, and a synchronization apparatus. The CVT has a CVT input shaft and a CVT output shaft. The internal combustion engine has an internal combustion engine output shaft and the electric motor has an electric motor shaft. The clutch is provided between the internal combustion engine and the CVT. The synchronization apparatus is provided between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. The clutch and the synchronization apparatus can be adjusted to connect the internal combustion engine output shaft to the electric motor shaft via the CVT, and connect the internal combustion engine output shaft to the electric motor shaft without the CVT. In an example embodiment, the synchronization apparatus includes a first synchronizer between the internal combustion engine and the CVT, and a second synchronizer between the CVT and the electric motor.
US11198324B2	Wheel hub assembly A wheel hub assembly for tension spoke wheels is provided. The wheel hub assembly has a construction that automatically adjusts the position of the axle bearings along the rotational axis of the hub assembly to take-up slack between the axle bearings and the hub shell to prevent wheel wobble.
US11198323B2	Cycling aero foil system The coefficient cycling aero foil system is designed to reduce drag and turbulence from a tire and spokes used to support a bicycle wheel. The system is integrated into a rim on a bicycle wheel which allows for increased forward momentum by cutting drag and reducing wheel turbulence that occurs during the rotation of a bicycle wheel. The foils may be strategically placed for optimum aerodynamic wind flow and are precisely angled to force wind past the foil creating increased forward momentum.
US11198314B2	Nanostructure array diffractive optics for RGB and CMYK color displays An RGB and/or CMYK full color optical display device comprising multiple nanostructure arrays configured to provide display of a wide range of colors corresponding to multiple pixels or sub-regions of an image is disclosed, where the multiple nanostructure arrays may be formed on a single substrate layer. An optical display device includes a substrate having a surface, and a first pixel of a color image comprising first and second sub-pixels according to at least one of an additive and subtractive color scheme, where the first sub-pixel comprises a first optical sub-wavelength nanostructure array formed on or in the surface of the substrate, and where the second sub-pixel comprises a second optical sub-wavelength nanostructure array formed on or in the surface of the substrate. A method of manufacturing an RGB and/or CMYK full color optical display comprising multiple nanostructure arrays arranged as sub-pixels according to a color scheme is also disclosed.
US11198311B2	Liquid ejection device On a carriage that is transported in a main scanning direction by a main scanning drive portion heads are disposed so as to be displaced from each other in a sub-scanning direction, and heads are disposed so as to be displaced from each other in the sub-scanning direction. Therefore, even when an ejection failure occurs in nozzles of one of the two heads and in nozzles of one of the two heads ink can be ejected from the other head that ejects the same type of ink in main scanning. Thus, even when the ejection failure occurs in the nozzles, a deterioration in print quality can be suppressed.
US11198307B2	Printing apparatus having a heater that includes a protection section for a heat generating resistor There is provided a printing apparatus including: a transport section that transports a medium in a first direction; a discharge section that discharges a liquid to the medium transported by the transport section; and a heater that is provided downstream of the discharge section in the first direction, and heats the medium, in which the heater includes a ceramic substrate, a heat generating resistor provided on the ceramic substrate, and a protection section that protects the heat generating resistor.
US11198306B2	Method of printing on curved objects A printing technique is presented for efficiently printing (i.e. with production lines rates at high resolution and high accuracy) on outer surfaces of a plurality of objects passing in an optimized stream through a printing route/zone. According to this technique, at least one array of printing head units is provided being configured to define at least one printing route along a printing axis, where the at least one printing route is a substantially linear segment of a closed loop lane along which the objects are progressing.
US11198300B2	Tank and liquid consuming apparatus including the same There is provided a tank including: a casing; a liquid chamber including first and second chambers; a communicating channel configured by first, second, and third communicating channels; a liquid inlet port; a first communicating port; a second communicating port; an atmosphere open port; a liquid outflow port; and a gas-liquid separating membrane provided in the third communicating channel and blocking flowing (distribution, circulation) of liquid in the third communicating channel. A first end of the second communicating channel is communicated with the second chamber, and a second end of the second communicating channel is communicated with an end of the first communicating channel. A first end of the third communicating channel is communicated with the second end of the second communicating channel, and a second end of the third communicating channel is communicated with the atmosphere open port.
US11198299B2	Collar for fluid barrier A fluid barrier may include a collar coupled to a first end of a fluidic channel of a fluidic interface wherein the collar comprises a lip to prevent separation of the fluidic channel from a pliable fluidic container. A printing fluid supply may include an at least partially collapsible fluid bag; and a substantially rigid fluidic interface having a fluidic channel fluidically coupled to the fluid bag and a collar coupled to the fluidic channel forming a fluid barrier between the fluid bag and the fluidic interface.
US11198296B2	Liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head includes an individual channel, a first manifold, a filter, a second manifold, and a bypass path. The individual channel has a nozzle. The first manifold is in fluid communication with the individual channel. The filter is disposed in the first manifold. The second manifold is in fluid communication with the individual channel. The bypass path is positioned across the filter from the individual channel with respect to a direction perpendicular to a surface extending direction of the filter. The bypass path provides fluid communication between the first manifold and the second manifold not via the individual channel.
US11198294B2	Inkjet head, inkjet coating device, and inkjet coating method An inkjet head or the like that is capable of efficiently applying a pressure required for discharging a liquid material includes: a nozzle hole; a pressure chamber; a liquid material supply flow path; a liquid material recovery flow path; a diaphragm; a piezoelectric element; and orifice structures that are respectively disposed between the liquid material supply flow path and the pressure chamber, and between the liquid material recovery flow path and the pressure chamber, and that are narrower than the pressure chamber in a plan view as viewed from a discharge direction of the liquid material.
US11198288B2	Method for assessing the condition and improving the printing quality of printing nozzles in printheads of an inkjet printing machine and improved printing nozzle test chart A method for assessing the condition and improving the printing quality of printing nozzles in printheads of an inkjet printing machine includes printing a nozzle test chart formed of a specific number of horizontal rows of equidistant vertical lines printed periodically underneath one another, with only every nth printing nozzle contributing to the test chart in every row of the test chart and n corresponding to a different number between one and the specific number of horizontal rows, recording and digitizing the test chart and analyzing the test chart regarding the condition of the contributing nozzles by using a computer. The nozzles printing horizontal lines between the horizontal rows complementing the equidistant vertical lines to form quadrangular objects used by the computer to analyze the condition of the contributing nozzles. Measures are taken to improve the printing quality of the nozzles depending on the condition of the contributing nozzles.
US11198285B2	Active transparent display for dynamic masking during UV curing in a three dimensional object printer A print system and a method for curing marking material on an object using an active transparent display in a three dimensional (3D) object printer are disclosed. For example, the print system includes a plurality of printheads, a curing light source, a movable member to hold an object, an active transparent display and a controller to control movement of the movable member to move the object past the array of printheads, to operate the plurality of printheads to eject the marking material onto the object as the object passes the two-dimensional array of printheads, to control movement of the movable member, to control the active transparent display and to operate the curing light source to apply energy to cure the marking material, wherein the amount of energy that is applied to the object is controlled by a mask that is displayed on the active transparent display.
US11198284B2	Large format 3D printing augmented with 3D scanning and anomoly tracking feedback The disclosure is directed at a system, apparatus and method for 3D printing an object using an industrial robot; such object is larger and may be more accurate than the print volume and accuracy of the industrial robot that is performing the print. The system is further capable of scanning the irregular 3D surface of the printing platform in which to create the 3D object and adapt the toolpath to print on this surface. The system is further capable of scanning the 3D surface of a specimen that is larger than the print volume of the industrial robot and make a scaled copy larger or smaller. The system is also capable of monitoring the quality of the object being printed while the print is in process.
US11198276B2	Method of forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component having an engineered surface A method of forming a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component having an engineered surface includes applying a surface slurry comprising first particulate solids in a liquid carrier to an outer surface of a ceramic fiber preform. The surface slurry is dried to remove the liquid carrier, and thus a surface slurry layer comprising the first particulate solids is formed on the outer surface. The surface slurry layer is polished to a predetermined thickness and/or surface finish. After polishing, a ceramic tape comprising second particulate solids is applied to the surface slurry layer, and pressure is applied to attach the ceramic tape to the surface slurry layer and to induce consolidation of the ceramic tape and the surface slurry layer. Thus, a multilayer surface region comprising the surface slurry layer and a ceramic tape layer is formed on the ceramic fiber preform. The ceramic fiber preform and the multilayer surface region are infiltrated with a molten material, and, upon cooling, a CMC component having an engineered surface is formed.
US11198273B2	Sandwich panel and a manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a sandwich panel and a method of manufacturing the same. The sandwich panel according to the present invention has high density and improved physical properties such as flexural strength, flexural modulus, bending strength and lightening weighting ratio and is suitable for use in various consumer products or industrial materials.
US11198263B2	Melt processable thermoplastic composite comprising a multimodal dielectric filler In an embodiment, a thermoplastic composite comprises a thermoplastic polymer; and a dielectric filler having a multimodal particle size distribution; wherein a peak of a first mode of the multimodal particle size distribution is at least seven times that of a peak of a second mode of the multimodal particle size distribution; and a flow modifier.
US11198261B1	Systems and methods for deposition and high-frequency microwave inspection of uncured fiber-reinforced polymeric materials Disclosed herein is a system that comprises a deposition head configured to deposit multiple tows in a stacked configuration one layer at a time. Each tow of the multiple tows is a currently-applied tow when the tow is a most-recently deposited tow of the multiple tows and a tow of the multiple tows is a covered tow when the tow is directly covered by the currently-applied tow. The system also comprises a probe head, configured to move along and be spatially offset from the currently-applied tow after deposition of the currently-applied tow. The probe head is further configured to transmit an incident microwave beam into the currently-applied tow as the probe head moves along the currently-applied tow. The incident microwave beam has a frequency low enough to pass entirely through the currently-applied tow and high enough to pass entirely through no more than the currently-applied tow and the covered tow.
US11198255B2	Hyrbid welding of thermoplastics A process for welding of at least two separate vehicle panels (12, 14) to form an integral part (16) for a vehicle. There is provided at least one first panel (12) including a first weld line area (18) and at least one second panel (14) including a corresponding second weld line area (19), the second weld line area (19) abutting in a weldable relationship to the first weld line area (18). The first and second weld line areas (18, 19) have at least one first weldable portion (22) and at least one second portion (24) at which welding is substantially hindered during welding attachment of the first and second panels (12, 14). The process includes applying a curable adhesive at each second portion (24), placing in a welding fixture and welding the panels (12, 14) at each first weldable portion (22) such that the panels (12, 14) are held together during curing of the adhesive.
US11198249B2	Method of joining additively manufactured components A method for producing a component from two or more sub-components includes the steps of: producing each of the sub-components using an additive manufacturing process in which a resin, which is radiant-energy-curable, is partially cured using a selective application of radiant energy, wherein each sub-component includes a joint surface in which the resin is partially cured which is cured to a lesser degree than the remainder of the respective sub-component, so as to leave the joint surfaces in a condition suitable for bonding; assembling the sub-components with their respective joint surfaces in mutual contact; and performing a secondary cure of the partially-cured resin at the joint surfaces using an application of radiant energy, so as to further cure the partially-cured resin and bond the sub-components to each other, thereby forming the component.
US11198246B2	Method of forming three-dimensional object and three-dimensional forming apparatus The method of forming a three-dimensional object includes: a first forming process of causing a nozzle to eject a forming material onto a forming surface of a forming base and forming a first portion and a second portion such that the first portion and the second portion are away from each other in a first direction in parallel to the forming surface; a curing process of curing the first portion and the second portion; and a second forming process of causing the nozzle to eject the forming material between the first portion and the second portion and forming a third portion that has a shape that successively connects an end surface of the first portion in the first direction to an end surface of the second portion in the first direction, after the curing process.
US11198245B2	Solid freeform fabrication of shelled objects A method of layerwise solid freeform fabrication is disclosed. The method comprises, for each of at least a few of the layers, dispensing and hardening at least a first modeling material and a second modeling material to form a core region and one or more envelope regions at least partially surrounding the core region. In some embodiments, the ratio between the elastic moduli of adjacent regions, when hardened, is from about 1 to about 20.
US11198238B2	3D printing of a structure for injection molding A method of additive manufacturing for producing a 2-part mold suitable for use in injection molding, comprises: obtaining a computerized 3D representation of a 2-part mold (3D mold); delimiting one or more regions within the 3D mold; assigning a material or a combination of materials to each delimited region which is different from different from materials used in other delimited regions or outside the delimited regions; and producing the 2-part mold by additive manufacturing; wherein the delimiting comprises carrying out an offset from a surface of the 3D mold which is intended to be in contact with injected material, and wherein the offset is carried out within the solid part of the 3D mold.
US11198235B2	Flexible mask modulation for controlling atmosphere between mask and substrate and methods of using the same An apparatus may include a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate. The substrate holder may include a first chucking region having a first area and an adjacent region extending from the chucking region. The apparatus may also include a superstrate holder configured to hold a superstrate. The superstrate holder may include a second chucking region having a second area. The second area may be larger than the first area and the superstrate holder faces the substrate holder forming a first gap between the adjacent region surface and the superstrate and a second gap between the substrate and the superstrate. The apparatus may also include a gas supply system between the first gap and the second gap. The superstrate holder may alter a shape of the held superstrate to decrease the first gap and increase the second gap.
US11198234B2	Mold case and manufacturing method of microneedle array Provided are a mold case that prevents deformation of a microneedle array, and a manufacturing method of a microneedle array. The problems are solved by the manufacturing method of a microneedle array including: a filling step of filling needle-like recessed portions of a mold having flexibility and having a plurality of the needle-like recessed portions on a front surface, with a liquid material; and a drying step of drying the liquid material in a state where the mold filled with the liquid material is stored in the mold case which causes an edge portion of the mold to be sandwiched between the lid and the pedestal.
US11198221B2	Autonomously acting robot that wears clothes An aspect of the invention provides technology of changing behavioral characteristics when clothing is put on a robot. An autonomously acting robot includes an operation control unit that controls an operation of the robot, a drive mechanism that executes an operation specified by the operation control unit, and an equipment detecting unit that detects clothing worn by the robot. The robot refers to action restriction information correlated in advance to the clothing, and regulates an output of the drive mechanism.
US11198213B2	Flexible driver, robot joint, robot and exoskeleton robot A flexible driver, a robot joint, a robot and an exoskeleton robot, the transmission mechanism including an active rotating member, a driven rotating member and a rope, which form a rope drive relationship; wherein, the rope is tightly wound around rotating surfaces of the active rotating member and the driven rotating member, and a rotational central axis of the active rotating member is perpendicular to a rotational central axis of the driven rotating member. An output end of the driving mechanism is connected to the active rotating member, to drive rotation of the active rotating member. The output mechanism includes a flexible driving part, and an output part which is used for connecting to an external actuator. The driven rotating member drives rotation of the output part through the flexible driving part. The flexible driver drives flexibly the actuator through a compact structure as well as reliable and high-efficient transmission.
US11198212B1	Explosive discharge actuated tool for driving fasteners An explosive discharge actuated tool is used with a multi-cartridge strip for driving fasteners, and includes a tool housing, a firing module disposed within the tool housing and rearwardly of a firing position, and a trigger and cartridge advancing module coupled with the firing module such that turning of a trigger lever causes turning of a cartridge advancing lever to move the strip so as to move a next cartridge to the firing position during the cartridge detonation in the firing position.
US11198211B2	Driver A driver has: a strike section moving in a first direction to strike a fastener; and a bumper contacting the strike section and restricting the range of movement of the strike section in the first direction. The driver further has: a support section for supporting the bumper; a connection section connected to the support section and disposed in a direction intersecting the first direction; a drive section supported by the connection section and moving the strike section in a second direction; a first receiving section which, when the strike section moves in the first direction to hit the bumper, receives a load acting on the support section in the first direction; and a second receiving section which, when the strike section moves in the first direction to hit the bumper, receives a load acting on the support section in the circumferential direction about a first centerline of the drive section.
US11198208B2	Pliers for tightening parts for levelling cladding tiles Pliers for tightening parts for levelling cladding tiles, including: a first arm (1) with a handle (10) and a guide bar (11); a second arm (2) with a handle (20) and a contact surface (21) with a levelling wedge; a rotation shaft (4); and a supporting stop (3) comprising: a passage (31) for assembly in the guide bar; a shaft (32) assembled in a longitudinal slot (12) of the guide bar for the longitudinal movement of the supporting stop (3) with respect to the guide bar (11) and the relative rotation thereof between a fastening position with a pawl (13, 34) and a longitudinal movement position of the supporting stop (3) with respect to said guide bar (11); and a spring (33) which tends to maintain the supporting stop (3) in the fastening position with respect to the guide bar (11).
US11198203B2	Device for the movement of pieces in a machine tool A device (1) for the movement of sheet-like pieces (P) in a machine tool (M), including a frame (10) moving towards or away from the machining surface (P1) of the machine, a gripping device (20) including a sheet-like element (21) with a gripping surface (21a) having openings (24) and mounted on the frame (10) rotatingly around at least one axis (x) substantially orthogonal to the direction of movement (D) of the frame (10) and element for the creation of a vacuum (25) communicating with the openings (24) and adapted to generate a vacuum pressure at the openings (24), which, when the gripping surface (21a) is substantially next to the machining surface (P1), makes it possible to detach the pieces (P) from the machining surface and keep them on the gripping surface.
US11198201B2	Positioning device A positioning device to position, during in vehicle construction, a vehicle body component having at least one locating bore. The positioning device includes a locating pin having a conical end designed to be guided axially through a locating bore of the vehicle body component to centre and position the vehicle body component. The locating pin is mounted in a radially floating manner.
US11198195B2	Welded blank assembly and method A welded blank assembly is formed by welding first and second sheet metal pieces together at a weld joint. At least one of the sheet metal pieces includes a boron steel or press hardenable steel base material layer and an aluminum-based coating material layer, along with a weld notch where at least a portion of the coating material layer is removed before welding. An additional material can be provided during welding to influence weld joint composition and/or a secondary heat source can be used to heat and flow a protective material in a weld region of the blank assembly. The weld notch has a width that may be related to the width of a heat-affected zone formed during welding.
US11198194B2	Laser welding apparatus with a clamp A welding apparatus that welds a third conductor to a first conductor includes a clamp and a laser irradiation apparatus, the third conductor being adjacent to the first conductor between the first conductor and a second conductor extending in parallel to each other. The clamp is configured to sandwich the first conductor and the third conductor between a first gripper and a second gripper. The laser irradiation apparatus is configured to emit a welding laser towards the third conductor. The first gripper includes a confronting portion facing a contact surface that comes into contact with the first conductor. In a state where the clamp sandwiches the first conductor and the third conductor, the confronting portion and the second gripper are positioned so as to block a reflection laser of the welding laser reflected in a given range of the third conductor.
US11198187B2	Oil hole reamer An oil hole reamer includes an oil passage extending inside a tool main body along an axis of the tool main body, and an oil hole extending radially outward from the oil passage to an outer circumference of the tool main body. An oil outlet of the oil hole is formed to be open toward a position corresponding to a corner at which a tip cutting edge intersects an outer-circumference cutting edge and to cause at least part of the oil outlet to be open to the outer-circumference flank face.
US11198185B2	Screw sizing system for pocket hole jigs A pocket hole jig with screw sizing system includes a pocket hole jig with a guide block reciprocally carried by a guide holder. The guide block can be raised or lowered relative the guide holder between a range of distances corresponding and calibrated to a horizontal range defined by a workpiece. A scale on a gauge member carried by the guide block is divided into a plurality of zones. An indicator is carried by the guide holder for indicating one of the plurality of zones by the position of the guide block relative the guide holder. Also provided is a series of different size screws, wherein each different size screw of the series corresponds to one of the plurality of zones.
US11198184B2	Drill chuck Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a drill chuck. The drill chuck includes: a drill body; jaws, partially disposed in the drill body, external threads being provided on an outer wall of the jaws; a locking member, disposed on the outer side of the drill body, the locking member being provided with internal threads, the locking member and the jaws being in threaded fit to enable the jaws to be movably disposed in the drill body; a driving assembly, disposed on an outer side of the locking member, the driving assembly being configured to drive the locking member to rotate, the driving assembly being disposed between a housing and the locking member, the housing driving the locking member to rotate by the driving assembly to enable the jaws to move in the drill body; and a locking structure, located between the housing and the jaws.
US11198182B2	Additive manufacturing systems and methods of additively printing on workpieces An additive manufacturing system may include a controller operably coupled to a vision system and an additive manufacturing machine. The controller may be configured to determine a workpiece-interface of each of a plurality of workpieces from one or more digital representations of one or more fields of view having been captured by a vision system and determining one or more coordinates of the workpiece-interface of respective ones of the plurality of workpieces, and to transmit one or more print commands to an additive manufacturing machine so as to additively print a plurality of extension segments on the workpiece-interface of respective ones of the plurality of workpieces, with the one or more print commands having been generated based at least in part on the one or more digital representations of the one or more fields of view.
US11198181B2	Methods for fabricating strain wave gear flexsplines using metal additive manufacturing Methods for the fabrication of metal strain wave gear flexsplines using a specialized metal additive manufacturing technique are provided. The method allows the entire flexspline to be metal printed, including all the components: the output surface with mating features, the thin wall of the cup, and the teeth integral to the flexspline. The flexspline may be used directly upon removal from the building tray.
US11198178B2	Metal 3D printing method and metallic 3D printed materials A metallic ink for solvent-cast 3D printing, the ink comprising a solution or a gel of a polymer in a volatile solvent, and heat-sinterable metallic particles dispersed in the solution or gel, wherein the particles are present in a particles:polymer weight ratio of more than about 85:15, is provided. There is also provided a method of manufacturing this ink and a method of manufacturing a solvent-cast metallic 3D printed material using this ink.
US11198177B2	Methods and systems for 3D printing with powders A method of printing a three dimensional article (201) can include forming a bottom layer of the three dimensional article (201) by spraying a dry build material powder (210) onto a build platform (230) while heating the dry build material powder (210). The dry build material powder (210) can include metal or ceramic particles mixed with a polymeric binder having a softening point temperature. The dry build material powder (210) can be heated to a temperature above the softening point temperature such that the dry build material powder (210) adheres to the build platform (230). Subsequent layers can be formed by spraying dry build material powder (210) onto a lower layer while heating the dry build material powder (210) such that the dry build material powder (210) adheres to the lower layer.
US11198164B2	Two-axis roll forming apparatus A two-axis roll forming apparatus for forming sheet metal includes a first carriage and a second carriage each reciprocally movable parallel to a longitudinal axis. The second carriage is spaced apart from the first carriage and separated therefrom by a gap. A first bending station is carried by the first carriage and reciprocal moveable parallel to a transverse axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A second bending station is carried by the second carriage and reciprocal moveable parallel to the transverse axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
US11198163B2	Method for engraving aluminium surfaces The invention relates to a method including very superficial embossing combined with superficial laminating, which involves a slight reduction in thickness, the method being applied to plates several millimetres thick and to aluminium sheets having a thickness of less than 0.3 mm, supplied, in either case, as independent plates or in a continuous roll.
US11198158B2	Flip-flow screener machine with optimised screen bottom fastening A flip-flow screener machine includes a carrier frame with primary, drive-induced vibration, to which a vibrating frame is coupled in a freely oscillating manner by means of elastic transmission elements and is excited and set to vibrate secondarily by the carrier frame via said transmission elements, transverse carriers being arranged on the carrier frame and on the vibrating frame, a transverse carrier on the vibrating frame lying downstream of a transverse carrier on said carrier frame, with a flexible screen bottom being arranged between two transverse carriers and detachably secured to said transverse carriers, each of the screen bottoms including at least one undercut portion by means of which they can engage behind an undercut on the transverse carrier, and two adjacent screen bottoms abutting one another directly at their front ends.
US11198155B2	Injection molded screening apparatuses and methods Screening members, screening assemblies, methods for fabricating screening members and assemblies and methods for screening materials are provided for vibratory screening machines that incorporate the use of injection molded materials. Use of injection molded screen elements provide, inter alia, for: varying screening surface configurations; fast and relatively simple screen assembly fabrication; and a combination of outstanding screen assembly mechanical and electrical properties, including toughness, wear and chemical resistance. Embodiments of the present invention use a thermoplastic injection molded material.
US11198153B2	Multi-layer coatings and methods of preparing the same A multi-layer coating includes: a first basecoat layer applied over at least a portion of a substrate; and a second basecoat layer applied over the first basecoat layer. The first basecoat layer and second basecoat layer are formed from compositions having a polyhydrazide and core-shell particles dispersed in aqueous mediums. The core-shell particles of the first basecoat composition includes (1) a polymeric core at least partially encapsulated by (2) a polymeric shell comprising urea linkages, and keto and/or aldo functional groups. The polymeric core of the core-shell particles of the first basecoat composition and the second basecoat composition are each independently covalently bonded to at least a portion of the polymeric shell of the core-shell particles.
US11198151B2	Polymer encased smokeless tobacco products Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.
US11198143B2	Underground charging pile for new energy vehicle An underground charging pile for new energy vehicle has a green plant, a buried pit, and a charging pile. The buried pit has a water storage device having two water storage tanks, each tank is communicated with the buried pit, a group of propulsion springs are fixed to the two water storage tanks, the two propulsion springs are fixedly provided with a pushing, an upper end of the charging pile is fixedly provided with a cover plate, a bottom of the charging pile is fixedly provided with a supporting plate, a lifting rod is fixed between a lower of the supporting plate and a lower of the buried pit, a water spraying device is arranged to two side walls of the buried pit.
US11198141B2	High pressure fluid spray nozzle incorporating a flow controlled switching valve A nozzle assembly comprises a hollow nozzle body having a central bore and a plurality of ports extending through the body from the central bore; and a switching valve assembly disposed in the central bore that directs fluid flow to ports upon application of fluid flow above a predetermined threshold to the inlet and directs fluid flow to different ports upon fluid flow having subsequently dropped below the predetermined threshold and then exceeding the predetermined threshold. The assembly comprises a cylindrical poppet slidably disposed within the central bore, a guide between the nozzle body and the poppet, and a biasing member within the cartridge case between the front portion of the nozzle body and the poppet urging the poppet away from the front portion of the cartridge case.
US11198136B2	Electrostatic precipitator module and desulfurization system including the same An electrostatic precipitator module and a desulfurization system are capable of easily discharging wash water from a wet electrostatic precipitator module. The electrostatic precipitator module includes an arrangement of discharge electrodes and collecting electrodes alternately disposed and spaced apart from each other, the discharge electrodes configured to be charged to a predetermined voltage for generating a corona discharge between the discharge electrodes and the collecting electrodes; and tie rods for fixing the discharge electrodes and the collecting electrodes. Each collecting electrode has a lower edge inclined downward with respect to the ground. The lower edge of each collecting electrode includes separate lower edge portions respectively inclined downward from opposite side ends of the collecting electrode and a lowermost point at which wash water is concentrated and discharged to a discharge guide installed directly under the lowermost points. The discharge guide has a width substantially smaller than the collecting electrode.
US11198128B2	Microfluidic device with array of chambers for encoding detectable information Embodiments of the invention are directed to a microfluidic device. The device comprises a flow path structure that includes an inlet microchannel and chambers. The flow path structure is configured as an arborescence extending from the inlet microchannel to the chambers. Thus, liquid introduced in said inlet microchannel can potentially enter the chambers via respective flow paths to remain essentially confined in the chambers, in operation. The device further comprises substances in selected ones of the chambers. That is, a subset of the chambers is loaded with substances adapted for interacting with liquid to yield a detectable change in a property of the liquid and/or the substance in each of the chambers of said subset, in operation. The invention is further directed to related devices, and methods of operation and conditioning.
US11198127B2	Methods for convectively-driven intracellular delivery Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a method for convective intracellular delivery including providing cells and molecules to a microchannel having compressive surfaces, wherein the compressive surfaces define compression gaps having a height of from 20 and 80% of the average cell diameter; and a plurality of relaxation spaces disposed between the compressive surfaces; flowing the cell medium through the microchannel, wherein as the cell medium flows through the microchannel, the plurality of cells undergo a convective intracellular delivery process comprising: compressing the plurality of cells, wherein the compressing causes the plurality of cells to undergo a loss in intracellular volume (Vloss); and passing the plurality of cells to a first relaxation space, wherein the plurality of cells undergo a gain in volume (Vgain) and absorb a portion of the plurality of molecules.
US11198114B2	Catalyst system for dewaxing A catalyst system for dewaxing of a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising at least two catalytic sections, the first section comprising a first dewaxing catalyst and a subsequent section comprising a second dewaxing catalyst, wherein the first dewaxing catalyst is a ZSM-12 zeolite based catalyst and the second dewaxing catalyst is a EU-2 and/or ZSM-48 zeolite based catalyst. The catalyst system displays enhanced performance when compared to systems containing either ony ZSM-12 based catalyst or EU-2/ZSM-48 based catalyst only.
US11198111B2	Catalyst for dehydrogenation reaction for liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) and manufacturing method for the same The present disclosure provides a catalyst for dehydrogenation of liquid organic hydrogen carriers, including: a support; and a catalytically active ingredient on the support, wherein the support has a pore size of 10 nm or more.
US11198107B2	Conduit contactor and method of using the same A conduit contactor for conducting chemical reactions or chemical extractions between immiscible liquids includes a conduit having a hollow interior, a first open end, and a second open end opposite the first open end; a separator in fluid communication with and proximate the second open end; and a plurality of fibers disposed within the conduit. A total surface area of the fibers per volume of the hollow interior of the conduit is from 100 cm2/cm3 to 490 cm2/cm3.
US11198105B2	Method for manufacturing material in the form of granules that can be used as road binder or sealing binder and device for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a material in divided form solid at ambient temperature and usable as a road binder or as a sealing binder, such as a road bitumen, a pitch, a stock solution for a bitumen/polymer composition, a clear binder, the method including the implementation of a device intended for granulation having at least two coaxial drums and a horizontal running belt: a fixed inner drum having an orifice and rotating outer drum with orifices, the method including: (i) heating a first composition to a temperature at which it is fluid, (ii) introducing the first composition in the fluid state into the inner drum of the granulation device, (iii) distributing the first composition outwards in drops through the orifices in the rotating outer drum, (iv) depositing the drops on the running belt, and (v) optionally, coating the drops with the second composition. A device for manufacturing these materials.
US11198099B2	Porous textile fabric, filter element, method for the production thereof and use thereof The present invention relates to a porous sheet product, to a filter element comprising the porous sheet product, to a method for producing the porous sheet product, to a method for producing the filter element, and to the use of the sheet product and of the filter element.
US11198097B2	Osmotic pressure assisted reverse osmosis process and method of using the same Devices, methods, and systems for producing a concentrated feed stream and a diluted feed stream using a solute stream provided to the low pressure side of the semi-permeable membrane during a reverse osmosis process. The process includes providing a semipermeable membrane having a first side and a second side and introducing a first feed solution stream on the first side of the membrane and a second feed solution stream on the second side, wherein the osmotic pressure of the of the first feed solution stream is greater than or equal to the osmotic pressure of the second feed solution stream. The process further includes exerting hydrostatic pressure on the first side of the membrane such that solvent passes from the first side to the second side thereby producing a concentrated first feed solution stream and a diluted second feed solution stream. Devices and systems for performing the processes are provided.
US11198095B2	Silica products from geothermal fluids by reverse osmosis The invention concerns a method and apparatus for producing silica concentrates from geothermal fluids containing at least 300 ppm silica, by passing the fluid at a temperature above 80° C. and at a pH reduced to between 4.0 and 7.5 through a reverse osmosis membrane. In the diagram, geothermal fluid (I) is passed to a separator (2) to be flashed to produce steam (3) and separated geothermal water (SGW) (4). The SGW (4) is passed to a heat exchanger (5) then inlet pump (7). Acid is introduced to the geothermal fluid flow at a dosing means (6) to reduce the pH and an anti-sealant may also be introduced. The geothermal fluid is then passed to a reverse osmosis unit (8) to produce a concentrate (9) and a permeate (10). Following reverse osmosis, the concentrate and permeate may be treated with other processes to produce the desired product and concentration. For example, if precipitated silica is produced, the concentrate is passed to a curing tank (11) and to a thickener (12). The precipitated silica is collected (13) while the retained fluid is removed (14).
US11198088B2	Air purifying device The present utility model discloses an air-purifying apparatus. The air-purifying apparatus comprises a filter screen, filter screen type determining component, and filter screen service life determining component. The filter screen is for filtering particles and at least one of specific chemical matters in the air. The filter screen determining component is configured to determine a type of the filter screen. The filter screen service life determining component is configured to determine whether the filter screen needs to be changed according to the determined type of the filter screen and a use condition of the filter screen. With the air-purifying device of the present disclosure, remaining service lives of the filter screens of different types or specifications may be obtained, then a user may be prompted when the filter screen needs to be changed, thereby allowing the user to maintain a good air-purifying effect at any time.
US11198080B2	Oil separator and compressed air drying system An oil separator is provided with: a heating device for heating liquid accumulated in a drainage storage section; a connection pipe for connecting the drainage storage section to an external device utilizing oil; an opening and closing device for opening and closing the flow passage of the connection pipe; and a determination device for determining whether or not to deliver the liquid, which is accumulated in the drainage storage section, to the external device. The opening and closing device is configured so as to open the flow passage of the connection pipe when the determination device determines that the liquid accumulated in the drainage storage section is to be delivered to the external device.
US11198072B2	Toy device for dispensing stackable or rollable materials and related methods A toy device for dispensing stackable or rollable materials and related methods are described. The device has a housing arranged to contain a stack or roll of material and having a dispensing aperture. A manually actuated drive mechanism is provided by which a user can rotate a drive wheel of the drive mechanism. The drive wheel contacts and when rotated engages a portion of the material and to drive it through the dispensing aperture. A release mechanism is provided that can be moved to allow the material to be driven through the aperture. The drive mechanism can be actuated independently from the release mechanism.
US11198071B2	Collapsible and portable water slide for pools A water slide for a recreational pool or other body of water, the water slide including a ladder section and a chute rotatably coupled to one another to simplify disassembly and transport of the water slide when not in use. The water slide may further include a brace supporting the ladder section and chute, and a water tank designed to further stabilize the water slide during use.
US11198065B2	Methods and systems for rendering and encoding content for online interactive gaming sessions This application is directed to a method of managing processing capability of a server system having one or more processing cores that further include multiple processing slices. Upon receiving requests to initiate online gaming sessions, the server system allocates each processing slice of the processing cores to a subset of the online gaming sessions to be executed thereon. A first processing slice is allocated to a first subset of the online gaming sessions including a first gaming session and a second gaming session. At the first processing slice, a time-sharing processing schedule is determined for the first subset of the online gaming sessions. In accordance with the time-sharing processing schedule, the first and second gaming sessions share a duty cycle of the first processing slice, and are executed dynamically and in parallel according to real-time data processing need of the first and second gaming sessions.
US11198064B2	Systems and methods for rendering a virtual content object in an augmented reality environment Systems and methods for rendering of a virtual content object in an augmented reality environment based on a physical marker are discussed herein. Virtual content objects may be rendered by a display device in an augmented reality environment based on the field of view seen through the display device and a position of a marker (and one or more linkage points associated with the marker) in the real world. When rendered in the augmented reality environment, the virtual content objects may be visualized from any angle, from the exterior or interior of the object, and manipulated in response to user input. Virtual content objects and/or user visualizations of virtual content objects may be shared with other users (local and/or remote), enabling multiple users to potentially build, modify, and/or interact with a virtual content object simultaneously and/or cooperatively.
US11198061B2	Multi-instance, multi-user virtual reality spaces A multi-instance, multi-user animation platform includes a plurality of modeled parallel dimensions in a computer memory. Each of the parallel dimensions may be an independent model of a physical, three-dimensional space having corresponding features such that the parallel dimensions are recognizable as counterparts to each other. Avatars are located within corresponding ones of the parallel dimensions so as to prevent over-population of any one of the parallel dimensions by avatars. Avatars are animated within different ones of the parallel dimensions using input from respective users to provide virtual-reality data. A common space is modeled in the computer memory configured in relation to the plurality of parallel instances so that an object located inside the common space is visible from viewpoints located inside each of the plurality of parallel instances. Remote clients may output an animated display of a corresponding one of the parallel dimensions and avatars therein.
US11198058B2	Storage medium storing game program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and game processing method An example of an information processing apparatus repeatedly acquires input positions detected by a pointing device. The information processing apparatus sets a reference position, based on an input position at which an input to the pointing device is started. The information processing apparatus executes a first movement process of causing a first object to move in a virtual game space, based on the reference position, and an input position of an input which is continuously performed from start of the input to the pointing device. The information processing apparatus executes a first process on a second object which is the same as or different from the first object, in a case where the input position of the input, which is continuously performed from start of the input to the pointing device, satisfies a predetermined condition regarding the relationship between the input position and the reference position.
US11198052B2	Cross skate system and method of operation thereof A device which may include first and second cross skate bodies each having a frame configured to support at least first and second wheels situated inline of each other, each frame having at least one compartment configured to position a corresponding power source of first and second power sources; first and second foot couplers, each foot coupler configured to couple a foot of a user to a corresponding cross skate body of the cross skate bodies; a first traction motor coupled to drive at least one of the first and second wheels of the first cross skate body; a second traction motor coupled to drive at least one of the first and second wheels of the second cross skate body; and a controller which may be configured to: receive a drive signal from a drive controller, and control the first and second traction motors to drive the corresponding wheels in accordance with the drive signal.
US11198049B2	Swimming machine A swimming machine is delineated comprising a water driver for generating a directed flow of water and a housing adapted for receiving the water driver. An adjusting assembly is disposed above the housing and coupled to the housing via an adjustable connector that allows the housing and the adjusting assembly to move relative to each other to set the housing at a desired depth in a pool. A hanging assembly is coupled to the adjusting assembly such that the adjustment assembly can hang on an upper edge of a pool. The swimming machine further includes a supporting assembly independent of the adjusting assembly that is coupled to the housing to move therewith and is disposed below the hanging assembly. The supporting assembly contacts against the inner wall of the pool to support the body.
US11198041B2	Panel of ball for ball game and ball including the same The present disclosure relates to a panel for ball game ball and a ball game ball including the same, and more particularly, to a panel for ball game ball and a ball game ball including the same capable of facilitating the coupling between adjacent panels and improving an adhesive strength between the panels when attaching a plurality of panels forming a surface of the ball game ball.
US11198038B1	Tree stick climbing stick nesting system A tree stick mount attachment assembly includes a tree stick body. A panel has a front side, a back side, and a perimeter edge extending between the front and back sides. The backs side faces and is attached to the tree stick body. The perimeter edge has a plurality of slots therein and each of the slots extends through the front and back sides. The slots removably receive a tether extending around the tree to retain the tree stick body on the tree. The tether is attached to the tree stick body and extended around the tree. Thereafter, the tether is then extended into the slots to secure the tree stick body to the tree.
US11198037B2	Individually tailored exercise training and rehabilitation technique: medical personal trainer The present invention concerns a new individually tailored exercise training and rehabilitation technique, referred to as “MPT: Medical Personal Trainer”. More precisely, the invention concerns an innovative method to be used in the field of physical activity and exercise training/rehabilitation programs for healthy individuals and for patients with chronic diseases. It merges together, in an interactive way, advanced notions from medicine, engineering, mathematics, artificial intelligence, in order to provide new clinical perspectives for automatic personalized health care as well as novel insights on individually-tailored management and advanced treatment, in a user-familiar setting, of healthy subjects (including elderly) and patients with chronic diseases.
US11198029B2	Reformer carriage drag adjustment apparatus A reformer includes a generally rectangular frame, a movable carriage mounted on the frame for movement between head end and foot end of the frame, and a plurality of springs biasing the carriage toward the foot end of the frame. The carriage has at least four roller wheels. A carriage drag adjustment device in accordance with the present disclosure generally includes a drag generator configured to apply an opposing force to at least one roller wheel of the wheeled reformer carriage, a mounting assembly fastening the drag generator to the wheeled reformer carriage, and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the drag generator to adjust the amount of drag applied to at least one roller wheel mounted to an underside of the reformer carriage, thereby opposing movement of the wheeled reformer carriage between the head and foot ends of the frame.
US11198026B2	Fall restraint system A fall restraint system comprises a webbing and a restraint mechanism. The restraint mechanism comprises a first end and a second end. A cam is located at the first end. A plurality of washers is positioned in series from the second end with at least one of the washers located adjacent to the cam. The webbing is inserted into the restraint mechanism from the second end and wrapped in a serpentine path around the plurality of washers, around the cam, and out of the restraint mechanism through the first end such that the webbing is interposed between the cam and the washer located adjacent the cam. When the webbing is pulled through the restraint mechanism, the cam is rotated and presses the webbing against the washer located adjacent to the cam creating drag friction on the webbing and slowing the rate of movement of the webbing through the restraint mechanism.
US11198015B2	Multi-sensory alarm for a wearable cardiac defibrillator In one embodiment, a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is described. The WCD includes a support structure that may be worn by a patient. A processor is coupled to the support structure. The wearable cardioverter defibrillator also includes a discharge circuit configured to discharge a stored electrical charge through a body of the patient, the discharge circuit in communication with the processor. The processor may be configured to detect an event occurring at the WCD and determine a severity of the event occurring at the WCD. The processor may activate a multi-sensory alarm based at least in part on the determined event severity.
US11198014B2	Hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough assembly having a capacitor with an oxide resistant electrical connection to an active implantable medical device housing A hermetically sealed filtered feedthrough assembly attachable to an AIMD includes an insulator hermetically sealing a ferrule opening of an electrically conductive ferrule with a gold braze. A co-fired and electrically conductive sintered paste is disposed within and hermetically seals at least one via hole extending in the insulator. At least one capacitor is disposed on the device side. An active electrical connection electrically connects a capacitor active metallization and the sintered paste. A ground electrical connection electrically connects the gold braze to a capacitor ground metallization, wherein at least a portion of the ground electrical connection physically contacts the gold braze. The dielectric of the capacitor may be less than 1000 k. The ferrule may include an integrally formed peninsula portion extending into the ferrule opening spatially aligned with a ground passageway and metallization of an internally grounded feedthrough capacitor. The sintered paste may be of substantially pure platinum.
US11198002B2	Needle and introducer used in lead placement for obstructive sleep apnea treatment A system for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is described. The system may include a locking device having a size and shape selected to couple to skin along a jaw of a patient. The locking device may be configured to receive at least one of a needle or an introducer for insertion into a tongue of the patient for lead placement of a lead for OSA treatment, and lock at least a portion of the at least one of the needle or introducer in place to reduce movement of the needle or introducer within the tongue.
US11198001B1	Systems and methods for automatically programming patient therapy devices Methods for automatically programming a signal generator in a patient therapy system and associated systems are disclosed. A representative method comprises retrieving data including therapy program parameters, level of efficacy, and medication use corresponding to a plurality of time periods; identifying from the data a target time period having a corresponding level of efficacy; determining from the data if medication was used during the target time period; determining from the data if medication was used during a prior time period immediately before the target time period; calculating a lead position confidence factor; and programming the signal generator to repeat therapy with the therapy program parameters corresponding to the target time period if the confidence factor is greater than a threshold value and medication was used during the prior time period and not during the target time period.
US11197997B2	Autonomous implantable cardiac capsule with a swiveling head and a torque limiter The capsule includes a tubular body and a front-end unit including an anchoring member for the anchoring of the capsule to a wall of a patient's organ. The front-end unit is mobile in relative axial rotation with respect to the tubular body, and a disengageable coupling member is adapted to allow this relative rotation when the tubular body receives an external rotational stress, the anchoring member then exerting a reaction torque higher than a predetermined threshold torque, and to prevent the relative rotation in the absence of external rotational stress applied to the tubular body. The coupling member may in particular include, between the front-end unit and the tubular body, a friction interface, with an elastically deformable element applying an axial compression between a bearing face of the tubular body and a support ring integral with the anchoring member.
US11197990B2	Systems and methods for transcutaneous power transfer using microneedles A system for supplying power transcutaneously to an implantable device implanted within a subject is provided. The system includes an external connector including one of a microneedle array and a microwire holder. The system further includes a power cable electrically coupled to the external connector and configured to supply power to the one of the microneedle array and the microwire holder, and an internal connector configured to be implanted within the subject and electrically coupled to the implantable device, the internal connector including the other of the microneedle array and the microwire holder. The microneedle array includes a plurality of electrically conductive microneedles, the microwire holder includes a plurality of electrical contacts, and the microwire holder is configured to engage the microneedle array such that the plurality of electrically conductive microneedles extend through the skin of the subject and electrically couple to the plurality of electrical contacts.
US11197988B2	Vacuum assisted percutaneous appliance A device for reducing agent penetration at an insertion site is provided that has a porous inner sleeve fluidly connected to a conduit. A vacuum or hydrodynamic source is fluidly connected to the conduit. The device is stabilized by fibroblast in-growth and inhibits bacterial colonization. A device is also provided that has a conduit having a bore and an outer conduit surface. The outer conduit surface is optionally nanotextured to promote fibroblast adhesion and limit bacterial residency. A sleeve is provided in fluid communication with the bore of the conduit, and is formed from materials characterized by a pore matrix through which vacuum or hydrodynamic draw is achieved in a process to promote stabilization and reducing bacterial colonization by draw fluid from an area around the surrounding the site of the device. The sleeve optionally has a distal nanotextured surface.
US11197982B2	Endovascular balloon catheter A balloon catheter is disclosed for endovascular procedures. In one embodiment, among others, the balloon catheter includes an elongated catheter body. At a distal end, the catheter body also includes an angled tip and a balloon adjacent to the angled tip. The balloon is inflatable to form an oblong shape.
US11197978B2	Imaging marker An imaging marker for use with a catheter, the imaging marker comprising a plurality of segments including at least two stiff segments and at least one flexible segment, wherein for each pair of stiff segments, one of the flexible segments is located therebetween such that the flexible segment is operable to function as a hinge when the imaging marker is bent. In typical embodiments, the stiff segments are visible under a medical imaging system. In some embodiments, the stiff segments are comprised of a radiopaque material which is visible under an X-ray (fluoroscopy) imaging system.
US11197975B2	Light health care system and light health care method A light health care system including a physiological sensing device, a processor, and a light source device is provided. The physiological sensing device is adapted to acquire physiological data of a user. The processor is coupled to the physiological sensing device, and the processor acquires at least one light parameter corresponding to the physiological data according to the physiological data. The light source device is coupled to the processor, and the light source device outputs a light beam according to the at least one light parameter, wherein a green light beam or a blue light beam in the light beam accounts for more than 40% of the light beam. A light health care method is also provided.
US11197973B2	System and method for monitoring filling status of a vaporizer reservoir in an anesthetic vaporizer system An anesthetic vaporizer system includes a reservoir containing anesthetic agent, an agent level sensor measuring an agent level of the anesthetic agent in the reservoir, a display, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive agent level measurements from the agent level sensor over a time period, and determine the anesthetic agent is being added to the reservoir from an agent source based on the agent level measurements over the time period. A filling status is determined based on the agent level measurements and a filling status indicator is displayed based on the determined filling status.
US11197972B1	Inverted container hydrostatic ventilator In an example, a ventilator includes an outer container containing liquid, an inverted container submerged in the liquid to provide inverted container space between a closed top and an inner container liquid level; gas supply line to supply breathing gas to the inverted container space; and inhalation line having an inlet in the inverted container space to provide breathing gas to patient. The inverted container moves upward from a first elevation when the inverted container space reaches a hydrostatic delivery pressure and volume of the inverted container space increases. The inverted container stops moving upward and the gas supply line stops supplying when the inverted container reaches a second elevation above the first. Based on a breath demand signal or preset timing, the inhalation line opens to permit flow of breathing gas to the patient at the hydrostatic delivery pressure, lowering the inverted container due to lost buoyancy resulting in sinkage.
US11197970B2	Integrated sensor assembly of a respiratory therapy system A flow generator (21) for a respiratory therapy system configured to deliver a breathable gas flow to a patient comprises a housing (27) comprising an inlet (28) and an outlet (25) and a gas flow path between the inlet (28) and outlet (25). An impeller is mounted within the housing (27) for rotation about an axis, the impeller configured to be rotationally driven by a motor to provide a gas flow along the gas flow path. Various embodiments are disclosed in which the flow generator (21) further comprises a sensor (23) mounted in the housing (27) in the gas flow path and configured to detect a property of the gas flow. The sensor (23) may be mounted in the outlet (25) so as to project into the gas flow path. Flow generator may comprise an axial inlet (28) and a tangential outlet (25). In another embodiment the sensor (23) may be mounted in the inlet (28).
US11197957B2	Drug delivery device with end-of-dose trigger arrangement A drug delivery device comprising a rotatable scale drum, a trigger member, an actuation member, a trigger spring acting on the trigger member and being energized by movement of the actuation member, as well as an end-of-dose switch adapted to be actuated by movement of the trigger member. The trigger member is adapted to be arranged in an axially supported position against the action of the energized trigger spring, and released from the axially supported position when the scale drum is rotated from a set position to an end-of-dose position, whereby the trigger member is moved axially by the trigger spring, the end-of-dose switch thereby being actuated.
US11197955B2	Model-based personalization scheme of an artificial pancreas for type I diabetes applications A model-based control scheme consisting of either a proportional-integral-derivative (IMC-PID) controller or a model predictive controller (MPC), with an insulin feedback (IFB) scheme personalized based on a priori subject characteristics and comprising a lower order control-relevant model to obtain PID or MPC controller for artificial pancreas (AP) applications.
US11197940B2	Multi-functional sanitization apparatus and related methods The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for preventing bacterial cross-contamination between a user's personal item and a bacterially sensitive environment. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for sanitizing a user's hands and cell phone prior to the user entering into a sterile operating room, thereby minimizing the introduction of contaminants via the cell phone.
US11197936B2	Methods and compositions for treatment of disorders and diseases involving RDH12 Codon optimized nucleic acid sequences for RDH12 are provided, as well as recombinant viral vectors, such as AAV, expression cassettes, proviral plasmids or other plasmids containing the codon optimized sequence for functional RDH12. Recombinant vectors are provided that express the codon optimized, functional RDH12. Compositions containing these codon optimized sequences are useful in methods for treating, retarding or halting certain blinding diseases resulting from the absence, deficiency or inappropriate expression of RDH12. Other compositions and methods are providing for correcting a non-functional, defective or inadequately expressed native RDH12.
US11197935B2	Talen targeting blood coagulation factor VIII intron 1 inversion gene and composition for treating hemophilia comprising same The present invention provides a method for inducing an inversion of normal blood coagulation factor VIII (F8) gene, a method for correcting an inversion of blood coagulation factor VIII gene in which the inversion has occurred, and a Hemophilia A patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell in which the inversion is corrected, constructed using the same. The method of the present invention effectively reproduces the inversion of intron 1 and intron 22 of the F8 gene, which is responsible for the majority of severe hemophilia A, and thereby may be effectively used for studying the development mechanism of hemophilia A and as a research tool for screening therapeutic agents. The inversion-corrected induced pluripotent stem cell constructed according the method of the present invention enables an efficient and fundamental treatment for hemophilia A by restoring a genotype in which mutation has occurred to a wild type-like state, without limitation via normal gene or protein delivery.
US11197931B2	Liquid injectable copolymer The invention provides liquid injectable copolymers of TMC and HTMC that are degradable in vivo. Degradation can be tailored by adjusting the amount of HTMC in the copolymer, the initial molecular weight of the copolymer, and the characteristics of the initiator used in its preparation. Specifically, the degradation rate increases as the amount of HTMC incorporated into the copolymer increases, as the molecular weight of the copolymer decreases, and as the hydrophobicity of the initiator decreases. Moreover, the degradation yields products such as glycerol and carbon dioxide that are non-toxic in vivo, and which will not cause a substantive change in tissue pH upon implantation in vivo. The copolymers may be used in applications such as drug delivery and as coatings.
US11197929B2	Multimeric IL-15-based molecules The invention features multi-specific protein complexes with one domain comprising IL-15 or a functional variant and a binding domain specific to a disease antigen, immune checkpoint or signaling molecule.
US11197921B2	Methods for making polysaccharide-protein conjugates The present invention provides methods for making polysaccharide-protein conjugates in which polysaccharides, typically from bacteria, are conjugated to a carrier protein by reductive amination under conditions which improve conjugation reaction consistency, increase consumption of protein during conjugation reaction, generate conjugates of higher molecular weight, and/or reduce the levels of free cyanide in the conjugate reaction product. The polysaccharide-protein conjugates obtained using these methods are useful for inclusion in multivalent vaccines.
US11197919B2	Chimeric antigen receptors targeting HER2 Chimeric transmembrane immunoreceptors (CAR) which include an extracellular domain targeted to HER2, a transmembrane region, a costimulatory domain and an intracellular signaling domain are described.
US11197909B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of fungal infections The disclosure features non-irritating pharmaceutical compositions containing CD101 in pharmaceutical acceptable salt (e.g., CD101 acetate) or neutral form. The pharmaceutical compositions can be intravenously administered to a subject to treat fungal infections (e.g., candidiasis) in the subject.
US11197902B2	Prebiotic neutraceutical compositions and methods of treatment using the same Methods for treatment and compositions are provided for increasing the health of humans, livestock, and companion animals. More particularly, dietary supplements (also referred to as PPA (prebiotic, probiotic, antibodies) compositions) for treating humans, livestock, and companion animals, and methods for making and using them for treatment of various conditions are disclosed.
US11197901B2	Active substance of Lactobacillus paracasei GKS6, a composition comprising thereof and its use for promoting longevity The present invention provides an active substance of Lactic Acid Bacteria, a composition comprising thereof and its use for promoting longevity, especially for increasing Cisd2 gene expression, reducing mitochondrial damage and delaying aging conditions such as nerve degeneration and sarcopenia.
US11197899B2	Compositions for treating candidiasis infections The present invention relates to a composition comprising as antifungal active agent at least 2·1010 CFU of lactobacilli and a sulfur-containing compound for use as a first-line treatment for candidiasis and for recurrent candidiasis.
US11197888B2	LHRH-platinum conjugates for treating reproductive cancers The conjugation of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) with activated cisplatin using a malonate linker gives rise to a new Platinum-LHRH conjugate that effectively targets tumor cells that express the LHRH receptor. The Pt-LHRH conjugate may be used in a method for killing or inhibiting the growth of a tumor cell, especially in late state, highly invasive and aggressive stage IV tumors and in reoccurring tumors.
US11197880B2	Use of eriocitrin compositions for increasing GLP-1 levels Provided herein is a composition comprising eriocitrin, and uses thereof for managing pre-diabetes and diabetes. The composition may be useful for increasing GLP-1 levels.
US11197868B2	Prevention of preterm birth (PTB) by inhibition of FKBP51 The disclosure is directed to a method of enhancing progesterone receptor (PR) activity in a mammal, which comprises administering a composition comprising an inhibitor of FK506 binding protein 51 (FKBP51) to a mammal in need thereof, such as a pregnant human female, whereby progesterone receptor activity in the mammal is enhanced as compared to a mammal not administered the composition. The method results in an extension of the gestation period and a decreased likelihood of preterm birth and fetal growth restriction.
US11197866B2	Methods and compositions for potentiating the action of opioid analgesics using iboga alkaloids Methods and compositions for potentiating the effect of an opioid analgesic in a patient undergoing or planning to undergo opioid analgesic therapy using a potentiating amount of iboga alkaloid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof that does not prolong the patient's QT interval by more than about 50 milliseconds.
US11197865B2	Applications for promethazine in preparing anti-liver cancer and/or colon cancer and/or lung cancer products This invention provides uses for promethazine in the preparation of products to treat liver cancer and/or colon cancer and/or lung cancer. From carrying out cancer drug repositioning for the FDA- and CFDA-approved drug promethazine, experiments for this invention show, based on screening of non-anti-cancer drugs for various cancer cell lines (tissue types) and mutation sites, that promethazine has a new use as an anti-liver cancer and/or colon cancer and/or lung cancer medication, thus achieving a new purpose for an old drug.
US11197864B2	Pro-drugs of riluzole and their method of use for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include substituted riluzole pro drugs useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and related disorders through the release of riluzole, especially to avoid patient to patient variability in first pass, hepatic metabolism promoted by Cyp 1∧2. Pro-drugs of riluzole have enhanced stability to hepatic metabolism and are delivered into systemic circulation by oral administration, and then cleaved to release riluzole in the plasma via either an enzymatic or general biophysical release process. The invention further includes pro-drugs of riluzole useful for the treatment of disease states that can be treated with riluzole through the release of riluzole from a pro-drug agent.
US11197860B2	Treatment of primary biliary cholangitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis with baricitinib Methods of treating Primary Biliary Cholangitis and/or Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis with baricitinib, including formulations and dose regimens. The amount of baricitinib may be administered as a 4 mg tablet or pill that includes one or more excipients. The amount of baricitinib may be administered daily or at some other frequency.
US11197857B2	Combination therapy The present invention provides a combination of a Type I protein arginine methyltransferase (Type I PRMT) inhibitor and a Type II protein arginine methyltransferase (Type II PRMT) inhibitor. The present invention also provides methods for treating cancer in a human in need thereof, the methods comprising administering to the human a combination of a Type I PRMT inhibitor and a Type II PRMT inhibitor, together with at least one of: a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, thereby treating the cancer in the human. The present invention further provide a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a Type I PRMT inhibitor and a second pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a Type II PRMT inhibitor.
US11197842B2	Pharmaceutical bead formulations comprising dimethyl fumarate The present invention provides novel pharmaceutical compositions of dimethyl fumarate. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are in the form of a bead and comprise (i) an inert core; (ii) a first layer surrounding the inert core, wherein the first layer comprises dimethyl fumarate; and (iii) an enteric coating surrounding the first layer. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions in the form of a bead comprising a core and an enteric coating surrounding the core, wherein the core comprises dimethyl fumarate. Methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention for treating multiple sclerosis are also included.
US11197834B2	Solubilizate with curcumin and optionally at least one other active substance In order to make available the health-promoting and healing properties of curcumin to the human or animal organism, also in combination with at least one further active substance, a solubilizate consists of or contains a content of curcumin equal to or smaller than 10 wt %, preferably equal to or smaller than 7.5 wt %, most preferably 6 wt %, and at least one emulsifier with an HLB value in a range below 18, preferably between 13 and 18, namely polysorbate 80 or polysorbate 20 or a mixture of polysorbate 20 and polysorbate 80, with an average diameter of the curcumin-loaded micelles ranging from 5 nm to 40 nm, preferably from 6 nm to 20 nm, most preferably from 7 nm to 10 nm, for use in particular as a dietary supplement and/or pharmaceutical drug for treating and/or preventing diseases involving inflammation, cancer and other diseases.
US11197828B2	Solid oral dosage form of lipophilic compounds The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising compound having a log P of at least 5 and a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises (a) a fat component in an amount sufficient to achieve lymphatic absorption in a mammal, wherein the fat component is selected from a mono-glyceride of long chain fatty acids, a tri-glyceride of long chain fatty acids, and a mono- and tri-glyceride of long chain fatty acids.
US11197823B2	Topiramate oral liquid suspension and use thereof Provided herein is an oral liquid suspension that includes topiramate, as well as methods of medical treatment that include orally administering the oral liquid suspension.
US11197818B2	Aqueous emulsions of carbamato-functionalized organopolysiloxanes Aqueous nanoemulsions of carbamato-functional organopolysiloxanes prepared using a polyoxyethylene emulsifier having an HLB greater than 15 and at least 40 oxyethylene moieties and having a D50 particle size ≤100 nm are transparent, stable, and useful in cosmetic compositions, particularly hair care compositions.
US11197816B2	Composition for external application and method for producing the same To provide an acrylic silicone graft copolymer capable of effectively exerting a function in a composition for external application containing various oily components such as a natural oil, a hydrocarbon oil, ester oil and a silicone oil, and a composition for external application containing the acrylic silicone graft copolymer. A composition for external application including an acrylic silicone graft copolymer, which contains 2 to 25 mass % of a constitutional unit represented by formula (I), 55 to 85 mass % of a constitutional unit represented by formula (II) and 2 to 20 mass % of a constitutional unit represented by formula (III). wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R2 is an alkylene group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 1 to 100.
US11197814B2	Oral care compositions comprising phosphonate and anionic group containing polymers Disclosed are oral care compositions of phosphonate and sulfonate group containing polymer compositions that have targeted uses with divalent cations and surfaces having divalent cations. These compounds can be used to deliver anionic character to surfaces such as calcium hydroxyapatite.
US11197812B2	Cosmetic formulations for topical applications containing erythropoietin-derived molecules The invention relates to cosmetic formulations and new peptide related entities designed for the cosmetic treatment of the human skin. In more detail, the invention is related to peptides that target CD90 positive tissue cells and correspond to or derive from the partial sequence of erythropoietin (EPO) but do not substantially elicit a hematopoietic but a tissue regenerative and protective effect. In particular, the invention discloses EPO-derived tissue-protective peptides in functional relation to lipid structures and agents that trigger vasculature relaxation and promote transdermal transport of the polypeptide entities to the targeted skin cells.
US11197801B2	Securing device for securing an infusion appliance A securing device for securing an infusion appliance to an infusion container includes a first fastening element, which is designed in such a way that it is connectable to a fastening region of the infusion container, and a second fastening element, which is arranged at a distance from the first fastening element and which is designed in such a way that it is connectable to a fastening region of the infusion appliance. At least one connection element connects the first fastening element and the second fastening element to each other. The securing device can be used for medical infusion and transfusion arrangements.
US11197797B2	System and method for treating soft tissue with force impulse and electrical stimulation A system for treating soft tissue of a patient. The system includes a treatment head and a computer portion. The treatment head includes a probe and an electrode operably coupled to the probe. The probe and electrode are configured to respectively deliver a mechanical force impulse and an electrical stimulation to the soft tissue when placed in operable contact with the soft tissue. The computer portion includes a CPU and is configured to coordinate the delivery of the mechanical force impulse and electrical stimulation relative to each other. The system is configured to sense a shockwave in the soft tissue of the patient, the shockwave resulting from the mechanical force impulse delivered to the soft tissue via the probe. The system is also configured to analyze a characteristic of the sensed shockwave and configure the electrical stimulation to be delivered to the soft tissue via the electrode based on the characteristic analysis of the sensed shockwave. The characteristic may be at least one of frequency of the sensed shockwave, amplitude of the sensed shockwave, and/or wave shape (form) of the sensed shockwave.
US11197794B2	Turning air mattress, turning air cell, and control method for air mattress The present invention discloses a turning air mattress, a turning air cell, and a control method for a turning air mattress. With structural arrangements of an upper portion and a lower portion of the turning air cell as well as inflation and deflation control, the turning air cell having an upper portion that is wider and a lower portion that is narrower can further assist a patient in body turning, enabling the patient to easily achieve a sufficient body turning angle, further reducing the risk of likeliness to pressure sores caused by the structure of the air mattress pressing against the body of the patient.
US11197792B1	Lift assist device for a mobility apparatus A lift assist device preferably includes a pair of lift units and a battery. Each lift unit preferably includes a linear actuator, a lift projection, a top bracket and a bottom bracket. A screw sled extends from one side of the linear actuator. An end of a lift projection is secured to the screw sled. One end of the top bracket is attached to a top of the linear actuator. One end of a bottom bracket is attached to a bottom of the linear actuator. The top and bottom brackets will be different depending on whether they are attached to rollators, wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs and motorized scooters. The lift assist device may be used to help lift a user from a chair adjacent the rollator, wheelchair, motorized wheelchair or motorized scooter, or when the user is seated in rollator, wheelchair, motorized wheelchair or motorized scooter.
US11197790B2	Techniques for detecting a force acting on a base of a patient transport apparatus A patient transport apparatus for use with a vehicle, comprising a lift mechanism between a base and a support frame to move between an extended configuration defining a first distance and a retracted configuration defining a second distance. An interface generates a user signal. A sensor generates a sensor signal corresponding to force acting on the base relative to the support frame. A controller determines if the user signal corresponds to an extend or retract command; determines if the force acting on the base has exceeded a predetermined threshold value based on the sensor signal; drives the lift mechanism toward the extended configuration where the user signal corresponds to the extend command and toward the retracted configuration where the user signal corresponds to the retract command; and interrupts driving the lift mechanism to stop motion of the lift mechanism in response to the sensor signal exceeding the predetermined threshold value.
US11197789B2	Regulator device for drug patch Embodiments are disclosed of a method of controlling timing and/or dosage of a transdermal drug patch. For example, a control device operative to move the patch to one or more of a plurality of operational relationships with a skin of a patient, including being fully engaged with the skin, partially engaged with the skin, and disengaged with the skin. The device may include a roller that peels a patch on and off the skin. Optionally a convention patch is used. In some embodiments a patch and/or an adaptor has a mobile zone and an immobile zone. In some embodiments, an active surface of the patch fully contacts the skin in an engaged state. For example the patch may be attached to the device on a passive portion thereof.
US11197785B2	Wearable device The present disclosure relates generally to a wearable device, and more specifically to a wearable device for detecting biological events, monitoring health condition of an individual, and for providing automatic alerts and analytics reporting. An exemplary wearable device for monitoring health condition of an individual comprises a puck component attachable to the individual's clothing, wherein the puck component comprises a circuit of a moisture sensor; a strip component configured to be placed within the individual's clothing, wherein a proximal end portion of the strip comprises a pair of conductive pads, and wherein the pair of conductive pads is configured to interface with the circuit of the moisture sensor while the proximal end portion of the strip is enclosed within the puck via a coupling mechanism.
US11197780B2	System and method for delivering multiple ocular implants Systems and methods for delivering multiple ocular implants to reduce intraocular pressure are disclosed. The ocular implants can be implanted at multiple sites within a single human eye without requiring removal of the delivery apparatus from the eye. A system for delivering multiple ocular implants can include at least two implants preloaded within a delivery device and configured to be implanted within the eye, a metering device configured to transfer energy to the implants for delivery at selected locations within the eye, wherein the metering device is configured to meter a variable amount of energy for each implant delivery event in the eye. The system can further include an injector mechanism configured to serially engage and drive each of the implants.
US11197768B2	Artificial body part control system using ultrasonic imaging The artificial body part control system using ultrasonic imaging includes of an ultrasonic transducer coupled with an ultrasonic image analyzer which may be adapted to transmit a control signal to an artificial body part.
US11197765B2	Artificial disc replacement device An artificial disc replacement device is disclosed. The device includes an upper endplate and a lower endplate, as well as a core assembly disposed between the endplates. The core assembly includes a core member with a curved engaging surface and a matrix member. The matrix member is more compressible than the core member. The curved engaging surface of the core member engages a recess in the upper endplate so that the upper endplate can translate along the curved engaging surface. The curved engaging surface has a greater curvature at its posterior end than at its anterior end to facilitate different ranges of motion during extension and flexion.
US11197764B2	Modular humeral head A humeral head assembly is provided that includes an articular body and a coupler. The articular body includes a coupling portion disposed on a side of the articular body opposite an articular surface. The coupling portion includes a continuous zone of eccentricity adjustment. The coupler portion optionally includes one or more than one discrete position site. The coupler includes a first portion and a second portion opposite the first portion. The first portion is configured to mate with the coupling portion and the second portion is configured to mate with another member of a joint prosthesis. A coupling portion with the continuous range of eccentricity adjustment can be provided on a bone anchor and the eccentricity of another component can be selected by motion of a coupler, such as a tray for reverse humeral assemblies, along the coupling portion of the anchor.
US11197756B2	Ergonomic Methods of delivering mitral heart valves A holder for a prosthetic mitral heart valve that attaches to an inflow end of the valve and includes a simple tensioning mechanism that flexes the heart valve commissure posts inward to help prevent suture looping. The tensioning mechanism may include relatively movable rings of the holder or a generally unitary holder with a tensor, or rotatable knob. Connecting sutures thread through internal passages in the holder and travel in the outflow direction along valve commissure posts, emerging at the post tips and mutually crossing over the outflow side of the valve. A handle attaches off-center on the holder to increase visualization of and access to the heart valve through a central window for enhanced access to the commissure posts and leaflets. The holder is constructed of non-metallic materials so as to avoid interfering with imaging devices, and the handle is ergonomically curved and shaped to facilitate manipulation.
US11197751B2	Intraocular lens and methods for accommodating existing adaptive intraocular lenses An adjustable optical power intraocular lens includes a flexible lens, flexible haptics and flexible cushions. At least one of these elements is made of a UV sensitive material that can be made rigid by UV radiation.
US11197746B2	Powder mixture, use of the powder mixture, and a powder jet device The present invention relates to a powder mixture, in particular for the remineralization of teeth, a powder jet device, in particular for application in the field of dentistry, a use of the powder mixture for producing a means for the remineralization of teeth 5 and to a method for the remineralization of teeth, and a use of a powder mixture in a dental apparatus. The powder mixture comprises a deposition powder which is designed to adhere to tooth surfaces.
US11197740B2	Orthodontic correction device An orthodontic correction device includes a masticatory unit with a rigid body. The masticatory unit can be removably worn on a dental arch and does not deform when accommodating misaligned teeth. A recess is formed in the masticatory unit to accommodate a tooth of the dental arch which requires orthodontic correction. A guiding groove is formed on the occlusal surface of the masticatory unit. An elastic member is configured to stretch across the occlusal surface of the masticatory unit, retained in the guiding groove, and coupled with several connection parts affixed to the buccal surface and lingual surface of the tooth. Occlusal loading generated during mastication is transmitted to the teeth of the dental arch through the masticatory unit and activates the elastic member to move the tooth to its desired position. The orientation of the guiding groove determines the moving direction of the tooth.
US11197737B2	Clamping device and clamping arrangement for a medical instrument A clamping device and method for human-medicine or veterinary-medicine applications for the frictionally engaged locking of at least two holding segments, the clamping device has a first holding segment, a second holding segment; a driveable spindle, via which a rotational movement can be converted into an axial longitudinal movement for spindle-locking the second holding segment, and a threaded plate. In this case, the threaded plate can be moved axially in the opposite direction during the spindle movement, wherein, by counter-movement of the threaded plate, at least one wedge body is moveable in a ramp system, in order to clamp the first holding segment.
US11197733B2	Packaging systems and methods for mounting a tool on a surgical device A packaging system for an elongate tool to be coupled to a surgical device. A segmented packaging body comprises a first distal section, a second distal section, and a proximal section. The first and second distal sections provide a clamshell casing to the distal end of the tool, and the proximal section is pivotally coupled to the first distal section and configured to receive the proximal end of the tool. The packaging body may comprise a living hinge and perforations to facilitate mounting the tool on the surgical device without the user touching the tool, thereby minimizing risk of contamination and/or injury. The proximal section may be detached from the clamshell casing at the perforations after the tool is mounted on the surgical device. Secondary packaging may be provided to receive the packaging body. Methods for mounting the tool disposed within the packaging system are also disclosed.
US11197731B2	Auxiliary image display and manipulation on a computer display in a medical robotic system A medical system may comprise a stereo display and an input device. The medical system may also comprise a processor configured to generate a three-dimensional image of an anatomical object and cause the three-dimensional image of the anatomical object and a two-dimensional window to be displayed. The processor may also be configured to cause a position and an orientation of the two-dimensional window relative to the three-dimensional image of the anatomical object to be changed on the stereo display by manipulation of the input device. The processor may also be configured to define a cut-plane to indicate a two-dimensional slice of the three-dimensional image of the anatomical object. The processor may also be configured to cause the two-dimensional slice of the three-dimensional image of the anatomical object to be displayed. An orientation of the displayed two-dimensional slice may be different than an orientation of the cut-plane with the three-dimensional image.
US11197729B2	Surgical cannula mounts and related systems and methods A cannula sterile adaptor for a surgical system includes a first portion comprising a rigid material and a second portion comprising a compliant material. one of the first portion and the second portion comprises a depression arranged to receive a clamping arm of a cannula mount of the surgical system.
US11197726B2	Microrobotic tentacles with spiral bending capability based on shape-engineered elastomeric microtubes and methods of manufacturing same Elastomer-based soft-robotic micro-tentacles capable of winding around and holding microscale objects and methods of fabricating same are provided. To realize the thin, highly deformable microtubes, a fabrication technique based on in situ thermal solidification of PDMS dip-coated around a cylindrical template and direct peeling of the cured structure is presented. This process is capable to asymmetrize the microtube's cross-sectional shape and enable the microtube to bend up to a single turn. To amplify the bending into a life-like, multi-turn spiraling motion, a semi-analytical model to shape-engineer the microtube and turn it into a micro-tentacle was produced. As a result, a hump is added to the microtube to enable the multi-turn spiraling motion.
US11197720B2	Robot for minimally invasive neurosurgery A robotic device for performing intracranial procedures, comprising a baseplate for mounting on the subject's skull and a rotatable base element rotating on the baseplate. The rotatable base element has a central opening through which a cannulated needle can protrude such that it can rotate around an axis perpendicular to the baseplate. This cannulated needle is robotically controlled to provide motion into and out of the subject's skull. A flexible needle is disposed coaxially within the cannulated needle, and it is controlled to move into and out of a non-axial aperture in the distal part of the cannulated needle. Coordinated control of the insertion motion of the cannulated and flexible needles, and rotation of the combined cannulated/flexible needle assembly enables access to be obtained to a volume of a region of the brain having lateral dimensions substantially larger than the width of the cannulated needle.
US11197717B2	Optical irradiation apparatus The present invention provides an optical irradiation apparatus including: a dual laser light source unit which simultaneously or selectively outputs multiple light sources created with different outputs; an optical fiber which is connected to the dual laser light source unit, receives the light outputted from the dual laser light source unit, and emits the received light through an embossed end surface; and an inflatable balloon catheter which is formed to surround the embossed end surface of the optical fiber and expands constricted tissue. With the present invention, it is possible to effectively treat constricted tissue during a procedure of performing an anticancer therapy on entire human bodies with various types of cancers, and it is possible to mitigate patient's pain by reducing a relapse rate of stenosis after the photothermal therapy.
US11197713B2	Device and method for fractional RF treatment of the skin A system and method for treating the skin by heating at least one discrete skin volume, comprising at least one treatment tip reversibly connectable to at least one applicator. The treatment tip comprises one or more electrodes, with the electrodes having one or more spaced apart protruding conducting elements. The protruding conducting elements are characterized by dimensions of height A and hypotenuse B, where the ratio A/B is in a predetermined range, and the protruding conducting elements penetrate the skin surface at discrete locations. The electrodes are configured to apply energy to skin volumes around the discrete locations so as to heat the skin volumes. The applicator comprises an energy generator configured to apply energy to the skin volumes by means of the electrodes and the spaced apart protruding conducting elements.
US11197707B2	Cryotherapy probe A method of cooling a material including the steps of (i) providing a cryotherapy instrument, (ii) positioning a portion of the cryotherapy instrument adjacent the material to be cooled, and (iii) circulating a cryogenic fluid through the cryotherapy instrument under physical conditions near a critical point of a liquid-vapor system for the cryogenic fluid. The critical point defines a point in a phase diagram of the liquid-vapor system where molar volumes are substantially equivalent for liquid and gas, whereby vapor lock associated with cooling of the cryotherapy instrument is avoided.
US11197702B2	Surgical bone screw and implant system The invention relates to a surgical bone screw comprising a shaft which has a bone thread and comprising a blocking means for interacting with a bone plate or for directly anchoring in the bone, in particular in the cortical bone. The surgical bone screw also comprises a screw head which has a rotationally symmetrical enveloping contour. The blocking means has a rib structure with at least one flank structure portion extending in the circumferential direction. According to the invention, the lateral surface of the enveloping contour has a constant or stepped concave progression, and the rib structure flank portion which extends in the circumferential direction is interrupted at least once in the circumferential direction, in particular multiple times, such that at least one elevation, in particular a plurality of elevations which are spaced in the circumferential direction, is produced in order to interact with the bone plate or with the bone in a blocking manner.
US11197694B2	Bone screw A bone screw having a screw member possessing a threaded section and a head and a receiving part at the head end for receiving a rod to be connected to the bone screw is provided. The receiving part has on open first bore and a substantially U-shaped cross-section having two free legs provided with a thread. Furthermore, the receiving part has a second bore on the end opposite to the first bore whose diameter is greater than that of the threaded section and smaller than that of the head. On the bottom of the first bore a seat for the head is provided. In order that the screw member can be pivoted to at least one side by an enlarged angle, the edge bounding the free end of the second bore viewed relative to the axis of the first bore is of asymmetric construction.
US11197680B2	Bone cleaning tool The present invention is directed to systems, methods, tools and surgical procedures that provide for improved, faster and/or more efficient methods for cleaning bone of soft tissue in preparation for use in bone grafting and surgery, including specific applications particularly useful in fusion procedures and/or other surgeries of the lumbar, cervical, and/or thoracic spine and/or other anatomical locations, desirably allowing for faster and complete healing.
US11197669B2	Device and method for assisting selection of surgical staple height A surgical instrument for assessing a mechanical property of tissue under compression is disclosed herein comprising a handle; an elongated shaft distally disposed to the handle; an end effector distally disposed to the elongated shaft and comprising a first and a second jaw member pivotally engaged with each other to open and close when operated by the handle; a force gauge assembly comprising a compression head and a force transducer; an adjustable spacer assembly disposed on the first jaw member proximally to the force gauge assembly and comprising an adjustable spacer member and a spacer base; a control mechanism supported by the elongated shaft and disposed adjacent to the handle for producing an actuation force for controlling the adjustable spacer assembly; and at least one control link operably coupled with the control mechanism and the spacer base, and configured to transmit the actuation force.
US11197667B2	Compression screw system A compression screw comprising a threaded shaft and a head associated with the proximal end of the shaft. The head has a plurality of outwardly extending projections spaced from one another so as to define a plurality of recesses there between for receiving a screw drive in such a way that rotational force may be transferred from the screw drive to the screw. The projections of the head may be provided with suture fixation holes or a suture coupling may be positioned over the shaft so as to extend between the projections of the head.
US11197664B2	System and method for securing an implant to tissue A system and method for securing a medical implant within a patient includes disposing an anchor element around the implant, the anchor element including a pair of tabs each including an eyelet, and a flexible intermediate portion between the tabs, by positioning the implant within the intermediate portion and folding the anchor element such that the tabs contact one another. The anchor element is positioned at a desired implantation position with the tabs proximate soft tissue of the patient. The method further includes inserting a distal tip of a fixation element delivery tool through the eyelets and into the soft tissue, the fixation element including at least one tissue anchor and an adjustable suture arrangement coupled to the tissue anchor. The tissue anchor is deployed from the delivery tool and into the soft tissue of the patient. The delivery tool is withdrawn and the adjustable suture arrangement is tightened.
US11197662B2	Illuminated surgical retractor An illuminated surgical retractor comprising a blade having first and second opposing surfaces, a handle extending in a first direction at an angle from a proximal end of the blade, an illumination assembly comprising at least one direct light source positioned to directly emit light toward a distal end of the blade, wherein the first surface of the blade faces away from the first direction, the illumination assembly abuts the first surface of the blade, and the illumination assembly includes a cover partially enclosing the at least one light source and abutting the first surface of the blade.
US11197661B2	Device for applying a knot to a suture Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for closing a patent foramen ovale. Some of the disclosed apparatuses include an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, with first and second suture clasp arms adapted to hold end portions of a suture when in an extended position. A first suture catch mechanism is slidably housed in the elongate body and moves in a proximal-to-distal direction to engage the suture end held by the first suture clasp arm, and a second suture catch mechanism is slidably housed in the elongate body and moves in a distal-to-proximal direction to suture end held by the second suture clasp arm. The first suture clasp arm can be positioned around the septum primum to deliver a suture thereto, and the second suture clasp arm can be positioned around the septum secundum to deliver a suture thereto.
US11197654B2	Dynamic bowtie filter and methods of using the same An imaging system (100) includes a radiation source (708) that emits radiation that traverses an examination region (706), a radiation detector array (716) with a plurality of detectors (1104N) that detect the radiation that traverses the examination region, a dynamic bowtie filter (718) between the radiation source and the examination region, a first motor (7221) and a second motor (7222), and a controller (724). The dynamic bowtie filter includes a first half wedge (7181) and a second half wedge (7182). The first motor is in mechanical communication with the first half wedge and moves the first half wedge and the second motor is in mechanical communication with the second half wedge and moves the second half wedge. The controller independently controls the first and second motors to move the first and second half wedges.
US11197642B2	Systems and methods of advanced warning for clinical deterioration in patients Methods and systems determine risks of deterioration of hospitalized or other monitored or cared-for patients, for example in a treatment facility such as a hospital or under home-health care. In embodiments, a warning or other instruction is issued to medical professionals to alert them that certain patients have moderate or high risk of transfer to a higher level of care or should be monitored more frequently. A medical professional can accept alerts regarding prediction of deterioration, causing a prophylactic transfer or increased monitoring, or a transfer or monitoring order can occur automatically. Data relating to all patients in a unit of a medical facility can be viewed including warnings relating to risk of transfer or deterioration, so that a medical facility can intervene prior to an event such as a cardiac event and/or plan to accommodate patients at higher levels of care or monitoring.
US11197641B2	Communication device, abnormality notification system, and abnormality notification method Communication device includes first sensor configured to measure a state of a sensing target person to acquire first measurement data, second sensor configured to measure a body temperature to acquire second measurement data, and memory unit configured to store a reference body temperature for a single or each of a plurality of predetermined states of the sensing target person. Communication device further includes state determiner configured to determine whether or not the sensing target person is in the single or any one of the plurality of predetermined states, and abnormality determiner configured to compare the reference body temperature with the body temperature of the sensing target person to determine whether or not the sensing target person has a body temperature abnormality.
US11197634B2	Geospatial bioimpedance biosurveillance tool A health care management system for geospatial biosurveillance including a bioimpedance device. The health care management system provides real time data and analysis of an individual's physiological condition using bioimpedance data. The health care management system is further operable to monitor and model disease progression and remission based on physiological conditions during a pandemic event as well as modeling the treatment and remediation of long-lasting physiological symptoms and organ damage due to post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV2 infection (PASC).
US11197629B2	Method and portable monitoring module for monitoring a plurality of electrical biosignals of a person Disclosed is a portable monitoring module and a monitoring method utilizing the module for monitoring a plurality of electrical biosignals of a person. The module includes a measurement for measuring an electrical biosignal from the at least two electrodes, a wireless communication unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit selects a biosignal type to be monitored from a list of types supported by the monitoring module, store samples of biosignal data generated by the measurement unit, detect an indicator pattern within the biosignal data, wherein the indicator pattern represents an indication of a possible event of the selected biosignal type, and send a set of biosignal data wirelessly to a validation system. The set of biosignal data represents a sequence of samples of biosignal data related to the detected indicator pattern, and the validation system confirms the presence of the event in the received set of biosignal data.
US11197626B2	Indicator and analytics for sensor insertion in a continuous analyte monitoring system and related methods The present embodiments provide systems and methods for, among others, tracking sensor insertion locations in a continuous analyte monitoring system. Data gathered from sensor sessions can be used in different ways, such as providing a user with a suggested rotation of insertion locations, correlating data from a given sensor session with sensor accuracy and/or sensor session length, and providing a user with a suggested next insertion location based upon past sensor accuracy and/or sensor session length at that location.
US11197622B2	Wireless intracranial monitoring system Some embodiments of the present disclosure comprise improved systems and methods for monitoring physiological parameters such as intracranial pressure (“ICP”), intracranial temperature, and subject head position. For example, in some embodiments, an implantable apparatus for measuring ICP can be implanted into a subject skull. The apparatus can comprise an implant body having a hermetically sealed chamber housing a gas at a reference pressure, and a pressure conduction catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is configured to extend into the brain through a burr hole in the skull and includes a plurality of ports. A barrier can cover the ports of the distal end of the pressure conduction catheter, wherein the barrier and pressure conduction catheter are filled with a number of gas molecules so that the barrier is not in tension in a predefined range of ICPs.
US11197620B2	PPG signal collection method and apparatus The present disclosure relates to a PPG signal collection method and apparatus. The method includes: collecting, by using a light sensor, a first PPG detection signal formed by a first light source, where the first light source is a green light source; collecting, by using the light sensor, a second PPG detection signal formed by a second light source, where the second light source is a red light source; further, determining, according to the first PPG detection signal, whether the first light source meets a preset collection indicator; if the first light source meets the collection indicator, determining, according to the second PPG detection signal, whether the second light source meets the collection indicator; and if the second light source meets the collection indicator, collecting, by using the light sensor, a PPG signal formed by the second light source.
US11197615B2	Noninvasive electroactive photonic protein nanosensor with polymer photovoltaic optics for memory transduction using organic and inorganic elements as platforms An electroactive photonic polymer sensing device includes an imaging component that uses photonic energy to generate a photocurrent that represents a molecular parameter, wherein the imaging component includes a photosensitive material and at least one of a laser diode and/or photodiode; and a memory component that stores a representation of the molecular parameter, wherein the memory component includes at least one of a protein, vitamin, lipid, carbon allotrope, carbon tetra fluoride. A method of sensing polymers using an electroactive photonic sensing device includes converting, using an imaging component, photonic energy into electrochemical energy to generate a photocurrent that represents a molecular parameter, wherein the imaging device includes a photosensitive material and at least one of a laser diode and/or photodiode; and storing, using a memory component, a representation of the molecular parameter, wherein the memory component includes at least one of a vitamin, lipid, carbon allotrope, carbon tetra fluoride.
US11197613B2	Systems and methods for enabling a patient to achieve a weight loss objective using an electrical dermal patch The disclosed wearable device modulates a patient's gastric emptying time and/or gastric retention time. The wearable device includes a microprocessor, electrical stimulator and at least one electrode configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the epidermis, through a range of 0.1 mm to 10 mm or a range of 0.1 mm to 20 mm of the dermis, of a T2 dermatome to a T12 dermatome or meridian of the patient, a C5 to a T1 dermatome across the hand and/or arm, and/or the upper chest regions. The device is adapted to provide electrical stimulation as per stimulation protocols and to communicate wirelessly with a companion control device configured to monitor and record appetite patterns of the patient. The control device is also configured to monitor, record, and modify stimulation parameters of the stimulation protocols.
US11197606B2	Ophthalmoscope using natural pupil dilation An ophthalmic device having a single or dual compartment configuration selectively emits infrared and visible light beams onto one or a pair of target eyes. The device performs eye fundus imaging and aids in the detection of ailments as indicated by anomalies in the pupillary reflex.
US11197603B2	Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus according to the present invention includes: a light source device configured to continuously emit first light of a first wavelength band, and sequentially emit second light of plural second wavelength bands different from the first wavelength band and different from each other; and an imaging device including: a spectroscopic unit configured to spectrally separate light from a subject, the light being due to illumination light emitted by the light source device, into light of the first wavelength band and light of the second wavelength bands; a first imaging element configured to generate a first image signal by receiving and photoelectrically convert the light of the first wavelength band spectrally separated by the spectroscopic unit; and a second imaging element configured to generate a second image signal by respectively receiving and photoelectrically converting the light of the second wavelength bands spectrally separated by the spectroscopic means.
US11197601B2	Dishwasher appliance equipped with leak detection features A dishwasher appliance equipped with leak detection features and a method of detecting leak conditions during an operation cycle of a dishwasher are provided. In one aspect, the dishwasher appliance includes a tub having a sump. A pressure sensor is mounted to the sump and is configured to monitor the sump pressure during an operation cycle. If the sump pressure falls below a pressure threshold during a circulation cycle, corrective action can be taken. For instance, a circulation pump circulating wash fluid through the tub can deactivated and a static pressure reading can be taken by the pressure sensor. The static pressure reading can be compared to a static pressure reading taken prior to the circulation cycle. In response to whether the static pressure is within a predetermined range of the static pressure reading taken prior to the circulation cycle, the circulation cycle can be recommenced or aborted.
US11197600B2	Melamine foam sponge cleaning devices A cleaning device for removing marks from a surface includes a body of melamine foam sponge having a front side and a rear side opposed to the front side, and a holding layer secured to the rear side of the body of melamine foam sponge to prevent relative movement therebetween. The holding layer is preferably a cloth and more preferably natural or synthetic chamois which can be used to wipe and/or buff the surface after rubbing the body of melamine foam sponge on the surface to remove at least one surface mark. The body of melamine foam sponge can be pre-moistened with a liquid such as a disinfecting solution.
US11197591B2	Sheet product dispenser and method and kit to convert a sheet product dispenser There is provided a sheet product dispenser including a housing defining a product containing chamber and having an opening defined in a top portion thereof; and at least one product size adjustment plate insertable in the product containing chamber, detachably engageable with the housing, and obstructing at least partially the opening when engaged with the housing. There is also provided a kit of product size adjustment plates to be used in combination with a sheet product dispenser and a method to convert a sheet product dispenser.
US11197587B2	Bath seat An improved bath seat for a young child or infant is provided. The bath seat has a plurality of rigid, extendable and retractable, stabilizing arms that include pivotable, spring-loaded suction cups at or near their ends that are engageable by means of suction with a wall of the bathtub to prevent the bath seat from tipping.
US11197581B2	Table having a heating appliance A table has a table top containing an opening. A heating appliance is in the opening wherein the heating appliance extends at least beneath the table top. The table top opening comprises a recess in which the heating appliance is received, and the recess has at least one wall below the table top. The heating appliance has a substantially sealed chamber for receiving combustible fuel with which the heating appliance is used, and the chamber has at least one window.
US11197579B2	Method for cooking foods, and apparatus implementing the method Provided is a cooking apparatus, preferably including a plurality of heating plates for contact cooking. The cooking time is determined by selecting a desired degree of cooking of the food. After estimating the surface area occupied by the food on one of the heating plates, said cooking time is calculated on the basis of the desired degree of cooking, the thickness of the food, and the surface area occupied by the food.
US11197573B2	Lid body and pressure cooker A lid body for a pressure cooker includes a pot lid, an inner lid mounted at an outer side of the pot lid, a top lid mounted at an outer side of the inner lid, and a solenoid exhaust valve. The pot lid includes a mounting cavity and a limiting rib protruding inward from a side wall of the mounting cavity. The solenoid exhaust valve includes a valve seat mounted in the mounting cavity and including a mounting hole, a valve core inserted in the mounting hole, and a valve cover matingly connected with a top of the valve core and being movable with respect to the valve core. A bottom end of the valve seat abuts against an upper end face of the limiting rib, and a lower end face of the limiting rib abuts against the pot lid or the inner lid.
US11197570B2	Compact cold-press grinder A compact cold press grinder that fits within a user's hand that includes a cold press grinder and a container that holds consumables, such as fruits, vegetables, seeds, aquatic plants, and/or other nutritious consumable. The cold press grinder crushes and grinds the consumables to a liquid paste or juice using friction forces, shear forces and pressure (e.g. hydraulic press). The cold press grinder includes a housing that is removably attachable to the container. The cold press grinder may include an input for receiving the consumables within the container and a plurality of nip roller pairs that grind the consumables. The cold press grinder has one output to output the consumable as is or the liquid paste or the juice prepared by the cold press grinder and does not include an output to output consumable waste products.
US11197569B2	Food peeler A food peeler for peeling an outer layer of a foodstuff, is described. The food peeler can include several members having respective surfaces that appose each other. At least one of the apposing surfaces can have a texture. Relative movement between the members while a foodstuff is in direct contact with the apposing surfaces causes an outer layer of the foodstuff to be peeled and removed from a core of the foodstuff. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US11197567B2	Package receiving apparatus Package receiving apparatus including a housing and a net retracting element mounted within the housing. An elongated flexible net has a first end attached to the net retracting element within the housing and a second end extending through an opening in the housing with a pull-bar or locking-bar attached thereto external to the housing. A locking mechanism is mounted on one of an exterior surface of the housing or an exterior surface of an adjacent structure and the locking mechanism is constructed to receive and lock the pull-bar or locking-bar with the net extended.
US11197565B2	Flexible mat anchor and tether system and method In some embodiments, a method includes providing a flexible mat; wrapping the flexible mat around a crossbar of an infant or toddler seat; affixing at least two of a plurality of suction cups; providing a tether configured to secure an object; and coupling the tether to an anchor block by disposing an anchor terminus through an aperture, forming a compression fit. The flexible mat may have a mat body characterized by a front side, back side and thickness; and a plurality of anchors. Each anchor may include an anchor block having an aperture configured to receive a tether, and a suction cup. Each anchor may be disposed through the thickness, such that its anchor block is on the front side and its suction cup extends from the back side. The back side may be adjacent a surface of the crossbar. The method may include securing an object to the tether.
US11197561B2	Playpen A playpen includes an upper frame assembly including a corner joining part, a standing leg pivotally connected with the corner joining part, the standing leg being rotatable relative to the corner joining part between a folded position where the standing leg is folded toward the upper frame assembly and an unfolded position where the standing leg is deployed for providing standing support on a floor surface, and a locking mechanism disposed adjacent to the corner joining part, the locking mechanism having a latch operable to lock the standing leg in the unfolded position and to unlock the standing leg for rotation of the standing leg between the unfolded position and the folded position.
US11197556B1	Combination mattress A combination mattress includes an elastic body, a bottom cover, longitudinal side covers, transverse side covers, and a pad body, where the bottom cover, longitudinal side covers and transverse covers are in sheet shape, the periphery of each of which is configured with a connecting element; the bottom periphery of the pad body is configured with a connecting element, and the upper edge thereof a shielding sheet. Upon assembly, the bottom cover, two longitudinal side covers and two transverse side covers are covered on the elastic element, and the pad body is placed on the elastic body to form a mattress. The detachable longitudinal side covers and transverse side covers are used to make the mattress have air permeability in different directions, and the detachable pad body allows the replacement thereof with a different type of pad body, thereby improving the practical value of the mattress.
US11197555B2	Adjustable support device The present disclosure relates to assisting patients with treatment and recovery to remain in an upright position. More specifically, the present disclosure is a device that may be used to support patients in an upright position that may be used with any surface. Further, the device may allow the users to vary the angle of support and may be controlled through a simple interface, such as a button, remote control, or controls on an electronic interface device.
US11197541B1	Multifunction workstation and related method of use A workstation is provided including first and second vertically telescoping support columns, a base frame mounted atop the first and second support columns, so that the base frame is movable up and down, and a desktop joined with the base frame and slidable between a first position in which the desktop is disposed vertically over both the first and second support columns, so a user can sit or stand facing the desktop, and a second position in which the desktop is cantilevered and projects laterally, distally beyond the first support column a first distance beyond the base frame, so that the user can exercise facing the desktop on an exercise device located laterally beyond and outside the first and second support columns. A related method of use is provided.
US11197535B2	Flag football system Systems and methods described herein may provide an adjustable magnetic attachment force for flag football and for determining a location in flag football. In some embodiments, a system comprises a flag and a wearable item, wherein the flag and the wearable item are configured such that a magnetic attachment force exerted between a first connector and a second connector attaches the flag to the wearable item. In some embodiments, a set comprises one or more flags and one or more wearable items, wherein an adjustable magnetic attachment force attaching the flags and wearable items is adjusted by replacing one or more magnetic components. In some embodiments, a system comprising a flag and a wearable item is configured to detect that contact between a first connector and a second connector has been broken and to automatically indicate a location associated with the contact being broken.
US11197528B2	Pull-opening cap equipped with an air intake The invention relates to a capsule (1) having a push-pull opening along longitudinal axis X, comprising a fixed housing (3) as well as a head (4) which can move translationally along axis X with respect to the fixed housing (3), said capsule comprising an air intake passage (16).
US11197517B2	Shoe upper for sports shoes Described are shoe uppers for a sports shoe with a first layer with a first surface and an opposing second surface, a first yarn section with a first diameter, wherein the first yarn section is arranged on the first surface of the first layer, and a second yarn section with a second diameter, wherein the second yarn section is arranged on the first surface of the first layer. The first yarn section and the second yarn section have at least one parallel portion in which the first yarn section is substantially parallel to the second yarn section, and wherein a distance between the first yarn section and the second yarn section is smaller than a larger value of the first diameter and the second diameter.
US11197513B2	Running shoe A midsole for sports shoes having a front isolation cavity, a side cavity, and a rear isolation cavity partially separating the recessed arch portion of the midsole from the rest of the midsole.
US11197505B2	Load and sterilization combination control circuit A load and sterilization combination control circuit arranged on a suction device includes a main control unit, a battery management unit, a load output unit, a load detection circuit and an ultraviolet sterilization circuit including an operation switch and an enabled switch connected with the operation switch in series and the main control unit. The load detection unit and the enabled switch are conducted to externally output. When a load of the suction device applied on the load output unit is detected by the main control unit via the load, detection circuit, the operation switch is configured to perform on-off control on the entire ultraviolet sterilization circuit after the enabled switch is turned on. The present disclosure can avoid waste electricity due to misoperation by performing a linkage control thereof and the ultraviolet sterilization circuit can work normally only after by connecting with the load and closing the operation switch.
US11197501B1	Personal vaporizer having multiple liquid-holding reservoirs The personal vaporizer having multiple liquid-holding reservoirs generates a consumable substance in a gas phase to simulate the smoking experience. The consumable substance is contained within a cartridge selected from a plurality of cartridges that are contained within the personal vaporizer having multiple liquid-holding reservoirs. Each cartridge contains a different consumable substance. The personal vaporizer having multiple liquid-holding reservoirs allows a user to select the desired consumable substance. The personal vaporizer having multiple liquid-holding reservoirs comprises a plurality of containment prisms, a manifold, a plurality of threaded connections, and the plurality of cartridges. The plurality of containment prisms contain the plurality of cartridges and the mechanisms required to process the consumable substance. The process is selected from the group consisting of evaporating the consumable substance and sublimating the consumable substance. The manifold creates a fluidic connection between the plurality of cartridges and the user of the plurality of cartridges.
US11197496B2	Non-combusting smoking article with thermochromatic label A smoking article is disclosed herein. The smoking article includes a shell defining an interior space, a consumable substance within the interior space, a heat source effective to increase the temperature of at least a portion of the shell, and a label attached to at least a portion of the shell. The label includes a base film, a cover film, and a temperature dependent material disposed between the base film and the cover film. The temperature dependent material is configured to transition between a first appearance and a second appearance responsive to the increase of the temperature of at least a portion of the shell.
US11197492B2	Masticable ingestible product and communication system therefor An apparatus includes a food product, at least one ingestible device associated with the food product to communicate information and at least one coating material surrounding the at least one ingestible device is disclosed. The ingestible device is associated with an ingestible medication to be ingested in conjunction with the food product. The coating is configured to release the at least one ingestible device upon the occurrence of an event.
US11197481B2	Biscuit with debossing on top and bottom A foodstuff, and a method and system of making the same, comprises a biscuit having a generally planar top surface and a generally planar bottom surface. The biscuit includes first indicia on the top surface that has a plurality of projections that extend from the top surface. The biscuit also includes second indicia on the bottom surface that has an imprint recessed from the bottom surface.
US11197480B2	Separation means for the avoidance and/or elimination of microbial growth in a storage for a liquid hydrocarbon, method for avoiding and/or elimination of microbial growth in a storage using the separation means, and storage for a liquid hydrocarbon using separation means A separation agent for avoiding and/or destroying microbial growth in a store for a liquid hydrocarbon is provided wherein an interface between a phase of a liquid hydrocarbon and a phase of water can be reduced. The agent has a density which is higher than the density of a liquid hydrocarbon and lower than the density of water. By using the agent, simple, economical, efficient and long-lasting avoidance and/or destruction of microbial growth in a store for a liquid hydrocarbon is ensured. The avoidance and/or destruction includes inhibition of the increase in the microorganisms already present in the store and/or the killing thereof and a high quality of the respective liquid hydrocarbon is ensured. A method for avoiding and/or destroying microbial growth in a store for a liquid hydrocarbon, and a store for a liquid hydrocarbon which is suitable for the avoidance and/or destruction of microbial growth are also disclosed.
US11197474B2	Dried chlorella based compositions and methods for plants Compositions suitable for application to plants and seeds comprising dried Chlorella cells are disclosed. Methods of preparing and applying compositions of dried Chlorella cells to plants and seeds to enhance at least one characteristic of a plant are disclosed.
US11197473B2	Vitrified state stabilizing agent for animal cell cryopreservation solution Provided are a vitrification stabilizer for animal cell cryopreservation fluid, and an animal cell cryopreservation fluid that exhibits superior vitrification capacity due to containing said vitrification stabilizer for animal cell cryopreservation fluid. The vitrification stabilizer for animal cell cryopreservation fluid contains an amphoteric polymer compound selected from the group consisting of: (a) an amphoteric polymer compound obtained by reacting ε-poly-L-lysine with butyl succinic acid anhydride and performing carboxylation; (b) an amphoteric polymer compound obtained by reacting ε-poly-L-lysine with butyl succinic acid anhydride and succinic acid anhydride, and performing carboxylation; and (c) an amphoteric polymer compound obtained by reacting ε-poly-L-lysine with a compound represented by formula (I) and performing carboxylation.
US11197467B2	Delivery, use and therapeutic applications of the CRISPR-cas systems and compositions for modeling mutations in leukocytes The invention involves a method for modulating leukocyte activity, comprising delivering to a leukocyte a vector containing nucleic acid molecule(s), whereby the leukocyte contains Cas9 and the vector expresses one or more RNAs to guide the Cas9 to introduce mutations in one or more target genetic loci in the leukocyte, thereby modulating expression of one or more genes expressed in the leukocyte. The invention also involves identifying genes associated with leukocyte responses and experimental modeling of aberrant leukocyte activation and diseases associated with leukocytes by introducing mutations into leukocytes. The invention comprehends testing putative treatments with such models, e.g., testing putative chemical compounds that may be pharmaceutically relevant for treatment or gene therapy that may be relevant for treatment, or combinations thereof. The invention allows for the study of genetic diseases and putative treatments to better understand and alleviate leukocyte associated diseases.
US11197464B2	Systems and methods for detecting unattended lifeforms in enclosed spaces A system for determining whether an unattended animal is left in an enclosed space is provided. The system includes a sensor provided within the enclosed space that is configured to generate temperature data and humidity data associated with an interior of the enclosed space and generate physiological data associated with the unattended animal. The system includes a control system that (a) determines, based on the temperature data and the humidity data, whether the interior of the enclosed space is unsafe for the unattended animal, (b) determines, based on the physiological data, whether the unattended animal is within the interior of the enclosed space, and (c) based on the interior of the enclosed space being unsafe for the unattended animal, starts a countdown timer when the physiological data indicates a presence of the unattended animal within the interior of the enclosed space.
US11197461B2	Pet spray training system An pet spray training system is provided. The system includes a sound, vibration or motion sensor that is configured to generate electrical signals in response to an occurrence. The system may include a filter, which is tuned to recognize a dog barking event, and generate an electrical signal in response to recognizing an input signal indicative of a dog's bark. The system further includes a removably pressurized gas reservoir that holds a deterrent fluid under pressure. The system additionally comprises a motor module configured to rotate a shaft in response to the electrical signal from the filter. The canister has a spray nozzle for releasing fluid that affects the dog's senses. In response to rotating the shaft, the spray nozzle is depressed.
US11197458B1	Bodily waste collection device for pets and humans This invention is directed towards an absorbent bodily waste collection device for domesticated animals and humans and methods of use thereof.
US11197456B2	Hybrid tomato plant named HM 2194 A hybrid tomato plant, designated HM 2194 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid tomato designated HM 2194, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid tomato designated HM 2194, and to methods for producing a tomato plant by crossing the hybrid tomato HM 2194 with itself or another tomato plant.
US11197454B2	Cotton variety 18R062 The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 18R062. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 18R062. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 18R062 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 18R062 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US11197452B1	Soybean cultivar 92140814 A soybean cultivar designated 92140814 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 92140814, to the plants of soybean cultivar 92140814, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 92140814, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 92140814. 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 92140814. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 92140814, 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 92140814 with another soybean cultivar.
US11197447B1	Maize hybrid X18R024 A novel maize variety designated X18R024 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X18R024 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18R024 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X18R024, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18R024 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18R024 and methods of using maize variety X18R024 are disclosed.
US11197444B2	Inbred corn line CB119 Inbred corn line, designated CB119, are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line CB119, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line CB119 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line CB119 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line CB119 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other corn lines derived from inbred corn line CB119.
US11197437B2	Tomato hybrid SVTM2828 and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid SVTM2828 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM2828 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US11197432B1	Ducting assembly for de-stratification and consolidating excess water and nutrients A tray system for use in horticultural or agricultural operations comprising a ducting assembly for de-stratification and a drainage system for consolidating excess water and nutrients.
US11197425B2	Cutting blade overlaod protection A cutting blade overload protection device for a cutting mechanism of a harvester for leaf and stalk material, having a cutting blade pivotable about a cutting blade rotational axis and which is connected to a toggle lever mechanism. The toggle lever mechanism includes two coupled toggle levers pivotable about a toggle lever rotational axis and which move the cutting blade from an operating position to a resting position when a predefined force is exceeded. To protect the cutting blade better when contacting foreign objects, the device has a toggle lever mechanism which comprises a stop limit and a spring element, with the spring element and limit stop interacting such that when a predefined force is exceeded, the toggle lever rotational axis is moved past a dead center point, with the position of the toggle levers shifting from a first buckling position through a straight position into a second buckling position.

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