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US11199852B2	Mobile robot and control method for controlling the same A mobile robot includes a travel drive unit configured to move a main body, an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of images by continuously photographing surroundings of the main body, a storage configured to store the plurality of continuous images acquired by the image acquisition unit, a sensor unit having one or more sensors configured to sense an object during the movement of the main body, and a controller configured to, in response to the sensing of the object by the sensor unit, select an image acquired at a specific point in time earlier than an object sensing time of the sensor unit from among the plurality of continuous images based on a moving direction and a moving speed of the main body, and recognize an attribute of the object included in the selected image acquired at the specific point in time.
US11199851B2	Moving body During movement control wherein a moving body tracks a user while in front of the user, a coordinate obtained from the torso of the user is used as the X coordinate of the position of the user, and among the position of the body of the user and the position of the feet of the user, the position which is closer to the moving body is used as the Y coordinate. Thus, the moving body is able to move to a target position in the left/right direction (the X coordinate) and the front/back direction (the Y coordinate) that is appropriate with respect to the user. Accordingly, the distance between the moving body and the user can be maintained appropriately, and movement control in front of the user and that is not an impediment to the user can be accomplished.
US11199850B2	Estimation device, control method, program and storage medium Provided is an estimation device capable of estimating a current position with a high degree of accuracy. A driving support system includes: a vehicle mounted device 1 that is mounted on a vehicle and performs a control concerning vehicle driving support; a LIDAR 2; a gyroscope sensor 3; and a vehicle speed sensor 4. The vehicle mounted device 1 acquires, from the LIDAR 2, a measurement value ztk indicating a positional relationship between a reference landmark Lk of an index k and the own vehicle. The vehicle mounted device 1 calculates a post estimated value x{circumflex over ( )}t by correcting a prior estimated value x t estimated, on the basis of the measurement value ztk and a position vector mk of the reference landmark Lk included in a map DB 10, from a moving speed measured by the vehicle speed sensor 4 and an angular rate measured by the gyroscope sensor 3.
US11199847B2	Curvature corrected path sampling system for autonomous driving vehicles According to one embodiment, a system determines a first trajectory (e.g., a reference line) based on map and route information of the ADV. The system determines a maximum curvature for a predetermined distance for the first trajectory. The system determines a sampling decay ratio based on the maximum curvature. The system generates one or more sets of sample points for the first trajectory, where each set of sample points include one or more sample points separated by a lateral distance apart based on the sampling decay ratio. The system generates a second trajectory for the ADV based on the sets of sample points to control the ADV, where the second trajectory nudges to a left or a right of the first trajectory based on the maximum curvature of the first trajectory.
US11199844B2	Management system and management method A management system for a work vehicle configured to carry out a utility work while traveling autonomously includes a work field information acquisition section for acquiring work field information indicative of information relating to a work field where the work is to be carried out, a route information acquisition section for acquiring route information indicative of a traveling route along which the vehicle has traveled, a consumed electric power information acquisition section for acquiring electric power information indicative of consumed electric power, a tilt angle information acquisition section for acquiring tilt angle information indicative of a tilt angle of the work field relative to the horizontal plane, and a calculation section for calculating a cost required for the work, based on the work field information, the route information, the electric power information and the tilt angle information.
US11199841B1	Methods and systems for determination of a routing policy for an autonomous vehicle Methods and systems for determining an optimal routing policy for an autonomous vehicle are described. A set of states that represent portions of lanes are determined. A set of costs for a set of actions is associated with each state. The set of actions includes a stay in lane action, a lane change action, and a forced lane change action. A lane change action has a non-deterministic outcome with a probability based on the length of the state. A cost for a stay in lane action is greater or equal than a length of the state and a cost of a forced lane change action is the reciprocal of a success rate of lane changes. An optimal routing policy is determined for the autonomous vehicle according to a shortest path first (SPF) algorithm run on the set of states based on the set of costs and the set of actions.
US11199833B2	Quality determination method, quality determination device, quality determination system and computer-readable non-transitory medium A quality determination method includes: in a quality determination space, mapping a quality of a package product in which a plurality of devices are assembled in accordance with a predetermined design condition, with use of each test result of each of the plurality of devices; and determining a quality of the package product, on a basis of mapping result of the mapping.
US11199818B2	Automated tuning of multiple fuel gas turbine combustion systems Provided herein is a method for automated control of the gas turbine fuel composition through automated modification of the ratio of fuel gas from multiple sources. The method includes providing first and second fuel sources. The method further includes sensing the operational parameters of a turbine and determining whether the operational parameters are within preset operational limits. The method also adjusting the ration of the first fuel source to the second fuel source, based on whether the operational parameters are within the preset operational limits.
US11199817B2	Electronic timepiece An embodiment of an electronic timepiece includes a cylindrical exterior case, a bezel and a windshield member. In the exterior case, a circuit board is housed. The bezel is formed of a metal material to be ring-shaped, includes an inward flange part that projects from an inner side surface toward a center of the ring-shaped bezel, is arranged on an outer upper side of the exterior case and is electrically connected with the circuit board. The windshield member is formed of a transparent dielectric substance, arranged in the bezel and supported by the inward flange part. The bezel is configured to resonate with a radio wave having a desired frequency by adjustment of at least one of (i) a relative permittivity of the dielectric substance and (ii) an area of an overlap region where the inward flange part and the windshield member overlap each other.
US11199816B2	Electronic timepiece and method of assembling electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece includes an exterior case, one or more circuits housed in the exterior case, wherein the one or more circuits are configured to process a signal in a radio wave having a predetermined frequency, and a bezel disposed on an outer side of the exterior case, wherein the bezel comprises a metal portion configured to resonate with the radio wave, and wherein the metal portion of the bezel is electrically connected to the one or more circuits to transmit the signal in the radio wave received by the metal portion of the bezel to the one or more circuits. A method for assembling the electronic timepiece is further provided.
US11199812B2	Digital holographic imaging apparatus An illumination unit emits an illumination light to a specimen. An image sensor includes multiple pixels arranged in a two-dimensional manner. The image sensor captures an image of the intensity distribution of an interference pattern formed due to the illumination light that has interacted with the specimen, and outputs image data. A defect information acquisition unit acquires defect position information that indicates the positions of defective pixels of the image sensor. A processing unit reconstructs a subject image that represents the specimen based on the image data and the defect position information.
US11199809B2	Image forming device An image forming device, including: a housing; a drawer movable between an inside position at which the drawer is located inside the housing and an outside position at which the drawer is located outside the housing; a drum cartridge including a photoconductive drum and a developer roller and mountable on the drawer; a toner cartridge storing toner to be supplied to the developer roller and mountable on the drawer, wherein the drawer includes a first guide that guides the toner cartridge in mounting the toner cartridge on the drawer, and wherein the drum cartridge includes a second guide connected to the first guide in a state in which the drum cartridge is mounted on the drawer, the second guide being configured to guide the toner cartridge in mounting the toner cartridge on the drawer in the state in which the drum cartridge is mounted on the drawer.
US11199807B2	Cartridge and drum unit for electrophotographic image forming apparatus A cartridge mountable to a printer, said printer including a coupling guide contactable to a coupling of the cartridge to guide the coupling member. A case of the cartridge is provided with a hole for exposing a free end portion of the coupling to an outside of the cartridge, and a retracted portion provided in downstream of the hole with respect to the mounting direction of the cartridge. When the cartridge is mounted to a main assembly of the printer, the coupling guide enters the retracted portion from which the coupling member has retracted.
US11199806B2	Image forming apparatus having rotatable original reading portion and cover member An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion provided with an opening portion through which a cartridge is removably mounted and a cover member opening and closing the opening portion. An original reading portion is pivotable about a first rotation axis. The cover member is pivotable about a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis. A force is applied to pivot the original reading portion so that an engagement portion of the original reading portion slides on a sliding face of the cover member to apply a force from the engagement portion to the sliding face to pivot the cover member. In a cross section orthogonal to the first rotation axis, a first portion of the sliding face approaches the original reading portion from one end side on which the first and the second rotation axes are provided toward an opposite side.
US11199798B2	Electronic apparatus that includes motor supplied with power from at least two power supply units An electronic apparatus includes a motor, a first power supply unit, a second power supply unit, a control unit, and a delay unit. The first power supply unit supplies a first voltage to the motor. The second power supply unit supplies a second voltage higher than the first voltage to the motor. The control unit supplies and stops supplying the second voltage from the second power supply unit to the motor while supplying the first voltage from the first power supply unit to the motor. The delay unit delays a rise in the second voltage supplied from the second power supply unit to the motor.
US11199797B2	Image forming apparatus A fixing unit includes a changing portion configured to change a state of a first rotary member and a second rotary member between a first pressurization state and a second pressurization state. A control portion is configured to control the driving source and the changing unit and capable of performing first control that causes the driving source to rotate the first rotary member and then stop the first rotary member, while continuing the first pressurization state from a last image forming operation, and second control that causes the changing portion to change the state of the first rotary member and the second rotary member from the first pressurization state to the second pressurization state.
US11199791B2	Structure to selectively expose grip portion of toner cartridge A toner cartridge includes a body accommodating toner, a front cover located in front of the body and provided with a first opening forming a grip portion for pulling the toner cartridge forward, an opening/closing member which is located inside the front cover and is switched to a first position closing the first opening and a second position opening the first opening, and an elastic member configured to apply an elastic force to the opening/closing member in a direction to be located at the second position.
US11199788B1	Exposure head and image forming apparatus An exposure head includes a light emitter, a plurality of switches, a transmission line, and a plurality of delay circuits. In the light emitter, a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged in a first direction. The switches are provided respectively corresponding to the light emitting elements. The switches are configured to perform switching such that, when a drive signal is input, a drive current flows through a light emitting element corresponding to the drive signal. The transmission line is configured to supply a drive signal to the switches. The delay circuits are provided respectively corresponding to the switches. The delay circuits are configured to delay the drive signal that is supplied to the switches through the transmission line in order from a first end side to a second end side of the light emitting elements arranged in the first direction.
US11199785B2	Coating and developing apparatus and coating and developing method An apparatus includes: a treatment block including treatment modules; and a relay block coupling the treatment block and an exposure apparatus in a width direction, and including a transfer-in/out mechanism for the exposure apparatus. In the treatment block being multilayered in an up-down direction, a transfer mechanism is provided in a transfer region extending in the width direction. In a layer, in the treatment block, at a position accessible from the transfer-in/out mechanism, a deliverer on which the substrate is mounted when the substrate is delivered between the blocks is provided at an end on the relay block side. Pre-exposure storages storing the substrate before the exposure are provided along the width direction in two regions between which the transfer region is interposed in a depth direction. A non-treatment unit is provided at a portion where the pre-exposure storages are not provided in the two regions.
US11199782B2	Lithographic process and apparatus and inspection process and apparatus A lithographic apparatus and associated method of controlling a lithographic process. The lithographic apparatus has a controller configured to define a control grid associated with positioning of a substrate within the lithographic apparatus. The control grid is based on a device layout, associated with a patterning device, defining a device pattern which is to be, and/or has been, applied to the substrate in a lithographic process.
US11199780B2	Reflective optical element for EUV lithography and method for adapting a geometry of a component A reflective optical element (1) for reflecting light having at least one wavelength in an EUV wavelength range has an optically effective region configured for reflecting the light incident on a surface (2) of the optically effective region. The reflective optical element (1) has an edge (4) forming at least part of a boundary of an edge-free surface (3) of the reflective optical element (1), wherein the edge-free surface (3) includes the surface (2) of the optically effective region. The edge (4) has a chamfer and/or a rounding. Also disclosed is a method for adapting a geometry of at least one surface region of a component of an optical arrangement, for example of a reflective optical element (1).
US11199778B2	Polymer brush adhesion promoter with UV cleavable linker A method of making an adhesion layer of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) stack is presented. The method includes grafting an ultraviolet (UV) sensitive polymer brush on a hardmask, the polymer brush including a UV cleavable unit, depositing EUV resist over the polymer brush, exposing the EUV resist to remove the EUV resist in exposed areas by applying a developer, and flooding the exposed area with a UV light and a solvent developer to remove exposed portions of the polymer brush.
US11199773B2	Imprint apparatus, imprint method, and article manufacturing method An imprint apparatus configured to form a pattern of an imprint material on a substrate using a mold includes a holding unit configured to hold the mold with a holding surface making contact with a first surface of the mold, a deformation unit configured to apply a force to the mold held at the holding surface to deform the mold, and a drive unit configured to move at least one of the mold held by the holding unit and the deformation unit to change a relative position between the mold held by the holding unit and the deformation unit. The drive unit changes a position where the deformation unit applies a force to the mold in a direction vertical to the first surface based on information about a position of a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface.
US11199772B2	Adjacent field alignment Methods for imprinting on abutted fields of a substrate are described. Generally, a first field of a substrate may be imprinted using an imprint lithography template. The template may then be placed such that a portion of the template overlaps the first field of the substrate while imprinting a second field of the substrate.
US11199771B2	Pressure control valve, a fluid handling structure for lithographic apparatus and a lithographic apparatus A pressure control valve has: a passageway having a flow opening; an member displaceable relative to the opening for obstructing the opening by differing amounts; a piezo actuator; and a linkage mechanism adapted to amplify a dimensional change in the piezo actuator and to use the amplified dimensional change to displace the member relative to the opening, wherein the linkage mechanism comprises a frame attached to a wall and fixed at a first end in relation to the passageway, a portion of the frame moveable in a first direction while being substantially restrained in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, the piezo actuator extending between the wall and the movable portion such that an expansion of the piezo actuator results in movement of the movable portion in the first direction by an amount greater than the expansion of the piezo actuator, the moveable portion connected to the member.
US11199767B2	Apparatus and method for generating an electromagnetic radiation A method for generating an electromagnetic radiation includes the following operations. A target material is introduced in a chamber. A light beam is irradiated on the target material in the chamber to generate plasma and an electromagnetic radiation. The electromagnetic radiation is collected with an optical device. A gas mixture is introduced in the chamber. The gas mixture includes a first buffer gas reactive to the target material, and a second buffer gas to slow down debris of the target material and/or plasma by-product, so as to increase an reaction efficiency of the target material and the first buffer gas, and to reduce deposition of the debris of the target material and/or the plasma by-product on the optical device.
US11199748B2	Electro-active lens with resistive arcs Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface comprising and/or related to a tunable electro-optic lens device comprising a first substrate comprising a first electrode layer that comprises a first plurality of ring electrodes that form a first resistive divider network, and a second substrate comprising a second electrode layer.
US11199741B2	Display device According to an aspect, a display device includes: a coated polarization layer configured to absorb light linearly polarized in a second polarization direction perpendicular to a first polarization direction; an optical sheet configured to reflect light linearly polarized in the first polarization direction and transmit light linearly polarized in the second polarization direction; a front panel disposed between the coated polarization layer and the optical sheet and capable of changing a polarization direction of incident light into another polarization direction in accordance with a voltage applied to the front panel; and a display panel overlapping with the front panel with a polarization plate interposed therebetween, the polarization plate transmitting light linearly polarized in the second polarization direction to the optical sheet.
US11199735B2	Smart optical filter for pixel-selectively adjusting light intensity Embodiments provide a smart optical filter capable of dynamically adjusting brightness variations in incident lights in a FOV or an optical field before an image sensor receives the incident lights. The smart optical filter in accordance with the disclosure can be portable and mounted on various imaging devices such as a smart phone or a camera. The smart optical filter may comprises an light adjustment layer made of an adaptive optical materials such liquid crystals. Light intensity distribution can be obtained for an FOV of a device coupled to the smart optical filter. The light intensity distribution can be compared to one or more thresholds to obtain difference values pixels on the light adjustment layer. The difference value can be used to generate control signals to adjust light passing through the pixels. In some embodiments, the control signals may include information indicating an amount of voltage to be applied to the pixels to alter polarization at those pixels.
US11199734B2	Image adjustment device for a display comprising a duty cycle calculator configured to receive an input image and an intensity calculator configured to calculate a pixel intensity and image adjustment method The disclosure provides an image adjustment device configured to be different modes according to whether the adopted display is a light emitting diode display or a liquid crystal display, and including a duty cycle calculator, an intensity calculator and a compensator. In a first mode, the duty cycle calculator determines a respective type of each segment according to brightness information of each segment, and sets a duty cycle value according to the type of the segment. In a second mode, the duty cycle calculator calculates the duty cycle value according to the brightness information of each segment. The intensity calculator calculates the pixel intensity of the segment based on the duty cycle value and a light diffusion coefficient set. The compensator generates a pixel gain value according to the intensity value of each pixel of the segment, and adjusts the pixel value according to the pixel gain value.
US11199705B2	Image rendering responsive to user actions in head mounted display Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for rendering images on a head mounted display (HMD). One method includes operations for tracking, with one or more first cameras inside the HMD, the gaze of a user and for tracking motion of the HMD. The motion of the HMD is tracked by analyzing images of the HMD taken with a second camera that is not in the HMD. Further, the method includes an operation for predicting the motion of the gaze of the user based on the gaze and the motion of the HMD. Rendering policies for a plurality of regions, defined on a view rendered by the HMD, are determined based on the predicted motion of the gaze. The images are rendered on the view based on the rendering policies.
US11199696B2	Semiconductor device According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first actuator, a second actuator, a first frame provided between the first actuator and the second actuator, a first connection member connecting the first actuator and the first frame to each other, a second connection member connecting the first actuator and the first frame to each other at a position different from a position at which the first connection member connects the first actuator and the first frame to each other, a third connection member connecting the second actuator and the first frame to each other, a fourth connection member connecting the second actuator and the first frame to each other at a position different from a position at which the third connection member connects the second actuator and the first frame to each other.
US11199692B2	Telescope mount counterweight with integrated battery compartment A telescope mount assembly includes a hub section, a motor assembly, one or more legs extending away from the hub section, and a counterweight coupled to a portion of the hub section. The hub section includes one or more extensions that are each configured to rotate or translate about a fixed axis. The motor assembly is designed to rotate or translate one or more of the extensions. The counterweight includes a battery compartment configured to hold one or more batteries.
US11199690B2	Determining a degree of red blood cell deformity within a blood sample Apparatus and methods are described including acquiring microscopic images of a blood sample, and identifying deformed red blood cells within the microscopic images. A degree of red blood cell deformity within the sample is determined, at least partially based upon the identified deformed red blood cells. A sample-informative parameter that is indicative of a characteristic of the blood sample as a whole is determined, at least partially based upon the degree of red blood cell deformity within the sample. Other applications are also described.
US11199682B2	Imaging optical system and image capturing apparatus An imaging optical system includes, in order from an object side, a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens and a fifth lens, with the fourth lens and the fifth lens not cemented, in which a predetermined conditional expressions is satisfied.
US11199672B1	Multiple waveguide coupling to one or more photodetectors Structures for a photodetector and methods of fabricating a structure for a photodetector. A photodetector may have a light-absorbing layer comprised of germanium. A waveguide core may be coupled to the light-absorbing layer. The waveguide core may be comprised of a dielectric material, such as silicon nitride. Another waveguide core, which may be comprised of a different material such as single-crystal silicon, may be coupled to the light-absorbing layer.
US11199667B2	Optical-fiber-attached ferrule and method of manufacturing the same An optical-fiber-attached ferrule includes: an optical fiber hole into which an optical fiber is inserted and fixed with a first adhesive; and an adhesive-filling section including an opening surface and an opposed surface opposite the opening surface. The adhesive-filling section is filled with a second adhesive that is softer than the first adhesive with an end surface of the optical fiber positioned closer to the opposed surface than to the opening surface.
US11199648B2	Method and system for refining weather forecasts using point observations Provided are methods, devices and non-transitory computer readable storage mediums to generate a more accurate weather forecast by utilizing actual observation of a weather event in a particular location and time. For example, the observation data may be received from a user device and contain information indicative of a weather event that the user observed. Alternatively, or additionally, the observation data may be automatically generated by one or more sensors placed in certain locations and transmitted to a central server automatically upon detecting an observation. The observation data may be used to predict a weather forecast of a location that corresponds to, or is otherwise related to the particular location in which the observed event occurred.
US11199645B2	Locate or tracer wire grounding terminal A locate wire grounding terminal having a body for encapsulating various components of the locate wire grounding terminal, a switch for changing the locate wire grounding terminal between a grounded configuration and an ungrounded configuration, at least one locating terminal in electronic connectivity with the switch and one end of a section of tracer wire and a grounding lug in electronic connectivity with the switch. A locate wire grounding terminal device that includes a printed circuit board that can be incorporated into a locate wire terminal system, a switch attached to the printed circuit board to change the locate wire terminal system between a grounded configuration and an ungrounded configuration, at least one locating terminal attached thereto wherein the at least one locating terminal is in electronic connectivity with the switch and one end of a section of tracer wire. The device further includes a grounding lug attached to the printed circuit board and the at least one grounding lug is in electronic connectivity with the switch. Methods of using the terminal and device to locate tracer wire.
US11199639B2	Borehole seismic sensor array and associated methods A downhole seismic array is disclosed. The array comprises a load-bearing cable for carrying a series of seismic sensor units arranged along its length. Each seismic sensor unit is attached to the load-bearing cable via a vibration-absorbing material and has a magnet to attach the seismic sensor unit to the well casing.
US11199635B2	Digital X-ray detector, digital X-ray detection device, and manufacturing method thereof A digital X-ray detector, a digital X-ray detection device and a manufacturing method thereof are discussed. The digital X-ray detector includes a base substrate including an active region including a plurality of pixel regions, and a gate-in-panel (GIP) region as at least one side region to the active region; a PIN diode disposed in the active region and over the base substrate; a GIP driver disposed in the GIP region and over the base substrate; and a scintillator layer disposed over the PIN diode and the GIP driver so as to overlay the active region and at least a portion of the GIP region. In the present invention, damage of the driver due to X-ray is minimized while a bezel size is minimized.
US11199634B2	Packaging of semiconductor X-ray detectors Disclosed herein is an image sensor comprising: a plurality of packages arranged in a plurality of layers; wherein each of the packages comprises an X-ray detector mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB); wherein the packages are mounted on one or more system PCBs; wherein within an area encompassing a plurality of the X-ray detectors in the plurality of packages, a dead zone of the packages in each of the plurality of layers is shadowed by the packages in the other layers.
US11199631B2	Apparatus and methods for geo-locating one or more objects Apparatus and methods for geo-locating an object. In some examples, a device for determining a geolocation of an object can include a receiver, a signal generator, a detector, and a central processing unit. The receiver can be configured to receive a location signal from a navigation satellite system. The signal generator can be configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation signal of visible light onto an object to be geolocated. The detector can be configured to receive a reflection of the emitted electromagnetic radiation signal of visible light from the object. The central processing unit can be configured to provide geographic coordinates of the device and geographic coordinates of the object based on the reflection of the emitted electromagnetic radiation signal of visible light from the object.
US11199620B2	Radar device and control method therefor A radar device is provided which is capable of highly accurate distance calculation by a simple method. The radar device includes: a transmission circuit which transmits radio waves; an adjustment circuit which adjusts transmission angles of the radio waves transmitted from the transmission circuit; a reception circuit which receives plural signals which are the radio waves transmitted, based on adjustment made by the adjustment circuit, from the transmission circuit and respectively reflected from an object; and a signal processing circuit which, by processing the received signals, calculates a distance to the object. The signal processing circuit includes a buffer which stores signal strength data on the signals received by the reception circuit, the received signals respectively corresponding to the transmission angles, and a correction circuit which performs correction processing on equidistance-based portions of the signal strength data on the received signals stored in the buffer.
US11199619B2	Radar apparatus, position estimation apparatus, and position estimation method In a position estimation processing unit, by using the reflected wave signal of an array composed of receiving antennas arranged in a first direction among a plurality of receiving antennas, a maximum likelihood value extraction unit extracts the angle of arrival of a reflected wave signal in a first direction. An angle spread detection unit detects the angle spread in the first direction around the angle of arrival by using the reflected wave signal of the array. A target height estimation unit estimates the position of the target in the first direction by using the angle of arrival and the angle spread.
US11199618B2	Radar antenna array Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for obstacle detection. In one implementation, a beam is transmitted at an elevation orientation from a transmit array system. The transmit array system includes transmit antenna arrays each having one or more transmit antennas. Target scatter is received at a receive array system including one or more receive channels. A virtual array is synthesized for the elevation orientation from an incidence of the target scatter on each of the one or more receive channels for each of the one or more transmit antennas. The virtual array has a size corresponding to the one or more transmit antenna arrays convolved with the receive array system. Four dimensional space information is generated from the virtual array, and any obstacles along a travel path are detected from the four dimensional space information.
US11199616B1	Configurable beam former integrated circuit and method Systems and methods relate to a configurable integrated circuit for beamforming. The integrated circuit includes a first beam transmit input, a first beam receive output, a second beam transmit input, a second beam receive output, a first antenna terminal, a second antenna terminal, a first switched combiner, and a second switched combiner. The first switched combiner includes a first combiner input/output coupled to the first antenna terminal, a first combiner output coupled to a first output path having a first branch coupled to the first beam output and a second branch coupled to the second beam output, and a first combiner input coupled a first input path having a third branch coupled to the first beam input and a fourth branch coupled to the second beam input.
US11199615B2	Marine electronic device for presentment of sonar images An apparatus configured to generate a first sonar image from first sonar returns corresponding to a first depth range and generate a second sonar image from the first sonar returns and second sonar returns, the second sonar returns corresponding to a second depth range greater than the first depth range of the first sonar returns such that a portion of the second sonar image does not include sonar return data. The portion without sonar return data corresponds to a period of the first sonar returns and depths greater than the maximum depth of the first depth range. The apparatus is configured to generate and display a fill image for the portion of the second sonar image based on at least one set of side facing sonar return data corresponding to the time period associated with the first sonar returns.
US11199611B2	Vehicle radar system with T-shaped slot antennas A radar sensing system for a vehicle includes a radar sensor disposed at the vehicle so as to have a field of sensing exterior of the vehicle. The radar sensor includes a plurality of transmitters that transmit radio signals, a plurality of receivers that receive radio signals, and a plurality of antennas that communicate the radio signals to the receivers and from the transmitters. The received radio signals are transmitted radio signals that are reflected from an object. A processor is operable to process outputs of the receivers to detect the object. At least some of the antennas of the radar sensor include non-rectangular slot antennas each having a slot that includes a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion that extends transverse in at least one direction from the longitudinal portion. The non-rectangular slot provides an enhanced radiation pattern of the transmitted radio signals.
US11199609B2	Radar cover and method for manufacturing radar cover A radar cover includes, a transparent member which has an extension recess recessed toward a front surface side from the back surface, extending along the back surface, and having a paint layer formed on an inner wall surface thereof. The inner wall surface of the extension recess has, a first connection surface disposed on a first side in an orthogonal cross section with respect to an extension direction of the extension recess and connected to the back surface, a second connection surface disposed on a second side in the orthogonal cross section and connected to the back surface, and an intermediate surface connected to each of the first connection surface and the second connection surface and having a main design surface disposed such that a direction in which the main design surface is oriented is different from each of the first connection surface and the second connection surface.
US11199605B2	Resistivity-based adjustment of measurements from in-situ monitoring A first resistivity value and a correlation function relating thickness of a conductive layer having the first resistivity value to a signal from an in-situ monitoring system are stored. A second resistivity value for a conductive layer on a substrate is received. A sequence of signal values that depend on thickness of the conductive layer is received from an in-situ electromagnetic induction monitoring system that monitors the substrate during polishing. A sequence of thickness values is generated based on the sequence of signal values and the correlation function. For at least some thickness values of the sequence of thickness values adjusted thickness values are generated that compensate for variation between the first resistivity value and the second resistivity value to generate a sequence of adjusted thickness values. A polishing endpoint is detected or an adjustment for a polishing parameter is determined based on the sequence of adjusted thickness values.
US11199597B2	Coil systems for magnetic resonance imaging A RF coil compression system for use with an MRI system configured to image a patient's breast is disclosed. In one embodiment, the compression system comprises a first compression plate comprising a first plurality of RF coil elements, which is positioned in a plane oriented orthogonal to a direction of the main magnetic field and the first RF coil elements having a reception sensitivity to a B1 field and is orthogonal to a main magnetic field of the MRI system. The compresses system may further comprise a second compression plate, configured to be positioned opposing the first compression plate and orthogonal to the superior-inferior direction, the second compression plate comprising a second plurality of RF coil elements, the second RF coil elements having a reception sensitivity to a B1 field oriented in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction and to the main magnetic field of the MRI system.
US11199570B2	Method and device for detecting light arcs A method and a device for detecting arcs includes current values for each component connected to a node being read-in, the node current and the system current determined using the current values, a correlation factor determined for each current value with the node current as quotient from node current and the respective current value, the individual quotients filtered in order to determine a correction factor for each current value, a corrected node-current equation established, wherein each current value is linked to the correction factor previously determined, in order to determine a corrected value of the node evaluation, and finally a trigger threshold is set using the corrected node-current equation.
US11199558B2	Method, computer program product, and system for establishing a sample tube set A method of establishing a sample tube set which is adapted to be processed by a laboratory automation system. The method includes selecting a sample tube set comprising several sample tube types by selecting a plurality of different sample tube types from an assortment of available sample tube types; obtaining a parameter of distribution for at least one detection parameter of each sample tube type comprised in said sample tube set, wherein the parameter of distribution comprises information regarding a distribution of previously detected reference data values of the at least one detection parameter; determining whether the laboratory automation system is capable of correctly identifying each sample tube type comprised in said sample tube set by comparing the parameter of distribution for the at least one detection parameter of each sample tube type comprised in said sample tube set with the parameter of distribution for the at least one detection parameter of all the other sample tube types comprised in said sample tube set; and indicating that the selected sample tube set is approved for being processed by the laboratory automation system if it is determined that the laboratory automation system is capable of correctly identifying each sample tube type comprised in said sample tube set, or proposing at least one conflict remediation if it is determined that the laboratory automation system is not capable of correctly identifying each sample tube type comprised in said sample tube set.
US11199546B2	Stratification of patients for assessing the suitability of a therapy A method for stratification of a patient for assessing suitability of a therapy for the patient suffering from an ER (estrogen receptor) and/or PR (progesterone receptor) positive and HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) negative cancer, the therapy being directed towards a signaling pathway, includes: (i) determining an activation status of an ER and/or PR signaling pathway by applying a Proximity Ligation Assay to detect in a tissue sample of the patient a presence of at least one member of the ER family, the at least one member being part of a transcription factor complex, and at least one protein selected from a group consisting of TAFs (TATA-binding protein associated factor), TBP (TATA-box binding protein), POLII (RNA polymerase II), TFII (transcription factor H), p300, CREB (cyclic-AMP response element-binding protein), and CBP (CREB binding protein), wherein the at least one protein is part of the same transcription factor complex.
US11199537B2	Temperature-sensitive fluorescent probe for introduction into cell There is provided a method for introducing a temperature-sensitive probe comprising a copolymer, which comprises a thermoresponsive unit and a fluorescent unit, into a cell, and the method using the copolymer further comprising a cationic unit as the temperature-sensitive probe, and the method comprising the step of mixing the copolymer with the cell in a solvent. The copolymer can be preferably used as a fluorescence temperature sensor which measures intracellular temperature since the copolymer has a cationic group and thus enters into a cell without using a special method.
US11199530B2	Distinguishing fluids based upon determination and analysis of digital image color space characteristics A first series of images of a first fluid is received. A first set of fluid characteristics of the first fluid is determined from the first series of images. A second series of images of a second fluid is received. A second set of fluid characteristics of the second fluid is determined from the second series of images. A match is determined to be found between the first set of fluid characteristics and the second set of fluid characteristics. The second fluid is identified based upon determining that the first set of fluid characteristics matches the second set of fluid characteristics.
US11199529B2	Hazardous contaminant collection kit and rapid testing Contamination detection systems, kits, and techniques are described for testing surfaces for the presence of hazardous contaminants, while minimizing user exposure to these contaminants. Even trace amounts of contaminants can be detected. A collection kit provides a swab that is simple to use, easy to hold and grip, allows the user to swab large areas of a surface, and keeps the user's hands away from the surface being tested. The kit also provides open and closed fluid transfer mechanism to transfer the collected fluid to a detection device while minimizing user exposure to hazardous contaminants in the collected fluid. Contamination detection kits can rapidly collect and detect hazardous drugs, including trace amounts of antineoplastic agents, in healthcare settings at the site of contamination.
US11199525B2	Ultrasonic bar inspection system with improved centering assembly Disclosed is an ultrasonic bar or tube inspection assembly comprising two centering assemblies and two inspection cassettes. The centering assemblies are designed to guide the bar under inspection with rollers disposed on symmetrically arranged pivot arms activated by a single centering ring. A pressure plate is designed to push the probe cassettes to be stacked tightly and concentrically onto the centering assembly. The inspection probe cassettes, with the accompanying design of engagement grooves and ridges, and a pressure plate, may be easily removed from the bar inspection assembly for maintenance operations.
US11199518B2	Oil deterioration detector, sensor cover of oil deterioration detector, and method of measuring degree of oil deterioration Disclosed is a device including a sensor configured to measuring an electrical characteristics of oil; a main body having the sensor in a sideward-facing orientation at one end of an elongated shape thereof; and a sensor cover having a base part configured to be attached to the main body; a tip head part having an arcuate shape or an annular shape being greater in size in a radial direction with respect to the sensor, disposed in a manner protruding at a tip side of the main body with respect to the sensor; and a connection part including a first connecting pillar connecting the base part and the tip head part and a second connecting pillar having a width smaller than a width the first connecting pillar.
US11199516B2	Measurement circuitry for evaluating a resistance of a resistive gas sensor A measurement circuitry (MC) for evaluating a resistance of a resistive gas sensor (GS) comprises a first current path (P1), wherein a first logarithmic compression circuit (LC1) is arranged in the first current path (P1). A reference resistor (Rreference) and a second logarithmic compression circuit (LC2) is arranged in a second current path (P2) of the measurement circuitry (MC). A voltage generator (VG) provides a fixed voltage excitation for the resistive gas sensor (GS) and the reference resistor (Rreference). A first current (I1) received from the resistive gas sensor (GS) flows from the gas sensor (GS) via the first current path (P1) into the first logarithmic compression circuit (LC1). An evaluation circuit (EC) determines the resistance (Rs) of the resistive gas sensor (GS) in dependence on a first and second output signal (Ve1, Ve2) of the first and the second logarithmic compression circuit (LC1, LC2).
US11199497B2	Fluorescent compounds as sensing agents A method may comprise: exposing a substituted chromone dissolved in a solvent to a sample; taking a fluorescence measurement of the sample after exposure to the substituted chromone; and determining a presence or absence of one or more ions in the sample, a concentration of the one or more ions in the sample, or both based on the fluorescence measurement.
US11199489B2	Systems and methods for sample use maximization The present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for point-of-care and/or distributed testing services. The methods and devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device can be modified to allow for more flexible and robust use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical, laboratory, and other applications. The systems, devices, and methods of the present invention can allow for effective use of samples by improved sample preparation and analysis.
US11199484B2	Device and method for testing working performance of anchor rod cable by simulating rock stratum fracture and separation on basis of electromagnetic action A device and method for testing the working performance of an anchor rod cable by simulating stratum fracture and separation on the basis of electromagnetic action, applicable to the technical field of testing working performance of anchor rod cables by simulating a tunnel field. The device comprises a top base (1) and a bottom base (2); a plurality of hydraulic vertical columns (3) are provided between the top base (1) and the bottom base (2); the plurality of hydraulic vertical columns (3) are provided thereon with clamping devices, and an electromagnetic block (9) is disposed between two groups of drawing block-shaped clamp holders (4). Using the attraction and repulsion forces of the electromagnetic block (9), the laminated electromagnetic block generates the separating or fracturing effect in a loading process so as to simulate the interaction between surrounding rock and an anchor rod cable test piece (8) in the field and accurately record various performance parameters of a working status of the anchor rod cable test piece (8), thereby providing positive guidance for directing field work.
US11199483B2	Method for experimentally determining influence of acid liquor on Young's modulus of compact carbonate rock The present invention discloses a method for experimentally determining the influence of acid liquor on the Young modulus of compact carbonate rock. The method comprises the following steps: (1), selecting a standard core of compact carbonate rock for use, carrying out a uniaxial compressive strength experiment to establish an empirical relationship between the uniaxial compressive strength and the Young modulus of the compact carbonate rock; (2), selecting a full-diameter core in a target work area for use, carrying out a rock scratching experiment by using a rock scoring instrument, testing the compressive strength of the core, and acquiring the Young modulus of the core before acid treatment; (3), soaking the acid liquor and the core in a high-temperature and high-pressure reactor for a soaking reaction; and (4), carrying out a scratching experiment again on the core soaked with the acid liquor in the original scratching experiment position, testing the compressive strength of the core, acquiring the Young modulus of the core after acid treatment, and determining the influence of the acid liquor on the Young modulus of the compact carbonate rock. The method disclosed by the present invention is reliable in principle, and simple and convenient in operation. The influence of the acid liquor on the Young modulus of the compact carbonate rock under reservoir conditions is authentically evaluated, and the acid fracturing transformation effect of the compact carbonate rock is further improved.
US11199478B2	Systems and methods for confining ballast samples The disclosure describes a sample confinement tool that includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the sample confinement tool is coupled to a driving tool. The driving tool is coupled to a heavy-duty vehicle. The sample confinement tool is operable to insert a predetermined depth below a ballast surface and collect a ballast sample within the second end of the sample confinement tool. The sample confinement tool is also operable to confine the ballast sample within the second end of the sample confinement tool by mechanically compressing the ballast sample. The sample confinement tool is further operable to release the ballast sample into a sample receptacle by mechanically decompressing the ballast sample.
US11199475B2	Collision simulation test apparatus and impact test apparatus A collision simulation test apparatus including a table to which a test piece is to be attached, the table being movable in a predetermined direction, a toothed belt for transmitting power to drive the table, a drive module capable of driving the toothed belt, and a control part capable of controlling the drive module. The control part is capable of controlling the drive module to generate an impact to be applied to the test piece, and the impact generated by the drive module is transmitted to the table by the toothed belt.
US11199459B2	Detection device having contacting variable resistor portion with contact area varying correspondingly to load for improved linearity of output voltage A detection device includes a variable resistor portion formed between first and second electrodes, and an elastically deformable contact member having a contact area for making contact with the variable resistor portion. The contact area increases according to a load that is applied to the contact member in a direction toward the variable resistor portion. The variable resistor portion includes an output varying region that varies an output voltage from the second electrode according to the contact area. The output varying region is formed so that a contact distance between the variable resistor portion and an outer peripheral portion of the contact member becomes longer as the contact area becomes larger, so that the contact area varies correspondingly to the load for improved linearity of the output voltage.
US11199458B2	Force sensing input device utilizing strain gauges A force sensing device includes a first force sensor and a second force sensor. The first force sensor is configured to output a first force resulting signal and includes a first strain gauge coupled to a first voltage source and a first trace. The first force sensor further includes a second strain gauge coupled to a second voltage source and the first trace. The second force sensor is configured to output a second force resulting signal having a polarity opposite that of the first force resulting signal. The second force sensor includes a first strain gauge coupled to the second voltage source and a second trace, and a second strain gauge coupled to the first voltage source and the second trace.
US11199455B2	Thermal detector and thermal detector array A wafer-level integrated thermal detector comprises a first wafer and a second wafer (W1, W2) bonded together. The first wafer (W1) includes a dielectric or semiconducting substrate (100), a dielectric sacrificial layer (102) deposited on the substrate, a support layer (104) deposited on the sacrificial layer or the substrate, a suspended active element (108) provided within an opening (106) in the support layer, a first vacuum-sealed cavity (110) and a second vacuum-sealed cavity (106) on opposite sides of the suspended active element. The first vacuum-sealed cavity (110) extends into the sacrificial layer (102) at the location of the suspended active element (108). The second vacuum-sealed cavity (106) comprises the opening of the support layer (104) closed by the bonded second wafer. The thermal detector further comprises front optics (120) for entrance of radiation from outside into one of the first and second vacuum-sealed cavities, aback reflector (112) arranged to reflect radiation back into the other one of the first and second vacuum-sealed cavities, and electrical connections (114) for connecting the suspended active element to a readout circuit (118).
US11199452B2	Process for determining a tooth color A process for determining a tooth color of a filling or another restoration is provided which in particular is produced using composite materials, wherein at least one tooth is scanned or is visually detected. The process is characterized in that natural teeth are spectrally measured in advance, that the color values measured within a color space are classified into several, in particular four, categories which each form a color cloud extending in a three-dimensional fashion within the color space, which is done with the help of a structuring algorithm, in particular a Nearest Neighbour Algorithm, or a symmetry recognition algorithm, and that the tooth color of the filling is determined by means of evaluating to which category the tooth scanned has the smallest color distance, or to which color cloud the tooth scanned belongs.
US11199442B2	Ambient light detector, detector array and method An ambient light detector, a detector array and a method are disclosed. An ambient light sensor includes a first plurality of sensor elements, where each sensor element is configured to provide a signal in response to a level of illumination and a second plurality of reference elements, each reference element configured to provide a reference signal and each including a blocking element configured to shield the respective reference element from being illuminated, where the first plurality is larger than the second plurality and the first plurality of sensor elements and the second plurality of reference elements are arranged in an array, and where a sensor element and a reference element are laterally arranged on or in a common layer substrate sharing at least one common first contact.
US11199440B2	Lens plate, rain sensor, and light sensor A lens plate (10) for a rain and/or light sensor is proposed. The lens plate (10) has a base body (18), at least one light limitation structure (21), and at least one lens structure (28), the light limitation structure (21) extending into the base body (18) from a lower side (14) of the lens plate (10), a contour (27) of the light limitation structure (21) facing away from the lower side (14) of the lens plate (10) limiting the lens structure (28) circumferentially, and the contour (27) being substantially triangular. Furthermore, a rain and/or light sensor (8) is proposed.
US11199430B2	Physical quantity measurement device for measuring a physical quantity of a fluid A physical quantity measurement device includes a passage flow channel having an inflow port and an outflow port, a branch flow channel branched from the passage flow channel and having a branch inlet into which the fluid flows from the passage flow channel. The branch flow channel has an inclined branch path inclined with respect to the passage flow channel, and the inclined branch path extends from the branch inlet toward the outflow por. An inclination angle of the branch flow channel at the branch inlet with respect to a virtual straight line connecting the inflow port and the outflow port is smaller than or equal to a predetermined value.
US11199424B2	Reducing angle error in a magnetic field angle sensor In one aspect, a magnetic field angle sensor includes a bridge structure that include a sine bridge configured to generate a sinusoidal signal indicative of a magnetic field along a first axis and a cosine bridge configured to generate a cosinusoidal signal indicative of the magnetic field along a second axis that is orthogonal with respect to the first axis. One of the sine bridge or the cosine bridge includes a first set of at least two magnetoresistance elements, a second set of at least one magnetoresistance element, a third set of at least one magnetoresistance element and a fourth set of at least one magnetoresistance element. An average reference direction of the first set of at least two magnetoresistance elements is equal to an average reference direction of the third set of at least one magnetoresistance element. An average reference direction of the second set of at least one magnetoresistance element is equal to an average direction angle of the fourth set of at least one magnetoresistance element.
US11199411B2	Systems and methods for utilizing graph based map information as priors for localization using particle filter A computer-implemented method performed in a computerized system incorporating a central processing unit, a localization signal receiver, a plurality of sensors, separate and distinct from the localization signal receiver, and a memory, the computer-implemented method involving: using the central processing unit to initialize a plurality of particles based on an information on a map graph; using the central processing unit to repeatedly execute a particle filter loop, wherein the particle filter loop includes: using the central processing unit to perform a motion update of the plurality of particles; using the central processing unit to perform a measurement update of the plurality of particles; and using the central processing unit to perform a resampling of the plurality of particles based on particle importance weights and the map graph information. The location of the computerized system is subsequently determined based on the plurality of particles.
US11199408B2	Communication method and system for tracking objects based on combinations of location relationship A location relationship obtaining method includes recording, as a reference location point corresponding to a searched terminal, a location point for obtaining a wireless signal having greatest strength, obtaining at least two reference location points, setting either of the at least two reference location points as a benchmark location point, and obtaining a reference location relationship between the other reference location points and the benchmark location point, where the reference location relationship indicating a location relationship between a searched terminal corresponding to the other reference location points and a searched terminal corresponding to the benchmark location point.
US11199402B2	Method for determining the thickness of a motor vehicle tire A method for determining the thickness of a tire of a motor vehicle being equipped with at least a tire pressure monitoring sensor placed in contact with the internal wall of the tire facing the tread, including the following steps: at least two successive reference times are determined; at least one instant of passage of a half-deflection angle is determined; the half-deflection angle is determined; then the value of a mean external radius, which radius is estimated in a range of angular positions, is determined; a value of a mean internal radius, which radius is estimated in a range of angular positions, is determined; then the thickness of the tire being the difference between the mean external radius and the mean internal radius.
US11199401B1	End-point detection for similar adjacent materials A method of evaluating a region of a sample that includes a first sub-region and a second sub-region, adjacent to the first sub-region, the region comprising a plurality of sets of vertically-stacked double-layers extending through both the first and second sub-regions with a geometry or orientation of the vertically-stacked double layers in the first sub-region being different than a geometry or orientation of the vertically-stacked double layers in the second region resulting in the first sub-region having a first milling rate and the second sub-region having a second milling rate different than the first milling rate, the method including: milling the region of a sample by scanning a focused ion beam over the region a plurality of iterations in which, for each iteration, the focused ion beam is scanned over the first sub-region and the second sub-region generating secondary electrons and secondary ions from each of the first and second sub-regions; detecting, during the milling, at least one of the generated secondary electrons or the secondary ions; generating, in real-time, an endpoint detection signal from the at least one of detected secondary electrons or secondary ions, the endpoint detection signal including a fast oscillating signal having a first frequency and a slow oscillating signal having a second frequency, slower than the first frequency; analyzing the fast and slow oscillating signals to determine original first and second frequencies of the fast and slow oscillating signals; and estimating, in real-time, a depth of each of the first and second sub-regions based on the determined first and second frequencies.
US11199389B2	System and method for controlling a drill and blast event A blast plan control system and method used to control a drill and blast event is disclosed. The system and method customizes results for specific conditions. The system can receive certain inputs, such as conditions of the area to be blasted and the desired rock fragment size, and use these inputs to output a plurality of blast plans characterized by a set of characteristics that achieve the desired fragmentation size. A user can select a blast plan for execution from the plurality of blast plans. When the control system receives a selected blast plan, the control system can generate a work order for the selected blast plan and communicate the work order to operators and/or drilling equipment associated with execution of the drill and blast event. The operators and/or drilling equipment can then prepare for and execute the selected blast plan.
US11199382B1	Modular and scalable mine roller A mine roller includes a bracket having a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to be coupled to a vehicle. A rigid table has a center section and modular sections with the center section being coupled to the second end of the bracket for rotation about the second end in a first plane. The modular sections are coupled to the center section for rotation therewith. Roller banks are coupled to two of the modular sections for rotation relative thereto in a second plane that is perpendicular to the first plane.
US11199379B1	EOIR and RF sensors fusion and tracking using a dual EKFs system The system and method for EO/IR and RF sensor fusion and tracking using a dual extended Kalman filter (EKF) system provides a dynamic mixing scheme leveraging the strength of each individual sensor to adaptively combine both sensors' measurements and dynamically mix them based on the actual relative geometries between the sensors and objects of interest. In some cases the objects are adversarial targets and other times they are assets.
US11199362B2	Modular counterflow cooling tower A single inlet/single outlet modular counterflow cooling tower having two heat transfer sections installed atop two cold water basin sections and below three fan sections, each heat transfer section having its own water distribution system and draining into its own distinct cold water basin section. The water distribution system can provide flow over both heat transfer sections or over only a single section. The center fan support section supports the mechanical drive system for the fan and has a sealing plate at its bottom for sealing the gap between the two heat transfer sections.
US11199359B2	Sealing valve arrangement for a shaft furnace charging installation A sealing valve arrangement for a shaft furnace charging installation including a shutter that cooperates with a valve seat and a shutter-actuating device for moving the shutter between a closed position in sealing contact with the valve seat and an open position remote from the valve seat, where the shutter-actuating device includes a tilting shaft connected to the shutter, an electric motor with an output shaft connected to the tilting shaft, and a braking device associated with the electric motor, where the braking device is configured for, when engaged, preventing the output shaft of the electric motor from rotating, the shutter-actuating device further including a transmission means arranged between the output shaft of the electric motor and the tilting shaft, wherein the transmission means is configured for transmitting rotational movement of the output shaft of the electric motor to the tilting shaft, where the transmission means includes a backlash configured for having a predetermined amount of allowed rotation between the output shaft of the electric motor and the tilting shaft.
US11199355B2	Device for self-adaptive regulation of air volume and refrigerator having same Provided are a device (100) for self-adaptive regulation of air volume and a refrigerator (200) having the same. The regulating device (100) comprises: a drainage and air guide cavity (1), arranged on the back of a freezing chamber (201) of a refrigerator, the drainage and air guide cavity (1) comprising a funnel-shaped air collecting cavity (11) and a conical air outlet cavity (12) connected to the funnel-shaped air collecting cavity (11), an outlet of the conical air outlet cavity (12) facing a refrigerating chamber; a drainage tongue (2), provided in the conical air outlet cavity (12) so as to create a first outlet duct (122) and a second outlet duct (123) within the conical air outlet cavity (12), an inlet (20a) of the first outlet duct (122) being located on an extension line of a left side wall (113) of the funnel-shaped air collecting cavity (11) and an inlet (21a) of the second outlet duct (123) being located on an extension line of a right side wall (112) of the funnel-shaped air collecting cavity (11); and a fan (3) arranged inside of the funnel-shaped air collecting cavity (11). By rotating the fan (3), cold air is conveyed through the first outlet duct (122) and the second outlet duct (123) and into a refrigerating chamber (202) under the guide of the left side wall (113) or right side wall (112) of the funnel-shaped air collecting cavity (11).
US11199339B2	Remote heat transfer device A remote heat transfer device for use with an air handling unit comprises: a vapour-compression circuit, the vapour-compression circuit comprising a first heat exchanger adapted to exchange heat between a refrigerant in the vapour compression circuit and a first heat transfer fluid; and a first outlet arranged to provide the first heat transfer fluid to an air supply passage of the air handling unit, so that the first heat transfer fluid exchanges heat with supply air passing through the air supply passage.
US11199333B2	Intelligent purifier light Techniques for purifier light are provided. A purifier light can determine characteristics of the environment in which the purifier light is installed, determine capabilities of purifier light, determine one or more objectives of the installation of purifier light related to purification of the environment, perform a self-configuration of purifier light according to the determined one or more objectives, and determine and execute suitable actions for purifier light to perform to achieve the determined one or more objectives.
US11199323B2	Burner One object of the present invention is to provide a burner which can uniformly heat a wide area without decreasing the heat radiation even when the swing width of the flame self-oscillating is large, and the present invention provides a burner in which a main combustion fluid and a second combustion fluid are combusted by ejecting the main combustion fluid while self-oscillating from a central expanding ejection port (3) which expands towards a tip end and ejecting the second combustion fluid from a pair of side ejection ports (5 and 7) provided on both sides of the central expanding ejection port (3), wherein a pair of the side ejection ports (5 and 7) are disposed symmetrically with respect to a central axis of the central expanding ejection port (3), and the central expanding ejection port (3) and the side ejection ports (5 and 7) are provided such that an expanding angle α of the central expanding ejection port (3) and an angle β formed by the central axes of a pair of the side ejection ports (5 and 7) satisfy a relationship of −5°≤β≤α+15°.
US11199322B2	Foam metal burner and heating device incorporating same A thimble shaped burner is made of a porous foam metal material and is adapted to be mounted on the interior of a plenum chamber receiving a fuel/air mixture under pressure. The fuel/air mixture infuses into the interior of the thimble shaped burner body and exits from it through a burner port in a support structure where the fuel/air mixture that has been infused through the burner body is ignited. The burners are typically used in multiples and are mounted by means conventional fasteners passing through reinforced mounting flanges on the interior of an air fuel plenum chamber. Flame lift off is reduced or eliminated by particular configurations and dimensions of annular metal washers that are used in association with the burner bodies for mounting purposes.
US11199321B1	Lighting system with acoustic shroud A LED lighting system includes a soundproofing attachment, referred to as an acoustic shroud. The lighting system includes LED light fixtures with the acoustic shroud made from sound dampening materials formed into a sleeve or panels, which can be slipped on an off an LED light fixture unit. The system can include quick-release fasteners for affixing and removing the shroud from an uninstalled or installed light fixture. Quick-release fasteners can enable the attachment of the shroud to accommodate multiple types of light fixtures and installation methods, such a wall or suspended ceiling lighting designs, as well as allow for the adjustment of the position of the shroud in relationship to the LED light fixture unit.
US11199316B1	Flexible light A lighting apparatus includes a main body, the main body comprising a top, a bottom, a plurality of sides. The apparatus includes light source support wings, each of the light source support wings being hingedly connected to the main body. The light source support wings are adapted to support light emitting devices. When the respective light source support wings are extended in the same plane from the main body, the light source support wings form an overall geometric shape.
US11199308B1	Universal light box for a vehicle or trailer A universal light box for mounting a light to either side of a trailer or vehicle may include a first U-shaped element engaged with a second U-shaped element, the elements together forming a substantially rectangular light box. A front surface of the light box may include a second lens orifice, and a first side surface of the light box may include a first lens orifice. Both the top and bottom surfaces may include mounting tabs. The top and bottom surfaces may be sized to extend past the front surface and the side surface to provide extension lips for protection purposes.
US11199300B1	Channels and lenses for linear lighting Channels and channel covers for linear lighting are disclosed. The channels have an upper compartment for linear lighting and a lower compartment that may be used as a raceway, to engage parts, and for rear entry of wires. Endcaps for the channels may engage the lower compartment. Cover-lenses for linear lighting channels are also disclosed. The cover-lenses may include diffusing material and implement a thickness gradient in order to maximize the amount of diffusing material where the emitted light intensity is expected to be greatest. Diverging Fresnel features may be superimposed on the thickness gradient in order to counteract any converging effect of the thickness gradient and cause emitted light to spread more evenly.
US11199294B2	Apparatus, system and methods for improved metalworking lubricant monitoring, recording and reporting The present disclosure is directed to an improved metalworking lubricant monitoring, logging, recording, calculating, analyzing, alerting and reporting apparatus, system and method that monitors data and changes to the lubricant application process and the amount and concentration of lubricant being dispensed or delivered, analyzes, calculates and records data and changes or alterations to the amount dispensed, and alerts or reports the data and changes in real-time, when necessary, over various communication channels, to those responsible for overseeing the system changes.
US11199289B2	Apparatus, surgical microscopy system, and method for compensating a balancing error in a stand for a surgical microscope A stand for a surgical microscope includes a first stand part including a first bearing and a second bearing, a shaft arranged in the first bearing and defining a rotation axis, a second stand part fixedly connected to the shaft, mounted on the first stand part together with the shaft pivotably about the rotation axis, and including a force transmission point, a lever part mounted on the second stand part at the force transmission point, arranged pivotably about the rotation axis, and including a third bearing, and a torque compensation assembly applying a counter torque to the second stand part to compensate a load torque including a dynamic load torque occurring when the second stand part is pivoted about the rotation axis and a static load torque resulting from a gravitation force acting on the second stand part and on elements mounted on the second stand part.
US11199274B2	Safety system for a pressure vessel of a motor vehicle A thermally activatable safety valve has at least one microwave transmitter and microwave transmitter component. The microwave transmitter and/or the microwave transmitter component is designed to heat at least one thermally activatable opening element.
US11199272B2	Control device A control device, for a hydraulic consumer (22) and susceptible to vibrations, includes a valve (24) having a control spool (40) controllable by an actuating device (46). The valve (24) has a pressure supply port (P), to which a pressure compensator valve can be connected, which can be supplied with pressure fluid from a pressure supply device. The actuating device (46) has a motor (74). A load-pressure-dependent force on the control spool (40) can be generated by a control device (66). That force at the control spool (40) acts on an electronic motor controller (208) of the DC motor (74), which detects a change of the force and acts as a damping of the vibrations of the consumer (22) against this change of force.
US11199267B2	Symmetric flow valve for higher flow conductance Embodiments of symmetric flow valves for use in a substrate processing chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a symmetric flow valve includes a valve body having sidewalls, a bottom plate, and a top plate that together define an interior volume, wherein the top plate includes one or more axisymmetrically disposed openings; a poppet disposed in the interior volume, wherein the poppet includes a central opening and a plurality of portions configured to selectively seal the one or more axisymmetrically disposed openings of the top plate when the symmetric flow valve is in a closed position; and a first actuator coupled to the poppet to position the poppet within the interior volume in at least an open position, where the poppet is spaced apart from the top plate to allow flow through the one or more axisymmetrically disposed openings of the top plate, and the closed position.
US11199264B2	Intelligent regulation system and method for mechanical seal An intelligent regulation system for a mechanical seal, the system comprising: a monitoring device for measuring a signal correlated with a seal in real time; a control device, comprising a state determination module, a feasible region analysis module, an evaluation module and an optimizing module, wherein the state determination module unscrambles the signal obtained by the monitoring device to estimate the state of the seal; the feasible region analysis module determines, according to a current state, a state that the seal can reach by means of the regulating effect of a regulating device; the evaluation module evaluates a value for the state of the seal; and the optimizing module searches a feasible region, where the seal is regulated, for a regulating method with a relatively high value to the greatest extent, and accordingly sends an instruction to the regulating device; and the regulating device for actively applying an action to the seal according to the instruction given by the control device.
US11199254B2	Gearbox with a housing which has a lower housing part, onto which an upper housing part is placed A gearbox includes a housing, which has a lower housing part onto which an upper housing part is placed. The lower housing part and the upper housing part are in physical contact along a contact surface, for example, so that the contact surface between the lower and upper housing part lies in a plane and/or is planar. Cooling fins are situated on the housing, the cooling fins having a curved characteristic such that a portion of an axially directed airflow streaming along the housing, and thus in particular an airflow that is streaming parallel to the axis of rotation of the input shaft, is deflected in a transverse direction between two cooling fins disposed closest to each other in the axial direction in each case, the axial direction, for example, being parallel to the contact surface, e.g., the plane.
US11199250B2	Hybrid module A hybrid module for a vehicle includes a torque converter and an electric motor. The torque converter includes an impeller shell and a cover. The cover is fixed to the impeller shell to form at least a portion of an outer shell for the torque converter. The electric motor includes a rotor supported on a rotor carrier. The cover and the rotor carrier are integrally formed from a same piece of material. In an example embodiment, the hybrid module includes a resolver rotor fixed to the rotor carrier. In some example embodiments, the hybrid module includes a cover disk, fixed to the rotor carrier and extending radially inward to form a portion of the outer shell.
US11199249B2	Actuator of an apparatus for level adjustment of a motor vehicle An actuator for level adjustment of a motor vehicle utilizes a ball screw and a locking unit provided for blocking the ball screw. The actuator has a spindle drive which can be actuated by an electric motor via a gear. The spindle may be fastened to a damper of the chassis of a motor vehicle, to a wheel carrier or to the body or a subframe of a motor vehicle. With the aid of a locking unit of the spindle drive, the rotation of the spindle nut can be optionally blocked or enabled. The locking unit includes a locking element which engages a locking contour attached to the end face of a rotatable element of the gear.
US11199238B2	Hydraulic damping device The hydraulic damping device includes: a cylinder storing fluid; a piston configured to form a channel through which the fluid flows along with relative movement of a rod relative to the cylinder in a specific direction; a valve having elasticity, the valve being configured to open and close the channel in the piston; a movement permitting part configured to permit the valve to move between a contact position and a spaced position, the contact position being a position where the valve contacts the piston, the spaced position being a position where the valve is spaced from the piston; a restricting part configured to restrict bending of the valve at the spaced position; and an imparting part having elasticity, the imparting part being configured to impart, to the valve, a load that is uneven in a circumferential direction of the valve and directed toward the piston.
US11199230B2	Clutch control device This clutch control device is provided with: a first valve; a second valve; a valve control unit configured to control the operation of each of the first valve and the second valve; an operation determination unit configured to perform an operation determination for the clutch device; and an initial operation completion determination unit which determines whether an initial operation of the clutch device has been completed. The valve control unit, if it is determined by the operation determination unit that an on-off switching process is required, subjects both the first valve and the second valve to opening-control. If it is determined by the initial operation completion determination unit that the initial operation has been completed, the valve control unit subjects the second valve to closing-control.
US11199228B2	Grid coupling seal and method A system and method for replacing a sealing arrangement of a grid coupling without removing or disturbing a mechanical connection of the coupling with driver and driven shafts connected to the coupling includes providing combined seal members having gasket seal portions that are integrally formed with radial seal portions and that are disposed between portions of the housing and the rotating seal group of the grid coupling.
US11199221B1	Precision single-bearing set roller guide wheel and low profile positioning stages using the same A roller guide wheel contains a single set of spherical bearings and is constructed with a precision outer race machined into the guide wheel interior and an inner race formed by the surfaces of two conically-tapered set screws that affix the roller guide wheel within a housing made part of a stage slider. The roller guide wheel, which contacts a rail on one side of the stage body and exhibits a non-nutating axis of rotation, serves as way for the translating slider. The way on the opposing side of the slider is a set of v-groove contacts that make sliding contact with a rail on the corresponding side of the stage body. A flexure is machined into the slider permitting preload of the slider contacts points with the rails. The stage geometry permits a large slider through-hole and the use of alternative way mechanisms with the roller guide wheel.
US11199218B2	Rack bush of steering device for vehicle A rack bush of a steering device for a vehicle may include: a bush body part installed in a rack housing of the steering device for a vehicle so as to cover a rack bar, and configured to guide the rack bar to move in an axial direction; a first uneven part formed in an uneven shape on an outer circumferential surface of the bush body part, and configured to bring the bush body part and the rack housing into line contact with each other; and a position fixing part formed at one end of the bush body part, and configured to prevent the bush body part from moving in the axial direction.
US11199213B2	Mounting structure and clip A mounting structure has: a first member in which a first through-hole is formed; a second member in which a second through-hole is formed; and a clip having a first shaft portion, a first anchor portion that is anchored on an edge portion of the first through-hole, a second shaft portion whose axial center is eccentric with respect to an axial center of the first shaft portion, and a second anchor portion that is anchored on an edge portion of the second through-hole, wherein a cross-sectional shape of a portion, which is disposed at an inner side of the first-through hole, of the first shaft portion is a polygonal shape, and a length along a longest diagonal line of the polygonal shape, or a length of a longest side of the polygonal shape, is longer than a minimum opening length of the first through-hole.
US11199206B2	Insulating sleeve A thermally insulating sleeve for a compressor discharge pipe is provided. The insulating sleeve includes a non-metallic first half-sleeve having a first curved body portion and a first extended portion. The first curved body portion is configured to fit at least partially around a portion of the compressor discharge pipe. A non-metallic second half-sleeve has a second curved body portion configured to attach to the first curved body portion such that the first and second curved body portions completely encircle the portion of the compressor discharge pipe. The second half-sleeve includes a second extended portion configured to attach to the first extended portion. Each of the first and second extended portions include respective first and second cavities which, together, encase a temperature sensor in contact with, or in spaced relation to, the compressor discharge pipe.
US11199204B2	Switching device and lubricating pump A switching device for alternately connecting a hydraulic drive of a lubricating pump to a pressure line and to a return line of a hydraulic circuit. The switching device includes first and second drive lines connected to the hydraulic drive, and pressure and return drive lines connected to the pressure and return lines. A switching valve is in fluid communication with the drive lines and is switchable between first and second switching states to connect the pressure drive line to the first drive line or to the second drive line. A plurality of hydraulic control lines control the position of the switching valve. The drive lines are configured to conduct a first volumetric flow of hydraulic fluid and the hydraulic control lines are configured to conduct a second volumetric flow of the hydraulic fluid different than the first volumetric flow.
US11199197B2	Centrifugal fan A centrifugal fan is provided and includes an impeller, a motor, a first case and a second case. The motor is connected with the impeller to drive the impeller to rotate. The first case and the second case are assembled to form an accommodation space for accommodating the impeller and the motor. The first case includes a first side, a first guiding wall, a flow inlet and a flow outlet. The flow inlet is disposed on the first side, the first guiding wall is connected with the first side, and the flow outlet and the flow inlet are located at a same side of the centrifugal fan. The second case includes a second side and a second guiding wall connected with the second side. The first guiding wall and the second guiding wall are assembled to form a flow guiding channel, which has cross-sectional areas with different sizes.
US11199182B2	Sensor shift structures in optical image stabilization suspensions A suspension assembly is described. The suspension assembly including a static member or plate; a moving member or plate movable about an x-axis and a y-axis with respect to the static plate; a sensor mounting region on the moving plate; and one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) elements extending between and coupled to the static plate and moving plate. The SMA elements, when driven by a controller, move the moving plate and the sensor mounting region thereon about the x-axis and the y-axis with respect to the static plate.
US11199181B2	Continuous production of muscle fibers Methods, system, and apparatus for producing an actuator device are disclosed. The method may include twisting a muscle fiber; coiling the twisted muscle fiber about a mandrel; securing the muscle fiber onto the mandrel using a securing means; heating the muscle fiber to a predetermined temperature using a heating means; and removing the coiled muscle fiber from the mandrel. The twisting, coiling, securing, heating, and removing is a process that is continued until the muscle fiber is a desired length.
US11199175B1	Method and system for determining and tracking the top pivot point of a wind turbine tower A system and method are provided for determining a geographic location of a tower top pivot point (TPP) of a wind turbine tower having a nacelle that includes a machine head and rotor at a top thereof. At least one rover receiver of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is configured at a fixed position on the nacelle. A plurality of 360-degree yaw sweeps of the nacelle are conducted and the geo-location signals received by the rover receiver during the yaw sweeps are recorded. With a controller, the geo-location signals are converted into a circular plot and a radius of the plot is determined, the radius being a distance between the rover receiver and the TPP. Based on a GNSS geo-location of the rover receiver and the radius, a geo-location of the TPP is computed.
US11199153B2	Fuel injection control apparatus and method for improving deviation of injector opening time A fuel injection control method of injecting fuel to a combustion chamber through an injector, the method may include performing, by a controller electrically-connected to the injector, a main injection configured of controlling the injector to inject the fuel in a target injection fuel amount; and performing, by the controller, a pre-energizing configured of driving the injector to inject the fuel in advance, before the performing of the main injection with a predetermined idle time interposed therebetween, wherein the performing of the pre-energizing is configured of magnetizing an injector coil of the injector by applying a current to the injector during a predetermined pre-energizing time, in which a flow rate of the fuel is prevented from being generated by the pre-energizing.
US11199152B2	Control apparatus for compression-ignition type engine Provided is an ignition control section and an injection control section. When partial compression ignition combustion is carried out, the ignition control section causes an ignition plug to carry out: main ignition in which a spark is generated in a late period of a compression stroke or an initial period of an expansion stroke to initiate SI combustion; and preceding ignition in which the spark is generated at earlier timing than the main ignition. Also, when the partial compression ignition combustion is carried out, the injection control section causes an injector to inject fuel at such timing that the fuel exists in a cylinder at an earlier time point than the preceding ignition. Ignition timing of the preceding ignition is set to be more retarded when an in-cylinder pressure specified by an in-cylinder pressure specification section is high than when the in-cylinder pressure is low.
US11199139B2	Gas turbine engine system bowed rotor start mitigation and wear reduction An engine system for an aircraft includes a first gas turbine engine, a second gas turbine engine, and a control system. The control system is configured to operate the first gas turbine engine with an idle fuel burn schedule in a taxi mode of the aircraft and dry crank the second gas turbine engine in a first pre-takeoff portion of the taxi mode to cool the second gas turbine engine absent fuel burn by the second gas turbine engine. The control system operates the second gas turbine engine with a sub-idle fuel burn schedule in a second pre-takeoff portion of the taxi mode of the aircraft. The sub-idle fuel burn schedule includes a reduction of the idle fuel burn schedule. A fuel flow of the first gas turbine engine and the second gas turbine engine is increased above the idle fuel burn schedule prior to takeoff of the aircraft.
US11199137B2	Gas turbine engine system cooldown An engine system for an aircraft includes a first gas turbine engine, a first core turning system, a second gas turbine engine, and a second core turning system. The engine system also includes a controller operable to shutdown the first gas turbine engine responsive to determining that the aircraft has landed and operate in the second gas turbine engine in a taxi mode while using the first core turning system to cool the first gas turbine engine. The controller is further operable to shutdown the second gas turbine engine and disable the first core turning system based on a power-down condition, restart the first gas turbine engine and use the second core turning system to cool the second gas turbine engine based on a restart condition, and complete cooling of the second gas turbine prior to restarting the second gas turbine engine.
US11199124B2	Cooling apparatus for internal combustion engine A cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a pump, a radiator, a flow rate adjustment valve, a bypass passage, and a controller. The flow rate adjustment valve includes a valve member that rotates to change an open degree of the flow rate adjustment valve and a valve member biasing component that biases the valve member in a valve-closing direction in which the open degree decreases. The valve member rotates in a valve-opening direction in which the open degree increases when a pressure difference increases between positions upstream and downstream of the valve member in a flow direction of coolant in the circulation circuit and rotate in the valve-closing direction when the pressure difference decreases. The controller increases the pump discharge amount as a target radiator flow rate that is a target of an amount of coolant passing through the radiator increases.
US11199123B1	Cooling system and rim driven fan for engine cooling A system for cooling an engine is provided. The system uses a rim driven fan having an electric motor in a frame of the fan to move air through a radiator toward the outside of the vehicle. The electric motor may have the rotor and the stator axially or radially aligned. The plurality of fan blades extends radially inward of a support which is formed integral with or attached to the rotor. Rim driven fans are also provided.
US11199120B2	Inferential flow sensor A system and an approach for determining various flows in an internal combustion engine, such as an amount of recirculation exhaust gas flow through a controlled valve and a fresh air mass flow to an intake of an engine. Also, among the sensors accommodated in the system, is an inexpensive but slow-responding lambda sensor in the exhaust stream.
US11199119B2	Control device for internal combustion engine An apparatus includes circuitry configured to calculate a temperature of exhaust flowing into an exhaust after-treatment system as a first exhaust temperature, calculate a temperature of exhaust flowing out from the exhaust after-treatment system as a second exhaust temperature, calculate a rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and a rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature, and judge if the exhaust after-treatment system is in a removed state removed from the exhaust passage based on a difference between the rate of change over time of the first exhaust temperature and the rate of change over time of the second exhaust temperature.
US11199114B2	Devices, systems, and methods for generating power A heat pump includes a first chamber, a second chamber fluidly coupled with the first chamber, a first and a second spray devices. The first and second chambers contain working fluid flowable between the first and second chambers via a flow passage between the first and second chambers, and a first and a second space above a portion of the working fluid that is within the first and second chambers. First spray device is coupled with the first chamber to heat or cool the first space in the first chamber. Second spray device is coupled with the second chamber to heat or cool the second space in the second chamber. At least one of the heating and cooling of the first space may cause at least one of a compression or expansion of the second space, which may drive a power-extraction unit coupled with the second chamber.
US11199106B1	Blade containment device A shroud having an annular member extending along an axis from a first end to a second end. The annular member has an inside surface radially inward from an outside surface that diverges from the first end towards the second end relative to the axis. The shroud further includes a flange that extends radially outward from the outside surface and a recess, each located at the second end. The recess extends radially outward from the inside surface and circumferentially about the axis. An axial extent of the recess at least partially coincides with an axial extent of the flange.
US11199103B2	Seal assembly for a turbomachine A seal assembly for a turbomachine. The turbomachine includes a rotating shaft extending along a centerline and a fixed housing positioned exterior to the rotating shaft in a radial direction relative to the centerline. The seal assembly includes a sump housing at least partially defining a bearing compartment for holding a cooling lubricant. The seal assembly further includes a bearing supporting the rotating shaft. In addition, the seal assembly also includes a sump seal at least partially defining the bearing compartment. A pressurized housing of the seal assembly is positioned exterior to the sump housing and defines a pressurized compartment to at least partially enclose the sump housing. Further, a non-contacting carbon seal is positioned between the rotating shaft and the fixed housing to at least partially define the pressurized compartment to enclose the sump housing.
US11199087B2	Module for housing components on a downhole tool Aspects of the subject technology relate to a component module for a downhole tool. The component module can include a platform for components for use in the downhole tool, an enclosure covering the platform for components, wherein the enclosure is configured to fit within a pocket of the downhole tool, and an elastomer layer surrounding at least one portion of the enclosure and preventing the at least one portion of the enclosure from touching the pocket of the downhole tool.
US11199084B2	Detecting downhole events using acoustic frequency domain features A method of detecting an event within a wellbore includes obtaining a sample data set, determining a plurality of frequency domain features of the sample data set, comparing the plurality of frequency domain features with an event signature, determining that the plurality of frequency domain features matches the thresholds, ranges, or both of the event signature, and determining the presence of the event within the wellbore based on determining that the plurality of frequency domain features match the thresholds, ranges, or both of the event 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. The event signature includes a plurality of thresholds, ranges, or both corresponding to the plurality of frequency domain features.
US11199083B2	Method and apparatus to predict casing wear for well systems A method for determining casing wear of casing in a wellbore, a computer program product for determining a back-calculated casing wear factor (CWF) value for casing in a wellbore, and a well site controller are provided herein. In one embodiment, the well site controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive actual remaining wall thickness (RWT) values that correspond to a set of casing depth values of a wellbore and (2) a processor configured to determine a back-calculated casing wear factor (CWF) value for the wellbore based on a comparison between the actual RWT value and an estimated RWT value, for the set of casing depth values, where the estimated RWT value is calculated using an estimated CWF value as input.
US11199082B2	Sensor integrated drill bit and method of drilling employing a sensor integrated drill bit The disclosure provides a drill bit having integrated sensors, a penetration monitoring system for a subterranean drill bit, and a method of drilling a borehole in a subterranean formation. In one example, the drill bit includes multiple blades configured to penetrate a subterranean formation, and at least one sensor, is integrated with the drill bit, that is configured to collect penetration data in real time during operation of the drill bit. An example of the method includes operating a drill bit in a borehole, receiving penetration data from the operating drill bit, wherein the penetration data is from at least one sensor integrated with the drill bit, and modifying drilling parameters of the drill bit based on the penetration data. The method can be for an open hole sidetrack.
US11199080B2	Sand and solids bypass separator A sand bypass separator is provided for separating particulate matter from a fluid mixture in a production well and directing the separated particulate matter away from a pump intake. The separator includes an outer tube, an inner tube positioned within the outer tube, and a bypass. The outer tube has a plurality of slots to allow the fluid mixture to enter the separator between the outer tube and the inner tube. As the fluid mixture moves downward, the fluid mixture reaches a downward velocity sufficient to allow the particulate matter in the fluid mixture to continue downward as the fluid is drawn into the inner tube through the pump intake. The bypass extends from above the pump intake to below the pump intake to collect and direct the separated particulate matter separated below the pump intake.
US11199078B2	Treatment of OTSG blowdown A method and system generate steam for SAGD operation wherein steam generator blowdown water is acidified, cooled and clarified before reuse. Acid Clarification Treatment, or “ACT”, mitigates organic fouling in Once-Through Stream Generators. Lab tests quantitatively and qualitatively show that ACT reduces Total organic carbon (TOC) and ‘bad actors’ TOC, respectively, in blowdown streams.
US11199067B2	Thermally deformable annular packers The present invention provides a thermally deformable annular packer with pressure relief means for use in oil and gas wells. The annular packer is formed from a stack of component parts, said parts comprising one or more eutectic alloy based ring sections sandwiched between two end sections. At least one of the annular packer component parts has one or more enclosed voids that are configured to become exposed when the packer is subjected to a predetermined pressure or temperature. The exposure of the enclosed voids serves to increase the effective volume within the sealed region formed by the annular packer in the annulus between two coaxial well casing/tubing. The increase in the effective volume serves to reduce the pressure within the sealed region thus preventing a build-up of pressure that might otherwise have damaged the well casing/tubing.
US11199066B2	Subsea equipment alignment device Systems and methods for coupling subsea tubular members together are provided. An apparatus may be used to properly orient and/or provide communication between a first subsea tubular member that is being landed on a second subsea tubular member. An apparatus for coupling subsea tubular members may include an alignment sub and a corresponding alignment member. The alignment sub includes: a generally cylindrical body having one or more fluid, electric, or fiber optic lines extending therethrough, one or more couplings coupled to at least one end of the alignment sub, and an orientation profile disposed on a surface of the alignment sub. The alignment member has a profile designed to interface with the orientation profile of the alignment sub. One of the alignment sub and the alignment member remains stationary while the other rotates relative to the stationary structure.
US11199057B2	High-strength flexible tubular structure for oil exploitation A flexible tubular structure for oil exploitation, said flexible tubular structure having at least one reinforcing layer and at least one layer of a fluoropolymer compound, wherein said fluoropolymer compound has a composition including a polyvinylidene fluoride homopolymer and a vinylidene fluoride/fluorinated comonomer copolymer, and a plasticizer. The proportion by weight of hexafluoropropylene monomer in the copolymer is greater than 25%.
US11199053B2	Sucker rod with adhesive-attached end piece A metal sucker rod has a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end. At least one end piece with a recess is configured to receive one of the first end and the second end of the metal sucker rod. The metal sucker rod includes an adhesive applied to at least one of a) the first end and the second end of the steel rod and b) in the recess of the at least one end piece. The adhesive is configured to secure the end piece to one of the first end and the second end.
US11199033B2	Refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator, more particularly a refrigerator including dual doors that are convenient to use. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage space therein, a first door hinged to the main body for opening and closing the storage space, a door frame provided at the first door, a second door hinged to the first door, the second door having a side wall, at least a portion of which is inserted into the door frame, and a catching part provided in the side wall, and a locking device for selectively allowing the second door to be turned with respect to the first door, wherein the locking device includes a moving member, the displacement of which is changed depending on the open or closed state of the first door, and a catching member, the displacement of which is changed depending on the displacement of the moving member, whereby the protruding length of the catching member from the door frame is changed, the catching member being selectively caught in the catching part.
US11199032B2	Securing device with a front hood and a bayonet-type closure system The invention relates to a securing device (1), which has a front hood (2) and a hood lock (3) with a lock holder (10), for a motor vehicle. The hood lock (3) has a rotary latch (4) with a pre-latching position and a main latching position in which the front hood (2) is closed and locked, an electric drive (5) which switches the rotary latch (4) from the main latching position into the pre-latching position, and a bayonet-type closure system (13) with a closed position, a release position, and an intermediate position. In the closed position, the rotary latch (4) is located in the main latching position; in the intermediate position, the rotary latch (4) is located in the pre-latching position and the lock holder (10) is engaged with the rotary latch (4); and in the release position, the lock holder (10) is released by the rotary latch (4) and the front hood (2) is unlocked.
US11199030B2	Closure system that resists separation when laterally loaded An exemplary closure system includes, among other things, a striker assembly, a latch assembly, and a hooked structure. In response to the striker assembly and the latch assembly being laterally displaced from each other, the hooked structure engages one of the striker assembly or the latch assembly to block separation of the striker assembly from the latch assembly. An exemplary latching method includes, among other things, engaging a hooked structure in response to a striker assembly being laterally displaced relative to a latch assembly. The engaging blocks the striker assembly from separating relative to the latch assembly.
US11199018B2	Secure, two-piece pole holder A two-piece pole holder includes an insert and a base. The insert is embedded within soil or concrete. The base is threadingly connected to the top of the insert to form the pole holder. The insert has a solid bottom end for receiving a pole. The bottom end of the insert can also include a drain opening for allowing water to drain. The pole can be an outdoor umbrella pole or volleyball net poles. The inner diameter and height of the insert and the base are selected such that improved stability is provided to the pole such that the pole does not tip over in strong winds. The pole holder can be installed in a water feature, such as a swimming pool.
US11199015B2	Method for filtering water in a basin, filtration unit for implementing said method and centrifugal hydraulic pump associated with said filtration unit The present invention relates to a filtration unit for filtering the water in a pool or basin, in particular a swimming pool, said unit being mounted behind a wall of said pool, and communicating with said pool via a suction intake (3, 6) and via a delivery orifice to generate a forced flow of water from and back into the pool through a filtration tank and through a suction column by means of centrifugal hydraulic pump. The centrifugal hydraulic pump has an electric motor coupled to a centrifugal turbine housed in a pump body. The electric motor is a sealed, brushless, autonomously controlled motor that is powered at very low voltage and that may advantageously be immersed inside the filtration unit below the level of the water contained in said pool, thereby enabling said motor to be cooled and sound-proofed naturally by the forced flow of the water from the pool, thereby forming a filtration unit and a pool that have low energy consumption.
US11199006B2	Slab bolster with improved connector system A slab bolster element includes a frame member having a male connector at a first end and a female connector at an opposite second end. The male connector includes a substantially solid insertion body with a surface having a transverse locking groove. The female connector includes a receptacle body configured to receive the insertion body of a complementary male connector, and a resiliently flexible locking tab positioned and configured to resiliently deflect to allow the insertion of the insertion body of another slab bolster element into the receptacle body, and to resiliently engage with the transverse locking groove of the insertion body when the insertion body is received within the receptacle body. The resiliently flexible locking tabs can be oriented any direction to mate with similarly shaped male connectors, and material can be strategically removed from standoffs and connectors to minimize the use of materials.
US11199005B2	Bistable collapsible tubular mast boom Various embodiments provide for bistable collapsible tubular mast (Bi-CTM) booms. Various embodiments provide CTM booms that may be bistable in nature, thereby achieving intrinsic benefits bistability may bring. Bistability may be achieved in various embodiments through specific combinations of the thin-shell cross-section geometry and the composite laminate selected for each thin-shell segment Additionally, in various embodiments, the thin-shell geometry of each boom half may be different. Various embodiments may include combinations of circular, ellipsoidal, or parabolic segments that form each shell.
US11199000B2	Method for producing a reinforced concrete part, and thus-produced part A method for producing a reinforced concrete part, having a tensioned portion subjected to pull stresses and tending to stretch under the load, and which includes a reinforcing frame with at least one tensioned longitudinal bar rigidly connected to the concrete by an adhesive connection that determines a tangential adhesive stress along the bar that varies on the basis of applied pull stresses. Each tensioned longitudinal bar has, on at least one portion of the length thereof, a discontinuous series of spaced blocking areas that each include a plurality of elements for anchoring into the concrete and which are separated from each other by a series of sliding areas, in each of which an increase in the adhesion stress above a limit value causes the bar to disengage, without disrupting the concrete, on at least a portion of the length between the two blocking areas with an extension of the bar corresponding to applied pull stresses, the extension being distributed over the entire length of the disengaged portion of the bar.
US11198979B2	Line marking device and method for marking a line A line marking device (1) comprising a cart (2) with at least one steerable wheel (3) and at least two moving elements (4, 5). The steerable wheel (3) is rotatable around its axle (13) and pivotable such that the cart (2) is steered in a desired direction. The line marking device (1) comprises a GNSS receiver (7) or a robotic total station mounted on the cart (2). The line marking device (1) also comprises at least one spray nozzle (8), for marking a line, which is mounted on the cart and directed towards the ground below the line marking device (1). The device (1) comprises an interface mounted on the cart for a comparator to compare a detected location by the GNSS receiver (7) to a predetermined pattern. The cart (2) may comprise a motor (14) which is adapted to pivot the steerable wheel (3) towards an intended movement.
US11198978B1	Repair structure cracks using self-moving filler materials A method, system, and computer program product for repairing cracks in structures by automatically transferring filler materials along a magnetic force pathway inside the structures. The method may include identifying a crack in a structure. The method may include analyzing dimensions and positions of the crack. The method may include identifying an array of magnetic coils near the crack, wherein the array of magnetic coils can create a magnetic path to the crack. The method may include determining an appropriate filler material reservoir connected with the structure based on the array of magnetic coils and the crack in the structure. The method may include transmitting instructions to release a quantity of the filler material mixture from the appropriate filler material reservoir connected with the structure for each of the one or more cracks.
US11198974B2	Thermodeformable polymer/fiber composite A process for producing a thermoformable polymer/fiber composite.
US11198968B2	Washing systems A washing system includes a housing, a drain line, and a recirculation line. The housing receives, via a fluid inlet, fresh water during one or more wash cycles of a wash session. The drain line is coupled to the housing and includes a valve and is also configured to receive soiled water from the housing during the wash session. The recirculation line is coupled to and extends from the valve of the drain line and is configured to receive a portion of the soiled water via the valve. The recirculation line includes an integrated fluid sanitizer module configured to at least partially sanitize the portion of the soiled water, and the recirculation line is configured to deliver sanitized water from the integrated fluid sanitizer module to the fluid inlet of the housing.
US11198965B2	Remote control method for washing machine A remote control method for a washing machine includes the following steps: establishing, between a mobile terminal and the washing machine, a control channel used to transmit a control instruction and a status feedback channel used to transmit a working status of the washing machine; obtaining status information of the washing machine; and when the status information does not match preset information by which the mobile terminal remotely controls the washing machine, cutting off the control channel, and maintaining the status feedback channel. When the washing machine is remotely controlled by the mobile terminal, corresponding state conditions are controlled in a centralized manner, preset information by which the mobile terminal is allowed to remotely control the washing machine is formed, and then it is determined whether real-time status information of the washing machine matches the preset information, so that safety of the remote control method is improved.
US11198963B1	Systems and methods for packaging articles to be embroidered Packaging is used to store articles to be customized by methods including embroidery, wherein the packaging includes at least two portions defining a window, and wherein the two portions of the packaging hold a portion of the article, for example a fabric panel, taut across the window so that the portion of the article may be embroidered by an embroidery machine while retained by portions of the packaging. The packaging may be in the form of a box during embroidery, or may be converted into the form of a box after embroidery.
US11198954B2	Yarn twisting machine A yarn twisting machine comprising a main shaft into which yarn or yarns are introduced and from which yarn or yarns are taken out and the main shaft being driven by a first motor; a lower twisting disc being in contact with yarn and yarns taken out of the main shaft; an upper twisting disc having an aperture through which the yarn or yarns creating a yarn balloon by advancing along the lower twisting disc are fed; an upper platform situated below said upper twisting disc; a winding element for winding the yarns or yarns passing through the upper twisting disc on a bobbin; a lower stationary table situated above the lower twisting disc; and a second motor for transmitting drive to the winding element through an axial magnetic coupling. The yarn twisting machine comprises a first power transfer device for rotating the upper twisting disc around the shaft axis.
US11198951B2	Melt-growth of single-crystal alloy semiconductor structures and semiconductor assemblies incorporating such structures A method of fabricating at least one single-crystal alloy semiconductor structure. At least one seed, containing an alloying material, on a substrate for growth of at least one single-crystal alloy semiconductor structure is formed. At least one structural form, formed of a host material, on the substrate is crystallized to form the at least one single-crystal alloy semiconductor structure. The at least one structural form is heated such that the material of the at least one structural form has a liquid state. Also, the at least one structural form is cooled, such that the material of the at least one structural form nucleates at the least one seed and crystallizes as a single crystal to provide at least one single-crystal alloy semiconductor structure, with a growth front of the single crystal propagating in a main body of the respective structural form away from the respective seed.
US11198932B2	Method for producing a sliding surface A method for producing a reduced friction sliding surface on a machine element includes applying a coating comprising amorphous carbon to a surface of the machine element and locally heating the coating with a laser. The coating is heated to a temperature below an evaporation temperature of the coating to achieve a local volumetric increase in the coating and a local increase in a layer thickness of the coating. A surface structure of the coating includes a multiplicity of elevations resulting from a local phase transformation of the coating from amorphous carbon into graphite due to the locally heating.
US11198931B2	Process for preventing recrystallization of shot peened blade roots during a heat treatment process There is provided a process for heat treating a component (30) having a first section (32) and a section shot peened section (34), the first section (32) and shot peened second section (34) formed from a nickel-based gamma prime strengthened superalloy. The process includes heating the first section (32) to at least a gamma prime solvus temperature thereof; and during the heating of the first section (32) to at least the gamma prime solvus temperature thereof, preventing the shot peened second section (34) from reaching a recrystallization temperature thereof.
US11198930B2	Austenitic stainless steel plate There is provided a precipitation-strengthened stainless steel plate having a chemical composition: by mass %, C: 0.01 to 0.10%; Si: 0.02 to 3.0%; Mn: 0.02 to 2.0%; Ni: 20 to 30%, Cr: 14 to 25.0%; Mo: 1.0 to 4.0%; Cu: 0.01 to 2.0%; Co: 0.01 to 0.5%; V: 0.1 to 1.0%; B: 0.001 to 0.01%; N: 0.02% or less; Ti: 2.0 to 5.0%; Al: 0.002 to 5.0%; Ti+Al: 3.3 to 6.0%; and the balance being Fe and impurities, the precipitation-strengthened stainless steel plate having a Vickers hardness Hv of 300 or higher, wherein the number density γ′: Ni3(Al, Ti), which is an intermetallic compound, is 0 to 5/μm2. As a heat resistant component material, the precipitation-strengthened stainless steel plate is less expensive than conventional Ni-based alloys such as NCF625 and NCF718, and more excellent in high temperature properties than a precipitation-strengthened heat-resistant stainless steel such as SUH660.
US11198926B2	Alloys and methods of forming same In one aspect of the invention, an alloy includes a first element comprising magnesium (Mg), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), chromium (Cr), or nickelaluminum (NiAl), a second element comprising lithium (Li), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), aluminum (Al), or a combination thereof, and a third element comprising zinc (Zn). According to the invention, nanoscale precipitates is produced in the magnesium alloy by additions of zinc and specific heat-treatment. These precipitates lower the energy for dislocation movements and increase the number of available slip systems in the magnesium alloy at room temperature and hence improve ductility and formability of the magnesium alloy.
US11198924B2	Composite materials A fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structure incorporates a woven preform containing tows of carbon or other advanced fibres and wires of shape memory alloy (SMA). The SMA wires are capable of absorbing much larger amounts of strain energy than the conventional components of FRP composites and hence enhance the impact resistance of the structure. The woven form incorporates the SMA into the structure in an optimum manner in terms of handling and performance.
US11198910B2	Analysis of chromatin using a nicking enzyme Provided herein, among other things, are various compositions and methods for analyzing chromatin. In some embodiments, the composition may comprise a mixture of a nicking enzyme, four dNTPs, at least one labeled dNTP and, optionally, a polymerase. In some embodiments, this method may comprise: obtaining a sample comprising chromatin, reacting the sample with the composition to selectively label the open chromatin in the sample, and analyzing the labeled sample.
US11198907B2	Methods of lowering the error rate of massively parallel DNA sequencing using duplex consensus sequencing Next Generation DNA sequencing promises to revolutionize clinical medicine and basic research. However, while this technology has the capacity to generate hundreds of billions of nucleotides of DNA sequence in a single experiment, the error rate of approximately 1% results in hundreds of millions of sequencing mistakes. These scattered errors can be tolerated in some applications but become extremely problematic when “deep sequencing” genetically heterogeneous mixtures, such as tumors or mixed microbial populations. To overcome limitations in sequencing accuracy, a method Duplex Consensus Sequencing (DCS) is provided. This approach greatly reduces errors by independently tagging and sequencing each of the two strands of a DNA duplex. As the two strands are complementary, true mutations are found at the same position in both strands. In contrast, PCR or sequencing errors will result in errors in only one strand. This method uniquely capitalizes on the redundant information stored in double-stranded DNA, thus overcoming technical limitations of prior methods utilizing data from only one of the two strands.
US11198897B2	Rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing by tracking sub-micron scale motion of single bacterial cells A method for rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing by tracking sub-micron scale motion of single bacterial cells including obtaining a biological sample from a subject including live bacteria. Different doses of antibiotic are added to a multi-well glass slide and adding portions of the biological sample to the wells. Bacterial cells are tethered onto the surface. The tethered bacterial cells are imaged and tracked. Bacterial sub-micron motion of tethered cells is measured at the different doses. A processor performs statistical analysis on a population of cells for each antibiotic dose to generate an antibiotic dose curve proportional to the motion changes, where the antibiotic dose curve plots data including a decrease in movement over time indicating a proportional effectiveness of an antibiotic applied to a well.
US11198885B1	Genetic regulatory element An expression increasing element comprising a 36 nucleotide DNA sequence that can be used to increase the expression of genes, and in particular to increase the expression of endogenous plant genes, in plants is disclosed. Also disclosed are plants, plant parts, and commodity plant products comprising the expression increasing element along with related methods of using the expression increasing element and plants comprising the expression increasing element.
US11198879B2	Mixture of cell extract and method for site-directed cloning The present invention provides novel reagents and a cloning procedure based on homologous recombination for the site-directed cloning of a DNA fragment to a vector at designed site(s). The cloning reagents are made of mixture of extracts from at least two different cell types, preferably a mixture made of extracts from wild-type E. coli and S. cerevisiae. Due to the activity of the mixture of cell extracts, recombination occurs between the 3′ and 5′-ends of the target DNA and at the ends of linearized vector, which facilitates in-frame construction of expression vectors.
US11198878B2	High-efficiency transfection of biological cells using sonoporation A method is provided for achieving transfection of host cells using sonoporation. An acoustic radiation generator is positioned in acoustic coupling relationship with respect to a reservoir containing host cells to be transfected, exogenous material to be incorporated into the host cells, and a cell-compatible fluid medium. The acoustic radiation generator is activated to generate acoustic radiation and direct the acoustic radiation into the reservoir in a manner effective to enable transfection of the host cells with the exogenous material.
US11198867B2	Combinations for the modulation of SMN expression Certain embodiments are directed to methods and compounds for modulating expression of SMN. In certain embodiments at least two compounds are used: a first compound for inhibiting SMN-NAT and increasing expression of SMN, and a second compound for modulating the splicing of SMN. Such methods and compounds are useful for increasing expression exon 7 containing SMN mRNA in cells and animals.
US11198864B2	Protease-resistant systems for polypeptide display and methods of making and using thereof The present invention generally relates to bacterial polypeptide display systems, libraries using these bacterial display systems, and methods of making and using these systems, including methods for improved display of polypeptides on the extracellular surface of bacteria using circularly permuted transmembrane bacterial polypeptides that have been modified to increase resistance to protease degradation and to enhance polypeptide display characteristics.
US11198863B2	Dissection system of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue section for nucleic acid extraction A dissection system has a dissection platform which has a frame, an agitation platform, a tissue section tray, a solution dispenser unit, an airflow drying unit and a waste collection unit and a specimen collector which has a tubular body, a plunger button, a hollow shaft, a piston cylinder, a motor unit, a piston, a piston spring and a piston rod. The agitation platform, the solution dispenser unit, the airflow drying unit and the waste collection unit are disposed on the frame, and the tissue section tray is removably disposed on the agitation platform. The plunger button, the hollow shaft and the piston cylinder are movably inserted in the tubular body. The piston is slidably inserted within the piston cylinder, the piston spring is biased in between the piston cylinder and the motor unit, and the piston rod is connected in between the motor unit and the piston.
US11198859B2	Recombinant polynucleotide coding for polypeptide comprising reporter moiety, substrate moiety and destabilizing moiety, host cell comprising same and use of same Provided are a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide including a reporter moiety, a substrate moiety, and a destabilization moiety, a host cell including the same, and use thereof to measure the level of a protease by using the recombinant polynucleotide.
US11198855B2	Bio-engineered hyper-functional “super” helicases Conformationally-constrained helicases having improved activity and strength are provided. Methods of making conformationally-constrained helicases having improved activity and strength are provided. Methods of using conformationally-constrained helicases having improved activity and strength are provided. The present invention is based on the discovery of novel modified helicases that show dramatically enhanced helicase activity and increased strength as compared to unmodified helicases. As described further herein, it has been surprisingly discovered that, by controlling the conformation of certain subdomains such that the helicase remains in a closed form (e.g., by covalently crosslinking the 2B domain to the 1A domain or the 1B domain in a Rep helicase), a highly active and strong form of the helicase is achieved.
US11198853B2	Engineered glucosyltransferases Disclosed herein are glucosyltransferases with modified amino acid sequences. Such engineered enzymes synthesize insoluble alpha-glucan products having decreased molecular weight. Further disclosed are reactions and methods in which engineered glucosyltransferases are used to produce insoluble alpha-glucan.
US11198850B2	Method for manufacturing telencephalon or progenitor tissue thereof The present invention provides a method of producing more mature telencephalon or a progenitor tissue thereof, in vitro, from mammalian pluripotent stem cells, comprising obtaining a telencephalon marker-positive aggregate by culturing an aggregate of pluripotent stem cells in suspension in the presence of a Wnt signal inhibitor and a TGFβ signal inhibitor, and further culturing the telencephalon marker-positive aggregate in suspension under a high oxygen partial pressure condition. In one embodiment, the suspension culture under a high oxygen partial pressure condition is performed in the presence of a Wnt signal enhancer and a bone morphogenetic factor signal transduction pathway activating substance.
US11198847B2	Yeast cell capable of simultaneously fermenting hexose and pentose sugars The invention relates to a method for preparing a yeast which is capable of simultaneously fermenting a pentose and a hexose sugar, the method comprising providing a yeast which comprises: one or more heterologous genes encoding an enzyme of a pentose metabolic pathway, a disruption of a gene encoding a ribulose-phosphate 3-epimerase and a disruption of a gene encoding a glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, and one or more overexpressed endogenous genes encoding an enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway; and subjecting the yeast to evolutionary engineering on a medium comprising a hexose sugar and at least one pentose sugar, selecting for a yeast with improved growth rate when grown on a media comprising a hexose and at least one pentose sugar, so as to obtain an evolved yeast.
US11198841B2	Porated cell ejection devices A microfluidic device may include a microfluidic channel including an electrode placed at opposite ends of the microfluidic channel to create an electrical field within the channel and an ejection device to eject at least one cell porated within the electrical field. A cassette may include a substrate, a die coupled to the substrate, a microfluidic channel defined within the die, the microfluidic channel including a necked portion to receive a cell therein and at least two electrodes each placed at a first and a second end of the microfluidic channel to apply an electric field to the cell above a proration threshold and a cell ejection device to eject the cell from the die.
US11198827B2	Solvent dewaxing with solvents near miscibility limit Systems and methods are provided for performing solvent dewaxing using a dewaxing solvent that is not fully miscible with the feed being dewaxed. It has been unexpectedly discovered that by operating with a ketone solvent mixture that is beyond the miscibility limit by a small amount, the rate of solvent dewaxing can be substantially increased. Additionally, the difference between the filtration temperature during solvent dewaxing and the pour point of the resulting dewaxed product is unexpectedly reduced. The dewaxing solvent beyond the miscibility limit can correspond to, for example, a solvent mixture where the weight percent of methyl ethyl ketone is beyond the miscibility limit by 0.1 vol % to 5.0 vol %.
US11198824B2	System and method for liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization A system for processing fuel to remove sulfur species through the oxidation of the sulfur species is described which includes one or more (and preferably two or more processing units). Additionally, a method of removing sulfur species through the oxidation of the sulfur species is also described. The system and the method rely on the use of aqueous feed and does not require the removal (through sorption or the like) at each or between each processing unit. Such a configuration for numerous reasons is economically advantageous.
US11198814B2	Method for producing photoluminescent particles A method of manufacturing nanoparticles of a photoluminescent material, including the successive steps of: a) forming nanometer-range particles of said photoluminescent material; b) forming a dispersion containing the particles in a non-aqueous solvent, the dispersion further containing at least one surface agent; c) placing the dispersion in an autoclave at a pressure in the range from 2 MPa to 100 MPa; and d) recovering the particles.
US11198800B2	Control of adhesive domains A method of inverting the phase arrangement of the silicone phase and the acrylic phase in a silicone acrylic hybrid composition, the silicone acrylic hybrid composition comprising: a) a silicone acrylic hybrid pressure sensitive adhesive, and b) a solvent, wherein the phase arrangement of the silicone phase and the acrylic phase in the initial silicone acrylic hybrid composition forming a continuous external phase and a discontinuous internal phase is determined by the solvent, comprising the step of adding an activator to the silicone acrylic hybrid composition, wherein the activator a) is liquid at 20° C. and 1013 mbar, b) has a boiling point which is higher than the boiling point of the solvent and/or has a vapor pressure at 20° C. which is lower than the vapor pressure of the solvent contained in the silicone acrylic hybrid composition, and c) provides better dissolution properties for the inner phase of the initial silicone acrylic hybrid composition than the solvent contained in the silicone acrylic hybrid composition.
US11198788B2	Resin composition and article made therefrom A resin composition and an article made from the resin composition are provided. The resin composition comprises: 30 parts by weight of thermosetting resin; 50 to 125 parts by weight of maleimide resin; and 5 to 35 parts by weight of monofunctional long-chain alkyl acrylate monomer. The resin composition is capable of achieving a proper viscosity and a good filling property whiling maintaining a high glass transition temperature.
US11198785B2	Polycarbonate resin composition A polycarbonate resin composition which has high rigidity, excellent dimensional stability, and low linear expansion properties. The polycarbonate resin composition contains, relative to 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A), 10 to 100 parts by mass of an acrylonitrile-styrenic copolymer (B), 10 to 100 parts by mass of glass flakes (C) having an average thickness of 0.45 to 1 μm, and 5 to 50 parts by mass of glass fibers (D) having an elliptical cross section with an ellipticity of more than 1.5 and not more than 8, wherein the mass ratio (D)/(C) of the content of the glass fibers (D) having an elliptical cross section to the content of the glass flakes (C) is 0.1 to 1.
US11198777B2	Modified conjugated diene-based polymer and rubber composition including the same The present invention relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, and more particularly, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer prepared by continuous polymerization and having remarkable processability, narrow molecular weight distribution and excellent physical properties, and a rubber composition including the same.
US11198776B2	Resin composition and resin molded article Provided is a resin composition containing: a cellulose acylate (A); a thermoplastic elastomer (B); and a fiber (C).
US11198773B2	Method and formulation for an isocyanate-free foam using unsaturated polyesters The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a method of making a foam, specifically, the development of isocyanate-free foams using at least one unsaturated polyester. The at least one unsaturated polyester is a reaction product of at least one unsaturated cyclic anhydride, dicyclopentadiene, and at least one polyol. The disclosed formulation further comprises at least one reactive diluent and at least one initiator. The disclosed formulations are cured by a free radical mechanism.
US11198771B2	Method for producing anisotropic conductive sheet A method for producing an anisotropic conductive sheet that can be used for an inspection of a semiconductor package or a high-frequency component part, in which the pitch of wiring is narrowed and the wiring itself has been subjected to wire thinning, and that can be easily produced. A method for producing an anisotropic conductive sheet, includes a molding step of molding a conductive filler material-containing composition including (A) a conductive filler material dispersed in an organic solvent and (B) a binder resin, into a sheet-like body, and an organic solvent volatilization step of heating one surface of the sheet-like body and thereby volatilizing the organic solvent through the other surface of the sheet-like body.
US11198769B2	Plastic films for ID documents having improved properties for laser engraving and improved chemical resistance The present invention relates to plastic films with improved laser engraving capability, chemical resistance and mechanical stress, special embodiments of such films in the form of co-extrusion films, layer structures comprising such films, use of such films, as well as security documents, preferably identification documents, containing such films.
US11198765B2	Hydrolysis of ester bonds in amide crosslinked glycosaminoglycans A method of preparing a hydrogel product comprising crosslinked glycosaminoglycan molecules, said method including: i) providing a glycosaminoglycan crosslinked by amide bonds, wherein the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans include ester crosslinks formed as byproducts during the amide crosslinking; and ii) subjecting the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans to alkaline treatment to hydrolyze ester crosslinks formed as byproducts during the amide crosslinking.
US11198753B2	Surfactant-free filled polyurethane foam and method of making same Polyurethane foams and methods of manufacturing are described herein. The foam can include (a) a polyurethane formed by the reaction of (i) one or more isocyanates selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates, polyisocyanates, and mixtures thereof, and (ii) one or more polyols; and (b) a filler. The amount of filler in the foam can be from 50 to 90% by weight, based on the total weight of the foam. The filler can include a plurality of fibers and/or a particulate filler. The polyurethane foams described herein are made without adding a surfactant to the reaction mixture. The density of the polyurethane foam can be at least 5 lb/ft3.
US11198749B2	Polymer material An object of the present invention is to provide a macromolecular material that exhibits excellent elongation. The first macromolecular material of the present invention contains the first polymer containing the first structural unit and the second polymer containing the second structural unit. The first structural unit has a guest group in its side chain, and the second structural unit has a host group in its side chain. At least one of the first and the second polymers contains at least one fluorine group. The second macromolecular material of the present invention contains the first structural unit having a guest group in its side chain, the second structural unit having a host group in its side chain, and the third structural unit other than the first and second structural units. At least one of the first, the second, and the third structural units contains at least one fluorine group.
US11198737B2	T cell-antigen coupler with Y177 mutation and methods of uses thereof A trifunctional molecule comprising a target-specific ligand, a ligand that binds a protein associated with the TCR complex and a T cell receptor signaling domain polypeptide is provided. The ligand that binds a protein associated with a TCR complex is UCHT1 with a Y177 mutation. Engineering T cells with this novel receptor engenders antigen specific activation of numerous T cell functions, including cytokine production, degranulation and cytolysis.
US11198732B2	Fc variants Disclosed are Fc-containing proteins comprising a binding region and a variant Fc region that can elicit one or more immune effector function and/or bind to an Fc receptor more effectively than a similar Fc-containing protein comprising a wild type Fc region. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding such Fc-containing proteins, methods for making such proteins, and methods of treatment utilizing such proteins.
US11198729B2	Immunologic effector cell of targeted CLD18A2, and preparation method and use thereof Disclosed are a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting CLD18A2, and preparation method and use thereof. The extracellular binding region of the CAR comprises a protein specifically recognizing CLD18A2. The immune effector cell modified by the CAR can be used to treat tumors such as pancreatic cancer and stomach cancer.
US11198728B2	Monoclonal anti-IL-1RAcp antibodies Monoclonal antibody that specifically binds IL-1RAcP, or an antigen binding fragment thereof, comprising: a) a heavy chain variable region (VH) comprising CDR1H, CDR2H and/or CDR3H, wherein the CDR1H region comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group of SEQ ID NO: 155-231, wherein the CDR2H region comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group of SEQ ID NO: 232-308, and wherein the CDR3H region comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group of SEQ ID NO: 309-385; and b) a light chain variable region (VL) comprising CDR1L, CDR2L and/or CDR3L, wherein the CDR1L region comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group of SEQ ID NO: 386-462, wherein the CDRL2 region comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group of SEQ ID NO: 463-539, and wherein the CDR3L region comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group of SEQ ID NO: 540-616 The monoclonal antibody is characterized in that it inhibits IL-1RAcP induced NFkB activity, useful in treatment of IL-1RAcP related diseases.
US11198723B2	Arenavirus monoclonal antibodies and uses Disclosed herein are compositions comprising arenavirus monoclonal antibodies, as well as therapeutic, diagnostic, and preventative methods using the novel antibodies. Preventative methods include preparation of vaccines, as well as factors (e.g. small molecules, peptides) that inhibit Old World arenavirus infectivity, including LASV and LCMV. In some embodiments, the antibodies provide pan-arenavirus protection against a number of arenavirus types and strains. Diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies including neutralizing antibodies for the prevention and treatment of infection by LASV and other arenaviruses are also disclosed, as well as new tools and methods for the design, production, and use of arenavirus monoclonal antibodies, including expression in engineered bacterial- and mammalian-based systems.
US11198712B2	Secretory protein The disclosure of the present application relates to a secretory deleted split hand/split foot 1 (sDSS1) protein, the amino acid sequence thereof, the nucleic acid sequence thereof, and the applications of the same. The sDSS1 protein is a secretory protein from higher primate, and can be detected in human serum and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). The sDSS1 protein can form conjugate with oxidized protein under nonenzymatic condition or with amyloid-beta (Aβ) polypeptide to reduce formation of Aβ oligomer. The addition of sDSS1 protein to culture medium can shield the cytotoxicity induced by oxidized protein, Aβ oligomer, amylin oligomer and glycosylated protein, so as to protect the cells against these toxoproteins. The sDSS1 protein can prolong survival time of senescence-accelerated mice significantly. The protein can be used to prevent and treat the diseases induced by oxidized protein, glycated protein, Aβ protein accumulation, amylin protein accumulation or excessive formation or accumulation of other pathogenic proteins with similar features, and has important potential in biological medicine.
US11198709B2	Plant derived insecticidal proteins and methods for their use Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, Hemipteran, fungi and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
US11198708B2	Compositions for improving cells and organisms The present invention provides compositions comprising randomized in-frame fusion polynucleotides and methods for introducing them into a host organism to obtain desirable phenotypic changes that modulate tolerance to stress, thus creating novel characteristics of the transformed organism.
US11198704B2	Butane-tetraol-based amphiphiles and uses thereof A newly developed butane-tetraol-based amphiphilic compound, a method of preparing the same, and a method of extracting, solubilizing, stabilizing, crystallizing or analyzing a membrane protein using the amphiphilic compound are provided. The butane-tetraol-based compound is found to have a central structure exhibiting chirality, and isomers of the compound have clearly different characteristics according to the stereochemistry of the central structure, thereby making it possible to select compounds suitable for the uses thereof. Also, the compound can be used to effectively extract a membrane protein, which has more various structures and characteristics than conventional compounds, from cell membranes and stably store the membrane protein in an aqueous solution for a long time, and thus analyze the function and structure of the membrane protein. The analysis of the structure and function of the membrane protein is one of the fields which have received the most attention in biology and chemistry since the analysis of the structure and function of the membrane protein is closely associated with the development of new drugs.
US11198703B2	Process for the preparation of SGLT2 inhibitors and intermediates thereof The present invention relates to an industrially feasible and economically viable process for preparation of Bexagliflozin of formula V in significantly high yield and purity.
US11198701B2	Biaryl ligands, methods of making biarlyl ligands, and methods of use thereof Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for biaryl ligands (also referred to herein as “biaryl compound”), biaryl complexes, methods of making biaryl compounds, methods of making single enantiomers of these biaryl compounds, methods of use (e.g., catalysis), and the like.
US11198689B2	Compositions and methods for inhibition of the JAK pathway The invention encompasses compounds having formula I-V and the compositions and methods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3, may be therapeutically useful.
US11198687B2	Heteroaryl allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula I that are useful as modulators of 7 nAChR, compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds for preventing, treating, or ameliorating disease, particularly disorders of the central nervous system such as cognitive impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia, as well as for L-DOPA induced-dyskinesia and inflammation (I).
US11198677B2	Deoxyuridine triphosphatase inhibitors containing amino sulfonyl linkage Provided herein are dUTPase inhibitors, compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US11198675B2	DNA2 inhibitors for cancer treatment Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for inhibiting DNA2.
US11198673B2	Therapeutic compounds and compositions The present invention provides compounds and compositions that inhibit Factor XIa or kallikrein and methods of using these compounds and composition.
US11198672B2	Compounds having S1P5 receptor agonistic activity A compound represented by the general formula (V) wherein all the symbols are as defined in the specification, has an improved balance of the agonist activity against the S1P5 receptor relative to the S1P1 receptor, and can thus serve as a therapeutic agent for S1P5-mediated diseases such as schizophrenia and Binswanger's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
US11198662B2	Fluoroolefin production method The present disclosure provides a method for producing fluoroolefin represented by formula (1): CX1X2═CX3X4, wherein X1, X2, X3, and X4 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, with high selectivity. Specifically, the present disclosure is a method for producing fluoroolefin represented by formula (1), wherein the method includes the step of performing dehydrofluorination by bringing a fluorocarbon represented by formula (2): CX1X2FCX3X4H, wherein X1, X2, X3, and X4 are as defined above, into contact with a base, and the dehydrofluorination step is performed in the liquid phase at a temperature of −70° C. or higher to less than 120° C.
US11198647B2	Batch for production of a refractory product, a process for the production of a refractory product, a refractory product as well as the use of a refractory product The invention concerns a batch for the production of a refractory product, a process for the production of a refractory product, a refractory product as well as the use of a refractory product.
US11198640B2	Systems, devices, and/or methods for images Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method comprising, via computer aided design, designing parts of an object that comprises an outer shell and an inner body, at least one of the outer shell and the inner body defining a specific volume negative space relief. In certain exemplary embodiments, the specific volume negative space relief defines a channel constructed to pass at least one of a fluid and a gas.
US11198628B2	Modular portable renewable energy microgeneration system A portable and modular renewable energy microgeneration apparatus is disclosed that includes at least four modular units. The first modular unit includes a mixing tank and a chopper. The second modular unit includes a buffer tank, a liquor tank, and a pasteurization tank that pasteurizes waste that has been mixed with liquid from the liquor tank by the mixer, chopped into smaller sized components by the chopper, and pre-warmed by the buffer tank. The third modular unit includes a digestion tank that performs anaerobic digestion on pasteurized waste received from the pasteurization tank. And the fourth modular unit includes a gas storage tank that stores gas generated by the waste in at least one of the mixing tank, the chopper, the buffer tank, the liquor tank, the pasteurization tank, and the digestion tank. Each of the four modular units is both portable and modular.
US11198627B1	Ozone supply unit with auxiliary compartment containing controlled suction mixing assembly for generating aqueous ozone solution A system for generating an aqueous ozone solution employs a mixing assembly disposed within an auxiliary compartment coupled to an external sidewall of an ozone supply unit enclosure. The mixing assembly includes a first flow path for water to flow through and a second flow path in parallel with the first flow path. The first flow path includes one or more ozone intake ports that are fluidically coupled to one or more ozone output ports of the ozone supply unit enclosure. The second flow path includes a control valve that selectively permits a portion of the water to flow through the second flow path to produce a negative pressure in the first flow path so that ozone is drawn into the first flow path through the one or more ozone intake ports and mixed into the water flowing through the first flow path to produce an aqueous ozone solution.
US11198604B2	Liquid lithium supply and regulation Methods and systems for the production and delivery of lithium metal of high purity are provided. More particularly, methods and systems for lithium metal purification, delivery and deposition are provided. In at least one aspect, a liquid lithium delivery system is provided. The liquid lithium delivery system comprises a liquid lithium delivery module. The liquid lithium delivery system comprises a lithium storage region operable to store the liquid lithium, a pumping region operable to move liquid lithium through the lithium delivery, and a flow control region. The pumping region comprises an electromagnetic pump operable to move the liquid lithium using electromagnetism. The flow control region operable to control the flow of liquid lithium, comprising one or more valves operable to control the flow of the liquid lithium, wherein the pumping region is positioned downstream from the lithium storage region and upstream from the flow control region.
US11198602B2	Beverage tap installation A beverage tap installation includes a tap housing defining an inner cavity and a tap head defining a liquid channel having an inlet, outlet, and a valve receiving slot. The tap head includes a valve actuator and a valve actuator operating mechanism. A removable flexible dispense tube has a beverage inlet and outlet, the flexible dispense tube includes a liquid valve lodged in the valve receiving slot and cooperates with the valve actuator. A locking mechanism allows removably mounting the tap head on the tap housing. The flexible dispense tube includes an abutment surface in proximity of the valve and the tap installation having an engaging member on the tap head or the tap installation and abutting the dispense tube when the valve is lodged in the valve receiving slot. The tap head is mounted on the tap housing and the engaging member is provided on the tap housing.
US11198599B2	Vehicle lift device In a vehicle lift device, an undulating link device of each of the raising/lowering devices has each link displaced along the left-right direction orthogonal to an approach direction of a vehicle, and keeps a vehicle support table in a horizontal state to be raised and lowered only in the vertical direction.
US11198597B2	Sensing arrangement for stabilizing an offshore wind turbine installation arrangement Provided is an offshore wind turbine installation arrangement, including a lifting assembly realized to hoist a suspended load between a floating installation vessel and a wind turbine assembly, the lifting assembly including a crane supported by the floating installation vessel; a sensor arrangement realized to sense at least a motion of the floating installation vessel; and a controller realized to control elements of the lifting assembly on the basis of the sensed installation vessel motion to adjust the position of the suspended load relative to the wind turbine assembly. Also provided is a method of hoisting a load between a floating installation vessel and an offshore wind turbine assembly.
US11198595B2	Methods and apparatuses for installing elevator machines An installation tool configured to install a machine of an elevator system, including a base section including two legs, each leg including a laterally extending gusset attached thereto. A clamp assembly is supported by the base section and includes a first bracket attached to and positioned over the two legs and a second bracket attached to and positioned over the gussets. A first tube is movably carried by the first bracket and a second tube is movably carried by the second bracket. The first and second tubes are movable in the brackets between a retracted position that positions the machine over the base section and an extended position that positions the machine in a cantilevered position adjacent the retracted position. Each of the first tube and the second tube includes a tube clip that is fixed in position thereon and a first rod is movably disposed in the first tube and a second rod is movably disposed in the second tube, each of the first and second rod including a rod clip sized and shaped to releasably retain the machine on the clamp assembly in cooperation with a respective tube clip.
US11198593B2	Stairlift carriage and a stairlift A stairlift for conveying a load along a staircase includes a stairlift guide (stairlift rail), a carriage carried by the stairlift guide and moveable along the stairlift guide, the carriage comprising a carriage drive to drive the carriage along the stairlift guide. A stairlift carriage with reduced energy consumption comprises a body of revolution mounted hingably about a first axis to a frame of the stairlift carriage, while being able to rotate about an axis of rotation at a distance from said first axis.
US11198589B2	Elevator system including a protective hoistway liner assembly An illustrative example elevator system includes a hoistway that establishes a vertical pathway. The hoistway has an interior border established by a plurality of stationary boundaries. The interior border defines a first area. An elevator car is within the hoistway and has an exterior border that defines a second area that is smaller than the first area. At least one hoistway liner assembly is situated in the hoistway. The hoistway liner assembly includes a plurality of bumpers that collectively establish a protected area that is smaller than the first area and larger than the second area such that the elevator car can move through the protected area. The protected area prevents contact between the load bearing assembly and the interior border of the hoistway.
US11198580B2	Stacking module with air streams An apparatus is disclosed. For example, the apparatus includes a paper feed to feed print media a single sheet at a time, a plurality of rotating discs, wherein each one of the plurality of rotating discs comprises an elastomer ring to secure a leading edge of the single sheet against a registration wall and initiate a flipping process, a curved baffle positioned above the plurality of rotating discs and the single sheet, an air duct located above the plurality of rotating discs and the single sheet to force an air flow towards the curved baffle, wherein the air flow follows a shape of the curved baffle to create a low pressure zone above the single sheet to keep a trailing edge of the single sheet levitated during completion of the flipping process, and a movable platform to hold a stack of the print media.
US11198579B2	Switching and ejection device and method for a plate-shaped element A switching device (130) for transferring and ejecting a plate element (20) in a sorting unit (100), comprises: transport means (132), capable of transporting (A) the plate element (20) from upstream to downstream; a pivot (134), positioned in an upstream portion of the transport means (132), and allowing the transport means (132) to tilt relative to a horizontal transverse axis (R2); and raising means (135), secured in a downstream portion of the transport means (132), for tilting the downstream portion of the transport means (132) between a high first position and a low second position, and vice versa, so as to switch the plate element (20), respectively upward and downward.
US11198568B2	Linear-motor conveyor system A tray conveyor in which plastic trays with rows of embedded translators are driven by stators in multiple conveyor sections. Washing stations in cleaning zones in each conveyor section are provided to automatically clean empty trays in the conveyor's return path. Indicia on each tray identify the tray as belonging to a specific family of trays. Each of the conveyor sections conveys only conveyor trays that belong to a predetermined family assigned to that conveyor section.
US11198566B2	Method and device for transferring conveyed items between two conveying appliances, as well as a conveying system A method for transferring conveyed items from at least one feed conveyor onto an outgoing conveyor, in a transfer region, wherein the at least one feed conveyor includes a conveying member that is driven along a feed conveying stretch, for conveying conveyed items into the transfer region, and the outgoing conveyor includes conveying containers that are movable along a transfer conveying stretch for taking over the conveyed items that are delivered by the at least one feed conveyor. The conveyed items that lie on the conveying member are accelerated relative to the conveying member along the feed conveying stretch towards the transfer region via an acceleration device and for the purpose of delivery of the conveyed items are brought into a cyclically synchronous side-by-side conveying with a conveying container of the outgoing conveyor.
US11198565B2	Multi-presentation slicing conveyor apparatus A conveyor system includes a frame, a plurality of rollers, a driving mechanism, a plurality of endless belts, and a lifting assembly. The plurality of rollers is rotatably attached to the frame. The driving mechanism is configured to rotate the plurality of rollers. The plurality of endless belts surrounds the plurality of rollers. The lifting assembly includes a plurality of surface and an actuator. The actuator is configured to move the plurality of surfaces between a raised position disposed above the plurality of belts and a lowered position disposed below the plurality of belts.
US11198559B2	Method for mounting an inner support beam of a container and the container A method for mounting an inner support beam of a container, including: fixing a bottom support beam and a back support beam to a container body in a reusable and detachable manner; supporting the bottom support beam on a floor of the container body, and supporting the back support beam on a side wall corrugated plate. The back support beam is supported in a groove of the side wall corrugated plate, and the top end of the back support beam is connected to the side wall corrugated plate in the reusable and detachable manner. The end of the bottom support beam is jointed to the bottom end of the back support beam in the reusable and detachable manner and in a manner of restricting a movement of the bottom end of the back support beam in a direction away from the side wall corrugated plate.
US11198555B2	Bag suitable for packaging of fruit and vegetable products and means for its manufacture A bag (100) for packaging fruit and vegetable products (2) having a casing (103) for housing the products to be packaged and at least one first band (104) and one second band (105), each arranged on the outer face of the casing so as to seal the casing, the first band (104) being joined to the casing only at its ends (104a, 104b) forming a handle (106) and the second band (105) joined along the length thereof to the associated face of the casing, forming a stable bottom (105c).
US11198553B2	Pill dispenser The present invention relates to a dispenser for use with a pill container. The dispenser comprises a base, a reciprocating element, a revolving distributor and a cam assembly, whereby the cam assembly translates a reciprocation of the reciprocating element into a rotation of the revolving distributor and allow dispensing a single pill at each reciprocation cycle. The dispenser of the present invention allows patients to be provided with medications by an easy-to-use means for dispensing of a single dosage by a simple press of a hand.
US11198541B2	Adaptive package A package with magnetic closure portions. The package can include a first flexible polymeric sidewall and a second flexible polymeric sidewall. The first and second flexible polymeric sidewalls can be joined by opposing first and second sides and a bottom portion and together defining an access opening. A first magnetic region can be disposed on the first sidewall. A second magnetic region can be disposed on the first sidewall. A third magnetic region can be disposed on the second sidewall. A fourth magnetic region can be disposed on the second sidewall. The first and third magnetic regions can be magnetically engageable with a magnetic force to urge at least a portion of the first and second sidewalls into contacting relationship, and the second and fourth magnetic regions can be magnetically engageable with a magnetic force to urge at least a portion of the first and second sidewalls into contacting relationship.
US11198539B2	Inflatable packaging with apertures An inflatable packaging element is disclosed herein. The inflatable packaging element includes a first film ply and second film ply overlayed on the first ply, and a seal pattern. The seal pattern has a plurality of seals sealing the first and second plies to each other to define an inflation chamber between the first and second plies. The inflation chamber is inflatable with and configured to contain a fluid. An aperture extends through at least one of the first or second ply, and the seal pattern separates opposite side of the aperture from the inflation chamber.
US11198536B2	Food holder Described herein is a food holder including a multiple-panel, tapered sleeve that may include a forward panel, a rear panel, two front-side panels and two back-side panels that for an irregular shape. The multiple-panel sleeve includes a multiple-panel bottom member connected to the bottom edges of the forward and rear panels. The bottom member includes a foldline that allows the bottom member to project upwards into a space defined by the panels when the space between the forward and rear panels is reduced. The food holder includes a tear-away portion defined by a line of perforations which may be removed by a consumer to allow access to lower portions of the food product. The irregular, tapered shape and proportionality of the bottom member promote the structural integrity of the food holder.
US11198530B2	Method and system for packaging packages Herein described is a system and method for packaging packages (C), comprising the steps of: forming a row of packages (C) advancing, one following the other, along a pre-set advancement direction (A), picking up at least two first packages (C) from the row, superimposing each of said first packages (C) on a respective second package (C) of the row, releasing each of the first packages (C) resting on the respective second package (C), obtaining at least two stacks of packages, each of which comprises at least two mutually superimposed packages (C) and stabilising the stacks of packages (C).
US11198529B2	Apparatus and method for filling a container with fragile fruit An apparatus and method for filling a container with fragile fruit involving submerging the container in water to better distribute the fragile fruit within the container. The container may be filled with fragile fruit either before or after being submerged in water. The fragile fruit may be transported using a stream of water or other suitable fluid medium.
US11198519B1	Quiet urban air delivery system A public transportation system combines a unique combination of components that includes interoperable electric-powered vehicles, facilities, hardware and software having specifications, standards, processes, capabilities, nomenclature, and concepts of operations that together include a concerted, comprehensive, multi-modal, future system for moving people and goods that is herein named Quiet Urban Air Delivery (QUAD) and in which uniquely-capable, ultra-quiet, one to six-seat, electrically-powered, autonomous aircraft (SkyQarts) fly sub-193 kilometer trips on precise trajectories with negligible control latency and perform extremely short take-offs and landings (ESTOL) with curved traffic patterns at a highly-distributed network of very small, airports (“SkyNests”) that themselves have standardized compatible facilities that interoperate with SkyQarts as well as with versatile, autonomous electric-powered payload carts (EPCs) and robotic delivery carts (RDCs) to provide safe, fast, on-demand, community-acceptable, environmentally friendly, high-capacity, affordable door-to-door delivery of both passengers and cargo across urban, suburban and rural settings across the globe.
US11198517B2	Runway arrangement A runway arrangement comprising: a first runway section (202-1) designated as a landing runway section; a second runway section (202-2) designated as a take-off runway section; and a sterile safety area (210); wherein the first and second runway sections are linked by the sterile safety area (210); the runway arrangement comprising a missed approach point for aircraft due to land on the first runway section, displaced from the start of the second runway section (202-2) by a distance greater than H/tan θ1; where H is a safe turning height and θ1 is an angle of ascent following a missed approach; wherein H is greater than 150 m and θ1 is greater than 2°.
US11198510B2	System and method for managing aircraft bin space Systems and methods are described for managing overhead bin space in an aircraft or other vehicle. An available space or the used space with an overhead bin can be measured using a set of sensors. Using information from the set of sensors, a dongle can determine a shape and volume of the used or unused space within the overhead bin. With this information, the available space can then be reported including the number of roller bags that would fit in the overhead bin or whether there are objects that are not roller bags within the overhead bin.
US11198508B2	Electronic device moved based on distance from external object and control method thereof An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a sensor, an actuator, and a processor. The sensor is configured to sense at least one external object in a direction of 360 degrees outside the electronic device. The actuator configured to allow the electronic device to move or yaw. The processor is configured to verify an angle corresponding to a location of the at least one external object among the 360 degrees and a distance between the at least one external object and the electronic device using the sensor. When the distance does not belong to a specified range, the processor is also configured to move the electronic device in a direction corresponding to the angle using the actuator such that the distance belongs to the specified range.
US11198505B2	Method and system for controlling an emergency device The invention relates to a method for controlling an emergency device of a helicopter, said helicopter comprising a rotor suitable for being rotated, said emergency device being suitable for supplying additional emergency propulsion power to the helicopter, in said method comprising a step (10) of measuring the rotation speed of the helicopter rotor, a step (12) of calculating the drift of the measured rotation speed, a step (20) of continuously verifying conditions such that the speed of rotation of the rotor is higher than a predetermined value, referred to as arming speed, and the drift of the rotation speed is lower than a predetermined value, referred to as arming drift, and a step (22) of activating the emergency device if the verified conditions are validated.
US11198504B2	Energy absorbing landing systems for aircraft An energy absorbing landing system for an aircraft having a fuselage includes landing legs rotatably coupled to the fuselage configured to outwardly rotate when receiving a landing load having a magnitude. The energy absorbing landing system also includes an energy absorption unit coupled to the fuselage and cables coupling the energy absorption unit to the landing legs. The energy absorption unit is configured to selectively apply a resistance to the outward rotation of the landing legs via the cables based on the magnitude of the landing load, thereby absorbing the landing load when the aircraft lands.
US11198502B2	Methods and apparatus for redundant actuation of control surfaces Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for redundant actuation of control surfaces. An example apparatus includes a control surface of an aircraft, and an actuator to move the control surface. The example apparatus also includes an electric motor to move the actuator; the electric motor communicatively coupled to an electrical system of the aircraft. The example apparatus also includes a hydraulic motor to move the actuator, the hydraulic motor fluidly coupled to a hydraulic system of the aircraft. The example apparatus also includes a sensor to detect incorrect operation of the hydraulic system. The example apparatus also includes a switch operatively coupled to the sensor, the switch to enable operation of the electric motor in response to the detected incorrect operation of the hydraulic system.
US11198498B2	Opening system and method for an aircraft emergency door The invention proposes a simple system, with small space requirement, without hinge arms or sealing skirt, while providing secure and effective opening. To achieve this, the invention provides a door opening by a lateral guidance defining an integrated doubling-back kinematics, towards the interior then the exterior of the fuselage. An opening system of an emergency door (1) is positioned in an aircraft fuselage (2), the door and the fuselage comprising respective frameworks (11, 21) extending opposite each other. According to the invention, the system comprises a control handle (5) for rotating, combined with a bolt/latch pair, and an opening mechanism (30) equipped, in the upper corner areas (Zs) of the door (1), with a pivoting lever (6) hinged on an upper edge of the fuselage (2) and provided with guide tracks interacting with the bulk/latch pair and with a door attachment fitting (12), upper and lower rollers mounted in the lateral framework of the door (11c) in connection with the guide tracks (20s, 20i) mounted in the opposing fuselage framework (21c), the upper guide tracks (20s) being inclined rising towards the interior of the cabin (I) and the lower guide tracks (20i) being curved.
US11198496B2	Fixed mount electric actuator for a marine steering system, and a propulsion unit comprising the same The propulsion unit comprises an electric actuator and a tiller coupled the electric actuator. The electric actuator includes a housing having a first end and second end. There is an output shaft fully received within the housing. The output shaft includes a coupling portion and a tiller is coupled the coupling portion of the output shaft such that such that a line of action of the actuator is in the same plane as the tiller.
US11198494B2	Methods and systems for controlling propulsion of a marine vessel to enhance proximity sensing in a marine environment A propulsion control system for a marine vessel includes a plurality of propulsion devices steerable to propel the marine vessel, at least one proximity sensor that determines a relative position of the marine vessel with respect to an object, wherein the at least one proximity sensor has a field of view (FOV). A controller is configured to identify a trigger condition for expanding the FOV of the at least one proximity sensor and control thrust and/or steering position of at least one of the plurality of propulsion devices to expand the FOV of the at least one proximity sensor by inducing a roll movement or a pitch movement of the marine vessel.
US11198492B2	Stabilization system for a watercraft Described herein is a system for stabilising a watercraft with a hull. The stabilising system comprises a stabilising fin fixed with respect to a shaft of the fin, a driving system comprising an electric motor with hollow shaft and a reduction gear with hollow shaft for turning the shaft of the fin, and a control system configured for receiving identification data on the roll of the watercraft and for driving the electric motor as a function of the roll. In particular, the casing of the driving system comprises a toroidal portion configured for being inserted in an opening of the hull, wherein the toroidal portion comprises features for fixing the casing to the hull. The reduction gear comprises an output connected to the shaft of the fin and an input. The electric motor is arranged in the toroidal portion and comprises a stator fixed with respect to the casing and a rotor connected to the input of the reduction gear, wherein the shaft of the fin passes through the electric motor and the reduction gear, and the electric motor is arranged between the reduction gear and the stabilising fin.
US11198478B2	Integrated tailgate hinge and striker assembly An integrated hinge and striker assembly is affixed to one of a first and second vertically aligned sidewalls of a motor vehicle for connecting a tailgate to the motor vehicle. The integrated hinge and striker assembly includes a hinge base, the hinge base being vertically aligned with a first end portion, a center portion, and a second end portion, a hinge extending from the first end portion of the hinge base, a striker extending from the second end portion of the hinge base, and wherein a vertical axis is defined parallel to the hinge base and running through the striker and the hinge. Integration ensures proper operation of a bi-directional hinge that allows the tailgate to be opened to one of two different open positions.
US11198476B2	Quarter panel bracket system for pillar assembly adjustment An apparatus and method, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a bracket system having a first portion fixed to a vehicle panel and a second portion that is moveable relative to the first portion for adjustment purposes. At least one first fastener holds the first and second portions together prior to assembly of the vehicle panel to a pillar. The at least one first fastener is loosened to adjust a position of the second portion relative to the pillar. At least one second fastener secures the second portion to the pillar subsequent to adjustment, and the at least one first fastener is tightened subsequent to adjustment to hold the vehicle panel in a desired position relative to the pillar.
US11198463B2	Foldable steering wheel assembly and steering apparatus comprising the same Embodiments may allow the steering wheel to be received in a vehicle body to secure a space for the driver's seat in autonomous driving mode and prevent the steering wheel from interfering with the driver's body, thereby allowing for the driver's comfortable movement while preventing the driver from intervening in steering.
US11198461B2	Dish collection and dispensing system A dish cart includes a top with a slot for receiving a lift arm that may be lifted up through the slot to raise or lower dishes. Lobe openings emanating from the slot receive lobes of a lift paddle secured to the lift arm. The cart may define a gap below the top for permitting insertion of the lift paddle and the lift arm. The cart may be adjusted to receive differently sized dishes by means of rails of different sizes or adjustable vanes. A dish drop station includes the lift arm and lift paddle and a lift mechanism for raising and lower the lift arm. The dish drop station may include a cart present sensor and include a lock for retaining the cart. The controller may be programmed to the lower the lift arm to an unlock position that disengages the cart lock.
US11198453B2	Systems and method for a traction system Examples for a traction system are provided. In one example, the traction system includes a nozzle coupled to an air source and configured to be selectively aimed toward a determined portion of a rail surface of a rail, and a conduit configured to supply pressurized air from the air source to the nozzle, the nozzle flexibly coupled thereto. The nozzle is configured for the aim of the nozzle to be controlled to change its aiming direction in response to a change in curvature of the rail, whereby a stream of air from the nozzle impacts the determined portion during movement of the vehicle through the curvature of the rail.
US11198451B2	High speed transportation with transporter enveloped by low pressure in running tube A high-speed transportation with a transporter enveloped by low pressure in running tube includes a running tube, a running rail, a carrier structure, a control system, a braking system and a driving system. The running tube is an extended tube structure enveloped by a tube wall. A plurality of one-way airflow windows are provided on the tube wall, and the direction of airflow passing through the plurality of one-way airflow windows are controllable. The driving system includes a blocking-type running drive structure, a running blocking structure and a blocking-type running pressure-reducing structure which are provided in the running tube and run along the running tube. The carrier structure is a compartment structure. A connecting structure includes a flexible telescopic connecting structure and a rigid non-telescopic connecting structure.
US11198449B2	Integrated urban mobility system An on-demand transport system is provided which includes a plurality of single-occupant transport devices and a fleet of autonomously driven service vehicles, each of which is adapted to carry at least one single-occupant transport device for its delivery or collection at a respective delivery or return site, following a request from a user. An electronic management system is designed to handle the fleet of service vehicles for delivery or collection of the single-occupant transport devices.
US11198448B2	Passenger support system A passenger support system includes a speaker, cameras, a vibrator, a seat switch, and a control device. The control device issues destination approach information by the speaker before the vehicle arrives at the destination based on results from comparing the current location information of the vehicle with the destination information of passenger. After issuing the destination approach information, the control device identifies the seat position based on the images captured by the cameras and performs awakening action by the vibrator at the seat corresponding to the specified seat position. The control device stops the awakening action by the vibrator when a stop operation is received from the seat switch.
US11198441B2	Vehicle control device This vehicle control device is provided with: a determination unit for determining whether proscribed conditions are satisfied, including the inability to determine that a longitudinal acceleration target value is fluctuating and the ability to determine that the longitudinal acceleration of a vehicle is fluctuating; and a cooperative control unit which, on the condition that it has been determined that the prescribed conditions are satisfied, performs a braking/driving cooperative process to hold a torque output from one of a driving torque generation device and a braking torque generation device at a value which is larger than the torque at the point in time at which the prescribed conditions were met, and adjusts the torque output from the other device through feedback control using the longitudinal acceleration target value and the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle.
US11198421B2	Method for adjusting brake pressures of a vehicle via control of a pressure control valve, brake system for carrying out the method and motor vehicle A method for adjusting brake pressures of a motor vehicle includes actuating, by a control unit, while taking into account determined dynamic state variables of wheels that are to be braked, a pressure control valve with an inlet valve for ventilating and with an outlet valve for venting the brake pressure line that is controlled by the pressure control valve. The control times of the outlet valve are determined depending on control of the inlet valve.
US11198418B2	Method and subsystem for controlling an autonomous braking system for a vehicle A control system for a subject vehicle includes an autonomous braking system, a forward monitoring sensor and a rearward monitoring sensor. The controller monitors a first speed of a first vehicle travelling in front of the subject vehicle and a second speed of a second vehicle travelling to the rear of the subject vehicle. A first gap-closing time is determined based upon the speed of the subject vehicle and the first speed of the first vehicle. A second gap-closing time is determined based upon the speed of the subject vehicle and the second speed of the second vehicle. The controller controls the speed of the subject vehicle based upon the first gap-closing time and the second gap-closing time when one of the first gap-closing time or the second gap-closing time is less than a first threshold time.
US11198417B2	Method for teaching switching parameters of a solenoid control valve in a braking system of a vehicle, and braking system A method for specifying switching parameters of a solenoid control valve in a braking system of a vehicle includes stipulating a test vehicle acceleration and ascertaining at least two test pulse sequences. The test pulse sequences are each ascertained on the basis of the stipulated test vehicle acceleration and on the basis of switching parameter default values for the respective solenoid control valve, and the test pulse sequences have actuation pulses and adjoining nonactuation pulses. During an actuation pulse an activation of the respective solenoid control valve and during a nonactuation pulse a deactivation of the respective solenoid control valve takes place. The method further includes actuating the respective solenoid control valve using the at least two test pulse sequences in order to cause at least two test braking operations, wherein the respective test pulse sequence causes an alteration of a braking pressure at a service brake.
US11198408B2	Control system for a terrain working vehicle having an operator protection apparatus Aspects hereof relate to a control system for a terrain working vehicle having an operator protection apparatus. In some aspects, the control system instructs and ceases an actuation of the operator protection apparatus to and between a raised position and a lowered position.
US11198407B2	Apparatus and method for determining rollover condition of vehicle An apparatus for determining a rollover condition of a vehicle may include: a rate sensing unit configured to sense one or more rates of a pitch rate PitchRate and a yaw rate YawRate of a vehicle and a roll rate RollRate_IN; an acceleration sensing unit configured to sense horizontal acceleration and vertical acceleration of the vehicle; a conversion unit configured to convert the horizontal acceleration and vertical acceleration into a pitch rate PitchRate_ACC and a yaw rate YawRate_ACC; a combination unit configured to calculate a pitch rate PitchRate_IN and a yaw rate YawRate_IN by combining the one or more rates with the pitch rate PitchRate_ACC and the yaw rate YawRate_ACC; and a determination unit configured to calculate a roll angle RollAngle, and determine whether the vehicle has rolled over, based on the roll rate RollRate_IN and the roll angle RollAngle.
US11198396B2	Vehicle with expandable space A vehicle with an expandable space, may include a fixed floor being a floor of the vehicle; a moving floor slidably inserted into the fixed floor, being slid inside or outside the vehicle by operation of a driving unit, and forming the expanding space outside the vehicle by forming an outside floor connected to the fixed floor when sliding out; and assistant wheel assemblies, each having an assistant wheel that comes in contact with the ground when deployed and that separates from the ground when stowed.
US11198394B2	Vehicle running board apparatus and retractable device thereof The present disclosure relate to a vehicle running board apparatus and a retractable device thereof. In some embodiments, a retractable device includes a running board holder and an arm assembly. The running board holder has a connecting portion, and the arm assembly is configured to drive the running board holder to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The arm assembly includes a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a first end and a second end. The second end of the first arm is pivotally connected to the connecting portion of the running board holder. The second arm has a first end and a second end. The second end of the second arm is pivotally connected to the connecting portion of the running board holder. The second end of at least one of the first arm or the second arm straddles the connecting portion.
US11198389B1	Systems and methods for detecting and reducing distracted driving A method includes receiving, with one or more processors, biometric information of a first user. The method also includes determining, with the one or more processors, whether there is an indication that the first user is distracted based on the biometric information. The method further includes receiving, with the one or more processors, vehicle speed information. The method also includes determining, with the one or more processors, whether there is an indication that the first user is driving based on the vehicle speed information. The method further includes in response to determining that the first user is distracted and that the first user is driving, instructing, with the one or more processors, a mobile device associated with the first user to contact a second user or a call center.
US11198385B2	Trailer and housing system A housing and trailer system comprising a trailer and a housing. The housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing and may be positioned on friction-reducing members that reduce friction between the housing and trailer. The reduction of friction facilitates the housing to slide more efficiently on the trailer. A safety lever and linkage system operates to safely move roof support structures and raise/lower the upper housing. An adjustable cargo system is attached to a roof on the housing. The adjustable cargo system is adjustable to receive and/or secure different sizes of cargo.
US11198383B2	Inflatable bag-assisted lift frame for vehicle Lift frames for a vehicle in this disclosure may include a frame body on a top portion of a frame, the frame body extending from a first end to a second end; a lift mechanism moveable with respect to the first end of the frame body, the lift mechanism comprising: a lift body having a first end and a second end, a lifting surface on the first end of the lift body and the second end of the lift body being positioned so as to be movable with respect to the first end of the frame body, wherein the lifting surface is positioned to engage an underside of a cargo container when placed on an upper side of the frame body; and an inflatable air bag having an upper side and a lower side and mounted on the lower side to a platform positioned on the frame beneath the lift body, wherein the inflatable air bag is connected on the upper side thereof to a mounting surface attached to the lift body; and a source of compressed air in fluid communication with the inflatable air bag. Such lift frames may include one or more such lift mechanisms associated with the compressed air source and the lift frames may be used to load and unload cargo containers locked and supported by the lift frames in transit and unlocked and detached from the lift frames when delivered in an easy and safe manner.
US11198381B2	Multipurpose tray for vehicles A vehicle is disclosed that includes: a first (e.g., front) passenger seating area having a console; a second (e.g., rear) passenger seating area that is located rearwardly of the first passenger seating area; a floorpan that extends beneath the first and second passenger seating areas; and a multipurpose tray that is configured for removable connection to the floorpan. The floorpan includes an access port extending therethrough that is located generally adjacent to the console. The multipurpose tray is configured to conceal the access port, and defines at least one compartment that is configured to receive personal effects.
US11198378B1	Double-deck passenger vehicle A conventional passenger vehicle has a lower deck and an upper deck on both sides of its aisle to double its seating areas. Each deck has ceiling and seat heights about the same as that in sedans, and hence without substantially increasing the vehicle height. Both decks are divided into seating sections with partition walls, and in a seating section each deck contains only a row of power reclining seats. Each seat has a power footrest mounted separately on the partition wall in front of the seat for sitting comfort and forming a bed with the seat. The footrest can also be placed to higher elevations to use as a table for eating or working. The footrest is stored vertically to allow more leg room for the seat. In some section of the vehicle each seating section may mount two rows of sitting-only seats to increase the vehicle capacity.
US11198375B2	Vehicle, vehicle control system, vehicle control method A vehicle includes a battery pack including a secondary battery and a first control device, a second control device provided separately from the battery pack, and a converter. The converter is configured to select a conversion formula from options depending on a situation and use the selected conversion formula to convert at least one of a first current upper limit value and a second current upper limit value into at least one of a first power upper limit value and a second power upper limit value.
US11198369B2	Power supply apparatus A power supply apparatus acquires peripheral information regarding whether a living body is present outside a vehicle near a power supplying unit, during power supply to the vehicle. The power supply apparatus acquires in-vehicle information regarding whether a living body is present inside the vehicle, during power supply to the vehicle. The power supply apparatus restricts supplied electric power when in-vehicle information indicating that a living body is present inside the vehicle is acquired or when peripheral information indicating that a living body is present near the power supplying unit is acquired. The power supply apparatus changes a restriction amount of the supplied electric power when at least either of in-vehicle information indicating that a living body is present inside the vehicle or peripheral information indicating that a living body is present near the power supplying unit is acquired, compared to that when neither piece of information is acquired.
US11198365B2	Electrified vehicle and method for gradually adjusting displayed state of charge This disclosure relates to an electrified vehicle and a method for gradually adjusting a displayed state of charge. An exemplary electrified vehicle includes a battery, a display configured to display a state of charge of the battery, and a controller configured to adjust the displayed state of charge such that the displayed state of charge gradually converges to an estimated state of charge of the battery.
US11198364B2	Disposition structure of display for vehicle A pair of outside view displays that are provided on an instrument panel, are located outside a steering in a vehicle width direction, and display captured outside view images and displays that are provided inside the outside view displays in the vehicle width direction and have display regions from a driver seat to a front passenger seat are provided, and the outside view displays are provided so as to face the inside in the vehicle width direction and are disposed such that inner ends of the outside view displays are located on a front side of the vehicle relative to closer left and right ends of the displays.
US11198358B2	Motor vehicle drive device A motor vehicle drive apparatus includes a device configured to connect an internal combustion engine to an electromechanical energy converter, and first and second drive trains. The second drivetrain is arranged parallel to the first drivetrain in relation to torque transmission between the electromechanical energy converter and the internal combustion engine. The first drivetrain has a one-way clutch which is set up in such a manner that torque is transmittable via the first drivetrain from the electromechanical energy converter to the internal combustion engine during starting of the internal combustion engine. The second drivetrain has a speed-sensitive clutch which in a first state is open until a first speed threshold is reached, so that in the first state no torque is transmittable with the second drivetrain from the internal combustion engine to the electromechanical energy converter. The speed-sensitive clutch is closed from the crossing of this first speed threshold.
US11198349B2	Antimicrobial treatment for HVAC systems A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system may comprise an evaporator core including an upstream inlet face in which humid air is received, a downstream outlet face from which dehumidified air is discharged, and a plurality of air-contacting surfaces extending between the inlet and outlet faces. In one form, an antimicrobial coating may be formed on the air-contacting surfaces of the evaporator core. The antimicrobial coating may comprise an ionic material having immobilized ionic groups of one type of charge and mobile counterions of another type of charge. The mobile counterions may be ionically associated with the immobilized ionic groups. In another form, an ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED) may be used to direct UV light onto the air-contacting surfaces of the evaporator core.
US11198345B2	Method and apparatus for cooling and heating in a vehicle According to some embodiments, there is provided an air conditioning system for a vehicle. The vehicle may be a locomotive. The air conditioning system includes a combination module for mounting in or on a vehicle. The combination module includes a condenser coil and a compressor assembly. The compressor assembly includes an electric motor. The combination module may be mounted to cover a hole in an outer wall or floor of the vehicle, such that air enters the hole ventilates the condenser coil. The system also includes at least one air handler for mounting in a cab of the vehicle, remote from combination module. Each air handler comprises a respective evaporator coil. A combination module including a compressor assembly is also provided. A method for installing the combination module is also provided.
US11198343B2	Amphibious vehicle To enlarge a collapsible flap and store the collapsible flap appropriately. In an amphibious vehicle (1) in which a flap (13) which receives lift from water in water navigation is provided to be deployable and storable at a front side in a travel direction of a vehicle body (11), the flap (13) includes a lower flap (21) which is stored to come close to a front surface (11a) of the vehicle body (11) and an upper flap (22) which is stored to come close to an upper surface (11b) of the vehicle body (11), and at least one of the lower flap (21) and the upper flap (22) includes a first flap member (31) and a second flap member (32) and is configured such that a flap length (L13) in a direction orthogonal to a vehicle width direction is variable.
US11198341B2	Trailer detection and autonomous hitching A method for autonomously maneuvering a tow vehicle. The method includes receiving images from one or more cameras positioned on a back portion of the tow vehicle and receiving sensor data from an inertial measurement unit supported by the tow vehicle. The method also includes determining a pixel-wise intensity difference between a current received image and a previous received image. The method includes determining a camera pose and a trailer pose with respect to a world coordinate system. The camera pose and the trailer pose are based on the images, the sensor data, and the pixel-wise intensity difference. The method includes determining a tow vehicle path based on the camera pose and the trailer pose. The method also includes instructing a drive system supported by the tow vehicle to autonomously maneuver along the tow vehicle path in a reverse direction causing the tow vehicle to hitch with the trailer.
US11198339B2	Apparatus for detecting and checking defects on a tire at the end of a production process An apparatus for detecting and checking defects on a tire at the end of a production process, the apparatus comprising a workstation comprising a workbench comprising a rotating table for supporting a tire; a profilometer; a high-resolution color linear camera for scanning outer surfaces of tire tread and tire shoulders; mechanical supports for the profilometer and color linear camera; a data processor for storing and processing data detected by the profilometer and the color linear camera means, for providing a three-dimensional model of a tire, and for management of a database including parameters referring to surface characteristics of defect-free tires; an interface for facilitating interaction between an operator and the apparatus; wherein the profilometer and the color linear camera are configured to operate simultaneously and perform a full scan of all the profiles of inner and outer surfaces of a tire while the tire is in rotation at a controlled speed on the rotating table; and wherein the data processor is adapted to define and classify defects detected, by comparing parameters detected by the profilometer and the color linear camera to at least one corresponding parameter of a defect-free tire of a same type as a tire being tested.
US11198338B2	Device for determining a rotational speed and a vibration of a wheel end of a vehicle A device for determining a rotational speed and a vibration of a wheel end of a vehicle, in particular a truck, is disclosed. The device includes a single sensor measuring a signal during a rotation of the wheel end. The sensor is arranged at the wheel end, and a determination unit for determining the rotational speed and the vibration of the wheel end using the signal of the single sensor is provided.
US11198335B2	Integrated-sensor valve apparatus An assembly (8) for a central tire inflation system includes a housing having a first end and a second end. The housing defines a fluid conduit disposed through the first and second ends. The assembly also includes one or more sensors (205, 210) having a portion disposed in the fluid conduit. Further, a power source (245) is in electrical communication with the sensor. The assembly additionally includes a kinetic energy device (220) in electrical communication with the power source. The kinetic energy device may comprise a magnet (255) sliding on a guide (265). As an alternative, the kinetic energy device may comprise a turbine (275).
US11198333B2	Tire for two-wheeled automotive vehicle In a tire 2, each of sidewalls 6 includes a first layer 36 disposed axially outward of a corresponding one of beads 8, and a second layer 38 extending outward from the first layer 36 in a radial direction. When Pc represents a position of an axially outer end of an interface between a carcass 10 and the sidewall 6, an outer end 40 of the first layer 36 is disposed radially inward of the position Pc. A hardness H1 of the first layer 36 is greater than a hardness H2 of the second layer 38. A ratio (H2/H1) of the hardness H2 to the hardness H1 is preferably not less than 0.70 and preferably not greater than 0.95.
US11198331B2	Tyre A tyre comprises a tread portion comprising a first tread edge and a second tread edge, and the tread portion is provided with a plurality of oblique grooves. The plurality of the oblique grooves includes a first oblique groove and a second oblique groove. Each of the first oblique grooves and the second oblique grooves has an open end and a terminating end, and a first steeply-inclined portion positioned on a side of the open end, a second steeply-inclined portion positioned on a side of the terminating end, and a mildly-inclined portion positioned between them. The second steeply-inclined portion includes a part in which an angle thereof with respect to a tyre circumferential direction is gradually decreased as it goes toward the terminating end.
US11198330B2	Tire A tire includes a tread portion being divided into four land portions by one circumferentially extending crown main groove and two circumferentially extending shoulder main grooves arranged one on each side of the crown main groove. The four land portions include two crown land portions disposed one on each side of the crown main groove. Each of the crown land portions is provided with first crown lateral grooves each extending from the crown main groove and terminating within the crown land portion and second crown lateral grooves each extending from the adjacent shoulder main groove and terminating within the crown land portion. In each of the crown land portion, the first crown lateral grooves and the second crown lateral grooves extend at least to an axial center location of the crown land portions.
US11198325B2	Impact tool An impact tool comprises: a casing; a rotating hammer arranged in the casing and rotatable by a motor; a rotating interface element arranged in the casing and rotatable by the hammer by a series of impacts; an output shaft rotating around a rotation axis, the output shaft having a proximal end fixed to the interface element and a distal end protruding from the casing, the distal end ending with a connecting element for removable connection to an outer mechanical adaptor; a unit of measurement arranged for obtaining torque of the output shaft by a torque sensor mounted to the output shaft, the unit of measurement comprising a fixed measuring assembly mounted integrally to the casing and a rotating measuring assembly mounted so as to rotate integrally with the rotating output shaft; the fixed measuring assembly being configured to generate a supply signal and transmit the supply signal to the rotating measuring assembly to supply electrically the rotating measuring assembly; the rotating measuring assembly being configured to detect a measuring signal indicating the torque and condition the measuring signal in order to be able to send the measuring signal to the fixed measuring assembly; in which the fixed measuring assembly and the rotating measuring assembly comprise electronic devices that execute a two-directional communication in contactless mode by magnetic coupling between the fixed measuring assembly and the rotating measuring assembly, the communication being configured to supply magnetically the torque sensor and permit transmission of the measuring signal conditioned by the rotating measuring assembly to the fixed measuring assembly.
US11198320B2	Nesting paint tray and paint bucket system, paint tray, and paint tray liner A nesting paint bucket and tray system includes a paint bucket and a paint tray. The paint bucket has an open upper end with an upper edge defined around the open upper end and a receptacle for holding paint. The paint tray has a depth that is less than the depth of the paint bucket and has an upper edge that is shaped and sized to seat on the upper edge of the paint bucket to permit the paint tray to nest inside the paint bucket. The upper edge of the paint tray supports the weight of the paint tray and any paint inside the tray. The paint tray provides an elevated work surface relative to a paint level in the paint bucket. A tool storage receptacle and a gripping portion for a paint tray is also disclosed.
US11198318B2	Methods for manufacturing panels and panel obtained thereby A method may be provided for manufacturing coated panels of the type including at least a substrate and a top layer with a motif. The top layer may be provided on the substrate. The method may involve providing a synthetic material layer on the substrate. A relief may be provided on the surface of said synthetic material layer provided on the substrate. The relief may include a pattern of recesses. The pattern may be at least partially determined by at least one print that is applied by inkjet printing. The relief may be obtained by printing a mask directly on or in the synthetic material layer. After providing the mask, the synthetic material layer may be cured. The mask may provide for selective curing of the synthetic material layer, such that the synthetic material layer is not solidified or solidified at a lesser extent in correspondence of the mask. The not solidified or less solidified portions of the synthetic material layer may be removed by performing a material-removing treatment on the synthetic material layer thereby obtaining the relief.
US11198310B2	Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus, a carriage mounts a recording head for discharging droplets, and moves in a main scan direction. A guide member slidably guides the carriage. An encoder scale is arranged along the main scan direction. An encoder sensor reads the encoder scale. The carriage includes a head mounting part for mounting the recording head, and a sensor attaching part for attaching the encoder sensor. The sensor attaching part is provided so as to be extended from the head mounting part. The encoder scale is arranged at a location which the encoder sensor can read. A partition member is provided to separate the head mounting part from the sensor attaching part in the carriage. The head mounting part is arranged in a first space, and the sensor attaching part and the encoder scale are arranged in a second space separated from the first apace by the partition member.
US11198304B2	Image-recording device having tank in communication with cartridge held by mount body In an image-recording device, a mount body detachably holds a cartridge. The cartridge has a first chamber configured to store consumable therein. A tank is in communication with the cartridge, and the tank has a second chamber. Consumable in the first chamber is capable of moving into the second chamber. A controller determines whether a residual quantity of consumable stored in the first chamber of the cartridge held by the mount body is lower than or equal to a prescribed threshold. The controller expands, when a specific condition is satisfied, a maximum quantity of consumable up to which consumable is capable of being stored in the second chamber. The specific condition includes a first condition that the residual quantity of consumable stored in the first chamber is higher than the prescribed threshold, and a second condition that information notifying that the cartridge is to be replaced is received.
US11198301B2	Printing fluid supplies with displays A print supply to connect to a printing device to provide a print material to the printing device that includes a machine and human readable print material gauge system, that includes an integrated circuit including a data interface to transfer print material level information describing a level of print material within the print supply and a display to represent the level of print material within the print supply.
US11198295B2	Piezoelectric printing device with outer surface electrode layer A piezoelectric printing device includes a substrate and a piezoelectric plate. A pair of staggered rows of drop ejectors is disposed along a row direction on the substrate. Each drop ejector includes a nozzle in fluid communication with a pressure chamber that is bounded by side walls. The piezoelectric plate has a first surface that is proximate to the pressure chambers. An electrode layer is disposed on an opposing outer second surface of the piezoelectric plate. The electrode layer includes a signal line corresponding to each drop ejector in the pair of staggered rows, and at least one common ground bus connected to ground traces that are aligned over the side walls of each pressure chamber. Each signal line leads to a corresponding signal input pad that is disposed between the staggered rows. The common ground bus extends along the row direction and leads to a ground return pad.
US11198292B2	Print head and printing method A print head includes a capillary around an axis of symmetry for a liquid to be printed, the capillary adjoining at least one elastic element and having a nozzle opening which opens into a prechamber. The prechamber has an outlet opening aligned with the nozzle opening of the capillary in its axial orientation of the axis of symmetry and at least one inlet opening for a guide gas. The at least one elastic element forms a guide for the capillary in its axial orientation only. A feed for the liquid to be printed is provided in the capillary. A mechanical oscillation system is provided that includes the at least one elastic element and the capillary with the liquid contained therein. An actuator with a mechanical or magnetic force interaction with the oscillation system is further provided.
US11198290B2	Printing apparatus, control method, and storage medium An object of the present invention is to bring a print head into a liquid ejectable state while reducing waste ink. The present invention is a printing apparatus including: a tank in which liquid is stored; a print head that comprises an ejection port surface on which an ejection port is formed, the ejection port ejecting the liquid which is supplied from the tank; a cap mechanism that caps the ejection port surface of the print head; a timer that counts a time during which the ejection port surface is capped; and a circulation unit configured to circulate the liquid in a circulation path including the tank and the print head, and in a case where the timer counts a predetermined time, the circulation unit circulates the liquid.
US11198279B2	Oriented polypropylene film with improved blocking resistance The present disclosure is directed to a film formulation that resulted in a substantially non-migratory cold seal release film with improved blocking resistance. Specifically, the multilayered biaxially oriented polypropylene film can include a core layer of polypropylene homopolymer; a first outer layer on one side of the core layer that can be suitable for sealing, printing, or coating; and a second outer layer on the opposite side of the core layer that is a blocking resistant layer comprising thermoplastic polymers which reduce blocking tendency.
US11198278B2	Multi-laminate plastic carrier plate and method for the production thereof The present disclosure relates to a multi-laminate plastic carrier plate having a plurality N of A-B-A layer sequences, wherein the A layer includes a first thermoplastic resin and the B layer includes a second thermoplastic resin, and wherein the first thermoplastic resin is a virgin plastic and the second plastic is a recycled plastic, and wherein 250≥N≥2, preferably 200≥N≥3, preferably 125≥N≥4, still more preferably 100≥N≥5.
US11198277B2	Wooden decorative board, method for manufacturing the same, and molded article with wooden decorative board A wooden decorative board includes: an uneven board made of natural wood and including a plurality of uneven portions provided on a surface due to xylem vessels; and a hard coat layer or a protective layer having uneven portions different in size provided on a surface of the uneven board, wherein concave portions and a plurality of concave portions smaller than the concave portions are provided on a surface of the hard coat layer or the protective layer.
US11198268B2	Device and method for removing a box from a chuck The present invention relates to a device for removing a box or box part with a polygonal section from a chuck (51) comprising an upper face (511), an application face (510) interconnected by lateral faces and an end face (514), a chuck whereon the box has been previously formed from a blank (1). It comprises a plate (64) comprising first gripping means and translatably movable between a deployed position wherein the plate is near the end face (514) of the chuck whereon the lateral flaps (16a to 16d) are intended to be folded and folded position wherein the plate (64) is away from the chuck (51). The chuck (51) itself is movable between a first forming position wherein the outer cross-section thereof corresponds to the inner cross-section of the box or box part and a second retracted position wherein the outer cross-section thereof is smaller than the inner cross-section of the box or box part.
US11198266B2	Process and plant for building green tyres for vehicle wheels There are disclosed a plant and a process for building different types of green tyres, the process comprising: a) building a carcass structure of a green tyre; b) building a crown structure of a green tyre; wherein at least one between the building of the carcass structure and the building of the crown structure comprises: c) providing at least one first feeding unit of a first elementary semi-finished product and one second feeding unit of a second elementary semi-finished product, the at least one first and one second elementary semi-finished products being different to one another; d) building at least one portion of a structural component of the tyre being processed starting from at least one of the first and second elementary semi-finished products, in one work station fed by the first and second feeding units of the first and second elementary semi-finished products.
US11198265B2	Lift-off method by means of jetting A method for structured coating of a surface of a substrate. The surface includes spaced optical elements and at least partially metallic elements provided adjacent the optical elements. After the application of the method, the optical elements should be completely covered with the coating, whereas at least some of the metallic elements should not be coated on the major part of their surface. The method includes: a) providing the substrate with the spaced optical elements and metallic elements; b) applying a sacrificial material to at least some of the metallic elements to form sacrificial spots; c) coating the surface of the substrate with a layer system; and d) detaching the sacrificial spots from the substrate, wherein the regions of the layer system on the sacrificial spots are also detached from the substrate. The application of the sacrificial material is carried out at least partially by jetting.
US11198258B2	Method and device for anchoring an insert in a structure by using a vibration device A device for joining material by anchoring an insert comprising a first material in a structure comprising a second material is provided. The first material is solid and comprises thermoplastic properties and the second material is solid and is penetrable by the first material when in a liquefied state. The device comprises a vibration device being configured to transmit vibrations to said insert to cause at least partial liquefaction thereof and being arranged to move, relative to said structure, along an insertion direction (ID) to insert said insert at least partly into said structure, a contact sensor being connected to the vibration device and being adapted to move together with the vibration device along the insertion direction (ID), the contact sensor having a sensor body being adapted to detect contact with said structure. A controller is further connected to the contact sensor and adapted for receiving a contact signal from the contact sensor indicating that the sensor body has come into contact with said structure.
US11198256B2	Machine for welding workpieces made of plastic materials Machine for welding workpieces made of plastic materials of the type comprising: two workpiece-carrying fixtures each provided with a template having a recess adapted to accommodate a respective plastic workpiece to be welded; a moving assembly adapted to selectively couple and press the two workpiece-carrying fixtures to/against each other, so as to tighten the plastic workpieces housed in the templates one against the other; a vibrating member which is adapted to vibrate on command a first workpiece-carrying fixture; automatic piece locking means adapted to selectively lock/immobilise the plastic workpiece to be welded inside the template of the first workpiece-carrying fixture; and an electronic control unit adapted to drive/control said automatic piece locking means.
US11198243B2	Method and apparatus for forming final-shaped containers using liquid to be contained therein A method, system, and preform for liquid forming of the preform into a final-shaped container using the liquid to be contained in the final-shaped container. The preform undergoes a stretching step to a size less than the size of a base of the final-shaped container, before being relocated and stretched to the final shape by the liquid. A stretch rod sealably connects with an interior surface of the preform to partially isolate a gate portion of the preform. The isolation is effected by a portion of the inner surface of the preform extending inwardly, or by a deformable member on the stretch rod which can selectively extend outwardly to contact the interior surface of the preform. The stretch rod includes a selectively heatable tip to heat the gate portion of the preform. The gate portion of the preform includes inner, outer, and core layers which comprise a material configured to affect the thermal properties of the gate portion.
US11198242B2	Extruder An extruder has a barrel extending from a feed inlet end to an extruder outlet end. The barrel has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a wall thickness between the inner and outer surfaces. The extruder also has at least one heating member positioned provided on the barrel; a screw drive motor drivingly connected to a rotatably mounted screw positioned within the barrel, whereby the screw is rotatable at various revolutions per minute (RPM); and a controller is operably connected to the screw drive motor to adjust the RPM of the screw based upon a temperature of material passing through and/or being extruded from the barrel. Methods for operating an extruder filling a mold are also provided.
US11198241B2	Mineral-filled polymer articles and methods of forming same Mineral-filled polymer compositions and methods of forming such polymer compositions into a thermally stable article are provided. Methods of forming a polymeric article include providing a polymer composition comprising a crystallizable polymer, a mineral filler in an amount of more than about 15 wt-% based on the total weight of the polymer composition, and an impact modifier, wherein the polymer composition is at a temperature less than a crystallization temperature of the crystallizable polymer. The methods further include disposing the polymer composition in a mold, forming the polymer composition into an article within the mold, and releasing the article from the mold. The methods can include thermoforming the polymer composition in a mold, or injection molding the polymer composition in a molten form in a mold.
US11198229B2	Hair clippers with flexing electrically adjustable blades A flex clipper provides a feature to help the cutting blade set float more effortlessly by adjusting automatically to the contours of a client's head to prevent getting stuck and causing cuts and irritation to the scalp. The hair clippers preferably also uses a self-contained motor-driven adjustment mechanism to adjust the relative position of the stationary and reciprocating blades of a common type of blade set. Two momentary switches operable by the thumb of the hand holding the clipper afford a barber total automatic adjustment with the clipper itself in an on or off condition.
US11198228B2	Knife with integrated blade snapper A knife includes a body, and a blade slider slidably mounted within the body, the blade slider configured to hold and slidably move a blade relative to the body. The knife further includes a blade snapper pivotally coupled to the body, positioned such that when the blade slider selectively positions the blade to be engaged by the blade snapper, pivotal movement of the blade snapper imparts a force on a blade segment of the blade to detach the blade segment from the blade.
US11198227B2	Adjustable ballast system and method for same A testing system configured to determine at least one physical characteristic of a work piece. The testing system includes an effector frame having an effector interface configured for coupling with a manipulator assembly. The effector frame includes at least one torque sensor. A ballast bracket is configured for coupling between the at least one torque sensor and the work piece. The ballast bracket includes a sensor interface coupled with the at least one torque sensor, and at least one work piece latch configured for coupling with the work piece. A movable ballast assembly is coupled with the ballast bracket, and includes a counter ballast movably coupled with the ballast bracket and movable relative to the at least one torque sensor. A ballast actuator coupled with the counter ballast is configured to move the counter ballast relative to the at least one torque sensor.
US11198209B1	Pocket insert removal tool and method An inventive tool enables easy removal of label media from tight spaces, such as removal of a spine or cover label from the label pocket of a notebook binder. The tool is generally flat, skinny, and long and has an adhesive capture end and a handle end. The adhesive capture end utilizes a low- to medium-tack pressure sensitive adhesive to capture the entrapped label media when the tool is inserted into the pocket. Modes of providing a pressure sensitive adhesive end include spray application and double- and single-coated films and other media.
US11198199B2	Method for producing a sheet metal blank The invention relates to a method to produce a metal blank with a predetermined contour, with the following steps: continuously moving the metal strip in a transport direction x; concurrently removing material from the surface of a top of a metal strip in at least one predetermined surface section by ablation by means of a first laser that is a component of a first removal device, and then concurrently cutting the metal strip along a cutting path corresponding to the contour of the metal blank by means of at least one second laser that is a component of a cutting device provided downstream of the first removal device; the surface section of an upstream metal blank being produced simultaneously with the cutting of a downstream metal blank.
US11198193B2	Laser processing systems and associated methods of use and manufacture Systems and methods for laser processing systems and associated methods for using and manufacturing such systems are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a laser processing system includes a controller, a laser source, a material support, and a beam delivery subsystem operably coupled to the controller. The beam delivery subsystem comprises an optical carriage assembly configured to receive and modify a laser beam from the laser source, and direct the laser beam toward a material to be processed carried by the material support. The optical carriage assembly is further configured to focus the laser beam within a material processing field to obtain an adjustable power density within a material processing plane and achieve an optimal selected condition for the material to be processed.
US11198192B2	Welding or additive manufacturing dual wire drive system A welding or additive manufacturing wire drive system includes a first drive roll having a first annular groove, a second drive roll having a second annular groove, a first welding wire located between the drive rolls in the annular grooves, and a second welding wire located between the drive rolls in the annular grooves. A biasing member biases the first drive roll toward the second drive roll to force the first welding wire to contact the second welding wire. The first welding wire contacts each of a first sidewall portion of the first annular groove, a first sidewall portion of the second annular groove, and the second welding wire. The second welding wire contacts each of a second sidewall portion of the first annular groove, a second sidewall portion of the second annular groove, and the first welding wire. The drive rolls rotate in opposite directions thereby moving the welding wires through the wire drive system.
US11198175B2	Arcuate seed casting method A casting method includes: forming a seed, the seed having a first end and a second end, the forming including bending a seed precursor; placing the seed second end in contact or spaced facing relation with a chill plate; contacting the first end with molten material; and cooling and solidifying the molten material so that a crystalline structure of the seed propagates into the solidifying material. The forming further included reducing a thickness of the seed proximate the first end relative to a thickness of the seed proximate the second end.
US11198169B2	Blow molding device capable of continuous processing The present invention relates to a blow molding device including: a heating unit which is configured to heat a molding material; and molds between which the molding material is loaded and molded, in which the heating unit includes: an infrared lamp configured to emit infrared rays, a reflective mirror configured to concentrate the infrared rays emitted from the infrared lamp; and a light transmitting body configured to transmit the infrared rays concentrated by the reflective mirror to the molding material, and in which the molds mold the molding material by using gas pressures applied to surfaces of the molding material heated to a predetermined temperature by the infrared rays transmitted from the light transmitting body.
US11198152B2	Method of lining an inner surface of a tubular and system for doing same A method of lining an inner surface of a tubular with a polymer, includes positioning a polymer injecting head within the tubular, forming an annular space between the injecting head and an inner surface of the tubular, injecting polymer through the injecting head into the annular space, and moving the polymer injecting head longitudinally relative to the tubular while injecting polymer.
US11198148B1	Dispenser assembly and method for manufacturing the dispenser assembly A dispenser assembly having a plunger and a housing is provided. The plunger has an inner plunger portion and an outer plunger portion disposed concentrically around the inner plunger portion. The housing has an inner tubular housing wall, an outer tubular housing wall, and first and second outlet members. The outer tubular housing wall is disposed concentrically around the inner tubular housing wall. The inner tubular housing wall defines a first interior region therein, and the inner tubular housing wall and the outer tubular housing wall define a second interior region therebetween. The first and second outlet members fluidly communicate with the first and second interior regions, respectively. The inner plunger portion is slidably received in the first interior region. The outer plunger portion is slidably received in the second interior region.
US11198147B2	Liquid photocurable adhesive coating device and method A liquid photocurable adhesive coating device, a method for coating a liquid photocurable adhesive with a liquid photocurable adhesive coating device, and a method for coating a liquid photocurable adhesive are provided. The liquid photocurable adhesive coating device, including: a coating head, configured to coat a liquid photocurable adhesive; a precuring light source, fixed on the coating head and configured to precure the liquid photocurable adhesive coated by the coating head while the coating head is coating the liquid photocurable adhesive.
US11198146B2	Automatic adjustable showerhead A showerhead structure that includes a spherical member having an internal fluid passage that extends in a longitudinal direction, a pivot assembly, and a showerhead assembly. The pivot assembly includes a sleeve encircling a first portion of the spherical member with a first gap between at least a part of the sleeve and the first portion; a locating ring encircling a second portion of the spherical member with a second gap between at least a part of the locating ring and the second portion; and a gasket disposed between the sleeve and the locating ring in the longitudinal direction, wherein a portion of the gasket contacts the spherical member. The showerhead assembly is freely rotatable relative to and about the spherical member through the pivot assembly, so that the showerhead automatically adjusts to a horizontal position due to gravity.
US11198144B1	Riser assemblies with pass-through utility conduits Described are riser assemblies suitable for use with fluid dispensers. The assemblies include a container partially circumscribing a reservoir configured to contain a pressurized fluid, the container having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet disposed therethrough. The assemblies may further include a signal processor situateable outside the container that is configured to receive a signal. The signal processor may be operatively connectable to a control valve that is operatively connectable to the fluid dispenser. The control valve may be configured to selectively control expulsion of the fluid through the fluid dispenser in response to the signal received by the signal processor. Embodiments of the riser assemblies include a utility conduit disposed at least partially within the reservoir and configured to enable secondary use of a resource from within the riser assembly and/or to accommodate transport and securing of the riser assemblies for use.
US11198139B2	Analyte detection methods and apparatus using dielectrophoresis and electroosmosis Methods and apparatus for detection and/or identification of analytes including bacteria using dielectrophoresis and electroosmotic traps. Switching between different frequencies of an applied electric field results in movement of the analyte between dielectrophoresis and electroosmotic trapping states. The use of edge-based sensing techniques enables the use of electrodes with a larger form factor than nanowire sensors. Signal modulation based on analyte contact with the electrode edge is also described.
US11198134B2	System and method for separating materials using stirring motion, stratification, and vertical motion A cyclonic separation and materials processing method and system is presented in which materials entry at one end and which is arranged so that the materials that enter will be given a tangential velocity component as they enter. Specific embodiments include a three-dimensional sorting system with the use of an outward centrifugal motion and up/down (or vertical) motion flow of water or other media, which can be thought of as “a three-dimensional separation”.
US11198129B2	Devices and methods for sample analysis Integrated devices that include a sample preparation component integrated with a detection component are disclosed. The sample preparation component may be a digital microfluidics module or a surface acoustic wave module which modules are used for combing a sample droplet with a reagent droplet and for performing additional sample preparation step leading to a droplet that contains beads/particles/labels that indicate presence or absence of an analyte of interest in the sample. The beads/particles/labels may be detected by moving the droplet to the detection component of the device, which detection component includes an array of wells. Additonal analyte detection devices configured to operate an analyte detection chip to prepare a test sample and to detect an analyte related signal from the prepared test sample in the analyte detection chip are disclosed. The analyte detection chip may include a digital microfluidics (DMF) region and an analyte detection region which may overlap or may be spatially separated. The analyte detection device may be configured for detection of analyte by an optical or electrochemical means operably connected with an analyte detection chip inserted into the device.
US11198121B1	Flow cell systems and devices Flow cell devices, cartridges, and systems are described that provide reduced manufacturing complexity, lowered consumable costs, and flexible system throughput for nucleic acid sequencing and other chemical or biological analysis applications. The flow cell device can include a capillary flow cell device or a microfluidic flow cell device.
US11198115B2	Sequential impregnation for noble metal alloy formation Methods are provided for forming noble metal catalysts comprising both platinum and a second Group VIII metal, such as palladium, with improved aromatic saturation activity. Instead of impregnating a catalyst with both platinum and another Group VIII metal at the same time, a sequential impregnation can be used, with the Group VIII metal being impregnated prior to platinum. It has been discovered that by forming a Group VIII metal-impregnated catalyst first, and then impregnating with platinum, the distribution of platinum throughout the catalyst can be improved. The improved distribution of platinum can result in a catalyst with enhanced aromatic saturation activity relative to a catalyst with a similar composition formed by simultaneous impregnation.
US11198098B2	Spiral wound module assembly including integrated pressure monitoring A spiral wound module assembly including: a plurality of spiral wound modules aligned within a pressure vessel with a first module located adjacent the first end and a second module located adjacent the second end, a flow plate including opposing first and second sides positioned within the pressure vessel between the first spiral wound module and the first end of the pressure vessel with the first side facing the first spiral wound module and the second side facing the first end, and wherein the flow plate includes a plurality of holes passing from the first side to the second side which create a pressure drop in fluid passing from the first spiral wound module and the closer of the feed inlet port and concentrate outlet port; and a differential pressure sensor adapted to measure differences in pressure between fluid located on the opposing sides of the flow plate.
US11198087B2	Collection device, collection method, and fibrous feedstock recycling device Technology improving the effect of cleaning a filter by a high pressure air current is provided. A first dust collector 27 has a housing into which a gas carrying capture material is carried; a filter 240 having a filter element 305 that captures the capture material, and an opening 305b from which air passing through the filter element 305 flows out; and an injector having a nozzle with an injection opening that injects a gas, moves the nozzle to a position in contact with the opening, and injects the gas from the injection opening 305b when the nozzle is in contact with the opening 305b.
US11198086B2	Systems and methods of employing HEPA air units as secondary air filters Disclosed is a method of filtering air in a closed work environment that includes placing a primary air filter assembly in the closed work environment, where the primary air filter assembly includes a first air input and a first air output. The first air output is poised to emit once-filtered air outside the closed work environment. The method also includes placing a secondary air filter assembly in the closed work environment, where the secondary air filter assembly includes a second air input and a second air output. The method continues with repositioning the first air output to feed the second air input of the secondary air filter assembly, where the second air output is positioned to provide twice-filtered air to the closed work environment, and operating the primary air filter assembly and the secondary air filter assembly simultaneously.
US11198084B2	Housing with filter for purge valve protection Provided is a pneumatic system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle. The system comprises a compressor, an air dryer cartridge, and a purge valve. The purge valve is protected by a filter. The filter is arranged in a housing and covers an inlet of an air channel formed in the housing which connects the inlet and the purge valve.
US11198082B2	Filter cartridges; air cleaner assemblies; housings; features; components; and methods According to the present disclosure, air cleaner assemblies, components, features, and methods relating thereto, are described. These features, in part, relate to configuration of a preferred seal arrangement and seal surface of the cartridge. Particular arrangements are shown, in which: the filter cartridge includes a seal arrangement having a axial pinch seal surface with a projection/recess contour including at least one projection thereon; and, the cartridge includes a seal contour projection stabilizing portion at a location in perimeter alignment with the portion of the seal pinch arrangement including the first housing engagement projection. Additional features are included that relate to clean air separator section tubes of a precleaner arrangement secured to a cartridge. These features can be used in cartridges including features outlined above, or in alternative cartridges. Additional features of air cleaner arrangements and filter cartridges in accord with the above are described.
US11198079B2	Filter material and filter element produced therefrom The invention relates to a filter material comprising a carrier material that is impregnated on one side with a thermally pre-crosslinked binder system (VB) and on the other side with a thermally crosslinkable but un-crosslinked binder system (UB). The filter material is characterised by improved deformability and a very good level of heat sealability, particularly using ultrasound, and a low pressure differential particularly when filtering high-viscosity liquids.
US11198069B2	Shooting game program with aiming based on a plurality of position inputs A computer game program implements a position information obtaining function of obtaining first position information indicating a first position in a game field and second position information indicating a second position in the game field, a position information updating function of respectively updating the first position information and the second position information to move the first position and the second position in response to an operation input by a player, a position identifying function of determining a third position on a first line in accordance with the second position, the first line being a line that passes through the first position and a predetermined fixed position set in the game field, and a direction determining function of determining a direction in which a predetermined game effect is produced in the game field, in accordance with the first position, the second position, and the third position.
US11198066B2	Control method and apparatus for game character, electronic device and readable medium A method for controlling a game character is used for controlling a simulated skydiving action of the game character in a game scene and includes: determining a target position to be landed on; obtaining a real-time location of the game character; determining a real-time flight strategy according to the target position and the real-time location during the simulated skydiving action, wherein the real-time flight strategy, comprises one of a released-parachute flight strategy and a folded-parachute flight strategy and according to the real-time flight strategy, automatically controlling the simulated skydiving action of the game character.
US11198039B2	Multipurpose low emission submersible engine and aquatic craft using same A low emission submersible engine is part of a multipurpose aquatic device, such as an aquatic craft or an electrical generator. A propulsion system having a propeller is coupled to the submersible engine to produce a swimmer propulsion machine and a generator is attached to the engine to produce an electrical generator. The submersible engine receives air from a snorkel that extends up above a water line. The aquatic device has a fuel reservoir which may receive liquid fuel or may receive a fuel cylinder. Floatation chambers keep the aquatic device afloat with the engine submerged. The exhaust assembly and exhaust ports from the engine may also be submerged and the exhaust ports may provide additional thrust. A propulsion system housing integrates the drive shaft and propeller, clutch coupler, exhaust conduits and water flow conduits and is detachably attachable to the engine.
US11198035B1	Adjustable heart position pedal exercise machine An exercise machine with a movable frame seat and pedal to change the level of the user's heart in relation to the pedal.
US11198023B2	Neutron capture therapy system A neutron capture therapy system, including a beam shaping assembly, and a vacuum tube and at least one cooling device. The beam shaping assembly includes a beam inlet, an accommodating cavity accommodating the vacuum tube, a moderator adjacent to an end portion of the accommodation cavity, a reflector surrounding the moderator, and a radiation shield and a beam outlet arranged in the beam shaping assembly. An end portion of the vacuum tube is provided with a target. The cooling device undergoes a nuclear reaction with a charged particle beam incident from the beam inlet to produce neutrons. The moderator decelerates the neutrons produced by the target to an epithermal neutron energy region. The reflector leads deviating neutrons back to the moderator. At least one accommodating pipeline accommodating the cooling device is arranged in the beam shaping assembly. A filler is filled between the cooling device and the accommodating pipeline.
US11198013B2	Catheter and leadless cardiac devices including electrical pathway barrier Catheter and implantable leadless pacing devices, systems, and methods utilizing catheters and implantable leadless pacing devices are disclosed. An example catheter system may include a holding structure extending distally from a tubular member. An implantable device, such a leadless pacing device, may be located within a cavity of the holding structure and an electrical barrier may be located within the holding structure at a location between a proximal electrode and a distal electrode of the implantable device. The electrical barrier may inhibit electrical signals of the implantable device from traveling within the holding structure between the proximal electrode and the distal electrode of the implantable device. The holding structure may include one or more electrical ports adjacent the proximal end of the holding structure and adjacent or proximal of the proximal electrode of the implantable device.
US11198011B2	Implantable feedthrough assembly Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for providing a therapy (e.g., stimulation) and/or data signal using an implantable device. Systems, devices and methods for interacting with (e.g., communicating with, receiving power from) an external device are also provided.
US11198008B2	Subsurface electrodes for electric field shaping with protruding supporting structures An electric stimulator for heart (as in heart pacemakers), brain (as in DBS), organs and general cells, with electrodes in the space surrounding the main stimulating electrodes. These surrounding electrodes are more effective at creating the best electric field to guide the stimulating electric charges necessary for the purpose of the device. The surrounding electrodes are supported on a second supporting device, while the main electrodes are in a first supporting device we call picafina.
US11198006B1	Efficiency in wireless energy control for an implantable device During charging of implantable devices via inductive coupling, heat may be produced within the implantable device, so control of the charging may be desirable to reduce or avoid the risk of undesirable tissue heating. Exchanging parameters relevant for charging may prevent undesirable heating, but typically increase the complexity of the devices used. An implantable device is provided, for wirelessly receiving energy pulses, monitoring the energy storage, and transmitting a first sufficient energy signal if the energy storage exceeds a first maximum value. An associated energy transmission device is provided, for wirelessly transmitting a plurality of successive energy pulses transmitted at a first power level, pausing energy transmission immediately after the first sufficient energy signal is received, and subsequently resuming energy pulse transmission at the first power level if no further sufficient energy signal is received.
US11197999B2	Systems and method for delivering pulsed electric current to living tissue A patient treatment unit for delivering non-invasive pulsed energy to living tissue with a probe stimulus generator circuit configured to output, as a treatment signal, a sequence of DC electrical pulses at a controlled pulse frequency of about 20 kHz and having a pulse voltage defined by a variable supply voltage of the probe stimulus generator circuit. The unit includes primary and secondary probes for contacting a body, an intensity adjustment circuit configured to control the variable supply voltage, and an electronic timer display configured to display an elapsed time in decimal numbers in minute and second format. An electrical current of the pulses is in a range of 0.1-2 mA while the probes are contacting the body. An operating output voltage across the probes while conducting the treatment signal does not exceed a maximum operating output voltage of 165 VDC while the probes are contacting the body.
US11197998B2	Medical self-treatment using non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrical noninvasive stimulation of a vagus nerve. The system comprises a stimulator that is applied to the surface of the patient's neck. The device housing transmits data to a patient interface device such as a mobile phone or computer relating to the status of a stimulation session. The interface device in turn may communicate with a database contained within other computers, via a network or the internet. The system is designed to address problems that arise particularly during self-treatment, when a medical professional is not present.
US11197996B2	Delivery device for delivery of implantable or insertable medical devices A medical delivery device for delivering a medical device includes a navigable elongated member, a deployment bay, and a compression mechanism. The deployment bay may be configured to house the medical device as the medical device is navigated to the target site. The deployment bay may be at a distal end of the delivery device and may include a distal opening through which the medical device may be deployed. The compression mechanism is configured to longitudinally compress in response to a predetermined force such that the elongated member and deployment bay are relatively closer together along a longitudinal axis of the delivery device.
US11197994B2	Systems for providing non-invasive neurorehabilitation of a patient A system for providing non-invasive neuromodulation to a patient includes a mouthpiece and a controller. The mouthpiece includes an elongated housing, a printed circuit board, and control circuitry mounted within the elongated housing. The controller includes an elongated u-shaped element, an electronic receptacle, and a microcontroller. A method for providing non-invasive neurorehabilitation of a patient including connecting a mouthpiece to a controller, transmitting a numeric sequence to the mouthpiece, generating a first hash code, transmitting the first hash code to the controller, generating a second hash code, comparing the second hash code with the first hash code, enabling electrical communication between the mouthpiece and the controller only if the first hash code matches the second hash code, contacting the mouthpiece with the patient's intraoral cavity, and delivering neurostimulation to the patient's intraoral cavity.
US11197993B2	Photosensitive pixel structure with increased light absorption and photosensitive implant The present invention refers to a photosensitive pixel structure (10) comprising a substrate (15) with a front surface and a back surface, wherein at least one photosensitive diode (12, 12′) is provided on one of the surfaces of the substrate (15). A first material layer (30) is provided at least partially on the back surface of the substrate (15), wherein the material layer (30) comprises a reflective layer, in order to increase a reflectivity at the back surface of the substrate. Further, the present invention refers to an array (1) and an implant comprising such a photosensitive pixel structure (10), as well as to a method to produce the pixel structure (10).
US11197991B2	Gel sheet An object of the present invention is to provide a gel sheet comprising an intermediate base, having no variation in adhesiveness. A gel sheet 1 comprising a gel material 10 and an intermediate base 20 embedded in the gel material 10, wherein when T represents the thickness of the gel sheet 1, and S represents the amplitude of the intermediate base 20, a relation represented by the following expression (1) is satisfied: S/T≤0.4 (1)
US11197981B2	Pressure attenuation device An pressure attenuation device for use in a body can include a balloon comprising an outer wall and defining an interior chamber therein. The balloon can be configured to elastically deform up to at least to an internal pressure of 90 cm H2O. A high vapor pressure media having a vapor pressure of between 155 cm-185 cm H2O at 37 degrees Celsius can be positioned within the interior chamber. The balloon can have a minimum wall thickness of between 0.001 inches-0.00175 inches.
US11197971B2	Nanotube-based humidification A humidifier uses a field of hydrophobic, nanotubes (e.g., vertically aligned carbon nanotubes) to humidify a gas. Voids in the field form liquid flow channels that are wide enough for liquid water to pass through. The nanotubes are spaced close enough to each other to prevent the water from escaping the channels. Water in the channels is absorbed by gas that flows and/or diffuses between the nanotubes. Humidity levels in the gas can be measured and controlled to a desired level by controlling the rate of flow of gas through the humidifier, controlling heating of the gas, and/or adjusting the total area of molecular transfer from the water to the gas by providing multiple banks of nanotubes and controlling the number of banks through which the gas flows.
US11197963B2	Device for attachment to an injection device A supplementary device is configured to be attached to a drug delivery device. The supplementary device comprises a non-contact sensor configured to output signals indicative of the position of a moveable component within the drug delivery device. The supplementary device further comprises a processor configured to receive the signals output from the non-contact sensor. This processor is additionally configured to determine, based on the signals, whether the drug delivery device is in a pre-activation state or a post-activation state.
US11197959B2	Drive mechanisms suitable for use in drug delivery devices A drive mechanism suitable for use in drug delivery devices is disclosed. The drive mechanism may be used with injector-type drug delivery devices, such as those permitting a user to set the delivery dose. The drive mechanism may include a housing, a dose dial sleeve, and a drive sleeve. A clutch is configured to permit rotation of the drive sleeve and the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are coupled through the clutch. Conversely, when the dose dial sleeve and drive sleeve are in a de-coupled state, rotation of the dose dial sleeve with respect to the housing is permitted and rotation of the drive sleeve with respect to the housing is prevented. In the de-coupled state, axial movement of the drive sleeve transfers force in a longitudinal direction for actuation of a drug delivery device.
US11197956B2	Portal system-based bionic pancreas Embodiments include methods and systems for maintaining glucose homeostasis. Systems can include a pump, a first reservoir including a homeostasis agent, an umbilical catheter capable of being advanced in the umbilical vein or in the falciform ligament, and a sensor. Systems can also include a biocompatible coating, a microprocessor in communication with the pump and the sensor, and a power supply. Methods can include implanting a pump and reservoir subcutaneously in a patient, advancing a catheter in the umbilical vein or in the falciform ligament, measuring a blood glucose level, pumping a homeostasis agent, and administering the homeostasis agent to the portal venous system.
US11197953B2	Portable medical device system The present invention provides an apparatus comprising a wound dressing connected to a fluid container via a pump, wherein the wound dressing is in communication with a mechanical pressure control valve, the fluid container is provided with an inlet and an outlet. Also provided are (i) flexible fluid containers comprising of at least two layers of film with an integrated vent, (ii) wound dressings and (iii) a multi-compartment wound fluid container comprising at least two internal compartments and provided with an outlet and an inlet, in which the container comprises a microporous fluid separator which divides the at least two internal compartments, wherein the microporous fluid separator permits gas flow between the compartments and prevents fluid flow to the outlet of the container. Other apparatus provided comprises a means for detecting the level of fluid within a multi-compartment wound fluid container as described. The invention also provides a system for applying a sub-atmospheric pressure to a wound dressing on a patient using devices and apparatus of the invention and methods of treatment of wounds using such apparatus, devices and systems of the invention.
US11197952B2	Vascular access ports and related methods A vascular access port can include a base that can be attached to a vessel and a body extending away from the base in at least a vertical direction. A height of the body in the vertical direction can be sufficiently small such that the entire port can be implanted subcutaneously in a patient. The port can include a guidance passageway that is at least partially defined by the body and can direct an access device into a vessel of a patient when the port is attached to the vessel. In some arrangements, the guidance passageway includes a funnel region that decreases in size from a proximal end of the guidance passageway toward a distal end of the guidance passageway that defines an opening through the bottom surface of the port.
US11197949B2	Medication infusion components and systems This invention pertains to systems and components useful for infusing medications such as insulin. Typically, the components are used to deliver insulin to a diabetic patient at a site of infusion over a period of time greater than 4 days. The system components typically comprise a cannula adapted for subcutaneous insertion into a diabetic patient. The system further comprises a fluid conduit adapted to deliver the insulin solution from a medication reservoir to the site of infusion and a depot in operable contact with the fluid conduit. The depot comprises selected materials including a site-loss mitigating agent (such as heparin) which inhibits inflammation at the site of infusion, and encapsulation of the cannula at the site of infusion. The site-loss mitigating agent is not premixed with the insulin, and instead is adapted to contact the insulin solution in the depot as the insulin solution flows from the medication reservoir to the site of infusion.
US11197947B2	Microgel compositions This invention relates to microgel compositions, and in particular, to gel compositions fanned by binding a plurality of individual microgel particles together. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compositions and their use for particular applications, especially medical applications such as the repair of damaged, degenerated or inappropriately formed load-beating tissue (such as, for example, intervertebral discs).
US11197942B2	Systems and methods for purifying an environment In some embodiments, a system for purifying an environment may be provided. The system may include a first electrode which may be exposed to air. The system may include a first transducer which may be configured to apply a first energy to the first electrode and a second transducer which may be configured to apply a second energy to the first electrode. The system may be configured such that at a first time, the first transducer applies the first energy to the first electrode and the second transducer does not apply the second energy to the first electrode. The system may be further configured such that at a second time, the second transducer applies the second energy to the first electrode.
US11197941B1	Aroma diffuser An aroma diffuser comprises a host and an aromatherapy nebulizer; the host has an air pump received therein; the air pump has an air inlet port and an air outlet port; the aromatherapy nebulizer comprises a nebulizer cap and an essential oil bottle with a dip tube extending from the nebulizer cap into the essential oil bottle for sucking liquid essential oil up. The host sets a mounting ring extending outwards from a sidewall thereof, the aromatherapy nebulizer is installed in the mounting ring in such way that the aromatherapy nebulizer is able to be plugged in or pulled out up and down through the mounting ring, thereby the aromatherapy nebulizer is installed externally to the host.
US11197928B2	Sustained production of high affinity antigen specific antibody by high dose BAFF receptor-targeting mAb-siRNA conjugate The present invention includes a composition and a method of modulating an immune response with a composition that comprises an anti-BAFF receptor antibody or binding fragment thereof that is bound or conjugated to an siRNA, and shRNA, or both, that targets a BAFF receptor mRNA.
US11197917B2	Formulations for nutritional support in subjects in need thereof Formulations having a protein component, in which the protein contains one or more digestion-aiding proteins, and/or one or more immunoprotective proteins. The formulations may also contain a fat component, a carbohydrate component, and vitamins and minerals. These formulations can be used to provide nutritional support to a subject, either as dietary supplements or as a primary source of nutrition, such as for an infant formula.
US11197915B2	Long-acting polypeptides and methods of producing and administering same CTP-modified human growth hormone polypeptides and pharmaceutical formulations and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and methods of producing, and using the same are disclosed.
US11197914B2	GLP-1R/GCGR dual target agonist polypeptide for treatment of fatty liver diseases, hyperlipemia and arteriosclerosis The invention relates to uses of polypeptide compounds having dual target agonist effect on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) and glucagon receptor (GCGR). Characterized by high enzymolysis stability, high biological activity and no adverse reaction, the polypeptide compounds are capable of reducing abnormal increase of triglycerides and total cholesterol in blood induced by diabetes mellitus and high fat diet, reducing liver enzyme level, reducing liver injury and fibrosis stage, and preventing or treating non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLDs), hyperlipemia and arteriosclerosis.
US11197913B2	Method of treating psoriatic arthritis with increased interval dosing of anti-IL12/23 antibody A method of treating an IL-12/23-related disease in a patient using an increasing dosing interval, comprises increasing the dosing interval of IL-12/IL-23 antibody to a patient, wherein the antibody is administered initially and after 4 weeks, after 16 weeks and after 28 weeks, and increasing the dosing interval after 28 weeks to an increased interval, e.g., every 16, 20 or 24 weeks.
US11197911B2	Peptidylic inhibitors targeting C9ORF72 hexanucleotide repeat-mediated neurodegeneration The present invention provides for a novel peptide inhibitor and method for treating neurological disorders related to a hexanucleotide (GGGGCC) repeat expansion in the non-coding region of the C9ORF72 gene. Also disclosed are related compositions and kits for therapeutic use in the treatment of the pertinent diseases.
US11197910B1	Fusion proteins for the diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of infectious diseases The present invention relates to the use of phosphotidylserine or pathogenic sugar targeted therapeutics for the management and treatment of microbial infections, including Zika, Dengue, West Nile, Ebola, H1N1, enteroviruses, Leishmaniasis, Malaria and Coronaviruses SARS-COV.
US11197895B2	Method for collecting functional cells in vivo with high efficiency Biologically low invasive vessels are filled with biological factors that have the activity of mobilizing specific functional cells in the body. The vessels are indwelled in the body. After specific functional cells are mobilized into the vessels, the vessels are removed from the body to collect functional cell populations mobilized to the vessels. Alternatively, the cells are directly collected from the vessels indwelled in the body.
US11197893B2	Pure platelet-rich plasma (P-PRP) composition for treatment of subclinical mastitis and methods of producing and using the same A pure platelet-rich plasma (P-PRP) composition as an alternative to conventional antibiotic treatment of subclinical mastitis caused by Gram-positive bacteria in bovine including five live platelets and leukocytes, an anticoagulant, and an activating substance.
US11197890B2	Methods of treating cancer, infectious disease, and autoimmune disease using CXC chemokines The current invention is related to the prevention and treatment of diseases including cancer, autoimmune disease, and infectious disease using CXC chemokines and the receptors to which they agonize. It has been found that certain chemokines, including CXCL4, CXCL9, CXCL10, and CXCL12 have various effects on toll-like receptors in various cell types and these can be utilized for disease treatment and prevention.
US11197889B2	Immunomodulatory properties of multipotent adult progenitor cells and uses thereof Isolated cells are described that are not embryonic stem cells, not embryonic germ cells, and not germ cells. The cells can differentiate into at least one cell type of each of at least two of the endodermal, ectodermal, and mesodermal lineages. The cells do not provoke a harmful immune response. The cells can modulate immune responses. As an example, the cells can suppress an immune response in a host engendered by allogeneic cells, tissues, and organs. Methods are described for using the cells, by themselves or adjunctively, to treat subjects. For instance, the cells can be used adjunctively for immunosuppression in transplant therapy. Methods for obtaining the cells and compositions for using them also are described.
US11197886B2	Pharmaceutical compositions with hydrating and lubricating activity The present invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising ester derivatives of hyaluronic acid for use as a topical treatment in disorders of the vaginal mucosa characterised by loss of elasticity and hydration, such as vaginal dryness and/or atrophic vaginitis; said compositions can also be used successfully to lubricate the genital mucosa.
US11197883B2	Inhibition of stress granule formation through manipulation of UBAP2L Disclosed herein are UBAP2L targeting agents and use of such agents for the treatment of a neurodegenerative disorder. Further disclosed herein are methods of monitoring the progression of a neurodegenerative disorder and methods of determining the efficacy of a neurodegenerative disorder therapy.
US11197870B2	Treatment for hepatic fibrosis The invention relates to the treatment and reduction of fibrosis, specifically hepatic fibrosis. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide compositions and methods useful for the treatment and inhibition of hepato-fibrotic conditions associated with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), employing the use of 3β-arachidylamido-7α,12α-dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid (Aramchol) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In other embodiments, the treatment and inhibition of hepato-fibrotic conditions caused by contact with hepatotoxic chemical substances or by mechanical obstruction is contemplated.
US11197869B2	Istaroxime-containing intravenous formulation for the treatment of acute heart failure (AHF) Compositions for intravenous infusion of istaroxime, or a metabolite of istaroxime, in human patients suffering from heart failure are disclosed. Likewise, methods for extended infusion of istaroxime or its metabolites in individuals with heart failure are disclosed. In particular, some methods disclosed herein include the infusion of istaroxime, or a metabolite thereof, for a period of time that is greater than six hours in order to improve cardiac relaxation without triggering arrhythmogenic events in an individual suffering from heart failure. Other methods include administration of istaroxime until certain plasma concentration thresholds of istaroxime metabolites are achieved. Also disclosed are istaroxime metabolites with selective SERCA2a activation.
US11197855B2	Use of ligustrazine nitrone derivatives in prevention and treatment of diabetic complication diseases A use of of ligustrazine nitrone derivatives and a pharmaceutical composition thereof in the preparation of medicine for preventing and treating diabetic complication diseases. The ligustrazine nitrone derivatives can be prepared into various dose forms together with drug carriers.
US11197853B2	Combination therapy Described herein are compounds and compositions for treating glaucoma and/or reducing intraocular pressure. Compositions may comprise an isoquinoline compound and a prostaglandin or a prostaglandin analog. Compounds described herein include those in which an isoquinoline compound is covalently linked to a prostaglandin or a prostaglandin analog, and those in which an isoquinoline compound and a prostaglandin free acid together form a salt.
US11197851B2	Methods of treatment of asthma and COPD Described herein are methods of administering the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug norketotifen, an isomer, an isomeric mixture, a prodrug, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the treatment of a respiratory disorders such as COPD and asthma to human patient in need of such treatment, without exposing said patient to adverse immune-suppressive effects. Methods include treating acute and potentially life-threatening exacerbations of COPD and asthma with norketotifen.
US11197837B2	Methods and compositions for interfering with extraction or conversion of a drug susceptible to abuse Effective methods and compositions to deter abuse of pharmaceutical products (e.g., orally administered pharmaceutical products) including but not limited to immediate release, sustained or extended release and delayed release formulations for drugs subject to abuse.
US11197830B2	Pharmaceutical composition containing acetaminophen and ibuprofen Solid oral dosage forms containing 325 mg of acetaminophen and 97.5 mg of ibuprofen or 500 mg of acetaminophen and 150 mg of ibuprofen, wherein the ibuprofen has a [D50] between 1 and 9 μm, are described.
US11197829B2	Preparation method of naltrexone implants The present invention relates to a technical field of pharmaceutical preparation, in particular to a preparation method of naltrexone implants, including the following steps: (1) dissolving naltrexone and polylactic acid in an organic solvent to form naltrexone microspheres, and drying; (2) placing the naltrexone microspheres in a heated tableting mold for tableting, and obtaining naltrexone implant tablets; (3) dissolving the polylactic acid in the organic solvent to obtain a coating solution, and placing the coating solution in a coating pool, and then immersing the naltrexone implant tablets in the coating solution, and drying in a suspended state.
US11197825B2	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.
US11197813B2	Tattoo removal Tattoo removal is disclosed. In an example, a method for removing tattoo ink from skin or resolving a medical condition related to tattoo ink, includes applying a primary solution of beta glucan to a treatment area having tattooed skin. The primary solution stimulates the skin in the treatment area to enhance removal of the tattoo ink from the skin. The example method also includes coating the treatment area with a secondary solution. The secondary solution may have an absorbent material to draw in loose ink. The example method also includes disrupting a skin barrier in the treatment area by a needle or ablative device to improve penetration of at least one of the primary solution and the secondary solution.
US11197811B2	Teeth whitening methods, visually perceptible signals and compositions therefor Described herein are methods of cleaning a tooth comprising administering a composition comprising a zinc amino acid halide complex to the oral cavity; and retaining the composition in the oral cavity for a time sufficient to form a precipitate.
US11197783B2	Two-part bandage with replaceable wound covering portion A two-piece bandage is useful for treating wound on a patient. The bandage includes a boundary portion including a bottom surface comprising adhesive for attaching the boundary portion to skin of a patient, an open window in the middle of the boundary portion permitting one to view a wound through the open window, and a top surface. The top surface includes a first portion of the top surface surrounding the open window including a flat surface and a second portion of the top surface including an uneven surface. The bandage further includes a plurality of replaceable wound covering portions, each replaceable wound covering portion comprising a padded section comprising a material to dress the wound.
US11197782B2	Sleep mask apparatus A sleep mask apparatus for use over a user's eyes. The sleep mask apparatus includes an opaque element having an inner surface and an opposing outer surface. The opaque element is sized and configured to extend across both of the user's eyes to mitigate the passage of light toward the user's eyes with the inner surface facing the user and the outer surface facing away from the user. A support element is coupled to the opaque element and includes a first support surface and an opposing second support surface. The inner surface of the opaque element is offset from the first support surface. The support element defines a peripheral margin extending around the opaque element, with the first support surface having an adhesive applied thereto at the peripheral margin to facilitate adhering of the support element to the user.
US11197781B2	Laser pulse modulation for laser corneal treatments Laser pulse modulation for laser corneal treatments is used to control the thermal energy imparted to the cornea. The optical energy of the laser pulses may be modulated to reduce or increase the thermal energy, depending upon an expected thermal load or a measured temperature at each position location of the cornea subject to laser treatment. The laser pulse modulation may involve pulse frequency modulation, pulse amplitude modulation, and pulse duration modulation.
US11197778B2	Tapered structure in a phacoemulsification device for node placement Disclosed is a surgical instrument directed to phacoemulsification for cataract eye surgery. The instrument generally includes a hollow titanium needle extending from a vibration generating handpiece. Together, the hollow needle and handpiece form an aspiration pathway to suck cataractous debris from an eye. A piezoelectric transducer in the handpiece generates both high and low ultrasonic frequency vibrations that rings the needle. The low frequency produces a node-free standing wave along the needle and the high frequency produces a standing wave along the needle with a node of minimum amplitude along the needle. Both frequencies produce a high anti-node at the needle's tip. The low frequency causes higher cavitation for emulsifying the cataract and the high frequency facilitates fragmentation of the cataract with a low heat portion of the needle at the eye incision point. The placement of the node along the needle can be tailored by way of a tapered section in a step horn region of the handpiece.
US11197777B2	Multi-layer heating mat for providing therapeutic heat to an area of the body A heating mat that, by making use of a multilayered structure, is able to provide therapeutic benefits to a user. The heating mat has a heating layer, PEMF emitters, and a primary therapeutic layer. The primary therapeutic layer uses therapeutic materials that facilitate treatment. The heating layer functions as a flexible heating element for the heating mat. The PEMF emitters are devices which generate pulses of EM energy that are known to have therapeutic properties. The PEMF emitters is mounted adjacent to a first face of the heating layer. The primary therapeutic layer is mounted adjacent to a second face of the heating layer, opposite to the PEMF emitter.
US11197775B2	Anatomical ring device with differentially stretchable sections An anatomical ring device for attachment to a penis includes a closed ring body defining an interior opening that is shaped and sized to receive a penis. The ring body may include two or more high-stretch sections separating two or more low-stretch sections of the ring body. The low-stretch sections may include a material that is substantially less stretchable than a material that comprises the high-stretch sections. The low-stretch sections may include two or more stiffeners disposed in the ring body. The high-stretch sections may include areas of the ring body that are situated between the stiffeners.
US11197771B2	Method and apparatus for occlusion removal A system for removing a thrombus. The system includes an expandable device that maintains axially fixed engagement with the thrombus. The expandable device applies a first force to the thrombus according to surrounding vessel size. The expandable device applies a second force to the thrombus according to an increased vessel size to maintain axially fixed engagement.
US11197769B2	Systems and methods for approximating musculoskeletal dynamics A system and method for controlling a device, such as a virtual reality (VR) and/or a prosthetic limb are provided. A biomimetic controller of the system comprises a signal processor and a musculoskeletal model. The signal processor processes M biological signals received from a residual limb to transform the M biological signals into N activation signals, where M and N are integers and M is less than N. The musculoskeletal model transforms the N activation signals into intended motion signals. A prosthesis controller transforms the intended motion signals into three or more control signals that are outputted from an output port of the prosthesis controller. A controlled device receives the control signals and performs one or more tasks in accordance with the control signals.
US11197763B2	Arthroplasty systems and methods Systems for joint arthroplasty include prostheses which are secured to bone with sliding anchors. Examples include unicondylar and bicondylar knee prostheses for hemi-arthroplasty and total arthroplasty. Instruments guide the anchors into proper engagement with the prosthetic components. Methods of using the prostheses and instruments are disclosed.
US11197758B2	Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methods Devices and methods for implantation at a native mitral valve having a non-circular annulus and leaflets. One embodiment of the device includes a valve support having a first region configured to be attached to a prosthetic valve with a plurality of prosthetic leaflets and a second region. The device can further include an anchoring member having a longitudinal dimension and including a first portion configured to contact tissue at the non-circular annulus, a second portion configured to be attached to the valve support, and a lateral portion between the first portion and the second portion. The second portion of the anchoring member is attached to the second region of the valve support while in a low-profile configuration in which the anchoring member and the valve support are configured to pass through vasculature of a human. The lateral portion is transverse to the longitudinal dimension. The anchoring member and the valve support are configured to move from the low-profile configuration to an expanded configuration in which the first portion of the anchoring member at least partially adapts to the non-circular annulus of the native mitral valve and the first region of the valve support is spaced inwardly from the first portion of the anchoring member relative to the longitudinal dimension of the anchoring member such that a shape of the first region of the valve support is at least partially independent of a shape of the first portion of the anchoring member.
US11197757B2	Methods of safely expanding prosthetic heart valves Methods of quickly and easily implanting a quick-connect heart valve prosthesis during a surgical procedure are provided. The heart valve may include a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A system and method for deployment includes an integrated handle shaft and balloon catheter. A safety member disposed between the balloon catheter and handle shaft prevents premature catheter advancement prior to heart valve placement at the annulus, and also may prevent premature balloon inflation prior to full catheter advancement.
US11197754B2	Heart valve mimicry The disclosure relates to a heart valve with improved functionality and durability.
US11197753B2	Prosthetic heart valve creating a vortex effect A prosthetic heart valve either of the mechanical type or the bio prosthetic type, comprises a tubular or cylindrical frame element, a plurality of injectors, a suturing member surrounding the tubular or cylindrical frame element, tether lines to secure the device during diastolic filling but more predominantly during systolic contraction that creates a vortex effect with externally supplied pressurized fluid injected angularly within a transport structure is provided. Such a unit is utilized to accelerate the hemodynamics, reduce the energy required for said transport or both. The annular frame is designed to allow a passageway for blood flow and regulating flow during systolic contraction. Such a result is achieved through the introduction of pressurized fluid (blood) via a plurality of injectors situated evenly around the circumference of the subject tubular or cylindrical unit, and angled uniformly for an even pressure injection of fluid within the conveyance component thereof.
US11197749B2	Time dependent physiologic tissue scaffold A fabric or mesh construct, and process for making same, which allows for early wound stability and then transitions to a more compliant state exhibiting a substantially constant macro-porous pore structure through the life of the implant to promote good tissue incorporation without bridging.
US11197748B2	Medical device for narrowing or closing an anatomical channel A medical device for narrowing or closing an anatomical channel includes a band part (1) which can be placed around the body tissue (2) surrounding the anatomical channel and which can be closed to form a ring that encloses a through-opening (6) for the body tissue, wherein the band part (1) has a hollow chamber (3), and wherein the through-opening (6) can be made smaller by introducing a fluid into the hollow chamber (3). The medical device moreover includes a pump unit (10) which serves to convey the fluid and which has an electric drive (15) controllable by an electronic control system of the device, wherein a pressure value corresponding to the pressure of the fluid in the hollow chamber (3) or dependent on this pressure can be detected by the electronic control system. The device moreover has an air pressure sensor (23) for detecting the atmospheric pressure.
US11197747B2	Light brush and method of use A light device includes an elongated arm comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) disposed at a first end of the elongated arm and configured to be positioned inside an oral cavity and to deliver one of a plurality of types of light treatments to the inside of the oral cavity according to a selected one of a plurality of operating modes. The light device further includes a body coupled to the elongated arm at a second end of the elongated arm. The body includes a battery for providing power to the LEDs. The body further includes a mode module coupled to the battery and the plurality of LEDs and configured to deliver power from the battery to at least one of the plurality of LEDS based on the selected operating mode.
US11197742B2	Intra-oral device An intra-oral device comprising upper and lower jaw applicators, the upper jaw applicator comprising upper left and upper right components, and the lower jaw applicator comprising lower left and lower right components; a transverse adjustment mechanism for simultaneously adjusting a distance between the upper left and upper right components, and the lower left and lower right components wherein the transverse adjustment mechanism comprises: a threaded rod having one end portion engageable with the upper left and lower left components, and another end portion engageable with the upper right and the lower right components.
US11197734B2	Load sensing devices for use in surgical instruments A surgical end effector includes an anvil assembly; a cartridge assembly including a plurality of fasteners; a drive assembly movable longitudinally to approximate the anvil assembly relative to the cartridge assembly; and a strain gauge circuit disposed within the cartridge assembly, the strain gauge circuit configured to measure a strain imparted on the cartridge assembly by the drive assembly.
US11197730B2	Manipulator system A manipulator system configured to perform a work to a workpiece being moved by a moving device, includes a robotic arm, having one or more joints and to which a tool configured to perform the work to the workpiece is attached, an operating device configured to operate the robotic arm, a first imaging means configured to image the workpiece, while following the movement of the workpiece, a second imaging means fixedly provided in a work area to image a situation of the work to the workpiece, a displaying means configured to display an image imaged by the first imaging means and an image imaged by the second imaging means, and a control device configured to control the operation of the robotic arm based on an operating instruction of the operating device, while detecting a moving amount of the workpiece being moved by the moving device and carrying out a tracking control of the robotic arm according to the moving amount of the workpiece.
US11197721B2	Ultrasound tracking apparatus for disposable biopsy needles A system for tracking a medical device includes an introducer. Two or more sensors are disposed along a length of the introducer and are spaced apart along the length. An interface is configured to connect to the introducer such that the introducer and the interface operatively couple to and support the medical device wherein the two or more sensors are configured to provide feedback for positioning and orienting the medical device using medical imaging.
US11197719B2	Methods, systems, and devices for designing and manufacturing a spinal rod According to some embodiments, the process includes the steps of: a) taking a sagittal preoperative x-ray of the vertebral column of the patient to be treated, extending from the cervical vertebrae to the femoral heads; b) on that x-ray, identifying points on S1, S2, T12 et C7; c) depicting, on the said x-ray, curved segments beginning at the center of the plate of Si et going to the center of the plate of C7; e) identifying, on that x-ray, the correction(s) to be made to the vertebral column, including the identification of posterior osteotomies to make; f) pivoting portions of said x-ray relative to other portions of that x-ray, according to osteotomies to be made; g) performing, on said x-ray, a displacement of the sagittal curvature segment extending over the vertebral segment to be corrected; h) from a straight vertebral rod (TV), producing the curvature of that rod according to the shape of said sagittal curvature segment in said displacement position.
US11197712B2	Insulating grips for minimally invasive surgical instruments A surgical instrument with insulating grips is described. The grips can include internal metal frames that are arranged to limit electrical conductivity within the grips and to other components that attach to a grip, such as a ratchet. The internal metal frames can be constructed of multiple internal portions, spatially separated from one another to interrupt electrical conductivity between the internal portions, but coated with an insulating overmold to provide mechanical coupling between the portions. An internal metal frame can also include a notch, cut-out, or other region partially surrounded by the structure of the internal metal frame, which can be coated with an insulating overmold to define a region of the grip that does not have an internal metal frame therein but which can include an attachment point for mechanically coupling other components while limiting electrical coupling between the metal frame and the other components.
US11197711B2	Tissue fusion instrument, in particular a tissue fusion forceps A tissue fusion instrument having electrodes that are only connected in a punctiform manner to their electrode carrier such that they are electrically conducting and thus, heat-conducting. As a result, heat transfer from the electrode to the respective electrode carrier is restricted. This, on one hand, benefits the desired surgical outcome and, on the other hand, prevents parasitic heating of the surgical instrument and concomitant damage to surrounding tissue.
US11197709B2	Electrosurgical system An electrosurgical system includes a radiofrequency (RF) generator having a controller configured to detect an occurrence of a vaporization point of target tissue and a vaporization duration between commencement of delivery of the RF energy and the occurrence of the vaporization point. The controller can apply the vaporization duration to adjust a parameter during subsequent electrode activation, such as RF power level, an electrode activation sequence, a distance between activated electrodes, and a number of activated electrodes. The controller can apply the vaporization duration to determine if whether a predetermined depth of effect has been reached for use in subsequent parameter adjustments.
US11197706B2	Electric motor driven tool for orthopedic impacting An orthopedic impacting tool including a motor, an energy storage chamber, a striker, and an anvil. The motor stores energy in the energy storage chamber and then releases it, causing the striker to apply a controlled force on an adapter to create a precise impact for use in a surgical setting. The tool may further comprise a combination anvil and adapter. Alternatively, the tool may comprise a gas spring assembly system for generating an impact force. The tool further allows forward or backward impacting for expanding the size or volume of the opening or for facilitating removal of a broach, implant, or other surgical implement from the opening. An energy adjustment control of the tool allows a surgeon to increase or decrease the impact energy. A light source and hand grips improve ease of operation of the tool.
US11197701B2	Stabilization systems Devices, systems, and methods of bone stabilization. The bone stabilization system includes a mesh body. The mesh body includes a plurality of rings, with each of the rings defining a screw hole. Bridge portions extend between and interconnect the rings. The bridge portions have a reduced thickness compared to the rings. An elongate body may also extend from the mesh body. The elongate body defines at least one screw hole.
US11197695B2	Receiving part and instrument for holding the receiving part A receiving part of a bone anchoring device includes a channel adjacent a first end for receiving a bone fixation element, the channel forming two free legs each having an engagement structure for engaging a locking element to lock the bone fixation element in the channel, an outer surface portion, and at least one projection for engaging an instrument to connect the instrument to the receiving part. The projection projects radially outwardly from the outer surface portion, is spaced apart axially from the first end of the receiving part, and has a circumferential width less than a circumferential width of the legs. The projection has a first side wall that faces the first end. At least part of the first side wall is inclined towards the first end as the first side wall extends circumferentially, to form a region of the projection that narrows towards the first end.
US11197693B2	Receiving part for coupling a bone anchor to a rod and bone anchoring device with such a receiving part A receiving part for coupling a bone anchor to a rod is provided, where the bone anchor includes a shank for anchoring to a bone or a vertebra. The receiving part includes a first end and a second end, the second end being connected to the shank, a bore extending from the first end into the receiving part for receiving a fixation device, the bore having a bore axis, and a recess for receiving a rod, the recess being open at the first end of the receiving part for allowing insertion of the rod and having opposing sidewalls on at least one side of the bore. When a rod is inserted into the recess, a longitudinal axis of the rod extends substantially perpendicular to the bore axis. A resilient retention element is provided on at least one of the opposing sidewalls, where the resilient retention element is deflectable toward the at least one sidewall when the rod is inserted.
US11197692B2	External fixation stabilizers, systems, kits, and methods The disclosure relates to orthopedic medical devices for fixating, immobilizing, and manipulating bones, components of these medical devices, and methods. Specific examples relate to external fixation stabilizers and assemblies suitable for spacing a footplate from the ground. An external fixation stabilizer assembly includes a base member that defines an upper cavity and a lower cavity, a spacer defining a passageway, a connector member partially disposed in the lower cavity and extending into the upper cavity and through the spacer passageway, and a footing member attached to the lower surface of the base member. The spacer is movable between a first orientation on the connector in which a portion of the spacer extends into the upper cavity and a second orientation in which no portion of the spacer is disposed in the upper cavity. The disclosure also relates to external fixation systems, external fixation kits, and various related methods.
US11197685B2	Apparatus, system, and method for vasculature obstruction removal An obstruction removal device is configured to be inserted through a catheter and at least partially extended into a vasculature from a distal end of the catheter. The obstruction removal device includes: a base member configured to engage one or more guide stops at the distal end of the catheter; a tubular member coupled to the base member and configured to apply a suction force from the catheter to an obstruction to remove the obstruction from the vasculature; and an expandable member surrounding the tubular member. The expandable member is configured to transition from a contracted state to an expanded state after the expandable member is at least partially extended into the vasculature from the distal end of the catheter. The expandable member is further configured to at least partially surround the obstruction as the obstruction is being removed from the vasculature.
US11197684B1	Thrombectomy device and method A mechanical thrombectomy device, and methods of manufacturing and using the mechanical thrombectomy device, are described. The mechanical thrombectomy device includes several clot arrestors independently mounted on a support wire. The clot arrestors have expandable frames that are eccentrically supported on the support wire. The independently and eccentrically mounted clot arrestors are arranged to allow a clot to pass into, and be captured by, one of the expandable frames. Furthermore, the independently and eccentrically mounted clot arrestors deform independently of one another such that retraction of the mechanical thrombectomy device through tortuous vasculature can stretch one clot arrestor without stretching another one of the clot arrestors to allow the clot to be retained by the unstretched clot arrestors. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US11197682B2	Proximal humeral stabilization system Devices, systems, and methods for bone stabilization, especially proximal humeral stabilization. The stabilization system may include a bone plate having an elongated portion extending along a longitudinal axis and an enlarged head portion extending from the elongated portion. The stabilization system may include an intramedullary nail having an upper portion and a lower portion extending from the upper portion, the upper portion and the lower portion including a plurality of holes. A plurality of fasteners may be configured to extend through one or more of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate and/or one or more of the plurality of holes in the intramedullary nail and into the bone. The plate and nail may each be used alone or in combination together to stabilize a fracture in a long bone, such as a humerus.
US11197676B2	Tie-down method for anvil assembly delivery system A method of securing a head assembly of the anvil assembly in a delivery position for trans-oral delivery includes tying a suture such that lengths of suture extending between an adapter assembly and the head assembly are in contact with one another and/or are parallel.
US11197674B2	Hair grasping device A hair grasping device comprising a handle and a grasping mechanism on an end of the handle. The grasping mechanism includes a finger having a handle end and a grasping end and a hair grip extending from the grasping end of the finger. The hair grip and the finger are moveable with respect to one another between a hair grasping position and a hair holding position and the hair grip is operably coupled with the finger when in the hair holding position.
US11197672B2	Buttress systems and methods for surgical stapling devices and end effectors Embodiments include a surgical instrument having an end effector, the end effector including a first jaw having a first end, a second end, and an anvil, the anvil having an anvil face, a second jaw having a first end, a second end, and a cartridge to house a plurality of staples, the cartridge having a cartridge face, a first coupling that couples the first end of the first jaw to the first end of the second jaw, and a second coupling that movably couples the second end of the first jaw to the second end of the second jaw, where the second coupling includes a rigid link, an elongate tube, where a distal end is coupled with the end effector, a handle, where a distal end of the handle is coupled with a proximal end of the elongate tube, and a drive assembly comprising a motor.
US11197671B2	Stapling assembly comprising a lockout A stapling assembly for use with a surgical stapler is disclosed. The stapling assembly comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, an elongate channel configured to receive a staple cartridge, a firing member, and a lockout. The staple cartridge comprises a sled configured to eject staples. The firing member is configured to move distally in response to a rotary motion. The firing member is configured to advance the sled during a firing stroke. The lockout is configured to selectively prevent said firing member from performing said firing stroke.
US11197651B2	Identification and presentation of device-to-vessel relative motion Apparatus and methods are described for use with a tool that is inserted into a portion of a body of a subject that undergoes cyclic motion. The apparatus and methods include using an imaging device, acquiring a plurality of images of the tool inside the portion of the body, at respective phases of the cyclic motion. Using at least one computer processor, an extent of movement of the tool with respect to the portion of the body that is due to the cyclic motion of the portion of the body is determined. In response thereto, an output is generated that is indicative of the determined extent of the movement of the tool with respect to the portion of the body. Other applications are also described.
US11197638B2	System and method for non-intrusive health monitoring in the home A hand-held device, such as a remote control, is provided for operation of a consumer appliance and is equipped with one or more biometric sensors to capture and report on the health condition of a user of the hand-held device. The data captured by such a hand-held device may be evaluated locally in the hand-held device itself or may be conveyed to a target consumer appliance either for local evaluation by that consumer appliance or for onward transmission to a central off-site monitoring service.
US11197625B1	Apparatus for automated glucose tolerance testing Devices are provided to automatically access blood from beneath or within skin. These devices include a plurality of injectors configured to drive needles into the skin and draw samples of blood into the device. These devices additionally include a plurality of sensors which can detect a target analyte in the blood samples received by the device. These devices further include a user interface, which may prompt the user to self-administer a dose of a substance, or accept a user input which could affect or otherwise influence the activation of the device (i.e., the firing of needles to draw blood samples into the device and detect an analyte). These devices can be wearable and configured to automatically access blood from skin, for example, to access blood from the skin at one or more points in time after the user has self-administered a dose of a substance.
US11197616B2	Multisensor physiological monitoring systems and methods An integrated cardio-respiratory system that fuses continuously recorded data from multiple physiological sensor sources to acquire signals representative of acoustic events caused by physiological phenomena occurring in the cardiac and/or arterial structures underneath particular areas of the chest and/or neck to monitor cardiac and respiratory conditions.
US11197598B2	Handle-storable sponge mop with scrubber A handle-storable sponge mop with scrubber for use at a handle end of a broom handle. The sponge mop includes a sponge body, a scrubber pad, and a sponge head. The sponge body includes a working channel extending longitudinally through the sponge body, and a storage channel extending across through the sponge body, each channel configured to receive the handle end of a broom handle. The sponge mop also includes a scrubber pad shaped to match both the cross-sectional shape of the sponge body and the sponge head. The scrubber pad is attached to the sponge body, and the sponge head is attached to the scrubber pad. The handle-storage sponge mop can be used to convert a broom to a mop. The edge of the scrubber pad can be used as needed. The sponge mop stores conveniently along a broom handle so that it's always readily available for use.
US11197596B2	Surface cleaning apparatus with flexible bellows A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing including an upright handle assembly and a base mounted to the handle assembly and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned. A fluid delivery system can be provided on the housing and can include a fluid supply chamber and a fluid dispenser. A fluid recovery system can be provided on the housing and include a suction nozzle assembly, a recovery chamber, and a vacuum source to draw fluid from the surface to be cleaned.
US11197590B2	Wet sheet storage container A wet sheet storage container. A plurality of male thread parts for screwing a lid body in the circumferential direction are formed on the outer circumferential surface of an upper end part of a container body, and a plurality of female thread parts for threadedly engaging with the male thread parts are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the lid body. The male thread parts are each provided with a base end part formed on the upstream side in the rotation direction of the lid body during installation of the lid body, and a tip end part formed on the downstream side in the rotation direction of the lid body, and the male thread parts are formed such that the height of the tip end part is greater than the height of the base end part.
US11197589B2	Moisture retaining pocket towel A moisture retaining pocket towel includes a water retaining mechanism having an absorbing layer, a base layer and an outer layer. The water retaining mechanism is divided into a first half portion and a second half portion which is capable to be folded in half to move between a folding position and an actuating position. The moisture retaining pocket towel also has an outer rim being jointed by an upper portion rim and a lower portion rim encasing around an outer edge of the water retaining mechanism for retaining moisture. In folding position, the water retaining mechanism is folded in half and the exposure of the absorbing layer to the outside environment is minimized for retaining moisture. In addition, magnetic elements are used to retain the folding position.
US11197585B1	Portable child sink An apparatus includes a base; a reservoir connected to the base and configured to hold a fluid; a first vessel having a first volume and configured to be removably connected to the base; a connection configured to deliver the fluid from the reservoir to at least the first vessel; and a second vessel. The second vessel is configured to be disposed at least partially within the first vessel; configured to be removably secured to the first vessel; includes an aperture that allows for fluid communication between the second vessel and the first vessel; and has a second volume that is less than the first volume.
US11197580B2	Outdoor cooking station with range portion and method thereof Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having heating elements extending to define a griddle portion and a range portion of the cooking station. The griddle portion may include a griddle covered with a hood pivotably mounted to the griddle. The range portion may include a grate with heating elements sized to heat, for example, fluids in a receptacle on the cooking station. Further, the grate of the range portion may be sized and configured to removably secure a cage for safely holding and maintaining the receptacle over the grate.
US11197562B2	Retail merchandise tray and display incorporating same A retail merchandise tray and display incorporating the same are provided. The display includes a shelf and the tray mounted to the shelf. The tray includes a pair of opposed mounting rails with at least one tray section situated between the first and second mounting rails. A support leg is mounted to the first mounting rail and elevates a back end of the retail merchandise tray relative to a front end.
US11197549B1	Wall-proximity furniture member having sync mechanism A furniture member includes a base assembly, a frame assembly, a legrest mechanism, a support rod, and a sync mechanism. The frame assembly is movable relative to the base assembly among an upright position, a partially reclined position, and a fully reclined position. The legrest mechanism is movable relative to the frame assembly between a retracted position and a fully extended position. The support rod is supported by the frame assembly. The sync mechanism is coupled to and supported by the support rod. The sync mechanism is configured to prevent the frame assembly from moving from the upright position to the partially reclined position until the legrest mechanism reaches the fully extended position.
US11197546B2	Securing device for detachably securing a front panel on a drawer A securing device includes a furniture fitting configured to be premounted on a front panel; a catch device associated with the drawer and configured to receive the furniture fitting and automatically pull the furniture fitting; a locking device configured to prevent the furniture fitting from unintentionally becoming detached from the securing device; and a coupling device for coupling movement of the locking device to movement of the catch device. The coupling device includes an adjusting body and an adjusting contour in or on which the adjusting body is or can be arranged. The adjusting body is arranged on the catch device, and the adjusting contour on the locking device, or vice versa, and the adjusting contour is configured such that the movement of the locking device is initially uncoupled from the movement of the catch device during insertion of the furniture fitting. A securing device includes a furniture fitting premounted on the front panel; a catch device associated with the drawer for receiving the furniture fitting as it is inserted and pulling it automatically towards the drawer; a locking device that prevents the furniture fitting from unintentionally becoming detached from the securing device; and a coupling device for coupling the movement of the locking device to the movement of the catch device. The coupling device includes an adjusting body and an adjusting contour in or on which the adjusting body is or can be arranged. The adjusting body is arranged on the catch device, and the adjusting contour on the locking device, or vice versa, and the adjusting contour is designed such that the movement of the locking device is only temporarily coupled to the movement of the catch device during the insertion of the furniture fitting.
US11197543B2	Cantilever shelving system A cantilever shelving system is disclosed and can include a frame structure, a cantilever shelf support structure, and a plurality of load-bearing shelves that can be supported by the cantilever shelf support structure and the frame structure. The shelves can be positioned laterally adjacent to cantilever support arms of the cantilever shelf support structure, and the shelf support surfaces can be coplanar with upper walls of the cantilever support arms. Ends of laterally adjacent shelves do not overlap with a front side of a vertical support member to which the cantilever support arm is mounted. The cantilever shelving system can accommodate various user requirements and can be operably integrated with standard commercial and/or industrial equipment or machinery.
US11197536B2	Backcombing brush A backcombing brush for backcombing hair includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end and two lengths of bristle are provided. Shorter bristles 4a and the bottom of longer bristles 4b carry out backcombing, whilst the longer bristles smooth hair, or untangle knots/tangles in the hair to reduce the level of backcombing. The long bristles have a relatively wide first portion 5, towards the base of the bristle, and a relatively narrow second portion 6, towards the free end of the bristle. The bristles are arranged such that bristles in one row neither extend between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row nor partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row.
US11197532B2	Integrated towel and carrier assembly An integrated towel and carrier assembly forms a reversible bag capable of exhibiting a first state and a second state, the second state being the reversal of the first state. The bag is formed from a first panel having a first face and a second opposed face. A first sealable opening is formed within the first panel providing access to a bag interior. A towel is affixed to a first panel face and extends from that face. The first sealable closing is dimensioned to allow at least a portion of the towel to extend therethrough when the towel is fully opened. A second panel is affixed to, and spaced from, the first panel to form a compartment therebetween. A second sealable opening is formed on the compartment.
US11197503B2	Aerosol-generating article comprising a piston and aerosol-generating device The aerosol-generating article comprises a housing having an open end. The housing comprises a cavity for holding an aerosol-forming substrate. The article further comprises a piston movable within the housing into the direction of the open end of the housing. The aerosol-generating device comprises a cavity for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate. A heating chamber is arranged adjacent the cavity for heating aerosol-forming substrate received from the aerosol-generating article. The cavity and the heating chamber are arranged along a same longitudinal axis such that aerosol-forming substrate is transferrable from the aerosol-generating article into the heating chamber with a linear movement in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
US11197502B2	System and assembly for refilling a liquid reservoir The present invention relates to a system and assembly for refilling a reservoir with liquid dispensed from a dispenser, in particular, but not exclusively, to a system and assembly for the substantially leak-free refilling of the reservoir of a smoking-substitute device with a liquid comprising nicotine from a refill dispenser. The assembly is configured to provide a gas communication pathway through the assembly and physically separate from the liquid communication pathway for venting gas from an end of the assembly proximal the first aperture to an exterior of the assembly responsive to the movement of the assembly to the secured and open configuration, the assembly configured to close the gas communication pathway in the unsecured and closed configuration.
US11197500B2	Cartridge and e-vaping device with serpentine heater A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
US11197498B2	Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system and an aerosol-generating system comprising a cartridge There is provided a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including: a first compartment having a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the first compartment containing a nicotine source including a first carrier material impregnated with between about 1 milligram and about 40 milligrams of nicotine; and a second compartment having a second air inlet and a second air outlet, the second compartment containing a lactic acid source including a second carrier material impregnated with between about 2 milligrams and about 60 milligrams of lactic acid. An aerosol-generating system is also provided, including the cartridge and an aerosol-generating device including a housing defining a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge; and a heater configured to heat the first compartment and the second compartment of the cartridge.
US11197497B2	Aerosol generating device An aerosol generating device includes: a hollow casing comprising a path for accommodating a cigarette, an opening open to the outside at one end of the path such that the cigarette is inserted into the opening from the outside, a through hole connected to the other end of the path, and a protrusion protruding from the path to contact a portion of an outer surface of the cigarette; and a heater having one side end portion passing through the through hole and arranged inside the path to be inserted into the cigarette accommodated in the path, the heater being configured to heat the cigarette when electricity is applied.
US11197490B2	Sturgeon roe sack membrane-derived oil Preservation of newly-extracted roe sacks of sturgeons for subsequent harvesting of roe and caviar production, wherein said preservation employs an oil derived from roe sack membrane normally discarded in conventional caviar production. Such preservation enables roe sacks with retained roe derived from farmed or wild sturgeon to be stored and transported whereby export can be considered. The same oil, or fatty acid-containing fractions thereof, may also find use in dietary compositions, e.g. pet foods.
US11197479B2	Use of silthiofam for the treatment of soybean rust The present invention relates to the use of silthiofam for the treatment of soybean rust and agricultural compositions thereof. The invention further relates to a method of controlling, preventing and/or treating of phytopathogenic fungi causing soybean rust.
US11197477B2	Aqueous capsule suspension concentrates based on 2-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4′-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone The present invention relates to aqueous capsule suspension concentrates based on 2-[(2,4 -dichlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4′-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone, to the production thereof and to mixtures thereof with suspension concentrates, and to the use thereof as an agrochemical formulation.
US11197475B2	Synergistic granular herbicidal compositions Granular compositions comprising at least one herbicide that inhibits microtubule assembly, at least one herbicide that inhibits cell wall synthesis, and a surfactant, and methods for making and using such compositions, are generally described.
US11197472B1	Insect monitor An insect monitoring device and method of monitoring insects having a body with a slide out tray assembly. The tray assembly has a replaceable sheet assembly with an exposed adhesive surface. The tray assembly has an aperture through which insects may pass to encounter the adhesive surface. Spaced from the adhesive surface is a heating element to warm the interior of the monitoring device. A sheet assembly has a reflective side to reflect heat back onto the adhesive surface and an insulating side to increase efficiency. A sensor array images the adhesive surface and transmits images to a remote computer. Other sensors may also be present on the sensor array.
US11197465B2	Poultry management device having a drying device A poultry management device comprises a living area for the poultry, a collection device having a collection face for poultry droppings, the collection device being disposed below the living area, and a drying device configured for drying the poultry droppings on the collection device. The drying device comprises a fan element which is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis which is aligned at an angle of 45° to 90° in relation to the collection face.
US11197455B2	Cotton variety 18R410B3XF The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 18R410B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 18R410B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 18R410B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 18R410B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US11197449B2	Peanut variety ‘Georgia-18RU’ Herein provided is a new runner-type peanut variety designated ‘Georgia-18RU’ as well as the seeds, plants and derivatives of the new peanut variety ‘Georgia-18RU’. Also provided are tissue cultures of the new peanut variety ‘Georgia-18RU’ and the plants regenerated therefrom. Methods for producing peanut plants by crossing the new peanut variety ‘Georgia-18RU’ with itself or another peanut variety (such as another runner-type peanut variety) and plants produced by such methods are also provided. ‘Georgia-18RU’ is a unique runner-type peanut cultivar having a combination of high level of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) resistance and leaf scorch resistance caused by Leptosphaerulina crassiasca (Séchet) Jackson and Bell, and high yield. ‘Georgia-18RU’ provides a medium maturity runner-type peanut cultivar with a prominent main stem, medium green foliage, medium-large runner seed size, and pink seedcoat color.
US11197448B1	Maize hybrid X03R703 A novel maize variety designated X03R703 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 X03R703 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03R703 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X03R703, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03R703 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03R703 and methods of using maize variety X03R703 are disclosed.
US11197443B2	Methods for improving seed production in maize Defoliation of maize plants, based on percent seed moisture, has advantageous outcomes including greater number of seeds per pound; increased volume or proportion of saleable seed per field and per female acre; decreased discard of seed due to commercially undesirable size or shape; lower moisture content of seed at harvest; earlier harvest date; less fuel and time expended in drying seed for storage; improved performance in laboratory tests for germination at cold temperatures; improved seed treatment efficacy; improved emergence under stress in field conditions; improved plantability in mechanical systems; more uniform stand; fewer runt plants and improved grain yield.
US11197440B1	Hybrid cantaloupe plant named PRIME PAC A novel hybrid cantaloupe plant designated PRIME PAC is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid cantaloupe designated PRIME PAC, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid cantaloupe designated PRIME PAC, and to methods for producing a cantaloupe plant by crossing the hybrid cantaloupe PRIME PAC with itself or another cantaloupe plant.
US11197436B2	Internal wicking collection reservoir for plant containers Devices used to provide water to a container plant are disclosed. The devices may be configured to collect and retain water from saturated soil and then to distribute the collected water to dry soil. The devices may comprise a reservoir, a collection lid, and a wick. The devices may be configured to be disposed within a plant container.
US11197431B2	Methods and configurations of a growing container Generally described, a growing container for a vertical rack system includes an inner container portion with a plurality of inlet perforations across a sidewall, an opening for plant growth, and a base panel with a plurality of outlet perforations. An outer container portion is configured to at least partially surround the inner container portion, and having a fluid inlet port and a fluid drain port. An upper seal and a lower seal are disposed between the inner container portion and the outer container portion on either side of the plurality of inlet perforations to allow a fluid from the fluid inlet port to cover the plurality of inlet perforations at any tilt angle of the growing container. The fluid drain port allows excess fluid drainage. A racking handle protrudes from the outer container portion with an internal angle corresponding to the tilt angle when coupled to a vertical rack system.
US11197430B2	Container and method of growing plants The present invention relates to a container in which one or more plants can be held. The invention relates in particular to a container in which plants and/or seeds are able to grow. The invention also relates to a method for growing plants. According to the invention, the container comprises a container base having a growth medium in which one or more plants can be grown, a container lid that is coupled to the container base, and a cutting member for cutting through the one or more plants. According to the invention, the cutting member can be actuated prior to or during an action of at least substantially breaking the coupling between the container lid and the container base.
US11197423B2	Work equipment with container lifting device An article such as grass clippings collected by work equipment, such as a lawn mower, and stored in a container is allowed to be transported to an area for discarding such a collected article in an energy and work efficient way without imposing any undue burden on the operator. A collected article container device provided with a collected article container and capable of traveling autonomously is detachably connected to a work equipment main body that has a work unit such as a cutting blade device and is able to travel, the container device being configured to travel in a detached state to a collected article destination by itself. The work equipment main body is provided with a container lifting device that lifts the container device in a connected state to the work equipment main body so as to raise the front and rear wheels from the ground.
US11197421B2	Work equipment A work equipment that can temporarily store an article that is collected while traveling, and includes a work equipment main body, a container device configured to store the article collected by the work equipment main body while being connected to the work equipment main body, and to travel to and back from a collected article destination by being detached from the work equipment main body, a travel drive unit configured to cause the container device to travel, a battery mounted to the container device to power the travel drive unit, a battery state of charge sensor configured to detect a remaining battery charge of the battery, and a control unit that determination whether the container device may be detached from the work equipment main body or not according to the remaining battery charge.
US11197418B2	Fan-equipped dual-purpose grain cart for transporting and drying grain A dual-purpose agricultural cart for transporting and conditioning grain or other particulate material. The cart features a transportable frame, a holding container for receiving and holding the particulate material, a fan, and one or more airflow channels each having an inlet fed by the fan and at least one outlet positioned to open into the holding container at an elevation at or proximate a lower end of the holding container. The particulate material is aerated via upward fan-driven airflow from the outlet(s) of the one or more airflow channels. The same cart used to transport grain between a combine harvester and road transport vehicle during harvest can be used after harvest, or during harvest delays, the dry harvested grain before long term storage or long-distance transport.
US11197413B2	Row planter with adjustable gauge wheels Adjustable gauge wheels are provided on a row unit planter adjacent the opening disc. The wheels are adjustable laterally for proper spacing adjacent the discs. The camber of the gauge wheels relative to discs is also adjustable. The lateral adjustment is accomplished via a wear bushing and pivot bushing extending into the wear bushing for each gauge wheel. A grease zerk is provided on the end of each pivot bushing to supply grease to the inside of the adjustment wear bushing. The camber adjustment is accomplished via a slot in the row planter frame and bolts extending into arms on a pivotal member.
US11197406B2	Laterally offset transport wheels on harvesting header A transport system for a harvesting header including at least one dolly wheel being laterally shifted towards the main header frame with an acute angle relative to an elongate tongue where the acute angle allows the centerline of the harvesting header to travel essentially colinear with the centerline of the towing vehicle. The transport system may be further provided with gauge wheels being repositionable for use as a trailing wheel assembly and/or the at least one dolly wheel.
US11197404B2	Sand bunker rake and infield groomer apparatus A sand bunker rake/infield groomer vehicle having a frame; a plurality of wheels to traverse a driven surface, wherein the wheels are rotatably mounted to the frame; a power source mounted to the frame; and a rear attachment structure attached to the frame, wherein the rear attachment structure provides a joint enabling rotation; a bracket including a shaft wherein the bracket is configured to cooperate with an associated rake/grooming attachment; and a pivoting bracket mounted to the frame.
US11202399B2	Mounter air controller The present invention provides a mounter air controller capable of executing appropriate air control associated with replacement of a nozzle without stopping operation of a mounter. This mounter air controller includes: a flow rate adjustment mechanism 4 mounted on a head module HM of the mounter; and control means 5 that controls this flow rate adjustment mechanism 4. The flow rate adjustment mechanism 4 is interposed between a positive-pressure region and a nozzle n and has a function capable of continuously changing a flow rate of passing air. The control means 5 is configured to bring the nozzle n to have a negative pressure and then control the flow rate in the flow rate adjustment mechanism 4 on the basis of an applied voltage or an applied current, which is determined in advance, so as to supply the air to the nozzle n.
US11202395B1	Power module operable in a hazardous environment A power module and method of forming the same. The power module includes an extruded tube with internal and external fins, first and second opposing surfaces defining ends thereof, and an internal slot for housing a power converter. The power module includes a bottom plate having a first depression to receive a first O-ring to provide a first liquid-tight fluid seal at the first opposing surface for an electrically insulting oil encapsulating the power converter. The power module includes a cable interface plate having a second depression to receive a second O-ring to provide a second liquid-type fluid seal at the second opposing surface for the electrically insulting oil encapsulating the power converter. The power module includes an end cap to mate with the cable interface plate and accept a conduit fitting to enable an electrical cable to be routed from within the end cap to an external connection point.
US11202394B1	Data center cooling system A cooling system configured to remove heat from a chimney of a server cabinet. The system includes a first heat exchanger unit in the chimney of the server cabinet. The first heat exchanger has a fluid inlet for receiving a working fluid and a fluid outlet for discharging the working fluid. The first heat exchanger also has an upstream surface receiving waste heat generated by one or more servers and a downstream surface that discharges air cooled by the first heat exchanger. The upstream surface is generally perpendicular to the downstream surface.
US11202371B2	Multilayer substrate A multilayer substrate includes a stacked body obtained by stacking a plurality of insulating base material layers, a driver IC including a plurality of mounting electrodes, coils, and magnetic sensors. The driver IC and the magnetic sensors are mounted to the stacked body. The coils include a first end and a second end that are electrically connected to the driver IC through a conductive bonding material. The first end and a mounting electrode are connected at one position through the conductive bonding material.
US11202364B2	Electronic device comprising flexible printed circuit board having arranged thereon plurality of ground wiring surrounding signal wiring An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a circuit element; a printed circuit board comprising a first connection pad connected to the ground of the electronic device, a second connection pad, and a third connection pad arranged between the first connection pad and the second connection pad and connected to a signal terminal of the circuit element; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) comprising a coupling part connected to the printed circuit board, and a connection part extending from the coupling part, wherein the FPCB comprises first ground wiring connected to the first connection pad and extending from the coupling part to the connection part in an assigned direction, second ground wiring connected to the second connection pad and extending from the coupling part to the connection part in the assigned direction, signal wiring connected to the third connection pad and extending from the coupling part to the connection part in the assigned direction, while being arranged between the first ground wiring and the second ground wiring, and third ground wiring arranged in an opposite direction to the assigned direction so as to be connected, in the coupling part, to the first ground wiring and the second ground wiring and surround the signal wiring. Other various embodiments are possible.
US11202362B1	Superconducting resonant frequency cavities, related components, and fabrication methods thereof This disclosure relates to an apparatus or device commonly referred to as a superconducting resonant cavity or Radio Frequency (SRF) cavity, the related components associated with the SRF Cavity, and various fabrication methods thereof. SRF cavities are used to accelerate charged particles to high energies and high velocities and various fabrication methods of said SRF apparatus. SRF cavities are used in a wide variety of applications ranging from particle accelerators, to light sources for spectroscopy, to linear accelerators for the transmutation of nuclear waste and the advanced production of tritium, to NMR and MRI imaging and spectroscopy, and proton radiation therapy for the treatment of certain types of cancer. This disclosure further describes a wide variety of means and methods for: a) the fabrication of SRF cavity structures, b) at least one or more film deposition means, and c) at least one or more heat treating means using either the Bronze Route or Internal Tin processes to form the superconducting Nb3Sn phase on the interior surface of an SRF cavity via a solid state diffusion reaction process.
US11202353B2	Intelligent lighting control method based on the number of persons The present application provides an intelligent lighting control method based on the number of persons, which includes: counting the number of persons within the target area; dividing the target area into m detection sub-areas, and counting the number of the detection sub-areas where a person is present; selecting the lighting color of the indoor light fixture based on the number of persons within the target area; selecting the lighting mode of the indoor light fixture based on the number of the detection sub-areas where a person is present. The present application adjusts the lighting color, light display mode and illumination brightness of indoor light fixture by analyzing the number of persons within the target area and the degree of dispersion of indoor persons, thereby avoiding the trouble of switching light switch for users and improving the intelligence of the home lighting system, and greatly enhance the user experience, to provide users with a better quality, comfortable living environment.
US11202351B2	Control device for controlling multiple operating characteristics of an electrical load A load control device may be configured to control multiple characteristics of one or more electrical loads such as the intensity and color of a lighting load. The load control device may switch from controlling one characteristic of the electrical loads to controlling another characteristic of the electrical loads based on the position and/or orientation of one or more components of the load control device. Such a position and/or orientation may be manipulated by moving the one or more components relative to a base portion of the load control device. The load control device may be a wall-mounted device or a battery-powered remote control device.
US11202350B2	Lighting control system with emergency mode A load control system has a system controller and a plurality of load control devices which receive power from a utility power source. The load control system includes at least one emergency load control device which receives power from a backup power source in the event of a power failure of the utility power source. The emergency load control device is configured to enter an emergency mode during the power failure of the utility power source, wherein in the emergency mode, the emergency load control device controls respective electrical loads according to emergency mode preset settings, and the emergency load control device transmits a message to the system controller to indicate the emergency load control device is in the emergency mode. The system controller is configured to transmit a message to the emergency load control device to exit the emergency mode when power from the utility power source is restored.
US11202349B2	Vessels for article heating systems Systems and processes for use in heating articles include passing a carrier loaded with an article through a vessel inlet and into a first vessel portion and moving the loaded carrier in a first direction through the first vessel portion away from the inlet. During at least a portion of the movement through the first vessel portion, the article is contacted with a first fluid medium. The loaded carrier is moved carrier in a second direction opposite the first direction through a second vessel portion toward a vessel outlet. During at least a portion of the movement through the second vessel portion, the articles is contacted with a second fluid medium. In certain implementations, each of the first direction and the second direction are vertical.
US11202343B2	Aerosol generating device, method of controlling aerosol generating device, and program Provided is an aerosol generating device which is capable of stopping aerosol generation at an appropriate timing. This aerosol generating device includes a power source which supplies power in order to atomize an aerosol source and/or heat a flavor source; a sensor which outputs a measurement value for controlling the power supplied; and a circuitry which controls the power supplied from the power source on the basis of the measurement value. The circuitry controls to increase a power supply amount per unit time in response to a first condition that the measured value is equal to or larger than a first threshold being satisfied, and to decrease the power supply amount per unit time in response to a second condition that the measured value is less than a second threshold greater than the first threshold and a third condition which is different from the first condition and the second condition being satisfied.
US11202333B2	Layer 2 processing method, central unit and distributed unit A layer 2 processing method, a CU and a DU are provided. The layer 2 processing method includes: sending channel reconstruction indication information to the DU; receiving a response message sent by the DU; generating an RRC reconfiguration message based on the response message; and sending the RRC reconfiguration message to a UE, and performing, by the UE, a corresponding operation.
US11202332B2	Terminal apparatus, AMF, SMF, core network apparatus, and communication control method To provide a control apparatus or a terminal apparatus included in a communication system with a preferable measure for session management, a preferable communication control measure for establishing a session corresponding to a session continuation mode, or a preferable communication control measure for session control. With this configuration, the control apparatus or the terminal apparatus included in the communication system is provided with a session anchor relocation procedure corresponding to a mode relating to continuation of a preferable session, a communication control measure, and a management measure.
US11202324B2	Methods and apparatuses for user equipment access to a wireless communication system The present disclosure provides a grant free state for user equipment, for example a machine type communication (MTC) UE. There is provided a method for transitioning a state of a User Equipment (UE). The method includes determining, by the UE, if data is to be sent and transitioning, by the UE, to a grant free state when no data is to be sent, wherein transitioning to the grant free state includes receiving a grant free identifier (GF-ID). In some embodiments, the method further includes in accordance with a determination that an amount of data to be sent is below a threshold, transmitting, by the UE, the data together with the GF-ID. In addition, user equipment and base transceiver stations are provided each of which include a processor and memory having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the respective UE or BTS to perform the respective methods.
US11202321B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit A terminal apparatus receives a signal including indication information indicating initiation of a random access procedure from a base station apparatus. The terminal apparatus transmits the one or more random access preambles, based on the indication information. The terminal apparatus determines an antenna port to be used for transmission of the one or more random access preambles, based on information of the SRS resource included in the indication information.
US11202316B2	Method and device for detecting uplink LBT failure in wireless communication system using unlicensed band The disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for detecting an uplink listen-before-talk (LBT) failure when using a 3GPP 5G new radio (NR) technology in a wireless communication system.
US11202308B2	Resource allocation pattern signaling for mini-slots Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control information indicating a resource allocation pattern for a downlink transmission that is configured for transmission using a plurality of beams and a plurality of mini-slots, where a duration of a mini-slot is less than a duration of a slot. The UE may identify a start time of a first mini-slot of the plurality of mini-slots and a length of the first mini-slot based on the resource allocation pattern, and receive the downlink transmission based on the start time of the first mini-slot and the length of the first mini-slot.
US11202307B2	Method for transmitting uplink data which is robust to collision on shared uplink resource in wireless communication system and a device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting uplink data which is robust to collision on shared uplink resource in wireless communication system, the method comprising: checking whether uplink data is allowed to transmit on contention based resource or not, when the uplink data becomes available for transmission; and transmitting a buffer status reporting (BSR) on the contention based resource without any uplink data, if the uplink data is not allowed to transmit on the contention based resource.
US11202287B2	Communication methods and devices for sidelink Communication methods and devices for a sidelink (SL) are provided. A communication method for an SL includes the following. A first terminal device obtains a first transmission resource. The first terminal device sends first feedback information to a second terminal device, by using the first transmission resource. A time unit in which the first transmission resource is located is not used for transmitting data by the first terminal device to at least one third terminal device or the second terminal device, where the first terminal device, the second terminal device, and the at least one third terminal device belong to a first group.
US11202277B2	Overbooking handling for multiple transceiver nodes Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a first plurality of control resources associated with a first transceiver node and a second plurality of control resources associated with a second transceiver node. The UE may select, based at least in part on a decoding limit for the UE, a decoding configuration to use for decoding one or more control resources from the first plurality of control resources and one or more resources from the second plurality of control resources. The UE may decode control signals received over control resources from the first plurality of control resources and the second plurality of control resources according to the decoding configuration.
US11202265B2	Signal transmission method, terminal device, and network device This application provides a signal transmission method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, a first transmit power based on an access status of the terminal device at a current coverage level and/or a first power control parameter; and transmitting a signal at the first transmit power.
US11202259B2	Apparatus, system, and method for mobile station power saving Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing power saving for a wireless device. The wireless device may connect to a base station (BS). The wireless device may establish discontinuous reception (DRX) with the BS, where the DRX comprises a DRX cycle having a cycle length. The wireless device may receive reference signal information from the base station in association with the DRX cycle length, where the reference signal information is transmitted according to the cycle length. The wireless device may perform tracking using the reference signal information.
US11202256B2	Low-power wireless mesh network A wireless MESH network includes multiple low-power nodes. When serving as a data receiving node or a data relay node, each low-power node is configured to listen to data transmission at intervals.
US11202248B2	Apparatus and method for specifying receiver enable times in UWB communication and ranging systems A method and apparatus of a network entity in a wireless communication system supporting ranging capability is provided. The method and apparatus comprises: identifying a MAC sublayer management entity-receive-enable request (MLME-RX-ENABLE.request) primitive including a list of ranging scheduling time unit (RSTU) counter (RxOnTime) values and a number of RSTUs (RxOnDuration), wherein the MLME-RX-ENABLE.request primitive is sent to a MAC layer from a higher layer; in response to identifying the MLME-RX-ENABLE.request primitive, identifying a value of a MAC RSTU_COUNTER; determining whether the value of the MAC RSTU_COUNTER is set to an RxOnTime value included in the list of the RxOnTime values of the MLME-RX-ENABLE.request primitive; increasing the value of the MAC RSTU_COUNTER; determining whether a frame is received from another network entity based on the value of the MAC RSTU_COUNTER; and in response to determining that the frame is received, generating a MAC common part sublayer indication (MCPS-DATA.indication) primitive.
US11202247B2	System and method for providing information about a leader node to follower nodes in a wireless mesh communication network A method of providing information about a leader node to a plurality of follower nodes in a wireless mesh communication network is provided. The method includes designating the leader node; designating the plurality of follower nodes; and designating one or more predetermined frequency ranges as a public channel. The method further includes from the leader node and during a plurality of network intervals having a predetermined length of time, transmitting a sync message at a beginning of each network interval to the plurality of follower nodes. The method further includes during each network interval in which a sync message is received by any one of the plurality of follower nodes, transmitting from any of the plurality of follower nodes receiving a sync message, on the public channel, a message advertising at least one property of the leader node after receipt of the sync message.
US11202240B2	Systems and methods for managing and monitoring communication sessions A method may include storing, in a block chain ledger, information associated with an agreement between a first service provider associated with a first network and a second service provider associated with a second network. The method may also include receiving, by a device, first capacity information associated with slices in the first network, storing the first capacity information in the block chain ledger and receiving a message associated with a roaming handoff for a communication session in the first network. The method may further include determining, by the device whether adequate resources are available in the second network to support the communication session and sending, to the first service provider, a message indicating that adequate resources are available in the second network to support the communication session.
US11202238B2	Methods and apparatus for supporting UE handover using a narrow band-internet of things (NB-IOT) A connection including a wireless NB-IoT link is established between a base station in a MNO network and a base station in a MSO network. UE context information, UE radio frequency (RF) information and/or UE Key Performance Indicator (KPI) information are exchanged between the two networks over the established connection via the NB-IoT link, thus facilitating handover preparation and/or handover for a UE. A control server in the MNO controls transfer over the connection including the NB-IoT link, receives and sends information and requests over the connection, evaluates received UE information, makes handover decisions, and generates and sends handover requests.
US11202237B2	Method for preventing an inter-rat change from being triggered and communications apparatus utilizing the same A method for enhancing mobility of a communications apparatus is provided. The method includes the steps of: establishing a connection with a cell; measuring one or more parameters of one or more cells; transmitting a measurement report to a network device according to the measured parameters of the one or more cells; determining whether a mobility command is received from the network device after transmitting the measurement report; and triggering a connection release procedure based on no mobility command being received from the network device after transmitting the measurement report.
US11202232B2	Method and apparatus for acquiring vehicle to everything communication policy An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for obtaining a Vehicle to Everything Policy (V2XP). The method includes: transmitting, by a terminal device, at least one of first information and second information to a Policy Control Function (PCF), the first information being used for requesting a configuration of a policy for V2X communication over a PC5 interface, and the second information being used for requesting a configuration of a policy for V2X communication over a Uu interface; and receiving, by the terminal device from the PCF, at least one of the policy corresponding to the first information and the policy corresponding to the second information.
US11202231B2	Management device and method for controlling end-to-end network in wireless communication system A device and a method for managing and controlling an end-to-end network in a wireless communication system are provided. The management device for controlling an end-to-end network in a wireless communication system includes a network slice manager configured to configure network slices for a terminal, a policy manager configured to set a policy applied to the network slices and a software defined network (SDN) device configured to control one or more network entities related to transmission of traffic for the network slices, based on the policy, wherein each of the network slices are configured for a different frequency band.
US11202226B2	Uplink data transmission method, timer configuration method, and related device Embodiments of the present invention provide an uplink data transmission method, a timer configuration method, and a related device, where the uplink data transmission method is applied to a user equipment, and includes starting a timer when a first operation is performed on first data on a first transmission branch, and performing a third operation on second data when a second operation is not performed on the second data on a second transmission branch as timing of the tinier ends. Preprocessed data is allocated to two transmission branches by the user equipment.
US11202223B2	Restrict services and policy control for always-on PDU session A wireless device sends a PDU session establishment request message to an access and mobility management function (AMF). The PDU session establishment request message requests establishment of a packet data unit (PDU) session for an always-on PDU session. The wireless device receives a first message from the AMF. The first message indicates at least one service associated with the always-on PDU session. The wireless device sends at least one packet of an at least one allowed service of the at least one service via the always-on PDU session.
US11202219B2	Two-level mobility reference signal configuration According to an aspect, one or more network nodes of a wireless communication system sends, to a wireless device operating in the wireless communication system, mobility reference signal (MRS) configuration information, the MRS configuration information specifying one or more parameters for each of a plurality of MRS configurations. The network node subsequently sends, to the wireless device, an activation command indicating that at least a first one of the MRS configurations is to be used by the wireless device, the activation command including an index identifying the first one of the MRS configurations from among the plurality of MRS configurations. The wireless device receives the MRS configuration information and the activation command. The wireless device searches for at least one MRS specified by the first one of the MRS, responsive to the activation command and performs at least one measurement on the at least one MRS.
US11202215B2	Method, apparatus, and system for providing automatic assistance based on wireless monitoring Methods, apparatus and systems for providing automatic assistance based on wireless monitoring are described. In one example, a described automatic assistant system comprises: a transmitter, a receiver, a processor, and an assistant device. The transmitter is configured for transmitting a first wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of a venue. The receiver is configured for receiving a second wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel. The second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel that is impacted by a motion of an object in the venue. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (TSCI) of the wireless multipath channel based on the second wireless signal, and monitoring the motion of the object in the venue based on the TSCI. The assistant device is configured for generating an assistance with respect to the object in the venue based on the monitoring.
US11202201B2	Subscriber identity module which has multiple profiles and which is designed for an authentication command A subscriber identity module (eUICC), comprises profiles for the utilization of a mobile terminal that include at least a first profile and at least a second profile, of which the second profile (Pr1, Pr2) is devised as an active profile. The first profile is designed as a root profile (PrR) which in a normal state of the subscriber identity module is in an inactive state, and which is devised to be activated in response to an authentication command (AUTHENTICATE) received at the subscriber identity module. The authentication command is specially parameterized for the root profile (PrR) with a specific root value of the network parameter (P2) to be activated during a change-over period. The initially active second profile (Pr1, Pr2) is deactivated during the change-over period. After the end of the change-over period, the first profile (PrR) is again deactivated and the second profile (Pr1, Pr2) is again activated.
US11202199B2	Electronic device using Bluetooth communication and method of operating same An electronic device includes a display; a first wireless communication circuit configured to support Bluetooth (BT) communication and to include a first BT address; a processor operatively connected to the display and the first wireless communication circuit; and a memory, wherein the memory may store instructions that are configured to, when executed, cause the processor to: receive first data including a second BT address associated with a first external device; perform a page scan based on the first BT address and the second BT address using the BT communication; receive second data based on the second BT address from a second external device using the BT communication; identify information for connection with the second external device based on the second data using the BT communication; and provide a user interface for connection with the second external device through the display based on the identified information.
US11202174B2	Smart alerts in a tracking device environment A tracking system can provide smart alerts based on a user's location. The tracking system can receive a location of a user's mobile device and establish a geographic boundary around the location if the mobile device remains at the location for a threshold amount of time. The tracking system can receive a new location of the mobile device outside of the geographic boundary and configure the mobile device to scan for a tracking device associated with the user for an interval of time. If the tracking system detects the tracking device within the interval, the tracking system stores information indicating that the user possesses the tracking device. Otherwise, the tracking system sends an indication to the mobile device indicating that the user has left behind the tracking device.
US11202169B2	Social communication system Described is a social communication system. The system includes a server having a memory storing user data and a user computing device coupled to the server. The server may be programmed to receive and process a signal that the user computing device has accessed the system and send for display on the user computing device other users that are accessing the system and within a predetermined proximity of the user computing device. The system allows users to communicate anonymously through a communication interface.
US11202164B2	Predictive head-tracked binaural audio rendering Methods and apparatus for predictive head-tracked binaural audio rendering in which a rendering device renders multiple audio streams for different possible head locations based on head tracking data received from a headset, for example audio streams for the last known location and one or more predicted or possible locations, and transmits the multiple audio streams to the headset. The headset then selects and plays one of the audio streams that is closest to the actual head location based on current head tracking data. If none of the audio streams closely match the actual head location, two closest audio streams may be mixed. Transmitting multiple audio streams to the headset and selecting or mixing an audio stream on the headset may mitigate or eliminate perceived head tracking latency.
US11202158B2	Low-power active bone conduction devices Presented herein are low-power active bone conduction devices that comprise an actuator that is subcutaneously implanted within a recipient so as to deliver mechanical output forces to hard tissue of the recipient. The low-power active bone conduction devices include an energy recovery circuit configured to extract non-used energy from the actuator and to store the non-used energy for subsequent use by the actuator. The low-power active bone conduction devices may also include a multi-bit sigma-delta converter that operates in accordance with a scaled sigma-delta quantization threshold value to convert received signals representative of sound into actuator drive signals.
US11202157B2	Alignment between charging elements of a hearing device and a charger A method of configuring a custom insert of a charger, wherein the custom insert is for aligning a receiver charging element of a hearing device and a transmitter charging element of a charger, includes: obtaining a digital three-dimensional hearing device model comprising a representation of the receiver charging element, wherein the digital three-dimensional hearing device model is based on a digital scan of an ear; obtaining a digital three-dimensional charger model comprising a representation of the transmitter charging element; obtaining a generic digital three-dimensional insert model; obtaining a digital cavity representing a cavity in the custom insert; and creating a custom digital three-dimensional insert model based on the digital cavity and the generic digital three-dimensional insert model, such that the representation of the receiver charging element in the digital three-dimensional hearing device model and the representation of the transmitter charging element in the three-dimensional charger model, are aligned.
US11202153B2	MEMS microphone A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone is provided. The MEMS microphone includes a substrate, a backplate disposed on a side of the substrate, and a diaphragm movably disposed between the substrate and the backplate. The diaphragm includes a plurality of implantation portions, and the implantation portions have different concentration-depth profiles.
US11202152B2	Acoustic beamforming A method for acoustic beamforming filter generation may be provided. Applying eigen decomposition to generate a matrix of eigenvectors and a matrix of eigenvalues to solve a pseudoinverse of a matrix of transfer functions. Substituting any eigenvalues in the matrix of eigenvalues that are less than a value of a gain control parameter with the value of the gain control parameter to form a revised matrix of eigenvalues. A matrix of spatial filter coefficients to apply to a sound signal received at least at the first speaker and at the second speaker may be calculated based on the matrix of eigenvectors, the revised matrix of eigenvalues, and a matrix of desired frequency responses.
US11202151B2	Audio hub Systems and methods are provided for distributing audio. An audio system is provided that includes one or more audio interfaces, at least one of which is a wireless audio interface. An audio hub couples to the one or more audio interfaces and detects the presence of one or more headphones coupled to the wireless audio interfaces. The audio hub selectively establishes communication channel(s) to convey audio content between a plurality of devices coupled to the audio interfaces. The plurality of devices may include one or more headphones, an infotainment head unit, a microphone, and a speaker. Accordingly, headphone users may hold conversations with each other and/or other occupants of a vehicle, and various users may share audio content with headphone users and/or other occupants of a vehicle.
US11202142B2	Vibration generation system, signal generator, and vibrator device A vibrator is fitted to a human body for use. A variable filter extracts a signal of a predefined frequency range from an input music signal. A driving controller drives the vibrator based on the signal of the frequency range extracted by the variable filter. It is possible to adjust the frequency range that is predefined by using a user operation interface. The frequency range that is predefined may be determined by a frequency determination interface.
US11202137B1	Wearable audio device placement detection An earbud with an electro-acoustic transducer for producing sound, a proximity sensor that is configured to detect when the earbud is close to a user's skin, an orientation sensor that is configured to detect an orientation of the earbud, and a processor that is configured to estimate, based on the proximity sensor and the orientation sensor, whether the earbud has been inserted into the user's ear canal.
US11202133B2	Audio component and mobile terminal The present disclosure relates to an audio component, including an enclosure, a speaker, and a connector. The enclosure includes a receptacle and a connection hole connected to the receptacle, both the speaker and the connector are accommodated in the receptacle, a plug port of the connector is connected to outside of the enclosure by using the connection hole, a sound guide channel connected between the speaker and the plug port is formed in the receptacle, and the sound guide channel is configured to propagate, to the plug port, a sound emitted by the speaker. This disclosure further discloses a mobile terminal.
US11202131B2	Maintaining original volume changes of a character in revoiced media stream Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for artificially generating a revoiced media stream and maintaining original volume changes of a character in the revoiced media stream are provided. For example, a media stream including an individual speaking may be obtained. A transcript of the media stream may be obtained. The transcript of the media stream may be translated to a target language. A revoiced media stream in which the translated transcript in the target language is spoken by a virtual entity may be generated, wherein a ratio of the volume levels between first and second sets of words in the revoiced media stream is substantially identical to the ratio of volume levels between corresponding first and second utterances in the received media stream.
US11202126B2	Simultaneous display of two or more different sequentially processed images A medical imaging system includes an endoscope and a processor. The endoscope includes a camera that outputs a video signal with a plurality of portions. The processor receives the video signal and processes a first portion of the plurality of portions according to a first processing mode to generate a first processed video signal, processes a second portion of the plurality of portions of the sensor signal according to a second processing mode to generate a second processed video signal, and generates an output video signal using the first processed video signal and the second processed video signal.
US11202124B2	Media collection generation and privacy mechanisms Systems and methods described herein relate to generation of media collections in a messaging system. The media collection may be created by the user, other users, or an entity. Example embodiments further allow users to set access criteria through privacy settings assigned to one or more media content items themselves, as well as to a media collection, such that some or all of the media collection may only be viewed by users authorized by the user sharing the media content item or media collection (e.g., only to one or more users designated by the user as a “friend”).
US11202121B2	Providing customized entertainment experience using human presence detection Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for the detection of human presence in front of a plurality of sensors such as those of speakers and a device with a processor, such as a television. Data gathered from the plurality of sensors may be analyzed by the processor to determine if one or more humans are present proximate to the device. Based on the determined presence or absence of one or more humans, further actions including, inter alia, customizing a home theatre experience for the one or more humans, making content recommendations, or activating parental controls can be taken by the device.
US11202110B2	Information processing apparatus, control method of the same, and storage medium An information processing apparatus receives, from a server apparatus, image data of one or a plurality of partial areas of a plurality of partial areas forming an image. The information processing apparatus comprises: a designating unit configured to designate a region of interest in the image; an establishing unit configured to establish a connection as a logical communication path to the server apparatus, and establish, as a plurality of streams based on the connection to the server apparatus; a control unit configured to control the plurality of streams such that the image data of the region of interest is obtained preferentially to the partial area; and a receiving unit configured to receive image data from the server apparatus by using the plurality of streams controlled by the control unit.
US11202108B2	Augmenting dynamic ad insertion inventory with unused inventory Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide for dynamic ad insertion. Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable Video-On-Demand (VOD) dynamic ad inventory handling by a network operator. Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may enable augmenting network operator VOD ad inventory in a VOD session.
US11202107B2	Method and apparatus for providing task based multimedia data A method, system and apparatus for providing multimedia data, wherein the method includes defining, by a first user, a task for requesting multimedia data, wherein the task includes criteria for the requested multimedia data; maintaining, by an operator, the defined task based on the criteria, wherein the task being available for a second user; receiving multimedia data, from the second user, in response to the defined task based on the criteria; and maintaining, by an operator, the received multimedia data based on the criteria, wherein the multimedia being available to a third user.

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