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US11211096B2	Video manipulation with face replacement A user device provides a user interface for video manipulation with face replacement. A method of implementations includes accessing a video comprising a plurality of frames that comprise one or more faces, providing a plurality of stickers comprising alternate face graphics for the one or more faces, receiving, via a user interface of a user device, user selection of one of the stickers and a selected face of the one or more faces, accessing a plurality of face frame sequences of the video, wherein each face frame sequence is a sequence of frames of the video comprising the selected face of the one or more faces, replacing the selected face with the selected sticker in each face frame of the plurality of face frame sequences, and animating the selected sticker in the each face frame of the plurality of face frame sequences.
US11211095B1	Modifying media content playback based on user mental state Embodiments of the present disclosure sets forth a computer-implemented method for playing back media content comprising determining, based on sensor data, a first mental state associated with a user accessing media content, and modifying playback of media content based on the first mental state.
US11211090B2	Magnetic-disk glass substrate, magnetic-disk glass substrate intermediate, and method for manufacturing magnetic-disk glass substrate A magnetic-disk glass substrate contains an alkaline earth metal component as a glass composition and includes a pair of main surfaces, and an outer circumferential side edge surface that is a mirror surface. The outer circumferential side edge surface includes a surface having a roughness percentage of 40% or more when a bearing ratio of a roughness cross-sectional area is 50% in a bearing ratio curve of roughness cross-sectional areas obtained when a surface roughness of the outer circumferential side edge surface obtained after the outer circumferential side edge surface is etched by 2.5 μm is measured.
US11211087B2	Magnetic tape having characterized back coating layer, magnetic recording medium and magnetic recording and reproducing device The magnetic tape includes a non-magnetic support; a magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic powder and a binding agent on one surface of the non-magnetic support; and a back coating layer including a non-magnetic powder and a binding agent on the other surface of the non-magnetic support, in which a center line average surface roughness Ra measured regarding a surface of the back coating layer is equal to or smaller than 7.0 nm, and a difference between a spacing Safter measured by optical interferometry regarding the surface of the back coating layer after methyl ethyl ketone cleaning and a spacing Sbefore measured by optical interferometry regarding the surface of the back coating layer before methyl ethyl ketone cleaning is greater than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 30.0 nm.
US11211086B1	Embedded tape reel lock mechanism for tape embedded storage drive The present disclosure generally relates to a lock mechanism for a tape embedded drive. The tape embedded drive comprises an enclosure enclosing a first tape reel, a second tape reel, and a lock mechanism. The first tape reel comprises a first gear, the second tape reel comprises a second gear, and the lock mechanism is disposed between the first and second gears. The lock mechanism comprises a latch lock, one or more latch tips disposed at a first end of the latch lock, a magnet disposed at a second end of the latch lock, and an electromagnet disposed adjacent to the magnet. When the electromagnet is activated, the latch lock moves to an unlocked position. When the electromagnet is de-activated, the latch lock moves to a locked position where the one or more latch tips are in contact with the first and second gears.
US11211083B1	MAMR head with synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) coupled notch Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a write head for a magnetic recording device. The write head includes a spin torque oscillator (STO) that has a seed layer formed on a write pole, a spin polarization layer (SPL) formed on the seed layer, a first spacer layer formed on the SPL, a field generation layer (FGL) formed on the first spacer layer, a second spacer layer formed on the FGL, and a notch formed on the second spacer layer. The FGL and the notch are antiferromagnetically coupled through the second spacer layer and thus increases the FGL angle and improves the write capabilities of the write head.
US11211073B2	Display control of different verbatim text of vocal deliverance of performer-of-interest in a live event A display system includes a display device and a server. The server receives a plurality of audio segments from a plurality of audio-capture devices. The server receives a user-input that corresponds to a selection of a first user interface (UI) element that represents a first performer-of-interest or a first audio-capture device attached to the first performer-of-interest. The server detects a second performer-of-interest associated with a second audio-capture device within a threshold range of the first audio-capture device. The server extracts a first audio segment of a first vocal deliverance of the first performer-of-interest and a second audio segment of a second vocal deliverance of the second performer-of-interest. The server deduces new caption information from a first verbatim text that is common between the first audio segment and the second audio segment and controls display of the new caption information on the display device.
US11211072B2	Placing a voice response system into a forced sleep state Embodiments generally relate placing a voice response system into a forced sleep state. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a voice command from a given user to place a voice response system in a woke state. The method further includes obtaining current context data, and analyzing the current context data using a voice response model trained using a voice response corpus that incorporated a history of interactions and context data by one or more users with the voice response system. The method further includes, from the analysis of the current context data using the voice response model, determining whether the voice response system is to be placed in the woke state; and, responsive to determining that the voice response system is not to be placed in the woke state, placing the voice response system in a sleep state contrary to the voice command.
US11211071B2	System, method, and computer program product for home appliance care Systems and methods for generating a request to an appliance service provider include the use of a processor in operable arrangement with a microphone to receive an audio signal therefrom and a computer-readable medium to execute an appliance service program contained therein. The appliance service program includes a speech recognition module, a command intent discernment module configured to determine whether speech data from the speech recognition module includes command data and appliance data, a fetch module to send appliance data from the audio signal to a content server in response to the command intent discernment module determining the speech data includes a service connect command and to receive the appliance service data from the content server, and an interface module configured to transmit the appliance service data to a user interface.
US11211070B2	Method, device and system for detecting working state of tower controller The present disclosure provides a method, device and system for detecting a working state of a tower controller, the method includes: collecting voice data of a tower controller, and extracting a keyword from the voice data; acquiring a video image of the tower controller, and acquiring a gaze area of the tower controller from the video image; analyzing and detecting whether the tower controller has correctly accomplished an observation action according to the gaze area of the tower controller and the keyword. The present disclosure implements more efficient and accurate detection on the working state of the tower controller, and at the same time ensures the safety of an aircraft in an airport area and reduces a risk of colliding with other obstacles.
US11211056B1	Natural language understanding model generation Systems and techniques for generating natural language understanding (NLU) models are described. A developer of an NLU model may provide data representing runtime NLU functionality. For example, a developer may provide one or more sample natural language user inputs. The NLU model generation system may expand data, provided by the developer, to result in a more robust NLU model for use at runtime. For example, the NLU model generation system may expand sample natural language user inputs, may translate sample natural language user inputs into other languages, etc. The present disclosure also provides a mechanism for transitioning between using NLU models of a first NLU model generation system and NLU models of a second NLU model generation system.
US11211055B2	Utilizing rule specificity in conversational AI Techniques are provided for building a dialog-state specific contextual language understanding system using subsumption logic. Information establishing conversational rules identifying the conversational dialog is received to present in respective dialog states. Each rule has a Boolean trigger expression of predicates for testing the conversational state together with logical connectives to identify when the rule is applicable. Subsumption logic is used to arrange the rules into a directed acyclic graph (DAG) where more specific rules are preferred to more general rules. During a conversation, the DAG is used to filter the triggered rules to only the most specific triggered rules from which a rule to run is selected. This structure makes it easier to build conversational systems because rules can be added or removed without having to change or reason over other rules. The rules also act as a constraint to help machine learned selection systems converge with less data.
US11211052B2	Filtering model training method and speech recognition method A filtering model training method includes obtaining N original syllables, obtaining N recognized syllables, and obtaining N syllable distances based on the N original syllables and the N recognized syllables, where the N syllable distances are in a one-to-one correspondence with N syllable pairs, the N original syllables and the N recognized syllables form the N syllable pairs, each syllable pair includes an original syllable and a recognized syllable that correspond to each other, and each syllable distance is used to indicate a similarity between an original syllable and a recognized syllable that are included in a corresponding syllable pair.
US11211046B2	Learning transcription errors in speech recognition tasks A mistranscription generated by a speech recognition system is identified. A received utterance is matched to a first utterance member within a set of known utterance members. The matching operation matches fewer than the first plural number of words in the received utterance and the received utterance varies in a first particular manner as compared to a first word in a first slot in the first utterance member. The received utterance is sent to a mistranscription analyzer component which increments evidence that the received utterance is evidence of a mistranscription. Once the incremented evidence for the mistranscription exceeds a threshold, future received utterances containing the mistranscription are treated as though the first word was recognized.
US11211044B2	Adjustable waveguide Various implementations include loudspeakers and related waveguides. The loudspeakers can include an adjustable waveguide for modifying the coverage pattern of the audio output. In some particular aspects, a loudspeaker includes: a single speaker box with at least one driver; a waveguide having: a pair of opposing walls that are fixed with respect to the at least one driver; and at least one adjustable wall that is adjustable relative to the at least one driver; and at least one fin coupled to the waveguide for accommodating a gap between the pair of opposing walls and the at least one adjustable wall.
US11211040B2	Modular fixture with integrated acoustic sound absorbing housing A modular acoustic baffle fixture comprising a plurality of acoustic sound absorbing panels forming at least part of the structure of the fixture in which the acoustic sound absorbing panels are mechanically and releasably affixed to an internal support structure and which absorbs sound directed to the void formed therewithin. An LED panel and LED driver may be provided and retained by an internal support structure to project light from the fixture.
US11211039B2	Musical instrument tuning A digital tuner that determines a tuning target period; receives an audio signal from an instrument to be tuned; obtains a plurality of different segments of the audio signal starting at times that correspond to integer multiples of the target period; produces waveform samples from the segments; and displays of a succession of waveform segments at same display position using said segments so that the shape of the waveform appears to move on the display at a speed and direction directly dependent on a difference of a wave period of the audio signal to be tuned and the tuning target period.
US11211036B2	Timestamp based display update mechanism Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a timestamp based display update mechanism. A display control unit includes a timestamp queue for storing timestamps, wherein each timestamp indicates when a corresponding frame configuration set should be fetched from memory. At pre-defined intervals, the display control unit may compare the timestamp of the topmost entry of the timestamp queue to a global timer value. If the timestamp is earlier than the global timer value, the display control unit may pop the timestamp entry and fetch the frame next configuration set from memory. The display control unit may then apply the updates of the frame configuration set to its pixel processing elements. After applying the updates, the display control unit may fetch and process the source pixel data and then drive the pixels of the next frame to the display.
US11211035B1	System and method for causing graphical information to be rendered A system and method uses a two-dimensional graphics library to generate an image representation that can be used by a three-dimensional graphics library to render the image.
US11211030B2	Electronic device with adaptive display An electronic device may include a display that displays virtual reality content. Control circuitry may estimate a brightness adaptation state of a user that is wearing the electronic device. The control circuitry may select a tone mapping curve and brightness level for the virtual reality content based on the user's adaptation state. To estimate the user's adaptation state, the control circuitry may gather ambient light information from an ambient light sensor, may gather physiological attributes of the user such as blink rate, pupil size, and eye openness from a camera, and may gather gaze position information from gaze detection circuitry. The control circuitry may optimize the brightness of the display based on the user's current adaptation state, or the control circuitry may shift the brightness of the display away from the user's adaptation level to help guide the adaptation state to the desired level.
US11211029B2	Electronic device with improved visibility of user interface An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: acquiring a background image of a screen generated for display, a region of interest (ROI) where a user interface (UI) element is to be displayed, calculating a value indicating a shape complexity of the ROI, dividing the ROI into a plurality of clusters according to designated attributes, calculating difference values indicating a contrast between each of the plurality of clusters and the UI element, identifying a minimum difference value from among the difference values as a contrast difference value, calculating a result value indicating a degree of visibility of the UI element relative to the background image, determining an image effect to be applied to the UI element, based on the result value, and display to the altered ROI the UI element.
US11211025B2	Liquid crystal display panel A liquid crystal display panel, which includes: a plurality of pixels arranged in a row direction and a column direction, the pixel comprising a transistor; a plurality of data lines extending in the column direction, and including a first data line and a second data line; and a plurality of scan lines extending in the row direction, and crossing the plurality of data lines. The first data line and the second data line are disposed between two adjacent pixel columns, and partially overlap in a thickness direction of the liquid crystal display panel.
US11211001B2	Display device with feedback via serial connections between distributed driver circuits Embodiments relate to a display device that includes a control circuit, an array of light emitting diode (LED) zones, and an array of zone integrated circuits that are distributed in the display area. The zone integrated circuits may comprise integrated LED and driver circuits and may include sensor circuits. The zone integrated circuits are arranged in groups that are coupled to each other and to the control circuit in a serial communication chain via serial communication lines. The control circuit provides control signals that control the driver circuits to drive the LED zones and may provide commands to request readback data from the zone integrated circuits. Responsive to the commands, the zone integrated circuits output readback data to the control circuit via the serial communication chain.
US11210999B2	Display system, driving apparatus and driving method for display device A driving method includes: determining a starting luminance LS of a to-be-adjusted frame image; determining an average luminance LAVE(n) of the to-be-adjusted frame image during a nth duty period; determining a reference luminance flow rate ΔL that indicates a current change rate of a storage capacitor storing a data signal for a display element; determining a time length TF of a reference frame image; determining a number k of black strips in the to-be-adjusted frame image; calculating a duty ratio of a pulse driving signal of the to-be-adjusted frame image during the nth duty period based on the starting luminance LS, the average luminance LAVE(n), the reference luminance flow rate ΔL, the time length TF, and the number k of the black strips; and driving to display the to-be-adjusted frame image by the adjusted pulse driving signal.
US11210995B2	Display module including sweep electrode for controlling PWM pixel circuit and driving method of display module Disclosed is a display module. The display module includes a display panel including an inorganic light emitting device, a sweep electrode connected to at least one input pin, and a pulse width modulation (PWM) pixel circuit, and a driving unit configured to provide a sweep signal to the sweep electrode through the at least one input pin, in which the PWM pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, and provides a driving current having a pulse width corresponding to a data voltage to the inorganic light emitting device by changing a voltage of a gate terminal of the driving transistor according to the sweep signal applied through the sweep electrode, and a number of the at least one input pin varies depending on a size of the display panel.
US11210989B2	Array substrate, display panel and display device Disclosed are an array substrate, a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel regions; each of the sub-pixel regions includes a pixel driving circuit, a white electroluminescent device connected with the pixel driving circuit and a color resist layer corresponding to the sub-pixel region; the plurality of sub-pixel regions include a first-color sub-pixel region, a second-color sub-pixel region and a third-color sub-pixel region; a width-to-length ratio of a channel region of the driving transistor in the first-color sub-pixel region is greater than a width-to-length ratio of a channel region of the driving transistor in the second-color sub-pixel region, and the width-to-length ratio of the channel region of the driving transistor in the second-color sub-pixel region is greater than a width-to-length ratio of a channel region of the driving transistor in the third-color sub-pixel region.
US11210987B2	Shift register circuit, method of driving the same, gate driving circuit and display panel A shift register circuit and a driving method thereof, a gate driving circuit and a display panel are provided. The shift register circuit includes: an input terminal; a first reference voltage terminal; a second reference voltage terminal; a first clock signal terminal; a second clock signal terminal; an output terminal; an input circuit, a first control circuit; a second control circuit; a third control circuit; a compensation circuit, a first node, a second node, a third node and an output circuit, the compensation circuit is configured to compensate a voltage of at least one of the first node, the second node, and the third node in response to the second clock signal.
US11210986B1	Display driving apparatus and method A display driving apparatus with a power control circuit reducing power consumption includes: a shift register receiving a display data signal and outputting a plurality of data signals; a first latch receiving a Nth data signal of the plurality of data signals and outputting a first latched data signal according to a first gate driving signal; an analog signal processing circuit including a second latch coupling to the first latch and outputting a second latched data signal according to a second gate driving signal; a data comparator comparing the first latched data signal and the second latched data signal; and a power controller coupling to the data comparator and controlling a power level of the analog signal processing circuit.
US11210982B2	Method and device for Mura defect repair A method of Mura defect repair, the method including: decoding an image input signal into pixel grayscale data of a frame image; looking up a DeMura lookup table and DeMura control data, and performing linear interpolation on Mura designated areas of the frame image according to the DeMura lookup table and DeMura control data to obtain compensation data of the Mura designated areas of the frame image; and superposing the compensation data and the pixel grayscale data of the frame image to obtain a compensated frame image signal.
US11210981B2	Method for operating an image generator, an image generator, a method for generating digital colour image data and a display system A method is provided for operating an image generator, arranged to generate and to output signals for displaying image elements of a predefined set of image elements, each image element being defined by respective varying deflection signals. A colour change trigger is firstly defined comprising an additional image element defined by varying deflection signals different to varying deflection signals of an image element of the predefined set. Varying deflection signals of the defined colour change trigger are generated and output thereby to indicate a respective colour for use in displaying an image element of the predefined set. An image generator is also provided, configured to implement the method. A method is also provided for generating digital colour image data from signals output by such an image generator. A display system is also provided incorporating such an image generator together with a colour change trigger detector and scan converter.
US11210980B2	Detection method for display panel, display panel and display device A detection method for a display panel, a display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel has a display area and a non-display area, and one data line in the display area is electrically connected to at least one sub-pixel; and the non-display area includes at least one signal line electrically connected to at least one data line through a switch unit. The method includes: providing a pulse signal to the signal line; controlling the switch unit to be turned on once in a period of at least one signal hopping on the signal line, to write a data signal into the data line through the signal line, where the data signal is the pulse signal truncated in the period of the signal hopping of the pulse signal; and controlling the sub-pixel connected to the data line to emit light.
US11210978B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area, a non-display area outside the display area, a pad area located in the non-display area, and a bending area between the display area and the pad area. The display apparatus includes a first voltage line having a first main voltage line disposed between the display area and the bending area, and a first connection portion protruding from the first main voltage line, extending toward the pad area, and crossing the bending area. The display apparatus includes a fan-out portion disposed between the display area and the pad area on the substrate and including conductive lines that connect the display area to the pad area, and a strain gauge disposed in the bending area. The strain gauge overlaps the first connection portion of the first voltage line in the bending area.
US11210965B2	Diagnostic analyzer for visual-spatial content Techniques described herein relate to performing diagnostic analyses including execution and evaluations of visual-spatial diagnostic content resources. A store of visual-spatial diagnostic content resources may be analyzed to determine the presence or absence of predetermined visual features, and mathematical modeling and/or machine-learning techniques may be used to calculate item parameter metrics for each visual-spatial diagnostic content resource. Thereafter, diagnostic sessions may proceed by selecting and presenting sequences of visual-spatial diagnostic content resources within an appropriate range of difficulty metrics, depending on the content recipient and performance on the previously-transmitted visual-spatial diagnostic content resources.
US11210964B2	Learning tool and method A learning tool and method are disclosed. The method which, when executed by a computing device comprising a display, an image capturing device, and a processor, causes the computing device to perform the steps of: generating an interactive first visual cue; displaying the visual cue in a visual cue area on the display; capturing real time footage of a user using the image capturing device while the user interacts with the computing device, and display the real time footage of the user in a video footage area on the display; generating interactive visual content associated with the first visual cue; and displaying the interactive visual content in a visual display area of the display.
US11210956B2	Method for directing an unmanned aerial vehicle to a destination A method (20) performed in a network entity (4, 11, 12) is provided for directing an unmanned aerial vehicle (2) to a destination. The method (20) comprises obtaining (21) route information for at least a first vehicle (3a, 3b) and for the unmanned aerial vehicle (2), establishing (22), based on the route information, that a criterion for co-traveling with the first vehicle (3a, 3b) is fulfilled, and transmitting (23), to the unmanned vehicle (2), information enabling the unmanned aerial vehicle (2) to co-travel with the first vehicle (3a, 3b). Methods in an unmanned aerial vehicle and in a network entity, and an unmanned aerial vehicle, network entity, computer programs and computer program products are also provided.
US11210937B2	Method for un-signalized intersection traffic flow management The present disclosure is directed toward a method that includes acquiring current dynamic characteristics of a moving object about an un-signalized intersection, determining a dynamic traffic flow of the un-signalized intersection based on the current dynamic characteristics to determine a position of the moving object about the un-signalized intersection, and predicting future dynamic characteristics of the moving object based on the dynamic traffic flow and a predictive control. The future dynamic characteristics includes a predicted position of the moving object at a predefined time in the future. The method further calculates an entry parameter for a vehicle about an entrance of the un-signalized intersection based on the dynamic traffic flow and the predicted future dynamic characteristics and notifies the vehicle of the entry parameter.
US11210936B2	Broadcasting details of objects at an intersection Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may receive different sets of image or sensor data that may be compared for inconsistencies. Each of these sets of received data may include images of a roadway or intersection that are processed to identify objects and object locations at or near the roadway/intersection. In certain instances data received from a camera at a traffic control system may be compared with data received from a computer at a vehicle. Alternatively or additionally, different sets of data acquired by a same or by different cameras may be compared for discrepancies. When one or more discrepancies are identified in different sets of received data, corrective actions may be initiated. In certain instances, such corrective actions may include recalibrating an image acquisition system or may include sending message to a vehicle computer that identifies the discrepancy.
US11210927B2	Method and a system for enabling user/s to trigger an alarm A system and method for enabling a user to trigger an alarm. A method includes receiving a command from a user to trigger an alarm, the user provides the command through an interface of a user device and converting the command to an alarm signal. The method further includes determining a location of the user device and transmitting the location and the alarm signal to one or more devices, wherein the one or more devices transmit the location and the alarm signal to a control panel for notifying a facility regarding the alarm.
US11210926B2	Management device, management system, management method and management program This management device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from one or a plurality of wireless terminal devices each having a plurality of contacts, state information indicating a state of each contact; and a display processing unit configured to perform, on the basis of the state information acquired by the acquisition unit, a process of displaying a representative icon representing each wireless terminal device. A possible state of the contact is any one of “closed”, “open”, and “unconnected”. The display processing unit sets a display mode of the representative icon in accordance with a priority of the state of the contact.
US11210925B1	Methods for determining presence of bluetooth device A method for identifying a Bluetooth device by a smart device is disclosed herein. The method includes acquiring a signal from the Bluetooth device by the smart device and comparing a strength of the signal with a predetermined threshold signal strength. If the strength of the signal is less than the predetermined threshold strength, a warning about the misplaced Bluetooth device is generated by the smart device.
US11210920B2	Configurable parent-child switch A system including at least a first node or subnet device configured to be commanded by a controller, a first controller configured to control operation of the first node and interface with a host outside of the system, and a second controller identical to the first controller configured to be a child to the first controller during normal operation and be a parent to a second node or subnet device.
US11210919B2	Real time defibrillator incident data System and methods for delivering defibrillator incident information to a PSAP in real-time during emergency use of an AED are described. Such information is utilized by a telecommunicator at a PSAP to provide better guidance to volunteer caregivers during potential cardiac arrest incidents. In another aspect the AED's current instruction state and optionally the time in that state is provided to the PSAP.
US11210909B2	Valuable media handling device with security processor A valuable media handling device is presented having two security processors. A top box for an escrow module of the valuable media handling device includes a master security processor. The master security processor is connected to a slave security processed located within a safe of the valuable media handling device via an internal bus connection. The master security processor controls and validates operations and modules of the valuable media handling device and the slave security processor controls and validates operations that access the safe for depositing or dispensing valuable media from the safe.
US11210903B2	System and method for providing a feature game A gaming machine includes a game controller executing instructions stored in a memory. The game controller establishes a credit balance in response to a credit input mechanism receiving a physical item with an associate credit value, and initiates play of a base game in response to a first input received via a player interface. During play of the base game, the game controller spins first reels to select and display first symbols at first display positions displayed on one or more display devices, and determine that a feature game has been won in response to a trigger condition. During play of the feature game, the game controller spins second reels to select and display a second symbols at second display positions displayed on the one or more display devices, and re-spins a subset of the second reels to select replacement symbols for at least a subset of display positions of the second display positions with non-configurable symbols while retaining configurable symbols at their respective display positions.
US11210902B2	System and method for providing a feature game A gaming machine includes a game controller that initiates play of a base game in response to a first input received via a player interface. The game controller spins base game virtual reels to select and display a first symbols at display positions on a display device. The game controller, in response determining that a quantity of configurable symbols in the first symbols has a predetermined relationship to a predetermined quantity, triggers display of a feature game. The game controller further sets a quantity of remaining games for the feature game to an initial quantity. For each remaining game of the feature game, the game controller spins one or more feature game virtual reels to select and display symbols for one or more of the display positions with non-configurable symbols while holding configurable symbols at their respective display positions.
US11210898B2	Graphic capture in a mobile loyalty network Devices and methods for generating and/or communicating using optically formatted image data are provided. One method includes receiving first gaming information from a first wager-based gaming device via a local area network. The method further includes receiving from the first wager-based gaming device a request to include the first gaming information in a machine readable optically formatted image data. The method further includes generating the machine readable optically formatted image data or instructions for creating the machine readable optically formatted image data. Data encoded in the machine readable optically formatted image data comprises a unique identifier and the first gaming information. The method further includes sending the generated machine readable optically formatted image data or the instructions for creating the machine readable optically formatted image data to the first wager-based gaming device. The machine readable optically formatted image data is output to a display device.
US11210896B2	Selectively providing live sporting event video at sports gaming devices, and related systems and methods Devices, systems and methods for selectively providing live sporting event video at sports gaming devices may include decrypting a first encrypted video signal is decrypted into a first decrypted video signal that includes a first encoded video stream of a first live sporting event. The first encoded video stream may be decoded into a first decoded video stream that includes a first video of the first live sporting event, which may be displayed by a display device along with first wager information to facilitate a user placing a wager on the first live sporting event. In response to receiving an instruction to display a second video of a second live sporting event, a second encrypted video signal may be decrypted into a second decrypted video signal that includes a second encoded video stream of the second live sporting event. The second encoded video stream may be decoded into a second decoded video stream that includes the second video of the second live sporting event. The display device may then display the second video of the second live sporting event, along with second wager information to facilitate a user placing a wager on the second live sporting event.
US11210887B2	Multipurpose cashbag level and banknote presence in escrow detector This disclosure relates to a cashbag sealing system. The system comprises a banknote transport mechanism operable to transport a banknote to a storing unit. The storing unit includes a banknote storing bag detachably coupled to the storing unit, and an escrow plate operable to escrow the banknote before the banknote transported to the storing unit is stored in the banknote storing bag, wherein the escrow plate is operable to move from a horizontally extending hold position to a downwardly or obliquely downwardly extending release position, and wherein the banknote transported to the storing unit is escrowed on the escrow plate when the escrow plate is located at the hold position. The system further comprises a sensor configured to detect a presence of the banknote on the escrow plate, and measure a level of banknotes in the banknote storing bag.
US11210880B2	Access control system having radio authentication and password recognition An access control system receives an identifier of a mobile electronic device when it is located in a public area, from which a user can request access to an access-restricted area. A dataset is created, which is assigned to the user present in the public area, for the identifier and for storing a password in the first dataset such that the password is assigned to the identifier. A code processing unit acquires a password presented by the user when the user requests access to the access-restricted area. A processor unit determines if the identifier is assigned to a user profile in a database, authenticates the user as having access authorization in the event of such an assignment and determines if the acquired password matches the password stored in the dataset, wherein the user is recognized as an access-requesting user in the event of a match.
US11210879B2	Face authentication apparatus A face authentication apparatus includes a face image acquisition unit that acquires a face image of a user who passes through a first gate provided at a first boundary between zones, a collation unit that performs face authentication on the face image on the basis of a threshold, an operating state acquisition unit that acquires an operating state of a second gate provided at a second boundary that is different from the first boundary, and a threshold change unit that changes the threshold on the basis of the operating state of the second gate.
US11210878B2	Premises access system User access to a physical location (e.g., a homes, businesses, or other locations) may be granted for certain limited tasks based on one or more access procedures stored in a registry and associated with an identity of the user. Such access may be given without including an interaction with an owner, administrator, or manager of the location. User individuals may self-identify themselves to an access server or registry after arriving at the premises and receive corresponding access privileges via one or more devices within the premises based on access procedures stored in the access registry. The access procedures may be executed by the access server through communications with access devices within or about the premises and may be tailored based on the type of user individual or type of access requested.
US11210868B2	Service event response tailoring Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed provide for tailoring response to fault data generated during a service event. The method comprises determining fault data for a vehicle continually, determining that a service event for the vehicle has started, interrupting transmission of fault message during a time period after the service event for the vehicle has started and before the service event for the vehicle has ended, and determining that the service event for the vehicle has ended.
US11210855B2	Analyzing 2D movement in comparison with 3D avatar A processing device receive a two dimensional (2D) video recording of a subject user performing a physical activity and provides a three dimensional (3D) visualization comprising a virtual avatar performing the physical activity. The processing device causes display of the 3D visualization comprising the virtual avatar at a first key point in performing the physical activity, receives first user input to advance the 2D video recording to a first position corresponding the first key point, and receives second user input comprising a first synchronization command. In response, the processing device generates a first synchronization marker to indicate the first position in the 2D video recording corresponding to the first key point.
US11210852B2	Robust merge of 3D textured meshes A method of merging 3D meshes includes receiving a first mesh and a second mesh; performing spatial alignment to register the first mesh and the second mesh in a common world coordinate system; performing mesh clipping on the first mesh and the second mesh to remove redundant mesh vertices; performing geometry refinement around a clipping seam to close up mesh concatenation holes created by mesh clipping; and performing texture blending in regions adjacent the clipping seam to obtain a merged mesh.
US11210851B1	Systems and methods for labeling 3D models using virtual reality and augmented reality A virtual reality (VR) labeling computer system configured to receive a 3D model, process the 3D model using object recognition, identify at least one environmental feature within the 3D model, generate a processed 3D model including the at least one environmental feature, display a VR environment based upon the processed 3D model; receive user input including labeling data associated with the environmental feature; generate a labeled 3D model by embedding the labeling data into the processed 3D model; and generate training data based upon the labeled 3D model.
US11210847B2	Graphics processing systems When processing graphics primitives in a graphics processing system, the render output is divided into a plurality of regions for rendering, each region comprising a respective area of the render output. It is determined for which of the plurality of regions of the render output a primitive should be rendered for. Associated state data for rendering the primitive is stored in a “state data” data structure in memory. For each region of the render output it is determined the primitive should be rendered for, a reference to the associated state data for rendering the primitive is stored in a respective, different data structure for each different region of the render output it is determined the primitive should be rendered for.
US11210844B1	System and method for creating, managing, and displaying 3D digital collectibles A system and method for creating, managing, and displaying 3D digital collectibles comprising a virtual, three dimensional, n-sided structure including a digital media file or set of digital media files representing an event rendered on a representation of at least a first surface thereof, and data relating to the event rendered on at least a second surface thereof and other content on one or more other surfaces, where the digital media file may be video clip of the event that can be played automatically via a media player associated with the display.
US11210843B1	Virtual-world simulator In one implementation, a virtual-world simulator includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a memory storing a software code, a tracking system communicatively coupled to the computing platform, and a projection device communicatively coupled to the computing platform. The hardware processor is configured to execute the software code to obtain a map of a geometry of a real-world venue including the virtual-world simulator, to identify one or more virtual effects for display in the real-world venue, and to use the tracking system to track a moving perspective of one of a user in the real-world venue or a camera in the real-world venue. The hardware processor is further configured to execute the software code to control the projection device to simulate a virtual-world by conforming the identified one or more virtual effects to the geometry of the real-world venue from a present vantage point of the tracked moving perspective.
US11210842B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method and storage medium The image processing apparatus that generates a virtual viewpoint image based on images obtained by capturing an image capturing area from directions different from one another by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses includes: a specification unit configured to specify a relationship between a sight direction from a virtual viewpoint corresponding to the virtual viewpoint image and an image capturing direction of an image capturing apparatus; a selection unit configured to select one or more image capturing apparatuses based on the specified relationship and a resolution relating to image capturing by the image capturing apparatus; and a pixel value determination unit configured to determine a pixel value of the virtual viewpoint image by using a pixel value or pixel values of one or more images obtained based on image capturing by the selected one or more image capturing apparatuses.
US11210841B2	Apparatus and method for implementing bounding volume hierarchy (BVH) operations on tesselation hardware An apparatus and method are described for using tessellation hardware to generate bounding volume hierarchies (BVHs) and perform other ray tracing operations. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: a shader to output a plurality of tessellation factors and one or more input surfaces; and a tessellation circuit comprising first circuitry and/or logic to tesselate each input surface to generate a new set of primitives and second circuitry and/or logic to concurrently generate a bounding volume hierarchy (BVH) 1521 based on the new set of primitives.
US11210839B2	Photometric image processing An example method of photometric image processing may comprise: receiving a plurality of images of a three-dimensional object, wherein the plurality of images has been acquired by a plurality of cameras using a plurality of illumination and polarization patterns; performing color calibration of the plurality of images to produce a plurality of color-calibrated images; generating, using the plurality of color-calibrated images, a polygonal mesh simulating geometry of the three-dimensional object; producing a plurality of partial UV maps by projecting the plurality of color-calibrated images onto the polygonal mesh; generating a plurality of masks, wherein each mask of the plurality of masks is associated with a camera of the plurality of cameras, wherein the mask defines a UV space region that is covered by a field of view of the camera; blending, using the plurality of masks, the plurality of partial UV maps; and generating one or more texture maps representing the three-dimensional object.
US11210832B2	Animated gazes on head mounted displays In example implementations, a head mounted display (HMD) is provided. The HMD includes a first display, a sensor, an outward facing camera, a processor, and a second display. The first display is to display an image towards a user wearing the HMD. The sensor captures a gaze of the user wearing the HMD. The outward facing camera captures images of a portion of an environment within a view of the user. The processor is communicatively coupled to the sensor and the outward facing camera to generate an animation of the gaze of the user and an augmented reality image on the first display based on the images captured by the outward facing camera. The second display is communicatively coupled to the processor and the first display. The second display displays the animation of the gaze of the user away from the user.
US11210827B2	Electronic device providing text-related image and method for operating the same An electronic device comprises an input device comprising input circuitry, a display device, a communication circuit, and at least one processor configured to control the electronic device to: receive a text through the input device, transmit first information about the text to a server, control the communication circuit to receive second information associated with an image identified based on an emotional state of a first user, the emotional state of the first user being identified as a result of analysis of the text by a learning model trained using a database for a plurality of texts and a plurality of types of emotion and degrees of emotion and an emotional state of a second user conversing with the first user, and display the image based on the second information associated with the image.
US11210820B2	Iterative image reconstruction with dynamic suppression of formation of noise-induced artifacts Iterative reconstruction (20) of imaging data is performed to generate a sequence of update images (22) terminating at a reconstructed image. During the iterative reconstruction, at least one of an update image and a parameter of the iterative reconstruction is adjusted using an adjustment process separate from the iterative reconstruction. In some embodiments using an edge-preserving regularization prior (26), the adjustment process (30) adjusts an edge preservation threshold to reduce gradient steepness above which edge preservation applies for later iterations compared with earlier iterations. In some embodiments, the adjustment process includes determining (36, 38) for each pixel, voxel, or region of a current update image whether its evolution prior to the current update image 22) satisfies an artifact feature criterion. A local noise suppression operation (40) is performed on the pixel, voxel, or region if the evolution satisfies the artifact feature criterion and is not performed otherwise.
US11210819B2	Motion correction of a reconstructed three-dimensional image dataset Motion correction of a three-dimensional (3D) image dataset reconstructed from a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) projection images acquired by an X-ray device is provided. In order to acquire the projection images, each of two acquisition assemblies covers an angular range of projection angles, and pairs of projection images of a region under examination are acquired at least substantially simultaneously at each acquisition time instant. For each pair of projection images, at least one marker object lying in the region under examination is automatically localized in order to determine 2D location information. 3D position information about the marker object is determined using acquisition geometries of the respective pair of projection images. Motion information describing a motion profile of the marker object over the acquisition period is ascertained from the position information at different acquisition time instants, and the motion information is used for motion correction of the image dataset.
US11210815B2	Point cloud playback mechanism An apparatus to facilitate real-time playback of point cloud sequence data is disclosed. The apparatus comprises one or more processors to receive point cloud data of a captured scene, decompose the point cloud data into a plurality of point cloud patches, wherein each point cloud patch is associated with an object in the scene and includes contextual information regarding the point cloud patch, encode each of the point cloud patches via a deep-learning based algorithm to generate encoded point cloud patches, receive a viewpoint selection from a client, assign a priority to data chunks within each encoded point cloud patch based on the viewpoint selection and the contextual information and transmit the data chunks to the client based on the assigned priority.
US11210812B2	Single-pass boundary detection in video-based point cloud compression A decoding device includes a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface is configured to receive a bitstream. The processor is configured to decode from the bitstream a first frame, a second frame and an occupancy map frame. The processor is also configured to reconstruct the 3D point cloud using the first frame, the second frame, and the occupancy map frame. The processor is further configured to perform a single pass of the occupancy map frame to identify points of the reconstructed 3D point cloud that correspond to a subset of pixels in the first frame and the second frame that are positioned within a proximity threshold to a boundary of any of the patches.
US11210804B2	Methods, devices and computer program products for global bundle adjustment of 3D images A method for estimating a 3D map is described. The method includes performing an initialization of a plurality of 3D points in the 3D map based on the plurality of 2D images, reprojecting ones of the 3D points onto ones of the 2D images to obtain reprojection points, determining respective reprojection errors of ones of the reprojection points, determining a robust camera parameter associated with a weighting function based on the respective reprojection errors, and performing bundle adjustment to update the 3D map and update the plurality of poses, based on the robust camera parameter and the weighting function. Related systems, devices and computer program products are also described.
US11210797B2	Systems, methods, and devices for image matching and object recognition in images using textures A computer-implemented method for determining whether a first image contains at least a portion of a second image includes: determining a first set of feature points associated with the first image; removing from said first set of feature points at least some feature points in the first set that correspond to one or more textures in the first image; and then attempting to match feature points in said first set of feature points with feature points in a second set of feature points associated with said second image to determine whether said first image contains at least a portion of said second image.
US11210794B2	Moving object detection system A method, apparatus, system for tracking an object, the method. A region of interest in an image pair is determined based on a bounding box determined for the object in the image pair. A mask based on the region of interest is applied to the image pair. The mask masks out portions of the image pair outside of the region of interest to form masked images. Intensity averaging is performed on the masked images to detect a set of pixels having a greatest intensity in the masked images. The set of pixels in the masked images is a set of common pixels in the masked images in which the set of common pixels is assumed to have a same location in both of the masked images. A three-dimensional position of the object is determined using the set of common pixels.
US11210792B2	Avoiding catastrophic interference while training an artificial neural network on an additional task A method for training an artificial neural network on an additional untrained segmentation task prevents the loss of previously acquired segmentation skills on originally trained segmentation tasks.
US11210787B1	Systems and methods for processing electronic images An image processing method including receiving a target image of a slide corresponding to a target specimen comprising a tissue sample of a patient; generating a machine learning system by processing a plurality of training images, each training image comprising an image of human tissue and a label characterizing at least one of a slide morphology, a diagnostic value, a pathologist review outcome, and an analytic difficulty; automatically identifying, using the machine learning system, an area of interest of the target image by analyzing microscopic features extracted from multiple image regions in the target image; determining, using the machine learning system, a probability of a target feature being present in the area of interest of the target image based on an average probability; and determining, using the machine learning system, a prioritization value, of a plurality of prioritization values.
US11210781B2	Methods and devices for reducing dimension of eigenvectors and diagnosing medical images Method and system for reducing a number of eigenvectors. For example, a computer-implemented method for reducing a number of eigenvectors, the method comprising: obtaining a plurality of to-be-processed matrices; mapping the plurality of to-be-processed matrices to a space of symmetric positive definite matrices to form a Riemannian manifold corresponding to a Riemannian kernel function; obtaining a kernel-function matrix by using at least a principal component analysis to calculate one or more inner products of the mapped plurality of matrices based on at least the Riemannian kernel function; calculating a first group of eigenvectors of the kernel-function matrix, the first group of eigenvectors including a first number of eigenvectors; and selecting one or more eigenvectors from the first group of eigenvectors to obtain a second group of eigenvectors, the second group of eigenvectors including a second number of eigenvectors; wherein the second number is less than the first number.
US11210780B2	Automatic image registration of scans for image-guided surgery Provided is a method for determining a position of an imaged anatomical body part of a patient. The method includes acquiring patient image data describing a digital image of at least part of a reference device and the anatomical body part, acquiring reference device model data describing a model of at least one of at least one internal surface or at least one external surface of the reference device, determining, —based on the patient image data and the reference device model data, reference device image position data describing a relative position between the reference device and the anatomical body part, acquiring reference device tracking data describing a position of the reference device in the tracking reference system, and determining, based on the reference device image position data and the reference device tracking data, body part tracking data describing a position of the anatomical body part in the tracking reference system.
US11210773B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium for defect inspection and detection The present invention is directed to making it possible to reduce a possibility of image stitching failures. An information processing apparatus includes a feature extraction unit configured to extract feature points from each of a plurality of images of an object to be inspected captured from a plurality of viewpoints, an image quality evaluation unit configured to, for each of the plurality of images, evaluate whether an image quality based on a predetermined index satisfies allowable conditions for inspection works of the object, and an image stitching unit configured to stitch at least a part of the images, among the plurality of images, having the image quality that satisfies the allowable conditions according to a positional relation based on the feature points.
US11210772B2	Wearable visualization device systems and methods A wearable visualization device configured to provide a user with an augmented reality, a virtual reality, and/or a mixed reality experience includes a housing and a lens portion extending from the housing. The wearable visualization device includes a first display screen and a second display screen coupled to the housing and configured to project light onto the lens portion, where the lens portion is configured to reflect at least a portion of the light into eyes of the user. The wearable visualization device includes a camera positioned between the first display screen and the second display screen and configured to acquire image data of the lens portion.
US11210763B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium An image processing apparatus of the technique of this disclosure includes processing units, storage units, a control unit, dividing units which divide image data, and combining units which combine image data. The control unit specifies processing for which image data is divided according to a status of use of the storage units. The control unit causes one of the image processing units to process one of parts of image data divided based on a dividing position, combines the processed part of image data with the other part of image data, causes the other of the image processing units to process the other of parts of image data, the other of parts of image data being not processed by the one of the image processing units, and combines the processed part of image data with the one part of image data.
US11210758B2	System and method for UEFI advanced graphics utilizing a graphics processing unit A central processing unit executes a graphics accelerated operation during a pre-boot basic input/output system (BIOS). The central processing unit initializes multiple protocol scheduler circuitry during an early phase of the pre-boot BIOS. The multiple protocol scheduler circuitry initializes host memory pages, and creates one or more bit block transfer tasklets during the pre-boot BIOS. A graphics processing core executes one of the bit block transfer tasklets, and renders a graphical user interface element for display during the pre-boot BIOS.
US11210754B1	Business model for residential development of vacant abandoned landfills This invention concerns a method of doing business which is combined with several scientific advancements of technological ingenuity that results in a novel way of doing business. It in fact teaches a “business method” which creates an innovative approach to obtain annual multi-billion dollar financial revenue as monthly rental income; which results from a rather large scale residential development community of 2000 dwelling units per 50 acre parcels; each parcel being developed upon heretofore 10,000 separately abandoned “Municipal Solid Waste” MSW landfill sites throughout the United States. These apartments are exclusively geared as rentals of a 1,020 square foot-two-bedroom apartment dwellings for only Covid-19 “First Responders” and military service personnel, for the unprecedented sum of just $800/month rent. Additionally, as a supplemental “business method” approach, this instant business model also teaches how to solve the nation's Municipal Solid Waste MSW disposal problems forever into the future as an ingenious viable solution into perpetuity. Moreover, it is further postulated within this business model that further collateral financial revenue automatically inures as a natural business consequence of the sheer necessary and vital purchase of construction materials needed herein, thus positioned as a leveraged-buyout; whereby this 76 billion dollar opportunity now becomes an integral adjunct to this unique business model by adopting a “Home Depot” type retail business concept structure as additional revenue sharing for this inventor's shareholders.
US11210753B2	System and method for performing community compliance A system for performing community compliance includes a system administration for generating and supporting a website and mobile application for facilitating communication between a property management interface device, a driver interface device and a community interface device. A data capture platform having a vehicle mounted camera and a location module are communicatively linked to the driver interface device. A method for performing community compliance includes capturing audiovisual information and address information from a vehicle driving through a community; performing a virtual drive through of the community using the captured community data; identifying violations of the community rules, and generating a violation report to be sent to the subject property. The method also includes generating a community report listing all violation notices sent and a log outlining the time and date the data platform visited the community.
US11210751B2	Targeting energy units in a blockchain A method and system for tracking and targeting particular energy sources in an electrical grid is provided. A processor stores information regarding units of produced energy as transactions in a blockchain. A processor receives, from an endpoint device of a plurality of endpoint devices connected to a power grid, a request for a unit of energy represented in the blockchain. A processor sends an indication, to the endpoint device, that the endpoint device is permitted to consume the unit of energy from the power grid. A processor updates the blockchain to record the consumption of the unit of energy.
US11210750B2	Method and system for energy improvement verification of buildings A method and system for energy improvement verification of buildings. An energy improvement learning method includes receiving building characteristic information related to an existing building constructed in the past and a diagnosis result of energy diagnosis performed based on the building characteristic information, receiving a result of renovating the existing building using energy saving schemes suitable for the diagnosis result, and generating an energy improvement learning model for the existing building by learning the building characteristic information and the renovation result.
US11210743B2	Blockchain-based data processing system, method, computing device and storage medium A system, method, computing device, and storage medium for blockchain-based data processing. The method comprises: obtaining, from a blockchain node, case information associated with cases; receiving a request for reviewing a target case, the request comprising identity information of a user and identification information of the target case; identifying target case case information from the case information based on the identification information of the target case; determining members satisfying conditions for reviewing the target case based on the identity information of the user and the target case case information; providing a review channel for reviewing the target case to each of computing devices respectively associated with one or more of the determined members; receiving, from the computing devices associated with the one or more of the determined members, case review data generated from review of the target case; and uploading the case review data to the blockchain node.
US11210735B2	Data processing method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium Example embodiments of a data processing method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium are described.
US11210734B1	Approving and updating dynamic mortgage applications A system and computer-implemented method for approving a dynamic mortgage application using a blockchain. In one aspect, the method may include determining a customer is approved for a mortgage (“mortgage ready”) and determining a real estate property is mortgage ready. The method may include comparing a calculated amount in which the customer is approved for a mortgage loan with a calculated appraisal value of the real estate property, and approving the mortgage application of the customer when the calculated amount the customer is approved for the mortgage loan is equal to, or exceeds, the calculated appraisal value of the real estate property, reducing a processing time and closing time of the mortgage.
US11210731B1	Systems and methods to analyze product pricing The described systems and methods provide a user's mobile device with a graphical user interface that can provide information about the lowest price offered for one or more products. For instance, when a person at a physical retail store places one or more products in a physical shopping cart, a scanning device may scan the one or more products to obtain information about the one or more products, the scanned information is sent to a server that provides pricing and store location information to a mobile device based on the scanned information, the pricing and store location information can be analyzed by the mobile device to display the lowest price and store location for each product.
US11210730B1	Computer-implemented methods and system for customized interactive image collection based on customer data Customized interactive image collection generation is described. A plurality of interactive images associated with at least one merchant can be accessed. An interactive image of the plurality of interactive images can depict one or more items offered for sale by the merchant and individual items of the one or more items can be associated with individual selectable controls. A selectable control can enable a customer to view item information associated with an individual item with which the selectable control is associated. Customer data can be accessed and a subset of interactive images of the plurality of interactive images can be selected based at least in part on the customer data. The subset of interactive images can comprise a personalized lookbook that can be presented via a display of a device to enable the customer to add the individual item to a virtual cart via an interaction with the selectable control.
US11210726B2	System and mechanism for upselling products on autonomous vehicles According to one aspect, a platform for providing at least one item to a customer is disclosed. The platform includes an autonomous, semi-autonomous, or fully autonomous vehicle that includes at least one compartment configured to contain a first item ordered by the customer and to contain a second item not ordered by the customer. The platform further includes an application including an ordering module configured to obtain an order from the customer that includes the first item, and a release detection module configured to determine when the first item has been removed from the at least one compartment and configured to determine when the second item has been removed from the at least one compartment. In one embodiment, the second item is predicted using a machine learning algorithm.
US11210722B2	Adaptive vehicle feature matching system A server includes a memory configured to store a vehicle feature usage pattern and data associated with a trip; and processor, programmed to responsive to receiving a vehicle selection request for a user, predict a driving condition of the vehicle used by the user during the trip; calculate a usage score for each of a plurality of predefined vehicle safety features based on the vehicle feature usage pattern of the user and the driving condition as predicted; and select, from a plurality of vehicles, one or more vehicles as candidate vehicles based on the usage score as calculated.
US11210715B2	Computer-based systems configured to provide actionable graphical user interfaces on computing devices and methods of use thereof A method includes receiving a request to initiate a group gift indicating a gift date on which the group gift should be sent to a receiver of the gift. The method further includes determining, electronic devices to send invitations to contribute to the group gift and sending the invitations to the electronic devices. The invitations prompt a user to respond with a single action whether the user would like to contribute or not. The method further includes receiving responses from the electronic devices indicating an approval to contribute to the group gift or a refusal to contribute to the group gift. The method further includes initiating a physical gift purchase as part of the group gift and sending a message to a gift receiver electronic device that includes information about a monetary gift.
US11210714B1	Systems and methods for experience-based development Systems and methods for change management are provided. An electronic product and/or service provisioning system is tracked as a function of experiences. Changes are implemented at a process level, where two or more processes make up an experience.
US11210712B2	Automatic rule generation for next-action recommendation engine A system can recommend a next action for a user. A memory can store user data corresponding to the user and can include historic interaction points. A behavior pattern can be identified based on two or more interaction points stored in the user data. An intent of the user based on the behavior pattern can be identified. The intent can be based on a previous behavior pattern of another user. Several probabilities that the user will meet one or more objectives can be determined based on the intent. The probabilities can be scored using and used to assign a policy to the first user. A next action can be recommended based on the policy and executed with respect to the user. The outcome of the recommended next action can be stored to the user data.
US11210711B2	Automated cause management A method, system and computer program for providing a loyalty engine for automated cause marketing. The method can include a charity linking merchants and sponsors to the loyalty system. Once the merchants and the sponsors are linked and the members are registered merchant defined rules can instruct a loyalty engine as to the level of donations in connection with one or more transactions by a member that is associated to the loyalty program. The loyalty system can include a reporting facility to allow the merchant to track transactions with members in a number of ways. A system is also provided that can consist of a server including the loyalty engine and a charity utility. The charity utility can provide the functions of the method and can be linked to the networked server.
US11210704B2	Monitoring and using telemetry data Aspects of the disclosure relate to monitoring and using telemetry information in various ways. For example, methods that monitor and use telemetry information may include receiving telemetry information relating to advertisements, whether the advertisement reporting is active, and/or whether thresholds associated with the output of advertisements have been satisfied. In some examples, telemetry information may be received via an application. In some examples, advertisments may be selected or generated for display based on analysis of the telemetry infomration. In some examples, commands may be transmitted to a device to initiate advertisement related reporting.
US11210694B2	System and method for tracking and rewarding users and providing targeted advertising Systems and methods of tracking and rewarding users of any of a variety of content hosting systems, such as search engines. In one embodiment, a method of rewarding a user of a search engine includes receiving secure identification information identifying a user, retrieving user account information using the secure identification information, receiving a search query associated with the user account information, crediting the user account with a reward that is directly related to providing the search query, and returning search results in response to the received search query.
US11210676B2	System and method for augmented reality display of account information A method is provided for displaying an augmented reality image of account information associated with an indicialess transaction card having a card surface with a background pattern applied thereto. A real-time image of the card surface is captured and processed to determine if the background pattern matches a card background pattern associated with a cardholder account. Responsive to a positive determination, communication is established between the user device processor and a card processor carried by the indicialess transaction card. The user device processor receives from the card processor an encrypted verification block and transmits, to an authentication server, an authentication request including the verification block. Responsive to receiving a positive authentication response, the user device constructs an augmented reality image comprising account indicia and displays the augmented reality image superimposed over the real-time image of the background pattern on the card surface of the indicialess transaction card.
US11210664B2	Systems and methods for amplifying the strength of cryptographic algorithms Example embodiments provide systems and methods for increasing the cryptographic strength of an encryption or message-authentication-code-(MAC) generation technique. According to some embodiments, a MAC may be constructed around a shared secret (such as a random initialization number), thereby increasing strength of the MAC against brute force attacks based on the size of the shared secret. The MAC may be combined with randomized data, and may also be encrypted to further bolster the strength of the code. These elements (shared secret, MAC algorithm, and encryption algorithm) may be employed in various combinations and to varying degrees, depending on the application and desired level of security. At each stage, the cryptographic construct operates on the cyptographically modified data from the previous stage. This layering of cryptographic constructs may increase the strength of the group of contrasts more efficiently than applying any one construct with a larger key size or similar increase in complexity.
US11210654B2	Systems and methods for multicomputer data transferring to activate contactless communication The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for using multicomputer data transferring to active contactless communication. In one example, such a system may include at least one memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform one or more operations, the operations including: receiving a transaction associated with a merchant on a list of merchants stored in the at least one memory; determining, based on the merchant, a remote server associated with the merchant; assembling a data packet including an identifier of the contactless card and an identifier of the transaction; transmitting the data packet to the determined server across one or more computer networks; receiving confirmation from the determined sever in response to the data packet; and transmitting the confirmation to a user device associated with the transaction.
US11210650B2	Credit payment method and apparatus based on mobile terminal embedded secure element Technologies related to credit payment based on a mobile terminal embedded secure element are disclosed. In an implementation, a payment request is received from a mobile computing device associated with a user account. The payment information including a payment amount is generated based on the payment request. The payment information is then sent to the mobile computing device. A payment authorization encrypted by a private key is received based on asymmetric encryption from the mobile computing device. A public key corresponding to the private key is used to verify the payment authorization, and a transaction log is generated for collecting a payment according to the payment amount if the payment authorization is successfully verified.
US11210639B2	Electronic dynamic calendar system, operation method and computer readable storage medium Provided is an electronic dynamic calendar system, an electronic dynamic calendar operation method and a computer readable storage medium for providing an electronic calendar capable of importing multimedia messages such as audio, photos and video. Different from conventional electronic calendars that can only record text messages therein, the electronic calendar can have richer content. In addition to a text message, a multimedia message can be set as a reminder according to the user's need such that the reminder content set by the user can be more clearly understood and expressed.
US11210635B1	Construction material digital chain of custody system A digital chain of custody system resilient to wireless connectivity disruption includes an electronic database that stores electronic load tickets, a server, and one or more user communication devices wirelessly coupled to the server, examples of which include a sender communication device, a trucker communication device, and a receiver communication device. Ones of the user communication devices display barcodes that encode contents of respective electronic load tickets, and other ones of the user communication devices image the barcodes and decode the barcodes into digital representations of the electronic load tickets, thereby enabling communication of the electronic load tickets, despite lack of wireless connectivity.
US11210626B2	Inventory management An apparatus includes a controller that is operable to determine a safety stock factor that enables a reorder point for an item to be calculated. The controller is also operable to determine an expected amount of backorders for the item using a backorder function based on the reorder point, a reorder quantity, a demand rate, and a lead time.
US11210618B2	Systems and methods for generating a two-dimensional planogram based on intermediate data structures A system for generating a two-dimensional planogram. The system generates, for a facility in a cluster of facilities, a planogram for sets of items using an intermediate file.
US11210615B2	Ad hoc group management within a collaboration project sharing workflow A content collaboration system displays a UI allowing a project owner to create and edit a collaboration project, and share the collaboration project with other users. To share the collaboration project, the project owner starts a sharing workflow by providing a user input to the collaboration system UI. The sharing workflow allows the project owner to identify other users with which to share the collaboration project. As part of the sharing workflow, the project owner can input a request via the collaboration system UI to manage (e.g., create or edit) a group of users. In response to such a request, the collaboration system UI causes the group to be created or changed as requested. In response to a request to share the collaboration project with the group the collaboration system UI causes an invitation to access the collaboration project to be sent to the members of the group.
US11210613B2	Method and system for semi-supervised semantic task management from semi-structured heterogeneous data streams Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented machine-learning method and system for automatically creating and updating tasks by reading signals from external data sources and understanding what users are doing. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented machine-learning method and system for automatically completing tasks by reading signals from external sources and understanding when an existing task has been executed. Tasks created are representable and explainable in a human readable format that can be shown to users and used to automatically fill productivity applications including but not limited to task managers, to-do lists, project management, time trackers, and daily planners. Tasks created are representable in a way that can be interpreted by a machine such as a computer system or an artificial intelligence so that external systems can be delegated or connected to the system.
US11210595B2	System and method for selective use of examples Systems and methods for selective use of examples are provided. For example, information associated with external devices may be obtained, weights may be assigned to examples using the obtained information, and inference models may be generated using the assignment of weights. In some examples, update information associated with the external devices may be obtained, the assignment of weights may be updated using the update information, and updated inference models may be generated using the updated assignment of weights.
US11210593B1	Storage and execution of operation sequences Disclosed is a system for recording and storing sequences of operations that may be performed on a client device. During a training phase, the system collects information about operations performed by a user or by an automatic application crawling program. Information about operations may include view-structure data about components of a user interface and event data about interactions the user has with the interface components and the outcome of such interactions. The operation data is stored in an operation graph that may represent how specific user interactions with interface components can cause transitions to new view-structures of the same or different applications on the client device. The data stored in the operation graph may be used to construct new sequences of operations for later execution, for example, in response to a user query.
US11210592B2	Crowd sourced maintenance systems and methods for transportation vehicles Methods and systems are provided for communicating an announcement to passengers on a transportation vehicle. One method includes receiving by a first device, an input from a passenger of a transportation vehicle, the input reporting a problem at the transportation vehicle; transmitting the input by the first device to a second device; evaluating by the second device whether the problem identified by the input is to be resolved at the transportation vehicle; generating a response by the second device to address the problem, when the evaluation indicates that the problem can be resolved at the transportation vehicle; and updating a data structure by the second device for addressing the problem after the transportation vehicle has reached a destination, when the evaluation indicates that the problem cannot be resolved at the transportation vehicle.
US11210590B2	Generating free text representing semantic relationships between linked entities in a knowledge graph A computer-implemented method includes generating from a corpus a knowledge graph comprising a plurality of nodes interconnected by a plurality of edges. Each node of the plurality of nodes represents an entity extracted from the corpus. Each edge of the plurality of edges represents a relationship between corresponding entities extracted from the corpus. The knowledge graph includes a plurality of source passages extracted from the corpus from which the plurality of edges was generated. A generative language model is trained, for each edge of the plurality of edges, to associate two or more related entities by utilizing the knowledge graph. Using the trained generative language model, one or more passages representing the edge of the knowledge graph are generated for each edge of the knowledge graph.
US11210589B2	Learning coach for machine learning system A machine learning system includes a coach machine learning system that uses machine learning to help a student machine learning system learn its system. By monitoring the student learning system, the coach machine learning system can learn (through machine learning techniques) “hyperparameters” for the student learning system that control the machine learning process for the student learning system. The machine learning coach could also determine structural modifications for the student learning system architecture. The learning coach can also control data flow to the student learning system.
US11210586B1	Weight value decoder of neural network inference circuit Some embodiments provide a method for a neural network inference circuit that executes a neural network including multiple computation nodes at multiple layers. Each computation node of a set of the computation nodes includes a dot product of input values and weight values. The method reads a set of encoded weight data for a set of weight values from a memory of the neural network inference circuit. The method decodes the encoded weight data to generate decoded weight data for the set of weight values. The method stores the decoded weight data in a buffer. The method uses the decoded weight data to execute a set of computation nodes. Each computation node of the set of computation nodes includes a dot product between the set of weight values and a different set of input values.
US11210581B2	Synapse and a synapse array A neuromorphic device may include a pre-synaptic neuron, a row line extending from the pre-synaptic neuron in a row direction, a post-synaptic neuron, a column line extending from the post-synaptic neuron in a column direction, and a synapse coupled between the row line and the column line. The synapse may be disposed in an intersection region between the row line and the column line. The synapse may include a first unit synapse and a second unit synapse. The first unit synapse may include a resistive memory device. The second unit synapse may include a phase-changeable memory device.
US11210571B2	Using rasterization to identify traffic signal devices Systems and methods are provided for identifying and representing a traffic signal device. The method includes determining a location and orientation of the vehicle and receiving a real world image. The method further includes analyzing information about the vehicle's location and environment and using this information and the vehicle's orientation to generate a raster image illustrating an approximation of a view of the real world image, including one or more traffic signal devices. Additionally, the method includes providing the real world image and the raster image as inputs to a neural network to classify a traffic signal device in the real world image as the primary traffic signal device and determine a set of coordinates indicating a location of the primary traffic signal device, generating a classified real world image which includes a bounding box indicating the set of coordinates, and receiving the classified real world image.
US11210559B1	Artificial neural networks having attention-based selective plasticity and methods of training the same An autonomous navigation system for a vehicle includes a controller configured to control the vehicle, sensors configured to detect objects in a path of the vehicle, nonvolatile memory including an artificial neural network configured to classify the objects detected by the sensors, and a processor. The artificial neural network includes a series of neurons in each of an input layer, at least one hidden layer, and an output layer. The memory includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to train the artificial neural network on a first task, identify, utilizing a contrastive excitation backpropagation algorithm, important neurons for the first task, identify, utilizing a learning algorithm, important synapses between the neurons for the first task based on the important neurons identified, and rigidify the important synapses to achieve selective plasticity of the series of neurons in the artificial neural network.
US11210558B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming system An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface through which the image forming apparatus communicates with a server and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to: collect learning data; and determine whether to generate a learning model by the server based on the collected learning data or to generate a learning model by the circuitry based on the collected learning data.
US11210538B2	Visual surround view system for monitoring vehicle interiors A device comprising a processing unit (3) configured to project at least one camera image (Img1-Img8) from at least one camera (Cam1-Cam8) onto a virtual projection surface (Proj) in order to create a virtual image (ImgV) of the vehicle interior (2).
US11210534B2	Method for position detection, device, and storage medium Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for position detection, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: detecting a first lane line in a current image captured by a camera; performing an optimization on an initial transformation matrix reflecting a mapping relationship between a world coordinate system and a camera coordinate system based on a detection result of the first lane line; and obtaining a first 3D coordinate of a target object in the current image according to a transformation matrix optimized, and determining an ultimate 3D coordinate of the target object according to the first 3D coordinate.
US11210526B2	Video surveillance system, video processing apparatus, video processing method, and video processing program A video processing apparatus includes a video analyzer that analyzes video data captured by a surveillance camera, detects an event belonging to a specific category, and outputs a detection result, a display controller that displays, together with a video of the video data, a category setting screen for setting a category of an event included in the video, and a learning data accumulator that accumulates, as learning data together with the video data, category information set in accordance with an operation by an operator to the category setting screen. The video analyzer performs learning processing by using the learning data accumulated in the learning data accumulator.
US11210515B2	Artificial intelligence based plantable blank spot detection In some examples, artificial intelligence based plantable blank spot detection may include generating a plurality of clusters of input images of areas that are to be analyzed for plantable blank spot detection. For each cluster of the plurality of clusters, a model may be identified to analyze corresponding images of a cluster. A model may be selected, from the models identified for the plurality of clusters, to analyze the input images. Canal lines may be identified in the analyzed images. Plantable blank spots may be determined in the analyzed images. An operation of a drone may be controlled to validate the determination of the plantable blank spots.
US11210510B2	Storing anonymized identifiers instead of personally identifiable information The present disclosure describes methods and systems for handling personally identifiable information. In some implementations, the information is collected during the authentication of identification (ID) documents. The system includes a one-way hashing function that converts unique personal identifiable information into a unique digest. The system can store the digest without having to store the personal identifiable information. Because the hashing function generates the same digest when given the same input, the digests can be used as anonymized identifiers in place of the personal identifiable information.
US11210500B2	Spoofing detection device, spoofing detection method, and recording medium To provide a technology of more accurately detecting spoofing in face authentication, without increasing a scale of a device configuration and a burden on a user. A spoofing detection device includes a facial image sequence acquisition unit, a line-of-sight change detection unit, a presentation information display unit, and a spoofing determination unit. The facial image sequence acquisition unit acquires a facial image sequence indicating the face of a user. The line-of-sight change detection unit detects information about a temporal change in the line-of-sight from the facial image sequence. The presentation information display unit displays presentation information presented to the user as part of an authentication process. The spoofing determination unit determines the likelihood of the face indicated by the facial image sequence being spoofing on the basis of the information about the temporal change in the line-of-sight with respect to the presentation information.
US11210492B2	OLED display panel, driving method therefor, and display device Disclosed in the present disclosure are an OLED display panel, a driving method therefor and a display device. A first light-blocking layer is disposed between a photosensitive unit and an organic electroluminescent structure, and the first light-blocking layer at least has a hollow area corresponding to a fingerprint identification area. When a finger touches a screen, the lights emitted by the organic electroluminescent structure are reflected by the finger to irradiate the photosensitive unit through small holes, such that fingerprint information of the finger is detected due to the brightness differences among the lights reflected by ridges and valleys of the finger. The small holes in the hollow area can function to improve the light intensity convergence, thus increasing the sensitivity to finger touches to the greatest extent.
US11210482B2	Barcode reader having calibration of scanner image brightness with multiple FOVs from a single sensor A barcode reader having calibration of scanner image brightness with multiple FOVs from a single sensor is disclosed herein. An example barcode reader includes an imaging system having a first and second FOV. A first illumination system is configured to illuminate the first FOV. The first illumination system has a first tolerance range and a first characteristic. A second illumination system is configured to illuminate the second FOV. The second illumination system has a second tolerance range and a second characteristic. The first characteristic is established to achieve a minimum desired brightness at a beginning portion of the first tolerance range and a maximum desired brightness at an end portion of the first tolerance range. The second characteristic is established to achieve a minimum desired brightness at a beginning portion of the second tolerance range and a maximum desired brightness at an end portion of the second tolerance range.
US11210478B2	Electromagnetic state sensing devices A container includes a surface and an electromagnetic state sensing device including one or more resonance portions printed on the surface of the container. Each resonance portion may include an assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures that convey information of a stored item by resonating at a predetermined frequency in response to an electromagnetic radiation ping received from a user device. The resonance portions may include at least a first resonance portion configured to convey product identification information of the stored item and a second resonance portion configured to convey product state information of the stored item. The first resonance portion conveys product identification information of the stored item in response to a first electromagnetic radiation ping having a first frequency, and the second resonance portion conveys product state information of the stored item in response to a second electromagnetic radiation ping having a second frequency different than the first frequency.
US11210477B2	Systems and methods for transferring stylistic expression in machine translation of sequence data Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating stylistic expression transfers in machine translation of source sequence data. Using integrated loss functions for style transfer along with content preservation and/or cross entropy, source sequence data is processed by an autoencoder trained to reduce loss values across the loss functions at each time step encoded for the source sequence data. The target sequence data generated by the autoencoder therefore exhibits reduced loss values for the integrated loss functions at each time step, thereby improving content preservation and providing for stylistic expression transfer.
US11210475B2	Enhanced attention mechanisms Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for enhanced attention mechanisms. In some implementations, data indicating an input sequence is received. The data is processed using an encoder neural network to generate a sequence of encodings. A series of attention outputs is determined using one or more attender modules. Determining each attention output can include (i) selecting an encoding from the sequence of encodings and (ii) determining attention over a proper subset of the sequence of encodings, where the proper subset of encodings is determined based on a position of the selected encoding in the sequence of encodings. The selections of encodings are also monotonic through the sequence of encodings. An output sequence is generated by processing the attention outputs using a decoder neural network. An output is provided that indicates a language sequence determined from the output sequence.
US11210473B1	Domain knowledge learning techniques for natural language generation Techniques for identifying vocabulary associated with semantic objects used for generating natural language text with a natural language generation (NLG) system, the semantic objects including a first semantic object having a first set of ordered attributes. The techniques include: obtaining text segments; identifying, from among the text segments and using at least one first machine learning classifier, groups of text segments corresponding to respective semantic objects in the plurality of semantic objects; identifying, from the groups of text segments and using at least one second machine learning classifier, a plurality of vocabularies for the plurality of semantic objects; and generating natural language text using the NLG system, the plurality of vocabularies, and the plurality of semantic objects; and outputting the generated natural language text.
US11210467B1	Machine learned language modeling and identification Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for generating a language detection model of a language analysis system. The systems and methods access a set of messages including text elements and convert the set of messages into a set of training messages. The set of training messages are configured for training a language detection model. The systems and methods train a classifier based on the set of training messages. The classifier has a set of features representing word frequency, character frequency, and a character ratio. The systems and methods generate a language detection model based on the classifier and the set of features.
US11210456B2	Method relating to preparation of a report A data storage medium is disclosed herein. The data storage medium, in an embodiment, includes a computer program. The computer program is executable by one or more processors to determine whether any human-readable sentences of a report document contain any pieces of information that are associated with any designated information categories. The report document has a first markup format and a unique tag associated with each of the designated information categories. The computer program is also executable to generate a detail document at least partially based on the determination. The detail document is configured in accordance with a second markup format that differs from the first markup format, and the detail document has each of the pieces of information determined to be included in any of the human-readable sentences.
US11210447B2	Reconfiguring layout and sizing for transistor components to simultaneously optimize logic devices and non-logic devices The first type of semiconductor device includes a first fin structure extending in a first direction, a first gate, and a first slot contact disposed over the first fin structure. The first gate extends in a second direction and has a first gate dimension measured in the first direction. The first slot contact has a first slot contact dimension measured in the first direction. A second type of semiconductor device includes: a second fin structure extending in a third direction, a second gate, and a second slot contact disposed over the second fin structure. The second gate extends in a fourth direction and has a second gate dimension measured in the third direction. The second slot contact has a second slot contact dimension measured in the third direction. The second slot contact dimension is greater than the second gate dimension and greater than the first slot contact dimension.
US11210443B2	Distributed programmable delay lines in a clock tree The present disclosure provides systems and methods for improving operation of integrated circuit device including a logic region, which includes a plurality of logic gates that operate based at least in part on a clock signal to facilitate providing a target function, and a clock tree, which includes a clock switch block that receives a source clock signal from a clock source and a branch communicatively coupled between the clock switch block and the logic region, in which the branch operates to provide the clock signal to the logic region based at least in part on the source clock signal and one or more tunable delay buffers, disposed at junctures of the clock network, that operate to apply a delay to the clock signal based at least in part on a clock skew expected to be introduced by the branch.
US11210438B2	Predicting quantitative structure-activity relationships Non-mechanistic, differential-equation-free approaches for predicting a particular structure-activity responses of a system to a given molecular structure input are provided in the form of systems, methods, and devices. These approaches are generally directed to a non-compartmental method of predicting a time-dependent structure-activity response of a component of a system to an input into the system. The systems, methods, and devices provide the ability to (i) reduce the cost of research and development by offering an accurate modeling of heterogeneous and complex physical systems; (ii) reduce the cost of creating such systems and methods by simplifying the modeling process; (iii) accurately capture and model inherent nonlinearities in cases where sufficient knowledge does not exist to a priori build a model and its parameters; and, (iv) provide one-to-one relationships between model parameters and model outputs, addressing the problem of the ambiguities inherent in the current, state-of-the-art systems and methods.
US11210436B2	Virtual sensor-data-generation system and method supporting development of algorithms facilitating navigation of railway crossings in varying weather conditions A method for generating training data is disclosed. The method may include executing a simulation process. The simulation process may include traversing a virtual, forward-looking sensor over a virtual road surface defining at least one virtual railroad crossing. During the traversing, the virtual sensor may be moved with respect to the virtual road surface as dictated by a vehicle-motion model modeling motion of a vehicle driving on the virtual road surface while carrying the virtual sensor. Virtual sensor data characterizing the virtual road surface may be recorded. The virtual sensor data may correspond to what a real sensor would have output had it sensed the road surface in the real world.
US11210433B2	System and method for construction estimation using aerial images A system and method for construction estimation using aerial images is provided. The system receives at least one aerial image of a building. An estimation engine processes the aerial image at a plurality of angles to automatically identify a plurality (e.g., perimeter and interior) lines in the image corresponding to a plurality of features of a roof the building. The estimation engine allows users to generate two-dimensional and three-dimensional models of the roof by automatically delineating various roof features, and generates a report including information about the roof of the building.
US11210427B2	Management of securable computing resources A system is provided and includes a resource, locking elements and a controller. The resource includes multiple independently securable resources. The locking elements are respectively configured to assume a locked condition in which corresponding ones of the multiple independently securable resources are locked and an unlocked condition in which the corresponding ones of the multiple securable resources are unlocked. The controller is receptive of an instruction to authorize users to unlock the one or more of the multiple independently securable resources and is configured to perform operating system (OS) level authentication of the users and OS level control of the locking elements in accordance with the instruction to authorize users and the OS level authentication.
US11210424B1	Utilizing a protected server environment to protect data used to train a machine learning system Media items associated with status values are stored using a server in a protected environment. A device outside the protected environment requests sending media items to a client device that is also outside. Using machine learning systems that can be trained using attribute values associated with personal data records to output the existence of a status value, the server computer trains a particular machine learning system in the protected environment only if specified data meets specified criteria, then sends the resulting trained ML system to the requesting device. That device evaluates the trained ML system to determine which media items to deliver to the client device in the manner set forth in the claims.
US11210413B2	Authentication of files Methods of authenticating a file are disclosed. A method may include selecting, via an identifier, a subset of data segments of a file. The method may also include executing, via a microcontroller, a cryptographic function on only the subset of data segments of the file to generate a digest. Further, the method may include generating, via the microcontroller, an authenticator based on the digest and a private key. The method may also include conveying the file, the identifier, and the authenticator to a cryptography element. In addition, the method may include executing, via the cryptography element, the cryptographic function on the subset of data segments of the file to generate a second digest. Furthermore, the method may include authenticating, via the cryptography element, the file via verification of the authenticator based on the second digest and a public key of the microcontroller.
US11210410B2	Serving data assets based on security policies by applying space-time optimized inline data transformations Serving data assets based on security policies is provided. A request to access an asset received from a user having a particular context is evaluated based on a set of asset access enforcement policies. An asset access policy enforcement decision is generated based on evaluating the request. It is determined whether the asset access policy enforcement decision is to transform particular data of the asset prior to allowing access. In response to determining that the asset access policy enforcement decision is to transform the particular data of the asset prior to allowing access, a transformation specification that includes an ordered subset of unit transformations for transforming the particular data of the asset is generated based on the particular context of the user and the set of asset access enforcement policies. A transformed asset is generated by applying the transformation specification to the asset transforming the particular data of the asset.
US11210406B2	Encrypting system level data structures Systems and methods for encrypting system level data structures are described. A storage system may include a storage drive and at least one controller for the storage drive. In some embodiments, the at least one controller may be configured to identify user data assigned to be stored on the storage drive, encrypt the user data, identify a system data structure generated in relation to the user data, and encrypt the system data structure. In some cases, the data structure may include at least one of metadata, system data, and data encapsulation relative to the user data. In some embodiments, the user data and the data structure may be encrypted with one or more encryption keys programmed on the storage drive.
US11210403B2	Determining security risks in binary software code based on network protocols Systems, methods, and software can be used to analyze security risks of a binary software code. In some aspects, a computer-implemented method comprises: receiving, by at least one hardware processor, a binary software code; determining, by the at least one hardware processor, that the binary software code accesses one or more network addresses; for each of the one or more network addresses that are accessed by the binary software code: determining, by the at least one hardware processor, whether the binary software code uses an insecure network protocol to access the network address; and generating, by the at least one hardware processor, a security notification indicating the network address that is accessed by the binary software code using the insecure network protocol.
US11210396B2	Light-weight behavioral malware detection for windows platforms A behavioral malware detection involves extracting features from prefetch files, wherein prefetch files; classifying and detecting benign applications from malicious applications using the features of the prefetch files; and quarantining malicious applications based on the detection.
US11210388B2	Automated access data change detection A user may conduct a plurality of access requests with a plurality of resource provider computers. A processor server computer may determine whether resource provider computers store access data associated with the user in various ways, including detecting patterns in sets of a plurality of access requests conducted between the user and each of the plurality of resource provider computers. Upon detecting that access data has changed, the processor server computer may automatically send the updated access data to each of the identified resource provider computer.
US11210366B2	Analysis of X-ray spectra using fitting A method of analysis of X-ray spectra in an instrument fits a measured sample spectrum using a combination of at least one measured reference spectrum with at least one calculated function. The method includes measuring a reference spectrum as a plurality of measured values for a plurality of energy bins from at least one reference sample; selecting a region or multiple regions of interest corresponding to a plurality of the energy bins and, for each region of interest, recording the profile for the respective plurality of energy bins from the measured reference spectrum. The method further comprises measuring a sample spectrum as a plurality of intensity values for a plurality of energy bins; and fitting the measured sample spectrum to a fit function, the fit funtion including the at least one profile in at least one respective region of interest of the measured spectrum as well as the at least one calculated function.
US11210365B2	Method and system for starting application A first local application (APP) opens a web page. The first local APP wakes a second local APP. The second local APP starts a local server. The first local APP sends a reference request to the local server. If a response returned by the local server is received, the first local APP stops a jump to a directed download page.
US11210364B1	Methods for launching content for publication A method for launching content for publication using a content management system (CMS) is provided. Editing of entities is enabled using an editor application associated with the CMS, the editing includes authoring fields for each entity. A selection of a group of entities is received, via a launch interface of the CMS, the selection is for publishing the group of entities. Responsive to the selection, an API call to the CMS is generated, the API call is programmed to trigger initiation of a validation process to validate each entity in the group of entities, wherein the validation process is processed in a draft entity store of the CMS that is created for said validation without requiring separate API calls for each entity in the group of entities.
US11210359B2	Distinguishing web content and web content-associated data A computer-implemented method can include obtaining content-associated data. The content-associated data can include an image that corresponds to content. The method can further include obtaining a set of descriptive terms corresponding to the image. The method can further include obtaining a set of related terms, based at least in part on the set of descriptive terms. The method can further include generating a set of user-expected terms, based at least in part on the set of related terms. The method can further include obtaining the content. The method can further include comparing the set of user-expected terms to the content. The method can further include generating a similarity value based on the comparing. The method can further include determining the similarity value does not exceed a threshold. The method can further include providing a notification in response to the determining that the similarity value does not exceed the threshold.
US11210349B1	Multi-database document search system architecture A document review system is configured to quickly provide search results for large amounts of documents. Ontology templates are used to generate objects and links based on the documents. Users can view documents, and linked objects and object properties can be displayed. An index assisted search can be performed to determine the linked objects and object properties. A supplemental search can be performed on a second database that tracks modifications to the documents or objects. The modifications in the second database can be periodically written to the first database, and the index can be rebuilt. The user experience can be free of slow searches and slow index rebuilds.
US11210347B2	Object search with pagination and non-duplicates support Techniques are disclosed for querying for members in multiple groups. A list of unique members in the multiple groups may be received in response to the query. An example methodology implementing the techniques may include generating a group contexts dictionary and a job stack. The group contexts dictionary may include group context objects, each group context object associated with a group within a domain. The job stack may include one or more group context hashset keys, wherein a group context hashset key identifies a group context object. The method may include retrieving one or more group context hashset keys from the job stack and, for each retrieved group context hashset key, traversing a group associated with a group context object identified by a group context hashset key to determine membership information of the group, and generating a list of unique members by removing duplicate entries in the membership information.
US11210344B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method An information processing apparatus provided with a processor that executes acquiring user information which is information on each of a first users traveling in the same vehicle, calculating evaluation values indicating high interest for the first users about each of a plurality of topic candidate keyword included in user information of each of the first users, determining topic keywords based on the respective evaluation values of the plurality of topic candidate keywords, generating topic information from the topic keywords and providing the topic information to the first users riding in the vehicle.
US11210338B2	Systems, methods and apparatus for generating music recommendations based on combining song and user influencers with channel rule characterizations Systems, methods and apparatus for generating music recommendations based on combining song and user influencers with channel rule characterizations are presented. Such systems and methods output a playlist, which may be delivered as an information stream of audio on a user or client device, such as a telephone or smartphone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio play capabilities. The playlist may comprise various individual audio clips of one genre or type, such as songs, or of multiple types, such as music, talk, sports and comedy. The individual audio clips may be ordered by a sequencer, which, using large amounts of data, generates both (i) user independent and (i) user dependent influencer weightings for each clip, and then combines all of such influencer weightings into a combined play weighting W for a given audio clip, for a given user. Taking the various play weightings W(Ui, Sj), a set of rules may be applied to generate a set of candidates C(Ui, Sj, Tk) to play to User j in each of Time slots k through k+m. Real time playlists may then be generated from the m sets of candidates by application of a set of rules, which may be channel rules, for example. The data used to generate influencer weightings may include user-specific data including preferences and detailed listening history, audio clip specific data, and data gleaned from various Internet accessible sources, including social media. In some embodiments a feedback loop may be implemented to gauge the accuracy of the dynamically generated playlists and modify the influencer weightings in response.
US11210335B2	System and method for judging situation of object A system for judging a situation of an object includes a component analysis unit that extracts a feature point in an image and analyzes at least two components selected from an object contained in the image, a posture, a shape, an orientation, and an expression of the object, a type and a location of a part of the object, and a background in the image; a situation acquisition unit that acquires situation data indicating the situation of the object from an image search computer; a learning unit that associates and learns a combination of the components with the acquired situation data; and an object situation judgement unit that judges the situation of the object based on the learning result of the situation data when a result of analysis for a predetermined image is same as or similar to the combination of the components.
US11210334B2	Method, apparatus, server and storage medium for image retrieval Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, apparatus, server and storage medium for image retrieval. The method includes: identifying a plurality of groups of images having identical contents from images on all webpages; aggregating, for each image group, image-related texts on all source webpages of each image to obtain text descriptions of each image group; establishing an inverted index for each image in the image groups based on the text descriptions of the image group, the inverted index at least including, for each text description, source webpages corresponding to all text descriptions of the image group of the text description; and performing image retrieval based on an inputted query and the inverted index.
US11210333B2	Using natural language to generate data visualizations A method of visualizing data is performed at a computing device. A user selects a field in a data structure. The field has a set of field values and an associated field name. Each field value corresponds to a record in the data structure. The field values are words in a natural language. For each field value, the process builds a term set of base terms including the field value and the field name. The process retrieves a set of images from an image corpus according to the term sets. The process then selects an image from each retrieved set of images and displays data from the data structure in a data visualization. Each record in the data structure is displayed using the corresponding selected image. Each selected image is displayed, instead of the field value, at a location in the data visualization according to data in the respective record.
US11210331B2	Cross-platform content muting Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, facilitate cross-platform content muting. Methods include detecting a request from a user to remove, from a user interface, a media item that is provided by a first content source and presented on a first platform. One or more tags that represent the media item are determined. These tags, which indicate that the user removed the media item represented by the one or more tags from presentation on the first platform, are stored in a storage device. Subsequently, content provided by a second content source (different from the first content source) on a second platform (different from the first platform) is prevented from being presented. This content is prevented from being presented based on a tag representing the content matching the one or more tags stored in the storage device.
US11210322B2	Method and apparatus for reducing storage space of parameter table, device, and computer-readable storage medium Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for reducing storage space of a parameter table. The method may include: storing the parameter table in a lookup table system configured to compute an output value of a non-linear function according to an input value of the non-linear function, the parameter table including only an index value associated with an input value on one side of a median in a domain of the non-linear function and a parameter value corresponding to the index value; determining, by using a corresponding relationship between the index value associated with the input value on one side and the parameter value corresponding to the index value, a parameter value corresponding to an index value associated with an input value on the other side; and computing the output value by using the input value on the other side and the determined corresponding parameter value.
US11210319B2	Replication progress for UPIT snapshots A method for storing progress data while replicating a snapshot is disclosed. The operations comprise: determining blocks in a storage object that are different between a first and a second snapshots, wherein the first snapshot corresponds to a first tree structure, and the second snapshot corresponds to a second tree structure; and replicating the second snapshot to a remote storage system, comprising replicating all the blocks in the storage object determined to be different between the first and the second snapshots, wherein the replicating further comprises: upon completion of replication of each data slice, determining nodes in the first tree structure that reference only already-replicated blocks; orphaning all such nodes in the first tree structure; and subsequently, updating the first tree structure, comprising merging the first tree structure and the second tree structure, wherein the first tree structure is updated upon completion of replication of each data slice.
US11210313B2	Computerized tools to discover, form, and analyze dataset interrelations among a system of networked collaborative datasets Various techniques are disclosed for computerized tools to discover, form, and analyze dataset interrelations among a system of networked collaborative datasets including a repository configured to receive and store a dataset, and a dataset consolidation system configured to receive data to form a first input to initiate creation of a dataset based on a set of data, to activate a programmatic interface, to transform the set of data from a first format to an atomized format to form an atomized dataset, to monitor the creation of the dataset, to present data representing a status of a portion of the creation of the dataset, to calculate automatically dataset attributes of the linked dataset, to generate a plurality of sub-queries, and to retrieve data representing query results from the at least one of the different data repositories.
US11210301B2	Client-side search result re-ranking A method and apparatus of a device that re-rank a plurality of search results received from a search server on the device is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives, with a browser of the device, a search query from a user. The device further sends the search query to a search server. In addition, the device receives the plurality of search results from the search server, wherein the plurality of search results is ranked according to a first ranking. The device also retrieves browser history of the user, wherein the browser history is collected on the device without revealing the browser history to the search server. The device further re-ranks the plurality of search results according to a second ranking based on at least the browser history. In addition, the device presents the plurality of search results using the second ranking.
US11210299B2	Apparatus and method for presenting thematic maps The invention concerns a method and an apparatus, such as a personal device, for presenting information to a user. The device comprises at least one processing core, a display, at least one sensor and a memory including computer program code. According to the invention, the location of the apparatus is determined by means of a sensor providing location information, and a query comprising an indication of the current location is transmitted from the apparatus to a thematic map database server. The apparatus is then updated with thematic maps related to the location by downloading thematic map data and storing the thematic map data in a memory. At least one downloaded thematic map as one of a suggested activity is presented to the user in a first display mode on said display, and an activity session is selected. A sequence is performed where a) a selected activity is initiated and displayed to the user in the first display mode, containing performance-related information relating to the physical performance of the user in the activity; b) a first power-save mode is entered by switching from said the display mode to a second display mode, which displays to the user at least the time and a thematic map with reduced functionality, and c) a second power-save mode is entered by putting said at least one processing core in a hibernating mode.
US11210294B2	Method, implemented by computer, for searching for rules of association in a database A method for searching for rules of association in a database. A list of instances exhibiting a set of real numerical values taken by a predetermined number of variables, including: —selecting a set of NI input variables from among the variables of the list of instances, the input variables defining a space of dimension NI; and selecting of an output variable from among the remaining variables; —the ordering, for each input variable of the selected list of instances, of the numerical values of the instances for this variable, each instance then being defined by a set of ranks, and being represented by a point in the space of dimension NI; —the definition of at least one modality for the selected output variable; —the exploration, in sub-spaces of the space of dimension NI, of right convex regions; —the selection, from among the explored right convex regions, of regions of interest.
US11210285B2	Generation of optimized logic from a schema A method includes accessing a schema that specifies relationships among datasets, computations on the datasets, or transformations of the datasets, selecting a dataset from among the datasets, and identifying, from the schema, other datasets that are related to the selected dataset. Attributes of the datasets are identified, and logical data representing the identified attributes and relationships among the attributes is generated. The logical data is provided to a development environment, which provides access to portions of the logical data representing the identified attributes. A specification that specifies at least one of the identified attributes in performing an operation is received from the development environment. Based on the specification and the relationships among the identified attributes represented by the logical data, a computer program is generated to perform the operation by accessing, from storage, at least one dataset having the at least one of the attributes specified in the specification.
US11210283B2	Reducing update conflicts when maintaining views Systems, methods, and computer storage media are disclosed. A computer storage medium includes instructions that, when executed, perform actions including maintaining a first view based on a first table of a database. The actions include performing a first transaction within the database. The actions include performing a second transaction within the database, and the second transaction relies on data from the first view. Performing the second transaction includes beginning the second transaction. In response to occurrence of both (i) the first transaction committing a first modification to the first table subsequent to the beginning of the second transaction and (ii) the second transaction causing a modification to the first view based on the first modification, performing the second transaction includes continuing the second transaction based on the data from the first view excluding the modification to the first view and completing the second transaction.
US11210280B2	Systems and methods for fast bloom filter operations A system and method of setting and checking a Bloom filter is provided. The system generates a set of hashed values by applying a number of hash functions to an input value; determines each bit address of a bloom filter corresponding to a hashed value of the set of hashed values; maps each determined bit address from the bloom filter into a corresponding byte address of a register, such that each bit address corresponds to one byte address; writes a byte value into the register for the byte address, wherein each bit of the byte value corresponds to a bit address of the bloom filter and writes each bit of the byte value from the register into the bloom filter for each bit address of the byte address.
US11210275B2	Synthetic workload generation for workload classification A system and method are disclosed to facilitate automated database system workload classification. A utilization metrics data source may contain utilization metrics vectors associated with workloads of the database system. A variational autoencoder may receive utilization metrics vectors from the utilization metrics data source and encode the utilization metrics vectors into latent vector features. Moreover, the variational autoencoder may be trained to generate appropriate distributions around the latent vector features. A synthetic workload creation platform receives information about the distributions around the latent vector features and samples different values from the distributions to create synthetic workload vectors. A workload classification platform, trained using the synthetic workload vectors, may then generate workload classification labels for workloads running on the database system (e.g., to tune database parameters as appropriate).
US11210256B2	Method and apparatus for scene perception and service provision Embodiments of the present application relate to a method, device, and system for context awareness and providing a service. The method includes connecting, by a terminal, to a peripheral, obtaining, by the terminal, information corresponding to the peripheral, determining, by the terminal, context information based on the information corresponding to the peripheral and a connection status of a connection between the terminal and the peripheral, and performing, by the terminal, one or more operations based at least in part on the context information.
US11210253B2	PCIe traffic tracking hardware in a unified virtual memory system Techniques are disclosed for tracking memory page accesses in a unified virtual memory system. An access tracking unit detects a memory page access generated by a first processor for accessing a memory page in a memory system of a second processor. The access tracking unit determines whether a cache memory includes an entry for the memory page. If so, then the access tracking unit increments an associated access counter. Otherwise, the access tracking unit attempts to find an unused entry in the cache memory that is available for allocation. If so, then the access tracking unit associates the second entry with the memory page, and sets an access counter associated with the second entry to an initial value. Otherwise, the access tracking unit selects a valid entry in the cache memory; clears an associated valid bit; associates the entry with the memory page; and initializes an associated access counter.
US11210243B2	Data storage device, electronic apparatus, and system capable of remotely controlling electronic apparatus The invention provides a system capable of remotely controlling electronic apparatus, which includes a cloud management platform and at least one electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes at least one operation element, and a data storage device having a network communication function. The data storage device includes a first transmission interface, a second transmission interface, a data storage unit, and an operation management unit. Via the first transmission interface, data stored in the data storage unit can be read or data can be written into the data storage unit. The operation management unit of the data storage device transmits a specific operation instruction to the operation element via the second transmission interface after receiving the specific operation instruction sent from the cloud management platform, such that the operation element can execute a corresponding operation according to the specific operation instruction.
US11210240B2	Memory appliance couplings and operations System and method for improved transferring of data involving memory device systems. A memory appliance (MA) comprising a plurality of memory modules is configured to store data within the plurality of memory modules and further configured to receive data commands from the first server and a second server coupled to the MA. The data commands may include direction memory access commands such that the MA can service the data commands while bypassing a host controller of the MA.
US11210227B2	Duplicate-copy cache using heterogeneous memory types A method for demoting data from a cache comprising heterogeneous memory types is disclosed. The method maintains, for a data element in the cache, a write access count that is incremented each time the data element is updated in the cache. The cache includes a higher performance portion and a lower performance portion. The method removes the data element from the higher performance portion in accordance with a cache demotion algorithm. If the data element also resides in the lower performance portion and the write access count is below a first threshold, the method leaves the data element in the lower performance portion. If the data element also resides in the lower performance portion and the write access count is at or above the first threshold, the method removes the data element from the lower performance portion. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US11210221B2	Memory architecture for efficient spatial-temporal data storage and access Described herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for memory address encoding of multi-dimensional data in a manner that optimizes the storage and access of such data in linear data storage. The multi-dimensional data may be spatial-temporal data that includes two or more spatial dimensions and a time dimension. An improved memory architecture is provided that includes an address encoder that takes a multi-dimensional coordinate as input and produces a linear physical memory address. The address encoder encodes the multi-dimensional data such that two multi-dimensional coordinates close to one another in multi-dimensional space are likely to be stored in close proximity to one another in linear data storage. In this manner, the number of main memory accesses, and thus, overall memory access latency is reduced, particularly in connection with real-world applications in which the respective probabilities of moving along any given dimension are very close.
US11210220B2	Log-structured storage for data access A data manager may include a data opaque interface configured to provide, to an arbitrarily selected page-oriented access method, interface access to page data storage that includes latch-free access to the page data storage. In another aspect, a swap operation may be initiated, of a portion of a first page in cache layer storage to a location in secondary storage, based on initiating a prepending of a partial swap delta record to a page state associated with the first page, the partial swap delta record including a main memory address indicating a storage location of a flush delta record that indicates a location in secondary storage of a missing part of the first page. In another aspect, a page manager may initiate a flush operation of a first page in cache layer storage to a location in secondary storage, based on atomic operations with flush delta records.
US11210215B2	Computing device and operation method thereof A computing device and an operation method thereof are provided. The computing device includes a plurality of memories and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is coupled to the memories. The processing circuit dynamically determines which of the plurality of memories to store at least one lookup table according to characteristics of the at least one lookup table. The processing circuit may then execute at least one algorithm by using the at least one lookup table.
US11210212B2	Conflict resolution and garbage collection in distributed databases A novel distributed data storage system is disclosed. In an example method, a first plurality of key entries is stored in a first key data store at a first location and a second plurality of key entries is stored in a second key data at a second location. A key entry in comprises a corresponding key having an object identifier, an inverse timestamp, and a source identifier. The method further replicates a set of the first key entries to the second key data store. The method further inserts each first key entry from the set of the first key entries into the second key data store based on the object identifier, the inverse timestamp, and the source identifier of the first key included in that first key entry, the first key entries and the second key entries being interwoven to form a plurality of interwoven ordered key entries.
US11210208B2	Memory system including memory module, memory module, and operating method of memory module A memory system includes a nonvolatile memory module and a first controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory module. The nonvolatile memory module includes a volatile memory device, a nonvolatile memory device, and a second controller configured to control the volatile memory device and the nonvolatile memory device. The first controller may be configured to transmit a read request to the second controller. When, during a read operation according to the read request, normal data is not received from the nonvolatile memory device, the first controller may perform one or more retransmits of the read request to the second controller without a limitation on a number of times that the first controller performs the one or more retransmits of the read request.
US11210205B2	Application debugging A method, a system, and a computer program product for debugging of software applications. A first identifier is assigned to a debugging request received from a software application for debugging a transaction executed by the software application. Based on the assigned first identifier, a connection request to a debugger is executed. The debugger generates an interface to a backend computing system that stores a resolution of the debugging request. A second identifier is associated with the generated interface. Based on the received second identifier, a connection between the software application and the generated interface is established. Using the first identifier, the resolution of the debugging request is obtained from the backend system. The resolution is transmitted to the debugging request for display by the software application.
US11210201B2	Scalable incremental analysis using caller and callee summaries A method may include generating, by performing a full analysis of code and for each component of the code, summaries including: (i) a forward summary including a forward flow and (ii) a backward summary including a backward flow, obtaining a modification to a modified component, determining that one of the summaries for the modified component is invalid, and in response to determining that a summary for the modified component is invalid: obtaining the forward flow from the forward summary of the modified component, obtaining the backward flow from the backward summary of the modified component, generating a local flow by performing an incremental analysis of the modified component using the forward flow of the modified component and the backward flow of the modified component, and detecting a defect in the code using the forward flow of the modified component, the local flow, and the backward flow of the modified component.
US11210199B2	Safety monitor for invalid image transform Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a safety monitor framework for a safety-critical computer vision (CV) application are disclosed. A system includes a safety-critical CV application, a safety monitor, and a CV accelerator engine. The safety monitor receives an input image, test data, and a CV graph from the safety-critical CV application. The safety monitor generates a modified image by adding additional objects outside of the input image. The safety monitor provides the modified image and CV graph to the CV accelerator which processes the modified image and provides outputs to the safety monitor. The safety monitor determines the likelihood of erroneous processing of the original input image by comparing the outputs for the additional objects with a known good result. The safety monitor complements the overall fault coverage of the CV accelerator engine and covers faults only observable at the level of the CV graph.
US11210193B2	Evaluating performance improvement of executing instructions in a first processor over execution on a second processor before compilation A method for improving performance of a system including a first processor and a second processor includes obtaining a code region specified to be executed on the second processor, the code region including a plurality of instructions, calculating a performance improvement of executing at least one of the plurality of instructions included in the code region on the second processor over executing the at least one instruction on the first processor, removing the at least one instruction from the code region in response to a condition including that the performance improvement does not exceed a first threshold, and repeating the calculating and the removing to produce a modified code region specified to be executed on the second processor.
US11210192B2	Technical improvement evaluation for a set of applications A method, an improvement evaluation system and a computer readable medium are usable for automatically calculating an improvement evaluation result for operating a set of registered applications. Each of the set of registered applications of the system includes a declaration interface, adapted for providing a self-declaration by way of a formula, indicating whether the application is operated under pre-defined success conditions; and a collector, adapted for collecting measurement data during runtime to be introduced in the formula. The system further includes a network for transferring the formula to an evaluation unit for evaluation; and a result interface for providing an improvement evaluation result, reflecting an improvement potential for the respective application to be operated in the set of applications.
US11210174B2	Automated rollback for database objects A method includes identifying a database install script to be executed for a given database and parsing the database install script prior to execution to determine an object type, object name and object operation for database objects affected by the database install script. The method also includes connecting to the given database to read a definition of the database install script based at least in part on the object type, object name and object operation for the database objects affected by the database install script and generating a rollback script based at least in part on the definition of the database install script. The method further includes executing the database install script on the given database and, responsive to detecting one or more designated conditions, utilizing the rollback script to revert one or more changes to the database objects affected by the database install script.
US11210167B2	Memory wordline isolation for improvement in reliability, availability, and scalability (RAS) A memory device that performs internal ECC (error checking and correction) can treat an N-bit channel as two N/2-bit channels for application of ECC. The ECC for an N/2-bit channel is simpler than the ECC for N bits, and thus, each N/2-bit portion can be separately correctable when treated as two N/2-bit portions. The memory device can include an additional hardware for the application of ECC to the channel as two sub-channels. For example, the memory device can include an additional subarray to store ECC bits for the internal ECC to enable the application of ECC to two sub-channels of the N-bit channel. The memory device can include an additional driver to access the additional subarray when applied.
US11210154B2	Data-structure based dynamic program targeting control Feedback relating to errors in memory operations on a plurality of memory cells is received by a memory sub-system. At least one processing level corresponding to a program distribution is updated based on the feedback to adjust an error measure between pages of the plurality of memory cells and to adjust a read window budget within a page of the plurality of cells. The updating of the at least one processing level is based on information for the at least one processing level that is stored in a data-structure.
US11210151B1	Peer-assisted data rebuilding A distributed storage network (DSN) stores sets of encoded data slices in sets of storage units. A first storage unit assigned to store an encoded data slice included in a set of encoded data slices transmits a rebuild request associated with the storage error to a second storage unit. The second storage unit generates the rebuilt encoded data slice in response to the rebuild request, and transmits the rebuilt encoded data slice back to the first storage unit, which stores the rebuilt encoded data slice.
US11210147B2	Electronic device for performing application-related interoperation, and method therefor Provided are an electronic device that interoperates with an external electronic device in association with an application, and a method therefor. To this end, an application-related interoperation method by an electronic device may include: receiving a file associated with at least one function performed in an application of an external electronic device from the external electronic device; storing the received file in a platform; recording, in the platform, data associated with an application executed in the electronic device; and executing the data using the at least one function of the external electronic device.
US11210146B1	Integration of medical data systems using emulation of user interface Embodiments relate to the integration of a third-party application with a primary software platform and the integration of multiple different software platforms through user emulators that emulate user input operations. The user emulator enables interoperability between one or more software platforms by using the user emulator to communicate with primary software platforms while using application programming interfaces to interface with third-party applications. In an embodiment, first and second disparate software platforms are accessed. First sessions are initiated with the first and second software platform. First user input operations are emulated on the first software platform to receive a first page of information. A first format of the first page of information is converted to a second formed to write the converted page of information to the second software platform. The user emulator may write additional pages of information to the second software platform from additional software platforms.
US11210139B2	Remote management of distributed datacenters A cloud-based management system for distributed datacenters provides remote management of the datacenters from terminals at various locations. A virtual cloud-based operating system facilitates a transparent system call architecture, permitting subscribers to deploy, configure and manage operations at machines operating on different local operating systems. The virtual operating system can canonicalize available resources into a namespace to expose the resources as files at terminals. Asynchronous execution of subscriber commands across a group of target machines is provided with a notification procedure to control bandwidth and resource allocation. A file distribution model without a central controller for a group of target machines is provided to alleviate interaction with the management cluster for file distribution.
US11210125B2	Cache allocation to a virtual machine A method for cache allocation to a plurality of virtual machines. The method includes sequentially receiving a sequence of requests, detecting a plurality of access sequences to a plurality of data elements, calculating a reuse distance of a plurality of reuse distances by calculating a number of distinctive data elements of the plurality of data elements, estimating an optimal cache size based on the plurality of reuse distances, and assigning the optimal cache size to a virtual machine. Each request of the sequence of requests is associated with an access of a plurality of accesses to the data element. The plurality of accesses include a plurality of read accesses and a plurality of write accesses.
US11210123B2	Securing live migration of a virtual machine including blocking communication with other virtual machines A method for secure live migration of a virtual machine (VM) in a virtualized computing environment can include selecting a VM in a secure virtualized computing environment for live migration to a different virtualized computing environment and blocking data communications with the selected VM and other VMs in the secure virtualized computing environment. The selected VM can be live migrated to the different virtualized computing environment and the VM can be restarted in the different virtualized computing environment. Notably, a secure communicative link can be established between the restarted VM and at least one other of the VMs in the secure virtualized computing environment. Finally, data communications between the restarted VM and the at least one other of the VMs can be enabled over the secure communicative link.
US11210121B2	Management of advanced connection state during migration Techniques for transferring connection data for a migrated virtual computing instance are described. The connection data transfer process includes the steps of, responsive to determining the virtual computing instance is to be migrated, transmitting the connection data, from a first memory buffer shared between a first instance of a service virtual computing instance and a first hardware abstraction layer executing in a source host, to a second memory buffer shared between a second instance of the service virtual computing instance and a second hardware abstraction layer executing in a destination host; responsive to determining the virtual computing instance is stopped in the source host, packing connection data changes including changes made to the connection data at the source host during a time period beginning when the connection data is copied and ending when the virtual computing instance is stopped; and transmitting the connection data changes to the destination host.
US11210117B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium An information processing apparatus includes: a memory that stores a plurality of applications; and circuitry to display on a display, a screen including notification information on a function of a particular application of the plurality of applications, and to activate the particular application in response to an input of a request to execute the function on the screen. The particular application configures the circuitry to execute the function in accordance with guide information defining one or more setting items to be set to execute the function and an order of setting the setting items.
US11210114B2	Method and system for the distribution of synchronized video to an array of randomly positioned display devices acting as one aggregated display device A system and method for sharing information amongst user display devices, such as cell phones, smart phones, tablet computers, or other devices with an electronically controllable screen or display, in a peer to peer (P2P) network, to display one image or video across the totality of all of the display devices, regardless of where the display devices are positioned or how they are oriented relative to each other, and a system and method for identifying the exact position and orientation of each display device.
US11210101B2	Arithmetic processing device and control method implemented by arithmetic processing device An arithmetic processing device includes: a decoding circuit configured to decode a command; a command execution circuit configured to execute the command decoded by the decoding circuit; a register circuit configured to include a plurality of registers for holding data used by the command execution circuit; an identification information holding circuit configured to store identification information for identifying a register for writing a specific value when the command is a register writing command; a setting circuit configured to hold the specific value; and an operation control circuit configured to execute inhibiting processing when the command is a register reading command, the inhibiting processing including inhibiting an access of the register by the register reading command and selecting the specific value held in the setting circuit.
US11210093B2	Large data read techniques Devices and techniques are disclosed herein for more efficiently exchanging large amounts of data between a host and a storage system. In an example, a read command can optionally include a read-type indicator. The read-type indicator can allow for exchange of a large amount of data between the host and the storage system using a single read command.
US11210091B2	Method and apparatus for processing data splicing instruction The present disclosure discloses an instruction processing apparatus, comprising a first vector register adapted to store a first vector to be operated on, a second vector register adapted to store a second vector to be operated on, a decoder adapted to receive and decode a data splicing instruction, and an execution unit. The data splicing instruction indicates the first vector register as a first operand, the second vector register as a second operand, a splicing indicator, and a destination. The execution unit is coupled to the first vector register, the second vector register, and the decoder, and is adapted to execute the decoded data splicing instruction, so as to acquire a first part of the first vector from the first vector register and acquire a second part of the second vector from the second vector register according to the splicing indicator, splice the acquired first part of the first vector and the acquired second part of the second vector to form a third vector, and store the third vector into the destination.
US11210086B2	Managing parameter sets Managing sets of parameter values includes: receiving a plurality of sets of parameter values for a generic computer program, and processing log entries associated with executions of instances of the generic computer program, each instance associated with one or more parameter values. The processing includes: analyzing the generic computer program to classify each of one or more parameters associated with the generic computer program as a member of either a first class or a second class; processing a log entry associated with an execution of a first instance of the generic computer program to form a particular set of parameter values; and determining whether to add the particular set of parameter values to the plurality of sets of parameter values based on a comparison of a first identifier for the particular set of parameter values to identifiers for at least some of the sets of parameter values.
US11210080B1	Workstation uptime, maintenance, and reboot service Managing updates to executable programming code on a computer system in a computer network. A maintenance service utility is configured to launch a maintenance procedure at a specified time during operation of the computer system. Operation of a maintenance timer utility is activated during startup of the computer system to track and monitor the amount of time the computer system has been operating since startup. The maintenance service utility determines if there any updates to the executable programming code that require installation. The maintenance procedure is launched after a specified time if there are updates to the executable programming code. The computer system is automatically rebooted to install the updates to the executable programming code. A maintenance service editor utility enables the maintenance service utility to be configured to launch the maintenance procedure after a specified time if there are updates to the executable programming code.
US11210078B2	Action execution based on management controller action request Techniques for action execution based on management controller received action requests are provided. In one aspect, a utility program running under the control of an operating system on a server computer may retrieve an indication of an action request. The action request may be stored in a management controller accessible storage. Storage of the action request may not require operating system administrator credentials. The action specified in the request may be executed by the utility program.
US11210077B2	Available system, and method and program-recording medium thereof Availability against hardware failure and availability against maintenance are implemented without using dedicated systems. A system is provided, including: a first host computer to execute a first virtual machine for running a first application; and a second host computer to execute a second virtual machine for running a second application, wherein in a redundant operation mode, the second host computer mirrors an executable image of the first virtual machine to an executable image of the second virtual machine while stopping the execution of the second virtual machine, and in a multi-operation mode, the second host computer mirrors an internal state of the first application to an internal state of the second application while executing the second virtual machine in parallel with the first virtual machine.
US11210076B2	Downloading and launching an app on a second device from a first device The user experience of application downloading and usage between multiple devices in a network is enhanced. One instance of an app on a first device is able to identify and verify installation and/or execution of a companion app on a second device where the two devices may have entirely different platforms (e.g., smartphone operating system and TV platform). The experience for users who have devices on the same network converge in order to improve the user experience with respect to a particular app. In this manner, an enhanced and efficient means of providing an n-screen experience with the app is enabled; ways that provide synergy between devices on the same network.
US11210063B2	Machine learning training architecture for programmable devices A programmable device may be configured to support machine learning training operations using matrix multiplication circuitry implemented on a systolic array. The systolic array includes an array of processing elements, each of which includes hybrid floating-point dot-product circuitry. The hybrid dot-product circuitry has a hard data path that uses digital signal processing (DSP) blocks operating in floating-point mode and a hard/soft data path that uses DSP blocks operating in fixed-point mode operated in conjunction with general purpose soft logic. The hard/soft data path includes 2-element dot-product circuits that feed an adder tree. Results from the hard data path are combined with the adder tree using format conversion and normalization circuitry. Inputs to the hybrid dot-product circuitry may be in the BFLOAT16 format. The hard data path may be in the single precision format. The hard/soft data path uses a custom format that is similar to but different than BFLOAT16.
US11210054B2	Electronic apparatus and control method thereof for performing automatic volume-level control The disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus including: a user input unit; an audio output unit; and a processor configured to identify whether a changing pattern of audio volume levels is present based on a history of the audio volume levels set by a user for a predetermined period of time, perform automatic volume-level control, by which an audio volume level of the audio output unit is controlled based on the changing pattern of the audio volume levels, based on presence of the corresponding pattern, and perform no automatic volume-level control, based on absence of the changing pattern of the audio volume levels.
US11210044B2	Image forming apparatus, printing system, and printing information notification method An image forming apparatus includes a network interface and a processor configured to upon receipt of a print job from an external apparatus via the network interface, determine whether hold printing is instructed for executing the print job, when the hold printing is instructed, determine a state of the image forming apparatus, generate information about execution of the print job according to the determined state, and control the network interface to transmit the generated information to the external apparatus.
US11210042B2	Data streams of production intents A data state manager may include a production intent module to define a production intent, a capability module to identify a number of capabilities of a plurality of media printing devices to which the data state manager is coupled, and a data stream module to, through a plurality of communication links to the media printing devices, stream a plurality of data streams to the plurality of media printing devices in a synchronized manner based on a number of characteristics of the streamed data and the identified capabilities of the media printing devices, with the data streams defining the production intent.
US11210041B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for extracting and replicating setting that needs to be changed There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an extraction unit configured to, when an event for changing a configuration of the information processing apparatus occurs, extract a setting that needs to be changed; and a request unit configured to request another information processing apparatus that possesses the setting extracted by the extraction unit, to replicate the setting to the information processing apparatus.
US11210036B2	Print system, print apparatus, control method, and storage medium An audio control device receives a print instruction by audio and causes a print apparatus connected to an external access point to execute a print process in accordance with the print instruction received by audio.
US11210034B2	Method and apparatus for performing high availability management of all flash array server A method for performing high availability management of an all flash array (AFA) server and the AFA server operating according to the method are provided. The method may include: utilizing a monitor and poller module among multiple program modules running on any node of multiple nodes of the AFA server to monitor multiple types of resources of the AFA server, wherein the multiple program modules running on the any node comprise a hardware manager, and the hardware manager is configured to manage multiple hardware components in a hardware layer of the any node, to allow at least one portion of associated monitoring results regarding the multiple types of resources to be obtained through the hardware manager; and controlling the any node to select suitable candidate operation from multiple candidate operations respectively corresponding to the multiple monitored-information types according to at least one predetermined table to perform the suitable candidate operation.
US11210024B2	Optimizing read-modify-write operations to a storage device by writing a copy of the write data to a shadow block A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes initiating a read-modify-write (RMW) operation; assigning the RMW operation to a thread; identifying a storage device associated with the RMW operation; assign a log block within the storage device to the thread; determining a free shadow block location within the storage device; creating a copy of data to be written to the storage device during the RMW operation; writing the copy of the data to the free shadow block location within the storage device; updating the log block within the storage device to point to the free shadow block location to which the copy of the data is written; and writing the data to one or more blocks of a home area of the storage device.
US11210021B2	Storage device and method of controlling storage device A storage device includes a first memory, a controller circuit configured to control an access to the first memory, a connector connectable to host apparatuses, and a connection detection circuit configured to detect disconnection of the connector from a host apparatus based on a state of a signal line of the connector.
US11210013B2	Object store mirroring and garbage collection during synchronization of the object store Techniques are provided for object store mirroring. Data within a storage tier of a node may be determined as being data to tier out to a primary object store based upon a property of the data. A first object is generated to comprise the data. A second object is generated to comprise the data. The first object is transmitted to the primary data store for storage in parallel with the second object being transmitted to a mirror object store for storage. Tiering of the data is designated as successful once acknowledgements are received from both the primary object that the first object was stored and the mirror object store that the second object was stored.
US11210002B2	Offloaded device-driven erasure coding A method for storing data may include receiving user data at a group of storage devices, wherein the storage devices are interconnected, erasure coding the user data into redundancy blocks at the group of storage devices, and storing the redundancy blocks on at least two of the storage devices. The erasure encoding may be distributed among at least two of the storage devices. The redundancy blocks may be arranged in reliability groups. The redundancy blocks may be grouped by the storage devices independently of the partitioning of the user data by the user. The method may further include recovering data based on redundancy blocks. A storage device may include a storage medium, a network interface configured to communicate with one or more other storage devices, and a storage processing unit configured to erasure code user data into redundancy blocks cooperatively with the one or more other storage devices.
US11209999B2	Memory controller and method capable of using different storing modes to store data units having different data sizes A method applied into a memory controller coupled between a memory device and a host device wherein the memory device supports at least two different storing modes includes: receiving and buffering data transmitted from the host device; using a first storing mode to store a first data unit into the memory device, a size of the first data unit being not larger than a size of a specific storage unit defined in the memory device; and using a second storing mode, different from the first storing mode, to store a second data unit into the memory device, a size of the second data unit being larger than the size of the specific storage unit.
US11209998B2	Adjustment of storage device parameters based on workload characteristics Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to storage devices, such as SSDs. A data storage device comprises an encrypted interface, one or more flash memory devices, and a controller configured to receive one or more workloads of data through the encrypted interface. Upon a threshold being met, the controller performs a diagnosis of one or more operating parameters of the one or more workloads of data. Based on the diagnosis, the data storage device is optimized by recalibrating one or more of: a partitioning of bits per cell of the one or more flash memory devices, one or more flash management parameters of the data storage device, and a programming rate of the storage device.
US11209995B2	Information processing apparatus that moves file based on file size, file access interval time and storage power consumption An information processing apparatus of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that manages a hierarchical storage including a primary storage and a secondary storage. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires a measurement value obtained by measuring a power consumption amount of each of the primary storage and the secondary storage, a determination unit that determines whether or not to move a file between the primary storage and the secondary storage, on the basis of a condition for determining a storage destination of the file to be stored in the hierarchical storage with use of the measurement value, the size of the file, and the access interval time of the file, and a relocation unit that moves the file between the primary storage and the secondary storage in accordance with the determination.
US11209992B2	Detection of alteration of storage keys used to protect memory Detection of alteration of storage keys used to protect memory includes determining whether a storage key alteration event has occurred within a processor of a computing environment. The determining includes checking whether one or more selected fields of a storage key have been updated. The storage key is associated with a block of memory and controls access to the block of memory. Based on the checking indicating that the one or more selected fields of the storage key have been updated, a storage key alteration event has been detected. Based on determining the storage key alteration event has occurred, a notification is provided.
US11209988B2	Dynamic storage volume distribution according to wearing level A method for operating a storage controller reduces a probability of data loss in a storage system having redundant arrays of independent storage volumes (RAID) by identifying an old storage volume in a first location of a first RAID array of the storage system, and further by exchanging the old storage volume in the first location of the first RAID array with a second storage volume in a second location of a second RAID array of the storage system.
US11209984B2	Method and apparatus for performing data-compression management in a storage server A method for performing data-compression management in a storage server may include: receiving data from a host device; performing entropy detection on a plurality of sets of partial data to generate entropy detection values of the plurality of sets of partial data, respectively; classifying the plurality of sets of partial data according to the entropy detection values of the plurality of sets of partial data, respectively, to perform data compression on at least one portion of the plurality of sets of partial data through a plurality of data compression modules, respectively, wherein the plurality of data compression modules correspond to different compression capabilities, respectively; and storing the plurality of sets of partial data into at least one storage device of the storage server and recording address mapping information of the plurality of sets of partial data, respectively. An associated apparatus is also provided.
US11209967B1	Systems and methods for identifying a set of characters in a media file The illustrative embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for notifying a user when a set of characters are identified in a media file. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a set of characters inputted by the user of a computing device, playing the media file, transcribing the media file to form a transcription, and determining whether the transcription of the media file includes the set of characters. The method also includes initiating a notification prompt on a graphical user interface of the computing device in response to determining that the media file includes the set of characters.
US11209961B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.
US11209960B2	Control method of terminal device In a control method of a terminal device which includes an OS, a first application, and a second application installed in the OS as a default function which is included in the OS, a first instruction is transmitted by the first application to a connected device. The first instruction is related to an operation of the second application. A second instruction transmitted by the connected device on the basis of a content of the first instruction is received by the terminal device. The second application operates on the basis of the second instruction.
US11209943B2	OLED touch display panel and touch display device An OLED touch display panel and a touch display device are disclosed. The OLED touch display panel includes a TFT back plate and a cathode layer disposed on the TFT back plate. The cathode layer includes a plurality of touch leads which are insulated from each other and a plurality of self-capacitance electrodes which are insulated from each other and arranged in a form of a matrix. The touch leads extend to a non-display region of the OLED touch display panel. Each one of the touch leads is connected with one of the self-capacitance electrodes, and resistance values of the touch leads connected with the self-capacitance electrodes of a same row are all consistent.
US11209935B1	Method for updating environmental threshold in touch sensing, touch sensor, and water outlet device The present disclosure discloses a method for updating an environmental threshold in touch sensing, a touch sensor, and a water outlet device. The method repeatedly collects a detection value until a difference obtained by comparing the detection value collected at an Nth repetition with a current environmental threshold is greater than a first threshold and a current value of a counter is greater than a second threshold and then updates the detection value collected at the Nth repetition to the current environmental threshold. In this way, the environmental threshold can be dynamically updated according to environmental changes, thereby reducing incorrect operations.
US11209933B2	Pen detection unit and display device including the same A pen detection unit and a display device including a pen detection panel. The pen detection panel includes a plurality of sensor parts, and each of the sensor parts includes a first loop antenna and at least one transistor connected to the first loop antenna. A pen driving circuit detects a position of a pen, based on a sensing signal received through the first loop antenna in a first mode, and transfers the sensing signal to an external electromagnetic induction device in a second mode different from the first mode.
US11209931B2	Localized haptic feedback A haptic feedback system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of remote transmitters that are remote from a location of interest on a surface of the system. The system includes a signal generator that generates a signal for each of the remote transmitters. The remote transmitters propagate the signals through a medium of the surface and the signals interfere at the location of interest such that a localized disturbance is generated at the location of interest.
US11209925B2	Display device Disclosed is a display device capable of reducing the thickness and the weigh thereof. A display device having a touch sensor realizes electrical connection of a routing line and a touch pad via an auxiliary conductive layer, which is connected to the routing line under an encapsulation unit, even if a disconnection fault occurs in the routing line, thereby achieving increased yield and reliability. In addition, through the provision of a touch sensor disposed above the encapsulation unit, a separate attachment process is unnecessary, which results in a simplified manufacturing process and reduced costs.
US11209923B2	Protective film for metal mesh touch sensor Touchscreen, comprising: a display device; a touch sensor over the display device; and, a cover lens; wherein the touch sensor comprises: a transparent substrate; a layer of catalytic photoresist patterns of a catalytic photoresist composition, the catalytic photoresist composition including a photoresist and catalytic nanoparticles; a metal conductive layer with conductive patterns over the layer of catalytic photoresist patterns; a metal passivation layer over the metal layer; and a transparent protective layer over the metal passivation layer.
US11209919B1	Knob device applicable to touch panel A knob device is applicable to a touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of panel sensors. The knob device includes a knob cover, a sensing pad, a compensation sensor and a switch. The sensing pad is arranged between the knob cover and the touch panel. The switch is configured to selectively connect the sensing pad to the compensation sensor. When a move event of the knob device occurs, the switch is turned on and the sensing pad is electrically connected to the compensate sensor through the switch, such that a feedback loop is generated by the sensing pad, the compensation sensor and the touch panel to change a quantity of electric charge of at least one of the plurality of panel sensors. When a touch and rotation event of the knob device occurs, a location of the sensing pad controls a rotation sensing signal.
US11209913B2	User action remote control The present invention supports the control of a plurality of controlled devices. With three dimensional accelerometer components, detection of a user action on a remote controller and the orientation of the remote controller are viable through small electronic devices. Aspects of the invention are based on the three dimensional accelerometer components to provide a remote controller that can detect the user action. Based on the user action, the remote controller transmits a signal to the controlled device which conveys the corresponding command. A selected controlled device may be matched to the remote controller. The remote controller and controlled device may also support a learning mode, in which the controlled device sends a list of supported commands to the remote controller. The remote controller then matches an associated action with each command in the command list.
US11209899B2	High dynamic range for head-mounted display device A technique for adjusting the brightness values of images to be displayed on a stereoscopic head mounted display is provided herein. This technique improves the perceived dynamic range of the head mounted display by dynamically adjusting the pixel intensities (also known generally as “exposure”) of the images presented on the head mounted display based on a detected gaze direction. The head mounted display includes an eye tracker that is able to sense the gaze directions of the eyes. The eye tracker, head mounted display, or a processor of a computer system receives this information, determines an intersection point of the eye gaze and a screen within the head mounted display and identifies a gaze area around this intersection point. Using this gaze area, the processing system adjusts the pixel intensities of an image displayed on the screen based on the intensities of the pixels within the gaze area.
US11209887B1	Dynamic allocation of power from multiple sources in an autonomous mobile device A robot operates using electrical power. An application subsystem provides application functionality such as processing speech, performing video calls, retrieving information responsive to a user request, presenting audio or video content, and so forth. A mobility subsystem includes sensors, software, and hardware that allows the robot to move about an environment. The application subsystem operates using electrical power from a first battery while the mobility subsystem operates using electrical power from a second battery. An electrical interconnect allows for the transfer of electrical power between the subsystems. A power management module uses information about previous tasks performed by the robot that involved the application subsystem and the mobility subsystem to develop power training data. This power training data is then used to estimate power consumption for future task requests. Based on available charge of the respective batteries, power may be transferred from the second battery to operate the application subsystem.
US11209885B2	Information processing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium An information processing apparatus capable of operating by switching between a first power mode and a second power mode with less power consumption than the first power mode is provided. The apparatus comprises a plurality of processors and a plurality of memories provided in correspondence with the plurality of processors, and controls power supplied to the plurality of processors and the corresponding plurality of memories. When operating in the second power mode, each of the plurality of memories stores a program to be loaded by a corresponding processor of the memory, and when one of the plurality of processors and the corresponding memory operate, power supply to processors and memories other than the one processor and the corresponding memory is limited.
US11209878B2	Discrete time loop based thermal control In an embodiment, a circuit includes: an error amplifier; a temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor is coupled to the error amplifier; a discrete time controller coupled to the error amplifier, wherein the discrete time controller comprises digital circuitry; a multiple bits quantizer coupled to the discrete time controller, wherein the multiple bits quantizer produces a digital code output; and a heating array coupled to the multiple bits quantizer, wherein the heating array is configured to generate heat based on the digital code output.
US11209877B2	Electrical module, display panel, display device, input/output device, data processing device, and method of manufacturing electrical module A novel electrical module that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A novel display panel that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. A novel display device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The functional layer includes an element, a conductive film, and an intermediate layer and the element is electrically connected to the conductive film. The intermediate layer includes an opening portion and a first surface, the opening portion overlaps with the conductive film, the opening portion includes a side end portion, and the side end portion is in contact with the conductive film. Moreover, the first surface includes a first region, the first region is positioned at the periphery of the opening portion, and the first region is in contact with the conductive film.
US11209875B2	Adhesive member and display device including the same According to one aspect of the invention, a display device includes: a first layer having a display area and a non-display area adjacent thereto, the first layer including first and second pads overlapping the non-display area and spaced apart from each other in a first direction; a second layer including third and fourth pads that respectively face the first and second pads in a thickness direction of the first layer; and an adhesive layer disposed between the first and second layers and including and a plurality of conductive groups spaced apart from each other in the first direction and distributed along a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the conductive groups comprise conductive particles arranged in the second direction, and the adhesive layer has a thickness greater than about 0.5 times to about 2.0 times a diameter of the conductive particles.
US11209874B2	Display device A display device includes a display panel to display an image; an input sensor disposed on the display panel; a flexible circuit board attached to the input sensor; a compensation film disposed on the input sensor and spaced apart from the flexible circuit board; and an anti-reflector disposed on the flexible circuit board and the compensation film. The compensation film has a thickness is greater than that of the flexible circuit board and less than or equal to a distance between the anti-reflector and the input sensor.
US11209859B2	Organic light emitting diode display panel having double retaining wall structure provided with at least a notch reducing its border width A narrow border organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel is provided, including a substrate, a light-emitting functional layer, a light-emitting functional layer having an organic sub-layer, an encapsulation layer, a first retaining wall, and a second retaining wall, wherein the first retaining wall is disposed around a circumferential periphery of the organic sub-layer; the second retaining wall is disposed between the first retaining wall and the organic sub-layer; wherein the second retaining wall is provided with at least a notch to reduce a border width of a side of the OLED display panel on which the notch is defined.
US11209846B2	Semiconductor device having plural power source voltage generators, and voltage supplying method In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a reference voltage supply circuit configured to supply a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. The device further includes a power source voltage supply circuit including a first power source voltage generator supplied with the first reference voltage and configured to generate a first power source voltage, and a second power source voltage generator supplied with the second reference voltage and configured to generate a second power source voltage, the power source voltage supply circuit being configured to supply the first power source voltage and the second power source voltage to a power source voltage line. The device further includes a voltage control circuit connected to the power source voltage line, and configured to control a value of the first reference voltage and a value the second reference voltage.
US11209837B2	Method and device for generating a model of a to-be reconstructed area and an unmanned aerial vehicle flight trajectory A method for generating a UAV flight trajectory. The method includes acquiring map data of a to-be-reconstructed area; the map data includes a satellite map image and a plane map image; acquiring building silhouettes of each building in a to-be-reconstructed area from a plane map image; acquiring height data of each building from a satellite map image; generating an initial model according to the building silhouettes and height data of each building; determining a view set according to an initial model; generating a flight trajectory from a view set. The initial model can be established without pre-flight of the to-be-reconstructed area, and the UAV flight trajectory can be directly generated, so that the calculation amount of data is reduced.
US11209827B2	Method and electronic device for controlling the speed of an autonomous vehicle, related computer program, autonomous vehicle and monitoring platform A speed control method for controlling the speed of an autonomous vehicle provided with at least one autonomous driving module and one geolocation module, the vehicle being capable of following a route, which is predefined and segmented according to at least one segmentation comprising of a plurality of segments, each associated with: an interval of geolocation data; and a set of values for nominal maximum travel speed of the autonomous vehicle, each speed value being associated with a distinct time slot; the method comprising: the acquisition, from the on-board geolocation module, of an instantaneous geolocation data item of the autonomous vehicle associated with a time instant; as a function of the instantaneous geo-location data item and the time instant, the determination, of the segment currently being traversed and/or to be traversed, and of the associated nominal maximum speed value.
US11209825B2	Moving traffic obstacle detection and avoidance The disclosure provides systems and methods for detecting and managing moving traffic obstacles. In embodiments, a database of historical and potential moving traffic obstacles is generated from vehicle sensor data. The database includes vehicle manoeuvre data and characterizations thereof. The database is used to map moving traffic obstacle locations such that driving aids and autonomous vehicles can account for such obstacles.
US11209802B2	Industrial control module providing universal I/O An industrial control I/O module for interfacing with industrial control equipment, such as sensors and actuators, can be configured to dynamically provide differing resistances in each channel as may be required for reliably achieving particular modes of operation in the channel. Providing differing resistances in such channels flexibly allows different modes in the channel to provide universal I/O capability. Modes of operation could include, for example, digital output, digital input, analog output, analog input and the like, in the same channel, but at different times. In one aspect, a processor or voltage divider can be used to control an amplifier, with feedback, driving a transistor in a channel to dynamically adjust resistance in the channel by selectively biasing the transistor to achieve a resistance in the channel suitable for the selected mode.
US11209796B2	Surveillance system with intelligent robotic surveillance device A surveillance system may comprise one or more computing devices and one or more robotic surveillance devices. The one or more computing devices may be configured to obtain video data captured by one or more cameras. The one or more computing devices may analyze the video data to determine whether there is any trigger event. In response to determining that there is a trigger event, the one or more computing device may determine an optimal robotic surveillance device among the one or more robotic surveillance devices based on the trigger event and provide an instruction to the optimal robotic surveillance device. The optimal robotic surveillance device may be configured to perform a responding action in response to receiving the instruction.
US11209793B2	Controller for machine tool and control system In a machine tool that performs threading, a thread-cutting startable area parallel to an X-axis of the machine tool is set based on a timing when a relative feed rate between a tool and a workpiece reaches a thread-cutting feed rate after the tool starts cutting feed. Then, movement of the tool in an X-axis direction is started first, and a rotation position of a spindle is monitored. When a thread-cutting start angle of the spindle is detected, cutting feed in a Z-axis direction of the tool is started if the tool travels in the thread-cutting startable area.
US11209791B2	Tool having rotatable member for machining an object and sensor to sense object A tool for machining an object including a first part including a rotatable member that is rotatable to cause rotation of a machine tool, a second part, a joint coupling the first part and the second part to enable relative movement between the first part and the second part, and a sensor to sense an object to be machined.
US11209790B2	Actuator control system, actuator control method, information processing program, and storage medium An actuator control system includes: a transmission control unit configured to transmit final data, which is a final result of the computation by a sensor output computation unit, and to transmit intermediate data before transmitting the final data; and a command value computation unit configured to compute a command value for driving an actuator, based on the intermediate data and the final data transmitted by the transmission control unit.
US11209772B2	Cartridge, mounting method for coupling member, and disassemblying method for coupling member A cartridge includes a developing roller and a coupling member for receiving a rotational force for rotating the developing roller. The cartridge also includes a frame having a bearing configured to rotatably support the cylinder and a regulating wall capable of regulating movement of the coupling member by contacting the coupling member. A spring presses the coupling member to contact the regulating wall, and the bearing encompasses the regulating wall as seen along a rotational axis of the cylinder.
US11209770B2	Frame body of image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the frame body An image forming apparatus comprises a housing including a resin frame. The resin frame is divided in a sheet feeding direction to include a conveyance frame, a process frame and a fixation frame. Moreover, the image forming apparatus comprises a driving unit and a drive frame. The driving unit is attachably and detachably provided in the drive frame, and applies a rotational driving force to rotating bodies. The drive frame is positioned with respect to the conveyance frame or the process frame, supports the rotating bodies, and has an attaching portion for the driving unit. Moreover, the drive frame is attached to one surface of the resin frame.
US11209764B2	Image forming apparatus with movable cam An image forming apparatus includes a paper tray, an elevating plate, a cam, and a shutter. The paper tray is configured to hold sheets. The elevating plate on the paper tray is arranged to ascend and descend between a descended position and an ascended position higher than the descended position. The cam is movable between a first position and a second position. The shutter includes a shielding portion. The shielding portion is located at a shielding position when the cam moves to the first position. The shielding position is a position that overlaps with a region in a height direction occupied by the cam at the second position. The shielding portion retracts from the shielding position when the cam has moved from the first position to the second position.
US11209761B2	Image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, and storage medium having controller which executes repair processing on the storage medium An image forming apparatus includes an execution unit, a power supply control unit, and a setting unit. In a case where the power supply control unit receives a shutdown request while the execution unit is executing first repair processing for a predetermined partition in accordance with reservation information, the setting unit changes the reservation information from the first repair processing to second repair processing that takes a shorter time than the first repair processing.
US11209754B2	Structure for selectively locking toner inlet shutter of toner refill portion A printer includes a main body including a communicating portion, a development cartridge attachable to and detachable from the main body, the development cartridge to supply toner contained in a toner container to an electrostatic latent image formed on a photoconductor, to form a visible toner image, and a toner refilling portion connected to the toner container. The toner refilling portion includes a mounting portion into which a toner cartridge insertable from outside the main body through the communicating portion to be mountable, a toner inlet portion provided in the mounting portion to receive toner from the toner cartridge when the toner cartridge is mounted to the mounting portion, and an inlet shutter switchable between a blocking position where the toner inlet portion is blocked from receiving toner, and an inlet position where the toner inlet portion is open to receive toner. The printer includes a first latch member switchable between a first position where the inlet shutter is locked from switching between the blocking position and the inlet position and a second position where switching of the inlet shutter is allowed to switch between the blocking position and the inlet position, and a switching unit to switch between the first latch member between the first position and the second position.
US11209753B2	Toner refill cartridge with extendable plunger A toner refill cartridge includes a main body including an inner space in which toner is received and a toner discharge portion through which the toner is discharged, a piston coupled to the main body to be movable in a first direction along the inner space and configured to push the toner to the outside of the main body through the toner discharge portion, a plunger configured to push the piston in the first direction, the plunger including a plurality of segment members. At least two adjacent segment members are switchable from a retraction state where the at least two adjacent segment members overlap each other in the first direction and an extension state where the at least two adjacent segment members extend in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A first locking portion locks the at least two adjacent segment members in the extension state.
US11209748B2	Powder container including a nozzle receiving opening and scoop A powder conveying device includes: a conveying nozzle, provided with a powder receiving opening; an open/close member to open/close the powder receiving opening; a flange provided to the open/close member; a biasing member to bias the open/close member; and a container setting section to which a part of a powder container is to be fit. The powder container includes: a conveyor to convey the powder from a second end of the powder container to a first end; a container opening protruding from the first end; a nozzle receiving opening into which the conveying nozzle is to be inserted; and a butting portion provided in the container opening, to butt against the flange. When the powder container is attached to the powder conveying device, the container opening is fitted to the container setting section, and the flange and the biasing member are housed in an inner space of the container opening.
US11209747B2	Dispensers with plungers In some examples, a print material particles dispenser, including: a print material area with an output area that includes an output channel that is positioned away from a central axis of the print material area, and a structure adapted to decrease a volume of the print material area to output print material particles through the output channel of the print material area.
US11209739B2	Method and apparatus for aligning two optical subsystems A method and a device for aligning two lenses, wherein the method is directed to aligning first and second optical partial systems of an optical system, which are arranged so as to be located opposite to one another. The method includes the steps of: projecting alignment marks into a first image plane of the first optical partial system, projecting the alignment marks from the first image plane onto a sensitive surface of the second optical partial system, and aligning the optical partial systems relative to one another, such that projections of the alignment marks in a depth of field of the sensitive surface are imaged at ideal positions.
US11209733B2	Oxime ester photoinitiators Oxime ester compounds of the formula I, II, III, IV or V wherein Z is for example Z1 for is NO2, unsubstituted or substituted C7-C20aroyl or unsubstituted or substituted C4-C20heteroaroyl; provided that at least one Z1 is other than NO2; Z2 is for example unsubstituted or substituted C7-C20aroyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 for example are hydrogen, halogen, or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20aryl, or unsubstituted or substituted C4-C20heteroaryl; R9, R10, R11, R12 and R13 for example are hydrogen, halogen, OR16, unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20alkyl; provided that R9 and R13 are neither hydrogen nor fluorine; R14 is for example unsubstituted or substituted C6-C20aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl Q is for example C6-C20arylene or C3-C20heteroarylene; Q1 is —C1-C20alkylene-CO—; Q2 is naphthoylene; Q3 is for example phenylene; L is for example O-alkylene-O—; R15 is for example hydrogen or C1-C20alkyl; R20 is for example hydrogen, or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C20alkyl; are effective photoinitiators.
US11209728B2	Mask and method for fabricating the same Present disclosure provide a method for fabricating a mask, including obtaining a target pattern to be imaged onto a substrate, providing a first scattering bar and a second scattering bar adjacent to consecutive edges of the target pattern, identifying a first length of the first scattering bar and a second length of the second scattering bar, connecting the first scattering bar and the second scattering bar when any of the first length and the second length is smaller than a predetermined value, identifying a separation between the first scattering bar and the second scattering bar subsequent to identifying the first length and the second length, disposing the first scattering bar and the second scattering bar in a first fashion when the separation is equal to zero, and disposing the first scattering bar and the second scattering bar in a second fashion when the separation is greater than zero.
US11209725B2	Image display apparatus An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an optical modulator, an optical device, and a sensor unit. The optical device splits a modulated light beam modulated by the optical modulator into a first split light beam and a second split light beam, the first split light beam and the second split light beam each travelling in a different direction, and prevents a light beam, which backwardly travels on an optical path of the first split light beam and enters the optical device, from travelling along an optical path of the second split light beam. The sensor unit is disposed on the optical path of the second split light beam and detects a state of the second split light beam.
US11209722B2	Projection optical system and image projection device The present disclosure relates to a projection optical system and an image projection device capable of projecting a more uniform and brighter image. The image projection device includes a laser light source for outputting a laser beam, a scanning unit for performing scanning with the laser beam two-dimensionally, and an optical component for enlarging a projection angle of view of an image projected by performing the scanning at a predetermined magnification relative to a scanning angle of view of the scanning performed by the scanning unit. The optical component is designed so that a ratio of the magnification for enlargement to change the scanning angle of view into the projection angle of view at an edge part of an image to the magnification for enlargement of view at a central part of the image is greater than 1. The present technique is applicable to laser scanning type image projection devices, for example.
US11209719B2	Terminal device, focusing method, and focusing apparatus A terminal includes a camera, a laser transceiver, a protection glass, and an infrared cut-off coating. The camera includes an image sensor and N lenses; the image sensor is disposed at the rear of the N lenses, and is configured to: receive an optical signal penetrating the protection glass and the N lenses, and convert the optical signal into an electrical signal. The protection glass is disposed in front of the N lenses, and is configured to protect the N lenses. The laser transceiver is configured to transmit or receive a laser. The infrared cut-off coating is located on at least one surface of the protection glass and/or on at least one surface of at least one lens in the N lenses, and a cut-off wavelength of the infrared cut-off coating is corresponding to a center wavelength of the laser transmitted by the laser transceiver.
US11209710B2	Display device and electronic device including the display device The display device includes a first substrate provided with a driver circuit region that is located outside and adjacent to a pixel region and includes at least one second transistor which supplies a signal to the first transistor in each of the pixels in the pixel region, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first interlayer insulating film including an inorganic insulating material over the first transistor and the second transistor, a second interlayer insulating film including an organic insulating material over the first interlayer insulating film, and a third interlayer insulating film including an inorganic insulating material over the second interlayer insulating film. The third interlayer insulating film is provided in part of an upper region of the pixel region, and has an edge portion on an inner side than the driver circuit region.
US11209699B2	Liquid crystal aligning agent composition, method for preparing liquid crystal alignment film using same, and liquid crystal alignment film using same A liquid crystal aligning agent composition for forming a liquid crystal alignment film that can exhibit excellent alignment and electrical characteristics and simultaneously having enhanced durability, a method for preparing a liquid crystal alignment film using the liquid crystal aligning agent composition, and a liquid crystal alignment film comprising an aligned and cured product of the liquid crystal aligning agent composition and a liquid crystal display device comprising the liquid crystal alignment film.
US11209698B2	Display device A display device includes: a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel from which lights of different colors are respectively emitted; in the first pixel, a first light conversion layer overlapping a first color filter; in the second pixel, a second light conversion layer overlapping a second color filter; and in the third pixel, a third light conversion layer overlapping a third color filter. The first light conversion layer, the second light conversion layer, and the third light conversion layer respectively include a quantum dot, and an amount of the quantum dot included in the first light conversion layer is larger than each of amounts of the quantum dot respectively included in the second light conversion layer and the third light conversion layer.
US11209696B2	Backlight module, display apparatus and method for manufacturing display apparatus A backlight module, display apparatus and method for manufacturing the display apparatus are provided. The backlight module includes: a positioning frame and a buffer adhesive tape. A display panel is arranged on a bearing platform of the positioning frame, and distance from a platform surface in an inner region of the bearing platform to the display panel is greater than distance from a platform surface in an edge region of the bearing platform to the display panel. The buffer adhesive tape is arranged on the bearing platform, a side of the buffer adhesive tape in the inner region is in contact with the display panel and the other side thereof is attached to the platform surface, a back adhesive is arranged on the side of the buffer adhesive tape attached to the platform surface of the bearing platform. The backlight module improves the display effect of the black-state pictures.
US11209668B2	Wearable item, hinge arrangement for wearable item and method of manufacture There is disclosed a wearable item. The wearable item includes at least one elongate member for supporting at least one attachable element. The elongate member is fabricated from an inner core that is surrounded by at least one outer layer. The at least one outer layer is elastic when strained by application of stress below a first elastic limit. The inner core is elastic when strained by application of stress below a second elastic limit or permanently deformed when strained by application of stress above the second elastic limit.
US11209667B1	Eyewear with headgear retention devices Eyewear configured to retain a hat on a wearer's head is described herein. In one aspect, eyewear includes spectacles configured to be worn over eyes of a wearer. The eyewear also includes an elastic headband configured to fit around a head of the wearer. The elastic headband is attached to the spectacles. The eyewear includes two or more headgear retention devices attached to the headband and configured to be removably attached to a hat when the hat is worn on the head of the wearer and the headband is worn around the head of the wearer.
US11209665B2	Application interface display method and apparatus, and storage medium Aspect of the disclosure provide an application interface display method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method can include launching an application to enter an application interface, determining to output multimedia information on the application interface, and switching a display effect of a preset region of the application interface from a two-dimensional display effect to a three-dimensional display effect when the multimedia information is output.
US11209658B2	Virtual image display apparatus, vehicle comprising head-up display apparatus comprising virtual image display apparatus, and method for virtual image display The present application discloses a virtual image display apparatus. The virtual image display apparatus includes a gaze monitor configured to detect a gaze direction of a user and determine a gaze point based on the gaze direction; a display device configured to output an image; a projection lens configured to project the image onto a depth plane corresponding to the gaze point; and a controller configured to control a focal length of the projection lens based on a change of the gaze point.
US11209657B2	Position tracking system for head-mounted display systems that includes angle sensitive detectors Systems and methods for tracking the position of a head-mounted display (HMD) system component, such as a wearable HMD device or a hand-held controller. The HMD component may include a support structure that carries a plurality of angle sensitive detectors that are able to detect the angle of arrival of light emitted from a light source. A processor causes light sources to emit light according a specified pattern, and receive sensor data from the plurality of angle sensitive detectors. The processor may process the received sensor data using machine learning or other techniques to track a position of the head-mounted display component based on the processing of the received sensor data.
US11209651B2	Multi-focal display system and method A display system includes a light projection device operatively coupled to an image source that generates image data. The system also includes a composite variable focus element (VFE) assembly operatively coupled to the light projection device, the composite VFE assembly comprising a first VFE arranged in series with a second VFE to provide image frames corresponding to the image data for display. The first VFE is configured to switch between focal states within a first focal range and with a first switching response time. The second VFE is configured to switch between focal states within a second focal range and with a second switching response time. The first focal range is greater than the second focal range. The first switching response time is slower than the second switching response time.
US11209649B1	Optical lens assemblies, head-mounted displays, and related methods The disclosed optical lens assemblies may include a deformable optical element including a substantially transparent transducer configured to deform, and thus change at least one optical property of, the deformable optical element. At least a portion of the substantially transparent transducer may be positioned within a substantially transparent optical aperture of the optical lens assembly. Various head-mounted displays incorporating such an optical lens assembly, and methods of fabricating the same, are also disclosed.
US11209646B2	Head-up display and method for driving a head-up display The invention is directed to a head-up display 2 having a light source 231, a diffuser 232,235,236, a transmissive display 3, a mirror element 251 and a transmissive screen 21. According to the invention the head-up display 2 is further provided with a contrast enhancer display 4 that is arranged adjacent to the transmissive display 3.
US11209641B2	Micromachined mirror assembly having reflective layers on both sides Embodiments of the disclosure provide a micromachined mirror assembly having a mirror-base layer, a first reflective layer on a top surface of the mirror-base layer, and a second reflective layer on a bottom surface of the mirror-base layer. In an example, the first reflective layer is reflective to incident light of the micromachined mirror assembly, and the first reflective layer and the second reflective layer are made of a same material and have same dimensions.
US11209637B2	Observation device, observation control method, and observation control program that control acceleration of a moveable stage having an installed subject vessel An observation device includes: a stage on which a vessel in which a subject is stored is installed; an image-forming optical system that includes an objective lens forming an image of the subject stored in the vessel; a scan control unit that moves the stage with respect to the image-forming optical system to scan each observation position in the vessel by the image-forming optical system; and an acceleration-determination-information acquisition unit that acquires at least one piece of information among information about the subject, information about the vessel, information about an observation method, or information about an observation condition. The scan control unit controls an acceleration of the stage on the basis of the at least one piece of information.
US11209631B2	Lens unit, imaging apparatus, and mobile device A lens unit includes: an imaging optical system; and a lens barrel holding the imaging optical system. The imaging optical system includes, in order from an object side: a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens including at least one surface having an aspherical shape; and a third lens having a negative refractive power, at least one surface having an aspherical shape, and an inflection point other than an intersection with an optical axis.
US11209630B1	Camera optical lens comprising seven lenses of +-+-+- refractive powers The present invention provides a camera optical lens including, from an object side to an image side: a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a negative refractive power; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power; a fifth lens having a negative refractive power; a sixth lens having a positive refractive power; and a seventh lens having a negative refractive power first to seventh lenses. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: 1.00≤R7/R5≤2.20; −5.00≤R13/R14≤−1.50; and 3.00≤R3/R1≤8.00, where R1, R3, R5, R7 and R13 denote curvature radiuses of object side surfaces of the first, second, third, fourth and seventh lenses; and R14 denotes a curvature radius of an image side surface of the seventh lens. The camera optical lens can achieve high optical performance while satisfying design requirements for ultra-thin, wide-angle lenses having large apertures.
US11209622B2	Camera optical lens The present disclosure relates to the technical field of optical lens and discloses a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: a first lens, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens, a fifth lens and a sixth lens. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: 4.00≤f1/f≤6.00 and 6.00≤R7/d7≤10.00, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens; f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens; R7 denotes a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the fourth lens; and d7 denotes an on-axis thickness of the fourth lens. The camera optical lens can achieve a high imaging performance while obtaining a low TTL.
US11209621B2	Lens having a fixed focal length and constant overall length for auto focus applications A lens with a fixed focal length includes five lens-element groups, a first front lens-element group, a second lens-element group, a third lens-element group, a fourth lens-element group, and a fifth back lens-element group is arranged in a stationary manner. Relative to an imaging plane in a lens barrel and both the focusing front group and the focusing back group are movable jointly relative to one another and to the lens-element groups arranged in a stationary manner in order to focus the lens on objects at different object distances.
US11209619B2	Camera optical lens Provided is a camera optical lens including, sequentially from an object side to an image side: a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; and a third lens having a positive refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies: −0.80≤f1/f≤1.10; 0.30≤d3/d5≤1.00; −20.00≤(R5+R6)/(R5−R6)≤−10.00; 5.00≤R2/f≤50.00; and −10.00≤(R3+R4)/(R3−R4)≤−4.00, where f and f2 denote focal lengths of the camera optical lens and the first lens, respectively; R2, R4 and R6 denote curvature radiuses of image side surfaces of the first, second and third lenses, respectively; R3 and R5 denote curvature radiuses of object side surfaces of the second and third lenses, respectively; d3 denotes an on-axis thickness of the second lens; and d5 denotes an on-axis thickness of the third lens. The camera optical lens can achieve high optical performance while satisfying design requirements for ultra-thin, wide-angle lenses.
US11209618B2	Camera optical lens comprising seven lenses of +−++−+− refractive powers The present disclosure relates to the field of optical lenses and provides a camera optical lens. The camera optical lens includes, from an object side to an image side: an aperture; a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a positive refractive power; a fifth lens having a negative refractive power; a sixth lens having a positive refractive power; and a seventh lens having a negative refractive power. The camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: 15.00≤f3/f; and 2.50≤f6/f≤5.00, where f denotes a focal length of the camera optical lens; f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens; and f6 denotes a focal length of the sixth lens.
US11209607B2	Optical structure with ridges arranged at the same and method for producing the same An apparatus having an optical structure and ridges is described, wherein adhesive is arranged between the ridges and the optical structure, wherein the adhesive is effective to effect, after its annealing, a predetermined orientation of the optical structure in relation to a reference plane.
US11209603B2	Smart pole assembly connectivity In one aspect of the disclosure a communications network or topology is presented that includes one or more modular or adaptable smart pole assemblies. Each smart pole assembly can include a pole structure supporting a data-communications module and having a hollow interior through which a connectorized vertical cabling structure extends. Jumper cables can be provided to connect components associated with the data-communications module with the vertical cabling structure such that no cabling or wiring has to be removed or installed from the pole hollow interior when components are added, removed, or replaced. The vertical cabling structure or harness can include one or more of connectorized fiber optic cables, DC power cables, and connectorized Category 6 cables. In one example, the fiber optic cables are terminated with hardened multi-fiber optical connectors at each end.
US11209602B2	Online helix adjustment to control connector location on preconnectorized tapered assemblies Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method of preparing a bundled cable. In the method, a plurality of subunits is wound around a central member in one or more layers of subunits to form the bundled cable. For a section of the central member, each layer of subunits has a pitch over which a subunit of the layer of subunits makes one revolution around the section of the central member and a length of the subunit required to make the one revolution. The subunits are configured to have a nominal helical length equal to the ratio of a nominal length to a nominal pitch. Further, in the method, a measurement of the bundled cable is monitored, and a winding rate of the plurality of subunits is adjusted based on the measurement in order to account for deviations from the nominal helical length.
US11209596B2	Tapered side-polished fiber-optic biosensor and method for preparing tapered side-polished fiber The present invention provides a tapered side-polished fiber-optic biosensor (FOBS) and a method for preparing a tapered side-polished fiber (SPF). The biosensor includes a broadband light source, a first single-mode fiber, a tapered SPF, a second single-mode fiber, and a spectrometer. The broadband light source is connected to the tapered SPF through the first single-mode fiber, and the tapered SPF is connected to the spectrometer through the second single-mode fiber. The broadband light source is configured to emit a light wave. The spectrometer is configured to display a spectrum corresponding to a light wave passing through the first single-mode fiber, the tapered SPF, and the second single-mode fiber successively. In the present invention, a fiber side-polishing technology is combined with a fiber tapering technology to construct a tapered SPF, and a spectrum changes by changing a refractive index around a side-polished tapered region, thereby measuring the refractive index. In addition, the tapered SPF provided in the present invention can generate a Vernier effect, thereby improving the sensor's anti-electromagnetic interference and sensitivity to refractive index measurement.
US11209593B2	Erasable optical coupler The disclosure provides a method of forming an erasable optical coupler in a photonic device comprising a conventional optical waveguide formed in a crystalline wafer. The method comprises selectively implanting ions in a localized region of the wafer material adjacent to the conventional waveguide of the photonic device, to cause modification of the crystal lattice structure of, and a change in refractive index in, the ion implanted region of the wafer material to thereby form an ion implanted waveguide optically coupled to the adjacent conventional waveguide to couple light out therefrom, or in thereto. The crystalline wafer material and ion implanted waveguide are such that the crystal lattice structure or composition can be modified to adjust or remove the optical coupling with the conventional waveguide by further modification of the refractive index in the ion implanted region.
US11209588B2	Techniques for enhanced diffusion lighting Techniques for creating, configuring, and employing diffusion light devices are presented. Such light device(s) can comprise or be associated with a light management component (LMC) that can employ sensors to monitor environmental conditions in a defined area of people or vehicles, and a diffusion component that can diffuse or otherwise process light. At a least a portion of the diffusion component and/or a light component can be formed of a fabric that can emit light and/or diffuse light. LMC can enhance function of the light device to manage diffusion of light or perform other tasks to enhance user experience and safety and security of people or vehicles. Based on results of analyzing sensor data relating to the conditions, LMC can determine and facilitate implementing an adjustment(s) to a parameter(s) of the diffusion component or light component to achieve desired emission or diffusion of light.
US11209585B2	Illuminating unit and display apparatus An illuminating unit includes a light-guiding section including a plurality of light-guiding plates, in which the light-guiding plates are stacked in a thickness direction and each have a light entrance section and a light output surface, a plurality of light sources that output light toward the light entrance sections of the respective light-guiding plates of the light-guiding section, and a substrate that supports the plurality of light sources and on which a circuit section is disposed, in which the circuit section drives each of the light sources. A first portion, on which the circuit section is disposed, of the substrate is disposed in opposition to a back surface of the light-guiding section.
US11209579B2	Cross dichroic prism, image display module, and image display device The cross dichroic prism according to the present disclosure includes four prisms and two dichroic mirrors. Each of the four prisms has a triangle-prism shape. The four prisms are arranged to form a quadrangular prism as a whole in a manner such that the ridge line portions are located close to each other, a first plane of one prism faces a second plane of another prism, and a third plane faces outward. Each of the two dichroic mirrors is constituted of a dielectric multilayer film provided between the first plane of one prism and the second plane of another prism. The outermost layer of a dielectric layer constituting the dielectric multilayer film is provided in contact with each of the first plane of the one prism and the second plane of the other prism.
US11209567B2	System, method, and for improving oilfield operations A system includes a ground based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.
US11209561B2	Generation of fault displacement vector and/or fault damage zone in subsurface formation using stratigraphic function A method, apparatus, and program product may model a subsurface formation by computing an iso-surface for an iso-value from a three-dimensional stratigraphic function (436) for a volume of interest in the subsurface formation, computing first and second strike traces (454, 456) following a topography of the computed iso-surface on respective first and second sides of a fault (452) in the volume of interest, extracting seismic data (458, 460) along the first and second strike traces, correlating the extracted seismic data along the first and second strike traces, and computing a fault displacement vector (C) for the fault from the correlated extracted seismic data along the first and second strike traces.
US11209557B2	Array substrate for digital X-ray detector, digital X-ray detector including the same, and method for manufacturing the same An array substrate for a digital X-ray detector, a digital X-ray detector including the same, and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The array substrate reduces a step difference of a PIN diode, removes a bent part from a lower part to reduce characteristic deterioration of the PIN diode, and increases the size of a formation region of the PIN diode to increase a fill factor. To this end, the array substrate allows a source region of an active layer included in a thin film transistor to be in surface contact with a lower electrode of the PIN diode, and disposes the lower electrode over a planarized source region or a base substrate, such that a step difference of the PIN diode is reduced and fill factor is improved.
US11209556B2	Multilayer pixelated scintillator with enlarged fill factor A radiation detector with first and second scintillator structures is disclosed. The first scintillator structure comprises a plurality of first scintillator pixels. The first scintillator pixels are separated by gaps, which may be filled with a reflective material to achieve an optical separation of the first scintillator pixels. The second scintillator structure is adapted to increase the absorption of radiation and the output of light. Thereto, the second scintillator structure overlaps at least partially the gaps between first scintillator pixels. The second scintillator structure is optically coupled to the first scintillator structure, so that light emitted by the second scintillator structure is fed into first scintillator pixels. The second scintillator structure may be mounted onto the first scintillator structure using additive manufacturing.
US11209555B2	Positioning method and apparatus for mobile terminal, and mobile terminal A positioning method and apparatus for a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal. After a first time period elapses, a main processor obtains M pieces of reliable navigation data from N pieces of buffered navigation data of the mobile terminal, and obtains K pieces of buffered position change data of the mobile terminal. The main processor combines the M pieces of reliable navigation data and the K pieces of position change data, to obtain position information of the mobile terminal in the first time period. The N pieces of navigation data are obtained through calculation by using a satellite navigation signal of the mobile terminal that is received during the first time period. The K pieces of position change data are obtained through calculation by using data that is obtained through monitoring by a sensor of the mobile terminal during the first time period.
US11209554B2	Enhanced LORAN (eLORAN) system having multiple transmit frequencies An enhanced LOng RAnge Navigation (eLORAN) system may include a plurality of eLORAN transmitter stations, each configured to transmit respective eLORAN signals at different frequencies. An eLORAN receiver device may be configured to receive the respective eLORAN signals at different frequencies from each of the eLORAN transmitter stations, determine a correction factor based upon the received respective eLORAN signals, and apply the correction factor to determine a geographical position of the eLORAN receiver device.
US11209543B2	Sonar transducer having electromagnetic shielding A sonar transducer assembly is provided including a transducer configured to transmit one or more sonar beams into an underwater environment, a housing that holds the transducer, at least one electrical cable that enables electrical signals to be transmitted between the transducer and a computing device, and a conductive enclosure disposed around at least a portion of the transducer and electrically connected to a ground line of the electrical cable to create a shielded volume. The conductive enclosure reduces an electromagnetic field within the shielded volume.
US11209534B2	Methods for operating stepped frequency radar systems with spectral agility A method for operating a stepped frequency radar system is disclosed. The method involves performing stepped frequency scanning across a frequency range using frequency steps of a step size, the stepped frequency scanning performed using at least one transmit antenna and a two-dimensional array of receive antennas, changing at least one of the step size and the frequency range, and performing stepped frequency scanning using the at least one transmit antenna and the two-dimensional array of receive antennas and using the changed at least one of the step size and the frequency range.
US11209533B2	Quadrature amplitude modulation circuitry for ultrasonic transducer An ultrasonic transmitter system includes a digital controller, bandpass pulse-width modulator (BP-PWM) unit, a digital to analog converter (DAC), and an ultrasound transducer. The controller generates pulse width and phase reference signals. The BP-PWM configured receives these signals generates a pulse width modulation (PWM) output characterized by a pulse width and a phase based on the pulse width and phase reference signals. The DAC) receives the PWM output from the BP-PWM unit and generates an output characterized by the pulse width and phase. The ultrasonic transducer receives the output from the DAC and generates an output sound pressure in response to the output from the DAC. An amplitude of the RMS sound pressure depends on the pulse width of the output from the DAC.
US11209532B2	Signal processing device, photoacoustic wave image-acquisition device, and signal processing method A signal processing device according to the present invention is a signal processing device that processes data of a detected ultrasound waveform representing a temporal change in the intensity of ultrasound generated at a measurement position in a specimen and includes: a comparison unit that compares a predetermined standard ultrasound waveform and the detected ultrasound waveform at the measurement position and that calculates a degree of similarity between the predetermined standard ultrasound waveform and the detected ultrasound waveform; and a discrimination unit for discriminating whether or not the measurement position corresponds to a predetermined examination subject on the basis of the degree of similarity.
US11209529B2	Coherent signal combining with multiple-outputs for quasi-CW LIDAR operation The present disclosure is directed to a coherent signal generator comprising an amplifier configured to receive a plurality of optical signals that are respectively associated with a plurality of phases, and generate a plurality of amplified optical signals using the plurality of optical signals; and a splitter network that is coupled to the amplifier. The splitter network is configured to receive the plurality of amplified optical signals, and generate a combined optical signal at an output of a plurality of outputs using the plurality of amplified optical signals.
US11209526B2	System and method for vehicle radar inspection A vehicle radar inspection system and method are provided for inspecting a mounting state of a radar sensor mounted to a vehicle. The vehicle radar inspection system includes a centering portion that aligns a position of the vehicle by driving rollers, displacement sensors that are respectively disposed at front and rear sides of the centering portion, an array antenna that measures propagation intensity of a radar signal transmitted from the radar sensor, and a server that connects wireless communication with a wireless terminal of the vehicle, calculates a mounting position of the radar sensor, and detects a mounting error of the radar sensor with reference to a normal reference mounting specification.
US11209523B2	FMCW radar with interference signal rejection A method for a radar apparatus is described. According to one example implementation, the method involves receiving a multiplicity of chirp echoes from transmitted radar signals and generating a digital signal based on the multiplicity of chirp echoes. In this case, each chirp echo has an associated subsequence of the digital signal. The method further involves performing a filtering in the time domain for one or more subsequences. The filtering in this case involves the decomposition of the subsequence into a plurality of components (referred to as principal components), the selection of a subset of components from the plurality of components and the reconstruction of a modified subsequence based on the selected subset of the component.
US11209519B2	Object detection sensor with radome cover configuration to reduce transmitter-receiver couplings An illustrative example sensor device includes a transmitter and a receiver having at least one lobe and at least null. A cover near the transmitter and the receiver includes a surface facing toward the transmitter and the receiver. The surface is at an angle relative to the receiver to direct at least some radiation transmitted by the transmitter and reflected from the surface toward the at least one null of the receiver.
US11209512B2	Method for acquiring variable slab magnetic resonance imaging data The present invention relates to a method for acquiring data for acquiring an arteriogram and a venogram of magnetic resonance imaging, the method: using one or more echo; and simultaneously acquiring, through one-time photography, an arteriogram and a venogram, which are optimized according to the number of slabs or improving connectivity of a slab boundary part of the arteriogram.
US11209508B2	Inverse dispersive filter for dynamic range compression in MR A radio frequency (RF) device for receiving or exciting a magnetic resonance (MR) signal includes an MR coil (22, 32) tuned to an MR frequency band, a digital signal processing chain (40, 44, 58, 70) at least partly tuned to operate at baseband, an analog signal processing chain (48, 50, 54, 60) operatively connected with the MR coil and at least partly tuned to operate at the MR frequency band, and an analog to digital (A/D) or digital-to-analog (D/A) converter (46, 56) connecting the digital signal processing chain and the analog signal processing chain. The analog signal processing chain includes an analog dispersive delay line (50, 60) tuned to impose a frequency-dependent signal delay (52, 62) that is monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing over the MR frequency band. In more specific embodiments, the RF device may comprise an MR transmit chain (20), or an MR receive chain (30).
US11209496B2	Systems and methods for testing multi-element lighted displays Systems and methods for testing a light emitting display unit having a plurality of light emitting elements are disclosed. Embodiments include a system with a test module, the test module including a plurality of light detection elements. Each of the plurality of light detection elements may generate a signal upon detection of light emitted from a light emitting element. The test module may also include a circuit. The circuit may receive input signals from the plurality of light detection elements, process the input signals based on a pre-determined function of the circuit, and generate an aggregate output signal based on the processing of the input signals. The circuit may also process the input signals based on discrete implementation of a combinational logic. The circuit may further receive instructions determining the combinational logic to be implemented.
US11209493B2	Detecting latent faults within a cell of an energy storage system A method of detecting a latent fault of at least one cell among a plurality of cells in an energy storage system, and a control unit performing the method, are provided. A method of a control unit of detecting a latent fault of at least one cell among a plurality of cells in an energy storage system is also provided. The method comprises determining State of Health Cell Capacity, SoHCC, and Open Circuit Voltage, OCV, of a selected cell; wherein the selected cell is indicated to have a latent fault if a determined value of the SoHCC of the selected cell is lower than a reference value for the SoHCC and if a determined value of the OCV of the selected cell is higher than a reference value for the OCV.
US11209491B2	Estimation method for state of charge of battery The invention provides an estimation method for state of charge (SOC) of battery. A reference SOC is inquired from a look-up table based on a voltage of battery detected. A voltage threshold is subtracted from the voltage of battery to obtain a voltage difference. A current SOC or the reference SOC is divided by the voltage difference to obtain a first slope or a second slope. The first slope is divided by the second slope to obtain an adjustment ratio. An electric charge capacity for charging the battery is counted by a coulomb counting method to obtain a count capacity of discharging that is multiplied by the adjustment ratio to obtain an adjustment value. The adjustment value is subtracted from a previously recorded remaining capacity to obtain a new remaining capacity. The new remaining capacity is divided by a full charge capacity to estimate a new SOC of battery.
US11209489B2	Secondary battery system and method for estimating deterioration state of secondary battery An ECU calculates, based on a prescribed active material model, a surface stress of an anode active material from the lithium amount inside the anode active material, and calculates, based on the calculated surface stress, an open circuit potential change amount of the anode active material relative to an open circuit potential. The ECU corrects an anode open circuit potential calculated by a deterioration estimation process, using the open circuit potential change amount. The ECU calculates three deterioration parameters so that the measured OCV curve substantially matches the estimated OCV curve specified based on the corrected anode open circuit potential. The open circuit potential is an open circuit potential of the anode active material in the state in which a surface stress is not generated.
US11209487B2	Rotor diagnostic apparatus, rotor diagnostic method, and rotor diagnostic program A rotor diagnostic apparatus includes a parameter selection part that calculates evaluation values indicating how much sensor values of a rotor at a given time point deviate from a reference value at which the rotor is known to be in a normal state, the given time point being after the rotor is known to be in the normal state and before the rotor is to be diagnosed, and selects a plurality of parameters to be used for abnormality diagnosis of the rotor from the sensor values based on the calculated evaluation values. A diagnosis part outputs an abnormality value which is indicative of how abnormal the rotor is and which is obtained based on a distance, in a multidimensional space having the selected parameters as coordinate axes, between a figure represented by sensor values in the normal state and a figure represented by sensor values targeted for diagnosis.
US11209485B2	Low power active load An active load circuit that includes a diode bridge having first through fourth nodes, wherein a voltage buffer is connected with the first node, a source current mirror is connected with the second node, the third node is configured for connection to a device under test (DUT), and a sink current mirror is connected with the fourth node. A first current mirror is connected with the source current mirror, and a second current mirror is connected with the sink current mirror. A first differential pair is connected with the first current mirror and includes an input connected with the DUT and a second input connected with the input voltage. A second differential pair is connected with the second current mirror and includes a first input connected with the DUT and a second input connected with the input voltage.
US11209471B2	Removing effects of instabilities of measurement system A measurement system and a method of removing effects of instability of the measurement system while measuring at least one S-parameter of a device under test (DUT) are provided. The method includes initially determining a characteristic of the measurement system, including identifying a location of an instability in the time domain of the measurement system; determining a change of the characteristic of the measurement system while connected to the DUT; and compensating for the determined change of the characteristic of the measurement system while connected to the DUT by removing effects of the determined change on measurements of the at least one S-parameter of the DUT.
US11209470B2	System and method for measuring insulation resistance The present invention relates to a system and a method of measuring insulation resistance, which separate a region in which insulation resistance is positioned by installing a device performing a function equivalent to a relay on a path in which insulation resistance of an electric vehicle is measured and measure an insulation resistance value for each region, to recognize a region in which insulation resistance breakdown occurs when breakdown of insulation resistance occurs.
US11209464B2	Current detection circuit and power converter A current detection circuit can include: a detection power switch coupled to a power switch to be detected; a current control circuit configured to control voltages of power terminals of the detection power switch in order to generate a detection current flowing through the detection power switch when the power switch is on; and where a flowing direction of the detection current is consistent with a flowing direction of a current flowing through the power switch.
US11209455B2	Acceleration detecting device including a circuitry configuration having a set of calculations during one rotation of a wheel assembly An acceleration detecting device includes a power source, an acceleration sensor, an acquiring section, a rotation period calculating section, and an acquisition period setting section. The acceleration sensor is configured to detect a centrifugal acceleration generated by rotation of a wheel assembly. The acquiring section is configured to acquire a detection value from the acceleration sensor with a predetermined acquisition period, thereby acquiring the detection value from the acceleration sensor each time the wheel assembly rotates a constant angle. The rotation period calculating section is configured to calculate a rotation period of the wheel assembly. The acquisition period setting section sets the acquisition period. The acquisition period setting section is configured to increase a number of times the detection value is acquired from the acceleration sensor per rotation of the wheel assembly as the rotation period calculated by the rotation period calculating section becomes longer.
US11209451B2	Diluent preparation module Certain types of automated medical analysis equipment are used to analyze blood or other fluids. The equipment may thus use various diluents or reagents that allow the blood or other fluids to be run through the analysis equipment for analysis and data collection. Disclosed is a diluent preparation module that combines purified water and reagent concentrate for use by this equipment. Also disclosed is a diluent preparation unit that combines more than one diluent preparation modules for redundancy and back-up purposes. Also disclosed are systems for supplying the Diluent prepared by the diluent preparation module or diluent preparation unit to one or more analytic instruments.
US11209450B2	Specimen inspection automation system A specimen inspection automation system includes holder orientation adjustment mechanisms that adjust the orientations of specimen container holders that each holds one specimen container. The holder orientation adjustment mechanisms each includes: a stopper mechanism that is disposed above a conveyance line that conveys a specimen container holder and restricts the downstream movement of the specimen container holder by abutting, at the same height as a notched part provided on one side of a base of the specimen container holder, an outer circumferential part other than the notched part in the circumferential direction of the base; and a holder rotation mechanism that restricts the movement of the specimen container holder away from the stopper mechanism and rotates the specimen container holder in the circumferential direction. As a result, it is possible to appropriately adjust the orientation of a specimen container in which a specimen is accommodated and reduce work complexity.
US11209441B2	Cytokine profiling analysis This invention relates to methods for predicting a prognosis of a patient with cancer in need of an anti-cancer treatment comprising measuring a cytokine score from a sample obtained from the patient. In some embodiments, the subject is administered an anti-cancer treatment, e.g., an anti-PD-1 antibody, following the cytokine score measurement. In some embodiments, the cancer is lung cancer.
US11209438B2	Fluorescent methods and materials for directed biomarker signal amplification Methods and compositions are provided that include a multichromophore and/or multichromophore complex for identifying a target biomolecule. A sensor biomolecule, for example, an antibody can be covalently linked to the multichromophore. Additionally, a signaling chromophore can be covalently linked to the multichromophore. The arrangement is such that the signaling chromophore is capable of receiving energy from the multichromophore upon excitation of the multichromophore. Since the sensor biomolecule is capable of interacting with the target biomolecule, the multichromophore and/or multichromophore complex can provide enhanced detection signals for a target biomolecule.
US11209437B2	Fluorescent probe and preparation method and use thereof Provided are a fluorescent probe and a preparation process and the use thereof. The fluorescent probe is sensitive and specific to viscosity, and can be used for specific fluorescent labeling of proteins, and can also be used for quantification, detection or kinetic studies of proteins, and the imaging of cells, tissues and living bodies.
US11209436B2	Vitro potency assay for protein-based meningococcal vaccines The invention uses ELISA or similar assays for analysing a meningococcal vaccine. The assay uses antibodies which bind to meningococcal proteins within the vaccine, and in particular monoclonal antibodies which are bactericidal for meningococcus and/or which recognise conformational epitopes within the meningococcal proteins. By performing the assay on a series of dilutions of a test vaccine, and by comparing the results with those obtained using a reference vaccine of known potency, it is possible to determine the relative potency of the test vaccine. This value can be used as a parameter for determining whether a manufactured batch of a vaccine is suitable for release to the public, or whether it has experienced a production failure and so should not be used.
US11209433B2	Methods and kits for the diagnosis of influenza Some embodiments provided herein relate to combined assays. In some embodiments, an assay for identifying influenza type A or influenza type B is combined with an assay for determining the sensitivity of an influenza neuraminidase to an antiviral drug.
US11209432B2	Assays for antimicrobial activity and applications thereof The disclosure provides methods, compositions, and kits for enhanced detection of microbes in samples and monitoring of antimicrobial activity in a subject.
US11209429B2	Catalytic signal enhancement for lateral flow immunoassays The present invention provides a method for increasing the sensitivity of LFIAs by using palladium nanoparticles, selecting appropriate dye chemistries, and improving the timing of the development chemistry. In the presence of a palladium nanoparticle, three reagents interact with a catalytic label to form a colored dye. The three reagents include a hydrogen peroxide source, a color developer (a substituted para-phenylenediamine), and a color coupler (e.g. a napthol or a phenol). The timing of the development chemistry is improved by any combination of using a reducing agent, delaying hydrogen peroxide application by diffusion, using dissolving materials as a time delay, using serpentine flow, and separating the color coupler and the color developer on the strip.
US11209425B2	Quantitation of functional groups on solid supports Processes for quantifying an amount of functional groups immobilized on a solid support are described herein. The processes allow for determining whether sufficient functional groups are provided on a solid support for the attachment of a first binding pair member for the detection of a target analyte.
US11209422B2	Methods and kits for detection of coenzyme Q10 The invention provides methods for rapid and quantitative extraction and detection of coenzyme Q10 in a sample readily adaptable to high throughput screening methods. The invention further provides reagents and kits for practicing the methods of the invention.
US11209418B2	Biomimetic sensing platform unit The present invention provides a vapor-permeable flexible sensing platform unit comprising: a first porous membrane, wherein said membrane is substantially flexible and hydrophobic; and a volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sensor disposed on said membrane, the VOCs sensor comprising an electrode array and a conducting polymer porous film being in electric contact with said electrode array, wherein the VOCs sensor is insensitive to lateral strain. Further provided are a method of preparation of said platform unit and a lift-off, float-on (LOFO) method for the preparation of protonically doped polyaniline (PANI) thin films.
US11209414B2	Method for determining quality level of iron and steel product Provided is a method for determining a quality level of an iron and steel product. The method includes: obtaining a plurality of first parameters related to a quality of an iron and steel product; fusing the plurality of first parameters to obtain a comprehensive quality evaluation parameter; and determining a quality level of the iron and steel product based on the comprehensive quality evaluation parameter.
US11209402B2	Underwater vehicles with integrated surface cleaning and inspection Integrated probes and probe systems suitable for attachment to a robotic arm of a remotely operated vehicle are disclosed. The probes and probe systems serve to perform cleaning operations and both cathodic protection (CP) voltage measurements and ultrasonic testing (UT) thickness measurements at an underwater surface. The cathodic protection measurement system includes one or more electrically conductive legs that extend outwardly from the probe. These legs are arranged about a cleaning tool and an ultrasonic sensor. When the integrated probe contacts the underwater surface, at least one leg contacts the surface, thereby providing a desired distance between the probe and the underwater surface for efficient cleaning and UT inspection. The underwater surface can be cleaned and CP and UT measurements can all be performed using a single, integrated probed during a single operation, without having to reposition the probe.
US11209399B2	Repairing member, fastener, and collar To provide a repairing member, a repair structure, and a damage detection method that enable accurate detection of damage that occurs in a repairing member and a repairing target member. The repair structure includes a skin in which an opening is formed, and a plate-like repairing member fixed to the skin to cover the opening. The repairing member has a recess formed on a contact face side in contact with the skin, and an ultrasonic search unit is placed inside the recess. The ultrasonic search unit is placed so as to be in contact with both the repairing member and the skin.
US11209387B2	Gas sensor element and gas sensor A gas sensor element including a solid electrolyte body, a sensor electrode, and a reference electrode is provided. The solid electrolyte body has oxygen ion conductivity and includes a measurement gas surface to be exposed to a measurement gas introduced from the exterior and a reference gas surface to be exposed to a reference gas introduced from the exterior. The sensor electrode is provided on the measurement gas surface of the solid electrolyte body. The reference electrode is provided on the reference gas surface of the solid electrolyte body. The sensor electrode includes a porous body containing a solid electrolyte having oxygen ion conductivity and a precious metal, the peak pore size of the sensor electrode being 0.03 μm to 0.3 μm.
US11209383B2	Integrated electrochemical detection and purification of nucleic acid biomarkers A biosensor platform apparatus and method are provided that can detect, purify and identify nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) biomarkers in complex biological fluids. The methods use a two-stage molecular based approach. The first stage screens for specific nucleic acid-based biomarkers in complex biological fluids by electrochemical detection of DNA:RNA hybridization and facilitates the removal of remaining complex media constituents. The first stage utilizes probes within a tunable nanoporous electrode. The second stage identifies the purified specific hybrids by single-molecule conductance measurements via break junction scanning. Identification can be assisted with a library of conductance measurements. The methods can provide strain level information that can be used for identifying anti-microbial resistance in detected pathogens. Collection of RNA targets allows for biomarker detection and identification without the need for amplification and can provide information about the viability of the sample organism.
US11209377B2	Methods and apparatuses for compensating for moisture absorption A technique to characterize moisture in a dielectric layer of a printed circuit board is provided. A method comprises applying a test signal to test circuitry comprising a test capacitor that is formed with the dielectric layer of the printed circuit board; measuring at least one characteristic of a least one of signal transmission and signal reflection from the test circuitry; and determining, from the at least one measured characteristic, at least one parameter value indicative of moisture content in the dielectric layer.
US11209372B2	Method, apparatus and computer program for detecting a presence of airborne particles Examples relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer program for detecting a presence of airborne particles. A reference measurement of an environment of a depth image sensor module is obtained. The reference measurement is based on a measurement of modulated light in a first time interval. The modulated light is reflected by features of the environment of the depth image sensor module. A subsequent measurement of modulated light is obtained in a second time interval. The presence of the airborne particles is detected based on the subsequent measurement of the modulated light, by using the reference measurement performed in the first time interval to disregard all or part of the features of the environment of the depth image sensor module. A signal indicative of one or more properties of the detected airborne particles is generated based on the detected presence of the airborne particles.
US11209371B2	Optical detecting device and calibrating method An optical detecting device includes an image capturing device and a processor. The processor is coupled to a light source and an image capturing device. The processor is configured to adjust a light intensity of the light source for irradiating a correction object in order that a gray value of at least one image block, captured by the image capturing device, of the correction object matches a target correction value, and record a target light intensity while the target light intensity matches the target correction value; control the light source to irradiate light on a testing object with the target light intensity, and control the image capturing device to capture a testing object image of the testing object; and calculate ratios of a target gray value to the gray value of a plurality of pixels of the testing object image to obtain a mapping table.
US11209357B2	Method for diagnosing deterioration of lubricant, and system and method for monitoring lubricant of rotating machine A method for diagnosing the deterioration of a lubricant, and a system and method for monitoring a lubricant of a rotating machine are capable of diagnosing the deterioration of an additive to a lubricant. The concentration of the additive to the lubricant is obtained by using chromaticity data obtained on the basis of measurement data from an optical sensor, and, on the basis thereof, the deterioration of the lubricant is diagnosed. In addition, the system for monitoring the lubricant is provided with an optical sensor, an input device, a processing device, a storage device, and an output device. The storage device stores, in a time series, the concentration of the additive to the lubricant, which is obtained with the optical sensor, and the processing device estimates the time at which the concentration of the additive reaches a threshold value on the basis of concentration data of the additive.
US11209354B2	Laser absorption spectroscopy isotopic gas analyzer The present invention provides systems and methods for measuring the isotope ratios of one or more trace gases based on optical absorption spectroscopy methods. The system includes an optical cavity containing a gas. The system also includes a laser optically coupled with the optical cavity, and a detector system for measuring absorption of laser light by the gas in the cavity.
US11209351B2	Inferential fluid condition sensor and method thereof A sensor platform for the assessment of the condition and quality of fluids while in service is based on a combination of solid-state light sources (LEDs) and detectors housed within a single integrated package. The sensor platform configured to be standalone in operation and comprises interfacing optics and acquisition and processing electronics. The sensor platform is configured to obtain inputs from multiple stimulus points and correlates these to changes in the overall composition or condition of the fluid. The sensing method can be described as a combination of a differential sensor, by monitoring changes from the normal status of the fluid, and an inferential sensor where changes are interpreted in terms of global impact rather than specific localized changes in component concentration.
US11209350B2	Adding ion sensitivity to an integrated computational element (ICE) A device including an ion-selective membrane arranged within an optical path of the device and coupled to a sample cell to interact with a fluid sample and thereby modify an optical response of the ion-selective membrane according to an ion con-centration in the fluid sample, is provided. The device also includes an integrated computational element (ICE) arranged within the optical path, so that the illumination light optically interacts with the ICE and with the ion-selective membrane to provide a modified light that has a property indicative of the ion concentration in the fluid sample. A detector that receives the modified light provides an electrical signal proportional to the property of the modified light. A method and a system for using the above device are also provided.
US11209345B1	Automatic prognostic qualification of manufacturing products A system includes a void filter that receives sensor data employed to produce or inspect a manufactured part, the void filter generates a void data subset indicating voids detected in the manufactured part. A stress analyzer processes the void data subset from the void filter and determines coordinate data and force data for the respective detected voids in the manufactured part. At least one deterministic model analyzes the coordinate data and the force data from the stress analyzer determined for the detected voids from the void data subset. The deterministic model analyzes failure of the detected voids with respect to time and generates deterministic output data indicating failure over a deterministic timeframe. A prognostic analyzer processes the deterministic output data from the at least one deterministic model and generates a failure prediction for the as manufactured part.
US11209344B2	Automated vault module A cryogenic storage system provides automated storage and retrieval of samples in a cryogenic environment, as well as automated transfer of individual samples between cryogenic environments. Stored samples are maintained under a cryogenic temperature threshold, while also enabling access to the samples. The samples are organized and tracked by scanning a barcode of each sample. Embodiments may also comprise multiple storage vaults and provide for transfer of individual samples between the storage vaults, as well as between a storage vault and a removable cryogenic storage device.
US11209340B2	Rotary microtome and control method for the same A rotary microtome and a control method therefore are provided. The rotary microtome includes: a specimen holder, configured to hold a specimen; a handwheel drive system, including a handwheel and a handwheel axis, and configured to receive a user operation via the handwheel and to move the specimen holder up and down via the handwheel axis based on the user operation; a damping component, connected to the handwheel axis, and configured to generate damping for rotation of the handwheel axis; a knife; a section motor, connected to the knife and configured to drive the knife to cut the specimen; and a control device, connected to the damping component and the section motor respectively, and configured to obtain an operation parameter of the section motor, and to adjust the damping generated by the damping component according to the operation parameter, such that the user feels a material hardness of the specimen.
US11209328B2	Measuring the electrode force of welding tongs The invention relates to a method for measuring the electrode force on welding tongs. The welding tongs have a first electrode arm with a first electrode and a second electrode arm with a second electrode, said second electrode arm lying opposite the first electrode arm. At least one workpiece is clamped between the electrodes during the welding process. The aim of the invention is to provide a method for measuring the electrode force, said method providing an improved signal quality. The method has the following steps: a) measuring a first force acting on the first electrode, b) measuring a second force acting on the second electrode, and c) adding the measured first force and the measured second force, wherein an electrode force signal transmitted from the welding point to the electrodes is amplified, and an interference force signal introduced into the at least one workpiece from the outside and transmitted to the electrodes is eliminated.
US11209325B2	Measurement transducer for simultaneously measuring a force that can be both dynamic and static A measurement transducer for simultaneously measuring a force that can be both dynamic and static includes at least one piezoelectric transducer element having element surfaces on which the force generates electrical polarization charges proportional to a magnitude of the force. The measurement transducer includes a resonator element which can be excited to at least one resonance frequency and undergoes a transverse expansion from the action of the force in a transverse direction to the force. The magnitude of the transverse expansion is proportional to the magnitude of the force and causes in the resonance frequency a change that is a function of the force.
US11209310B2	Depth map sensor based on dToF and iToF The present disclosure relates to a depth map sensor including a light source for transmitting light pulses into an image scene; an array of pixel circuits, where each pixel circuit has a photodetector and three asynchronous counters; and a control circuit to control each of a plurality of groups of the pixel circuits of the array to generate a histogram of detection events by accumulating events during eight distinct time intervals between consecutive light pulses transmitted by the light source, such that the histogram comprises eight or more histogram bins.
US11209298B2	Thermal mass flow sensor with improved accuracy Mass flow controllers and methods for controlling mass flow controllers are disclosed. A method includes providing a gas through a thermal mass flow sensor of the mass flow controller and processing a flow sensor signal from the thermal mass flow sensor of the mass flow controller to produce a measured flow signal. The measured flow signal is corrected to produce a corrected flow signal by gradually changing non-linearity correction to the measured flow signal when a flow rate of the gas changes. A valve of the mass flow controller is controlled using the corrected flow signal and a setpoint signal.
US11209295B2	Double hook snap fit for electronic housing A mountable circuit assembly is provided. The mountable circuit assembly may be a remote sensor assembly for mounting on body panel of a vehicle assembly. The assembly may include a sensor circuit, a housing and a mounting portion. The housing may include a cavity for receiving the sensor circuit. The housing may include first and second locking features. The first locking feature may be on an opposite side of a lock opening from the second locking feature. The mounting portion may be configured to lock into the body panel opening in the body panel. The mounting portion may have a post such that the first locking feature and the second locking feature engage the mounting portion inside the one or more post openings to fasten the housing to the mounting portion. The first and second locking features may be aligned to reduce deflection of the post during insertion.
US11209291B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring a resolver A resolver disposed to monitor a rotatable member is described, along with an associated method for evaluating an output signal therefrom. The method for monitoring the resolver includes supplying an excitation signal to the resolver, and monitoring, at an oversampling rate, first and second output signals from the resolver. An oversampling routine is executed to determine averages of the first and second output signals from the resolver. A demodulation angle error is determined based upon the first and second output signals from the resolver, and provided as feedback. A position of the resolver is also determined based upon the first and second output signals from the resolver.
US11209286B2	Recreational vehicle interactive telemetry, mapping and trip planning system An interactive system for use in connection with recreational vehicle usage includes a server system, including an off-road trail database containing trail data, trail condition information, and points-of-interest information, as well as a trip mapping system accessible by any of a plurality of riders, allowing a rider to create a route based on the data in the off-road trip database. The server system further includes a trail maintenance interface accessible by users affiliated with an authorized group to edit the trail data, trail condition information, and points-of-interest information associated with the authorized group. The server system includes a location data management system configured to receive location data, allowing a rider to publish location information to one or more other riders, and a user feedback interface configured to receive trip data from riders for publication, including information describing an actual route and user data associated with that route.
US11209285B2	Vehicular display device A vehicular display device configured to display a guide route to a destination of a host vehicle includes a navigation device configured to calculate the guide route, a display controller configured to draw an arrow having a shaft with an arrowhead at one end of the shaft, as a guide figure for guidance along the guide route calculated by the navigation device, such that the arrow is shaped as a three-dimensional object in which one surface of the arrow is a continuous flat surface from the shaft to the arrowhead and the other surface of the arrow includes a first portion with a first width having a first height, and a second portion with a second width smaller than the first width and having a second height smaller than the first height, and a display configured to display an image drawn by the display controller in a display area.
US11209284B2	System and method for creating driving route of vehicle A system for creating a driving route of a vehicle includes: a vehicle selecting device to select a surrounding vehicle that is adjacent to a host vehicle; an intention determining device to determine an intention of the surrounding vehicle by using information including a location and a speed of the surrounding vehicle; a driving route predicting device to predict a driving route of the surrounding vehicle based on the determined intention of the surrounding vehicle; a map creating device to create a map by using the predicted driving route of the surrounding vehicle; and a driving route creating device to create a driving route of the host vehicle.
US11209274B2	Method to determine a stopping distance of an industrial truck A method to determine a stopping distance of an industrial truck comprises the steps of (i) measuring a distance traveled by the industrial truck and set points in time therebetween to determine a current vehicle speed, (ii) ascertaining at least one comparative value indicative of a relative speed change depending on at least one distance traveled during an acceleration of the industrial truck, and (iii) determining the stopping distance from the current vehicle speed and the ascertained comparative value.
US11209269B2	Inclination angle detection apparatus and auto levelizer Provided are: an inclination angle calculating unit for calculating, when having determined that a vehicle is stationary by referring to vehicle information indicating a traveling state of the vehicle, an inclination angle of the vehicle during a stationary period using inclination angle information indicating an inclination angle of the vehicle and determining a vehicle inclination angle during the stationary period from the calculated inclination angle of the vehicle; and a correction determination processing unit for determining whether an absolute value of a difference between the determined vehicle inclination angle and a reference angle determined previously by the inclination angle calculating unit is less than a first threshold value (threshold value α) and, if the absolute value of the difference is less than the first threshold value (threshold value α), performing a correction to rewrite the vehicle inclination angle to the reference angle.
US11209267B2	Apparatus for identifying and assessing surface variations and defects in a product from multiple viewpoints An apparatus to detect the topology of a workpiece including surface variations and flaws according to images from several viewpoints includes a frame, a loading member, a robot, an image capturing mechanism, and a controller. The loading member is positioned on the frame and loads a workpiece. The controller controls the robot to drive the image capturing mechanism to move or rotate to different preset positions from each of which the image capturing mechanism can capture images of the workpiece and transmit the images to the controller. The controller further processes the images to obtain an assessment of the components and surface of the workpiece for further processing.
US11209265B2	Imager for detecting visual light and projected patterns Methods and systems for depth sensing are provided. A system includes a first and second optical sensor each including a first plurality of photodetectors configured to capture visible light interspersed with a second plurality of photodetectors configured to capture infrared light within a particular infrared band. The system also includes a computing device configured to (i) identify first corresponding features of the environment between a first visible light image captured by the first optical sensor and a second visible light image captured by the second optical sensor; (ii) identify second corresponding features of the environment between a first infrared light image captured by the first optical sensor and a second infrared light image captured by the second optical sensor; and (iii) determine a depth estimate for at least one surface in the environment based on the first corresponding features and the second corresponding features.
US11209260B2	Optical module having high-accuracy spectral analysis An optical module 1 includes: a mirror unit 2 including a base 21, a movable mirror 22, and a fixed mirror 16; a beam splitter unit 3 that is disposed on one side of the mirror unit 2 in a Z-axis direction; a light incident unit 4 that causes measurement light L0 to be incident to the beam splitter unit 3; a first light detector 6 that is disposed on the one side of the beam splitter unit 3 in the Z-axis direction, and detects interference light L1 of measurement light which is emitted from the beam splitter unit 3; a support 9 to which the mirror unit 2 is attached; a first support structure 11 that supports the beam splitter unit 3; and a second support structure 12 that is attached to the support 9 and supports the first light detector 6.
US11209259B1	All-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference An all-optical ultrasonic detection device based on light-induced ultrasound and laser interference. In the device, a first laser is connected to an optical switch, the optical switch is connected to a dielectric film and a second laser generates a reference laser beam and a plurality of detection laser beams. The reference laser beam generates a first frequency-shifted reference laser beam and a plurality of second frequency-shifted reference laser beams. The first frequency-shifted reference laser beam generates a carrier signal. The detection laser beams are reflected by the dielectric film and then interfere with the second frequency-shifted reference laser beams. The interference light passes through a fourth fiber coupler and reaches a second photodiode to generate a frequency-modulated signal. The frequency-modulated signal and the carrier signal are input to a frequency mixer to generate a mixed signal. An acquisition unit is configured to obtain a vibration signal for the to-be-detected object.
US11209257B2	Voltage polarity immunity using reverse parallel laser diodes An optical primer for igniting an ignition material in an ammunition cartridge. The primer includes a conductive cylindrical cup electrically coupled to a cartridge case and a circular conductive button including a top button portion positioned in the cup and a bottom button portion extending through an opening in the cup, where the button and the cup are electrically isolated. The primer further includes a first bracket electrically coupled to the button, a second bracket electrically coupled to the cup, and a pair of laser diodes electrically coupled in a reverse parallel direction and being electrically coupled to the first and second brackets, where one of the laser diodes generate a laser beam that ignites the ignition material in response to a current flow in either direction through the case, the cup and the button.
US11209251B2	Multi-piece polymer ammunition cartridge The present invention provides polymeric ammunition cartridge having a generally cylindrical neck having a projectile aperture at a first end, a shoulder comprising a shoulder top connected to the generally cylindrical neck opposite a shoulder bottom, a nose junction positioned around the shoulder bottom, a skirt connected circumferentially about the nose junction to extend away from the shoulder bottom, wherein the nose junction and the skirt are adapted to mate to a base junction in a cartridge.
US11209236B2	Vibration dampener for archery bow A vibration dampener for an archery bow includes an adjustable housing containing a chamber in which an elastomeric assembly is arranged. The assembly includes a cylindrical sleeve in which a central elastomeric member is arranged and a pair of elastomeric members coaxial with the central member at opposite ends of the chamber. The elastomeric members are pressurized to absorb vibrations in three dimensions from the bow during execution of an archery shot. The pressure applied to the elastomeric members is adjustable through use of a compression assembly.
US11209231B1	Adjustable tension system for firearm fire control mechanism A system that allows a person to adjust the tension of the fire control mechanism of a firearm from outside the firearm so the firearm does not need to be disassembled to make such adjustments. The system has a modified mainspring housing or modified grip safety that supports a spring engaging mechanism which engages the sear spring of the fire control mechanism. In one configuration, first and second apertures extend through the housing body and an engaging device, such as a screw, is received in each aperture to contact different segments of the sear spring. From outside the firearm, the user moves a device forward or rearward in an aperture to apply more or less force to the sear spring segment to adjust the fire control mechanism. The sear spring can be modified so a sear spring segment has an enlarged area that is contacted by its engaging device.
US11209222B1	Spiral heat exchanger header A heat exchanger header includes a first stage with a first unit and a second stage with second units. The first unit includes a first branched region, a first common axis, and first fluid channels. Each of the first fluid channels includes a first end and a second end, wherein each of the first fluid channels defines a first spiral path with respect to the first common axis. Each of the second units includes a second branched region, a second common axis, and second fluid channels. Each of the second fluid channels includes a first end and a second end, wherein each of the second fluid channels defines a second spiral path with respect to the second common axis. Each of the second ends of the first fluid channels is connected to one of the second branched regions.
US11209219B1	Circumferential flow foam heat exchanger A heat exchanger is disclosed that includes a cold heat exchange zone including a foam material having an annular geometry and having fluid distribution and collection slots configured to distribute a cooling fluid circumferentially through the foam material.
US11209216B2	Ultra thin heat exchangers for thermal management A heat exchanger for cooling a heat-generating component includes first and second plates, each having a core layer of a first metal and an inner clad layer of a lower melting second metal, which is inert to the working fluid contained in a fluid chamber of the heat exchanger. The outer peripheral sealing surfaces of the first and second plates are joined by welding, wherein the weld joint is fluidly isolated from the fluid chamber by a layer of the second metal in an area adjacent to the weld joint. In some embodiments, the heat exchanger includes liquid flow passages and primary and secondary gas flow passages, each secondary passage providing communication between primary gas flow passages. The gas and liquid flow passages may be defined by a wick material having hydrophilic areas and non-wicking areas of reduced thickness. A method of manufacturing is also disclosed.
US11209213B2	Heat exchanger A heat exchanger including: an inlet portion having a first flow path through which a fluid is introduced; a main body including a shell and a plurality of tubes. The shell has an internal space and one surface that has a plurality of penetration holes and a cross-sectional area larger than a cross-sectional area of the first flow path. Each of the plurality of tubes allows the fluid to flow therethrough, and is positioned in the internal space of the shell. An expanded tube portion connects the inlet portion and the one surface of the shell and has a second flow path. The heat exchanger also includes a fluid flow distributor disposed in the second flow path to distribute the flow of the fluid. No other member is disposed between the inlet portion and the multiple ring members.
US11209212B2	High pressure capable liquid to refrigerant heat exchanger A liquid to refrigerant heat exchanger includes a coolant volume that is at least partially defined by a plastic housing and by a metal closure plate. The plastic housing is sealingly joined to the closure plate along an outer periphery of the closure plate. The metal closure plate can be part of a brazed assembly that defines a continuous refrigerant flow path through the heat exchanger between a refrigerant inlet port and a refrigerant outlet port.
US11209211B1	DC plasma electric arc furnace for processing solid waste, method of processing solid waste, and products formed from DC plasma electric arc furnace A DC plasma arc furnace, a method of co-processing waste and metal, a method of producing energy by processing material using the furnace, and the products produced by the furnace are provided. Metal may be efficiently processed by the furnace via an increased organic content in other feedstock fed into the furnace.
US11209210B2	Beverage containers and coolants therefore The device includes a container (10) having a top (12) and a bottom (14). A receptacle (15) is formed in the container and joined to an orifice (22) at the bottom (14). A cooling medium (26) is contained within the receptacle and able to retain a cooling environment to cool the beverage. In one embodiment, a beverage container has an opening (72) that permits the emptying of the beverage from the container and a coolant capsule (73) within said container. The cooling capsule (73) contains a cooling medium and the capsule is dimensioned such that the capsule is larger than the opening (72) but has surface characteristics (77,78) which permit the beverage within the container to bypass the capsule (73) and to exit the opening.
US11209209B2	Refrigerator A method to control a refrigerator includes changing a transparent display assembly to be in a first or transparent state allowing an inner space of the refrigerator to be visible through the transparent assembly, a second or opaque state so as to conceal the inner space, and a third or a display state to display information on a display of the transparent assembly. The transparent display assembly includes a front panel, a rear panel, an outer spacer configured to maintain a first distance between the front panel and the rear panel, a display provided on a rear surface of the front panel, a light guide plate spaced apart from the display, and a first spacer configured to support the light guide plate and to maintain a second distance between the display and the light guide plate.
US11209207B2	Engaging assembly and slide rail mechanism, drawer and refrigerator having the same An engagement assembly, a drawer, and a refrigerator having same. The engagement assembly comprises a first engagement part matching the drawer and a second engagement part matching a refrigerator body; one of the first and second engagement parts is a gear, and the other one is a rack; the rack has a tooth surface that allows the gear to travel; the rack comprises a main rack and an extension rack; when the drawer is in a closed state, the tooth surface has a first stroke length; when the drawer is in an opening process, the extension rack moves to a travel path of the gear so that the tooth surface has a second stroke length; when the drawer is in a closing process, the extension rack is reset the first stroke length is smaller than the second stroke length. The length of the tooth surface increases in the opening process.
US11209204B2	Heat pump system defrosting operations A heat pump system including a charge compensator having a liquid line port for an inflow of a refrigerant into the charge compensator and for an outflow of the refrigerant from the charge compensator. The heat pump system further includes an isolation valve configured to control flows of the refrigerant to and from the charge compensator through a liquid line piping of the heat pump system based on whether the heat pump system is operating in a cooling mode, a defrost mode, or a heating mode, where the liquid line port is fluidly coupled to the liquid line piping of the heat pump system.
US11209194B1	Method for generating mechanical energy from sunlight A solar energy powered Stirling duplex cooler is presented which includes a Stirling engine and a Stirling cooler. The Stirling engine drives the Stirling cooler to produce cold temperatures for refrigeration or air conditioning. The Stirling duplex cooler includes a solar concentrator to focus high temperature solar radiation upon the Stirling engine expansion space. The Stirling duplex cooler further includes a thermal storage tank to receive and store heat rejected from the cooler expansion space. This stored heat is used to operate the cooler at night. A flywheel connected operatively to engine and cooler expansion space pistons and a crankshaft connected operatively to engine and cooler compression space pistons actuate the pistons to move a working fluid between the expansion and compression spaces.
US11209171B1	Gas burner lighting via rotation A method and apparatus for a gas burner head with at least a first burner region and a second burner region, an ignitor located near the gas burner, and a burner drive that is configured to generate relative rotation between the first and second burner regions of the gas burner to transfer a flame between the first and second burner regions during the relative rotation.
US11209169B2	Smoke functionality in electric grill-type appliance A cooking system includes a housing having a hollow interior, a heating element operable to heat to said hollow interior, a food support surface arranged within said hollow interior, and a combustible substrate module removably positionable in said housing. When positioned in the housing, the combustible substrate module is arranged in fluid communication with the hollow interior and the combustible substrate module is disposed remote of the food support surface.
US11209166B2	Combustor assembly for a turbine engine A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine defining a radial direction and a circumferential direction includes a liner assembly at least partially defining a combustion chamber and including at least one liner extending between a downstream end and an upstream end, the downstream end of the at least one liner defining a radial opening and an interface surface extending along the circumferential direction and along the radial direction; and a seal member including a body, a flange, and a radial element, the body defining a body surface extending along the radial direction and positioned adjacent the interface surface of the at least one liner, the flange extending forward from the body, and the radial element coupled to the flange and extending into the radial opening defined by the at least one liner.
US11209160B2	Combustion device having double-layer structure A combustion device having a double-layer structure includes a main body, which is double layered, including an inner-layer wall and an outer-layer wall disposed outside of and spaced from the inner-layer wall such that the inner-layer wall and the outer-layer wall include a hollow disposed therebetween. The inner-layer wall forms a fuel receptacle with an opening. A wick has an end defining fuel-drawing end inserted into the fuel receptacle through the opening.
US11209153B2	Bi-directional gender changing rotary connection for luminaire An elongated lighting module having an asymmetric illumination source formed from at least two rows of light emitting diodes (LEDs) that extend along the long axis of the module and are independently controllable. The illumination source is rectangular and oriented so that the rows of LEDs extend along the long axis of the module. The module has couplings at each end that allow additional modules to be interconnected to each other and to a central mount, thereby avoiding the need for a support pole having cross-arms. The lighting modules are powered via a wiring harness that extends down a support pole to a power converter stack having LED drivers to control the modules.
US11209144B2	Low cost projection system Described examples include a projection system having a light source. The projection system also has a light integrator having an output face, the light integrator configured to receive an output of the light source, wherein a length of the light integrator is less than at least one diametric measurement of the output face of the light integrator. The projection system also has a spatial light modulator and focusing optics configured to receive a light output of the light integrator and configured to focus the light output of the light integrator onto the spatial light modulator. The projection system also has projection optics configured to project modulated light from the spatial light modulator.
US11209139B1	Battery backup for lighting system The described embodiments relate to systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a lighting system that includes backup light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are incorporated into a primary array of LEDs of the lighting system. The backup LEDs can be illuminated when a utility power source for the lighting system becomes unavailable. The backup LEDs can operate from a backup power supply, which can be charged from the utility power source, when the utility power source is available. Furthermore, charging of the backup power supply can be temperature dependent, in order that the backup power supply and/or the charging circuit can be protected from damage caused by operating such components out of an operating specification.
US11209135B2	Modular indirect suspended/ceiling mount fixture A modular troffer-style fixture particularly well-suited for use with solid state light sources. The fixture comprises a reflector that includes parallel rails running along its length, providing a mount mechanism and structural support. An exposed heat sink is disposed proximate to the reflector. The portion of the heat sink facing the reflector functions as a mount surface for the light sources. The heat sink is hollow through the center in the longitudinal direction. The hollow portion defines a conduit through which electrical conductors can be run to power light emitters. One or more light sources disposed along the heat sink mount surface emit light toward the reflector where it can be mixed and/or shaped before it is emitted from the troffer as useful light. End caps are arranged at both ends of the reflector and heat sink, allowing for the easy connection of multiple units in a serial arrangement.
US11209134B2	Luminaire closing construction based on LED assembly tightening The invention provides a luminaire (200) comprising a hollow light transmissive body (210), an LED assembly (100) comprised by the hollow light transmissive body (210), and a first end cap (220) closing the hollow light transmissive body (210) at a first end (211) of the hollow light transmissive body (210) and functionally coupled to the hollow light transmissive body (210); wherein (i) the LED assembly (100) is functionally coupled to a connector part (132); (ii) the first end cap (220) is functionally coupled to a complementary connector part (222), complementary to the connector part (132); and (iii) the LED assembly (100) and the first end cap (220) are associated with each other through the connector parts (132, 222), while allowing a translational movement of the LED assembly (100) along a longitudinal axis (115) relative to the hollow light transmissive body (210).
US11209131B2	Alignment features for LED light engine A lighting engine, system and method of fabrication are described. The system contains a flexible printed circuit (FPC) shaped as a loop. LEDs are mounted on the FPC to emit light toward a center of the loop. A light guide positioned in an interior of the loop receives light emitted by the LEDs through an edge of the light guide. The light guide has slots formed therein that receive locator pins to limit thermal displacement of the light guide towards the LEDs. Other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US11209127B2	Flexible filament LED apparatus An LED light apparatus includes a core column, a flexible filament, a mode switch, a driver, a bulb shell and a bulb cap. The flexible filament has multiple LED modules and the core column has a central bar to support the flexible filament. The mode switch is provided for a user to select one selected mode from multiple modes manually.
US11209123B2	Support apparatus A support apparatus includes a base member, an intermediate member, an upper member, a pair of first rails provided at the base member, the pair of first rails extending in a first direction, and a pair of second rails provided at the upper member, the pair of second rails extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The intermediate member includes a pair of first rollers engaging with the first rails and a pair of second rollers engaging with the second rails. The intermediate member constitutes a first pendulum mechanism that allows an oscillation of the upper member in the first direction and a second pendulum mechanism that allows an oscillation of the upper member in the second direction. The intermediate member includes a first drive portion that drives the first rollers to rotate and a second drive portion that drives the second rollers to rotate.
US11209115B2	Pipe inspection and/or mapping camera heads, systems, and methods Camera heads and associated systems, methods, and devices for inspecting and/or mapping pipes or cavities are disclosed. A camera head may be coupled to a push-cable and may include one or more image sensors to capture images and/or videos from interior of the pipe or cavity. One or more multi-axis sensors may be disposed in the camera head to sense data corresponding to movement of the camera head within the pipe or cavity. The images and/or videos captured by the image sensors may be used in conjunction with the data sensed by the multi-axis sensors to generate information pertaining to the pipe or cavity may be generated.
US11209110B2	Elbow and pipe An elbow includes an elbow body, and a pipe wall of the elbow body is saw-toothed along an extending direction of the elbow body so that a bending angle of the elbow body is adjustable.
US11209101B2	Lattice control cage for a regulator A cage for a fluid valve. The cage includes a first cage ring, a second cage ring, and a lattice structure disposed between the first cage ring and the second cage ring. The lattice structure defines a plurality of interconnected flow paths between an internal surface of the lattice structure and an external surface of the lattice structure. The lattice structure has a non-uniform density.
US11209100B2	Valve trim apparatus for use with valves Methods, apparatus, and systems for valve trim apparatus for use with control valves are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a valve body including a fluid flow path between an inlet and an outlet. The example apparatus also includes valve trim positioned in the fluid flow path, the valve trim including a first passageway extending from the inlet to the outlet, the first passageway including a first pressure staged passage and a second pressure staged passage, the second pressure staged passage including a first radial passageway.
US11209094B2	Sealed sprinkler valve box A sprinkler valve box has a housing, the housing having a base and sidewalls with a sealable lid thereon. The sidewalls may have one or more connecting ports therethrough. The housing has one or more pre-configured valves therein. The valves may be coupled to the one or more connecting ports in the sidewalls. The sidewalls are ideally corrugated for added strength and the lid seats over the sidewalls of the valve box, which may be lockable. The sprinkler valve box may also have a battery and a control unit, wherein the control unit is powered by the battery and controls the valves of the manifold. The control unit may be controlled wirelessly by a user.
US11209093B2	Substrate storage container A substrate storage container is provided with a valve body attached thereto which includes a first cylindrical portion having one end communicating with the outside of a container body, a second cylindrical portion having one end communicating with the interior of the container body and spaced apart from the other end of the first cylindrical portion, a plug member positioned between the other end of the first cylindrical portion and the other end of the second cylindrical portion, and an elastic body that covers at least the plug member and has an inner diameter equal to or smaller than the outer diameter of the plug member, and wherein gas flow to the container body is controlled by close contact between the plug member and the elastic body.
US11209092B2	Vacuum gate valve A compact vacuum gate valve capable of reducing a kink and sliding between a seal material and a seal surface, achieving a low occurrence of particles, stably and reliably performing valve-body open-close movements, restricting impulsive sound and vibrations, and also having high durability. The vacuum gate valve includes housing bodies, a valve-body open/close driving body, and a stem provided with a valve body. Each of the housing bodies has therein a piston rod and a cam member with a cam groove. On each side of the valve-body open/close driving body, a cam roller and a fulcrum roller are provided. On an inner side of the housing body, a vertical movement guiding part and a stopper part are provided. A spring for causing the valve-body open/close driving body to ascend is provided between the valve-body open/close driving body and a fixed base part on a fixed side.
US11209091B2	Inflator valve connector An inflator valve connector includes a housing, a connection assembly, a valve seat, and a pushing member. The connection assembly is rotatably arranged in the housing and includes a first connection hole adapted to connect a Presta valve and a second connection hole adapted to connect a Schrader valve. The valve seat has a first abutting portion faced to the first connection hole and adapted to abut a lock nut of the Presta valve, and a second abutting portion faced to the second connection hole and adapted to abut a valve core of the Schrader valve. The pushing member removably contacts the connection assembly and has a pushing portion adapted to enter the housing via the first connection hole and to push against the first abutting portion, causing the valve seat to move relative to the housing and to close to the second connection hole.
US11209086B2	Wet-face/dry-face seal and methods of operation A seal system has: a first member; a seal carried by the first member and having a seal face; and a second member rotatable relative to the first member about an axis. The second member has: a seat, the seat having a seat face in sliding sealing engagement with the seal face; and a circumferential array of passageway legs open to the seat face; and an oil pump for delivering oil via one or more first outlets to the passageway legs in at least a first mode of operation. The oil pump is coupled to one or more second outlets to deliver oil to a backside of the seat in at least a second mode of operation.
US11209080B2	Control device of automatic transmission for vehicle The disclosure provides a control device of an automatic transmission for vehicle, which can improve the responsiveness to switching to a reverse stage. The automatic transmission includes: planetary gear mechanisms which transmit the driving force input to an input shaft to an output member; and first to third clutches and first to fourth brakes as engagement mechanisms capable of establishing shift stages by switching a transmission path of the driving force in the planetary gear mechanisms. The control device executes a reverse preparation process for starting engagements of the first and third clutches and the third brake and stopping rotation of the input shaft when the reverse stage is selected when the fourth brake (mechanical engagement mechanism) is in a unidirectional rotation allowed state (first state) and the vehicle is traveling at a vehicle speed greater than a highest vehicle speed at which the reverse stage is establishable.
US11209078B2	Transmission gear and deceleration mechanism comprising the same Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a transmission gear and a deceleration mechanism including the same. The transmission gear includes a metal ring; and a plastic gear member integral with the metal ring by injection molding, the metal ring is coaxially wrapped in the plastic gear member and provided with a locating portion for locating the metal ring in an injection mold, the plastic gear member having an outer circumference that is tooth-shaped, and the plastic gear member being formed with an input hole thereon through which an input shaft passes, an outer ring surface of the metal ring being adjacent to the outer circumference, and an inner ring surface of the metal ring having a diameter greater than or equal to that of the input hole. Since almost no shrinkage occurs to the plastic gear member during injection molding, such a transmission gear has good dimensional accuracy, strength and rigidity.
US11209072B2	Axle assembly having a multi-speed transmission An axle assembly having a countershaft transmission. The countershaft transmission may operatively connect a rotor shaft of an electric motor to a drive pinion that may be rotatable about a drive pinion axis. The electric motor and the countershaft transmission may be positioned on opposite sides of a differential assembly.
US11209070B2	Transmission for motorized tensioning system of article of footwear A tensioning system, method, and article of footwear includes a motor, a reel, and a transmission configured to transmit torque from the motor shaft to the reel shaft along a torque path to drive and rotate the reel shaft. The transmission has a compound gear. The compound gear includes a shaft gear, comprising an elongate shaft substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and offset with respect to the motor shaft along the lateral axis, the shaft gear configured to rotate independent of a fixed reference, and operatively coupled the reel and a ring gear, fixedly coupled to a first end of the shaft gear and operatively coupled to the motor.
US11209064B2	Buffer stopper A buffer stopper capable of increasing an absorbable energy amount without causing changes in characteristics due to wear of a buffer body. In order to achieve the object, the buffer body containing a rubber elastic body disposed between an end surface formed in a housing and an end surface formed in a shaft which is relatively movable in the axial direction with respect to the housing and a wear resistant sheet which is provided so as to surround the outer peripheral surface of the buffer body and which can contact an inner peripheral surface of the housing by expansion and deformation in the radial direction of the buffer body are provided.
US11209055B2	Caliper and support assembly and caliper deformation detection method A caliper and supporting assembly for a disc brake may have a brake caliper with a caliper body adapted to straddle an associable disc of the disc brake, a supporting element connected to a caliper body, where the caliper body may have a first portion, and the supporting element may have a second portion. During braking action, the caliper body elastically deforms according to at least one predetermined direction, thereby determining a displacement in at least the predetermined direction of the first portion of the caliper body with respect to the second portion of the supporting element. The caliper and supporting assembly may also have at least one detecting device which detects a distance at least along the predetermined direction between the first portion of the caliper body and the second portion of the supporting element.
US11209048B1	Light weight, high frequency welded, 2-piece ball bearing cage assembly A two-piece plastic ball bearing cage is designed to handle high-speed applications. Posts on one bearing half fit into holes in the other bearing half After the two halves are brought together, ultrasonic vibration is applied to the ends of the posts. The ultrasonic vibration deforms the post end to fit into a widened portion of the holes and welds material, thereby firmly securing the two cage halves to one another.
US11209046B2	Active magnetic bearing apparatus An active magnetic bearing apparatus for supporting a rotor of a rotary machine comprises an axial magnetic bearing unit and a radial magnetic bearing unit mounted directly to one another. One of the axial magnetic bearing unit and the radial magnetic bearing unit is mounted to a support for attachment to a housing of the rotary machine.
US11209043B2	Socket assembly and method of making a socket assembly The socket assembly has a housing with an inner bore which extends from a first end to a second end. A ball portion of a ball stud is received in the inner bore. A backing bearing is disposed in the inner bore and presents a curved bearing surface in surface-to-surface contact with the ball portion. A first spring biases the backing bearing against the ball portion. The socket assembly also includes an exit bearing with a cylindrical portion that is in contact with an equator of the ball portion and a semi-spherical portion that is in surface-to-surface contact with an opposite hemisphere from the first bearing surface. A second spring biases the exit bearing into a predetermined location established by the housing. The exit bearing is movable from the predetermined location in a direction towards the second end of the housing against a biasing force of the second spring.
US11209042B2	Pivot fitting and piece of furniture A pivot fitting for moveable furniture parts on pieces of furniture has a first lever and a second lever mounted so as to pivot relative to each other about a common pivot axis from a basic position through a predetermined angle in an adjusting direction and a resetting direction, a latching mechanism, with which the two levers can be latched at different angular positions within the predetermined angle relative to each other counter to a force acting in the resetting direction, the levers being pivotable in the resetting direction when the latching mechanism is deactivated. A force-transmission shaft of the adjusting mechanism is coupled to the second level in a rotationally fixed manner. The latching mechanism can be deactivated by pivoting the second lever relative to the first lever in the adjusting direction when an end position has been reached. A damping structural unit is arranged on the first lever to damp the pivot movement of the second lever relative to the first lever in the adjusting direction from a predetermined adjusting angle.
US11209029B2	Hydraulic power pack system A hydraulic power pack for use in a hydraulic system includes a reservoir configured to receive hydraulic fluid. A pump is in communication with the reservoir and is fluidly connectable to the hydraulic system. The pump is configured to pump hydraulic fluid from the reservoir into the hydraulic system when connected thereto. A hydraulic fluid sensor is fluidly connectable to the hydraulic system to sense a fluid characteristic of the hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic system. A variable speed drive is operatively coupled to the pump and the hydraulic fluid sensor to receive sensor data therefrom, with the variable speed drive being configured to generate a pump control signal based on the received sensor data. The pump is configured to operate at various speeds based on the pump control signal received from the variable speed drive.
US11209025B2	Siphon float system A siphon float system comprises a siphon pipe with which the intake is supported by its connection to a float with a batch reactor wherein the float maintains a constant siphon intake depth below the fluid surface of the batch reactor. One or more valves prevent reverse flow within the siphon pipe and control flow as desired based upon fluid levels within a batch reactor. One or more siphons connect to an outfall control structure designed to permanently keep the siphon pipe full of fluid and able to actively siphon fluid as desired.
US11209024B2	Discharge casing insert for pump performance characteristics control Apparatus, e.g., including a pump or rotary device, having a discharge casing and a discharge casing insert. The discharge casing may be configured with a discharge flow pathway for providing a flow of effluent being pumped and discharged, the discharge flow pathway having a discharge flow pathway wall, the discharge casing also configured with a discharge casing insert borehole that passes from an outer surface of the discharge casing through the discharge flow pathway wall. The discharge casing insert may include a discharge casing Venturi plug portion to be received in the discharge casing insert borehole and arranged in the discharge flow pathway, the discharge casing Venturi plug portion configured with a restricted discharge flow pathway for providing a partial obstruction in the discharge flow pathway and the flow of the effluent being pumped and discharged.
US11209019B2	Fan A fan impeller includes a hub, a plurality of annular blades, and a plurality of spacers. The annular blades are stacked along an axial direction of the hub and disposed around the outer periphery of the hub. The extension directions of the annular blades are perpendicular to the axial direction of the hub. Each of the spacers is disposed between the two adjacent annular blades. Each of the annular blades has an inner periphery. A gap is provided between the inner periphery and the hub. Each of the annular blades further includes a plurality of spokes and an inner ring, the inner ring is disposed on and connected to the outer periphery of the hub, and two ends of the spoke are connected to the inner periphery and the inner ring of the annular blade. The spacers are separately disposed on the inner rings of the annular blades, respectively.
US11209005B2	Pressproof fan structure A pressproof fan structure includes: a fan frame having an upper case and a lower case; a support shaft having one end inserted into the lower case, and the other end protruding out from the upper case; an oil-retaining bearing having a bearing hole, in which the support shaft is fitted; a rotor assembly fitted around and connected with the oil-retaining bearing; a restriction member fitted around the support shaft near the oil-retaining bearing; a thrust member fitted around the support shaft near the oil-retaining bearing; and a stator assembly disposed on the lower case near the oil-retaining bearing without contacting.
US11208995B2	Micro piezoelectric pump module A micro piezoelectric pump module includes a microprocessor, a driving element, and a piezoelectric pump. The driving element is connected to the microprocessor to receive a modulating signal and a control signal and to output a driving signal. The driving signal includes a driving voltage and a driving frequency. The piezoelectric pump is actuated by the driving signal, and the piezoelectric pump is set to be actuated at an actuation frequency and be applied with an actuation voltage value. The microprocessor drives the driving element to output the driving voltage having an initial voltage value at the driving frequency to the piezoelectric pump, and adjusts the driving frequency to the same with the actuation frequency. After the driving frequency is adjusted to reach the actuation frequency, the microprocessor drives the driving element to gradually increase the initial voltage value to reach the actuation voltage value.
US11208994B2	Air compressor system control An air system and method includes an air compressor, a temperature sensors, a valve, and a controller. The air compressor is configured to receive filtered air. The temperature sensor is positioned at or near an outlet of the air compressor and configured to sense a temperature at or near the outlet of the air compressor. The valve is operatively connected to an outlet of the air compressor and external to the air compressor. The controller is configured to monitor the sensed temperature at the outlet of the air compressor and control the valve to permit air to flow from the outlet of the air compressor through the valve to unload the air compressor if the sensed temperature exceeds a threshold temperature.
US11208989B2	Linear compressor with a plurality of spring strands A linear compressor includes a piston that reciprocates on a spring central axis extending in an axial direction and a spring that axially elastically supports the piston. The spring includes a plurality of spring strands. The spring strands each include a spring body spirally extending along a spring central axis C, a front spring link forming an end of the spring body by extending from a side of the spring body, and a rear spring link forming the other end of the spring body by extending from the other side of the spring body. Of the spring strands, the front spring links are disposed axially in the same plane P1 and the rear spring links are disposed axially in the same plane P2.
US11208985B2	Correction method and apparatus for predicted wind speed of wind farm A correction method and a correction apparatus for a predicted wind speed of a wind farm is provided according to the present disclosure. The correction method includes: establishing wind speed deviation matrixes of a plurality of existing wind farms respectively; establishing a wind speed deviation correction model library based on the plurality of wind speed deviation matrixes of the existing wind farms; determining relevant parameters of the target wind farm, determining a matched wind speed deviation correction model in the wind speed deviation correction model library based on the relevant parameters, and correcting the predicted wind speed of the target wind farm based on the determined wind speed deviation correction model.
US11208984B2	Method and apparatus for controlling pitch of wind turbine in extreme turbulence wind conditions Provided are a method and an apparatus for controlling a pitch of a wind turbine under an extreme turbulence wind condition. The method includes: obtaining a first pitch parameter for a current time; obtaining a historical second pitch parameter in a predetermined time period before the current time; determining an updated threshold based on the obtained historical second pitch parameter; comparing the first pitch parameter for the current time with the determined updated threshold; and updating the first pitch parameter for the current time based on a result of the comparison.
US11208980B1	Integrated system for optimal continuous extraction of potential energy derived from waves A closed dual-bladder wave energy system that is capable of capturing a continuous supply of energy derived from wave movements for nearshore implementations. Rather than employing an onshore bladder in communication with an offshore bladder, and rather than focusing on capturing more incremental potential energy derived from tidal movement, the system accomplishes continuous captures potential energy from waves via a dual-bladder system employed offshore. Fluid within the system translates between a first offshore bladder and a second offshore bladder based on a pressure differential between a crest and a trough of a wave external to the system. By utilizing compliant bladders, the system is capable of capturing energy even during inclement weather conditions without the risk of faults resulting from strong waves. As such, the system provides for the efficient and effective capture of potential energy from waves in any weather condition and in any water environment that experiences waves.
US11208979B2	Method of hydraulically converting wind power Aspects of the disclosure provide a power conversion system and a method for conversing power. The power conversion system includes a first fluid holding tank, a second fluid holding tank, a fluid inlet hose, a fluid outlet hose, a fluid container, and one or more tension springs connected to the upper surface of the container and to a lower surface of the first fluid holding tank. The power conversion system further includes a rotational component connected to a lower side of the container via a connecting rod. The power conversion system further includes a generator connected to the rotational component via a horizontal shaft. The power conversion system further includes a feedback hose connected between the second fluid holding tank and the first fluid holding tank. The power conversion system further includes a hydraulic pump connected to the second fluid holding tank.
US11208970B2	Aft cascade ring design concept An aft cascade ring includes a first ring portion having a first arc shape and defining a first portion first lug. The aft cascade ring further includes a second ring portion having a second arc shape and defining a second portion first lug, the second ring portion being coupled to the first ring portion such that the first portion first lug and the second portion first lug are aligned.
US11208967B1	Method for operating an internal combustion engine having an injection system, injection system designed to carry out a method of this type, and internal combustion engine having an injection system of this type A method for operating an internal combustion engine having an injection system which has a high-pressure accumulator, high pressure in the high-pressure accumulator being controlled via a suction throttle on the low-pressure side, acting as a first pressure control element in a first high-pressure control loop. During normal operation, a high-pressure disturbance variable is produced by a pressure regulating valve on the high-pressure side, acting as an additional pressure control element, via which fuel is re-directed from the high-pressure accumulator into a fuel reservoir, the at least one pressure regulating valve being controlled, during normal operation, based on a set volumetric flow rate for the fuel to be re-directed. A temporal development of the set volumetric rate is sensed and the set volumetric flow rate is filtered, a time constant for the filtering of the set volumetric flow rate being selected as a function of the sensed temporal development.
US11208963B1	Method and system for a vehicle evaporative emissions control system Methods and systems are provided herein for increasing an efficiency of an evaporative emissions system of a vehicle by adjusting a purge flow in response to a predicted vapor slug. In one example, a method for an engine of a vehicle includes, upon approaching a location of a predicted vapor slug, ramping down a purge flow rate from a fuel vapor canister to an engine intake, the location of the predicted vapor slug inferred based on communication of the vehicle with one or more other vehicles and/or a network cloud.
US11208959B2	System and method for flexible fuel usage for gas turbines A system includes a gas turbine system having a first compressor, a combustor, and a turbine, where the first compressor provides a first portion of a discharge air directly to the combustor. The system includes a fluid circuit which receives a fluid comprising a second portion of the discharge air from the first compressor or a combustible fluid and provides the second portion of the discharge air to fuel at a location upstream of the combustor to alter a chemical and physical characteristic of the fuel in an air-fuel mixture that is provided to the combustor.
US11208957B2	Epicyclic gear stage A planetary gear train for an aircraft engine, has a sun gear rotatable about a rotation axis, planet gears meshed with the sun gear and circumferentially distributed about the rotation axis, and a ring gear meshed with the planet gears, a planet carrier having first and second disk members axially offset from one another relative to the rotation axis, the planet carrier having planet bearings secured to the first and second disk members and extending axially therebetween, the planet gears rotatably supported by the planet bearings, the planet carrier having connecting members secured to both of the first and second disk members, the connecting members located circumferentially between the planet bearings, a lubrication network extending within the planet carrier and in fluid flow communication with the planet bearing and extending within the connecting members, the connecting members defining outlets of the lubrication network, the outlets oriented toward the sun gear.
US11208944B2	Cooling system for internal combustion engine The disclosure provides a novel cooling system for an internal combustion engine, which comprises a cooling fan, a first water radiator, an intercooler and a second water radiator, wherein the intercooler is positioned between the first water radiator and the second water radiator; the first water radiator is positioned at one end, close to an air inlet pipe, of an air inlet side of the intercooler, and the second water radiator is positioned at one end, close to an air outlet pipe, of an air outlet side of the intercooler; and the first water radiator, the intercooler and the second water radiator jointly form a heat exchange unit, and the cooling fan is provided on an outer side of the heat exchange unit. According to the disclosure, the heat exchange is more sufficient, the efficiency is higher, the water resistance is smaller, the cold air demand is less.
US11208941B2	Part of an exhaust line, and manufacturing process of said part An exhaust line element includes an exhaust volume comprising a metal enclosure with a thickness smaller than 1 mm and at least one metal plate with a thickness comprised between 0.5 and 5 mm. The metal plate comprises a central part that does not contact the metal enclosure and between 2 and 4 fastening tabs are secured to the central part. Each fastening tab is spot and transparently welded to the metal enclosure.
US11208939B1	Water separator for marine exhaust system A water separator for use in a marine exhaust system comprises a horizontally disposed, generally cylindrical housing including a wet exhaust inlet, a dry exhaust outlet, and a water outlet. Wet exhaust entering the wet exhaust inlet is constrained against the inner housing wall by a variable geometry vane or baffle which causes the wet exhaust to accelerate such that centrifugal force causes the entrained water to separate from the exhaust gas. Separated water encounters a longitudinally disposed barrier and flows to the water outlet for discharge from the vessel. A tubular dry exhaust pipe is longitudinally disposed within the housing and includes an inlet disposed in proximity to a first end thereof, and an outlet projecting from a second end thereof.
US11208937B1	Method for diagnosing diesel oxidation catalyst fault A method for diagnosing a diesel oxidation catalyst fault includes: obtaining an standard molar enthalpy of formation-revolution speed-load table; obtaining a revolution speed, a load, a temperature difference of front and rear exhaust pipes, and a casing temperature, obtaining an standard molar enthalpy of formation corresponding to the revolution speed and the load from the standard molar enthalpy of formation-revolution speed-load table, and calculating an actual formation enthalpy corresponding to the temperature difference of front and rear exhaust pipes and the casing temperature from the temperature difference of front and rear exhaust pipes and the casing temperature; calculating a standard reaction enthalpy from the standard molar enthalpy of formation and standard conversion efficiency; and diagnosing a diesel oxidation catalyst fault by comparing the actual formation enthalpy with the standard reaction enthalpy. The method is capable of realizing online fault diagnosis on a diesel oxidation catalyst without the disassembly of the diesel oxidation catalyst.
US11208935B2	Mixer A mixer for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a first mixer part (12) with a plate shape body (14) having an incoming upstream flow side (18), with respect to an exhaust gas main flow direction (A) and a downstream outflow side (22), and a second mixer part (24), on an outflow side, with a bottom wall (26) spaced apart from the plate shape body and with two side walls (28, 30), extending from the bottom wall (26) towards the plate shape body and fixed at the first mixer part. The mixer parts define a reactant injection duct (32) receiving reactant in a main injection direction (R). An exhaust gas main passage opening (54) the plate shape body opens towards the reactant injection duct with a plurality of exhaust gas secondary passage openings (78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92) run past the injection duct.
US11208925B2	Diagnostic system for a lubrication circuit A diagnostic system for a lubrication circuit of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The system includes a viscometer for detecting the viscosity of a lubricating liquid of the lubrication circuit, a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the lubricating liquid, and a control unit to acquire the state of the lubricating liquid, given by the viscosity detected for a given lubricating liquid condition, which includes the lubricating liquid temperature and the date of last replacement of the lubricating liquid, and for a given condition of use of the engine, and to assess the state of the lubricating liquid by comparing the detected viscosity of the lubricating liquid with the viscosity reference values stored in the database in the same or similar condition of lubricating liquid temperature, date of last replacement of the lubricating liquid and use of the engine.
US11208923B2	Tappet A hydraulic tappet configured for a valve train of an internal combustion engine is provided. The tappet includes an outer housing, a socket plunger, and a hydraulic lash adjuster assembly. The socket plunger and the hydraulic lash adjuster assembly are disposed within the outer housing. The hydraulic lash adjuster assembly includes an outer casing, a piston, and a check valve assembly. The outer casing is configured with a spherical first end. The hydraulic lash adjuster assembly can include a swivel pad that engages the spherical first end. The piston is at least partially received by an opening in the outer casing. The piston and socket plunger define a first fluid chamber, while the piston and outer casing define a second fluid chamber. The check valve assembly is arranged to fluidly connect the first fluid chamber to the second fluid chamber.
US11208921B2	Finger follower for lobe switching and single source lost motion A switching finger may operate in two or three states or positions and cooperate with a single motion source to achieve methods of operating an engine in corresponding two or three modes. The modes may include cylinder deactivation, main event or auxiliary modes, including lost motion braking, LIVC and EEVO. A follower for an engine valve train utilizes an adjustable support assembly that eliminates potential for partial engagement during operation. A lever engagement member or latch is disposed for movement on the follower body and interacts with a lever to provide a constant contact geometry. The latch may support the lever in one or more precise positions, or permit the lever to pivot free of the latch for complete lost motion, as in cylinder deactivation applications.
US11208918B2	Turbine shroud assembly with case captured seal segment carrier A turbine module includes a turbine rotor assembly, a turbine case, and a turbine shroud assembly. The turbine rotor assembly is mounted to rotate about a central reference axis. The turbine case is spaced radially outward from the turbine rotor assembly circumferentially around the central reference axis. The turbine shroud assembly includes a plurality of turbine shroud segments mounted to the turbine case. Each turbine shroud segment includes a blade track segment that faces the turbine rotor assembly and a carrier mounted to the turbine case.
US11208915B2	Driving device, valve apparatus including the same, and link driving mechanism for turbocharger A driving device includes: a shaft; and a cylindrical bush having an insertion hole into which the shaft can be inserted. The insertion hole includes an opening portion having an inner diameter decreasing from a first end surface toward a second end surface of the bush, and a small-diameter hole portion extending from an end of the opening portion to the second end surface. The shaft includes a shaft portion having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the small-diameter hole portion, and an abutment portion having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the small-diameter hole portion. The bush has a sealing surface defining the opening portion. The abutment portion of the shaft abuts on the sealing surface of the bush in an axial direction of the insertion hole to seal a gap formed between the shaft and the bush inside the insertion hole.
US11208911B2	Turbine shroud ring segments with ceramic matrix composite components An assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a carrier and a blade track segment. The carrier extends at least partway about an axis. The blade track segment is supported by the carrier radially relative to the axis to define a portion of a gas path of the assembly.
US11208907B2	Seals and methods of making seals Disclosed is a method of making a seal comprising fabricating a seal body that includes a first friction surface including nickel and cobalt. The first friction surface on the seal body is contacted with a metal counter-body surface including nickel. Pressure and heat is applied between the seal body and the counter-body, and motion is applied between the seal body and the counter-body with respect to each other in a direction parallel to the first friction surface, followed by separating the seal from the counter-body.
US11208905B2	Fan assembly for an HVAC system A fan assembly for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a hub having a fan blade extending therefrom. The fan assembly includes a fan pitch adjuster configured to engage the fan blade and to adjust a pitch of the fan blade relative to the hub in response to movement of the fan pitch adjuster relative to the hub. The fan assembly also includes a motor shaft coupled to the fan pitch adjuster and to the hub, where the motor shaft is configured to drive rotation of the fan pitch adjuster and the hub. The fan assembly further includes an actuator coupled to the fan pitch adjuster and configured to axially move the fan pitch adjuster along the motor shaft and relative to the hub to adjust the pitch of the fan blade.
US11208892B2	Rotor assembly with multiple rotor disks A rotor assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This rotor assembly includes a first rotor disk, a second rotor disk, a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of disk mounts. The first rotor disk is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The second rotor disk is configured to rotate about the rotational axis. The rotor blades are arranged circumferentially around the rotational axis. Each of the rotor blades is mounted to the first rotor disk and to the second rotor disk. The rotor blades include a first rotor blade. Each of the disk mounts connects the first rotor disk and the second rotor disk together. The disk mounts include a first disk mount that further supports the first rotor blade.
US11208890B2	Boundary layer turbomachine A boundary layer turbomachine can include a housing defining an interior space and having an inlet opening and an outlet opening to facilitate movement of a fluid through the housing. The boundary layer turbomachine can also include a rotor assembly disposed in the rotor chamber and configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The rotor assembly can have a plurality of disks spaced apart along the axis of rotation and defining an interior opening along the axis of rotation. The fluid can pass through gaps between the disks and the interior opening as the fluid moves through the housing.
US11208884B2	Acoustic array signal processing for flow detection Disclosed are tools, systems, and methods for detecting one or more underground acoustic sources and localizing them in depth and radial distance from a wellbore, for example, for the purpose of finding underground fluid flows, such as may result from leaks in the well barriers. In various embodiments, acoustic-source detection and localization are accomplished with an array of at least three acoustic sensors disposed in the wellbore, in conjunction with array signal processing.
US11208871B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for completion operations A bottomhole assembly (BHA) having a shifting tool and housing for shifting an uphole-to-open sleeve of a sleeve of a shorter length downhole sleeve assembly to an open position, and optionally to a closed position. Sleeve-engaging elements of the BHA are coordinated to direct the sleeve-engaging elements into a tool-engaging profile of the sleeve, excluding other annular variations in the casing string. The BHA has an improved dual J-Mechanism situated between the shifting tool and housing to permit new additional shifting options which results in fewer overall shifting cycles of the BHA when used with the shift uphole-to-open, shorter-length sleeve assembly. The shortened sleeve assembly is incorporated into a casing string and is relatively short in length when compared with conventional sleeve assemblies.
US11208865B2	Downhole straddle assembly The present invention relates to a downhole straddle assembly for straddling over a zone downhole in a well, the straddle assembly comprising a plurality of tubular sections mounted end to end in succession to form one tubular pipe having a first end tubular section forming a first open end of the tubular pipe, and a second end tubular section forming a second open end of the tubular pipe, said tubular pipe having an outer diameter, wherein the tubular section mounted to the first end tubular section is a first expandable metal sleeve being more pliant than the first end tubular section, and the tubular section mounted with the second end tubular section is a second expandable metal sleeve being more pliant than the second end tubular section. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a downhole straddle system for straddling over a zone downhole in a well and to a downhole straddle method.
US11208864B2	Inflatable downhole packer tool An inflatable packer assembly configured to be conveyed within a wellbore. The inflatable packer assembly includes a mandrel having a flowline, a first packer ring slidably connected with the mandrel, a second packer ring fixedly connected with the mandrel, a latching mechanism fluidly connected with the flowline, and an inflatable packer fluidly connected with the flowline. The inflatable packer may be disposed around the mandrel and sealingly connected with the first and second packer rings. The inflatable packer may be operable to expand against a sidewall of the wellbore upon receiving a fluid from the flowline. The latching mechanism may be operable to limit movement of the first packer ring with respect to the mandrel, and permit the movement of the first packer ring with respect to the mandrel upon being actuated by the fluid from the flowline.
US11208860B2	Gas-extraction device and associated analysis assembly and method Gas-extraction device (152) for extracting at least one gas contained in a drilling mud, the device comprising: —an enclosure (162), —an equipment (164) for supplying the drilling mud to the enclosure (162), —an equipment (170) for introducing a carrier gas into the enclosure (62; 162), wherein the device comprises a flow regulator (204) able to regulate the flow rate of a gas flow containing at least carrier gas, and a pressure controller situated downstream of the enclosure (162) configured for locally setting a pressure lower than the pressure of the enclosure (162), wherein the flow, regulator (204) is interposed between the pressure controller and the enclosure (162).
US11208852B2	Auger arrangement The invention relates to an auger arrangement and a method for forming an auger arrangement having a first drill part and a second drill part which are of tubular or bar-shaped design and in which at least one drill part is provided on its external side with an auger flight, wherein on at least one of their end regions the drill parts have matching connecting sections, wherein a first connecting section is designed as a sleeve-like female part with keyway elements and a second connecting section is designed as a mandrel-like male part with keyway elements, wherein male part and female part are plugged axially into each other to form a releasable, torque-proof connection. According to the invention provision is made in that on an internal wall of the female part an annular internal groove is applied, in that on an external wall of the male part an annular external groove is applied, in that in a plugged-together state of female part and male part the internal groove and the external groove lie opposite each other and form an annular space, on an external wall of the female part at least one introduction opening with a passage to the annular internal groove is designed and in that in order to form an axial securing a flexible steel cable is inserted via the introduction opening into the annular space and fills this out completely or to a large degree.
US11208845B2	Ladder anchoring assembly A ladder anchoring assembly includes a first mount that has a first space for insertably receiving a foot of a ladder and a first engagement for engaging the foot of the ladder. The first mount is attachable to a support surface upon which the foot of the ladder is positioned. A second mount is included that has a second space therein for insertably receiving the foot of the ladder and a second engagement for engaging the foot of the ladder. The second mount is attachable to the support surface having the second mount being directed toward the first mount. Thus, each of the first mount and the second mount surrounds the foot of ladder. In this way the first mount and the second mount restrain the foot of the ladder on the support surface.
US11208844B2	Ladder roller and pulley system and method of use A mountable roller device for ladders. It is capable of integrating and attaching to step ladders, extension ladders, or most other standard ladders. The mountable roller device has a pair of side latches for connecting to the legs of the ladder, and also includes a plug for inserting into the void within the ladder steps of a typical ladder. Once affixed to the ladder, the ladder can be tipped and rolled along the roller wheel of the device. The roller wheel includes a groove to allow the device to be used as a pulley system with the ladder.
US11208842B2	Multifunctional dual roll blind having roll screen and roll screen used therefore A multifunctional double roll blind includes a roll screen, a housing, a winding rod and a twist preventing member in which the roll screen includes first and third adjustment units and a second adjustment unit formed between the first adjustment unit and the third adjustment unit, the first adjustment unit includes first translucent mesh parts and first blocking parts arranged in an alternating pattern, the third adjustment unit includes third translucent mesh parts and third blocking parts arranged in an alternating pattern, the second adjustment unit includes second translucent mesh parts and second blocking parts arranged in an alternating pattern, and the roll screen is configured to be in one of (i) a fully opening mode, (ii) a fully closed mode and (iii) an opening mode at an upper section and an closed mode at a lower section according to rotation of the winding rod.
US11208823B2	Apparatus for left and right alignment of vehicles in parking installation The present invention relates to a vehicle left and right alignment device for a parking facility. Provided is a vehicle left and right alignment device for a parking facility which is installed at an entrance of a parking facility to align wheels of an incoming vehicle, the device comprising: a front wheel alignment unit (2, 2′) and a rear wheel alignment unit (3) respectively provided on both sides of a central passage part (11) of a frame (1) installed at the entrance of the parking facility. The rear wheel alignment unit (3) comprises: a plurality of rollers (31) extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and arranged in the vehicle width direction to be rotatable; and a driving unit (30) for rotating the rollers (31) to adjust and align the position of a rear wheel of the vehicle positioned on the rollers (31). The present invention solves conventional problems in which durability is decreased due to occurrence of uneven wear caused by uneven loads applied to a moving means or the body of a vehicle is damaged as a vehicle is moved by a moving means in a non-aligned state. As such, the present invention has an effect of safely performing vehicle transfer by means of a moving means and an effect of reducing manufacturing costs by simplifying a structure.
US11208812B2	Flooring system provided with a connecting system and an associated connecting device A flooring system including floor panels and a connecting system for connecting the floor panels is provided. The flooring system includes a first and a second floor panel, and a connecting device that includes a first and a second connecting element. The first connecting element is configured to cooperate with the first and second floor panel for horizontally connecting the first and second floor panel. The second connecting element is configured to cooperate with the first connecting element for vertically connecting the first and the second floor panel. A connecting device for connecting a first and a second floor panel is also provided.
US11208811B2	Covering device with mobile panels, in particular for a pergola Disclosed is a covering device with mobile panels, in particular for a pergola, including a support, cover, and positioning unit. The cover is made up of transversely folded panels, vertically stacked, and the positioning unit is made up of slides rigidly connected to the panels, oriented in a single direction, and rollers supporting the slides.
US11208810B2	Snow guard A snow guard assembly heated within one or more snow guard tubes. Heating of the snow guard tube prevents excessive accumulation of snow and helps prevent snow build up and spill over above the top of the snow guard. The tubes can be length-wise separable to place and service the heating elements. The heating element can be standard heat tape or infrared LEDs. The snow guard tubes can optionally have a non-uniform cross-sectional thickness to direct the heat more efficiently in a desired orientation. The interior of the snow guard tubes can be selectively coated with infrared absorbing or reflective material to direct the heat in a desired orientation when infrared LEDs are used as a heat source. The snow guard can be attached to many types of roof surfaces including tile roofs, metal roofs with or without standing seams, and shingle roofs.
US11208797B1	Overflow prevention system An overflow prevention system includes a toilet that has a tank, a flapper and a bowl. A closure unit is positioned in the tank of a toilet and the closure unit is aligned with the flapper in the toilet tank. The closure unit engages the flapper when the closure unit is turned on to inhibit the flapper from opening. In this way the closure unit can inhibit the toilet from overflowing when the toilet is flushed. A pair of conductors is each positioned in the bowl and each of the conductors is exposed to water when the bowl of the toilet becomes filled with water. The conductors are in electrical communication with the closure unit and the closure unit is turned on when a circuit is completed between the exposed ends of the conductors. Thus, the closure unit inhibits the bowl of the toilet from overflowing when the toilet is flushed.
US11208795B2	Floor drain for draining water from a walk-in floor into a sewage pipe The present invention relates to a floor drain for draining water from a walk-in floor into a waste water pipe, with an inlet channel socket, a first receiving body for the inlet channel socket, a second receiving body for the first receiving body and a drain housing following the second receiving body in the water drainage direction, which is preferably designed as an odor trap, wherein the first receiving body has a bowl-shaped section, to the outer edge of which a flexible sealing mat is connected in a liquid-tight manner and the bottom of which passes into a first drain connection piece which can be inserted into the second receiving body, wherein the second receiving body has a bowl-shaped section on which an outwardly projecting flange is integrally formed or attached, and wherein the bowl-shaped section of the second receiving body passes into a second drain connection piece.
US11208791B2	Faucet fixation system A faucet fixation system includes a fastener configured to couple to a faucet, and a connector. The connector includes a base and a nut assembly. The base includes a bore. The nut assembly is disposed in the bore around a portion of the fastener, and includes a first locking member, which has a first threaded portion and a first actuating portion, and a second locking member, which has a second threaded portion and a second actuating portion. In a locking position of the connector, the first and second threaded portions engage threads of the fastener to prohibit relative translational movement between the connector and the fastener while allowing the connector to rotate along the threads of the fastener. In a non-locking position of the connector, the first and second threaded portions disengage the threads of the fastener to allow translational movement of the connector relative to the fastener.
US11208789B2	Adjustable water outlet A water outlet for installation in a recess in a wall having an inner pipe designed as a throughflow pipe, an outer pipe designed as an outflow pipe, where the outer pipe partially surrounds the inner pipe, and a connection unit has a connection plate and a bezel where the inner pipe is arranged on the connection plate, and the bezel is arranged around the outer pipe at a distance from the connection plate, where the outer pipe is displaceable along a longitudinal axis, and a fixing means is provided, by which a previously adjusted relative position between the inner pipe and the outer pipe can be fixed, where the fixing means is arranged between the connection plate and the bezel.
US11208783B2	Methods of using triangulation to locate a manhole event in a system of underground vaults A method configured to be executed by a system controller. The method includes obtaining a first metric from a first sensor installed in a first underground vault of a system of interconnected underground vaults, and obtaining a second metric from a second sensor installed in a second underground vault of the system. The first and second underground vaults are in fluid communication with one another via one or more connections. The method also includes locating a gas source based at least in part on one or both of the first and second metrics, and performing an action. The action includes identifying the gas source to one or more users and/or altering a rate of atmospheric turnover in at least a portion of the system.
US11208779B2	Boardwalk and sidewalk system with dual use as flood control barrier A walkway for use between a shoreline of a body of water and at least a portion of a building exposed to the body of water, the walkway including: a base adjacent to the building; a plank having a surface for use by pedestrians to walk upon when the plank is in a first position at least indirectly disposed on the base, the plank having a first end rotatably connected to the base and having a second end extending from the first end away from the building along a length of the plank, the surface being exposed for use by the pedestrians to walk upon when the plank is in the first position; and a lifting mechanism operatively connected to the plank to rotate the plank from the first position to a second position where the length of the plank is oriented adjacent to a wall of the building to impede a rising height of the body of water.
US11208777B2	Down pressure plow system with float function A down pressure plow system with a float function is disclosed for use in a vehicle. The plow system includes a plow frame assembly and a plow blade carried by the plow blade assembly. An actuator is configured to move the plow blade up and down. A down pressure linkage is coupled to the plow frame assembly. The down pressure linkage applies a downward force to the plow blade upon actuating the actuator to move the plow blade and simultaneously allows the plow blade to move upward upon an upward force being applied to the plow blade.
US11208775B2	Portable animal waste collection and storage apparatus An apparatus for collecting and temporarily storing animal waste such as dog droppings includes a portable storage container with a pivoting lid movable between an open position and a closed position to keep contents dry. The container is adapted to receive and secure thereto a removable liner bag for easy disposal of the waste. A handle attached to the container pivots the lid open and closed with one position exposing the interior space from above for ease of adding and removing liner bags. A removable waste scooper is suspended from an outer wall of the container. The user need only touch the handle and a scooper when depositing droppings into the bag. The lid extends over an upper mouth of the container to prevent water from rain or sprinklers from seeping into the inner space. Custom compostable liner bags may be provided with lobes that are captured within bag retainers on front and rear walls.
US11208774B2	Retaining members A retaining member is described. The retaining member forms part of a stanchion of a barrier assembly. The retaining member includes an undulating open channel extending completely through the retaining member. The channel is adapted, in use, to retain a flexible elongate member (e.g., a rope or cord) and to restrain movement of the flexible elongate member relative to the retaining member.
US11208762B2	Method for separating fibers A method for separating fibers using a container, a vacuum pump which is connected to the container volume via a vacuum valve, and a ventilation line with a cross-sectional opening and a valve. The valve can be switched between a closed and open state in a time domain of 19-41 ms and from the open state into the closed state in a time domain of 20 to 45 ms. The method has the steps of filling the container with water and fiber composite, closing the container, mixing the water and the fiber composite using mechanical energy, by stirring, generating kinetic energy in the fiber composite by lowering the container internal pressure to a value between −700 to −950 hPa, and equalizing the pressure in the container to generate cavitation in the fiber composite. The pressure equalization taking place within at least onetime domain of 0.001-1 s.
US11208752B2	Laundry processing apparatus The present invention relates to a laundry processing apparatus comprising: a tub for storing water and having an opening for putting in and taking out laundry; a drum, provided in the interior of the tub, for storing the laundry supplied through the opening; an agitator rotatably provided inside the drum; a fixed body fixed to the drum; a drum fixing part having a body-penetrating hole provided so as to penetrate the fixed body, and an accommodating body which is fixed to the fixed body and the cross-sectional surface of which is concentric with the body-penetrating hole; a rotating shaft connected to the agitator by penetrating the tub and drum, and inserted into the body-penetrating hole; a drive gear positioned inside the accommodating body and fixed to the rotating shaft; a driven gear provided along the inner circumferential surface of the accommodating body; at least two connecting gears connecting the drive gear and driven gear; a housing to which each connecting gear is rotatably fixed and which rotates inside the accommodating body due to the connecting gears; and a housing stopper, provided on at least one from among the housing and fixed body, for stopping the rotation of the housing when the rotating shaft has rotated by a previously set number of times.
US11208750B2	Laundry appliance with a deflector A laundry appliance includes a cabinet defining an aperture in a front surface thereof. A drum is disposed within the cabinet. The drum defines an access opening that aligns with the aperture. A door is coupled to the cabinet and is operable between closed and opened positions relative to the aperture. A bellows extends along a perimeter of the aperture and proximate the access opening. A deflector extends along at least a portion of the perimeter of the aperture. The deflector extends into an interior of the drum over the bellows.
US11208746B2	Stripper plate and stitching plate for a needling machine The stripper plate or stitching plate for a needling machine comprises a plurality of opening arrangements, wherein each opening arrangement comprises at least one opening for accommodating needles of a needle row of a needle board of the needling machine. At least first and second opening arrangements of the plurality of opening arrangements are arranged at a slant to a longitudinal direction (L1) of the stripper plate or stitching plate, and an absolute value of the angle (β) of the second opening arrangements to the longitudinal direction (L1) of the stripper plate or stitching plate is different from an absolute value of an angle (α) of the first opening arrangements to the longitudinal direction (L1) of the stripper plate or stitching plate.
US11208742B2	Textile fabric fabricated of twill weave sheeting The present disclosure relates to a new and improved textile fabric fabricated of twill weave sheeting that has excellent wrinkle resisting characteristics, improved softness and durability over the sheeting fabrics currently being manufactured, enhanced aesthetic appeal, economy in cost of manufacture and other desirable characteristics. The textile fabric of the present disclosure can be formed of warp and weft yarns of twill weave construction wherein each of the warp yarns can be made of a natural material and each of the weft yarns can be made of a synthetic material. In an embodiment, the twill weave sheeting can have warp yarn and weft yarn, wherein the warp yarn and the weft yarn being a cross weave of cotton and polyester.
US11208737B2	Process and device for splitting a tape A process and a splitter for splitting a tape of a uniaxially oriented material. The tape is passed in a process direction over a splitting profile having a row of parallel teeth with a cutting edge extending in the process direction. The tape is split to form a tape comprising a plurality of parallel strips interconnected by fibrils. The split tape can for example be used for the production of high tensile ropes.
US11208728B2	Electrolysis cell of alkali solutions The invention relates to an electrochemical cell partitioned by a cation-exchange membrane suitable for production of high purity hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis of alkaline solutions comprising a cathode in form of porous web including a platinum or palladium catalyst. The cell can be used as an element of a modular filter-press electrolyzer.
US11208726B2	Microetching agent for copper, copper surface roughening method and wiring board production method A microetching agent is an acidic aqueous solution containing an organic acid, cupric ions, and halide ions. The molar concentration of halide ion of the microetching agent is 0.005 to 0.1 mol/L. By bringing the microetching agent into contact with a copper surface, the copper surface is roughened. An average etching amount in the depth direction during roughening is preferably 0.4 μm or less. The microetching agent can impart on copper surfaces a roughened shape having excellent adhesiveness to resins and the like, even with a low etching amount.
US11208724B2	Film forming apparatus A film forming apparatus includes a mounting table on which a substrate is mounted; a ceiling plate facing the mounting table, the ceiling plate defining a processing space between the ceiling plate and mounting table; and a gas supply mechanism configured to supply a source gas to the processing space horizontally with respect to the substrate. A facing surface of the ceiling plate or a facing surface of the mounting table is inclined such that a gap between the facing surfaces of the mounting table and the ceiling plate becomes wider at a downstream side than at an upstream side in a flow direction of the source gas.
US11208718B2	Epitaxial growth device, production method for epitaxial wafer, and lift pin for epitaxial growth device An epitaxial growth device includes; a chamber; a susceptor; a supporting shaft, having a main column located coaxially with the center of the susceptor and supporting arms; and a lift pin, at least the surface layer region of the lift pin is made of a material having a hardness lower than the susceptor, the lift pin has a straight trunk part upper region configured to pass through the through-hole of the susceptor and having a surface roughness of from not less than 0.1 μm to not more than 0.3 μm, and the lift pin has a straight trunk part lower region configured to pass through the through-hole of the supporting arm and having a surface roughness of from not less than 1 μm to not more than 10 μm.
US11208716B2	Multi-layered zinc alloy plated steel having excellent spot weldability and corrosion resistance Provided is a multilayer zinc alloy plated steel material comprising a base steel material and multiple plating layers formed on the base steel material, wherein each of the multiple plating layers includes one of a Zn plating layer, a Mg plating layer, and a Zn—Mg alloy plating layer, and the ratio of the weight of Mg contained in the multiple plating layers to the total weight of the multiple plating layers is from 0.13 to 0.24.
US11208715B2	Method for decorating a timepiece component The invention relates to a method for decorating a timepiece component comprising: a) a step of preparation of the timepiece component optionally comprising a first step of depositing a first material on the timepiece component to form a first sub-layer, b) a second step of depositing a second material on the timepiece component obtained in step a) to form a second sub-layer, c) a colouring step comprising the deposition of a third coloured material on the timepiece component obtained in step b) to form a coloured external decorative layer, According to the invention, at least step b) and step c) are achieved by a physical vapour deposition method.
US11208714B2	Apparatus and method for in situ steam generation An apparatus for in situ steam generation oxidation are provided. The apparatus includes a reactor chamber. The apparatus also includes a radiant source over the chamber. The radiant source includes a plurality of lamps for heating the reactor chamber. The apparatus further includes a lamphead over the radiant source for adjusting the temperature of the radiant source. In addition, the apparatus includes a gas inlet system coupled to the lamphead. The gas inlet system includes a mass flow controller for adjusting the flow rate of cooling gas into the lamphead. The apparatus includes a gas outlet system, on the opposite side of the cooling gas inlet system, coupled to the lamphead. The gas outlet system includes a pressure controller for accelerating the exhaust rate of the cooling gas.
US11208713B2	Highly electrically conductive surfaces for electrochemical applications A method is described that can be used in electrodes for electrochemical devices and includes disposing a precious metal on a top surface of a corrosion-resistant metal substrate. The precious metal can be thermally sprayed onto the surface of the corrosion-resistant metal substrate to produce multiple metal splats. The thermal spraying can be based on a salt solution or on a metal particle suspension. A separate bonding process can be used after the metal splats are deposited to enhance the adhesion of the metal splats to the corrosion-resistant metal substrate. The surface area associated with the splats of the precious metal is less than the surface area associated with the top surface of the corrosion-resistant metal substrate. The thermal spraying rate can be controlled to achieve a desired ratio of the surface area of the metal splats to the surface area of the corrosion-resistant metal substrate.
US11208710B2	Aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disks, method for producing same, and magnetic disk using this aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disks Provided are: an aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disk, including an aluminum alloy including 0.4 to 3.0 mass % of Fe with the balance of Al and unavoidable impurities; a method for producing the aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disk; and a magnetic disk in which an electroless Ni—P plating treatment layer and a magnetic layer formed thereon are disposed on a surface of the aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disk.
US11208704B2	High-strength cold-rolled steel sheet and method of producing the same A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet has a component composition containing, on a percent by mass basis, C: 0.12% or more and 0.25% or less, Si: less than 0.5%, Mn: 2.0% or more and 3.0% or less, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 0.10% or less, and N: 0.010% or less, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, the total area percentage of martensite and tempered martensite satisfying 20% or more and 90% or less, the area percentage of ferrite satisfying 10% or less, the area percentage of bainite satisfying 10% or more and 80% or less, the area percentage of a martensite-austenite constituent in the bainite being 1% or more and 10% or less, the area percentage of cementite having an average grain size of 1 μm or less in the bainite being 0.1% or more and 5.0% or less.
US11208701B2	Localized heat treatment Embodiments are described herein of a bifurcated heat treatment apparatus and methods for localized heat treatment of a golf club hosel or golf club head. The heat treating method comprises a bifurcated process in which the golf club head is treated in the first heating unit via induction heating and then moved to the second heating unit for convection heating. Both steps are to localize the hosel heat treatment. The heat treatment apparatus may also include a cooling component, such as a heat sink, to ensure the body of the club head remains at the correct temperature during the second heating stage when the hosel is heated in isolation. The overall bifurcated method and apparatus of the localized heat treatment leads to a hosel or golf club head with at least two different hardness values to allow for manipulation of the material without cracking or fracturing.
US11208700B2	Crystallized oxalate decarboxylase and methods of use Pharmaceutical compositions comprising spray-dried oxalate decarboxylase crystals are disclosed. Methods to treat a disorder associated with elevated oxalate concentration using compositions comprising spray-dried oxalate decarboxylase crystals are also disclosed.
US11208692B2	Combinatorial barcode sequences, and related systems and methods A kit for use with a nucleic acid sequencing instrument can include a plurality of combinatorial barcodes sequences meeting the following criteria: each of the combinatorial barcode sequences comprise a plurality of iterations of a sequence motif, where the sequence motif comprises a first nucleotide base from a first group of nucleotide bases followed by a second nucleotide base from a second group of nucleotide bases, the first group and the second group differing from each other; and the plurality of combinatorial barcode sequences is at least 1,000,000 different barcode sequences.
US11208690B2	Prognostic assay for squamous cell lung carcinoma Methods for predicting clinical outcome for a human subject diagnosed with squamous cell lung carcinoma using a panel of molecular markers that includes CDKN2A and CCND1. The markers are related to the subject's increased likelihood of a negative clinical outcome.
US11208685B2	Diagnostic method and device performing the same The present disclosure relates to a diagnostic method and a device performing the same. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a diagnostic device is a diagnostic device that uses a test kit including a specimen plate having a specimen region in which a specimen is smeared and a patch plate configured to store a contact-type patch, which comes into contact with the specimen to stain the specimen, and the diagnostic device includes a body having a loading region in which the test kit is placed, a moving unit configured to move the patch plate and the specimen plate of the test kit relative to each other so that the specimen placed in the test kit is smeared in the specimen region, and a contact unit configured to move a structure of the test kit such that the contact-type patch comes into contact with the smeared specimen so that the smeared specimen is stained.
US11208683B2	Methods of epigenetic analysis The present invention provides for methods of epigenetic analysis. In some cases, the methods may include obtaining a sample comprising a nucleic acid sequence. In some cases, the nucleic acid sequence may comprise one or more epigenetic marks. The methods may include performing a sequencing. The methods may include distinguishing a hydroxymethylated base from a methylated base.
US11208678B2	Methods and kits for improving global gene expression analysis of human urine derived RNA Disclosed are methods and kits for improving global gene expression analysis for a population of RNA molecules derived from a human urine sample. In an embodiment, the method comprises the step of selectively depleting miR-10a-5p fragments from the population of RNA molecules or selectively blocking miR-10a-5p fragments within the RNA population. The miR-10a-5p depleted or miR-10a-5p blocked population of RNA can be used in a variety of global gene expression analysis protocols, including next generation sequencing. In a further embodiment, the method comprises selectively depleting or blocking miR-10b-5p fragments within the RNA population. The miR-10a-5p and/or miR-10b-5p depleted or blocked populations of RNA can also be used in global gene expression analysis protocols, including next generation sequencing. The kit comprises oligonucleotide probes comprising a nucleotide sequence that is the complement to a nucleotide sequence of the miR-10a-5p and/or oligonucleotide probes comprising a nucleotide sequence that is the complement to a nucleotide sequence of miR-10b-5p.
US11208677B2	Detection assay for protein-polynucleotide conjugates The present invention relates to methods for detecting and quantifying intact protein-polynucleotide conjugate molecules in various sample matrices. In particular, the methods utilize triplex forming oligonucleotides in combination with protein-specific binding partners to respectively detect the polynucleotide and protein components of the conjugate molecules.
US11208670B2	Method for producing a fermentation product The present technology relates to improved processes of producing fermentation products from starch-containing material using fermenting microorganisms comprising a pentose (i.e., C5 sugar) fermenting yeast cell, suitable for fermentation of a sugar composition comprising C5 sugar(s) in combination with an enzyme composition.
US11208661B2	Altering gene expression in modified T cells and uses thereof The present invention relates to compositions and methods for generating a modified T cell with a nucleic acid capable of downregulating endogenous gene expression selected from the group consisting of TCR α chain, TCR β chain, beta-2 microglobulin and FAS further comprising a nucleic acid encoding a modified T cell receptor (TCR) comprising affinity for a surface antigen on a target cell or an electroporated nucleic acid encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). Also included are methods and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the modified T cell for adoptive therapy and treating a condition, such as an autoimmune disease.
US11208659B2	Pig with a genetically modified CD163 gene resistant to PRRSv The present disclosure relates methods and compositions useful for prevention of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) in animals, including animals of the species Sus scrofa. The present teachings relate to swine wherein at least one allele of a CD163 gene has been inactivated, and to specific methods and nucleic acid sequences used in gene editing to inactivate the CD163 gene. Swine wherein both alleles of the CD163 gene are inactivated are resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv). Elite lines comprising homozygous CD163 edited genes retain their superior properties.
US11208658B2	Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition of alpha-1 antitrypsin by double-stranded RNA This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing α-1 antitrypsin target RNA and protein levels via use of dsRNAs, e.g., Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents.
US11208652B2	Mitochondrial genome editing and regulation Methods and compositions of altering mitochondrial DNA of a eukaryotic cell are provided using one or more of a mitochondrial specific adeno-associated virus to deliver one or more nucleic acids encoding CRISPR system including a Cas9 protein or its nuclease inactive variant and a guide RNA into a mitochondria for expression within the mitochondria. The Cas9 system can cut, nick or regulate a target mitochondrial nucleic acid.
US11208651B2	Compound for treatment of heart failure The present invention refers to an oligonucleotide which is an effective inhibitor of microRNA miR-132 and its use in medicine, particularly in the prevention or treatment of cardiac and/or fibrotic disorders.
US11208645B2	Factor IX variants with clotting activity in absence of their cofactor and/or with increased F.IX clotting activity and their use for treating bleeding disorders The present invention relates to variants of factor IX (F.IX) or activated factor IX (F.IXa), wherein the variant is characterized in that it has clotting activity in absence of its cofactor. The present invention furthermore relates to variants of factor IX (F.IX) or activated factor IX (F.IXa), wherein the variant is characterized in that it has increased F.IX clotting activity compared to wildtype. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of these variants for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of bleeding disorders, in particular hemophilia A and/or hemophilia B or hemophilia caused or complicated by inhibitory antibodies to F.VIII. The present invention also relates to further variants of factor IX (F.IX) which have desired properties and can, thus be tailored for respective specific therapeutic applications.
US11208637B2	Variants of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and uses thereof The present invention relates to variants of Terminal deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT), each of which (i) has an amino acid sequence similarity to SEQ ID NO: 2. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 or 35 with corresponding amino acid substitutions, (ii) is capable of synthesizing a nucleic acid fragment without a template and (iii) is capable of incorporating a modified nucleotide into the nucleic acid fragment.
US11208636B2	Polymerase compositions, methods of making and using same The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, kits, systems and apparatus that are useful for nucleic acid polymerization. In particular, modified polymerases and biologically active fragment thereof are provided that allow for nucleic acid amplification. In one aspect, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for nucleic acid sequencing, genotyping, copy number variation analysis, paired-end sequencing and other forms of genetic analysis. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to modified polymerases useful for the generation of nucleic acid libraries or nucleic acid templates for use in various downstream processes. In some aspects, the disclosure relates to the identification of homologous amino acid mutations that can be transferred across classes or families of polymerases to provide novel polymerases with altered catalytic properties. In some aspects, the disclosure provides modified polymerases having enhanced catalytic properties as compared to a reference polymerase.
US11208618B2	Lavatory cleansing block A lavatory cleansing block including: an alkane sulfonate; a carboxymethylcellulose; a dye; and a hydrophobe; wherein the weight ratio of carboxymethylcellulose to dye in the block is 1.5:1 to 0.8:2 and wherein the block is substantially free of guar gum.
US11208617B2	Laundry composition additive An ancillary laundry composition comprising: (a) 2.5-30 w.t. % fabric softening silicone; (b) Less than 2 w.t. % surfactant; (c) 0.25-10 w.t. % cationic polymer (d) Water.
US11208612B2	Maleated soybean oil derivatives as additives in metalworking fluids Compositions prepared from an adduct of mono-maleated polyunsaturated vegetable oil and an alcohol mixture comprising a hydrophobic alcohol having at least 9 carbon atoms and methoxypolyethylene glycol having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 350. Metalworking fluids comprising less than 3 wt % of a composition that is an adduct of mono-maleated polyunsaturated vegetable oil and an alcohol mixture comprising an alcohol having at least 2 carbon atoms and methoxypolyethylene glycol having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 350. Methods of improving the stability and/or lubricity of a metalworking fluid using a composition that is adduct of mono-maleated polyunsaturated vegetable oil and an alcohol mixture comprising an alcohol having at least 2 carbon atoms and methoxypolyethylene glycol having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 350.
US11208605B2	Method for discharging solids from a solids-laden gas A solids discharge system (SDS) is configured to separate solids from product gas. The system includes a solids separation device and at least one solids transfer conduit configured to receive solids from the solids separation device. The solids transfer conduit is selectively partitioned into a plurality of compartments (or “sections”) along its length by isolation valves. A gas supply conduit and a gas discharge conduits are connected to one of the sections to facilitate removal of solids. A filter in fluid communication with that section is configured to prevent solids from passing through the gas discharge conduit so that the solids can be removed from one of the sections of the solids transfer conduit. A product gas generation system incorporates first and second reactors, the latter of which receives products created by the second reactor.
US11208603B2	Amine salts for use in gasoline engines Fuel compositions comprising at least 10 ppm by weight of a succinic ester acid amine salt or a succinamide acid amine salt (both “amine salt(s)”). The amine salt is the product of (a) and (b), wherein: (a) is an amine with (i) at least one tertiary nitrogen and (ii) at least one hydroxy alkyl functional group and/or at least one secondary amine functionality; and (b) is a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinic acid/or anhydride. The molar ratio of (a) to (b) may range from 3:1 to 1:3. The fuel composition may comprise gasoline, oxygenate, or mixtures thereof. Methods and uses for reducing carbonaceous deposits in an engine comprising operating the engine using the fuel composition having an amine salt therein.
US11208602B2	Process for converting a feedstock containing pyrolysis oil The invention relates to a process for converting a feedstock comprising pyrolysis oil and a heavy hydrocarbon-based feedstock, with: a) a step of hydroconversion in a reactor; b) a step of separating the liquid effluent obtained from step a) into a naphtha fraction, a gas oil fraction, a vacuum gas oil fraction and an unconverted residue fraction; c) a step of hydrocracking of the vacuum gas oil fraction; d) a step of fractionating the hydrocracked liquid effluent obtained from step c) into a naphtha fraction, a gas oil fraction and a vacuum gas oil fraction; e) a step of steam cracking of a portion of the naphtha fraction obtained from step d); f) a step of fractionating at least a portion of the steam-cracked effluent obtained from step e); g) a step in which the pyrolysis oil fraction obtained from step f) is sent into step a).
US11208600B2	Mixed phase two-stage hydrotreating processes for enhanced desulfurization of distillates A process for hydrotreating a sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feedstock may include producing a hydrotreated effluent by hydrotreating the feedstock in a three-phase trickle reactor to remove a first portion of the sulfur from the feedstock, separating the first hydrotreated effluent to give a hydrogen-containing gaseous fraction and a separated hydrotreated effluent, stripping the separated hydrotreated effluent to give a hydrogen sulfide-containing gaseous fraction and a stripped hydrotreated effluent, saturating the stripped hydrotreated effluent with hydrogen, and hydrotreating the hydrogen-saturated effluent in a two-phase reactor to remove a remaining second portion of the sulfur and produce a second hydrotreated effluent.
US11208595B2	Liquid-crystalline compounds Compounds of the formula I, in which Y1 denotes —O— or —CH2—, and the groups R1, L1 to L6 and X1 have the meanings indicated in claim 1. A process for the preparation thereof, and liquid-crystalline media comprising at least one compound of the formula I and electro-optical displays containing a liquid-crystalline medium this type. The compounds of the formula I include, as structural element, a combination of a 1,4-substituted cyclohexene ring besides a dioxane or tetrahydropyran ring and a substituted biphenyl group.
US11208582B2	Azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions of trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and trifluoroacetyl chloride (CF3COCI) The present disclosure provides azeotrope or azeotrope-like compositions including trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) and trifluoroacetyl chloride (CF3COCl), and a method of forming an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition comprising the step of combining trifluoroacetyl chloride (CF3COCl) and trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) to form an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition.
US11208580B2	Single-component thermosetting epoxy resin having high scouring resistance A single-component thermosetting epoxy resin adhesives, including: a) at least one epoxy resin having, on average, more than one epoxy group per molecule; b) at least one latent hardener for epoxy resins; and c) 2-7 wt % aerogel particles, relative to the total weight of the single-component thermosetting epoxy resin adhesive, wherein the epoxy resin adhesive has a viscosity of 1000-4000 Pas, in particular 1000-3500 Pas, at 25° C., wherein the viscosity is oscillographically determined by means of a rheometer having a heatable plate (MCR 301, AntonPaar) (gap 1000 μm, measurement plate diameter: 25 mm (plate/plate), deformation 0.01 at 5 Hz, temperature: 25° C.). The epoxy resin adhesives are characterized in that they can be easily applied in the temperature range from 40° C. to 70° C. and are scouring-resistant, even at higher temperatures.
US11208579B2	Curable resin composition and adhesive for bonding structural material using composition To show a curable resin composition suitable as an adhesive for bonding a structural material having good adhesiveness to aluminum in particular. A curable resin composition containing (A1) phosphoric acid-modified epoxy resin obtained by reacting a phosphoric acid (a1) and an epoxy compound (a2) (excluding a urethane-modified epoxy resin and a urethane-modified chelate epoxy resin); and (A2) an epoxy resin (excluding component (A1)); (B) a block urethane; and (C) a latent curing agent, in which a phosphorus content in a total mass of component (A1) and component (A2) is 0.01 to 2.0% by mass.
US11208571B2	Methods for nondestructive dispersing of carbon nanomaterials in water A method termed “superacid-surfactant exchange” (S2E) for the dispersion of carbon nanomaterials in aqueous solutions. This S2E method enables nondestructive dispersion of carbon nanomaterials (including single-walled carbon nanotubes, double-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-wall carbon nanotubes, and graphene) at rapidly and at large scale in aqueous solution without a requirement for expensive or complicated equipment. Dispersed carbon nanotubes obtained from this method feature long length, low defect density, high electrical conductivity, and in the case of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes, bright photoluminescence in the near-infrared.
US11208560B2	Spherical particles filled with colouring agents The present invention relates to spherical, dense micrometre-sized particles comprising colourants. The invention also relates to a material comprising these particles intended for use in papermaking, paint, agri-food, cosmetics or pharmaceuticals. It also relates to the process for preparing these particles and their incorporation in a matrix.

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